Bushard Klingler Schaefer Sondag Review - May 19, 1955 MR. AND MRS. LEO SCHAEFER MARK GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs. Leo N. Schaefer, 601 North Franklin street, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary Sunday, their guests including their 10 children and families, and their attendants of 50 years ago. A Mass, honoring the couple, was read by their son, Rev. Roman J. Schaefer in Holy Trinity Catholic church at 7:30 a.m., at which they renewed their marriage vows and their attendants were Mr. Schaefer's sister, Mrs. Anna Gallagher (Anna Schaefer) of Mason City, Iowa, and Mrs. Schaefer's brother, Louis Bushard of Minneapolis, who also served as attendants 50 years age. Breakfast and dinner for the members of the family, at the Schaefer home, were followed by a reception for relatives and friends from 2 to 4 p.m., in Holy Trinity school, approximately 175 guests attending. An anniversary cake, gold candles, and flowers decorated the table; Mrs. Alex Berg poured: and Mrs. Charles Folta cut the cake. Leo Schaefer, who will be 77 years old July 22, was born in Granby township, Nicollet county, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Schaefer. Amelia Bushard, who was 72 years old April 4, was born in West Newton township, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Bushard. Her marriage to Leo Schaefer took place May 16 1905 in the St. George Catholic church, and the couple went to housekeeping on the homeplace in Granby township, where Mr. Schaefer, has served on the township board ,as county commissioner, was president of the Nicollet Creamery for many years, and also president of the Winthrop Creamery Coop Association until recently when he retired. The Schaefers left the farm 10 years ago and resided in Nicollet about four years before coming to New Ulm where they have since made their home. Mr. and Mrs. Schaefer are the parents of 10 children: Herbert, Cut Bank, Mont.; Lawrence, Chester, Mont.: Mrs. Frank Koss (Esther), Hopkins; Henry, on the home place in Nicollet county; Rev. Roman J. Schaefer; Sister Sharon (Ruth) at St. Joseph's Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind.; the twins, Mrs. Leonard Boettger (Amelia) and Mrs. Arnold Boettger (Aurelia), New Ulm; Leo, Rudyard, Mont.; and James, Granby township. There are also 29 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Mr. Schaefer's brothers and sisters; Philip, Hinckley; Mrs. Rose Parries, Chicago; Mrs. Angie Boby, LaGrange, Ill.; Ludwig, Eveleth: and Mrs. Anna Gallagher, Mason City, Iowa. Sisters and brothers of Mrs. Schaefer are: Mrs. Mary Huelskamp and John Bushard, at St. Alexanders Home; Louis Bushard, Minnespolis; Joe Bushard, New Ulm; Herbert Bushard, West Newton; Sister Milburg (Gertrude), Donaldson, Ind.; George Bushard, St. George; Mrs. Jennie Stadtherr, Gibbon and Mrs. Ed. Siefert (Florence) of Graceville. Brown County Journal - February 20, 1909 Mrs. Hippolit Klingler died at the home for the aged at St. Alexander's hospital Saturday afternoon, having been stricken with apoplexy several days previous. She had entered the home with her husband about three months ago. She has been totally blind for the past year and a half. The deceased was a native of Kreis Pilsen, Bohemia, where she was born 86 years ago. Thirty years ago she was married to her surviving husband and for many years they resided on a farm in the town of West Newton. Sixteen years ago they moved to this city to spend their declining days in retirement. She was the mother of Peter Steffel, of this city. The funeral took place from the Catholic church at 8 o'clock Tuesday morning and was attended by the Mother's society of which the deceased was a member. The remains were then taken to St. George, where services were also held in the Catholic church. Interment was made in the cemetery at that place. Brown County Journal - June 12, 1909 Hippolit Klingler died Sunday morning at the hospital from the ravages of old age. He was 82 years old, being born in Wuerttemberg, Germany. Shortly after coming to America he settled in West Newton in 1856, where he took a homestead, being one of the very first settlers of the county. During the Indian outbreak his home was destroyed by the Indians burning it to the ground. With many others he sought refuge at St. Peter but returned shortly thereafter and resided on his farm continuously up to 16 years ago when he moved to New Ulm. Last November he entered the home for the aged at the hospital, accompanied by his wife, who preceded him in death Feb. 16th of this year. The deceased was universally esteemed on account of his many sterling traits. He leaves four children, two sons and two daughters to mourn his death. They are: John Klingler, Sr. and Jos. H. Klingler, of Lafayette; Mrs. Jac. Kraus, of West Newton, and Mrs. Jos. Wendinger, of Fairfax. The funeral services were held at the Catholic church Tuesday morning, members of the St. Joseph society, of which the deceased was an honorary member, attending in body. A delegation also accompanied the remains to St. George where services were also held, interment being made in the cemetery adjoining the church. New Ulm Journal - April 25, 2001 John J. Sondag, 72, formerly of New Ulm, died Monday, April 23, 2001, at the St. Peter Community Hospital. Mass of Christian burial is 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in New Ulm with burial in the New Ulm City Cemetery, Soldiers Rest Section. Full military rites will be conducted at the cemetery by the New Ulm veterans organizations. Visitation is 4-7 p.m. today and 7:30-10:30 a.m. Thursday at Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm. There will be a parish prayer service at 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. He is survived by daughter and son-in-law, Lorie and Henry Gieseke of rural New Ulm; sons and daughters-in-law, Mark and Lynnette Sondag of rural Lafayette, Michael and Geneva Sondag of rural Hanska, Daniel and Deidre Sondag of rural Gibbon, Gregory and Wendy Sondag of rural New Ulm, and Sidney and Yvonne Sondag of Royalton; 21 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren; sisters, Katherine Wolling of Franklin, and Lorraine Dawning of Minneapolis; brothers, Frances "Lyle" and his wife, Marion Sondag of Appleton, and Charles "'Nook" Sondag of New Ulm. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Ruby Sondag on Dec. 11, 1988, and by a brother, Raymond Sondag. He was born Feb. 17, 1929, in Granby Township, Nicollet County, to John H. and Marie (Itschert) Sondag. He attended country school in Granby Township, Nicollet County. He served in the United States Army from January 1951 to December 1953. On April 16, 1952, he married Ruby Willaby at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in New Ulm. They farmed in rural New Ulm for a short time, then farmed in Franklin, Sanborn, Jeffers, and Louisville, returning to rural New Ulm in 1963. He continued to farm until 1973. He worked for J & R Schugel Trucking Inc. in New Ulm until he retired in 1988. He was a member of the St. Mary's Catholic Church in New Ulm.