DEBORAH W. COAKLEY

Earlier Manitowoc Recalled in Sad Rites 
Body of Mrs. Deborah Coakley Brought to City for Burial; 
Was Widow of Famous Manitowoc Doctor 
The body of Mrs. Deborah Coakley, widow of Dr. Henry Coakley, pioneer physician 
and surgeon of this city, arrived here this morning from New York. It was taken 
to the Vogelsang funeral home, South Eighth street. The funeral will be held 
Tomorrow, Tuesday afternoon, at 2 o’clock with burial in the family lot at 
Evergreen.
Mrs. Coakley who died December 30, 1930, at the age of 83, played a prominent 
part in the early day life of the city of Manitowoc. Her death recalls a bit of 
history that few of the younger generation know anything about.
Here in 1872 
Coming here in 1872 with his wife, Dr. Henry Coakley started a general practice 
and quickly built up a large following. He liked his new home and the folks in 
his new home liked him. In 1874 he erected the building which today houses the 
offices of Drs. Gleason and Reese. In 1878 he erected the little house next door 
as a renting proposition but about that time Dr. Fraser and his bride arrived, 
Dr. Coakley decided to take Dr. Fraser as an associate and the house next door 
went to the young couple.
Helped Others
Dr. Coakley’s only claim to fame does not lie in the whole souled and thoroughly 
good work which he performed in the city and county, however. It was in his 
office that Dr. John Murphy, world famous surgeon of Chicago, received his start. 
It was in the office on York street that Dr. Murphy poured over the medical books 
to later become the most famous surgeon the world perhaps has ever seen. At 
Chicago, a memorial arch was recently erected by the Medical association at a 
cost of $250,000. Here too it was that Dr. Earles, who afterwards founded the 
medical school at Marquette University, received his start in the medical 
profession.
Son Got Started
And it was in the office of Dr. Murphy at Chicago in later years that Dr. Walter 
Coakley, a son of Dr. Henry Coakley, got his start. He was permitted to establish 
his office in the Murphy private suite and to have his name on the window in large 
gold letters. 
(Continued on Page 2) EARLIER MANITOWOC RECALLED IN RITES (Continued From Page 1)
Dr. Henry Coakley was killed when still a young man. He was a lover of fast horses 
and always kept a pair for his own use. He had just received a surprise fast one 
from a friend at Chicago, had it brought into the city quietly and was waiting for 
a brush with his friend, Banker Barnes. A call came for assistance by Dr. Hayes. 
Both of Coakley’s horses were dead tired, he did not want to take the new animal 
and went to a livery stable to hire a horse for the trip into the country, a 
distance of about 12 miles. A man’s leg was amputated at the hip and Dr. Coakley 
started for home.
Was Warned
He had been warned of a loose front shoe on the horse. On the Vogelsang hill west 
of the city the horse hooked the hind foot into the loose shoe of the front foot, 
went down and Dr. Coakley, who was riding in his usual two wheeled gig, was 
pitched out onto his head, suffering a skull fracture which caused his death a 
very short time later.
The Coakley family moved to North Dakota where the doctor had acquired considerable 
farm property. They remained on one of the farms for a time, then moved to Mandan, 
North Dakota, back to the farm because the New York man who had bought the place 
for the son failed to convince the son he should remain on the place. They remained 
a year and then went to California. Later the family took up its home in New York 
where the death of Mrs. Coakley took place at the close of the year. The burial 
here is in compliance with her wish.
Surviving Mrs. Coakley are two sons, Dr. Walter B. Coakley of New York, Charles 
Coakley of Sausalito, Calif., and a daughter, Mrs. Edith Brosius of New York. Dr. 
Coakley is here, having accompanied the body of his mother from New York.
Manitowoc Evening Times, May 18, 1931  P.2
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[Deborah W. (Coakley) COLCLOUGH/bur. 5-19-1931/age 83 yrs/cause: carcinoma
of bladder cardiac dilatation/died in White Plains, NY/bur. on Mrs. 
Henry Coakley lot]


DR. HENRY COAKLEY

FATAL ACCIDENT:
Dr. H. Coakley met with an accident on Friday last while near the residence
of Mr. Vogelgesang, some four miles west of the city, which resulted in his
death that evening. From the best information at our command it appears that 
he was returning from a professional visit to the western part of the county, 
and at about 11:00 o'clock in the forenoon reached the place where the sad 
catastrophe occurred. In passing the house he spoke to Mrs. Vogelgesang, who 
was in the front yard, and had proceeded but a few rods when that lady, 
hearing a sharp crack as of the breaking of a stout stick, looked down the 
road and saw the doctor on the ground a few feet behind his gig, the horse he 
was driving standing still. Summoning her husband they went to where he lay. 
Coming up to him and trying to raise him he said “wait a minute.” Beginning to 
vomit, and giving evidence of having sustained a severe injury, they conveyed 
him to the house, placed him in as comfortable a position as possible and 
hastened to the city for medical aid. Drs. Luhman, Blake and Nagle at once went 
out, Dr. Luhman being the first to reach the house.
Dr. Coakley, recognized him, holding out his hand with the remark, “I have an
awful pain in my head—oh, my head.” Those were his last words, he becoming
unconscious immediately thereafter, and remaining so until his death, which
occurred at 7:15 in the evening.  His remains were then conveyed to his residence
in this city.
From the fact that no one saw him fall, the cause of his death is a matter of 
conjecture. He was driving in a two-wheeled gig and the supposition is that the
horse stumbled and that he was pitched forward to the ground, sustaining a shock 
which, in the opinion of the physicians fractured the base of the skull and 
caused concussion of the brain. There were no visible wounds, not so much as a 
scratch, but the stiff hat he wore at the time was jammed in upon the left side 
and it was upon that side that blood was gushing from the ear when found.
Dr. Coakley was much respected by out citizens and his unlooked for and terrible
death cast a gloom over the entire city. His funeral occurred on Monday, and the
long procession of sad friends who followed his remains to the cemetery was an
evidence of the sorrow felt for his death and of sympathy with his afflicted wife
and children.
Manitowoc Pilot  Thursday, September 15, 1881
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IN MEMORIAM
The announcement of the death of Dr. Coakly on Friday evening last produced a 
most marked sensation in the city. In fact in the afternoon, when it was first
known that he was seriously, if not fatally injured, there was more excitement 
in the streets, and more eager and serious inquiries, than were to be seen or 
heard on the 2nd day of July last, when intelligence was received that President 
Garfield had been shot in the back by the cowardly assassin Guiteau. This was 
evidence that no ordinary, every day man was in jeopardy; the reason why will 
perhaps appear from the following brief sketch of the deceased:
Dr. Henry C. Coakley was born in the city of New York on the 10th day of July,
1841, and was at the time of his death a little over forty years of age. His 
father was an Irishman from the north of Ireland and his mother of Italian
lineage, and surely there could hardly be found in the whole wide world a better 
sample combined in one person, of the outward characteristics of both races. He 
had the dark wavy hair, the swarthy complexion and clean cut features of the 
Latin, and the tall lithe buoyant figure of the Celt, was graceful in form and 
energetic in movement.
When about three years of age with his parents and family he removed to Embro,
Canada West; there he attended the common schools until he was 17 years of age,
and then went to the Normal school at London for some time and from which school 
he was graduated. After graduating he taught school for some time at Sparta, Ont., 
and then took a course of medicine at the University at Toronto, followed by a 
course at Ann Arbor, Mich., finishing his medical education at the Chicago Medical 
College, where he graduated some ten years ago.
After graduating he commenced practice in Appleton, this state, and stayed there 
for a very short time when he moved to Manitowoc in March 1872.
Since then his career has been known by all men in the community with eyes to see 
or ears to hear.
When he came here he moved into the office of the unfortunate and lamented Balcom, 
and was eminently successful in his profession from the start. With his large 
endowments, ample preparation, method, energy and industry, he could not but be 
successful, and before long he had work to do beyond the strength of ordinary men, 
but in physical endurance and will-power he was no ordinary man, and up to the 
day of his death, as one of the professional brethren was heard to say, he did 
more work than any man in Manitowoc county. But alas! What vantageth it to the 
lamented deceased now that for nearly ten years he gave all of the powers of his 
broad mind and vigorous body to the duties of his profession, is which he is said 
to have accumulated considerable wealth.
He has gone in the sudden sad sad manner described elsewhere and could take nothing 
with him that could do him any good. There is, however, some comfort in the 
reflection that he has left something behind him that will be of enduring benefit 
to all that were brought in contact with him, besides leaving ample means for the 
care of his heart stricken and suddenly bereaved widow and three little children, 
he has left the public a legacy of value, a bequest to every man, young or old, to 
set the example of a life of integrity, of unwearied industry, of sobriety, of 
virtue and morality.
In character he was enterprising, and restless in mind, always wanted to be doing 
something, trading horses, buying and selling lots of land, building houses etc., 
in fact the super-abundant energy of the man must out in some direction.
In manner he was always gentlemanly and kind, in language, chaste as chastity
itself ; no man ever heard a profane, obscene or indecent work out of his mouth.
In language and deportment he was what he professed to be—a christian gentleman.
In his profession, if he did not stand at the top, he ranked at least equal to the
highest in this section of the country. In surgery he was pre-eminent and had a
good deal of mechanical skill which he used to help him out in many of his difficult 
cases.
Much more might be written in memoriam which the readers of The Pilot would perhaps 
like to read at this moment, now that in every nook and corner of this county the 
death of the doctor has been the universal subject of conversation and lament.
The large concourse that attended the funeral was some evidence of the estimation
the deceased was held in his life time. The cemetery hardly ever had as many people 
in it at one time before.
We join with the people of the county at large in a sigh of sorrow over what we
conceive to be no small public loss, and to the afflicted widow and tender father-
less children, with moistened eye, we extend our deepest sympathy, and pray that the
God of the departed doctor may be the God, guide, protector and defense of thewidow 
and her children.
Manitowoc Pilot  Thursday, September 15, 1881

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(First publication Sept. 22, 1881.) No. 93.
STATE OF WISCONSIN,-COUNTY OF MANITOWOC.-ss.
Probate Office, Manitowoc, September 20th, A.D., 1881.
In the matter of the proof and probate of the last will and testament of Henry Coakley, deceased, late of the county of Manitowoc.
Whereas an instrument in writing purporting to be the will and testamentof Henry Coakley, deceased, late of the county of Manitowoc, has been filed in this office; and whereas application has been made by George B. Guyles adn Lyman J. Nash, praying that the same be proven and admitted to probate according to the laws of this state:
Therefore, it is ordered that said application be heard before me at the probate office in Manitowoc, in said county, on Tuesday, the 18th day of October, A.D., 1881, at ten o'clock A.M.
And it is further ordered, that notice shall be given to all persons interested in said will, of the time and place of said hearing, by publication of a copy of this order in the Manitowoc Pilot, a newspaper printed in said county, for three successive weeks, once each week, prior to the time of such hearing.
By the court,
Michael Kirwan, County Judge.
Nash & Nash, Attorneys.
Manitowoc Pilot, Octoer 6, 1881 P. 2

AGNES (TUMMIT) COATS

Mrs. Henry Coats, 61, of 13_4 South 16th street, died early Thursday evening 
at the family home after having been ill for three weeks.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 8:30 a.m. from the Pfeffer Funeral 
Home and at 9 o’clock at St. Andrew’s Catholic church, the Rev. Henry Letz 
officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery.
Mrs. Coats was born Agnes Tummitt in DePere on October 19?, 1879. She was 
married to Henry Coats 39 years ago. The family moved to Manitowoc in 1918. 
Survivors are the widower; two children, John Leslie Coats of Chicago and 
William H. Coats of Washington, D.C.; two brothers, William Tummit of Menasha; 
three sisters, Mrs. Mamie Gagnon of St. Paul, Minn., Mrs. John Coplan of 
Watertown, S.D., and Mrs. Ed. Hein of Los Angeles; and two grandchildren.
The body will lie in state at the Pfeffer Funeral Home from 7 p.m. Saturday 
until the hour of the funeral. The Rev. Father Letz will lead recitation of 
the rosary on Sunday at 7:15 p.m. at the funeral home.
Manitowoc Herald Times, September 5, 1941  P. 2
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[d. 09-05-1941/age 61 yrs./cause: coronary sclerosis/bur. on Henry F. Coats lot]


HAZEL COATS

Funeral services for Mrs. William H. Coats of Rochester, Minn., who 
died there Wednesday, will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Vine Funeral 
Chapel, Rochester,
Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc, at a later date.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. April 9, 1971
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[Hazel Laura/d. 04-07-1971 at Rochester MN/age 58 yrs./cremains/
bur. on Henry F. Coats lot]


HENRY F. COATS

Henry F. Coats, 65, retired agent of the Railway Express in this city, died
suddenly last night at Green Bay, where he had been on a visit.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 8:30 a.m. from the Pfeffer funeral
home and at 9 o'clock from St. Andrew's Catholic church, the Rev. Henry Letz
officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery.
Mr. Coats was born in Neenah in 1878 and married Miss Agnes Tummet. He
became an agent for the express company and came to Manitowoc from Marinette
in 1918 to take charge of the Railway Express agency here. He retired in 1938.
Mrs. Coats died in 1941.
Survivors are two sons, William of Washington, D.C. and John, Chicago; three
brothers, Frank, Madison, Titus, Neenah, Sidney, Vancouver, B.C.; sister,
Mrs. Nan Lang, Madison; and two grandchildren.
The body may be viewed after 7 o'clock tonight at the funeral home. The rosary
will be recited Wednesday evening at 7:30 in charge of the Rev. Henry Letz.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Tuesday, August 10, 1943 p.2
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[d. 08-09-1943 at Green Bay, WI/age 65 yrs./cause: heart failure]


WILLIAM S. COCHRANE

William S. Cochrane, 87, of 1537 S. 38th St., Manitowoc, died unexpectedly 
Friday afternoon, Sept. 13, at Holy Family Medical Center, Manitowoc.
Private family funeral services will be 11:30 a.m. Monday at Pfeffer Funeral 
Home, Manitowoc. The Rev. Gerald Schrankler will officiate and burial will be 
in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc, with military graveside rites by Veterans of 
Foreign Wars Post 659 of Manitowoc.
Mr. Cochrane was a career Serviceman serving many years as a Commander in The 
United States Coast Guard Service. He served in World War I and World War II 
and also The Korean conflict, retiring from The United States Coast Guard in 
1954.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy; two daughters and a son-in-law, Elizabeth 
and Eugene Greuel of Waukesha and Margie White of Milwaukee; two grandsons, 
Robert and Francis Greuel and two great grandchildren. Jason and Jenni.
The will be no Sunday visitation at Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc.
Herald Times Reporter, September 14, 1985 P. 3
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William Samuel Cochrane, 87, of 1537 S. 38th Street, Manitowoc, died September 
13, at Memorial Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services were held this Monday morning at Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, 
and burial was in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc, V.F.W. No. 659 officiated at the 
Military Ceremony.
Mr. Cochrane was born March 27, 1898, at Long Rapids, Michigan, son of the late 
William and Anna Cochrane. He was raised in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. He 
married Rose A. Plaskett in 1918. She preceded him in death in 1948, having four 
daughters who survive. Mr. Cochrane joined the United States Coast Guard in 1918 
as Diesel Engineer, serving 30 years, before he retired as Lieutenant Commander 
to make his home in Manitowoc. Mr. Cochrane was well known in musical circles 
for his violin and organ expertise. He authored "Chords Made Easy," a chordal 
teaching guide widely used by students of stringed instruments. It was published 
by the John Luc Publishing Company, Tiburon, California. 
Survivors include his second wife, Dorothy White Cochrane; two stepdaughters, 
Marge White of Milwaukee and Betty Gravel of Waukesha; four daughters, Wilda M. 
Cameron of Toronto, Canada, and Pt. Brittany, Florida, Nadine Luc of Tampa, 
Florida, Connie Fisher of Seattle and Jean Leaming of Bay City, Michigan; a 
sister, Lillian Mende of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan; grandchildren, nieces and 
nephews. He was preceded in death by a brother, George and a sister, Anna 
Beaudrie.
Herald Times Reporter, September 16, 1985  P. 3


BENJAMIN COEN

Car Turns Over On Highway; Is Fatally Injured 
Benjamin Coen, Welder At Cement Plant, Alone As His Car Crashed 
Benjamin Coen, 45, 1006 South 18th street, died at 2 o’clock this morning from 
injuries received when his car overturned last evening on Highway 42, about 7 
miles south of the city.
Coen was found pinned in his car, a Nash coach, by Ernst Nass of Newton, Route 1. 
Nass brought him to the hospital. Car tracks showed that Coen’s automobile left 
the road and went into the ditch on the right side of the road. He evidently 
attempted to swing back onto the road and the car turned over. Coen was alone 
in the machine.
The deceased was in the employe of the Manitowoc Cement company as a welder. 
Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the Wattawa, 
Urbanek and Schlei funeral home, the Rev. L. H. Koeninger officiating. Burial 
will be in Evergreen cemetery.
The deceased was born September 17, 1888 in Verndale, Minnesota. In February, 
1914, he was married to Alma Mielke of Swanville, Minnesota, who survives him. 
The couple resided in Superior, Wisconsin for some time, coming to Manitowoc 
four years ago.
Besides his widow the deceased is survived by his parents; three sons, Harrison, 
Vernon, and Kenneth; three brothers, Elmer of Canada, and Herbert and Grant of 
California and a sister, Mrs. Ruth Warwick of California.
The body will lie at the Wattawa, Urbanek and Schlei funeral home from this 
evening until the time of the funeral.
Manitowoc Herald Times, May 2, 1934  P. 1
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[Benj. Coen/bur. 5-4-1934/age 45 yr/cause: automobile accident crushed chest 
hemorrhage of lungs shock]


DONALD R. COEN

Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Coen, 526 North Tenth street, mourn the loss of their son, 
Donald, born March 13, this year, who died at the Holy Family hospital this 
morning, after a few days illness. Survivors are the parents, a brother, Roger, 
and the grandparents.
Funeral services were held this afternoon from the Pfeffer funeral home and later 
from the Sacred Heart church, the Rev. Louis Schorn officiating. Burial was in 
Evergreen cemetery.
Manitowoc Herald Times, June 12, 1943  P. 2
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[son of Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Coen]


VERNON A. COEN

Vernon A. Coen, 63, of 120 Reed Avenue, Manitowoc, died Thursday morning, Feb. 
23, at Memorial Hospital, Manitowoc. 
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Pfeffer Funeral Home. The Mass of 
Christian Burial will be celebrated by Rev. George J. Knudson with burial at 
Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. Graveside memorial services will be accorded by 
VFW Post 659 of Manitowoc.
Mr. Coen was born July 20, 1920, at Fargo, North Dakota, son of Alma Coen Pelnar 
and the late Benjamin Coen. Mr. Coen was a veteran serving in the Untied States 
Air Force as a Gunner on the B-17 airplane. Mr. Coen flew 32 missions, serving 
in the European Theatre and received a distinguished Flying Cross. He married 
the former Lucille Louise Kolodzeske on June 29, 1946, at St. Mary's Manitowoc. 
The couple resided in Manitowoc after their marriage. Mr. Coen was employed as 
an electrician at Portland Cement Company, Manitowoc, retiring in 1980.
Survivors include his wife, Lucille; a son, Larry Coen of Two Rivers; a daughter 
and a son-in-law, Eileen and John Bonk of Two Rivers; two brothers and sisters-
in-law, Harrison and Lucille M. Coen of Manitowoc and Kenneth and Gladys Coen of 
Charlezious(sic), Michigan; his mother, Mrs. Alma Coen Pelnar of Manitowoc; and 
five grandchildren, Maredith, Rebecca, Philip, Jermey (sic) and Stephanie.
Friends may call at Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, from 4 o'clock to 8 o'clock 
this Friday evening and Saturday morning from 9 a.m. until the time of services.
Herald Times Reporter, February 24, 1984  P. 3


RUTH COENEN

Ruth Coenen, age 77, a resident of River's Bend Health & Rehabilitation Center, 
Manitowoc, died Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2002 at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center, 
Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 8, 2002 at Our Savior 
Evangelical Lutheran Church, Two Rivers. Officiating at the service will be the 
Rev. Louis Sievert with burial to follow at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Ruth was born March 31, 1924 in Glencoe, Minn., daughter of the late Karl and 
Esther Schrader. On June 30, 1979, Ruth married Emmett J. Coenen at Our Savior 
Evangelical Lutheran Church, Two Rivers. She was employed at Mirro Aluminum 
Manufacturing Company for 26 years until her retirement in April 1986. Ruth 
loved her family and was an avid cross-stitcher and gardener.
Survivors include her husband, Emmett J. Coenen, Two Rivers; one daughter and 
son-in-law: Debbie and Dale Scharping, Manitowoc; four stepdaughters and three 
stepsons-in-law: Ruth and Mike Villeneuve, Appleton; Cheryl Coenen, Two Rivers; 
Janet and Dan Lindholm, Manitowoc; Tammy and Brett Phillips, Menasha; her 
grandchildren: Jennifer and Jason Scharping, Robert and Josh Coenen, Beau and 
Chantel Villeneuve, Danielle (David) Baily, Laura, Haly, Melody and Harley 
Lindholm, Robert and Roberta Schamburek, Dominic Coenen; her great-granddaughter: 
Sapphire Coenen; one sister: Alice Miller, Hutchinson, Minn.; two sisters-in-law: 
France Schrader, South St. Paul, Minn., Dona Schrader, Wayzata, Minn. Further 
survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends, including Mike, Cheyann, 
Nicole and Dezzie. Ruth was also preceded in death by three brothers: Harry, 
Ernie and Roy Schrader; one stepson: Robert Coenen; a granddaughter, Tanya Kazar, 
and a sister-in-law: Flossie Schrader.
The family will greet relatives and friends at The Klein & Stangel Funeral Home, 
Two Rivers, Thursday evening, (TONIGHT) Feb. 7, 2002, from 5 to 8 p.m. and Friday 
morning at our Savior Evangelical Lutheran Church, Two Rivers, from 10 a.m. until 
the time of service at 11 a.m.
Herald Times Reporter, February 7, 2002 P. A6
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[1st husband Jens Fonnesbeck/2nd Coenen]


CASSIUS COFFIN

VETERAN GRAIN BUYER DIES AT HIS RESIDENCE 
Casiuss (sic) Coffin, Lately Custodian of Roosevelt School, To Be Buried Thursday 
Casiuss Coffin, 64, veteran grain buyer of the city and for several years 
custodian at the Roosevelt school in the first ward, died this morning at 
the home, 1724 South 14th street, after only a 10 day illness. He was taken 
ill while at work at the school a week ago Saturday and never recovered. 
Complications from a severe cold caused his death today.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. from the home in charge of 
the Rev. Menke. Interment will be at Evergreen cemetery.
Mr. Coffin was born in Ohio 64 years ago and when a young man came to Manitowoc. 
He took a position as grain buyer for the Rahr Malting company and in the earlier 
days purchased all the grain brought in by farmers for the local malting plant. 
Later he entered the employ of the North Western railroad as a billing clerk at 
the local freight offices.
Ten years ago Mr. Coffin was engaged by the school board as a janitor in the 
school and for the past nine years had been custodian at the Roosevelt school.
The deceased was married here 32 years ago to Miss Leona Weidner of this city 
who survives with a son Edward and a daughter Marie, both of this city. A 
brother Calvin of Walkerville, Mich., and two grandchildren also survive. 
Mr. Coffin was a member of the Eagles and the E.F.U.
The body is to be removed to the home on South 14th street from the Pfeffer 
funeral parlors Wednesday morning.
Manitowoc Herald Times, May 8, 1934  P. 2
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[bur. 5-10-1934/age 64 yr/cause: lobar pneumonia]


CLARENCE COFFIN

A small child of Chas. Coffin here died a few days ago 
and was buried in the city cemetery.
Der Nord Westen, 02 Feb. 1905
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[cause: pneumonia]


