With a heavy heart we we must report to our readers that on last Friday shortly before noon our brother and longtime foreman Gottfried Carl Sigismund Deindörfer, after a more than five week illness from nervous fever passed away peacefully in his sleep.
The deceased was born on the 17th of December 1864 in the state of Iowa and came with his parents who have preceded him into Eternity, Pastor Johannes and Katherine Deindörfer, as a few week old baby to Toledo and in the year 1871 to Defiance, where since then he had spent most of his time. As a youth he learned from his brother Heinrich, deceased these 25 years, the trade of printing which he practiced almost without interruption until his death. He worked variously in Waverly, Iowa., on the "Kirchenblatt" (Church newspaper) of the Lutheran Iowa Synod, on the Toledo "Express", on the English newspaper here and as well for 20 years on the “Herold”, which first edition he helped set. Every employer, for whom he worked, gladly gave the recommendation, that he was an exceptionally capable and diligent fellow, who worked too much rather than too little. What the deceased [gone to his rest] was as husband and father, as brother and friend and Citizen, only they know, who stood dreading by his sickbed and mourning at his bier, since he was modest and retiring, so that not many knew of his heart of gold and experienced his unswerving loyalty.
In the year 1904, on the 29th of May, he married Miss Bessie Pocock, who survives him along with the four year old son Paul and the two year old son Johannes. Also remaining behind: the sisters Mrs. Christine Wacke in East Toledo, Mrs. Anna Bredow is Oshkosh, Wis., Mrs. Maria Engelbrecht and Miss Line Deindörfer in Waverly, Iowa, and the brother J. A. Deindörfer.
His mortal remains were taken Sunday afternoon from the former residence on Seneca Street under the direction of Pastor W. H. Bunge to the Riverside Cemetery and laid to final rest. Often he, a friend of music and a capable singer, had sung, "I will go Home, the Father's House draws me, to the heart of the Father." May this faithful soul have found rest and peace in the Father's House at the Father's Heart!
Pallbearers at the burial were the printer F. J. Papenhagen, Johannes Eck, Frank Schneider, George Hepler and T. P. Cantlon and his best friend Fred. March. At the grave[side] Mr's M. J. Walz, Franz Wohlsiffer, John Forst, Joseph, John and Karl Eck and C. M. Reinemaier performed the song, "As they peacefully sleep." To all (of these), the pallbearers, the donors of the beautiful flowers, and all the sympathizing friends are in the name of the mourning survivors given the most cordial and genuine thanks.
Adam Wilhelm, one of the oldest pioneers of this landscape, died Sunday morning in his residence No. 424 Wayne Street from the infirmities of age. Born on the 23rd of June 1823 in the Kingdom of Prussia, he came with his parents as a 13 year old boy to this country and lived at first in Stark and Tuscarawas Counties in this state. In the year 1840 the Wilhelm family settled in Brunersburg, but a year later settled on a farm in Pleasant Township, Henry County. Grown to young manhood, Adam Wilhelm worked on the Independence Dam as wagoner, later as a smith, farmer and small business man with such success, that in the year 1871 he was able to take over the flour mill here. From then on he practiced as miller until age forced him into retirement, and since then he has mostly given himself to a life of rest. He served his fellow Citizens for six years as County Commissioner, six years on the city counCil and six years on the school board. He was twice married; his first wife was named Maria Anna Rickert and she presented him with nine children, of whom still living are the son Frank and the daughters Maria, Anna and Clara. His second wife was names Rosa Birgho; She also receded him in death. His remains were taken Wednesday morning about 9 o'clock from the St. John's Catholic Church with a large attendance to the Riverside Cemetery under the direction of Father Gloden.