BARRY C. KELLENBENZ

Vietnam War Claims Lives of Two County Servicemen
The war in Vietnam has claimed the lives of two Manitowoc County men
and one man who had resided several years in the City of Manitowoc.
The dead:
2nd Lt. Barry C. Kellenbenz, 23, of 1104 N. 12th St., Manitowoc;
Sgt. James Gahagan, 21, of Cleveland; and
Pfc Jeffrey David Rupp, 20, formerly of Manitowoc.
Lt Kellenbenz assigned to the American Division's 11th Light Infantry
Brigade as a platoon leader, was killed Sunday at a base camp in Vietnam,
according to a wire received Monday by his wife, Karen, and his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Kellenbenz, 1104 N. 12th St., Manitowoc.
The message said he was killed while fighting against a hostile force.
His widow and parents were awaiting a visit from Army officials from
Fort Sheridan, Ill., Tuesday afternoon. They were to elaborate on the
preliminary report and to make funeral arrangements.
Month in Vietnam
Lt. Kellenbenz had been in the United States Army for nearly three years
and had been in Vietnam less than a month.
After attending the University of Wisconsin-Manitowoc County Campus
and Madison he went into military service. He was graduated from Officer
Candidate School, Fort Benning, Ga., and was assigned to Fort Dix, N.J.
after becoming a second lieutenant. In letters home he said he was in line
for a promotion to first lieutenant.
Besides his wife, the former Karen Hornyak, and his parents, he is survived
by a brother, (private).
Urbanke and Schlel Funeral Home, Manitowoc, will be in charge of funeral
arrangements.
(Rest of the article is about Gahagan and Rupp)
Manitowoc Herald Times, Tuesday, January 21, 1969
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[d. at Duc Pho Vietnam]


ESME (FAYE) KELLENBENZ 

Esme (Faye) Kellenbenz, age 83, a resident at Whitetail 
Estates, 910 River Bluff Drive, Manitowoc, formerly of 
Manitou Manor Apartments, 1433 N. Sixth St., Manitowoc, 
entered eternal life on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2007, at 
Whitetail Estates. Memorial services will be held at 
11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2007, at the Harrigan 
Parkside Funeral Home. Officiating will be Deacon Paul 
Kieffer. Cremation will have taken place with burial of 
the cremains to follow at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. 
Faye was born on May 17, 1924, at Melbourne, Australia. 
She was the daughter of the late Charles and Esme Fox 
Asker. On July 15, 1944, she married Wallace H. 
Kellenbenz at Melbourne, Australia. He preceded her in 
death on Oct. 10, 1996. 
(Survivors omitted for privacy.)
She was preceded in death by her husband, Wallace, in 
1996, and one son, Barry Kellenbenz. 
Relatives and friends may call at the Harrigan Parkside 
Funeral Home on Wednesday, Dec. 26, from 10 a.m. until 
the time of services at 11 a.m. 
The Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home and Crematory, North 
11th and St. Clair streets, Manitowoc, is assisting the 
family with funeral arrangements. 
Herald Times Reporter, Dec. 10, 2007 


MARY C. KELLER

Mary C. Keller, age 92, a Two Rivers resident, formerly of 2110 
LaFollette Ave., Manitowoc, entered eternal life on Thursday 
evening, June 28, 2007, at the Aurora Medical Center, Two 
Rivers. 
Mary was born on Jan. 19, 1915, in the town of Rockwood. She was 
the daughter of the late Anthony and Giovanni Sartori. On June 12, 
1934, she married Richard Keller in St. Nazianz. He preceded her 
in death on Dec. 30, 1991. Mary had been a member of the former 
Holy Innocents Catholic Church and the Christian Women of the 
church. She also was a volunteer at St. Vincent DePaul Society. 
She is survived by four children: Mary Ann Peat, Winslow, Ariz.; 
Robert (Emily) Keller, Two Rivers; Ruth (Harold) Rehrauer, 
Princeton, Mass.; Kay (John) Baum, Two Rivers; three grandchildren: 
Steven (Liz) Rehrauer; Lisa Bartmas; Serena (Curt) Rauens; three 
great-grandchildren; one brother-in-law: Rudolph (Caroline) Keller, 
Mishicot; nieces, nephews, along with other relatives and many 
friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband: Richard in 1991; three 
brothers: Victor, John and Albert Sartori. 
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, July 2, 2007, 
at St. Francis of Assisi on Waldo. The Mass of Christian Burial 
will be celebrated by the Rev. Daniel Felton, with burial to 
follow at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. 
Relatives and friends may call at St. Francis of Assisi on Waldo 
on Monday from 9 a.m. until the time of service at 10 a.m. 
The Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home and Cremation Center, North 
11th and St. Clair streets, Manitowoc, is assisting the family 
with funeral arrangements. 
Herald Times Reporter, June 30, 2007 


