Louis Voss Sheboygan Press January 22, 1921

LOUIS VOSS, FARMER ON R. D. 3, DIES
Louis Voss, about 55 years old, died at St. Nicholas hospital early this morning of heart failure. He was taken to the hospital a little over a week ago where he submitted to an operation for another illness and was recovering when he suffered a heart stroke which resulted in his death this morning. He was to have been dismissed from the hospital in a few days. His body was taken to an undertaking establishment at Kiel where it is being prepared for burial. Mr. Voss resided on Rout No. 3 before his death.
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Mr. Louis Voss passed away at the St. Nicolas hospital in Sheboygan last Saturday morning, death being due to heart failure. As was reported in the columns of this paper last week Mr. Voss had undergone an operation for appendicitis with good success and at the beginning of last week the patient was happy in hopes of being able to return home by the end of the week. He was steadily improving, so that no one had any idea that his pilgrimage would be so near to the end. Consequently the message of his sudden death was a terrible shock to his beloved ones.

The deceased Louis Peter Voss was born in the town of Meeme, March 20th, 1871, where he grew up to manhood. On November 29th, 1894 he was married to Albertine Schwalenberg, after which they couple settled on the farm of his father which he took over.

Ten children were born in the family of whom two died in infancy. Mr. Voss died Saturday morning, Jan. 22nd, at 2 o’clock, at the age of 49 years, 10 months and 2 days. He leaves to mourn his early death his beloved wife, eight children, four daughters, namely Mrs. Emil Dirks near the parental home, Mrs. Alvin Zimmermann in Rhine and the Misses Ida and Bertha at home; four sons, Alvin, Edwin, Harvey and Melvin; two grandchildren, Elmer and Erwin Dirks; also three brothers, John of Town Schleswig, William in Town Meeme, Nicholas near Howards Grove and one sister, Mrs. George Dickmann, also near Howards Grove.

The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon from the home with services at the Reformed Bethel’s church, Rev. H. W. Schroer officiating. The remains were laid to rest in the cemetery of the church.
January 1921.