John Babtiste Doser Obituary - Grant County Wisconsin

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Grant County Herald
Aug 29, 1917
Potosi WI

It again becomes our painful duty to chronicle the death of another time honored 
resident of Potosi. John Doser, for sixty years a citizen, died at the home of 
he son Frank in the village, Sunday August 19, 1917, aged 84 years. Infirmities 
of old age and the fracture of a hip sustained from a fall the day before were 
the causes of his death. The funeral took place on Tuesday morning from the home 
of his son Frank, to St. Thomas church, where he had worshiped for sixty years. 
Requiem mass was celebrated by Rev. Father Prucha, and at the conclusion thereof 
the remains, followed by a very large number of people, were taken to the 
Catholic cemetery on the hill, and the last that was mortal of the dear old 
father was consigned to the graveby the side of his wife who preceded him Jan 
13, 1916 Mr Doser was a strong adherent to the Catholic church, and died with 
all the rights of the church. He was born at Strasbourg, in the kingdom of 
Bavaria, Jan 27, 1833. When 24 years of age he bade adieu to his native land and 
sailed for America, landing March 1, 1857. He came direct to Potosi, and for 
more than sixty years continually made this his home. He was married to Miss 
Theresa Barnd in Potosi in 1860. To this union were born ten children, nine of 
whom survive, the eldest daughter, Mrs. Matilda Schumacher, dying July 29, 1897. 
Mr. Doser was an honest and upright citizen. A devoted husband and fond loving 
father, and a very industrious man. In his early married life he purchased a 
small tract of land on the bluff northeast of Grant River, where he built a 
small house and with his wife settled down to make a home. In those early days 
Kinney and Co’s steam sawmill was in full blast, working night and day to supply 
lumber for the larger part of the county. Mr. Doser was employed in this mill 
and it is said that he would work all night and after a short rest would take 
his grub hoe and axe and clear the timber from his land. By dint of hard labor 
he succeeded in doing this; he than purchased a forty acre tract adjoining and 
it was upon this farm that Mr. and Mrs. Doser raised their large family of ten 
children. Some years ago Mr. Doser’s health begin to fail and he and his wife 
retired from the farm and removed to the village, where they lived together 
prior to the wife’s death. Mr. Doser had been an invalid for several years. Mr. 
Doser had been an invalid for several years. He leaves to mourn his departure 
sis sons and three daughters John, of Seattle, Wash; Theodore, of St. Anthony, 
IA; William of Prairie du Chien; Frank, Cornelius and Henry, of Potosi; Mrs. 
Rosa Millin, Mrs. Veva Kirgues and Miss May Doser, of Potosi. With the exception 
of John all were present at the father’s funeral. August Patzner of Guttenberg, 
IA attended the funeral of his uncle John Doser last Tuesday.