Minnesota, Waseca County, Waseca Herald, 2 Nov 1956
W. R. WOLF, 90, WASECA'S OLDEST MERCHANT, DIES;
RITES TO BE HELD MONDAY
William R. Wolf, 90, Waseca's oldest active merchant and one of the veteran businessman of the state, died at the Waseca Memorial hospital Thursday evening at 11:20 o'clock.
A past president of the Minnesota Retail Grocers association, former city alderman and member of the park board, director of the Farmers National Bank, Mr. Wolf had an acqaintanceship throughout Minnespta.
Despite his advanced age he had taken an active part in the Wolf-Habein Co. store right up to his last illness 12 days ago. Since an illness three years ago he has worked only half days. He confined his responsibilities to checking invoices and paying the bills during the last two years. He was memtally alert right up to the end and continued his interest in the business to which he devoted his life. He was taken to the hospital tuesday from his home at 522 2nd Ave. N. E.
Funeral services will be held at the Evangelical United Brethren church here Monday, 2:30 p.m.
W. R. Wolf was born on a farm near Nerstrand May 5, 1866 a son of Mr. and Mrs. John and Catherine Wolf. His father came to America from Germany and his mother was a native of New York state. He remained on the farm until he was 17 years old.
He attended and graduated from the Northwestern Business School, Minneapolis in 1887. Following this he took employment in a Minneapolis bank. At the time of his 50th anniversary in business here, he said banking wasn't to his liking and he took a job in a grocery store at Faribault. He was working in Faribault when the opportunity came to purchase a Waseca store operated by Kirkpatrick Bros. in the present location of the grocery department of the Wolf-Habein Co.
Interesting Henry Habein, who was married to his sister, in the Waseca store they formed a partnership which continued to 1946 when Mr. Habein retired. He died a year later.
The store grew slowly at first but gained momentum when the young men inaugurated delivery service within the city. When Dennis McLaughlin moved his store, adjoining theirs to the south, Wolf & Habein rented that building from Chas. Smith, cut an arch between the two buildings and expanded their grocery business into a general mercantile store.
McLaughlin at that time moved to the corner of State and Elm in the building now occupied by the Pfaff Furniture store.
Later Wolf & Habein acquired ownership of the Smith Building.
As their business grew the partners established more stores. One at Fairmont was managed by Mr. Wolf's brother, O. R. Wolf, and one at Blue Earth by another brother, Al Wolf. A fourth store, at Bricelyn, was managed by persons outside the family until during World War II when Robert Wolf, a son, assumed management.
The firm remained a partnership until 1932 when it was incorporated and the firm style change to Wolf-Habein Co.
In 1928, Mr. Wolf was first elected president of the Minnesota Retail Grocers association and a year later he was re-elected to the office. He represented the second ward in Waseca as an alderman prior to World War I, serviced many years on the Memorial hospital board, and was a director of the Farmers National Bank, Waseca, at the time of his death.
His marriage to Miss Mary Knebel took place at Paynesville, Nov 3, 1892. She likewise was born at Nerstrand but had lived in seversl places in Minnesota, Her father being the Rev. Knebel, one time a pastor in Waseca. She died in 1920.
Surving Mr. Wolf are three sons, Harvey, Allen and Robert, and one daughter, Adeline, all of Waseca. He was one of a family of nine children, only one, O. R. Wolf of Fairmont, survives him. He also leaves four grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
The Waseca store will be closed all day Monday, the day of the funeral. The family has requested no flowers.
Services will be held at the Evangelical United Brethren Church of which he was a member, at 2:30 Monday afthernoon. The Rev. Ezra Budke will conduct the services.
Burial will be in Woodville cemetery beside the grave of his wife. Pall bearers will be nephews, namely, Sidney Wolf, Medford; William A. Wolf, Fairmont; John Wolf, Blue Earth;Marlin Wolf, St. Paul; Ruben and Lawrence Henkel, Kenyon."
