WIGenWeb Archives Project Shawano County, Wisconsin Obituary

THE LEADER ADVOCATE
Saturday, Jan. 15, 1949

August Mailahn, 70, of Shawano died this morning following and illness of two months.

Mr. Mailahn was a resident of Shawano since 1905, when he married Laura Jesse. He was employed as a mason.
He was born Aug. 3, 1878, in the town of Richmond where he lived until he moved to Shawano.

Survivors include his wife, two children, Alden and Doris of Shawano, one brother, Rudolph of Thornton, five sisters, Mrs. Charles Seering of Bonduel, Mrs. David Meisner of Bonduel, and Mrs. Ed Springborn, Mrs. Ewald Eggert and Mrs. Paul Eggert, all of Thornton.

Funeral arrangements, which were not completed this morning, are in the charge of the Schweers Funeral Home.

Carl Moldenhauer, 87, one of the oldest born residents in the town of Pella, died at mid-night last night. He was born on Oct. 4, 1862, in the same house that he has lived his entire life. His parents were Mr. & Mrs. William Moldenhauer.

His parents bought their farm from the Indians. It was wilderness at that time, and only about two acres of land were cleared. Mr. Moldenhauer often told how he had helped move stones to clear land, how many hardships there had been, and how the children had gone without shoes. His father once walked to New London for a sack of flour, and that city held the only post office for many miles.

In the early 1900's the deceased was town chairman of Pella for eight years. In 1892, he was married to Mary Braun at the Bethlehem church, Mrs. Moldenhauer died 20 years ago.

Survivors include 10 children, Ella, Mrs. Helmuth Verch, Marion, Louise, Mrs. Walter Weix, Shawano; Mrs. Ida Gary, Detroit; Hazel, Mrs. Woodrow Boaz, McKenzie, Tenn; Bernice Moldenhauer, Peshtigo; Richard, Cincinnati; Otto, Shawano; Fred, on the home farm; Alex, Bonduel, and Mark, McKenzie, Tenn. One son Paul and a daughter, Lydia, preceded him in death. Other survivors are 10 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and one sister, Emma, Mrs. Frank Krause of Antigo.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 2:00 at the Bethlehem Lutheran church. Interment will be in the church cemetery.