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Obituary Editor and Historic Family News Researcher.- Cathe Ziereis
NEWSPAPER
REPORTED DEATHS
IN OLD
OCONTO COUNTY 1876
Shawano County Journal
Saturday, July 1, 1876
OCONTO - HENRY THOMPSON was fatally injured at Eldred's mill last week by 
a board thrown from the edger. 


Shawano County Journal
Saturday, Dec. 16, 1876
Just as we go press the report comes in that a man by the name of FRED RABENSDERF, had frozen to death Friday night and about 10 miles north of this city on the Langlade road. We understand that he was one of Tim Craine's men, and resides in Oshkosh.


Shawano County Journal
Saturday, Dec. 23, 1876
We have been informed that FRED RABENSDORF, the man who was frozen to death about 2 miles above Keshena last Friday night, was intoxicated at the time. He and two other men were on their way up river to Tim Craine's camp on Pickerel Lake. Arriving at Mag. Laws hotel, about 2 miles above Keshena, they stopped for dinner. At the time of starting again Rabensdorf, being pretty drunk, would not go with the others, and was left at the hotel. The wind was blowing very hard, and the air was so full of snow that a person could not see a road ahead. About half past three on Friday afternoon the unfortunate man started out alone and it is supposed that being overcome from the effects of the liquor and cold, fell down, not realizing his situation, and thus miserably perished. When found he was about a rod from the road, lying on his face, his mittens in his pocket. The corpse was brought to this city and taken to Oshkosh Sunday, where he resided. We understand that he was a dissipated man, and was "posted" in Oshkosh. He leaves a wife and several small children, almost entirely destitute.
OCONTO COUNTY REPORTER
January 01, 1876

DROWNED - The Marinette Eagle says that a son of Mr. Joseph JUTTNER,
proprietor of the First National Hotel of Menominee, was drowned on
Wednesday of last week.  He was skating at the time on the ice that fringed
the Bay Shore but a little distance, opposite Menominee, in company with
some smaller boys, when venturing out beyond where the ice was safe, he
went through.  The boys who where with him at the time were unable to render any
assistance and it was too late before other aid could reach him.  The body
was recovered after it had been in the water about twenty five minutes, and
every effort which medical skill could devise was made to bring back the
spark of life, but without success.  The deceased was some 14 or 15 years
of age, and the oldest son of Mr. Juttner.  The sad accident has caused a
feeling of sympathy throughout the community for the bereaved family.
 

OCONTO COUNTY REPORTER
April 01, 1876

DIED.- Tuesday morning the 28th inst. of Peritonitis, Mr. Henry WARNER,
after just one weeks illness.
      Mr. WARNER was engaged in fishing on the Bay when he was taken ill.
Exposure, with other causes, had so far reduced his viality that his system
was unable to rally from the sudden and severe attack of this, one of the
most dreaded diseases to which the human system is liable.  Mr. WARNER
leaves a young Widow and two children, one of which is but a few days of
age.

     On the same day, Mr. Joseph WHITEBREAD at his residence near the Depot
in Oconto died of dropsy.  Mr. WHITEBREAD had been suffering with this
disease for months and his death was not at all unexpected.  He was one of
the oldest residents on the river and very generally known.  He was a native of the City of Brussels in the Kingdom of Belgium.
 

OCONTO COUNTY REPORTER
April 08, 1976

DIED. - At Stephensville, Wis on Wednesday, March 29th, of consumption,
Nellie M., youngest daughter  Mrs. Charles PHELPS of Appleton.
Miss PHELPS was thirty years, ten months and four days old, at the time of
her death; and had spent sixteen years in teaching, three of which were
passed in this city.---- Her fine culture and engaging manners had endeared
her to all who knew her best; and few indeed who pass from among us leave
behind as large a circle of warm personal friends to mourn their loss.
 

OCONTO COUNTY REPORTER
June 03, 1876

DIED. - On the 1st of June in the 45th year of her age from Appoplexy,
Isabelle, wife of Thomas Leigh Leighton.  Friends are invited to attend the
funeral which will take place on Saturday at 2 o¹clock p.m.
 

OCONTO COUNTY REPORTER
November 11, 1876

DEATH OF H.L. BARLOW. -- A private letter from a recent business partner of
Mr. H.L. BARLOW recently of this city brings the sad intelligence that Mr.
BARLOW died on last Saturday, the 4th inst. at his residence in Neenah.
His remains were taken to Janesville and buried on Monday.  Mr. BARLOW was a
resident of the city for quite a number of years, being at first in the
employ of the Oconto Company, and afterward engaged in the retail Hardware
Business for about six years then disposing of his business, removed to
Neenah where he has since resided.  He was most intimately known here among
all classes who will most sincerely sympathize with his sorrow stricken
family and relatives some of whom reside here.  Mr. BARLOW was about 40
years of age and leaves a wife at present quite ill, and three young
children.
 

OCONTO COUNTY REPORTER
December 23, 1876

KILLED BY THE CARS.  On Saturday morning of last week, as the southern
bound freight train neared Peshtigo, Brakeman Thomas BURKE, lost his footing and
fell between the cars, and was instantly killed. Young BURKE was 21 years of age and was well known, especially among railroad men, was considered to be one of the most effective brakemen on the route, and a general favorite.  Less than a year age he was married, and lived at Marinette with his young wife whose side he had left but a short
time before the accident, and whose mind it is feared is seriously impaired
from the shock the accident caused.  The funeral occurred at the St.
Joseph¹s Catholic church in this city on Monday.
 

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