MAXINE H. (HUWATSCHEK) KELLER

Funeral services for Mrs. Maxine Keller, 71, of 1352 Sunset Rd., Port Washington, 
will be 5 p.m. Sunday in Poole Funeral Home, 203 N. Wisconsin St., Port Washington 
and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mrs. Keller, nee Maxine Huwatschek, resided in Manitowoc until five years ago 
when she moved to Port Washington. Her husband preceded her in death in 1948. 
She had been a medical assistant and member of Manitowoc Eastern Star.
Survivors include a son, Robert Keller of Fairbault, Minnesota; a daughter, Mrs. 
Lincoln (Maxine) Smith and a brother, Dr. Earl Huwatschek of Port Washington; 
five grandchildren and a great grandchild and other relatives and friends.
Friends may call in the funeral home after 3 p.m. Sunday until the time of 
service.
Manitowoc Herald Times - Saturday, March 11, 1978 - page 3
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[d. at Port Washington, WI/widow of Robert Keller/bur. on Earl G. Huwatschek lot]


RICHARD KELLER

Mr. Richard Keller, age 81, of 2110 LaFollette Ave., Manitowoc, died Monday, 
Dec. 30, 1991 at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center, Manitowoc. Funeral 
services will be at 9:30 am Thursday at the Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home, 
Manitowoc and 10 am at Holy Innocents Catholic church, Manitowoc. The Mass of 
Christian burial will be celebrated by Rev. Gerald Foley with burial in 
Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
He was born July 27, 1910 in Germany, son of the late George and Margaret Wahl 
Keller. Mr. Keller was employed by Dick Bros. Bakery for 50 years, retiring in 
1975. He married Mary C. Sartori on June 12, 1934 at St. Gregory Catholic Church 
at St. Nazianz. He was a member of Holy Innocents Catholic church.
Survivors include his wife, Mary; four children, Mary Ann Peot of Winslow, Ariz., 
Robert (Emily) Keller of Two Rivers, Ruth (Harold) Rehrauer of Central City, 
Iowa, Kay (John) Baum of Two Rivers; three grandchildren, Steven (Sue) Rehrauer, 
Lisa Rehrauer and Serena Keller; two great grandchildren, Owen and Meg Rehrauer; 
two brothers, Rudolph (Mary) Keller of Mishicot, Oswald (Phyllis) Keller of 
Madison; a sister, Katherine Jackson of Manitowoc; also other relatives and 
friends. Friends may call at the Pfeffer Funeral Home Wednesday from 5-8 pm. 
A prayer sservice will be held at 7 pm led by Deacon Kenneth Nelesen.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Tues., Dec. 31, 1991  page B7
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[husband of Marion Keller]


ROBERT A. KELLER

Masonic funeral rites will be accorded Robert A. Keller, 44, of 1028 North 18th 
street, Manitowoc produce merchant, who died suddenly at Port Washington Tuesday.
Services will be held at the Masonic temple at 2 p.m. Thursday with the Rev. 
Francis Foulke of the St. Paul Methodist church officiating. Burial will be in 
Evergreen cemetery.
Mr. Keller was born in Vienna, Ga., in 1903 and attended the Fort Meade high 
school and the University of Florida. He married Maxine Huwatschek in Tampa, 
Fla., in 1926. He located in this city 12 years ago and operated a fruit and 
vegetable business at Sturgeon Bay, servicing stores, restaurants and lodges 
in Door county.
He was a 32nd degree Mason, past patron of the Eastern star and a past counselor 
of the United Commercial Travelers. Survivors are his wife, a daughter, Maxine, 
and a son, Robert Jr., all of this city; mother, Mrs. Maybelle Keller of Fort 
Meade, Fla.; two brothers, Frank of Los Gatos, Calif., Cale R. of Wauchula, Fla.; 
five sisters, Mrs. Joseph Torres of Tampa, Mrs. Harry Huffman of West Palm Beach, 
Mrs. Julian Williams of Lakeland, Mrs. Frank Barchard of Harrisburg, Pa., and 
Mrs. Gerald Mabry of Fort Meade, Fla. 
The body may be viewed at the Urbanek and Schlei funeral home, and will be moved 
to the Masonic Temple at 10 a.m. Thursday to lie in state until hour of services.
Manitowoc Herald Times, September 8, 1948  P. 2
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[d. 09-07-1948, Port Washington, WI/age 44 yrs./bur. on Dr.George E. Huwatschek lot]


ANNA KELLEY    (d. 1927)

