Joachim Aggen, formerly a resident of this village, became ill last August at his home in Port Washington, and died Monday forenoon at eleven o'clock at the age of 64 years, 9 months and 19 days.
He was born April 13, 1854 in Tilson, Germany. At the age of 9 years he came to New Holstein with his parents, who settled on a farm near this village.
On November 10, 1877 he was married to Miss Doris Zapp. Four children were born to them. For ten years after their marriage they lived on a farm near here after which they moved to Wittenberg where they lived fifteen years. From there they removed to Sheboygan where they lived three years and for the past fifteen years he conducted a business at Port Washington.
He was a member of the Evangelische church in that city and acted as secretary and one of the elders of the congregation.
The remains were brought here for burial in Thursday morning and were taken to the Reformed church where they lay in state until one o'clock when private funeral services were conducted by Rev. Plappert. The remains were interred in the family lot in the New Holstein Cemetery.
Those who remain to mourn his loss are his wife, one son, Arthur, Mrs. Katie Gates and Mrs. Clara Lucas, besides four brothers, Simon of here, Andreas of Chilton, Henry of Sheboygan and Conrad of Wittenberg and one sister, Mrs. Anna Ahlf, of here.
Joachim Aggen, formerly a resident of this village, became ill last August at his home in Port Washington, and died Monday forenoon at eleven o'clock at the age of 64 years, 9 months and 19 days.
He was born April 13, 1854 in Tilson, Germany. At the age of 9 years he came to New Holstein with his parents, who settled on a farm near this village.
On November 10, 1877 he was married to Miss Doris Zapp. Four children were born to them. For ten years after their marriage they lived on a farm near here after which they moved to Wittenberg where they lived fifteen years. From there they removed to Sheboygan where they lived three years and for the past fifteen years he conducted a business at Port Washington.
He was a member of the Evangelische church in that city and acted as secretary and one of the elders of the congregation.
The remains were brought here for burial in Thursday morning and were taken to the Reformed church where they lay in state until one o'clock when private funeral services were conducted by Rev. Plappert. The remains were interred in the family lot in the New Holstein Cemetery.
Those who remain to mourn his loss are his wife, one son, Arthur, Mrs. Katie Gates and Mrs. Clara Lucas, besides four brothers, Simon of here, Andreas of Chilton, Henry of Sheboygan and Conrad of Wittenberg and one sister, Mrs. Anna Ahlf, of here.
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