Obituary
ERNEST G. JAEHNING
DESPONDENT FARMER ENDS LIFE WITH GUN
E. Jaehnig Jr., Aged 39, Centerville, Blows Top of Head Off In Barn This Morning Despondent over financial matters, which his wife said, had preyed on his mind for some little time, Ernst Jaehnig, Jr., aged 39, town of Centerville farmer ended his life, in the barn on his farm shortly after eight o'clock this morning by placing the muzzle of his shot gun in his mouth and pulling the trigger. The charge blew the entire top of his head off. His body was discovered by his wife, who, hearing the shot from the kitchen of the home, where she was preparing breakfast rushed to the barn to find the body of her husband on the barn floor.
Dr. Reinhardt of Centerville was summoned, but an examination showed that Jaehnig's death had been almost instantaneous. He notified Coroner W.G. Kemper of this city
who left for the farm, which is located a mile north and a mile west of St. Wendel to the town of Centerville. The fact that there were no powder burns on the face leads to the theory that Joehnig placed the muzzle of the gun in his mouth and there managed to reach down with one hand and pull the trigger. The gun lay a short distance from the body on the barn floor.
No Inquest
The coroner announced that it was a clear case of suicide and that there would be no inquest. The body was removed to the W. Ahrens funeral home at Howard's Grove, Sheboygan county. Funeral arrangements had not been completed but will probably be held Thursday or Friday.
The plight of the widow of the dead man was a sad one. She is left with four small children on the homestead farm by the suicide of husband and father. Before her marriage she was Miss Helen Roehl of Centerville. Mrs. Jaehnig told the coroner when he visited the farm this morning that she had
noticed that her husband had been despondent the past few weeks and seemed to be bothered with financial worries. He said nothing, however, when he arose as usual this morning and proceeded to the barn to do the morning chores. Her fears were aroused when she heard a shot from the barn and hurrying out found her husband dying with the top of his head blown off.
Born On Same Farm
The deceased was born and brought up on the same farm where he ended his life this morning. Besides his widow and four small children he is also survived by two brothers, Rudolph of Two Rivers, Route 1, Alfred of Sheboygan, and two sisters, Mrs. Edward Sixel of Marathon City, Wis., and Mrs. Walter Sommers of Mississippi. Ernst Jaehnig, Sr., father of the deceased, also survives. He resides on a farm in Centerville, near the one occupied by his son.
Manitowoc Herald News, Manitowoc, Wis. March 22, 1931 P. 14
ERNEST G. JAEHNING
DESPONDENT FARMER ENDS LIFE WITH GUN
E. Jaehnig Jr., Aged 39, Centerville, Blows Top of Head Off In Barn This Morning Despondent over financial matters, which his wife said, had preyed on his mind for some little time, Ernst Jaehnig, Jr., aged 39, town of Centerville farmer ended his life, in the barn on his farm shortly after eight o'clock this morning by placing the muzzle of his shot gun in his mouth and pulling the trigger. The charge blew the entire top of his head off. His body was discovered by his wife, who, hearing the shot from the kitchen of the home, where she was preparing breakfast rushed to the barn to find the body of her husband on the barn floor.
Dr. Reinhardt of Centerville was summoned, but an examination showed that Jaehnig's death had been almost instantaneous. He notified Coroner W.G. Kemper of this city
who left for the farm, which is located a mile north and a mile west of St. Wendel to the town of Centerville. The fact that there were no powder burns on the face leads to the theory that Joehnig placed the muzzle of the gun in his mouth and there managed to reach down with one hand and pull the trigger. The gun lay a short distance from the body on the barn floor.
No Inquest
The coroner announced that it was a clear case of suicide and that there would be no inquest. The body was removed to the W. Ahrens funeral home at Howard's Grove, Sheboygan county. Funeral arrangements had not been completed but will probably be held Thursday or Friday.
The plight of the widow of the dead man was a sad one. She is left with four small children on the homestead farm by the suicide of husband and father. Before her marriage she was Miss Helen Roehl of Centerville. Mrs. Jaehnig told the coroner when he visited the farm this morning that she had
noticed that her husband had been despondent the past few weeks and seemed to be bothered with financial worries. He said nothing, however, when he arose as usual this morning and proceeded to the barn to do the morning chores. Her fears were aroused when she heard a shot from the barn and hurrying out found her husband dying with the top of his head blown off.
Born On Same Farm
The deceased was born and brought up on the same farm where he ended his life this morning. Besides his widow and four small children he is also survived by two brothers, Rudolph of Two Rivers, Route 1, Alfred of Sheboygan, and two sisters, Mrs. Edward Sixel of Marathon City, Wis., and Mrs. Walter Sommers of Mississippi. Ernst Jaehnig, Sr., father of the deceased, also survives. He resides on a farm in Centerville, near the one occupied by his son.
