Fred S. Breed, for more than seventy years a resident of Embarrass vicinity, died at his home in the town of Matteson, last Thursday afternoon after an illness of about a week.

Mr. Breed was born in Jefferson county, Wisconsin, the son of Dr. and Mrs. John E. Breed. Dr. Breed was the first doctor to locate in Embarrass, and was a close friend and classmate of Dr. John Finney, who used to be located in Clintonville.

In 1859, Mr. Breed came to Embarrass with his parents, and forty four years ago he was married to Fredericka Eberlein, of Shawano. The couple lived on a farm near Embarrass where they have since resided and where Mr. Breed was held in high esteem by his neighbors. He held various town offices and he was one of the organizers of the State Bank of Embarrass, holding a directorship in that institution at the time of his death. Mr. Breed was one of the old sturdy type of pioneers, and knew good health almost all of his life. Only last fall he went up north with “the boys” and succeeded in bringing back his deer.

Deceased is survived by his wife and four sons and five daughters. The sons are Dwight, former cashier of the Embarrass bank, now of Clintonville; Arthur, Milwaukee, Fred, of Embarrass, and Edward, on the home farm: the daughters are Mrs. Arthur Schardy, Antigo; Mrs. Allen Breed, Iron Mountain, Mich; Mrs. Elmer Lemke, Clintonville; Mrs. Irving Le Beau, Appleton; and Miss Adelaide Breed, who teaches the school in her home district. One brother, Arthur, lives in the state of Washington.

Funeral services were held at the Congregational church in Embarrass at two o’clock Monday afternoon, Rev. Ben Popper of Shawano, officiating. The remains were laid away in Riverside cemetery at Embarrass.

Source: Shawano County Journal, Thursday, 4 June 1931