New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-02-20
OBITUARY
ELIZABETH GERHARD.

ELIZABETH GERHARD.
Friends of Miss Lizzie Gerhard were
shocked when word was received here
Sunday that she had passed away at
the Bethesda Hospital in Cincinnati
following an operation which had been
performed the previous Tuesday. She
had not been in the best of health for
several years and finally decided upon
the operation which took a fatal course.
She died Sunday morning at 80 o'clock.
The deceased was born April Goth,
1875, in Pferdsfeld, Kreis-Kreuznach,
Renisch-P Prussia, Germany With her
parents she came to America in 1890
where they settled on farm in Lafayette
Township, Nicollet County. They fol
lowed the occupation of farming for. some
years before coming to New Ulm to
live, in 1896. The mother died about
six years ago and the father three years
ago. She was very much devoted to
her parents and took the best OF care OF
them until they had passed away.
She then decided to become nurse
land left New Ulm for Cincinnati where
Ishe: entered the Dorcas Institute from
whichshe graduated this spring and was
Immediately elected matron and
was serving in this capacity when she
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was taken i'll last week. Five Of her
sisters and brothers preceded her in
Edeath and there are only one sister,
Mrs. Herman Durbahn residing near
Kossner and brother Gabriel Gerhard
living in Milford, left Of the family of
eight: She is also survived by an uncle
who lives in Milwaukee and an aunt
who lives in Germany and ten nieces
and nine nephews.
The remains were brought here Tues
day morning by Miss Amanda Krauter,
Superior of the Dorcas Institute and she
will be one Of the. speakers at the funeral
which will be held from the Henry Dur
balm home today wednesday, at 1:15
p m. and at the M. E. Church at 1870
p. m. Rev. C. G. Holm and Rev. J.
|Rinkel Of Fairfax will conduct the funeral
Iservices. Interment will be made in the
lefty cemetery.
NORTH NEWTON eWOOLEY.
Last Monday afternoon North Newton
Wooley, well-known to many residents
Eof New Ulm, passed away at his home
in Sleepy Eye after a lingering illness,
at the age Of fifty years. The deceased
Twas born at Howard Lake, Mimi,
september 10, 1867, and moved with his
parents to Sleepy Eye when a small
hoy. He was joined in marriage to
Miss Luella Thorkelson, four children
blessing the union, Mrs. S. A. Danley
fof Sleepy Eye, Mrs. F.. E. Lewerton Of
Outlook, Mont, and Matt and Dean
who. are at home. He also left four
brothers and three sisters to mourn his
death. They are M. NJ. Wooley and
Miss Lydia Wooley Of Minneapolis;
I'm ooley Of Waterloo, Ia; Mrs. A.
A.Larrabee Of Portland, Ore; Mrs. w.
G.S teinke Of Sleepy Eye, MINI.
The deceased had suffered greatly
for a number Of years from rheumatism
and spinal troubles, but thru years of
ailment he bore his troubles with fortitude
and cheerfulness.
The funeral services were held at the
Evangelical church Friday afternoon,
Rev. Werner, officiating and the remains
were inferred in the Home cemetery.
MRS. ANNA HAGER.
Mrs. Anna Hager died at the home
of her daughter in Eden township,
last Tuesday, from pneumonia, at the
age Of eighty-six years. The deceased
was: one Of the early settlers Of Brown
county, moving here forty-eight years
! ago and having resided in this county
continuously up to the time Of her
death.
She was born in the province Of
Posen, Germany, in 1882, moving to
this country with her parents in 1867,
settling in Reading, Pa, where they
lived for three years, VIXEN she moved
to Brown county.
The surviving children are Mrs
Dorothy Beltz Of Sleepy Eye, Mrs.
Beedle Of Blue Earth, Mrs. Mary Hager.
81 Gilmore, Henry and Fred Of Sleepy
Eye, Gus Of. Minneapolis. and Mrs.
Leda Wellnitz Of Elder. Three sisters
are also left to mourn her death, Ms.
Penning and Miss Josie Wellnitz Of