W. R. WOLF, 90, WASECA'S OLDEST MERCHANT, DIES;
RITES TO BE HELD MONDAY
William R. Wolf, 90, Waseca's oldest active merchant and one of the veteran businessman of the state, died at the Waseca Memorial hospital Thursday evening at 11:20 o'clock.
A past president of the Minnesota Retail Grocers association, former city alderman and member of the park board, director of the Farmers National Bank, Mr. Wolf had an acqaintanceship throughout Minnespta.
Despite his advanced age he had taken an active part in the Wolf-Habein Co. store right up to his last illness 12 days ago. Since an illness three years ago he has worked only half days. He confined his responsibilities to checking invoices and paying the bills during the last two years. He was memtally alert right up to the end and continued his interest in the business to which he devoted his life. He was taken to the hospital tuesday from his home at 522 2nd Ave. N. E.
Funeral services will be held at the Evangelical United Brethren church here Monday, 2:30 p.m.
W. R. Wolf was born on a farm near Nerstrand May 5, 1866 a son of Mr. and Mrs. John and Catherine Wolf. His father came to America from Germany and his mother was a native of New York state. He remained on the farm until he was 17 years old.
He attended and graduated from the Northwestern Business School, Minneapolis in 1887. Following this he took employment in a Minneapolis bank. At the time of his 50th anniversary in business here, he said banking wasn't to his liking and he took a job in a grocery store at Faribault. He was working in Faribault when the opportunity came to purchase a Waseca store operated by Kirkpatrick Bros. in the present location of the grocery department of the Wolf-Habein Co.
Interesting Henry Habein, who was married to his sister, in the Waseca store they formed a partnership which continued to 1946 when Mr. Habein retired. He died a year later.
The store grew slowly at first but gained momentum when the young men inaugurated delivery service within the city. When Dennis McLaughlin moved his store, adjoining theirs to the south, Wolf & Habein rented that building from Chas. Smith, cut an arch between the two buildings and expanded their grocery business into a general mercantile store.
McLaughlin at that time moved to the corner of State and Elm in the building now occupied by the Pfaff Furniture store.
Later Wolf & Habein acquired ownership of the Smith Building.
As their business grew the partners established more stores. One at Fairmont was managed by Mr. Wolf's brother, O. R. Wolf, and one at Blue Earth by another brother, Al Wolf. A fourth store, at Bricelyn, was managed by persons outside the family until during World War II when Robert Wolf, a son, assumed management.
The firm remained a partnership until 1932 when it was incorporated and the firm style change to Wolf-Habein Co.
In 1928, Mr. Wolf was first elected president of the Minnesota Retail Grocers association and a year later he was re-elected to the office. He represented the second ward in Waseca as an alderman prior to World War I, serviced many years on the Memorial hospital board, and was a director of the Farmers National Bank, Waseca, at the time of his death.
His marriage to Miss Mary Knebel took place at Paynesville, Nov 3, 1892. She likewise was born at Nerstrand but had lived in seversl places in Minnesota, Her father being the Rev. Knebel, one time a pastor in Waseca. She died in 1920.
Surving Mr. Wolf are three sons, Harvey, Allen and Robert, and one daughter, Adeline, all of Waseca. He was one of a family of nine children, only one, O. R. Wolf of Fairmont, survives him. He also leaves four grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
The Waseca store will be closed all day Monday, the day of the funeral. The family has requested no flowers.
Services will be held at the Evangelical United Brethren Church of which he was a member, at 2:30 Monday afthernoon. The Rev. Ezra Budke will conduct the services.
Burial will be in Woodville cemetery beside the grave of his wife. Pall bearers will be nephews, namely, Sidney Wolf, Medford; William A. Wolf, Fairmont; John Wolf, Blue Earth;Marlin Wolf, St. Paul; Ruben and Lawrence Henkel, Kenyon."
