1-22-1900
George A. Schlagbaum (Infant)
1-27-1900
Rev. M. Mueller, of Ottoville, Summoned Home
Was Pastor of Immaculate Conception Church 32 Years – Funeral Wednesday Morning
Rev. Father Michael Mueller, the beloved rector of the Church of the Immaculate Conception at Ottoville, is
dead.
His demise was very sudden, and came Saturday evening at about 8:30 o’clock, from heart failure, probably
caused by rheumatism, with which he was afflicted.
Rev. Henry Wiechman, his assistant, had left the parochial residence only a short time before, intending to go
to Cloverdale, but a telephone message that the Rev. Mueller was dead intercepted him at Ft. Jennings, and he
returned. Fr. Mueller heard confessions at the church in the evening, and ate a hardy supper, but did not
complain of feeling ill, when stricken he was walking across the room.
The housekeeper was attracted by the noise occasioned by his body striking the floor. She called assistance
and Dr. Binder was summoned, but the reverend father passed away in a few minutes. He lived probably twenty
minutes after being stricken, probably by striking the floor.
The news of the death of the good father spread like over the little village like wildfire, and expressions of
great sorrow were heard on every hand. Rev. Father Mueller was indeed a father. He was a kind and thorough
Christian, and his good works were manifested daily. He was loved by his people; his ministrations brought
comfort to the aged and infirm, and the children loved him, as he was always good and kind to them. He
labored faithfully for nearly 32 years among the people of Ottoville and the surrounding country, and his kindly
voice and cheering presence will be greatly missed, not only from the church but from public life as well. He
mingled freely with his parishioners, everyone knew and respected him, and he died as he had lived – a
Christian, at peace with his god, ready to be summoned into the final presence.
The telephone message brought the news to Delphos late Saturday night and on Sunday morning Rev. A. I.
Hoeffel drove to Ottoville to assist in making arrangements for the funeral service and burial.
Michael Mueller was born in Bavaria, Germany, January 21, 1833, and died January 27, 1900, aged 67 years
and 6 days. After receiving a good common school education he came to America in 1852. He first studied at
Cleveland, and after teaching school for some time he went to St. Vincent Seminary, in Pennsylvania. From
there he went to Assumption College at Windsor, Canada, and completed his theological studies in Cleveland.
In 1865 he was ordained to the priesthood by the Right Reverend Amadeus Raape, Bishop of the Diocese of
Cleveland.
Rev. Mueller’s first charge was at Rockford, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, where he remained three years, and in
that time was instrumental in having erected a handsome brick church. On March 15, 1868, he assumed
charge of the Ottoville parish. He was then in the best years of his life. The country was in a rough state, roads
were few and poor, and not many horses were to be had for travel. Consequently he was compelled to walk
many miles through woods and marshes to visit the members of his congregation when they were ill.
In 1871 he caused to be instituted a new congregation at Kalida, with seventeen families. With the help of the
little handful of hardy and willing people he erected a handsome brick church. He had charge of the Kalida
congregation, together with the Ottoville parish for 12 years.
The grandest structure erected by Rev. Mueller is the church at Ottoville. The edifice cost more than
$50,000. The corner stone was laid on June 18, 1885, and the church dedicated on September 23, 1888, by
Bishop R. Gilmour. The church has a seating capacity of 1,100. In 1893 Father Mueller erected the fourteen
stations in the church, at a cost of $1,800. A fine new alter was also placed in the edifice.
The fourth and last edifice erected by the good Father is a neat frame structure ninety feet in length, at
Cloverdale, dedicated in 1898 by Rev. Fr. Hoeffel. On Tuesday March 15, 1898, Rev. Mueller celebrated the
thirtieth anniversary of his pastorate of the Ottoville Church.
The deceased Father has living three brothers and two sisters, Daniel and John Mueller, Mrs. Adam Lise and
Mrs. Joseph Buiarn, of Ottoville, and Peter Mueller, of Huron County, Ohio.
The funeral of the deceased pastor will occur from the Ottoville Church at 9 o’clock Wednesday morning. The
remains will be conveyed to the church on procession Tuesday afternoon, and the clergyman present will read
the office of the dead. The remains will lie in state in the church from that time until after the church services
Wednesday morning. F. H. and Gerhart Laudick went to Ottoville to drape the church, interior and exterior, in
mourning.
On Wednesday morning the clergymen present from various points in the Diocese will repeat the Matins and
Laudes, after which Requiem High Mass will be commenced. Bishop Hoerstman will appoint a priest to officiate.
The remains will be enclosed in a metallic casket and placed in a brick vault in the church cemetery.
