Campbellsport News, August, 1917

DEATH CLAIMS TWO OLD SETTLERS
MRS. FLANNAGAN AND MRS. SCHEID ARE CALLED TO THE GREAT BEYOND

  The death of Mrs. Margaret Flannagan, aged 75, occured at 5:25 o'clock Friday evening at her home in the village of Eden, following a lingering illness.
   The deceased was born in County Deathe, Ireland, February 1, 1842, and came to America with her parents when nine years old, settling in Richfield, Wis. She was married to John Flannagan in Manitowoc, and in 1867 they purchased a farm in the town of Osceola, where they lived until a year ago, when they moved to Eden.
   Mrs. Flannagan is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Henry Voght of Byron, and Mrs. Margaret Flannagan of Eden; three sons, John of Eden, Michael of Campbellsport, and J. P. Flannagan of Cascade.
   The funeral; was held Monday morning at ten o'clock, from St. Mary's church in Eden, the Rev. Father McFarland officiated and interment tool place in the Eden cemetery.
   Mr. and Mrs. Herman Hussman, Mrs. T. N. Curran and daughter Mary, Mrs. James Ward, Robert Rahling and John Flaherty from here attended the funeral services.
   The pallbearers were Gustave Cosgrove, Thomas Scannell, James Fuller, William Norges, J. M. Stack, and H. F. Martin. Members of the Altar societies of Our Lady of Angels, and St. Mary's churches, of which the deceased was a member, attended the funeral in a body. The funeral was largely attended, and the floral offerings were large and beautiful.

   MRS. PETER SCHEID
   Mrs. Peter Scheid, aged 55 years, and a highly esteemed resident of town Ashford, died at her home there Sunday at mid-night, after a lingering illness with cancer.
   Mrs. Scheid is survived by her husband, and three sons, Edward of Town Ashford, Arthur and Ewald, at home, and one brother, G. C. Harder, also of town Ashford.
   The funeral services were held Wednesday morning at 9:30 from the home, and at 10:30 from the German Reformed church at Elmore. Rev. Siegmund Romeis officiated and interment took place in the congregations cemetery near Elmore.
   The pallbearers were Henry Seering, John Wenzel, Charles Vohs, William Ferber, Charles Behnke and C. R. Van De Zande. The local camp, Royal Neighbors of America, of which Mrs. Scheid was a member, attended the funeral services in a body, and conducted the ritualistic services at the home and grave.