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- THE DANSVILLE EXPRESS (Dansville,Livingston Co., NY) USA
11 July 1918: FRANK MEHLENBACHER - Frank Mehlenbacher one of the prominent and well-known residents of Dansville, died from a heart trouble Monday night, July 3, 1918, at the age of 66 years, having been born in the town of Wayland August 6, 1852, his father being Louis Mehlenbacher, a farmer who came from Germany. Mr.Mehlenbacher worked on a farm several years when young and he came here about forty years ago, purchasing the present residence of Mrs. B.C. Allen up Main street and keeping a grocery and hotel, later purchasing and keeping a hotel and bottling works near the D and M ____, now part of the Blum Shoe Mfg Co's plant, then after spending a year on a farm he opened the Farmers Home in 1893 where he lived until he died. In 1876, he married Elisabeth Weber in Dansville, and in 1891, both of them went to Germany to visit the homeland of their parents where they remained about a year. On his return, he developed some artistic taste and in his leisure hours he painted pictures of the old parental home in Germany and the farm home in this section where he spent his younger days. Mr. Mehlenbacher was over six feet tall and he weighed most of his life fully three hundred pounds, and when acting as drum major for the band, which he did on several occasions at home and out of town, he usually received the most attention. He was a powerful man as well as a large one, and for a number of years he was appointed a policeman by the village trustees, and he generally kept peace and quietness in his vicinity. He was a member of the German Lutheran church, was its treasurer for many years, and often represented the church in the yearly meetings of Synod. He was a good citizen, and he had many friends here and in the surrounding country. He is survived by his wife and a sister and a brother, Mrs. Geo. B. Dippy and Conrad Mehlenbacher. The funeral will be held this afternoon at 2:00 at the house,Rev. Mr. Knox will officiate, burial in the family lot in the Perkinsville cemetery.
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