Obit: Hirsch, Emma (1886 - 1917)

Poster: Crystal Wendt

Email: Post4LincolnCoWi@aol.com

Surnames: Hirsch, Wilke, Hennaeman, Ellis, Badeau, Lambert, Rusch, Kamfs, Daib

---Source: The Grand Rapids Tribune (Grand Rapids, Wood Co., Wis.) 24 May 1917; front page

---Hirsch, Emma (28 April 1886 - ?? May 1917)

Death of Mrs. F. Hirsch

Merrill Herald – The sad demise of Mrs. Emma Wilke Hirsch of Grand Rapids, occurred yesterday morning at 3:?0 o’clock at the home of her sister, Mrs. Martin Hanneman, Fourth Street, this city, where she was taken last Wednesday in the hopes that the loving care of sisters and parents could assist in the restoration of her former good health. But all efforts were in vain and she answered the final summons after six months’ suffering with diabetes.

Mrs. Hirsch was born in the town of Scott, this county, on April 28, 1886, and celebrated her thirty-first birth anniversary last month. She was a resident of this city for many years and has a host of friends here who will be grieved to learn of her sad death. On June 4, 1913, she was united in marriage to Fred Hirsch, since which time the couple made their home in Grand Rapids, the husband being in the employ of E. W. Ellis as chauffeur.

Besides her grieved husband, she leaves seven sisters, two brothers and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wilke, town of Scott, to mourn her loss. The sisters are: Mrs. Martin Hanneman, Mrs. Robert Badeau, Mrs. Fred Lambert, all of this city; Misses Berth and Mildred of the town of Scott; Mrs. Emil Rusch of the town of Maine and Mrs. Frank Kamfs of Grand Rapids. Two brothers are: Henry and Robert Wilke of the town of Scott.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon from the Martin Hanneman home at 1:15t o’clock and at 1:30 o’clock from the St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Rev. H. Daib to have charge of the obsequies.