New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1921-10-26
OBITUARY
CARL HAMMERMEISTER.

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Brief mention was made in last
weeks issue Of the Review relative to
the sudden demise of Carl Hammer
meister, for many years a vel known
and respected resident of Brown
county, who passed away at the farm
home of his youngest son, William
Hammermeister, near Morgan, last
Tuesday afternoon at o'clock. Death
was due to heart failure and came as a
distin ct shock, due to the fact that Mr..
Hammermeister had, apparently been
enjoying the best of health.
Deceased was born in Pommerania
Germany, March l, 1855, and cane to
America in 1859 at the age of onlyss14
years. Arriving in New Ulm shortly
after landing in this country, he later
was employed on a farm in NicolMt
county, then, removed to Milford
township, and finally acquired land ia
Eden township, which he farmed until
retiring from active life and removing
to New y I'm some 10 years ago. This
city had since been his home
Mr.. Hamm e1meister was married in
this city in the spring Of 1871 to Miss
Emilie Strey, who, preceded him il
death January 10, 1920. Their union
was blessed with 10 children, five Sof
whom have passed away. The FIVE
surviving children are: Mrs: Otto
Muetzel, BelvieW; Emil Hammer
meister and Mis-. Otto Grundemann
Morgan; DR.. T. F. Hammermeister
New Ulm, and William Hammermeis-
ter, Morgan. Deceased also leaves
two sisters to mourn his demise. They
are. Mrs. Fred Guetschow Of this city
and Mrs. Ernestine Gutknecht al
Portage, Wis.
Following brief obsequies at the
William Hammermeister farm home
in Eden township at 11:30 a.. m.,
funeral services were conducted at the
German Lutheran church in that
township, Friday, and the remains
were laid to rest in the Lutheran ceme-
terry, adjoining one Of deceased's,farms
beside those Of his wife and five de
parted children.
MRS. JOHN GAETKE.
Death claimed another well-known
resident of Brown county, when Mrs.
John Gaetke, nee Ida, Schultz of this
city passed away at the Union Hospital
Saturday morning at 1870 o'clock.
Death came suddenly and was caused
by diabetes, with which she had been
i'll only about a day. Although Mrs.
Gaetke had been ailing for the past
six months, she never complained, and
her condition was not considered
serious until a sudden change for the
worse occurred Thursday. She was
taken to the hospital that evening.
Deceased was 81 years, months
and Is days Of age, having been born
in Sigel township January 6, 1867.
She was married to her surviving
husband in Cottonwood twownship,
February 9, 1892, and they made their
home on farm there until two years
ago, when they retired from active
farm life and removed to this city,
which had since been her home. Of
the five children born to Mr.. and Mrs.
'Gaetke, two died in infancy. The
three surviving children are: Elmer
:Gaetke Of Mankato and Armin and
Lucia, at home She also leaves the
following five sisters and two brothers
to mourn her demise: Mrs. William
James, Mrs. Lorenz Kral, Mrs. Carl
Engelbert and Mrs. Otto Sperl, all Of
New Ulm; Mrs. John G. Fink, Tripoli,
Iowa; Otto Schultz, Sigel township,
and Christ. Schultz, New Ulm.
The remains will be taken to the.
Bethel church in this city this WED
nesday) morning at 10 o'clock, where
they will lie in state until 2 o'clock
this afternoon, when the funeral
gervices will be conducted. Inter
ment will be made in the Cottonwood
cemetery. Mrs. Gaetke was a mem