Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 August 1912 — Old Resident Dead in Barkley. [ARTICLE]

Old Resident Dead in Barkley.

Fred Saltwadel, Sr., died at his | home in Barkley tp., Saturday ! morning after an illness lasting but a few hours. Some time ago he suffered from a stroke of paralysis, but had been able to be about most of the time. Saturday morning he appeared to be in his usual health but later complained of being sick.' A physician was called who administered restoratives, but he_ soon passed away, the result of heart failure. Mr. Saltwadel was born in Germany 74 years agb and came to the United States in 1872. He was a time honored resident in the community in which he lived, and he possessed many friends. His wife died some sixteen years ago and seven children survive the parents. The funeral was conducted from the home Tuesday morning and burial made in the Brown cemetery at Pleasant Grove. —Francesville Tribune.