The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-06-16
Mrs. August
FOis Passed
Away June l
Resident of Sank
Centre For % Years
70 Years Old
BURIED TUESDAY NOON
Phillip Koenig
Called Monday
Noon-82 Years Old
Mrs. August FOis


Mrs. August F'ois, a resident of
Sank Centre for twenty-five years,
was called in death Saturday morn
ing, June II, at five o'clock. Death
came to her at her home on North
Main Street, after an illness Of two
years.
Mrs. Fois was born in Carver
County on July 20, 1854, and she
reached the age Of 70 years, 10
months and II days. She grew to
womanhood in Carver County, and
on April %, 1884, fifty-four years
ago, was united in marriage to Aug
ust Fois, of Watertown, Minnesota.
They made their home in Waconia
for fourteen years and then NOV
ed to Lester Prairie. Twenty-Five
years ago they came to Sank Cen
ire. Mr.. Fois preceded Mrs. Fois
in death on February II, 1888.
Three daughters, Mrs. A. A. Hahn,
of Belle PLANE, Mrs. B. H. Mil
brath, st. Paul, and Miss Oneida
Fois, at home, survive. Besides the
aforementioned daughters, there
are five grandchildren, seven great
grandchildren and four brothers
and six sisters who are left to
mourn.
Mrs. Fois was a splendid woman
and during her residence in the city
made many friends, who mourn her
passing.
Funeral services were held Tues
day morning at st. Pauls Church,
the Requiem Mass beng read by
Msgr. Plachta. Burial was made in
Greenwood cemetery on the family
lot. The pallbearers were: Adam
Orth, Nick Ortiz, Thorval Hansen,
Richard Weber, Henry Spooner and
F. J. Minnette. The honorary pail
bearers were: Mrs. F. J. Minette,
Mrs. Theo. Steines, Mrs. w. H
Rattle, Mrs. A. y. Arneson, Mrs. An
ma Peglow and Mrs. Ben Vogel.
Mrs. Tony Miller was crossbearer.
Relatives from a distance at the
last sad rites were: Senator and
Mrs. A. A. Hahn, Belle PLANE; Mr..
and Mrs. B. H. Milbrath, st. Paul;
Mrs. c. Artman and four daughters,
of Winsted; Mrs. John Sicheneder,
Mrs. Joseph Sicheneder, Louis SIGH
eneder, Mrs. Schmidt, Mrs. Fisher
and Albert Fois, Of Waconia; Rob
ert Fois and Mrs. e. Hahn, of Wat.
ertown; Mrs. r. Milbrath, Mrs. Paul
Basel and Mrs. p. Weise and two
daughters, of Lester Prairie; Mrs.
Wolf, of Minneapolis; Mr.. and Mrs.
Herman Karels and Andrew Karels,
Of New Germany; Mrs. Joseph Mix
ulicky and John Karels, Of Hutch
inson; w. Moore, Of Belle PLANE;
Mrs. Feckler and son, Junior, of
Long Prairie; Mrs. G. w. Gresty
and Mrs. Ed Cruise, Of Osakis; Mrs.
Mary Eckert, of Rock Falls, ILL.,,
and Mrs. Mae Howe, Of Long Beach,
California.
Phillip Koenig
Phillip Koenig, a resident of the
Sank Centre community for about
thirty years, passed away at the
Melrose hospital Monday noon. He
was taken to Melrose Saturday fol-
lowing a stroke, which he suffered
on Friday.
Mr.. Koenig was 80 years old on
June 9Th, being born in the year Of
1856. He was road contractor for
many years.
Funeral services were held at the
Melrose undertaking parlors and
burial was made in the Melrose
cemetery. The pallbearers were:
Nick Orth, Adam Orth, Carl john
son, Frank Tank, Arthur Lloyd and
Gust Denzine.
Relatives from a distance at the
funeral were: Mrs. John Koenig, his
sister-in-law, Of st. Paul; Mrs. Will
liam Clark and son, niece, Of st.
Paul; Mrs. Max Gamradt, also a
niece, of Princeton.