New Ulm review., 1922-04-26
HUSBAND AND WIFE DIE ONLY
FEW DAYS APART. BOTH
/. EARLY SETTLERS.
VIM. FRANK, ONE OF NEW ULM
DEFENDERS DIES AFTER
BRIEF ILLNESS.
Henry Keller. !,

lsuddenly last Wednesday morning
Iabout 5 o'clock at his home in St.
Louis Park. For the past twenty years
he had been a sufferer from asthma
which grew more severe from year to
year. The evening before his death he
was apparently in as good health as he
had been enjoying for some time and
the children were shocked to find him
dead the next morning.
The deceased was born in, Hagen
buch, Canton Zurich, Switzerland, Au-
gust IS, 1912, and was therefore
nearly 80 years old when he passed
away. He was but 18 years old when
he came to this country and settled
in Chicago where he became acquainted
with Rosa Kiesling with whom he was
united in marriage, February "a, 1866.
They continued to reside in Chicago
until 1874 when the family came to
New Ulm and the deceased became a
member Of the well-known firm of
Klieesling, Keller & CO., General Mer-
chants, who were located at the corner
of Center and Minnesota streets. He
continued as member of that firm
until 1885. Shortly after that he be-
came steward Of Turner Hall which po-
sition he held until 1898. In 1899 the
family removed to st. Louis Park where
they have continued to reside ever
since. Mr.. Keller obtained a position
with the Monitor Drill Company and
worked for the implement firm until
about ten years ago when on account
| Of his asthma he was forced to resign
This position.
Ten children were born to the family.
Of whom two died in infancy and ano-
ther daughter Sophie, at the age
of+17 years.
The surviving children are August
Keller Of Chicago, Henry Of st. Louis
Park; Rose Heinebach, (Mrs. Ernest
Kiesling) Washington, Elfrieda, (Mrs
Frank Rice;) Saltwater, Emma (Mrs
William Fischer) Of Osseo, Anna, (1rs
Louis Brown St. Louis Park and Alice
(Mrs. Ed. Brown Of Oakdale, N. D
He is also survived by % grandchildren
Mrs. Keller underwent an opera tio1
about seven weeks ago and another
on March 31st and her death wa,
momentarily expected and the funera
was delayed until Monday for tina
reason. Mrs. Keller died half an hou.
latter her husbands remains wer,
started on the way to their last rest
ling place.
/ The remains were drought to New
Ulm Monday and the funeral was hell
Monday afternoon from the Wm. S
Vercoe home on South Washington
Street at 2 o'clock. The funeral wa
held under the auspices Of the a. o
U. w, Of which lodge the deceased
had been q member for a great mum
Der Of years. Albert Steinhauser spok
at the house and the remains wer,
laid to rest in the City cemetery.
Mrs. Henry Keller.
Only half an hour after the funera
party had left st. Louis Park with th,
remains Of Henry Keller for buria
lin New Ulm, Mrs. Rosa Keller, Henr,
Keller's wife, passed away at the Uni
yersity Hospital in Minneapolis, Mon
day morning at $50. She had sub
mitted to an operation on March l,
and again on March 81 and had un
/ dergone severe suffering ever since
and death certainly came as a rehe
1 to her. B I, ssis q. i; {
i The deceased, whose maiden nam,
was Rosa Kesling, was born Marcl
II19, 1847 in Oschatz, Kingdom 0
/ Saxony, Germany. She came to Ameri
ca with her parents in 1862, first sett
/ ling IN Chicago where they lived unit
1855, when her father who was presi
Il dent Of the Chicago Landverein, al,
I; who had as much to do with the found
4 ing Of the City Of New Ulm as an!
one person, came to New Ulms wit
his family. She was here during th
n \ Indian Massacre and rendered materia
/, assistance IN caring for the sick an,
4. wounded in those trying days. Sh
II was splendid woman. To her hls
band she was pillar Of strength an
/ to her children . most devoted an
]. sacrificing mother. She was trul
friend and q good neighbor and vi
be serely missed, not only by be
q children, but by all those who had th
pleasure of becoming intimately q,
quainted with her.
4 Besides the children named aboy
the deceased is survived by an OIL