I have about 44 typed pages of obituaries I will be posting to the Brown county list in several postings. Most of these are obituaries, and were taking from the Brown County Family history files. Also, most are related in some fashion, some just peripheral relationships, but I may have information on families named. Some clippings did not have names or dates. However, all should be in the Brown County area. Pamela Kebis Bode Heck Rose Schwartz Wagner Journal - November 17, 1978 SOPHIE BODE COURTLAND - Mrs. Samuel (Sophie) Bode, 88, of Courtland died Thursday morning at Union Hospital where she had been a patient for the past 13 days. Services will be 1 p.m. Sunday at Immanuel Lutheran Church in rural Courtland, with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home and Sunday at the church one hour prior to services. She is survived by three sons, Norman, Donald J. and Elton, all of Courtland; two daughters Mrs. Ernest (Cornelia) Mielke of rural Courtland and Mrs. Elfrieda Thom of New Ulm; 16 grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Bertha Kranz of St. Peter and Mrs. Alfred (Frieda) Schweke of New Ulm. She was born May 11, 1890, in Nicollet County to Carl and Sophie Schwartz. She married Samuel Bode Sept. 2, 1910, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, rural Courtland. They farmed in the Courtland area until retiring to Courtland in 1953. She was a life-long member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church, and was a member of the Ladies Aid for 50 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Samuel, Feb. 12, 1961, and one son, Ormund, Nov. 8, 1964. Journal - August 29, 1975 GRANDMOTHER, 105, DIES WILLISTON, N.D. - Mrs. Ludwig (Theresa) Schwartz, grandmother of Carl Schwartz, 222 S. Jefferson, New Ulm, died Tuesday in Williston, N.D. at age 105. Burial will be Saturday at the Wadena city cemetery. Her husband was a charter member of the Sons of Hermann Lodge in New Ulm, traveling here from home town of Bluffton (near Wadena) for meetings. He died in 1929. Surviving are three sons, three daughters and 41 grandchildren, 132 great-grandchildren and 46 great-great-grandchildren. Her oldest son is 87. Mrs. Schwartz was born in Germany Jan. 19, 1870 and immigrated to the Wadena area as a young girl. At 17 she married Ludwig Schwartz and the couple had 12 children. After her husband's death she moved to Minneapolis to live with a daughter and in 1973 moved to Williston to live with another daughter. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary at Williston and had joined at age 99 on the eligibility of a grandson. She had visited New Ulm at age 99 for the wedding of a great-granddaughter. Paper Unknown - September 1, 1926 MRS. MICHAEL WAGNER New Ulm relatives received the sad news of the death of Mrs. Michael Wagner of Marine, Minn., which occurred at the Bethesda hospital in St. Paul Thursday, August 27. Mrs. Wagner had been ailing since early in July and underwent and operation for tumor which caused her death. Amelia Schroeder was born in the town of Milford, January 18, 1874. She lived with her parents until she was united in marriage to Michael Wagner, the marriage occurring in the Lutheran church of this city thirty two years ago. Beside her sorrowing husband, three children, Hugo Wagner, Sommerset, Wis., Mrs. Robert (Lorine) Johnson of South Dakota and Anita Wagner, at home, are left to mourn. Three brothers, Herman Schroeder of New Ulm; August Schroeder of Sleepy Eye, and Gustav Schroeder of Klossner as well as two sisters, Mrs. Ernest Rolloff of Milford town and Mrs. Herman Kroschel of Hinckley, Minn., also mourn. There is also one grandson surviving. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon from the family home in Marine at one o'clock and immediately after at the Lutheran church, interment being made in the church cemetery. Relatives, from this vicinity who attended the last rites were; Herman Schroeder, Ed Wagner, Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Siebenbrunner, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Drake and Mrs. Fred Neissen, all of New Ulm, Mrs. W.C. Heimann of Essig and Mrs. John Madory and John Inhofer of Milford township also attended. N.U. Journal - May 21, 1989 ROSE HECK SEARLES - Rose (Mrs. Frank) Heck, 84, of Searles, died Friday May 19, 1989 at the Highland Manor Nursing Home in New Ulm. Mass of Christian burial will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at the St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Searles with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation will be 3-9 p.m. Monday and from 7:30 - 10:15 a.m. Tuesday at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home. There will be a parish prayer service at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Surviving are her husband, Frank V. of Searles; a daughter, Germaine Harrand of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Matthew Harrand of Los Angeles, Calif. She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister, Martha Reinhart. She