New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1919-09-10
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JOSEPH GROEBNER, SIR.

JOSEPH GRoEBNER, sR.
Saturday at three o'clock in the
afternoon, Joseph Groebner, an old
resident Of New Ulm, passed into the
Great Beyond, after suffering for short
time from complication Of diseases.
Mr.. Groebner had been quite we'll up
to last Tuesday, when his condition
was such that he entered the Loretto
hospital being afflicted with pleurisy
and heart trouble He suffered only a
short time, however, and four days
following death clained him as a victim.
The deceased was born in Mutters
dorf,, Austria, August II, 1866, and thus
was fifty three years old at the time
of death. When he was. a youth Of
seventeen years he came to this country
with his parents and settled in New Uln,
spending some Of the earlier years of
his arrival in the surrounding farming
community. During September of 1888
he was united in marriage to Miss Mar
garet Kretsch. This union was blessed
with eight children, one Of whom died in
infancy.
The surviving children are Henry,
Alfred, John, Joseph B., Emily and Mrs.
G. II. Spaeth, Of New Ulm and Otto,
Of st. Paul He is also survived by his
aged mother, Mrs. Anna Groebner, of
this city and by two brothers, Frank,
of this city and George, Of Sigel town
ship, and by five sisters, namely Mrs.
Martin Schnobrich, Mrs. Jos. Stadick,
Mrs. Mike Klinkhammer, Of New Ulin;
Mrs. Fred Flor, of Sleepy Eye and Mrs.
John Drexler, of Sigel township.
Funeral services were held yesterday
at ten o'clock in the Catholic church
after which the remains were inferred
in the Catholic cemetery. Mr.. Groeb-
ner was an active citizen and followed
various occupations during his life time.
For many years he conducted the saloon
and later the soft drink parlor on the
corner of Broadway and Second North
streets, He was connected with the New
Ulm Brewing and Mailing Company
for a number Of years and some five years
ago served as assessor and city street
commissioner
He was member of several civil
organizations being the First assistant
chief of the New Ulm Fire Department,
an honory member Of YOUNGSTERS band
and member of the Arbeiter Verein,
Herman's sons and Turnverein. He had
many friends in New Ulm and vicinity
who loved and respected him.
MRS. ELIZABETH GULDEN.
Friday morning at six o'clock. Mrs
Elizabeth Gulden, nee Schaefer, passed
to her reward, at the St. Alexander Home
for Aged. She had been an inmate at
the home for Aged for two years and
eight months and during that time
enjoyed good health, although she was
at the ripe age of seventy nine years
old, when the Grim Reaper claimed her.
The deceased was in her usual sturdy
condition week ago last Wednesday
when she walked from the hospital to
the city. Shortly after she was trou bled
with severe cold which developed into
bronchitis which was the cause of her
demise.
Mrs. Gulden was born in Luxeln burg,
Germany on September 10, 1910 and
came to this country with her bro5her
some ffty-two years ago. They settled
in St. Peter where they spent year and
then came to Cottonwood township
While in St. Peter she was married to
Nicklaus Gulden. She and her hus-
band conducted the farm which is now
being titled by Gerhard Gulder.
The deceased is survived by one sis
ter, Mrs Margaretha Theissen, Of St.
Paul, By two children, Gerhard Gulden,
Of Cottonwood township, Rosa Schmelz,
Of St. Cloud and by two step daughters,
Mrs, JOHN Schneider and Mrs. JOHN
Reinhart.
Funeral services were held Monday
morning at $50 o'clock in the Catholic
church after which the remains were
laid to rest in the Catholic cemetery.