Obituary: Portage County, Wisconsin: George STRECKEL 

Stevens Point Daily Journal 
April 14, 1899 

Proprietor of the Wisconsin House Passes Away 

George Streckel, proprietor of the Wisconsin house on Clark street, died in his rooms at 
the hotel this morning at 8:45 o'clock, after an illness of nearly six weeks with typhoid 
pneumonia and complication. He was taken with a very severe attack of pneumonia on Monday, 
March 12, and for some days his life was despaired of but he finally seemed safely on the 
way to recovery when an abscess began forming on the submaxillary glands on the right side 
of the neck. The abscess broke internally Thursday and being in a very weak condition he 
was unable to stand the shock. 

George Streckel was born at Baden, Germany, on May 4, 1835. He came to this country in 1869 
and after spending a short time in New York, came to Stevens Point in March. About 28 years 
ago he married Mrs. Adam Sames, who at that time was running the house in which they still 
reside. They have kept the house almost continously ever since except for a short time when 
it was rented. Three children were born to them of whom only one, Miss Josephine, still 
survives. 

He also leaves three step-daughters, Mrs. F.A.Degen and Mr. L.A. Pfeiffer of this city and 
Mrs. F.H. Builer of Wausau. He [was] a brother of Mrs. Charles Krembs of this city and of 
the late Mrs. Chas Kline of Marathon county. Mr. Streckel was a veteran of the German wars 
and was a member of the local Krieger Verein. He served nine years in the infantry of the 
German army and saw active service at Schleswig-Holstein. The Krieger Verein will attend 
the funeral in a body. 

The funeral will be held from St. Stephen's catholic church at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon. 
Mr. and Mrs. Builer and other Wausau friends are expected down tonight or tomorrow.




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