Obit of Chas. GOERITZ (b.1836 d.1894), Sibley Co., MN USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Dwight Grabitske Sibley County Enterprise Thursday 25 October 1894 DIED Chas. Goeritz died Monday forenoon of strangulation of the hernia, aged 58 years and one month. He was taken sick Saturday and an operation was to have been performed Monday noon but he died before the time set. Mr. Goeritz was born in Westpreussen, Germany in 1836 and came to this country in 1876 and settled in Minnesota. He leaves a wife and five grown up children. The funeral was held yesterday, Rev. Koch officiating. - - - - - - - - - - - - - -