EDWARD G. COFFIN

Edward G. Coffin, 71, of 1724 S. 14th St., Manitowoc, died unexpectedly Sunday 
evening, June 22, at his residence.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Reformed United Church of 
Christ, Manitowoc. The Rev. Arthur Wille will officiate and burial will be in 
Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Coffin was born March 9, 1909, at Manitowoc, son of the late Casslus and 
Leona Weldner Coffin. He attended Manitowoc Schools and married Marie Klein 
Feb. 1, 1930, at Manitowoc. He had been employed with Plumb and Nelson Company 
as a salesman from 1927 until his retirement in 1977. His wife preceded him in 
death in 1975. Mr. Coffin was a member of First Reformed United Church of Christ, 
past master of Masonic Lodge No. 65 F and AM, past patron of Order of Eastern 
Star No. 196, served on the Public Utility Board for 10 years and was a Boy Scout 
leader for many many years.
Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Edward and Lumena Coffin of 
Manitowoc and Richard and Rosanna Coffin of Waukesha, a sister, Miss Marie H. 
Coffin of Manitowoc and 10 grandchildren.
Friends may call at Jens Funeral Home 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday until 11:30 a.m. 
Wednesday and at the church from noon until the time of service. A Masonic 
memorial service will be 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials may 
be made to the charity of the donor's choice.
Herald Times Reporter, June 23, 1980 P.3
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LOCAL COUPLE WED AT MICHIGAN KEEP SECRET
Keeping the event a secret for five months, announcement was made 
today by Miss Marie Klein, 1411 Hamilton Street and Edward Coffin, 
1417 South Tenth Street, of their marriage at Menominee, Michigan 
after the first of the year. They journeyed to the Michigan city, 
were wed and returned to Manitowoc to resume their positions.
The bride has been employed at the National Toy and Tinsel Co., 
while Mr. Coffin holds a position at the Plumb & Nelson Co. Mr. 
and Mrs. Coffin are making their home at present at 1417 South 
Tenth Street.
Manitowoc Herald News, May 31, 1930 page 9
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A pretty picture was offered the other day to a passer-by when a 
little boy, about nine years old, capsized with his tricycle and 
incidentally broke his leg. The two little tots came along with 
their coaster wagon and he remarked to them that he had broken his 
leg and they promptly aided him to get their coaster and took him 
to his home. This certainly was prompt service in the ambulance 
line. 
The injured boy was Edwin Coffin residing at 1423 S. Tenth street. 
The names of the little girls of the ambulance corps could not be 
learned as they were hardly old enough to give their names.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Friday, July 06, 1917, Page 3
(Note: The age is right for this to be the boy in the article)


LEONA COFFIN

Mrs. Leona A. Coffin, 63, of 1724 South 14th street, died this morning at the 
Holy Family hospital. She had been ill with a heart ailment for the past three 
years.
Funeral services will be held at the First Reformed church Thursday at 2 p.m. 
with the Rev. A. C. Fischer officiating. Interment will be made in Evergreen 
cemetery.
Born Leona Weidner in Green Bay on Aug. 19, 1879, she came to Manitowoc county 
in 1893, and in 1900 she married Cassius S. Coffin who died in 1934. 
Survivors are a daughter, Miss Marie Coffin, city; one son, Edward, of this city; 
one brother, Edward Weidner of Chicago; four sisters, Mrs. Ida Keune of this city. 
Miss Lill Weidner of Abrams, Miss Ella Weidner of Abrams, Mrs. J.A. Gehr of Green 
Bay; and two grandchildren.
The body will be removed to the home from the Pfeffer funeral home Wednesday 
morning to lie in state until 10 a.m. Thursday when it will be removed to the 
church.
Manitowoc Herald Times, June 8, 1943  P. 2
*******
[d. 06-08-1943/age 64 yrs./cause: cardiac decompensation/wife of Cassius Coffin]


MARIE D. COFFIN   (d. 1975)

Mrs. Edward G. Coffin, 64, of 1724 S. 14th St., Manitowoc, died unexpectedly 
Thursday evening at Memorial Hospital, Manitowoc, following a coronary.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at First Reformed United Church of 
Christ, Manitowoc. The Rev. William Schultz will officiate with burial in 
Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mrs. Coffin, nee Marie D. Kleme(sic), was born June 12, 1911, at Green Bay, 
daughter of the late Henry B and Clara Kuck Kleme. She attended schools in 
Sheboygan. She was married to Edward Coffin Feb. 1, 1930, at Marinette residing 
at Manitowoc. 
She was a member of First Reformed United Church of Christ, sang in the church 
choir for 22 years, was a Sunday School teacher for many years and was a member 
and past president of the Ladies Aid Society of the church for three years. She 
was a member of Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, a den mother for the Boy Scouts for 
many years and past worthy matron of Order of Eastern Star No. 196 of Manitowoc.
Survivors include her husband, two sons, Edward D. of Manitowoc and Richard S. 
of Waukesha, a sister, Mrs. Hamilton (Violet) Swiggum, of Manitowoc, four 
grandsons, Edward G., Michael J., David R. and Paul R. Coffin and six grand-
daughters, Mary M., Elizabeth A., Kristin J., Kathleen H., Jane F., and Ann M. 
Coffin.
Friends may call at Jens Funeral Home, Manitowoc from 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday until 
11 a.m. Monday and at the church from noon until the time of service. An Eastern 
Star memorial service will be at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home Memorials 
may be made to First Reformed United Church of Christ.
Herald Times Reporter, May 16, 1975  P. 15
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[wife of Edward G. Coffin]
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LOCAL COUPLE WED AT MICHIGAN KEEP SECRET
Keeping the event a secret for five months, announcement was made 
today by Miss Marie Klein, 1411 Hamilton Street and Edward Coffin, 
1417 South Tenth Street, of their marriage at Menominee, Michigan 
after the first of the year. They journeyed to the Michigan city, 
were wed and returned to Manitowoc to resume their positions.
The bride has been employed at the National Toy and Tinsel Co., 
while Mr. Coffin holds a position at the Plumb & Nelson Co. Mr. 
and Mrs. Coffin are making their home at present at 1417 South 
Tenth Street.
Manitowoc Herald News, May 31, 1930 page 9


MARIE HALLIE COFFIN    (d. 2000)

Marie H. Coffin, age 84, of 1724 S.14th St, Manitowoc, died Wednesday afternoon, 
June 21, 2000, at Rivers Bend Health & Rehabilitation Center.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 24, 2000, at the Jens 
Family Funeral Home. Rev. Richard Runge will officiate with burial to follow at 
Evergreen Cemetery.
Marie was born January 10, 1916, at Manitowoc, daughter of the late Cassius and 
Leona Weidner Coffin. She was a graduate of Lincoln High School in Manitowoc in 
1934. Marie retired in 1979, from the Mirro Company, after working there for 43 
years. Marie was a member of First Reformed United Church of Christ.
Survivors include two nephews and their wives, Edward (Lumena) Coffin, Manitowoc, 
Richard (Rosanna) Coffin, Waukesha; ten grandnieces and grandnephews, seven great 
grandnieces and great grandnephews also survive. Marie was preceded in death by 
one brother, Edward G. Coffin and one sister-in-law, Marie D. Coffin.
Relatives and friends may call at the Jens Family Funeral Home, on Saturday from 
10 a.m. until the time of service at 11 a.m.
Herald Times Reporter, June 23, 2000  P. A2
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[bur. on Hamilton Swiggum lot]


RUTH LILLIAN COFFIN

DEATH TAKES DAUGHTER OF 12 FROM HOME 
Second Bereavement in Coffin Family In 2 Months Sunday 
Ruth, twelve year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C.S. Coffin, 1134 South Sixteenth 
street, was claimed by death Sunday night, her demise being to cerebral meningitis. 
The death of her daughter has prostrated Mrs. Coffin and she is under care of 
physicians who say that her condition is serious.
The death of little Ruth is the second bereavement in the Coffin family within 
two months, the late Ernst Weidner, who died two months ago, having been the 
father of Mrs. Coffin.
Besides her parents, one brother, aged five today, survives the dead girl. Funeral 
services will be held Wednesday afternoon from the home, Rev. Boyd officiating. 
Manitowoc Daily Herald, March 9, 1914  P. 6
*******
[cause: septic meningitis/bur. on C.S. Coffin lot]


ALVINA (LINDHOLM) COGSWELL

Mrs. Alvina Cogswell, 95, of Rocky Knoll Health Care Facilities, Plymouth, 
died Thursday morning, November 7. Funeral services will be 11 am Saturday at 
Jens Funeral Home, Manitowoc. Rev. William Klossner, Pastor of St. Marks United 
Church of Christ, Town of Mosel, will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen 
Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mrs. Goswell was born May 8, 1890 at Manitowoc Rapids, daughter of the late 
George E. and Hulda Frederickson Lindholm. She attended schools in Manitowoc 
and graduated from Westside High School in 1908. She also attended Manitowoc 
Business College. She married Rual Cogswell on April 4, 1917, at Manitowoc. 
The couple resided here all their lives. Ms. Cogswell was an 80 year member 
of First Presbyterian Church and a member of the American Legion Auxiliary 
Drews Bleser Post No. 88.
Survivors include three sons and daughters-in-law, Russell and Evelyn Cogswell 
of Monroe, Georgia, Rual Jr. and Juel Cogswell of Smithfield, North Carolina 
and Virgil and Alice Cogswell of Manitowoc; two daughters and sons-in-law, 
Betty Faith and Ralph Sixel of rural route Sheboygan and Virginia and Alvin 
Roberts of New Orleans; 13 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren, cousins, 
nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Rual Jr., a son, 
a daughter and two sisters.
Friends may call at Jens Funeral Home, Manitowoc, 9 am Saturday to the time 
of services.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Thurs., Nov. 7, 1985 page 3
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[d. at Sheboygan, WI/widow of Rual J. Cogswell]
*********
Miss Alvina Lindholm and Mr. Rual Cogswell were united in marriage last Thursday 
at the Presbyterian parsonage, Rev. M.S. Axtell officating. The attendants were 
Miss Virginia Lindholm and Louis Henrichs. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Hulda 
Lindholm, Clark Street and is well known to large circle of friends in this city, 
being a graduate of the high school and also the Wisconsin Business College. During 
the past five yers she has been employed at the Pauly and Pauly company. The groom 
is employed at the Aluminum Good Company and has been a member of Company H for 
several yars and recently returned with them from Texas. After the wedding ceremony 
a supper was served at the home of the bride's mother, after which Mr. and Mrs. 
Cogswell departed on their honeymoon trip to Appleton. Upon their return they will 
make their home in this city.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., Apr. 12, 1917


BABY COGSWELL

Mr. and Mrs. Ruel Cogswell, Franklin street, are mourning the loss of one of their 
eight day old twins, the little one passing away yesterday morning. The funeral was 
held yesterday afternoon with interment at Evergreen. Services were by the Rev. M. ?. 
Axtell.
Manitowoc Herald News, Manitowoc, Wis. February 24, 1920 P. 3
********
[premature birth/bur. on Edw. Lindholm lot]
********
Mr. and Mrs. R. Cogswell are rejoicing over the arrival of a pair of twins at 
their home, a boy and a girl. Mother and the new comers are all doing very well; 
dad's smile lights up the whole place.
Manitowoc Herald News, Tuesday, February 17, 1920 P. 3


BABY COGSWELL

Mr. and Mrs. Ruel Cogswell, Franklin street are mourning the loss of their 
second twin baby, the boy. The pair were born about a month ago and one of 
the twins died a few days after birth. The second little one was claimed by 
death yesterday. The funeral was held this afternoon from the home with 
interment at Evergreen. Rev. Axtell officiated at the service.
Manitowoc Herald News, Manitowoc, Wis. March 9, 1920 P. 4
*********
[cause: premature birth/bur. on Edw. Lindholm lot]
*********
Mr. and Mrs. R. Cogswell are rejoicing over the arrival of a pair of twins at 
their home, a boy and a girl. Mother and the new comers are all doing very well; 
dad's smile lights up the whole place.
Manitowoc Herald News, Tuesday, February 17, 1920 P. 3


EVELYN J. COGSWELL

Evelyn J. Cogswell, age 80, of 1700 South 18th St., Manitowoc died Thursday, 
Oct. 24, 2002, at her residence. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., 
Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2002, at the Reinbold & Pfeffer Family Funeral Home, 818 
State St., Manitowoc. The Rev. William Plank will officiate. 
Following the services, there will be a gathering of relatives and friends at 
First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall with private burial to follow at 
Evergreen Cemetery. 
Evelyn J. Cogswell was born Nov. 15, 1921, in Manitowoc, daughter of the late 
Walter and Bertha Voss Jensen. She grew up in Manitowoc and graduated from 
Lincoln High School with the class of 1939. Evelyn attended the University of 
Wisconsin. She married Russell R. Cogswell on Dec. 2, 1942, at Riverside Church 
in New York City, NY. Evelyn was a member and past-president of the Manitowoc 
Junior Service League. She loved working in her garden. 
Survivors include her husband, Russell, Manitowoc; two sons and daughters-in-law: 
Rick and Darlene Jirikowic Cogswell, Milwaukee; Tim and Kathleen Cogswell, 
Pleasant Prairie; five grandchildren: Nick, Justin, Khai, Ian, and Lauren. Other 
relatives and friends also survive. Evelyn was preceded in death by one brother, 
Walter Jensen. 
In leu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Salvation Army or to the charity 
of donor's choice. 
The Reinbold & Pfeffer Family Funeral Home-Manitowoc is assisting the family.
Herald Times Reporter, October 2002 p.A3
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[cremation]


RUAL J. COGSWELL

Mr. Rual Cogswell Sr., 91, a resident of Rocky Knoll Health Care Center, Plymouth, 
died Thursday, December 27, at the Health Care Center.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Jens Funeral Home. The Rev. William 
Klossner, pastor of St. Mark United Church of Christ, Town of Mosel, will officiate 
with burial to follow at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. 
Mr. Cogswell was born May 2, 1893, at Ludington, Michigan, son of the late George 
and Katherine Gilson Cogswell. Mr. Cogswell served in 1917 on the Mexican Border 
Patrol, Company M Red Arrow Division. Mr. Cogswell attended schools in Ludington, 
Michigan, and was supervisor of Cranes for Manitowoc Shipbuilding for 44 years, 
retiring in 1958. He married the former Alvina Lindholm on April 4, 1917, at 
Manitowoc. Mr. Cogswell was member of Drews Bleser Post Number 88, American Legion, 
Machinist Union Number 516 and also a member of First Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include his wife, Alvina; three sons, Russell and Evelyn Cogswell of Monrow, 
Georgia, Rual Jr. and Juel Cogswell of Smithfield, North Carolina and Virgil and 
Alice Cogswell of Manitowoc; two daughters , Betty Faith and Ralph Sixel of Route 1, 
Sheboygan and Virginia and Alvin Roberts of New Orleans; 13 grandchildren and four 
great grandchildren.
Friends may call at Jens Funeral Home, Manitowoc, from 9 a.m. until the time of 
service on Saturday. The casket will remain closed.
Herald Times Reporter, December 27, 1984  P. 3
********
Mr. and Mrs. R. Cogswell are rejoicing over the arrival of a pair of twins at 
their home, a boy and a girl. Mother and the new comers are all doing very well; 
dad's smile lights up the whole place.
Manitowoc Herald News, Manitowoc, Wis. February 17, 1920 P. 3
********
[d. at Plymouth, WI/husband of Alvina/bur. on Edwin Lindholm lot]
********
Miss Alvina Lindholm and Mr. Rual Cogswell were united in marriage last Thursday 
at the Presbyterian parsonage, Rev. M.S. Axtell officating. The attendants were 
Miss Virginia Lindholm and Louis Henrichs. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Hulda 
Lindholm, Clark Street and is well known to large circle of friends in this city, 
being a graduate of the high school and also the Wisconsin Business College. During 
the past five yers she has been employed at the Pauly and Pauly company. The groom 
is employed at the Aluminum Good Company and has been a member of Company H for 
several yars and recently returned with them from Texas. After the wedding ceremony 
a supper was served at the home of the bride's mother, after which Mr. and Mrs. 
Cogswell departed on their honeymoon trip to Appleton. Upon their return they will 
make their home in this city.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., Apr. 12, 1917


RUSSELL RAUL COGSWELL

Russell R. Cogswell, age 85, of 1700 S. 18th St., Manitowoc, died Friday, 
Sept. 12, 2003. 
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, 2003, at the 
Reinbold & Pfeffer Family Funeral Home, 818 State St., Manitowoc. The Rev. 
Chris Schwab will officiate. 
Following the services, there will be a gathering of relatives and friends at 
First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall with private burial to follow at 
Evergreen Cemetery. 
Russell R. Cogswell was born May 30, 1918, in Manitowoc, son of the late Rual 
and Alvina Lindholm Cogswell. He grew up in Manitowoc and graduated from Lincoln 
High School with the class of 1936. Russell graduated from the University of 
Wisconsin in 1942 and married Evelyn V. Jensen on Dec. 2, 1942, at Riverside 
Church in New York City, N.Y. He served as a naval officer in the South Pacific 
during World War II. Russ was employed by Hamilton Manufacturing Company in 
various sales and sales management positions in Milwaukee, New York City, Two 
Rivers, and Atlanta. He retired in 1982 after 35 years of service. 
Russ enjoyed golf and played in his regular foursome with Joby Eggers, Charles 
Webster and Ray Wiersig. He was fond of the country and spent many happy hours 
at his cottage, The Horse and Apple. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church, 
Manitowoc. 
Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law: Rick and Darlene Jirkowic Cogswell, 
Milwaukee; Tim and Kathleen Cogswell, Hartland; five grandchildren: Nick, Justin, 
Khai, Ian and Lauren; one brother and sister-in-law: Rual and Jewell Cogswell, 
Smithfield, N.C.; two sisters and brothers-in-law: Betty and Ralph Sixel, Haven, 
Wis.; Virginia and Al Roberts, New Orleans, La.; and a sister-in-law: Alice Cogswell, 
Manitowoc. Other relatives and friends also survive. Russell was preceded in death 
by his wife: Evelyn; and one brother: Virgil Cogswell. 
Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church, Shriners Children's Hospitals, 
or the charity of the donor's choice. 
The Reinbold & Pfeffer Family Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting the Cogswell 
family
Herald Times Reporter, September 2003


JOHN COLBECK

JOHN COLBECK PASSES AWAY 
Retired Farmer Dies At Home of Nephew This Morning 
John Colbeck, 73, retired farmer, died this morning at the home of his nephew, 
Edward Paul, Franklin. He had been seriously ill for two weeks.
Funeral services will be held Monday morning at 8:30 o’clock from the Wattawa, 
Urbanek and Schlei funeral home in this city and at 9:30 o’clock from the St. 
Michael’s Catholic church, Whitelaw. Interment will be in Evergreen cemetery.
Mr. Colbeck was born at Thiensville, Wis., in 1863 and came to this county 
with the family when a boy. They located on a farm at Cato and also operated 
a farm in the town of Franklin. He and his brother Matt, who died six months 
ago, managed the farm for many years.
Survivors are two sisters, Mrs. John Paul, Franklin, and Mrs. Anna Krohn, 
Shawano.
The body is at the Wattawa, Urbanek and Schlei funeral home.
Manitowoc Herald Times, October 9, 1936  P. 2
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[bur. 10-12-1936/age 73 yrs/died at Franklin, WI/cause: cardiac failure 
peritonitis following perforating gastric ulcer/bur.on Matt Colbeck estate lot]
********
OUR STATE INSTITUTIONS.
We have received a copy of the annual report of the State Board of 
Supervision of Wisconsin Charitable, Reformatory and Penal Institutions, 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, from which we take the following 
interesting statistics.
...The following inmates from this county are attending the Deaf and Dumb 
School, at Delavan: John Colbeck, Cato;...
The total number attending the school is 179.
Manitowoc Lake Shore Times, January 24, 1882 P. 1
(Taken from a larger article)


MATHEW COLBECK

MATT COLBECK PASSES AWAY 
Veteran Section foreman Dies At Home Near Cato 
Matt Colbeck, 74, retired North Western road section foreman, died early this 
morning at the home a half mile north of the village of Cato. Mr. Colbeck, who 
was unmarried, lived with his brother, John.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 8:15 a.m. from the home and at 8:45 
o’clock from the St. Michael’s Catholic church at Whitelaw. Interment will be 
in Evergreen cemetery in this city.
Mr. Colbeck was born in Danville, Wis., in 1861 and came to this county with 
his parents when a boy of 7. He entered the employ of the railroad in Cato and 
was a section foreman until nine years ago when he retired on a pension.
Survivors are a brother, John, Cato; and two sisters, Mrs. John Paul, Cato, 
and Mrs. Henry Krohn, Shawano. 
The body was removed to the home at Cato this afternoon from the Wattawa, 
Urbanek and Schlei funeral home.
Manitowoc Herald Times, May 28, 1936  P. 14
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[Matt/bur. 5-30-1936/age 74 yrs/cause: cerebral hemorrhage]


MARY COLBURN

DEATH’S SHADOWS SHROUD HOME.
Mrs. William Colburn Called After Long Illness 
Death’s shadows shroud another home in the gloom of sorrow, Mrs William Colburn 
having been summoned home this afternoon. She had been a sufferer for years and 
of late there had been little hope for her recovery.
Decedent was born Dec. 6, 1868 in the Netherlands and with her family came to 
America as a child. For years she resided in Michigan and was married there 
eighteen years ago. The family removed to this city in 1900.
Although a resident of the city but a short time Mrs. Colburn had made many 
friends to whom the announcement of her death will convey sincere sorrow. Besides 
a husband, two daughters, Cornelia and Wilma survive. Funeral arrangements have 
not been made. 
Manitowoc Daily Herald, March 13, 1903   P. 1
********
The funeral of Mrs. Wm. Colburn will be held from the home on North Eighth street 
tomorrow afternoon. Services will be by Rev. D. Jones.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, March 14, 1903  P. 8 
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From Der Nord Westen, 19 Mar. 1903:
Death here of Mrs. William Colbarn(sic) on Fri. after an illness of several years. 
Mrs. Colbarn(sic) was born 06 Dec. 1863 in Holland and came to America as a child. 
In 1900 she came to Manitowoc with her husband. She leaves her husband and 2 
daughters. The funeral was Sunday.
********
[Emelia Colburn/bur. 03-14-1903/age 39 yrs./cause: gallstones]


WILLIAM COLBURN

FORMER LOCAL RESIDENT DIES AT GREEN BAY
William Colburn, former resident of this city, died at the home of his daughter, 
Mrs. Gustave Eggen at Green Bay, following an illness due to infirmities incident 
to old age. The funeral will be held at the home tomorrow morning and the body 
will be brought to this city Tuesday afternoon by motor hearse. A short service 
will be held at the grave with the Green Bay pastor officiating.
Mr. Colburn was born in Wisconsin seventy-two years ago and for many years made 
this city his home, having for a number of years been engaged in business, 
conducting the Owl on North Eighth street. Seven years ago he moved to Green Bay 
where he had since lived with his daughter. Mrs. Colburn died many years ago and 
he is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Gustave Eggen of Green Bay and Mrs. B. R. 
Fayles of Texas. Two grandchildren and two sisters also survive him.
Manitowoc Herald News, November 27, 1922  P. 1
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Mrs. B. Boardwell and daughters, Maude and Catherine, and Ralp Sant, of 
Milwaukee were here to attend the funeral of William Colburn, whose remains 
were brought to this city from Green Bay for burial.
Manitowoc Herald News, Wednesday, November 29, 1922 P. 3
*******
[William Colburn/bur 11-28-1922/cause: terminal pneumonia/undertaker from 
Green Bay WI]
(It appears the stone was redone and the wrong death date put on for William)


FREDERICKA COLBY

MRS. COLBY IS DEAD, AGE 78 
Funeral Services Are To Be Conducted Wednesday 
Mrs. Gilbert Colby, 78, a resident of this city for 68 years, died at her home, 
308 North Ninth street, at 3 o’clock this morning after an illness of many years.
Christian Science services will be conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m., at the Frazier 
mortuary and burial will be in Evergreen cemetery. 
Mrs. Colby, whose maiden name was Fredericka Brauninger, was born near Stuttgart, 
Germany, June 6, 1855. With her parents she came to this country when she was 10 
years old. Many years ago Mrs. Colby, with her sister, Mrs. Rosalie Feiker, 
conducted a millinery and dressmaking shop on South Eighth street. 
Mr. Colby died three years ago. Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Charles Steffen, 
Milwaukee, and a nephew, Frank Feiker of Cassville, Wis. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, November 20, 1933  P. 6
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[bur. 11-22-1933/age 78 yrs/cause: myocarditis/born 1855/wife of Gilbert Colby]


GERTIE MAY COLBY

A child of G. W. Colby was buried yesterday.
Manitowoc Pilot  Thursday, August 24, 1882
*****
Dora Colby
Birth • Wisconsin, U.S., Birth Records, 1812-1921
Name: Dora Colby
Color: White
Sex: Female
Father: Chas L Colby
Mother: Drayman
Birth Date: 1 Apr 1882
Birth County: Manitowoc City, Wisconsin, USA
"Wisconsin, U.S., Birth Records, 1812-1921"
*****
Dora Colby
Birth • Wisconsin, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1801-1928
Name: Dora Colby
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 1 Apr 1882
Birth Place: Manitowoc City, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Father: Chas L Colby
FHL Film Number	1305081
"Wisconsin, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1801-1928"
*****
Dora Colby
Death • Wisconsin, U.S., Death Index, 1808-1907
Name: Dora Colby
Death Date:	21 Aug 1882
Death Place:	Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
Volume: 01
Page Number: 0375
Reel: 048
Image: 2556
Index Volume: 01
Sequence Number:	064492
"Wisconsin, U.S., Death Index, 1808-1907"
*****
Dora Colby
Death • Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004
Name: Dora Colby
Color: White
Sex: Female
Age: six months
Father: Chas L Colby
Birthplace: City of Manitowoc
Birth Date: 01 Apr 1882
Death Date: 21 Aug 1882
Death County: Wisconsin, USA
Cause of death: cholera infantum
Burial place: Evergreen Cemetery
"Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004"
*******
[Gertie M. Colby/bur. 08-23-1882/age 5 mo.] 


