Obituary
With the death of Mrs. Theresa (Grandma) Dassler, 91 at 7 p.m. Sunday, the village of Centerville lost its "oldest citizen". Mrs. Dassler, a pioneer in this country, celebrated her 91st birthday last August 25. She has been ill for some time. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the home where she died, and burial will be made in the Saxon cemetery with the Rev. Carl Schmahl officiating.
Mrs. Dassler, nee Theresa Hedrich, was born Aug 25, 1845, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Hedrich. At the time her family lived at Saxonweimer, Germany. Her parents, herself and six brothers and sisters came to America when she was seven years of age. Her youngest sister at that time was an infant of but three weeks.
Trip to America
After a perilous voyage of nine weeks the family landed at Philadelphia and for two years they lived in Pennsylvania, moving to Wisconsin in 1854. Their trip to Wisconsin was made by boat through the Great Lakes. Upon their arrival in Sheboygan at the little wooden pier they moved to a tract of land located about four miles west of the present site of Centerville on the Union road. At the age of 15, Mrs. Dassler went to Superior where she did housework. Her earnings supported both her and her brother who was sending his monthly earnings from work in the mines to the family.
Marriage and Family When she was 20, Miss Hedrich became Mrs. Ernest Dassler. He preceeded her in death in 1913. To Mr. and Mrs. Dassler were born seven children, three of whom are living. The living are Mrs. (Alma) F.A. Jawort, Centerville; Mrs. (Anna) Gustave Bahr, Milwaukee, and Oscar of the village of Newton. Those preceeding their mother in death were: Mrs. Ida Hintz, who died December 10,1914; Herman, passing away on June 6, 1919; Louis on June 14, 1925 and Frank on August 6, 1934.
In addition to raising her own family of seven children, Grandma Dassler also reared three grand-children, Victor and Edna Dassler, the latter now Mrs. Ed Karstedt of Milwaukee, and Althea Bahr, the present Mrs. Matthewson. Victor Dassler died in 1920. Descendants of Mrs. Dassler also include a host of grandchildren, nephews, nieces and thirteen great-grandchildren.
Proud of Her Garden One of the points of pride in Centerville was Grandma Dassler's garden. Her philosophy of life was simple, but one that sounded a note of encouragement to those who were apt to feel that life had been rather severe with them. "Contentment," said Mrs. Dassler, "is the keynote of happiness, and one can be happy in a hovel or a palace providing the mind thinks of the pleasanter and more worthwhile things of life instead of dwelling on hardships." Regardless of your misfortune Mrs. Dassler beleived that you can always find some one who is having just a little bit harder time than you have.
Until a year ago, Grandma Dassler had enjoyed the best of health, but on April 24, 1933, she had the misfortune of falling and injuring her hip and as a result was unable to walk for a long time. On Mrs. Dassler's fifty-sixth bithday, which occurred thirty-three years ago, her daughter, now Mrs. F.A. Jawort, was wed.
With the death of Mrs. Theresa (Grandma) Dassler, 91 at 7 p.m. Sunday, the village of Centerville lost its "oldest citizen". Mrs. Dassler, a pioneer in this country, celebrated her 91st birthday last August 25. She has been ill for some time. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the home where she died, and burial will be made in the Saxon cemetery with the Rev. Carl Schmahl officiating.
Mrs. Dassler, nee Theresa Hedrich, was born Aug 25, 1845, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Hedrich. At the time her family lived at Saxonweimer, Germany. Her parents, herself and six brothers and sisters came to America when she was seven years of age. Her youngest sister at that time was an infant of but three weeks.
Trip to America
After a perilous voyage of nine weeks the family landed at Philadelphia and for two years they lived in Pennsylvania, moving to Wisconsin in 1854. Their trip to Wisconsin was made by boat through the Great Lakes. Upon their arrival in Sheboygan at the little wooden pier they moved to a tract of land located about four miles west of the present site of Centerville on the Union road. At the age of 15, Mrs. Dassler went to Superior where she did housework. Her earnings supported both her and her brother who was sending his monthly earnings from work in the mines to the family.
