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Five from Same Family Killed in Year-End Crash

Gaylord -- An elderly Gibbon woman, Mrs. Otto Jaus, who died in Gaylord Community Hospital Wednesday, raised to five the number of people killed in a two-car collision halfway between Winthrop and Gaylord on Highway 19 Tuesday. All the victims were riding in one car.

Dead are Mr. and Mrs. William Friedrichs, 71 and 70; and Mrs. Emma Grewe, about 72; all of Gibbon. All except Mrs. Jaus died at the scene.

The accident happened at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday as the victims were returning to Gibbon after attending the funeral of Mrs. Anna Maass, 95, of Gaylord. Mrs. Maass was an aunt of Mrs. Jaus.

Their car collided head on with one driven by [[[Jacob J. Burk]], 35, of Pipestone. Burk is listed today in satisfactory condition at Gaylord hospital. He was alone in his car and driving towards Gaylord.

Authorities said the vision of the drivers was hampered by blowing snow.

William Friedrichs was a brother of Mrs. Jaus.

A joint funeral service will be held for four of the victims -- Mr. and Mrs. Otto Jaus, Mr. and Mrs. William F. Friedrichs.

The service will be in St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Moltke Township, north of Gibbon, Saturday 1:30 p.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery with Rev. Paul G. Porisch officiating.

Visitation is Friday from 3 to 9 p.m. at the Minnesota Valley Chapel in Gibbon.

Visitation at the church will be from noon until time of rites Saturday.

Otto J. Jaus, Route 1, Gibbon was born July 13, 1887, in Moltke Township. He lived on the farm where he was born all his life. He married Anna Friedrichs November 1941 in Gibbon.

Otto is survived by a brother, Martin, of New Ulm and sister, Mrs. Anna Gruenhagen<ref>Tante Anna</ref> of New Ulm.

Mrs. Jaus was born Oct. 3, 1899 in Moltke Township. Mrs. Jaus is survived by a brother, Albert Friedrichs of Gibbon.

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William F. Friedrichs was born July 13, 1898 in Sibley County, and was married June 9, 1921 to Agnes Bentz in St. Peter’s Lutheran Church.

He was a farmer but lived in Gibbon the past 17 years. He is survived by a son, Robert, of Route 2, Gibbon; brother, Albert, of Gibbon. Friedrichs was the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Friedrichs. A grandson in the U.S, Navy also survives.

Mrs. William Friedrichs was born May 20, 1898, in Moltke Township to Mr. and Mrs. John Bentz. She is survived by brothers, Albert Bentz and George Bentz, of Gibbon and George Bentz of St. Cloud; sister, Mrs. Alfred Bothmann of Winthrop.

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Mrs. Emma (Emelie) Grewe. 72, was born June 4, 1896, in Moltke Township, to Mr. and Mrs. John Bentz. She was a sister of Mrs. Friedrichs.

She was married April 19, 1914 to Otto Grewe, who died Dec. 22, 1951. She had lived in Gibbon since 1947.

Funeral for Mrs. Grewe will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday from the Immanuel Lutheran Church Gibbon, with the Rev. L.A. Hohenstein officiating. Burial will be in St. Peter’s cemetery. Visitation is the same time as for the others.

She is survived by children Melvin and Martin Grewe, Mrs. Martin Schwartz of Gibbon, Mrs. Clarence Kiecker of Fairfax, and Mrs. Raymond Schwartz of Stewart.

There are 24 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Also surviving Mrs. Grew are the same brothers and sisters as Mrs. Friedrichs.

source:Myrtle Jaus Meyer collection.