George Rossmann

The widower George Rossmann dies a sudden death on the night of last Friday in his farmhouse in Hicksville Township, at the age of about 75 years. On the day before his death he was still spry and in good spirits, and that evening, as his son Charles, who lived with him, was going to bed, sat reading his newspaper at the table. when his son woke the next morning, he found his father's body on the floor. Apparently it was a heart attack, which had brought his life to such an unexpected end. As far as we know, the deceased left behind five grown children. His remains were buried on Sunday. We don't know anything further about the course of his life.

[b. 1834 Hesse, Germany; d. 03 Dec 1904 - Hicksville TWp.,? Defiance,? Ohio]
[also spelled Roszmann, Ruszmann]

Friedrich Hohenberger

On Friday morning about 4 o'clock in his home in south Richland, Friedrich Hohenberger, of only 26 years of age, died from a kidney disease. As sad as any death is, what makes this case even sadder, is the fact that on Saturday morning, the wife of the deceased bore a baby boy. Besides this family, the deceased leaves behind a brother named Eduard in Chicago, and many more distant relatives in this area. His remains were were taken Sunday afternoon from the English Lutheran Church near Standley, under the direction of Pastor R. E. M. Engers to Hohenberger's Private cemetery for burial. Beside the coffin, the baby son of the deceased was baptized, and received his father's name, Friedrich.

[birth: 1878 - Richland TWp.; death: 02 Dec 1904 - Richland Township,? Defiance,? Ohio]
[s/o John Hohenberger,? Nettie Bauer; m. Minnie J. Esteniear or Eitenier, 22 Aug 1901 - Defiance,? Ohio]
[son Ernest Friedrich, b. 3 Dec 1904]

Georg F. Bonn

George F. Bonn, a citizen of our city for the last 45 years, died of a stroke about midnight Sunday in his home in North Defiance, at the age of 62 years. For many months he had been showing signs of strokes, and Friday morning the sickness returned with a stronger attack, which led to his end. Mr. Bonn was born in Lorain county, Ohio but came as a youth to Defiance. He served in the civil war and returned hither after his enlistment ran out. In 1871 he married Miss Anna Schlembach, who with four grown children - Mrs. Wm. Robinson, Miss Mary, Charles, and Frank E. Bonn - survives. Two sisters of the deceased, the widow [of] Georg Schlembach and Mrs. Charles Russett, live here in Defiance. The remains were taken yesterday morning from St. John's Catholic Church to Riverside cemetery [for burial].

[middle name Franklin]
[married 26 Oct 1871 - Defiance,?ohio]

Mrs. Christ. Grossmann
Barbara Elisabeth Grossman



This past Thursday morning in Highland Township, Barbara Elisabeth Grossman, wife of Mr. Christian Grossmann and eldest daughter of the late Johann Wolfrum and his wife Margarethe, born Winter, died. She was born on the 3 of May 1873 in Highland Township and in the year 1887 was confirmed in St. Stephan's Evangelical Lutheran Church there. In the year 1898 she married the surviving spouse, Mr. Christian Grossmann, to whom she presented three children; one of these children preceded the mother into Eternity. For a number of years Mrs. Grossmann has suffered from consumption, but last Thursday morning she was released from her suffering by a holy death. She leaves behind her sorrowing husband, two minor children, her sorrowing mother, a sister and four brothers. She was only 32 years, 9 months and 12 days of age.



On the past Sunday morning, the deceased, under the direction Pastor Diemer and with a large number [of mourners] received Christian burial from St. Stephan's Evangelical Lutheran Church on the south Ridge.



[b._1874 -Highland Twp, Defiance OH; d. 15 Feb 1906 -Highland Township,? Defiance,? Ohio]



Andrew Tuttle

In the Presbyterian Hospital in Chicago, to which he was admitted on Tuesday of the week before last, Andrew Tuttle, an honored citizen of our city, died yesterday about four o'clock, after a protracted sickness from stomach cancer. His son Neil, who, upon receiving the report Sunday morning of the critical condition of his father, had traveled to Chicago, was with him when his end came.

Andrew Tuttle was born on 30 October of the year 1845 here in Defiance, and with the exception of the few years he spent in the civil war and the area of Florida*, spent his entire lifetime among us. On 26 May 1870 he entered with Miss Elisabeth Lang into marriage, which was blessed with three children. Of these, both the sons Neil and Leonhard are still alive. With them and the deeply sorrowful wife, the stepdaughter Lotte await the return of the man, whose favorite abode was in the circle of his family.

The deceased followed various occupations. He was farmer, corn (?grain) dealer, and grocer. For one term he was sheriff of Defiance county and also served his fellow citizens on the city council. He was a gentleman from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head -- the writer can bear witness to that without reservation. The remains were brought by the B. & O. Railroad to Defiance yesterday evening. Decisions concerning the burial had not yet been made, when this edition had to go to press.

[d. 21 Feb 1906, Chicago, Cook, IL]
[*Florida, Henry county, OH per 1880 census]
[Neil= John Cornelius; Leonhard= Leonard Andrew]