Obituary: Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Gerold HOYER ************************************************************************ Submitted by Kathy Grace, December 2004 © All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************ Winneconne Local June 12, 1917 p.1 Sudden Death of Child The three months old infant son, Gerold, of Rev. and Mrs. O.T. Hoyer died Wednesday morning at 8 o'clock from acute indigestion. The body appeared to be in normal health as late Tuesday and its death coming so sudden is felt as a terrible shock to the parents. The mother fed her child ast 1:30 Wednesday morning. When awakening at 7:30 a.m. Mrs. Hoyer was astonished to find the child had slept during the night without waking up. Upon investigation she was overcome with grief when she found the loved one asleep in death. At the time of going to press Mrs. Hoyer continues to be overcome by the sudden calamity. The funeral will take place at two o'clock Friday afternoon, Rev. Adolph Hoyer will conduct the services for his nephew's child. The sympathy of everyone goes out to Rev. and Mrs. Hoyer. The death of this infant child causes Rev. and Mrs. Hoyer's many friends to extend special and sincere condolences when remembering that three years ago another son was thrown from the rig Rev. Hoyer was driving, when a locomotive struck the vehicle throwing the child to the ground striking on his head, meeting death.