New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-12-18
OBITUARY
MRS. GUST METAG

Last Tuesday night occurred the death
of Mrs. Gust Metag who resides near
Morton, at local hospital. She had
suffered with heart trouble and dropsy
and had been i'll for the past nine years
A few days previous to her demise she
was brought to New Ulm for treatment
Mrs. Gust Metag, nee Mary Rucker
was born March 2, 1862 at Herman
Mo. and was married to her surviving
husband at Rolla, Mo. in 1881. Seven
children were born to this union, five
of whom survive and are John and Sylvia
at home; Frank and Mrs Fred Dick,
meier, Morton; and Mrs. Henry Fisher
Morgan. She is also survived by a
brother, Fred Rucker, Morton and an
other brother and sister in Missouri
Interment was made at Morton.
ANTON J. HERBECK.
Friday, Dec 9Th, Anton J. Herbeck
ofSt. Paul, son of Mr. and Mrs. Matthias
Herbeck of this city, passed away quite
suddenly at his home He had not
been feeling we'll for several days and
was at home Thursday evening, at
about II o'clock he had a hemorrhage
of the lungs which continued for twelve
hours until death came.
The deceased was born in Bohemia
Germany, January IA, 1879, and was
therefore not quite 40 years old when
he died. The parents came to America
when he was three years old and after
spending three years in New York
came to New [ I'm where the deceased
spent his childhood and youth. He
learned the barber trade under Frank
Leibold April %, 1900 he was united
in marriage to Miss Sophia Schwerr
at Mankato, and shortly after that
removed to st. Paul where they have
resided ever since. He had his own
barber shop for quite number of years.
Three children were born to them. of
which two died in infancy. The sur
viving son, Jerome, is Is years DID,
In addition to the widow and son, the
deceased is survived by his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Matthias Herbeck of this city
and two brothers, Joseph of Los Angeles.
The funeral was held week ago
Monday at St. Paul. Rev. Koch Of
fciated and the remains were laid to
rest in Oakland cemetery. Mr.. and
Mrs. Matthias Herbeck, Mrs Sophia
Schwerr and Herman Schwerr attended
the funeral from .here
REV. EMMANUEL ALBRIGHT.
Last week Mrs Otto Burk received
the sad news that her brother, Rev
Emmanuel Albrecht had passed away
at Cornell, Wis. the day before, a
victim of the influenza. He had been
sick only week
The deceased was born in Renyille
20 years ago and attended the local
DR.. Martin Luther College for quite a
number of years and during that time
became acquainted with quite num-
Der of citizens of New Ulm. Later he
went to the Wauwatosa Seminary where
he prepared himself for the ministry
After his ordination he went to Spring
field, ILL., and then to Cornell where he
died. He was married to Miss Irma
Marqua1dt, who survives him, at Mil
waukee in January, 1914. He is also
survived by three children, the Oldest
four years old and by his parents, Rev.
and Mrs. G. Albrecht of Renville, six
brothers and three sisters. The remains
were taken to Renville where the funeral
was held last Friday. Mrs. Burk from
here attended the funeral.
Last Thursday Dorothy Hellmann,
little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Hellmann, died Of brain fever. The child
was not quite two years old and had