contributor: Gloria A. Olson

Oconto County Reporter, 
July 7, 1913.  

VICTIM OF GALL STONES
Fred Baerenwalt of Lena died at Hospital Tuesday

Fred Baerenwalt of Lena died at the Oconto County Hospital Tuesday morning at 1:30 o'clock, after, an operation for gall stones. He had been in the hospital four weeks and underwent two operations.

Deceased was born in Germany December 23, 1875. He was unmarried and lived on a farm two miles south of Lena.

He is survived by his father and stepmother, Mr. and Mrs. Julius Baerenwalt, of Oconto Falls, four sisters, Mrs. Charles Hoernke of Oconto, Mrs. George Bonner of Oconto Falls, Miss Amelia Baerenwalt of Chicago and Mrs. Wm. Yahnke of Abrams and two brothers, Charles, of Oconto Falls and Otto, whose address is unknown.

His remains were taken to the home of his sister in the South ward and the funeral was held at two o'clock this afternoon from the German Lutheran church, Rev. H. Eisenbach officiating, with internment in Evergreen cemetery.

Among those who attended the funeral from out of the city besides his parents were Mr. and Mrs. Carl Yahnke and Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Zeismer (Ziesmer) of Pensaukee, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Lambrecht and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lambrecht of Lena and Miss Amelia Baerenwalt of Chicago.

NOTE: There are two obvious errors in the obit, Fred's last name should be spelled Baerenwald as it appears on German documents and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Zeismer last name should be spelled Ziesmer. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Yahnke were his uncle and aunt.