DEATH CLAIMS MRS. T. KELLEY, AT NOON TODAY
Decedent Had Resided in City for 64 Years-Passes at Age of 76
Peacefully and with scarce a warning of its approach, despite the fact that
she had not been in best of health for two months, death came to Mrs. R.J.
Kelley, wife of Capt. Timothy Kelley, at the family home, 717 N. Seventh
street, shortly after noon today. News of the death is a shock to friends
and the community in which she had made her home for over sixty years.
Funeral services will be held Saturday morning at 9 o'clock from Sacred
Heart church, Rev. Luby officiating.
Born in New York
Born at Haverstraw, N.Y., October 16, 1851, Mrs. Kelley, nee Anna Buggie, 
was 67 years of age at her death and had been a resident of Manitowoc for
sixty-four years. Her father died in New York and she came here with the
family in 1863 ever since making her home in the city. On November 9, 1870
she was married to Capt. Kelley at Chicago and an ideal home life had 
blessed the pair. Besides her husband Mrs. Kelley is survived by one daughter,
Mrs. M.J. Ryan of Escanaba, and five sons, City Atty. Edward, Harry and
Kenneth in this city, Dr. John M. at Cato and Timothy, Jr., at Beloit. 
Fourteen grandchildren also survive.
Last of Her Family
Mrs. Kelley was the last member of her own family surviving. She was devoted
to her home and family and found her happiness in life in the charmed circle
of their interests but was surrounded by a host of friends who appreciated
her worth.
Manitowoc Herald News, Saturday, September 8, 1927  p.1
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[bur. 9-10-1927/cause: heart disease/bur. on Capt. T. Kelley lot]
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Our young friend "Tim" Kelly (sic) has got happily married to Miss 
Anna Buggie. The event took place in Chicago a week ago last Sunday, 
and he is now here with his wife to remain until spring. Both have 
the best wishes of all.
Manitowoc Tribune  Thursday, December 8, 1870  pg. 1
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The following I think is a sister of Anna Kelley. I'm putting her obit here.
in case she is so she can be found.:

MRS. TOUHEY, SISTER OF MRS. KELLEY, IS DEAD
Mrs. Mary Mansfield Touhey, former resident of this city and a sister of Mrs. 
Timothy Kelley, is dead at Milwaukee after attaining the advanced age of 82 
years. The funeral will take place at Milwaukee Saturday.
Mrs. Touhey was born in Kilkenney, Ireland, and came to America in her youth. 
Her husband preceded her in death five years ago.
For many years Mr. and Mrs. Touhey conducted boarding houses at DePere and in 
this city, the location of the latter being at the corner of Seventh and 
Franklin streets. They left to make their home at Milwaukee fourteen years ago.
Manitowoc Herald News, Friday, May 20, 1921 P.1


BETTE J. KELLEY

Bette Kelley, 68, a former Manitowoc resident, residing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 
died Sunday, June 24, 1990, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Milwaukee services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Monica's Catholic Church, 160 
East Silver Spring Dr., Whitefish Bay. Friends may meet following the Mass at 
the church.
A Memorial Mass will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 3, 1990, at St. Paul Catholic 
Church, Rev. Ronald Reimer will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, 
Manitowoc.
She was born September 8, 1921, at Manitowoc, Wisconsin, daughter of Lillian Fisher 
and the late Harold Fisher. She was educated in Manitowoc Schools before moving 
to Milwaukee.
Survivors include her husband, James A. Kelley of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; a daughter 
and son-in-law, Christine and Mark Steinke of Milwaukee; mother, Lillian Fisher 
of Manitowoc; two brothers and sisters-in-law, William and Mary Fisher of Manitowoc, 
Jack and Arleen Fisher of Manitowoc; sister and brother-in-law, Doris and Milton 
Behnke of Manitowoc; other relatives and friends.
Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, assisted the family with local arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter
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[d. at Milwaukee WI/cremains/wife of James A. Kelley/bur. on Mrs. James M. Kelley lot]


