Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-08-05
OLD RESIDENTS OF
CITY PASS ON
MRS. v. A. ANDERSON AND
MRS. MARTHA RENS. DIED
LAST WEEK

/ Our people were shocked to learn of
| the death of Mrs. " A. Anderson,
which occurred on Thursday afternoon
| at 3:45 o'clock, July 81, 1919, at her
home 3091a Jefferson street. While
not very strong, she had always seem
ed possessed of good health. Monday
afternoon she went out to the old Nc
| Intosh mill with neighbors and friends
on picnic and all enjoyed a lunch
con in the evening. She was taken Ill
on Tuesday evening, and grew rapidly
worse until Thursday when it was ev-
ident that she could not survive.
Mrs. Anderson had resided all her
life in Wausau, always occupying a
| home in the very center of the city.
| She was widely known and beloved
| by host of friends.
Ida Corey Anderson was born in
Wausau on the 8th day of June, 1854.
| She was the daughter of the late Mr..
our city. Mr.. Corey was a wheel
wright. He was nephew of the late
George Stevens, the first white set
tier in Wausau, after whom the city
of Stevens Point was named. Mr.. Stew
ems came to Wausau in 1889 and built
the mill which afterwards was
known as the McIndoe & Shutter
mill and later the Alexander Stewart
Lumber Co.'s mill and now is oper-
ated by the B. Heinemann Lumber
Co. Mr.. Stevens also built the first
guard lock and all the dams crossing
the Wisconsin river at this point. The
falls dam is practically the same as
built by him in 1899. Mr.. Corey came
to Wausau with his uncle in 1916 and
was factor in the early milling days
of this city. Later he purchased an
interest in the Touring mill owned
by N. B. Thayer. The mill stood on the,
site now occupied by the Cereal mills.
He remained in this business until he
died, Dec. "a, 1871. Mr.. Corey was
united in marriage with Miss Britannia
Mclaughlin in this city on the Both
day of April 1851. Mrs. Corey passed
away in 1894.
Mrs. Anderson was educated in our
city schools, and as young lady was
very popular and throughout her life
she held high place in the hearts of
all who knew her. She was united in
marriage to Victor A. Anderson on the
Sd day of October, 1872. Mr.. Alder
son passed away on the Goth of April,
1914. She was lifelong and prom
inent member of the First Universalist
church and a member of the Ladies'
Aid society of the church. She is
survived by two sons, DR.. ]. C. Alder
son of this city and Victor A. Anderson
Jr., of Rhinelander
The funeral services were held from
homo Saturday nifoo OF
o'clock and were conducted by Karl
Mathie, who paid high tribute to her
memory. Interment was in Pine
Grove cemetery.
The pail bearers were: j. N. Man
son, F. P. Stone, E. A. Gooding, A. v.
Gearhart, Chas. Wegner and E. B.
Thayer.
Those who attended from out of
the city were " A. Anderson, Jr., and
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Slosson of Rhine
lander and Jacob Falk of Chicago;
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Fosnaugh, Clinton,
Ill.
Mrs. Martha Rens
Mrs. Martha Kickbusch Rens, an
other old citizen of Wausau has
passed away. She had been in i'll
health for several years and about
two weeks ago her troubles took an
acute form and she was taken to the
Wausau hospital for treatment. From
the first her condition was considered
serious and those of her children liy-
ing at distance were called to her
bedside. The end came at $3.50 o'clock
Thursday morning, July 31st, 1919.
MRS. Rens had resided in Wausau for
period of nearly sixty years. Her
fathers life is closely interviewer in
the history of our county and city.
Her prominence gave her an oppor-
tunlty to direct and to advise and
throughout her life she took an active
interest in the welfare of her neigh
bors and friends and never wearied in
doing kindly. acts and encouraging
those in distress. Her sterling worth
drew to her hosts of friend who sin
cerely mourn her death.
Mrs. Martha Kickbusch Rens was
born in Milwaukee on the 21st day of
Feb, 1859. She was the daughter of
the late Mr.. and Mrs. August Kick
busch. Mr.. Kickbusch came here on
his first trip in 1857 and purchased
1854 acres of land for a farm in the
town of Hamburg. He returned to
Milwaukee and remained there until
the fall of 1860, when he came to
Wausau with his family and opened a
small store, which grew into one of
the largest general mercantile estab-
lishments in the north Mrs. Rens
was twice married; first to VIM. Os-
borne and then to VIM. H. Rens, both
of whom preceded her in death.
She is survived by three children,
VIM. Osborne of Wausau; Mrs. Her.
man Schroeder of Omaha, Neb.. and
Mrs. N. d. Gordon of Minneapolis, all
of whom were present during her last
illness. She is also survived by two
brothers and one sister: Otto and Rob-
ert Kickbusch of this city and Mrs.
Emma Mohr of Milwaukee.
The funeral services were held from
the home of her son, VIM. Osborne,
Saturday afternoon at two O'Clock,
the Rev. E. c. Grauer officiating. In
torment was in Pine Grove cemetery