was born on April 10, 1905 in Cottonwood Township, Brown County to Henry and Anna (Schweinfurther) Wagner. She attended District Number 4 country school in Cottonwood Township and then the Good Council Academy in Mankato. She married Frank V. Heck on Aug. 5, 1930 at the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in North Mankato. They resided all their married life in Searles. She managed the Searles Hatchery for many years. She served as organist and choir director at the St. John the Baptist Catholic Church for many years. She was an accomplished pianist and played with her husband for many weddings and social gatherings, as well as with the many musical groups and orchestras that her husband directed. She also played for St. John's School in Searles for Christmas programs and school plays. She assisted her husband with many volunteer activities. She was a member of the St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and the Council of Catholic Women. She had been in failing health with Parkinson's disease for the past ten years. Unknown Paper (Brown Co.) May 8, 1918 MRS. CLARA ANNA ROSE Mrs. Clara Anna Rose died, last Sunday morning at about 9 o'clock at her residence on Payne Street. Death was due to cancer from which dread disease she had been suffering for two years. The deceased whose maiden name was Clara Anna Schroeder, was born in Germany, near Leipzig, on the 30th day of August, 1861. While still an infant she came with her parents to the United States, the family first living in Wisconsin. In 1864 they moved to Minnesota and settled in Milford Township. Here she spent her childhood and youth and here she married April 22, 1890 to Frank Rose, her surviving husband. Twelve years thereafter they removed to New Ulm where the husband secured work with the Eagle Roller Mill Co. Seven children where born to the union, of whom six are still living, Mrs. August Guth, Mrs. Paul Zobel, Mrs. Otto Stock of Essig, Lillian, Hugo and Hertha, still at home. She also leaves the following brothers and sisters; Gustav Schroeder, Klosner, Mrs. Herman Kroschef, Hinkley, Mrs. Anton Wagner, Essig, Mrs. Ernst Rolloff, Sr. Milford, Herman Schroeder, Essig, August Schroeder, Sleepy Eye, and Mrs. Michael Wagner, Seaforth. Funeral Services were conducted at home and at the Friedens church on Tuesday afternoon, Rev. Geo. Mayer officiating. The body was laid to its final resting place at the city cemetery. Springfield Advance-Press - September 19, 1979 LESTER S. SCHROEDER Lester S. Schroeder, 73, died of an apparent heart attack Saturday morning at his home at 520 W. Central St. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the United Church of Christ in New Ulm with the Rev. Gary Kaston officiating. Burial was in the city cemetery. The Gedstad-Firley Funeral Home of New Ulm was in charge of the arrangements. Schroeder was born July 15, 1906, in Milford Township. He lived in the New Ulm area most of his life, working as a musician and owning music stores in both New Ulm and Springfield. He was a member of the Orient Dance Band and played in the Johnny and Eddie Wilfahrt Bands. He recently appeared at the Wagon Wheel West in Essig and Kopel's Hotel-Café in Springfield. He also gave organ lessons to many Springfield students. He is survived by one nephew, Kenneth Schroeder of New Ulm; a niece, Mrs. Arvid (Janice) Vee of Hanska; and a sister-in-law, Mrs. Helen Schroeder of New Ulm. Review - December 18, 1952 SCHROEDER DIES SUDDENLY AT 53 VICTIM OF STROKE * Prominent in Business Life of Community Over 25 Years - The entire community was again shocked and saddened by the sudden death of one of our prominent businessmen. Edward J. Schroeder active in business affairs in this community for over a quarter of a century, died suddenly at his home 312 South Minnesota Street at 9 p.m. Tuesday. Mr. Schroeder had complained of feeling ill Sunday and consulted a physician but he went about his business as usual, the day of his death. The immediate cause of his death was a stroke. Funeral services will be conducted from Frieden's Evamgelical and Reformed church, Friday at 2 p.m., the Rev. F.R. Iseli officiating. Burial will be in the City Cemetery. The body will lie in state at the Gedstad Funeral home Thursday afternoon and evening. Mr. Schroeder was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Schroeder and was born in Essig November 7, 1899. He grew to manhood there and was married to Miss Helen Woebke in Walnut Grove, August 12, 1923. Since their marriage New Ulm has always been their home. He was employed at the Sunlight Creamery 10 years, and he then operated the Schroeder Bakery with his brother Lester, seven years. After it was disposed of he was in charge of the Handy Food Market three years. For the past eight years he has been in the bottled gas business with offices at Schroeder's Music and Appliances store. Besides his widow, he is survived by two children, Kenneth, New Ulm and Janice, at home. One daughter died in infancy. Also surviving is one brother, Lester M. Schroeder, New Ulm.