Translated from the "Germania und Abend-Post", 21 Sept 1900; Pg 5, Col 7; Milwaukee Public Library

Death Notices

Julius Drost – Friend and neighbor, the sad news that our much beloved husband and father, Julius Drost on Wednesday, the 19 of September, at 12:30 in the morning, age 38 years, 2 months, and 28 days, is peacefully at rest.
The funeral will be on Saturday, the 22 of September, at 2:00 in the afternoon from the mourning home, No. 621 21st Avenue, in the city.
Private condolences please, to the mourning and bereaved: Johanna Drost, wife; Albert, Paul, Frieda, Agnes, Arthur, children; Albert Drost, brother; as well as Mother, Grandmother and the bereaved.

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Mother, if the children ask,
where has our father gone,
when, as they weep, they ask about me,
tell them that I am in heaven.
Faithful wife, dear children,
do not forget me.
Plant roses and heavenly flowers,
to adorn my grave site.
The buds of our marriage,
dearest children, may you live well,
my story will surely make for heartfelt woe,
because I must leave you.
But what helps the anxiety and pain,
is that God will be your Father,
I will wish to shine on you,
and count your tears.