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DEATH OF JQBST FISCHERJoljst Fischer, for met ly a prominent business man of New Haven, died at e his late home in Humbolt Kansas, i Sunday, April 3. Death was due to a #f complication of diseases and he had; i been ill for several months. He owned t several residences in New Haven and c was planning to come here this sum- r mer and paint the houses and do other -repairing, and even during his illness, 1 he felt that he would recover suffi- 2 ciently to visit his old home once more. 2 The remains were brought here for c burial and were taken to the home of 1 Albert Bowers and wife, Mrs. Bowers 1 being a niece of Mrs. Fischer. Inter- 2 -.meat was made Wednesday afternoon lt;~at the Lhtheran cemetery after a ser- 1 vice at the church conducted by the 'pastor, Rev. H. B. Kohlmeier. Jobst } Usher w'as born in Germany, July 19, c 1840. In 1848 his parents came to lt;■ America where they settled in New lt;■ York. In 1863 they came to New 1 Haven where Mr. Fischer continued to 'lt;■ live until 1904 when he moved to Kan- 1 sas. He was married to Margaret 1 Wagner in 1866 and three children 5 were born to them. John and Ernest lt;the sons, died, the former at the age « of fifteen and rhe latter at the age of I sixteen years. The daughter is Mrs. Rev. Werling of Humbolt, who, with . the mother are the surviving members 1 of the immediate family. The family was well and most favorably known in New Haven. The children grew up here and the young men remember the boys who passed away. Rev. Werling is also a New Haven man and : prior to his appointment to the min- ' istry at Humbolt, he resided near 1 town. In 1904 Mr. and Mrs. Fischer ; moved to Humbolt to be near their daughter.Mr. Fischer was identified with the business interests of the town for many years'. He was a partner in the handle factory near the Wabash depot, : A. R.^Schnitker being the other part-fner. ^Re accumulated a comfortable for time hi the business and retired after having work long and faithfully for the firm'. Since moving to Kansas lie has-been back once to visit old ; friends. He was prominent in church circles here and was brought home that his remains might be placed by the side of his sons and other relatives.
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New Haven Allen County Herald
New Haven, Indiana, US
Thu, Apr 08, 1909
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