Minnesota, Waseca County, Waseca Herald, 2 Nov 1956
W. R. WOLF, 90, WASECA'S OLDEST MERCHANT, DIES;
RITES TO BE HELD MONDAY
William R. Wolf, 90, Waseca's oldest active merchant and one of the veteran businessman of the state, died at the Waseca Memorial hospital Thursday evening at 11:20 o'clock.
A past president of the Minnesota Retail Grocers association, former city alderman and member of the park board, director of the Farmers National Bank, Mr. Wolf had an acqaintanceship throughout Minnespta.
Despite his advanced age he had taken an active part in the Wolf-Habein Co. store right up to his last illness 12 days ago. Since an illness three years ago he has worked only half days. He confined his responsibilities to checking invoices and paying the bills during the last two years. He was memtally alert right up to the end and continued his interest in the business to which he devoted his life. He was taken to the hospital tuesday from his home at 522 2nd Ave. N. E.
Funeral services will be held at the Evangelical United Brethren church here Monday, 2:30 p.m.
W. R. Wolf was born on a farm near Nerstrand May 5, 1866 a son of Mr. and Mrs. John and Catherine Wolf. His father came to America from Germany and his mother was a native of New York state. He remained on the farm until he was 17 years old.
He attended and graduated from the Northwestern Business School, Minneapolis in 1887. Following this he took employment in a Minneapolis bank. At the time of his 50th anniversary in business here, he said banking wasn't to his liking and he took a job in a grocery store at Faribault. He was working in Faribault when the opportunity came to purchase a Waseca store operated by Kirkpatrick Bros. in the present location of the grocery department of the Wolf-Habein Co.
Interesting Henry Habein, who was married to his sister, in the Waseca store they formed a partnership which continued to 1946 when Mr. Habein retired. He died a year later.
The store grew slowly at first but gained momentum when the young men inaugurated delivery service within the city. When Dennis McLaughlin moved his store, adjoining theirs to the south, Wolf & Habein rented that building from Chas. Smith, cut an arch between the two buildings and expanded their grocery business into a general mercantile store.
McLaughlin at that time moved to the corner of State and Elm in the building now occupied by the Pfaff Furniture store.
Later Wolf & Habein acquired ownership of the Smith Building.
As their business grew the partners established more stores. One at Fairmont was managed by Mr. Wolf's brother, O. R. Wolf, and one at Blue Earth by another brother, Al Wolf. A fourth store, at Bricelyn, was managed by persons outside the family until during World War II when Robert Wolf, a son, assumed management.
The firm remained a partnership until 1932 when it was incorporated and the firm style change to Wolf-Habein Co.
In 1928, Mr. Wolf was first elected president of the Minnesota Retail Grocers association and a year later he was re-elected to the office. He represented the second ward in Waseca as an alderman prior to World War I, serviced many years on the Memorial hospital board, and was a director of the Farmers National Bank, Waseca, at the time of his death.
His marriage to Miss Mary Knebel took place at Paynesville, Nov 3, 1892. She likewise was born at Nerstrand but had lived in seversl places in Minnesota, Her father being the Rev. Knebel, one time a pastor in Waseca. She died in 1920.
Surving Mr. Wolf are three sons, Harvey, Allen and Robert, and one daughter, Adeline, all of Waseca. He was one of a family of nine children, only one, O. R. Wolf of Fairmont, survives him. He also leaves four grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
The Waseca store will be closed all day Monday, the day of the funeral. The family has requested no flowers.
Services will be held at the Evangelical United Brethren Church of which he was a member, at 2:30 Monday afthernoon. The Rev. Ezra Budke will conduct the services.
Burial will be in Woodville cemetery beside the grave of his wife. Pall bearers will be nephews, namely, Sidney Wolf, Medford; William A. Wolf, Fairmont; John Wolf, Blue Earth;Marlin Wolf, St. Paul; Ruben and Lawrence Henkel, Kenyon."
