Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 61, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 April 1898 — Death of William Mossier. [ARTICLE]

Death of William Mossier.

The sad but not unexpected intelligence was known Saturday morning, that William Mossler died Friday night, April 1st. at ten o’clock, at the home of his father-in-law, A. Leopold, on Front street. In his death Rensselaer loses one of its most enterprising business men and a most popular and universally esteemed citizen. His sickness has been long and painful but endured with remarkable fortitude. He retained his faculties to the last. He knew that his end was near and indeed, three days before he intimated to his wife that he should die on the day he did, which was the second anniversary of his mother’s death. His sickness began in fact at the time of her death. He fainted at her funeral and has never known a well day since. He has suffered from a succession and complication of diseases, such as two attacks of malarial fever, an enlarged spleen, inflamatory rheumatism and finally an enlarged liver. His too great ambition and enterprise has been the principal obstacle to his complete recovery as, as soon as his health began to improve he would at once resume active charge of his business matters, and thus cause a return of his sickness in some form. Wm. Mossier was born at Thorntown, Ind., July Ist, 1868, and his age was 29 years and 2 months. His father, Abraham Mossier, survives him, his mother, as previously stated, died two years ago. He married Miss Rachel Leopold. at Rensselaer, April 16,1890, who now mourns his sad and early death. Two children were born to them, Pauline, aged 7 And Phillip, aged 2| years. He has been in Rensselaer three years, previous to which time was in business at Remington for a short time. During his residence here, while his health permitted, he managed the Model store, and was a most successful and enterprising business man. He was a much esteemed member of the order of the orders of Knights of Pythias, and .the Free Masons. The remains will be taken to Cincinnati for burial by the side of his mother and other relatives. The principal funeral will be held there Tuesday.