Ref: Town and Country Newspaper Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA Saturday - October 31, 1903 THE DEATH LIST Bertha F. MILLER, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. MILLER, of Red Hill, died on Wednesday morning after a prolonged illness of consumption and other ailments. She was born April 15, 1888 and is 15 years, 5 months and 13 days old. The funeral will be held today, at the Rich Valley church, near Argus, at 11 o'clock. Interment will be made on the church cemetery. Infant daughter, of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer BIELER, of near East Greenville, died on Friday, at the age of ten months. The funeral was held on Tuesday. George MOCK, a well known and respected citizen of Pottstown, died last Thursday morning of a complication of diseases at his home. Six years ago Mr. MOCK had a stroke of paralysis and had been an invalid since. Two weeks ago he was taken very ill, and had since been confined to his bed. He was born in Upper Hanover township in 1828, and at the time of his death was 75 years, 10 months and 16 days of age. In youth he was engaged in farming and later in butchering. For a number of years he operated a grist mill on the West Branch creek. The deceased married Catharine HOFFMAN and ten children blessed the union: Horace W., of Pottstown; George P., of Allentown; John H., of Stetlersville, Lehigh county, and Ella May, of Allentown, the others are all deceased. The funeral was held on Wednesday. After short services at the late home of the deceased at 8.30 a.m., the funeral proceeded to the New Goshenhoppen church, near East Greenville, where services and interment were made. Rev. I.B. KURTZ, officiated. Newton H. KEMMERER, the druggist of Emaus, died of liver complaint on Saturday after a lingering illness of over six weeks. He is survived by his wife, his aged father and one sister. He located at Emaus in 1876, and has since resided there. He was born in Monroe county, February 18, 1848. The funeral was held on Thursday. Frederick H. STAUFFER, of Boyertown, died at his home on Saturday evening, at the age of 81 years. He was taken ill suddenly at the home of his nephew, Elmer E. STAUFFER, while making arrangements for the funeral of his sister, Mrs. ENGEL, at Boyertown. Deceased was a son of Hon. John STAUFFER, who for ten years, from 1840 to 1850, was one of the associate judges of Berks county. He was next to the oldest of a family of ten children, and is survived by his wife and one daughter, Mrs. E.C. EVANS, of Boyertown. Two sisters, Elizabeth, widow of Abraham SCHWENK, of Schwenksville, and Amanda, widow of Rev. A.L. DECHANT, of Pennsburg, and one brother, A.K. STAUFFER, of Reading, also survive. Mr. STAUFFER was present at the reunion of the brothers and sisters at the bedside of a dying sister, Mrs. ENGEL, at Telford, a few weeks ago, and was never in better health than at that time. The funeral was held on Thursday. Interment was made at the Boyertown cemetery. George WENDLING, died suddenly last Tuesday noon, while he was unloading a load of feed which he fetched at Leidy SELL's mill. He fell over and was dead. His death was due to heart failure. He is survived by his wife and two daughters, Sallie and Emma and his aged mother who reside with him. A.H. GEIST, a well known citizen of Gilbertsville, died suddenly on Monday, and will be buried today at the Sassamansville Lutheran church. He was a charter member of the Jr. O.U.A.M., at Sassamansville, and also a charter member of Gilbertsville Chamber, No. 55, K. of F. Annie HAAS, daughter of Henry HAAS, of Finland, died of typhoid fever and was buried on Wednesday at the Ridge Valley cemetery. Rev. WAIDELICH officiated. Noah LEISTER, of New Hanover, died on Monday evening, of heart failure, from which he had to complain for some time. The funeral will be held tomorrow. Interment at Sassamansville. DROPPED DEAD Death came suddenly to Albert LEISTER, a well known citizen of Gilbertsville, while he was talking to Postmaster MENSCH and two friends in the general store of Mr. MENSCH, Monday morning. Mr. LEISTER, who had been employed in the Gilbertsville creamery for the past twenty years, went to his work at 4 o'clock in the morning and to the patrons of the creamery he appeared to be in the best of health. He finished his work at the creamery about 10 o'clock and then went to Mr. MENSCH's store for his mail, according to his usual custom. He entered the store and had barely begun a conversation with Mr. MENSCH and two neighbors when he fell forward. Thinking Mr. LEISTER had been attacked by a fainting spell, Mr. MENSCH hastened to his assistance. Repeated efforts to bring him to consciousness failed, and Mr. MENSCH telephoned to Boyertown for Dr. RHOADS. When the doctor arrived he found that the unfortunate man's death had been almost instantaneous, and had been caused by apoplexy of the brain. His sudden death cast a gloom over the little community in which he lived for so many years, and where he was greatly esteemed. Mr. LEISTER was 50 years of age, and is survived by a widow and three children. He was twice married. His first wife was a Miss JONES, of Sassamansville, and his second wife a Miss ERB, also of Sassamansville. The children are: Austin LEISTER, a clerk in the post office department at Washington, D.C., by his first wife, and Minnie and Agnes, by his second wife. Mr. LEISTER is survived by six brothers as follows: Francis, of Norristown; James and Edward, of Gilbertsville; Frank, of Frederick; Alvin of New Hanover, and Noah, of Bechtelsville. He was a member of the Sassamansville Lutheran church, and will be buried at that place today. He was also a member of five fraternal organizations.