W. R. WOLF, 90, WASECA'S OLDEST MERCHANT, DIES;
RITES TO BE HELD MONDAY
William R. Wolf, 90, Waseca's oldest active merchant and one of the veteran businessman of the state, died at the Waseca Memorial hospital Thursday evening at 11:20 o'clock.
A past president of the Minnesota Retail Grocers association, former city alderman and member of the park board, director of the Farmers National Bank, Mr. Wolf had an acqaintanceship throughout Minnespta.
Despite his advanced age he had taken an active part in the Wolf-Habein Co. store right up to his last illness 12 days ago. Since an illness three years ago he has worked only half days. He confined his responsibilities to checking invoices and paying the bills during the last two years. He was memtally alert right up to the end and continued his interest in the business to which he devoted his life. He was taken to the hospital tuesday from his home at 522 2nd Ave. N. E.
Funeral services will be held at the Evangelical United Brethren church here Monday, 2:30 p.m.
W. R. Wolf was born on a farm near Nerstrand May 5, 1866 a son of Mr. and Mrs. John and Catherine Wolf. His father came to America from Germany and his mother was a native of New York state. He remained on the farm until he was 17 years old.
He attended and graduated from the Northwestern Business School, Minneapolis in 1887. Following this he took employment in a Minneapolis bank. At the time of his 50th anniversary in business here, he said banking wasn't to his liking and he took a job in a grocery store at Faribault. He was working in Faribault when the opportunity came to purchase a Waseca store operated by Kirkpatrick Bros. in the present location of the grocery department of the Wolf-Habein Co.
Interesting Henry Habein, who was married to his sister, in the Waseca store they formed a partnership which continued to 1946 when Mr. Habein retired. He died a year later.
The store grew slowly at first but gained momentum when the young men inaugurated delivery service within the city. When Dennis McLaughlin moved his store, adjoining theirs to the south, Wolf & Habein rented that building from Chas. Smith, cut an arch between the two buildings and expanded their grocery business into a general mercantile store.
McLaughlin at that time moved to the corner of State and Elm in the building now occupied by the Pfaff Furniture store.
Later Wolf & Habein acquired ownership of the Smith Building.
As their business grew the partners established more stores. One at Fairmont was managed by Mr. Wolf's brother, O. R. Wolf, and one at Blue Earth by another brother, Al Wolf. A fourth store, at Bricelyn, was managed by persons outside the family until during World War II when Robert Wolf, a son, assumed management.
The firm remained a partnership until 1932 when it was incorporated and the firm style change to Wolf-Habein Co.
In 1928, Mr. Wolf was first elected president of the Minnesota Retail Grocers association and a year later he was re-elected to the office. He represented the second ward in Waseca as an alderman prior to World War I, serviced many years on the Memorial hospital board, and was a director of the Farmers National Bank, Waseca, at the time of his death.
His marriage to Miss Mary Knebel took place at Paynesville, Nov 3, 1892. She likewise was born at Nerstrand but had lived in seversl places in Minnesota, Her father being the Rev. Knebel, one time a pastor in Waseca. She died in 1920.
Surving Mr. Wolf are three sons, Harvey, Allen and Robert, and one daughter, Adeline, all of Waseca. He was one of a family of nine children, only one, O. R. Wolf of Fairmont, survives him. He also leaves four grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
The Waseca store will be closed all day Monday, the day of the funeral. The family has requested no flowers.
Services will be held at the Evangelical United Brethren Church of which he was a member, at 2:30 Monday afthernoon. The Rev. Ezra Budke will conduct the services.
Burial will be in Woodville cemetery beside the grave of his wife. Pall bearers will be nephews, namely, Sidney Wolf, Medford; William A. Wolf, Fairmont; John Wolf, Blue Earth;Marlin Wolf, St. Paul; Ruben and Lawrence Henkel, Kenyon."
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