COUPLE FOUND DEAD IN HOME
No Foul Play Officials Find This Afternoon
Asphyxiation From Coal Stove Is Found To Be Cause Of Death Of Mr. And Mrs. Gottlieb Neuwirth At Their Farm Home Northwest Of Erdman — Last Seen Wednesday
Gottlieb Neuwirth, 58, and his wife, Christine, 56, were found dead this morning by Sheriff Joe Dreps in their farm home on Route 2, a mile and one-half northwest of Erdman, after neighbors had reported to him that they had not seen the couple for several days.
Asphyxiation by carbon monoxide gas which had escaped from a coal stove in the house was the cause of death, according to Deputy Coroner Arthur Genter, who handled the case and examined the bodies and premises after being called by the sheriff.
No Foul Play
Because of the bruised and bleeding condition of the faces of both victims, it was thought at first that there might have been foul play connected with the tragedy, but this theory was discarded shortly when Dr. Friederich Eigenberger, pathologist at the Sheboygan clinic, explained that the bruised condition of the heads was a natural condition in cases of victims who have been dead for some time as a result of carbon monoxide gas poisoning.
Had the family dog, which was found in the barn by Sheriff Dreps, been in the house at the time, the tragedy might not have happened. The dog was barking loudly when the sheriff found him, apparently realizing that something extraordinary and untoward had happened.
Seen Wednesday
Mr. Neuwirth was last seen at 5:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon by his daughter, Mrs. Ernst E. Belke, who lives at 1222 Erie avenue in this city. He was returning to his home at the time and was taking some groceries, which were found on the kitchen table at the farm this morning, with him at the time.
Notify Sheriff
Neighbors notified Sheriff Joe Dreps this morning about 9 o'clock that Mr. Neuwirth had made no milk deliveries during the past few days and that they had seen no life about the farm.
The sheriff immediately drove out to the Neuwirth farm, broke in the door to the home, and found the bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Neuwirth lying on a bed in a bedroom on the first floor just off the living room.
Both of the side doors in the coal stove, which was located in the living room near the bedroom door, were open. The windows in the bedroom and other parts of the house were closed, according to the sheriff.
The bodies of the couple were brought to the city shortly after noon today. Both were in badly decomposed condition.
Mr. Neuwirth was born in Rhine, Russia, on April 2, 1876, and Mrs. Neuwirth was born in the same place on April 6, 1878. They were married in Russia 36 years ago and came to America in 1904. After spending a year in Chicago, they came to Sheboygan in 1905.
Mr. Neuwirth was employed by the Kohler company for ten years and later engaged in the trucking, contracting, and gravel business, which, he turned over to his son, Gottlieb, Jr., in 1925. The same year he moved to the farm northwest of Erdman, where he conducted a small dairy business up until four years ago when he retired because of the ill health of his wife. The couple has lived alone on the farm during the past four years.
The survivors include six children, Mrs. Mary Brack of Sheboygan; Gottlieb Neuwirth, Jr., of Milwaukee; Mrs. Ernest E. Belke of Sheboygan; Mrs. Edward V. Dickmann of Plymouth; Mrs. Henry Wagner of Sheboygan, and Mrs. Raymond W. Weber of Plymouth.
Mr. Neuwirth had one brother, Charles Neuwirth of Sheboygan, and a sister, Mrs. Christ Dahmer, also of this city. Mrs. Neuwirth, whose maiden name was Christine Snyder, had one sister, Mrs. David Biehl of Chicago, and a brother, David Snyder, also of Chicago.
The double funeral will be held at 1:30 p. m. Wednesday, at Ballhorn's Funeral Temple and at 2 p. m. at the Immanuel Congregational church at Cambridge avenue and Seventeenth street. The Rev. George Eisenach will officiate.
The Sheboygan Press, Monday, March 4, 1935
No Foul Play Officials Find This Afternoon
Asphyxiation From Coal Stove Is Found To Be Cause Of Death Of Mr. And Mrs. Gottlieb Neuwirth At Their Farm Home Northwest Of Erdman — Last Seen Wednesday
Gottlieb Neuwirth, 58, and his wife, Christine, 56, were found dead this morning by Sheriff Joe Dreps in their farm home on Route 2, a mile and one-half northwest of Erdman, after neighbors had reported to him that they had not seen the couple for several days.
Asphyxiation by carbon monoxide gas which had escaped from a coal stove in the house was the cause of death, according to Deputy Coroner Arthur Genter, who handled the case and examined the bodies and premises after being called by the sheriff.
No Foul Play
Because of the bruised and bleeding condition of the faces of both victims, it was thought at first that there might have been foul play connected with the tragedy, but this theory was discarded shortly when Dr. Friederich Eigenberger, pathologist at the Sheboygan clinic, explained that the bruised condition of the heads was a natural condition in cases of victims who have been dead for some time as a result of carbon monoxide gas poisoning.
Had the family dog, which was found in the barn by Sheriff Dreps, been in the house at the time, the tragedy might not have happened. The dog was barking loudly when the sheriff found him, apparently realizing that something extraordinary and untoward had happened.
