Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-10-01

1t again becomes our painful duty
to chronicle the death of highly es-
teemed citizen of the town of Potosi,
one who will be missed in the family
circle and by scores of friends. Chris
Glassmacher passed from life at his
home Monday, Sept. %, 1924, at four
o'clock in the afternoon. Death was
due to stroke of paralysis received
about four months ago, and in that
time Mr. Glassmacher was entirely
helpless. Previous to the last and
fatal stroke he had met with light
stroke that did not inconvenience him
to any great extent.
Christian Glassmacher was a son
of William and Elizabeth Glassmacher
and was born in the town of Cassville
Feb. 10, 1872. At the time of his de-
mise he was So years, seven months
and three days of age. His father
died several years ago and his mother
passed to her eternal rest but four
weeks ago. He was married to Miss
Mary Stelpfiug at St. Andrews church
in the town of Potosi May 8, 1898. To
this union was born daughter, Eliz-
abeth, now Mrs. Geo. Rueter, and who
with the sorrow striker mother and
and beloved husband and father. Fol-
lowing his marriage he and his young
wife settled on a farm in the town of
Cassville and continued to live there
until two years ago when he disposed
of his interest there and purchased a
place known as the Andrew Wilhelm
farm in the town of Potosi. A year
or so ago he retired from active work
and relinquished the farm to his SON
in-law, George Reuter-.
Chris. Glassmacher was a man OF
good moral principles and was liked
by everyone for his gentlemanly con-
duct and pleasant ways. He was a
man who attended to his own business
and never interfered with the business
of others He was true and devoted
husband, fond and loving father and
a true friend who always stood ready
to lend helping hand. He was de-
vout adherent to the Catholic faith and
died with all the rites of the religion.
The funeral took place on Thursday
morning at $50 from st. Andrews
church and was under the auspices OF
the Catholic Knights of Wisconsin.
Six nephews acted as pallbearers.
They were Bernard and Clarence
Stelpfug, George and Casper Kirsch-
baum and Albert and Peter Rupp. A
requiem mass was SOlemnlzed by the
Rev. Scheffer, who at the close de-
livered a beautiful sermon. Follow
ing the sermon the remains were
borne to the cemetery across the way
and the last that remained of the de-
voted husband, loving father and kind
friend was consigned to the silent
grave. The funeral was the largest
seen in this cemetery for many years
manifesting the high esteem deceased
was held in by the community. Be-
sides the widow, daughter, son-in-law
and little grandson, deceased is sur
vived and mourned by four sisters,
Mrs. Mary Kirschbaum and Mrs. F.
West of Cassville, Mrs. Sophia Heller
and Mrs. Lena George of Cherokee,
Iowa, and three brothers, William
Peter and John Glassmacher of Cass-
vile and many other relatives and old
friends. Out-of-town people who at
tended the funeral were Rev. FIR. Jones
of Cassville, Frank Bauer and VIM.
Glassmacher of Cherokee, Iowa, Mrs.
Joseph Simon of Dubuque, Mrs. P. j.
Huepper and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Stelpfug of Milwaukee.
We desire to express our sincere
thanks to all neighbors and friends
who so kindly assisted us in the sick
ness and death of our beloved husband
and father, Chris Glassmacher, also
for the beautiful floral offerings and
to the Catholic Knights of Wisconsin
| for many acts of kindnesS.-MrS.
Mary Glassmacher and family.