Scholze, Henry August 1842 – 1914

SCHOLZE, MEY, OMACHT

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 6/26/2017 at 12:25:22

Source: Cresco Plain Dealer August 28, 1914, FP, C5
Transcribed from: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87058075/1914-08-28/ed-1/seq-1/

Henry August Scholze was born Oct. 5th, 1842 at Appoch, Saxony, where he grew to manhood. After serving an apprenticeship as millwright and carpenter he followed that trade. In the war of 1864 against Denmark and again in the war of 1866 against Austria he served his native country in the artillery. Oct. 26th, 1868 he was united in marriage with Juliana Mey, his surviving spouse. After hardly 2 years of married life he obeyed his country’s call to arms a third time during the Franco-Prussian war in 1870. In 1872 he emigrated to this country, arriving at Manistee, Michigan. In 1876 he came to Cresco where he lived till 1902 and was largely instrumental in founding the German Lutheran church in Cresco, building its first church edifice. Children of his own being denied him, he adopted a child, Alma Scholze, now the wife of Sam Ohmacht. In 1902 he moved with his foster daughter and her husband to Verndale, Minn., and finally retired from active life in 1911 to St. Cloud, Minn., where he passed away peacefully Saturday last, Aug 22nd. The funeral was held Tuesday at Immanual’s Lutheran church. Rev. J. Pless officiating. Burial in New Oregon cemetery.

CARD OF THANKS
We desire to return our heartfelt thanks to the many Creeco friends and old neighbors for their kindness to us in our recent bereavement.
Mrs. Henry Scholze.
Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Omacht.

New Oregon Cemetery
 

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