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William Dube
1863 - 1944
07 06 1944
William Dube, 81
Dies Here Today
Retired Carpenter and Weed Commissioner to
Be Buried Saturday
William Dube,
106 College Street, died at his home this morning, following a lingering
illness. He had undergone a major
operation in December and never fully recovered his health.
He was a native of Germany and
was born Oct. 11, 1863, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Dube. When he was 18 years old he came to the
United States with his parents and the family settled in Pipersville. On Feb. 24, 1892 he married Annie Karberg at Pipersville and they came here shortly after to
make their home. His wife died Dec. 1,
1935.
Surviving are three daughters,
Miss Lillian Dube, at home, Mrs. Hattie Schilling and
Mrs. Hugo C. Block, and one son, Edward Dube, all of
Watertown. There are six grandchildren.
Mr. Dube was the last surviving member of his
immediate family.
He was a carpenter by trade and
after retiring from that work had served for 11 years as city weed
commissioner. He was a member of the Moravian church and
of the Plattdeutscher Verein and the
Carpenters’ union.
Mr. Dube
was a man who had many friends in the city.
He was a faithful and trusted worker and was devoted to his home and his
family.
The funeral will be held Saturday
at 2:40 p.m. from the Nowack Funeral Home, with
services at 3 o’clock in the Moravian church.
The Rev. Arthur E. Schwarze will
officiate. Burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery.
The casket will not be opened at
the church, but friends may call at the funeral home to pay their respects Friday
afternoon and evening, starting at 3 o’clock, and Saturday up to the time of
the service.
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