The many friends of Charles Norton will sympathize with him deeply in his recent affliction the death of his son, aged six years, of diphtheria, the end coming Thursday morning. At 6 o’clock that morning he desired to sit up, which wish was gratified, his
breathing seemingly uninterrupted, and expressing no complaints. Some time afterwards he requested to be placed in bed and in a few moments the end came, without warning. Two others are ill but improving.

Little Annie Hofbauer, aged two years, died at her home in the South ward, Thursday, December 31, of spurious meningitis. The funeral was held Wednesday, from the Catholic Church.

Mary, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lefever, of Pensaukee, died December 29. When the mother awoke in the morning her babe lay dead in her arms. The child was three months old.

In School Section, town of Oconto, December 31, occurred the death of Johan Frederick Schroeder, aged 70 years, his last illness being of six months’ duration. He was born in Mecklenburg, Germany, November 24, 1824, and since coming to this country had
followed the vocation of farmer. The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon at 2’o’clock from the Lutheran church. His wife died in this city on June 11, 1890, and her age was also 70.

Thomas Scanlon was born in county of Kilkenny, Ireland, 1806, and died in this city last Monday, at the age of 88 years. The funeral was held from St. Joseph’s church Thursday morning at 10 o’clock.

Sudden indeed the summons which came to Joel B. Germond at the residence of his son Harry, in this city, last Saturday night. He had been at the drug store during the afternoon and when he arose to accompany his son to tea the latter noticed that he was unsteady in his walk, but thought no more of the circumstance. After tea he did not return to the store, and about half past eight retired for the night. Soon after lying down his breathing became difficult and he grew rapidly worse until he died one hour later, conscious to the end, and his last moments devoid of pain.

Mr. and Mrs. Germond had planned a visit to Oconto during the autumn, but Mr. Germond became suddenly ill with pneumonia and the contemplated trip was abandoned. On the 20th of December they arrived here and were enjoying their stay exceedingly - the old gentleman often remarking while at his home in Rhinelander that he ever looked forward to his visit in Oconto with the greatest pleasure. He had not fully recovered from the inroads of disease, and his death, so sudden, brings to the relatives a grief that cannot be expressed.

Brief services were held at the Oconto residence, Monday morning, Rev. C. R. Burdick offering spiritual consolidation and the following gentlemen officiating as pall bearers: H. M. Royce, George Beyer, L. M. Soyer, E.S. Parks, S.W. Ford and J. Carr. The relatives on the morning train over the Northwestern road left for Fond du Lac, where services were held, and interment took place that afternoon - in the city where Mr. and Mrs. Germond had made their home so many years before removing to Rhinelander. He was 76 years of age.

Thursday morning, at the home of his brother John, of pneumonia of the heart, occurred the death of Jacob Couillard. He was a pioneer of Oconto County, had been a farmer by occupation, and chairman of the town of Oconto many years. He leaves a family of our daughters and three sons and was 69 years of age. The funeral will be held today from the residence of Joseph Leigh, town of Stiles, the interment to take place in the Oconto cemetery

Fred Schedler received notice from the National Soldiers’ home, at Milwaukee, that Frank Vumuessig, a former member of the Seventh Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and an old resident of Oconto, died there on the 19th inst. Also August Zapf, formerly of the Nineteenth Wisconsin Infantry, who lived in Oconto, before the war. He died in the National home during the present month.

The death of Galen Waters Keene, aged twenty months and eighteen days, youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. Luther B. Keene, occurred on the 18th inst., the funeral taking place Sunday afternoon from the house, Rev. G. Bossard conducting the service. The little one had never been well, but the immediate cause of death was pneumonia.

Jerimiah Crane died Tuesday morning in this city at the age of 77 years, his birthplace, Merimichi, N. B., in the year 1818. He had resided in Oconto many years. The funeral was held from St. Mark’s church, Thursday afternoon.

Henry Cole, of Omaha, an uncle of H.U. Cole, of this city, died suddenly at his home in Omaha last Sunday, of hemorrhage, caused by exertion of lifting his wife, a paralytic.

The death at Marinette of Arthur E. Mountain, city attorney, is announced. Mr. Mountain was well known in Oconto and his friends were many. The cause of his death was typhoid fever.

In the North ward, Saturday last, Elsie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Fendt, aged eleven days; funeral Monday, Rev. H. Eisenbach in attendance.

The death of William Kelly, a prominent resident of Oconto Falls, is announced. The funeral occurred under the auspices of the Modern Woodmen.