CHARLES W. KELLEY

FIRST TRIP FATAL
Wisconsin Central Brakeman Killed in Initial Journey
Special to the Northwestern - Fond du Lac, Wis., March 8 - 
The body of Charles Kelly(sic) who was killed in the wreck on the Wisconsin Central 
railroad was recovered Monday afternoon. It was buried beneath the wreckage and so 
badly burned as to be unrecognizable. He had but recently come from Manitowoc to 
this city and this was his first trip out. His body was taken to Manitowoc for burial. 
Bert McCarthy lived in Appleton and his body was taken to that city today. It was 
reported that Edward Moran, the engineer, would lose a leg as the result of injuries 
but it was denied today. The leg was very badly cut. The wreck was removed about 
midnight.
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern, Tues., Mar. 8, 1904 page 1
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Charles Kelley, son of Capt. Timothy Kelley here, was killed in a 
railroad collision Mon. morning near Auburndale, between two freight 
trains of the Wisconsin Central Railroad. He had only been in their 
employ one week. His body was brought here for burial.
Der Nord Westen, 10 Mar. 1904
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CHARLES KELLEY MEETS DEATH ON WIS. CENTRAL R.R.
Son of Well-Known Lake Captain Killed In Freight Collision Near Marshfield
BECAME A FIREMAN RECENTLY
Had Been Scarcely a Week on the Road--Body Brought Here For Burial Today-
-One Other Death
In a head on collision of two freight trains on the Wisconsin Central 
railroad between Hewitt and Auburndale near Marshfield, Monday morning 
early Charles Kelley, of this city, son of Capt. Tim Kelley, and brother 
of E.L. Kelley, of the firm of Baensch & Kelley was killed. He had been 
occupying the position of fireman on the road for scarcely a week. Herbert 
McCarty the head brakeman of the same train was also killed and the 
engineer Edward Moran was badly injured internally and had to have his 
left leg amputated. Three cars were burned and one engine was entirely 
demolished. There was a heavy fog on at the time. The engineer and fireman 
of the other train saved their lives by jumping. The accident is said to 
have been caused by a mistake in the instructions given by the operator to 
one of the conductors.
As soon as the news of the disaster was received here Capt. Kelley started 
for Marshfield. About noon Tuesday he returned to this city with the body 
of his son. The family are nearly prostrated by the blow but are displaying 
a great deal of courage and fortitude.
The funeral took place this morning at 9 o'clock from the Sacred Heart Church, 
Rev. Father O'Leary officiating. The North Side High School alumni class of 
1898, of which Mr. Kelley was a member attended in a body.
The pall bearers were Francis Murphy, Henry Murphy, Will Ohde, Dr. Will Clark, 
Arthur Auton and Theodore Thompson. Among those present from out of town were 
Mrs. John H. Friar and daughter Helen, of Milwaukee, Mrs. Frank G. Smith and 
son Paul of Milwaukee; Ed Hart of Chicago; Mary Lantry, of Milwaukee; Mr. and 
Mrs. M.T. Ryan of Escanaba; Timothy and John Kelley of Milwaukee.
Charles Kelley, who was in his twenty third year, was one of the most popular 
young men of this city. He was always bright and cheerful. As a friend remarked 
recently "you could write volumes on his disposition." He graduated from the 
North Side High School in the class of 1898. At one time he worked in Chicago 
and was employed for a short while on the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad. 
About a week ago he obtained the position of fireman on the Wisconsin Central. 
The other members of his family are: Mrs. M.T. Ryan, of Escanaba, (Mame C.), 
Edward L, John M., Harry, Timothy and Kenneth.
Manitowoc Pilot  Thursday, March 10, 1904  pg. 1
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[Charles W. Kelley/bur. 10-14-1907/cause: R.R. accident]


DOROTHY F. KELLEY

Dorothy E. Kelley, age 96, formerly of 612 N. Sixth St., Manitowoc, died on 
Wednesday, June 30, 2010, at St. Camillus Residence, Wauwatosa. 
She was born on July 12, 1913, in the town of Franklin, Manitowoc County, 
daughter of the late Godfrey and Margaret (Pankratz) Fetzer. Dorothy attended 
Manitowoc schools and was a graduate of Manitowoc Lincoln High School, class 
of 1931, and also graduated from UW-Milwaukee. Dorothy taught elementary school 
for eight years in a one-room schoolhouse in Cato. On Aug. 31, 1940, she married 
Harry J. Kelley at St. Michael Catholic Church, Whitelaw, and they had six 
children. He preceded her in death on Nov. 14, 1990. Dorothy was a former member 
of Sacred Heart Parish, Manitowoc Catholic Women's Club where she served as past 
treasurer; Hospital Guild, St. Vincent DePaul where she was the first secretary 
and also was a volunteer at Holy Family Hospital. Dorothy also volunteered at 
Manitowoc Girl Scouts and Cub scouts. Dorothy was also active with NARFE 
(National Association of Retired Federal Employees), A.F.S. Society of Roncalli 
High School, Manitowoc Historical Society, Maritime Museum and also at St. Mary's 
Home, Manitowoc. Dorothy had many years of friendship and activities in Manitowoc, 
enjoying golf, bridge, and bible study groups. She moved to St. Camillus, 
Wauwatosa, and continued her enjoyment of bridge and many cultural programs.
(Survivors omitted for privacy)
She was also preceded in death by two brothers: Donald and William: two sisters 
and two brothers-in-law: Lorraine Fetzer, Ann Marie and Rusty Brazzale, Paul 
Kelley; and two sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law: Virginia and Ervin Kickhefer 
and Beatrice and Anthony Agathen.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, July 6, 2010, at St. Francis 
of Assisi on Grand, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will 
be the Rev. Dan Felton with burial at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc, later in 
the day.
The family will greet relatives and friends of St. Francis of Assisi on Grand, 
Manitowoc, from 9 a.m. Tuesday, July 6, 2010, until 10:45 a.m. 
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral 
arrangements.
Memorials may be made to St. Camillus, 10200 West Bluemound Road, Wauwatosa, WI 
53226 in Dorothy's name. 
Herald Times Reporter, July 4, 2010 


