The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-15
many SUCCUMB
TO PNEUMONIA
CAUSED BY FLU
Sad Deaths Of Miss Catherine Stacy
and Miss Elsie LOeffler
Cruel Also Succumbs
To Disease.

| A very sad death is that of Miss
Catherine Elizabeth Stacy, eldest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William j.
Stacy, which occurred Thursday ev-
ening in the family home, 412 Church
street, following an attack of Spanish
influenza. Death resulted from pneu-
monia. Miss Stacy was born in Water
town September "a, 1902, and was just
in the bloom of girlhood when called
| by the angel of death. Her untimely
demise is great blow to her parents
and relatives and shock to the many
warm friends she possessed in Water
town, and especially in the neighbor-
hood in which she passed her brief
| life She was possessed of a bright
and sunny nature with pleasant
| word for all, thus endearing her men,
DRY to the whole community. The
| funeral will take place on Saturday
morning Services will be held in St.
kBernards church at S:45 o'clock. The
burial will be in St. Bernard's GENE
terry. She is survived by her parents,
one brother, Joe, with the colors in
France, and one sister at home.
The death of Theodore Cruel on
| Thursday at noon following a brief
Hines of pneumonia, was distinct
schock to his many friends who were
unaware that he was sick He was
!! taken ill a week ago with Spanish in
| fluenza,, and after a short visit on
Sunday evening with neighbOr, the
exposure induced pneumonia and he
Of Mrs. Marie Cruel and the late AL
bert Cruel He was born in Water
town July 81, 1880, and after leaving
school learned the carpenter trade,
which he followed until his death.
He is survived by his mother, four
brothers and one sister: Herman,
| August, John and George Cruel, Mrs
George Sell, Watertown. The funeral
| will take place on Sunday from the
family home, 7O6 North Second street,
to- ST. Marks Lutheran church. The
| burial will be in the Lutheran ceme-
terry. ; The Rev. julius Klingmann
| will officiate. Services at the home
will be held at 100 p. m. and at 2
t.o'clock in the church.
The death of Patrick Hagerty, a for
| mer WatertOwn man, occurred at his
home in Minneapolis on Thursday
aged about SO years. He was a son
of the late Mr.. and Mrs. John Hagerty
and was born in Watertown, but he
left here many years ago. He attend
ed the funeral of his mother here
few weeks ago. He is survived by his
widow and one son, Guy Hagerty.
Three brothers, John, st. Paul, Flor
ence, Kansas City, William, Water
town and three sisters, Mrs. L. J. Dun
igan, Mrs. T. J. Crowley, Milwaukee,
and Miss Hannah Hagerty, Water
town, also survive. The funeral will
take place on Saturday at Minneapolis
and will be attended by William Hag-
erty and Miss Hannah Hagerty of this
city.
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Miss Elsie Loeffler, 16 years old,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert P.
Ioeffier 1118 Center street, died at
her home early this morning of pneu-
monia, which developed from Spanish
influenza. She was born in Watertown
| June 20, 1902 and was attending the
high school. Besides her parents she
is survived by one sister and four
brothers: Lilly, Fred and John, at
home, Paul, at Camp Grant, and
George, at La Crosse. The funeral
will be by auto on Monday afternoon
| with services out of doors at the
home The burial will be in the Luth-
| eran cemetery.
Bishop Karl Mueller of the Mora
Wan church is in receipt of official
notice of the death of Dr. Augustus
Schultz at Bethlehem, Pa, following
an injury caused by a fall. He had
served as president of the Moravian
college and seminary and was we'll
known to many of that faith in Water
| town, where he visited several times
| as guest of Bishop Mueller and R.
H. Brennecke.
| Mr.. Albert Grams died at his home
in Canon City, Colorado on Tuesday,
of pneumonia, which developed from
| Spanish influenza. He was born in
Watertown on October IL, 1874 He is
survived by five brothers and one sis
ter: William, Denver, Theodore, Port
land, Oregon, Fred, Milwaukee, Her.
man, Henry, and Miss Augusta
| Grams, Watertown. The interment
was made in Denver today.