Carrol Hoschack

An infant son of the George Hoschack family living near Jewell died from diphtheria Monday at the age of one year and one month. Burial of the (small) remains took place Tuesday afternoon from the St. Michael's Catholic Church on the North Ridge.

[b 17 July 1905 d 10 Oct 1906 - North Richland, Defiance,OH]
[mother: Carrie Fronk]
[Find_a_Grave memorial: 55194112]

Franz Meier

After a few week illness, on Saturday afternoon about 5 o'clock, Franz Meier died in his residence in Emerald Township, Paulding County, from a stomach and abdominal complaint. He was born in Meiersbach, Grand Duchy of Oldenburg, and resided until the year 1873 in Europe. About forty years ago in Paris France, he married Miss Maria Justinger, a sister of the also here well known Mr. Anton Justinger; about the year 1873 he came with his family to this country and settled on the farm in Paulding County, which remained his home until the end of his life. His wife died eleven years ago, and barely one year ago also one son preceded him into Eternity. Surviving him, besides distant relatives, are two grown sons. His age was 84 years, 11 months and 1 day. His remains were brought Tuesday morning under the direction of Father Cappe from the Catholic Church in Junction to the grave.

The funeral Mass was sung by Michael J. Walz, John M. Forst, C. M. Reinemeier, Georg Wilsberg and A. Schlientz of Defiance, while Michael Kinstle of Moats, Ohio served as organist. Besides these, Joseph Schlembach and wife from Defiance attended the burial.

Mrs. Anna Bösling

On Wednesday of the previous week about eleven o'clock at night, in the family residence in Richland Township, Anna Bösling, wife of Mr. Dietrich Bösling died in her sleep. she was a daughter of Heinrich Cordes of near Holgate, and was born on the 2nd of September 1866 in Niendorf by Bisselhovede, Hannover. In the Lutheran Church there, she was baptized, instructed and confirmed. when about twenty years of age, she immigrated with her family to America and settled in this region. On the 3rd of December 1891 she entered with Dietrich Bösling into Holy Matrimony. On the 17th of September her sixth child was born, and just two days later, on Wednesday, the 19th of September about eleven o'clock, she breathed her last, from a serious and painful form of kidney disease known as uremia. She had reached the age of 40 years and 17 days and leaves behind her sorrowing widower, six minor children, namely three boys and three girls, her father, one sister and four brothers. The burial, at which Pastor H. Rottmann officiated and gave the burial sermon on Jeremiah 29, verse 11, took place Saturday morning with a large attendance at the Florida cemetery.

[Diedrich d 22 Jun 1940]

Henry Baker

In his residence in Florida, Henry County, on Monday evening of this week shortly after eight o'clock, Henry Baker died. On the 29th of April, he was 49 years old, and leaves behind a widow with two children, one son and one daughter. The burial will take place Thursday afternoon about 2 o'clock from the Reformed Church in Florida under the direction of Pastor Albin Beer to the Brinkmann cemetery.

[d 2 Sep 1907]

Alwina J. Kiser

In the residence of Andrew J. Kiser in Defiance Township, on Friday morning about 7:30, his wife Alwina J., a born Lauchlen, died at the age of 56 years. She was from the vicinity of Arcadia in Hancock county, Ohio by birth and came about 20 years ago with her family from Fostoria to this area. Of the two children, to whom she gave life, the one, a daughter, has died; the son Gilbert D. Kiser survives her. Her remains were buried Monday morning under the direction of Pastor C. A. Smucker from the English Methodist Church here to the Riverside cemetery.

[d 30 Aug 1907; on a. cert, name Alzina]

Heinrich Wendt

Heinrich Wendt, whose mortal remains were brought last Friday afternoon from the St. John's Lutheran Church in Mark Township to the grave, was born on the 17th of October 1835 in Mecklenburg and is therefore 71 years, 10 months and 11 days old. In the year 1852 he came to America and settled first in Ft. Wayne, Ind. The last 35 years of his life he has spent in Mark Township.

He had been plagued for thirty years with rheumatism, which has given him especially great pain in the last few years. After a long sickness, finally on the past wednesaay, the 28th of August about 2 in the morning, he quietly died in his sleep. Of his own five children there are three, of his stepchildren two still alive. Pastor J. F. Ruff held the funeral oration from Offenb. 14,13 on the theme "From a holy death follows eternal happiness". Only he, who thru contrition and penitence follows his Redeemer and dies in such belief, has a holy death succeeds to eternal blessedness and rest from all labor.

[d 28 Aug 1907]