GILBERT COLBY

G. COLBY, AGED CITY PIONEER, PASSES AWAY 
Gilbert Colby, aged pioneer of the city who has been in serious health for 
many months, having suffered several strokes, died at the Holy Family hospital 
early today, aged 82. He is survived by his wife who is totally blind and by 
one daughter, Mrs. Charles Steffens of Milwaukee. The family home is at 308 
North Ninth street. 
Mr. Colby was widely known in the city and in days when the horse was popular, 
was engaged in the livery business.
Funeral services have not been arranged, awaiting the arrival of Mrs. Steffens 
late today.
********
Funeral Services For Gilbert Colby Friday
Funeral services for the late Gilbert Colby, who passed away at the hospital 
after a long illness, will be held Friday afternoon at two o'clock from the 
chapel of the Frazier mortuary, Ninth and Chicago streets. Rev. Hood will 
officiate and interment will be at Evergreen cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. Colby celebrated their golden wedding anniversay two years ago.
Manitowoc Herald News, Wednesday, August 6, 1930 P.2
********
Gilbert W. Colby, aged 81, died Tuesday morning at Holy Family hospital. Mr. 
Colby had been in poor health the past two years. The family home is at 308 
North Ninth St. He was born at Cambridge Center, VT, April 26, 1849 and came 
to Wisconsin and settled in Manitowoc about 60 years ago.
On June 9, 1878, he was married to Miss Fredricka Brauninger. The couple 
celebrated their golden wedding two years ago. His wife and one daughter 
survive him. The daughter is Mrs. Charles Steffen of Milwaukee. The funeral 
will be held Friday afternoon 2 o'clock from the Frazier Mortuary, Rev. Hood, 
pastor of St. James Episcopal Church will officiate. Interment will be in 
Evergreen Cemetery.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., Aug. 7, 1930 
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[bur. 8-8-1930/age 81 yrs/cause: cerebral hemorrhage/born 1849]


J.H.W. COLBY

Estate of J.H.W. Colby, Deceased.
In the matter of the Estate of J.H.W. Colby, late of Manitowoc 
County. Deceased.
In County Court, In Probate Manitowoc County, May 24th A.D. 185?
An instrument purporting to be the last Will and Testament of J.H.W. 
Colby late of the county of Manitowoc and State of Wisconsin having 
this day been filed in this Court, and it being ????????? that said 
J.H.W. Colby is deceased.
It is ordered by said Court that said Will stand for probate in said 
court on the first Monday in July A.D. 1853, at ten o'clock A.M. or 
as soon thereafter as the same can be heard, and that notice thereof 
be given by publishing a copy of this order for three successive weeks 
once in each week previous to said ??? of in the newspaper called the 
"Manitowoc County Herald" printed and published in said County.
F. Ricker, Judge of the County Court.
Manitowoc County Herald, Saturday, August 13, 1853 P.4
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Commissioner's Notice
We the subscribers, being appointed by the Hon. the County Court 
for the County of Manitowoc, Commissioners, to receive, examine 
and adjust all claims and demand of all persons, against the estate 
of J.H.W. Colby, late of the town of Manitowoc in said County, 
deceased, and also all claims and demands exhibited to offsett (sic) 
thereto and eight months from the 5th day of July, A.D 1853, being 
allowed by and Court for that purpose. We do therefore hereby give 
notice, that we will attend to the business of or said appointment 
at the office of James L. Kyle, in said town on the 28th of 
September-the 1st of December, A.D. 1853 and the 4th the day of 
March A.D 1854-from nine o'clock A.M., until four o'clock P.M. on 
each of said days.
Dated, this 26 day of August, A.D. 1853.
M. Fellows, Jas. L. Kyle, Commissioners.
Manitowoc County Herald, Saturday, August 27, 1853 P.3
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A simple headstone, marking the grave of J.H.W. Colby, the first 
practicing attorney in Manitowoc, whose burial in May of 1853, was 
the first in the present Evergreen cemetery tells a bit of early
day history of Manitowoc as yet unrecorded in any official record.
For it brought to mind an incident on the burial of Attorney Colby
that reads almost like fiction. A brother from the east, summoned
here by the news of the serious illness of Mr. Colby made the trip
to Manitowoc by boat and stage, inccluding a 30-mile trip on horse-
back to Manitowoc from Sheboygan to reach here just as the funeral
procession was wending its way to the cemetery. At the grave the
casket of the deceased was again opened to give the brother a last
look at the remains.
Attorney Colby was born in Massachusetts, January 14, 1821, and came
west when a young man. He came to Manitowoc when this city was but a
small village and was the first practicing attorney here. He was
elected to the position of county judge here, the first ever to hold
that office in the county. He was married here to a daughter of the
late Benjamin Jones, one of the first pioneers of Manitowoc. Mr. 
Jones and his brother, Ferdinand Jones, came west in the early days
with the latter remaining in Chicago, and Benjamin coming to Manitowoc
to locate.
Attorney Colby, after a few years' practice here was stricken with
tuberculosis and died May 11, 1853, at the age of 32. The headstone 
on the grave toppled over many years ago and through a local banker
the headstone was remarked and a poem on the reserve side made legible.
Years of the elements had erased all but the faint outline of the poem.
And here is the poem on the reverse side:
"There is not an hour of the day
Or dreamy night but I am with thee
There is not a wind but whispers
Of thy name and not a flower that
Sleeps beneath the moon but in its
Hues and fragrance bears a thought of thee."
The Colby headstone stands at a spot in the northeastern section of
Evergreen cemetery, which sector marks the burial place of many of
Manitowoc's early day pioneers.
Manitowoc Herald News, Thursday, Oct. 22, 1931  p.5
*******
Mr. Ethan Colby, of Coldbrook, New Hampshire, brother of J.W. Colby, deceased, 
was in our city last week looking after his real estate purchased in connection with 
his brother, who came here some 25 years ago, and married Emily, the eldest 
daughter of our respected citizen Benj. Jones, and died in 1853. All of the early 
property-holders and settlers of Manitowoc will remember him as one of their 
most active, energetic, and worthy pioneers.
Manitowoc Pilot, June 20, 1872 P. 2
*******
[J.H.W. Colby/b. 1-11-1821/d. 5-11-1853]


ALBERT COLE

A.B. Cole, 84, Dead; Was Well Known in Area
Albert B. Cole of 1812 Clark St., manager of the subcontracting department at 
Manitowoc Shipbuilding Inc., during World War II, died Tuesday night at Holy 
Family Hospital. He was 84.
Mr. Cole was a ninth generation decendant (sic) of James Cole who left England 
with his family in 1633 and joined the Plymouth Colony in America.
For many years Mr. Cole had been associated in the marine industry. He also had 
been active in athletic and civic affairs in this city.
Mr. Cole was born Feb. 17, 1875, at Indianapolis, Ind. He was graduated from the 
elementary school and the high school of that city and attended Butler College. 
He served in the 131st Indiana Infantry Regiment during the Spanish-American War 
and in World War I was a marine in the Third Brigade. 
As a young man he took a position with the Philip Carey Mfg. Co. at Cincinnati, 
Ohio, and while in that city married in 1900. Later he moved to Chicago as manager 
of the Carey company branch. In 1907, he entered the service of the H.W. Johns-
Mansville Co. and was connected with the company for many years, becoming super-
visor of construction and later a branch manager at Des Moines, Iowa.
Came to Manitowoc.
In 1923, he became division manager of the Henry Gehring Co. with territory 
covering five southern states and with headquarters at Jacksonville, Fla. 
He returned to Chicago in 1930 and served as passenger agent for the Chicago-
Roosevelt Steamship Co. and was also associated with the Marin Transit Co., both 
subsidiaries of Manitowoc Shipbuilding Inc.
In 1940, he was transferred to Manitowoc, when Manitowoc Shipbuilding Inc., began 
to build submarines for the United States Navy. He became manager of the sub-
contracting department and also directed recreational activities for employes. He 
retired in 1947.
Mr. Cole served two terms as president of Manitowoc Bowling Assn., was a member of 
Lakeside Country Club, Manitowoc Historical Society and the Manitowoc Philatelic 
Society, serving the latter organization as secretary.
Headed Centennial Group 
When Manitowoc began to plan for its marine and malting centennial in 1947, Mr. 
Cole was named chairman of the group working for the observance. In addition, Mr. 
Cole was an officer in the Hobby shows presented for a number of years, helped in 
organizing the Manitowoc Industrial Corp., and served on Community Fund (now United 
Fund) committees and on fund raising activities of the Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Cole was the oldest active member of the Barbershop Chapter of the Society for 
the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America and 
participated in the recent Parade of Quartets show at Lincoln High School. He was 
a baritone.
As a member of the local barbershop singing group, Mr. Cole attended all meetings 
and gave freely of his time and effort as chairman of the advertising committee 
and assisted the program committee.
His main hobbies were stamp collecting and water color painting.
Mr. Cole was the father of five children, four daughters and a son. Only three 
daughters are living. Mrs. Cole died in 1918.
Funeral services tentatively have been set for 1:30 p.m. Friday at Pfeffer Funeral 
Home here.
Manitowoc Herald Times, July 1, 1959   P. 2


HARRIET V. COLE

Mrs. J.H. Cole, aged 66 years, died Monday morning after a protracted 
illness, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J.G. Martin, on Huron 
street. She is survived by her husband and one daughter, Mrs. Martin.
The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon from the Presbyterian church. 
Rev. E.H. Sheppley officiated.
Manitowoc Pilot  Thursday, March 9, 1911  pg. 1
********
The funeral of the late Mrs. J. H. Cole was held this afternoon from the 
Presbyterian church and pallbearers were: Messrs. R.A. Richter, C.E. Spindler, 
G. Dickson, John Smalley, Charles Buerstatte, Jerry Reardon, Many floral tributes 
testified to the high esteem in which the decedent was held.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Wed., Mar. 8, 1911
********
[Mrs. H. Cole/bur. 03-08-1911/cause: dropsy]


JAMES H. COLE

MESSAGE BRINGS NEWS OF DEATH OF COL. J.H. COLE WELL KNOWN 
CIVIL WAR VET AND FORMER COMMANDER WALKER POST DIES SUDDENLY-
BURIAL HERE 
Colonel James H. Cole, former commander of H.M. Walker Post G.A.R. 
of this city, where he had resided for the past eleven years, until 
a short time ago making his home with his granddaughter, Mrs. E.C. 
Spindler, died this morning and the body will be buried here, where 
Mrs. Cole's remains rest at Evergreen. News of the death of Colonel 
Cole came as a shock to family and friends, it not having been known 
that his condition was serious though he had been in ill health for 
some time. Col. Cole left here a short time ago to recuperate his 
health and suffered a sudden attack that caused death today. 
Colonel Cole was a native of New York state, having been born at 
Pulaski, that state, Step. 6, 1842, being 73 years of age at his 
death. At the outbreak of the war he enlisted in Co. F. Second Ohio 
infantry at Springfield, O., for a three months term and later re-
enlisted for three years and was in special service duty. He was 
promoted to be colonel of the Third Tennessee regiment and served 
throughout the war with distinction. 
Eleven years ago Colonel Cole and wife came to this city where their 
daughter, Mrs. J. G. Martin, resides. Mrs. Cole died several years 
ago and since that time Colonel Cole had made his home with his 
daughter and granddaughter. His health began to fail a year ago and 
he had been confined to the house much of the time in recent months. 
During his residence here Colonel Cole has taken a prominent place 
in the G.A.R. having been elected commander of the local Post for two 
terms and it was through his efforts that the local branch of the 
Woman's Relief corps was organized. He was well known in state G.A.R. 
circles as well. 
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Wednesday, May 05, 1915, Page 1 
*********
[bur. 7 May 1915/age 72 yrs./cause: haemeplegia]


JOHN WILLIAM ALEXANDER COLE

John William Alexander Cole died, son of John A. Cole
Manitowoc Herald, Feb. 17, 1855   
*************
Infant of John A. Cole/d. 8 Feb. 1855/no stone: from St. James Episc. 
church record)
(Note: Not in cemetery records, they weren't kept until 1860)


HERMAN COLELL

Herman Colell Dies—
Herman Colell, an inmate of the County Insane asylum, died last night, aged 37. 
Colelle was formerly an employe of the Rahr Sons Co. and was adjudged insane 
three years ago and committed to the asylum. He was a native of Germany and had 
resided here for ten years. A widow and two children, now residing at Milwaukee, 
survive, Mrs. Colell being employed as a cook at the Boston store restaurant. 
The body will be buried here. 
Manitowoc Daily Herald, October 25, 1913  P. 4
********
[bur. 10-27-1913/cause: softening of the brain]
********
news article:
Overcome on Street
Mrs. Colell Taken Ill While on the Way Downtown
Overcome by a sudden attack of illness while on the street near the Lutheran Church, 
shortly after noon today, Mrs. Herman Colell fell to the pavement and might have been 
seriously injured in the fall. Mrs. Colell, accompanied by her daughter, Gertrude, 
was on her way downtown from her home in 1309 So. Seventh Street. A physician was 
summoned and the ambulance removed Mrs. Colell to her home where she is recovering. 
Mrs. Colell has not been subject to attacks of the kind and her illness caused alarm 
to family and friends though physicians say that she will recover. A great deal of 
excitement was caused by the incident.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Mon., July 18, 1910
***********
news article:
CHASED WIFE WITH AXE
Herman Colell to Serve 15 Days for His "Playfulness"
Herman Colell, a South Seventh St., man chased his wife and daughter from their home 
with an axe Wedneday when he returned home the worse for "booze" and later for his 
playfulness Colell was arrested and locked up. Mrs. Colell wanted a warrant issued 
charging him with assault with intent to kill but after investigation, District Atty 
Healy reduced the charge to disorderly conduct and Colell was arrested under the city 
ordinance. In court he pleaded guilty and was sentenced by Judge Schmidt to pay a fine 
of $10 and/or serve 15 days in jail and was committed when he failed to pay. Colell 
wanted permission to leave court to get a drink when the papers were being made out 
to commit him to jail.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Thurs., July 21, 1910
********
news article:
WIFE BARRED DOOR TO HIM
Herman Colell Tells Court His Troubles at Home
Denied admittance to his own home and for three weeks forced to sleep in a potato 
patch in the rear of the house Herman Colell, the South Seventh Street man, who was 
sentenced to 15 days in jail for disorderly conduct Thursday, told judge Schmidt in 
municipal court that he was justified in creating a disturbance by the acts of his 
wife, who lodged the complaint against him. Colell said that he had been employed as 
a wagon driver for a coal company of the city for two years and because she said his 
clothing was too dirty and hard to wash, his wife insisted upon him giving up the 
position and when he demurred, Colell says he was barred from the house and forced 
to sleep outside. Rebelling at the treatment, Colell indulged in a spree and attempted 
to force an entrance to the house and it was then that the wife appealed to the 
authorities for a warrant for his arrest. The woman alleged that she had been chased 
by her husband with an axe in hand, but after investigation, District Atty Healy 
declined to issue a warrant for assault with intent to kill and a disorderly charge 
was lodged against Colell and he was fined $10 and costs or 15 days and without many 
had to go to jail. Colell's story about being barred from the house is said by neighbors 
to be true. Mrs. Colell gained some notoriety recently when she appeared as plaintiff 
in a suit for $500 damages against a neighbor, Aug. Viewager, for alleged assault. 
The woman lost the case both in municipal and circuit court.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Fri., July 22, 1910


ARHTUR B. COLLINS

Arthur B Collins
Marriage • New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-2016
Name: Arthur B Collins
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 1943
Marriage Place: New Jersey, USA
Spouse: Virginia Fleck
"New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-2016"
*****
Arthur Brown Collins
Death • U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name	Arthur Brown Collins
[Arthur B Collins]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 14 Jun 1914
Birth Place: Toronto, Canada
Death Date: 28 Dec 1998
Father: Walter R Collins
Mother: Rose E Collins
SSN: 
Notes	Nov 1936: Name listed as ARTHUR BROWN COLLINS; 
09 Jan 1999: Name listed as ARTHUR B COLLINS
"U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
*****
Arthur B Collins
Death • New Jersey, U.S., Death Index, 1848-1878, 1901-2017
Name	Arthur B Collins
Age	84
Birth Date	19 Jun 1914
Death Date	28 Dec 1998
Death Place	Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
"New Jersey, U.S., Death Index, 1848-1878, 1901-2017"
*****
[cremation] 


BABY COLLINS

Collins
Death • Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004
Name	Collins
Death Date	2 Apr 1924
Death County	Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
"Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004"
*****
[Baby Collins/bur. 04-03-1924/cause: asphyxia neonatorum/space #4]


BERYL COLLINS

Beryl Robichaud Collins, died on Monday, Dec. 7, 2009, at Hightstown, N.J. 
She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1919; she lived most of her early life in 
Wisconsin. Beryl had been treated for Parkinson's disease for many years. Beryl 
gained national recognition when Business Week magazine, in June 1976, included 
her as one of the ""Top Corporate Women"" in the United States. She combined in 
a unique way the worlds of corporate management and environmental research and 
concern. Beryl graduated from Mount Holyoke College in 1940 with honors in 
Economics. After graduating she joined IBM as a member of its newly designed 
management-training program for women. Its graduates, 25 women, were trained to 
assist customers in installation of IBM equipment. After serving as a system 
service representative in Chicago for a year, Beryl was promoted to the position 
of IBM Secretary of Education with responsibility for designing staff and customer 
educational programs. Next, Beryl worked in Sperry Gyroscope as Contract 
Termination Systems Manager, responsible for developing the procedures needed to 
recover assets on contracts terminated at the end of World War II. In 1946, Beryl 
Collins joined McGraw-Hill as its first systems consultant. As the company grew, 
she moved steadily forward to greater responsibilities. In 1971, when appointed 
senior vice president, Corporate Management Information Services, she was the 
first woman officer of the company. She was responsible for the planning and use 
of computers, systems and programming, and management information planning throughout 
the corporation. In 1979, after more than 30 years of service, Beryl took early 
retirement for McGraw-Hill to devote more time to public policy issues. Parallel 
with her corporate activities, Beryl Collins pursued her deep interest in the 
natural environment. As a part-time student, she earned a master's degree in 
biological sciences from Columbia University and a Ph.D. in ecology from Rutgers 
University, where she did research in the Institute for Environmental Studies. She 
was the senior author of two books on New Jersey's environmental conflicts; one on 
the state's landscape diversity, and the second on the Pinelands. Previously, she 
had authored two books on business data processing. Beryl Collins received honorary 
degrees from both Cedar Crest College and Mount Holyoke College, from which she 
also received the Alumnae Medal of Honor. Beryl was the first woman to serve on 
the board of directors of the Aetna Insurance Company and of G.D.Searle; she also 
served on the board of Fundamental Investors of the American Mutual Funds. Furthermore, 
she served on both the national and state boards of The Nature Conservancy, and the 
boards of the New Jersey Conservation Foundation, The New Jersey Audubon society, 
the Pinelands Preservation Alliance, Rider College, and Mount Holyoke College. Beryl 
Collins and her husband, Arthur B. Collins, lived in Princeton for 25 years. Arthur 
died in 1998, and Beryl became a resident of Meadow Lakes. 
Close survivors include a cousin: Audrey Lexander of Stamford, Conn.; a niece, Margaret 
Robichaud of Wisconsin; a nephew: Dennis Robichaud of Florida; three grandnieces and 
grandnephews and their children, all living in Wisconsin. Also, four step-children: 
Patricia Kirchner and Barbara Collins of New Jersey; Kate Northrup of Massachusetts; 
and Robert Collins of New Hampshire, and their children. 
Newspaper not cited  


ELIZABETH COLLINS

Elizabeth Collins
Birth • Wisconsin, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1801-1928
Name Elizabeth Collins
Gender Female
Birth Date 16 May 1859
Birth Place Port Washington, Ozaukee, Wisconsin
Father: James Collins
Mother: Mary
FHL Film Number	1305140
"Wisconsin, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1801-1928"
*****
Elizabeth Cullins
Birth • Wisconsin, U.S., Birth Index, 1808-1907
Name:	Elizabeth Cullins
Birth Date:	16 May 1859
Birth Place:	Ozaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Reel:	0232
Record:	002111
"Wisconsin, U.S., Birth Index, 1808-1907"
*****
[Miss]/[cause: pneumonia] 


JOHN COLYAR

A Reedsville note in the Brillion News says: 
“The five year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Edw. Colyar died Sunday after 
an illness of several months duration, the little fellow having been 
a sufferer from heart disease and dropsy.” The Colyars formerly resided 
in this city.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Saturday, June 16, 1917, Page 4
********
[John Colyes/bur. 6-13-1917/age 8 yrs/cause: acute dilitation/
bur. on Mrs. Jos. Mlada lot]


AMANDA COMMINGS

Mrs. Amanda Commings, 80, formerly of 1305A S. Eighth St., Manitowoc, died 
Sunday noon at Manitowoc County Hospital where she had been a patient 2-1/2 
years. 
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran 
Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. T. F. Uetzmann will officiate and burial will be in 
Evergreen Cemetery.
The former Amanda Lutzke was born July 16, 1884, in the Town of Liberty, daughter 
of the late William and Wilheline (sic) Lutzke Luetzke. She was married to William 
Commings Nov. 17, 1905, in the Town of Liberty and the couple owned and operated 
a farm in the township until 1941, retiring and moving to Bonde Corners. When her 
husband died April 14, 1954, she moved to Manitowoc.
She is survived by two sons, Erhardt of Manitowoc and Willard, of Rt. 1, Valders, 
a brother, Arthur Lutzke of Rt. 1, Valders, a sister, Mrs. Anna Sonnenburg, of 
Rt. 4, Manitowoc, three grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Friends may call at Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, after 3 p.m. Tuesday until 
11:30 a.m. Wednesday when the casket will be moved to the church where the body 
will lie in state from noon until time of service.
Manitowoc Herald Times, May 24, 1965  P. 15
*******
[d. 05-23-1965/age 80 yrs./widow of William Commings]


AUGUSTA COMMINGS

Mrs. Augusta Commings, 61, wife Louis Commings, 809 South 17th Street, 
died at 1:15 o'clock this morning at the residence after an illness of 
two weeks.
The body may be viewed at the Pfeffer Funeral Home from Thursday noon 
until Saturday at 11 a. m. when it will be removed to St. John's 
Evangelical church to lie in state until 2 p. m., the hour of the 
funeral.  Services will be conducted by the Rev. Paul Blaufuss and 
burial will be in Evergreen cemetery. 
Mrs. Commings, whose maiden name was Augusta Otto, was born in the 
Town of Liberty, Jan, 27, 1877. She was married Oct. 10, 1895.
The survivors are the widower, four daughters, Mrs. O. J. Allerton, 
Rochester, Minn.; Mrs. Martin Waniger, Manitowoc; Mrs. Bertha Stout 
and Mrs. George Weber, both of Chicago; two brothers, August Otto; 
city, and Adolph Otto, Liberty; and three grandchildren.
She was a member of the Ladies' Aid society of St. John's church.
Manitowoc Herald-Times, Wednesday, November 30, 1938 p.16
********
[Augusta Commings/d. 11-30-1938/age 61 yrs./cause: cerebral embolic 
hypertension/bur. on Louis Commings and Martin Waniger lot]
(Mrs. Louis Cummings/nee Augusta Otto/61 yrs. 10 mo. 3days/
d. Nov. 30, 1938/St. John's United Church of Christ)


ESTHER COMMINGS

Esther M. Commings, age 93, formerly of rural Valders died Friday, May 3, 2013 
at the Manitowoc Health & Rehabilitation Center. 
Esther was born April 3, 1920, at home in rural Valders daughter of the late 
Christian and Anna (Luebke) Borgwardt. Esther was educated at Liberty Bell, 
Town of Liberty and Trinity Lutheran, rural Valders. On June 1, 1940 she 
married Willard Commings. He preceded her in death October 14, 1989. Esther is 
a past member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Town of Liberty and Grace Lutheran, 
Valders. In 1969 until present she was a member of Bethany Evangelical Lutheran 
Church, Manitowoc and the Ladies Aid. 
Survivors include her brother and four sisters-in-law: Harold (Laurain) Borgwardt, 
Newton Doris Borgwardt, St. Nazianz Eunice Wellner, Manitowoc Gerda Commings, 
Manitowoc many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends also survive. She was 
preceded in death by her parents husband: Willard four brothers: John Walter Carl 
and Elroy one sister: Ida one sister-in-law: Lucinda Borgwardt three brothers-in-
law: Martin Luebke Bernard Wellner Erhardt Commings and one nephew: Chris Borgwardt. 
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at Bethany 
Evangelical Lutheran Church, 3209 Meadow Lane, Manitowoc. Rev. Robert Kujawski and 
Rev. Stephen Melso will be officiating with burial to follow at Evergreen Cemetery. 
Relatives and friends may call on Tuesday at the church from 9:00 a.m. until the 
time of services at 11:00 a.m. 
Memorials may be made to Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church. 
The Reinbold & Pfeffer Family Funeral Home of Manitowoc is assisting the family 
with funeral arrangements. 
Online condolences may be expressed at www.jensreinboldandpfeffer.com 
The family wishes to thank the staff of ""Changing Seasons"" at the Manitowoc 
Health & Rehabilitation Center for their loving care of Esther since June. Esther 
will be remembered as a farmwife who worked alongside her husband, Willard, and 
as an excellent cook who loved trying new dessert recipes. She was a very special 
aunt to many.
Herald Times Reporter, May 2013


