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Nora was born October 20, 1889 in Wabasha, Minnesota. She married Carl Joseph Loechler July 11, 1911 in Wabasha, Minnesota and they had seven children; Evelyn (b. Abt. 1911), Charles Gabriel (b. 29 Mar 1913), Herbert Anthony (b. 9 Jun 1915), Lester John (b. 14 Jun 1917), Kenneth James (b. 9 Jun 1921), Vincent John (b. 17 Jul 1926) and Marie Louise (Aft. 1927). Nora died March 11, 1974 in Wabasha, Minnesota.


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Unidentified Wabasha Newspaper

OBITUARY
NORA LOECHLER
Mrs. Nora Loechler, age 85 of Wabasha died at noon on Tuesday, March 11th at St. Elizabeth Hospital Senior Citizens Section where she had resided for the past eight months.

She is the former Nora Ebersold daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ebersold. She lived with her parents in her early years in the Alma, Wis. Area, and her family returned to Wabasha and she married Carl Loechler on July 17, 1911. They farmed in Watopa Township for 10 years returning to Wabasha where Mr. Loechler worked for the Milwaukee Railroad. He died July 2, 1946. She was a member of St. Felix Parish Council and the American Legion Post Auxiliary of Wabasha.

Surviving are five sons, Charles, Herbert and Kenneth, all of Wabasha; Lester, Robbinsdale and Vincent of Crystal, Minn. One daughter, Mrs. Donald (Marie) Moore of St. Paul. There are 28 grandchildren and 36 great-grandchildren. A daughter, 6 grandchildren, three sisters and three brothers are deceased.

Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at St. Felix Catholic Church at 11 a.m. Friday by Rev. Kenneth Schaum with burial in the Church cemetery. Friends may call at the Abbott-Wise Funeral Home after 2 p.m. Thursday afternoon and there will be a prayer vigil at 8 p.m. Thursday evening. Pallbearers will be Thomas, Dale, Gerald, and Michael Loechler, William Moore and Willard Drysdale.

Margaret ?Maggie? Blatter was born July 21, 1884 in Buffalo Co., Wisconsin. Her delayed birth certificate was found in the Buffalo Co. Courthouse (Birth Records, Volume 28, Page 237). Also, her baptismal certificate indicates she was born on July 21, 1884 but her obituary states her birth occurred on July 24, 1885 in Wabasha, Minnesota. She was baptized as Theresa Margaret Ebersold on March 9, 1885 at the church of St. Felix, Wabasha, Wabasha Co., Minnesota.

Maggie married Gottfried Blatter (b: Abt. 1880, d: Abt. 1970) on December 16, 1905 in Buffalo Co., Wisconsin. They had six children; Richard R. Blatter (b: 25 Apr 1906), Pearl Blatter (b: 28 Apr 1908), Madaline Blatter (b: 21 Jul 1911), Madora Blatter (b: 26 Aug 1914), Rex Blatter (b: 1917) and Grace Blatter (b: 22 Jan 1919). All reached adulthood and married except Rex who died very young. Margaret and Gottfried Blatter celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on July 8, 1956.

Maggie died June 15, 1959 in her home in Wabasha, Minnesota. Her and husband Gottfried are buried in the Tell cemetery, Alma, Wisconsin along with the infant child Rex.

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OBITUARY
Wabasha, Minnesota Newspaper
Thursday, June 18, 1959
Mrs. Gottfried Blatter

Funeral services were read by the Rev. A. J. Ward Wednesday afternoon at the E. B. V??? Funeral Home for Mrs. Gottfried (Maggie) Blatter, 73, who passed away early Monday morning June 15 at her home following a heart attack.

The former Maggie Ebersold, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ebersold, was born in Wabasha July 24, 1885. In December 1905, she married to Gottfried Blatter and lived during the early years of her marriage in the Alma, Wis. Area, moving back to Wabasha in 1921, where they have since made their home.

She is survived by her husband, a son Richard Blatter of Wabasha; four daughters, Miss Pearl Blatter of La Crosse, Mrs. Milton Hall (Madeline) of Sheboygan, Wis., Mrs. Clem Noll (Madora) of Wabasha and Mrs Harold Counter (Grace) of Wabasha. One son. Rex, preceded his mother in death. She is also survived by one sister, Mrs. Nora Loechler of Wabasha, six grandchildren and one great-grandson.

Burial was in Tell Cemetery in Tell, Wisconsin. Pallbearers were Charles, Kenneth and Herbert Loechler, John Ebersold, Robert Sullivan and David Heaser.

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OBITUARY
Wabasha, Minnesota Newspaper
(date unknown ? assume about 1950)
Gottfried Blatter

Gottfried Blatter, 78, Wabasha died at his home Monday evening after an illness of four months.

A resident of Wabasha for 39 years, Mr. Blatter came to the United States from Switzerland when he was 17. He worked as a cheese make and as a flour miller.

Survivors are: A son Richard, Wabasha; four daughters, Mrs. August (Pearl) Mau, La Crosse, Wisconsin; Mrs. Milton (Madeline) Hall, Sheboygan, Wisconsin; Mrs. Clem (Medora) Noll and Mrs. Harold (Grace) Counter, Wabasha; two brothers, Cris, Camloops, B.C., and Fritz, Switzerland, and six grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at two o?clock this Thursday afternoon at the Abbott-Wise Funeral Home, the Rev. Alfred J. Ward of United Church of Christ officiating. Burial will be in the Tell Cemetery, Tell, Wisconsin. Pallbearers will be Mathew Kohn, H.E. Carr, Fred Plein, Leo Lager, George Wiemann and Don Markey.

