Obit of John Prebe (b.1863) "The Lake City Graphic" Wabasha Co., MN

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Note: This obituary was taken from the newspaper "The Lake City Graphic".
10/1956

Rites Held Monday for John Prebe

Funeral services were held Monday at 10 am at St. Patrick's Catholic 
Church, West Albany, for John Prebe, 90, lifelong resident of this area 
who died Thursday. Rev. Gerard Cawley officiated at the ceremonies. Burial 
was in the church cemetery. Mr. Prebe died at the home of his daughter, 
Mrs. Frank Blattner, where he had been ill for about two years. Born in 
Germany March 19, 1863, Mr. Prebe came to this country while a boy. His 
parents settled in West Albany. He married the former Mary Wilde at West 
Albany, Oct. 29, 1899 and farmed in the West Albany area all his life. 
Mrs. Prebe died in March of this year. He is survived by nine children, 
Francis, Sylvester and Fred, all of Millville; Edward, Mrs. Edward Feehan 
and Mrs. Blattner, Lake City; Mrs. George Sagissor, Plainview; and Mrs. 
Carl Zastrow and Mrs. Norman Boettcher, Elba, and a sister August Prebe, 
Wabasha. Arrangements were made by the Schleicher Funeral Home, Millville. 
Two sons preceded Mr. Prebe in death. William died in 1932 and Leo was 
killed in action in 1944. Pallbearers were Walter Sexton, Vincent Ryan, 
Ray Gilsdorf, all of Millville; William Thornton, Zumbro Falls; Edward 
Cronin and George Baker, Lake City.

Note: This obituary was taken from the newspaper "The Lake City Graphic".