LOUIS COMMINGS

Louis Commings, 72, lifelong resident of the county and city, died early today 
at the Holy Family hospital following a short illness.
For the past seven years he had resided with his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. 
and Mrs. Martin Waniger of route 1, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the St. John’s church, the 
Rev. Paul Blaufuss officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery.
Mr. Commings was born in Liberty in 1873 and in 1895 married Miss Augusta Otto. 
They moved to this city 30 years ago and he was employed at the Aluminum Goods 
company 24 years, retiring seven years ago. Following the death of Mrs. Commings 
seven years ago he moved to the Waniger farm to make his home. 
Survivors are four daughters, Mrs. Waniger of route 1, Manitowoc, Mrs. Oscar 
Allerton of Rochester, Min., Mrs. Bertha Stout and Mrs. George Weber of Chicago; 
three brothers, John of this city, William of Newton, Fred of East Troy; three 
sisters, Mrs. Herman Vetter, Mrs. Charles Pleuss, Mr. Henry Jonas of this city; 
three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. 
The body may be viewed at the Pfeffer funeral home from noon Sunday until 10 a.m. 
Monday when it will be moved to the church to lie in state until the hour of the 
services.
Manitowoc Herald Times, June 1, 1945   P. 2
*******
[d. 06-01-1945/age 72 yrs./cause: cerebral hemorrhage]


WILLARD W. COMMINGS

Willard W. Commings, 73, of 6134 Nagle Road, Valders, died Saturday afternoon, 
October 14, 1989 at his residence. Funeral services will be 1:30 pm Wednesday 
at Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church, Manitowoc. Rev. Bruce McKenney will 
officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Commings was born October 21, 1915 in the Town of Liberty, Manitowoc county, 
son of the late William and Amanda Lutzke Commings. He grew up and was educated 
in the town of Liberty. He attended Webster School and Trinity Lutheran School. 
Mr. Commings farmed in the Town of Liberty for many years, retiring in 1983. He 
married Esther M. Borgwardt on June 1, 1940 at Grace Lutheran Church, Valders. 
Mr. Commings was a member of Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church where he had 
served as a Deacon. He was also a member and past board member of the Manitowoc 
County Holstein Breeders Association.
Survivors include his wife, Esther; six sisters-in-law and five brothers-in-law, 
Mrs. Gerda Commings of Manitowoc, Elroy and Lucinda Borgwardt, Harold and Laurain 
Borgwardt, Walter and Doris Borgwardt and Martin and Ida Luebke of Valders and 
Bernard and Eunice Wellner of Manitowoc; nieces, nephews and cousins. He was 
preceded in death by a brother, Erhardt Commings, two brothers-in-law, John and 
Carl Borgwardt.
Friends may call at Reinbold Pfeffer Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home, Manitowoc, 
4 pm to 8 pm Tuesday and on Wednesday at the church from 12 noon to the time of 
services. Memorials may be made to Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Mon., Oct. 16, 1989 page B6
*********
[husband of Esther Commings]


WILLIAM COMMINGS

William Cummings (sic), 71 of Newton, retired county farmer, died early Tuesday 
following a lingering illness.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Grace Lutheran Church, 
Valders. The Rev. Paul Hensel will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen 
Cemetery, Manitowoc.
He was born in Liberty in 1883 and in 1905 married Miss Amanda Lutzke. They 
located on a farm in the town. Several years ago he retired and moved to Newton.
Surviving are his wife; two sons, Erhardt of Manitowoc and Willard on the Liberty 
home farm; two sisters, Mrs. Herman Vetter and Mrs. Henry Jonas of Manitowoc; and 
three grandchildren.
Friends may call at the Berge Funeral Home, Valders, after 3 p.m. Friday. The 
casket will be moved to the church at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, April 14, 1954  P. 25
********
[d. 04-14-1954/age 79 yrs.]


KAREN COMSTOCK

Private funeral services for the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Comstock 
of 1630 Holly Dr., Manitowoc, who was born and died Saturday night at Memorial 
Hospital, were at 2:30 p.m. Monday at Evergreen Cemetery, the Rev. Vernon E. 
Anderson, pastor of First Lutheran Church, officiating.
Survivors included the parents; a brother, Gregory, and a sister, Lynn, at home 
and the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William Nelson of Manitowoc.
Funeral arrangements were by Jens Funeral Home, Manitowoc.
Manitowoc Herald Times, February 5, 1962  P. 13
*******
[stillborn/father Ben Comstock/bur. on Horal Nelson lot]


CHARLOTTE CONARD

Charlotte Mitcheltree Conard, age 74, of 812 State St, Manitowoc, died Thursday 
afternoon, May 9, 1996, at Shady Lane Nursing Care Center.
Funeral Service will be held at 12 Monday, May 13, 1996, at St. Paul's Evangelical 
Lutheran Church. Rev. Robert Simensen will officiate with burial to follow at 
Evergreen Cemetery.
The former Charlotte Anderson was born October 28, 1921 in Manitowoc, daughter of 
the late Carl and Edna Brune Anderson. She attended schools in Manitowoc and 
graduated from Lincoln High School in 1939. On June 24, 1941, she married Louis 
Mitcheltree in Manitowoc. Mr. Mitcheltree was killed during World War II in Germany 
on March 21, 1945. She was then married to Sidney Conard from August of 1947 until 
November of 1949. Over the years, Charlotte worked at the Sears Roebuck Catalogue 
desk, Paragon Electric, and the Mirro Aluminum Company. After her retirement she 
worked part-time at Lakeside Packing Company.
Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, John and Sue Mitcheltree, Waukesha, 
Greg and Rosanne Conard, Milwaukee; three grandchildren, Dennis (Wendy) Mitcheltree, 
Brooklyn, N.Y., Denise (Tom) Keon, Green Bay, John Conard, Milwaukee; three great-
grandchildren, Kelsey and Molly Keon, Green Bay, Antoinette Mitcheltree-Briguglio, 
New York; step-grandchildren include Rick (Kelly) Busalacchi, Waukesha, Jim (Kim) 
Busalacchi, Milwaukee, Debra (Jason) Graham, Green Bay, Mark Busalacchi, Waukesha, 
Marie Edwards, Milwaukee; step-great grandchildren include, Eric Busalacchi, Waukesha, 
Payton Graham, Green Bay, Seth and Lauren Edwards, Milwaukee; two brothers and one 
sister-in-law, Carl Anderson, Manitowoc, John and Carolyn Anderson, Manitowoc; two 
sisters and two brothers-in-law, Lucille Yindra, Manitowoc, Ruth and Dick Van Deuren, 
Manitowoc, Norbert Brey, Manitowoc; one special lifelong friend, Lucille Martin, 
Manitowoc; niece, nephews, other relatives and friends also survive. She was preceded 
in death by one great-granddaughter, Brooklyn Mitcheltree, one sister, Clara Brey, 
and one brother-in-law, LeRoy Yindra.
Relatives and friends may call at St. Paul's Ev. Lutheran Church on Monday from 10 a.m. 
until the time of services.
Memorials would be appreciated to St. Paul's Ev. Lutheran Church.
Reinbold and Pfeffer Family Funeral Services are assisting the family with funeral 
services.
Herald Times Reporter, May 10, 1996  P. A2
*****
Charlotte Louise Anderson
Birth • Wisconsin, U.S., Birth Records, 1812-1921
Name	Charlotte Louise Anderson
Birth Date	28 Oct 1921
Birth County	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Mother Residence County	Manitowoc
"Wisconsin, U.S., Birth Records, 1812-1921"
*****
Charlotte Louise Anderson
Baptism • U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969
Name	Charlotte Louise Anderson
Baptism Age	0
Record Type	Confirmation
Birth Date	28 Oct 1921
Birth Place	Manitowoc
Baptism Date	27 Nov 1921
Confirmation Date	26 May 1935
Church Name	St Paul
Church Location	Manitowoc, Wisconsin
"U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969"
*****
Charlotte Louise Conard
Death • Wisconsin, U.S., Death Index, 1959-1997
Name	Charlotte Louise Conard
Death Date	9 May 1996
Location	Manitowoc
Certificate	014647
"Wisconsin, U.S., Death Index, 1959-1997"
*****
Charlotte L. Conard
Death • U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Name	Charlotte L. Conard
Social Security Number
Birth Date	28 Oct 1921
Issue year	Before 1951
Issue State	Wisconsin
Last Residence	54220, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
Death Date	9 May 1996
"U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014"


HAROLD SALMUS CONARD

Harold S. Conard, 57, of 1401 Clark St., Manitowoc, died early Wednesday morning, 
February 6, at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc. 
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Pfeffer Funeral Home. The Rev. Gerald 
Prusakowski, O.F.M. will officiate with burial at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Conard was born December 17, 1927, at Kewaunee, son of the late Arthur and 
Clara Hafeman Conard. He attended public schools in Kewaunee and moved to 
Manitowoc in 1947 where he married the former Elaine May Siebold on June 19, 
1948. Mr. Conard was a veteran of World War II, serving with the United States 
Army from 
1946 to 1947 in the Philippines. Prior to his retirement due to illness, Mr. 
Conard was employed by various construction companies. 
Survivors include his wife, Elaine; four sons and three daughters-in-law, Robert, 
William and Jody, Brian and Sandra and Bruce and Renee, all of Manitowoc; four 
daughters and three sons-in-law, Bonnie and Richard Rebarchek of Chula Vista, 
California; Barbara and Ron Foster of Fort Smith, Arkansas, Beverly and Berry 
Fulgham of Vista, California and Becky Conard at home and three brothers, Sidney 
of Branch, Wisconsin and Robert and James of Chula Vista, California and ten 
grandchildren also survived.
Friends may call at Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday 
afternoon and Friday morning until the hour of service.
Herald Times Reporter, February 6, 1985  P. 3
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[husband of Elaine Mae Conard]


RICHARD CONARD

BIRTHS:
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Conard of route 4, Manitowoc, are the 
parents of a son born Aug. 25 at the Holy Family hospital.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Wis., August 27, 1948 pg. 7
*****
Richland Conard
Death • Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004
Name	Richland Conard
Death Date	26 Aug 1948
Death County	Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
"Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004"
*****
[Richard Conard/d. 08-26-1948/age 1 day]


ROBERT HAROLD CONARD

Robert H. Conard, age 47 of 1401A Clark St., Manitowoc, died Wednesday evening, 
March 25, 1998, at North Ridge Medical and Rehabilitation Center.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 28, 1998, at the Pfeffer 
Funeral Home, Manitowoc. Officiating at the service will be Rev. Roman Zbieranski, 
O.F.M. with burial to follow in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
He was born November 19, 1950, in Manitowoc, son of Elaine Siebold Conard and 
the late Harold Conard. Robert was employed with Lee’s Color Studio for the past 
six years.
Survivors include his mother, Elaine Conard, and her special friend, Russell 
Rohde, both of Manitowoc; three brothers and three sisters-in-law, William and 
Jody Conard, Manitowoc, Brian and Sandy Conard, Arkansas, Bruce and Renee Conard, 
Manitowoc; four sisters and two brothers-in-law, Bonnie and Richard Rebarchek, 
Manitowoc, Barbara and Ron Foster, Arkansas, Bev. Fulgham, California, Becky 
Conard, Manitowoc, Also surviving are aunts and uncles, nieces, nephew, cousins, 
other relatives and many friends. He was also preceded in death by his father, 
Harold Conard, a nephew, Jeremy Foster; and his maternal grandparents and paternal 
grandparents.
Friends may call at the Pfeffer Funeral Home Friday evening (TONIGHT), March 27, 
1998, from 5-8 p.m. 
Herald Times Reporter, March 27, 1998  P. 2


WILLIAM S. CONARD

William S. "Bill" Conard, age 50, of 602 N. Water St., Manitowoc, died on 
Thursday, June 19, 2008, at Aurora Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center, Sheboygan.
He was born on Feb. 27, 1958, in Manitowoc, son of Elaine (Siebold) Conard and 
the late Harold Conard. On April 9, 1980, he married the former Jody Wilhelm in 
Manitowoc. Bill was owner/operator of Conard Painting for many years, retiring 
due to health issues. In 2002, Bill and his wife, Jody, purchased The Tower 
Tavern. He enjoyed working on his son's stock car.
(Survivors omitted for privacy.)
He was preceded in death by a brother: Bobby; and his father-in-law: Richard 
"Spotty" Wilhelm.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, June 24, 2008, at The Pfeffer 
Funeral Home, Manitowoc, with burial in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
The family will greet relatives and friends at The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, 
from 5 to 8 p.m. on Monday, June 23, 2008, and on Tuesday morning from 10 a.m. 
until the time of service at 11 a.m.
Bill was a loving husband, caring father and a wonderful grandpa, he will be sadly 
missed by all who knew him.
Herald Times Reporter, June 22, 2008


JOHNY [JOHN] CONE

A sixteen months old child of Conductor John Cone died last week. The little 
one had suffered much and in incurable pain and death to it was a relief.
Manitowoc Lake Shore Times  Tuesday, August 21, 1883 pg. 1
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A Card.
We desire in this public manner to express to our friends and neighbors our 
warmest thanks for their kindness during the brief illness, death and burial 
of our dear boy.
No works can fully express our gratitude to them for their attention and sympathy 
in this our great affliction.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Cone
Manitowoc Lake Shore Times  Tuesday, August 21, 1883 pg. 1


BABY CONJURSKE

Funeral services for the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Conjurski (sic) 
of 106 North 5th street were held Saturday at the Urbanek and Schlei funeral 
home. Burial was in Evergreen cemetery.
Survivors are the parents and grandmother, Mrs. Clara Conjurski.
Manitowoc Herald Times, December 13, 1948  P. 2


ANTONIA (ANTONETTE) CONJURSKI

DIES HERE AT HOME OF SON
Mrs. John J. Conjurski, 69, a resident of Manitowoc for nearly 50 years, died 
Monday afternoon at the home of her son, Joseph, at 1319??  Marshall street. 
The deceased, whose maiden name was Antonia Cieslak, was born in Poland in 1863 
and was married here in 1886 to John Conjurski.
Besides her husband she is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Mary Smith, city, 
Victoria and Gertrude, Appleton; six sons, Joseph of this city, Paul, Walter, 
Frank and Edward of Kennan, Wis., and Leonard of Peshtigo; two brothers, Joseph 
Cieslak of Shamokin, Pa., and Max, in Poland; and two sisters, Elizabeth, in 
Poland and Mrs. Mary Kalinowski at Shamokin. There are also 27 grandchildren.
The funeral services will be held Thursday at nine a.m. from the Leschke funeral 
home with interment in Evergreen cemetery. The remains may be viewed until the 
time of the funeral at the funeral home. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, November 8, 1932  P. 2
*******
[cause: chronic nephritis myocarditis]


CLARA M. CONJURSKI

Mrs. Peter Conjurski, 74, of 106 N. Fifth St., Manitowoc, died Monday morning 
at Memorial Hospital, Manitowoc, following a lingering illness. 
Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home, 
Manitowoc, the Rev. D. L. Krembs officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen 
Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Born Clara M. Jolly Dec. 28, 1882, at Green Bay, she was a daughter of the late 
Nick and Mary ___ ____. She was married to Mr. Conjurski in Green Bay in 1904 
and the couple lived there until 1921. They then moved to Manitowoc. Mr. Conjurski 
died in 1929.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Lester LaFleur of Manitowoc; four sons, Joseph of 
Manitowoc, Arthur of Palatine, Ill., Clarence of Gallop, N.M., and Eugene of 
Garden City, Kansas; stepbrother, Harry Van Buren of Beloit, Wis.; two stepsisters, 
Mrs. Alex Miske of Two Rivers and Mrs. Clifford Avery of Amberg, Wis., 17 grand-
children and 16 great grandchildren.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 8 p.m. Tuesday. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, November 18, 1957  P. 13
*******
[d. 11-18-1957/age 74 yrs./bur. on Mrs. Lester LaFleur lot]


JOSEPH C. CONJURSKI

Joseph C. Conjurske (sic), 52, of 924 Commercial St., Manitowoc, died early 
Monday morning at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, after a brief illness.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral 
Home, Manitowoc. The Rev. Paul H. Blaufuss will officiate and burial will be 
in Evergreen Cemetery.
Mr. Conjurske was born at Sturgeon Bay Jan. 1, 1909, son of the late Peter and 
Clara Jolly Conjurske. He had been employed by Red Top Cab Co., Manitowoc.
Surviving are two brothers, Arthur of Palatine, Ill., and Clarence of Salista 
Vista, Calif., and a sister, Mrs. Lester LeFleur of Manitowoc.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, September 18, 1961  P. 13
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[d. 09-18-1961/age 52 yrs./bur. on Mrs. Lester LaFleur lot]


PETER FRANK CONJURSKI

Tells Family To Call Undertaker; Suicides
P.F. CONJURSKI MAKES GOOD A THREAT TO KILL
Barber of City Shoots Himself After Bidding His Family Farewell
Opening the door of the living room to call a last farewell to his wife and 
family, busied in the kitchen preparing the evening meal, Peter F. Conjurski, 
aged 52, a barber employed at the Kaufman shop, Jay street, committed suicide 
Wednesday evening, shortly before five o'clock by shooting himself through 
the head with a .32 calibre revolver. He was dead when the police, summoned 
by Mrs. Archie McMaster, living down stairs in the flat at 907 Chicago street, 
arrived on the scene.
Conjurski, whose wife is employed at the Hotel Manitowoc, has threatened many 
times to take his life, and when he renewed these threats yesterday afternoon, 
after returning home from the barber shop, shortly after four o'clock, his 
wife paid little heed to them. She with the three children were in the kitchen 
of the home on Chicago street, busied preparing the evening meal, when the 
husband and father opened the door from the living room and calling "goodbye" 
added that they could get ready to summon an undertaker.
No Inquest Called
A moment or two later they heard a shot and rushing into the living room found 
Conjurski lying on the davenport with a bullet wound in the back of his head. 
Physicians and the police were notified but he was dead when they arrived. The 
body was removed to the undertaking parlors of Herald Frazier, Coroner Kemper 
and Dist. Atty. Fischer were also notified but decided that no inquest would 
be necessary.
The deceased who was born 52 years ago in Pennsylvania, has been a resident 
here and at Two Rivers for the past eight years, being employed as a barber 
in a number of shops in that city and for the past four years in shops here. 
He was married 25 years ago to Clara Joly, and they removed to Wisconsin, 
locating at Sturgeon Bay.
Funeral on Friday
Besides the widow, one daughter, Mrs. Leland Garrigan, of Muskegon, Mich., four 
sons, Joseph of Muskegon, Clarence, Arthur and Eugene at home, an  aged mother 
residing at Sturgeon Bay, two brothers, Frank of Sturgeon Bay and John of 
Shamokin, Pa., and one sister, Mrs. Micahel Ruskowski of Shamokin, Pa., 
survive.
Funeral services will be held on Friday afternoon and burial will take place at 
Evergreen cemetery.
Manitowoc Herald News, Manitowoc, Wis. Thursday, November 21, 1929 P. 2

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LOCAL MAN FAILS IN SUICIDE ATTEMPT MONDAY
Hangs Self in Basement of His Home on Southside; Rope is Cut in Nick of Time by Neighbor
Peter Conjurski figured that life was no longer worth while on Monday evening and decided to end it all at his home on the southside. He attempted to hang himself in the basement of his home and nearly succeeded. He was discovered hanging by his children whose call for help was heard by Walter Boettcher who lives nearby and hurried over and cut the rope just in the nick of time. Mr. Boettcher resuscitated the man who was unconscious for quite some time.  Conjurski was taken to the county jail. Before Judge Chloupek Thursday, he laid his state of mind to strong drink and upon signing a pledge to abstain from drinking he was released.
Two Rivers Reporter - Fri., Oct. 9, 1925 
********
[cause: suicide]


EUGENE M. CONKLAN

Eugene M. Conklan, 63, of 1336 S. Seventh St., Manitowoc, died late Friday afternoon at the residence following a coronary attack.
Funeral services will be at 1;30 p.m. Tuesday at Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc. The Rev. Paul Blaufuss will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
He was born March 4, 1895, at Mobile, Ala., son of John and Calla Ball Conklan. He moved to Manitowoc many years ago and in 1923 married the former Laura Drumm here. She died Aug. 17, 1848. Since 1928 he had been employed at Rahr Malting Co. He was a member of the Brewers and Malsters Local 297, and a veteran of World War I.
Survivors include his mother, Mrs. Calla Conklan of Detroit; two brothers, Lorenzo of Mobile, and Levere of Detroit; two sisters, Mrs. Vivian Franta of Roseville, Mich. And Mrs. Leona Derr of Hazel Park, Mich.
Friends may call at the funeral home until the time of service.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Wis., January 26, 1959 pg. M11
*****
[d. 01-23-1959/age 63 yrs./bur. on William Drumm lot]


LAURA CONKLAN

Mrs. Eugene Conklan, 52, of 1410 South 10th Street died suddenly Tuesday at St. Luke hospital in Chicago. She had been visiting her sister, Mrs. Harry Rux in Winnetka, when taken ill.
Funeral services will be held at 9L45 a.m. Saturday at the Pfeffer funeral home and at 10 a.m. at St. Boniface Catholic church, the Rev. Alfred Pritzl officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery.
Mrs. Conklan, nee Laura Drumm, was born in Manitowoc in 1896 and was married 26 years ago. 
Survivors are the husband; brother, William Drumm of Manitowoc; three sisters, Mrs. Melvin Meisner of Milwaukee, Mrs. Claude Sheets of Cutler, Ind., and Mrs. Rux of Winnetka.
The body may be viewed at the funeral home after noon Friday and the rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Friday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Wis., August 19, 1948 pg. 2
*****
[d. 08-17-1948, Chicago, IL/age 52 yrs./bur. on William Drumm lot]

MARTIN CONKLIN

BOAT HAND DIES AFTER REMOVAL TO HOSPITAL
Information regarding relatives of Martin Conklin, 50 year old car ferry 
lookout who died about an hour after he was taken to the hospital following 
the discovery that he was suffering from pneumonia, was being sought by city 
authorities today in an effort to learn what disposition of the body was 
sought. Conklin died yesterday afteroon at 2:22 o'clock following removal to 
the hospital shortly after 1 o'clock.
City police picked up the man on the previous day following reports that he 
was acting queerly and he was sent to the county asylum for observation, it 
being found the next day that the man's mind was not affected but that he was 
suffering from illness. At 1:14 o'clock in the afternoon he was taken to the 
hospital, death occuring one hour eight minutes later.
It is said that the man who made his home at Frankfort but who has been at 
the Lakeside and Riverview hotels here had a sister at Waukegan, Ill., and 
that efforts were being made to get in touch with her. A cousin who was in 
the city today was able to give little assistance to aid in locating relatives.
Manitowoc Herald News, Mar. 21 1930 page 11
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[age 50 yrs/cause: lobar pneumonia]


CAROLINE BARNES CONLEY

DEATH COMES TO MRS. CONLEY EARLY TODAY
Mrs. Caroline Conley, one of the oldest and best beloved residents 
of the city, passed away shortly before 6 o’clock this morning at 
the home of her daughter Mrs. Charles Smalley, on North Fifth street. 
The death of Mrs. Conley occurred just one month to a day from her 
ninetieth birthday anniversary and followed an illness that for 
several weeks had robbed relatives and friends of any hope that she 
might recover. Mrs. Conley was born in the village of New York Mills, 
state of New York on the 9th day of April 1829 and was about seven 
years of age when her parents moved west. Her earlier education was 
received in the public schools was received in the public schools and 
later she graduated from The Ladies Seminary at Ann Arbor, Mich. She 
was married on the 13th day of November 1851, to Mr. Euroius? Barnes. 
Four children were born of this union, two sons, both of whom died in 
early childhood and two daughters, Mrs. Charles F. Smalley and Miss 
Jeannette Barnes, both residents of Manitowoc. Mr. Barnes died at 
Owosso, Michigan and soon after his decease Mrs. Barnes with her 
two daughters came to Manitowoc, arriving on Thanksgiving Day 1863. 
Mrs. Barnes at this time taught a private school which she conducted 
until she became a teacher at one of the north side schools for several 
years. During her later life, it was always one of her greatest delights 
to meet with and converse with her former pupils. In 1868 she was 
married to the late D.S. Conley. Since Mr. Conley’s death many years 
ago she has lived with her daughter Mrs. Charles F. Smalley. In spite 
of her advanced years her love of country induced her to knit eight 
sweaters and three scarves for the Red Cross. Her mind was stored with 
a keen knowledge of pioneer days and current history which she shared 
with all pleasurably. She was one of the charter members of the Clio 
Club and gave it her best aid. She has been a devout communicant of 
St. James church since an early date. Her passing away will be felt 
sorrowfully in many homes where she was held in warm regard and high 
esteem. Funeral services will be held at St. James church, Sunday 
afternoon at two o’clock.
Manitowoc Herald News, Friday, May 09, 1919 Page 1