Not much has been found on Charles Wiegele other than his estimated date of birth determined from Federal Census reports. His date of death, March 13, 1945, was found in his wife's obituary. His parents were Joseph Wiegele (1820-1912) and Regina (Schweiss) Wiegele (1820-1891)

Adeline Ebersold was born February 28, 1872 in Wabasha, Minnesota according to the Wabasha Co., Minnesota birth records, Book A, Page 63, Line 11.

Adeline married Charles Wiegele on May 1, 1892 in Alma, Buffalo Co.,Wisconsin according to the Buffalo Co., Wisconsin marriage records Vol. 22, Page 1. Eight children were born to this union; Josephine (b. 10 Aug 1894), Louise E. (b. 28 Sep 1895), Leo (b. 3 Mar 1898), Malinda (b. Abt. 1900), Marinda M. (b. Abt. 1902); Hazel (b. Abt. 1903), Ivan (b. 13 Dec 1905) and Anita (b, Abt. 1912). According to Federal Census reports, they lived most of their married life in Wabasha, Minnesota.

Adeline died March 24, 1947 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She is buried in St. Felix Cemetery, Wabasha, Minnesota.

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OBITUARY
Wabasha, Minnesota Newspaper
Thursday, March 27, 1947
LAST RITES HELD FOR MRS. CHAS. WIEGELE
Death Occurred at Home of Daughter In Milwaukee. Had Been Ill a Long Time

Mrs. Charles Wiegele, sister of Mrs. Gottfried Blatter and Mrs. Nora Loechler of this city, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Leo Compty at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at one o?clock Monday afternoon, March 24th. Diabetes with complications was the cause of death. She had been sick during the last four years. In December she went to Milwaukee and had been confined to her bed since January of this year.

Mrs. Wiegele was born Adeline Ebersold at Alma, Wisconsin, February 28, 1872. On May 1, 1892 at Alma, she married Charles Wiegele who preceded her in death March 13, 1945. Deceased came to Wabasha in the year 1914 and had been a resident of this city up to the passing of her husband, after which she made her home with her daughters at various intervals. She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. A. J. McDonough of Minneapolis; Mrs. Leo Compty and Mrs. Frank Starz, both of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Mrs. Ernest Woller of St. Paul, and one son, Ivan Wiegele of Missoula, Montana. Other survivors are her two sisters of this city and Mrs. Mary Niehaus of La Crosse, Wisconsin.

The funeral service was held from the E. B. Wise Mortuary yesterday afternoon. The pall bearers were Clifford Peterson, Richard Blatter, Gerald, Victor and Earl McDonough and Kenneth Loechler.

Among the out-of-town relatives here for the funeral were Mr. & Mrs. A.J. McDonough, Mr. and Mrs. Earl McDonough, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald McDonough, Mr. and Mrs. William Obrecht, Shirley and Mary McDonough, all of Minneapolis; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Woller of St. Paul; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Starz, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Compty and Miss Jane Bowden, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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Note: The obituary incorrectly states she was survived by four daughters and one son. She had two sons, both died before their mother. Leo died 3 Jul 1942 in Sparta, Wisconsin and Ivan died 12 Jul 1943 in Geyser, Montana. She had six daughters; four were at the funeral, Louise, Malinda, Marinda, and Anita. Daughter Josephine Wiegele Peterson died in 1965 thereby surviving her as well. Daughter Hazel Wiegele Bowden did precede her in death.

Much is written about Henry J. Niehaus (as he was known), but no written information has been found regarding his wife Mary Magdalena Ebersold.

Henry J. Niehaus was born John Henry Niehaus on September 12, 1875 at Alma, Buffalo County, Wisconsin. (Draft registration card signed September 12, 1918). He was also reported to be born at Waumadee, Buffalo, Wisconsin. (Obit) He was a single, 24 year old School Teacher residing as a boarder in the household of Paul Jost. (1900 Federal Census for Town of Alma, Buffalo, Wisconsin)

On June 7, 1902 Henry Niehaus and Mary Ebersold married on June 2, 1902 in Buffalo County, Wisconsin. (Obit) Two daughters, Margaret and May, were born to that union. (Obit) The family in Alma, Buffalo County, Wisconsin from 1907 to 1922 while he was County Superintendent of Schools. (Obit) They may have lived in Alma for the five years before that, while he taught at the Tell School and the Nelson State Graded School. (Obit) This family of four were living in the city of Alma, Buffalo County, Wisconsin on January 1, 1920 . (1920 Federal Census) The family moved to La Crosse, Wisconsin in 1922 where Henry would hold the positions of Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue and U. S. Court Commissioner until he died. (Obit) Henry J. Niehaus died February 24, 1942 in La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin. (Newspaper tribute)

Mary Ebersold was born November 9, 1875 in Kellogg, Wabasha County, Minnesota. (Church records) She was baptized January 1, 1876 in the St. Felix church, Wabasha, Minnesota. (Church records) She is reported to be a single, 4 year old female, living in Town of Alma, Buffalo County, Wisconsin in the household of her parents June 1, 1880. (1880 Federal Census) Mary Ebersold died in 1943, the year following her husband's death. (Family lore) No official record of her death has yet been found.

Daughter Margaret's married name was McCue. Henry's tribute) She later married a Mr. Allen. (Margaret's Obit) She had one daughter, Margo. (Margaret's obit)

Daughter May's married name was Sullivan (Henry's tribute)

Note: The newspaper tribute to Henry J. Niehaus is too long to transcribe, but could be scanned and sent to anyone interested.