The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-11-29
J. Mathiesen
Funeral Rites
HeldNov.24
Services Conducted at Zion
Lutheran Church at
2:30 O'Clock
SCOUTS PALLBEARERS
Interment Made in Greenwood
Cemetery-Passed Away
Last Wednesday

Last sad rites for the interment
Of John Mathiesen, who passed
away Wednesday Of last week at
the Swedish hospital in Minneapo-
lis following an operation, were
held at Zion Lutheran Church, this
city, Saturday afternoon at ESQ
o'clock. Rev. J. r. Schumacher
conducted the service. Rev. AL
bright, Of Fairfax, paid a splendid
tribute to the departed young man.
Interment was made In Greenwood
cemetery, and the pallbearers were
selected from Troop No. 80, Boy
Scouts, Of Fairfax, Of which John
was the Scoutmaster.
John Dorwin Matthiesen, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Matthiesen, who
reside eight miles southwest Of this
city, was born at Staples, Mimi, on
July IT, 1913. When he was eight
years old his parents moved to the
present farm home where he grew
to manhood.
John graduated from the Sank
Centre High School and also from
the st. Cloud Teachers College. He
was a member of the Sank Centre
Boys Band since it's organization,
and he continued in that work
while attending school at st. Cloud.
After his graduation John be-
came a member Of the faculty of
the Fairfax Public school and serv-
ed in that capacity until the time
of his accident May %, 1884. The
accident occurred while he was in
structing a group Of boys in SWIM
ming. He also served as Scout
master, athletic coach and Junior
band director.
Besides the sorrowing parents,
he leaves to mourn his sister, Dor
.othy and a number of relatives and
friends. He was II years, months
and IA days Of age at the time Of
his passing.
John was one of the very fine
young men of this community and
his passing caused great sorrow
among his many friends.
The following out-of-town rela-
tives and friends attended the fun
eral service:
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin SEWERS,
Tripoli, Iowa; Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Stuart, Viola Rolf, Mrs. Hines,
Fearl Cannon, of Minneapolis;
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Allpress, Cho-
kio, Minnesota; Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh
Krohn and sons, Robert and Ger
aid, Milwaukee, Wis; Mr.. and Mrs.
Sharley Trierweiler and daughter,
Anna, Osseo, Minnesota; Mr.. and
Mrs. Walt Olsen, Rossburg, Mime
sofa; Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Matthies-
en- and Miss Dora Matthiesen, Of
Luverne, Mimi; Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Matthiesen and Mr.. and Mrs. AL
fred Matthiesen, Of EVERY, Iowa;
Supt, and Mrs. Harstad and son,
Rev. and Mrs. In Albrecht, and
daughter, Mona, Mrs. Fred Sell, Mr..
Harry Barth, Mr.. Redeker, Mr..
Ado'ph and Emma Schumacher, Mr..
and Mrs. Theo. Koegbein, Miss Hell
en- Woods, Miss Madelin Martini,
Mrs. Johnana and Edna Schu-
macher, Mr.. Ben hammers and son,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Fullerton,
MT. and Mrs. Henry Boessenecker
and children, Mavis and Harold,
Mrs. Matt Gustafson and Orville,
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Schumacher
and children, Edna and Glenn, Le-
ora Schewe, Mrs. VIM. Seesz and
Mildred, all Of Fairfax, Mimi; Mr..
and Mrs. Vic Moss. Mrs. Poepke
and daughter, Sally, Mrs. Paul
Washnesly, Mrs. Albert Koepp and
Miss Ruth Engel, Of st. Cloud,
MINI.
The Boy Scouts from Fairfax at
tending the funeral were: Orville
Gustafson, Charles hammers,
Charles Colby, Walden Barth, Lor-
en- Hansen, Glenn Schumacher,
Ellsworth Seesz, and Norman Har-
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