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Rev. Julius Klingmann
1865 - 1944
Rev. Klingmann Dies; Funeral to be Saturday
St. Mark’s Pastor is
Stricken Last
Night At
Neenah Hospital
05 04 1944
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The
Rev. Julius Klingmann, 78, of 304 South Seventh
Street, pastor of St.
Mark’s Lutheran Church, died at 6 o’clock last night in the Theda Clark Memorial Hospital, Neenah, where he had been a
patient for the past ten days. He died of
a heart ailment from which he had suffered for some time.
His
daughter, Miss Esther Klingmann, is superintendent of
the hospital at Neenah and he was taken there for treatment and care. His death last evening was peaceful and came
as he slept. Members of the family were
at the bedside.
Rev. Klingmann was pastor of St. Mark’s Church here for 40 years
on April 15 of this year.
His
wife and six children survive.
Members
of the family said today that other details would be announced tomorrow, after
additional members of the family reach Watertown.
The
body is at the Hafemeister Funeral Home.
Services Saturday
The
funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at 3 o’clock in St. Mark’s Church and
burial will be in Oak Hill
Cemetery.
On
Saturday morning at 10 o’clock there will be a private service at the funeral
home after which the body will be taken to the church to lie in state from 11
a.m. until the time of the funeral.
At the
funeral home friends may call to pay their respects on Friday from 3 until 9
p.m.
Held in High Regard
Rev. Klingmann was held in the highest esteem and regard by
people of every faith represented in Watertown.
He was a man of many friends and numbered them in every walk of life,
Catholic as well as Protestant.
As a
spiritual leader of his flock he commanded respect and admiration, and his
leadership was firm and convincing; he was a man who lived by principle and
stood for the highest ideals of Christian living and good citizenship.
He was
public spirited and able and his goodness was genuine and sincere. He was one of the most beloved pastors any
congregation ever had in Watertown. His
influence has been far reaching and his record as a minister here is one that
will long stand among the in the community.
Klingmann,
Julius, b. Oct 31, 1865, d. May 3, 1944
History of Watertown, Wisconsin