CIVIL WAR VETERAN LAID TO REST
Robert Schladoer, aged 86 years, who died at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Meckel last Wednesday morning was laid to rest in the Comfort cemetery, the funeral being held Thursday morning at ten o'clock. Robert C. Herbst read the obituary ritual of the Order of Herman Sons of which the deceased was an honorary member, and made an obituary address at the grave. The Comfort Liedertafel sang two songs. The pallbearers, all grandsons of the deceased were Joe Grollimund, Henry Meckel, Henry, Herbert Edwin and Ernst Schladoer. Members of the Order of Herman Sons acted as honorary pallbearers. The funeral was a large one and the flowers were lovely. Among those from out-of-town who attended the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. G. Doehne, Mrs. Sadie Grounds, Thos Spenrath, Louis Pfeiffer, Emil Grollimund and Edwin Schladoer of San Antonio; Mr. and Mrs. Herm. Stieler, Mrs. Egon Hoeke and son, and Willie Hoeke of New Braunfels; Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Bergmann, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Bergmann, Mr. and Mrs. Willie Agold, Mrs. Emily Potschernick and Wm. Bergmann of Boerne, Oscar Strohacker and August Al...(this part of article cut off)
...was born at Fuerstentum Waldeck, Germany on March 27, 1843. In 1853 he came to America with his mother and her other children and they settled near Comfort. Here he grew to manhood, working earnestly and enduring many hardships in company with the other early settlers of this section. For a time he was in the Confederate Army, then he fled to Mexico and later enlisted in the Union Army, serving in the First Texas Cavalry. On May 22, 1865 he was married to Miss Lina Morhoff and eight children were born to this couple. Three of these, one boy and two girls died at an early age, and Mrs. Schladoer passed away in 1905. He is survived by four sons, Chas. and George of Comfort, Richard of Bandera and Albert of San Antonio, and one daughter, Mrs. Emil Grollimund, of Comfort. There are also fifteen grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.
Mr. Schladoer was one of those sturdy settlers who, half a century or more ago, cleared the wilderness, that the following generation might enjoy peace and tranquility. The whole community owes a debt of gratitude to such men as Mr. Schladoer, that can best be paid by emulating his example of industry and thrift.
From "The Comfort News"
Thursday, January 17, 1929
CIVIL WAR VETERAN LAID TO REST
Robert Schladoer, aged 86 years, who died at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Meckel last Wednesday morning was laid to rest in the Comfort cemetery, the funeral being held Thursday morning at ten o'clock. Robert C. Herbst read the obituary ritual of the Order of Herman Sons of which the deceased was an honorary member, and made an obituary address at the grave. The Comfort Liedertafel sang two songs. The pallbearers, all grandsons of the deceased were Joe Grollimund, Henry Meckel, Henry, Herbert Edwin and Ernst Schladoer. Members of the Order of Herman Sons acted as honorary pallbearers. The funeral was a large one and the flowers were lovely. Among those from out-of-town who attended the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. G. Doehne, Mrs. Sadie Grounds, Thos Spenrath, Louis Pfeiffer, Emil Grollimund and Edwin Schladoer of San Antonio; Mr. and Mrs. Herm. Stieler, Mrs. Egon Hoeke and son, and Willie Hoeke of New Braunfels; Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Bergmann, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Bergmann, Mr. and Mrs. Willie Agold, Mrs. Emily Potschernick and Wm. Bergmann of Boerne, Oscar Strohacker and August Al...(this part of article cut off)
...was born at Fuerstentum Waldeck, Germany on March 27, 1843. In 1853 he came to America with his mother and her other children and they settled near Comfort. Here he grew to manhood, working earnestly and enduring many hardships in company with the other early settlers of this section. For a time he was in the Confederate Army, then he fled to Mexico and later enlisted in the Union Army, serving in the First Texas Cavalry. On May 22, 1865 he was married to Miss Lina Morhoff and eight children were born to this couple. Three of these, one boy and two girls died at an early age, and Mrs. Schladoer passed away in 1905. He is survived by four sons, Chas. and George of Comfort, Richard of Bandera and Albert of San Antonio, and one daughter, Mrs. Emil Grollimund, of Comfort. There are also fifteen grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.
Mr. Schladoer was one of those sturdy settlers who, half a century or more ago, cleared the wilderness, that the following generation might enjoy peace and tranquility. The whole community owes a debt of gratitude to such men as Mr. Schladoer, that can best be paid by emulating his example of industry and thrift.
From "The Comfort News"
Thursday, January 17, 1929
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