Marriage and Family When she was 20, Miss Hedrich became Mrs. Ernest Dassler. He preceeded her in death in 1913. To Mr. and Mrs. Dassler were born seven children, three of whom are living. The living are Mrs. (Alma) F.A. Jawort, Centerville; Mrs. (Anna) Gustave Bahr, Milwaukee, and Oscar of the village of Newton. Those preceeding their mother in death were: Mrs. Ida Hintz, who died December 10,1914; Herman, passing away on June 6, 1919; Louis on June 14, 1925 and Frank on August 6, 1934.
In addition to raising her own family of seven children, Grandma Dassler also reared three grand-children, Victor and Edna Dassler, the latter now Mrs. Ed Karstedt of Milwaukee, and Althea Bahr, the present Mrs. Matthewson. Victor Dassler died in 1920. Descendants of Mrs. Dassler also include a host of grandchildren, nephews, nieces and thirteen great-grandchildren.
Proud of Her Garden One of the points of pride in Centerville was Grandma Dassler's garden. Her philosophy of life was simple, but one that sounded a note of encouragement to those who were apt to feel that life had been rather severe with them. "Contentment," said Mrs. Dassler, "is the keynote of happiness, and one can be happy in a hovel or a palace providing the mind thinks of the pleasanter and more worthwhile things of life instead of dwelling on hardships." Regardless of your misfortune Mrs. Dassler beleived that you can always find some one who is having just a little bit harder time than you have.
Until a year ago, Grandma Dassler had enjoyed the best of health, but on April 24, 1933, she had the misfortune of falling and injuring her hip and as a result was unable to walk for a long time. On Mrs. Dassler's fifty-sixth bithday, which occurred thirty-three years ago, her daughter, now Mrs. F.A. Jawort, was wed.
Obituary
With the death of Mrs. Theresa (Grandma) Dassler, 91 at 7 p.m. Sunday, the village of Centerville lost its "oldest citizen". Mrs. Dassler, a pioneer in this country, celebrated her 91st birthday last August 25. She has been ill for some time. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the home where she died, and burial will be made in the Saxon cemetery with the Rev. Carl Schmahl officiating.
Mrs. Dassler, nee Theresa Hedrich, was born Aug 25, 1845, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Hedrich. At the time her family lived at Saxonweimer, Germany. Her parents, herself and six brothers and sisters came to America when she was seven years of age. Her youngest sister at that time was an infant of but three weeks.
Trip to America
After a perilous voyage of nine weeks the family landed at Philadelphia and for two years they lived in Pennsylvania, moving to Wisconsin in 1854. Their trip to Wisconsin was made by boat through the Great Lakes. Upon their arrival in Sheboygan at the little wooden pier they moved to a tract of land located about four miles west of the present site of Centerville on the Union road. At the age of 15, Mrs. Dassler went to Superior where she did housework. Her earnings supported both her and her brother who was sending his monthly earnings from work in the mines to the family.
Marriage and Family When she was 20, Miss Hedrich became Mrs. Ernest Dassler. He preceeded her in death in 1913. To Mr. and Mrs. Dassler were born seven children, three of whom are living. The living are Mrs. (Alma) F.A. Jawort, Centerville; Mrs. (Anna) Gustave Bahr, Milwaukee, and Oscar of the village of Newton. Those preceeding their mother in death were: Mrs. Ida Hintz, who died December 10,1914; Herman, passing away on June 6, 1919; Louis on June 14, 1925 and Frank on August 6, 1934.
In addition to raising her own family of seven children, Grandma Dassler also reared three grand-children, Victor and Edna Dassler, the latter now Mrs. Ed Karstedt of Milwaukee, and Althea Bahr, the present Mrs. Matthewson. Victor Dassler died in 1920. Descendants of Mrs. Dassler also include a host of grandchildren, nephews, nieces and thirteen great-grandchildren.