EDWARD L. KELLEY    (d. 1941)

Edward Kelley Dies After a Short Illness
Was Prominent in Legal, Political and Fraternal Circles 
Edward L. Kelley, 66, for many years prominent in legal, political and fraternal 
circles in Wisconsin, died Saturday night at 9:15 o'clock at his home, 627 N. 
Eighth street, after an illness of less than two weeks.
Mr. Kelley was stricken with a heart attack June 23 and his condition remained 
critical until his death Saturday night. He had been in good health up to the 
time of his last illness.
Funeral Tuesday
Funeral services will be held Tuesday morning at 8:30 o'clock at the Wattawa, 
Urbanek and Scheli Funeral home and at one o'clock at Sacred Heart Catholic church. 
The Rev. Louis Schorn will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen cemetery. The 
body is lying in state at the funeral home.
Mr. Kelley was born in Manitowoc Sept. 25, 1874 and attended North Side High school, 
graduating with the class of 1893. He entered the law school of the University of 
Wisconsin and was graduated with the class of 1896. He returned to Manitowoc and 
entered into the practice of law.
Mr. Kelley married Miss Margaret Usher at Madison in 1897. She survives with one 
son, Philip, of this city; his father, Captain T__ Kelley, aged 92; four brothers, 
Kenneth of this city; Tim of Beloit; Dr John Kelley of Cato; and Postmaster Harry F. 
Kelley of this city; and one sister, Mrs. M.J. Ryan of this city.
Mr. Kelley was appointed city attorney in 1900 by Mayor William Rahr and held the 
post until 1903. In 1918 he was again appointed city attorney, this time by Mayor 
John Schroeder and served for two years. When Mayor Schroeder was returned to 
office in 1928 he appointed Mr. Kelley as city attorney and he served for two 
years.
Served on Council 
Mr. Kelley served several terms on the Manitowoc City Council as aldermanic 
representative of the Fourth ward. He also served as district attorney of Manitowoc 
county in 1907 and 1908.
Mr. Kelley continued the practice of law here until 1929 when he was appointed member 
of the State Tax commission by Gov. Walter J. Kohler. In 1932 he resigned from the 
tax commission to become executive director of the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance, an 
organization which he helped form. He held the post for two years, after which he 
engaged in the private practice of law in Madison until 1938. That year he returned 
to Manitowoc and resumed practice here in partnership with Atty. James Kahlenberg, 
continuing the practice until his death.
As a member of the tax commission, Mr. Kelley wrote a decision in the case of the 
Palmolive company of Delaware which was regarded as one of the most important ever 
rendered involving the state income tax law. The decision was upheld by the Untied 
States supreme court in denying a petition for a write of certi_______.
Mr. Kelley was a leader in the conservative Republican movement in the state. He 
was a speaker for the Republican party in nearly every biennial political campaign 
for 15 years and in 1928 was a regular Republican movement in the state. He was a 
speaker for the Republican party in nearly every biennial political campaign for 
?5 years and in 1928 was a regular republican candidate for attorney general.
On Draft Board
At the time of his death, Mr. Kelley was a member of the draft board of district 
No. 1 of Manitowoc county.
Mr. Kelley was for many years interested in the conservation movement and the 
problems of sportsmen. He was one of the organizers of the Manitowoc County Fish 
and Came Protective association and served the organization as its president for 
several years.
He was a charter member of the local Knights of Columbus and state president for two 
terms. He headed the local degree team which exemplified the major degree of the 
order more than 100 times in Wisconsin, Michigan and Canada. He was also a charter 
member of the local Catholic Order of Foresters.
Mr. Kelley was chairman of the committee which organized the Sacred Heart Catholic 
congregation in 1901, first off-shoot of the original mother parish, St. Boniface.
Following his admittance to the bar Feb. 13, 1897, Mr. Kelley entered a partnership 
with A. P. Schenian which was continued until Schenian became county judge. He then 
formed a partnership with Judge Baensch retired and he was in partnership with the 
late Atty. Lawrence Ledvina until he went to Madison as a member of the state tax 
commission. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, January 14, 1941  P. 1
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[d. 07-15-1941/age 66 yrs./cause: coronary occlusion/bur. on Capt. T. Kelley lot]
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A MYSTERIOUS FIRE
Fire which started in the basement under the kitchen and had gained considerable 
headway before it was discovered by men who were going by early Saturday morning 
on a fishing trip, did considerable damage to the home of Attorney E.L. Kelley at 
627 North Eighth Street. The fire department succeeded in confining the fire to 
kitchen. The damage to the other part of the house is from water and smoke. The 
origin of the fire is unknown. The loss is about $1000 covered by insurance.
Mr. Kelley and his family had started for Marinette where Mr. Kelley was to deliver 
an address at the state meeting of the Holy Name Societies. The house was unoccupied 
and the discovery of the fire by fisherman who were passing at the early hour in the 
morning is the only thing that saved the home from destruction. Mr. Kelley was 
reached at Green Bay and returned to learn the extent of his loss. He left again 
Saturday afternoon and made his address as scheduled at Marinette Sunday.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., June 4, 1925


