BABY BRECKENRIDGE Breckenridge Death • Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004 Name: Breckenridge Death Date: 18 Dec 1917 Death County: Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA "Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004"
ELLA BRECKENRIDGE Mrs. Ella Breckenridge, 84, formerly of 2301 Clark St., Manitowoc, died early Sunday morning in Park Lawn Nursing Home, Manitowoc. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in Jens Funeral Home, Manitowoc. The Rev. Gerald Schrankler will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. Mrs. Breckenridge, nee Ella Rusch, was born Feb. 10, 1895, in the Town of Rockland, daughter of the late Albert and Mary Bubolz Rusch. She was educated in the Town of Rockland. She was married to James Breckenridge. They resided in Manitowoc all their lives. He preceded her in death in 1958. Mrs. Breckenridge was a member of St. John United Church of Christ. She was also a member of Ladies Aid. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Dorothy Breckenridge of Appleton; a daughter and son-in-law, Catherine and Floyd Webb of Sacramento, Calif.; a sister, Mrs. Linda Mahloch of Reedsville; a sister-in-law, Ovella Rusch of Route 2, Reedsville; three grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Two brothers preceded her in death. Friends may call in the funeral home from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday until the time of services. Memorials may be made to St. John United Church of Christ. Herald Times Reporter, June 11, 1979 P. 3 ******* [widow of James Breckenridge]
HOWARD BRECKENRIDGE Howard Richard Breckenridge Death • Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004 Name: Howard Richard Breckenridge Death Date: 10 Nov 1929 Death County: Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA "Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004" ***** [Howard Richard/bur. 11 Nov. 1929/cause: icterus premature birth] (age: 10 days/d. Nov.10, 1929 - St. John's United Church of Christ)
JAMES BRECKENRIDGE James Breckenridge, 74, of 23__ Clark St., Manitowoc, died early Tuesday morning at home after a heart attack. Funeral services will be at 2 __ p.m. Thursday at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home, Manitowoc, with the Rev. Paul Blaufuss officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery. Mr. Breckenridge was born at Florence, Wis., Sept. 5, 1883, son of the late James and Catherine McCabe Breckenridge. He married Ella Rusen at Reedsville April 10, 1917, and the couple located at Manitowoc where he was a salesman for the Mirro Aluminum Co. and then custodian for the City of Manitowoc until his retirement three years ago. Surviving are his wife, a daughter, Mrs. Floyd Webb, and a son Robert, of Appleton and three grandchildren. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Wednesday. Manitowoc Herald Times, May 27, 1958 P. 25 ******* [d. 05-27-1958/age 74 yrs.]
ADOLF BREDESEN, REV. Rev. Adolph Bredesen, for twenty years pastor of the Chris Lutheran church at Stoughton, Wis. died Monday morning at the home of Mrs. O. Torrison, Michigan avenue, aged 63 years. Forced by ill health to give up his work in the ministry, Rev. Bredesen and family came here last fall and had since made their home with Mrs. Torrison, mother of Mrs. Bredesen. Rev. Bredesen was born at Soloer, Norway, October 25, 1850, and came to America with his parents when a child of two years. He attended Luther college at Decorah, Iowa, and graduated in 1867. Completing his theological course at Concordia Theological Seminary at St. Louis, Mo., he entered the ministry in 1873. For three years, from 1873 to '76 he was in charge of a number of congregations in Columbia county as assistant to the late H.A. Preus, president of the Synod at the time. From 1876 to 1878 he was an instructor at Luther College; then accepted a call from a church in the western part of Dane county, Wis., where he remained until 1881, when he was called to the pastorate of Christ Lutheran church at Stoughton which congregation he served for over twenty years. Failing health compelled him to seek a smaller charge and he then removed to Deerfield, Wisconsin, where he was in active work until last spring, and in September the family came here. He is survived by his wife, formerly Miss Inanda Torrison, and four children, Mrs. G.A. Sundby of Rio, Wis., Rev. Alfred Bredesen of Huron, S. Dak. Miss Inga Bredesen and Mrs. Osuld Bredesen of this city, and a brother, Mr. Bernhard Bredesen of Keyser, Wis. The funeral will take place this afternoon. Manitowoc Pilot, November 20, 1913 P. 1 ********* Mr. and Mrs. O.C. Lee, Mr. and Mrs. S.N. Halverson, Mrs. T. G. Mandt of Stoughton, Rev. Nordby of Lee, Ill., northeastern district of the Norwegian Lutheran church; Judge Oscar Torrison, Dr. George Torrison, Mrs. Nels Johnson and Mrs. Charles Stewart, Chicago; Isaac Torrison, and Rev. C. K. Preuss of Decorah, Ia., Rev. J. Brant, McFarland, Wis., and Rev. C.J. Preuss, former pastor here, and Messrs. Edwards and Grinde of Deerfield, were here for the funeral of Rev. Bredesen. Manitowoc Pilot, November 27, 1913 P. 5 ********** The funeral of the late Rev. Bredesen will be held Thursday afternoon. Manitowoc Daily Herald, Nov. 18, 1913 page 2 ********** Judge Oscar Torrison, Mrs. Chas Stewart and Mrs. Nels Johnson, who had been here to attend the funeral of the late Rev. Bredesen yesterday, returned to their home at Chicago. Manitowoc Daily Herald, Nov. 24, 1913 page 3 ********** [bur. 11-20-1913/cause: cancer of the tongue/bur. on Osuld Bredesen lot]
INANDA TORRISON BREDESEN DEATH REUNITES COUPLE ITS AGENCY SEPARATED MONTH AGO MRS. A. BREDESON PASSES AWAY IN CITY Death which separated husband and wife less than a month ago when Rev. A. Bredeson was summoned to rest, reunited the couple last night when Mrs. Bredeson passed away at the home of Mrs. O. Torrison, her mother. Mrs. Bredeson's death was due to an accident which she suffered some time ago when she was injured in a fall. Recently she suffered a second accident and death followed. Mrs. Bredeson was born in this city September 22, 1857, and was married here December 5, 1878. With her husband she had resided at Stoughton and other cities where he was in charge of churches and returned here last fall. Mrs. Bredeson is survived by four children, Rev. Alfred Bredeson, Huron, S.D., Mrs. Lydia Sundby, Rio, Inga and Osul of this city. One sister and eight brothers and her mother also survive. The funeral will be held Thursday. Manitowoc Daily Herald, Tuesday, January 20, 1914 p.5
****** Order for proof of will. STATE OF WISCONSIN COUNTY COURT FOR MANITOWOC COUNTY. In the matter of the estate of Inanda Bredesen, Deceased. In Probate. An instrument in writing, purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of Inanda Bredesen of City of Manitowoc, in said county having been delivered into said court: And George A. Torrison of Chicago, Illinois, having presented to said Court his petition in writing duly verified, representing, among other things, that said Inanda Bredesen died testate, at City of Manitowoc, in said county, on the 19th (sic) day of January 1914; that said Instrument is the Last Will of said deceased and that George A. Torrison is named therein as Executor, and praying that said Instrument be proven and admitted to Probate and that letters testementary (sic) be thereon issued to said George A. Torrison. It is ordered: That said petition and the matters therein be heard, and proofs of said Last Will and Testament be taken, at a special term of said County Court, to be held at the Probate office in the city of Manitowoc, on Tuesday, the 24th day of February 1914, at 10 o'clock A.M. And it is further Ordered: That notice of the time and place of said hearing be given by publication hereof for three successive weeks, once each week, previous to the time of said hearing, in the Manitowoc Pilot, a weekly newspaper published in said Manitowoc County. Dated January 24, 1914. By the Court, John Chloupek, County (Judge) Hougen & Brady, Attorneys. Manitowoc Pilot, February 12, 1914 P. 4
******** [cause: obstruction of the bowels]OSULD T. BREDESEN Ex-Judge Bredesen Dies at Age of 65 MANITOWOC-Osuld T. Bredesen, judge of Municipal Court 18 years and a veteran of World War I, died Monday night at Maplecrest Sanitorium, Whitelaw, following a long illness. He was 65. Judge Bredesen, a native of Stoughton, Wis., where he was born Aug. 16, 1893, served municipal court from May 1, 1933, until his resignation June 1, 1951. He succeeded the late Judge Albert H. Schmidt, who served in that capacity 28 years. At the time Judge Bredesen resigned Harold W. Mueller was appointed by Gov. Kohler to be seated on the bench in his place, a position he has had continuously since. Judge Bredesen retired because of physical disabilities midway in his fifth four-year term. The Order of the Purple Heart has been presented to Judge Bredesen Dec. 7, 1932, by the War Department for his gallantry in the first war. He served for 13 months and was a member of the Second Division, Fifth Regiment, of the U.S. Marine corps. He held the rank of corporal. Wounded in France The judge was seriously wounded during the historic battle of Belleau Wood in France June 6, 1918. He and two other marines were the only ones of his company to survive. The machine gun wounds were so severe that the judge was unable to return to active duty. It was while he was recuperating from these war wounds at Camp Barry, Great Lakes, Ill., that he married Stella Engeldinger April 5, 1920. A Marine chaplain performed the ceremony. The son of the late Rev. Adolph and Inanda Torrison Bredesen attended Luther college at Decorah, Iowa, for a year before enrolling at Marquette University School of Law. He was graduated from the Wisconsin school in 1924 and moved to Manitowoc where he began the practice of law. He also was credit manager for the O. Torrison Co. The judge and a buddy, Thomas Rowley, of Chicago were reunited at Manitowoc in March of 1937. The chance meeting occurred when the judge read a notice inserted by Rowley in a Veterans publication. Five Children Shortly after Judge Bredesen resigned his judgeship he and Mrs. Bredesen disposed of their residence at 1117 S. Eighth St., and moved to Venice, Fla., where a brother, the Rev. Alfred Bredesen, served a church. The Bredesens returned to Manitowoc in February of last year and established residence at 803 Pine St. The Bredesens observed their silver wedding anniversary in 1945, an occasion for them to recall the 13th anniversary of their wedding, for it was April 5, 1933, that he was elected municipal judge. Judge Bredesen was a member of Drews-Bleser Post, American Legion, Wisconsin Bar Assn., Elks Lodge, 40 ?? ? of the Legion and the Eagles Aerie of this city. He is survived by his wife, three sons, (private); two daughters,(private); a brother, the Rev. Mr. Bredesen of LaCrosse; two sisters, Mr. G.A. Sundby and Mrs. Inga Norstog of Decorah, Iowa, and 13 grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home with the Rev. Arthur Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery where military rites will be accorded by the Drews-Bleser Post. Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Wednesday. Manitowoc Herald Times, Tuesday, November 11, 1958 P.1 ********* [d. 11-10-1958/age 65 yrs.] ********* Osuld Bredesen is visiting at Rio with his sister, who resides there. Manitowoc Daily Herald, Friday, June 2, 1916 P.2 ********* Corporal Osul Bredeson (sic), grandson of Mrs. O. Torrison, spent Sunday with relatives here. He was badly wounded in action in France and spent several months in hospital over there. He is still receiving treatment at the hospital at Great Lakes, Ill., and gets about with a cane. Manitowoc Pilot, Thursday, February 6, 1919 P. 1 ********* Word came yesterday that Osuld Bredeson(sic), grandson of Mrs. O. Torrison of this city was severely wounded in action in France on June 8. Bredeson is a corporal in the Marines. He made his home in this city for several years and was employed in the Torrison Store. Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., June 20, 1918
ROBERT LOUIS BREDESEN Robert L. Bredesen, 57, of 1433 N. Sixth St., Manitowoc, died Monday morning in St. Vincent Hospital, Green Bay. Private funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon in Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home, Manitowoc. The Rev. Leo J. Schmidt officiated and burial was in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. Mr. Bredesen was born Jan. 20, 1921 in Thiensville, Wis., son of Mrs. O.T. (Mary) Engeldinger Bredesen and the late Judge O.T. Bredesen. He was a 1938 graduate of Lincoln High School, Manitowoc and graduate of the University of Wisconsin. He was employed with RCA for many years prior to his retirement. Survivors include his mother, Mrs. O.T. (Mary) Bredesen of Manitowoc; a brother, William O. Bredesen of Whitelaw; two sisters, Mrs. William (Ruth) Plost of Indio, Calif., and Mrs. Merwyn (Ann) Beyer Jr. of Manitowoc; nieces, nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his father and a brother, John. Manitowoc Herald Times, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 1978 page 3 ******* [d. in Green Bay, WI/bur. on Osuld Bredesen lot]
STELLA BREDESEN Mrs. Mary Stella Bredesen(sic), 88, a resident of Park Lawn Home, died Sunday evening, July 21, at Park Lawn Home, Manitowoc. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Innocents Catholic church, Manitowoc. The Rev. Leo J. Schmitt will officiate at the Mass of Christian Burial and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. Mrs. Bredesen was born June 28, 1897, at Manitowoc, Wis., daughter of the late Nicholas and Frances Augustine Engeldinger. She grew up and was educated in Manitowoc living here most of her life. She was married to Judge O.T. Bredesen, April 5, 1920, at Green Lakes Naval Station. He preceded her in death Nov. 10, 1958. Mrs. Bredesen was a member of Holy Innocents Catholic Church and was a life long member of Christian Mothers. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, William and Betty Bredesen of Whitelaw; a daughter and son-in-law, Ann and Merwyn Beyer of Manitowoc; a brother, John Engeldinger of Manitowoc; a sister, Mrs. Ray (Ann) Harlow of Manitowoc; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Nic (Anna) Engeldinger of Richfield, Minn.; a brother-in-law, Anton Staddler of Manitowoc; 20 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sons, a daughter, two grandsons, five sisters and a brother. Friends may call at the church from 10 a.m. on Wednesday until the hour of service. There will be no visitation at Urbanek and Schlei Pfeffer and Reinbold Funeral Home, Manitowoc. Herald Times Reporter, July 22, 1985 P. 3 ******** Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Stella Bredesen, 88, a resident of Park Lawn Home, who died Sunday evening, July 21, at Park Lawn Home, will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Innocents Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. Leo J. Schmitt will officiate at the Mass of Christian Burial and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. A surviving daughter-in-law, Mrs. Jeanne Chambers of Sheboygan as inadvertently omitted from Monday evening's obituary. Friends may call at the church from 10 a.m. on Wednesday until the hour of services. There will be no visitation at Urbanek and Schlei Pfeffer and Reinbold Funeral Home, Manitowoc. Herald Times Reporter, July 23, 1985 P. 3 ******** Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Stella Bredesen, 88, a resident of Park Lawn Home, Manitowoc, who died Sunday evening, July 21, at the Home, were held Wednesday morning, July 24. Additional survivors not previously listed include a son-in-law, William Pfost of Indio, California, and a sister-in-law, Mrs. John (Mickie) Engeldinger of Manitowoc. Herald Times Reporter, July 25, 1985 ********* [21 July 1985/age 88 yrs/widow of O.T. Bredesen] (Mary Bredesen/b. Jun 28 1897/d. Jul 1985/SSDI) (the following from a family member: Although her first name on her birth certificate was Mary, her family always called her Stella. She always used Stella and this name was used on the grave because her parents named another of their daughters Mary. Mary Bredesen was Born Mary Estelle Engeldinger June 28 1897 she died July 21, 1985 and was buried in the Evergreen cemetery near Manitowoc Wisconsin under the name Stella Bredesen, next to her husband Osuld Bredesen.)
ALOIS R. BREFCZYNSKI Alois R. Brefczynski, age 74, of 627 S. 30th St., Manitowoc, died Sunday, Aug. 25, 2002, at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2002, at First Reformed United Church of Christ, Manitowoc. The Rev. Richard Runge will officiate with burial to follow at Evergreen Cemetery. Alois was born May 22, 1928 in Manitowoc, son of the late Vincent and Mary Szymczyk Brefczynski. He grew up and was educated in Manitowoc. He served with the U.S. Marines during World War II. He married Donna L. Keune on Sept. 16, 1950, in Manitowoc. Alois worked at Mirro Company in Manitowoc for many years retiring in 1990. He was very close to all his grandchildren and was an avid Packer fan. Survivors include his wife: Donna, Manitowoc; three sons: Bruce L. and Kathy Brefczynski, Manitowoc: Michael R. and June Brefczynski, Oshkosh; Todd D. and Staci, Brefczynski, Mission, Texas; six grandchildren: Jill, Berth, Justin, Tyler, Jared and Chase; three brothers: Norbert and Carol Brefczynski, Manitowoc; Walter and Pat Brefczynski, Manitowoc; Gerald "Mike" and Elaine Brefczynski, Manitowoc; three sisters: Mary Kopidlansky, Manitowoc; Dorothy and Don Schrammel, West Allis; Grace Brefczynski, Manitowoc; sister-in-law, Marilyn Brefczynski, Two Rivers; brothers-in-law and sister- in-law: Carlyle and Jean Keune, Fruitland Park, Fla.; and Darlene Salta, Manitowoc. Nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends also survive. Alois was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Scott, 1994; a brother, Edward, 1968. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society. Relatives and friends may call from 9 to 11 a.m. on Wednesday at First Reformed United Church of Christ, 3616 Waldo Blvd., Manitowoc. The Reinbold & Pfeffer Family Funeral Home-Manitowoc, is assisting the family. Herald Times Reporter, August 27, 2002 P. A3
SCOTT BREFCZYNSKI Scott A. Brefczynski, age 37, of 1248 Day St., Green Bay, died Wednesday, March 23, 1994, in Door County, as a result of an automobile accident. Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 26, 1994, at Reinbold- Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc. Rev. Steven Schuette will officiate with burial at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. He was born March 6, 1957, in Manitowoc, son of Al and Donna Keune Brefczynski. Survivors include his parents Al and Donna Brefczynski, Manitowoc; three brothers and sisters-in-law, Bruce L. and Kathy Brefczynski, Manitowoc, Michael R. and June Brefczynski, Oshkosh, Todd D. and Staci Brefczynski, Fort Worth, Texas; nieces and nephews include Jill, Beth, Justin, Tyler, and Jared Brefczynski, his friend, Barbara Wojkiewicz and her son, Jeremy, Green Bay. He was preceded in death by his grandparents and an uncle, Ronald Keune. Friends may call at Reinbold-Pfeffer Funeral home, Manitowoc, after 9:30 a.m. on Saturday until the time of service at 11 a.m. Herald Times Reporter, March 25, 1994 P. A2
SOPHIE BREGGES Sophie Bregges in the Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004 Name: Sophie Bregges Death Date: 1 Feb 1926 Death County: Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA "Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004"
BABY BREHMER The six-week old son of F. Bremer died on Wednesday, 22 Nov. in the 3rd Ward. Der Nord Westen, 23 Nov. 1876 ***** Note: The Burial Register only has child of Mr. Brehmer on free ground (Potter's Field - unknown burial location in Section L)
FRIEDRICH AUG. BREHMER Friedrich A Bremer Birth • Wisconsin, U.S., Birth Index, 1808-1907 Name: Friedrich A Bremer Birth Date: 24 Sep 1875 Birth Place: Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA Reel: 0114 Record: 002854 "Wisconsin, U.S., Birth Index, 1808-1907" ***** Friedrich Aug Bremer Birth • Wisconsin, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1801-1928 Name: Friedrich Aug Bremer Gender: Male Birth Date: 24 Sep 1875 Birth Place: Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin Father: Friedrich Bremer Mother: Christina Bremer FHL Film Number: 1305082 "Wisconsin, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1801-1928"
ALBERT W. BREHMER Following a lingering illness Albert W. Brehmer, 76, of 1702 Wollmer street, died early this morning at the home. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. from the Pfeffer funeral home, the Rev. C.H. Phipps officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Mr. Brehmer was born in Germany in 1866 and came to this country when a boy. He located at Seymour, Wis., and in 1891 married Miss Marie Glawe. While at Seymour he filled several offices including six years as alderman and four years as chief of the Fire Department. The Brehmers moved to Manitowoc in 1917 and he was employed for many years as a sheet metal worker at the Aluminum Specialty company. He retired four years ago because of failing health. Mr. and Mrs. Brehmer celebrated their golden wedding, Sept. 13, 1941. Survivors are the widow; son, Dr. C.F. Brehmer, Sheboygan dentist; two daughters, Arline and Lois, at home; two sisters, Mrs. F.M. Wilcox of Minneapolis and Mrs. A.M. Bailey of West Allis; and one grandchild (Survivor omitted for privacy.) He was a member of the Manitowoc encampment of the Odd Fellows, whose members will serve as pallbearers at the funeral, and will officiate at the grave. The body will lie in state at the funeral home from Wednesday noon until the hour of the services. Manitowoc Herald Times, Tuesday, July 6, 1943 P.2 ******** [d. 07-06-1943/age 76 yrs./cause: cerebral hemorrhage]
ARLENE BREHMER Miss Arline W. Brehmer, 85, of 1306 S. 22nd St., Manitowoc, died Wednesday in Park Lawn Nursing Home, Manitowoc. Graveside services will be 10 a.. Friday in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc, with the Rev. John Deason officiating. Miss Brehmer was born Dec. 26, 1893, in Seymour, Wis., daughter of the late Albert and Maria Glawe Brehmer. She was graduated from high school in 110, and was employed with Sears Roebuck and Co. for 13 years as a clerk, retiring in 1959. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church and Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. Survivors include a brother, Dr. Carlton F. Brehmer of Cleveland, Wis., and a niece, Bethia Ann Jon of Cape Cod, Mass. Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church, Jens Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is in charge of arrangements. Herald Times Reporter, Aril 26, 1979 P. 3 ******* [bur. on Mrs. Albert and Misses Arline and Lois Brehmer lot]
LOIS M. BREHMER Miss Lois Brehmer, 75, of 207 N. Eighth st., Manitowoc, died Tuesday at Memorial Hospital, Manitowoc. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Phipp’s Memorial Chapel of First Presbyterian Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. Gervase Zanotti will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. Miss Brehmer was born Dec. 15, 1899, at Seymour, Wis., daughter of the late Albert and Marie Glawe Brehmer. She later resided at Manitowoc and attended Manitowoc schools. She was graduated from the old Washington High school, Manitowoc County Normal and Oshkosh Normal. She taught school at Reedsville Grade School for two years and at Pulaski for 43 years where she was principal for 10 years and also supervisor of teachers, retiring in 1969. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church, First United Presbyterian Women’s Assn., Delta Kappa Gamma Society, National Retired Teachers Assn. and secretary and treasurer of the Presbyterian Ladies Society. Survivors include a brother, Carleton, of Cleveland, and a sister, Miss Arline Brehmer, of Manitowoc. Friends may call at Jens Funeral Home, Manitowoc, from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday until 11 a.m. Friday and at the church from noon until the time of service. Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church or Memorial Hospital. Herald Times Reporter, February 20, 1974 P. 23 ******* [d. 02-19-1974/age 75 yrs./bur. on Mrs. Albert Brehmer etc. lot]
MARIE G. BREHMER Mrs. A.W. Brehmer, 84, of 1702 Wollmer St., Manitowoc, died early Tuesday at the home. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Frazier Mortuary, Manitowoc. The Rev. Dervase Zanotti of the Presbyterian Church will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. She was born Marie Glawe in Germany Dec. 5, 1869, and came to Wisconsin with her parents in 1871. She was married Sept 13, 1891 to A.W. Brehmer and they located at Seymour, Wis. They moved to Manitwooc in 1918. Her husband died in 1943. She was the last surviving member of a family of 13 children. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church, the Rebekahs and the auxiliary. Surviving are two daughters, Arline and Lois, who made their home with their mother; son, Dr. Carlton Brehmer of Sheboygan; and a grandchild, (private). Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Wednesday. A memorial service by the Rebekah lodge will be held at the funeral home Wednesday evening. Manitowoc Herald Times, Tuesday, November 30, 1954 P.13 ******** [d. 11-30-1954/age 84 yrs./widow of Albert Brehmer]
