Anton Frank Gabriel Klingler Kraus Schlumpberger Shobert Wendinger New Ulm Journal - June 11, 1945 JOHN KLINGLER, 82, LAFAYETTE PIONEER, DIES John Klingler, Sr., 82, pioneer resident of Lafayette township and New Ulm, died at his home, 721 South Minnesota street, Sunday shortly after noon. Mr. Klingler had been ill for the past three years. He suffered a stroke then and had been bedfast most of the time since. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 9 a.m. in St. Mary's Catholic church. Burial will be in the Catholic cemetery at St. George. Mr. Klingler was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Klingler, who settled in Lafayette township in the pioneer days. He was born Sept. 27, 1862, a few weeks after the Indians started their onslaught upon the settlements in this part of the Minnesota valley. He grew to manhood on the old homestead and May 31, 1887, was married to Miss Katherine Frank, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Frank, early settlers of West Newton township. The ceremony was performed in the St. George Catholic church. They resided on a farm in Lafayette township until the retired from active work on the farm and moved to New Ulm, 15 years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Klingler celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in St. Mary's Catholic church, eight years ago, and following the services at the church a wedding celebration was held on the old Klingler farm in Lafayette township. Mr. and Mrs. Klingler were the parents of 11 children. The widow and the following children survive: Henry, New Ulm; Ferdinand, Lafayette; Louis, Lafayette; Harry, New Ulm; John, Chicago; S/Sgt. Albert, in England; Mrs. Anton Steinbach, New Ulm, and Mrs. Henry Weier, Lafayette. There are 12 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. One sister, Mrs. John Gerber, New Ulm, survives. New Ulm Journal - January 18, 1945 BERNARD KLINGLER Final rites for Bernard Klinger, 88, pioneer resident of Lafayette township, who died in a local hospital at 3:03 a.m. Saturday, were conducted at the St. George Catholic church Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. with burial in the church cemetery. Mr. Klinger was taken to the hospital Tuesday. Mr. Klingler, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Klingler, was born in New Jersey, dec. 16, 1856. He came to New Ulm with his parents at an early age and the family settled on a farm in Lafayette township. where he grew to manhood. His marriage to Miss Mary Fesenmaier took place in Holy Trinity Catholic church, New Ulm, 62 years ago. They made their ho e in Lafayette township, and his wife preceded him in death many years ago. Mr. Klingler was active in civic affairs and was one of the organizers of the St. George Catholic church, and continued to be active in church work through his long and useful life. He was also a member of St. Joseph society. Three sons and three daughters survive. They are Peter Klingler, Chicago, Anton Klingler, New Ulm, and Alexander Klingler, Lafayette, and Mrs. Albert Schlumpberger, St. George, Mrs. Frank Anton, Van Hook, N.D., and Mrs. Herman Schwantes, St. Paul. There are also 27 grandchildren. Also a brother and sister, John Klingler and Mrs. John Gerber, both of New Ulm. New Ulm Journal, January 8, 1946 KLINGLER FUNERAL SERVICES TO BE THURSDAY AT 9 Funeral services for Mrs. Katherine Klingler, 79, pioneer of New Ulm and West Newton township, who died suddenly Monday morning, will be at 9 a.m., Thursday, in St. Mary's Catholic church. Burial will be in St. George Catholic cemetery. Mrs. Klingler was a charger member of St. Agnes society of the St. George Catholic church, and a member of the Altar society of St. Mary's church, New Ulm. Prayers will be at the Klingler home, 721 South Minnesota street, Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Katherine Frank, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Frank, was born in Austria, Oct. 7, 1867, and the family emigrated to America, when she was eight years old. They remained in St. Paul for five years and then came to New Ulm. The father purchased a farm in West Newton township and this was the home for many years. Miss Frank and John Klingler, Sr., were married in St. George Catholic church, May 31, 1887, and immediately