Proud of Her Garden One of the points of pride in Centerville was Grandma Dassler's garden. Her philosophy of life was simple, but one that sounded a note of encouragement to those who were apt to feel that life had been rather severe with them. "Contentment," said Mrs. Dassler, "is the keynote of happiness, and one can be happy in a hovel or a palace providing the mind thinks of the pleasanter and more worthwhile things of life instead of dwelling on hardships." Regardless of your misfortune Mrs. Dassler beleived that you can always find some one who is having just a little bit harder time than you have.
Until a year ago, Grandma Dassler had enjoyed the best of health, but on April 24, 1933, she had the misfortune of falling and injuring her hip and as a result was unable to walk for a long time. On Mrs. Dassler's fifty-sixth bithday, which occurred thirty-three years ago, her daughter, now Mrs. F.A. Jawort, was wed.
With the death of Mrs. Theresa (Grandma) Dassler, 91 at 7 p.m. Sunday, the village of Centerville lost its "oldest citizen". Mrs. Dassler, a pioneer in this country, celebrated her 91st birthday last August 25. She has been ill for some time. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the home where she died, and burial will be made in the Saxon cemetery with the Rev. Carl Schmahl officiating.
Mrs. Dassler, nee Theresa Hedrich, was born Aug 25, 1845, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Hedrich. At the time her family lived at Saxonweimer, Germany. Her parents, herself and six brothers and sisters came to America when she was seven years of age. Her youngest sister at that time was an infant of but three weeks.
Trip to America
After a perilous voyage of nine weeks the family landed at Philadelphia and for two years they lived in Pennsylvania, moving to Wisconsin in 1854. Their trip to Wisconsin was made by boat through the Great Lakes. Upon their arrival in Sheboygan at the little wooden pier they moved to a tract of land located about four miles west of the present site of Centerville on the Union road. At the age of 15, Mrs. Dassler went to Superior where she did housework. Her earnings supported both her and her brother who was sending his monthly earnings from work in the mines to the family.
Marriage and Family When she was 20, Miss Hedrich became Mrs. Ernest Dassler. He preceeded her in death in 1913. To Mr. and Mrs. Dassler were born seven children, three of whom are living. The living are Mrs. (Alma) F.A. Jawort, Centerville; Mrs. (Anna) Gustave Bahr, Milwaukee, and Oscar of the village of Newton. Those preceeding their mother in death were: Mrs. Ida Hintz, who died December 10,1914; Herman, passing away on June 6, 1919; Louis on June 14, 1925 and Frank on August 6, 1934.
In addition to raising her own family of seven children, Grandma Dassler also reared three grand-children, Victor and Edna Dassler, the latter now Mrs. Ed Karstedt of Milwaukee, and Althea Bahr, the present Mrs. Matthewson. Victor Dassler died in 1920. Descendants of Mrs. Dassler also include a host of grandchildren, nephews, nieces and thirteen great-grandchildren.
Proud of Her Garden One of the points of pride in Centerville was Grandma Dassler's garden. Her philosophy of life was simple, but one that sounded a note of encouragement to those who were apt to feel that life had been rather severe with them. "Contentment," said Mrs. Dassler, "is the keynote of happiness, and one can be happy in a hovel or a palace providing the mind thinks of the pleasanter and more worthwhile things of life instead of dwelling on hardships." Regardless of your misfortune Mrs. Dassler beleived that you can always find some one who is having just a little bit harder time than you have.
Until a year ago, Grandma Dassler had enjoyed the best of health, but on April 24, 1933, she had the misfortune of falling and injuring her hip and as a result was unable to walk for a long time. On Mrs. Dassler's fifty-sixth bithday, which occurred thirty-three years ago, her daughter, now Mrs. F.A. Jawort, was wed.
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