Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Andres, Kasper 1907
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The Belding Banner, Thursday, September 5, 1907


The remains of Kasper Andres, aged 73 years, a well known and highly respected 
German farmer of Keene township, were brought home from Grand Haven Wednesday 
morning.

Mr. Andres left home and took the train here for Milwaukee Monday, Aug. 26, 
intending to visit his nephews in that city for a couple of weeks.  He went to 
Grand Haven, intending to take the boat across the lake that night, and it is 
supposed walked off the dock into the river and his struggles not being heard, 
sank down to his death.

On Tuesday morning word was received here that the body of a man was found in 
the river at Grand Haven, having on a suit of clothes bearing “The Hub Clothing 
Store, Belding,” label and giving other descriptions, also that in his pockets 
were found a conductor’s receipt for fare paid from Belding to Grand Rapids, a 
ticket to Milwaukee and $26.

It was learned that Mr. Andres had not been heard from since leaving home and 
the body was thought to be him.  His son, John Andres, was so sure of it that 
he and Alfred Jonas left for Grand Haven at three o’clock in the afternoon, 
arriving there in the evening.  The body had been taken to the cemetery for 
burial by the officials, but when Mr. Andres and Mr. Jonas appeared and fully 
identified the remains they were placed in a metallic casket and brought home 
on the first train, coming by way of Saranac on the Grand Trunk road.

It was ascertained that Mr. Andres had eaten supper at a restaurant in Grand 
Haven and also purchased a sandwich to eat on the boat; this was tied up in a 
handkerchief and his hand was still clutching it when the body was taken from 
the water.  Mr. Jonas is of the opinion that in walking along the dock to take 
the boat he stopped off into one of the slips and sank in deep water.  The 
ending of his life in this tragic manner was sad indeed, made more so by the 
thought that he was on a pleasure trip.

He had lived in Keene for about thirty-two years, coming there from Germany, 
and leaves a wife and five children, John and Peter Andres, Anna Gondolf, Kate 
Tillman of Beal City and Mary Haney, who lives in the West.  The funeral 
occurred this morning at the Catholic church in Miriam, Fr. Zindler officiating.


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