ELEANORE M. KELLEY

Funeral card:
Mittnacht Funeral Home

Mrs. Kenneth G. Kelley
IN STATE
3 p.m. Sunday until 8:30 a.m. Monday
at the funeral home.
SERVICES
Monday, February 22, 8:30 a.m. at the
funeral home - 9 a.m. at Sacred Heart
Catholic Church, Rev. D. L. Krembs
officiating.
INTERMENT
Evergreen Cemetery Manitowoc
ROSARY
7 p.m. Sunday by the Catholic Women's
Club and at 7:30 p.m. by the Sacred 
Heart Rosary Society at the funeral
home.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Saturday, February 20, 1960  page 9
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Funeral services for Mrs. Kenneth G. Kelley, 60, 624 N. Eighth St.,
Manitowoc, who died Friday were at 8:30 a.m. Monday at Mittnacht Funeral
Home, Manitowoc, and at 9 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Manitowoc.
The Rev. D.L. Krembs officiated and burial was in Evergreen Cemetery.
(Pallbearers omitted for privacy)
Manitowoc Herald Times, Tuesday, February 23, 1960, page 11
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[d. 02-19-1960/age 60 yrs./wife of Kenneth G. Kelley/
bur. on Emil Schroeder lot]
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Married
Miss Eleanor Schroeder, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emil C. Schroeder, 613 North 
Ninth Street and Mr. Kenneth Kelley, son of Captain Timothy J. Kelley, 717 North 
Seventh street were united in marriage Tuesday morning at Sacred Heart Church, 
Rev. Luby officiating.
Miss Florince Schroeder, a sister of the bride was the bridesmaid, while Charles 
Kelley, a nephew of the groom was the groomsman. Mrs. A.F. Rank and Earl Ryan 
sang the "Ave Maria" and several other numbers accompanied by Miss Emma Witt at 
the organ.
After the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Kelley left on a wedding trip to Chicago and 
other points south. Upon their return, they will make their home at 613 North 
Ninth Street. Previous to her marriage, Mrs. Kelley was employed as a stenographer 
at the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Corp. Mr. Kelley is associated with the same company. 
Both parties are well and favorably known in this city where they grew up. The 
Pilot joins their many friends in wishing them joy and happiness as they journey 
together down the pathway of life.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., Apr. 25, 1919


ELIZABETH KELLEY

Elizabeth E. Kelley, age 94, of 918 N. 14th St., Manitowoc, died Saturday morning, 
May 3, 1997, at North Ridge Medical and Rehabilitation Center, Manitowoc.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 7, 1997, at Holy Innocents 
Catholic Church, Manitowoc. Rev. David Zimmerman will officiate at the Mass of 
Christian Burial, with burial to follow in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
She was born Elizabeth Edith Mullins February 16, 1903, in Maple Grove, Wis., 
daughter of the late John and Sophia King Mullins. Elizabeth was married to Elmer J. 
Kelley on June 24, 1925, at the St. Isidore Catholic Church, Osman, after which the 
family settled in Manitowoc. She was a charter member of Holy Innocents Congregation 
and Christian Women.
Survivors include three sons and two daughters-in-law, E. Joe and Lois Kelley, Venice, 
Fla., Meldon Kelley, Naples, Fla., Thomas and Jette Kelley, Verona, Wis.; a sister, 
Agatha Mullins, Manitowoc; a sister-in-law, Mary Claire Mullins, Manitowoc; eight 
grandchildren; three great grandchildren; a special friend, Mildred Duchon; nieces; 
nephews; other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer 
Kelley on October 16, 1979; four sisters and five brothers.
The family will greet relatives and friends at Holy Innocents Catholic Church from 
10 a.m. Wednesday until the time of service.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is serving the Kelley family.
Herald Times Reproter, May 5, 1997 P. A2
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(Elizabeth Edith nee Mullins/b. 16 Feb. 1903 at Maple Grove)
(add. info for Elmer and Edith sent in by researcher/see contributors page)
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Notes from Spring Valley:
The marriage of Miss Elizabeth Mullins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Mullins 
of Osman and Elmer J. Kelley, son of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Kelley, also of Osman 
took place at St. Fideles Church last week. Miss Agatha Mullins, sister of the 
bride was maid of honor and Miss Ruth Mullins was bridesmaid. The groom was 
attended by Reuben Kelley. A wedding dinner was served to more than 300 guests at 
the home of the bride's parents. The couple left on a trip which will take them 
through the northern part of Wisconsin and Michigan and will be at home to friends 
in Manitowoc after July 1.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., July 2, 1925