Manitowoc Herald News, Manitowoc, Wis. March 22, 1931 P. 14
Obituary
ERNEST G. JAEHNING
DESPONDENT FARMER ENDS LIFE WITH GUN
E. Jaehnig Jr., Aged 39, Centerville, Blows Top of Head Off In Barn This Morning Despondent over financial matters, which his wife said, had preyed on his mind for some little time, Ernst Jaehnig, Jr., aged 39, town of Centerville farmer ended his life, in the barn on his farm shortly after eight o'clock this morning by placing the muzzle of his shot gun in his mouth and pulling the trigger. The charge blew the entire top of his head off. His body was discovered by his wife, who, hearing the shot from the kitchen of the home, where she was preparing breakfast rushed to the barn to find the body of her husband on the barn floor.
Dr. Reinhardt of Centerville was summoned, but an examination showed that Jaehnig's death had been almost instantaneous. He notified Coroner W.G. Kemper of this city
who left for the farm, which is located a mile north and a mile west of St. Wendel to the town of Centerville. The fact that there were no powder burns on the face leads to the theory that Joehnig placed the muzzle of the gun in his mouth and there managed to reach down with one hand and pull the trigger. The gun lay a short distance from the body on the barn floor.
No Inquest
The coroner announced that it was a clear case of suicide and that there would be no inquest. The body was removed to the W. Ahrens funeral home at Howard's Grove, Sheboygan county. Funeral arrangements had not been completed but will probably be held Thursday or Friday.
The plight of the widow of the dead man was a sad one. She is left with four small children on the homestead farm by the suicide of husband and father. Before her marriage she was Miss Helen Roehl of Centerville. Mrs. Jaehnig told the coroner when he visited the farm this morning that she had
noticed that her husband had been despondent the past few weeks and seemed to be bothered with financial worries. He said nothing, however, when he arose as usual this morning and proceeded to the barn to do the morning chores. Her fears were aroused when she heard a shot from the barn and hurrying out found her husband dying with the top of his head blown off.
Born On Same Farm
The deceased was born and brought up on the same farm where he ended his life this morning. Besides his widow and four small children he is also survived by two brothers, Rudolph of Two Rivers, Route 1, Alfred of Sheboygan, and two sisters, Mrs. Edward Sixel of Marathon City, Wis., and Mrs. Walter Sommers of Mississippi. Ernst Jaehnig, Sr., father of the deceased, also survives. He resides on a farm in Centerville, near the one occupied by his son.
Manitowoc Herald News, Manitowoc, Wis. March 22, 1931 P. 14
ERNEST G. JAEHNING
DESPONDENT FARMER ENDS LIFE WITH GUN
E. Jaehnig Jr., Aged 39, Centerville, Blows Top of Head Off In Barn This Morning Despondent over financial matters, which his wife said, had preyed on his mind for some little time, Ernst Jaehnig, Jr., aged 39, town of Centerville farmer ended his life, in the barn on his farm shortly after eight o'clock this morning by placing the muzzle of his shot gun in his mouth and pulling the trigger. The charge blew the entire top of his head off. His body was discovered by his wife, who, hearing the shot from the kitchen of the home, where she was preparing breakfast rushed to the barn to find the body of her husband on the barn floor.
Dr. Reinhardt of Centerville was summoned, but an examination showed that Jaehnig's death had been almost instantaneous. He notified Coroner W.G. Kemper of this city
who left for the farm, which is located a mile north and a mile west of St. Wendel to the town of Centerville. The fact that there were no powder burns on the face leads to the theory that Joehnig placed the muzzle of the gun in his mouth and there managed to reach down with one hand and pull the trigger. The gun lay a short distance from the body on the barn floor.
No Inquest
The coroner announced that it was a clear case of suicide and that there would be no inquest. The body was removed to the W. Ahrens funeral home at Howard's Grove, Sheboygan county. Funeral arrangements had not been completed but will probably be held Thursday or Friday.
The plight of the widow of the dead man was a sad one. She is left with four small children on the homestead farm by the suicide of husband and father. Before her marriage she was Miss Helen Roehl of Centerville. Mrs. Jaehnig told the coroner when he visited the farm this morning that she had
noticed that her husband had been despondent the past few weeks and seemed to be bothered with financial worries. He said nothing, however, when he arose as usual this morning and proceeded to the barn to do the morning chores. Her fears were aroused when she heard a shot from the barn and hurrying out found her husband dying with the top of his head blown off.
Born On Same Farm
The deceased was born and brought up on the same farm where he ended his life this morning. Besides his widow and four small children he is also survived by two brothers, Rudolph of Two Rivers, Route 1, Alfred of Sheboygan, and two sisters, Mrs. Edward Sixel of Marathon City, Wis., and Mrs. Walter Sommers of Mississippi. Ernst Jaehnig, Sr., father of the deceased, also survives. He resides on a farm in Centerville, near the one occupied by his son.
Manitowoc Herald News, Manitowoc, Wis. March 22, 1931 P. 14
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