The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-01-04
ard Springs
Resident Died
December 26
Funeral Services Con-
Quoted Last Week Thurs
day Morning At $3.50
J. BOTZ BURIED
Funeral Services Held
Friday Morning
Largely Attended
George Zimmerman

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George Zimmerman died at his
home, a mile north of Ward
Springs, Tuesday morning, Deem
Der 18th, after several days i'll
ness with pneumonia. He had been
in failing health for several years.
He was a resident of the Ward
Springs community for many years
where he farmed until a few years
ago, when he erected a small home
on their farm, where he and his
wife resided.
Mr.. zimmerman was born in
Bavaria, Germany, in 1863, and was
76 years of age at the time of his
death. He had come to the Unit
ed States while young, and was
married in 1888 to his wife, Bar
bara, who survives with nine chill
dren, several grandchildren, and
other relatives. Surviving children
are: Mrs. Brecken, of Bemidji;
Mrs. Lewis, of Dawson, North Da-
kota; Alloys, of Fergus Falls; Till
lie Zimmerman and Mrs. Rose
johnson, Of Minneapolis; Gregor
and Henry Zimmerman, who re-
side at Ward Springs: Lawrence
Zimmerman, of Grey Eagle; and
the oldest daughter, Mary. who is
married and lives in the West. She
did not attend the funeral. One
son, George, Jr., died during the
service in the World War.
Funeral services were conducted
Thursday morning at $50 at st.
Demands Church at Ward Springs.
with Rev. Sylvester Renner of
Swanville, officiating. Burial was
made in the parish cemetery be-
side the body of his son.
Pallbearers were: John Veneer,
John Costello, Ben Ahrens, Ed Al
bers, Pete Ritter and John Keller.
Crossbearer was Pat Hennessey.
Of Grey Eagle.-Ward Springs Cor.
Jacob BOtz
Funeral services for the late
Jacob BotZ, aged resident of this
community were held Friday morn
ing at $50 at st. Paul's Catholic
Church, where he had been a mem
Der for many years. Msgr. Plach-
ia, pastor of st. Paul's, read the
Solemn Requiem Mass assisted by
two of the deceased's grandsons,
FIR. Pascal Botz, as deacon, and the
Rev. Lawrence Botz, as sub-deacon.
Interment was made in st. Paul's
cemetery.
Active pallbearers were the
grandsons, Raymond, Julian, Cecil,
Cyril, Roman and Tony Botz. Ger
aid Botz was crossbearer. Honor
airy pallbearers were: George Sic
ben, Frank Minette, Emil Polip-
nick, Nick Bromenschenkel, Geo.
Strauss and Tony Miller.
Funeral services were largely at
tended with the following out-of-
town people present: Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Dinkel, Long Prairie; Mr..
and Mrs. Alois Wolter,. John VOL
ter and daughter, Marguerite. Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Fischer and Ar
mold Botz, Of Browerville; Mrs.
Lucy Berczyck, of Clarissa; Mrs.
Mary Eltgroth, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Eltgroth, Of West Union; Mr.. and
Mrs. Oswald Botz and son, Neal,
and Perry Wolter, Of Melrose; Mr..
and Mrs. Tony Botz, H. J. Kicker
and Mike Schlicht, of Freeport;
Mrs. Frank Schmitt, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. o. Schmitz, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Henkemeyer, Sister Leaberta, o. S.
B., Of st. Cloud; Mrs. Frank
Schwarzbauer and son, Alphonse,
Of McGrath; Pete and Jake Botz
and Mrs A. Fordyce and daughter,
Marcella, of Atwater; Mr.. and Mrs.
Pat Zehler and Julian Botz, of st.
Joseph; Mrs. Joe Banks, Of st.
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