2-24-1900
Ernst (stillborn)
2-26-1900
Dorthea Otte (Infant)
3-7-1900
Clara Rekart
Mrs. Clara Rekart, wife of Chas. Rekart, living east of Wetsel, ten miles north-west of Delphos, died at an
early hour this morning, from consumption. The funeral will be held Friday morning at 8:30 o'clock from the
Catholic church at Ottoville. Her maiden name was Clara Weichart and was 25 years, 6 months and 23 days old
at the time of her death.
3-10-1900
George Brandehoff
3-13-1900
Maria Schulte
3-14-1900
Henry Bensman
3-22-1900
Gertrude Mortitz
3-25-1900
Gertrude Kemper
5-25-1900
Thersesia Zahm
6-25-1900
Weber (Infant)
6-25-1900
Clara Honnigfort
7-18-1900
Henry Altenburger
8-22-1900
Clara Horstman
8-23-1900
Arnold Horstman
9-10-1900
Joseph Schwertner
9-11-1900
Raphael Otte (Infant)
The little child of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Otte, of Ottoville, born last Friday, died at an early hour this morning,
from spasms, and will be buried Thursday at 8 a. m. Mrs. Otte is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Louth, of this
city.
9-16-1900
Aloysius John Hilvers (Infant)
10-3-1900
Carolina Wurst
Mrs. Caroline Wurst died on Wednesday morning at 7 o’clock, from cancer, from which she has been a
great sufferer for some months. She bore her great affliction and suffering with much patience and with little
complaint, till the angel of death came to relieve her. The deceased was born in New Reigel, O., in 1850; her
parents moved to Ottoville in 1857, where she was married to Henry Wurst in 1872. There were born to them
nine children, three of whom are dead; three sons and three daughters with their father remain to mourn the
loss of a kind and loving mother and wife. She will be greatly missed. Funeral services were held Friday in St.
Mary’s church and many were the sympathizing friends who attended the service.
10-14-1900
Joseph Pavel
10-22-1900
Mary Burgei
10-29-1900
Leroy C. Kraemer
10-29-1900
Anton Beine
9-17-1900
George Edward Hohlbein (Infant)
11-7-1900
Edmund Max Sutter
11-9-1900
Andreas Zahner
11-16-1900
Bruno Rekart
11-21-1900
William Henry Dickman
12-4-1900
Barbara Wannemacher
It Is Death
Result Of Tooth Being Pulled By Traveling Dentist
Mrs. Ferdinand Wannemacher Leaves Husband and Eleven Children Funeral Thursday.
Mrs. Barbara Wannemacher, wife of Ferdinand Wannemacher, died Tuesday morning at 5:30 o'clock, at
her home two miles west of Ottoville. Death was due to cancer of the face, which was caused by baring a tooth
pulled by a traveling alleged dentist. Before death came Mrs. Wannemacher suffered intensely.
She was born in Germany and was 57 years old. She was a sister of Chas. Heitzman, of Delphos, who died
recently in a New Orleans hospital. She leaves a husband and eleven children, three girls and eight boys. Peter
Goehring and H. D. Feeley went to the Wannemacher home Tuesday and embalmed the body.
Mrs. Wannemacher was a splendid woman and is spoken of in the highest terms of praise by all who knew
her. The funeral will be held at 8 o'clock Thursday morning from St. Marys Catholic church in Ottoville. A
number of Delphos people will attend.
12-6-1900
Maria Barbara Wannemacher
12-29-1900
Alphonse Franciscus Hilvers (Infant)
12-29-1900
Katie Heitzman
Cut Short
In The Spring of Life
Death’s Inexorable Decree Falls on Miss Katie Heitzman – Funeral Tuesday Afternoon
This morning at 9:30 o'clock, at the home of her mother, Mrs. Chas. Heitzman, on north Canal street, Miss
Katie Heitzman was folded in the arms of death; her soul departed from this rale of tears and journeyed into the
great beyond.
Her death was not unexpected. She was a sufferer from pulmonary trouble, having been taken ill in Toledo
on June 11, 1900. She was a patient sufferer, never murmuring, always cheerful and hopeful for the future,
knowing that she must die. She was beloved by those who knew her for her amiable disposition and great
fortitude.
The deceased young lady was born in Ottoville, June 16, 1879, and died Dec. 29, 1900, aged 21 years, 6
months and 13 days. The family has lived in Delphos 11 years. Two sisters preceded her to the grave within
the past 3 years, death being caused by the same trouble. Her mother, two sisters, Barbara and Anna, and
three brothers, William and George, of Delphos, and John Heitzman, of Cloverdale, survive her.
Miss Heitzman died a firm believer in the teachings of the Lord, was patient, resigned and willing to go when
it pleased the Master. The funeral services will be held at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, at the M.E. Church,
conducted by Revs. Raber and Strother, Rev. Raber to preach the memorial sermon. Burial in Walnut Grove
cemetery.
12-30-1900
Josephina Halter