MOLITOR, John (b.1850 d.1912), 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. If you have found this file through a source other than the MNArchives Table Of Contents you can find other Minnesota related Archives at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm Please note the county and type of file at the top of this page to find the submitter information or other files for this county. FileFormat by Terri--MNArchives Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Dwight Grabitske Submitted: ========================================================================= Arlington Enterprise Thursday 5 December 1912 John Molitor This week it is our sad duty to chronicle the death of one of Arlington’s oldest and foremost citizens - Mr. John Molitor - who passed away at his home in this city Sunday Morning last at about half past 10 o’clock. He had been ill for some time with dropsy and other complications and while life was dispaired of it was hardly expected that death would come so soon. The end came peacefully in the presence of his wife and children, who had done all in their power to alleviate his suffering and make his last hours pleasant and restful. The funeral took place Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock from his late residence to the Catholic church where services were held by the pastor, Rev. Rant. The members of the St. Joseph’s Society and the Arlington fire department, of both of which organizations he was a faithful and devoted member, were out in full force as a tribute of respect to their dead comrade. The pall bearers were: Andrew Haggenmiller, Chas. Siebenand, Math Hensler, W. P. Moormann, Leonard Esser and Chas. Reichert. After the church ceremony the remains were conveyed back to the house, where they laid in state until Wednesday morning, when they were taken to Farming, Minn., for interment. Deceased was born at Erinsdorf, Canto die Kirch Luxembourg, Germany, June 24, 1850. Immigrated in 1871 with a sister and brother to America and settled at Cold Springs, Stearns Co., Minn., where he resided until 1877. On Nov. 3 of that year he was married to Mary Dingmann and immediately thereafter removed to Norwood, where were born their two children, Math and Henry. In June, 1882 he followed the railroad into Arlington and opened a Kagonmaker [sic.] shop, which occupation he followed until illness incapacitated him from work this spring. He held many positions of trust such as village treasurer, member of the school board, and in the Arlington Fire Department, of which he was a member from its inception. He is survived by his widow, two sons, M. J. who is country treasurer, and Henry, a druggist in Gibbon, besides three brothers and two sisters. The relatives from out of town who attended the funeral were: Louis Wieber, brother-in-law of Mrs. Molitor, Marty, Minn.; John Dingmann, brother of Mrs. Molitor, Clear Lake, Minn.; Theo Molitor, brother of the deceased, Young America. They also accompanied the body to Farming. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CARD OF THANKS We wish to extend our most sincere and heartfelt thanks to our many friends and neighbors for the kindness and sympathy shown us in our sad bereavement, the loss of our beloved husband and father. Mrs. John Molitor and Sons - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Arlington Enterprise Thursday 5 December 1912 Locals: A special meeting of the fire department was held Monday evening to make arrangements for the funeral of John Molitor. The meeting was largely attended, nearly every fireman being present, and a motion was made and carried to appropriate and pay out of the funds of the department to the widow of the deceased brother, the sum of $50 to help pay funeral expenses. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -