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Page Eight LUXEMBOURG NEWS Friday, August 14, 19W
Death Takes John
Trausch
After a prolongel illness, mostly as
a patient at the Ravenswood Hospital,
John Trausch, age 73, succumbed in
the hospital on Tuesday July 21st.
ten o'clock in the morning.
At his bedside, while death hovered
nearby stood his 7 children, and his
brothers Harry and Michael. His
brother Michael and his son Edward
flew in from Los-Angeles the night before
when they were notified that
death imminent.
John a native of Bourscheid, in the
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, was
the son of Anna and Etienne Trausch
Schank. He immigrated to teh U.S.
in 1911. e at once became gainfully
employed. In April 1912 he joined
Section No. 9, (Lake View) Luxembourg
Brotherhood of America. During
the span of 52 years in this organization
he served as their president and
as a grand trustee in the Supreme
Lodge of the Brotherhood. At the time
of his death he served as Chaplain of
the Luxembourg American Social
Club. Before his retirement he was an
agent for the Prudential Insurance
Go.
In 1921 he courted, and married
Elizabeth Beierwaltes, from this marriage
were born 3 boys, Clarence;
Johnny and Edward. Death took her
over the birth of the 3rd. child. His
second wife and who became the
mother of the motherless children
was Lucie Muller of Wisconsin. From
this marriage were born 4 children,
Mrs. Loraine Krantz; Albert, Raymond
and Richard. His children are
all married except Richard who is
studying for his masters degree at De
Paul University.
Funeral services were conducted
from A. V. Furman Funeral Home,
3100 Irving Park Blvd. on Friday,
July 24, 10 A.M. to St. Genevieve's
Catholic Church for a 10:30 Requiem
Mass. Interment took place at St.
Joseph cemetery.
The deceased was the beloved
widower of his first wife the late
Elizabeth, nee Beierwaltes and his
second wife the late Lucie Muller,
who preceeded him in death in Octtober
1962 He was the loving father
of Clarence; John, Edward Mrs. Loraine
Kranzt, Albert, Raymond and
Richard He was the fond brother of
Harry, Michael and Mrs. Suzanne
Linden, and his sister Anna, Mrs. J.P.
Schuller in Bonnevoie, Luxembourg.
His Brother Nicolas, and Peter preceeded
him death in Luxembourg.
Funeral services were under the
auspieces of Section No. 3, Rogers
Park, Luxembourg Brotherhood of
America. Pallbearers were his close
friends and members of his section.
They were John Wilmes, Melchior
Weides, Nicolas Koenig, Eugene Kohn
Peter Melsen and John Decker. Many
members of the brotherhood served as
honorary pallbearers. The American
Flag, symbol of his service as a veteran
of the United Armed Forces duriing
the was presented to his daughter
Loraine. Following the priest blessing
at the graveside, Grand President
Leo Eschette of the Brotherhood gave
the following eulogy as a parting
good-bye to our departed brother.
Funeral Ovation For
John Trausch
July 24, 1964 By
Grand President
Leo Eschette
To the bereaved children and grand
children, brothers and sister,s, relatives
and friends.
As Grand President of the Luxembourg
Brotherhood of America, I wish
to extend to you in behalf of the members
of Section #3 as well as the entire
membership of our Brotherhood
our deepest and most heartfelt sympathy.
Again we are gathered here at the
graveside of a man, whom we all have
known for many years. A man who
was loved, honored and respected by
everyone who knew him. A man
whom we have always regarded as a
dear friend, for through his kindness
and good will towards his fellow men
he made many friends in his lifetime
Brother John Trausch was born in
the village of Bourscheid in the Granc
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10th, 1890 He immigrated to the
shores of these great United States
of our's as a young man 21 years in
the spring of 1911. He did not come
here to seek fame and fortune but
came here to do his part to build
this country to the standard it recognized
today as the greatest country in
the world.
When this country's safety was in
danger during the First World War,
John Trausch readily joined the
United States Army in May of 1918
for he was willing to fight to preserve
the freedom and liberty that we all
enjoy today. He received an Honorable
Discharge from the United
States Army as a non-Gommissioned
Officer in September of 1919.
Brother Trausch joned the Luxembourg
Brotherhood of America Section
#9 on April 12th, 1912 — 52
long years ago. He immediately became
a most active member for he
was called on to do so for the good
and welfare of our society.
In the year of 1929 the members
of Section #9, by an unamimous vote
elected Brother John Trausch as President
of Section #9, a position he
held until the year of 1949 — 20
years, and it was only them that he
begged the members of Section $9
that he wished to retire from his duties.
Through his untireing efforts and
his keen guidance Section #9 prospered
and was at that time one of the
leading Sections of our Brotherhood.
In later years Section #9 merged
with Section #3 of Rogers Park.
In the Bi-Annual Convention of
our Brotherhood which was held by
Section #2 South Chicago in 1935
Brother John Trausch was elected to
office of Grand Trustee This office
of Trust has held by him for 25 years
until his retirement in 1961.
In the record books of the Luxembourg
Brotherhood of America the
name of John Trausch will always be
outstanding as long as our Brotherhood
exists.
He was indeed a great asset to our
society. Men like him are hard to
replace in any society.
Until his retirement as few years
ago John Trausch was employed by
the Prudential Insurance Company
were he rendered 35 years of faith-
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