The Redwood gazette., 1935-08-29
EMIL KUENZLl, "a,
PIONEER RESIDENT
OF COUNTY BURIED
Former Business Man, COun'
ty Official Died Friday
After Long Illness

Funeral services were held at z
p. m. Sunday at the Presbyterian
church for Emil Kuenzli, member
of a prominent pioneer family and
an active figure in civic affairs for
many years, who died at his home
at Ais p. m. Friday. He had been
i'll for several months although he
was confined to his bed only ten
days. The church service followed
a private one for the family at
1:3O p. m. at the Odlaug Funeral
parlors.
Mr.. Kuenzli was the son of Ber-
nard Kuenzi who came to New
Orleans from Switzerland at the
opening of the war with Mexico
and enlisted in the United States
army after only a months resi-
dence here. At the close of the
war he returned to his native land
and brought his family to Milwau-
kee in 1868 and to Redwood coun-
ty in 1865.
They lived first on what is now
the Ed Henderson farm and later
the family home was the present
Charles Kuenzli farm at North
Redwood now occupied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur KuenZli. During his
residence in the community, Mr..
kuenzli became one of the largest
landowners acquiring 600 acres,
which after his death became the
property of his children.
Emil Kuenzli, the youngest son,
was born in Switzerland, January
II, 1861. He attended the rural
schools near North Redwood and
the schools here. He was deputy
county treasurer during the offices
of A. A. Wilson and ]. S. G. Hon
ner and upon the death of the lat
ter, June 26, 1888 was appointed
by the county board to fill out the
unexpired term. He was re-elect-
ed and served until January 8,
1895.
Later he became the senior
partner in the firm of Kuenzli and
Luscher, grocers, in the building
now occupied by the Redwood
Shoe Mart.
He was married on his forty
ninth birthday, January IL, 1910
to Mrs. Tenia Anderson and they
made their home here until 1921.
They then lived in California for
IL years, returning in September
1888.
He is survived by Mrs. Kuenzli
and a daughter, Mrs. Eugene
Conterno and two grandchildren Of
Hollywood, California; three
sisters, Mrs. H. G. Wcrder of Red
wood Falls, and Misses Lena and
Bertha Kuenzli of North Redwood
and three brothers, Charles and
Gottlieb of Redwood Falls and
Ben of North Redwood.
DIR. j. P. Linn, pastor of the
Presbyterian church was in charge
of the services assisted by Rev. j..
D. Keith of Delhi. Mrs. B. E.
Marsh, church organist, was the
accompanist for the soprano solos
Crossing The Bar" and ABIDE
With Me" sung by Mrs. j. D..
Keith.
The flower bearers were Mrs. H.
M. Aune, Mrs. H. P. Sanders, Mrs.
]. Albert Johnson and Mrs. Ada
leen Neufert of Minneapolis with
Miss Zina Ackman in charge
and the pail bearers were A. e,
Burmeister, Frank Clague, A. r.
A. Laudon, H. M. Aune, w. 5.
Price of Minneapolis and George
A. Hughes of Echo.
Out of town relatives and
friends who attended the funeral
were Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Price,
MIR. and Mrs. P. B. Rasmussen,
Ernest Lagerstrom, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Roe and Mrs. Adaleen
Neufert of Minneapolis, Mr.. and
Mrs. Archie McCorquodale and
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hughes OF
Echo, Mr.. and Mrs. William
French, Mr.. and Mrs. Dahl, Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Mailer and Mr.:
and Mrs. James McCorquodale OF
Olivia, Mr.. and Mrs. R. R. Sch
auer of Walnut Grove, Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Keith and son, Warren
of Marshall, Mrs. John L. Borg,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Lagerstrom.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. R. McCorquodale,
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas McCorquo-
dale. Rev. and Mrs. ]. D. Keith
and Mr.. and Mrs. David Jacobson
of Delhi.