JACOB BREI DIED: Jacob Brey (sic), Jr., died at his home in Manitowoc Rapids Wednesday forenoon. He had been in declining health for several months but his condition was not thought critical. Death was due to a complication of troubles. He was about 45 years of age. Besides his wife he leaves his father, a step-brother and a step- sister, Mrs. Ackerman, both of Milwaukee. His wife before her marriage was Miss Rosa Link, daughter of the late Frank Link of Liberty. On matters pertaining to the support of his father the deceased had been involved in litigation with the city and Manitowoc Rapids for some years. There is at present a suit pending in circuit court. The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon from the home at 2 o'clock. Interment will be in Evergreen cemetery. Manitowoc Pilot Thursday, January 26, 1911 pg. 1 ********* BREY SIGNS TO PAY Affixes Name to Contract for $9 Per Month for Father Failing in an attempt to have his father committed to the county asylum as a poor charge and threatened with immediate prosecution, Jacob Brey, Jr., has signed a contract to pay $9 per month to August Kaems, who will board and care for his aged parent. The agreement was drafted in probate court today when Brey appeared on summons of the city and was given a last chance to pay the sum which he was ordered to ten days ago. Brey, Jr., objected to permitting Mr. Kaems to care for his father but when it came to a choice of facing a suit or paying, he yielded. Brey has held out against the city for weeks. Manitowoc Daily Herald, Saturday, December 1, 1906 P. 1 ******* DEATH MAY END FAMOUS BREY (sic) CASE Jacob Brey Jr., Died at Home in Rapids Today, Aged 44 Death has halted the famous Brey case pending in circuit court and forced an adjournment over the term if it has not closed the case entirely, by claiming Jacob Brey Jr., the defendant in the action whose demise occurred at his home in Rapids at 11 o'clock this morning. Brey's death followed a protracted illness of several months which was the basis for postponement of the trial when it was scheduled to be taken up earlier in the January calendar of the court. Brey, who was 44 years of age, a native of Rapids, a life resident of the town has been in litigation for four years with the city of Manitowoc and Town of Rapids over demands of the municipalities that he contribute to the support of his aged father, Jacob Brey Sr. The present action in court is an appeal from probate court in the case of the Town of Rapids vs Brey in which the probate court issued an order compelling Brey to pay $2.50 per week for support of his parent. The case was heard in July and the order was issued at that time. Brey appealed and furnished bonds and had thus evaded payment of the weekly stipend. The appeal was on the jury calendar of the present term of court but under an agreement of attorneys in the case, Healy and Joyce, for the town board and Kelly and Wyseman for Brey, it was taken from the jury calendar and placed upon the court calendar for hearing later in the term. The delay was taken owing to illness of Brey. Brey had been involved in a series of suits with the City of Manitowoc and Town of Rapids over his refusal to contribute to the support of his father, Jacob Brey Sr. Past 80 years of age, Brey Sr., claimed to have deeded his farm to the son and a bond of maintenance was given by Brey Jr., was later released when the son paid a certain sum. The aged father was later robbed of the money, he declared, and penniless and ill, applied to the city and town for aid. Brey Jr. defeated the city in an action against him on the grounds that his father was not a resident of the city but later took the aged man into his home. Brey Sr. refused to remain with his son however, and later was supported by the town, the officials of which sued Brey Jr. in probate court. An order was issued compelling the son to pay $2.50 per week but an appeal was taken. Whether an attempt will now be made to hold Brey's estate for the order of probate court, $2.50 per week since July and for future care of Brey Sr., is a question, but in this event the executor of Brey's estate would probably be substituted for the dead man as a defendant. The order of probate court it is said, has the same effect as a judgment and is collectible from the state and the Town of Rapids will probably press the claim. In any event, it is probable the case will be adjourned over the present term of court. The death of Mr. Brey followed an illness of several moths and was due to Bright's disease. During the past year or two, Brey had been a victim of fate and for months had been incapacitated for work as result of accidents. Brey sustained a fracture of his leg in an accident and had just recovered from the injury when the limb was again fractured in the same place. Born at Rapids, January 22, 1866, Jacob Brey had passed his life in the county and was well known in city and county. He was married in 1891 to Rosa Link, the widow who survives him. Besides his widow, Brey is survived by his aged father, a step brother, Joseph of Milwaukee and a step sister, Mrs. Ackerman, also of Milwaukee. The funeral will be held from the late home in Rapids Saturday afternoon with interment at Evergreen in the city. Manitowoc Daily Herald, Wed., Jan. 25, 1911 ******* RAPIDS FARMER IS HURT Jacob Brey(sic) Jr., Thrown From Wagon on Middle Road Jacob Brey, Jr., a Town of Rapids farmer, was seriously injured in an accident late Friday night while enroute to his home west of the city and is now being cared for at the hospital. Brey was driving on the Middle Road and was halted between two tracks of the C & NW by a freight train which blocked the track. His horse became ?? and Brey lost control of the animal which, in attempting to turn, threw Brey from the wagon and he was rendered unconscious by the force of the fall. A severe fracture of the leg between the knee and the ankle resulted and it was feared that internal injuries had been inflicted. Brey was removed to the hospital in the city patrol and Drs. Staehle and Kemper attended him. According to Brey's statement the freight train blockaded the track for twenty minutes and his horse became restless. The tracks are outside the city limits. Brey is the man who had trouble with the city over the questions of providing for support of his aged father. He is said to be prosperous. Manitowoc Daily Herald, Oct. 5, 1907 ******* The following appears to be Jacob Brey Jr. in the court case. 1860 Franklin census: Jacob Brei age 30; no wife; female Frances 4; Mary 3; Jacob 6/12 (This Jacob Brei(father) may be in Calvary cemetery) ******* Marriage record: BREI: Jakob m: 04 Feb 1891 (co. mar. index v.6 p.81) to: Rosa Link ******* 1900 Manitowoc Rapids census: Jacob Brei age 34 b.1866; wife Roza 29 b. 1871 ******* 1910 Manitowoc Rapids census: Jacob Brei age 43; Rosie age 38 ******* BREI: Jacob, Jr. From Wisconsin Histories - microfilm #18, Patron's Directory 1893, Two Rivers Library: Farmer. Born in Kossuth 1866. Wife born in Eaton 1871. Married in 1891. Settled farm in 1891. Post Office, Manitowoc; Section 26, Manitowoc Rapids Township. ******* Jacob Brei/1866-1911 [bur. 01-27-1911/cause: chronic Brights]
MR BREINEL JR. (HERMAN BRAUNEL) Herman Brannel Census • 1880 United States Federal Census Name: Herman Brannel Age: 19 Birth Date: Abt 1861 Birthplace: Wisconsin Home in 1880: Manitowoc Rapids, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA Dwelling Number: 168 Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Son Marital Status: Single Father's Name: Herman Brannel Mother's Name: Paulina Brannel Occupation: Works In Shipyard Neighbors: View others on page Household Members (Name) Age Relationship Herman Brannel 50 Self (Head) Paulina Brannel 47 Wife Henry Brannel 21 Son Herman Brannel 19 Son Mary Brannel 17 Daughter Sovisa Brannel 15 Daughter Charlotte Brannel 13 Daughter Emma Brannel 11 Daughter Bertha Brannel 9 Daughter Lawrence Brannel 5 Son Edwin Brannel 2 Son "1880 United States Federal Census"
GEORGIE HENRY BREINEL George Bran?el Death • Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004 Name: George Bran?el Color: White Sex: male Age: 1 year Father: Herman Brannel Mother: Ida Winker Birthplace: Manitowoc Rapids Wis. Birth Date: 17 Oct 1886 Death Date: 20 Dec 1887 Death County: Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA Cause of Death: Hooping Cough Burial Place: Evergreen Cemetery Manit "Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004" ***** [Georgie Henry Breinel/bur. 12-22-1887/age 14 mo./burial register has Georgie Breinel, female, born in Manitowoc Co., cause of death: cramps]
ALVINA A. BREITWISCH Mrs. Alvina Breitwisch, 89, of Manitowoc, died Tuesday morning, Jan. 1, at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Friday at St. John United Church of Christ, Manitowoc. The Rev. Gerald Schrankler will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. Mrs. Breitwisch, nee Alvina Bunsheck, was born Sept. 23, 1890, at Manitowoc, daughter of the late Fred and Johanna Bunsheck. She was married to Leonard Breitwisch Nov. 1, 1911, at Manitowoc. He preceded her in death Oct. 29, 1969. Mrs. Breitwisch was a member of St. John United Church of Christ and a member of the church choir for many years. Survivors include a son and daughter in law, Edward and Ethel Breitwisch of Manitowoc; a brother, August Lange of Manitowoc; two grandsons (Private) and two great grandchildren (Private). Two brothers. Walter and Arthur, preceded her in death. Friends may call at Pfeffer Funeral Home 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday until noon Friday, when the casket will be moved to the church. Herald Times Reporter, January 2, 1980 P. 3 ******** [widow of Leonard Breitwisch] ******** This morning at 10 o'clock the marriage of Leonard Breitwisch of Milwaukee and Miss Alvina Bunshek of this city was solemnized by the Rev. Machmiller at the home of the bride's parents. The wedding was a quiet home affair with only relatives and near friends of both parties were present. The bride was attired in cream serge and wore a large picture hat and carried a large bouquet of white chrysanthemums. The bridesmaid was attired in white and carried flowers. The young couple left later for Milwaukee and Chicago and will be at home to their friends after Nov. 8 at 1201 Phillipine St. Manitowoc Daily Herald, Nov. 1, 1911
EDWARD W. BREITWISCH Edward W. Breitwisch, 74, of 1622 Division Street, Manitowoc, died Saturday morning, July 22, 1989 at Holy Family Medical Center, Manitowoc. Funeral services will be 2 pm Tuesday at St. John United Church of Christ, Manitowoc. Rev. Charles Morkin will officiate with burial at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. Mr. Breitwisch was born May 7, 1915 in Manitowoc, son of the late Leonard and Alvina Bunschek Breitwisch. He married the former Ethel Anna Jindra on October 18, 1941 at St. Peter Lutheran Church, Mishicot. He attended Manitowoc Lincoln High School, graduating with the Class of 1932. He and his wife were owner and operator of a neighborhood grocery business for 15 years located at 6th and York Street, Manitowoc. Mr. Breitwisch was then employed with Sears and Roebuck Company of Manitowoc for 20 years until his retirement in 1978. Mr. Breitwisch was well known in the community for his annual animated Christmas display located at their home adjacent to the Pulaski Park. The tradition was started in 1932 and he continued the display for over 50 consecutive years. He was past commander of the Manitowoc Yacht Club and also was a member of Manitowoc Eagles club Aerie 706 and past president of the St. John United Church of Christ Church Council. Survivors include his wife, Ethel A. Breitwisch of Manitowoc; two sons and daughters-in-law, Gary and Linda of Plymouth, Ronald and Jane of Marion, Iowa; three grandchildren, Rick Breitwisch of Plymouth, Sheryl and David Breitwisch of Marion, Iowa. He was preceded in death by an infant sister, Harriet. Friends may call at Pfeffer Funeral Home, 4 pm to 8 pm this Monday and Tuesday at the church from 12 noon until the hour of service. Memorials may be made to St. John United Church of Christ Organ Fund or American Cancer Society. Manitowoc Herald Times, Mon., July 24, 1989 page B11 ********* [husband of Ethel Breitwisch]
ETHEL BREITWISCH Ethel A. Breitwisch, age 82, of 1622 Division St., Manitowoc, died Friday evening, July 30, 1999, at St. Mary's Home for the Aged, Manitowoc. Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, August 3, 1999, at St. John's United Church of Christ. Officiating at the service will be Rev. Robert Meyer with burial to follow at Evergreen Cemetery. She was born March 8, 1917, in the town of Kossuth, daughter of the late Alvin and Leona Meineke Jindra. On October 18, 1941, she married Edward Breitwisch, at St. Peters Lutheran Church, in Mishicot. He preceded her in death on July 22, 1989. Ethel was employed at the former Faugust Shoe Shop, Manitowoc for 20 years, retiring in 1987. She was a member of the Senior Citizens of Manitowoc, Rahr West Art Museum, Wisconsin Maritime Museum, and the Manitowoc Yacht Club Auxiliary. Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Gary and Linda Breitwisch, Plymouth, and Ronald and Jane Breitwisch, Marion, Iowa; three grandchildren, Rick, David and Sheri; and one great-grandson, Cody; three brothers and three sisters-in-law, Roy and Carol Jindra, Mishicot, Alvin and Billie Fey Jindra, Madison, Daniel and Patricia Jindra, Kiel; one sister and brother-in-law, Grace and Emil Schleis, Mishicot; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends also survive. The family will greet relatives and friends at the Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, from 4-8 p.m. on Monday, and Tuesday at church from 10 a.m. until the time of service at 11 a.m. Ethel greatly enjoyed camping with her sons, and extended family of brothers, sisters, nieces and nephews. Ethel and her husband, Edward, leave a legacy of nearly 40 years of animated Christmas displays at their home at the corner of 17th and Division. Ethel depended on the support of special friends, such as Carol Boeder and neighbors, Andy and Joan Konitzer. She will greatly be missed by all. Herald Times Reporter, August 1, 1999 P. A2
HARRIETT BREITWISCH Harriett Ellenor Breitwisch Death • Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004 Name: Harriett Ellenor Breitwisch Death Date: 23 Apr 1912 Death County: Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA "Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004" ***** [bur. 04-24-1912/cause: mal. nutritive/bur. on Fred Bunscheck lot]
LEONARD BREITWISCH Leonard C. Breitwisch, 78, of 1622 Division St., Manitowoc, a member of St. John United Church of Christ, Manitowoc, choir for 47 years, and past president and 10-year director of the Freier Saengerbund, died Friday evening at Memorial Hospital, Manitowoc. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at St. John United Church of Christ. The Rev. Paul Blaufuss will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. Mr.Breitwisch was born July 12, 1891, at Milwaukee, son of the late Frederick and Paulina Heinzerling Breitwisch. He came to Manitowoc in 1910, and married the former Elvina Bunschek Nov. 1, 1911. Co-founder of the Breitwisch and Lange Cartage Co., Manitowoc, he assumed sole opertion of the business in 1935 until his retirement Jan. 1, 1956. In addition to his other activities, he was a member of the Royal League and the Manitowoc Yacht Club. He was an avid lawn decorator during the Christmas season and also was an artist by hobby. Survivors include his wife; a son, Edward, of Manitowoc; two grandsons and one great-greandson. Friends may call at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home, Ninth Street entrance, after 4 p.m. Sunday until noon Monday and then at the church until the time of the services. Manitowoc Herald Times, Saturday, October 25, 1969 P.4 ******** [d. 10-25-1969/age 78 yrs./husband of Alvina S. Breitwisch] ******** This morning at 10 o'clock the marriage of Leonard Breitwisch of Milwaukee and Miss Alvina Bunshek of this city was solemnized by the Rev. Machmiller at the home of the bride's parents. The wedding was a quiet home affair with only relatives and near friends of both parties were present. The bride was attired in cream serge and wore a large picture hat and carried a large bouquet of white chrysanthemums. The bridesmaid was attired in white and carried flowers. The young couple left later for Milwaukee and Chicago and will be at home to their friends after Nov. 8 at 1201 Phillipine St. Manitowoc Daily Herald, Nov. 1, 1911
LINDA MAE BREITWISCH Linda Mae (Teteak) Breitwisch, age 70, a Plymouth resident, died early Monday morning, September 28, 2015 at Terrace Place Assisted Living, Sheboygan. She was born on February 23, 1945 in Manitowoc, daughter of Claudia (LaFleur) Kolpin and the late Carlton Teteak. Linda graduated from Two Rivers Washington High School with the Class of 1963. She then attended business school in Milwaukee. In June of 1968 she married Gary Breitwisch, the couple settled in Sheboygan, where she worked as assistant manager of the Sheboygan Humane Society. They the moved to Madison where Linda was employed at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine. Here she acquired her first (of many) horses. In 1985, the couple moved back to the county and bought a house with land just outside of Plymouth. Linda established Spindrift Stables, featuring the breeding, boarding and sale of fine appaloosas. She was very good at the first two but never really mastered the selling part. Linda was a past member of the Plymouth Trail Riders and the Lakeshore Appaloosa Promoters. She enjoyed camping every year at Peninsula State park in Door County and couldn't drive past a garage sale sign. Linda was employed at Acuity Insurance and retired in 2005 after more than 20 years. Survivors include her husband, Gary Breitwisch, Plymouth; her mother, Caludia Kolpin, Two Rivers; one grandson, Cody Breitwisch, Sheboygan; three aunts, Nancy Piskula, Two Rivers, Lynn (Kunesh) Lesperance, Manitowoc, Janice Ironside, Hoffman Estates, Ill.; one uncle, Tom LaFleur, Florida. Linda was preceded ind eath by one son, Rich, who served in the Gulf War. He passed away of natural causes in 2014. Cremation has occurred at All Care Cremation Center, Manitowoc and a memorial service will be held at 7:00 pm on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015 at the Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc. Officiating at the service will be Rev. Tom Reynebeau. The family will greet relatives and friends on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015 at the Pfeffer Funeral Home, from 5:00 pm until 6:45 pm. The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral arrangements. Manitowoc Herald Times, Oct. 3, 2015
AMELIA N. BREMER Mrs. Simon Bremer, 88, died Friday night at the home of her son, Harvey, route 4, Manitowoc. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the First German Ev. Lutheran church, Manitowoc, the Rev. L. H. Koeninger officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery. Mrs. Bremer was born in Manitowoc Rapids in 1863 and was the former Amelia Mathison. She was married in 1884 and her husband died in 1940. Survivors are four children; two daughters, Mrs. Walter Behm of Manitowoc and Mrs. John Harrison of West Allis; two sons, Harvey of route 4 and Wilbert of Milwaukee; two sisters, Mrs. Augusta Anderson of Manitowoc and Mrs. Lena Klusmeyer of Markesan; eight grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Friends may call at the Frazier Mortuary after 2 p.m. Monday and the body will be moved to the church to lie in state from 11 a.m. Tuesday until time of services. Manitowoc Herald Times, June 23, 1951 P. 2 ******* [d. 06-23-1951/age 87 yrs./bur. on Simon Bremer lot]
ANNA BREMER (d. 1929) MRS. F. BREMER DIES AT HOME EARLY SUNDAY Mrs. Fred Bremer, mother of Mrs. Joseph L. Wattawa of this city, passed away Sunday morning at her home, aged 72 years. She had been ill for several months. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock from the home and at two o'clock from the German Lutheran church. Rev. Koeninger will officiate and interment will be at Evergreen. The deceased was born in the town of Newton, June 21, 1856 and was married to Fred Bremer, who preceded her in death eight years ago. Three children, William S. Bremer, Chicago, Mrs. Gust Rieter, Cedarburg and Mrs. Joseph Wattawa of this city, one sister, Mrs. Charles Kieselhorst of this city, two brothers, William and Henry Hoefner, of Newton and four grand children survive. Manitowoc Herald News, Monday, February 25, 1929 ******** [cause: carcinoma of heart]
ANNA L. BREMER (d. 1999) Anna L. Bremer, age 100, a resident of North Ridge Medical and Rehabilitation Center, Manitowoc, died Sunday, February 21, 1999, at the center. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, February 25, 1999, at Bethany Ev. Lutheran Church, Manitowoc. The Revs. Bruce McKenney and Robert Kujawski will officiate with burial in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. Anna was born July 14, 1898, in the town of Manitowoc Rapids, daughter of the late William and Henrietta Stockmeyer Wicke. She married Harvey L. Bremer on December 1, 1923. They farmed together until Harvey's death on March 3, 1958. She then worked as a caregiver for many years in Manitowoc and Milwaukee. She was a charter member of Bethany Ev. Lutheran Church and the church's Ladies Aide. Survivors include two daughters, Lucile (Arno) Hackmann, and Arline (Leroy) Fischer, all of rural Manitowoc; 11 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; a great-great step-grandchild; nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; one brother and three sisters. Friends may call at Bethany Ev. Lutheran Church, from 9 a.m. Thursday until the time of service at 11 a.m. The Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home is assisting the family with funeral arrangements. The family wishes to give a very special "thank you" to the nurses and staff at North Ridge for the wonderful care they gave our mother, Anna. Herald Times Reporter, February 23, 1999
CHRISTINE BREMER Mrs. Christine Bremer, 2118 New York avenue, died suddenly early Sunday of a stroke at the home. Had she lived until October 27 she would have reached her 80th birthday. Mrs. Bremer arose as usual Sunday morning and had breakfast. A short time later she was stricken with a heart attack and died. Funeral services will be held from the home Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. and at two o'clock from the Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran church. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery. Born Christine Schmiedicke in this city in 1857 she spent all but 17 years of her life here. In 1877 she was married to Henry Bremer, who engaged in business here. In 1881 they located at Wausau where Mr. Bremer became a shoemaker. They returned here in 1899, and for years Mr. Bremer was a well known horseman. Mr. and Mrs. Bremer observed their golden wedding anniv- ersary in 1927. He retired 10 years ago and died in 1932. Mrs. Bremer was an expert with the crochet needle and her work attracted much attention. Many examples of her handiwork are kept in the living room of the Bremer home. Survivors are a son, Elmer, Waukesha; two grandchildren, Gordon, 19 Marjorie, 15, Waukesha; two sisters, Mrs. Pauline Meyers, city, Mrs. Ida Heinemann, Chicago; two brothers, Herman and Ernest Schmiedicke, both of this city. The body was removed to the home this afternoon from the Vogelsang funeral home. Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, October 18, 1937 ********* [bur. 10-19-1937/age 79 yrs./cause: cerebral hemorrhage/ bur. on Henry Bremer lot]
ELLA BREMER Wife of Former Local Man Dies In Waukesha Mrs. Ella Bremer, 43, wife of Elmer Bremer, former Manitowoc man, died yesterday in Waukesha. Funeral services will be held Wednesday morning at 9:30 at the home, 818 Cotton street, Waukesha. The body will be brought to Manitowoc for services at 2 p.m. Wednesday from the Immanuel Ev. Lutheran church. Burial will be made in Evergreen cemetery. Mrs. Bremer, the former Ella Behm, is survived by the widower, two children, Gordon and Marjorie, a sister, Mrs. Robert S. Sweeney, Milwaukee; and a brother, Charles Behm, Milwaukee. She is the daughter-in-law of Mrs. Henry Bremer, 2118 Michigan Ave. Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, December 8, 1935 p.3 ******* [bur. 12-11-1935/d. at Milwaukee, WI/cause: bacteremia/bur. on Henry Bremer lot]
ELMER F. BREMER Elmer F. Bremer, 82, of Waukesha and formerly of Manitowoc, died unexpectedly Sunday at Waukesha Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Randle Funeral Home, 720 Northeast Ave., Waukesha. Burial will be at 3 p.m. at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. Mr. Bremer was born Feb. 17, 1887, at Wausau, son of the late Henry and Christina Bremer, and soon thereafter moved to Manitowoc. He married the former Belinda Berge, his third wife, at Waukesha where he was former secretary and treasurer of the Waukesha Lime and Stone Co. Survivors include his wife; a son, Gordon, of Waukesha; a daughter, Mrs. Frank (Marjorie) Hill, of Burlington, Iowa; grandchildren; great grandchildren; and great grandchildren. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Manitowoc Herald Times, December 8, 1969 P. 7 ******* [d. 12-07-1969 at Waukesha WI/age 80 yrs./cause: coronary occlusion/ bur. on Henry Bremer lot]
ESTHER BREMER From Der Nord Westen, 20 June 1907: Dropsy took the life Friday of 15-year old Esther Bremer, a daughter of Valders resident Henry Bremer. The body was brought here and buried Monday from the Lutheran Church. ********* [bur. 06-14-1907/cause: nephovitis]
FRED BREMER Announcement of the death yesterday of Frederick Bremer came as a shock to friends who had not known that his condition was serious. Mr. Bremer was 72 years of age and had made his home in Manitowoc county almost since birth, having come here with his parents from Germany as a baby of two months. The family located in Newton, later removing to Rapids and then to Two Rivers and for several years past Mr. Bremer had resided in this city where he had a large circle of friends and was held in high esteem Mr. Bremer had been identified with enterprises here and at Two River but was of a retiring disposition and a lover of home. He is survived by his wife, nee Anna Hoeffner, formerly of Newton, and three children, William of St. Louis, Mrs. Dora Riether of Milwaukee and Mrs. J. L. Wattawa of this city. One brother, Simon of Rapids, and a sister, Mrs. William Hoeffner of Newton, also survive. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at the German Lutheran church, Rev. Machmiller officiating. Manitowoc Herald News, November 24, 1920 P. 5 ******** No. 139 1st Publication Dec. 16, 1920. NOTICE TO PROVE WILL AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY COURT MANITOWOC COUNTY---IN PROBATE In Re Estate of Fred Bremer, Deceased. Notice is Hereby Given, That at the Special Term of said Court to be held on the 2nd Tuesday (being the 11th day) of January A.D., 1921, at the Court House in the City of Manitowoc, County of Manitowoc and State of Wisconsin, there will be heard and considered the application of Anna Bremer to admit to probate the last Will and Testament of Fred Bremer late of the City of Manitowoc, in said County, deceased, and for the appointment of an executor (or, administrator with Will annexed); Notice is Hereby Further Given, That at the Special Term of said Court to be held at said Court House, on the 3rd Tuesday, (being the 19th day) of April A.D., 1921, there will be heard, considered and adjusted, all claims against said Fred Bremer, deceased; And Notice is Hereby Further Given, That all such claims for examination and allowance must be presented to said County Court at the Court House, in the City of Manitowoc, in said County and State on or before the 15th day of April, A.D., 1921, or be barred. Dated Dec. 15, 1920. By the Court, John Chloupek County Judge Kelley & Wyseman, Attorneys Manitowoc Herald News, Thursday, December 30, 1920 P.6 ******** [bur 11-25-1920/cause: gastric ulcer]
HARVEY BREMER Harvey L. Bremer, 72, of Rt. 4, Manitowoc, died Monday morning at Memorial Hospital, Manitowoc, where he had been removed a day earlier following a heart attack. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church, Manitowoc, with the Rev. Armin C. Roekle officiating and with burial in Evergreen Cemetery. Mr. Bremer was born at Manitowoc Rapids Feb. 20, 1880, son of the late Simon and Amelia Mathesen Bremer. He married Anna Wieke at Newton Dec. 1, 1923, and he served as clerk of the Town of Manitowoc Rapids. Mr. Bremer was a member of the Men’s Club of the church. Surviving are his wife, two daughters, Mrs. Leroy Fischer of Rt. 4, Manitowoc, and Mrs. Charles Day of Rt. ?, Mishicot; two sisters, Mrs. Walter Behm of Rt. 1, Manitowoc, and Mrs. John Harrison of West Allis; a brother Wilbert of Milwaukee and seven grandchildren. Friends may call at Jens Fneral Home, Manitowoc, after 3 p.m. Tuesday until 11 a.m. Wednesday when the casket will be moved to the church to lie in state until the hour of service. Manitowoc Herald Times, March 3, 1958 P. 13 ****** [d. 03-03-1958/age 72 yrs.]
