Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-23
DEATHS


years, and resident of the town of
| Hamburg, ended his life last Tuesday
| morning in a very gruesome way.
Because he was rejected for army SER
vice due to some physical disability,
young Bartlett blew himself to pieces
with dynamite He was employed on
the farm of his brother-in-law, Henry
Craven, in the town of Hamburg,
| and left that place early Tuesday
morning. The explosion was heard,
but as farmers were blowing up
stumps in that vicinity nothing much
was thought of it. However, the young
| lad did not show up at meal time or
| in the evening, and Wednesday morn
| ing Mr.. Craven became anxious about
| Bartelts whereabouts He took a
walk in search of the missing boy, and
became frightfully startled to find
| parts of his body here and there in
| the woods not very far from the
| Craven farm home. Coroner w. G.
Meilahn of this city was notified at
once, and he and c. T. Edgar, the dis
| trict attorney, went out to the place
| to make an investigation, and found
| an inquest not necessary, as it was
very plain suicidal intention. 1t
appears that Bartlett took off his cloth
4 ing and laid himself on top of twenty
| four sticks of dynamite, which he had
| placed on stump, and parts of his
| body were found scattered all through
| the woods. The deceased was born in
| the town of Hamburg. where he had
also lived. Surviving are his mother,
Mrs. Wilhelmina Bartlett of Wausaus,
1 An 10 Do
! telt of the town of Hamburg and John
| Bartlett of North Dakota, and eight
| sisters, Mrs. Martha Krenz, Mrs. Marie
Hartwig and Miss Frances Bartlett of
Wausau, Mrs. Lizzie Craven, Mrs.
! Augusta Mootz, and Mrs. Helena Buhr-
man of the town of Hamburg, Mrs.
Alma Krenz of Michigan and Mrs.
Clara Klinger of the town of Berlin.
| His funeral was conducted from the
| Helke undertaking parlors Friday af-
ternoon and burial was made in Pine
Grove cemetery.
The remains of otto Trettin, who
passed away in Milwaukee, arrived
here Sunday noon. The deceased had
been i'll for only a few days with
pneumonia when death came. Mr..
Trettin was born in Wausau and was
about thirty years of age. He lived
here up to four years ago when he
| was united in marriage to Miss Mary
Garske and they moved to Milwaukee
to reside. Surviving are his widow
| and a daughter, his mother, Mrs. Aug.
Trettin, four brothers, Carl, Rudolph,
Herman and Julius and a sister, Miss
Frances Trettin, all Of this city The
funeral was held this afternoon at
the home of his mother.
Mrs. Johanna Tress passed away at
the home of her son, Herman Tress,
ITO Jefferson St., Monday. Senile de-
bility was the cause of death. The de-
ceased was born in Germany, July
rs, 1892, and was eighty-fve years,
eight months and twenty-eight days
of age. Her husband William Tress
preceded her in death. Funeral ser
vices will be held Thursday afternoon,
at st. Stephens church, Rev. William
Spiegel officiating. Interment will be
in Pine Grove cemetery. She was a
member of st. Stephens Ladies' Aid
society. Surviving is one son, Her
man lr6SS, OF CnlS CITY.
Ruth Roloff, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Rudolph Roloff, 629 Forest street,
died Thursday after an illness of
ten days. The deceased was on the
road to recovery from an attack of
pneumonia when commissions devel-
oped, which caused her death. Ruth
was born in this city, August 10, 1914,
and leaves her parents, one sister,
Helen, and three brothers, Donald
Harold and Wilbert. Her funeral was
held Saturday afternoon at the family
home, in charge of Rev. William
| Spiegel. Interment was in Pine Grove
| cemetery.
Margaret Jacobsen, aged ten years,
| daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Jacob
sen, 214 North Second avenue, died
Friday, following an illness of three
days with pneumonia. Her funeral
was held yesterday afternoon at the
| family home, Rev. F. A. Clarke offici-
| ating. Interment was made in Pine
Grove cemetery. Surviving besides
| her parents, are brother, Hjalmer,
and a sister, Josephine.
| Rosalind DuChaine, the four years
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William
DuChaine, died at Medford, last Tues
day, the cause being diphtheria. The re-
mains were brought to this city Tues
day night, and a private funeral held
here Wednesday afternoon, Rev. E. c.
Grauer, officiating. Burial was made
in Pine Grove cemetery.
Elroy Taxis, the eight months old
child of Mr.. and Mrs. Emil TaXis,
1174 Merrill avenue, died yesterday,
following an illness of three days.
The funeral will be held at the home
| Thursday afternoon at two o'clock
Rev. Forster officiating. Burial will
be made in Pine Grove cemetery.
Grace, the infant daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Dan O'Leary, 305 Bridge
street, passed away Wednesday, and
the funeral services were held Thurs
day afternoon at the family home, Rev
| William Spiegel officiating. Burial
followed in Pine Grove cemetery.
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