The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-01-20
Resident of Stearns County
for 20 Years Passes Away
Andrew Stalboerger a Spring Hill
Township Homesteader Buried
at Melrose Monday, Jan. 9

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Township Homesteader Buried
at Melrose Monday, Jan. 9
The death of Andrew Stalboerg-
err at his home in this city at 9
o'clock Friday morning marked
the passing away of one Of the
very first settlers of this COM
munity. For over seventy years
he has resided here, coming with
his mother and brother to Spring
Hill in 1856 and taking homestead.
Mr.. Stalboerger had been ailing
the past four years and the last
four weeks were spent in bed.
Death was due ito old age and COM
plications.
The deceased was born in Kloss-
er, Prussia, Germany, May 20,
1914, and at his death was past
81 years of age. He was the son
of Gerhard Henry and Elizabeth
(Klipper) Stalboerger. His faith
er's first wife died at a young age
leaving two sons, Gerhard and
Henry. He later married Eliza
th-Klipper and the son, Andrew,
was born. The father and one
son, Henry died in Germany, and
in 1852 the mother and her sons,
Gerhard and Andrew, came to
America, the voyage on the sailing
vessel occupying four weeks. For
four year they lived in Iowa and
in 1856 they came to Stearns
County and settled in Spring Hill
township, where the mother and
each of her two sons obtained
claims. They erected a cabin,
with the ground for floor, and
shakes" for shingles, and here
started pioneer life.
Andrew Stalboerger received
the patent for his homestead in
1868, the homestead being the
farm now occupied by his son,
John, four miles west of the vii
lage of Spring Hill. His first crop
OF grain was hauled with an OK
and a horse to St. Paul from
where he returned with provisions.
the trip back and forth requiring
three weeks. He also had to
flee from the Indians on several
occasions in the early years there.
His mother died in 1877 and his
brother, Gerhard, died about
thirty years ago..
On June IS, 1876 he was mar
ried to Anna Loehr of st. Joseph
and they lived on their farm in
Spring Hill until October 1908
when they retired and moved to
Melrose. Mr.. Stalboerger in
creased the farm to 800 acres and
erected modern buildings. He
was assessor for Spring Hill town
ship for several years and was
also chairman of the board of sup
ervisors. He helped build the
Church of st. Michael's at Spring
Hill, and was interested and active
in many enterprises tending to the
progress and upbuilding of this
community.
In June of last year Mr.. and
Mrs. Stalboerger celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary at
their home here, which occasion
was a very happy one.
Mr.. Stalboerger was man of
sterling character, devoted to his
family, his church and his COM
munity, and he has been held in
high esteem throughout the many
years he has spent here. His life's
work was one of accomplishment.
He had faith in this community
and by the exercises of good
Judgment and hard labor he pro-
crossed and became prosperous.
The deceased is mourned by his
wife and seven children. Two
children, Mrs. Herm. Hollerman
and Mrs. Walter Winter, are dead.
The children living are: Mrs.
John Schroeder of St. Joseph,
Mrs. Conrad Hieserich of Spring
Hill, Mrs. j. r. Winter of Wau-
bun, John Stalboerger of Spring
Hill, H. C. Stalboerger of Mel
rose, Peter Stalboerger of Hus-
ton, Texas, and Edward Stalboerg-
er of Melrose. He is also surviv-
ed by SO grand children and 8
great grand children.
The funeral was held at the St.
Boniface church here Monday
forenoon at 10 o'clock, and was
very largely attended by relatives
and friends from all parts of
western Stearns. All the children
except Peter were present. A
Solemn Requiem was held at
which Rev. j. Willenbring of
ficiated assisted by Rev. Buscher
of Spring Hill and Rev. Bloch
Melrose Beacon.
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