Charles Hidde died at his home in the East ward on the 29th ult., the funeral occurring on the first inst., from the Lutheran church. He has resided in Oconto ten years. His wife died in 1883. He leaves three sons and one daughter.

A child of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nerenhausen, aged 3 years, died Tuesday morning in the town of Little River. The funeral was held on Thursday from St. Joseph’s church.

Angus McAllister has received an announcement of the death of his father at New Brunswick. He was 96 years of age and came from Scotland to America sixty years ago. He death was caused by a partial stroke of paralysis and old age. Note: Father’s name was Ronald McAlester

Mrs. Julia Nolan died at her home in Oconto, February 5, the body brought to the home of a daughter - Mrs. B. Mulvaney, of this city - and on Tuesday taken to Cedarburg, Ozaukee county for burial. Her age was 79 years, 7 months and 24 days.

V. D. Borden was born in the state of New York, in 1822 and died Feb. 4. 1895, being at his death 72 years and 5 months old. Mr. Borden came to this state the fall of 1865, settling at Two Rivers, Wisconsin, and came to Maple Valley in 1879. Mrs. Borden passed away the second year after coming to Oconto County. Two of the children died in early childhood; the surviving ones are all here except the youngest, Mrs. Lottie Verage, of McNaughton, Wis. Two years ago Mr. Bordon’s health began to fail, but up to that time, he was able to labor and enjoy his daily bread. Mr. Borden was a quiet, upright and industrious man and will be missed by all who knew him. P.S. Olson, of Hickory, conducted the funeral.
 

Out of town people present at the funeral of Mrs. Minnie Cool last week were Miss Carrie Grunert from Green Bay, Mrs. Flatley, Mr. and Mrs. John J. and Ella Flatley and William Flatley from Oconto Falls

A daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rudulf Vestance, aged 11 months, died in the East ward, Wednesday evening, the funeral taking place from the Lutheran church.
 
 

An infant son of JACOB MOE, of Pensaukee, was buried in the town of Waukechon, this county, Monday the remains being brought over on the morning train from Oconto. Mr. Moe formerly resided here but for some time past has been a resident of Pensaukee, where he is engaged in the mercantile business.

J. D. NETTLES, a step-son of Peter Russell, agency farmer at Keshena, died Tuesday morning of consumption, aged 21 years. The remains were taken to Oconto for burial
 

Mr. Classon was born in Quebec in 1833 enlisted in October, 1861, in Co. D., 11th Ill. Cavalry and after the battle of Shiloh was detailed as locomotive engineer on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. While thus engaged he was stricken with paralysis and sent home to die. He recovered and again entered the service of the government. In later years he had been merchandizing and farming but of more immediate date was an inmate of the soldier’s home near Milwaukee. He was related to the Classons of this city. Mr. and Mrs. William Bradley of Marinette and Mrs. John Whitcomb of Manitowoc, were out-of-town relatives at the funeral.

Mrs. Wilhelmine Falk at Brookside, of consumption, at the age of 68 years. She leaves seven children - three in this country and four in Germany.

The child of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Dunt died last Saturday, one hour after birth.
 

DIED.
Infant child of William Wolf, aged one month and one day. Burial at Stiles.
 

John Clarey died at 11 o’clock, Wednesday morning, May 22nd, aged 25 years, after an illness of three months, of consumption of the bowels. He was an industries young man and contributed much to the support of his aged parents, to whom he was always tenderly attached. The sympathy extended to the bereaved ones by the people of this place is universal. The funeral will take place Friday from St. Patrick’s church, Rev. Father Leccia officiating.

Talbert PRICKETTE, who has been residing in this city for some time past, was apprised Monday of the death of his daughter MARY, at South Branch, Oconto County, of consumption. The young lady was about 22 years of age.
 

Deaths

On Thursday afternoon, between 4 and 5 o’clock, the death of Mrs. Mary Fitzsimmons occurred at the home of her son William, with whom she had resided since the death of her husband in 1885. She was 84 years of age on May 7, last, and her death due to old age, as no symptom of disease had been apparent. She was a member of St. Joseph’s church and leaves six children: Mrs. C. H. Mueller, Shawano; Mrs. Edward Maher, Bay City, Mich., Mrs. P. Murphy, Canada; Miss Maggie Fitzsimmons, John and William of this city. The funeral was held this morning. The sympathy of the entire community goes out to the relatives in their bereavement.

