Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 February 1915 — AGED GERMAN CITIZEN HAS PASSED AWAY [ARTICLE]

AGED GERMAN CITIZEN HAS PASSED AWAY

Mathew Zehrden Died at Home of His Son-in-Lay, John HealyFuneral Saturday Morning. Mathew Zehrden, aged 87 years on -Sept. 17th, died this Thursday morning at 7 o’clock at the home of his son-in-law, John Healy, on Front street. He had been in quite poor health for some time and had - tailed rapidly during the past two weeks. He was a native of Germany, where he resided until he was about fifty years of age. He lived in the country in this county for a number of years after coming to America and when he became too old for active farm work he came to Rensselaer and engaged at gardening for several years. His wife died three years ago and since that time he had made his home with his daughter, Mrs. Healy. He leaves four daughters, Mrs. Nicholas Wagner, of Wolcott; Mrs. Peter Wagner and Mrs. John Healy of this city, and Mrs. S. E. Overton, of South Haven, Midh. The funeral will be held at St. Augustine’s Catholic church Saturday morning at 9 o’clock and burial will be made in Mt. Calvary cemetery.