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German Death Card · primary-source record

Johann Putscher

abt 1868 (computed from age at death) – 21 April 1916

Died 21 April 1916 · at Matarello in South Tyrol

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At-a-glance facts

Record type

German Death Card

Date of death

21 April 1916

Date of birth

abt 1868 (computed from age at death)

Age at death

48 years (im 49. Lebensjahre — his 49th year of life)

Place of death

Marodenhaus in Matarello (Südtirol)

The german death card

From the funeral card

Christliches

Andenken

an

Herrn

Johann Putscher

Gebürtig aus Treubach, diente beim k. u. k.

Gebirgs-Brigade-Stab Nr. 58

welcher im Marodenhaus in Matarello (Süd-

tirol) an Herzschlag im 49. Lebensjahre am

21. April 1916 für Kaiser und Vaterland starb[?]

German card text transcribed from the card photograph; uncertain readings are marked [?]. An English translation is given in the research notes below. Sources differ on two readings. Surname: the card prints "Putſcher" (Fraktur long s, i.e. Putscher), while the contributor's notes below spell it "Putfcher". Age: the card reads "im 49. Lebensjahre" (in his 49th year of life, i.e. 48 years old), while the contributor's notes give "at the age of 49". This record follows the card readings; both readings are preserved.

Contributor's notes & card translation

Johann Putfcher was a native of Treubach. He served in the k.u.k. Gebirgs-Brigade-Stab. Nr. 58. On the 21st of April 1916 in Marodenhaus in Matarello (Southern Tyrol) at the age of 49 he died "...for Kaiser and Fatherland..." from a heart-attack (herzschlag).

English translation of the card text: Christian remembrance of Mr. Johann Putscher, a native of Treubach, who served with the k.u.k. Gebirgs-Brigade-Stab Nr. 58, and who died of heart failure (Herzschlag) in the Marodenhaus (sick quarters) at Matarello (South Tyrol), in his 49th year of life, on 21 April 1916, for Kaiser and Fatherland. These small prayer cards (Sterbebilder) were given to family and friends in the Roman Catholic tradition.

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Source & citation

Source type
Photograph & transcription
Provenance
From the Ancestors at Rest archive — founded 2004 by Brian and substantially built out across two decades by Lorine McGinnis Schulze of Olive Tree Genealogy.
Transcribed by
Ancestors at Rest archive — original contributor not recorded.
Last verified
2026-07-02
Permalink
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Image vs transcription
Both — photograph of the card and a transcription of its German text on this page

Citation: "German death card (Sterbebild) of Johann Putscher, k.u.k. Gebirgs-Brigade-Stab Nr. 58, fell 21 April 1916 at Marodenhaus in Matarello (Südtirol)," photographed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/funeral-cards/putscher-johann-1916/ : accessed [your access date]).

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