Death claimed another Mottite the past week, when John V. Eberlein proprietor of the American House of West Mott, passed away at the home last Thursday evening, March 30th from the effects of dropsy, with which disease he had been suffering for the past several months.

Funeral services were conducted at the home Sunday afternoon, April 2nd. Rev. Harper R. Burns, pastor of the Congregational Church in this city officiating. Interment was made in the Mott cemetery.

The diseased was born in Waterloo, Illinois, March 13, 1861 and at the time of his death was 61 years and 17 days old. When a young boy his parents moved to Pennsylvania and later to Shawano, Wis., where the diseased spent most of his childhood days. In 1885 he enlisted in the army, where he served his country until 1890. On March 10th, 1891, he was united in marriage with Martha Koeppen of Shawano., to which union were born five children, John Jr., who died in infancy, Arthur, of Wausau, Wis., Fred of Janesville, Wis., Katherine and Mrs. Brett Bratcher, both of Mott N. D. Later on the family moved from Shawano to Wausau Wis., where Mr. Eberlein was engaged in business for several years. In May 1910 the family moved to Mott. Shortly after their arrival here, Mr. Eberlein purchased the American House in West Mott, where the family have resided since. The diseased was also a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge of Marshfield, Wisconsin.

Besides his loving wife, two sons and two daughters, the diseased is survived by six sisters, Mrs. M. Kellerman, Hannibal Mo., Mrs. I. Kellerman, Troy, Ill., Mrs. D. Pludeman, Montrose, S. D., Mrs. K. Reichel, Shawano, Wis., Mrs. F. Breed, Embarass, Wis., Mrs. E. Kriewaldt of Adelaide Australia, and three brothers, Michael, Fred and Charles Eberlein all of Shawano, Wisconsin–Mott Press, Mott, N. D.

Source:
Shawano County Advocate, Tuesday 18 April 1922