SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1952-10-02
CLEVELAND. OHIO
MICHAEL. SICARTO

Michael Sigarto entered into
eternal rest on Sunday morning.
Sept. 2lst after having been
stricken with heart attack
which took him immediately.
Born in Bulkesch, Pennsylvania
on March 2l, 1884 he was one of
Is children: the only one sur
viving being Fred Sigarto OF
Cleveland.
He came to Cleveland in 1907
and two years later he married
Mary Binder of Burgberg. To-
gether, they operated grocery and
meat market until their retire.
ment seven years ago.
In addition to being an active
member of Branch ! and regu-
lar singer Of the Eintracht Her
mania, he was prominent in Ma
sonic Affairs. He belonged to the
Concordia Lodge. the Concordia
Singers. Masonic Choir of
which he was d member since
1924. He also was a member OF
.Hillman Chapter and Al Sirat
GrottO.
He was all active and regular
attending member OF Teutsch
Evangelical Lutheran Church and
for the past two years he ac-
companied Rev. G.. A. Eoellm as
Law delegate to the Pittsburgh
Synodical Conferences.
His Willingness to serve his
Saxon people will long be re-
menbered as he often assisted
even the Ladies Guild and the
Damenchor Saxonia whenever
needed. He enjoyed working with
the women in their preparation
ior their Wurst Marts.
Survivors are his wife. Mary;
a son. Mike - OF Chicago: two
daughters. Mrs. katherine Wein-
gartner and Mrs. Helen Linde-
man: three grandchildren, Ro-
bert and Kathe Weingartner and
Mary Beth Lindeman: and one
brother. Fred of Cleveland.
Masonic Services were held
Tuesday night at which time the
Concordia Singers expressed their
farewell in song.
On Wednesday Setempber 2ith
he was given a Christian Funeral
from Sauer's Funeral Home at
which Rev. Arnold H. Elfers OF
ficiated due to the absence OF
Rev. Noellm who is in Germany.
Prof. Rudolph Schuster directed
the Eintracht Hermania with Mr..
John Hallner singing the solo
which completed the beautiful
service in memory of our beloved.
Final resting place is Sunset
Memorial Park where Mr.. Mike
Salmen, President Of the Elm
tracht Hermania and Mr.. Henry
SCHNEIDER, President of Branch |
presented their final tributes.
Pallbearers were Messrs. Geo.
Bender. Jerome Boehmer, Ralph
Freeh, Richard Geye, Fred ST.
garto. 1r.. and Albert Wollman.
Many thanks to the following
pastors who voluntarily offered
their heartfelt prayers to give us
comfort in our hour of sorrow
Rev. Arnold H. Eliers Of Mar
tin Luther Church:
Rev, Harold +. Eberhard. Bos-
worth Presbyterian Church:
Rev. Walter Klein, West Side
Evangelical g. Reformed Church
Rev. John Foisel. our own Sa-
xon Pastor OF St. Johns Lutheran,
| Church, and to Alfred Buehner
| son OF our own Teutsch Church
who attends HANNA Divinity
School.
An impressive Memorial Serv-
| ice was held in his honor on Sun
day morning September 2eth, at
Teutsch Church by Our Alfred
Buehner. Mr.. Erwin ]. ChrysleI
was the, guest soloist.
The family 70 Mike Sigartc
wishes to acknowledge with
grateful appreciation the kine
sympathy expressed by all the
donations to the Teutsch Ev. Lu'
theran Building Fund. the Heart
Fund and in the beautiful flower:
received. The thoughtful as.
sistance and kindness of relatives
and hundreds of friends. The
various church organizations, the
Saxon organizations. the Masonic
Circles, the singing societies, ant
the civic groups will always bt
/ gratefully remembered.