Hagensick, Karl C. 1889 - 1911

HAGENSICK, LEIBROCK, YAHR, SCHMIDT

Posted By: Reid R. Johnson (email)
Date: 1/14/2019 at 12:08:10

Elkader Register & Argus, Thur., 29 June 1911.

Karl C., son of A. C. and Hattie Hagensick, was born in Elkader, May 3rd, 1889, aged 22 years, one month and 16 days.

He attended school in this city until, with his parents, he moved to Milwaukee, whereupon he entered one of the High Schools in that place. After leaving school he entered the employ of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad in the capacity of locomotive fireman, and at the time of his death was preparing himself to take the examinations requisite for the positions of locomotive engineer.

He was a member of the Sunday school of the Congregational church of this place until he moved to Milwaukee, when he united with the Sunday school of the Wesley M.E. church on Grand Avenue, and of which school he was a member at the time of his death, which occurred supposedly Monday, June 19th, by accidental drowning in the Menominee river at Milwaukee. The body was not recovered until Thursday, June 22nd, at 10 a.m., railroad employees being the first to see it. It was then conveyed to the undertaking parlors and every attention was given it in preparation for shipment to this place, where it arrived Friday at 8 p.m., and was taken to the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Leibrock, from which place it was carried by the pall bearers, Clint Bishop, Walter Dittmer, Carl Reinecke, Ralph Hale, Fred Stebor, and Lois Stebor, to the Congregational church, where funeral services were held Saturday, Rev. R. G. Heddon officiating, taking as the text Psalm 73:24-25. The services were very impressive, the choir consisting of Mesdames H. Griffith and G. H. Wilke, and Misses Witt and Schmidt rendered several beautiful and helpful selections. The people of the community attested to the popularity of the bereaved family by the number present at the church, seats in the building being nearly all occupied, interment in the East Side cemetery.

He leaves to mourn his sudden and untimely departure, his loving parents, 5 brothers, Dewey, Mark, Milton, Byron, and Elton, uncles and aunts as follows; Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Leibrock, and Miss Lizzie Leibrock, of this city; Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Leibrock, of Chicago; ; Mrs. W. R. Yahr, of Princeton, Wisconsin; and Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Schmidt, of Granada, Col., besides numerous other relatives and a host of warm friends.

Karl was formerly a member of Co. E. 5th Infantry, Wisconsin National Guard, his term of service for three years having expired.

The bereaved family are not alone in their grief. This community was deeply shocked upon receipt of the news and only good words were expressed concerning the young man, he having, by his cheerful and sunny disposition, left many warm friends here. Testimonies of his noble character were heard on every side and no one could speak in higher terms than his Sunday school teacher, who happened to be on the same train which bore the remains, and who had not heard the sad news until then. We cannot understand these mysteries of life but we know that while all may appear dark to us yet light shall shine from above and we can say "Thy Will Be Done."