Copyright USGenNet Inc., 2022 All Rights Reserved USGenNet Data Repository Please read USGenNet Copyright Statement on this page: Transcribed and submitted by Linda Talbott for the USGenNet Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ =========================================================================== Formatted by USGenNet Data Repository Chief Archivist, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. =========================================================================== The Anoka Star Saturday, June 4, 1864 Died. In Champlin, after a long and painful illness, WILLIAM MILHOLLIN, aged 24 years. No one more than the writer disapproves of the usual style of obituary panegyrics. Yet, when the pure, the noble and the good pass onward to a high- er life, the testimonial of those who know them is but a just tribute to their memories. The deceased came to this place in his boyhood, in company with the other members of his family, and here he grew up beloved and respected by all for his noble and many virtues. Upon the outbreak of the rebellion he enlisted in the 4th Regiment of Minnesota Vol- unteers, endured the privations of the soldier's life till breaking down from disease induced by hardship and exposure, he was discharged from ser- vice, and came home, hoping that the kindly mini- strations of friends would restore him to health. A partial recovery was followed by a relapse, under which he gradually sank. To a friend he said, 'I am too young to die, but I am prepared to go.' In accordance with his often-expressed views, the funeral services were of the simplest kind. Neigh- bors and friends gathered with family relatives around the coffin, for the farewell look at the mortal remains, then quietly bore them to the grave, in the fond hope that the spiritual body was risen to an eternal and glorius immortality. ===========================================================================