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Well Known and Prominent Citizen Died Last Night. Mathias A. Kasper, one of the best known and most prominent citizens of Madison, died at 12 o0’clock last night at his home on east First street. Mr. Kasper has been afflicted with diabetes for a number of years and last Monday night, while returning with his wife from _a_ visit to their daughter, Mrs. Edward T. Welsh, in Louisville, he suffered a heart attack on the mailboat a short time before the steamer reached Madison. From the time he was stricken Mr. Kasper’s condition was grave and his passing was not unexpected. The deceased was 67 years of age last February. He was born in Can nelton, Ind., and was a son of the late Nicholas and Frances Kasper. e was educated in the schools at Cannelton and when a young man went to Pittsburgh, Pa., where he took employment with the Eagle Cot ton Mills Company, remaining in the employ of the cotton mill for over 50 years and up to the time of his death. When the cotton mill was removed from Pittsburgh to Madison in 1884 Mr. Kasper came with it and remov ed his family to this city and has since been an honored and substan tial resident of Madison. For a num ber of years Mr. Kasper had charge of the spinning department of the cotton mill and for some time he was superintendent of the mill. Mr. Kasper was one of the best known men of Madison. He was identified with and took an active part in matters that tended to the good of the city and he will be miss ed by many. It is impossible to state in formal phrase the many noble qualities that made up his splendid manhood, kindness, generosity, a loving disposition and an engaging personality. He was happy when helping others and he had an unfail ing charity toward all He was a devoted husband and a kind and indulgent father and to his friends the soul of fellowship. He believed that the man who scatters flowers in the pathway of his fellow men, who lets into the dark places of life the sunshine of human sympathy and human happiness is following in the right path, Mr. Kasper was thrifty and energetic and was endow ed with a physicial constitution equal to any man so that it might be reas onably expected many more years would be meted out to him, but the disease with which he was afflicted sapped his vitality until stricken a few days ago since which time there was no hope of recovery. Forty-five years ago Mr. Kasper was happily married in Pittsburgh to Miss Philomena Hildebrand of that city and to this union were born eleven children, eight of whom sur vive as follows: Mrs. Charles Roeder, Oscar and August M., of Indianapo lis; John, of Minneapolis, Minn.; Mrs. Frank Waters, of Swissvale, Pa.; Mrs. Edward T. Welsh, of Louisville; and Charles N. and Herman, of this city. The eldest son, J. J. Kasper, Jr., died in Indianapolis last Novem ber. Surviving also are fifteen grand children and one brother, Mr. J. J. Kasper, of this city. The bereaved relatives have the sympathy of many friends in their loss. Mr. Kasper was a member of St. Mary’s Church and belonged to the St. Peter’s Society. Funeral services will be held at St. Mary’s Church at 8 o’clock Monday morning and the interment will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery, north Wanlut street.
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Madison Daily Herald
Madison, Indiana, US
Fri, Jul 21, 1922
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