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Note: immigrated 1867 The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette Nov. 20, 1915 Prominent Columbia City Pioneer Dies Columbia City, Ind. Nov. 19-- Phillip Anthes, for forty years engaged in business in this city, and for forty-five years a resident, passed away at his home here Friday morning at 12:05 o'clock, after an illness of ten weeks from rheumatism, followed by a nervous breakdown and complicated with pneumonia. He was one of the most widely known people in northern Indiana, and his death is a source of great regret and sorrow to everyone. Mr. Anthes was born in Meisenheim, Prussia Nov. 1, 1841, where he grew to manhood and received his education. He was in his 76th year at the time of his death. He came to America in 1868, locating first at Van Wert, Ohio, where he engaged in the bakery trade. Seven years later he went to Fort Wayne, following his trade for eighteen months, and on August 1, 1870 came to Columbia City and accepted a position with Frederick Busch, then engaged in the bakery trade. In 1871 he engaged in the grocery and bakery business, for more than forty years occupying the business room at 214 West Van Buren Street where he operated a saloon at the time of his death. When 29 years of age Mr. Anthes was married to Catherine Gipe (sic), his bereft widow, and to this union ten children were born, eight surviving, namely Phillip Anthes, Jr., and Emiel (sic) Anthes, of this city; Otto, of Newark, O; Mrs. W. R. Ross of Indianapolis; Mrs. Otis Malone, DeWald, N. D.; Mrs. Fred Grimm, Havre, Mont.; Mrs. Will Mathews, at home, and Mrs. George Welker of Fort Wayne. One brother and two sisters in the fatherland survive also. The funeral will occur Sunday afternoon at the home at 2 o'clock. Rev. Will Hunter of the Presbyterian church officiating. Interment will occur in the Masonic cemetery. The family requests that no flowers be sent.
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