Southwest Medina Co. Lodi After nearly two months of suffering from an unusual case of typhoid fever, Miss Anna Neumeyer departed this life on Thursday evening, March 6, at 9 oclock. Four weeks at Wooster hospital failed to effect the cure that her parents hoped for, and with the best of care she at last gave up the fight for life. Sunday afternoon friends and neighbors gathered at her home to pay the last sad tribute to her memory. Services were conducted by Rev. King, after which the body was placed in the vault at Woodlawn cemetery. The parents have been double afflicted, both being sick during Anna's illness. The entire community join in extending the parents and friends join in extending the parents and friends their sincere sympathy in their sore trials and bereavement. **************** KILLED BY A BULL Wm. Baisch of Liverpool Meets a Horrible Death Alone. Wm. Baisch, 74 years old, who lived with his son and daughter at his home three fourths of a mile northeast of Valley City railroad station, was killed by a bull late last Tuesday afternoon. It seems that the son, Fred Baisch, spent Tuesday afternoon at a neighbor's, Wm. Linke's, helping bale hay. At the house, seeing the milk pails there, he inquired why his father was not milking and was told by his sister that their father was at the barn, and he went out there. Not finding the father in the barn, he went to a small, straw-covered shed in the barnyard, where a three-year Holstein bull was kept. Upon looking into the shed he was horrified to see his father lying on the ground, evidently dead, and terribly bruised, and trampled. Calling in neighbors, the body was carried to the house, and Dr. Wood of Brunswick was called in the hope that a spark of life might be left. The Doctor found one side of the body fatally crushed in, the right arm broken in several places, and the head terribly bruised and blood-covered. The unfortunate man had evidently died sometime before the body was found by his son, and probably before the bull had done butting and trampling him. There was no witness of the grewsome death, unless it was Mr. Baisch's dog, which the daughter (Maggie Baisch) says she heard barking after her father went to the barn (which was about 4:30 oclock); but when she looked out doors to learn the cause of the dog's barking he had stopped, so she did not go to the barn. The bull that did the killing was a registered Holstein. Fred Baisch says he had not regarded the animal as ugly, at the time he would roar or bellow in an ugly way when approached, but had never offered to gore anybody. The son had warned the father, however, never to go into the shed alone with the animal nor attempt to feed him. When the dead man's body was discovered, the bull, which was never tied in his pen and was de-horned, appeared perfectly quiet and docile, and not at all like a brute that had just committed murder. The ring in his nose, into which a snap at the end of a rope was hooked when he was led out, had been broken. Whether Mr. Baisch had tried to lead the animal to water, or had gone into his pen to feed him, or for what purpose, can't be known. The dead man was a widower, his wife having died very suddently of heart disease about two years ago. He was a good citizen and a man highly respected by all who knew him. ************************** THE WAY OF LIFE. Died GUNKELMAN. - At his home in Liverpool, on Dec. 24, Thoedore Gunkelmann, aged 51 years. Funeral, Dec. 26. Suicide in Liverpool. Theodore Gunkelmann, aged about 50 years, whose home is a mile and a half south of Valley City, committed suicide Wednesday forenoon by hanging. He had returned from the sanitarium at Marion only the night before, where he had been treated for some mental disorder, and appeared to be better. While gone, his new house had been completed and furnished and he seemed greatly pleased with it. But about 11 o'clock Wednesday forenoon he went to the barn, climbed into the hay mow, tied a rope about his neck and to a roof rafter and then jumped off a beam. He was dead when found hanging there by a neighbor, G. A. Ember, who had called to see him. The deceased had been a bachelor till last May when he married Mrs. Emma Lash. He leaves four brothers and two sisters and his widow. ******************************* THE WAY OF LIFE