Many friends paid their last respects to Mrs. Salchert, as she and her family were highly esteemed in Oconto Falls. Mr. Salchert was one of the first trustees of the Village of Oconto Falls after its organization. The Salcherts were married by the Rev. Fox in 1873 in Green Bay. This priest was later bishop of the Green Bay diocese.
After their marriage they conducted the Maple Valley House in Lena until 1899 when they moved to Oconto Falls and Mr. Salchert built a hardware store and wagon and blacksmith shop. The store was sold in 1901 to F. J. Kilmer and a year later both buildings were ruined by fire. Both men rebuilt at once and Mr. Salchert continued his work until the day of his death on November 18, 1912. Since that time Mrs Salchert has resided in Terre Haute and Indianapolis, Indiana.
The deceased lady was born Mary Ann Annhueser in Kessling, Germany on November 8, 1853, and was almost 86 years of age at the time of her passing. While she had been in frail health the latter years she was ill but two days. Besides her husband, four of the ten children born to them have passed to the Great Beyond. The surviving children are H. A. Salchert, Indianapolis; J. J. Salchert, Chicago; Kathryn Cougeil, Spokane, Washington; Josephine Pray, Los Angeles, California; Matt Salchert of Antigo, and George of St. Mary’s Idaho. Only Herman Joseph and Matt and their wives were able to come for the obsequies. However there were many friends from Green Bay, De Pere, Gillett, Shawano and New London present at the rite held at St Anthony’s Catholic Church on Tuesday at ten o’clock. The Rev. P. J. Grosnick officiated. The casket was borne by J. C. Meyer, Leo Jelenskie, Edward Graf, Chas. Coopman, Wm. Wittman and Lawrence Stuelke of Gillett, and interment took place by the grave of her husband.
The Woman’s Benefit Association, of which Mrs. Salchert was a pioneer, and the Christian Mothers Society paid their respects to a former member by attending the rites in their respective groups.