Marquette County WI Archives Obituaries.....Brustmann, William Frederick July 15, 1937
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Montello Express of 23 July 1937
The deceased William Fredrich Brustmann was born Dec. 27, 1869, in Rogasen, 
Province Posen, Germany. At the age of eleven years he came with his parents 
to this country and settled in the township of Mecan, Marquette County, Wis. 
He received his religious instruction at the local Lutheran Church and was 
confirmed by the now sainted Pastor John Hoyer.  After his confirmation he 
spent several years as laborer and farmhand in his local community. Later he 
went to St. Paul, Minn., in search of employment and was successful, being 
employed there for about a year and a half, when he was called home on account 
of a serious accident with which his father had met. Later he again returned 
to St. Paul, Minn., to pursue his wonted occupation. It was at this time that 
he became acquainted with his bride, Miss Louise Unke. They were married Dec. 
16, 1894. After their marriage they returned to the state of Wisconsin and 
established their home on a farm in the township of Buffalo, Marquette County. 
Here they sojourned for about six years when they moved to the east end of 
township of Montello and continued farming there. After a number of years, 
however, the deceased was forced to retire from active farming on account of 
ill health and became a resident of the village of Montello. Having recovered 
from his illness, the deceased had the desire to return to his wonted 
occupation and purchased a farm in the township of Montello, the present 
homestead, where he resided for the past twenty-five years and proved himself 
one of the most successful farmers of the community.
It was here that the deceased met with a terrible accident on Wednesday 
forenoon, July 14. Having gone out into the field to cut his grain, he 
returned to the farmyard about 11:00 a.m. to make some repairs on the grain 
binder, leaving the horses hitched to the same, intending to return and resume 
his work. Suddenly the horses became frightened and dashed off in a wild 
gallop. In his endeavor to halt the horses he was thrown upon the platform of 
the binder resulting in serious injury to himself, almost severing one limb 
completely and fracturing the other. Although the terrible accident did not 
result in death directly, yet it paved the way. He was immediately rushed to 
St. Saviour's Hospital at Portage, Wis., where amputation of the one limb 
became necessary and the other was set and placed in a cast. The excruciating 
pains which resulted, however, were too great for his weakened heart to endure 
and the gracious Lord permitted him to breathe his last on Thursday evening at 
6:20 p.m
The deceased was privileged to spend over 42 years in a happy union with his 
devoted wife who has now been deprived of his future companionship by this 
untimely death. Their union was graciously blessed with the birth of 11 
children, eight sons and three daughters, four of whom, one son and three 
daughters died in infancy. His surviving children are: Bertha, Mrs. Brumm, of 
Chicago, Ill.; Minnie, Mrs. Melroz(sic) Anderson, of Chicago, Ill., Paul of 
St. Paul, Minn; Walter of Oshkosh, Wis.; Fredrick, at home; Edward, of 
Oshkosh, Wis; Clarence, at home.
The deceased was well known throughout the community and loved and esteemed 
for his honesty and integrity. During the past 43 years he had been a devoted 
member of St. John's Lutheran congregation, was a faithful attendant of the 
Sunday services and was also liberal in his contributions towards its 
maintenance.
During the course of his earthly sojourn the Lord led him through many dark 
and devious ways, causing him to suffer the painful loss of his dear children, 
loss of property by lightning and fire, ill health and bodily injury, yet he 
never faltered in his sincere trust and confidence in his Lord, saying with 
St. Paul, the Apostle: "Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall 
tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, 
or sword? Nay, in all these we are more than conquerors thru Him that loved 
us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor 
principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor 
height, nor depth, nor any other creature shall so be able to so separate us 
from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus, our Lord." Romans 8,35,37-
39. "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love 
God." Romans 8,28a. And when this terrible accident occurred to him, he did 
not do, what perhaps many others under the agonizing circumstances would have 
done; curse his God; but the sole petition that came from his lips was: "God, 
be merciful to me!" God, Who is ever merciful, graciously heard his petition 
and converted his agony into peace, rest, glory of eternal life.  The time of 
his earthly sogjourn was 67 years, 6 months and 18 days.
His untimely death is being mourned by his bereaved widow, 7 children, 5 
grandchildren, 3 brothers and numerous other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon, July 18, at 2:30 p.m. at St. 
John's Lutheran Church, Rev. Wm. J. Hartwig officiating. Interment was made in 
the family lot in Montello village cemetery.

Additional Comments:
This is my paternal grandfather.

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