Today, Thursday morning at 6:30 a.m., Mrs. H. F. Reudebusch passed away quietly at the age of 87 years. The funeral will take place privately Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. More details in the next issue.

Dodge County Pionier March 25, 1926 (Translated from the German)

Thursday morning, March 25, death ended the useful life of a noble woman, Mrs. H. F. Ruedebusch.

Mrs. Ruedebusch was born in 1839, in Grossen Kneten in the Grandduchy of Oldenburg, Germany, as the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Ruedebusch. In June, 1860, she was married to H. F. Ruedebusch who had gone to Wisconsin several years before and who had come back to Oldenburg for his bride. They settled on a farm 2 1/2 miles southwest of Mayville to enjoy all the pleasures and endure all hardships of pioneer life. In 1889, after many years of hard work, the family moved to Beaver Dam. Soon after they bought a farm west of Mayville near the City limits. In 1907 H. F. Ruedebusch died; then Mrs. Ruedebusch moved to Mayville, where she lived up to the time of her death. Two daughters preceded her in death, Lydia, Mrs. F. M. Lawrence, and Amanda, who died in infancy.

Mrs. Ruedebusch was the sister of H. B. Ruedebusch, and Mrs. D. Naber, both deceased.

Mrs. Ruedebusch is survived by eight children: Emma, at home, Herman in Mayville, Anna, Mrs. O. Raddant of Shawano, Carl in Beaver Dam, Louise, Mrs. H. F. Heller, in Appleton, Otto in Brownsville, Reinhold in Mayville, Paula, Mrs. G. B. Husting, in Mayville. She also leaves twenty-four grand children.

Mrs. Ruedebusch was an ideal mother, who trained her children to be useful citizens and true men and women. She was industrious in the highest degree and her system and sense of order made her work count. The utmost patience was one of her many virtues and all trials and her sickness she bore without a murmur of complaint.

Mrs. Ruedebusch was greatly interested in affairs of state and county. She took a kindly interest in relatives, friends, and acquaintances, and welcomed them to her home with genuine hospitality and these gave her their friendship and love in return. The world is better for her having lived in it. The funeral took place on Saturday, Rev. Collinge of the Methodist Church spoke, and Carl Owen, Mrs. C. Bartsch, and Mrs. Leslie Daniels sang. A trio, Arthur Garling, Burghard Bernard, and Miss Anna Roth played Haendel's Largo. Mrs. Ruedebusch was laid to rest in beautiful Graceland, where so many of her generation are buried.

The Mayville News March 31, 1926

Thursday, March 25th, Mrs. Louise Ruedebusch, the widow of the late H. F. Ruedebusch, died in her home at Bridge street. With her, the children lose a loyal mother, their relatives and acquaintances lose a loyal friend, and the city loses a loyal citizen.

Mrs. Ruedebusch was born May 20, 1839, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hermann Ruedebusch in Großen Kneten, Grand Duchy of Oldenburg, Germany. In 1860 she married H. F. Ruedebusch, who had emigrated to America several years earlier and bought a farm 2 1/2 miles southwest of Mayville. Mr. and Mrs. Ruedebusch now traveled to America and moved to the large farm. Here they learned the hardships of pioneer life, but they also fully enjoyed all the beauty that such a life offered. In 1889 the family moved to Beaver Dam, but after six months they bought a farm near the Mayville city limits. After Mr. Ruedebusch's death in 1907, Mrs. Ruedebusch moved to Mayville, where she lived until her death.

The funeral took place Saturday from her home at Graceland. Pastor Collinge of the Methodist church gave the eulogy, and Carl Owen, Mrs. C. Bartsch and Mrs. Leslie Daniels sang hymns. Handel's Largo was played by Anna Roth - piano, Arthur Garling - cello and Burghard Bernard - violin.

Mrs. Ruedebusch is survived by eight children, twenty-four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The children are: Emma at home, Hermann of Mayville, Anna, Mrs. O. Raddant of Shawano, Carl of Beaver Dam, Louise, Mrs. Hermann Heller of Appleton, Otto of Brownsville, Reinhold of Mayville and Paula, Mrs. G. Husting of Mayville. A little girl, Amanda, and Lydia, Mrs. Frank Lawrence, preceded the mother in death; also her sister Anna, Mrs. D. Naber, and her brother Heinrich B. Ruedebusch.

Mrs. Ruedebusch was an ideal mother who raised her children to be good people. She was a real German housewife, extremely hard-working and energetic, and yet so calm and gentle in her nature. She found her happiness in her own home, in the well-being of her children. And yet she also showed a warm interest in her relatives and friends. Her friends were always welcome in her hospitable home. She had a great interest in world events and in small town and state events. Mrs. Ruedebusch was always helpful and kind to people in need and worry. She also diligently contributed to alleviating hardship and hunger in the old fatherland.

In a word: she was a noble woman, to talk about her is to say good things and to think of her is to think good things.

Dodge County Pionier April 1, 1926 (Translated from the German)