Examples of obituaries from newspapers

“Aigen. (Flu.) This ominous flu took the lives of four people from our parish. The first was Mr. Edlinger, whose passing we reported on last week. Last Wednesday, Hedwig Haiberger passed away at 23 years of age in Geiselreit. She was the daughter of a lodger from the parish in Oepping, who last worked for Mr. Hötzendorfer in Peilstein. Seriously ill with the flu, she was brought to her sister in Geiselreit, and passed away shortly thereafter. On Sunday, we laid Katharina to rest, the six year-old daughter of Alois Keplinger, who also died of the flu. Sunday evening at 7:30 p.m., Mrs. Theresia Maschek, wife of the shoemaker, passed away at Aigen, No. 35 (Waldgasse). She was the step-daughter of Michael Plöckinger, and had contracted the flu while caring for a relative in Linz, and died of it at the age of 29, R.I.P.”

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“(Flu.) It doesn't seem to cease, there is rather a rise of the flu, since many households report new cases. The school, which should have opened on Monday, rests closed for additional 8 days until the 18th (of this month, November).”

“St. Johann. (Flu.) The family of bricklayer Franz Roland was hit exceptionally hard. His son Johann died of the flu at the age of 14, eight days later his five-year-old daughter and his wife passed away on the same day. The daughter and wife were laid to rest in the same grave. Out of the entire family, only the father and son remain.”

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“Karl Kern is a good man (…): [he] fought for his fatherland in Russia, the Carpathians, and for the largest part in Italy, and received numerous decorations for his service. In just three days after arriving back home, he lost his wife and two children! The wicked flu has brought deep sorrow to the heart of this loyal and true solider and father! In this trying time, may this father find consolation in the fact that all three—by the grace of our holy religion—went in deep unconsciousness. May he find solace that so many are mourning and grieving alongside him! May he find comfort that his brother, the highly revered parish priest Father Kern held a ceremonial funeral service for those deceased, sacrificed by God! May they rest in peace.”

Click on this link for the entire issue of the Volkspost, October 25, 1918