Grover Paul Schackow

Grover Paul Schackow, the six month old infant son of the married couple Fred. and Blanch Schackow, died on Tuesday afternoon about one o'clock in the parental residence on Ottawa Avenue. The burial of the little remains will take place Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock under the direction of Pastor W. H. Shepser from the former residence.

[birth: 15 Nov 1915 Ohio]
[death: 04 Jan 1916 Defiance, Defiance Co., Ohio]
[burial: 06 Jan 1916 Farmer Center, Defiance Co., OH]
[parents: Fred Schackow, Blanch Ankney]

Carrie Earlston

Carrie Earlston, wife of John F. Earlston, died on New Year's Day in the family residence No. 745 Jackson Street at the age of 27 years, 2 months and 26 days from an inflammation of the ovaries. Her remains were taken on Sunday to the residence of her father Luther Smith, south of Farmer Center and on Monday buried in the graveyard in Farmer Center.

[birth: 01 Jan 1880 Ohio]
[death: 01 Jan 1916 Defiance, Defiance Co., Ohio]
[burial: 03 Jan 1916 Farmer Center]
[parents: Luther smith, Minnia Bayes]

Thomas Jennings

Thomas Jennings died Tuesday evening about six o'clock in his residence No. 720 North Clinton Street, at the age of 85 years. He was born in Ireland, but came to this region many years ago and for a long time ran a farm in Ridgeville Township, Henry County, until he retired here. Surviving him are the widow, the son Charles W. Jennings and the daughters Mrs. Peter Westrick and Miss Eva Jennings. The time of the burial was not yet set on Wednesday morning at the time of printing this issue.

[birth: 22 Dec 1831 Ireland]
[death: 04 Jan 1916 Defiance, Defiance Co., Ohio]
[spouse: Bridget E Jennings]
[parents: Patrick Jennings, Bridget Rabbit]

Barbara Schamberger

Barbara Schamberger died on Monday evening about half past nine o'clock in her residence No. 720 Nicolas Street at the age of 80 years. She was born in Germany and was a resident in Defiance for many years, where her husband Michael Schamberger preceded her in death a long time ago. Surviving her is a large family, among them the daughters residing here: Mrs. Albert Geiger, Mrs. John M. Killion and Mrs. Michael Ziegler, Jr. The burial will take place on Friday morning at 9 o'clock under the direction of Father J. A. Lane from the St. Mary's Catholic Church.

[birth: 1835 Ohio]
[death: 04 Jan 1916 Defiance, Defiance Co., Ohio]
[burial: 07 Jan 1916]
[parents: Joseph Milton, unknown]
[maiden name: Mueller, per daughter's marriage record]

Mrs. Maria Pingel

Mrs. Maria Pingel, born on the 15th of October 1824 at Schliesen in Mecklenburg, Germany, and therefore 91 years, 2 months and 20 days old, died on Monday morning about 3 o'clock in her residence No. 717 Summit Street. She leaves behind the daughters, Mrs. Minnie Groh in Paulding county and Mrs. Mary Wertman in Strausstown, Berks County, Pennsylvania, and the son August, who had his home here with his aged mother. Her husband Joseph Pingel had already preceded her in death in the summer of the year 1867. Her portrait as that of the eldest female inhabitant of Defiance county and her life story we brought you a few months ago. The funeral service will take place Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the former residence under the direction of Pastor F. A. Kiess before burial in the Riverside Cemetery.

[birth: 15 Oct 1824 Germany]
[death: 5 Jan 1916 Defiance, Defiance Co., OH]
[burial: 7 Jan 1916 Riverside Cemetery, Defiance, OH]

Friedrich Hoffert

Friedrich Hoffert, as we here always called him, but baptized as Johann Friedrich Andreas Hoffert, on Thursday shortly after noon in the residence of his granddaughter, Mrs. Elda Slough in East Defiance died peacefully in his sleep. It was a stomach cancer which brought him death -- the same disease, from which his wife died on the 22nd of June 1914, although he did not have to suffer long. And in that his most fervent wish was fulfilled. He was born on the 7th of June 1845 at Gramelow, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Germany. In the year 1871 he entered into marriage with Johanna Borst. Eleven years later the family immigrated to this country and settled in Defiance, where the now deceased had a position in the Turnbull Wagon Works until a few months ago. Two of his children died in Germany and two here after their immigration. The surviving children are the sons Friedrich in Earlville, Ill., and Karl in Toledo, as well as the daughter Mrs. Jakob Merz in Toledo. With them also remaining behind are six grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. Friedrich Hoffert had brought his lifetime to 70 years, 10 months and 20 days. He belonged to the A.G.D. Sickness Support Society, the Turnbull Support Society (and the) Lutheran Mutual Support Society. We will also miss our old friend sorely, as we have known him well for many years and he was never missing from the circle of those who met regularly on Saturday evenings with us for a congenial session of conversation and exchange of opinions.

His mortal remains were laid in the grave Sunday afternoon in the Riverside Cemetery, after Pastor H. Folsch had held a funeral service at half past 1 o'clock in the former residence and a half hour later in the St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church. The pallbearers were Adam Eck, Jakob Müller and John Butsch from the AGD Sickness Support Society, Ed. Rodel, Ewald Goldfuss and Friedr. Jäger from the Turnbull Support Society. Frank Whetstone and Frank Bock acted as flower bearers.

[aka Fritz Hoffert]
[birth: 27 Apr 1847 Germany]
[death: 27 Apr 1916 Defiance, Defiance Co., Ohio]
[burial: 30 Apr 1916 Defiance, Ohio]