Cordes Roesch Rosskopf Weimar Review - August 21, 1889 The death of Charles Rosskopf one of the old residents of New Ulm, occurred at his home in this city last Tuesday evening, after only a short illness. As he had been sick for only two days his death came rather sudden and unexpected. He was forty years of age and was for many years a well-known resident of the town. The funeral was held Thursday and the remains deposited in the city cemetery whither they were attended by a large number of friends and relatives. He leaves a wife and one daughter. Review - November 15, 1922 MRS. MAGDALINE ROSSKOPF Mrs. Magdaline Rosskopf passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Hubert Berg on South Broadway Thursday morning shortly after 11 o'clock. The deceased had been ailing for the past year and a half and had been practically confined to her bed most of that time. She succumed to old age and the complications usually attending advanced years. The deceased whose maiden name was Roesch was born in Hungary on May 20, 1833 and was therefore 89 years old when she died. At the age of eighteen she came to America with her parents and settled near Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She was married in Milwaukee in 1853 to Gregor Peters who died five years later. Two children were born, one of whom died in infancy and the other was the late Mrs. Fred Heinze of Mankato. In 1861 she was again married in Wisconsin to Xavier Rosskopf. The family came to New Ulm in 1867 and have resided here ever since. Mr. Rosskopf preceded his wife in death on May 14, 1891. Nine children were born to this union, six of whom are living. They are Mrs. Willibald Eibner and Mrs. Hubert berg of New Ulm; Mrs. Alois Boisam of Menasha, Wisconsin; Mrs. Peter Manderfeld of St. Paul, Fred Rosskopf of Owatonna and Xavier Rosskopf of Spokane, Washington. She is survived also by the following brothers: Joseph, Simon, Michael and and George Roesch, all of whom reside at Menasha, Wisconsin. She is further survived by fifty-two grandchildren, forty-eight great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. The burial took place on Saturday morning at 9 o'clock from the Holy Trinity Catholic church and interment was made in the Catholic cemetery. The deceased was a member of the Christian Mothers Society at the time of her demise and the members of the society attended the obsequies in a body. Journal - May 3, 1988 ERWIN H. CORDES NEW ULM - Erwin H. "Tutz" Cordes, 87, of 314 S. Highland, New Ulm, died Saturday, April 30, 1988, at Sioux Valley Hospital in New Ulm. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, with burial in the Lutheran cemetery. Visitation will be from 409 p.m. Wednesday and from 7:30 a.m. until noon Thursday at Minnesota Valley Funeral Home, and at the church for one hour prior to services. He is survived by his wife, Loretta: stepdaughters, Darlene (Mrs. Hughie) Choquette and Dorothy (Mrs. John) Masonavich, both of Butte, Mont. Bonnie (Mrs. Paul) Miller of Lewistown, Mont., and Cynthia (Mrs. Robert) Ross of Missoula, Mont.: stepson Ralph Hagemo of Kalispell, Mont., 28 stepgrandchildren, 21 stepgreat-grandchildren; sisters Ruth (Mrs. Harold) Kersch of Columbia, Mo., Hilda (Mrs. John) Richter, Gladys Plagge and Alvina Grams, all of New Ulm; brothers, Albert and Clifford, both of New Ulm, and Herbert of St. Peter and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a sister, Erma Lauer; brothers, Adolph, Louis, Elder and Walter; and two brothers and one sister in infancy. He was born on Dec. 3, 1900, in New Ulm to Herman and Alvina (Kaping) Cordes. He was in partnership with his brother, Albert, in the Cordes Brothers Plastering, and did extensive plaster and stucco work in the New Ulm area. He married Loretta B. Steinkraus on Aug. 15, 1986, at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm. He served in the National Guard for 18 years. He was a member and president of the New Ulm Volunteer Fire Department for many years, serving with the Number 3 Engine Company. He was a member and served as president of the Retired Fireman's Association, also serving as captain, and recently had been re-elected to that post. He was a member of the New Ulm Bowling Hall of Fame, scoring the first 300 game, and was a lifelong member of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church. Surname: Weimar, Tuck ------------------------- History of Wabasha County" (Minnesota) published 1884 John M. Weimar, merchant, has been a resident of Minnesota since he was two years old. His parents, John and Lucy Weimar, now reside at Red Wing, where they located at that time. He was born near Coblentz, Germany, December 4, 1854. His early life was spent on a farm near Red Wing, his education being completed by a year at College in Milwaukee. In 1875 he opened a general store, with a partner, at Red Wing; subsequently spent three years on a farm. In 1883 built a store at Belle Chester in partnership with J.P. Wagner. He was married December 20, 1879, to Josephine Tuck, native of New York, of French descent. They have two sons, born as follows: John N., March 2, 1882; Albert, June 15, 1883. All are communicants in Belle Chester Catholic church. Mr. Weimar is a democrat; was six years clerk of his school district while a resident of Belvidere. New Ulm Journal - September 19, 1985 WALTER CORDES Walter Hugo Cordes, 71, of 227 North Payne, died Tuesday at Sioux Valley Hospital. He had been hospitalized since suffering a stroke on Sunday. Services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm with the burial in the Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-9 p.m. today and from 7:30-noon Friday at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm and at the church one hour prior to services. He is survived by his wife Mildred; daughters Sharon (Mrs. Marcellus Sveine) of Babbitt, Sandra Ulrich and Kathleen (Mrs. David) Juni, both of New Ulm, Pam (Mrs. Marvin) Romberg of Gillette, Wyo.; sons, Kenneth of Shakopee, Richard of Springfield; 15 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; sisters, Hilda (Mrs. John) Richter, Gladys Plagge, and Alwina Grams, all of New Ulm, Ruth (Mrs. Harold) Kirsch of Columbia, MO.: brothers, Erwin, Albert and Clifford, all of New Ulm, Herbert of St. Peter. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers, Adolph, Louis, George, Henry, and sisters, Frieda Cordes and Erma Lauer. He was born on March 16, 1914 in New Ulm to Herman and Alvina (Kaping) Cordes. He completed grade school at St. Paul's Lutheran School and graduated from New Ulm Public High School in 1933. He married Mildred Paape on July 15, 1937 at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm. After working for Cordes Plastering Company for six years, he was employed by Kemske Paper Company for 50 years. He was a member of the New Ulm Greenhouse Band and the Sleepy Eye Drum and Bugle Corps. He had served in the National Guard and was a life long resident of New Ulm. New Ulm Journal - September 20, 1985 CORRECTION Because of incomplete information supplied to The Journal, the obituary for Walter Cordes published in Wednesday's Journal did not include the name of a brother, Eldor, who had preceded him in death.