St Landry County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....Dietlein, Christoph June 12, 1899
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St. Landry Clarion (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, June 17, 1899, Image 3
DIETLEIN. - At his residence in Opelousas, June 12, 1899, at 5 o'clock p. 
m., Christoph Dietlein, aged 72 years, 7 months and 21 days, a native of 
Bavaria Germany.
The funeral cortege left the residence at 5 o'clock Tuesday evening for the 
Catholic Church, where the funeral rites were solemnized; after which the 
remains were interred in the St. Landry Cemetery.
The funeral procession was one of the largest ever witnessed in Opelousas; a 
deserved mark of esteem. All business places were closed at the hour of the 
funeral.
Mr. Dietlein was a charter member of Hope Hook & Ladder Co. No. 1, and the 
fireman attended the funeral in uniform.
Mr. Dietlein was born in Bavaria, Germany, and immigrated to America in 
1846, landing in New York. He pursued his trade of cooper in Pittsburg, Pa., 
and later worked in breweries in different states. In 1852 he came to 
Louisiana, locating at Baton Rouge, where he remained some time, having 
secured employment as cooper; he worked at the same trade in many of the 
sugar parishes, making hogsheads, sugar barrels, etc. He came to St. Landry 
in 1858, locating in Washington, where he conducted a meat market for some 
time, after which he moved to Opelousas and established a small grocery 
store in the building across the street (north) from his present store. Soon 
after moving to Opelousas he married Miss Christman, his surviving widow.
Naturally, the first years of business in the little corner grocery was up-
grade work, with nothing but indomitable will, energy and business sagacity 
as capital. But steadily the business grew; Dietlein became recognized as a 
prosperous country merchant; a few years more, and he was considered "gilt-
edged;" and later the corner store was abandoned, more pretentious quarters 
provided, and for many years back he has held the undisputed distinction of 
being the largest wholesale and retail grocery and liquor dealer in 
Southwestern Louisiana.
For the past ten years his oldest son, Mr. Ant. Dietlein, has managed the 
business, and he will continue to do so . The business has recently been 
incorporated under the firm name of the C. Dietlein Co. Limited, and the 
demise of the senior member will not interfere with the busines.

Additional Comments:
Christoph Dietlein is buried in section 15 of the St. Landry Catholic Church 
cemetery located in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, LA.

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