Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-02-25
DEATHS

Last Friday morning Manford C,
Thorn died at the Wausau hospital,
after an illness of six weeks with
Influenza, followed by typhoid fever.
Mr.. Thorn was well known citizen
of the city and county He had &C.
cupied official positions and for sew
eral years had been a state game
warden for this section. He was very
successful in bringing violators of the
game laws to justice and some of the
cases were of Importance, attracting
much attention.
M. c. Thorn was born at Buena
Vista, Portage county, on October IA,
1865. He came to Wausau with his
parents in the 70's and has resided
here since. He was a member of the
local lodge of the Order of Eagles.
He is survived by his widow, one
daughter, Vivian, and one son,
Mitchell, also his father, Charles
Thorn, of this city.
The funeral services were conducted
from the undertaking parlors of
Charles Helke at 200 D. M, Sunday.
the Rev. Richard Evans of the First
Methodist church, officiating. Inter
AAAShI noo III lAC bIOFC CCn6ICTY.
Mrs. August Erdman passed away
at the family home 522 West street,
Feb. 21st, after nine days illness with
pneumonia. The funeral was conduct
ed from the home at 1 80 o'clock and
from Trinity church at 200 o'clock,
Rev. Forster officiating. The body was
laid fn in,
The deceased, whose maiden name
was Emile Gritzmacher, was born in
Germany, July 9th, 1850. She was
united in marriage to Mr.. Erdman, in
America in 1891, and have resided in
Wausau since that time. She is sur
vived by her widower, three daughters,
Mrs. John Hahn, Mrs. Fred Krause
and Fred Steffin, and two sons, Otto
and Richard Erdman, all of this city;
one sister, Mrs. John Kiepke, town of
Stettin, and one brother, John Gritz-
macher, town of Flieth, also ten grand
children.
Mrs. Wilhelmina Haasch of the town
of Stettin, passed away at the family
home Thursday, Feb. goth, after six
days 1ness with influenza. The de-
ceased was born in Grafton, Wis,
June 10Th, 1898. She was united in
marriage to Arthur Haasch in June,
1918. She is survived by her husband,
her parents, three sisters and two
brothers. Private funeral services
were held Sunday afternoon at 1870
o'clock from the home, Rev. P. M.
Pilz officiating. Interment was in the
Stettin cemetery.
Paul Petersen passed away at his
home, sos Fourth street, Feb. 18th,
after an Hines of nine months with a
complication of diseases. Mr.. Peter,
sen was born in Sweden, Aug. 18th,
1868, and has lived in Wausau for six
teen years. He is survived by his wife
and three children, Mrs. H. H. Boehmer
and Gladys Petersen, of this city, and
Lawrence, of Duluth, MINI. The fun
eral was conducted from the home Fri
day afternoon at 200 o'clock, Rev. d.
j. Williams officiating. Interment was
in Pine Grove cemetery.
Mrs. Mary Emela Heironimus died
Feb. 18th, at her home, 42S Fourth
avenue, N, after a three weeks illness
She was born in the town of Stettin
April oath, 1865. She is survived by
her widower, Paul Heironimus, and
two children. The funeral was held
from the home of her daughter, Mrs
Carl Strey, town of Stettin, at 200
o'clock Saturday, Rev. Pilz officiating
Interment was in the town of Stettin
Genevieve Alkaline Schneider, six
year old daughter CT Mr. and Mrs. NJ
Schneider, passed away at the home
of her parents. Saturday afternoon
after a short illness with influenza
Private funeral services were conduct.
ed from the home at nine o'clock this
morning, Rev. ]. B. Hauck officiating
Interment was in st. Joseph's GENE
terry.
Melville, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas
| Sherman passed away at the family
home Sunday evening at 1900 o'clock
after eleven days illness with scarle
fever. He was born in Wausau, June
| 18th, 1914. He is survived by hi:
parents. The body was. taken to Neills
/ vile and funeral services will be con
| Quoted there this afternoon. Inter
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