Gross, Wendelin –Oschwald Brother (1842-June 12, 1925 –parents are marked as “unknown” on death record –born Baden –blacksmith for the Oschwald people – “Among the older members of the community and residents of the village, he is still remembered as one who led then in the strenuous tasks of harvest time. He was known as one of the most skillful among then in the handling of the old-fashioned cradle with which the early settlers harvested their grain. And they tell, also, of his remarkable feats of endurance in walking to the city of Manitowoc, a distance of about eighteen miles, carrying on his back heavy parts of farm equipment that had to be taken there for repairs.” –from obit –in the 1870, 1880, 1900 and 1905 census for the Town of Eaton, Wendelin is shown as an Oschwald Brother living in St. Nazianz –died from “arteriosclerosis –senility”) –buried at St. Gregory Catholic Cemetery in St. Nazianz, Town of Eaton [buried in Section 2, Row 10, Lot 10 –no stone] [death record Manitowoc 21-700]
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St. Nazianz – On Saturday the funeral of Wendel Gross, better known at Schmidt Wendel, was held from St. Ambros church. He died at the convent of old age. Deceased was one of Father Oshwald’s men. He was 86 years old.
Kiel Tri-County Record – June 18, 1925
DEATH OF VENERABLE BRO. WENDELIN, BREAKS LAST LINK WITH PIONEERS
With the death of the Ven. Brother Wendelin here on Friday morning of last week the last link was severed that formerly connected the Salvatorian Seminary with the band of intrepid and zealous pioneers who performed for so many years on the stage that they set for themselves in this vicinity. Their stage was the clearing made with their own hands in the wilderness and which by dint of much hard labor they expanded to considerable proportions during the few decades after the original band of pioneers established itself where this village now stands. That was in the year 1854 when Father Oschwald and his faithful followers began the task of clearing this stage for themselves and for the actors of another generation who have now succeeded them.
Although Brother Wendelin Gross was not one of the original band of pioneers he was nevertheless, known as one of the “Old Brothers” who labored for years under the personal guidance of Father Oschwald.
He came from Baden where he was born about 84 years ago, according to the reports of those who were associated with him intimately, for many years. His arrival here was a few years later than that of the company that was led by Father Oschwald, and he was welcomed into the circle of the religious family that was at that time well established and carrying on its labors in a manner that was winning for the community a lasting reputation for industry and piety.
For years Brother Wendelin was the only blacksmith in the village, and when the Brothers removed to the seminary on the southern shore of the little lake, he was placed in charge of the shop that was opened there. Many of the newer generation still retain a pleasing mental picture of the aged blacksmith laboring at his forge. And it was not until the infirmities of advancing age compelled him to seek less strenuous tasks that the venerable Brother abandoned the forge and the other hard labors associated with it.
Among the older members of the community and residents of the village, he is still remembered as one who led then in the strenuous tasks of harvest time. He was known as one of the most skillful among then in the handling of the old-fashioned cradle with which the early settlers harvested their grain. And they tell, also, of his remarkable feats of endurance in walking to the city of Manitowoc, a distance of about eighteen miles, carrying on his back heavy parts of farm equipment that had to be taken there for repairs.
Unfortunately those old settlers, like the late venerable Brother, had little time for the writing of history to print. Otherwise what interesting reading would there be available if an accurate written record of their experiences had been kept. Their work was of a more strenuous nature requiring the exercise of patient endurance that would, no doubt, prove too severe for most of us of the present day and age. In and about the village of St. Nazianz and the Salvartorian College we find, however, the imprint left by workers of those days gone by. They laid well the foundations upon which now rests all that succeeding generations have built to contribute to their own pleasures and to the furthering of the great cause for which those early pioneers like the late Ven. Brother Wendelin labored. And now, as he has passed quietly to the rewards which he sought, we see the stage that knew him for so many years in the possession of the new generation.
Funeral services for the deceased were held in the church of St. Ambrose at the college and interment made in the village cemetery, where the body of Brother Wendelin now rests side by side with those of his numerous associates, who preceded him to the Great Beyond.
Kiel Tri-County Record – July 2, 1925
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St. Nazianz – On Saturday the funeral of Wendel Gross, better known at Schmidt Wendel, was held from St. Ambros church. He died at the convent of old age. Deceased was one of Father Oshwald’s men. He was 86 years old.
Kiel Tri-County Record – June 18, 1925
DEATH OF VENERABLE BRO. WENDELIN, BREAKS LAST LINK WITH PIONEERS
With the death of the Ven. Brother Wendelin here on Friday morning of last week the last link was severed that formerly connected the Salvatorian Seminary with the band of intrepid and zealous pioneers who performed for so many years on the stage that they set for themselves in this vicinity. Their stage was the clearing made with their own hands in the wilderness and which by dint of much hard labor they expanded to considerable proportions during the few decades after the original band of pioneers established itself where this village now stands. That was in the year 1854 when Father Oschwald and his faithful followers began the task of clearing this stage for themselves and for the actors of another generation who have now succeeded them.
