Obituary of SCHUMACHER, OTTO HENRY   1925 Oconee, SC
Keowee Courier, January 7, 1925
O. H. SCHUMACHER, SR., CALLED BY DEATH
For Many Years One of the Foremost Business Men of This Section--Sick Only a 
Short While
   The announcement Monday, Jan. 5, that Otto H. Schumacher, Sr., had passed 
away at his home in Walhalla, came as a surprise to the people of the town, but 
few of whom knew of his illness, and none realized the seriousness of his 
condition.  A week ago it was stated on the streets that Mr. Schumacher was 
sick, but the nature of his illness, nor its seriousness, was known to the 
outside.  In fact, his own family did not realize that the end was so near.  
Hale and hearty, it was hard to realize that this illness would prove the 
approach of the end.   Otto Henry Schumacher was born in Hanover, Germany, on 
Oct. 9th, 1856, and died in Walhalla Jan. 5th, 1925, being therefore 68 years, 
two months and twenty-six days of age.  He came to America in 1873, settling in 
Charleston.  There he married to Mrs. Sophia Meiburg on April 19, 1884, to 
which union four sons and four daughters were born, and of these the following 
are still living:  Otto H., George D., John F., Mrs. Bertha Shelor and Mrs. 
Henry White.  The following step-children also survive: H. C. Meiburg, G. Harry 
Meiburg, and Mrs. F. M. Biemann.  Mr. Schumacher was confirmed a member of the 
Lutheran church in Germany in 1871.  He remained true to his confession of 
Christian faith until the end of his life.  He came to Walhalla in 1885, and 
established himself in the mercantile business, operating one of the largest 
mercantile establishments in this section.  There are still many who well 
remember the  household words, "The Charleston House," by which his business 
was known.  Reverses in business came and he was forced to relinquish the lead 
in mercantile affairs here, but he never gave up entirely his business.  He had 
been gradually enlarging his stock of goods here in recent years and at the 
time of his death was conducting a grocery business in the Masonic Temple 
building.  His wife preceded him to the grave by ten years.  Besides the 
immediate family already named he leaves to mourn his death eleven 
grandchildren and six step-grandchildren, with a large number of relatives and 
friends.  To the bereaved  ones is extended the sympathy of many in their hour 
of sorrow.  Funeral services were held at 11 o'clock Tuesday morning, being 
conducted by Rev. A. W. Ballentine, pastor of St. John's Lutheran church.  The 
interment was made in the family lot in the Lutheran cemetery.
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