contributor: Richard LaBrosse

 
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While it was generally know that Mr. Theodor Meier was not in good health, it was with a sense of shock that we learned of his serious illness then of his death on Tuesday evening at six-thirty o'clock. Mr. Meier suffered a paralytic stroke on Sunday. He had been up and about the latter part of last week.

Mr. Meier was born, March 10th, 1859, at Weisenhagen, Pommern, Germany, and he received his education there, and grew to manhood. On Sept. 25th, 1881 he was married to Miss Bertha Kluge, at Greifewald, Germany. To this union seven children were born, Ernest, Anna, Alma, Walter, Gertrude, Elizabeth and William. Alma, Mrs. August Kramb, Walter and Gertrude are deceased.

In 1896, the family came to America, landing in New York, but came on to Oconto Falls, where Mr. Meier has resided ever since. In 1902 on the 12th of January, Mrs. Meier passed away.

On February 9th, 1903, his marriage to Magdalena Wachtel took place at Menominee, Michigan. After being married twenty-five years, Mrs. Meier died on February 6th 1928. Since her death, Mr. Meier has made his home with his daughter Elizabeth and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Leo M. Marquardt.

Survivors are his daughter, who has ministered so faithfully to him, and Mrs. Anna Smith of Chicago, two sons, Ernest of Oconto Falls and William of Stiles. A step son, Jack Wachtel, who is married and lives in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, a son-in-law August Kramp, a brother Carl Meier of Green Bay, and twenty-two grandchildren also survive. His only sister Mrs. Freda Regal passed away here about four years ago. The last rites will be conducted on Friday at one o'clock at the Marquardt home, and at two o'clock at the St. Jacob's Lutheran church by the Rev. Lorenz Schultheiss. Mr Maier was a faithful member of this church throughout his life here. Burial will dake place at Woodlawn cemetery. Jas. F. O'Neill is in charge of funeral arrangements.

And so another life prominent in the history making of Oconto Falls has moved. Mr. Meier opened the tailor shop here having learned his trade well in Germany and conducted it in the honest open-hearted way of the man he was. He was renowned for fair dealing, good neighbor and friend, and he will be greatly missed, not only by the older people who knew him so well, but by the younger generation who called him "Grandpa". Grandpa Meier has gone home but we are sure the sterling qualities that made him a man are not gone, but will live forever in the good he has done.