New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1919-01-22
PAGE SIX.
OBITUARY
PETER MERTZ.

Last Wednesday Peter Mertz, one. Of
the oldest pioneers of Brown county,
succumbed to an ailment of the liver
at his home on North Minnesota st.
where he had lived since his retire
alent from business about Is years
ago. He was "a years old.
The deceased was born Dec. a
1914, in the Duchy Of Luxembourg and
came to America when he was only
two years old, his parents emigrating
to the new world. After having lived
in Milwaukee, Wis, and on a farm
near Port Washington, Wis, for sew
eral years he came to Brown county
in 1867, where he bought a farm in
Prairieville township. Two years later
he was married to Miss Angelina Stein
Of Port Washington, Wis. His wife
and the following ten children survive
him: John Merit, :Leavenworth town
ship; Jacob, Anton and Mic Mertz,
Prairieville township; Henry Mertz
and Mrs. Matt. Hacker, Kensall, N. D.;
Mrs. Lorenz Flor, New Ulm; Mrs. Her
man Sell, Morgan; Mrs. Jos. Hilles-
helm, Albin and Miss Barbara Mertz,
at home. The following brothers and
sisters of the deceased are also still
living: John Mertz, Shakopee; Mic.
Mertz, st. Paul: J. J. Mertz, Seattle;
Mrs. P. Schommer and Mrs. J. Letter,
Fredonia, Wis, and Mrs. j. }. Wels,
Shickley, Neb. 1......
For many years, Mr.. Mertz held
various public offices. During two full
terms he was county commissioner of
his district, and for II years he served
as town clerk of Prairieville. He was
also assessor for several years.
The funeral services took place Sat
urday morning in the Catholic church
of New Ulm and the remains were laid
to rest in the Catholic cemetery.
MRS. HENRY HULKE.
Monday evening shortly after s
. clock Mrs. Henry Hulke, nee Dorothy
Nibel, passed into the Great Beyond.
She had been i'll for only a very short
time and died Of heart trouble.
The deceased was born in Germany,
January 8, 1910, and was seventy-nine
years old at the time Of her death:
She came to this country some thirty
Two years ago and settled in Nicollet
county where she was married to Henry
luke who preceded her in death six
1ears ago. Mrs. Hulke had been living
1lone at her home in CORTLAND and two
weeks ago went to the home of Mrs.
Henry Scemann of the same village
where she died.
The deceased is survived by eight
children as follows: Mrs. Fred Buen-
sing, Mrs. Carl Preuss, and Henry Huel-
Ike, Jr., of Wood Lake; Louise, VIM,
Mrs. Kate Precht and Mrs. Henry See
mann, Of CORTLAND and Mrs. August
Klause, of Seaforth. ... ...~
Euneral services were held in the Court
and church Wednesday and interment
was made in the CORTLAND Lutheran
cemetery.
MRS. JOHN DORM.
On Thursday, January IS, occurred
the death of Mrs. John Dorm, nee Hele
VA Epper, at one of the hospitals. at
Fort Dodge, Iowa. She had been all
ing for the past five weeks with afflc-
lions Of the stomach and bowels.
The deceased was born April 81, 1886,
IN Swan Lake and was thirty-three
wears old at the time of her death. She
crew to womanhood on the farm of her
parents and in 1905 she became mar
ried to John Dorm in this city. They
made their home here until 1915 and
for the past four years have been liv
ing at Storm Lake and Fort Dodge,
iowa.
The deceased is survived by her grief.
stricken husband, six children, Mar
saret, Alkaline, " era, Aanacleta, Jerome
and Rosina; her. mother, Mrs. Margaret:
@'arpen Of this city; five sisters, Mrs.
v. A. Carpen and Mrs. Mat. Schou
veiller Of Minneapolis; Mrs. Hubert
:a'arpen, of Brighton; Mrs. j. F. Johan-
aes, of Nicollet and Mrs. Sophia Hale,
If this city, and one brother, VIM. Ep-
per, of Brighton. The remains were
sent to this city and funeral services
were held in the Catholic church Mon
lay morning after which interment was
made in the Catholic cemetery.
The deceased was member Of the
Christian Mothers society.
lSADOR JUTZ.
The home Of Mr.. and Mrs Adam Jutz
was again saddened Saturday evening
when their son Isador died at 6:45 p.
m. He had been ill for only two weeks,
during which time he suffered from
pneumonia. .a,,-.. d.. -.-