took up their residence on a farm in Lafayette township, where they lived until 17 years ago, when Mr. and Mrs. Klingler retired and moved to New Ulm, and the home has been at 721 South Minnesota street. Mr. and Mrs. Klingler celebrated their golden wedding anniversary May 31, 1937, with high mass in St. Mary's Catholic church, followed by a family dinner at the old home in Lafayette township. Mr. and Mrs. Klingler were the parents of 11 children, 3 of whom died in infancy. The father died June 10, 1945. The following children survive; Henry Klingler, New Ulm, now receiving attention in a hospital at Rochester; Ferdinand Klingler, residing on the home place in Lafayette township; Harry Klingler, New Ulm; Ludwig Klingler, who lived with his mother in New Ulm; John Klingler, Jr., Chicago; tech. Sgt. Albert Klingler, in France, and who is expected home soon; Mrs. Anna Weier, New Ulm, and Mrs. Anton Steinbach, New Ulm. There are 12 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. One sister, Mrs. Anna Biebl, Gibbon, survives. Journal - March 13, 1985 LENA KLINGLER Lena (Mrs. Harry) Klingler, 87, of 613 South Minnesota, New Ulm, died Tuesday morning at Sioux Valley Hospital. Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, New Ulm, with burial at the Catholic cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Thursday at Firle Funeral Home, new Ulm, wit a parish prayer service at 7 p.m. at the funeral home on Thursday. She is survived by a son, Eugene of Kingman, Ariz.; daughters Dorothy (Mrs. Donald) Block of New Ulm and Elizabeth (Mrs. James) Hayes of Minneapolis; 10 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, and a great-great-grandson; a brother Albert Schobert of New Ulm; several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry P. on Oct. 27, 1971. She was born on Aug. 7, 1987, in New Ulm, to Frank and Barbara Shobert. She married Harry P. Klingler on Nov. 19, 1918, at Holy Trinity Church, New Ulm. She and her husband were life long residents of New Ulm. She was a member of the Royal Neighbors and the St. Mary's Catholic Church. Journal - April 30, 1982 PHILIP ANTON ST GEORGE - Philip Anton, 80, of St. George died Wednesday afternoon at Sioux Valley Hospital in New Ulm. Visitation will be 3-9 p.m. today at Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm. There will be a parish prayer hour at 8 p.m. and a rosary by the Catholic Aid Society of St. George at 8:30 p.m. Visitation will also take place 8-10 a.m. Saturday. Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. George Catholic Church, with burial in the church cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Florence, of St. George; daughters Margaret Anton of St. Paul and Mrs. Stephen (Mildred) Schreiber of Minneapolis; four grandchildren, brothers John of Fairfax, Eugene of St. Paul, Herbert of Yakima, Wash., Joseph F. and Mildred both of Fargo, N.D., Raymond and Leander both of Cooperstown, N.D., Lorenze of New Town, N.D., and Edmund of Idaho Falls, Idaho; and sisters Mrs. John B. (Caroline) Meyer of Melrose, Mrs. Anthony (Magdalene) Gieser of Makoti, N.D., and Mrs. Lyle (Lucille) Speldrich of Sykeston, N.D. He was preceded in death by five sisters and two brothers. He was born July 29, 1901, in West Newton Township, Nicollet County, to Frank and Mary (Blumhoefer) Anton. He was married to Florence Klingler on Nov. 24, 1938, in St. George. After marriage he held several jobs in the St. George area. He was a custodian for the St. George church and school from the early 1950's until he retired in 1972. New Ulm Review Journal - November 3, 1968 MRS. A. SCHLUMPBERGER Mrs. Albert (Mary Schlumpberger), 82, of 926 N. Minnesota, died Thursday night at the Loretto Hospital. She was hospitalized two days. Funeral services will be 9:30 a.m. Monday at the Holy Trinity Cathedral, with interment in the St. George Catholic Cemetery. Visitation at the Minnesota Valley Funeral chapel is 3 to 9 p.m. today and Monday morning to services. A Christian Mother's Society prayer hour will be 4 p.m. today at the church; a prayer hour will be held 7:30 p.m. tonight at the funeral chapel. Surviving is her husband; four sons and four daughters, Henry of West Newton Township, Mrs. Mamie Zupfer and Mrs. Ann Duetsch and Mrs. George Rieger of New Ulm, Ray of LeSueur, Marcus of