HENRY BREMER HENRY BREMER, FAMED JOCKEY, DIES TODAY Well Known Resident of City Passes Away At Home; Competed With Notables of Track Infirmities attendant upon advancing age this morning claimed the life of Henry Bremer, 78, former shoe store proprietor and hotel keeper who attained state-wide recognition later as a trainer and driver of race horses. Death occurred at the family home at 2118 Michigan avenue. The sight of Henry Bremer driving horses about the city was a familiar one years ago to all residents of Manitowoc where Mr. Bremer mad his home for many years. He was associated with the Donohue stables at Wausau for some time and drove in competition with such notables of harness racing as Ed "Pop" Geers, Charlie Martin, Don Findlan, Tom Murphy, Bud Dobbie and others. An injury to his back forced him to give up some of his activities but he continued to devote interest and attention to the racing game. He owned Actor and Tressa Wilkes among other horses. Had Hotel at Valders Born in Hanover, Germany on Sept. 1, 1853, Mr. Bremer came to this country and the town of Manitowoc Rapids when he was nine years of age. He learned the shoemaking trade at an early age and started his business career at Wausau where he operated a shoe store. He later returned to Manitowoc county and operated a hotel in the village of Valders until 1908 when he came to Manitowoc. Mr. Bremer was the last surviving member of the old volunteer fire brigade of this city. Leaves Widow, Son Immediate survivors of Mr. Bremer are his wife whom he married 54 years ago last October, and son, Elmer F. Bremer of Waukesha, and two grandchildren, Gordon and Marjorie Bremer of Waukesha. Six other children preceded him in death. Four sisters, Mrs. Louise Schmidt and Mrs. William Vetting of this city and Mrs. Fred Vetter and Mrs. Ole Knutson of Valders also survive. Funeral services will be held from the home at 1:30 o'clock and from the Immanuel Lutheran church at 2 o'clock on Saturday afternoon, Rev. T.F. Uetzmann officiating. Interment will take place at Evergreen cemetery. Manitowoc Herald News, Thursday, April 21, 1932 ******** [bur. 4-23-1932/age 78 yrs/cause: myocarditis & arterio sclerosis]
MARIA BREMER Death came as a relief from pain Friday afternoon to Mrs. Maria Bremer at the home of her daughter 815 north Tenth street after a five weeks illness from bronchitis and heart failure. Mrs. Bremer was born in Mecklenburg, Germany 75 years ago, came to America in 1859 with her husband, settling in the town of Manitowoc and residing in various towns of the county ever since. She was married 57 years ago to William Bremer and seven children blessed the union, five of whom still survive, Fritz and Simon of this county, William of Milwaukee, Mrs. Amelia Bremer of this city and Mrs. Lizzie Hoffner of Newton. No definite arrangements have as yet been made with regard to the funeral. Manitowoc Daily Herald, Saturday, February 15, 1902, Page 1 ******** From Der Nord Westen, 20 Feb. 1902: After an illness of about 5 wks., Mrs. Maria Bremer died Fri. of bronchitis with which she also had heart trouble. The deceased was born 75 yrs. ago in Mecklenburg and came to Manitowoc County with her husband in 1852. The couple took over a farm in Town Manitowoc Rapids, but following the death of her husband Mrs. Bremer moved in with her sister here, where she died. She is survived by 5 children. ******** [cause: bronchitis]
SIMON G. BREMER Simon Bremer, 81, of 1207 South 11th street, retired farmer and lifelong resident of the county, died Saturday evening. Death was due to influenza. Mr. and Mrs. Bremer observed the 56th anniversary of their marriage with a family gathering at the home Wednesday, April 3. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 1:30 p.m., from the Wattawa, and Urbanek and Schlei funeral home and at 2 o’clock from the First German Evangelical Lutheran church, the Rev. L. H. Koeninger officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery. Mr. Bremer was born at Newton in 1858 and when a young man learned the cheese-making trade. He was a cheesemaker for 16 years and then located on a farm in Manitowoc Rapids, which he operated for 25 years. Fifteen years ago he retired. He came to this city four years ago. He served as a town supervisor and also as a director of the school district for several terms. Fifty-six years ago he married Miss Amelia Mathisen. She survives with two daughters, Mrs. Walter Behm of Manitowoc Rapids and Mrs. John Harrison of Milwaukee; two sons, Harvey of Manitowoc Rapids and Wilbert of Milwaukee; and eight grandchildren. The body may be viewed at the funeral home until the hour of services. Manitowoc Herald Times, April 22, 1940 P. 2 ******** [d. 04-20-1940/age 81 yrs./cause: uremia]
WILHELM BREMER From Der Nord Westen, 05 Dec. 1895: After a long illness, Mr. Wilhelm Bremer died on his farm in Town Cato on 22 Nov. of a tumor. The deceased was born 26 Feb. 1823 in Malchow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin. In 1850 he married his wife, who survives, and they came to America in 1853 settling in Town Newton where they have lived for 38 yrs. In addition to his wife he leaves 3 sons and 3 daughters. The funeral took place 26 Nov. in the local city cemetery. *********** [S.W. Bremer/bur. 11-22-1895/age 73 yrs./cause: cancer of the stomach]
WILLIAM BREMER WILLIAM BREMER, LIFE LONG RESIDENT DIES AT HOSPITAL Death last night claimed the life of William Bremer, a lifelong resident of Manitowoc county at the Holy Family hospital following a serious operation yesterday which he failed to survive. Mr. Bremer had undergone an operation at Valders three weeks ago and failing to rally he was removed to the hospital here Wednesday to undergo another operation on Friday morning. Born January 5, 1873 Mr. Bremer would have reached the age of 54 years at the time of his next birthday. He had been a resident of Valders for the past nine years and previous to that had conducted a small farm in this county. The funeral will be held from the home of his brother, Henry Bremer, Michigan avenue Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock and burial will be at Evergreen cemetery. Rev. Uetzmann conducitng the services. Surviving Mr. Bremer are one brother, Henry Bremer, this city and four sisters, Mrs. Louise Schmidt of this city, Mrs. William Ve??ing, Mrs. Fred Vetter and Mrs. Ole Knutson. Friends may view the body of Mr. Bremer at the Pfeffer Undertaking Parlors Sunday afternoon from 2 to 4 o'clock and on Monday. Manitowoc Herald News, Saturday, December 17, 1927 P.2 ******* [cause: cancer of stomach/bur. on Henry Bremer lot]
BERNARD BRENNAN BRENNAN, HEAD OF VALDERS FIRM, IS DEAD AT 73 Barney Brennan, 73, president and treasurer of the Valders Lime and Stone Company of Valders and one of the founder of the company, died Tuesday at St. Michael's hospital, Milwaukee, where he had been a patient for a week. Mr. Brennan had been active for years in the business and public life at Valders, formerly serving as bank president and also was on the village board for years. He was active until less than two weeks ago, when taken ill. Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. Friday at the Berge funeral home, Valders, and at 10 o'clock at the St. Mary's Catholic church, Clarks Mills. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery in this city. Mr. Brennan was born in Eaton in 1871, where he spent his early life, and then moved to Hayton where he attended school. He also went to high school in Chilton and after leaving school was employed by the Western Lime and Cement company. He married Miss Margaret Wier of Kinderhook, Ill., 51 years ago. He continued as superintendent of the lime company's plant at Hayton until 1904 when he was transferred to Ormsby, Wis., where he was in charge of a lumbermill, store and post office for the Western Lime and Cement Company. In 1907, Mr. Brennan moved to Valders to organize the Valders Lime and Stone company with the late T. G. Larson, Dr. T.J. O'Brien and Frank Einberger. Under Mr. Brennan's direction the company has enjoyed an expanding growth. He also took an active interest in village affairs and was chosen a village trustee serving for years on the Valders village board. He was one of the organizers and for years president of the Valders State bank and also operated a farm near Valders and one near Antigo. Mrs. Brennan died in 1938. Survivors are four daughters, Mrs. Henry Grim of Green Bay, Mrs. Harry Maethe of Mosinee(?), Mrs. William Curran of Antigo, Mrs. Herbert Peterson of Valders; three sons, Harold and Owen of Valders, Raymond of Waupaca; and 25 grandchildren. The body may viewed at the Berge funeral home, Valders, from this evening until the hour of service. Manitowoc Herald Times, May 23, 1945, PAGE: 2, COLUMN: 3 ********* [James Bernard Brennan/d. 22 May 1945/age 73 yrs/d. Milwaukee, WI/permission granted Owen T. Brennan son of J.B. Brennan to use lot for burial purposes by Mrs. J. Brennan wife of Thos. H. Brennan lot owner cement vault]
CINDERELLA BRENNAN Mrs. Owen T. Brennan, 37, nee Cinderella Breu, Valders, died this morning at 5:30 at the Holy Family hospital. Funeral services will be held Thursday morning at 9:30 from the St. Mary's Catholic church in Clark's Mills. Burial is to be in Evergreen cemetery, Manitowoc. Mrs. Brennan was born May 23, 1901, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Breu. She was married to Owen T. Brennan July 9, 1924. She was a member of the Christian Mothers of the St. Mary's church, the American Legion Auxiliary at Valders and the Ladies Progressive Club of Valders. Survivors besides the husband and her mother, include six sons, a daughter, all at home; two brothers, Ted Breu of Kohler and Winrich Breu of Milwaukee; and three sisters, Mrs. W.A. Gutmann, St. Nazianz; Mrs. W. W. Birkle, Sheboygan; and Mrs. P.E. Brennan of North Fond du Lac. (Survivors edited for privacy) The body will lie at the home in Valders from 5 p.m. Tuesday to the time of the services Thursday. The Christian Mothers Altar (rest missing) (No newspaper named, no date) ******* [d. Manitowoc/cause: septicemia/wife of Owen T. Brennan]
CLARA BRENNAN Mrs. Joseph H. Brennan, 81, former resident of St. Mary Home, Manitowoc, died Thursday at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, after a three months illness. Funeral services will be at 9:15 am Monday, at Reedsville Funeral Home and at 10 am at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Manitowoc, the Rev. Claude LeClair officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. Mrs. Brennan, nee Clara Pankratz, was born March 3, 1884 at Cato, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Michael Pankratz. She was married to Mr. Brennan at St. Mary Church, Clarks Mills, June 8, 1915 and the couple farmed at Cato. Mr. Brennan died in 1937. She was a member of Rosary Society of Sacred Heart Church. Surviving are two sons, Joseph W. of Milwaukee and Bernard M. of Manitowoc; a sister, Mrs. Margaret Fetzer of Rockwood and four grandchildren. Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 pm Sunday where at 8:30 pm the Rosary will be recited. Manitowoc Herald Times, Fri., July 30, 1965 ********** [d. 29 July 1965/age 81 yr/d. Manitowoc/Widow of Joseph H. Brennan/bur. on Bernard M. Brennan lot]
CLIFFORD D. BRENNAN Clifford D. Brennan, age 66, a resident of Manitowoc, entered into eternal life on Thursday, July 12, 2012 at his residence. Cliff was born on June 18, 1946 in Manitowoc to the late Owen and Edith Zietlow Brennan. Cliff graduated from Valders High School with the class of 1964. He then served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War from July 14, 1964 until his honorable discharge on July 9, 1967. On May 14, 1977, Cliff married Roseann Grapentine at the former St. Mary's Catholic Church in Manitowoc. Cliff was employed as a truck driver by his brother, Dean Brennan. He had also work for other trucking companies until he became self employed as The Brennan Company until his retirement in 2009. Cliff enjoyed competing in the Waupun Truck Show for many years. He had won many trophies and had always said, "If it shines, it's mine" and "Rollin' in the green". Cliff enjoyed watching Packer games and spending time with his family and friends - especially his three grandchildren. He was a member of American Legion Post 88, lifetime member of AMVETS Post 99, and St. Francis of Assisi in Manitowoc. (Survivors omitted for privacy) Cliff was preceded in death by his parents, Owen and Edith Brennan; eight brothers: Bernard, Ray, Dale, Howard, James, Michael, Robert, and Thomas Brennan; one sister- in-law: Chris Brennan. The family will greet relatives and friends on Monday, July 16, 2012 at St. Francis of Assisi on Marshall from 10 a.m. until the time of the Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. The Rev. Dave Pleier will officiate with burial to follow at Evergreen Cemetery. Military rites will be accorded by AMVETS Post 99. Following the military rites, family and friends are invited to a luncheon at the Harrigan Parkside Gathering Center located on the south property of the Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to www.harriganparksidefuneralhome.com The Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home and Crematory, N. 11th and St. Clair streets, Manitowoc is assisting the family with funeral arrangements. The family would like to extend a special thank you to Cliff's hospice nurse, (private); and also Dr. (private) and all of the staff of the Vince Lombardi Cancer Clinic. Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter, July 14, 2012
EDITH BRENNAN Edith Brennan, age 80, formerly of Manitowoc, currently residing at 201 Central St., Potter, died peacefully Sunday, June 2, 2002, at her daughter’s residence after a courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, June 7, 2002, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Potter. Officiating at the service will be the Rev. Wayne Huebner with burial at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. She was born April 16, 1922, in New London, daughter of the late Walter and Clara Bruce Ziewtlow. On July 31, 1943, she married Owen T. Brennan in Waupaca. He preceded her in death Nov. 8, 1966. Edith worked at Park Lawn Nursing Home for many years before her retirement. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary in Valders and Trinity Lutheran Church, Potter. Survivors include three sons and daughters-in-law: Bernard and Kandy Brennan, Appleton; Clifford and Rosey Brennan, Appleton; Dale and Christine Brennan, Lithonia, Ga.; five daughters and sons-in-law: Carol and Darwin Koerth, Carson City, Nev.; Peggy and Loren Johnson, Kingsford, Mich.; Edie and Al Hood, Waterville, Maine; Dorothy and Rod Suttles, Sacramento, Calif.; Joan and Gary Lemke, Potter; 22 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren; four stepsons and three step-daughters-in-law: James Brennan, Sheboygan; Dean and Virginia Brennan, Manitowoc; John and Joan Brennan, Sheboygan; Thomas and Kathleen Brennan, Manitowoc; a stepdaughter: Sue Kostalic, Sheboygan; a brother and sister-in-law: Ken and Karen Zietlow, Manitowoc; and four sisters and two brothers-in-law: Ethel Samuelson, Sussex; Carol and Curt Maaske, Manitowoc; Lavern and Orlan Zutz, Manitowoc, and Marlene Zietlow, Manitowoc. Also surviving are nieces, nephews, other relative and friends. She was also preceded in death by a son: Raymond; a grandson: Lee Fischer; three stepsons: Howard, Bob and Michael Brennan; and three brothers: Glen, Mike and Bill Zietlow. The family will greet relatives and friends at Trinity Lutheran Church, Potter, from 9 a.m. Friday until the time of service at 11 a.m. The Pfeffer Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral arrangements. Herald Times Reporter, June 4, 2002 P. A3 ********* [2nd wife/widow of Owen T. Brennan]
EMANUEL T. BRENNAN Emmanuel T. Brennan, 61, of Milwaukee, was dead on arrival Saturday morning at Johnston Municipal Hospital, Milwaukee, after he was struck at 2 a.m. by a hit and run driver. He died of a skull fracture. Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Reedsville Funeral Home, the Rev. Alois Pimeskern officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. Mr. Brennan was born Dec. 23, 1898, in the Town of Cato, son of the late James and Catherine Quirk Brennan. He served in the Army during World War II and for a number of years was employed as a welder at AMPCO Metal Inc. of Milwaukee. He was a graduate of the Milwaukee School of Engineering. Survivors include a brother, William of Cato, and two sisters, Mrs. Thomas Doyle of Cato and Mrs. Peter Falvey of Rt. 1, Reedsville. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Tuesday. Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. December 19, 1960 P. 13 ******** [d. Milwaukee, WI/cause: skull fracture-auto accident/bur. on Mrs. Thomas Doyle lot]
GALE P. BRENNAN Gale P. Brennan, born to eternal life Sunday, September 9, 1990 at the age of 63. Family will receive friends on Tuesday, September 11 at St. John Vianney Catholic Church, 1755 N. Calhoun Rd., Brookfield, 4 pm to 7:30 pm, to be followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 7:30 pm. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. Meet at Cemetery at 11 am Wednesday. Gale was a graduate of Marquette University College of Journalism and a member of the Milwaukee Press Club, St. John Vianney Parish and a former member of Oconomowoc Golf Club and Wauwatosa Curling club. Gale was a writer and author of children's books. Memorials to Marquette University High School or Divine Savior Holy Angels High School would be appreciated. Survivors include his wife, Mary (Casey); seven daughters and a son-in-law, Katherine and Thomas Dellig, Bridget, Maura, Margaret, Sheila, Theresa and Sarah; four sons, John, Brian, Patrick and Joe; a brother and sister-in-law, Jay and Lois Kruck; his mother, Irene Kruck; grandchildren, Kristen, Matthew, Brian and Daniel; his mother-in- law, Bessie Casey; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by a son, Peter. Manitowoc Herald Times, Mon., Sept. 10, 1990 page B10 ********** [d. at Milwaukee WI/bur. on Mrs. Irene Kruck lot]
HERMINA BRENNAN (Co. record, vol. #61, page #327 Hermina Brennan white/female/housewife b: 27 Sep 1880, Wisconsin/d. 14 Oct 1965 at 1:45 p.m. at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc/cause: coronary occlusion due to arteriosclerosis/age 85/widow p: Ferdinand Schott and Elizabeth Schmidt ******* Mrs. Hermina Brennan, 85, of 1026 S. 17th St., Manitowoc, widow of Thomas Brennan, former Manitowoc County sheriff, died Thursday at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, where she was a patient 23 days. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. Monday at Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, the Rev. Alfred Pritzl officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. Mrs. Brennan, nee Hermina Schott, was born Sept. 27, 1880, in the Town of Meeme, daughter of the late Ferdinand and Elizabeth Schmitt Schott. She was married to Thomas Brennan July 21, 1904, at Charlestown, Calumet County. The couple resided at Valders until 1919 when Mr. Brennan became sheriff for a year. He preceded her in death June 16, 1939. She was a charter member of Eagles Auxiliary. Surviving are five sons, Roland and Pat, of Manitowoc, Donald, of Rye, N.Y., Leslie, of Madison and Col. Gerald, with the United States Air Force, Washington, D.C.; two daughters, Mrs. Nollo (Marion) Pacetti, of Wauwatosa and Mrs. Alfredo (Elaine) Lopez, of Alexandria, Va.; a sister, Mrs. Bertha Priem, of Wausau, 20 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Sunday where at 6:30 p.m. the Eagles Auxiliary will conduct memorial services and at 7:30 p.m. the Rosary will be recited. Manitowoc Herald Times, October 15, 1965 P. 7 ******** [d. 14 Oct. 1965/age 85 yrs./widow of Thomas H. Brennan]
HOWARD T. BRENNAN Howard Brennan Dies At Age 5 At Valders Home After a several months illness, Howard Thomas, 5 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Owen Brennan died last night at the home of his parents in the village of Valders. He had been in failing health for several months from heart trouble. The parents and four brothers, James, Michael, Dean and John, all at home, survive. The remains were removed to the home today from the Berge funeral home, Valders. Funeral services will take place Saturday at 9 a.m. from the St. Mary’s Catholic church at Clark’s Mills, with interment in Evergreen cemetery here. Manitowoc Herald Times, July 21, 1933 P. 11 ******* [Howard Thomas Brennan/d. 22 July 1933/age 5 yr/d. Valders, WI/cause: acute rheumatic fever bacterial endocarditis - cardiac failure with venous congestion & nervous/bur. on Thomas H. Brennan lot]
JAMES BRENNAN (d. 1925) (Co. record vol. #22, page #28) Mr. James Brennan b: 10 Feb 1856, Wisconsin d: 3 Dec. 1925 at 7 a.m./cause: Gastric Carcinoma & chrome(sic) Nephritis white/male/retired Farmer age: 69 yrs. 9 mo. 22 days p: Andrew Brennan/b. Ireland and Bridget Ryan/b. Ireland ********* JAS. BRENNAN, CO. PIONEER DIES, AGE 70 James Brennan, life long resident of Manitowoc county, and for many years prominent as a political leader, died at his home, 408 North Sixth Street, last night, a victim of cancer. The funeral will be held from the Urbanek and Wattawa chapel to the Sacred Heart church Saturday morning at 9. Mr. Brennan was 70 years of age, having been born in Cato February 10, 1855, where he spent most of his life on a farm. He served as supervisor of the town for three years and for fifteen years was a school clerk. Later he was a government mail carrier at Cato and served in other official positions. He was married to Catherine Quirk in 1883 and besides his widow is survived by five children, Mrs. Thomas Doyle of Cato; Mrs. Peter Faivey of Maple Grove; Lovell and William of Cato, and Thomas E. of Texas. A sister, Mrs. Cunningham, of Fond du Lac and a brother, Michael, of Filett, also survive and there are eight grandchildren. From the Herald Times Reporter, Thursday, Dec 3, 1925, page 6; column 2
JAMES BRENNAN (d. 1945) VOLUME #30, PAGE #308 NAME OF DECEASED: James Bernard Brennan COLOR/ SEX: White/ male OCCUPATION OF DECEASED: (I couldn't read) AGE: 73 yrs 5 mo. 26 days FATHER: Thomas Brennan FATHER'S BIRTHPLACE: Ireland MOTHER: Mary Finegan MOTHER'S BIRTHPLACE: Canada BIRTHPLACE OF DECEASED: Town of Eaton, Manitowoc County BIRTHDATE: Nov 25, 1871 CERTIFICATION: widowed SPOUSE'S NAME OF DECEASED: -- DEATH DATE: May 22, 1945 at 1:20 CAUSE OF DEATH: Myocardial failure cornory? OPERATION PERFORMED: cystostomy MAJOR FINDING: Carcinoma of bladder LENGTH OF DISEASE: -- PLACE OF DEATH: Milwaukee, Wisconsin - St. Michael's RESIDENCE: Valders, Wisconsin NAME OF PHYSICIAN: J. J. Pallone NAME OF INFORMANT: Harold Brennan, Valders PLACE OF BURIAL: Evergreen Cemetery DATE OF BURIAL: May 25, 1945
JOHN BRENNAN (d. 1931) MONOXIDE FATAL TO VALDERS MAN JOHN BRENNAN ENDS LIFE UNDER MOTOR OF CAR Prominent Valders Business Man, Despondent Because of Ill Health Found Dead at Crystal Lake Despondent because of ill health, and suffering from a nervous breakdown, John F. Brennan, 38, former president of the village of Valders, a world war veteran, present head of the Legion post there, and manager of the Ford garage at Valders ended his life, shortly after eight o'clock Sunday morning at Crystal Lake, by lying down under his car and inhaling the fumes of the exhaust. His dead body was discovered a few minutes later by a passing motorist, but he was beyond human aid. Mr. Brennan, who was one of the best known men of the community, had been at the Christel cottage at Crystal Lake most of the summer, after returning from a sanitarium at Milwaukee. Saturday evening he had complained to his wife and children, who were with him at the cottage that he could not sleep. Early Sunday morning he arose and told his wife he was going for a supply of food for the day and jumped into his coupe and was off before Mrs. Brennan could accompany him. Found by Motorist Driving less than a couple of blocks from the cottage he turned the car off the road into a clump of trees and leaving the motor running dropped to the ground with his head pillowed near the deadly exhaust. A passing motorist, thinking he was repairing his car called asking if he wanted help. Receiving no reply he investigated and found Mr. Brennan under the car. He shut off the motor and summoned aid but the Valders man was dead. The coroner was notified but no inquest was held. The deceased was born at Hayton, Calumet county, thirty-eight years ago and when sixteen years of age came to Valders where he took up railroad telegraphy and became a station operator for the Soo line there. Later he was located at Franklin Park, Kolze and Desplaines (sic) stations for the Soo in Illinois. In 1916 he enlisted in the navy during the World War as a radio operator and was assigned to the Great Lakes Naval station, north of Chicago where he remained for ten months as an instructor and later was transferred to Cambridge, Mass., where he remained in the government service until the end of the war. Married in 1917 While in the service he returned to Valders for a furlough and was married there on January 2, 1917 to Tillie Christel, daughter of W.F. Christel, prominent Valders business man. After the war Mr. Brennan became manager of the Ford Garage and Implement Co., at Valders and was also secretary and treasurer of the Valders-Collins Oil Co. The deceased served for five years as president of the village retiring from public office last spring, on account of poor health. He was also commander of the Thompson-Burkart Post of the American Legion at Valders, which organization will have charge of the funeral services. Burial on Wednesday Besides his widow the deceased is survived by three daughters, Beatrice, Dorothy and Marilyn, two sons, John Jr. and William, all at home, three brothers, Thomas of this city, Barney of Valders and Patrick of North Fond du Lac and four sisters, Mrs. Thomas Billings of Ishpeming, Mich., Mrs. Charles McCully of Clarks Mills, Rose of Valders and Catherine of Chicago. In addition to membership in the Legion Mr. Brennan was also a member of the Knights of Columbus. Burial will take place on Wednesday morning at 9:30 o'clock from the St. Mary's church at Clark's Mills, with the Rev. Father Kheil officiating. Interment will be at Evergreen cemetery in this city. Manitowoc Herald News, Monday, August 17, 1931 P. 2 ******* [John Francis Brennan/d. 19 Aug. 1931/d. Elkart, WI/cause: carbon monoxide poisoning exhaust gas of an auto]
