Walter M. Wilhelm

Walter M. Wilhelm died on Thursday evening in Philadelphia, Pa., of pneumonia, resulting from the Spanish influenza, at the age of 83 years. He was born in Defiance as the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Wilhelm and has risen to the responsible posts of vice-president and chief of operations for the Eddystone Munitions Co. Surviving him are his wife, two children, the mother residing at No. 426 Holgate Avenue, the sister Mrs. Holgate Harley still residing here and the three brothers earl in New York, Donald in Washington, D.C., and captain Edmund Wilhelm in France. His remains were brought Saturday afternoon to the residence of his mother and on Monday morning under the direction of Father J. A. Merickel from the st. Mary's catholic Church were buried in the Riverside Cemetery.

[birth: 13 Nov 1884 Defiance, OH]
[death : 03 Oct 1918 Philadelphia, PA]
[burial: 07 Oct 1918 Riverside Cemetery, Defiance, OH]
[parents: John R. Wilhelm,? Agnes Marrantette]

Mrs. Mary Müller

Mrs. Mary Müller, the last of the children of the late Jakob Widmer and wife of Mr. Jakob Müller, died in the night of the previous Wednesday in Ft. Wayne in the residence of her daughter Mrs. Mary Hougham after a lengthy illness at the age of 65 years and 4 months. She was born in Switzerland and came as an infant to Defiance, where she then spent the greater part of her life. She was twice married; her first spouse preceded her in death. The second spouse, Mr. Jakob Müller whom she had married on the 2nd of May 1915, survives her. Also left behind are the aforementioned daughter, and the son Daniel Norway, as well as the stepchildren Mrs. Alva C. Widmer, Frank Norway, Mrs. Gertie Michaels, Mrs. Mabel Garver, Miss Alta Müller and Fred. Müller. The remains were brought to Defiance on Thursday to the residence of Mr. Jakob Müller No. 643 Emmett Street and on Friday afternoon from there and the st. John's Reformed Church buried in the Riverside Cemetery. Pastor H. B. Robrock officiated.

[birth: 03 Jun 1853 Switzerland]
[death: 02 Oct 1918 Ft. Wayne, IN]
[burial: 04 Oct 1918 Riverside Cemetery, Defiance, Oh]
[marriage 1: 06 Jan 1881 Defiance co., Ohio]
[spouse 1: Clifton Norway]
[marriage 2: 02 May 1915 Defiance Co., Ohio]
[spouse 2: Jacob Mueller]

Jay Müller Garver

Jay Müller Garver died from pneumonia on Friday morning in the residence of his grandfather on Emmett Street, the almost 16 month old J. Müller Garver, infant son of Roy Leslie and Mabel Garver. The little remains were taken Monday morning from the St. John's Reformed Church under the direction of Pastor H. B. Robrock for burial in the Riverside Cemetery.

[birth: 23 Oct 1919 Defiance, Ohio]
[death: 11 Feb 1921 Defiance, Defiance, Ohio]
[burial: 14 Feb 1921 Riverside Cemetery, Defiance, OH]
[parents: Roy Lester Garver, Mabel Emma Mueller]

Elisabeth Relue

Elisabeth Relue, for many years widowed and 91 years and 21 days old, died on the previous Wednesday evening in her residence in Independence from the infirmities of age. Her remains were taken Friday afternoon from the Independence Church to the graveyard there for Christian burial.

[birth: 23 Jun 1829 Ohio] (calculated)
[death: 14 Jul 1920 Independence, Defiance, Ohio]
[burial: 16 Jul 1920 Independence, Defiance, OH]

Moses VanDette

Moses VanDette, hailing from Canada, died last Thursday morning here in his residence on Riverside Avenue at the age of 83 years. He leaves behind the children Mrs. Emma Beaubien and Alexis VanDette in Defiance and Godfrey VanDette in Gladwin, Mich., as well as 17 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. He has resided in Defiance for the past eight years. His remains were taken Saturday morning from the St. Mary's catholic Church under the direction of Father J. A. Merickel to the grave in the Riverside Cemetery.

[birth: 10 Mar 1835 Canada]
[death: 15 Jul 1920 Defiance Co,? Ohio]
[burial: 17 Jul 1920 Riverside Cemetery, Defiance, OH]
[parents: John VanDette, unk]
[spouse: Mary R Goulet]

Mrs. Anna Ripke

Mrs. Anna Ripke, a born Lulfs and wife of Mr. Wilhelm Ripke, died Saturday afternoon in the family residence on Holgate Pike from consumption at the age of 43 years, 5 months and 25 days. She hailed from Germany, came young to this country, and since the 18th of October 1900 married with Mr. Ripke. Left behind are the spouse, the six children Charles, Laura, Henry, Fred., William and Edna, the mother, 5 brothers and three sisters. The burial took place Monday afternoon in Brunersburg Cemetery after a funeral service at half past 1 in the former residence and at 2 o'clock in the st. Paul's Lutheran Church. Pastor J. F. Lorch officiated.

[Anna May (Lulfs) Ripke]
[birth: 23 Jan 1877 Germany]
[death: 17 Jul 1920 Noble, Defiance, Ohio]
[burial: 19 Jul 1920 Brunersburg Cemetery, Defiance, OH]
[parents: Wm. Lulfs, Anna ?Norden]
[spouse: William Ripke]

Miss Louise Regina Seeger

Miss Louise Regina Seeger died on Tuesday evening of this week at half past seven in Defiance Hospital, where in the afternoon an operation had been performed on her for Peritonitis. she was 37 years old and had resided here since her earliest childhood. Left behind are the three sisters, Mrs. Charles Rulf, Mrs. Albert Duseberg and Mrs. Frank Meyer, as well as the brother William Seeger, who are all resident here. Her remains were buried Friday afternoon from the St. Paul's Lutheran Church under the direction of Pastor J. F. Lorch in the Riverside Cemetery.

[birth: 08 Dec 1882 Ann Arbor, Mich.]
[death: 14 Sep 1920 Defiance, Defiance, Ohio]
[burial: 17 sep 1920 Riverside Cemetery, Defiance, OH]
[parents: John Seeger, Elizebeth Lutz]