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Oconto County Reporter
Nov. 26, 1908

The following account of the death of W. H. Schrubbe of Oconto Falls
which we briefly mentioned last week,
appeared in the Oconto Falls Herald:

William Henry Schrubbe died at his home in this village on Thursday night of last week, aged 66 years, 1 month, 12 days. Mr. Schrubbe was born in Germany, September 24, 1842, and at the age of 13 came with his parents to this country and settled in Watertown, Wis. In 1872 he was married to Miss Wilhelmina Wegner of Green Bay, and moved to Little Suamico where he lived on his farm until 1894, when he moved to Stiles and conducted the Stiles House until 1902.

In 1899 he bought the hotel property here from the Volk brothers, and in 1902 moved into the hotel, which he conducted until his death. The deceased had been ailing for nearly a year past, and for several months had refrained from active work, though he continued to keep in close touch with his business. His death was due to dropsy affliction, which affected his heart. On the evening of his death he was sitting in his easy chair when he quietly fell into a sleep that is eternal in duration. He suffered no pain and had no premonition that the end of his career was so near.

At the reorganization of the State Bank of Oconto Falls, Mr. Schrubbe became a stockholder, and has ever since been on the board of directors. A year ago he was elected a member of the village board of trusties for two years and before coming here was the treasurer of his school district. In all his public and private business affairs he was strict in the performance of the duties, was prompt in all his obligations and was the soul in integrity.

He was buried Sunday in the cemetery east of the village, the funeral services being conducted in the Zion Lutheran church by the pastor, Rev. A. Wischoff. The church was literally packed by the many friends of the deceased, and numbers were unable to gain admission. The honorary pallbearers were T. F. Reynolds, O. C. Madsen, Albert Boyce, C. F. Meyer, A. Lipshitz and Arthur Birr, all stockholders of the bank. The active pallbearers were Conn Marr, George Salchert, Hugh Henry, Theodore Meier, Carson Beaver and John Hofbauer.

Testimonials of love and regard for their deceased friend and relative were evidence in a deluge of beautiful floral emblems and clusters.

The deceased is survived by a sorrowing wife and five daughters, as follows; Mrs. Charles Wach, Oconto Falls; Mrs. Enos Colburn, Green Bay; Mrs. Erick Vockrodt, Wausaukee; Mrs. C. B. Kelly, Munsing, Mich.; Mrs. Rudolph Westphal, Oconto Falls, besides six grandchildren and four sisters. Among those from outside who attended the funeral services were; Mrs. George Heris, and Mr. and Mrs. Klickman, Fond du Lac, Mr. and Mrs. H. Wegner, Cecil, Mrs. Hulda Bnob, Milwaukee, Mrs. C. Mindemann, Pewaulkee, Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Colburn, Stiles.