JOSEPH H. BRENNAN Joseph H. Brennan, 69, Cato banker and farmer, died of a heart attack shortly before noon today at his home. Mr. Brennan had been active in management of his farm adjacent to the village of Cato, and in the Cato State bank, of which he was president. Death occurred soon after he was stricken. Born on the homestead farm in Cato Mr. Brennan spent his life in that neighbor- hood. He married Miss Clara Pankratz in 1915. He was also a member of the school district board for several terms. Survivors are the widow; two sons, Joseph, 21, and Bernard, 14,; a brother, John, Oshkosh; five sisters, Mayme Brennan, city, Mrs. John Laughlin, Fond du Lac, Mrs. J. M. Kelley, Cato, Mrs. John O’Connor, Appleton, and Mrs. James Murphy, Edgerton, Wyo. Funeral arrangements will be announced Thursday. Manitowoc Herald Times, May 5, 1937 P. 2 ******** Brennan Services To Be Held on Saturday Funeral services will be held Saturday for Joseph H. Brennan, Cato, bank president who died Wednesday. The body was removed to the home from the Pfeffer funeral home this afternoon. Funeral services will be held Saturday morning at 8:30 o’clock from the residence and at 9 o’clock at St. Michael’s church, Whitelaw. The Rev. Theodore Pufahl will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen cemetery, here. Manitowoc Herald Times, May 6, 1937 P. 2 ******** [d. 8 May 1937/age 69 yr/d. Cato, WI/cause: Chronic Myocarditis/ bur. on Mary Brennan lot] ******** Notes from Cato: Mr. Jos. Brennan and Miss Clara Pankratz were united in wedlock at St. Mary's Church at Clarks Mills on Tuesday, the 8th. The church was very prettily decorated with flowers. The bride wore a gown of Pann velva trimmed with shadow lace, a veil and a wreath of orange blossoms. The attending couple were Bernard Brennan of Kenosha and Elula Becker of Manitowoc, who wore a gown of white net over white silk and she carried a bouquet of sweet peas. The couple departed for a trip to Niagara Falls and from there into Canada and then to the Panama Exposition. They will return home through the south expecting to be back about July 20th. Those attending from out of town were John Brennan and family of Oshkosh, John Laughlin and family of Fond du Lac, Geo. Pankratz and family of Escanaba, Wm. Brennan and family of Cleveland, Ohio and Elizabeth Brennan of Milwaukee. Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., June 10, 1915
KATHERINE BRENNAN (Co. record vol. #30, page #528) Katherine Brennan white/female/occup. housework b: 1 May 1854, Canada/d. 31 Oct. 1936, Manitowoc/age: 82/cause: apoplexy spouse: James Brennan father: C. Quirk/mother: unknown ****** MRS BRENNAN PASSES AWAY FORMER CATO RESIDENT DIES EARLY THIS MORNING OF STROKE Mrs. Katherine Brennan, 82, died at her home, 408 N. 6th Street, at 5:15 this morning following a week's illness. She suffered a stroke. Funeral services will be held Mnday morning at 9 o'clock from the Pfeffer funeral home and at 9:30 from the Sacred Heart church, the Rev. W.H. Grace officiating. Burial will be made in the Evergreen Cemetery. BORN IN CANADA Mrs. Brennan, nee Katherine Quirk, was born May 1, 1854 in Canada. She moved to Cato with her parents at the age of 9 months and lived there until 1919, when she moved to Manitowoc. She was married January 9, 1883 to James Brennan, who died 11 years ago. She was a member of the Christian Mothers of the Sacred Heart church. Survivors include two sons, William on the homestead at Cato and Emanuel, Portland, Ore.; two daughters Mrs. Tom Doyle, Cato, and Mrs. Peter W. Falvey, Reedsville; a sister, Mrs. Michael Laughlin, Milwaukee; and 12 grandchildren. The body will lie at the Pfeffer funeral home from Sunday morning until the time of the services Monday. From the Manitowoc Herald Times, Saturday, Oct 31, 1936, page 4, column 5 ********* [d. 2 Nov. 1936/age 82 yrs./d. Manitowoc/cause: Apploplexy (sic)]
LAURA BRENNAN CHRISTEL MRS. LAURA BRENNAN CHRISTEL Mrs. Laura Brennan, 82, 1608 Brawley St., died Monday morning at St. Michael's Hospital, where she had been a patient since Sept. 20. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Stephen's Catholic Church. The Rev. Thomas Mullen will officiate. Burial will be in Manitowoc cemetery. Friends may call after 6:30 p.m. today at the Boston Funeral Home. The Catholic Woman's Club, of which she was a member, will join with the general rosary at 8 p.m. Mrs. Brennan was born June 18, 1895, in St. Nazianz, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Breu. She grew up and attended schools there. She married Patrick E. Brennan in 1923 in Sheboygan. They lived in North Fond du Lac for 14 years and Neenah for 10 years before moving to Stevens Point in 1947. He was an engineer with the Soo Line. He died 1967. She was a member of St. Stephen's Church and its Altar Society. Survivors include one son, John P., 1608 Brawley St.; one brother, Wunrich Breu, Sheboygan; and one sister, Mrs. Anna Gutman, St. Nazianz. One daughter preceded her in death. Stevens Point Daily Journal, Tuesday, October 11, 1977 P. 2 ******* (The following obituary is for her husband): Patrick E. Brennan, 79, 1608 Brawley St., a retired Soo Line Railroad locomotive engineer, died at 7:30 p.m. Monday at St. Michael's Hospital. He had been in ill health the past month, and hospitalized for the past two weeks. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Brennan was born Jan. 6, 1888, in Charlestown, Manitowoc County. After finishing school, he worked for the Soo Line Railroad for 43 years, retiring in 1954. He married the former Laura Breu of Sheboygan on June 30, 1923. The couple lived in North Fond du Lac for 20 years, and then moved to Neenah, where they lived for 10 years before coming to Stevens Point in 1953. Mr. Brennan was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Council No. 664, Knights of Columbus, at Fond du Lac; the Catholic Knights of Wisconsin and St. Stephen's Catholic Parish Holy Name Society here. He is survived by his wife; one son, John, Appleton; two sisters, Mrs. Charles (Genevieve) McCulley, Valders, and Mrs. Catherine Marsh, Los Angeles, Calif.; and four grandchildren. Four brothers and one sister preceded him in death. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Stephen's Church, with burial to follow later in Calvary Cemetery, Fond du Lac. Friends may call after 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Crosby Funeral Home, where the Knights of Columbus Fond du Lac Council will say a rosary at 8 p.m. A general rosary will be recited at the same time. Stevens Point Daily Journal, Tuesday, February 28, 1967 P. 8 ******** [Stevens Point, WI/age 82 yrs/widow of Frank Christel/bur. on Mrs. Laura Christel lot]
LEONE M. BRENNAN Leone M. Brennan, 88, formerly of 919 N. 5th St., Sheboygan, died Saturday evening, March 26, 1988 at Greendale Health Care Center, Sheboygan. The Mass of Christian Burial will be 12 noon Tuesday at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic church, Sheboygan. The Rev. William J. Effinger, pastor, will be celebrant and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. Leone was born February 28, 1900 in Calumet County, daughter of the late Bernard and Margaret Weir Brennan. She was a native of Valders. Leone graduated from Manitowoc High School and received her BS degree from the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point. She taught Elementary Schools in Green Bay for 10 years and lived in Mosinee for 18 years before moving to Sheboygan, where she taught in the Public School System for 12 years until her retirement in 1965. Leone was a member of Holy Name of Jesus Parish, Catholic Womens Club, Sheboygan Senior Citizens, Better Films Council and Cooper School P.T.A. Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Grace (William P.) Curran of Antigo; nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by three sisters and three brothers. Friends may call at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church, N. 8th St., and Superior Ave., from 10 am Tuesday morning until the time of Mass. There will be no Monday evening visitation. A memorial fund will be established in her name. The Rettke Funeral Home, Sheboygan, is assisting the family with funeral arrangements. Manitowoc Herald Times, Mon., Mar. 28, 1988 page 18 ******** [d. at Sheboygan WI]
LOVELL JOHN BRENNAN INJURIES IN AUTO CRASH CLAIM LIFE Lowell (sic) Brennan, Veteran Rural Carrier of County Fails to Survive Accident Injury Injuries which he suffered in an automobile accident Monday near Cato, yesterday resulted in the death of Lowell J. Brennan, veteran rural mail carrier of Manitowoc county. Mr. Brennan passed away at the hospital in this city at 5 yesterday morning, effects of a skull fracture and shock causing death. Burial will be held Saturday, funeral services being from the Clarks Mills church at 9:30 with interment at Evergreen cemetery in this city. Injured While on Duty Mr. Brennan, widely known and respected at Cato where he made his home, and in this city, entered the rural delivery service 26 years ago, almost at its inauguration in this county and had continued ever since. He was covering his route from the Cato post office at the time of the fatal accident resulting from a collision of his car and a truck of the Uneeda Company of Green Bay on county trunk A. Mr. Brennan was brought to the hospital here and was found to have a fractured skull and internal injuries and badly bruised body. He appeared to make gain but early yesterday collapsed and death followed. News of the demise of Mr. Brennan will be received with keen sorrow by the patrons of his route whom he served faithfully and well and with whom he enjoyed a wide popularity, and by a boat of friends. He was recognized as a most efficient employee of the government service, always dependable and willing. Leaves Wife and Son Mr. Brennan who was 44 years of age, is survived by his wife, nee Agnes Cooney, a former teacher in the city schools here, and one child, a son Kenneth, aged 11. An aged mother, Mrs. Catherine Brennan of this city, two sisters, Mrs. Thomas Doyle, Cato and Mrs. Peter Falvey, Maple Grove and two brothers, William, Cato and Emanuel, of Texas, also survive. Manitowoc Herald News, November 28, 1930 P. 2 ******** [d. 29 Nov. 1930/d. Manitowoc/cause: Basal fracture of skull/bur. on P.J. Carberry lot] ******** Notes from Cato: The marriage of Miss Agnes Cooney, a teacher in the Manitowoc schools and Lovell Brennan of Cato, took place at the Clarks Mills Catholic Church Monday morning, Rev. Father Gehling officiating. The couple were attended by Miss Olive Meany and Edward Cohen of Maple Grove. After the ceremony the couple left on a wedding trip to the Wisconsin Dells and Chicago and upon their return will make their home at Cato. Both were well known and popular young people. Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., June 6, 1918
MARGARET BRENNAN Mrs. Barney Brennan, 65, a resident of Valders since 1907 died Saturday night at the family home in the village after a lingering illness. She had been in failing health in recent years. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m., from the St. Mary’s Catholic church, Clarks Mills. Burial will be at Evergreen cemetery here. Mrs. Brennan, nee Margaret Wier, was born at Kinderhook, Ill., in 1873 and in 1892 moved with the family to Calumet county. Two years later she was married to Barney Brennan at Chilton and they located in that city for a time. In 1907, Mr. Brennan moved to Valders and founded the Valders Lime and Stone company which he has since headed and managed. Survivors are the widower; four daughters, Mrs. H.T. Grimm, North Fond du Lac, Mrs. Harry Maeth, Mosinee, Wis., Mrs. Herbert Peterson, Gladstone, Mich., Mrs. William Curran, Antigo; three sons, Owen, Harold and Raymond, all of Valders; and brother, Clifford, Escanaba, Mich. The body may be viewed at the Brennan home in Valders. Manitowoc Herald Times, October 31, 1938 P. 2 ******* [d. Valders WI/cause: coronary thrombosis - chronic myoranditis diabetes myellites/wife of James B. Brennan/bur. on James B. Brennan lot]
MICHAEL R. BRENNAN Michael R. Brennan, 50, a resident of Green Bay, died Tuesday at Green Bay. Private family funeral services were at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Pfeffer Fuenrl Home, Manitowoc. Mr. Brennan was born Dec. 27, 1926, at Valders, son of the late Owen T. and Cinderella Brew Brennan. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army and was a truck driver by trade. Survivors include his stepmother, Mrs. Edith Brennan, of Manitowoc, nine brothers, James, of New Holstein, Dean, of Hwy 42, Manitowoc, John, of Dodgeville, William, Thomas, Clifford and Dale, of Manitowoc, Bernard of Appleton and Raymond, of Fort Smith, Va.; six sisters, Mrs. Roger (Susan) Mathfield and Mrs.Jeffrey (Peggy) Jentsch, of Manitowoc, Mrs. Darin (Jean) Koerth, of North Hollywood, Calif., Mrs. Dorothy Hood, of Campton, Calif., Mrs. Merrill (Edith) Stephens, of Clairton, Pa., and Mrs. Gary (Joan) Lemke, of Des Moines, Iowa, and many nieces and nephews. A brother Howard, preceded him in death. Herald Times Reporter, February 11, 1977 P. 12 ******* [02-08-1977/died in Green Bay, WI] (27 Dec 1926/Feb 1977/SSDI) (parents Owen and Cinderella Brennan)
OWEN T. BRENNAN O.T. Brennan, 70, of Valders, died Tuesday at Calumet Memorial Hospital, Chilton, after a lingering illness. Funeral services will be at 9:30 am Saturday at Christianson Funeral Home, Valders and at 10 am at St. Mary Catholic Church, Clarks Mills. The Rev. Henry Arens will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. Graveside rites will be conducted by Thompson-Burkard American Legion Post No. 28. Mr. Brennan was born April 27, 1896 at Hayton, son of the late Bernard and Margaret Weir Brennan. He married Cinderella Brew July 7, 1928 and she died Jan. 9, 1939. He married Edith Zietlow July 31, 1943. He was a World War I veteran, a retired trucker and member of the Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. He is survived by his wife, 10 sons, James of New Holstein, Mike of Green Bay, Dean, of Rt. 4, Manitowoc, John, of rural Sheboygan, Robert and Thomas of Manitowoc, Bernard of Appleton, Clifford of Viet Nam, who returned Tuesday and Raymond and Dale at home; six daughters, Mrs. Susan Mattfield, of Brillion, Mrs. Carol Jean Fischer of Valders and Peggy, Edith, Dorothy and Joan at home; two brothers, Harold and Raymond of Valders; three sisters, Mrs. Lola Huchinson of Green Bay, Leone of Sheboygan and Mrs. Grace Curan of Antigo and 33 grandchildren. A son preceded him in death. Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 pm Friday where at 8 pm the Rosary will be recited. Manitowoc Herald Times, Wed., Nov. 9, 1966 page T9 ******** [d. Chilton, WI/age 70 yr]
RAYMOND D. BRENNAN Raymond D. Brennan, age 44, of Long Beach, Calif., died Thursday morning, March 19, 1992, at the Veterans Hospital of Long Beach, Calif. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, March 23, 1992, at the Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, Wis. Presiding the services will be the Deacon William Klein with graveside military services accorded by the Amvets Post No. 99 of Manitowoc following at the Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. He was born March 3, 1948, in Manitowoc, Wis., son of Edith Zietlow Brennan and the late Owen Brennan. Mr. Brennan entered the United States Army in May of 1968 where he earned his G.E.D. and operated light and heavy duty equipment. He served in the Vietnam War and received his honorable discharge in June 1977. He is survived by his daughter, Barbara Brennan of Las Vegas, Nev.; his mother, Edith Brennan of Manitowoc; his maternal grandmother, Clara Zietlow of Manitowoc; three brothers and three sisters-in-law, Bernard and Candice Brennan of Appleton, Clifford and Roseann Brennan of Manitowoc, Dale and Christine Brennan of Lithonia, Ga.; five sisters and three brothers-in-law, Carol and Darwin Koerth of Carson City, Nev., Peggy and Loren Johnson of Kingsford, Mich., Edith Stephens of Waterville, Maine, Dorothy Hood of Long Beach, Calif., Joan and Gary Lemke of Potter, Wis.; four half brothers, James Brennan of St. Nazianz, Wis., Dean and Virginia Brennan of Manitowoc, John and Joan Brennan of Sheboygan, Wis., Thomas and Katherine Brennan of Manitowoc; one half sister, Sue and Edward Kostgalic of Plymouth, Wis.; aunt, uncles, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his father, Owen Brennan; three half brothers, Michael Brennan, William Brennan and Howard Brennan. Friends may call at the Pfeffer Funeral Home from 4 until 8 p.m. ths Sunday. A prayer service will be held at 8 p.m. led by Deacon Alan Boeldt. Herald Times Reporter, March 22, 1992 P. B12 ********* [d. at Long Beach CA/bur. on Owen Brennan lot]
ROLAND E. BRENNAN (d. 1967) Roland E. (Browny) Brennan, 61, of 1112 Washington St., Manitowoc, died Sturday morning at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, following a lingering illness. Private funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, the Rev. Alfred Schneider officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. Mr. Brennan was born June 18, 1905, in Calumet County, son of the late Thomas and Hermina Schott Brennan. he came to Manitowoc with his parents in 1919. He married the former Sylonia Wettstein in June 1929 at Kiel. He had been owner and operator of Browny's Bar, on Washington Street for the last nine years. Survivors include his wife, a daughter, Mrs. William (Patricia Rose) Blazek of Dix, Ill.; four brothers, Donald of Rye, N.Y.; Pat of Manitowoc; Leslie of Madison; and Col. Gerald, U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. and two sisters, Mrs. Nello Pacetti of Wauwatos and Mrs. Alfredo Lopez of Alexandria, Va. Sheboygan Press Saturday March 18, 1967 ******* [d. 18 Mar. 1967/age 61 yr/d. Manitowoc/bur. on Mrs. Thomas H. Brennan lot]
ROSE BRENNAN (d. 1956) Miss Rose Brennan, 78, lifetime Manitowoc County resident, died Tuesday morning at St. Mary Home for the Aged, Manitowoc, following a lingering illness. Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Berge Funeral Home, Valders, and at 9:30 a.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church, Clarks Mills. The Rev. Michael Fetko will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. Miss Brennan was born June 19, 1877, in the town of Eaton and made her home until two years ago with a brother, the late Barney Brennan, at Valders. Since then she had resided at the St. Mary Home. She was a member of the Auxiliary of the American Legion, Thompson-Burkart Post No. 28, at Valders. Surviving her are a brother, Patrick of Steven Points, two sisters, Mrs. Charles McCully of Valders and Mrs. Catherine Harmon of Long Beach, Calif., and a number of nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the funeral home after 1 p.m. Friday where the Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Friday. Manitowoc Herald Times, Tuesday, Jan 20, 1956, page M13, col. 4 ********* [d. 10 Jan. 1956/age 78 yr./d. Manitowoc] ********* VOLUME #49, PAGE #304 NAME OF DECEASED: Miss Rose Brennan COLOR/SEX: White/ female OCCUPATION OF DECEASED: housekeeper AGE: 78 FATHER: Thomas Brennan FATHER'S BIRTHPLACE: ---- MOTHER: Mary Finegan MOTHER'S BIRTHPLACE: ---- BIRTHPLACE OF DECEASED: Two Rivers, Wisconsin BRITHDATE: June 19, 1877 CERTIFICATION: Single HUSBAND OF DECEASED: ---- DEATH DATE: Jan. 10, 1956 CAUSE OF DEATH: Apoplexy with hemiplegia; gen arteriosclerosis LENGTH OF DISEASE: 6 weeks MAJOR FINDING: Senility PLACE OF DEATH: Manitowoc, WI --St Mary's Home RESIDENCE: Valders, WI NAME OF PHYSICIAN: W.A. Rausch, Manitowoc, WI NAME OF INFORMANT: Mrs. Charles McCulley PLACE OF BURIAL: Evergreen Cemetery DATE OF BURIAL: JAn 14, 1956 DATE OF REGISTRATION: Jan 13, 1956 REGISTRAR: G. K. Berge
ROSE M. BRENNAN Rose M. Brennan, age 83, of 810 Columbus St., Manitowoc, died Tuesday, September 29, 1992, at the residence of her daughter and son-in-law. Private family funeral services will be held Thursday, 10 a.m. at the Pfeffer Funeral Home. Officiating the service will be the Rev. Gerald Prusakowski O.F.M. with burial to follow in the Evergreen Cemetery. She was born May 26, 1909, in Manitowoc, daughter of the late Joseph and Catherine Zipperer Traurig. She married Vernon (Pat) Brennan on February 26, 1929, in Waukegan, Ill., and he preceded her in death on March 16, 1977. She was employed at the Ramminger Bakery in Manitowoc for many years. Herald Times Reporter, September 30, 1992 P. A2 ******** [widow of Vernon Brennan]
SUSAN C. BRENNAN Susan C. Brennan, age 54, a Manitowoc resident, died Thursday evening, May 12, 2011, at Bellin Hospital, Green Bay. She was born on Dec. 12, 1956, in Milwaukee, daughter of the late DeForrest and Beverly (Patterson) King. Susan married William Brennan on July 9, 1993, in Manitowoc. He preceded her in death on March 27, 1994. She was employed as a certified nursing assistant at North Ridge Medical & Rehabilitation Center until she took time off to raise her son, Will. (Survivors omitted for privacy) She was preceded in death by her husband: William Brennan; a sister: Sandy Land; a brother: Bill King; and a cousin: John Fraser. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, May 19, 2011, at The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc. Susan has been cremated at All-Care Cremation Center, Manitowoc, and will be laid to rest at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. The family will greet relatives and friends at The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, from 9:30 a.m. Thursday, May 19, 2011, until 11:15 a.m. Herald Times Reporter, May 15, 2011
THOMAS H. BRENNAN (d. 1939) (Co. record, volume #32, page #616 Thomas H. Brennan white/male/salesman for Monarch Liquor Co./spouse Hermina Schott b: 29 Mar 1879, Manitowoc co./d. 16 June 1939 at 9:15 p.m., St. Nicholas Hospital, Sheboygan, WI/cause: Cancer of the bladder age: 60 yrs 2 mo 17 days p: Thomas Brennan, b. Ireland and Mary Donahue, b. Canada ********* TOM BRENNAN, SHERIFF HERE IN 1919, DIES ALSO SERVED AS COUNTY BOARD CHAIRMAN; FUNERAL SERVICES ON TUESDAY Thomas H. Brennan, 60, of 1026 South 17th street, former Manitowoc county sheriff and chairman of the county board, died at 9:15 p.m. Friday at St. Nicholas hospital in Sheboygan after an illness of about two years. He had been a patient of the Sheboygan hospital for three weeks. FUNERAL TUESDAY Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. form the Leschke Funeral Home and at 10 o'clock at St. Boniface Catholic church. The Rev. Theo F. Kersten, pastor of St. Wendell's Catholic church and a personal friend of Mr. Brennan, will conduct the services. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery. The body will lie in state at the Leschke Funeral Home from Sunday noon until the hour of the funeral on Tuesday. Mr. Brennan was born in Manitowoc county on March 29th, 1879, and he married Hermina Schott on June 21, 1904. The couple would have celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary next Wednesday. Mr. Brennan, an active Democrat, was elected sheriff in 1919 and he served one term. Prior to 1919 he was chairman of the Manitowoc county board. He was a member of the Eagles lodge. He had been employed as salesman for the Monarch Liquor Co. WIDOW SURVIVES Survivors are the widow; two daughters, Miss Marion of Appleton and Miss Elaine, at home; five sons, Roland and Vernon, at home, Donald of Rye, N.Y., Leslie of Madison and Gerald of Ironwood, Mich.; four grandchildren; two brothers, Barney of Valders and Patrick of North Fond du Lac; and four sisters, Mrs. Thomas Billings of Ishpening, Mich., Miss Rose Brennan of Valders, Miss Katherine Brennan of Mishawaka, Ind., and Mrs. Charles McCulley of Clarks Mills. From the Manitowoc Herald Times, June 17, 1939 - Saturday, page 4, column 3 ********* [d. 16 June 1939/age 60 yr./d. Sheboygan, WI/cause: cancer of the bladder]
THOMAS P. BRENNAN (d. 2012) Thomas P. Brennan, age 75, of 939 North 8th Street, Manitowoc, died Wednesday evening, January 11, 2012, at Manitowoc Health and Rehabilitation Center. Thomas was born on June 1, 1936, in Manitowoc County, son of the late Owen and Cinderella (Breu) Brennan. He attended St. Mary's Catholic School in Clarks Mills and graduated from Valders High School with the class of 1955. Thomas and Kathleen Weyenberg were united in marriage on June 29, 1957, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Manitowoc. Thomas played football with the Manitowoc Chiefs and was employed with the City of Manitowoc as a Public Works Inspector retiring in 1994. As his children were growing, Tom enjoyed spending time with his family at the Chain O'Lakes. He also enjoyed retirement, often taking trips and visiting the North Carolina area. Even though Thomas retired some years ago, he continued working as a truck driver and took pride in his business of tarring. Thomas was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Parish. (Survivors omitted for privacy) He was preceded in death by his parents: Owen and Cinderella Brennan; brothers: Howard, James, Michael, William, Raymond, Dale and Bernard; and his step-mother: Edith. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 14, 2012, at St. Francis of Assisi-Waldo Site, North 14th and Waldo Boulevard, Manitowoc, WI. The Rev. Dan Felton will celebrate the Mass of Christian Burial. Cremation will follow the Mass with burial to take place at a later date in Evergreen Cemetery. Relatives and friends may call at the church on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until the time of Mass at 11:00 a.m. The Reinbold & Pfeffer Family Funeral Home of Manitowoc is assisting the Brennan family. Online condolences may be sent to www.jensreinboldandpfeffer.com. The family would like to thank the Manitowoc Health and Rehabilitation staff for their care shown to Tom during his stay there. Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter, Jan. 13, 2012
TILLIE BRENNAN Mrs. Tillie E. Brennan, 70?, postmaster at Valders from 1935 until 1954, died Sunday morning at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, where she had been a patient since last Dec. 1. Her home was at 1044 N. 14th St., Manitowoc. A native of St. Nazianz, she was born April 16, 1894, a daughter of the late William F. and Wilhelmina Lulloff Christel. Following her marriage to John F. Brennan on Jan 2, 1917, at St. Gregory Catholic Church, St. Nazianz, the couple moved to Valders, where her husband operated a car dealership. He died in 1931. After serving as postmaster at Valders for 19 years, Mrs. Brennan moved to Manitowoc in 1954. She was a member and past president of Wisconsin Chapter of National Association of Postmasters; National Assn. of Retired Civil Employees; National Association of Postmasters of the United States; past president of Valders American Legion Auxiliary; Mary Knoll Missionary Society; Christian Mothers Society; Catholic Woman’s Club; Mary’ Guild of St. Mary’s Home; Nazareth Guild; Holy Family Hospital guild. Survivors include two sons, Lt. Col. John Brennan, serving with the U.S. Army in Korea, and William Brennan, of Manitowoc; two daughters, Mrs. Fred Cox, of Manitowoc, and Mrs. F. M. Bradberry, of Alexandria, Va.; five brothers, Arthur Christel, of Manitowoc, Isadore Christel, of Kiel, William Christel, of Minneapolis, Norbert Christel, of Valders, Louis Christel, of Nekoosa; three sisters, Mrs. Rudolph Kletziem, Mrs. L. M. Pankratz, Mrs. Edgar Ryan, all of Manitowoc; 15 grandchildren. Funeral services at Manitowoc will be held at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Pfeffer Funeral Home, and 10 a.m. at Holy Innocents Catholic Church. The Rev. E.A. Radey will be celebrant of the requiem Mass, and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Wednesday. The rosary will be recited at the funeral home at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Sheboygan Press, January 18, 1965 P. 10 ******** [d. 17 Jan. 1965/age 70 yrs./d. Manitowoc/widow of John F. Brennan]