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FRIENDS HONOR HER ON 75TH BIRTHDAY
Bouquet of Roses, one for Each Year, Presented to Mrs. Connelly Today
80 GUESTS AT A RECEPTION
A large party of guests, numbering eighty, were entertained at a reception at the home of Mrs. Charles Smalley this afternoon in honor of Mrs. Connelly, mother of Mrs. Smalley who today passes the seventy-fifth anniversary of her birth. Congratulations were showered upon the celebrant who enjoys excellent health and is in possession of all her faculties despite the advanced age to which she has attained.  Mrs. Connelly has been a resident here for many years and has a large circle of friends who are happy to tender well wishes on this occasion. Mrs. Smalley received the guests assisted by her sister, Miss Barnes. The occasion was a happy one in which Mrs. Connelly took great delight.
As a testimony of esteem and a conveyor of well wishes the Cleo Club presented the estimable lady with a handsome floral tribute consisting of a huge shower bouquet of seventy-five roses, a rose for each year of her life.  An original poem read at the reception also contributed to the pleasure of the occasion. Coming here when the city of Manitowoc was in its infancy. Mrs. Connelly is conversant with its early history and her pleasure now consists in rehearsing events which happened long ago. Her faculty of remembering history is wonderful and combined with a pleasing personality, it is a delight to spend an hour with her listening to reminiscences of older times. Despite the inclement weather conditions many guests assembled at the Smalley home and the time was most pleasantly spent this afternoon. The reception will continue this evening. Socal chat, music and refreshments formed the nucleus of a most pleasant day, one that will be ever remembered by Mrs. Connelly as a happy one among those which still remain for her. 
Manitowoc Daily Herald - Sat., Apr. 9, 1904 

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[Caroline Conley/bur. 05-11-1919/cause: arterio selerosa] 
(cause: old age/from record of St. James Epis. ch., Manitowoc)


DAVID S. CONLEY

Last week we mentioned the death of D.S. Conley, but had no time to give 
further notice. Mr. Conley was born in New York, but quit that state for 
Wisconsin when quite young, so that he may be regarded as one of the
pioneers of the state. During his residence in Manitowoc he has been known 
as a thoroughly honest citizen who discharged all his duties devolving upon 
him in a manner to win the respect of all who knew him. He was buried on 
Friday under the auspices of the Temple of Honor, of which he was an honored 
member.
Manitowoc Pilot  Thursday, November 2, 1882
*******
(David S. Conley/same dt./cause: prostration/from St. James 
Episc. church record)
*******
(First publication Oct. 31, 1882.)
STATE OF WISCONSIN,-County of Manitowoc, ss.
Probate Office, Manitwooc, Wis., October 31, A.D. 1882.
In the matter of the Proof and Probate of the last Will and Testament of David S. 
Conley deceased, late of the County of Manitowoc.
Whereas, an instrument in writing, purporting to be the last Will and Testament 
of David S. Conley, deceased, late of the County of Manitowoc, has been filed in 
this office; and, whereas application has been made by Caroline M. Conley praying 
that the same be proven and admitted to Probate according the laws of this State.
Therefore, it is ordered that said application be heard before me at the Probate 
office in Manitowoc, in said county, on Tuesday, the 28th day of Nov. A.D. 1882, 
at 10 o'clock A.M.
And it is further ordered, that notice shall be given to all persons interested in 
said will of the time and place of said hearing, by publication in the Lake Shore 
Times, a newspaper printed in said county, for three successive weeks, once each 
week, prior to the time of such hearing.
By the Court,
R.D. Smart, County Judge.
Manitowoc Lake Shore Times, Tuesday, November 7, 1882 P.5     


MARY CONLEY

DIED.
In this town, on Sunday, the 5th day of August, 1866, Mary, wife of Mr. D.S. 
Conley, age 43.
As death closed the eyes of the beloved wife it closed all that was dear on 
earth to the lone husband. Hand in hand they glided down the fitful stream of 
life, leaving here and there their friends along its coast; still harmoniously 
they lived and loved as one, till death tore her from his bosom, and left him 
without kindred blood in this country, alone-all alone.
Manitowoc Pilot, August 24, 1866 P. 4


SHIRLEY N. CONLEY

Mrs. Charles H. Conley, 39, died at Memorial Hospital, Manitowoc, early Friday 
morning.
Funeral services will be private and arrangements will be announced later by 
Jens Funeral Home, Manitowoc.
Mrs. Conley, nee Shirley Nelson, was born June 21, 1918, in Manitowoc, daughter 
of the late George and Katherine Vande Grift Nelson.  July 15, 1939, she was 
married to Charles Conley in Iowa. She belonged to the Christian Science Church, 
Manitowoc. The past two years she has resided with her mother at 411 State St., 
Manitowoc.
Survivors include her husband; three children, Charles, and twins, Katherine 
and Dwight G., all of Manitowoc; and a sister, Mrs. Miller Schmitz of Wauwatosa.
Manitowoc Herald Times, April 4, 1958   P. 13
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Private funeral services for Mrs. Charles H. Conley, 39, who died at Memorial 
Hospital, Manitowoc, early Friday morning, will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Jens 
Funeral Home, Manitowoc. Mrs. __ ____ wil be ____ and burial will be in Evergreen 
cemetery. 
Mrs. Conley was not a member of the Christian Science Church as was reported by 
the funeral home Friday.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Sunday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, April 5, 1958  P. 11
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[bur. on Mrs. Katherine V. Nelson lot]


BABY CONNORS    (d. 1905)

The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Connors, Emerson street, died on 
Wednesday, Dec. 20th. The funeral was held this afternoon, interment being at 
Evergreen Cemetery. Mrs. Connors is doing well. The couple, in their affliction, 
have the sincere sympathy of many friends.
Manitowoc Pilot  Thursday, December 21, 1905  pg. 8
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[Baby Connors/bur. 12-21-1905/stillborn]


PEARL ADELE CONNORS

Adele N. Connors, age 91, formerly of 1516 Columbus street, Manitowoc, died 
Saturday morning, Jan. 19, 2002 at St. Marys Home, Manitowoc.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2002, at 
St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. Roberta Thomson will 
officiate. Burial of her cremated remains will follow at Evergreen Cemetery, 
Manitowoc.
Survivors include three children; Peter and Margie Connors, Eden Prairie, Minn., 
Alex and Mona Connors, Cable, Wis., and Steve and Ann Connors, Dubuque, Iowa. 
She is also survived by her grandchildren; Jerry Connors, Dubuque, Iowa, Dena 
Millard, Boulder, Colo., Heather Hoogheem, Minneapolis, Minn., and Robbie 
Henderson, Alaska; one great-granddaughter, Lauren Hoogheem.
Relatives and friends may call at St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Manitowoc, 
on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2002, from 10 a.m. until the time of services at 11 a.m.
E-mail letters of condolence may be sent to the Connors family c/o Jens Family 
Funeral Home at jrp@lakefield.net.
Jens Family Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the family.
Herald Times Reporter, Jan. 22, 2002
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[cremation]
(nee Norris)
*********
Adele Norris Married To Raymond Connors Saturday
By candelight, at an altar improvised of white chrysanthemums and greens before 
the large window in the living room of the Alexander Norris home, the Rev. A. C. 
Fischer of the First Reformed church read the marriage service in which the 
Norrises' daughter, Miss Adele, became the bride of Raymond Connors of this city, 
son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Michael Connors, at 4:30 o'clock on Saturday 
afternoon.
Mrs. W.E. MacEachran was her cousin's matron of honor and only attendant at the 
ceremony in which the bride was given in marriage by her father. Charles Fabera 
of Milwaukee was Mr. Connor's best man. The bride wore a sheer wool ensemble of 
brown and powder blue, a corsage of yellow roses, and a pair of gold earrings 
which the late Mrs. Peter Anderson had brought with her from Norway and which 
she wore for her marriage in Manitowoc over 60 years ago.
Mrs. MacEachran wore a brown velveteen frock and a corsage of yellow roses.
The wedding dinner followed the ceremony, at the Norris home. Out of town guests 
at the wedding were Mrs. Einer Tangen and son John of Racine, Mrs. Alex Roy of 
Toronto, Canada, and miss Kathryn Norris of Sturgeon Bay.
Saturday evening the couple left on their wedding trip to the northern part of 
the state. They will be at home after November 1st at 854 North 13th street.
Manitowoc Herald Times  Monday, October 27, 1941  pg. 6


PEGGY CONNORS

Mrs. Steven Connors, 27, of 1974 Shiras Ave., Dubuque, Iowa, died Sunday at 
Mercy Hospital, Dubuque.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. at St. Paul United Methodist Church, 
Manitowoc. The Rev. Robert Isler will officiate with burial in Evergreen 
Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mrs. Connors, nee Peggy O’Connell, was born Nov. 6, 1948, at Manitowoc, daughter 
of Jerald and Phyllis Cox O’Connell. She was graduated from Lincoln High School, 
Manitowoc, with the Class of 1966, and was married to Steve Connors April 19, 
1969, at Manitowoc. The couple lived in Dubuque for the past several years.
Survivors include her husband, a son, Jerry, at home, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. 
Jerald O’Connell, of Manitowoc, two brothers, Dan of Manitowoc and Pat, of Two 
Rivers; three sisters, Mrs. Patrick (Jackie) Arpen, of Watertown, Wis., Mrs. 
Larry (Bridget) Ziarnik, of Kenosha and Miss Coleen O’Connell, of Manitowoc.
Friends may call at Jens Funeral Home, Manitowoc, from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday 
and at the church from noon Thursday until time of service. Memorials may be 
made to Shriners Hospital, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
Herald Times Reporter, November 16, 1976  P. 3
*******
[d. at Dubuque IA/wife of Steve C. Connors/bur. on Alexander Norris 
and Mrs. R.H. Connors lot]

FRIEDRICH CONRAD

(First publication June 15, 1882.) No. 58
IN PROBATE,-MANITOWOC COUNTY COURT.
In the matter of the estate of Fritz Conrad, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of Elizabeth Conrad, of Manitowoc Rapids, representing among other things that Fritz Conrad, late of Manitowoc Rapids, on the 12th day of April, A.D., 1881, at Manitowoc Rapids, on the 12th day of April, A.D., 1881, at Manitowoc Rapids, died intestate, leaving goods, chattels and estate within this state, and that the said petitioner is the widow of said deceased, and praying that administration of said estate be to her granted, it is ordered that said petition be heard before this court, on Tuesday, the 11th day of July, A.D., 1882, at ten o'clock A.M., at my office in said county.
Ordered further, that notice thereof be given to the heirs of said deceased, and to all persons interested, by publishing a copy of this order for three successive weeks prior to said day of hearing, in the Manitowoc Pilot, a weekly newspaper published at Manitowoc in said county.
Dated at Manitowoc, the 8th day of June, A.D. 1882.
R.D. Smith, County Judge.
Schmitz & Kirwan, Attys.
Manitowoc Pilot, June 29, 1882 P. 2
*****
[bur. 04-12-1881] 

ELIZABETH CONRAD

From Der Nord Westen, 08 Apr. 1897:
Death Wed. last week in Town Cato of elderly Mrs. Konrad following 
a heart attack. The deceased, who is survived by one daughter, 
Mrs. W. Winke, was buried Fri. at the local city cemetery.
*******
[bur. 03-30-1897/cause: pneumonia]


AUDREY T. CONRADT

Mrs. Samuel Conrad (sic), nee Audrey N.? Snideman, of 606 New York Avenue, died 
this morning at the Holy Family hospital, following a several months illness.
Funeral rites will be conducted by a Christian Scientist Thursday at 2:30 p.m. 
from the Frazier mortuary chapel. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery.
Mrs. Conrad was born in Peru, Ind., and in 1897 was married to Mr. Conrad at 
North Manchester, Ind. They came to Manitowoc in 1915. She was a member of the 
Eastern Star.
The widower is the only survivor.
The body may be viewed at the mortuary from Wednesday at 2 p.m. until the hour 
of services.
Manitowoc Herald Times, December 7, 1943  P. 2
**********
[d. 12-07-1943/age 67 yrs./cause: chronic myocarditis/wife of Samuel L. Conradt]


SAMUEL CONRADT

Samuel Conradt, 89, of 1408 Marshall St., Manitowoc, died at 1 p.m. Friday at 
Memorial Hospital, Manitowoc, where he had been a patient three days.
Masonic funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Jens Funeral Home, Manitowoc. 
Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Conradt was born Feb. 11, 1872, at Peru, Ind., son of the late Henry and 
Margaret Finster Conradt. He came to Wisconsin in 1916 and worked at various 
cities before coming to Manitowoc in 1925. He was employed in the clothing 
department of Schuette Bros. Co. Department Store, Manitowoc, where he was 
manager of the men’s and boys’ department until his retirement in 1949.
He married early in life and his first wife, Audrey, preceded him in death in 
1945. He married Mrs. Sophie Westphal in 1949 at Manitowoc and she preceded 
him in death in 1960. Three sisters also preceded him in death.
He was a member of Manitowoc Masonic Lodge, No. 6, F. & A.M., of the Order of 
the Eastern Star, No. 196, and also a member of the Izaak Walton League of 
America for 25 years. He was a member of the United Commercial Travelers of 
the Men’s Garden Club of America and Manitowoc, of the Shoto Conservation Club 
and for many years a member of Manitowoc County Fish and Game Protective Assn.
Organization records of the Fish and Game Protective Assn. show him to have 
been the oldest living member of the group. His favorite indoor hobby was 
playing sheepshead. 
Survivors include nieces and nephews. 
Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Sunday where Masonic Memorial 
services will be conducted at 8 p.m. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, March 18, 1961  P. 11
********
[d. 03-17-1961/age 89 yrs.]


SOPHIA WESTPHAL CONRADT

Mrs. Sam Conradt, 76, of 1408 Marshall St., Manitowoc, died Friday morning at 
Manitowoc County Hospital following a long illness.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc. 
A Christian Science reader will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen 
Cemetery, Manitowoc.
She was born Sophie Schapert Nov. 21, 1883, at Manitowoc, daughter of the late 
John and Fredreicha Karnitz Schapert. She was married to Max Westphal and he 
preceded her in death in October, 1941. She then was married to Sam Conradt 
June 2, 1945. She was a member of the Eastern Star, Auxiliary of the United 
Commercial Travelers and was a member of the Christian Science Church.
Survivors include her husband; brother, John Schapert of Milwaukee; sister, 
Mrs. Mary Dusold of Manitowoc; and several nieces and nephews.
Friends may call after 3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home where Eastern Star 
services will be conducted at 7:30 p.m.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. January 22, 1960
********
[Sophia (Westphal) Conradt/d. 01-22-1960/age 76 yrs./
widow of Max Westphal/wife of Sam L. Conradt/bur. on Max Westphal lot]


IRENE A. CONWAY

Mrs. Irene Conway, 69, of Rocky Knoll Health Care Facility, Plymouth, formerly 
of Manitowoc Motor Hotel, died Monday evening.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Schneider-Mittnacht Funeral 
Home, Manitowoc. The Rev. Philip Hoffmann will officiate with burial in Evergreen 
Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mrs. Conway, nee Irene Mancoske, was born Sept. 13, 1907, at Collins, daughter 
of the late John and Rosa Rank, Mancoske. She attended Brillion area schools and 
worked as a telephone operator at Brillion and Denmark for many years and later 
for Manitowoc Motor Hotel, retiring in 1972. She was married to John Vodwashka 
of Kellnersville in 1940. He preceded her in death in 1951. She was married to 
William Conway in June of 1956. He preceded her in death in 1967. She was a member 
of St. Paul Catholic Church of Manitowoc. 
Survivors include a step-son and step-daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Conway, 
of Mishicot and four sisters, Mrs. Mike Dugan, of Chandler, Ariz., Mrs. Stella 
Kellner, of Milwaukee and Mrs. Leon (Monica) Warchol and Mrs. Celia Carl, of 
Manitowoc and five step-grandchildren. A brother, John, preceded her in death in 
1912.
Friends may call at Schneider-Mittnacht Funeral Home from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, 
where a prayer service will be at 8 p.m. 
Herald Times Reporter, November 16, 1976  P. 3
*******
[widow of William L. Conway]


JOHN C. CONWAY

John C. Conway, 78, of 1805 Silver Creek Rd., Manitowoc, died Sunday morning, 
Nov. 11, at the family residence following a coronary attack.
Funeral services will be 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Pfeffer Funeral Home and 10 a.m. 
at St. Andrew Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. James J. Stamborski will 
officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Conway was born Aug. 4, 1901, at Stevens Plint, son of the late Joseph H. 
and Ella Corridan Conway. He married Theresa Frank Nov. 25, 1926, at St. Cloud, 
Minn., moving to Manitowoc in 1947, residing here since.
Survivors include his wife, Theresa; two daughters and sons-in-law, Eileen and 
Robert Kubsch of Menasha and Shirley and Charles Higgins of Fond du Lac; a twin 
sister, Mrs. Adrian (Eileen) Perry) of California and nine grandchildren. A 
daughter, Mr. Carol Gernoske and two brothers preceded him in death.
There will be no Monday evening visitation at the funeral home.
Herald Times Reporter, November 12, 1979  P. 3
********
[bur. on Albert J. Lies lot]


RICHARD HOWARD CONWAY

Richard Howard Conway
Death • U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name	Richard Howard Conway
Gender	Male
Birth Date	28 May 1936
Death Date	26 Apr 2008
SSN	
Enlistment Branch	ARMY
Enlistment Date	3 Nov 1954
Discharge Date	11 Jan 1957
Page number	1
"U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010"
*****
Richard H. Conway
Death • U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Name	Richard H. Conway
Social Security Number
Birth Date	28 May 1936
Issue year	1951-1952
Issue State	Michigan
Last Residence	53214, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Death Date	26 Apr 2008
"U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014"


TERESA C. CONWAY

Mrs. Teresa C. Conway, age 86, formerly of Silver Creek Road, Manitowoc, of late 
a resident of W5047 Reinhardt Road, Fond du Lac, died Sunday, October 13, 1991 
at St. Agnes Hospital.
Funeral services will be at 12:00 noon on Wednesday at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church, 
Manitowoc. The Rev. James Stamborski will officiate with burial in Evergreen Cemetery, 
Manitowoc.
She was born October 30, 1904 in Sauk Center, Minn., daughter of the late Michael and 
Catherine Miller Frank. She married John Conway on November 27, 1926 at St. Cloud, 
Minn. She was a member of St. Andrew’s Catholic Church, Manitowoc. Mrs. Conway was 
active in art work and was a member of the Appleton Gallery of Arts, Palletiers and 
Little Gallery.
Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Shirley and Charles Higgens of Fond du 
Lac; nine grandchildren; three great grandchildren; one brother, Al Frank of St. Cloud, 
Minn. She was preceded in death by her husband; two daughters, Eileen Kubsch and Carol 
Gernoske; four sisters and three brothers.
Friends may call at the Mach Funeral Chapel, 31 E. Division St., Fond du Lac from 5 p.m. 
to 7 p.m. on Tuesday and at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church, Manitowoc from 11:00 a.m. to 
12:00 p.m. Wednesday.
Herald Times Reporter, October 14, 1991  P. B9
********
[d. at Fond du Lac WI/widow of John Conway/bur. on Albert J. Lies lot]


WILLIAM L. CONWAY    (d. 1967)

William L. Conway, 55, of 937 S. 36th St., Manitowoc, died Sunday afternoon at 
Maple Crest Sanatorium, Whitelaw, where he had been a patient since January.
Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Pfeffer Funeral Home and at 
10 a.m. at St Paul Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Very Rev. Clement P. Kern 
will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Mr. Conway was born April 13, 1902, at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., son of the late 
James and Catherine McGrath Conway. He came to Manitowoc in 1954 and married the 
former Irene Vodwaska June 9, 1956, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Kellnersville. 
He was employed as a maintenance man at Holy Family Hospital until 1962 and at 
the Wood and Commerce building, Manitowoc, until his retirement in 1964.
Surviving beside his wife are a daughter, Miss Patricia Conway of Two Rivers, 
six sons, Robert of Mishicot, James of Texas, Claude of Curtiss, Mich., Richard 
of Milwaukee, George of Augres, Mich., and Patrick of Seattle., Wash.; a brother, 
Raymond of Sault Ste. Marie, three sisters, Mrs. Margaret Doyle and Mrs. Laura 
Blalock of Sault Ste. Marie and Mrs. Francis Gillant of Pickford, Mich., and 
eight grandchildren.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Tuesday where the Rosary will 
be recited at 7 p.m. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, July 17, 1967  P. 22


WILLIAM R. CONWAY  (d. 1956)

William R. Conway, 22, employed as a fireman at the Holy Family Hospital, 
Manitowoc, was stricken with a heart attack while at work Wednesday and 
died a few hours later.
Funeral srvices will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Pfeffer Funeral Home, 
Manitowoc. The Rev. Paul Blaufuss will officiate and burial will be in 
Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
He was born March 12, 1933, at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., son of Mr. and Mrs. 
William L. Conway, and served in the armed services from 1950 to 1953, for 
a year as a paratrooper and two years with an American artillery unit in 
Germany. He came to Manitowoc in 1955.
Surviving are his father of Manitowoc; six brothers and a sister. 
(Survivors omitted for privacy.)
Friends may call at the funeral home after 6 p.m. Friday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. Thursday, January 12, 1956 P. 25
********
[cause: heart attack/bur. on G.A.R. lot]


EDITH COOK

Cook
Birth • Wisconsin, U.S., Birth Index, 1808-1907
Name: Cook
Birth Date:	5 Dec 1895
Birth Place:	Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
Reel:	0120
Record: 000112
"Wisconsin, U.S., Birth Index, 1808-1907"
*****
Cook
Birth • Wisconsin, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1801-1928
Name: Cook
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 5 Dec 1895
Birth Place: Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Father: Frank Cook
Mother: Conie
FHL Film Number: 1305083
"Wisconsin, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1801-1928"
*****
Edith Esther Cook
Death • Wisconsin, U.S., Death Index, 1808-1907
Name: Edith Esther Cook
Death Date:	25 Apr 1897
Death Place:	Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
Volume: 03
Page Number: 0180
Reel: 050
Image: 1031
Index Volume: 02
Sequence Number:	067127
"Wisconsin, U.S., Death Index, 1808-1907"
*****
Edith Esther Cook
Death • Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004
Name: Edith Esther Cook
Color: Wh
Sex: Fe
Age: 1yr 8mo
Father: Fr Cook
Birthplace: Manitowoc
Death Date: 25 Apr 1897
Death County: Wisconsin, USA
Cause of death: Mennigitis
Burial place: Evergreen
"Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004"
*****
[Edith Cook/bur 04-25-1897/age 1 yr./cause: convulsions]


EDNA O. COOK

Olivir E Cook
Birth • Wisconsin, U.S., Birth Index, 1808-1907
Name: Olivir E Cook
Birth Date: 8 Dec 1894
Birth Place: Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
Reel: 0119
Record: 002021
"Wisconsin, U.S., Birth Index, 1808-1907"
*****
Olivia Edna Cook
Birth • Wisconsin, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1801-1928
Name: Olivia Edna Cook
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 8 Dec 1894
Birth Place: Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Father: Jacob Frank Cook
Mother: Amelia B Keune
FHL Film Number: 1305083
"Wisconsin, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1801-1928"
*****
Edna Olivia Cook
Death • Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004
Name	Edna Olivia Cook
Death Date	16 Feb 1986
Death County	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
"Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004"
*****
Edna Cook
Death • U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Name	Edna Cook
Social Security Number	395-07-8078
Birth Date	8 Dec 1894
Issue year	Before 1951
Issue State	Wisconsin
Last Residence	53221, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Death Date	Feb 1986
"U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014"
*****
[d. at Milwaukee WI/bur. on Frank Cook lot]


EMELIA COOK

Mrs. Frank Cook, 72, nee Emilia(sic) Kuene, former resident of this 
city, died Monday at the home 3132 W. National avenue, Milwaukee.
She was born in this city and was married here to Frank Cook. They 
moved to Milwaukee 30 years ago. Two years ago they observed their 
golden wedding anniversay.
Survivors are the husband; three daughters, Edna, Mrs. Erna Ehlenfeldt, 
and Mrs. Myrtle Pfeifer, all of Milwaukee; four sisters, Mr. J.E. 
Warren, Mrs. Henry Erfuth, Mrs. William Williamson and Mrs. A.A. Cozey 
all of this city; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Funeral services will be held at 7:45 Thursday evening at the Borgwardt 
funeral home in Milwaukee. The body will be brought to Manitowoc Friday 
morning and taken to the First Lutheran church, where rites will take 
place at 2 p.m. with interment in Evergreen cemetery.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Thursday, June 7, 1945 P.2
********
[d. 06-05-1945 at Milwaukee, WI/age 72 yrs./wife of Frank Cook]


FRANK COOK

Frank J. Cook, 86, veteran skipper of boats of the Goodrich Transit Company 
and a former Manitowoc resident, died Sunday at Milwaukee, where he had 
resided since 1913.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Frazier Mortuary, 
Manitowoc, in charge of the Manitowoc lodge No. 55, Odd Fellows, of which 
he was a member since 1902. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
He was born in Erie, Pa., and came to Manitowoc when a young man and became 
a captain on Goodrich ships. He was a master of the sidewheelers Sheboygan 
and Chicago and his last assignment was captain of the Iowa of the Goodrich 
fleet. He retired from Sailing in 1913 and moved to Milwaukee where for 25 
years he was an engineer for the Milwaukee Gas Light Company, retiring in 
1940. He married Miss Amelia Keuene in Manitowoc. His wife died in 1945.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Erna Ehlenfeldt, Mrs. Myrtle Rowell and 
Miss Edna Cook, with whom he made his home, of Milwaukee. Four grandchildren 
and a great grandhild also survive. 
Friends may call at the mortuary after 10:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, February 2, 1954  P. 17 
*******
[Frank Jacob/d. 01-31-1954/age 86 yrs.]


