New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-02-20
Sleepy Eye and Mrs. Carl Beltz Of

Sleepy Eye and Mrs. Carl Beltz Of
Eden.
IS The. funeral services were held at
. the M. T.. church in Eden last Thursday
afternoon, Rev. Bubble of Morgan and
Rev. Biebighaeuser Of Sleepy Eye con-
Quoting the services. The remains were
laid to rest in the Eden cemetery beside
those of her husband, who preceded her
in death in 1916, at the age Of "a years.
Sleepy Eye Herald-D Dispatch.
MRS. DoRoTHEA HERMERDING.
The death of Mrs. Dorothea Hermer-
ding, mother of Ernst f. Hermerding
of this city, occurred at her farm home,
two and one-haf miles southwest Of
EOlivia, Wednesday, February s. Mrs.
Hermerding had been bed-ridden with
rheumatism more than five years but
the immediate cause of her death was
pneumonia with which she had been ill
for week.
The deceased was born November 20,
| 1860, in Hanover, Germany. She came
to this country when a mere child with
her parents who settled first in Illinois
and then removed to NicoIet County
where they lived on a farm two and
lone-half miles southeast of CORTLAND.
It was there she was married to Henry
Hermerding in 1880 and in 1895 they
moved to Fairfax where they lived for
eight years before finally removing to
Olivia in 1901. Mr.. Hermerding died
seven years ago the 18th of December,
at Olivia. .
Mrs. Hermerding was the mother of
eight children who are living and one
Ewho died in infancy. The surviving
children are: Rev. L. G. Hermerding
Of Harrington, Kan, Mrs. F. H. Klei-
menhagen, Renville, Mrs. P. R. Hessel-
gesser and Ernst F. Hermerding of New
Ulm, Mrs. Geo. H. Voelz of Danube,
Mimi, Arthur, Walter, and Eleanor
who are still at home and with whom
the mother lived. The only other sur
viving relatives are Mrs. M. Luetjen of
this city, who is a niece and several
cousins located at various points in the
United States.
The funeral was held Sunday from the
Lutheran Church Of Olivia Of which
organization the deceased had been a
devout member for years. She had
suffered much but had never lost her
Christian spirit thru it all and was
known and beloved of many. Rev. b.
B. Birkholz conducted the obsequies,
taking his text from Jno. 5:24. The
ladies quartet Of the church rendered
appropriate music. The remains were
laid to rest in the cemetery Of the church.
E. F. Hermerding, her son Of this
city and Mrs. M. Luetjen attended
from here.
IN. j. OUREN.
| N J. Ouren, well known resident of
the village of Hanska was relieved by
death at 7:15 last Wednesday morning
at his home after a long illness with a
pulmonary affection which extended over
the past year. Altho the sad news was
not wholly unexpected, it proved a
shock to his business friends and host
of personal acquaintance.
The deceased was born in Linden town
| ship in this county, May IA, 1869. His
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Ouren, were
natives Of Totem, Norway, who came to
the United States about the year 1862.
He received common school education,
land also, for a while, attended the Madelia
High School, finishing up his training
in the Anoka Business College. In
1899 he came to Hanska, where he had
been engaged as manager Of the Hanska-
Linden Store CO., a farmers cooperative
institution. He has since held that
responsible position, and the company
has prospered wonderfully under his
expert management. For over twelve
years, Mr.. Ouren was mayor of Hanska.
On June 26, 1899 he was united in
marriage to his surviving wife, nee Julia
DeNoura Ouren, daughter Of Anton o..
Ouren now Of Minneapolis. To this union.
four children were born, all Of whom
survive their father. A sister, Mrs.
Carrie Nyquist Of GAINESVILLE, also sur
wives. Deceased's aged mother passed
away less than a year ago. s.