New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1921-07-13
OBITUARY
MRS. MARGARET HOFFMAN,.

MRS. MARGARETH HOFFMAN,.
Death came a. relief to Mrs.
Margaret Hoffman,; nee Ries, who
passed away at the farm home Of her
son in law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. George M. Tauer, Of Sigel
township, shortly after midnight, last
Monday morning. She had been
afflicted with enlargement Of the liver
and cancer for the past six months
and was bedfast for two weeks prior
to her demise. 4
Deceased was a native Of Halluk-
schen, Kreis Pilsen, Bohemia, Austria,
where she was born December IS,
1850, and, accordingly reached the age
OF 20 years, six months and nine days.
When 20 years old, she came to
America, locating in the state OF Iowa
for few years. While residing there
she was married to Conrad Holman,
ST., and their union was blessed with
nine children, Of whom three passed
away in infancy. The six surviving
children are: Mrs. George M. Tauer,
Sigel township; Conrad and John Hoff-
mann, Cottonwood township; Mrs.
John Rickers and Joseph T. Hoffman,,
Sigel township and Andrew Hoffman,,
Milford township. She also leaves
80 grandchildren, four brothers and
one sister to mourn her death. Two
bl others, John and Adam Ries, reside
lin New .Ulm, another brother, Wenzel
Ries lives at Jamestown, N. D., while
one brother and sister are in Austria.
From Iowa MI. and Mrs. Hoffman,
came to New Ulm some 48 years ago,
titled various farms in the townships
of Milford and Sigel, and when the
former died in October, 1892, % years
ago, Mrs. Hoffman, returned to this
city to reside and has since made her
home near the Loretto Hospital here.
During her recent last illness she
was cared for at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Dauef, in Sigel.
| Funeral services were conducted at
Holy Trinity Catholic church here,
Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock, and
the remains were laid to rest in the
Catholic cemetery. The Christian
Mothers Society, of which deceased
was member cor many years, attended
the obsequies in body. Her brother,
Wenzel Ries, and his daughter, Miss
Mary, of Jamestown, N. D., were also
present. 81
MRS. JACOB HANSON.
An unusually sad death occurred
at the Union Hospital here, last Tues
day night, when Mrs. Jacob S. Hanson,
nee Mira Timanda Peterson, of Linden
township, succumbed to an attack of
acute appendicitis, with which she be-
came afflicted suddenly the previous
Saturday morning.
Deceased was born in Linden. Town
ship, August 28,. 1899, and was, there
fore, only 81 years, II months and
eight days old when the final sum-
mons came. She was married to her
surviving husband at the Rice Lake
Lutheran church there, June 10, 1918,
and for the past two years Mr.. and
Mrs. Hanson had been making their
home on the farm of the ,latter's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Peterson,
in that township. Besides hel sorrow
ing husband, Mrs. Hanson is survived
by "a little daughter, one and half
years old, and by her parents and one
sister, Miss Pearl. at home.
Funeral services. were conducted at
the Rice Lake Lutheran church,
Saturday afternoon, Rev. c. M.
Tollefson Of Lamberton officiating,
and interment was in the church
cemetery.
MRS. EMILY SCHNEIDER.
Mrs. Emily Schneider, nee Schell,
one Of the pioneer residents of New
Ulm and Brown county, passed away
at her home, 212 South Broadway,
Monday evening at $40 o'clock. She
had been enjoying good health as late
as Sunday evening, and during that
1 afternoon had taken an auto ride with
members Of the Frank Niemann
family. Monday morning, when her
grandson, Alfred Niemann, called at
her home to do some painting at her
request, the house was locked and it
appeared as though no one was there.
After inquiring among the relatives
to learn whether she was with them,
the house was entered and Mrs.
Schneider was found lying in bed. She
had suffered a paralytic stroke, which
affected her left side, and apparently
was striker while trying to get UP,
Monday morning. She was unable
to talk; SO that it is not kno wn at what
hour she became ILL
i Deceased was born in Cincinnati,
Ohio, March 80, 1854, and was, there
fore. 81 years, three months and i
days old, at the time of her demise.
Coming to New Ulm in 1856, while
this city was still an outpost of vciiliza-
ton, she remained here continuously