Washington County Wisconsin Obituaries and Death Notices

UNKNOWN
FOUND DEAD IN A FIELD.
Kewaskum, July 12.—An unknown man was found dead about one mile south of this place, Tuesday morning, by a farmer who was going to his work. He saw the man in the same place the day before, apparently asleep, but, supposing him to be a tramp who had stopped to rest, he thought no more of it until he found him again the next day, when he discovered that the man was dead, and the trampled grass for several feet around gave evidence that he had died in great bodily agony. An examination of the pockets of the deceased brought to light $5.13 in money and a certificate from the state treasurer certifying that Philip Guth had paid a certain amount of money to that office and that papers would be forwarded within thirty days. Dr. Schwendener, of this place, who made an examination, testified that the man died of cholera morbus. [Wisconsin State Journal July 17, 1883 - Sub. by a Friend of Free Genealogy]

George Nickel
Source: Marshfield News Herald (Marshfield, Wood Co., Wis.) Thursday, 13 Apr. 1939; contributed by Ron Flink & transcribed by Marla Zwakman

Nickel, George (6 Jan. 1855 – 11 Apr. 1939)

Unity – Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Trinity Lutheran Church for George Nickel, 84, who died at 3:45 p.m. Tuesday, April 11, at the home of his son, Leonard Nickel, 4 ½ miles east of Unity, where he had been making his home. Death was caused by old age complications.

The Rev. J. A. Olson will officiate at the services and burial will be made in the Lutheran cemetery at Unity.

Mr. Nickel was born in Germantown Jan. 6, 1855. He was married at Spencer May 8, 1884, to Anna Wieland, who preceded him in death in the spring of 1934.

After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Nickel settled on a tract of land, which is the present farm of their son, Leonard. In 1915 they retired from farming and moved to the village of Unity.

Besides his son Leonard, Mr. Nickel is survived by three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Barbara Schuster
Source: Marshfield Times (Marshfield, Wood County, Wis.) Friday, 19 May 1899; transcribed by Marla Zwakman

Mrs. Barbara Schuster, the wife of Alderman John Schuster of the First ward, died at her home at 11 o'clock on Wednesday evening, of peritonitis. Mrs. Schuster was born in Washington county, Wis., Oct. 6th, 1838, and moved to the vicinity of Marshfield with her husband in 1870. She leaves ten children to mourn her loss, and her death is a sad blow to her husband.