New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1920-02-04
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OBITUARY.
GEORGE ROEDER.
George Roeder, residing in the south
end of the city, near the Hauenstein
brewery, passed away at local hospital,
Monday evening at $50 O'clock,
after an lines Of only IL days. Unfit
enza, followed by complication Of
! pleurisy and pneum onia, was the cause
of his demise.
Deceased was born in New Ulm,
Oct. 26, 1883, and consequently was SO
years old when called by death. He.
was married in this city, Nov. 10, 1908,
to Miss Martha Grundt, who with one.
son, Arthur, survives him. He also
leaves his mother, Mrs. Anna Roeder,
of st. Paul, and the following brothers
and sisters to mourn his demise: Her
man Roeder, Ross, N. D., Ernest Roe
der, Douglas, N. D., and Mrs. Otto
Anacker and Mrs. AID. Haase, both Of
St. Paul.
Mr.. Roeder was employed in the New
Ulm Brick & Tile Yards and was a
member Of Monument Lodge, O. d. III. S.
Funeral services were conducted at
Forster's Undertaking rarlors, yester-
day afternoon at o'clock and, owing
to the nature Of the disease, were private
They were in charge of Rev. G. Mayer
of the Ev. Friedens church. Interment
was made in the City cemetery.
MRS. JOHANNA KOEPKE.
New Ulm relatives have received the
sad news of the death of Mrs. Johanna
Koepke (nee Oldenburg), well-known
former resident of this city, which oc-
Cured at the home of her son-in-law,
Teacher Fred. Meyer, at New Prague,
MINI. She had been ailing since last
winter, having failed to recover from
a severe attack of influenza.
Deceased was born in Mecklenburg-
Strelitz, Germany, about 68 years ago
and cane to America in 1878, locating
in this city, where she was married the
sane year to VIM. Koepke. OF the
nine children born to tn rnion, six have
preceded their mother in death. The
three surviving children being Mrs.
Fred. Meyer, New Prague; Otto Koepke,
Minneapolis, and Gust. Koepke, who
resides in Canada. She also leaves
the following three sisters and one bro
ther to mourn her demise: Mrs. Mary
Stindt, New Ulm; Mrs. Minnie Lang
hoff, Mankato; Mrs. Lena Hart, Court
land, and Carl Oldenburg, Rosendale,
Wis. Mr.. Koepke was accidently killed
"a years ago, when a well, in which he
was at work, caved in.
The remains will arrive here on the
westbound Northwestern passenger tc-
morrow Thursday afternoon, and will
Immediately be escorted to the Luther
an church, where funeral services will
be held. The remains will be laid to-
rest in the Lutheran cemetery.
MRS. ANDREW LEBERT.
Mrs. Andrew Lebert, nee Amanda
Moll, succumbed to tuberculosis at her
farm home in the town of Home, Satur-
day afternoon, between and o'clock.
She was taken i'll with pleurisy about
four years ago and her lungs became
afflicted with the dreaded white plague.
Deceased was born in the town Of
Milford, March 49, 1873, and was
married in that township about 81 years
ago to her surviving husband. Aside
from him she leaves five children, her
aged parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Mol,
ST., Of this city, as we'll as two sisters
and eight brothers to mourn her loss.
The children are: Edmund, Lottie,
Onie, Lloyd and Ophel all at home.
Funeral services were conducted at
the late home, yesterday morning at
II o'clock, interment being in the Home
cemetery.
MISS EMMA MEYER.
| Death came as relief to Miss Emma
j Meyer, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Died
rich Meyer, Of CORTLAND township, who
passed away at the home of her parents,
Saturday morning at $50 o'clock. She
was taken ill with broncho- pneumonia
on Monday Of last week and this was
the Immediate cause Of her demise,
although she had been in poor health
all her life.
| Deceased was born in CORTLAND town
ship, Jan. IL, 1895, and was, therefore,
I25 years Of age at the time Of her demise.
Aside from her sorrowing parents she