Although Brother Wendelin Gross was not one of the original band of pioneers he was nevertheless, known as one of the “Old Brothers” who labored for years under the personal guidance of Father Oschwald.
He came from Baden where he was born about 84 years ago, according to the reports of those who were associated with him intimately, for many years. His arrival here was a few years later than that of the company that was led by Father Oschwald, and he was welcomed into the circle of the religious family that was at that time well established and carrying on its labors in a manner that was winning for the community a lasting reputation for industry and piety.
For years Brother Wendelin was the only blacksmith in the village, and when the Brothers removed to the seminary on the southern shore of the little lake, he was placed in charge of the shop that was opened there. Many of the newer generation still retain a pleasing mental picture of the aged blacksmith laboring at his forge. And it was not until the infirmities of advancing age compelled him to seek less strenuous tasks that the venerable Brother abandoned the forge and the other hard labors associated with it.
Among the older members of the community and residents of the village, he is still remembered as one who led then in the strenuous tasks of harvest time. He was known as one of the most skillful among then in the handling of the old-fashioned cradle with which the early settlers harvested their grain. And they tell, also, of his remarkable feats of endurance in walking to the city of Manitowoc, a distance of about eighteen miles, carrying on his back heavy parts of farm equipment that had to be taken there for repairs.
Unfortunately those old settlers, like the late venerable Brother, had little time for the writing of history to print. Otherwise what interesting reading would there be available if an accurate written record of their experiences had been kept. Their work was of a more strenuous nature requiring the exercise of patient endurance that would, no doubt, prove too severe for most of us of the present day and age. In and about the village of St. Nazianz and the Salvartorian College we find, however, the imprint left by workers of those days gone by. They laid well the foundations upon which now rests all that succeeding generations have built to contribute to their own pleasures and to the furthering of the great cause for which those early pioneers like the late Ven. Brother Wendelin labored. And now, as he has passed quietly to the rewards which he sought, we see the stage that knew him for so many years in the possession of the new generation.
Funeral services for the deceased were held in the church of St. Ambrose at the college and interment made in the village cemetery, where the body of Brother Wendelin now rests side by side with those of his numerous associates, who preceded him to the Great Beyond.
Kiel Tri-County Record – July 2, 1925
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Gross, Wendelin –Oschwald Brother (1842-June 12, 1925 –parents are marked as “unknown” on death record –born Baden –blacksmith for the Oschwald people – “Among the older members of the community and residents of the village, he is still remembered as one who led then in the strenuous tasks of harvest time. He was known as one of the most skillful among then in the handling of the old-fashioned cradle with which the early settlers harvested their grain. And they tell, also, of his remarkable feats of endurance in walking to the city of Manitowoc, a distance of about eighteen miles, carrying on his back heavy parts of farm equipment that had to be taken there for repairs.” –from obit –in the 1870, 1880, 1900 and 1905 census for the Town of Eaton, Wendelin is shown as an Oschwald Brother living in St. Nazianz –died from “arteriosclerosis –senility”) –buried at St. Gregory Catholic Cemetery in St. Nazianz, Town of Eaton [buried in Section 2, Row 10, Lot 10 –no stone] [death record Manitowoc 21-700]
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St. Nazianz – On Saturday the funeral of Wendel Gross, better known at Schmidt Wendel, was held from St. Ambros church. He died at the convent of old age. Deceased was one of Father Oshwald’s men. He was 86 years old.
Kiel Tri-County Record – June 18, 1925
DEATH OF VENERABLE BRO. WENDELIN, BREAKS LAST LINK WITH PIONEERS
With the death of the Ven. Brother Wendelin here on Friday morning of last week the last link was severed that formerly connected the Salvatorian Seminary with the band of intrepid and zealous pioneers who performed for so many years on the stage that they set for themselves in this vicinity. Their stage was the clearing made with their own hands in the wilderness and which by dint of much hard labor they expanded to considerable proportions during the few decades after the original band of pioneers established itself where this village now stands. That was in the year 1854 when Father Oschwald and his faithful followers began the task of clearing this stage for themselves and for the actors of another generation who have now succeeded them.
Although Brother Wendelin Gross was not one of the original band of pioneers he was nevertheless, known as one of the “Old Brothers” who labored for years under the personal guidance of Father Oschwald.
He came from Baden where he was born about 84 years ago, according to the reports of those who were associated with him intimately, for many years. His arrival here was a few years later than that of the company that was led by Father Oschwald, and he was welcomed into the circle of the religious family that was at that time well established and carrying on its labors in a manner that was winning for the community a lasting reputation for industry and piety.
