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Michael Gabbert second husband of Henrietta Lieske March 13, 1915.

Again we are called upon to chronicle the demise of an old resident Michael Gabbert who died at the home of his son A. L. Lieske on Saturday, March 13, aged about 90 years. He was a kind old man and was held in high regard by a wide circle of friends.

Michael Gabbert was born in Hehle, Sharnekan, Prussia, June 30, 1825. He came to this country in 1852, and located in Ohio where he remained until 1875. He married Henrietta Lieske and they came to Minnesota and settled on a homestead three miles west of Henderson where he resided since. His wife died in 1884. One of his daughters Mrs. Fred Gabbert passed away in 1882. He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Limmermann and Mrs. Henry Arbogast, of St. Paul; Mrs. C. Forrer, of Minneapolis; three stepsons, William Lieske, of Wood Lake, and Fred and Louis Lieske, of this township. He also leaves 46 grandchildren and 34 great-grandchildren.

The funeral was held from the Lieske home on Tuesday, Rev. Abraham, assisted by the choir of the German Lutheran Church of Arlington township, officiated. Six of the deceased’s grandchildren acted as pallbearers, namely: William Lieske, Henry Lieske, Herman Lieske, Albert Lieske, Alvin Lieske and Harry Dimmermann. The remains were laid to rest in Brown’s cemetery.

Among the relatives and friends from a distance, in attendance at the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. Forrer, of Minneapolis; Mr. and Mrs Henry Arbogast, Edna and Harry Dimmermann of St. Paul; Mrs. William Sandmann, of Webster, MN; Mr. and Mrs. Herman Warnke and Mrs. George Kuehner, of Gaylord; William Lieske, Fred and Henry Warnke, of Wood Lake; Mrs. August Melius, of Winthrop; Hannah Lieske, of Gibbon.

source:James Baur collection. The Baur/Jaus "God's Word is our Great Heritage" binder by Lyla Jaus Baur.