ELMER JOSEPH KELLEY, JR.

Elmer J. Kelley, 84, of 918 N. 14th St., Manitowoc, did Tuesday evening, Oct. 
16, at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral will be 9:30 a.m. Friday at Pfeffer Funeral Home and 10 a.m. at Holy 
Innocents Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. Leo J. Schmitt will officiate 
and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. 
Mr. Kelley was born Sept. 30, 1895, in the Town of Newton, son of the late John 
and Mary Egan Kelley. He married Elizabeth E. Mullins June 24, 1925, at St. 
Isidore Catholic Church, Osman, moving to Manitowoc following their marriage, 
where they have resided since. Prior to his retirement in 1967, he had been a 
painter-contractor in Manitowoc since 1925. Mr. Kelley was a veteran of World 
War I, serving as a sergeant with Company A, 340th Infantry in France. He was 
a member of American Legion Drews Bleser Post 88, charter member of Holy 
Innocents Parish and the Master Builders and Fourth Degree member of Knights 
of Columbus Council 710.
Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth; three sons and daughters-in-law, Elmer 
and Lois Kelley of Appleton, Meldon and Mildred Kelley of Manitowoc and Thomas 
and Jette Kelley of Verona; a brother, Reuben Kelley and a sister, Miss Blanche 
Kelley of Manitowoc; eight grandchildren. A brother and a sister preceded him 
in death.
Friends may call at Pfeffer Funeral Home 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, where a 
prayer service will be at 7:30 p.m. by members of the parish, Knights of Columbus, 
relatives and friends.
Herald Times Reporter, October 17, 1979  P. 3
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MEEME BOY HAD TO FIGHT TO KEEP GLOVES IN ARMY
Sergt. Elmer Kelley, member of the 340th infantry of the 85th division, 
returned to the states with that unit and with others from this county, 
has returned home from Camp Grant with his honorable discharge. One of 
the prize possessions of Sergt. Kelley is a pair of buckskin gloves 
which his father, J. Egan, presented him with at his departure and which 
he had to fight to retain at the front. A fellow soldier stole the gloves 
from Kelley and it was necessary that the sergeant appear at the court 
martial fourteen times before the gloves were finally returned to him. 
Sergt. Kelley's home is at Meeme.
Manitowoc Herald News, Friday, May 02, 1919 Page 5
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Notes from Spring Valley:
The marriage of Miss Elizabeth Mullins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Mullins 
of Osman and Elmer J. Kelley, son of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Kelley, also of Osman 
took place at St. Fideles Church last week. Miss Agatha Mullins, sister of the 
bride was maid of honor and Miss Ruth Mullins was bridesmaid. The groom was 
attended by Reuben Kelley. A wedding dinner was served to more than 300 guests at 
the home of the bride's parents. The couple left on a trip which will take them 
through the northern part of Wisconsin and Michigan and will be at home to friends 
in Manitowoc after July 1.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., July 2, 1925


