Richard Schatz

Richard Schatz, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Schatz in Highland Township, died on Wednesday afternoon about 5 o'clock in Camp Sherman at the age of 21 years, 8 months and 16 days. He had gone to the military camp on the 5th of September and was stricken there in the last week with the Spanish influenza, which developed into a fatal lung ailment. This youth in the prime of life so suddenly taken leaves behind the parents, the brothers Karl in Salina, Kansas, and Albert in Toledo, as well as the sister Mrs. Florence Schnabel near Elyria, Ohio. The remains were brought hither on Friday under the escort of the sergeant Karl Horst from Toledo, and on Saturday afternoon buried from the residence of his parents and the St. Stephan's' Evangelical Lutheran Church in the graveyard of the congregation. Pastor C. H. Schröder officiated.

We wish to offer our sincere sympathy to the survivors in their bitter loss. And to the young man, who offered himself for his Fatherland, we wish eternal rest.

[birth: 21 Jan 1897 Highland Twp., Defiance Co., Ohio]
[death: 7 October 1918 Camp Sherman, Ross Co., Ohio]
[burial: 10 Oct 1918 St. Stephan's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Defiance, Ohio]
[parents: George Schatz, Caroline Wirth]

Adam Hiester

Adam Hiester, son of Joseph and Maria Hiester, died on Friday morning about half past 8 o'clock in his residence in South Richland at the age of 61 years, 4 months and 21 days. Born on the 21st of January 1859 in South Richland, he was baptized by the late Pastor Adam Detzer in the St. Stephan's Lutheran Chuch and received there his religious instruction. Both parents, one brother and two sisters preceded him in death. Surviving him are the sister Miss Katharine Hiester, who ran the household for him, the sister Mrs. Amanda Derge residing here and the brother Raymond Hiester in Rice Lake in the state of Wisconsin. Also left behind are five nephews and five nieces. Adam Hiester died in the same house in which he first saw the light of day. From there and from the St. John's Lutheran Church in Defiance, his mortal remains were buried Sunday afternoon under the direction of Pastor F. A. Kiess in the Hire Cemetery. The pallbearers were Henry Storck, John Butsch, W. Fritsche, Henry Hohenberger, J. N. Wolfrum and James Gerhart; the flower bearers Ralph and Gale Link.

[birth: 21 Jan 1859 South Richland, Defiance Co., Ohio]
[death: 11 Apr 1920 South Richland, Defiance Co., Ohio]
[burial: 13 Apr 1920 Hire Cem., Defiance, Ohio]
[parents: Joseph Hiester, Maria or Polly?]

Hermann George Goller

Died in camp.

Hermann G. Goller, a son of Mr. and Mrs. George J. Goller in Highland Township, has had to leave this life after a six week illness from influenza, lung inflammation and pleurisy at camp Sherman. He was born on the 21st of February 1895 and spent his younger years in the parental residence. Later he worked in Minsel's drugstore, was also for a time a substitute letter-carrier of this city and then returned to agriculture, with which he was occupied the 22nd of July 1918 when he went to Camp Sherman. Thee about six weeks ago he took ill from influenza, which on Saturday morning shortly after eight o'clock led to his passing away. The distressed father had been five weeks at the sickbed of his dear son and was there at the end.

At the end of July of the previous year Hermann G. Goller married Miss Irma Grim, who with a three week old infant son survives him. Also remaining behind are the parents, the two brothers Andreas and Irwin and the two sisters Emma and Charlotte. The remains were brought on Monday in the residence of the father-in-law Peter Grim, where the wife and child of the deceased have their home, and on Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock under the direction of C. H. Schröder from the St. Stephan's Evangelical Lutheran Church buried in the graveyard of the congregation.

We will hold in honor the memory of this brave young man, who offered himself for his Fatherland.

[birth: 21 Feb 1895 Highland Twp., Defiance Co., Ohio]
[death: 09 Apr 1918 Camp Sherman,? Ross Co., Ohio]
[parents: Geo J. Goller, Catherine Foss]
[marriage: 30 Jul 1917 Hillsdale, Hillsdale Co., Michigan]
[spouse: Erma Grimm]


Martha Hepler

Martha Hepler, a born Beker and wife of John Hepler, who is in the Soldiers' Home in Sandusky, died on Sunday shortly after midnight in the residence of her daughter Mrs. Anna Smith on Washington Ave. at the age of 78 years, 1 month and 12 days. Besides the aforementioned daughter, also left behind is the son Geo. E. Hepler in Chicago. The deceased had resided almost her entire life in Defiance and was a faithful spouse and caring mother. Her burial took place on Tuesday morning under the direction of Father L. Plumann from the St. John's Catholic Church in the Riverside Cemetery.

[birth: Feb 1839 Germany]
[death: 31 Mar 1917 Defiance, Defiance Co., Ohio]
[burial: 03 Apr 1917 Riverside Cemetery, Defiance, Ohio]
[spouse: John Hepler]