14 JAN 1916 - Death of
Mrs. Sommerfeldt
* Last Saturday
occurred the funeral over the remains of Mrs. Katherin Sommerfeldt, who
died on January 6, of pulmonary tuberculosis. The deceased came to this
country with her husband from Jacobsthal, Russia, October 16, 1901. The
deceased was well known in this section of the county and had many warm
friends. The husband, Mr. Gottfried Sommerfeldt and four children are left
to mourn the early death of wife and mother. She also leaves three brothers
and three sisters, besides her parents. A host of friends here will join
the paper in expressing heartfelt sympathy in this sad bereavement. The
deceased was 3 years, 11 months and 21 days old at the time of her death.
[Sorry the paper did say 3 years; Logan Co. Cemetery Book, Page 94, has
Katherina born in 1881]
28 JAN 1916 - OBITUARY
* Jacob George,
son of Friedrick and Rosina George was born Nov. 3, 1879, in Waranzka,
Gouvernment of Cherson, South Russia. In 1883 he and his parents immigrated
to the United States of America, first making their home in South Dakota,
and after some years in North Dakota, where the deceased has since lived
with his family.
In the year 1903, the deceased married Miss Maria Flaig, daughter of Mr. Joseph and Mrs. Anna Maria Flaig. This union was blessed with three children of whom all are living. His father and five of his brothers and sisters preceded him in death. His deeply grieved widow, three children, the old mother, two brothers, his parents in law, many relatives and a host of friends, bemourn his early departure. Deceased reached the age of 37 years, 2 month and 18 days. The cause of his death was Surchosis of the Liver.
He died on Jan. 21, 1916, at the St. Barnabas Hospital, in Minneapolis, Minn. The first mourning sermon took place in the German Congregational Church at Fredonia, N.D., and was held by the Rev Th. Pfenning, pastor of that church. The corpse of the deceased was then moved to Gackle, N.D., and on Monday Jan. 24, another sermon was delivered by Rev. H. M. Baumann in the German Congregational Church of Gackle. Following the mourning sermon the deceased was laid to rest in the cemetery at Gackle, N.D.
4 FEB 1916 - "The
Alfred Department"
* Alexander
Owens died Saturday morning at the home his daughter, Mrs. Clem McDonough.
18 FEB 1916 - "The
Alfred Department"
* Jake Keller
was found frozen to death about 40 rods from the farm house of George Hull
last Wednesday, the 9th. While delirious he wandered off during the storm
of the pervious Friday.
21 APR 1916
* Mr. John
Wihela, a well known farmer who has for several years lived on his farm
about three miles south-east of Gackle, died Wednesday evening at 8:30
o'clock. Mr. Wihela was past 50 years of age and had been in poor health
for several years past. His brother Matt and other relatives of Berlin,
N.D., will be here to attend the funeral which will take place at the Finn
cemetery Sunday.
28 APR 1916
* Jacob Smith,
father of Mrs. W. P. Bryan, and Mrs. Noyes of this place, died at
Minneapolis last Sunday afternoon, after a long siege of illness. Deceased
was laid to rest in the Kulm cemetery on Tuesday of this week, the burial
services being attended by a large number of people from this section of
the country, who have known him for many years an honorable and worthy
citizen. To the bereaved ones we extend deepest sympathy in their sad hour.
5 MAY 1916
* The funeral
of Maggie Kerner who died at the German hospital in Aberdeen last Tuesday
was held Sunday the 30th at the Kerner burying ground three miles west of
town at the Kerner farm. -- THE NAPOLEON HOMESTEAD
11 AUG 1916
* The many
friends of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Finkbriner, living 3 miles north of town, will
sympathize with them in the loss of their five and half months old
daughter, who died Tuesday following a ten day's illness with cholera
infantum. We are unable to learn more particulars. The Republican
sympathizes deeply with Mr. and Mrs. Finkbriner in their great loss.
1 DEC 1916
* Jacob Hummell
on his return from Fredonia Tuesday, discovered an overturned car about 11
miles north of that town. He, with Gottlieb Bender, and family investigated
and to their sad surprise found the body of J. B. Miller pinned underneath,
his neck broken and life extinct. The car was removed, his body taken from
underneath and the authorities notified. He lives 19 miles southwest of
Fredonia and is survived by a wife and five children.
