Submitted by: Kristina Kuhn Krumm

South Bend Tribune 

March 17, 1913; p. 5

Thomas Adelsperger, editor, Civil War veteran and businessman, of 921 West Washington Avenue, died at St. Joseph's hospital Sunday morning following an illness of several weeks.  He was 71 years old.  He lived in South Bend for the last 22 years.  Mr. Adelsperger was born in Maryland, June 12, 1842 and was the oldest of 12 children.  He moved to Decatur, Indiana, and 1842.  Prior to 1861 he was associate editor and owner of the Decatur, Indiana, Eagle.  Upon the outbreak of the Civil War Mr. Adelsperger enlisted in the 89th regiment of Indiana Volunteer Infantry and through faithful service was prompter to adjutant of the regiment before the Civil War closed.  The next step of Mr. Adelsperger eventful career was entering into business at Decatur and later at Lefort.  In 1871 he became a traveling salesman for a wholesale drug house.  He was associated with Peter Van Schaack & Sons, of Chicago, at the time of his death.  He came to South Bend in 1880.

Mr. Adelsperger married Helen Frances Hill in 1866, who with the following children survived him:

Rolland Adelsperger and Miss E. the C. Adelsperger, of this city, and Mrs. George Yenn, of Chicago.  There are five surviving brothers and sisters, Rev. John Adelsperger, Carlisle, Kentucky; George Adelsperger, San Francisco; Sister M. Waltrude, superior of sage roses Academy, La Porte, Indiana; Mrs. Jane Houck, Fort Wayne; and Mrs. Ellen Durbin, Peru, Indiana, and two half-brothers, Charles Adelsperger, Sacramento, California, and Bernard Adelsperger, St. Louis, Missouri.

The funeral services will be held at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning from St. Patrick's Church, Rev. John F. DeGroote, officiating.  Burial will be private, will be in Cedar Grove Cemetery.  The following will act as pallbearers, Dr. J. H. Berteling, Patrick O'Brien, James Mallon, David L. Guilfolyle, John B. Weber and William P. Furey.

 South Bend Tribune 

March 18, 1913; p. 5.

Funeral services for Thomas Adelsperger, of 921 West Washington Avenue were held from St. Patrick's Church this morning, Rev. John F. DeGroote, officiating.  Interment was in Cedar Grove Cemetery.