They had no children.
OBITUARY: H. BORGSTEDE, 73, SUCCUMBS
Had Spent Life in Waymansville Community – Funeral There Thursday
Herman Borgstede, 73, lifelong resident of Bartholomew county, died last evening about 6:30 o'clock, at his home in Waymansville, after an illness of several weeks.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at the home at 1 o'clock, conducted by the Rev. George Winkenhofer, of Seymour, pastor of the Waymansville Methodist church, of which Mr. Borgstede was a member. Immediately following, services will be held at the church, and burial will be in the adjoining cemetery.
Mr. Borgstede was born and spent his life in the community where he died, and was prominent in its farm and business circles. In 1888 he was married to Miss Amelia Tobrocke, and immediately after his marriage, associated himself with his father-in-law, William Tobrocke, in the milling business, in which he was engaged for a number of years. Later he took up the hardware business he continued for about twenty years, and also spent several years farming. He was a democrat, and served a term as postmaster at Waymansville. In 1918 he was elected trustee of Jackson township, and served for a term.
Surviving relatives include the widow and a sister, Mrs. Lena Probst, of Waymansville.
Published in The Republic (Columbus, Indiana) March 6, 1934, page 1.
They had no children.
OBITUARY: H. BORGSTEDE, 73, SUCCUMBS
Had Spent Life in Waymansville Community – Funeral There Thursday
Herman Borgstede, 73, lifelong resident of Bartholomew county, died last evening about 6:30 o'clock, at his home in Waymansville, after an illness of several weeks.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at the home at 1 o'clock, conducted by the Rev. George Winkenhofer, of Seymour, pastor of the Waymansville Methodist church, of which Mr. Borgstede was a member. Immediately following, services will be held at the church, and burial will be in the adjoining cemetery.
Mr. Borgstede was born and spent his life in the community where he died, and was prominent in its farm and business circles. In 1888 he was married to Miss Amelia Tobrocke, and immediately after his marriage, associated himself with his father-in-law, William Tobrocke, in the milling business, in which he was engaged for a number of years. Later he took up the hardware business he continued for about twenty years, and also spent several years farming. He was a democrat, and served a term as postmaster at Waymansville. In 1918 he was elected trustee of Jackson township, and served for a term.
Surviving relatives include the widow and a sister, Mrs. Lena Probst, of Waymansville.
Published in The Republic (Columbus, Indiana) March 6, 1934, page 1.
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