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Tuesday, January 15, 1929
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WINNECONNE WOMAN IS VICTIM OF INFLUENZA
Winneconne, Wis - Funeral services for Mrs. Amelia Haasch, aged 86, who passed away Saturday night will be held at 1:30 o'clock tomorrow, Wednesday afternoon from the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Grimm and at 2:00 o'clock at St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Rev. A. T. Hoyer will be the officiating clergyman and interment will be in the Winneconne cemetery.
Mrs. Haasch had been ill for about two weeks with influenza and was apparently on the way to recovery when she suffered a heart attach which resulted in her death. The deceased was born in Pinnow, Pommern, Germany, July 31, 1842. She was married in December, 1866 and in 1867 she and her husband came to America, first settling in Caledonia, Wis. where they lived for several years.
They later moved to a farm near Butte des Morts, town of Winneconne, and following her husbands in 1914, Mrs. Haasch resided with her daughters and about eight years ago came to the village of Winneconne to live. Four daughters were born to Mr. and Mrs. Haasch, two of whom survive - Mrs. Annie Wagner of New London, and Mrs. Matilda Schmidt of Minneapolis. Two brothers, Charles and Ferdinand Liermann of Liberty, Wis., ten grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren also survive.
NOTE: Mrs. Haasch was buried in Winneconne Cemetery
Contributed by: Carmen Z. Scott

Services for Harvey F. Hackbarth, 77, of 327 W. 11th Ave., who died Saturday morning at St. Mary Hospital, Rochester, Minn., will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Konrad Funeral Home. The Rev. Nels F. Nordstrom, of First Congregational Church, will officiate, with burial in Riverside Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home today from 4-9 p.m. A memorial has been established.
He was born in Oshkosh on April 23, 1894, son of William and Martha Hackbarth, and was married on Oct. 4, 1917, to Miss Martha Neitzel, who preceded him in death on May 18, 1965.
Mr. Hackbarth had been employed 25 years at First National Bank, and had served with the Army during World War I. He was a member of Oshkosh Lodge 27 of Masons and Winnebago Barracks 1472 of World War I Veterans.
Surviving are one son, Robert Hackbarth, Oshkosh; one daughter, Mrs. David Hartmann, Oshkosh, and two grandchildren.
ODN - May 3, 1971 - page 32
Submitted by: Michelle Ross

OBITUARY - 26 February 1922 - FORMERLY OF RUSHFORD - Resident of This City Who Died Sunday Lived in That Township Over Half Century. Mrs. Ernestina Haedt, age 76, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Frederick E. Krueger, 658 High Street, Sunday morning at about 8:15 o'clock. She had resided in this city with her daughter since Dec. 1. She was one of the pioneer residents of the Town of Rushford, and had lived in that section for over half a century. The deceased was born in Germany and at the age of 10 years came to America and settled at Montello. She was married to Mathias Haedt some forty-six years ago and they settled on a farm in the Town of Rushford. Their residence there dated from that time to Dec. 1 of last year. Mr. Haedt passed away in 1901. Surviving are her daughters, Mrs. Mary Dyer of Omro, Mrs. Emma Peterson of Oshkosh, Mrs. Amelia Krueger of this city, and two sons, Edward Haedt and William Haedt, both of the Town of Rushford. She also leaves three sisters, Mrs. Paulina Hartman of Oshkosh, Mrs. Emma Deutsch of Rapid City, S. D. and Miss Della Kitzman of this city. The remains were taken to Rushford this morning where burial will take place on Wednesday. The services will be held at ? o'clock from the residence with Rev. John Collier in charge. Internment will be at the Rushford Cemetery.
Contributed by: Kevin S. Raatz

Oshkosh Daily Northwestern October 2, 1878
FELL VICTIMS
Death of Pioneer Couple of this County in Mississippi
From Our Own Reporter.
Eureka, Sept. 30 - We have just received the sad intelligence of the death of Hon. Erasmus D. Hall and wife. They were among the earliest settlers of this section, having located in Waukau in the year 1845. While engaged in mercantile pursuits he held various public offices, the most prominent of which was member as an assemblyman of the first Legislature of the state of Wisconsin, which convened in June, 1848. Winnebago county was then one district and he the representative, For several years after the close of the last war he held the position of postmaster at Okaloona, Miss. His health declining he removed to Ocean Springs, Miss. where they fell victims to that dread scourge, yellow fever.
Contributed by: Kay

HALL - The funeral of Mrs. George Hall, 162 High Street, was held this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the Fiss & Bills funeral home, Rev. William Wilson officiating. The body was taken to Phillips, Wis. for burial.
Submitted by: Barbara MacRae