Suddenly, and with but slight indication that death was near, Prosper Vandenack expired at his home in his home on the West ward, Thursday morning.  He had not been ill since early in the winter. He came to Oconto from Brown county, six years ago, and leaves a wife and eight children – five living at home. The funeral will be held Saturday morning from St. Peter’s church. Mr. Vandenack was about 60 years old.

The wife of Dan McQueen, a few years ago the landlord of the City hotel, Oconto, died of consumption at their new home in Ft. Howard, on Wednesday. She was 24 years of age and leaves many sorrowing friends. Her remains were brought to Oconto, today for internment.

Fred Clausen, operated on for cancer at the hospital in Menominee, died Tuesday morning from the effects of the operation. He was a resident of the South ward and leaves a large family. The funeral was held Thursday.

A little child of Joseph Lacourcier, aged three months and three days, died in the west ward, Monday morning, and buried Tuesday from St. Peter’s churh.
 

In the country, on the 9th instant, infant child of Mr. and Mrs. August Krueger.

The funeral of Charlie Sorenson at the Presbyterian church, last Saturday, was largely attended and the floral tributes profuse and beautiful. The pall-bearers were Ray Whitney and Randall McDonald - who were with Charlie upon that fatal afternoon- Allan Classon, Peter Johnson, Charlie Smith and Julius Frank.

John Howard, aged eight weeks, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Farrell, of East Main street, died on Wednesday morning, of Cholera infantum. Funeral services from the house this morning.
 

Donald Ethel, aged seven months, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald McQueen, Oconto Falls, on 12th instant. Interment in Catholic cemetery, this city.
 

W. J. Booker, a resident of Fond du Lac, while on a visit to his grandfather, James Farquahr, near Couillardville, came to Oconto for the
services of a physician. This was on Friday last. Returning to Couillardville, that night, he expired at about 2 o'clock Saturday
morning. The funeral was held Monday at Couillardville; interment in the Oconto cemetery. Samuel and George Booker of this city are
brothers of deceased.

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The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Petrie died at North Branch Siding on Wednesday, aged seven weeks.
 
 

After a patient illness of nearly three years, Miss Mary Elizabeth Pike died at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Pike, in the South
ward, on Monday morning at 4 o'clock. Had she lived until the first month of 1896 she would have been 20 years of age. She was patient in
suffering, exercising a Christian spirit in her daily associations, retained friendships and was popular with circle of acquaintances. She was a communicant
of St. Mark's church and happy in the consciousness of the new home beyond. The funeral was held from the church on Wednesday, Rev. Fr. Mead 
offering consolation to those in affliction. The pallbearers were young men who had been her friends from childhood: Arthur Beck, Allan Classon, 
Frank Dancer, Roy Solway, Will Gagnon, and Howard O’Keef. Among out-of-town relatives present were her two brothers from Milwaukee.

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W. A. Holt last Saturday received a telegram from Colorado Springs, announcing the death of his sister, Mrs. Lillie Holt, of consumption.
Mr. and Mrs. Holt attended the funeral at Lake Forest on Tuesday.

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John P. Dean, a prosperous young merchant of Paw Paw, Ill., and husband of Mellie E. Hodges, a niece of Mrs. Geo. E. Knapp of this city, died
September 22, sincerely mourned by a large circle of friends and acquaintances.

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Arthur, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis St. Louis, aged 11 months. Funeral held from the house in the South ward.

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Eliza, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Neumann, aged 7 years, died of diphtheria. The family resides in the East ward.
 

The death of Mrs. Henry Magee occurred at her home in Peshtigo one week ago this morning, by consumption, aged 49 years. She leaves a husband
and three children. The funeral took place from the Congregational church on Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Mrs. Goodrich and Miss Magee,
sisters of Mr. Henry Magee attended the funeral.

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Died, October 12, Viola May, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Hoar, aged 8 months, 12 day.

The funeral service was conducted by Rev. Upson on Sunday, at 2 o'clock, and was largely attended. The many friends extend the sympathy to the
sorrowing ones.
 

On Wednesday the body of Joseph LeClaire, who died at his home in Depere, was brought to Oconto and the funeral held in St. Peter’s
church. Mr. LeClaire was a resident of this city for many years previous to his removal to Depere, and followed the trade of shoemaking. He also
speculated in lands, and was successful in that pursuit.

