Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-04-20
Funeral For
II. w. ErsrUeu

On wednesday afternoon, with the
casket covered with his beloved flag.
they took Henry w. Erswell away to
his last resting place in the cemetery
on the hill Mild was the afternoon
and many were the friends and neigh
bors who came TO pay their last tri-
butte. At the residence about two
miles southwest of town, the stars
and stripes were at half mast where
Mr.. Erswell had for many years OBJ
served the national and other days
by flying from the tall staff the col
ors to which he was so loyal and for
which he offered his life in the days
o. IL to SO. His place is known fam
iliarly as Banner Home" and over
the transome were the painted words
by which the farm is designated. From
the doorway to the highway were two
rows of small flags just above the
turf and between these they bore him
away, to the vehicle waiting on the
main road some rods west of the
residence.
Mr.. Erswell was very fond of mar
tial music and as the procession
marched from the home Rollo Tobler
beat the muffled drum and L. Edwood
bore the colors.
Sermon by Neighbor
Herman Vol, his friend and neigh
Dor, read the scripture lesson, offer
ed prayer, and then spoke most kind
ly of the deceased. He said that Mr..
Erswell was born August II, 1912,
near Cleveland, Ohio, and came to
Sank county in 1858. He returned to
the east and on May 2, 1862, enlisted
and was honorably discharged at the
end of the conflict, in 1865, and after
another period of about three years
in Wisconsin he returned east. On Sep
TENDER Is, 1869, he married Ida Love-
joy, they came to Wisconsin, lived for
a number of years on a farm south
of North Freedom, and came to the
present location in 1901. Mrs. Erswell
died some years since. He is sur
vived by two daughters and a son:
Miss Mabel at home, Mrs. Albert Tenn
plin near Baraboo, and ]. H. Frs
well on the Warner Memorial roal.
There are five grandchildren, a broth
er and sister in Ohio and sister in
Montana.
The speaker emphasized the long
and useful life of the deceased. Mr..
Voll had known the pioneers of this
vicinity for fifty years and Mr.. Frs
well was one Of these. Some may
think that fifty years is a long time
but Time is short" the speaker de-
clared, quoting the Apostle Paul, First
Corinthians, 1929.
Mr.. Voll spoke of the hardships it
was necessary for the pioneers to un-
dergo when the country was first in
habited Often the roads were made
of logs with smaller ones on top of
them, perhaps little dirt. There was
no sale for wood, there was no rail-
road here until about fifty years ago,
and travel was so tedious it was of
ten necessary to walk long distances.
Good testimony was given as to the
kindness of the deceased to the
poor, how he aided a family whose
home was taken by fire, and of other
acts of generosity.
He continued by saying these pion-
GERS cast their lot in a new country.
that they had come to enjoy a mod
ern home, and finally pass to "the
eternal mansions in the Skies"
Change is everywhere, there is no
city that continues. This is the great
memorial week in Christendom; Eas-
ter the day of celebration.
At the opening of the services, from
record was played Mr.. Erswell's
favorite number, later Mrs. G. w.
Snyder and Miss Olga Reinking sang
Sometime Well Understand" and at
the close gave "Tenting Tonight"
During the viewing intermission Miss
Mabel Erswell played very softly on
the piano, Laying Away of the
Dead"
Bearers were Edward Templin, Will
liam Alvin, Jr., w. A. Toole, Ernest
{. Kunzelman. Baraboo; Fred LANCE,
North Freedom; Claude Richardson,
Prairie du Sac.
AT the cemetery the G. A. r. ritual
was given by Commander James Dib-
bic OF Joe Hooker Post, the deceas-
ed having been a member of that or
ganization for many years. The firing
squad from the Sons of Veterans
gave the last salute. The remains
rest beside those of Mrs I.lswcu v no
died some years ago.