For years Brother Wendelin was the only blacksmith in the village, and when the Brothers removed to the seminary on the southern shore of the little lake, he was placed in charge of the shop that was opened there. Many of the newer generation still retain a pleasing mental picture of the aged blacksmith laboring at his forge. And it was not until the infirmities of advancing age compelled him to seek less strenuous tasks that the venerable Brother abandoned the forge and the other hard labors associated with it.
Among the older members of the community and residents of the village, he is still remembered as one who led then in the strenuous tasks of harvest time. He was known as one of the most skillful among then in the handling of the old-fashioned cradle with which the early settlers harvested their grain. And they tell, also, of his remarkable feats of endurance in walking to the city of Manitowoc, a distance of about eighteen miles, carrying on his back heavy parts of farm equipment that had to be taken there for repairs.
Unfortunately those old settlers, like the late venerable Brother, had little time for the writing of history to print. Otherwise what interesting reading would there be available if an accurate written record of their experiences had been kept. Their work was of a more strenuous nature requiring the exercise of patient endurance that would, no doubt, prove too severe for most of us of the present day and age. In and about the village of St. Nazianz and the Salvartorian College we find, however, the imprint left by workers of those days gone by. They laid well the foundations upon which now rests all that succeeding generations have built to contribute to their own pleasures and to the furthering of the great cause for which those early pioneers like the late Ven. Brother Wendelin labored. And now, as he has passed quietly to the rewards which he sought, we see the stage that knew him for so many years in the possession of the new generation.
Funeral services for the deceased were held in the church of St. Ambrose at the college and interment made in the village cemetery, where the body of Brother Wendelin now rests side by side with those of his numerous associates, who preceded him to the Great Beyond.
Kiel Tri-County Record – July 2, 1925
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St. Nazianz – On Saturday the funeral of Wendel Gross, better known at Schmidt Wendel, was held from St. Ambros church. He died at the convent of old age. Deceased was one of Father Oshwald’s men. He was 86 years old.
Kiel Tri-County Record – June 18, 1925
DEATH OF VENERABLE BRO. WENDELIN, BREAKS LAST LINK WITH PIONEERS
With the death of the Ven. Brother Wendelin here on Friday morning of last week the last link was severed that formerly connected the Salvatorian Seminary with the band of intrepid and zealous pioneers who performed for so many years on the stage that they set for themselves in this vicinity. Their stage was the clearing made with their own hands in the wilderness and which by dint of much hard labor they expanded to considerable proportions during the few decades after the original band of pioneers established itself where this village now stands. That was in the year 1854 when Father Oschwald and his faithful followers began the task of clearing this stage for themselves and for the actors of another generation who have now succeeded them.
Although Brother Wendelin Gross was not one of the original band of pioneers he was nevertheless, known as one of the “Old Brothers” who labored for years under the personal guidance of Father Oschwald.
He came from Baden where he was born about 84 years ago, according to the reports of those who were associated with him intimately, for many years. His arrival here was a few years later than that of the company that was led by Father Oschwald, and he was welcomed into the circle of the religious family that was at that time well established and carrying on its labors in a manner that was winning for the community a lasting reputation for industry and piety.
For years Brother Wendelin was the only blacksmith in the village, and when the Brothers removed to the seminary on the southern shore of the little lake, he was placed in charge of the shop that was opened there. Many of the newer generation still retain a pleasing mental picture of the aged blacksmith laboring at his forge. And it was not until the infirmities of advancing age compelled him to seek less strenuous tasks that the venerable Brother abandoned the forge and the other hard labors associated with it.
Among the older members of the community and residents of the village, he is still remembered as one who led then in the strenuous tasks of harvest time. He was known as one of the most skillful among then in the handling of the old-fashioned cradle with which the early settlers harvested their grain. And they tell, also, of his remarkable feats of endurance in walking to the city of Manitowoc, a distance of about eighteen miles, carrying on his back heavy parts of farm equipment that had to be taken there for repairs.
Unfortunately those old settlers, like the late venerable Brother, had little time for the writing of history to print. Otherwise what interesting reading would there be available if an accurate written record of their experiences had been kept. Their work was of a more strenuous nature requiring the exercise of patient endurance that would, no doubt, prove too severe for most of us of the present day and age. In and about the village of St. Nazianz and the Salvartorian College we find, however, the imprint left by workers of those days gone by. They laid well the foundations upon which now rests all that succeeding generations have built to contribute to their own pleasures and to the furthering of the great cause for which those early pioneers like the late Ven. Brother Wendelin labored. And now, as he has passed quietly to the rewards which he sought, we see the stage that knew him for so many years in the possession of the new generation.
Funeral services for the deceased were held in the church of St. Ambrose at the college and interment made in the village cemetery, where the body of Brother Wendelin now rests side by side with those of his numerous associates, who preceded him to the Great Beyond.
Kiel Tri-County Record – July 2, 1925
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