Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-10-01
VETERAN MERCHANT DEAD.
Frederick w. Kuech Succumbs to Brights
Disease and Heart TrOuble-Funeral
Service Yesterday at 2.3O.

Frederick w. Kucch, "a, we'll
known Main street merchant for nearly
30 years, died in the BrattlebOro Memorial
hospital about / o'clock Monday night of
brights disease and heart trouble lie
had been in i'll health about n month,
and went to the hospital Sept. 20 for
| treatment with the expectation of re-
turning to his home in few days.
Mr.. Kuech was born in Boston Jan.
2S, 1916, one of three children of William
and Elizabeth Kuech. The family moved
to BrattlcbOro in 1S47 and Mr. Kuech
| attended the schools here. When Il mere
boy he began his mercantile career as a
clerk for II. f. IIoughton, and later
worked for IIoughton Il Snow. After n
few years the firm of lIoughton, Spencer
& Co. was formed. Mr.. Kucch becoming
II member. In 1873 this company dis
solved and Mr.. Houghton and Mr.. Kucch
formed a partnership, conducting the
business under the name of HOughton &
Kuech. On the death of Mr. Houghton
in 1884 Mr.. Kucch bought Mr.. IIough-
tons interest and became the sole pro-
prictor. He had since conducted the
business under the name of f. w. Kucch
& Co Mr.. Kucch bought the store
building of Mrs. II. f. IIoughton in
March, 1916.
Mr.. Kuech catered to large list of
customers, not only in Brattleboro but in
VI
goods and carpet sales he had dealt ex-
tenSively in furniture which was shipped
direct from the wholesale house to the
buyer. In earlier years his store was
headquarters for the families of many
farmers who used it as a sort of rest room
after they had completed their shopping.
On Jan. /, 1889. Mr. Kuech married
Miss Lucia {. Newton of Brattlcboro,
who survives with two sons, Russell n.
kuech of the Goodnow, Pearson & Hunt
department store and julius +. Kucch,
who has been managing his fathers store
the past few months, having previously
seen two years of service in France dur
ing the World war as n member of the
Mallet reserve, in which he enlisted be-
fore the United States entered the war.
Mr.. Kuech also leaves one sister, Mrs
George II. Russell of RrattlebOro.
MIR. Kuech united with the Centre Con-
gregational church in 1862 and for many
years rendered valuable service as trus-
tee, rcsigning Dec. 10. 1913. He retained
ms interest, however, in the church,
where Mrs. Kuech is superintendent of
the junior department of the Sunday
school. He was an extensive reader and
was well Informed on current events and
public affairs in which he maintained an
interest to the last.
In his business as well as in private
life he always was courteous and cheerful
anu NdN Holtu lor HIS integrity ana nupl-
ty to friends. He was devoted to his
business: from which he never took va
cation, being away from his store only
when 1t was necessary to buy goods. lie
never had lost day through illness, the
past month being the first time in his life
he ever had employed a physician for him
self. lie was patient under suffering and
held an unfaltering trust in Supreme
Power.
The funeral was held in the home on
Chase street at $50 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. Rev. DIR. Herbert p. Woodin.
pastor of the Centre Congregational
church. officiating. Il. ii. Miller sang
Lead, Kindly Light, and Abide With Me.
The burial took place in the family lot
i'll Prospect Hill cemetery. The bearers
We're Clarence j.. Stickney, William L..
Hunt, Clarence f. Merrill and Laurence
u. sherman. There was a wealth of
floral remembrances. Those who came
from away to attend the funeral were
Mrs. {. i. Russell and Mrs. Edward j.
llama of West Swanzey, n. H., Harry
RUSSELL of Keene, Mrs. Mary Ellis of
west keenc and Mr.. and Mrs. f. A.