New Ulm review., 1920-12-08
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MRS. HARRY WILLIAMS.

!. MRS. HARRY WILLIAMS.
/ / The Review is called upon to
chronicle an unusually sad death this II
week, the. passing away Of bright'
cheerful and happy young woman,
who up to a short time prior to the
sudden aff1iction, which resulted In
her demise, was hale and hearty and and
enjoying the best Of health. ".
j Mrs. Harry. Williams, nee Lillian
Sandau, succumbed to eclamptic conf
/ vulsions at ailocal hospital, Saturday
morning at 2:45 o'clock, having be-
come afflicted with this treacherous
malady at $50 o'c1ock the. previous
morning, She was taken to the
hospital at noon and everything known
to medical science was done in the
vain hope Of saving her life. Three
local physicians were called in conf
sultation, but their efforts proved
futile.
Deceased was born in New Ulm,
December "a, 1894, and would have.
i become 26 years Of age had she lived
until Christmas Eve. This city had
! since been her home and on October
1s, 1917, she was joined in marriage
to her grief-stricken husband, aside
from whom she leaves to mourn her
untimely death, her bereaved parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Sandau, OF this
city, as we'll as the following two sisters
and two brothers: Miss Elsie Sandau,
at home; Mrs. Armin Retzlaff, New
Ulm; Hugo Sandau st. Louis, Mo-,
and Oscar Sandau, at home. y s4s
Mrs. Williams was member OF the
Young Ladies' Society Of St. Paul's
Ev.,Iutheran church. as we'll as OF the
Union Hospital Ladies' Aid.
Following brief obsequies at the late
home Of deceased on Second North
street at 2:45 p. M, funeral services
were conducted at the Lutheran
church at ..3 p. m. yesterday, Rev.
i C. J. A1breeht officiating. The re-
mains were laid to rest in the Lutheran
cemetery. The profound sympathy
of the entire comfnunity goes out to
the bereavedt family. .s
MRS. ANNA GRoEBNER.
Mrs. Anna Groebner, nee Grau,
passed away at the home of her som
in-law and daughter Mr.. and Mrs.
joseph A.. Stadick,a on Center street
in this city, Sunday morning at 8:16l
o'clock. Her death was due to old.
age and she haHz been ailing for the.
past three years. During the last SIX:
months she, was confined to her bed
continuously. Esssa
Deceased was a native. Of Mutters-S
dorf, Kreis Pilsen, Bohemia, Austria,
where she was born February 6, 1888,
and, consequently, was nearly 81
years old at thPFi time OF her demise. |
She was married in her native land IN
1885 to Frank Groebner, who pre-.
! deceased her 27 years ago last Sep
tember. The family came to America
in 1885, directly to New Ulm, and
later moved onto a farm in the town
Of sigel, where Mrs. Groebner remained
until returning to this city II years
ago.. She had since made her home
here. s-. VII,
i F 81 the. eight children born to her,
one son, Joseph F. Groebner, died last
year. The. seven surviving children
are: Mrs. Martin Schnobrich, Mrs.
EFJoseph A. Stadiek, Frank Groebner
and Mrs. Mike Klink hammer, all OF
New Ulm; Mrs.tJehna Drexler, Cotton
wood township; George Groebner, re-
siding on the old homestead in sigel
township, and Mrs, Fred Flor, Sleepy
Eve. She also leaves SO grandehild-
rem, IL great grandchildren and an
only brother, George Grau, OF this
city.
. Funeral serviees will be conducted
at Holy Trinity Catholic church isere
tomorrow (Thuursday) morning at 9:3
o'clock, interment being in the Catho-
lie cemetery. The Christian Mothers
i Society, Of which deceased was a
member, will attend the obsequles In
d body. ,.@s
ERNEST .DRUsCH,
Ernest Drugch, son OF August
/ Drusch, residing on a farm mile and
4 half north Of Morgan, succumbed
to the effects Of an operation for oh
sttuction Of The bowels at local
hospital, Saturday morning at 8
o'clock He was brought to New
Tim for medical attention two days
(previous to his defnise.
Deceased was 22 years Of age and
single. The remains were taken to
Morgan in an auto hearse, Saturday,
! where burial was made Monday.
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