Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-08-12
VIM. E. HUDTLOFF
PASSES AWAY
CASHIER OF CITIZENS
STATE BANK DIES
SUDDENLY

William E. Hudtloff, cashier of the
Citizens State bank, passed away on
Friday morning, August 8th, 1919, at
500 O'Clock, at his home, $40 Frank
| lin street, in this city. Mr.. Hudtloff
| had been confined to his home for a
| few days, but no one thought his case
was serious until Wednesday night,
when his condition became critical.
His death is a great shock to our
people, as he was a comparatively
young man, full of vigor with promise
of a long life before him. The im
| mediate cause of his death was acute
dialation of the heart.
In honor of the memory of deceased
the Citizens State Bank was closed
the entire day Monday, and the other
banks of the city closed during. the
afternoon, the day of the funeral. The
flags at all banks were placed at half
mast.
William Emil Hudtloff was born in
the town of Berlin, Marathon county,
on the 18th day of July, 1871. He
was a son of Rev. and Mrs. William
| Hudtloff, who came to this county in
1865, from Germany. His father was
| one of the early ministers of the
| Lutheran faith in this section. In
| 1884 he went to Shawano county with
| his family to reside and died in Wau-
| sau in 1903.
Deceased attended public school at
Belle Pleine, Wis, and High school at
Shawano, and afterwards entered the
First National bank in that city,
where he remained for nineteen years.
: He was elected to the position of reg
| lister of deeds of that county, and after
| serving one year he was induced to
come to Wausau in 1907 and take the
position of cashier of the Citizens
| State bank, which was organized in
| October of that year. Mr.. Hudtloff
has proven financier of ability and
through his efforts the Citizens State
bank has become recognized as one of
| the strong banking institutions of our
city. In 1907 it was capitalized for
| $4,000; the capital stock was later
| increased to 100000. Its last re-
port made in July showed the banks
/ total resources to be $1,052, 9S5.37.
During his life in Wausau, he had
| taken active interest in its growth and
| prosperity and was to be found work
ing in the front ranks of every i'm
portant movement undertaken. Dur
ing the trying times of the late war,
he seized every opportunity to assist
in the Liberty Loans and other work.
His death while an irreparable loss to
his family and friends, is also a dis
tinct loss to our city.
Besides the bank, Mr.. Hudtloff was
connected with a number of Wausau's
most prosperous institutions.
Deceased was united in marriage
with Miss Fora Harden, of Augusta,
Wis, on June 29th, 1898. He is sur
vived by his widow, his mother, Mrs.
VIM. Hudtloff of this city, and ten
brothers and sisters, viz: Rev. Rufus
Hudtloff, chaplain of the 161st depot
brigade, Camp Grant, ILL.,; Miss Alma
and THEODORE Hudtloff, Sacramento,
Calf; Misses Martha and Lena and
Rev.. Martin, Paul and BENJAMIN
Hudtloff, Butte, Mont; Christian
Hudtloff, Washington, d. c., and Con-
rad Hudtloff, of Wausau.
He was member of Forest Lodge,
No. 100, F. & A. M; Wausau Chapter,
No. 81, R. A. M; st. Omer Command
cry, No. 10, K. t.; Marathon Chapter,
No. 123, o. E. S.; Marathon Lodge,
No. las, K. of P; Royal Order of
Moose, Wausau Club, Wausau Country
Club, Wausau Rotary Club, and Wau-
sau Chamber of Commerce.
Deceased was also a devoted MEM
Der of the First Presbyterian church
of this city.
The funeral services took place
from the home, at 2:30 o'clock on
Monday afternoon, Rev. Donald S.
West, pastor of the First Presbyter-
ian church of Ironwood, officiating.
The Masonic order was in charge at
the cemetery, the ritual service being
conducted by J. A. Rowley, w. NJ,
with Rev. West as chaplain. The
Masonic orders attended in a body
and there was Knight Templar es-
cort Interment was in Pine Grove
Mausoleum.
Pail bearers: F. w. Genrich, C.
H. Hooker. Otto Kaross, L. H. Wheel
er, c. A. Cowee and A. HI. Zimmerman.
Honorary pail bearers: S. NJ. Quaw,
Henry Ruder, o. c. Lemke, A. H.
Clark, Harry Lutz, w. F. Belize, G.
A. Oswald, A. F. Marquardt C. A.
Barwig, VIM. A. Koch, H. C. Berger,
c. G. Kruger, H. G. Flieth and o. G.
Fehlhaber.
Those present from out of the city
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Harden and son,
Claude of Augusta, Wis; Mr.. and Mrs.
Alvin Cook Of Madison; Mrs. T. M.
Anderson, Washington, D. c.; Benz.
Hudtloff and sister, Mrs. NJ Emo, of
Butte, Montana.