Carleton W. Hamann
Carleton W. Hamann, 59, of 4998 Van Dyne Road, Oshkosh, died early today at Mercy Medical Center after a lingering illness.
He was born April 21, 1920, in Oshkosh, the son of Herbert C. and Ruth Hamann. He was married to Betty Jane Elmer on Sept. 15, 1940.
Mr. Hamann had been employed at Neenah Foundry as a core maker and finisher for 30 years, was an Army veteran of World War II and member of Veterans of Foreign Wars, St. Paul's United Church of Christ, and Tripoli Shrine, member and past master of Masonic Centennial Lodge No. 205, member and past president of Winnebagoland Shrine Club, and was a 32nd degree Mason, Scottish Rites.
Surviving are his widow; one son, Dennis C., Butte des Morts; one sister, Mrs. Alvin (Dorothy) Luft, Oshkosh; and two brothers, Herbert Hamann, Jr. and Donald Hamann, both of Oshkosh.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in Konrad Funeral Home, the Rev. E.R. Rapp officiating. Burial will be in Lake View Memorial Park.
There will be no visitation. The casket will remain closed.
A memorial has been established.
Contributed by: Michelle Campbell

T-Sgt. Clarence Harper
Newspaper and date unknown, other than this was WWII
Sad but impressive memorial services were held at the St. Paul's Ev. Lutheran Church, Wednesday evening April 4, for T-Sgt. Clarence Harper, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Harper who was killed in action Feb. 3, in Germany. The Rev. O.T. Hoyer who had baptized and confirmed Clarence, officiating.
Beautiful floral bouquets adorned the altar and the American Flag formed the background for the young man's photo whose body lies some where on foreign shore.
Two numbers were rendered by the Young People's choir, "The Lord is My Shepherd" and "Abide with Me" with Maxwell Korn directing. The congregation sand in unison "God Bless our Native Land."
The Rev. Hoyer spoke comforting words to the parents and other relatives from the verses, "He has fought a good fight; he has finished his course. He has kept his faith; henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness.
Many sorrowing friends were present and several members of the American Legion attended in a body.
Contributed by: Mike Grasse, from the newspaper clippings of his father Merwin Grasse of his high school classmates.

Mrs. Hawkins Dies at Daughter�s Home
Mrs. Katherine Ross Hawkins, widow of William J. Hawkins, formerly of Oshkosh, died suddenly Monday morning at 8:10 o�clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Grace Christensen, Peoria, Ill.
She was born in the Town of Algoma, the daughter of the late Charles and Catherine Ross. On April 9, 1889, she married Mr. Hawkins in the Town of Algoma. He died Nov. 8, 1938. She lived in Oshkosh until 1948 when she moved to Green Bay and lived there one and one-half years when she moved to Peoria where she had lived since 1950.
Mrs. Hawkins was a member of Oriental Chapter 16, Order of Eastern Star, and attended Tenth Street Methodist Church while living in Oshkosh.
Survivors are her daughter, Mrs. Christensen; two sons, Earl G. Hawkins and Kenneth J. Hawkins, both of Omaha, Heb.; one brother John Ross, and a sister, Miss Mary Ross, both of Oshkosh; seven grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Three brothers, George and Charles Ross, Town of Algoma, and Philip Ross, Oshkosh, and a sister, Susan preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o�clock at the Marquardt Funeral Home with the Rev. L. Clarence Kelley, Pastor of Tenth Street Methodist Church officiating. Internment will be in Ellenwood Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Wednesday afternoon after 3 o�clock and until the time of the services.
Contributed by: Connie Goltz

Hawkins � Funeral services for William J. Hawkins, retired member of the Oshkosh fire department were held Thursday afternoon at 2 o�clock at the residence, 716 Twelfth street, with the Rev. Noah L. Bess, pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal church, officiating. Burial was at Ellenwood cemetery. Masonic services were conducted at the grave. The pallbearers were Frank Pinkerton, Louis Golz, Jack Garrity, Theodore Lampel, Harry Gibson, and Harvy Pierce.
Contributed by: Connie Goltz

William J. Hawkins, Retired Fireman, is Stricken Suddenly
William J. Hawkins, 74, a retired member of the Oshkosh fire department, died suddenly Tuesday afternoon at 1:15 o�clock at his home, 716 Twelfth Street. Death was the result of a heart attack.
Mr. Hawkins was born in Canada, March 12, 1864. He had lived in Oshkosh about 55 years and had been a member of the fire department of this city for 39 years.
Survivors are his wife; two sons, Earl and Kenneth Hawkins, Omaha, Neb.; a daughter, Mrs. John Christiansen, Peoria, Ill; seven grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. O. N. Eilertson, Cedar Rapids, Ia; and Mrs. Thomas Leigh, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.; and one brother Harry Hawkin, Goodrich, Ontario, Canada.
Mr. Hawkins was a member of Oshkosh Lodge, No. 27, of Masons. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o�clock at the residence with interment at Ellenwood Cemetery.
Contributed by: Connie Goltz