VERNON F. BRENNAN Vernon F. (Pat) Brennan, 66, of 1226 S. 10th St., Manitowoc, died Wednesday morning at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc. The Rev. John Hephner will officiate with burial in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. Mr. Brennan was born April 21, 1910, at Valders, son of the late Thomas and Hermina Schott Brennan. He moved to Manitowoc as a child with his family, graduating from Lincoln High School with the Class of 1927. He was a member and captain of Lincoln High School State Championship Basketball Team of 1927. He married Rose M. Traurig Feb. 26, 1929, at Waukegan, Ill. Mr. Brennan was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Navy, and a member of American Legion Drews-Bleser Post No. 88, Amvets Post No. 23, and Eagles aerie 706 of Manitowoc. He had been proprietor of Brennan’s Bar until his retirement two and one half years ago. Survivors include his wife, three daughters, Mrs. Arthur (Donna) Fricke and Mrs. Richard (Judi) Neff, of Manitowoc and Mrs. Peter (Bonnie) Perry, of Poynette, Wis.; two brothers, Leslie Brennan of Madison and retired U.S. Air Force Col. Gerald Brennan of Honolulu, Hawaii; two sisters, Mrs. Nello (Marion) Pacetti, of Wauwatosa and Mrs. Alfredo (Elaine) Lopez, of Alexandria, Va., 12 grandchildren and a great grandson. Two brothers, Roland and Donald, and a great grandson preceded him in death. Friends may call at Pfeffer Funeral Home from 4 to 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday until the time of service. An Eagles Aerie 706 memorial service will be at 8 p.m. Thursday. Herald Times Reporter, March 16, 1977 P. 23 ******* [husband of Rose M. Brennan]
WILLIAM J. BRENNAN (d. 1973) William J. Brennan, 84, of Cato, died Sunday morning at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc. Funeral services will be at 9 am Wednesday at Reedsville Funeral Home and at 9:30 am at St. Mary Catholic Church, Clark Mills. The Rev. Leander Nickel will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. Mr. Brennan was born Nov. 22, 1889 in the Town of Cato, son of the late Joseph James and Catherine Quirk Brennan. Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Thomas (Mayme) Doyle of Manitowoc and Mrs. Peter (Pearl) Falvey, of Rt. 1, Reedsville; and several nieces and nephews. Two brothers preceded him in death. Friends may call at Reedsville Funeral Home after 4 pm Tuesday, where a wake service will be held at 8 pm. Manitowoc Herald Times, Mon., Nov. 12, 1973 page 3 ********** [d. 11 Nov. 1973/age 84 yrs/d. Manitowoc/bur. on Katherine Brennan lot] (Nov 12, 1889/Nov 1973/SSDI)
WILLIAM R. BRENNAN (d. 1988) William H. (Bob) Brennan(sic), 53, of 1401 Clark Street, Manitowoc, died Tuesday morning, November 22, 1988, at Holy Family Medical Center, Manitowoc, after a lingering illness. Funeral services will be 9:30 a.m. Friday at Pfeffer Funeral Home and 10 a.m. at St. Paul Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Rev. Paul Demuth and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. Mr. Brennan was born December 7, 1934, in Valders, son of the late Owen T. and Cinderella Brue Brennan. He attended St. Mary Parochial School at Clarks Mills and Valders High School. He then served in the United States Army. Mr. Brennan had been self-employed as a semi-truck driver. He was a member of St. Paul Catholic Church. Survivors include three daughters and a son-in-law, Mary and James Rehbein of Mishicot, Barbara Brennan of Green Bay and Jennifer Brennan at home; three sons, Bill and Sue of Manitowoc, Daniel of Cleveland, Wisconsin, and Mark at home; a special friend, Elaine Conard of Manitowoc; eight brothers and six sisters-in- law, James Brennan of Two Rivers, John and Joan Brennan of Phoenix, Arizona, Dean and Virginia Brennan of Manitowoc, Thomas and Kathleen Brennan of Manitowoc, Bernard and Candice Brennan of Appleton, Clifford and Roseann Brennan of Manitowoc, Dale and Chris Brennan of Bowling Green, Kentucky, Raymond Brennan of Las Vegas, Nevada; six sisters and four brothers-in-law, Susan and Edward Kostelie of Plymouth, Carol and Darwin Koerth of California, Peggy and Loren Johnson of Iron Mountain, Michigan, Edith Stephens of California, John and Gary Lembke of Potter, Wisconsin, Dorothy Hood of California; four grandchildren, Robecca, Amanda and James Rehbein Jr. and Sara Brennan; his former wife, Corinne Demuth Brennan of Manitowoc; his step mother, Edith Brennan of Manitowoc; his step grandmother, Clara Zietlow of Manitowoc. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Michael and Edward Brennan. Friends may call at Pfeffer Funeral Home, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday where a prayer service will be at 7:30 p.m. Herald Times Reporter, November 22, 1988 P. 2
WILLIAM O. BRENNAN (d. 1994) William Owen Brennan Marriage • Wisconsin, U.S., Marriage Records, 1820-2004 Name: William Owen Brennan Marriage Date: 9 Jul 1993 Marriage County: Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA Spouse: Susan Carol King "Wisconsin, U.S., Marriage Records, 1820-2004" ***** William Owen Brennan Death • U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Name: William Owen Brennan [William O Brennan] Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 14 Apr 1961 Birth Place: Green Bay Br, Wisconsin Death Date: 27 Mar 1994 SSN: Death Certificate Number: SSA 721 Notes: 11 Dec 1975: Name listed as WILLIAM OWEN BRENNAN; 31 Mar 1994: Name listed as WILLIAM O BRENNAN "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007" ***** William O. Brennan Death • U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 Name: William O. Brennan Social Security Number: 394-76-9172 Birth Date: 14 Apr 1961 Issue year: 1975 Issue State: Wisconsin Death Date: 27 Mar 1994 "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014" ***** William O Brennan Death • Minnesota, U.S., Death Index, 1908-2017 Name: William O Brennan Death Age: 32 Record Type: Death Birth Date: 14 Apr 1961 Death Date: 27 Mar 1994 Death Place: Otter Tail, Minnesota, USA Death Registration Date: 1994 Mother's Maiden Name: Demuth Certificate Number: 010880 Record Number: 2496509 "Minnesota, U.S., Death Index, 1908-2017" ***** [bur. on William R. Brennan lot] [The typed certificate of cremation has born 4/14/1961, died 3/25/1994 in Fergus Falls, MN, age 32, cremated 3/29/1994]
EMMA L. BRENNER Mrs. Emma L. Brenner, 92, 2515 Dewey St., widow of Dr. George P. Brenner, died yesterday in Topeka, Kan. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Joseph M. Cain of Hollywood. Funeral services will be tomorrow in Topeka. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc, Wis. The family requests flowers be omitted. Sun-Tattler, Hollywood, FL, Monday, October 21, 1963 pg. 6 ***** [d. at Topeka KS/cremains/ cause: cerebral hemorrhage/bur. on Albert Buschmann lot]
GEORGE BRENNER Hollywood - Dr. George P. Brenner, 77 of 2735 Dewey St., died Tuesday at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. Dr. Brenner was born in Washington County, Wis., and came to Florida five years ago as a winter visitor. He has been a permanent resident for one year. Dr. Brenner was a retired dentist and a member of the Professional Men's Club, Kiwanis Club, Tripoli Shrine, Ivanhoe Commandry, Wisconsin Lodge Number 13, F. and A.M. and the Prosthetic Section of Dental Society, all of Milwaukee. Survivors include his wife, Emma L., of Hollywood and a daughter, Miss Carol G. Brenner of Chicago, Ill. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at the Hollywood Mortuary by Dr. Robert E. Fry. Fort Lauderdale News, Wed., Jul. 1, 1953 ******** [d. at Hollywood, FL/cremains/bur. on Albert Buschmann lot]
LOIS HELEN BRENNER Dr. Buschman and relatives of Milwaukee, were at Manitowoc last Sunday. They buried their niece, Lois Brenner of Milwaukee at the Manitowoc Cemetery on Sunday last. The Reporter, Tues., Apr. 5, 1910 ********* [Helen Brenner/bur. 04-02-1910/cause: pneumonia]
KATHLEEN ANN BRENNON Brennon Girl, 4, Dies of Injuries Manitowoc Tot Hit by Car on Friday Kathleen Brennon, 4, died Friday without regaining consciousness after she was struck by a car on Waldo Boulevard Thursday afternoon. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Francis L. Brennon, 1131 N. 18th St., who moved to Manitowoc in June. Dr. Theodore Teitgen, Manitowoc County coroner, said she died of a cerebral hemorrhage brought on by a skull fracture received in the accident. Her fourth birthday had been the week before, on Aug. 1. The girl’s death was the second traffic fatality in the city of Manitowoc this year. According to police reports, she was riding a tricycle down a driveway on Waldo Boulevard Thursday afternoon while playing house with a sister. Thrown From Bike The girl’s tricycle shot out into the boulevard and clipped a rear tire of a car driven by Frank P. Miller, 64, of 1705-19th St., Two Rivers. Police said the girl was apparently thrown from the bike and struck her head on the pavement. She was unconscious when taken to the Manitowoc County Memorial Hospital and remained in a coma until her death at 5 p.m. Friday. Dr. Teitgen said he would confer with Dist. Atty. Donald Bero about a possible inquest into the accident. Miller told police he didn’t see the child coming down the driveway until it was too late to stop. He swerved his car onto the center island of the boulevard, but it upset the tricycle and the girl was tossed off. Funeral on Monday Funeral services will be held at the Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Monday. The Rev. Allen McCaul will officiate and burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery. Kathleen was born in Green Bay in 1949, and moved with her parents to Manitowoc in June of this year.] She is survived by the parents; two sisters, Kathryn and Becky; the paternal grand- mother, Mrs. Mabel Benham of Estabula, O.; and maternal grandmother, Mrs. Gertrude Granzow of Manitowoc. Friends may call at the Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home from noon Sunday until time of services. Manitowoc Herald Times, August 8, 1953 P. 1
CHARLES BRESLER In mention of the surviving family of the late Charles Bressler (sic) Thursday, the name of Miss Sophia Bressler, Miss Bressler has made her home with her parents and assists with the care of her mother. The funeral of Mr. Bressler will be held from the home tomorrow at 2. The daughter was inadvertently omitted. Manitowoc Daily Herald, Friday, April 12, 1912 P. 1 ******** F. H. Bressler, Milwaukee, and Mrs. Clara Eberhardt, Chicago, were called here by the death of their father, the late Charles Bressler. Manitowoc Daily Herald, Friday, April 12, 1912 P. 2 ******** Charles Bresler died Wednesday night last week at his home on Chicago street of infirmities incident to old age. He was 89 years of age and was born in Breslau, Germany in 1823 and came to this country in 1848, settling in Manitowoc where he had resided ever since. He graduated from an industrial school in his native land and after coming to this country worked at the mason trade which occupation he followed for many years. Mr. Bresler was married to Miss Gabriel Fischer in this city May 11, 1853, who survives him but who has been afflicted with blindness the past eight years. Besides his widow he is survived by two sons, Frank Bresler of Milwaukee and Chas. Bresler of Mexico, and three daughters, Mrs. Mary Wellman of Madgeborg, Germany, Mrs. John Chloupek and Miss Sophie Bresler of this city. Chas. Bresler was a well known resident of this city. He was a good, honest man, never having been known to speak ill or unkind of anyone. He was a sincere and devout member of the German Methodist church. The funeral was held Saturday afternoon, Rev. Mentzner of the German Methodist church officiating. Interment was in Evergreen cemetery. Manitowoc Pilot Thursday, April 18, 1912 pg. 1 ******** [Charles Bressler/bur. 04-13-1912/cause: general debility]
CLARA BRESLER Mrs. Clara Bresler, 88?, a resident of Shady Lane Home, Manitowoc, died Tuesday morning at Memorial Hospital, Manitowoc, where she had been a patient the past two weeks. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Paul Methodist Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. Allan McCaul will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. Born Clara Johnson at Manitowoc Dec. 19, 1872, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Clarissa Boughton. She was married to Eugene Bressler, a druggist, and they lived in a number of cities before she came back to Manitowoc following the death of her husband in 1905. She was a charter member of the DAR, member of the WSCS of St. Paul Methodist Church, and a member of Eastern Star No. 196 in the early 1930s. Mrs. Bresler served as probation officer under the late Judge John C. Chloupek. During the early part of World war II she directed Red Cross activities in Manitowoc County. For a number of years she made her home with a sister, Mrs. R. H. Markham, at 534 N. Fifth St., Manitowoc. Mrs. Markham died several months ago. Among survivors are several nieces and nephews including George and J.D. Markham of Two Rivers. A sister and five brothers preceded her in death. Friends may call at Jens Funeral Home, Manitowoc, after 4 p.m. Wednesday. The body will be moved to the church at 10:30 a.m. Thursday to lie in state until the hour of service. Memorials may be sent to the St. Paul Methodist Church. Manitowoc Herald Times, September 29, 1959 P. 13 ********* [widow of Eugene Bresler/bur. on Peter Johnston lot]
EUGENE BRESLER DEATH CLOSES BRIGHT LIFE Eugene Bressler(sic) Had Won His Way Until Disease Took Him Eugene E. Bressler died at the home of Probate Judge John Chloupek, Buffalo Street, Tuesday night, death though sudden not being unexpected. Mr Bressler's demise was due to a complication of heart trouble from which he suffered for some time, being forced to retire from business last September to seek quiet and rest. He had been a great sufferer but had borne it with patience and resignation and his death was calm and peaceful. Mr. Bressler was born in this city March 1, 1873 and spent his boyhood here, attending the South Side school and later being employed in the Melendy and Packard Photo Studio. As a youth he located at Milwaukee and entered the drug business and ten years ago took up his home in the West, engaging in business at Lead, South Dakota and seven years ago removing to Sebanon, Ore., where he had been successful until forced to give up his career by illness. Mr. Bressler married at Milwaukee November 10, 1899 to Miss Clara Johnson, daughter of the late Peter Johnson who survives together with his aged parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bressler, this city, two brothers, Charles and Frank and four sisters, Mrs. C. Willmann of Germany, Mrs. John Chloupek and Miss Sophia Bresler of Manitowoc and Mrs. W. Eberhart of Chicago. The funeral will be held from the home of Judge Chloupek on Buffalo Street Friday afternoon at two o'clock. Manitowoc Daily Herald, Wed., Nov. 23, 1910 ******** [bur. 11-25-1910/cause: endocarditis]
GABRIELA BRESLER Mrs. Gabriella Bressler, nee Fischer, widow of the late Charles Bressler and a pioneer resident of the city, died at an early hour this morning. Death was due to infirmities of age, Mrs. Bressler being 84. Companions for sixty years, death did not long separate Mr. and Mrs Bressler, the death of Mrs, Bressler occurring nine months after that of her husband whose demise was sudden last year. Mrs. Bressler was born in Bohemia November 28, 1828, and came to Manitowoc in 1848, being married four years later at Rapids. With her husband she made her home here ever since, and though for nine years afflicted with blindness, she was patient and cheerful. The death of Mr. Bressler was a great shock to her and she had failed in health since that time. Two sons and four daughters survive Mrs. Bressler, Charles, in Mexico, Frank of Milwaukee, Mrs. Mary Wellman, Germany, Mrs. Julia Chloupek, Mrs. Clara Eberhardt and Mrs. Sophia Bressler, this city. Funeral arrangements have not been made. Manitowoc Daily Herald January 31, 1913 p. 1 ******* [bur. 02-02-1913/cause: influenza]
SOPHIE BRESLER Miss Sophie Bresler, 82, daughter of the late Charles Bresler of this city, who has resided in Milwaukee the past 20 years, died Monday in her apartment in the Knickerbocker hotel. Her body was discovered when she failed to answer a knock on the door. Miss Bresler had been employed by the T. A. Chapman company in Milwaukee until 6 years ago and had been active knitting for the Red Cross the last year. She had been in apparent good health until Sunday night. Funeral services will be held from the Frazier mortuary chapel here Wednesday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. C. H. Phipps of the First Presbyterian church officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery. Miss Bresler was born in this city in 1859, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bresler and sister of the late Mrs. John Chloupek. She attended the first ward school here and for many years was employed as a saleslady at the store of Schuette Bros. company. A visitor with a sister, Mrs. Mary Wellmann in Germany when the first World War broke out, Miss Bresler was interned in the at country for seven years. She returned to Manitowoc after the war and made several return visits to her sister in Germany, the last one in 1936. She returned to Milwaukee the following year. Miss Bresler recently celebrated here birthday with relatives and Manitowoc friends at her apartment in the Knickerbocker hotel in Milwaukee. She was a sister of Frank Bresler, founder of the art and antique firm bearing his name who died in Milwaukee in 1931. Survivors are a sister, Mrs. Waldemar Eberhardt of Chicago; sister- in-law, Mrs. Clara Bresler of this city; and eight nieces and nephews, Eugene Chloupek, Evanston, Ill; Mrs. Al Goedjen, Green Bay; Roland Chloupek, Philadelphia, Pa.; Frank Chloupek, Framingham, Mass.; Miss Gertrude and Lillian Bresler of Milwaukee; Richard Wellman and Miss Margaret Wellman of Berlin, Germany. Three brothers, Carl, Frank and Eugene, and two sisters, Mrs. John Chloupek and Mrs. Mary Wellman, preceded her in death. The body is at the Philip Weiss chapel in Milwaukee. Manitowoc Herald-Times, 25 Mar 1941 ******* [Sophia Bressler/d. 24 Mar. 1941 at Milwaukee, WI/age 82 yrs/ bur. on John Chloupek lot remains moved from south space to space north of Joseph Chloupek at the request of A.J. Goedjen-11/18/64]
ALMA H. BREUER Mrs. Joseph P. Breuer, 80 of 714 South 15th street, Manitowoc, died Friday noon at the Holy Family hospital. She had been ill several months. She was born in Manitowoc in 1871 and in 1897 was married to Mr. Breuer. The latter was a marine engineer for years on lake boats, including several passenger ships of the Goodrich Transit company. He retired in 1937. Survivors are her husband; a son, Herman M., of Corpus Christi, Tex.; and four grandchildren. Mrs. Breuer was a member of the St. James Episcopal church. Funeral plans will be announced Saturday by the Mittnacht funeral home. Manitowoc Herald Times, May 18, 1951 P. 14 ********* Funeral services for Mrs. Joseph P. Breuer, 80 (above) of 714 South 15th street, Manitowoc, who died Friday, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the St. James Episcopal church. The Rev. F. C. St. Clair will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen cemetery. Friends may call at the Mittnacht funeral home after Sunday noon. The casket will be moved to the church at 11 a.m. Monday. Manitowoc Herald Times, May 19, 1951 P. 2 ********* Alma Helena Vollendorf Breuer, born January 7, 1871 in Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin to Martin Johann Christian Vollendorf and Fredericka Bruns Vollendorf. Married to Joseph Peter Breuer. Died in Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin on May 18, 1951, aged 80. ********* [Alma Helena/d. 05-18-1951/age 80 yrs./bur. on J.P. Breuer lot]
FLORENCE BREUER DEATH TAKES YOUNG WIFE AND MOTHER Mrs. Herman Breuer Passes Away After Brief Illness at Hospital Seriously ill but three days, although she had been afflicted for some time, Mrs. Herman Breuer, 913 N. 16th street, passed away at the Holy Family hospital early last evening, her demise coming as a great shock to family and friends. Death was due to complications and the end came suddenly and unexpectedly. Mrs. Breuer, nee Florence Irene Nelson, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Nelson, 940 N. Tenth street, was 29 years of age at her death, having been born June 30, 1901 at Sandy Bay. With her parents she came to Manitowoc fifteen years ago and on December 6, 1923 was married to Mr. Breuer, who is a chemist at the Fischl company plant. The couple made their home in New York for a time but later returned here and have resided in the city for several years past. Leaves Two Children Previous to her marriage Mrs. Breuer was in the offices of the M. and M. Printing company. Besides her parents and her husband, two children, Joseph Paul, aged 6 and Dorothy Ann, aged 2, survive, together with two brothers, Oscar and Clarence, this city, and three sisters, Msr. Roy Houghton, Manitowoc, Mrs. Gerhardt Pape, Kenosha and Mrs. Carl Jacobs, Grand Rapids, Mich. Funeral Saturday Funeral services for Mrs. Breuer will be held Saturday afternoon at 1:30 from the home of her parents, 940 N. Tenth street, and at 2 from St. Paul’s Lutheran church. The Rev. Walden will officiate. Manitowoc Herald News, January 29, 1931 P. 2 ******** [Florence Irene Breuer/bur. 1-31-1931/age 29 yrs/cause: diabetes/ bur. on Herman Breur(sic) lot]
ISA BREUER DEATH COMES TO END LONG ILLNESS FOR MRS. W. BREUER Ill Since Last July at Hospital, Death Comes as Messenger of Release to Her Death came as a messenger of deliverance from long suffering to Mrs. William H. Breuer last night when she passed away at the hospital. For six months Mrs. Breuer had been a patient at the hospital and though at times she appeared to improve and hopes of friends were raised, her condition for several weeks had given little hope and the end came last night at ? o’clock. Mrs. Breuer nee Ida Hansen, was born in this city Jan. 12, 1869 and would have been fifty years of age next month. She attended the local schools and graduated from the North Side High school. Twenty-three years ago she was married to Mr. Breuer, who with one son Orval, a member of the United States engineering corps., survive. Despite her failing health Mrs. Breuer was happy when her son enlisted in the service and her one regret was that he could not be here with her in her closing hours, messages received saying that he was en route from Virginia to Camp Grant where it is expected he will be mustered out shortly. He may be able to be here for the funeral. Besides her husband and son, Mrs. Breuer leaves two sisters, Miss Sena Hansen, this city, Mrs. E. Helgeson of Ephraim and two brothers, Hans Hansen of Kewaunee and Ludwig of this city. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the Norwegian Lutheran church of which she was an active member. Manitowoc Herald News, Tuesday, December 31, 1918, Page 1 ******** Isa Severine Hansen Breuer, born January 12, 1869 in Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin to Anton Hansen and Magdalene Isaksdatter. Married to William H. Breuer. Died in Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin on December 30, 1918 aged 48. ******** [bur. 01-05-1919/cause: carcinoma of uterus/bur. on William Breuer lot]
JOHN W. BREUER John W. Breuer, 34, of Box 456, Route 1, East Palatka, Florida, died of cancer late Friday evening, February 9, 1990, at Swedish Hospital, Seattle, Washington. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Pfeffer Funeral Home and 11 a.m. at St. Paul Catholic Church, Manitowoc. Presiding at the Mass of Christian Burial will be Rev. Rondald P. Reimer with burial to follow at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. John was born May 29, 1955, at Wausau, Wisconsin, son of Ned W. and Janet Kaufman Breuer. He moved to Manitowoc with his family and lived here until 1979. He was a 1969 graduate of St. Paul Grade School and a 1973 graduate of Roncalli High School. John attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison and graduated in 1977 from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor with a degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering. He began his career in the Marine Industry at Burger Boat Company, Manitowoc. Subsequently he was employed at the Rysco Shipyards, Blountstown, Florida, Titlewater Marine, New Orleans, Louisiana and Offshore Shipbuilding in Palatka, Florida. In 1987 John formed his own consulting firm, The Florida Naval Architects Inc. of which he served as president until his death. He was a member of Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers and had been appointed by the Coast Guard to Panel SC-5, an advisory group to the National Association of Passenger Vessel Owners. John was an avid canoeist and sailor and raced in both sports. Survivors include his parents, Ned and Janet Breuer of Manitowoc; a sister and brother-in-law, Ann and Thomas Shebesta of Mishicot; five brothers and two sisters- in-law, Kurt and Gloria Breuer of Marinette, Wisconsin, James and Lisa Breuer of Camarillo, California, Paul, Thomas and Karl Breuer, all of Manitowoc; his grandmothers, Mrs. Louis Breuer and Mrs. Eleanor Kaufman, both of Manitowoc; his uncles and aunts, Richard Breuer and Robert and Amy Kaufman, all of Manitowoc, Richard and Mildred Kaufman of St. Petersburg, Florida, Jerome and Kathryn Henkes of Racine, Wisconsin, and cousins also survive. Friends may call at Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday. Memorial Service will be led by Deacon William Klein at 8 p.m. Friday evening. Memorials would be appreciated to American Cancer Society, Manitowoc Maritime Museum, Roncalli High School or the charity of the donors choice. Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter ******* [d. at Seattle WA/age 34 yrs./bur. on Ned W. and Janet Breuer lot]
JOSEPH P. BREUER Joseph P. Breuer, 86, retired Manitowoc marine engineer, died Friday evening at the Elms Home, Sheboygan, where he had been a patient for two months. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Mittnacht Funeral Home, Manitowoc. The Rev. F. C. St. Clair will officiate and there will be graveside rites at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc, by the Masonic Lodge, of which he was a member. He was born in 1868 in St. Nazianz and in 1871 the family moved to Manitowoc. He attended Manitowoc schools and later was employed for a few years at the Rahr Malting Co. He turned to the lakes to become an engineer on passenger ships. He retired in 1939? after 48 years, the last 40 of which were posts of chief engineer on ships of the Goodrich Transit Co. including the Virginia, flagship of the Lake Michigan fleet. He was a member of the Manitowoc lodge, No. 65, F. and A. M. and the chapter and the Masonic order for 49 years. He was also a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge. On Nov. 23, 1897, he married Miss Alma Volldendorf. The couple observed its golden wedding in 1947. Mrs. Breuer died in 1951. Surviving are a son, Herman of San Antonio, Tex.; brother, William of Manitowoc; two sisters, Miss Mary Breuer of Manitowoc and Mrs. Lena Kriesel of Washington, D.C.; four grandchildren and a great grandchild. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Monday. Manitowoc Herald Times, January 8, 1955 P. 9 ******* [Joseph Paul/d. 01-07-1955 at Sheboygan, WI/age 86 yrs.]
