New Ulm review., 1920-08-25

Deceased was married Febraury 5,
1858, to Miss Mary Kopetzki, his sur
vlving widow, the ceremony being per-
formed by Rev. Sommereisen at ST.
Peter. To this union 10 children were
born, of whom only three survive.
Five of the children were victims of
the diphtheria epidemic which greatly
depleted the juvenile population of this
section in the early sos. The sur
viving children ares john Hartmann,
New Ulm; Ben, Hartmann, Randall,
Minn.,> and Mrs. John Huberty, lie
Sueur
Funeral services were conducted at
Holy Trinity Catholic church, Satur-
day morning, the remains being laid
to rest in the Catholic cemetery.
George Schneider.
Another veteran of the Civil war
answered the final roll call, when
George Schneider, for many years a
well-known resident of New Ulm, sue
cumbed to dropsy and other ailments
at his home on South Broadway Friday
afternoon at 5 o'clock. For the past
II years Mr.. Schneider was deprived
of his eyesight and his general health
had been failing since last October.
Native. of Wuerttemberg.
Deceased was born in Unter-Schneid-
helm, Oberamt Ellwangen, Wuerttem-
berg, Germany, July IL, 1912, and was,
therefore, 78 years of age at the time
of his demise. He came to America
in 1857, directly to New Ulm, and this
city and it's environs had been his
home ever since. Some time after ar
irving here he became an apprentice in
Theobald's tin shop, where he was
employed until enlisting in Co. K,
Second Missouri Infantry September
II, 1861. On September 3, 1862, he
was honorably discharged from the
service owing to i'll health, and returned
/ to New Ulm, where he opened tin
shop in the building which at that time
occupied the site of the Farmers &
Merchants State Bank. He conducted
this business successfully until 1881,
when he. acquired. the old homestead,
adjoining the Loretto Hospital on the
north, which he titled until 1907.
Since that time he lived in retirement
in this city. =.
Mr.. Schneider was married to Miss
Amelia Schell, daughter of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. August Schell, in this
city, July t12, 1871. Of the five
children born to this union, two died
in infancy. The three children, who,
with their mother, mourn the loss of a
loving and devoted husband and
father, are: Mrs. Frank Niemann,
New Ulm; August Schneider, residing
on the old homestead, and Otto
Schneider, engineer at the Schell
brewery. He is also survived by IA
grandchildren.
The funeral was held from the late
home, Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock,
Capt. Albert Steinhauser officiating,
and interment was in the city cemetery.
Mrs. Ena Newton.
Mrs. Ena Newton, pioneer resident
of West Newton, township, which was
named in honor of her late husband,
died at her home there, Friday evening
at $3.50 o'clock, aged 83. Death was
due to dropsy and followed an illness
of II weeks. Prior to that time she
had enjoyed unusually robust health,
in spite Of her advanced age. A do
tailed obituary will be published in
next weeks issue of the Review.
Funeral services were conducted
at the late home, Monday afternoon,
by Revs. E. C. Reineke of Fairfax, j. A.
Rinkel, a former pastor, of Northfeld,
and C. G. Holm of this city. The re-
mains were laid to rest in the city
cemetery here. Mrs. R. I. Smith of
Seattle, Wash, daughter, was unable.
to attend the obsequies, owing to fail
ing health. James j. Newton of Cal
gary, Ont, Canada, was also not able
to be present. He visited his mother
about month and half previous to
her demise.