New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-04-17
MRS. HENRY DIETZ.

Mrs. Henry Dietz, nee Lunita Stelljes,
departed this life at the Loretto Hospital
on Saturday, $50 A. M. Death was
due to pneumonia, from which she had
suffered from Thursday evening, April
II. Her case is one of the saddest that
has been brought to our attention OF late.
The deceased, although in a delicate
condition, expecting soon to become a
mother, on Wednesday last attended a
birthday party at the home OF her father
in-law, Mr.. J. Dietz. She helped with
the work and was apparently quite we'll.
TIE next day was the first anniversary
of her wedding day; on this day she was
stricken with pneumonia and on Fri
day size was taken to the Io1' etto Hos
pital. There she drew her last breath
early Saturday morning, after hours OF
inter Sc suffering during which the babe
was delivered, still-born.
Mrs. Dietz was the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Stelljes Of this city.
She was born in New Ulm on the 18th
of April, 1893, where she attended the
schools and was confirmed in the Luther
an church. After having thoroughly
prepared herself for Office work she was
employed as a filing clerk in the offices
of the Eagle Roller Mill Co. for number
of years. On April II, 1917, she was
married to Henry Dietz who is cashier
in tire office of the mill. Their union,
though a brief one, was very happy.
Size leaves besides her husband, her
grief -stricken parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Stelljes, six brothers, Erich,
Wal6emar, Edwin, Otis, Carl and
Harold, and one sister, Elvira, all liv-
ing here. Besides these there are many
relatives and friends who deeply mourn
the loss of one who had had frightened
many lives by Ter cheerful, kindly dis
position.
TIE funeral took place on Monday,
tie day on which the deceased would
have been Is years old. Services were
held in the Lutheran church of which
she had always been a member and the
mixed choir with which she had also
been affiliated rendered several appro-
pirate selections. The remains were
inferred in the Lutheran cemetery.
Rev. C. J. Albrecht her lifelong pastor
officiated at the services TIE Eagle
Mill offices were closed during the service
hours, in order that her fellow employees
might attend the obsequies. '..
MRS. HENRIETTA MEYER.
Sunday afternoon shortly after ore
o'clock Mrs. Henrietta Meyer, ore of
tie pioneer women of this county, passed
away at her home, corner First North
and Franklin Streets, in this city. Death
was due to pneumonia with which size
was afflicted only a week. Size became
i'll Saturday and tie following Sunday
she had joined tie innumerab!e caravan.
She had never been i'll before.
Tie deceased, wko,e maiden name
was Henrietta Drusch was born August
49, 1884 in Poblotz, Pommerania, Ger
many and was consequently over 80
years old wien she died. Size came to
America in 1862 and settled near Mil
,waukee where she lived for two years,
coming to Brown County in 1864. In
June, 1865, size was married to Louis
Meyer WHO preceded her in death in
] ly, 1891. Immediately after their
marriage they moved onto a farm in
tie town Of Milford and took up farm
work al d in such size was engaged until
about two years ago wien size came to
New Ulm to SPEND Ter declining years.
Nine children wee born TO Ter, Of
whom the following six survive: Henry J,
Fred and William Of this city, Mrs. August