LOUISE BREUER Louise S. Breuer, age 98, of 814 N. 12th St., Manitowoc, died Saturday evening, May 18, 1996, at St. Mary's Home, Manitowoc. Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 23, 1996, at First Lutheran Church Chapel. Rev. Steven D. Olson will officiate with burial to follow in the Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. She was born Louise Schuette September 25, 1897, in Manitowoc, daughter of the late Louis and Clara Schmidt Schuette. She attended Milwaukee Downer College and graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1921 with a B.A. Degree in Economics. Louise was a memeber of the Alpha Xi Delta Sorority. She married Orval Breuer June 27, 1922, in Manitowoc, and he preceded her in death November 30, 1970. She was a member of First Lutheran Church and a 70 year member of P.E.O. Chapter of Manitowoc. Survivors include two sons and one daughter-in-law, Richard Breuer, Manitowoc, Ned and Janet Breuer, Manitowoc; a sister, Martha Vinton, Manitowoc; six grandchildren, Kurt (Gloria) Breuer, Marinette, Wis., Ann (Tom) Shebesta, Mishicot, Paul Breuer, Dillon, Colo., Jim (Lisa) Breuer, Appleton, Carl (Brenda) Breuer, Appleton, Seven great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, one brother, John Schuette; a sister, Helen Ristad, and a grandson, John Breuer. The family will greet relatives and friends at First Lutheran Church Chapel from 10 a.m. Thursday until the time of services at 11 a.m. Memorials would be appreciated to the First Lutheran Church, Holy Family Memorial Medical Center, or St. Mary's Home. The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral arrangements. Herald Times Reporter, May 21, 1996 P. A2 Photo
sent in by researcher/see contributors page ********* [age 98 yrs./widow of Orval Breuer](nee Schuette)
ORVAL W. BREUER Orval W. Breuer, 73, of 814 N. 12th St., Manitowoc, died Monday at Memorial Hospital, Manitowoc. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the First Lutheran Church Chapel, Manitowoc. The Rev. Theodore Vinger will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. Mr. Breuer was born July 15, 1897, at Manitowoc, a son of the late William H. and Isa Hanson Breuer. He married Louise Schuette June 27, 1922. Mr. Breuer was a registered professional engineer and studied civil engineering at the University of Wisconsin. He was a veteran of World War I. He had been employed with the Wisconsin State Highway Dept. and served as Manitowoc County highway commissioner. Mr. Breuer was also president of the Bahr Construction Co. from 1929 until his death. He was a member of the First Lutheran Church and also participated on the building committee of the church. He was a member of Manitowoc Elks Lodge, a 50-year Mason, a member of the American Legion Drews- Bleser Post No. 88 and a member of the Wisconsin Society of Professional Engineers. Survivors include his wife, two sons, Richard and Ned, of Manitowoc and seven grandchildren. Friends may call at Schneider-Mitnacht Funeral Home, Manitowoc, from 5 o’clock to 8 o’clock this Tuesday evening and at church Wednesday morning until the time of service. Memorials may be made to the First Lutheran Church or the American Cancer Society. Manitowoc Herald Times, December 1, 1970 P. 13
RICHARD J. BREUER Richard J. Breuer, age 84, of 814 N. 12th St., Manitowoc, died on Tuesday morning, Dec. 29, 2009, at Shady Lane Nursing Care Center, Manitowoc. He was born on Feb. 6, 1925, in Manitowoc, son of the late Orval and Louise (Schuette) Breuer. Dick was a graduate of Manitowoc Lincoln High School, Class of 1943. He then received a degree in civil engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dick was employed for General Engineering of Portage until 1949 when he joined the family business, Bahr Construction Company of Manitowoc, where he served the family business as president and was a licensed professional engineer until his retirement. Dick was a lifelong member of the Manitowoc Elks Club, where he bowled in its league for many years and was a former member of the Jaycees. While a member of the Manitowoc Yacht Club, he participated with his nephews in the lightning sailboat races, using the lightning he custom built. He was a skilled carpenter and taught his nephews the fine points of carpentry. Hunting and fishing were important to him. He loved his cottage at Three Lakes and spent many happy days and weeks there. Again, he taught his niece and nephews sailing and motor boating. (Survivors omitted for privacy) He was also preceded in death by a nephew: John William Breuer Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010, at The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc. Officiating at the service will be Deacon Alan Boeldt with burial at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. The family will greet relatives and friends at the Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, from 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010, until the time of service at 10:30 a.m. Memorials would be appreciated to the Wisconsin Maritime Museum or the donors choice. Herald Times Reporter, Dec. 30, 2009
WILLIAM H. BREUER William H. Breuer, 89, lifelong Manitowoc resident, died early Friday evening at Shady Lane Home. He had been in failing health for a year. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Mittnacht Funeral Home, Manitowoc. The Rev. Myron J. Hoff will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Mr. Breuer was born May 12, 1871, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Herman Breuer. He attended Manitowoc schools and spent the major portion of his working career as a salesman. As a young man he was associated with Plumb and Nelson Co. of Manitowoc and Lamont-Corliss Co. of New York City. Mr. Breuer was later affiliated with Chase Bag Co. of New York City for 35 years. He retired in 1940. He was manager of the Manitowoc baseball team for several years at the turn of the century. Among the opponents the team played was the former Milwaukee Brewers, then managed by the late Connie Mack, Mr. Breuer was a member of Manitowoc Elks Lodge No. 687, United Commercial Travelers and Travelers Protective Assn. In 1895, he married Isa Hanson at Manitowoc. She died in 1918. Surviving are a son, Orval W. of Manitowoc; two sisters, Miss Mary Breuer of Manitowoc and Mrs. Lena Kreisel of Hyattsville, Md.; two grandchildren, Richard and Ned Breuer of Manitowoc; and three great grandchildren. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Sunday. Manitowoc Herald Times, June 4, 1960 P. 12 ******** William H. Breuer married to Isa Severine Hansen Breuer, born January 12, 1869 in Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin to Anton Hansen and Magdalene Isaksdatter. ******** [William H./d. 06-03-1960/age 89 yrs.]
ANNIE BREUNIG BREUNIG-On Tuesday, Oct 4, 1921, at 3 a.m. Annie Breunig, aged 52 years. Funeral services from Hoffmeister's parlors, 7814 South Broadway, Thursday, Oct. 6, at 5 p.m. Remains will be taken to Manitowoc, Wis., for interment. St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Missouri, Thursday, October 6, 1921 pg. 35 ***** [bur 10-08-1921/age 52 yrs/cause: perforated appendix/bur. on Fred Breunig lot]
FREDERICK BREUNIG (d. 1911) DROWNED AT ST. LOUIS Former Manitowoc Resident Loses His Life Special to the Northwestern, Milwaukee, Wis. - Feb. 9 - A Daily News Special from Manitowoc says: Fred Breunig, a former resident of this city, lost his life at St. Louis, when a boat in which he was boatriding with three others, capsized. Breunig was fifty years old and is survived by a widow. The family resided here for some years, Mr. Breunig having been engaged in the furniture business and he was in that business at St. Louis. An aged mother, eighty years old, in this city, is prostrated by the shock. Oshkosh Daily Northwestern, Feb. 9, 1911 page 1 ******** [Fred Breunig/bur. 08-24-1911/cause: drowning]
FRIEDRICH BREUNIG (d. 1891) Death on Tues., 26 May, after a long illness, of Friedrich Breunig. He was born 16 June 1831 in Amorbach, Bavaria, came to America in 1851 and settled here in Manitowoc in 1856 where he has lived ever since. The burial will take place tomorrow afternoon. Der Nord Westen, 28 May 1891: ******** [cause: La Grippe]
MARIA BREUNIG MRS. BREUNIG IS DEAD, AGED 88 MRS. BREUNIG, ONE OF CITY'S OLDEST RESIDENTS IS DEAD. Death claimed one of the city's oldest resident and released her from weary months of suffering when at an early hour this morning Mrs. Mary Breunig closed her eyes in death at the home of her daughter Mrs. Fred C. Borcherdt, at Hotel Victoria. Mrs. Breunig, who was past 87 years of age, had been ill for eighteen months and during the last six weeks had been unable to help herself and death came as a messenger of release from suffering. Mrs. Breunig was born at Spier Germany, April 17, 1824 and came to Manitowoc in 1855 and had made her home here ever since. Mr. Breunig died May 26, 1891 since which time Mrs. Breunig had made her home with her daughter. Mrs. Breunig is survived by one son, George, of Antigo and two daughters, Mrs. F.C. Borcherdt, this city and Mrs. W. Borcherdt of Kaukauna. Owing to her advanced age and long illness the death of Mrs. Breunig was not unexpected, though to the last she retained her facilities. The funeral will be held Wednesday at 2 from the Victoria Hotel which had been her home for twenty years. Manitowoc Daily Herald, Monday, December 18, 1911 P.1 ******* [Mary] [cause: old age]
ANGELINE BREY Mrs. Edwin P. (Angeline) Brey, 79, of 810 N. 8th St., Manitowoc, died Thursday, December 27, 1990 at Milwaukee Medical Complex, Milwaukee. Funeral services will be 9:30 am Monday at Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home and 10 am at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Rev. William Zimmer and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. She was born February 10, 1911 in Manitowoc, daughter of the late Adolph and Anna Kellner Woerfel. She attended the Manitowoc Public School System, graduating from Lincoln High School in 1929. She had been employed in the past with Mirro Aluminum, Manitowoc Shipbuilding and also Schuette Brothers Department Store. After her marriage she then worked with her husband in operating their business, the Brey Food Market on N. 8th Street until the present time. She married Edwin P. Brey March 2, 1957 in Manitowoc. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, Edwin; four nephews and their spouses, B.J. and Leslie Halverson of Manitowoc, Ken Brey of Sturgeon Bay, Edwin and Lee Brey of Manitowoc, John and Sharon Brey of Milwaukee; a niece and her husband, Julie and Tom Golding of Cedarburg; other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by a brother in infancy and a sister, Mary Halverson. Friends may call at Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home, 4 pm to 9 pm Sunday. A prayer service will be held at 7:30 pm led by Father Zimmer. MEmorials would be appreciated to Sacred Heart Catholic Church or Holiday House of Manitowoc. Manitowoc Herald Times, Fri., Dec. 28, 1990 page B8 ****** [d. at Wauwatosa WI/wife of Edwin P. Brey] ********** Edwin P. Brey, 810 N. Eighth St., Manitowoc, and Angeline Woerfel, 2714 Calumet Ave., Manitowoc,. March 2 is their wedding day. Manitowoc Herald Times, February 26, 1957 P. 4
AUGUST BREY (d. 1895) Death on Sun., 03 Nov., of August Brey. The deceased was born 09 Jan. 1833 in Tellow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and came to Manitowoc in 1865. He is survived by his wife and 2 sons, Carl and Eduard. The funeral took place yesterday afternoon with a large number of mourners. Der Nord Westen, 07 Nov. 1895 ******** (First publication Sept. 1, 1898.) State of Wiscosnin-Manitowoc County Court-In Probate. In the matter of the estate of August Brey, deceased. An instrument in writing, purporting to be the last will and testament of August Brey of Manitowoc in said county, having been delivered into said Court: And Fred Koebke of Manitowoc in said County, having presented to said Court his petition in writing duly verified, representing among other things, that said August Brey died testate at Manitowoc, in said County, on the 3rd day of November, 1895; that said instrument is the last will of said deceased and that said petitioner is named therein as executor, and praying that said instrument be proven and admitted to Probate and that letter testamentary be thereon issued to said petitioner; It is ordered, that said petition and the matters therein be heard, and proof of said last will and testament be taken at a special term of said County Court, to be held at the Probate Office in the city of Manitowoc, on Tuesday, the 27th day of September, 1898, at 10 o'clock A.M. And it is further ordered, that notice of the time and place of said hearing be given by publication hereof for three successive weeks, once each week, previous to the time of said hearing in the Manitowoc Post a newspaper published in said Manitowoc county. Dated August 29th, 1898. By the Court, J.S. Anderson, County Judge. Baensch & Chloupek, Attys. Manitowoc Two Rivers Post, Thursday, September 1, 1898 P. 8 ******** August Brey birth: 8 January 1833 Germany death: 3 November 1895 Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin spouse: Friedericke Lueth Wisconsin, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1968 ******** [August Brey/bur. 11-03-1895/age 64 yrs./cause: cancer of the stomach]
AUGUSTE BREY Mrs. Henry Brey died on Thursday afternoon of consumption and was buried on Monday. Manitowoc Pilot Thursday, March 20, 1884 ****** [Mrs. Henry Brey]
BARBARA BREY (d. 1930) MRS. G. BREY, 59, DIES SUNDAY AT HOME HERE Mrs. George Brey, 59, a resident of this city since her marriage to Mr. Brey in 1891, passed away on Sunday noon at the family home, 607 Chicago street, after a lingering illness. Burial will take place on Wednesday morning at nine o’clock from the Sacred Heart church, of which the deceased was a member. Burial will be at Evergreen. The deceased, whose maiden name was Barbara Wellner, was born in the town of Franklin and was married in 1891 to George Brey, moving to this city where they have since resided. Besides the husband, one daughter, Mrs. Ray Brachmann of Charlotte, N.C., and one son, William, three brothers, George of Franklin, Michael of this city, and John of Cedar Rapids, Ia., and five sisters, Mrs. Anton Kolbeck, Mrs. Frank Kolbeck, and Mrs. Peter Neuser all of this city, Mrs. W. F. Grall of Whitelaw and Mrs. Jos. Jung of Oshkosh, survive. Manitowoc Herald News, Monday, May 12, 1930 p.2 ******* [age 59 yrs/cause: acute thyro toxicosis/bur. on George Brey lot]
BABY BARBARA BREY (d. 1933) Barbara Brey Death • Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004 Name: Barbara Brey Death Date: 20 Mar 1933 Death County: Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA "Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004" ***** [Baby Barbara Brey/bur. 03-22-1933/stillborn/bur. on George Brey lot]
CARL BREY (d. 1941) Carl Brey, 39, of 820 North Eighth street, died suddenly of a heart attack at the home Saturday noon. Mr. Brey had always enjoyed good health although he had complained of a slight cold Friday. He had completed plans to attend the Packer-Bear football game at Green Bay Sunday with two friends when he was stricken. Funeral services, under Masonic auspices, will be held at the Masonic Temple Tuesday at 2 p.m. The Rev. C.H. Phipps of the First Presbyterian church will officiate. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery. Mr. Brey was born at Algoma October 29, 1901 and when a boy came to this city with his parents. After completing school he entered the employ of the Manitowoc Ship Building Company, where he was a clerk. In 1924 he married Miss Nora Spaeth of Two Rivers. He was a member of the Masonic Order. Survivors are the widow; two daughters, Lois Ann and Doris May, and a son, Donald, all of this city. The body may be viewed at the Wattawa, Urbanek and Schlei funeral home. It will be moved to the Masonic Temple tomorrow at 10 a.m. Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. September 29, 1941 P. 2 ********* [d. 09-27-1941/age 39 yrs./cause: coronary thrombosis/bur. on Charles Brey lot] ********* Marriage of Carl/Nora Brey-Carl d. 1941 The marriage of Miss Nora Beatrice Spaeth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Spaeth, 1613 Twenty-Third Street, took place at Milwaukee Saturday. The groom is Carl H. Brey of Manitowoc. The ceremony was performed at the Hotel Pfister of Milwaukee. Miss Joyce Murphy and Lewis Waldorf, friends of Mr. and Mrs. Brey were the attending couple. Following a luncheon at the Pfister Hotel at which twenty-five guests were present, Mr. and Mrs. Brey left on a two weeks' honeymoon for Freeport, Il. They will be at home to friends after March 16 at their home on North Eighth Street at Manitowoc where the groom is employed at the Manitowoc Shipbuilding corporation. The Reporter, Fri., Mar. 7, 1924 ******** (Nora remarried and is buried in Evergreen under Matthews surname)
CHRISTOPHER R. BREY Funeral services for Christopher R. Brey, age 28, of 3910 Custer St., Manitowoc, who died unexpectedly Wednesday morning, June 24, 2009, at home, will be held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, June 27, 2009, at The Pfeffer Funeral Home and at 10 a.m. in St. Francis of Assisi on Waldo, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be the Rev. Daniel Schuster with burial at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. The family will greet relatives and friends at the Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, from 4 to 8 p.m. tonight, Friday, June 26, 2009. A prayer service will be held at 7:30 p.m. led by Deacon Alan Boeldt. Friends may also call Saturday morning at the funeral home from 8:30 a.m. until the time of the prayer service at 9:30 a.m. Herald Times Reporter, June 26, 2009
DONALD C. BREY Donald C. Brey, age 72, a Shawano resident formerly of Manitowoc, died Saturday, September 28, 1996, at his residence. Funeral Services will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, October 2, 1996, at the Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc. Officiating at the service will be Deacon Robert Drobka with burial to follow in the Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. He was born September 17, 1924, in Manitowoc, son of the late Carl and Nora Spaeth Brey. Donald was a graduate of Manitowoc Lincoln High School. He served as a Veteran of World War II with the United States Navy. On April 13, 1973, he married the former Elaine Boyer at the First Reformed United Church of Christ, Manitowoc. Donald was employed with Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company until his retirement in 1986. Survivors include his wife, Elaine, Manitowoc; three sons and two daughters-in-law, Gary and Annie Brey, Terry Brey, Randy and Tammi Brey, all of Manitowoc; eight step-children, Arthur Boyer and Joseph Boyer, both of Milwaukee, Karen Windus, Debra (David) Musial, Jean (Terry) Riebe, all of Manitowoc, Annette (Rick) DeGroot, Kewaskum, Jeanette Boyer, Racine, Donna Boyer, Provo, Utah. Also surviving are four grandchildren; 20 step-grandchildren; two sisters and one brother-in-law, Lois Kubsh, Manitowoc, Doris and Richard Schneider, Green Bay; two nephews, one niece, other relatives and friends. Friends may call at the Pfeffer Funeral Home Tuesday evening, October 1, 1996, from 4-7 p.m. where a prayer service will be held at 6:30 p.m. by Deacon Robert Drobka. The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral arrangements. Herald Times Reporter, September 30, 1996 P. A2 ********* [d. at Shawano WI/husband of Elaine Brey]
DONNA BREY Donna Brey, age 68, of 4305 Ellis St., Manitowoc, died Tuesday, May 7, 1996, at her residence. At her request there will be no service and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. She was born March 12, 1929, in Manitowoc, daughter of the late Dr. Andrew and Ida Scherer Bruins. Survivors include three sons and two daughters-in-law, Gary and Annie Brey, Terry Brey, Randy and Tammi Brey, all of Manitowoc; four grandchildren; one niece; one nephew; other relatives and a special friend, Jack, also survive. She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Dorothy Johansen. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society. The Jens Funeral Home assisted the family with funeral arrangements. Herald Times Reporter, May 8, 1996 P. A2 ********* [cremains/bur. on Mrs. Ida Bruins lot]
DOROTHEA BREY MRS. E. BREY, SR, PIONEER, DEAD TODAY AGED 76 Mrs. Edward Brey, Sr., pioneer resident of the city, having made her home here for more than fifty years, died at the family home on North Eight street at 10 o'clock this morning, aged 76. Mrs. Brey had been a sufferer from an incurable malady for a long time but became seriously ill only ten weeks ago, since which time it had been known that death was only a matter of time. During the past week Mrs. Brey's condition had been critical and death which came today, was a relief from pain suffering. Mrs. Brey was conscious and knew those about her up to the end, which was peaceful Mrs. Brey was born in Germany November 8, 1847 and since her arrival in America over fifty years ago had always made her home in this city. She was married to Mr. Brey fifty years ago September 20. Her husband with four children, Walter, Edward Jr., and Mrs. Fred Levenhagen, this city, and Mrs. Norman Markel, of Rochester, Minn., survive. One sister Mrs. Carl Engel, this city and seven grandchildren also survive. Mrs. Brey was a lifelong member of the Lutheran church and was active in the Lutheran Women's society up to the time that ill health attacked her. She was a woman whose life centered about her home and children and her life may be summed up with the tribute-good wife and mother. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon from the home to Evergreen cemetery, Rev. Machmiller officiating. The Manitowoc Herald-News, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, Friday, May 23, 1924 (sent in by researcher/see contributors page) ******** [bur 05-26-1924/cause: cancer of the liver/bur. on Edward Brey lot]
EDWARD BREY (d. 1930) Prominent Grocer Victim of Appendicitis Attack EDW. BREY JR. DIES AT HOME LAST EVENING Was Operated on Two Weeks Ago; In Business With Father; Took Over Store 3 Years Ago Suffering an attack of appendicitis two weeks ago yesterday, and undergoing an operation, Edwin Frederick Brey, aged 44, prominent north side grocer, passed away last evening at the family home, 810 North Eighth street. His death was a shock to his family and friends, many of the latter not even knowing that he was in a serious condition. Mr. Brey, who, with his father, had been engaged in the retail grocery and fruit business on the north side here for 25 years, had enjoyed the best of health up to the day he was stricken ill. He was a great sport devotee, and despite his weight, was able to play diamond ball in the same class with players many years his junior. Only two days before he was taken ill he played a game of diamond ball on the Lincoln park grounds as a member of the Herald-News team. Burial on Saturday After his operation Mr. Brey showed signs of improvement and for days strong hopes were held out for his recovery. But Wednesday his condition took a turn for the worse and he passed away at 7:30 last evening. Funeral services will be held on Saturday afternoon at 1:30 from the home on North Eighth street and at two o'clock from the Emanuel Lutheran church on the north side, with Rev. Uetzman officiating. The deceased was born in this city, February 23, 1886 and has always made his home here. He obtained his education in the local schools and early in life entered the employ of his father, Edward Brey Sr. in the conduct of the grocery and fruit store on North Eighth street, located on the present site of the Dick Bros. store. He was later taken into the business and the firm became known as Edward Brey and Sons. In the year 1914 a new brick store and warehouse was erected by the firm at the southwest corner of North Eight and Chicago streets. Takes Over Business Two and a half years ago Edward Brey Sr. retired from active business and the son then took charge of the business, which he conducted up to the time of his death. He was married September 8, 1910 to Miss Mary Albrecht of Two Rivers, who survives him with two sons, Edwin and Kenneth, his father, Edward Brey Sr., one brother, Walter Brey of Chicago and two sisters, Mrs. Norman Markle of Rochester, Minn., and Mrs. Fred Levenhagen of this city. Was Ardent Fan The death of Mr. Brey removes from the community an ardent sport fan particularly of high school athletics. Both of Mr. Brey's sons, Kenneth, who graduated this last June, and Edwin, who finished two years ago, were prominent in basketball, football and track at Lincoln high school and Mr. Brey was a close follower of the teams on which his sons were members, follwing them to neighboring cities for their contests. Mr. Brey was a devout member of the Lutheran church here. Always of a jovial and happy disposition he counted his friends by the hundreds who will deeply regret the passing of a most promising and progressive young business man. Manitowoc Herald News, Manitowoc, Wis. August 14, 1930 P. 2 ******** [Edward Frederick Brey/bur. 8-16-1930/age 44 yrs./ cause: acute dilation of the heart] ******** Edward Brey of Manitowoc and Marie Albrecht of this city were married Thursday evening at the home of the bride, the Rev. Machmiller of Manitowoc officiating. They departed for Kilbourn City and Chicago after which they will return to Manitowoc to reside. The bride has been employed as a saleslady at the Schuette Brothers Company and the groom is associated with his father in the flour and feed business. They will reside on North Eighth Street where the groom has recently erected a neat home. The Reporter, Tues., Sept. 13, 1910
EDWARD BREY (d. 1943) Edward Brey. Sr., 90, retired Manitowoc merchant and resident here for 70 years, died this morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Fred Levenhagen, 830 North Eight street. Funeral plans are indefinite awaiting arrival of a son, Walter Brey, from Chicago this afternoon, but will be held either Monday or Tuesday afternoon from the Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran church. The Rev. Theophil Uetzmann, will officiate. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery. Mr. Brey was born in Germany in 1853 and came to Manitowoc in 1872. He worked in the northern lumber woods for a time and then took a position in the grist mill of Flueger and Wall. He remained with this firm nine years and then became a salesman for M. Kellner and Sons. In 1905 Mr. Brey engaged in the flour, feed and produce business on North Eight street. He was later joined in the business by his son, Edward, Jr., and the business expanded to the general grocery line and later moved to a new location at North Eight and Chicago streets. He retired from active business of heading the store in 1927 and the business was taken over by his son, Edward, Jr. who died in 1930. Mr. Brey married Miss Dorothea Schroeder 69 years ago. She died in 1924. Since retiring Mr. Brey has been making his home with his children. Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Levenhagen of this city, Mrs. Norman Markle, of Rochester, Minn., son, Walter, of Chicago; five grandchildren and seven grandchildren. The body may be viewed at the Wattawa, Urbanek and Schlei funeral home from Sunday noon until the hour of service. The Manitowoc Herald-Times, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, Saturday, June 12, 1943 (sent in by researcher/see contributors page) ********* [d. 06-12-1943/age 90 yrs./cause: chronic myocarditis]