Samuel LeClaire of this city is a brother of deceased, Mrs. John Riley is a sister of Mrs. Joseph LeClaire and Daniel O’Keef a brother of Mrs.
LeClaire and Mrs. Riley.

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William Hooper died at Minneapolis. Former resident of Marinette.

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Frank Sholtz, a hermit in the northern part of Marinette county for many years, died at Ellis Junction.
 

Mrs. Frances M. Cole died at her home on Main street last Saturday morning at 4 o'clock having been an invalid for the past six years. Her
birthplace was Poughkeeepsie, N.Y. and on October 9, 1856, she became the wife of Mr. Augustus Cole. Mr. Cole had previously been employed by
his uncle, Mr. Uri Balcom, in superintending his saw mill interests at Stiles, this state, and at this little hamlet on the Oconto river they
entered upon their married life.

There were forty families dwelling there, including laborers about the mill, all of whom came from New York. Of the fifteen intimate friends of
Mrs. Cole - comprising her own social circle at that time – but three are now living - Mrs. Uri Pearsail of Fort Scott, Kan.; Mrs. W.C. D.
Grannis of Chicago and Mrs. Goodrich of this city.

With the exception of the winter of 1858, when they were at Eau Claire, Mr. and Mrs. Cole remained at Stiles until ‘63, when they came to
Oconto, where Mr. Cole was again employed by Mr. Balcom in the business now owned by the Holt Lumber Company. Mr. Cole died on the 9th of
February, 1892, and Oconto had continued the home of Mrs. Cole up to the time of her death. They had but one child -
Henry - now a druggist in this city. Three years ago she united with the Oconto Presbyterian church.

The funeral was held from the family residence on Monday, and was largely attended, Rev. G. Bossard conducting the service, the following
officiating as pallbearers: Messrs H. M. Royce, O.A. Ellis, W. H. Young, P. Shufelt, G. J. Flanders, S. W. Ford.

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Agnes Anna, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Westcott, died at Brookside on the 24th instant.
 

Mrs. Augusta Bagley Doney, wife of William Doney, died Friday October 25th, 1895, at the house of his father, Ira Doney, near Leighton. She
was twenty-three years of age and leaves two little children, a daughter and son. The funeral was held at the house on Sunday the 27th, Rev. Z.
F. Blakely conducting the service. A large procession of friends followed the remains to the internment in the cemetery at Oconto.
 

Frank Paya died at his home in the West ward, Monday, the funeral being held on Wednesday from St. Peters church. Years ago he resided upon a
farm in this county and in winters followed the occupation of log-jobber, but during the past three years he had occupied his present
residence. Two years ago he suffered a paralytic stroke and had been constantly confined to his bed up to the time of his death. He leaves
and wife and five children.

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Mrs. George A. Baldwin received a telegram, Wednesday, announcing the death of Mrs. G. A. R. Meredith of Richmond, Va.

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The funeral of Miss Addie Brown, who died of pneumonia at her home in Menominee, was held on Sunday. She was well known among the young people
of Oconto.

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A. Weise, a well known citizen of Green Bay, also well known in Oconto, died on Monday. The deceased was a wealthy man and a member of the firm
of Weise and Holman, wholesale crockery dealer.

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The death of Nicholas Kayser occurred on the 17th inst. of heart disease. He formerly resided at Little Suamico. 

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Mrs. Emma DeKaster died on Tuesday, of typhoid fever, at the age of 33; also Hans Sogey, aged 62 years.
 

Mr. E. W. Tallmadge departed this life at the home of his daughter in Hanerville, Dane county, Nov. 26 at the age of 75 years, four months,
and eight days. He leaves four children - S. B. Tallmadge, of Oconto; James E., Tucson, Arizona; John J., Minneapolis, and Mrs. Cordelia Bragg
of Hanerville.  Deceased was a mason and a member of the Oconto lodge.
 

The funeral of the late Thomas Millidge was largely attended on Monday morning from the family residence on Main street, the services conducted
by Rev. C. R. Burdick, and the following friends of many years officiating as pallbearers: H. M. Royce, Gregor Roth, N. L. McCauslin,
Ernest Funke, George Beyer and Henry Sargent.

The singing was furnished by a ladies quartet consisting of Mrs. William Watson, Mrs. Hitchcock, Miss Peck, Marinette, and Miss Minnie McDonald,
Green Bay, with Mrs. James Watson, Marinette, accompanist. Others from away were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Page, Mrs. Henry Vandenberg, Mrs.
Reinboldt, Jefferson Lindsay, Marinette; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Brunquest and son, Menominee; Mr. and Mrs. Lorenzo Colson, Mill Center; Hugh McDonald, Green Bay.

