The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-11
WILLIAM n. HAWKINS
PIONEER RESIDENT IS
CALLED BY DEATH

Mr.. William Needham Hawkins, a
pioneer resident of Wisconsin and a
resident of Watertown for more than
sixty years, died in the family home,
| 307 West Milwaukee street, Thurs
| day evening. He had been in poor
health several months and had reach
ed the advanced age of sc years.
Mr.. Hawkins was born in County
RoscommOn, Ireland October 16, 1881,
and emigrated to New York in 1850,
/ where he remained two years when
he located in Kenosha, this stare, and
located in Watertown in 1856. He
later removed to Fond ou Lac, resid-
ing there twelve years but returned
to WatertOwn and engaged in the
candy and ice cream business in West
Main street, which he conducted I'M
til few years ago when the infirmi-
ties of old age caused him to retire.
With the exception of the years spent
in Fond du Lac he has been a resi-
dent of WatertOwn covering a period
of volunteer fire department in
Kenosha in an early day as well as in
this city in the days of the old hand
engine. He was member of Water
town Lodge No. 40, F. and A. NJ for
more than forty years.
His entry into Wisconsin was in ad-
vance Of the iron horse and he has
seen the state grow from wilderness
to land flowing with plenty. He was
united in wedlock with Jane E. Smyth
Of this city in 1863, who preceded him
to the grave. Two children survive
Charles E. Hawkins, Akron, Ohio, and
George ]. Hawkins of this city. One
brother, George Hawkins, and one
sister, Alice Hawkins, of this city, al
so survive.
The funeral will take place on Sun
day afternoon under Masonic auspices.
The funeral will leave the late resi-
dence at 2 o'clock and the burial will
be in Oak Hill cemetery.
Mr.. Henry F. Schoechert passed
away at the family residence in Leb-
anon Thursday evening at IL o'clock.
He was born in WATERFOWL October
7, 1872, and resided here until he was
twenty years of age when he moved to
Shields where he has since resided
He was married to Miss Christina
Seibel in 1903 and is survived by his
widow and one daughter, Edna. Five
brothers and five sisters also survive:
Rev. John, London, Herman O., YES
per, Richard, Emmett, Bernhard and
Albert, this city, Mrs. Gustav Flath,
Fargo, N. D., Mrs. Emma Schoechert,
Mrs. Martin Hoeft, Milwaukee, Mrs.
John Flath, Mrs. August Bergman,
this city. Funeral services will be held
Monday morning from the home in
route 7 at 10 o'clock and at 1920
o'clock in the First M. E. church. In
terment will be made in Oak Hill
cemetery.
Mr.. Godfried Mink, former resi-
dent of Watertown, died this morning
at his home in Merrill. The family re-
moved from this city three years ago.
He was about 81 years old and is sur
vived by his widow and six children
The body will be brought here for
burial Sunday morning and will be
taken to Kohls & Knaak's undertake
ing chapel The funeral will take place
on Monday at 100 o'clock to ST.
Johns Lutheran church. The burial
will be in the Lutheran cemetery.
Mrs. Herman Wenzel of Sullivan
died in Beloit this morning. She was
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Schoechert, 3O1 North Second street,
this city. Her mother was called
there today. The body will be brought
to Watertown for burial
Mike" Davy of this city has re-
ceived the sad intelligence of the death
of his son, Harold Davy, who was
stationed at the Great Lakes training
station. He was Is years old. The
body was taken to Madison for burial
MAY SHOOT Sunday