Minneapolis, Mrs. Norman Hamilton and Larry of Glendale, Calif. There are 32 grandchildren and 34 great-grandchildren surviving. Two brothers are Alex Klingler and Anton Klingler of New Ulm. Mrs. Schlumpberger; the former Mary Klingler, was born Feb. 2, 1886, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Klingler. She married Albert Schlumpberger May 23, 1904, at St. George. The Schlumpbergers farmed in West Newton Township, Nicollet County, until 1948, when they moved into New Ulm. Journal - August 17, 1983 ALEX KLINGLER Alex Klingler, 88, of 1009 No. Washington St., New Ulm, died Tuesday at Sioux Valley Hospital after being ill since July 8. Visitation will be from 4-9 p.m. Thursday at Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm, with a St. Joseph Catholic Aid Society rosary at 7 p.m. followed by a parish prayer hour at 8 p.m. Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New Ulm, with Burial in St. George Catholic cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Mary; daughter Mrs. Ralph (Pat) Stadick of rural New Ulm; and six grandchildren. He was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Ramona; three sisters and two brothers. He was born Oct. 9, 1894, in West Newton Township, Nicollet County, to Bernard and Mary (Fesenmaier) Klingler. He was married to Mary Huelskamp Oct. 22, 1918, at Holy Trinity Cathedral. They farmed near St. George for 22 years, then near Klossner for 20 years. In 1960, they retired and moved to New Ulm. Unknown Paper - December 24, 1924 RAMONA KLINGLER Mr. and Mrs. Alex Klingler of West Newton, mourn the passing of their infant daughter, Ramona, born at the Loretto Hospital in this city November 22. The baby died at the home of her parents Saturday evening, death due to convulsions. Funeral services were held from the Catholic church in St. George Monday morning at 9:30 and interment was made in the St. George cemetery. This is the first child in the family and her death is deeply mourned by her parents. Unknown Newspaper - November 29, 1923 JOSEPH KLINGLER Saturday noon at 12:30 o'clock occurred the death of Joseph Klingler at his farm home in Lafayette townsihp, death being due to cancer which he had been afflicted for some time. Deceased was born on October 13, 1960, in Lafayette township and in 1890 he was married to Miss Mary Gabriel at Lafayette. Five children were born to this union, four of whom are living. They are, Mrs. Tony Hacker of Lafayette township, Mrs. Henry Polzin of St. George and Louise and Agnes at home. One brother, John Klingler, Sr. of New Ulm, and two sisters, Mrs. Jacob Krause of St. George and Mrs. Joseph Wendinger of Fairfax, also mourn his loss. Funeral services were conducted at St. George Catholic church yesterday morning, Rev. Fr. Pozek having charge. Interment was made in the St. George cemetery. Journal - March 12, 1982 AGNES KLINGLER Agnes Klingler, 75, formerly of 419 N. State St. in New Ulm, died Wednesday at Highland Manor Nursing Home. Visitation will be today 7-9 p.m. at Minnesota Valley Funeral Home, with a parish prayer service at 8 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Holy Trinity Catholic Cathedral, with burial in St. George Catholic cemetery. He is survived by two sisters, Minnie Hacker of New Ulm and Rosa Polzin of Highland Manor Nursing Home; nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a twin sister, Louise Klingler, and a brother, Frank. She was born July 2, 1906, in Lafayette Township, Nicollet County, to Joseph and Mary (Gabriel) Klingler. She lived with her sister on the farm in Lafayette Township until 1940, when they moved to New Ulm. She was a resident of Highland manor Nursing Home the past seven years. Journal - July 12, 1979 MRS. LOUISE KLINGLER Mrs. Louise Klingler, 73, of 723 N. German died Tuesday at her home of congestive heart failure. She had been in ill health fthe past five months. Visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m. today at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home. Christian Mothers will pray the rosary at 4 p.m. today at the Cathedral. St. Elizabeth Society rosary will be at 7 p.m. and parish prayer hour at 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Mass of Christian burial will be 9:30 a.m. Friday at Holy Trinity Cathedral with burial in the