EDWARD H. BREY (d. 1967) Edward H. Brey, 82, formerly of 1419 Phillippen St., Manitowoc, widely known in the area as a pianist, music teacher and composer, died of a coronary attack Sunday morning at St. Mary Hospital, Green Bay. He had made his home at Green Bay for 18 months. Funeral service will be at 1:30pm Wednesday at First German Evangelical Lutheran Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. Norval Koch will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. Mr. Brey was born Dec. 7, 1884, at Warsaw, Poland, then under Russian domination, son of the late Frederick and Louise Jacobs Brey. He came to the United States and Manitowoc as a young man. He married Frances Sedlacek in June of 1910 at Manitowoc. She preceded him in death January of 1933. Two sons and a daughter also preceded him in death. Mr. Brey retired Dec. 31, 1949, after 30 years as an office employe of the C. Reiss Coal Co. Surviving are three sons, William of Milwaukee and Arnold and John of Sheboygan, two daughters, Mrs. Erwin (Martha) Rusboldt of Manitowoc and Mrs. Alger (Louise) Heise of Green Bay, 24 grandchildren and five great grand- children. Friends may call at Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, after 3pm Tuesday until noon Wednesday when the casket will be moved to the church where the body will lie in state until time of service. Manitowoc Herald Times March 13, 1967 p.9 ******* [d. 03-12-1967 at Green Bay WI/age 82 yrs.] ******* JUNE CLAIMS ONE MORE BRIDE Miss Frances Sedlacek Weds Edward Brey This Evening June adds another name to the list of happy brides of the month, the marriage of Miss Frances Sedlacek and Edward Brey being announced for 8 this evening. The wedding will be a simple one attended by a small party of immediate relatives of the couple. Rev. Karl Machmiller will officiate and a wedding dinner and reception will be tendered the bridal pair at the home of the bride on Grand Avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Brey will make their home in the city upon return from a honeymoon to Chicago. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Sedlacek and is a girl, charming of mind and person. She has been an employee of the Schuette Bros. Co., for some time and is popular. Mr. Brey is a son of Mrs. Louisa Brey and an employe of the Manitowoc Music Co. He is a talented musician and has won some prominence as a composer. A large circle of friends will tender congratulations. Manitowoc Daily Herald, Sat., June 18, 1910
EDWIN P. BREY (d. 1995) Edwin P. Brey, age 84, died Saturday, July 1, 1995, at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center, Manitowoc. Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 5, 1995, at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, Manitowoc. Rev. Glenn Unke will officiate with burial in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. Mr. Brey was born April 27, 1911, in Manitowoc, son of the late Edward Jr. and Mary Albrecht Brey. In 1928, he graduated from Lincoln High School and then attended the University of Wisconsin, Madison. On March 2, 1957, he married Angeline M. Woerfel in Manitowoc. Mr. Brey along with his wife Angie, owned and operated the Brey Food Market on North 8th Street in Manitowoc for over sixty years. In 1991, he donated his business to Holiday House. During his lifetime, Eddie was involved in many groups and organizations, including the Wisconsin Independent Grocers Association, the Down Town Merchants Association, and Immanuel Ev. Lutheran Church where he enjoyed singing in the church choir. Mr. Brey is survived by one brother, Kenneth J. Brey Sr., Manitowoc; nieces, nephews including Kenneth J. (JoAnn) Brey, Sturgeon Bay, Edwin P. (Lee) Brey, Manitowoc, John (Sharon) Brey, Milwaukee, Tom Golding, Cedarburg, Leslie Halverson, Manitowoc, Marcia Brey, Sturgeon Bay; a special friend, Ida Zahorik, Manitowoc. Also surviving are other relatives and many close friends. He was preceded in death by his wife, Angeline in 1990, one niece, Julie Ann Golding, one nephew, B.J. Halverson. Friends may call at the Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home, Tuesday, from 1-5 p.m. and Wednesday at Immanuel Ev. Lutheran Church, from 10 a.m. until the time of service at 11 a.m. The family has requested memorials be made to Holday (sic) House or a charity of the donor's choice. Herald Times Reporter, July 3, 1995 P. A2 ******* [widower of Angeline Brey/bur. on Mrs. Mary Edward F. Brey]
ELAINE F. BREY Elaine F. Brey, age 74, a resident of St. Mary's Home, Manitowoc, died Thursday, April 22, 1999, at the home. Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 24, 1999, at the Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc. Officiating at the service will be Deacon Bill Klein with burial to follow at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. Elaine was born July 2, 1924, in Manitowoc, daughter of the late Hugo and Clara Qualman Griebling. On April 13, 1973, she married Donald Brey at First Reformed United Church of Christ, Manitowoc. He preceded her in death on September 28, 1996. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Arthur V. Boyer Sr., on October 14, 1970. Survivors include two sons, Arthur and Joseph Boyer, both of Milwaukee; six daughters and three sons-in-law, Karen Windus and her special friend Neil Hungerford, Debera and David Musial, Jean and Terry Riebe, all of Manitowoc, Annette and Rick DeGroot, Kewaskum, Jeanette Boyer, Phoenix, Ariz. Donna Boyer, Provo, Utah; 20 grandchildren; one great-grandson; five sisters, Clarabelle Snyder, NewPort Richey, Fla., Verna Stewart, Chicago, Ill,. Viola Sprang, Alice Meisner, both of Manitowoc, Gladys Meyncke (sic), Highland, Calif.; one brother, Elroy Griebling, NewPort Richey, Fla. Nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends also survive. She was preceded in death by one sister, Ruth Karlin. The family will greet relatives and friends at the Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc from 9:30 a.m. Saturday until the time of service at 11:30 a.m. Elaine was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and will be missed by all. The family would like to thank Rosa, Linda, Pat and the entire staff of St. Mary's Home for the loving care they provided. Herald Times Reporter, April 23, 1999 P. A2
FRANCES M. BREY Mrs. Edward Brey, 53, of 1419 Philippen street, died suddenly Friday afternoon. She visited a physician's office and while waiting was stricken with a sudden heart attack and died while on the way to the hospital in the ambulance. Funeral services will be held Monday at 1:30 p.m. from the Wattawa, Urbanek and Schlei funeral home and at two o'clock from the First German Evan. Lutheran church, the Rev. L.H. Koeninger officiating. Interment will be in Evergreen cemetery. Mrs. Brey, nee Frances Sedlacek, was born in Manitowoc in 1889 and in 1910 was married to Edward Brey. Survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Henry Stinson, Mrs. Ervin Rusboldt and Louise, all of this city; five sons, Fred, John and Rudolph, of this city, William of Madison, Arnold of Janesville; three brothers; Peter and George of this city, Henry of Redding, Mich.; two sisters, Mrs. Rudolph Seidl of Council Bluff, Iowa, Mrs. William Ladwig of Milwaukee; and five grandchildren. The body may be viewed at the funeral home after seven o'clock tonight. The casket will not be opened in church. Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. January 16, 1943 P. 2 ******** [d. 01-15-1943/age 53 yrs./cause: pulmonary edema/wife of Edw. H. Brey] ******** JUNE CLAIMS ONE MORE BRIDE Miss Frances Sedlacek Weds Edward Brey This Evening June adds another name to the list of happy brides of the month, the marriage of Miss Frances Sedlacek and Edward Brey being announced for 8 this evening. The wedding will be a simple one attended by a small party of immediate relatives of the couple. Rev. Karl Machmiller will officiate and a wedding dinner and reception will be tendered the bridal pair at the home of the bride on Grand Avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Brey will make their home in the city upon return from a honeymoon to Chicago. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Sedlacek and is a girl, charming of mind and person. She has been an employee of the Schuette Bros. Co., for some time and is popular. Mr. Brey is a son of Mrs. Louisa Brey and an employe of the Manitowoc Music Co. He is a talented musician and has won some prominence as a composer. A large circle of friends will tender congratulations. Manitowoc Daily Herald, Sat., June 18, 1910
FRIEDERIKA BREY (d. 1915) LONG TIME RESIDENT OF CITY IS DEAD Mrs. Brey, South Side Resident, Called By Death Mrs. Fredericka(sic) Brey, widow of the late August Brey, and a resident of the city for nearly half a century, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fred Koepke, 1135 So. Thirteenth street this morning, death being due to infirmities of age. The funeral will be held from the late home Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Mrs. Brey was born in Germany Sept. 24, 1828 and came to Manitowoc forty eight years ago. Her husband died nineteen years ago and her daughter, Mrs. Koepke survives. Six grandchildren survive. A brother Edward Leuth resides here. Manitowoc Daily Herald, Tuesday, March 30, 1915, Page 8 ********* Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wendel of Crown Point, Ind., and Carl Koebke of Hartford, Wis., are in the city having come here to attend the funeral of the late Mrs. Brey. Manitowoc Daily Herald, Friday, April 02, 1915, Page 3 ******** [bur. 2 Apr. 1915/cause: senility/bur. on Bertha Koepke lot]
FRIEDRICH C. BREY Friedrich Diedrich Christoph Brey Marriage • Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1519-1969 Name Friedrich Diedrich Christoph Brey Gender: männlich (Male) Event Type: Heirat (Marriage) Marriage Date: 7. Dez 1832 (7 Dec 1832) Marriage Place: Warnkenhagen, Mecklenburg, Deutschland (Germany) Father: Jochim Brey Spouse: Helene Wilhelmine Louise Dorohtea Martens City or District: Bei Schlieffenberg u Warnkenhagen Author: Evangelische Kirche Warnkenhagen (AG. Teterow) Film Number: 69670 "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1519-1969" ***** Friedrich Diedrich Christoph Brey Marriage • Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1519-1969 Name: Friedrich Diedrich Christoph Brey Gender: männlich (Male) Event Type: Heirat (Marriage) Marriage Date: 1833 Marriage Place: Belitz, Mecklenburg, Deutschland (Germany) Father: Joachim Brey Spouse: Helene Wilhelmine Louise Dorothea Maria Marten Parish as it Appears: Belitz City or District: Belitz Page number: 8;9 Author: Evangelische Kirche Belitz (AG. Laage) Film Number: 68991 "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1519-1969" ***** Fred Brey Death • Wisconsin, U.S., Death Index, 1808-1907 Name: Fred Brey Death Date: 18 Sep 1879 Death Place: Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA Volume: 01 Page Number: 0262 Reel: 048 Image: 1921 Index Volume: 01 Sequence Number: 041224 "Wisconsin, U.S., Death Index, 1808-1907" ***** [Frederick]
GEORGE BREY (d. 1945) George Brey, 79, retired cabinet maker, died Wednesday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Raymond Brachman in Platteville, Wis., with whom he had been residing for the past 12 years. A native of Germany, Mr. Brey came to Manitowoc county in his early youth. He worked as a cabinetmaker at the American Seating company and the Manitowoc Building and Supply company until his retirement 15 years ago. His birth date was Sept. 27, 1866. In 1890 he claimed Barbara Weller as his wife, and she preceded him in death in 1930. Besides the daughter, a son, William, of Manitowoc; one sister, Mrs. Margaret Pritzl of Brillion and five grandchildren survive. The body was brought to the Pfeffer funeral home here, and will lie in state from Friday noon until the hour of services on Saturday. A requiem mass at the Sacred Heart Catholic church of which the Rev. L.M. Schorn will be celebrant at 10 o’clock will be preceded by brief services at the funeral parlors at 9:30. Interment will be in Evergreen cemetery. Members of the Holy Name society will recite the rosary in a body for their late member at Pfeffers at 7:30 o’clock Friday evening. Manitowoc Herald Times, October 18, 1945 P. 2 ******* [d. at Platteville, WI/age 80 yrs.]
H. BREY (d. June 1886) A child belonging to Henry Brey died on Saturday last. Manitowoc Pilot, July 29, 1886 P. ******** [age 1 yr.]
HENRY BREY (d. December 1886) Henry Brey died at his home in this city last Saturday and is to be buried today. He leaves a wife and family. His illness has been a lingering one. He was much respected and such a citizen as we can ill afford to lose. Manitowoc Lake Shore Times, Tues., Dec. 6, 1886 page 3 ******** Henry Brey died at his home in this city on Saturday last. He had been sick through the summer, having contracted a cold which settled on his lungs and ended in consumption. He was a man who was held in high esteem by all who knew him. Manitowoc Pilot, Thursday, December 9, 1886 P. 2
JEANETTE J. BREY Jeannette J. Brey, 94, of Woodruff, Wisconsin, formerly a Manitowoc resident, died Saturday evening, July 30, 1988 at a Woodruff Nursing Home. Funeral services will be 10:30 am Wednesday at Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home and 11 am at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Rev. William Zimmerman and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. Mrs. Brey was born May 11, 1894 at Two Rivers, daughter of the late Richard and Sophia Heyroth Winkelmiller Sr. She married William Brey in Two Rivers. He preceded her in death on September 15, 1971. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, William R. and Carol Brey of St. Germain, Wisconsin; a daughter and son-in-law, Florence and Leland Leighty of Platteville, Wisconsin; 11 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren, other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Jean Noll of Menasha. Friends may call at Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home, Wednesday morning from 10 am to the time of services at the funeral home at 10:30 am. There will be no Tuesday evening visitation. Memorials would be appreciated to Woodland Manor Nursing Home, Woodruff, Wisconsin. Manitowoc Herald Times, Tues., Aug. 2, 1988 page 14 ********* [died at Woodruff WI/age 94 yrs./widow of William Brey] ********* The marriage of Wm Brey of Manitowoc and Janette Winkelmiller took place Monday morning at St. Luke's Church, Rev. Huey officiating. A wedding breakfast was served at the home of the bride after which the couple left on a wedding trip. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Winkelmiller and is a refined and popular young lady with many friends here who unite in wishing the pair a happy journey through life. The Reporter, Sat., Aug. 22, 1914
JULIA M. BREY Julia M. Brey, age 84, a resident of Shady Lane Nursing Care Center for the past five years, died Monday morning, September 9, 1996, at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center, Manitowoc. Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, September 12, 1996, at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, Manitowoc. Officiating at the service will be Rev. Dennis Broghm with burial to follow at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. The former Julia Braunreiter was born May 231, 1912, in the town of Kossuth, Manitowoc County, daughter of the late Frank and Anna Rouse Braunreiter. On June 15, 1937, she married Rudolph H. Brey at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, Manitowoc. He preceded her in death February 2, 1965. Mrs. Brey was a member of Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Congregation. Survivors include two daughters and a son-in-law, Eunice Lowry, Houston, Texas, Judy and Marvin Hartlaub, Whitelaw; a step-sister, Erma Sieracki, Manitowoc; seven grandchildren, Scott (Mary) Lowry, Shelley Lowry and special friend Keith, Kathy (Steve) Marshall, Kristy (Jeff) Stahl, Kevin Hartlaub and fiancée Sue Christensen, Keith (Pam) Hartlaub, Kurt Hartlaub; six great-grandchildren, Candice, Tiffany and Melissa Stahl, Jim and Mike Marshall, Chrystall Lowry. She was also preceded in death by a step-sister, Rose Braunreiter. Friends may call at the Pfeffer Funeral Home from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday and at the church from 10 a.m. Thursday until the time of service. Herald Times Reporter, September 10, 1996 P. A2 ******** [widow of Rudolph Brey]
KARL L. BREY (d. 1933) KARL BREY, 85, PIONEER, DIES AT HOME HERE Karl L. Brey, aged 85, died at his home, 820 North 8th street early this morning. Feebleness brought about by old age resulted in his death. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday from the Immanuel Lutheran church, Rev. Uetzmann officiating. Burial will be in the Evergreen cemetery, following the services. Mr. Brey was born June 15, 1848 in Mecklenberg, Germany. He came to this country, and to Manitowoc in 1872. He was married in December of that year. The deceased was active in business in this city for a number of years, having owned a dray line and a grocery store and acted as manager of the Barnes & Vilas Pea Canning company for some time. The deceased is survived by a brother, Edward Brey Sr., of Manitowoc. The body will be at the Wattawa, Urbanek and Schlei funeral parlors until tomorrow noon, when it will be removed to the home on North 8th street. The body will lie in state at the Wattawa, Urbanek and Schlei funeral home tonight and until noon tomorrow when it will be removed to the residence. Manitowoc Herald Times, July 26, 1933 P. 2 ******* [bur. 07-28-1933/age 85 yrs/cause: chronic myocarditis/bur. on Charles Brey lot]
KENNETH J. BREY (d. 2005) Kenneth J. Brey, age 92, a resident of 2114 Fairmont St., Manitowoc, entered into eternal life on Friday, Sept. 30, 2005, at his residence. Kenneth was born on Nov. 30, 1912, in Manitowoc to the late Edward and Mary Albrecht Brey. He was a member of Lincoln High SchoolÆs graduating class of 1930, and then completed his education at University of Wisconsin- Madison. On Nov. 21, 1940, he married Monica Healy at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Manitowoc. Kenneth was an active member of Holy Innocents Catholic Church, serving on their building and grounds committee. He also was the past president of the Golden Kiwanis, a member of the Elks Club, Knights of Columbus, Wisconsin Society of Professional Engineers, and was a life long member of the Wisconsin Land Surveyors Society. Some of his favorite pastimes were golf and bowling. He was a very loving father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and just a heck of a nice guy, a very civil engineer. Survivors include three sons: Kenneth (JoAnn) Brey Jr., Sturgeon Bay; John (Sharon) Brey, Clarks Mills; and Edwin (Lee Mary) Brey, Manitowoc; a son-in-law: Thomas Golding; 12 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; also nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends survive. Kenneth was preceded in death by his wife: Monica; a daughter: Julie Ann; a brother: Edwin; and also a special friend: Eileen Wergin. A visitation will be held at the Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2005, from 5 until 8 p.m. with a prayer service conducted by Ken's nephew, the Rev. Dan Dewane at 7:30 pm. The visitation will continue on Monday, Oct. 3, at St. Francis of Assisi - Waldo Site from 9 a.m. until the Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. The Rev. Dan Dewane will be officiating with burial to follow at Evergreen Cemetery. The Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 628 N. Water St., Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral arrangements. Herald Times Reporter, 2005
MAGDELENA BREY Lena Brey Death • Wisconsin, U.S., Death Index, 1808-1907 Name: Lena Brey Death Date: 4 Apr 1889 Death Place: Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA Volume: 02 Page Number: 0323 Reel: 049 Image: 2139 Index Volume: 01 Sequence Number: 041232 "Wisconsin, U.S., Death Index, 1808-1907" ***** Lena Brey Death • Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004 Name: Lena Brey Color: Wh Sex: Fem Age: 75 Birthplace: MecKleuburg, Germ Husband: August Brey Birth Date: 22 Oct 1813 Death Date: 23 Apr 1889 Death County: Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA Cause of Death: Old age Burial Place: City Cem "Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004" *NOTE: Seeing the record, it does have 04 Apr 1889 as death date *****
MARIA BREY (d. 1927) DEATH OF MRS. BREY TAKES AN OLD RESIDENT The death of Mrs. Carl Brey yesterday removed another of the older residents of Manitowoc, Mrs. Brey being 82 years of age and a resident here since 1872. Deceased was born in Mecklenburg, Germany, Nov. 25 1845 and came here in 1872, being married in this city the same year. She is survived by her husband and a grandson Carl. The Rev. Uetzmann will officiate at the funeral at the home at 1:30 and from the First Evangelical Lutheran church at 2 Monday afternoon. Manitowoc Herald News, May 21, 1927 P. 2 ******* [bur. 5-23-1927/cause: senility/bur. on Charles Brey lot]
MARTHA BREY (d. 1911) DIED: Miss Martha Brey died suddenly Sunday morning at her home, 820 North 8th street, aged 30 years. Death was due to heart disease. She was apparently in good health Sunday morning and was about to leave the breakfast table when she was stricken, and fell over dead. She is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brey. The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon from the German Lutheran church. Interment was in Evergreen cemetery. Manitowoc Pilot Thursday, October 5, 1911 pg. 1 ******** [cause: heart disease]
MARY BREY Mrs. Mary A. Brey of Chicago and a former resident of Manitowoc, died Tuesday morning at Chicago. Funeral services will be at 10 am Friday at Neilsen Funeral home, 3301 W. Fullerton Ave., Chicago. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. She was born Mary A. Kostlevy at Manitowoc and was married to Walter H. Brey. Her husband preceded her in death. Among survivors is a brother, Dr. Fred J. Kostlevy of Peoria, Ill. Manitowoc Herald Times, Thu., May 31, 1962 ******** [d. 05-29-1962 at Chicago IL/age 79 yrs./bur. on Joseph Kostlevy lot]
MARY BREY (d. 1968) Mrs. Mary Brey, 84, of 810 N. 8th St., Manitowoc, died Monday morning at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. Glen Uhke will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. Mrs. Brey was born Feb. 15, 1884, at Two Rivers, daughter of the late Anton and Pauline Gesell Albrecht. She was married to Edward F. Brey Sept. 8, 1909 at Two Rivers. They owned and operated Brey's Food Market, Manitowoc, until his death, Aug. 13, 1930. She continued management until 1948 when she sold the interest to her son, Edwin. She remained active in its operation until 1964. She is survived by two sons, Edwin and Kenneth, of Manitowoc; a brother, Albert, of Two Rivers; four grandchildren and a great grandchild. A brother and a sister preceded her in death. Friends may call at Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, after 3 p.m. Tuesday until noon Wednesday when the casket will be taken to the church where the body will lie in state until time of service. Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. June 17, 1968 P. 13 ******* [d. 06-17-1968/age 84 yrs./widow of Edward F. Brey] (b. 15 Feb 1884/d. Jun 1968/SSDI) ******** Edward Brey of Manitowoc and Marie Albrecht of this city were married Thursday evening at the home of the bride, the Rev. Machmiller of Manitowoc officiating. They departed for Kilbourn City and Chicago after which they will return to Manitowoc to reside. The bride has been employed as a saleslady at the Schuette Brothers Company and the groom is associated with his father in the flour and feed business. They will reside on North Eighth Street where the groom has recently erected a neat home. The Reporter, Tues., Sept. 13, 1910
MONICA O. BREY Mrs. Kenneth (Monica) Brey, 71, of 2114 Fairmont Street, Manitowoc, died Sunday morning, May 13, at home. Funeral services will be 9:00 a.m. Wednesday at Parkside Funeral Home and 9:30 a.m. at Holy Innocent Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by her nephew, Rev. Daniel Dewane, with burial to follow at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. Mrs. Brey was born January 15, 1913, at Manitowoc, daughter of the late John J. and Martha Tegen Healy. Mrs. Brey attended St. Boniface Parochial School and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1930. Mrs. Brey continued her education at University of Marquette in Milwaukee, receiving her B.A. degree as a history major, graduating in 1934. She married Kenneth J. Brey on November 21, 1904, at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Manitowoc. Mrs. Brey was a member of Holy Innocent Catholic Church, member of the Altar Society of the church and a member of the Catholic Womens Club of Manitowoc. Survivors include her husband, Kenneth J. Brey; three sons and daughters-in-law, Kenneth J. and Marcia Brey Jr., of Sturgeon Bay, Edwin P. and Lee Mary Brey of Manitowoc and John J. and Sharon Brey of Milwaukee; a daughter and a son-in-law, Julie Ann and Thomas Golding of Phelps, Wisconsin; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Kenneth and Charlotta Healy of Sheboygan Falls and John and Delores Healy of West Bend; three sisters and two brothers-in-law, Miss Winnifred Healy of Elm Grove, Wisconsin, Mrs. Lenore Dewane of Manitowoc, June and Henry Wolf of Muskego, Wisconsin and John McCoy of the Philippines; 10 grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends alo survived. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Sister Lenore Healy and Mrs. Cleo McCoy. Friends may call at Parkside Funeral Home, Manitowoc, from 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday evening. A prayer service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday evening led by Father Daniel Dewane. Herald Times Reporter, May 14, 1984 P. 3 ********* [wife of Kenneth Brey/bur. on Mrs. Edward F. Brey lot]
NORBERT E. BREY Norbert E. Brey, 56, of 1210A S. 18th St., Manitowoc, died Friday, October 14, 1988, at his residence. Private family services will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc. Deacon Bill Klein wil officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. Mr. Brey was born September 26, 1932, in the Town of Franklin, Manitowoc County, son of the late Michael and Anna Bargender Brey. He was employed as a Plant Superintendent at Lapcor Plastics Company, Manitowoc, retiring in 1957. Mr. Brey was a veteran of the United States Army serving during World War II in The Korean Conflict. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, John and Lucy Brey of Manitowoc; two daughters and sons-in-law, Nancy and Jeff Becker of Manitowoc, Jeanne and Bret Druesne of El Cajon, California; a brother and sister-in-law, Joseph and Josetta Brey of Manitowoc; 5 grandchildren; nieces and nephews. There will be no Wednesday evening visitation at Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc. Herald Times Reporter, October 19, 1988 P. 18 ******** [d. 10-18-1988/age 56 yrs.]
