Two near centenarians of Oconto county died during the past week. Both men came to Oconto when it was a mere Wilderness, and lived to see Oconto grow from a few frame buildings to the enterprising community it is today.
The men came to Oconto, one in 1856 the other in 1865, when this locality knew nothing about a railroad, when the only highways were the trails made through the timber land.
Ernest Rhode, ninety-five years old, died at his home on Park avenue, this city, Sunday afternoon at 3:30 from diseases incident to old age (March 22, 1925).