Died. PUDER. - At the home of her sister, Mrs. Louise Merrill at Wellington, on Sept. 6, Miss Mary Puder aged 28 years. Funeral at Zion's Lutheran church, Liverpool, conducted by Rev. Keuhner, burial at Zion's cemetery. *************************** MALLET CREEK. One of our most estimable young ladies, Miss Gertie Fahrion, was married to Henry Mellert last Wednesday, Jan. 21, [1914] at the Congregational parsonage. The next day they went to housekeeping on Mr. Hoff's farm, which they had rented. They have the best wishes of their many friends. *************************** LIVERPOOL July 12. - The sudden death of Chas. M. Metzger last Saturday morning was a shock to everyone. After working Friday he retired in the evening in apparantly [sic] good health. The doctor thought his death occurred sometime between 12 and 5 o'clock but was not discovered by his wife until arising Saturday morning. He was 72 years of age. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at Zion's Lutheran church. ... Those from away who attended the funerall [sic] of Chas. Metzger were Chas. Dentzer and wife, Fred Dentzer and wife, John Dentzer, Jake Dentzer and wife, Mrs. Anna Moon, John Becker and wife, Ed. Boyer and wife, Chas. Hasel and wife, all from Cleveland; D. Vogan, wife and daughter, Florence of Cuyahoga Falls; A. C. Bennett of Lisbon; Rev. H. C. Weidner of Bedford and many more from Medina. Grafton and the neighboring towns. ************************************ LIVERPOOL. July 12. - Mrs. Theo. Puder died Wednesday afternoon of dropsy at her home on the State Road, aged 75 years. Funeral services will be held Friday morning at 10 o'clock from the house. Burial will take place at Zion's Lutheran cemetery. *************************************** Hold Services Sunday for E.F. Sylvester In ill health the past year, Ellsworth Franklin Sylvester died early Thursday at his home just south of Remsen Corners. All of his 54 years were spent in Granger Township. Services were held Sunday afternoon at the Waite funeral home in charge of Rev. Robert Horst, Remsen Corners Church of Christ Pastor. Burial was in Granger Fairvew Cemetery. The deceased leaves a wife, Caroline; a daughter, Lois Faith, a son, Rollin, both at home; father, Fred O. Sylvester, and a brother, Thomas, both of Granger, and six sisters. They are Mrs. Mary Shaver of Medina, Mrs. Agnes Thompson and Mrs. Helen Yost of Granger, Mrs. Addie Davidson and Mrs. Edith Graves of Strongsville and Mrs. Mabel Feathers of Grand Rapids, O. ***************** Philip Orth Philip Orth was born in Kirweiler, Alsace, Europe, on June 12, 1824. Being of Lutheran parentage he wa baptized in infancy, and, according to the custom of his church, he was confirmed when he was about 14 years old. In 1857 he was joined in holy wedlock with Miss Eva Gangloff. This union the Lord blessed with five children, three sons and two daughters. One daughter died in infancy, Philip Orth, Jr., of near Medina, William Orth, Liverpool, Mrs. Louise Whitten, Akron, and Albert Orth of Cleveland, together with their widowed mother and 12 grandchildren survive to mourn their loss. In 1857, shortly after his marriage, Mr. Orth and his young wife left their native country and emigrated to the United States. First they came to Cleveland where they resided for six years. In 1862 or 63 they removed to Liverpool township, Medina County and here the deceased resided until his death, which occured Monday morning April 15. Thus he reached the good old age of 87 years, 10 months and 3 days. About 50 years of this long life was spent in Medina County. Mr. Orth was a respected citizen and a good Christian. Soon after he came here he connected with Zion's Lutheran congrgation of which church he was an active member up to his death. When younger he was a member of the vestry, and for six years he was also the congregation's treasurer. He lived thru and was helpful in making up the history of his congregation for upwards of half a century. The funeral was held from the house and church on Wednesday afternoon, Apr. 17, and burial was made on the congregation's cemetery where Mr. Orth has a plot. The funeral text was II Timothy4:6-9. (Compilers note: A marriage record was found for this couple in Cleveland and the date does not match what the writer of this obituary has