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The Owosso Times
Friday, 15 July, 1881

         Died in Owosso, July 13th, JOHN GUTE, aged 51 years.
         
         JOHN GUTEKUNST was born in Wurtemburg, Germany, in
       1830, Oct. 14. In 1850 he came to the United States
       and located at Ann Arbor, working in a sash, door and
       blind factory. Twenty-seven years ago he removed to
       Owosso and worked at the same business in a shop then
       owned by W. A. CARR, the building has since burned
       down.
       
         In 1856 MR. GUTEKUNST and his brother-in-law estab-
       lished the first brewery in the county, in Owosso, and
       the former continued in that business up to the time 
       of his death.
       
         About the year 1865, by order of the legislature,
       MR. GUTEKUNST'S name was changed to that by which he
       has always been familiary known, GUTE.
       
         MR. GUTE has served as an alderman about 14 years
       in Owosso. He was widely known for having developed
       the Owosso mineral springs, improved the grounds,
       built the bath-house and also the fine brick building
       formerly intended for a hotel and boarding house, but
       which of late he has occupied as a family residence.
       
         He leaves a widow and five children, GEORGE, who
       resides in Ohio, ALBERT who is now at the South,
       CLARA, LOUISA and HERMAN who reside at home. About
       ten days ago MR. GUTE was taken with an epileptic
       fit, at the breakfast table, and it was thought for
       a time that he was dead, but DR. PERKINS being called,
       he was restored and continued to improve somwwhat,
       but with the return of similar paroxysms died Wednes-
       day night, at about 11 o'clock. The funeral services
       will be held Saturday afternoon, at 2 o'clock at his
       late residence.
       
         MR. GUTE was a member of the Knights Templar and
       that order will take charge of the funeral.
       
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