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Rose, Herman, b. 1833, d. 1909, Sec 25,
Co E 20th Wis Inf
Watertown Gazette, 03 19 1909
Herman Rose, 123
Dewey Avenue, died on Friday, March 12, 1909.
Deceased was born June 11, 1833, at Wechselberg,
Saxony, Germany, and in 1859 emigrated to Watertown, where he has since
resided. During the war of the rebellion
he enlisted in Co. E, 20th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, serving from 1862 to
1865. He was a member of O. D. Pease
Post No. 94, G.A.R., and of Watertown Lodge No. 31, I.O.O.F.
His funeral was
held Monday afternoon under the auspices of the latter society. Rev. H. C. Rehm,
pastor of the Congregational Church, officiated at the services. The interment was at Oak Hill
Cemetery.
Four sons and
two daughters survive him, being Oscar and Max and Miss Mollie Rose, this city;
Mrs. Helen Harloff, Madison; William Rose, Chicago;
Otto Rose, Milwaukee.
Mr. Rose was one of Watertown’s oldest and most esteemed
citizens and his death is universally regretted here.
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