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Hubert Kreuziger
1895-1918
Private
Hubert Kreuziger, age 23, died at Camp Grant,
Rockford, Illinois. He has suffered an
attack of Spanish influenza which later developed into pneumonia.
Private
Kreuziger was born
Interment
was in the parish cemetery.
He
was survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Kreuziger,
Route 1, a sister, Miss Helen Kreuziger, and a
brother, Leo Kreuziger. He was also survived by his grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Vincent Kreuziger, and his grandmother, Mrs.
Barbara Langer, Watertown.
Private
Kreuziger was well known in the city and he was a
member of the Knights of Columbus, Watertown council.
The
body was brought to the city over the Northwestern railroad and taken to the
home at Route 1.
Funeral
services were held at St. Henry’s Church.
It was a military funeral. Two
squads of the Ninth Separate Co., Wisconsin State Guards Reserve, with a corp squad attended along with the local council of the
Knights of Columbus, of which Kreuziger was a
member. Six brother Knights of Columbus
acted as pallbearers. They were James W.
O’Brien, Raphael Casey, James Casey, William Klecker,
Charles Kreuziger, and Walter Dolan.
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EMMET
RESIDENT SUCCUMBS IN CAMP
Spanish Influenza Followed
By Pneumonia Cause
Will Be Buried With Military Honors Wednesday Morning
Watertown News, 10 07 1918
Private Hubert J. Kreuziger, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Kreuziger,
town of Emmet, died in Camp Grant on Friday evening following an attack of
pneumonia, which was preceded by Spanish influenza.
His father had been called there
owing to his serious condition.
Private Kreuziger
was born in the town of Emmet July 12, 1895. He was educated in St. Henry’s school and
finished a commercial course in Sacred Heart College.
He was called in service on July
25 and since that time has been stationed at Camp Grant. He was sick but one week.
Besides his parents he is survived
by one brother and one sister.
The body was brought to Watertown
this morning and was taken to the home of his parents.
The funeral will take place on
Wednesday morning with services at 10 o’clock in St. Henry's church and will be
of a military character. Members of
Watertown Council No. 1478, Knights of Columbus, will attend in a body and an
escort from the Watertown Separate Guard Company will meet the funeral cortege
near the city limits and escort the body to the church and the grave.
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