shown.) ****************************** Jan 23. -- George Hasel died last Thursday after a short illness. On Monday, Jan 9, he went to Cleveland and made arrangements to have his wife taken to Lutheran Hospital. Friday not feeling well, he called to see Dr. Johnson. Sunday he became much worse and Tuesday Dr. Wise of Medina was called. Wednesday morning Dr. Bower of Cleveland. Dr. Wise and Dr. Johnson held consultation , but all that could be done was of no avail. After intense suffering he passed away Thursday afternoon about noon. The funeral was held in St. Paul's church last Sunday. The pastor, Rev. Peiffer, gave a short sermon in both German and English. The choir sang, "Beautiful Country" and "Abide with Me". The casket was covered with beautiful flowers, one piece from choral class, of which Charles Hasel is a member, and one spray of pink carnations from the G.A.R. When Mrs. Hasel at the hospital was told of her husbands serious illness, she summoned all her strength and courage and insisted on coming home, but arrived too late to see her husband alive. Mr. Hasel leaves a wife, three sons and one daughter who have the sympathy of the community. In the death of Mr. Hasel Liverpool loses an esteemed citizen, St. Paul church a most beneficent member. The G.A.R. brothers who attended Mr. Hasel's funeral were Geo. Messmer of Erhart, A.G Gibbs and A. Marshall of Brunswick, Mr. Ross, S. Oatman, Dr. Billings of Medina. Others attending from out of town were: Henry Hasel, wife and daughter, George Miller and wife, Adam Hasel and sons, George and William, and daughters, Mathilda and Mary, John Meyer, Henry Gross, all of Wood County; Henry Halderman and wife of Montpelier, O.: Fred Gross, wife, daughter and two sons of Spencer, William Krueger and family of Columbia; Mr. Gross and family of Erhart; Mrs. Gerstruberger, K. Wilber and wife, Mrs. Gimble, O. Johnson and family; George and Lydia Kleinecht, J. Koepke and R. Ketz all of Cleveland, Mrs. Lange of Amherst. **************** Mrs. Carmela Gorfido Mrs. Carmela Gorfido of 720 Weymouth Rd., died Thursday evening at Medina Community Hospital after an illness of several weeks. She was 71. Born in Italy, Mrs. Gorfido came to the U.S. at the age of 20. The family moved to Medina County from Columbia Station in 1933 and to Medina City in 1941. She was a member of St. Francis Xavier Church. The deceased is survived by her husband, Sam; sons, James, ANgelo, Peter, Sam Jr., and Leo of Medina; daughters, Mrs. Marge Schmid and Mrs. Teresa Letterly of Medina; and 18 grandchildren. Also surviving are her sisters, Mrs. Rose Ca_mana of California, MRs. Louise Ca_mana and Mrs. Pauline Cabot of Cleveland; and brothers, Louis and Salvatore Gallasso of New York. Friends may call at the Gensemer Funeral Home, Saturday and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm where Rosary will be said Sunday evening. Funeral Mass will be sung at St. Francis Zavier Church, Monday at 10 am with burial at the church cemetery. The family requests that donations be made to the American Cancer Society in lieu of flowers. ******************* From the Medina County Gazette, 9 July 1885, Front page, Col. 4, "Died, in Liverpool, June 13, 1885, Mrs. Caroline Knapp, aged 43 years." ***************** From the Medina County Gazette, Friday, 10 Feb. 1888, Front page, Col.2: "Died in Liverpool, Jan. 21, 1888, Clement Kolb, aged 38 years." ******************* Mrs. Emma Puder Succumbs in Her Home On Tuesday A resident of the area all her life, Mrs. Emma Puder died in her home on State road in Liverpool Township Tuesday afternoon. She was 85 years of age. Preceded in death by her husband 38 years ago, she is survived by a son, Harold, and a daughter, Erdine, both at home. Mrs. Theresa Kemp of Abbeyville is a sister. Services will be held Friday at 2:30pm in Zion Lutheran church in Abbeyville, Rev.C.W. Kemrite officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. **************** Reutter -- At Crestview Nursing home on Friday May 3, Mrs. Grace Reutter of Medina, aged 88 years. Services at the Gensemer Funeral Home on Monday, May 6, conducted by the Rev. Truman D. Whitaker, burial at York cemetery. ********************** Reutter -- At Fairview Hospital, Cleveland, Nov. 17, Donald William, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Reutter, aged 