RICHARD BREY DOUBLE TRAGEDY ON RIVER WHEN BOAT IS SWAMPED FRANK SMITH, 18, AND RICHARD BREY, 20, LOSE LIVES WHILE RETURNING HOME FROM WORK AT SHIPYARDS SATURDAY DEATH TOLL OF WATER IS FOUR IN WEEK, 7 THIS YEAR Two lives were lost and a third was imperiled in an accident on the river, at the foot of State street Saturday afternoon when a scow in which three boys, Frank Smith, Richard Brey and Joe Peterson were crossing the river from the island, filled with water. The dead are: Frank Smith, aged 18, 223 N. Seventh street, body recovered. Richard Brey, aged 20, 607 Buffalo street, body recovered. Peterson, the third of the party, reached shore in an exhausted cond- ition after having failed in an attempt to rescue his companions. The double drowning occurred at 5:10 Saturday afternoon when the three boys were returning from work at the Goodrich shops where they are employed. A small flat bottomed scow, owned by George McLaughlin, chief engineer of the Columbus, had been secured by the party to cross the river and they were within fifteen feet of the east bank when the boat filled and floated from under them. Peterson, who can swim, made an attempt to aid Smith and Brey, who clung together as they went down, neither being able to swim, but Peterson was forced to abandon the two after he had gone down with them the first time, and made way to shore and gave the alarm. The body of Brey was recovered after thirty minutes but it was nearly two hours before Smith's body was brought to the surface. Boat Fills With Water- At the time of the accident Peterson was standing at the front end of the scow paddling, Smith was in the rear end and Brey occupied the seat in the center of the boat. The movement of the scow caused water to come over the side but not in sufficient quantity to be dangerous, but suddenly Brey warned his companions that the scow was filling and within a few seconds the boat floated out from under the three and left them struggling in the water. Peterson, realizing the peril of the two boys who could not swim, attempted to save them but after he had been pulled down once, he was forced to save himself and reached shore with difficulty. Smith and Brey were not seen again until their dead bodies were taken from the water by the police. Witnesses To Accident The acident(sic) was witnessed by W. Crocker and a companion who were in a small boat some rods up the river but they were unable to reach the scene in time to render assistance to save the two boys. Peterson gave the alarm and a crowd of several hundred people gathered on the river bank while the police with two boats and grappling hooks made efforts to recover the bodies. Brey's body was brought up a half hour after the accident and physicians who were at the scene made every effort to revive the boy without success. The body was taken in charge by Urbanek & Wattawa and was removed to the home Sunday. The body of Smith was not recovered for nearly two hours after the acident(sic) and there was no hope. The body was given into the charge by Frazier Bros. and removed to the undertaking rooms, and taken to the home late this afternoon. Smith's Parents Absent- A peculiarly sad feature in connection with the tragedy was the absence of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Smith, parents of one of the victims from the city. Mr. Smith, who is in charge of the painting department of the Goodrich company, left the city Friday night with the Columbus and was at Chicago. Mrs. Smith and her daughter, departed for Milwaukee at noon Saturday, intending to continue the trip to Chicago. Messages dispatched to Milwaukee and Chicago located Mr. and Mrs. Smith and the latter arrived in the city on the late train Saturday evening, Mr. Smith being delayed until Sunday morning. Boys Well Liked- Both Smith and Brey were popular young men and their tragic death is deeply deplored. Smith was a student at the high school until recently and was a member of next year's graduating class, but had been advised to leave school temporarily on account of his health and had been employed at the Goodrich shops. He was born in this city February 22, 1895 and had always made his home here. Besides his parents he is sur- vived by one sister, Miss Irma. Brey is a son of Mr. and Mrs. George Brey, Buffalo street, and was born here October 1, 1893. He was formerly employed by Schuette Bros. company and later secured a position with the Goodrich company. His parents, one brother William and a sister, Miss Lillian survive. Funeral Arrangements- No inquest was deemed necessary by Coroner Falge and none will be held. The funeral of the Brey lad will take place tomorrow morning from Sacred Heart church while the burial of the Smith boy will be held Wednesday afternoon from the Presbyterian church. Two Rivers Boy Drowns- The double drowning in this city made for a total of three for the day in the county and four for the week. At Two Rivers Saturday afternoon, Georg Koch, aged 16, while swimming in the Neshoto river, was taken with cramps and drowned before aid could reach him. The body was recovered. Seventh Accident This Year- With the three drownings of Saturday, the death toll of river and lake for the season reaches seven, four in one week. Frank Shipper being the fourth victim. Two previous drownings in this city and one at Two Rivers make up the seven. Manitowoc Daily Herald, Monday, June 23, 1913 p.1 ********* [cause: accidental drowning/bur. on George Brey lot]
RUDOLPH BREY Rudolph Brey, 51, of 2982 S. Delaware Ave., Milwaukee, formerly of 1706 Philippen St., Manitowoc, died Tuesday morning at Milwaukee of a coronary attack. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, Manitowoc, the Rev. T.F. Uetzmann officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Mr. Brey was born at Manitowoc Nov. 30, 1913, son of Edward H. Brey and the late Frances Sedlacek Brey. He attended Manitowoc schools and was employed 14 years as a bus driver for the Safeway Bus Co. before moving to Milwaukee. He married the former Julia Braumreiter June 15, 1937, at Manitowoc. Surviving are the wife, two daughters (Survivors omitted for privacy.); his father of Manitowoc; four brothers, Frederick H., of Manitowoc, William, of Milwaukee and Arnold and John, of Sheboygan; two sisters, Mrs. Erwin Rusboldt, of Manitowoc and Mrs. Alger Heise, of Green Bay; and five grandchildren. A sister, Mrs. Gretchen Strehlow preceded him in death Sept. 2, 1964. Friends may call at the Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, after 3 p.m. Thursday until noon Friday and then at the church. Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. February 3, 1965 P. 11 ******* [d. 02-02-1965 at Milwaukee WI/age 51 yrs./bur. on Mrs. Julia M. Brey lot]
WALTER BREY (d. 1954) Walter Brey, 73, former Manitowoc resident, died Thursday night in a hospital at Chicago. He had been in failing health in recent weeks. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Urbanek and Schlei Funeral home, Manitowoc, with interment in Evergreen Cemetery. He was born in Manitowoc Jan. 15, 1881, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Edward Brey Sr. He attended Manitowoc schools, married Miss Mary Kostlevy and became associated with his father and brother in the Brey grocery and super market in Manitowoc. Disposing of his interest in that business 25 years ago he moved to Chicago to take charge of the office and storage warehouse of the Manitowoc Portland Cement Company. He retired a few years ago. He was a member of the Manitowoc Lodge of Elks. Surviving are his wife; and two sisters, Mrs. Meta Levenhagen of Manitowoc and Mrs. Norman Markle of Rochester, Minn. Friends may call at the funeral home after 5 p.m. Sunday. Manitowoc Herald Times, October 29, 1954 P. 23 ******** [d. 10-28-1954 at Chicago, IL/age 73 yrs./bur. on Joseph Kostlevy lot]
WILLIAM A. BREY William A. Brey, 79, of 607 Chicago St., Manitowoc, died Wednesday morning at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc. Funeral services will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. Cyril Hewswyck will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. Mr. Brey was born Feb. 27, 1892, at Manitowoc, son of the late George and Barbara Wellner Brey. He married Jennette Winkelmiller Aug. 17, 1914, at St. Luke Catholic Church, Two Rivers. He was owner and operator of Manitowoc Central Delivery and prior to his retirement in 1960 he had been employed at Manitowoc Engineering. Mr. Brey was a member of the Knights of Columbus No. 710, the Eagles Aerie No. 706, the Machinists Union and the Holy Name Society of Sacred Heart Church. Survivors include his wife, a son, William R., of Neenah, two daughters, Mrs. Robert (Jean) Noll, of Menasha and Mrs. Lieland (Florence) Leighty, of Platteville, a sister, Mrs. Lillian Brachman, of Platteville and 11 grandchildren. Friends may call at Schneider-Mittnacht Funeral Home, Manitowoc, after 4 p.m. Thursday where a Wake service will be held at 7 p.m. Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. September 15, 1971 ******** [d. 09-15-1971/age 79 yrs./husband of Jeannette Brey] (b. Feb 26 1892/d. Sep 1971/SSDI) ******** The marriage of Wm Brey of Manitowoc and Janette Winkelmiller took place Monday morning at St. Luke's Church, Rev. Huey officiating. A wedding breakfast was served at the home of the bride after which the couple left on a wedding trip. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Winkelmiller and is a refined and popular young lady with many friends here who unite in wishing the pair a happy journey through life. The Reporter, Sat., Aug. 22, 1914
ANNA BREZINSKY MRS. BREZINSKY DIES AFTER ONLY SHORT ILLNESS Almost Lifelong Resident of This City The many friends of Mrs. Anna Brezinsky were shocked to hear of her sudden death at the Holy Family hospital at an early hour this morning, Mrs. Brezinsky having died after an illness of only several days, and up until last evening she was feeling fine and then, taking a turn for the worse, she was rushed to the hospital where she died at 3 o'clock this morning. Mrs. Brezinsky nee Anna Paska was born in this city on June 19, 1878, and has made her home here her entire life with the exception of a few years when the family resided at Kewaunee. Her husband, Henry Brezinsky, preceded her in death thirteen years ago, having gone down on the Pere Marquette No. 18 in 1910, the boat upon which he was first mate. Four children, the Misses Helen, Stella and Alice together with Harry Brezinsky survive. Also four sisters, Mmes. Clara Mishalak of this city and Rose Ligewtski, Lawrence Sauer and Frank O'Konsky of Milwaukee; and four brothers, Anton of Los Angeles, John of Kewaunee, Joseph of Milwaukee, and George Paska of Two Rivers. Mrs. Brezinsky's mother, Mrs. Margaret Paska also survives and she is making her home with the family at 627 North Seventh street. Funeral services will be held Monday morning at 9 o'clock from the Sacred Heart Catholic church, the Rev. Father Luby to officiated at the service. Interment will be made at Evergreen cemetery. Manitowoc Herald News, Friday, September 28, 1923 P.4 ********* [cause: nephritis/bur on Harry F Berns lot] ********* CHANGED PLANS SAVES 6 LIVES Mrs. Joseph Brezinsky Might Have Met Fate of Husband. But for the fact that she changed the plans she had had in view for a week and abandoned a trip to Ludington on Thursday, Mrs. Joseph Brezinsky and her five little ones might have with the husband and father of the family, been victims of the carferry 18 disaster Friday, Mr. Brezinsky having gone down with the 18. Mrs. Brezinsky had planned to cross the lake with her children to join her husband at Ludington Thursday to go to Milwaukee but she was advised not to undertake the trip at this time because the No. 18 would not be ready for passengers and she finally decided to wait until later. But for the change in her plans, Mrs. Brezinsky and children would probably have been aboard the ill fated 18 and met death with the husband and father. Brezinsky’s body was recovered late Friday and will be brought here for burial having been taken to Milwaukee on the No. 20. Manitowoc Daily Herald, Saturday, September 10, 1910 P.1 ********* Also see same online newspaper for another front page article regarding wreck of the carferry.
TEOFIL BREZINSKY MANITOWOC MAN GOES DOWN WITH NO. 18 Joseph Brezinski (sic), first mate of the ill fated Marquette ferry No. 18 who with other officers of the boat lost his life, is a Manitowoc man and resided with his family at ___ Jay street. Brezinski, who was 33 years of age, had followed the lakes for eleven years and had been employed by the Marquette company for some time past. He recently visited his family in this city while the N. 18 was at Ludington for a week after completing the summer season and preparing for winter service. Brezinski is survived by a widow and five children. A message at noon confirmed the report of Brezinski’s death, the message having been forward by a brother who is on the No. 17. There is little probability that Brezinsky’s body will be recovered. Manitowoc Daily Herald, Friday, September 9, 1910 P. 1 ********* This was inserted into front page article regarding wreck of carferry (See the online newspaper for the complete article.) ********* BREZINSKI'S(sic) BODY HERE Body of Victim of 18 Disaster to be Buried in City TUG FINDS RELIC OF THE WRECK Brought here from Milwaukee Sunday, the body of Joseph Brezinski, mate of the Marquette ferry 18, who lost his life when the boat wrecked Friay is at the home, 601 Jay St., and the funeral will be held from St. Mary's Church tomorrow morning. The body was picked up by carferry 20 and was taken to Milwaukee and shipped here by rail. Brezinski was struck by the wreckage of the boat, his body being bruised and injured. Mrs. Brezinski is prostrated by the shock of her husband's terrible fate and friends are anxious over her condition. Though there is little chance that the true cause of the wreck will be known, government officiates are conducting an investigation into the wreck at Milwaukee and will go to Ludington it is said. One result of the wreck may be steps by the government to compel all boats of carferry type to close the stern of the boats. A reminder of the wreck was brought into port Sunday by the tug, Ruby of Muskegon which in crossing the lake Saturday picked up a cabin door from the 18, possibly the door which saved the life of Seymour Cochrane, son of Capt. Cochrane of the Goodrich Line, who wrenched the door from its hinges and floated up on it in the lake until rescued by the No. 17. The door is of heavy oak and was taken from the smoking room of the 18. One of the hinges had been removed but the other is still on the door, badly bent showing that the door had been torn away with much force. J. F. Herzog will have the door on exhibition in the store of the Smith Piano Co. store Tuesday. Simon Burke, a wheelsman of the 18, who was the last man to leave the sinking craft, tells a thrilling story of his experiences. Burke has been in five wrecks but says this was the worst. Burke remained at his post until the 18 foundered and was dragged down into the lake, 100 feet he says. From his statement it is apparent that the danger of the boat was known as early as 4:30 when the captain gave the orders to head in for shore. At 6 the cars were heaved overboard but helped little. When the 18 sank, Burke says he was thrown back from the wheel and in a second was engulfed by a torrent of water and was drawn down a hundred feet. The wheel house was demolished and ?? of wreckage to which he clung until through the broken walls and when he shot to the surface grasped a piece of wreckage to which he clung until rescued. Manitowoc Daily Herald, Sept. 12, 1910 page 1 ********* [bur. 6-12-1936 (at Evergreen)/age 32 yrs/cause: drowning/ removal from St. Mary's cemetery-Mtwc./bur. on Harry F. Berns lot]
THEODORA BREZINSKY BABE CHOKES TO DEATH ON BITS OF APPLE 3 Year Old Child Dies Before Medical Aid Possible Twice within a year has the tragic hand of fate cast its shadow over the home of Mrs. Theodore Brezinski, So. Sixth Street, this city, the latest in the home occurring last night when the idolized three year old daughter, little Theodora, met a tragic death almost without warning. The child's death was caused by suffocation, due to choking before medical aid could be summoned the bade was dead. The child's death was caused by several small bits of apple which she had been given while playing about the room. Mrs. Brezinski was peeling apples while the child, with others, were playing about the house and several times, the little one had gone to her mother for a bit of the fruit and had been given the pieces of peeled apples. It is presumed that she had retained several of the pieces in her mouth and in an attempt to swallow them, chocked. Mrs.Brezinski, noting the child's distress, hastened to her assistance and succeeded in dislodging one bit of apple and then carried the child upstairs where her mother resides and the two worked over the child, while neighbors hastened to summon a physician. Though another small piece of apple was taken from the child's mouth, it was impossible to relieve her and before the arrival of a physician, the babe was dead. The babe was the idol of the house and a great favorite in the neighborhood and the tragic death of the little one has cast a pall over many homes where she was known and beloved and sincerest sympathy goes out to the bereaved mother, who only a year ago was called upon to mourn the death of her husband, Theodore Brezinski, who met death with the ill fated Pere Marquette No. 18, when the boat sank in midlake. Mr. Brezinski was employed as a mate on the 18 and was one of the score or more to lose their lives. Manitowoc Daily Herald, Oct. 28, 1913 page 8 ********* [age 3 yrs/cause: strangulation-accidental/removal from St. Mary's cemetery-Mtwc./ burial on Harry F. Berns lot
ANNA BREZONI Mrs. Thomas Brezoni, 83, of Rt. 1, Ringle, Wis., who had been making her home with a daughter, Mrs. William McCullistor at Manitowoc, until a year ago when she went to live with another daughter, Mrs. Harvey Russo, at Wausau, died Sunday morning at Memorial Hospital, Manitowoc, after a lingering illness. Funeral services will be 1:30 pm Wednesday at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home, Manitowoc. The Rev. Robin Butler will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. The former Anna Brodnan was born July 26, 1882 in Bohemia, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Brodnan. She was married to Mr. Brezoni in 1903 in Czechoslovakia. They came to Manitowoc in 1912. She was a member of Z.C.B.J. Lodge. Her husband preceded her in death in 1942. Survivors include two sons, Frank of Rt. 3, Manitowoc and Joseph of Sheboygan; four daughters, Mrs. Walter (Betty) Paulson and Mrs. Anton (Marie) Panosh, of Manitowoc, Mrs. Harvey (Rose) Rosso, of Wausau and Mrs. William (Margaret) McCullistor of Marshaltown, Iowa; 16 grandchildren, 27 great grandchildren and a great great grandchild. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 pm Tuesday. Manitowoc Herald Times, Mon., July 25, 1966 page T3 ******** [d. 7-24-1966/age 83 yrs/widow of Thomas Brezoni/bur. on Walter Paulson lot]
INFANT BREZONI Living but a few minutes after birth, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Brazoni(sic), passed away at 241 North Fourth street early this morning. Interment was at Evergreen cemetery today and friends and neighbors extend sympathy to the bereaved parents. Manitowoc Daily Herald, Monday, April 24, 1916 P.8
THOMAS BREZONI BREZONI, Thomas-Age 60, Rte. 3, Manitowoc. Died Saturday, April 18th at the Holy Family hospital. Funeral Wednesday, April 22nd at 2 p.m. at the Wattawa-Urbanek & Schlei funeral home. Burial will be in Evergreen cemtery. Member of Z.C.B.J. lodge. The body may be viewed at the Wattawa-Urbanek and Schlei funeral home after 7 p.m. Manitowoc Herald Times, Tuesday, April 21, 1942 P.18 ******* [d. 04-18-1942/age 60 yrs./cause: uremia/bur. on Walter Paulson lot]
