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Obituary, Friedrich Schuetz, 1912
The Family of Bill Dean collection includes many death notices cut out of mostly German-language newspapers. This obituary tells of Friedrich Schuetz's death in 1912, at the age of forty-four.
Born in 1868 in Switzerland, a son of Gottlieb and Anna…
Obituary, Karolina Bettenhausen, 1896
The Family of Bill Dean Collection includes many death notices cut out of mostly German-language newspapers. This obituary tells of Karolina Bettenhausen's death in 1896, at the age of seventy-two. She might have been a wife of the pastor in the…
Obituary, Anna Gerdes, 1896
The Family of Bill Dean collection includes many death notices cut out of mostly German-language newspapers. This obituary tells of Anna Gerdes's, the local preacher's wife. Born in Forsbarg, East Friesland in 1845, she immigrated to America in 1857…
Obituary, Jakob Gutknecht
The Family of Bill Dean collection includes many death notices cut out of mostly German-language newspapers. This obituary tells of Jacob Gutknecht's death in or around 1886. Born in 1825 in Baden, Jakob came to America at the age of thirty with his…
Obituary, Gertie Vanzhas
The Family of Bill Dean collection includes many death notices cut out of mostly German-language newspapers. This obituary tells of Gertie Vanzhas's death. Born in 1863 in Sandhorst, East Friesland, she came to America in 1884.Three years later she…
Obituary, Karl Zulik, 1896
The Family of Bill Dean collection includes many death notices cut out of mostly German-language newspapers. This obituary tells of Karl Zulik's death at the age of 74 in Humboldt, Nebraska. Born in Podmaklan in Bohemia in 1822, Karl Zulik came first…
Death Notice, Laura Pauline Riechers, 1897
The Family of Bill Dean collection includes many death notices cut out of mostly German-language newspapers. This obituary tells of Laura Pauline Riechers's death at the age of 17. As with other obituaries, the writer devotes much space to Laura's…
Death Notice, Julia Emma Kleber, 1899
The Family of Bill Dean collection includes many death notices cut out of mostly German-language newspapers. This obituary tells of Julia Emma Kleber's death at the age of 37 of emaciation. Born in 1862 in Illinois, she married Albert Augutus Kleber…
Obituary, David Speiser, 1899
The Family of Bill Dean collection includes many death notices cut out of mostly German-language newspapers. This obituary tells of David Speiser's death of lung fever. Born in Kehl, Baden in 1827, he married Elizabeth Uhri and had five children with…