Obituary: Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Marie MIERSWA

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Daily Northwestern January 28, 1901 p. 1

Death of Mrs. Mierswa

Unexpected Death of Well Known German Resident

Mrs. Marie Mierswa, widow of the late Daniel Mierswa, died suddenly this
morning shortly before eight o'clock at her home, 28 Ceape street.  With
the exception of a slight cold, she was apparently in fairly good health
Sunday and sat up for a number of hours, retiring in excellent spirits.
This morning her daughters heard the sound of a heavy fall and hurrying to
her room found her lying on the floor beside her bed.  She was unconscious
and died a few minutes later.  Heart disease is pronounced the cause of her
death.  She fell out of bed upon the floor and either the shock of the fall
with the weakness of the heart caused the end, or in the last struggle she
suffered the fall.

Mrs. Mierswa was well known and highly respected.  She was an old resident.
Germany was her birthplace.  She was sixty years of age, having been born
Feb. 20, 1841.  She came to this city in 1854 and lived here the remainder
of her life.  Her marriage to Mr. Mierswa occurred in this city.  Her
husband died five years ago.  Four daughters and two sons survive.  The
daughters are Miss Louise E. Mierswa of Colorado Spring; Miss Meta Mierswa
who is teaching in Chippewa Falls, Miss Jennie D. Mierswa and Miss Clara
Mierswa, both of this city.  The sons are Gustav Mierswa and Otto R.
Mierswa, a well known druggist.  Gustav Mierswa is now living in the
northern part of the state, but his address is not known by the family. The
funeral arrangements are incomplete as yet.