Peter Leland Schaaf

Peter Leland, the few months old little son of Mr. & Mrs. Heinrich Schaaf who live in the vicinity of Jewell, died in the night Monday. The remains received Christian burial from the former home on Tuesday, under the direction of Pastor H. Rottmann.

[d. Nov 1906]

Maria Hudson

In the home of Joseph Juber, deceased a week ago, his long time housekeeper, Maria Hudson also died Tuesday evening, at the age of 61 years, 9 months and 13 days, after she was ill for a little over a week. Her remains were taken to Riverside Cemetery for Christian burial.

[d. NOV 1906]

Michael Vanvlerah

On Monday morning about 5 o'clock, in his home in Defiance Township, the war veteran Michael Vanvlerah died at the age of 73 years. About 50 years ago he came from Tuscarawas County, Ohio to this area and has lived here ever since. In the Civil War he was a member of Company I of the 80th Ohio Infantry regiment. He leaves behind a widow and two grown children. His remains were taken from the Oakland chapel Wednesday morning and laid in Taylor Cemetery.

[b. 1835, d. 24 Nov 1906]
[also spelled van vlerah or van vlerak]

Wilhelm Möhring

After a severe physical and mental illness, which just at the beginning of the year had become apparent, on Saturday morning about 9 o'clock in his farmhouse in Defiance Township, Wilhelm Möhring died from general exhaustion, at the age of almost 41 years. He was a son of Mr. & Mrs. Friedrich and Dorothea Möhring and had spent his entire life in Defiance County. On 12 October 1892 he married Miss Lydia Zucker, who with three small children survives him. One child preceded his father into Eternity and also his mother on 1 January of this year. Besides the widow and three children, left behind are the aged father, brothers J. August and T. Edwin Möhring in Napoleon and the sisters Mrs. Ferdinand T. Benecke and Mrs. Theodor F. Benecke of Ridgeville Corners.

The burial took place Monday afternoon under the direction of Pastor F. A. Kiess from St. John's Lutheran Church to the Riverside cemetery. The pallbearers were H.W. Vohlke, Frank McCann, John Dusaberg, Louis K. Miller, Henry Telschow and Fr. Beindorf.

Donald Barber

Drowned in the Auglaize, from which he had rescued a playmate

In fourteen year old Donald Barber, the eldest son of the Presbyterian preacher Arthur Barber here, on Wednesday afternoon about 4 o'clock, our rivers have claimed another victim. Donald and an also unskilled at swimming playmate by the name of Ledyard Gettmann were at the aforementioned time at Koctor Sites boathouse, which is behind the Barbers' home in the Auglaize, watching from there some youngsters swimming from the further bank. There the young Gettmann lost his hold and slid into the water. His comrade was guickly at hand and helped him to secure his footing. But in doing that, Donald leaned too far over and also plunged into the water, and sank immediately. Gettmann called loudly for help, and it could only have been a few minutes before the search began for the victim, whose body was recovered within 20 minutes at most. For a good hour Doctors Powell, Reynolds and Chapman tried to restore the seemingly extingished spark of life -- but all for nought. Donald's spirit had returned to Him, who had given it.

The remains were laid to rest Friday morning after a funeral service held by Pastor S. W. Slagle, from the former home to the chapel crypt.

Rodger Hire

Rodger, the young son of Mr. & Mrs. Fred. Hire of South Richland, died Friday morning at the age of 6 months and 7 days. The little remains were taken Sunday morning from the former home and the south Poplar Ridge Church to the Hire cemetery. Pastor John Flory of Adams Township led the funeral service.

[d. 14 Aug 1904 - Richland Township, Defiance, Ohio]