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The death of Mr. Bergeman, who married Miss Edna Russell in this city about a year ago, occurred recently in Menominee, the funeral taking
place at the home of his parents at Little Suamico. The circumstances of his death are unusually sad, Mrs. Russell (Bergeman) being left with a
babe but three weeks old.

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The death of Miss Clara Teshke occurred Thursday morning, from lung ever. Funeral tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock.

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Mrs. Majors of Abrams died very suddenly one day last week. Mrs. Majors died at 9 o'clock on Thanksgiving evening, at the home of
her son-in-law, Joe Marteau, of Morgan, aged 69 years. A large number from Abrams attended the funeral.
 

P. S. Olson was called to Kelly Brook Dec. 7, to conduct funeral services over the remains of Chas. Marsh, who died Dec. 5. Mr. Marsh was
born in New York in 1831. In 1874 he came to Wrightstown, Wis., and a year later he removed to Seymour. Mr. Marsh leaves a wife and six
children to mourn his loss. The remains were taken to Seymour for burial. Mr. Marsh was a man of man excellent qualities as a father,
husband, neighbor, and friend.

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We note the untimely decease of Clare Schulz who died on Tuesday evening. She was attacked about a week before with a sore throat, but
had not been considered dangerously ill till within a few hours of her death. Dr. Oshwald pronounced the case a very mild form of Diphtheria.
Clara was the youngest daughter of John Schulz of the creamery and was generally beloved.
 

Miss Tressa Lemerond died at her home in the South ward, yesterday morning at 9:30 o'clock, of consumption, after an illness of one year,
at the age of twenty years, two months and three days. With wife and four children - his entire family - dead - Mr. Lemerond is indeed to be
pitied, and friends extend sympathy in his great bereavement. The funeral will be held from St. Peter’s church, Saturday, at 10:45 a.m.
Tuesday before she died, Tressa selected her own pallbearers, communicating her desire to a lady friend. They are as follows: Howard
Kennedy, Gilbert Morrow, Jr., Howard Simpson, Peter Davis, George and Joseph Williams.

Again come the sad tidings that death has claimed another pure and noble heart - a man with bright prospects, of noble character and moral
strength, whose life was a blessing to his fellows.

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Franz Joseph Bergman passed to the sleep that knows no awakening at his home at Wells, Mich., Nov. 27th. His remains arrived here on
Thanksgiving night, accompanied by his grief-stricken widow and other relatives. The last sad rites were held the following Saturday morning
at St. Joseph's church, interment being made in cemetery here. Mr. Bergman was born in Sheboygan, Wis., July 1, 1856, came to Little
Suamico with his parents six months later, and has been an esteemed resident of this place, excepting the past year at Wells. He was town
treasurer several years. A year ago, Nov. 28th, he was united in marriage to Miss Edna Russell of Oconto, when he moved to Wells, where
he was employed as filer in Davis Mason's mill. Besides his sorrowing wife and infant son, he leaves aged parents, and
sisters - Mrs. M. J. Malloy of this place, Mrs. A. Kayser of Green Bay, and brother E. J. Bergman of Bark River, Mich. The entire community
deeply deplores his demise and the grief of those near to him is shared by all who enjoyed the pleasure of his acquaintance.

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A telegram, Thursday morning, announced the death at East Tawas, Mich., of  Robert Hibbard, a brother of Mrs. W. H. Young.  Mr. Hibbard was about
30 years of age and at one time resided in Oconto.

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Aggie, aged 10 years, daughter of  Mr. and Mrs. John Farrell, died at the family home in Frenchtown, of diphtheria. Funeral Tuesday morning.

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Mrs. Scanlin, died at her home in the West ward, Wednesday and the funeral was held this morning. She was one of the oldest residents of Oconto.

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Infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Strack died at their home in the South ward, Tuesday afternoon.

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Charles Peters, who took an unknown poison, died a few days afterwards in great agony. It now believed that suicide was intended.

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Mrs. Laura Porter Fairchild, aged 85 years, widow of the late Rev. John Fairchild, died at the home of her son last Sunday evening. Mr.
Fairchild was 81 when he died. They came to Marinette from Indiana, in 1869. Two daughters and five sons survive them. The deceased was made
especially happy a few days before her death by a reunion of all of the members of her family.