Obit of John C. GASTA (b.1876 d.1911), Sibley Co., MN

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Arlington Enterprise
Thursday 10 August 1911

John C. Gasta is no More
A Victim of Tuberculosis,
He succumbs to is Ravages
  John C. Gasta, who has been ill for some time with that dread disease,
tuberculosis, passed away at the Haupt home in West Arlington, Monday
morning at 7:30, having reached the age of 35 years, 2 mos. and 28 days. 
His death, although not entirely unexpected, as he had been quite ill for
some time, and was gradually sinking, came as a great shock to his
relatives and friends.
  Mr. Gasta was so well known by our readers that it is hardly necessary for
us to give an account of his life among them.  He was a tinsmith by trade,
coming here from Belle Plaine, where he was born May 10, 1876.  He was
married in Nov. 1904, to Miss Elizabeth Haupt, of West Arlington, and three
children were born to them, viz: Clemence, Raymond and Marcellus, who are
all living.  He is also survived by the widow, his father, five brothers
and a sister.
  The funeral will take place this (Thursday) morning at nine o’clock from
the residence to the Catholic church, and the remains will be laid to rest
in the Catholic cemetery northwest of town.
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Arlington Enterprise
Thursday 17 August 1911

Locals:
  The funeral of John Gasta took place last Thursday.  The procession left
the house at nine o’clock for the Catholic church, where Rev. Fr. Rant said
Mass and delivered a sermon, after which the remains were conveyed to their
last resting place in the cemetery northwest of town.  The following acted
as pall bearers: Philip Janitschke, Peter Spohr, Geo. Haggenmiller, Leonard
Esser, Frank Thomes and Charles Reichert.  Those from out of town who
attended the funeral were as follows:  Mr. S. Gasta, Mrs. T. Becker and
daughter, Jos. Albrecht, and John Masso, Ellsworth, Minn.; Mrs. Frank
Schmidt, Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Schidt and daughter and Frank Albrecht, Belle
Plaine; Mr. and Mrs. M. Foreman, Miss Lillian Bertrang, Morton; Mr. F.
Bertrang and son Mat, Mrs. E. Kill, Mrs. W. Theissen, M. Molitor, C. Wegge,
Henderson; Messers Ed Carlin, H. C. Kuhlman, Gaylord.

[ed. note:  The obituary failed to mention that John C. Gasta was a key
player for the Arlington Greys base ball team at the turn of the century. 
He was a pitcher, and at one point, the Arlington Enterprise called him:
“Old Reliable.”  He was team Captain in 1899 and 1902-1904.]
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