Obit: Miller, Hugo (1869 - 1947)
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Surnames: Miller, Smith, Leichtnam, Gallmann, Brockmann, Braun, Reupert

----Source: Abbotsford Tribune (Abbotsford, Clark County, Wis.) Thursday, 31 July 1947

Miller, Hugo (2 July 1869 - 25 July 1947)

Funeral services for Hugo Miller, 78, who died Friday evening, were held Monday morning at the Zink Funeral Home, where the body had been lying in state. The Rev. Fred J. Smith, of the Colby Methodist church, officiated at the rites at 9:00 o’clock, after which internment was made in the Abbotsford cemetery.

The pallbearers were Ed and Art Leichtnam, Abbotsford, and Henry Gallmann and Howard Brockmann, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Hugo Miller was born in Leipzic, Germany, July 2, 1869. On June 15, 1896 he was united in marriage to Ottilia Braun, in the Catholic Apostolic church, of Chicago, in which church he retained his membership. Three years later, Mr. and Mrs. Miller came to Wisconsin and operated a farm east of Colby, Wis. In 1924 they moced to their place on Highway 13 and he and Mrs. Miller operated the first bottled milk route in Abbotsford, Wis.

Mrs. Miller preceded her husband in death on Feb. 23, 1941.

On June 12, 1946, Mr. Miller was married to Mrs. Lena Gallmann, who is his only survivor.

Mr. Miller suffered a stroke last summer, a second one in February and a third one on Thursday, which caused his death early Friday evening.

Those from away who attended the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gallmann, Mrs. Willard Reupert and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Brockmann, all of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

*Hugo D. and Ottilia (Braun) Miller are buried in the Abottsford Public Cemetery, Abbotsford, Wis.

1930 Federal Census, Hull, Marathon, Wisconsin, United States, District: 0031, Family 62, Line 100

Otillia Miller, white married female
Immigration Year: 1888
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Birthplace: Germany

Household Members
Head Hugo Miller M 61 Germany
Wife Otillia Miller F 73 Germany

1940 Federal Census, Hull Town, Marathon, Wisconsin, United States, District: 37-30, Family 236

Hugo D. Miller, white married male
Birthplace: Germany
Birth Year (Estimated): 1869
Last Place of Residence: Same House

Household Members
Head Ottilea Miller F 83 Germany
Husband Hugo D Miller M 71 Germany