The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-01-26
Well Known
Citizens Are
Laid At Rest
Funeral of Emil Gamradt,
Sunday Afternoon Was
Largely Attended
CHRIS HEEN DIED JAN y
Was Very Active in Public
and Church Affairs for
Many Years
Emil Gamradt


The funeral of Emil Gamradt,
highly respected farmer residing
east of the city, brief melton of
whose death was made in the Her
aid of last week, he'd at the home
at 200 p. M, and at the Zion Luth-
eran church, of this city, at 2:30 p.
m, Sunday, Jan. %, 1888, was one
of the most largely attended of any
like service held in Sank Centre
for a long time.
The church was literally banked
with flowers as a slight tribute OF
the high esteem in which Mr.. Gam
radt was held by those who knew
him best.
Emil Max Gamradt was born in
Republic, Mich, Feb. 16, 1884. In
the year of 1893 he came with his
parents to Sank Centre, where his
father purchased the farm three
miles east of the city. He was con-
firmed in the Zion Lutheran church
in 1905.
June 6, 1912 Mr.. Gamradt was
united in marriage to Miss Minnie
Jacobs, of Willard. Following his
marriage the deceased purchased
the farm on which the family are
now living.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gamradt were
blessed with six children, four sons,
and two daughters, five of whom
are living. One daughter died in
infancy. Those left to mourn his
departure Desires the heartbroken
wife are: one daughter, Doris; four
sons, Delbert, Gerhard, Harry and
Raymond. Four sisters, Mrs. F. j.
Tank, of Sank Centre; Mrs. Geo.
Tank, of Keene, N. D.; Mrs. Chas.
Dicks, of Alexandria, and Mrs.
Lester Iwinski; four brothers, Ar
thur Gamradt, of Los Angeles,
Calf; Geo. Gamradt, of Powers
Mont; Max Gamradt, of Prince
ton, Mimi; and Edward, of Chi
cago, Ill. His mother passed away
Jan. II, 1920; his father died May
6, 1882. One brother, Albert, died
Oct. q, 1925.
Emil was taken sick Jan. 4, 1888,
with the flu and pneumonia and
other complications. He quitely
passed away at 1910 A. M. Thurs
day, Jan. 10, at the age of 4S years,
II months and days. His family,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. T. Tank, Mr.. and
Mrs Herbert Jacobs, and the nurse,
Miss Orth, were at his bedside at
the time.
Rev. Traeger, of Grey Eagle, Of
'ficiated at the funeral as Rev.
Schumacher, pastor of Zion Luther
an church was sick with the flu.
Pallbearers were Albert Volkman,
Albert Kind, Will Botz, Carl John
son, Adam Orth, and John Reble.
Relatives and friends from out of
town attending the funeral were:
Edward Gamradt, of Chicago; Mr..
and Mrs. Max Gamradt, of Prince
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Dicks and
family, Alexandria; MIR. and Mrs.
Edwin Lambrecht, Of Grey Eagle;
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Gamradt, Mr..
and Mrs. Ivan Gamradt, Of Brain
erd; Edward and Frances Gam
radt, and Helen Thompson, of Lit
tie Falls; Mr.. Kulenkamp, of st.
Paul; Carl Molin, of st. Cloud; Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Baggenstoss and son,
Elmer; Mrs. Alex Baggenstoss, of
Albany; Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Bag
genstoss, of Padua; Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Demulling and sons, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Sievert, of Osceola,
Wis; Mr.. and Mrs. John Drevlon
and VIM. Miller, Of Long Prairie;
Mrs. Helmstetter and son, Emil, Mr..
and Mrs. Bierman, of Regal; Ar
thur, Herman and Henry Schutt, of
Padua; Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Jacobs, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Jacobs,
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