Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-08-27


Roland, the infant son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Stretch, 1887 Sixth avenue,
died last Tuesday. Pneumonia was
given as the cause. He leaves besides
his parents, one brother, Russell, and
one sister, Charlotte. The funeral was
held Thursday afternoon, Rev. f.
Forster officiating, and burial made
in Pine Grove cemetery.
Ruth, the infant daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Rudolph Trettin, All
Sixth street, died last Tuesday night,
commissions being the cause. The
child was born in this city June 8,
| 1918. Funeral services were held at
the family home Thursday afternoon,
Evangelist R. H. McAllister officiating.
Burial was made in Pine Grove ceme-
/ terry.
Carl Roloff, an old resident Of Wau-
sau, expired Thursday afternoon at
the home of his son, Rudolph Roloff,
| 629 Forest street, after an Illness OF
| four weeks with a complication of dis
seases. The deceased was born in
Germany, August II, 1885, where he
was also married. They came to Wau-
sau to live in 1868. Mr.. Roloff was
f1agman for the Northwestern railway
on Washington street for twenty-five
years Surviving are two sons, Rr =
dolph and William Roloff of this city,
and brother, William Roloff of Wau-
sau. His funeral was held yesterday
Oft Oh homo Of hic
Rudolph Roloff, Rev. William Spiegel
having charge of the services. Burial
was made in Pine Grove cemetery.
Last Tuesday evening at ten o'clock,
Mrs. Odin E. Larson passed away at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs, August Dietl, 52S Washington
street. Her death was due to COM
plication of diseases. Mrs. Larson
was born June IL, 1886, and was united
in marriage with the late Odin E.
Larson, December 20, 1904. Surviving
are five children, John, Gretchen,
Anna Louise, Julia and Edward; her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. August Dietl;
three sisters, Mary and Florence Diet
of this city and Mrs. E. A. Herr of
Portland, Ore; two brothers, John
and Harold Dietl of Wausau. Her
husband passed away several weeks
ago. The funeral was hel6 from the
home of her parents Friday afternoon
Rev. ID. ]. Williams being in charge
Burial followed in Pine Grove GENE
terry.
Emil Martin Christian Brandt, liv-
ing at 610 Chicago avenue, answered
the final call last Thursday evening
after a lingering illness with stomach
trouble. His funeral was conducted
Saturday afternoon at the family
home. Mr.. Brandt was native OF
Germany, born December 10, 1854. In
1881 he was united in marriage with
Miss Minnie Schmidt in Germany, and
one year later they left that country
for Amerca, coming to Wausau, where
they have always lived. He leaves his
widow and six children, William E.
Brandt, Mrs. Charles Bloom, Mrs
Robert Erdman and Miss Francis
Brandt of this city, Mrs Herman
Krause of Sheboygan, and Oscar
Brandt in the U. S service at Camp
Robinson. Sparta. Wis, also two broth
ers, Carl Brandt, ST., of Wausau and
August Brandt of Germany.
There is to be a meeting of the
Central Labor body tonight at s
O'Clock, at Brand hall, together with
representatives of the various labor
unions of our city, to select a num-
Ter of the community labor board
This board will be composed of Alex
ander jacobson, federal representa-
tive of the U. S. Employment Service;
nj. r. Mccullough, the Employers
Representative and labor representa-.
tive.