Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 146, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 January 1904 — The Fire Victims’ Funerals. [ARTICLE]

The Fire Victims’ Funerals.

The funeral of Pauline Mossier, our young girl victim of the Iroquois theater calamity, was held at 8 o’clock Sunday morning, at the Leopold family residence, on Front street, with Rabbi Feierlioht, of Lafayette, conducting the exercises; and despite the bitter oold and the unusually early hour, the funeral was very largely attended. The services were necessarily brief, in order that the members of the stricken family might go to Hammond to uttend Mrs. Wolff’s funeral,at one o’clock p. m. The services consisted, at the house, of a song “Peace is tha Gift of God’s Love,” by Mesdames G K. Hollingsworth, C. E. English, Ray Wood, and Miss Carrie Eger, and a brief bnt touching discourse by the Rabbi, and a prayer at the grave in Weston cemetery. The pall-bearers, all young men, were * Albert Marshall, Frank Kresler, Jacob Wildberg, Arthur Tuteur, Oleve Eger and Kenneth Morgan. The honorary pall bearers, were sixteen young girls all Pauline’s class- mates, as follows; Lois Thompson, Edua Hauter. Maida Drake, Star Marshall, Marcelline Roberts,. Madeline Phillips, Jennie Hanson, Anna Hanson, Ura Sanders, Jennie Moody, Helen Murray, Belle La Rue, Grace Robinson, Martha Long and Mary Hildebrand.

The floral offerings were many and beautiful, and were mostly carried to the grave by the honorary pall bearers. PaulineMdsslerwas the oldest child and only daughter of William Mossier, deceased, and Rachel Leopold Mossier. She was born at Kentland, Ind.. Jan. 7th, 1897, and perished in the Iroquois theater, Chicago. Dec. 30, 1903, aged 12 years, 11 months and 23 days. Sue lived nearly all her brief life in Rensselaer. H<r mother and a younger brother Philip, survive her, and also her grand-parents. Mr. and Mrs Abraham Leopold, and numerous other near relatives The funeral of Mrs. Sadie Wolff and her little niece Alice Kaufman who perished with her, were held together at the beautiful Wol ff residence, in Hammond at one o’clock p. m. Sunday. The services were conducted by Rabbi of Chicago, who performed her marriage ceremony here on June 30, 1901. The funeral was a very large one. Interment was made in the Hammbnd cemetery. AH the near relatives from Rensselaer Jand vicinity attended except her aged parents and Gertie their youngest daughter.

Mrs. Sadie Leopold Wolff was the daughter of Mr and Mrs. Abraham Leopold, of Rensselaer. She wak born here April 3rd, 1878, and her a«»e at death, Deo. 30, 1903, was 25 years, 8 months and 27 days. She was a graduate of the Rensselaer high school and of the Indiana State University. She lived here all her life until her marriage to Leo Wolff, of Hammond, on June 30, 1901, after which she .spent several months traveling with him in Europe, and has sinoe resided in Hammond, in one of the most beautiful and elegant homes in that city, She leaves a husband, a little girl about 18 months old, father, mother, five brothers and three sisters; also numerous more distant-relatives.