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The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., June 26, 1952, page 4

LUDWIG MAIER

            Ludwig Maier was born December 26, 1864 in Ober-Abers-Heim, Germany. He emigrated to the United States when he was sixteen years of age. Arriving at his uncles in Portland, New Years Day, 1880. Then Portland was a town of board walks. He started as delivery boy in his uncle's butcher shop, driving a horse and wagon and learning the butcher business.
            While still very young, he moved to Eastern Oregon, taking out his citizenship papers in Prineville. At that time, he also filed a claim on a homestead in Antelope. There he engaged in sheep raising. He also worked for large sheep companies. He had many interesting and colorful stories to relate to his grandchildren of the early feuds between sheep and cattle-men in that country. Also of the wild animals that inhabited the country at that time.
            Later he moved back to Portland where he worked for meat packing co., delivering meat in Portland and at the Vancouver barracks.
            He married Mrs. Julia E. Bales April 19, 1902. In 1907, he and his family moved to Appleton, Wash., for a short while. There he was also engaged in the meat packing business. Then back to Portland again where he resided for twelve years. In 1919 he bought a farm at Appleton, Wash., where he lived until 1937, when he moved to White Salmon. After his wife's death, April 16, 1946, he made his home most of the time with his daughter in Bingen.
            He passed away in Vancouver, Wash., June 15, 1952. Funeral Services were held at Gardners Funeral Home at White Salmon, Wednesday June 18. Services by Rev. Elmer S. Muhly of the Grace Lutheran Church of Klickitat. He was laid to rest in the Appleton cemetery beside his wife.
            He is survived by five children: Mrs. Lulu Nagel, Miss Ethel Bales and Percy Bales all of Appleton, Julius Maier of Klickitat and Carlene Courtney of Bingen; also 18 grandchildren, 37 great grandchildren and 11 great great grandchildren.
            He has been a member of the Lutheran Church all his life. At the time of his death, he was a member of the Grace Lutheran Church of Klickitat, Wash.

We will always remember dads ready smile and willing hands.
We miss thee from out home dear parents,
We miss thee from our places,
A shadow o'er our life is cast,
We miss the sunshine of thy faces,
We miss out kind and willing hands,
Thy fond and earnest care,
our home is dark without thee,
We miss thee everywhere.

CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our thanks to our kind neighbors and many thoughtful friends. Our sincere thanks for their many expressions of sympathy and the beautiful floral offerings.

Mrs. Lulu Nagel
Julius Maier
Athel Bales
Percy Bales
Carlene Courtney and families

The Goldendale Sentinel, Goldendale, WA., June 26, 1952, page 7

Ludwig Maier Comes To End Of Life Trail
By Bernard Pollard

            When Ludwig Maier arrived in Portland on New Years Day, 1880, it-was a town-of-board walks. The young immigrant, who was born December 26, 1684, in Ober-Abers-Heim, Germany, immediately started to work for an uncle, He was only 18, but from dawn to dark his meat delivery wagon clattered over Portland's cobble-stones, and young Ludwig learned the butcher business.
            While still very young, he moved to Eastern Oregon where: he acquired his citizenship papers in Prineville. He worked for large sheep companies and eventually filed a homestead claim near Antelope, where he engaged in raising sheep himself.
            Life on the range, contact with wild animals and the early feuds between sheep and cattlemen gave bin a repertoire of colorful stories to tell his grandchildren. Later he returned to Portland, where he worked for meat packers as a delivery man in Portland and to Vancouver Barracks.
            He married Mrs. Julia E. Bales, April 19, 1902. Five years later, he and is family resided at Aberdeen, Washington for a short time but returned to Portland for another 12 years.
            In 1919, he bought a farm at Appleton where he lived until 1937 when he moved to White Salmon. After his wife's death, April 16, 1946, he made his home most of the time with his daughter, Mrs. J. S. Courtney Jr. of Bingen.
            Ludwig Maier passed away in Vancouver June 15, 1952. Funeral services were held at Gardner's Funeral Home in White Salmon, Wednesday, June 18, with the Reverend Elmer S. Muhly of Klickitat's Grace Lutheran church in charge. Mr. Maier was a life-long Lutheran, and at the time of his death a member of the Klickitat Lutheran church. Interment was in the Appleton cemetery beside his wife.
            He is survived by five children, Mrs. Lulu Nagel, Miss Ethel Bales and Percy Bales, all of Appleton; Julius Maier of Klickitat; and Mrs. Carlene Courtney of Bingen. Eighteen grandchildren, 37 great grandchildren and 11 great-great grandchildren also survive. None of these will ever forget "Dad's" ready smile and willing hands."

We miss thee from our home, dear parents.
We miss thee from our places.
A shadow o'er our life is cast.
We miss the sunshine of thy faces.
We miss your kind and willing hands.
Thy fond and earnest care.
Our home is dark without thee.
We miss thee everywhere.