Seen Wednesday
Mr. Neuwirth was last seen at 5:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon by his daughter, Mrs. Ernst E. Belke, who lives at 1222 Erie avenue in this city. He was returning to his home at the time and was taking some groceries, which were found on the kitchen table at the farm this morning, with him at the time.
Notify Sheriff
Neighbors notified Sheriff Joe Dreps this morning about 9 o'clock that Mr. Neuwirth had made no milk deliveries during the past few days and that they had seen no life about the farm.
The sheriff immediately drove out to the Neuwirth farm, broke in the door to the home, and found the bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Neuwirth lying on a bed in a bedroom on the first floor just off the living room.
Both of the side doors in the coal stove, which was located in the living room near the bedroom door, were open. The windows in the bedroom and other parts of the house were closed, according to the sheriff.
The bodies of the couple were brought to the city shortly after noon today. Both were in badly decomposed condition.
Mr. Neuwirth was born in Rhine, Russia, on April 2, 1876, and Mrs. Neuwirth was born in the same place on April 6, 1878. They were married in Russia 36 years ago and came to America in 1904. After spending a year in Chicago, they came to Sheboygan in 1905.
Mr. Neuwirth was employed by the Kohler company for ten years and later engaged in the trucking, contracting, and gravel business, which, he turned over to his son, Gottlieb, Jr., in 1925. The same year he moved to the farm northwest of Erdman, where he conducted a small dairy business up until four years ago when he retired because of the ill health of his wife. The couple has lived alone on the farm during the past four years.
The survivors include six children, Mrs. Mary Brack of Sheboygan; Gottlieb Neuwirth, Jr., of Milwaukee; Mrs. Ernest E. Belke of Sheboygan; Mrs. Edward V. Dickmann of Plymouth; Mrs. Henry Wagner of Sheboygan, and Mrs. Raymond W. Weber of Plymouth.
Mr. Neuwirth had one brother, Charles Neuwirth of Sheboygan, and a sister, Mrs. Christ Dahmer, also of this city. Mrs. Neuwirth, whose maiden name was Christine Snyder, had one sister, Mrs. David Biehl of Chicago, and a brother, David Snyder, also of Chicago.
The double funeral will be held at 1:30 p. m. Wednesday, at Ballhorn's Funeral Temple and at 2 p. m. at the Immanuel Congregational church at Cambridge avenue and Seventeenth street. The Rev. George Eisenach will officiate.
The Sheboygan Press, Monday, March 4, 1935
COUPLE FOUND DEAD IN HOME
No Foul Play Officials Find This Afternoon
Asphyxiation From Coal Stove Is Found To Be Cause Of Death Of Mr. And Mrs. Gottlieb Neuwirth At Their Farm Home Northwest Of Erdman — Last Seen Wednesday
Gottlieb Neuwirth, 58, and his wife, Christine, 56, were found dead this morning by Sheriff Joe Dreps in their farm home on Route 2, a mile and one-half northwest of Erdman, after neighbors had reported to him that they had not seen the couple for several days.
Asphyxiation by carbon monoxide gas which had escaped from a coal stove in the house was the cause of death, according to Deputy Coroner Arthur Genter, who handled the case and examined the bodies and premises after being called by the sheriff.
No Foul Play
Because of the bruised and bleeding condition of the faces of both victims, it was thought at first that there might have been foul play connected with the tragedy, but this theory was discarded shortly when Dr. Friederich Eigenberger, pathologist at the Sheboygan clinic, explained that the bruised condition of the heads was a natural condition in cases of victims who have been dead for some time as a result of carbon monoxide gas poisoning.
Had the family dog, which was found in the barn by Sheriff Dreps, been in the house at the time, the tragedy might not have happened. The dog was barking loudly when the sheriff found him, apparently realizing that something extraordinary and untoward had happened.
Seen Wednesday
Mr. Neuwirth was last seen at 5:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon by his daughter, Mrs. Ernst E. Belke, who lives at 1222 Erie avenue in this city. He was returning to his home at the time and was taking some groceries, which were found on the kitchen table at the farm this morning, with him at the time.
Notify Sheriff
Neighbors notified Sheriff Joe Dreps this morning about 9 o'clock that Mr. Neuwirth had made no milk deliveries during the past few days and that they had seen no life about the farm.
The sheriff immediately drove out to the Neuwirth farm, broke in the door to the home, and found the bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Neuwirth lying on a bed in a bedroom on the first floor just off the living room.
Both of the side doors in the coal stove, which was located in the living room near the bedroom door, were open. The windows in the bedroom and other parts of the house were closed, according to the sheriff.
The bodies of the couple were brought to the city shortly after noon today. Both were in badly decomposed condition.
Mr. Neuwirth was born in Rhine, Russia, on April 2, 1876, and Mrs. Neuwirth was born in the same place on April 6, 1878. They were married in Russia 36 years ago and came to America in 1904. After spending a year in Chicago, they came to Sheboygan in 1905.
