Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-08-27
Mrs. MnyOh
Dies In CasseN

Mary Hoppe daughter of Ferdin
and Hoppe and Caroline Haase
Hoppe, was born at Labus, Ger
many, March %, 1849, and died
August II, 1925 at the home of
her son Reynard s. OFT of Cas-
sell, Wisconsin. At the age of 10
she came to America to join her
father and stepmother and Sept
ember 20 of the same year, 1868,
was united in marriage with Colt
lieb OFT. To them were born
twelve children, six boys and six
girls all growing to manhood and
womanhood except the youngest
who died in infancy. Mr.. OFT died
March 20, 1914. Mary, the eld-
est daughter MRS. Patrick Kee-
nam died in 1909 and Minnie, the
second daughter (Mrs. Patrick
Sullivan) died in 1917. There are
left to mourn the six sons, Colt
lieb of plands, California, Gustav,
Daniel and Reynard of CasselI,
Elmer of Coulee, North Dakota,
Elias of Withee, Wisconsin, and
three daughters, Roxie (Mrs. M.
J. Hanley) Of Donnybrook, North
Dakota, Lizzie mrs. Frank Will
iams) of Bear Valley, Wisconsin
and Emma (Mrs. A. K. Hansen) Of
Minneapolis, Minnesota, \ several
grandchildren and great grand
children, two half brothers and
one half sister and many other
relatives and friends. Funeral
services were conducted Friday at
the home and at the Black Hawk
church by Rev. H J. Beck, the
pastor, the text. Eccl. 12-1 was of
Grandma Otis own choosing and
she made many other arrangements
for her funeral choosing for her
pallbearers the six sons of her
sister, Edward, William, Otto,
Louis, Robert, and Walter Zim-
norman of Jefferson county, Wis.
lnterment was made in the Black
Hawk cemetery beside her hus-
band and little daughter There
was great profusion of flowers at
the funeral showing the esteem
in which Grandma OFT was held.
She had been a great sufferer with
heart trouble for many months be-
ing tenderly cared for by her son
Reynard and his wife of whom
Grandma often said none could be
better to her. She was entirely
blind the last few months and very
deaf and often wished to die for
she said there was no pleasure in
living when one could neither see
nor hear. She was a woman of
strong CHI racter and deeply re-
ligious being a member of the
Evangelical church. She was with
her husband, converted in early
life and often told of how she and
Mr.. OFT took turns going every
other evening afoot to Black Hawk
six miles through snow, cold or
rain to revival meetings. Even she
Guild not hear a word of the SER
vice Grandma was faithful in
church attendance feeling that
she received a blessing from as
seating with others who came.
Stork Visits CasseII
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. D. R. OFT
Saturday morning, Aug, % a son,
Daniel Delvin, mother and son are
doing we'll.
Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Heydon and
daughter Mildred of Black Earth
were visitors at Walter Leykaufs
Thursday.
Miss Leona Raindoll and broth
er Eugene of Oregon, Wis. visited
at j. T. Babingtons Friday. Miss
Ruth Darlington returned to Ore
gon with them remaining until
Sunday when Mr. ReindOll and his
mother brought Miss Darlington
home Miss Reindoll and Miss
Darlington taught together in the
Merrimack schools last year
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Bretsch and
children of Ostrander, Minnesota,
are visiting their relatives, the
Campbell family. Sunday Mr., and
Mrs. Fred Bretsch and daughter
Clara and Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Miller and son of Sank City joined
the Minnesota visitors at the
Campbell home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hahn of
Sank City and Mr.. and Mrs. Jake
Meng Of Prairie du Sac spent Sun
day at H. ]. Mengs. 1t is a long
time since Mr., and Mrs. Hahn Wis
tied their old neighbors at Cassell
and they were very welcome.
THE LIMERICK COUNTER