ELLA COOL

Mrs. Ella Cool, 83, former Manitowoc resident, died Sunday at Park Falls, Wis., 
Memorial Hospital.
Private funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Urbanek and Schlei 
Funeral Home, Manitowoc. The Rev. Vernon Anderson will officiate and burial will 
be in Evergreen Cemetery.
The former Ella Horstman was born Feb. 19, 1885, at Manitowoc, daughter of the 
late Heinricke and Ulricke Guse Horstman. She was married Aug. 25, 1907, at Eagle 
Grove, Iowa, to. S. G. Cool. He died Feb. 9, 1929.
Mrs. Cool in recent years had been residing with a son-in-law and daughter, Mr. 
and Mrs. Louis (Evelyn) Rundquist, at Phillips, Wis. 
She is survived by two sons, Daniel of North Plainfield, N.J., and Stanley of 
Milwaukee; two daughters, Mrs. Rundquist and Mrs. Alex (Gladys) Mueller, of 
Manitowoc; four grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 6 p.m. Wednesday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, February 11, 1969  P. 11
********
[d. 02-09-1969 at Park Falls WI/age 83 yrs./bur. on John Horstmann lot]


FREDRICK T. COOPER

Fred Kugler(sic) Is Victim of Stroke At Kaukauna
Fred Kugler, 65, died of a stroke at 7 a.m. today at his home at Kaukauna. He
has a number of relatives residing in this vicinity, among them Miss Elizabeth
Robinson, 1004 New York avenue.
The funeral services will be held Friday at 1:30 p.m. with burial at Evergreen
cemetery in this city.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Wednesday, September 27, 1933 p.2
*******
(Note: I think the newspaper got his surname incorrect in the obit, and it should 
be Cooper.)
[Fredrick Thos./died Kaukauna, WI/cause: arterio-sclerosis chr. myocarditis 
chr. interstitial nephritis cerebral hemorrhage/bur. on Thomas Robinson lot]


IDA B. COOPER

Mrs. James W. Cooper, 90, nee Ida Behrens, 1813 Western avenue, died Tuesday 
afternoon at the home, following a lingering illness.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the St. James Episcopal 
church, the Rev. F. C. St. Clair officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen 
cemetery.
She was born in Milwaukee in 1859 and came to Manitowoc with her parents when 
a child. She was married to Mr. Cooper in 1883. Mrs. Cooper was one of the 
oldest members of the St. James church and president of St. Faiths guild for 
30 years. Mr. Cooper died in 1931.
Survivors are a brother, Fred of Sheboygan; three sisters, Mrs. George Reuther, 
Mrs. Joseph Fischl of this city and Mrs. Charles Flint of Mertens, Wis. 
The body may be viewed at the Pfeffer funeral home and will be moved to the 
church at 9 a.m. Thursday to lie in state until the hour of services.
Manitowoc Herald Times, July 20, 1949  P. 2
*********
[bur. 07-21-1949/age 90 yrs./bur. on Mrs. J.W. Cooper lot]


JAMES W. COOPER

Death last night came to James W. Cooper known to his friends as "Will", 
veteran mail carrier and long time railway employee of the city who died 
at his home at 814 south 14th street after a long illness. Advanced age 
and complications brought to its close a life that spanned 78 years.  
Mr. Cooper was one of the earlier rural mail carriers of Manitowoc county 
for many years, having covered the old route no. 2 out of the local office, 
second establish here after the service was founded.  He had previously 
been employed with the North Western Railway Company for many years.
Born at Plymouth this state, March 3, 1853, Mr. Cooper came to Manitowoc 
in 1875 and from that time had made his home here until his death. He was 
married July 3, 1883 to Ida Behrens who is his sole survivor. Of late years 
Mr. Cooper because of this age and ill health had lived in retirement. After 
retiring from the postal service he was employed for a time at the yards of 
the Shipbuliding Corporation as care taker.
The body of Mr. Cooper is at the Frazier mortuary where it will remain until 
10:30 tomorrow and then be removed to St. James Episcopal Church to remain 
in state until the funeral services in the afternoon. Rev. William Hood 
officiating. Mr. Cooper had been a member of the church for years and was 
formerly a trustee of the congregation. Decedent was widely known and popular 
with a large circle of friends.
*********
[bur. 6-4-1931/age 78 yrs/cause: apoplexy with hypertensine/
bur. on Mrs. J.W. Cooper lot]
*********
RURAL MAIL MAN LOSES PART OF HIS FINGER
J.W. Cooper, Route 2, Has it Amputated as Result of Freezing
Mail carriers in employee of the government, especially the rural mail 
men are getting theirs aplenty these days. Forced to break roads in many 
sections, subjected to the severe cold, the mail carrier has anything but 
a pleasant job in winter. J.W. Cooper, carrier on Rural Route No. 2, from 
this city, today submitted to the amputation of a part of his little finger 
as result of having the finger frozen while on his route Friday. Saturday 
Mr. Cooper was unable to report. The finger was taken off at the first 
joint.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Monday, February 05, 1917, Page 5
*********
(The following is about his ancestors/he is mentioned in the piece as the 
son of Clarinda Moore and John Cooper)

William D. Moore, a pioneer of Plymouth Township, was born in Gloucester 
County, N. J., November 13, 1813, being a son of Mathias M. and Ann 
(Cheeseman) Moore, both natives of that State. His grandfather Moore came 
from Germany when a single man, and afterwards married an English lady by 
the name of Mattson. The Cheeseman family also came from England.
Our subject's father was a carpenter by trade, which occupation he followed 
all his life. Both father and mother died in New Jersey, their native State. 
Of their nine children only two are living: Mrs. Rachel Michaels, who resides 
in New Jersey, and William D., the subject of this record. The latter was 
reared to the trade of a carpenter, and received a meagre education, as his 
advantages were very limited. He gave his time to his father until his 
majority was reached. Carpenter work being scarce, he worked on a farm nine 
months at $9 per month. When his time was out he had $80 coming to him, he 
having drawn only $1. It will thus be seen that the young man had no expensive 
habits, or, if he did, he failed to indulge them.
In the spring of 1836, Mr. Moore and his brother came West to Ohio, but the 
same year he returned to New Jersey, where he worked at his trade until his 
removal to Wisconsin. The 4th of August, 1846, witnessed his arrival in 
Sheboygan County. On section 33, town of Plymouth, he purchased one hundred 
and sixty acres of Government land covered with timber. As carpentering was 
plentiful, he worked at his trade and hired his land cleared. About 1857, he 
built a part of the house in which he now lives. He still owns eighty acres 
of the original purchase, which is in a good state of cultivation, except 
twelve acres left uncleared.
Mr. Moore was married at Plymouth to Mrs. Clarinda Cooper, daughter of Abram 
Carley. Mrs. Moore was born in the Empire State, where she married John Cooper. 
Having emigrated to this county, her husband died, leaving three children, of 
whom one survives, John W. Cooper, foreman in-the railroad yards at Manitowoc, 
Wis. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Moore one child was born, Edward E., who married Bertha 
Bechlam and has one child, William.
In political principles, Mr. Moore has been a life-long Democrat, having cast 
his first Presidential vote for Martin Van Buren. He is one of a few of those 
who came here in 1846 that still survive. When he first settled on his farm, 
but few clearings had been made in that part of the county; now from his door 
one may behold highly improved farms in every direction. His home, which is 
located on an eminence, commands one of the finest views of the city of 
Plymouth to be found. Mr. Moore is a landmark in Sheboygan County; during 
forty-seven years he has been known to the citizens of Plymouth Township, 
and in those years has made a record for honesty and sobriety more valuable 
than silver and gold.
Source: "Portrait and Biographical Record - Published 1894 by Excelsior 
Publishing Co., Chicago" Pages 331


MARY M. COOPER

Mrs. Mary Cooper, 74, former Manitowoc resident, died Thursday evening at her
home in Kaukauna.
Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock from the Green-
wood funeral home in Kaukauna with the Rev. Spicer of the Appleton Episcopal
church officiating. The body will be brought to the Frazier Mortuary here
where commttal services will be in Evergreen cemetery.
Mrs. Cooper was born in Nashville, Tenn., July 26, 1868. Her husband, Fred,
died eight years ago.
Survivors are three sisters, Mrs. Walter Dunscombe of Bermuda, Mrs. G.F.
Glass of Paris, British Columbia, and Mrs. Meade M. Richardson of Kaukauna.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Friday, June 19, 1942  p.2
*********
[d. at Kaukauna, Outagamie Co., WI/age 73 yrs./wife of Fredrick Thos. Cooper/
bur. on Thos. Robinson lot]


THELMA COOPER

Thelma Cooper, 101, of Wautoma, formerly of Spring Lake, 
died Nov. 22, Ruminski Funeral Home.
The Oshkosh Northwestern, Wis., Monday, December 1, 2003 pg. 14
*****
Thelma Cooper
Death • U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Name	Thelma Cooper
Social Security Number	388-07-7139
Birth Date	16 Sep 1902
Issue year	Before 1951
Issue State	Wisconsin
Last Residence	54982, Wautoma, Waushara, Wisconsin, USA
Death Date	22 Nov 2003
"U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014"
*****
[d. in Wautoma, WI/Born 9/16/1902, age 101]


JOSEPHINE V. COPELAND

Josephine V. Copeland, age 87, formerly of 720 N. 11th St., and 929 S. 31st St., 
Manitowoc, died Monday, May 15, 1995, at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center.
There will be no Funeral Services for her but burial will take place at Evergreen 
Cemetery at a later date with cremation having taken place.
She was born April 17, 1908, in Red Oak, Iowa, daughter of the late Joseph and 
Helen McGrew Bishop. She attended and graduated from Red Oak High School and the 
Northwestern University of Evanston, Ill. She later attended the Art Institute 
in Chicago. Joseph was employed for a short time at the Sears Company as an artist. 
She married Ronald Copeland, December 12, 1933, in Chicago.
Survivors include her husband, Ronald, Manitowoc; one son and daughter-in-law, 
James and Lila Copeland, Las Vegas, Nev.; one daughter and son-in-law, Susan and 
Roy Lyle Miller, Manitowoc; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; one 
sister, Judith Leach, South Hadley, Mass. She was preceded in death by one brother.
The Jens Funeral Home is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, May 16, 1995  P. A2
********
[cremains/wife of Ronald E. Copeland]


RONALD E. COPELAND

Ronald E. Copeland, age 96, formerly of 929 S. 31st St., Manitowoc, died Friday 
evening, September 4, 1998, at Northridge Medical & Rehabilitation Center, 
Manitowoc.
Burial of his cremated remains will take place at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
He was born December 24, 1901, in Des Moines, Iowa, son of the late Oscar and 
Dora Craben Copeland. He grew up and was educated in Iowa, graduating from the 
University of Wisconsin-Madison as a Civil Engineer. Ronald worked for the 
National Concrete Masonry Association as a Civil Engineer and Consultant. Ronald 
and his wife lived in Glen Ellyn, Ill., most of their life, moving to Manitowoc 
in 1969. He was married to Josephine V. Bishop in Chicago, Ill., in 1933. She 
preceded him in death May 15, 1995.
Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, James and Lila Copeland, Las Vegas, 
Nev.; one daughter and son-in-law, Susan and Roy Miller, Manitowoc; nine 
grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his 
parents and two sisters.
Jens Family Funeral Home and Crematory assisted the family with arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, September 6, 1998 P. A2
*********
Ronald E. Copeland, 96, formerly of 929 S. 31st St., Manitowoc, died Sept. 4
at Northridge Medical and Rehabilitation Center, Manitowoc.
Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Born Dec. 24, 1901 in Des Moines, Iowa, Mr. Copeland was the son of the late
Oscar and Dora Craben Copeland. In 1933 he married Josephine V. Bishop. She
preceded him in death in 1995.
Survivors include one son, James Copeland of Las Vegas, Nev.; one daughter,
Susan Miller of Manitowoc; nine greandchildren(sic); nine great-grand-
children.
Manitowoc Lakeshore Chronicle, September 13, 1998
*********
[cremation]


JEAN MARIE COPISKEY

Jean Marie, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Copiksey of 819 Green St., 
Manitowoc, died Sunday at Memorial Hospital, Manitowoc. She was born Saturday.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Urbanek and Schlei Funeral 
Home, Manitowoc. The Rev. A. M. ____ will officiate and burial will be in 
Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. 
Besides the parents, surviving are the twin brother Jay and a sister Linda and 
the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. August P_____ at Egg Harbor, Wis.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 9 a.m. Tuesday. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, December 12, 1955   P. 21
*******
[d. 12-11-1955/age 7 hours/premature]


CLARA L. COPPERSMITH

Mrs. John L. Coppersmith, 86, of 2116 Granger Road, Manitowoc, died Saturday 
at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home, 
Manitowoc. The Rev. Paul Blaufuss will officiate and burial will be in 
Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mrs. Coppersmith, nee Clara Crider, was born July 23, 1886, at Dayton, Ohio, 
daughter of the late Daniel and Ruth Powers Crider. As a young girl, she moved 
to Chicago. She attended Chicago Schools. She was employed at International 
Correspondence School as a head clerk in the Railroad Department.
She was married to Frederick Pierce, of Waukegan, Dec. 4, 1904, in Chicago. 
In 1905 they moved to Los Angeles, Calif. Mr. Pierce preceded her in death in 
1915. She returned to Chicago, where she was employed as a nurse. She was 
married to John Coppersmith in 1916. He was a commission merchant in Chicago. 
The couple came to Manitowoc in 1952. Her husband preceded her in death 
Jan. 21, 1963. She was a member of Eastern Star No. 196 of Manitowoc.
Survivors include a daughter, Luttrela Ruth, at home; a sister, Mrs. Florence 
Lembeck, of Washington Island, Wis.; nieces and nephews Two brothers and two 
sisters preceded her in death.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 o'clock this Monday afternoon and 
Tuesday until the time of service. Eastern Star Memorial Services will be at 
7:30 o'clock this Monday evening.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. July 24, 1972
********
[d. 07-23-1972/age 86 yrs./wife of John L. Coppersmith]
(b. Jul 1886/d. Jul 1972/SSDI)


JOHN L. COPPERSMITH

John L., Coppersmith, 78, of 2116, Granger Rd., Manitowoc, died Monday night 
at his home.
Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral 
Home, Manitowoc, with the Rev. Theodore P. Crusius officiating. Burial will 
be in Evergreen Cemetery.
He was born June 4, 1884, at Morris, Ill., son of the late Peter and Helen 
(Nellie) Luttrell Coppersmith.  He married Clara Crieder in 1916 at Chicago. 
The family moved to Manitowoc in 1957.  He was a commission merchant at 
Chicago for 50 years and was president of the P. W. Coppersmith Co. and 
secretary-treasurer of the Coppersmith Celery Co.  He was a Shriner and 32nd 
degree Mason. He was a member of the Medina Temple and Lodge 65 of Manitowoc.  
He was also a member of the Lincoln Park Gun Club of Chicago and the National 
Rifle Assn.
Among survivors are his wife; a daughter, Miss Luttrella Ruth at home; two 
brothers, Roy of Cicero, Ill., and Herbert of Chicago; and four sisters, Mrs. 
George Yetter of California, Mrs. Carl Harnsberger of Lincoln, Neb., Mrs. 
Herbert Hoversen of Chicago and Mrs. Harry Smith of Concord, California.
Friends may call after 3 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home where Masonic 
services will be conducted at 7:30 p.m.
Manitowoc Herald Times, January 22, 1963
********
[d. 01-21-1963/age 78 yrs.]


LILLIAN COPPERSMITH

Lillian Hutchinson
Marriage • Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1837-1965
Name: Lillian Hutchinson
Marriage Date: 1 Apr 1927
Marriage Place: Dallas, Texas, USA
Spouse: P.w. Coppersmith
Certificate Number	: 33984
"Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
*****
Lillian H Coppersmith
Death • California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997
Name	Lillian H Coppersmith
[Lillian H Hutchinson]
Social Security #	
Gender	Female
Birth Date	19 May 1906
Birth Place	North Dakota
Death Date	24 Sep 1986
Death Place	Los Angeles
Mother's Maiden Name	McIver
Father's Surname	Hutchinson
"California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997"
*****
Lillian Coppersmith
Death • U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Name	Lillian Coppersmith
Social Security Number	262-41-0988
Birth Date	19 May 1906
Issue year	1973
Issue State	Florida
Last Residence	33617, Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA
Death Date	Sep 1986
"U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014"
*****
[d. at Van Nuys California/bur. on John Coppersmith lot]


LUTTRELLA R. COPPERSMITH

Luttrella R. Coppersmith, 67 of 2116 Granger Rd., Manitowoc, died Saturday 
evening, May 17, 1986 at Holy Family Medical Center, Manitowoc.
Eastern Star Funeral Services will be 1:30 pm Tuesday at Reinbold-Pfeffer Urbanek 
and Schlei Funeral Home, Manitowoc and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, 
Manitowoc.
Luttrella Coppersmith was born Dec. 15, 1918 at Chicago, Ill., daughter of the 
late John L. and Clara Crider Coppersmith. She grew up and was educated at Chicago 
and was a 1941 graduate of Hope College in Holland, Mich. She was a member of 
Manitowoc Order of Eastern Star #196.
Survivors include an aunt, Mrs. Florence Lembeck of Washington Island; a cousin, 
Lillian Coppersmith of Tampa, Fla., other relatives and friends. Friends may call 
at Reinbold-Pfeffer Urbanek and Schlei Fuenral Home, Manitowoc, from noon on 
Tuesday until the time of services.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Mon., May 19, 1986 page 15
*******
[bur. on John Coppersmith lot]


TYLER COPUS

Tyler Bernard Copus infant son of Daniel Copus and Ann Burns, was born October 5, 
1993, and died Wednesday evening, October 20, 1993, at the Holy Family Memorial 
Medical Center, Manitowoc.
Funeral Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, October 23, 1993, at the Pfeffer Funeral 
Home, Manitowoc. Officiating the service will be the Rev. William Zimmer with 
burial to follow at the Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Friends may all at the Pfeffer Funeral Home from 12 noon Saturday, until the time 
of service at 1 p.m.
How do you say good-bye to someone you shared a love with..
To Someone who brought so much joy and fulfillment.
How do you say good-bye and let go of that which you once held to comfort and 
to nourish and to love..
We will always remember you Tyler.
Survivors include his parents, Daniel Copus and Ann Burns, Manitowoc; two sisters, 
Jessica Marie and Theresa Marie, a brother, Francis Duane James, all at home; maternal 
grandparents, Thomas and Barbara Sturtz, Manitowoc; paternal grandparents, Bernard and 
Delores Copus Sr., Two Rivers. Also surviving are other family members including aunts, 
uncles, cousins and many loving friends.
Herald Times Reporter, October 22, 1993  P. A2


RAYANNE LEILA CORBEIL

Rayanne L. Corbeil, age 59, of 1318 S. Ninth St., Manitowoc, died Saturday, 
Dec. 30, 2006, at Aurora BayCare Medical Center, Green Bay. 
Rayanne was born Feb. 26, 1947, in Manitowoc, daughter of Roy Raether and the 
late Marion Heide Raether. She attended schools in Manitowoc and graduated with 
the class of 1965 from Lincoln High School. She was employed by Chris Lewis 
Tree Surgery until her death. 
Survivors include her father: Roy Raether, Manitowoc; one son: Stephen (Lonny) 
Corbeil Jr. and his fiancee: Stephanie Evanoff, both of Manitowoc; one grandson: 
Dylan John Corbeil, Howards Grove; two sisters: Aprill Huebner, Manitowoc; 
Gaylene Raether, Manitowoc; special uncle: Lyle Heide, Manitowoc; special aunt: 
Lou Raether, Manitowoc; friend: Chris Lewis, Manitowoc; aunts, nieces, nephews, 
other relatives and friends also survive. She was preceded in death by her mother: 
Marion Raether in 1991; one aunt; three uncles; and special friend: Warren Trapp. 
A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 4, 2007, at Jens Family 
Funeral Home and Crematory, 1122 S. Eighth St., Manitowoc. Officiating will be 
the Rev. Steven Miles. Burial will take place at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. 
Relatives and friends may call at the funeral home from 5 p.m. until the time of 
service at 7 p.m. 
In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established in her name. 
Herald Times Reporter, Jan. 3, 2007 


ROBERT PAUL CORBEIL

Robert Paul Corbeil
Death • Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004
Name	Robert Paul Corbeil
Death Date	6 Jun 1971
Death County	Manitowoc
"Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004"
*****
Robert P Corbeil
Death • Wisconsin, U.S., Death Index, 1959-1997
Name	Robert P Corbeil
Age	1
Sex	M (Male)
Birth Date	abt 1970
Death Date	6 Jun 1971
Location	Mani
Certificate	017859
"Wisconsin, U.S., Death Index, 1959-1997"
*****
[Robert Paul Corbeil/d. 06-06-1971/age 90 minutes/
mother Deborah Corbeil/bur. on Esther Rathsack lot-grandmother/
Selena Marie Popp also bur. in same grave/
aka Robert Paul Shimek/space #383 and #383A]


JOHN J. CORCORAN

John J. Corcoran, 85, of Evergreen Park, Ill., died Friday in Illinois.
Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Monday at Pfeffer Funeral Home and 9:30 a.m. 
at St. Andrew Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. James Stamborski will 
officiate with burial in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Corcoran was born March 31, 1890, at Minneapolis, Minn., son of the late 
Mr. and Mrs. John Corcoran. He married Josephine Craite in 1923 at Milwaukee. 
She preceded him in death May 9, 1971.
Survivors include two daughters (Survivors omitted for privacy.); a sister, 
Miss Helen Kelly, of Minneapolis, Minn., seven grandchildren and three great 
grandchildren.
Friends may call at Pfeffer Funeral Home from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday, where a wake 
memorial prayer service will be at 7 p.m.
Herald Times Reporter, Saturday, September 13, 1975 P.9
********
[bur. on Mrs. Adeline Craite lot]


JOSEPHINE F. CORCORAN

Mrs. John Corcoran, 75, of Mount Lebanon, Penn., died Saturday at Mount Lebanon.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Pfeffer Funeral Home and at 
11 a.m. at St. Andrew Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. James DeWitt will 
officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mrs. Corcoran, nee Josephine Craite, was born May 15, 1895, at Three Rivers, Wis., 
daughter of the late Isaac and Adeline Craite.
Survivors include her husband, two daughters, (Survivors omitted for privacy.), 
six grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Friends may call at the funeral home Thursday morning until the time of service.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Wednesday, May 12, 1971 P.32
*******
[wife of John J. Corcoran/bur. on Mrs. Adeline Craite lot]


JO LYNN CORNELIUS

Jolynn Cornelius, seven month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Murphy Cornelius, 
died Wednesday night at Madison General hospital. She had been ill three weeks.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the St. James Episcopal 
church, Canon F.C. St. Clair officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery.
Jolynn was born Oct. 12, 1948 at Holy family hospital. Survivors are the parents; 
brother (private); paternal grandmother, Mrs. Sophie Cornelius, of West DePere; 
materanl grandparents, Mrs. and Mrs. Isaac Powless of Manitowoc.
Friends may call at the Urbanek and Schlei funeral home after 4 p.m. Friday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Thursday, May 12, 1949 P.2
*********
[died at Madison, Wis.]