Catholic Cemetery. She is survived by son Joseph James Klingler of New Ulm; daughter Mrs. Jerry (Rosemary) Schugel of New Ulm; six grandchildren; sisters Mrs. Minnie Hacker, Mrs. Rose Polzin and her twin sister, Agnes Klingler, all of New Ulm. She was born July 2, 1906, in Lafayette Township, Nicollet County, to Joseph and Mary Klingler. She married Ferdinand Klingler Sept. 2, 1935, at St. George. They farmed in Lafayette Township until his death in 1957, when she moved to New Ulm. She was employed as a cook at the Kaiserhoff until she retired 10 years ago. She was a member of the Golden Age Club in New Ulm. Journal - April 27, 1934 MRS. JOSEPH WENDINGER The death of Mrs. Joseph Wendinger, nee Anna Klingler, occurred, yesterday morning at 7:55 o'clock, at her home, 922 North Broadway, following a several months illness with a chronic ailment. She was taken sick, last December, but was able to be up and around, until Tuesday morning of this week. Deceased was just past 66 years of age, having been born, march 30, 1868, in West Newton township, Nicollet county, as the youngest child of the late Mr. and Mrs. Hippolit Klingler, pioneer settlers of that community. Mrs. Klingler died, twos hours after the birth of Mrs. Wendinger. On July 8, 1890, Mrs. Wendinger was married to her surviving husband, at the Catholic church in St. George. They went to housekeeping on a farm, five miles south of Fairfax, which was the family home until they moved to New Ulm, in November 1926. Deceased was the mother of seven children, one of whom, a son, died in infancy. The living children are: Mrs. Joeph Baumann, Henry and Frank Wendinger, and Mrs. Harold Palmer, Fairfax; Mrs. Edward Dummer, New Ulm, and Miss Rose Wendinger, at home. There also are eight grandchildren, as well as one sister and a brother, Mrs. Jacob Kraus of St. George and John Klingler of West Newton Township. Funeral services for Mrs. Wendinger will be held, tomorrow (Saturday) morning at 9 o'clock, in Holy Trinity Catholic church here, after which the remains will be laid to rest in the Catholic cemetery at Fairfax. Deceased was a member of the Christian Mothers' society of Holy Trinity parish here. Review - June 9, 1909 Hippolyt Klingler, one of the earliest pioneers of western Nicollet county, and for the past eighteen years a resident of New Ulm, died at the St. Alexander's home for the aged people Sunday morning, the funeral being held from the Holy Trinity church yesterday. Mr. Klingler was eighty two years of age. He came to this country from Germany in 1854 and after a brief residence in Brown county settled on a farm in Lafayette township in 1855. Retiring from active work nearly twenty years ago, he moved shortly afterwards to New Ulm and in 1908 he, with his wife, became and inmate of the home for the aged people conducted in connection with St. Alexander's hospital. His wife died about four months ago and it was plain then that Mr. Klingler was not destined to long survive her. He leaves four children, John and Joseph Klingler, Mrs. Xavier Wendinger and Mrs. Kraus. Review - January 24, 1946 MRS. JACOB KRAUS Final rites for Mrs. Jacob Kraus, 88, Brown county pioneer, were conducted today (Thursday) in St. George Cahtolic church at 9:30 a.m. Mrs. Kraus was taken to St. Alexander Home for the Aged April 17, and in August suffered a fall, which resulted in a hip fracture. She was taken to a local hospital where she was bedfast until her death, which occurred Tuesday at 2:15 p.m. Genevieve Klingler was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Klingler, pioneer residents of Lafayette township and was born February 9, 1858. She grew to womanhood there and was married to Jacob Kraus, in St. George Catholic church, May 9, 1876. They lived on a farm in West Newton township for many years. After the death of Mr. Kraus, 19 years ago, she lived there for a number of years before going to live with her daughter, Mrs. William Zollner, in St. George. Mrs. Kraus was a member of the St. George Alter society for many years. Four sons and three daughters survive. They are: Frank and Joseph B. Kraus, New Ulm; Fred Kraus, Minneapolis; Ben Kraus, Kasota; Mrs. Anton Ranweiler and Mrs. William Zollner, St. George; and Mrs. Joseph Keckstein, Sr., New Ulm. There are 24 granchildren and 16 great grandchildren.