CLARA (MERTENS) VOELKER

Clara (Mertens) 1869-1954

From Calumet county marriage records (v.3 p.167) 
Joseph Voelker
b: Town of Russell, Sheboygan County –farmer
p: Laurence Voelker and Catharina Woelfel
m: Oct. 31, 1894 at St. Anna, Town of New Holstein
to: Clara Mertens
b: Town of New Holstein
p: Casper Mertens and Marie Cath. Trimborn
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From Calumet county death records (v.13 p.507)
Clara Voelker nee Mertens 
March 5, 1869-May 15, 1954
Daughter of Casper Mertens with mother unknown
Died from “pneumonitis, 2 weeks –arteriosclerotic heart disease, 3 years”
Buried at St. Anna, Town of New Holstein
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From Sheboygan county death records:
Joseph L. Voelker (Sheb. v.42 p.347)
Died March 8, 1938 at age 67 years, 9 months and 9 days
Husband of Clara Mertens
Son of Laurence Voelker and Katherine Woelfel (both born Germany)
Born Wisconsin –farmer, retired in Nov. of 1926
Died from “absess of right lung –emphyenia of right chest following right lobar pneumonia”
Buried at St. Anna Catholic Cemetery, Town of New Holstein, Calumet County
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Jos. L. Voelker Dies at Home in St. Anna
Respected Farmer and a Director of Local Bank, Passes On
After an illness of about a week and a half, Joseph Voelker, 67, died
at his home in St. Anna at 9 a.m. Tuesday of this week. He had made his
home in St. Anna with his wife, for the past 11 years.
Mr. Voelker was born May 31, 1870, on the homestead farm in the town of
Russell, now owned by his son, Hilmar. There he lived until his retirement
in 1926. He was married on October 23, 1894, to Miss Clara Mertens of St.
Anna. To the couple, six children were born, all of whom survive. They are:
Mrs. Ambrose (Katherine) Reiser and Mrs. Ted (Theklal Reiser of Chilton;
Mrs. Lester (Florence) Wiskerchen of Auburndale; Gilbert of Thorp; Joseph
of Chilton; and Hilmar of near St. Anna. His widow also survive him. He
leaves also one brother, Arnold of Duluth, Minn., and four sisters: Mrs.
Mich. (Pauline) Wilgen, Mrs. Max (Katharine) Weber, and the Misses Bertha
and Margaret Voelker all of Thorp.
He was a member of the Holy Name Society of St. Ann's church, and a 
director of the Citizens State Bank of Kiel. Funeral services will be held
at the St. Anna church Friday morning at 9 o'clock, with the Rev. John
Bartelme officiating. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery. The remains
may be viewed at the home in St. Anna.
A successful farmer, Mr. Voelker was a highly respected resident of St.
Anna, and enjoyed a wide circle of friends.
(1938 handwritten on the obituary, no newspaper cited)

MARIA (JACOBI) VOELKER

Maria (Jacobi) Voelker

From Calumet county marriage records:
Nicolaus Voelker and Maria Jacobi (v.3 p.122)
Feb. 23, 1892 in Catholic Church, Chilton, Calumet County
Nicolaus Voelker
Son of Laurentius Voelker and Gertrudis Proff
Born Town of New Holstein
Maria Jacobi
Daughter of Nicoles Jacobi and Parmilia Dumas
Born France
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February 27, 1892
The wedding bells pealed merrilly on Tuesday morning, announcing the wedding of 
Mr. N. Voelker of Wapheton, Dak., to Miss Mary Jacoby of Charlestown, which took 
place at St. Mary's church in this city, Rev. Fr. Gouche, officiating. After the 
ceremony in the church the happy couple repaired to the home of the bride's 
parents Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Jacoby, where a wedding repast was spread, and the 
relatives and invited friends did full justice to it. The groom formerly resided 
in St. Anna, this county, but for a few years past has been in Dakota. The bride 
is well and favorably known to our readers. The young couple is well suited for 
each other and a long life and happy future for them is the wish of The Times.