Morrison-Stearns County MN Archives Obituaries.....Schaefer, George A July 29, 1922
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Little Falls Daily Transcript, 
July 29, 1922, Saturday (Friday); G. A. Schaefer Column -
G. A. SCHAEFER,
BOWLUS BANKER
DROWNS TODAY
CASHIER OF BOWLUS STATE
BANK VICTIM AT LAKE PELICAN LAKE
WAS FISHING WHEN ACCIDENT
OCCURRED, ACCORDING TO
REPORT SENT HERE
Brief reports only could be received of the drowning at Pelican Lake, between 
Avon and Albany, Stearns County this morning, of George A. Schaefer, cashier 
and director of the Merchants State Bank at Bowlus. Mr. Schaefer was camping 
at the lake with his family and the drowning occurred while he was fishing in 
the lake at an early hour this morning.
Up to press time, the body had not been recovered although A. A. Barton, one 
of the directors of the bank, left this city early this morning with grappling 
hooks to attempt to locate it.
Mr. Schaefer was married and his wife and two children survive. His parents, 
Mr. and Mrs. George M. Schaefer reside at Albany, Stearns County.

August 3, 1922, Thursday; G. A. Schaefer Lake Victim Column -
GEO. A. SCHAEFER LAKE VICTIM
DROWNED AFTER DIVING FROM BOAT,
FUNERAL HELD HERE ON TUESDAY MORNING.
Pelican Lake, four and one half miles northeast of Albany, was the scene of a 
shocking tragedy on Saturday morning at about 8:00, when George A. Schaefer, 
son of Mr. And Mrs. Geo. M. Schaefer of this village was drowned. The young 
man, who is a cashier of the bank of Bowlus, was spending his vacation at the 
lake last week in company with his family. They had rowed out with a boat a 
little distance from the shore on Saturday morning and he wanted to go 
bathing. He dived off from the boat and after coming up after diving, he 
called for help, but before the occupants of the boat had turned the boat and 
reached him he sank down again and did not come up again. An expert diver from 
Bowlus was immediately secured who located the body near the spot where he 
sank down, about two hours after the tragedy. The remains were brought to 
Albany to the Schaefer home, where the body layed in state until Tuesday.

George A. Schaefer was born at Albany 28 years ago. After graduating from the 
Parochial school here, he entered St. John’s University at Collegeville, 
attending the commercial course there. After completing his course of studies 
he entered as an assistant at the First State Bank of Albany, and later 
excepted a position as cashier of the bank of Bowlus. He was married to Miss 
Pauline Kowalczyk of Bowlus 6 years ago, who survives as also their three 
children, Jerome, Ruth, and Mark, who now mourn over the loss of a loving 
husband and father.

Besides his wife and children and his parents he is survived by the following 
brothers and sisters: Thomas of Sauk Rivers; Leo of St. Cloud; Anton of West 
Union; Otto of Agawam, Montana; Roman of Minneapolis; Henry, Richard, Carl and 
Edmund of Albany; Mrs. Schoenhoff and Mrs. Borgmann of Sauk Centre; Mrs. Dr. 
Zeis of Albany; Sister Marcella of St. Benedicts Convent, St. Joseph; Gertrude 
and Margaret Schaefer of Albany.

The funeral was held on Tuesday morning after a Requiem mass held at 9:30 
o’clock by Rev. Father Anselm, assisted by Rev. Biealka of Bowlus and Rev. 
Kampmann of Sauk Rapids as deacon and subdeacon and Rev. Kitowski of St. Anna 
and Rev. Timothy as masters of ceremony. The remains were escorted from the 
Schaefer home to the church and later to the cemetery by the St. Joseph’s 
Society of Albany, of which the deceased was a member. Pallbearers were six 
cousins of the deceased: Arthur Emmel, Carl Metzroth, Lawrence Schaefer, 
Arthur Schaefer and Sylvester Fandel of St. Cloud and John Wartman of Watkins. 
Herald Schaefer a nephew of the deceased carried the cross. The large Seven 
Dolores church was filled with relatives and friends of the deceased during 
the day.

That the young man was well liked and highly esteemed at Bowlus was shown by 
the large attendance from that place at the funeral and that all business 
places of Bowlus were closed on Tuesday in honor of Mr. Schaefer.


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