BABY CORNILS

[Baby boy/d. 11-23-1960/stillborn/
son of Paul Cornils/space #343] 


ESTHER B. CORNILS

Esther Cornils, age 77, of 315 E. Magnolia Ave., Manitowoc, died Sunday morning, 
December 8, 1996, at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center, Manitowoc.
Funeral Services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, December 12, 1996, at the 
Pfeffer Funeral Home. Deacon Robert Drobka will officiate at the service with 
burial in the Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
She was born November 15, 1919, in Manitowoc, daughter of the late John and Eva 
Mrozinski Levendusky. She married Vernon Cornils on August 14, 1937, in Illinois 
and he preceded her in death in 1983.
Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Gail and Herb Friedman, Kaukauna, 
Diane and Don Hettinger, Spokane, Wash.; eight grandchildren, Scott (Sue) Mandel, 
Debra (Paul) Schmidt, Peter (Jean) Mandel, Todd (Karen) Mandel, Pam (Brian) Schmidt, 
Tori Jo Cornils, Kara Cornils, Trina Cornils; 11 great-grandchildren; one sister 
and brother-in-law, Elaine and Warren Sieffen, Manitowoc; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. 
Vernon (Ellen) Cornils, Neenah; two brothers-in-law, Fred (Fritz) Cornils, Omro; 
Harry Wozniak, Milwaukee; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. She was 
also preceded in death by one son, Vernon Jr., one daughter, Janice, four brothers, 
Leo, John, Mathew and Walter, one sister, Violet Wozniak.
Friends may call at the Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, from11 a.m. Thursday morning, 
until the time of service at 1 p.m.
There will be no Wednesday evening visitation.
Herald Times Reporter, December 10, 1996  P. A2
**********
[widow of Vernon Cornils]


MARCELLA E. CORNILS

Marcella E. Cornils, age 83, a resident of Shady Lane Nursing Care Center, 
Manitowoc, died Tuesday, August 18, 1998, at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center, 
Manitowoc.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, August 20, 1998, at the 
Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc. Officiating at the service will be the Rev. 
Robert Meyer with burial to follow at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Marcella was born January 2, 1915, in Two Rivers, daughter of the late John and 
Mary Sousek Weir. She married Walter A. Cornils on December 12, 1932 in Two 
Rivers. He preceded her in death in June 1965.
Survivors include seven daughters and six sons-in-law, Gladys Witak, Cooperstown, 
Mary Jane and David Pond, Manitowoc, Marlene and Ed Hessler, Manitowoc, JoAnn 
and Dale Henry, Shawano, Karen and Larry Teesch, Valders, Barbara and Wayne 
Gallas, Mishicot, Connie and John McNellis, Mishicot; three sons and daughters-
in-law, Paul and Irene Cornils, Algoma, James and Ramona Cornils, Maribel, Rick 
and Roxann Cornils, Oshkosh; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-
great-grandchildren; one brother, Al Weir, Two Rivers; nieces, nephews, other 
relatives and friends also survive. She was preceded in death by one son, two 
grandsons, and two sons-in-law.
Friends may call at the Pfeffer Funeral Home on Wednesday August 19, 1998, 
(TONIGHT) from 5-8 p.m. 
The Pfeffer Funeral Home is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, August 19, 1998  P. 2
*******
(Marcella C. Cornils on SSDI)


VERNON J. CORNILS    (d. 1983)

Vernon J. Cornils, 67, of 315 E. Magnolia Ave., Manitowoc, died Friday morning, 
April 8, at the family residence.
Private family funeral services will be Monday at Parkside Funeral Home, 
Manitowoc. The Rev. Glen J. Siferd will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen 
Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Cornils was born Aug. 4, 1915, at Mellen, Wis., son of the late Albert and 
Eleanor Peterson Cornils. He was a veteran of World War II and married Esther 
Levendusky Aug. 14, 1937, at Menominee, Mich. He had been employed with Manitowoc 
Shipbuilding Inc., for 20 years, retiring in 1978.
Survivors include his wife, Esther, a son and daughter-in-law, Vernon and Ellen 
Cornils of Neenah; two daughters and sons-in-law, Gail and Herbert Friedman of 
Kaukauna and Diane and Donald Hettinger of Spokane, Wash.; two brothers and a 
sister-in-law, Lester and Marion Cornils of California and Frederick Cornils of 
Omro, eight grandchildren, three great grandchildren, other relatives and friends. 
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Janice, in infancy and a sister, Betty 
Staple.
There will be no Sunday evening visitation.
Herald Times Reporter, April 9, 1983 P. 3


VERNON CORNILS JR.    (d. 1986)

Neenah Man Killed in Motorcycle Mishap
A 42 year old Neenah man has died in a motorcycle accident. Vernon Cornils died 
Tuesday afternoon when his motorcycle and another vehicle collided on Winnebago 
County Trunk A between Neenah and Oshkosh, officials said.
Sheboygan Press, Wed., Apr. 2, 1986
***********
Vernon J. Cornils, 42, Neenah, died Tuesday afternoon in Theda Clark Regional 
Medical Center following a  motorcycle accident. He was born May 23, 1943 in Two 
Rivers, the son of Vernon Sr. and Esther Levenduski Cornils. He married Ellen 
Brocher Jan. 10, 1976 in Two Rivers.
Mr. Cornils, a model maker for Mercury Marine Corp., Oshkosh, was a Neenah area 
resident for seven years, coming here from Chilton. He was a 1962 graduate of Two 
Rivers High School. Mr. Cornils was a U.S. Army Veteran.  Surviving are his widow, 
his mother, Manitowoc, three daughters, Tori, Kara and Trina, all at home; and 
two sisters, Mrs. Herb (Gail) Friedman, Kaukauna and Mrs. Don (Diane) Hettinger, 
Spokane, Wash.  Services will be Friday at 11 am in St. Margaret Mary Catholic 
Church, Monsignor Eugene Hotchkiss officiating. Friends may call at Wesgor Funeral 
Home Thursday from 6 to 8 pm and Friday from 10 am until the cortege leaves for 
the church. A memorial has been established.
The Oshkosh Northwestern, Wed., Apr. 2, 1986
**********
[d. at Neenah WI/cremains/bur. on Esther B. Cornils lot]


WALTER A. CORNILS

Walter A. Cornils, 58, of 913 Raton Ct., Manitowoc, died unexpectedly Friday 
at home.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home, 
Manitowoc. Capt. Jack Keyte will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen 
Cemetery.
Mr. Cornils was born Aug. 22, 1906, at Wausau, son of the late John and Bertha 
Miller Cornils. He married Marcella Weier Dec. 12, 1931, at Manitowoc and the 
couple located at Two Rivers. Since 1955 the couple resided at Manitowoc and Mr. 
Cornils was employed by Aluminum Specialty Co.
Survivors are the wife, four sons; seven daughters (Survivors omitted for privacy.); 
three brothers, John, of Billings, Mont., and Edward and William, of Two Rivers; 
two sisters, Mrs. Minnie Rosmarynoski and Mrs. Lois Habeck, of Two Rivers and 11 
grandchildren. Four brothers and a sister preceded him in death.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Sunday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Saturday, June 5, 1965 P.9
********
[d. 06-05-1965/age 58 yrs.]


HELEN P. CORNWELL

Died in Chicago.
Mrs. Helen P. Cornwell, mother of Mary E. Herzog and Chas. A. 
Cornwell, died at the residence of Mr. John Drumm, in Chicago, 
yesterday. Bright's disease was the immediate cause of her 
death and she had been a sufferer for some time before the 
final summons came. The deceased was a woman of many excellent 
traits of character and enjoyed the respect and esteem of a 
large circle of friends, who will learn of her death with 
feelings of deep sorrow and regret and who will extend to the 
bereaved relatives their heartfelt sympathy and condolence. 
The funeral services will be held in Chicago tomorrow afternoon.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Manitowoc, Wis. Wednesday, October 19, 1898 P. 4
*******
The funeral of Mrs. Cornwall (sic) will be held from the residence 
of John Drumm, at Eighth and Washington streets, at 8 o'clock 
tomorrow morning. Rev. Gray will conduct the services.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Manitowoc, Wis. Friday, October 21, 1898 P. 4
*******
The funeral of Mrs. Cornwall(sic) was largely attended. Many 
beautiful floral offerings testified to the esteem in which 
the deceased was held by those who knew her.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Manitowoc, Wis. Saturday, October 22, 1898 P. 1
*******
[bur.10-19-1898/cause: Brights disease]


MARGARET M. CORRELLO

Mrs. Margaret M. Corrella(sic), 61, formerly of the Town of Cato, died Monday 
evening at Manitowoc County Hospital where she had been a patient three months.
Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, 
the Rev. Paul H. Blaufuss officiating, and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, 
Manitowoc.
She was born Nov. 28, 1900, in the Town of Cato, daughter of the late Edward and 
Margaret Halloran Ebert.
Surviving are a daughter (Survivor omitted for privacy.), of Chicago and three 
grandchildren.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 6 o'clock this Tuesday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Tuesday, July 24, 1962 P.13
********
[d. 07-23-1962/age 61 yrs.]


ANNA CORRIER

Release from the long sufferings of incurable disease came to Mrs. 
Anna Corieri(sic) Sunday in her death which occurred at the home 
of her mother, Mrs. Peter Larsen, North Ninth street. Mrs. Corieri 
had been a sufferer from consumption for many years and had but 
recently returned from El Paso, Texas where she had been during the 
past three years in the hope of regaining her health. 
Decedent was 34 years of age and was a native of this city. Besides 
a husband and two children, a mother, seven sisters and three 
brothers survive her. The funeral will be held from the Larsen home 
at 3 o’clock tomorrow afternoon.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Monday, December 29, 1902, Page 1
********
From Der Nord Westen, 01 Jan. 1903:
Mrs. Anna Corrier died Sun. after a long and difficult illness with 
consumption. The deceased, who was born here 34 yrs. ago, leaves her 
husband and 2 children as well as her mother and 7 sisters. The funeral 
was held Tues. in the city cemetery.
********
[bur. 12-28-1902/age 34 yrs./cause: tuberculosis]


KATHLEEN M. CORRIGAN

Kathleen Corrigan, a teacher at Red Pine Elementary School in Eagan, Minn., since 
its inception in 1994, died peacefully on Jan. 9, 2010, after a short stay in N.C. 
Little Hospice. Her mother and all four sisters prayed with her shortly before she 
fell asleep that night.
She was born Dec. 8, 1955, and grew up in Manitowoc, the daughter of Agnes Corrigan, 
current Milwaukee resident, and John F. Corrigan, who preceded her in death in 1974. 
The eldest of seven, Kathleen is survived by siblings and their families: 
(Survivors omitted for privacy)
Miss Corrigan, as she was fondly known, touched the lives of thousands of young 
students and their families during her 20-plus years as a teacher and reading 
specialist. Kathleen did post-graduate work in the field of education at the 
University of Wisconsin-Madison and at the University of Minnesota. She earned 
her early childhood education bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin
-Stevens Point in 1978. Kathleen graduated from Roncalli High School in 1974. 
Kathleen shared her love of God, gardening, travel, art and reading with family 
and her many friends of all ages. She was a close friend of the families of many 
current and former students, and active in book clubs and garden clubs, as well 
as church activities. She was a member of Lumen Christi Catholic Church in St. Paul. 
Special thanks to hospice staff at N.C. Little Memorial Hospice in Edina, Minn.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010, at Lumen 
Christi Catholic Church, 2055 Bohland Ave., St. Paul, with a visitation one hour 
prior at the church. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 11, 2010, 
at O'Halloran & Murphy Funeral Home, 575 S. Snelling Ave., St. Paul, (651-698-0796). 
Interment Evergreen Memorial Cemetery in Manitowoc, WI, at a later date. Suggested 
memorials in Kathleen's name can be sent to the Sisters of Carondelet, Red Pine 
Elementary School, Minnesota Landscape School Arboretum or any organization that 
serves the poor.
Herald Times Reporter, Jan. 11, 2010


JOHN F. CORRIGAN

Atty. John F. Corrigan, 50, of 3819 MacArthur Dr., Manitowoc died unexpectedly 
Thursday evening.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Schneider-Mittnacht Funeral Home 
and at 1:30 p.m. at St. Paul Catholic Church, Manitowoc. A brother-in-law, the 
Rev. Mark Schneider, O.S.B., will officiate and the Rev. Duane Dionne will serve 
as Liturgist. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Corrigan was born Dec. 17, 1923, at Toledo, Ohio, son of the late George R. 
Corrigan and Mrs. Florence Schoen Corrigan. He attended Michigan State University, 
Harvard University and was graduated from Marquette Law School in 1950. He married 
Agnes Schneider June 26, 1954, at St. Joseph Church, Rice Lake. The couple lived 
in Valders, Two Rivers, Jacksonville, Ill., and Bay City, Mich., moving to Manitowoc 
in 1966.
He was an attorney with the firm of Knab and Corrigan of Manitowoc. He was a former 
Boy Scout executive, receiving the St. George medal from the National Catholic 
Committee of Scouting in 1973. He also was a former school teacher. He was a World 
War II veteran, member of St. Paul Parish, Worship Committee of the parish and 
lector and lay minister of communion. He was a member of the Manitowoc County and 
Wisconsin Bars Assn., Manitowoc Rotary Club, served on the board of directors for 
Manitowoc Mobile Meals and the board of directors for the Clipper City Shipmates.
Survivors include his wife, two sons, five daughters (private); his mother, Mrs. 
Florence Corrigan, of Sylvania, Ohio; a brother, Patrick, of Cincinnati, Ohio; three 
sisters, Mrs. John (Rita) Higgins, of Westerly, R.I., Mrs. Roger (Joanne) Seibert, 
of Fostoria, Ohio, and Mrs. James (Suzanne) Stein, of Toledo, Ohio. His father preceded 
him in death in 1968.
Friends may call at Schneider-Mittnacht Funeral Home after 4 o'clock this Friday 
afternoon, where a parish prayer service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Memorials may be made 
to the Roncalli Scholarship Fund.
Herald Times Rporter, Friday, January 25, 1974 P.14
*****
[bur. on Mrs. Agnes M. Corrigan lot] 


WALLACE CORULLOW (COUILLON)

Wallzce Couklin
Death • Wisconsin, U.S., Death Index, 1808-1907
Name: Wallzce Couklin
Death Date: 30 Mar 1905
Death Place:	Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
Volume: 01
Page Number: 0378
Reel: 051
Image: 0387
Sequence Number:	068968
"Wisconsin, U.S., Death Index, 1808-1907"
*****
Wallace Couillon
Death • Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004
Name: Wallace Couillon
Color: Wh
Sex: male
Occupation: Laborer
Age: 39 yrs
Father: Couillon
Birthplace of father: Ireland
Mother: Couillon
Birthplace of mother: Ireland
Birthplace of deceased: Oconto Co. Wis.
Death Date: 30 Mar 1905
Death County: Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
Cause of death: Consumption
Duration of disease: 1 year
Burial place: Evergreen
"Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004"
*****
[Wallace Corullow/bur. 04-03-1905/age 39 yrs./cause: consumption]


FRANK COUBAL (d. 1894)

Frank Carbal
Birth • Wisconsin, U.S., Birth Index, 1808-1907
Name: Frank Carbal
Birth Date:	5 Jun 1894
Birth Place:	Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
Reel:	0119
Record: 001386
"Wisconsin, U.S., Birth Index, 1808-1907"
*****
Frank Carbal
Birth • Wisconsin, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1801-1928
Name: Frank Carbal
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 5 Jun 1894
Birth Place: Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Father: Frank Carbal
Mother: Josephina Schedion
FHL Film Number: 1305083
"Wisconsin, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1801-1928"
*****
Frank Conbal
Death • Wisconsin, U.S., Death Index, 1808-1907
Name: Frank Conbal
Death Date:	5 Jun 1894
Death Place:	Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
Volume: 02
Page Number: 0458
Reel:	049
Image: 2936
Index Volume: 01
Sequence Number:	065848
"Wisconsin, U.S., Death Index, 1808-1907"
*****
Frank Coubal
Death • Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004
Name	Frank Coubal
Color: White
Sex: Male
Father: Frank Coubal
Mother: Josephina Schedwig
Birthplace: Manitowoc Wis
Birth Date: 5 Jun 1894
Death Date: 5 Jun 1894
Death County: Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
Cause of death: atelectasis of the lungs
Burial place: Evergreen cemetery Manitowoc Wis
"Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004"


FRANK COUBAL (d. 1948)

Frank Coubal, 86, Dies of Injuries
Frank Coubal, 86, of 1612 Wollmer street, who was struck by a car at Western 
avenue and South 23rd street, New Years eve while walking home from the Holy 
Family hospital, died last night.
It was the fifth highway fatality of the year in the county.
On Christmas eve Mrs. Coubal, 83, fell and fractured her hip and was taken to 
the hospital. Her husband spent the early evening with her and started for home 
when he was struck at the street intersection by an automobile driven by Charles 
Herrick of route 4, Manitowoc, who was driving west on Western avenue.
Coubal, suffering a fractured leg and broken ribs, was moved to the hospital in 
a police ambulance and never recovered.
He was born in Bohemia in 1861 and in 1885 married Miss Josephine Shedivy. In 
1885 they came to Manitowoc and he was employed by the Stupecky Glue company and 
later by the Manitowoc Ship Building company. He retired 11 years ago. He was a 
member of the ZCBJ lodge.
Survivors are his wife; a son, Laud of this city; daughter, Mrs. James Coubal of 
Milwaukee; seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Funeral services will be held Monday. The body may be viewed at the Urbanek and 
Schlei funeral home after Sunday noon.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. March 5, 1948 P. 9
********
[d. 03-08-1948/age 86 yrs/bur. was removed from S1/2-3 blk.29 sect T/
bur. on Laud J. Coubal lot]


JOSEPHINE COUBAL

Mrs. Frank Coubal, 87, former Manitowoc resident died Friday morning at the 
Milwaukee General hospital. She had been residing with her son, Laud J. Coubal, 
in Milwaukee in recent months.
Funeral services will be held at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Urbanek and Schlei 
Funeral Home, Manitowoc, and at 9 o'clock at the Holy Innocents Church with Rev. 
E.A. Radey officiating. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
She was born Josephine Sedivy in Bohemia in 1864, and was a resident of Manitowoc 
for 58 years. She was married to Mr. Coubal and resided at 1612 Wollmer St., 
Manitowoc. Mr. Coubal was fatally injured in an automobile accident on a Manitowoc 
street three years ago. She later moved to Milwaukee to reside with the son, at 
5100 W. Dakota St.
Survivors are a son, Laud Jr., of Milwaukee; daughter Mrs. Zdena Coubal of 
Milwaukee; sister, Mrs. Antoinette Jira of Grantsburg, Wis.; two grandsons; five 
granddaughters (Survivors omitted for privacy.), and six great grandchildren.
Friends may call at the funeral home after Sunday noon.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. November 24, 1951 P. 2
*******
[bur. 11-27-1951/d. at Wauwatosa, Milwaukee, WI/age 87 yrs./
bur. on Laud J. Coubal lot]


LAUD JOSEPH COUBAL

Laud J. Coubal
Death • U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Name	Laud J. Coubal
Social Security Number XXX
Birth Date	29 Mar 1887
Issue year	Before 1951
Issue State	Wisconsin
Last Residence	53210, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Death Date	15 Mar 1966
"U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014"
*****
Laud J Coubal
Death • Wisconsin, U.S., Death Index, 1959-1997
Name	Laud J Coubal
Age	78
Sex	M (Male)
Birth Date	abt 1888
Death Date	3 Mar 1966
Location	Milw
Certificate	007861
"Wisconsin, U.S., Death Index, 1959-1997"


CHESTER R. COUEY

Chester R. Couey, 86, formerly of 904 S. 14th St., Manitowoc, who had resided 
eight years at Shady Lane Home, Manitowoc, died at 10 am Thursday at Holy Family 
Hospital, Manitowoc. Funeral services will be at 1:30 pm Saturday at Pfeffer 
Funeral Home, Manitowoc. The Rev. Paul H. Blaufuss will officiate and burial 
will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Mr. Couey was born April 18, 1880 at Excelsior, Wis., son of the late Louis and 
Rachel Love Couey. The family settled at Cadott, Wis., and Mr. Couey came to 
Manitowoc as a young man as he married Elizabeth Schuette June 30, 1914. She 
died Aug. 4, 1955. He had been employed many years as a switchman for Chicago 
and North Western Road, 20 years as a car salesman for the Hamachek co. and 10 
years as a guard by Mirro Aluminum Co. He was a member of Fraternal Order of 
Eagles for more than 50 years.
He is survived by a sister, Mrs. Celeste Neddo, of Sparta, Wis. Friends may call 
at the funeral home after 4 pm Friday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Thurs., June 16, 1966 page T9
********
COUEY IS TO MANAGE THE NEW MIKADOW
New Washington St. Theater to Open on March 4
Chester Couey, formerly with the Colonial, will be manager of the 
Mikadow, the new $30,000 moving picture theatre erected by John M. 
Kadow on Washington street and which is to open to the public on 
March 4. The theatre will have four film exchanges for booking and 
will arrange special features. The Mikadow, one of the finest movie 
theatres (sic) in the state, has a seating capacity of 800.
The opening attraction will be Sarah Bernhardt in "Jennie Dore," a 
Bluebird feature, and these bookings will be a regular Thursday 
attraction at the house. For the opening day a four-piece orchestra 
under direction of Mrs. Elizabeth Couey, wife of the manager, will 
be engaged.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Friday, Feb. 18, 1916 P.1
*********
Chester Couey returned last evening for Chippewa Falls where he has 
been for the last week owing to the sickness and death of his mother.
Manitowoc Herald News, Friday, December 8, 1922 P.3
*********
[Chester R. Couey/d. 6-16-1966/age 86 yrs]
(Chester Couey/b. Apr. 1880/d. June 1966/SSDI)


ELIZABETH COUEY

Mrs. Chester Couey, 74, of 906 S. 14th St., Manitowoc, died Wednesday evening 
at the home, following an unexpected heart attack.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Pfeffer Funeral Home, 
Manitowoc. The Rev. Paul Blaufuss will officiate and burial will be in 
Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
She was born Elizabeth Schuette in Manitowoc, April 23, 1881, daughter of the 
late Mr. and Mrs. William Schuette. On June 30, 1914, she was married to 
Chester Couey, who was an automobile salesman for many years.
Surviving are her husband; brother, Martin, of Manitowoc; two sisters, Mrs. 
Hazel Coates and Mrs. Dora Wilson of Chicago.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. Friday. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, August 4, 1955  P. 25
********
[d. 08-03-1955/age 74 yrs./cause: coronary occlusion/
bur. on Chester R. Couey lot/11/17/1925 - Lot 7 purchased by Mr. & Mrs. 
Chester Couey, 906 S 14 St for $85]

MARILYN J. COVER

An extraordinary woman left the world on Saturday, March 6, 2010. Marilyn J. (Janda) Cover, age 62, has gone to Heaven to share her gifts of love and generosity.
Marilyn was born on Aug. 21, 1947, in Manitowoc, to Virginia (Elfner) Janda and the late Harold Janda. She was raised in a household filled with love, laughter and values which led her on the path to becoming a great person. She was a graduate of Mishicot High School in 1965.
Marilyn was a social butterfly who met countless people in her lifetime who considered themselves fortunate to be her friend. We often joked that we couldn't go anywhere without her knowing someone. Her personality and positive attitude made her a joy to be around. She was known for her trademark short, spiky, red hair and her willingness to do for others. Her wit and sense of humor could light up any room. She loved life and there is no doubt in our minds that she lived life to the fullest.
Although she was not graced with great monetary richness in her life, she was wealthy in that which can not be bought. She often remarked to her children that she wished she had more financial resources to leave them. To that we would reply, "Mom, the love, values, guidance and self-worth that you gave us throughout our lives far exceed anything that could be bought with money!" We were so very lucky to have her as a positive role model in our lives, which made us the people we are.
This also carried down to the next generation, her grandchildren, who were the sunshine that brightened her days. She was a loving grandma who had no problem acting crazy and goofing around with them to get a good laugh. The memories they have of her will be irreplaceable.
On Aug. 21, 1992, her 45th birthday, Marilyn married the love of her life, David Cover. Their marriage was the beginning of a wonderful relationship, which was based on love, laughter, honesty and respect. In 2009, they attained their dream of owning their first home and were so proud and happy. They were like two perfectly interconnecting puzzle pieces; they just fit so well together. She was and still is Dave's world. The following is a poem that he wrote for her on their wedding day and the meaning of the words still remains true.
Oh Lord today I am thanking thee for the wonderful love you have sent to me.
Even though I haven't been told, I know she comes from your heavenly fold.
Here this angel by my side, will upon this day become my bride.
For me to cherish and to love, as long as there are stars above.
To honor, respect and admire no matter what may transpire.
The happiness that fills my heart I know the Lord will never depart.
And so my love upon this day, we have chosen our life's way.
Side by side to grow old, and finally reach our pot of gold.
Marilyn, I love you more today than I did yesterday
And I will love you more tomorrow than I do today.
Her work career consisted of miscellaneous jobs. She started her career at Shopko, when the Manitowoc store opened and she continued there for twenty three years. It was a job that afforded her the ability to interact with many people, which was right up her alley. In 2000, she moved to a nurse call position at Aurora Medical Center. She initially worried that sitting at a switchboard behind closed doors might not be her cup of tea, due to the lack of face-to-face interaction. Well, her fears were unfounded because the wealth of friends amassed from her new job there knew no bounds; she should have realized that would have been impossible due to her fun-loving personality.
Marilyn loved taking trips with her sisters and daughter. We were fortunate to have shared some great memories that will never be forgotten from these trips. Closer to home, she enjoyed hitting casinos and playing video gambling machines at local establishments. Marilyn loved to enjoy drinks and a great meal with friends. If there was fun to be had, she was most likely in the middle of it. Like any woman, Marilyn loved to shop, especially for shoes and purses, which she joked, "Fit you no matter what size you are!"
Survivors include her husband: David Cover, Manitowoc; her mother: Virginia Janda, Bellevue; one daughter and son-in-law: Kristine (Tom) Damman, Manitowoc; one son and daughter-in-law: Michael (Jenny) Kelliher, Mishicot; two stepsons and one daughter-in-law: Don (Cathy) Cover, Cooleemee, N.C.: John Cover, Cooleemee, N.C.; five grandchildren: Justin Kelliher; Elise Damman; Bryce Damman; Riley Kelliher; Kaydence Kelliher; two step grandchildren: Samuel Cover and Aaron Cover; one brother and sister-in-law: Larry (Jane) Janda, De Pere; three sisters and two brothers-in-law: Lois Janda, Green Bay; Janice (Dan) Hasenjager, Green Bay; Sharon (Greg) Beuris, Cary, N.C. Nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends survive. She was preceded in death by her father: Harold Janda and one great niece: Chloe Spice.
A special thanks to Dr. Barylak, Dr. Thayer and the third floor nursing staff at Aurora Medical Center. Your loving care, support and expertise made this short difficult journey easier. A huge hug to all her special friends who consistently went above and beyond, especially those who put her needs first in these last weeks.
In light of her generous spirit, we would ask something special of you in lieu of flowers. It gave great joy to Marilyn to do for others; therefore, please do something extra special for a loved family member or friend, whether it be a big hug, dinner or a conversation just letting them know that you love and appreciate them. This gesture would mean a lot to Marilyn — a way of paying it forward!
Thank you God for your wonderful gift! We will miss her dearly but her spiritual presence will remain with us forever.
A private memorial service for the family has been held at Jens Family Funeral Home & Crematory of Manitowoc.
Marilyn wished that a party be held in her honor versus the traditional funeral. To those who knew her, this should come as no surprise. She always said that she wanted people to gather and enjoy themselves while sharing stories and memories about her. St Patrick's Day was one of her favorite days of the year and it is only fitting that her party be held on that date. Family and friends are welcome to joins us for drinks, food and memory sharing at the Chiefs Clubhouse, Clay Pit Road, Manitowoc, on Wednesday, March 17, 2010, starting at 6 p.m. Get ready to celebrate her life with us — Marilyn would have wanted you to!
Herald Times Reporter, Manitowoc, Wis., March 14, 2010

