contributor: Dorothy Hagemann

 
June 30, 1936 

DIES TUESDAY A. M. FUNERAL TODAY

Death claimed William Brehmer 64, at 7:16 Tuesday morning at the Wilford Noel home in the city. He had been ailing for a year the immediate cause of his death being a hemorrhage.

Funeral services were held at ? o'clock this afternoon from the Isadore LaCombe home, 121 Bridge street, with the Rev. H. Eisenbach officiating. Burial was in the Oconto Evergreen cemetery.

Pallbearers were Charles LeMay, Ernest Bourassa, Lloyd Fumelle Fred Hazen and Alfred Herline.

The deceased was born in Germany in 1871. He has lived in Oconto since he was 18 years a age. For a number of years he was engaged in fishing.

Survivors are four sisters and two brothers Mrs. Isadore La Combe, city, Mrs, Ferdinand Gaertig of Morgan, Mrs. John Borchardt of Fond du Lac, Mrs. Charles Bitters, Lena, Gus Brehmer of Stiles and Herman Brehme of Rock, Mich.

Among the out-of-town people here to attend the funeral were Harry Bitters of Lena, Mrs. John Borchardt, Fond du Lac; Mrs Harold Anderson and Mrs. L Soch of North Fond du Lac, Mrs Martin Frinty, Mrs. Charles Koeppen and Mrs. Clara Buse of Milwaukee.