Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-16

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Charles H. Wiegand, were held at 300
o'clock Saturday afternoon, beginning
with brief Masonic services at the
home of his sister Mrs. Finn Lawler
after which the remains were taken
to the Congregational church where
they were met by the largest assem-
blage of mourners ever gathered to
gether in Eagle River. Rev. l.. Fl. Skid
more delivered the funeral sermon,
reading passages from the Book of
Psalms and the Book of Isaiah, con-
Guiding with the brief and beautiful
tribute to the deceased reproduced
here. At the close of the sermon the
procession headed by more than 100
of his Masonic brothers, who marched
to the cemetery, large representa-
ton of the Eastern Star Lodge immed
late relatives and friends, wendell it's
way to the cemetery where the impress
sive Masonic burial service was given
and heard by hundreds of people and
many more could not get within hear
ing distance of the graveside, to lis
ten to the last earthly rites paid to
his memory.
Mr.. Wiegand was born at Appleton,
April rs, 1886, the son of Conrad and
Mary Wiegand. His parents came to
Eagle River when he was but very
young boy and the death of his mother
occurring while still young, her place
in his life was taken by his sister,
now Mrs. Lawler, binding them to-
gether in close ties that were never
severed until his death. He graduated
from the Eagle River high school in
1902. He then entered the North Wis
consin Academy at Ashland, complet-
ing the full course there and then took
up the study of law at the University
of Minnesota. Graduating from there
in 1913, he returned to Eagle River
and began to practice his profession
in connection with the abstract office
of his brOther-in-law, Finn Lawler. In
1914, he ran for and was elected to
the office of District Attorney for vi
las County and at the conclusion of
his term resumed his law practice, un-
til he accepted the position rendered
him as cashier of the Farmers & Mer-
chants State Bank. During the World
War he had an active part in all of
the war preparedness measures of
Villas county, serving as member of
the Legal Advisory Board, secretary
of the Red Cross Chapter, Fuel Adj
ministrator and devoted much 1.-The 70
speaking in behalf of the Liberty Loan
drives and other meetings of patri-
otto nature. He was one of the organ
izers of the Villas County Fair Associa-
ton, and had been one of its officers
for the past ten years. He had served
with credit, positions on the Eagle
River Graded School Board and was
member of the village board of trus-
tees serving in both capacities at the
time of his death. Fraternally, he had
been affiliated with the Masonic
Lodge since early manhood and was
Royal Arch Mason
He was married June 20, 1916, to
Miss Opal Ferguson of st. Louis, Two
daughters, Marjorie and Mary Elisa
beth were born to them who with his
wife, and Mr.. and Mrs. Finn Lawler,
his sister and brother-in-law are the
immediate relatives to mourn the
shock of his death.
His loss, as an active participant in
all of the affairs pertaining to Eagle
River and Villas county, and as a man
whose advice was sought daily for
some purpose by his friends and &C.
quaintances, will be keenly felt for a
long time to come Known to hum
dreds of people through their business
intercourse with him, he was recog.
nized and admired for the many abili-
ties he possessed by comparative
strangers. His intimate friends and
ways ready to do his part in every
kind of community service and up
building, as one who judged his fellow.
men broadly and fairly, charitably, if
need be and very rarely condemned
even though others might do so. 1t
was this knowledge of an outstanding
trait and faith that he could suggest
some way out of their difficulties, Of
ten not of a financial nature, that
caused many to take their troubles
and worries to him for advice and
solution and knew that they could de-
pend upon receiving from him such
assistance as was in his power to give
1t IS possible that had he been lAss
frequently called upon to serve his
friends, or had refused as many would