The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-07-04
Three Deaths
Recorded In
Past Week
Joseph Klemm Passed
Away Saturday-Burial
Tuesday Morning
]. VAN HAVERMAET
Burial Wednesday Morn
Mother of Mrs. Phillip
Bailev Called
Joseph Klemm

Joseph Klemm, retired farmer,
passed away Saturday afternoon,
June 20, at 4:25 o'clock at his
home in this city, following an i'll
ness of several weeks duration.
Mr.. Klemm, born in Germany on
June %, 1853, was II years and one
day Of age when called.
At the age of 10 years, Mr..
Klemm came to the United States
and for a time worked on a farm
in Illinois. From Illinois he moved
to jackson County, Minnesota, then
to the West Union community
where he remained for several
years. In 1906 he moved to the
farm northwest of Sank Centre,
where he resided until he retired
in 1918 and moved into Sank Gen.
tire.
On October q, 1890, Mr.. Klemm
was united in marriage to Ellen
Lenartz, and they were the parents
Of seven children, one Of whom
preceded the father in death. Mrs.
Klemm passed away on June l,
1904. The children Of that marriage
are: Margaret (Mrs. Murphy of
Billings, Montana; Theresa (Mrs.
Nick Zimmer) deceased; Amanda
(Mrs. John Oberhart), Elgin, ILL
nois; Martha (Mrs. Tony Schram-
err, Wheaton. Illinois; Marie (Mrs.
Fred Gasner), Of Aurora, Illinois;
Fred Klemm, Wheaton, Illinois;
Franklin (Fr. Karp), Of Omaha,
Nebraska.
On April %, 1905, deceased was
united in marriage to Mrs. John
Schwartz, who with four children
and six step-children survive. The
children born to this union are:
Leo Klemm, Sank Centre; Helen
(Mrs. Edward Dempstero, Aurora,
Illinois; Gertrude Klemm, at home;
Paul Klemm, Sank Centre. The
step-children, six sons and one
daughter, are as follows: John
Schwartz; Ed Schwartz, Ventura,
Calf; Jos. Schwartz, Sank Centre;
Albert Schwartz, deceased; Ben
Schwartz, Sank Centre; Mrs. v. J.
Cummings, Granite Falls; and Fred
Schwartz, Sank Centre.
Mr.. Klemm was a member of the
st. Joseph's Society for several
wears and the members of that or
ganization attended the last rites
in body.
Funeral services, largely attend
ed by friends and relatives, were
held Tuesday morning, July 2, with
a Requiem Mass at st. PauPs
Church at $50 a. m. Msgr. A.
Plachta read the service. Inter-
ment was made in st. Paups ceme-
terry. The pallbearers were: John
Mondloch, Emil Polipnick, Nick
Bromenschenkel, F. ]. Minette, ]
Kleinschmidt, Chas. Miller, Jos.
Dirnberger was crossbearer.
Joseph #. Van Havermaet
Joseph F. Van Havermaet pass
ed away Sunday night, June 30, at
ten o'clock at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Tony Klein, where
he had made his home for the
past seven years. He was II years,
four months and three days old
at the time Of his demise
Mr.. Van Havermaet was born in
Belgium on February 81, 1858. He
was united in marriage to Anne
Claude in Belgium on May 10, 1887.
About fifty years ago, Mr.. Van
Havermaet, his wife and son, Ben,
left Antwerp and came to the Unit
ed States, and for four years he
worked in the State Of Michigan.
Prior to coming to this country,
he served as a sailor for eight
years.
Leaving Michigan the family
came to this community and Mr..
Van Havermaet engaged in farm
ing until seven years ago when he
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