----Source: Thorp Courier (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 12/22/1898

Ramer, Michael (1842 - 14 Dec 1898)

Michael Ramer, who has been ill with heart disease for several months past, died on Wednesday morning of last week, aged fifty-six years. Mr. Ramer was born in Germany and came to this country about sixteen eyars ago with his family and has been a resident of this vicinity for about twelve years. He was a hard working, industrious citizen and had just completed improvements on his farm, which would have enabled him to take life easier in the future, when he was taken ill with heart trouble, which in a few short months ended in his death. He leaves a sorrowing wife and five grown-up children, three girls and two boys, all of whom reside here except the oldest daughter who is still a resident of Germany. The funeral occurred on Saturday morning from St. Bernard's Catholic Church, Rev. James Korczyk officiating, and a very large concourse of citizens, showing their high esteem for deceased, accompanied the remains to their last resting place at the Catholic Cemetery.