4 years, 4 months and 22 days. Funeral at the Congregational Church at Mallet Creek, Nov. 19, at 2 pm; burial in York Cemetery. **************** Mrs. Caroline Dietrich died Saturday afternoon, Oct.13, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Wm. Strohsacker, aged 72 years. The funeral was held Wednesday morning at the Evangelical Church. ************ Sherman Hasel, age 10 years, son of Mr. & Mrs. Edmund Hasel, died last Saturday. Funeral services were held at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Tuesday afternoon, Rev. Mr. Huge officiating. Burial was made in the church cemetery. **************** Kemp - At Abbeyville, on Wednesday, Aug. 22, Mrs. Louisa Kemp, aged 76 years. Funeral at the home, Saturday, Aug. 25, at 2 pm. Burial at Spring Grove Cemetery. ******************* Died, in Liverpool, April 20, of consumption, Charles Knapp, aged 18 years, and 20 days. ******************* Maley -- At her home in Liverpool, Monday, July 11, Louisa Maley, aged ___ years. Funeral Wednesday July 13 at Emanuel Lutheran Church burial at Liverpool. *************** Ella Gardner Mrs. Ella Gardner, 83, of 310 W. Liberty St., Medina, died Monday in Medina Community Hospital after a short illness. She was born in Valley City and had lived in Medina 58 years. She was the widow of Carl J. Gardner who died in 1968. She is survived by a son, William, Medina, and two daughters, Mrs. Alma Lee, Akron, and Mrs. Doris Horkey, Medina; six grandchildren and six great grandchildren. She was a member of United Church of Christ, Congregational. The Rev. Gerald Baker will officiate at her services Friday at 1:30 pm in the Waite and Son Memorial Home where the family will receive friends this evening from 7 to 9 and Thursday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm. Burial will be in Spring Grove Cemetery. ***************** Henry Frank died at his home Monday evening. The funeral is to be held Thursday at 10 o'clock at the house and 11 o'clock at the church. ************* Henry Gayer died at the Cleveland Asylum on Wednesday morning of this week. His remains were brought here on the afternoon train, and funeral services will be held Friday at 11 o'clock. **************** From the Medina County Gazette, Thursday, Jan. 31, 1895, pg. 2, Col. 1: "The remains of Mrs. David Keller, an old resident of this place, were brought here for burial last week. The funeral was held in the M.E. Church on Friday morning. Deceased has for the last few years resided in North Amherst." *************** "Died, in Liverpool, March 11, 1886, Geo. Kolb, aged 71 years." ************** The remains of George Kolb Jr., aged 23 years, were sent here for internment about three weeks ago. He was working in a flouring mill near Toledo, and by some accident got his left hand crushed. Lockjaw set in, and death resulted. **************** Zelda House Mrs. Zelda M. House, 74, of 8068 Chatham Road, Medina, died Monday in her home after a three year illness. Mrs. House was born in Lafayette Township and lived most of her life in Chatham. She was a member of the Chatham United Methodist Church and served as the choir director a number of years. She attended Baldwin - Wallace Conservatory on Music. Surviving are three sons, Richard, Chatham; Gail, Lodi; Moreland Jr., Jeromesville; one daughter, Mrs. Albert (Jean) Arters, Perrysburg; 17 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Moreland in 1973. Friends may call from 7 to 9 pm today in the Parker Funeral Home in Lodi where services will be at 1 pm Thursday. ************* Helen M. Arick Helen M. Arick, 57, of 1429 Lester Rd., Valley City, died Friday at Medina Community Hospital after a long illness. Mrs. Arick was a lifelong resident of Valley City and was a member of the Valley City Garden Club and the Liverpool Twp. historical Society and a Red Cross volunteer at Medina Hospital. Survivors include her husband, Clifton; daughters, Donna of Medina and Jo Ann Carpenter of Columbus and a brother, Howard Arnold of Middleburg Heights. Friends may call Sunday from 2-5 and 7 to 9 pm at Bauer Funeral home, Valley City. Services will be held Monday at 10 am at St. Martin's Catholic Church, Valley City. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family requests memorial contributions be made to St. Martin's Church.