ARTHUR R. COX

HEART ATTACK FATAL WHILE ON SHOPPING TRIP
Arthur Cox, 36, Dies at Hospital Two Hours After Being Stricken 
on Dwontown (sic) Street
Stricken with a second heart attack while shopping this morning at ten 
o'clock on North Eighth street, Arthur R. Cox, of 1016 S. Fourteenth 
street, a resident of Manitowoc for the past six years, died at the 
hospital at noon. He was taken in the Koehler jewelry store and later 
rushed to the hospital from the store in the ambulance.
Mr. Cox, who was 36 years of age, came here with his wife and daughter 
from Bismarck (sic), Ill, six years ago and has ebeen (sic) employed 
since that time at the Aluminum Goods company plant here. Last Saturday 
he suffered a slight heart attack while at work and was advised by 
physicians to remain home for a few days to rest. He felt much improved 
early in the week and this morning went down town on a few errands.
A Thirty-second Degree Mason
Deceased was born in Illinois and was married at Bismarck, Ill., Dec. 22, 
1915, to Miss Ruth Watson, who survives him with one daughter (private). 
Two sisters, Mrs. Quay Matthews, and Mrs. G.B. Williams, both of Bismarck, 
also survive. Mr. Cox was a thirty-second degree Mason, being a member of 
the Masonic lodge at Danville, Ill.
The remains were removed to the Wattawa, Urbanek & Schlei parlors and 
burial will probably take place at Bismarck, Ill. Funeral announcement 
will be made tomorrow.
Manitowoc Herald News, Wednesday, June 10, 1931 P.1
*********
COX, Arthur R.-The body will lie in state at the Wattawa, Urbanek and 
Schlei chapel until Friday morning. It will then be taken to Bismark, 
Ill., where the fuenral will be held on Saturday.
Manitowoc Evening Times, June 11, 1931 P.9
*********
[Arthur is not buried here. Ruth bought the spaces here at Evergreen in 1958.]
*********
COX DEATH WAS DUE TO POISON
STRYCHNINE IN BODY SUFFICIENT TO KILL TEN, EXPERT REPORT
New Mystery in Case as Ten Times Quantity of Drug Purchased by Dead Man Revealed; 
Inquest Date is Deferred
REPORT OF TOXICOLOGIST
Coroner W.G. Kemper
Manitowoc, Wis.
Dear Dr. Kemper:
At the request of Dr. E.L. Miloslavich, Milwaukee, I have analyzed specimens taken 
from the body of Arthur Cox, deceased. My analysis shows a trace of Strychnine in 
the brain, and 0.5 gram, or approximately ten times the lethal dose, in the stomach 
content.
???????? ???? finding are in corroboration with the post-mortem finding, you may 
be reasonably assured that Arthur Cox died of strychnine poisoning.
I am sending a copy of this report to Dr. Miloslavich at Milwaukee.
Yours very truly,
William T. Powell,
Asst. State Toxicologist

Sufficient poison to have killed ten men was found in the organs of the late 
Arthur J. (sic) Cox, who collapsed on a down town street last week and died two 
hours later in the hospital. His death occurring under mysterious circumstances 
led to an investigation by Coroner W.G. Kemper and Dist. Atty. Lyman Fischer and 
to an autopsy on the body together with a decision to call an inquest.
The above is the report received today by Coroner Kemper, from William T. Powell, 
assistant state toxicologist at Madison, who conducted an examination of the vital 
organs of Mr. Cox at the instance of Dr. E.L. Miloslavich, Milwaukee pathologist, 
who was called here to conduct the autopsy. The analysis made by Powell shows 
strychnine in the brain and .5 gram in the stomach content. This, the report says, 
is approximately ten times the lethal dose-the lethal dose being the amount which 
would cause death if taken.
Report Raises New Question
A new question is raised in the investigation into Cox death by the report of 
the findings of the Madison analysis as the records show that the quantity of 
strychnine crystals, which was purchased by Cox at the Gennrich Pharmacy the 
Saturday of the week before his death was far less in quantity than is shown by 
the finding of the experts. Where Cox purchased strychnine elsewhere in the city 
is now being looked into and will probably be one of the important facts to be 
considered by the jury at the coroner's inquest, soon to be held.
Purchased Only Half Grain
Cox purchased 12 crystals of strychnine at the Gennrich drug store, ostensibly 
for poisoning mice at his home. These were 1-20th of a grain each so that the 
total quantity in the whole twelve tablets was only a little over half a grain 
of the poison. Half a gram of strychnine which the Powell report indicated was 
found in the stomach of the dead man, would amount to 7 1/2 grains. This amount 
is far in excess of the single purchase that the records, show Cox purchased at 
the Washington street drug store.
The Madison analysis fails to make any mention of traces of arsenic poisoning in 
the organs of the dead man, which would indicate that none of the arsenic tablets, 
which Cox purchased four days after the purchase of the strychnine tablets at the 
Gennrich store, had found their way into the stomach of the deceased. Physicians, 
however, say that arsenic is often eliminated in 24 hours from the body.
The positive assertion, however, of Prof. Powell, that Cox came to his death from 
strychnine poisoning leaves the way open for a probe of all the circumstances of 
his death by the coroner's jury.
New Angle if Suicide Planned?
When Arthur Cox principal in the late death mystery went to the dental office of 
Drs. Gehbe and Savage a few minutes before he toppled over and died on Eighth 
street was it apparent to him that his demise would take place in the dental 
chair? This the theory which authorities are investigating from the angle of 
intended suicide today.
It would appear that if Cox knew he had taken the strychnine that today's Madison 
report disclosed he also knew that he could only live a few minutes. He also 
figured that it was possible he would be given an anesthetic for the impending 
dental work. To die under the anesthetic might make it appear that the death 
came from this application and consequently no autopsy would be ordered and the 
taking of poison never discovered.
Inquest Is Deferred
Dist. Atty. Lyman Fischer said this afternoon that definite date had not been set 
for the inquest by the coroner which has been deferred pending the report from 
Dr. Miloslavich and the state laboratory. He indicated that considerable work was 
being done in preparation for the inquest and that it was planned to call a number 
of witnesses and said that it was possible the inquest could not be held until 
next week.
It was denied today that insurance companies had asked for the autopsy in the Cox 
case, action having been taken by the coroner upon report of physicians as to the 
circumstances surrounding death and the indication of presence of poison. The 
insurance companies of course have not settled on the policies and probably will 
make no move to do so until after the verdict of the coroner's jury.
So many rumors have been in circulation and so much mystery surrounds the case, 
even though it is now established that Cox died of poison, that a thorough 
investigation is demanded by the officials.
Manitowoc Herald News, Wednesday, June 17, 1931 P. 1


CHARLES A. COX

Grocer Here Victim Of Monoxide Gas Poisoning
Carbon monoxide poisoning took the life Thursday afternoon of 
Charles A. Cox, 45, proprietor of the Wisconsin Grocery, 915 
Park street, whose body was found in his garage, 1016 South 
Fourteenth street, shortly after 5 pm yesterday by Max Auman. 
Dr. Max Staehle, who was called to the garage by Mr. Auman, 
said it was too late to attempt the use of a pulmoter. Cox 
had been dead for some time when found. The doors of the 
garage were closed and the engine of the Cox automobile was 
running when Auman came to the garage about 5pm. Cox was 
laying half on the floor of the garage and half on the car. 
The body was face down with the feet on the floor and the 
upper portion of the body in the front part of the car, as 
if Mr. Cox was attempting to enter the machine when he was 
overcome. Tools were on the running board, indicating that 
Mr. Cox was working on the machine when he was overcome. 
Filled With Gas. 
The garage was filled with the carbon monoxide fumes Mr. Auman 
said. He opened the doors wide and then carried the body of Mr. 
Cox outside, summoning the police department and Dr. Staehle. 
Mr. Cox had entered the garage about 3pm, it was reported. 
Although he kept his car in the garage owned by Auman, he made 
his home at 1315 Washington street. Mr. Cox had been a resident 
of Manitowoc for ten years. He has been in the grocery business 
since he was a young man, save for a short time when he was 
employed by the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Corporation. 
Born in Illinois. 
Mr. Cox became a member of the Lions club two weeks ago. He was 
a member of the Presbyterian church. The body will lie in state 
Saturday until 9pm at the Wattawa Chapel. The body will be 
removed to the residence, 1315 Washington street, Sunday afternoon. 
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 pm Monday at the First 
Presbyterian church with the Rev. M.S. Weber officiating. Burial 
will take place at Evergreen cemetery.
Manitowoc Times, Friday, November 02, 1928, Page 1
********
COX FUNERAL IS SET FOR MONDAY
Prominent Business Man Here Victim of Gas Poisoning
Funeral services for Charles Cox, who died of carbon monoxide 
poisoning Thursday, will be held at the residence, 1315 
Washington street, Monday at 1:30 pm and at 2pm at the First 
Presbyterian church. The Rev. M.S. Weber, pastor of the 
Presbyterian church, will conduct the services and burial 
will take place at Evergreen. Survivors are his widow; three 
sons, Howard of Oklahoma, Orlin and Paul at home, and one 
daughter, Muriel, at home. He also leaves a brother, Arthur 
Cox of this city, and two sisters, Mrs. Quay Mathews and Mrs. 
G.W. Williams, both of Bismarck, Ill.
Manitowoc Times, Saturday, November 03, 1928, Page 2
*********
[bur. 11-5-1928/age 45 yrs/cause: monoxide gas (auto)]


DOROTHY V. COX

Mrs. Fred (Dorothy) Cox, 63, of 2223 Fairmont Street, Manitowoc, died Saturday 
morning, September 22, at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be 9:00 a.m. Wednesday at Parkside Funeral Home and 9:30 
a.m. at Holy Innocents Catholic Church. The Mass of Christian Burial will be 
celebrated by Rev. Daniel Felton with burial to follow at Evergreen Cemetery, 
Manitowoc.
Mrs. Cox was born June 19, 1921, at Valders, Wisconsin, daughter of the late 
John and Tillie Christel Brennan. Mrs. Cox was educated in Valders School System, 
graduating from Valders High School with the Class of 1939. She attended 
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and Silver Lake College where she graduated 
from in 1969. Mrs. Cox was a teacher at Holy Innocents and St. Boniface Catholic 
Schools and later worked as an accountant at Rummeles Jewelry Store, Manitowoc. 
She married Fred Cox on November 25, 1944, at St. Mary Catholic Church, Clarks 
Mills. She was a member of Holy Innocents Catholic Church, Daughters of Isabella, 
Alumni Association of Silver Lake College and Holy Innocents Catholic Womens 
Club where she had held offices of treasurer and secretary.
Survivors include her husband, Fred; a son and a daughter-in-law, Dennis and 
Shelly Cox of Manitowoc; a daughter and a son-in-law, Mary and Robert Beck of 
Manitowoc; two brothers and sisters-in-law, John and Ann Brennan of Greenville, 
Mississippi and William and Helen Brennan of Manitowoc; a sister and a brother-
in-law, Marilyn and Freeman Bradberry of Alexandria, Virginia; three grandchildren, 
Brennan, Megean and Rachel Beck, other relatives and friends also survived. She 
was preceded in death by a sister, Beatrice.
Friends may call at Parkside Funeral Home, Manitowoc, from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday 
evening where a prayer service will be held at 8 p.m. led by Deacon Candidate 
Donald Schneider. 
Herald Times Reporter, September 24, 1984  P. 3
*********
[bur. on Mrs. John F. Brennan lot]


FRED COX

Fred G. Cox, age 89, a resident of Shady Lane Nursing Care Center and formerly 
of 2223 Fairmont St., Manitowoc, entered into eternal life on Tuesday, April 8, 
2008, at his residence. 
Fred was born on Aug. 27, 1918, in Mt. Sterling, Ill., to the late Fred and 
Regina (Simon) Cox. He graduated from Quincy High School in Quincy, Ill., with 
the class of 1936. After graduation, Fred worked as an accountant in Oklahoma, 
California and Washington, D.C. He then served in the U.S. Army Air Force in 
World War II from September 1942 until his honorable discharge in November 1945. 
On Nov. 25, 1944, Fred married Dorothy V. Brennan in Clarks Mills. Dorothy had 
preceded him in death on Sept. 26, 1984. Fred was employed as a special 
investigator for the Internal Revenue Service until his retirement in 1973. After 
his retirement with the federal government, he was employed as an accountant with 
the accounting firm of Reichard, Whitney & Kroenig of Manitowoc. Fred was a member 
of St. Francis of Assisi in Manitowoc and of the former Holy Innocents Catholic 
Church. 
(Survivors omitted for privacy.)
Fred was preceded in death by his parents; his wife: Dorothy; and one sister, Mary 
Butler. 
The family will greet relatives and friends on Saturday, April 12, 2008, at St. 
Francis of Assisi-Grand from 10 a.m. until the time of the memorial service at 11 
a.m. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by the Rev. Richard Klingeisen, 
with burial of the cremains to follow at Evergreen Cemetery. Military rites will be 
accorded by VFW Otto Oas Post 659. 
The Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home and Crematory, North 11th and St. Clair streets, 
Manitowoc is assisting the family with funeral arrangements. 
The family would like to extend their sincere thanks to the staff of Shady Lane for 
the care and compassion they provided to Fred. 
Herald Times Reporter, April 10, 2008 


HARRY COX

DROWNED.
About half past seven last evening, Harry Cox, the eldest son of Mr. George Cox, 
while bathing in the Little Manitowoc river, was taken with cramp and drowned. 
He was found three quarters of an hour after he sank. All efforts to bring him 
to life again were in vain. We feel deeply for the poor parents, for we had such 
a sad experience ourselves.
Manitowoc Tribune  Thursday, June 24, 1869  pg. 4
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From the Files of the Pilot – Fifty Years ago – (1869)
In our hurry to go to press last week, we neglected to mention the 
drowning of Harry Cox on Wednesday afternoon last, a bright and 
intelligent son of Mr. George Cox of this village, aged sixteen 
years. He was in swimming at the Little Manitowoc River and had been 
in once and dressed and was on the point of going home, when some 
more boys arrived, who induced him to go in again and he went and 
while in the middle of the stream, he was suddenly seized with cramps 
and sank before any of his companions were aware of it. The bereaved 
parents have the sympathy of the entire community in their sad 
affliction.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., July 3, 1919 
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(Harry Cox, age 16, b. Wis., d. June, cause: drowned - 1870 census-
fam. #194 Manitowoc ward 4. - taken from the 1870 census mortality list.)
(from St. James Episc. church record/Henry Cox/June 22, 1869/cause: drowned)
[George (Harry) Cox/bur. 06-26-1869]


JESSIE M. COX

Mrs. Jessie M. Cox, 67, of 1613 S. 10th St., Manitowoc, died early Monday 
morning at Memorial Hospital, Manitowoc, where she had been a patient for more 
than two weeks.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Jens Funeral Home, Manitowoc, 
with the Rev. Gervase J. Zanotti officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen 
Cemetery, Manitowoc.
The former Jessie Harkrider was born Sept. 9, 1891, at Hoopeston, Ill., daughter 
of the late Abraham and Anna Harkrider. She was married to Charles A. Cox in 
1908 at Hoopeston. The couple moved to Manitowoc in 1916 where he was employed 
at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Inc., during World War I. He died in 1928 and she 
moved back to Illinois until returning to Manitowoc in 1954. Mrs. Cox was a 
member of the Order of Eastern Star, Pythian Sisters and First Presbyterian 
Church. A son, Howard, preceded her in death. 
Survivors include two sons, Orland of Milwaukee and Paul of Manitowoc; a daughter, 
Mrs. James Withers Jr. of Urbana, Ill., and nine grandchildren.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Tuesday. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, January 26, 1959   P. 11
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[d. 01-26-1959/age 67 yrs./widow of Charles A. Cox]


ROSEMARY (COX) SCHULTZ

Rosemary (Cox) Schultz, 56, a resident of Holy Family Hospital Skilled Nursing 
Facility, formerly of 1015 Green St., Manitowoc, died Friday in Holy Family 
Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be 7 o'clock this Sunday evening in Pfeffer Funeral Home, 
Manitowoc. The Rev. David A. Passett will officiate and burial will be in 
Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mrs. Schultz, nee Rosemary Cox, was born Dec. 17, 1922, in Danville, Ill., 
daughter of the late Arthur and Ruth Watson Cox. She moved to Manitowoc at an 
early age attending Manitowoc Public Schools. She was a graduate of Lincoln High 
School with the Class of 1940. She received a two-year certificate from Oklahoma 
A.M. in 1947. Mrs. Schultz was a graduate of Silver Lake College in 1965 with a 
degree in special education. She was employed at Mirro Aluminum and also the 
Board of Education in the preschool program before her illness. She was a member 
of the Order of the Eastern Star and past president of Jefferson and Washington 
Jr. High School PTA. She was also past president of League of Women Voters. Mrs. 
Schultz was a veteran of World War II serving with the U.S. Navy from 1944 to 1945. 
She was stationed at Oakland Navy Supply Depot.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Arthur R. and Judy Schultz of Manitowoc; 
two daughters, Miss Mary Jo and Miss Ann C., both of Madison; a grandson Christopher 
Lee; two uncles, Leon Watson of Manitowoc and P.H. Watson of Danville, Ill.; two 
cousins, Lowell Watson and Paul Cox, both of Manitowoc.
Friends may call in the funeral home from 6 o'clock to 8 o'clock this Sunday evening. 
The casket will remain closed. Memorials may be made to the preschool program and 
Wesley United Methodist Church or charity of the donor's choice.
Manitowoc Herald Times, January 21, 1979  P. 3
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(Died 01/19/1979 in Manitowoc/cremated 2/19/1980 At Dept. Of Anatomy, 
Madison, WI/Buried 3/29/1980)


RUTH E. COX

Mrs. Ruth E. Cox, 71, formerly of 1015 Green St., Manitowoc, died
Sunday morning at Manitowoc County Hospital.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Pfeffer Funeral Home,
Manitowoc. The Rev. Gervase J. Zanotti will officiate and burial will
be in Evergreen Cemetery.
The former Ruth E. Watson was born Aug. 8, 1894, at Danville, Ill.,
daughter of the late Samuel and Sarah Adams Watson. She was married to
Arthur Cox Dec. 22, 1915, at Danville and the couple came to Manitowoc
in 1925. She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star and had been
employed by Mirro Aluminum Co. until retiring in 1958.
Mrs. Cox is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Rosemary Schultz, of Manitowoc,
two brothers, L.E. Watson of Manitowoc and H.T. Watson, of Danville
and three grandchildren. A sister preceded her in death.
Friends may call at the funeral home.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, December 6, 1965  p.16
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[d. 12-05-1965/age 71 yrs.]


CLARA COYAN

Stricken by paralysis at Whitehall near LaCosse while on her way to this city, 
Mrs. Clara Coyan, nee Burmeister, was brought to the hospital here on Thursday 
and never regained consciousness, died here today. She was returning here from 
Rochester, Minn., where she had been two weeks.
She was 63 years of age and was engaged as a demonstrator on the road. The 
funeral will be held Wednesday from the residence of Henry Levenhagen.
Mrs. Coyan had been a resident at Portland, Ore., for twenty-five years and had 
lived in Wisconsin the past two years. Her husband died at Portland two years 
ago. She leaves an aged mother, Mrs. W. Burmeister, this city, a brother, Byron 
Burmeister, Onekama, Mich., and a sister, Mrs. Henry Levenhagen, this city.
Manitowoc Herald News, August 30, 1920  P. 5
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[bur 09-01-1920/cause: cerebral hemorrage/bur on Bryan and Charles Burmeister lot]	


ALFRED COZEY

Alfred A. Cosey(sic), 80, of 615 N. Fifth St., Manitowoc, died Saturday
afternoon at Holy Famiy Hospital, Manitowoc, where he had been a patient
the past month.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the chapel of First
Lutheran Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. Roland L. Schwandt will officiate
and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
He was born June 27, 187?, in Chicago, son of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Cosey. He came to Manitowoc when 15 years old and worked for the
Goodrich Transit Co., becoming chief electrician which job he held at
the time the company disbanded. In 1901 he married the former Ernestine
Keune in Milwaukee and the couple came to Manitowoc to make a home. He
was a member of the Public Utilities Commission in Manitowoc for eight
years. The past twelve years of his life he was an invalid and had been
blind. He was a member of the Brotherhood of the church, a 50 year member
of the Odd Fellows A??cana Lodge 717 of Free and Accepted Masons of
Riverside, Ill., Wiley M. Egan chapter 126 Royal Arch Masons of Villa
Park, Ill.
Survivors include several nieces and nephews. His wife died a month ago
and he was also preceded in death by four sisters and two brothers.
Friends may call after 4 p.m. at Jens Funeral Home, Manitowoc, and until
10:30 a.m. Tuesday when the body will be moved to the chapel to lie in
state until the hour of service.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, March 16, 1959
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[d. 03-14-1959/age 80 yrs.]
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IN A QUIET WAY COZEY-KEUHNE
Two happy hearts were united in Milwaukee Friday when Alfred Cozey and 
Miss Stenie Keuhne took the vows of eternal love, that made them man 
and wife. The young couple were not desirous of undergoing the worry and 
publicity of a more ceremonious union, and therefore were quietly joined 
in the Cream City in the presence of but a few friends, who acted as 
witnesses. The groom is a very popular young man and is assistant 
electrician on the Goodrich steamer Columbus. The bride is well and 
favorably known in the city, whose many friends wish her well in her new 
found blessedness. The couple went to Chicago on a bridal trip and are 
expected in the city this evening on the Goodrich boat. They will take up 
their residence here and start upon their journey through the life amidst 
the congratulations of many friends and acquaintances.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Saturday, August 3, 1901, p. 1
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Mrs. Albert(sic) Cozey arrived in the city on the Goodrich Steamer Atlanta. 
She will remain with her mother during the summer and when the steamer 
Columbus lays up in the fall the young couple will begin housekeeping.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Monday, August 5, 1901, p. 2


ERNESTINE L. COZEY

Mrs. Alfred A. Cozey, 79, of 615 N. Fifth St., Manitowoc, died early Sunday
morning at her home.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the family home, the Rev.
Roland L. Schwandt officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Mrs. Cozey nee Ernestine Louise Keune, was born Feb. 7, 1880, at Manitowoc,
daughter of the late Frederick and Fredicka(sic) Sache Keune. She was
married to Alfred Cozey in 1901 at Milwaukee. Mrs. Cozey was a member of
the First Lutheran Church. Women's Federation and Manitowoc Macabee Lodge
88.
Survivors include her husband and several nieces and nephews. Four sisters
and two brothers preceded her in death.
Friends may call at Jens Funeral Home, Manitowoc, until 10:30 a.m. Tuesday
when the body will be moved to the home to lie in state until the hour of
service.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, February 16, 1959
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[d. 02-15-1959/age 79 yrs./wife of Alfred A. Cozey]