Mr. Neuwirth was employed by the Kohler company for ten years and later engaged in the trucking, contracting, and gravel business, which, he turned over to his son, Gottlieb, Jr., in 1925. The same year he moved to the farm northwest of Erdman, where he conducted a small dairy business up until four years ago when he retired because of the ill health of his wife. The couple has lived alone on the farm during the past four years.
The survivors include six children, Mrs. Mary Brack of Sheboygan; Gottlieb Neuwirth, Jr., of Milwaukee; Mrs. Ernest E. Belke of Sheboygan; Mrs. Edward V. Dickmann of Plymouth; Mrs. Henry Wagner of Sheboygan, and Mrs. Raymond W. Weber of Plymouth.
Mr. Neuwirth had one brother, Charles Neuwirth of Sheboygan, and a sister, Mrs. Christ Dahmer, also of this city. Mrs. Neuwirth, whose maiden name was Christine Snyder, had one sister, Mrs. David Biehl of Chicago, and a brother, David Snyder, also of Chicago.
The double funeral will be held at 1:30 p. m. Wednesday, at Ballhorn's Funeral Temple and at 2 p. m. at the Immanuel Congregational church at Cambridge avenue and Seventeenth street. The Rev. George Eisenach will officiate.
The Sheboygan Press, Monday, March 4, 1935
No Foul Play Officials Find This Afternoon
Asphyxiation From Coal Stove Is Found To Be Cause Of Death Of Mr. And Mrs. Gottlieb Neuwirth At Their Farm Home Northwest Of Erdman — Last Seen Wednesday
Gottlieb Neuwirth, 58, and his wife, Christine, 56, were found dead this morning by Sheriff Joe Dreps in their farm home on Route 2, a mile and one-half northwest of Erdman, after neighbors had reported to him that they had not seen the couple for several days.
Asphyxiation by carbon monoxide gas which had escaped from a coal stove in the house was the cause of death, according to Deputy Coroner Arthur Genter, who handled the case and examined the bodies and premises after being called by the sheriff.
No Foul Play
Because of the bruised and bleeding condition of the faces of both victims, it was thought at first that there might have been foul play connected with the tragedy, but this theory was discarded shortly when Dr. Friederich Eigenberger, pathologist at the Sheboygan clinic, explained that the bruised condition of the heads was a natural condition in cases of victims who have been dead for some time as a result of carbon monoxide gas poisoning.
Had the family dog, which was found in the barn by Sheriff Dreps, been in the house at the time, the tragedy might not have happened. The dog was barking loudly when the sheriff found him, apparently realizing that something extraordinary and untoward had happened.
Seen Wednesday
Mr. Neuwirth was last seen at 5:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon by his daughter, Mrs. Ernst E. Belke, who lives at 1222 Erie avenue in this city. He was returning to his home at the time and was taking some groceries, which were found on the kitchen table at the farm this morning, with him at the time.
Notify Sheriff
Neighbors notified Sheriff Joe Dreps this morning about 9 o'clock that Mr. Neuwirth had made no milk deliveries during the past few days and that they had seen no life about the farm.
The sheriff immediately drove out to the Neuwirth farm, broke in the door to the home, and found the bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Neuwirth lying on a bed in a bedroom on the first floor just off the living room.
Both of the side doors in the coal stove, which was located in the living room near the bedroom door, were open. The windows in the bedroom and other parts of the house were closed, according to the sheriff.
The bodies of the couple were brought to the city shortly after noon today. Both were in badly decomposed condition.
Mr. Neuwirth was born in Rhine, Russia, on April 2, 1876, and Mrs. Neuwirth was born in the same place on April 6, 1878. They were married in Russia 36 years ago and came to America in 1904. After spending a year in Chicago, they came to Sheboygan in 1905.
Mr. Neuwirth was employed by the Kohler company for ten years and later engaged in the trucking, contracting, and gravel business, which, he turned over to his son, Gottlieb, Jr., in 1925. The same year he moved to the farm northwest of Erdman, where he conducted a small dairy business up until four years ago when he retired because of the ill health of his wife. The couple has lived alone on the farm during the past four years.
The survivors include six children, Mrs. Mary Brack of Sheboygan; Gottlieb Neuwirth, Jr., of Milwaukee; Mrs. Ernest E. Belke of Sheboygan; Mrs. Edward V. Dickmann of Plymouth; Mrs. Henry Wagner of Sheboygan, and Mrs. Raymond W. Weber of Plymouth.
Mr. Neuwirth had one brother, Charles Neuwirth of Sheboygan, and a sister, Mrs. Christ Dahmer, also of this city. Mrs. Neuwirth, whose maiden name was Christine Snyder, had one sister, Mrs. David Biehl of Chicago, and a brother, David Snyder, also of Chicago.
The double funeral will be held at 1:30 p. m. Wednesday, at Ballhorn's Funeral Temple and at 2 p. m. at the Immanuel Congregational church at Cambridge avenue and Seventeenth street. The Rev. George Eisenach will officiate.
The Sheboygan Press, Monday, March 4, 1935
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