George Glotzbach Jr. Dies

From Internal Injury

Early Saturday.

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WAS RETURNING HOME FROM SELLING TRIP

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Leaves Wife And Three Sons To Mourn Untimely Passing.

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George Glotzbach, Jr., prominent young business man of Sleepy Eye came to a tragic death Saturday morning about six o’clock as a result of internal injuries sustained in an accident which occurred near Fairfax Friday evening about eleven o’clock.

Left Home Wednesday.

Leaving Sleepy Eye early Wednesday morning, Mr. Glotzbach made a trip to the vicinity of Fairfax and the neighboring towns with a supply of goods which he sold to merchants in the smaller towns. He was driving a Ford car with a trailer attached. Having completed his duties on that special trip he was returning to his home so as to be there on Saturday to assist his father in the store.

He decided to take the shortest route to his home and was following the road via Fairfax. As he approached the bill near that village he realized that he could not make the hill with the trailer attached to the Ford so he unfastened the trailer and drove his car to the top of the hill. A farm house near the road was visited and a young man and his father volunteered to offer any assistance, they could. At first they thought it best to take a team of horses, but gave up that idea, thinking their truck would do the work faster. The man and his son were seated in the cab of the truck while Mr. Glotzbach stood on the outside holding onto the cab. They made their way down the hill and in order to reach the trailer loaded with trunks the driver found it necessary to shift gears. When this was done the lights dimmed and the car swerved from the road, going up a high embankment where the truck turned over and slid down to the road again. When the farmer and his son extricated themselves from beneath the truck they could not find Mr. Glotzbach. After a few minutes they found him lying some fifteen or twenty feet from where the car turned over. It is not known whether the young man jumped or was thrown that distance. He was suffering from injuries received but was conscious. He asked that his father Geo. Glotzbach, Sr., and Dr. Kiefer be called from Sleepy Eye. This was done and when they arrived they found that an improvised bed would be necessary to move the injured man. A truck was used for this purpose and he was taken to the home of his parents in Sleepy Eye.

Prominent In Community.

Word was sent to Linus Glotzbach of this city, a brother of the unfortunate young man, who in company with Charles Hillesheim and the Dr. Fritsche went to Sleepy Eye immediately. An examination showed that there was no hope for the recovery of the young man and no operation was performed. A ruptured gall bladder caused the young man’s death at six o’clock. He was conscious until the last and asked that no one be held responsible for his death as there was no one to blame for the unfortunate happening.

With the life of this man snuffed out by the cruel hands of fate so early in his career, the city of Sleepy Eye and Brown County loses a man who was prominent in many activities. He was respected and loved in the community where he had lived from the day of his birth with the exception of a few years spent away at school and in the service of his country in France at the time of the world conflict. Although only 30 years old, Mr. Glotzbach was a prominent figure in the business life of Sleepy Eye where he was affiliated with his father in the clothing business. In the social circles of the community he and his wife were also active. Mr. Glotzbach was active in baseball, golf, and bowling teams. He worked with the Commercial Club, The American Legion, the Woodmen Lodge, Catholic Order of Foresters, and the Isaac Walton League He was respected and loved by young and old and his kindly disposition made and held many friends.

Necrology.

George Glotzbach, Jr., was born in Sleepy Eye, July 1, 1895, and would have been 30 years old on that date, this year, had he lived. He attended the schools in Sleepy Eye after which he attended the St. Thomas College in St. Paul. When the call came for men in 1917 he went into the service of his country, serving in France. After his discharge from the service he returned to his home and took up his duties with his father in the store. He was united in marriage with Miss Anne Hillesheim of this city August 12, 1919 at the Catholic church in this city. Three sons blessed this union, Charles 5, Donald 3, and John 2, who with their mother mourn the death of a kind husband and father. He is also survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Glotzbach, Sr., and two brothers Attorney Linus Glotzbach of this city and Ralph Glotzbach at home.

Funeral services were held from St. Mary’s Catholic church in Sleepy Eye Monday morning at ten o’clock with solemn high mass and three priests officiating. Members of the Post of the American Legion, the Legion Auxiliary, the Knights of Columbus, Woodmen Lodge, and members of the Sleepy Eye band marched in the procession to the St. Mary’s cemetery where the remains were laid to rest with the usual military formalities. A firing squad from the Post of which he was a member fired the volley and the bugler played taps. Eight cousins of the young man acted as honorary pall bearers. The mayor of the city had issued a proclamation and in respect to the deceased, the schools and all places of business were closed during the hours of the funeral. The profusion of beautiful flowers was mute testimonial of the esteem in which the victim of the accident was held by his townsmen and fellow associates.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hillesheim, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hillesheim, Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Zschunke, Mr. and Mrs. John Henle, T. O. Streissguth, A. H. Besmehn, H. H. Flor, Ervin Schrader, Miss Lucille Kuske, Henry J. Berg and a delegation from the local court of the K. C. of this city attended the last rites Monday.

Relatives from away who attended the funeral were John Glotzbach of Elwood, Ind.; Dr. Glotzbach of N.D.; Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Volley; Mr. and Mrs. John Volley and Mr. Cornelius Volley of Tracy; Mr. and Mrs. Thro, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Thro, and Mrs. Cornelius Pfau of Mankato.

New Ulm Review,

April 29, 1925

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