FRANCIS JOSEPH KELLEY

Francis J. Kelley, 41, of 1537 N. Ninth St., Manitowoc, a veteran of World 
War II, died Saturday evening after suffering a stroke late in the afternoon. 
He was referred to Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, by ambulance and died at 
9:30 without regaining consciousness. Death was attributed to a cerebral 
hemorrhage.
Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral 
Home, Manitowoc, and at 9 a.m. at Holy Innocents Catholic Church with the Rev. 
E. A. Rady officiating at the regular Mass. Burial will be in Evergreen 
Cemetery.
Mr. Kelley was born at Cato July 9, 1913, son of Mrs. Sarah Brennan Kelley and 
the late Dr. John S. Kelley. He was educated at St. Michael Parochial School, 
Whitelaw, and at Lincoln High School, Manitowoc, being graduated in 1933 from 
the latter school. He was a regular lineman on the high school football team 
in his senior year.
Among the first in a group of Manitowoc County men to be called up for military 
service during World War II, he served in the Army Medical Corps from July, 1941, 
to November, 1945. More than two years were spent on the Island of New Caledonia 
in the South Pacific. Mr. Kelley, who never married, had been employed the past 
five years by Hamilton Mfg. Co. of Two Rivers. He had made his home with his 
mother and a sister, Marian. He was a member of the Holy Name Society of Holy 
Innocents Church.
Surviving in addition to his mother and sister are two brothers, Charles of 
Sheboygan and John of Milwaukee.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Tuesday where the Rosary will 
be recited at 8:30 p.m. 
Two Rivers Reporter, March 16, 1957  P. M15
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Francis J. Kelley, 41, of 1339 N. 9th St., Manitowoc, a son of the late Dr. 
John M. Kelley, formerly of Cato, died suddenly Saturday evening at Holy Family 
Hospital of a cerebral hemorrhage.
Born at Cato, July 9, 1915, he had been employed the past five years by the 
Hamilton Mfg. Co. in Two Rivers. Mr. Kelley, who never married, made his home 
with his mother, Mrs. Sarah Kelley, and his sister, Marian, in Manitowoc.
Also surviving are two brothers, Charles of Sheboygan and John of Milwaukee. 
The funeral mass will be at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Innocents Catholic Church, 
Manitowoc. Friends may call at the Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home from 2 p.m. 
Tuesday.
Sheboygan Press, March 18, 1957  P. 10 
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[cause: apoplexy/bur. on Capt. T. Kelley lot]


HARRY F. KELLEY    (d. 1951)

Harry F. Kelley, Postmaster at Manitowoc 15 Years, Dead
Former Attorney Active in City Life 
Harry F. Kelley, a prominent Manitowoc attorney for 30 years, and postmaster 
here for 15 years from 1933 to 1948, died early Tuesday morning following a 
lingering illness. Mr. Kelley was 74.
Confined to his wheel chair and bed for the past several months, Mr. Kelley 
died in his sleep at the home of a son, Postmaster Harry J. Kelley, where he 
had been residing recently.
Funeral services are to be held at 8:30 a.m. Friday at the Mittnacht Funeral 
Home and at 9 o'clock at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with the Rev. Louis M. 
Schorn officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
A son of the late Capt. And Mrs. Timothy J. Kelley, Atty, Kelley was born in 
Manitowoc in 1877. A graduate of the old Manitowoc North Side High School in 
1894, he taught in rural schools of the county for a time before entering the 
University of Wisconsin in 1899. He graduated with a law degree in 1902 and 
was admitted to the Manitowoc County bar in 1903.
Active in Civic Life 
Shortly after establishing a law practice in Manitowoc, Mr. Kelley joined with 
Atty. Arthur Wyseman in the firm of Kelley and Wyseman, with offices in the 
Wood block on South Eighth St. He continued in the law partnership until re-
tiring from the legal profession in 1933 to accept the appointment as Manitowoc 
postmaster. 
Prior to becoming postmaster, Mr. Kelley had numerous civic duties outside of 
his law practice. In 1917, when the Wisconsin Tax Commission ordered that an 
attorney he named in each community as public administrator, Atty. Kelley was 
appointed to that office by the late County Judge John Chloupek and Edward S. 
Schmitz. He held that position 22 years.
He was appointed circuit court commissioner by the late Judge Michael Kirwan 
in 1912 and reappointed by the late Judge Edward Voigt and the present Judge 
Henry A. Detling.
Much of Mr. Kelley's time and effort was spent in the affairs of the Manitowoc 
Public Utilities Commission in 1926 and later served as secretary and vice 
president. In all, Mr. Kelley served on the commission for some 13 years. 
However, he had been actively interested in the local public utilities for 25 
years, having been Manitowoc city attorney under the late Mayor Henry Stolze 
when final steps in the acquirement of the water works were completed. He also 
handled the legal proceedings when the municipality took over the electric 
utility from the Schuette interests a few years later.
In 1939, with his postmaster duties leaving little time for his outside positions, 
Mr. Kelley resign… 
(Cont. on Page 1, Section 2)…HARRY F. KELLEY IS DEAD AT 74 (Cont. from Page 1, 
section 1) …
ed from all three of the above posts. 
Postmaster in 1933
In August, 1933 Mr. Kelley retired from the practice of law to accept the appointment
to the Manitowoc postmastership, succeeding the late William Pflueger. He served as 
postmaster for 15 years until his retirement in July, 1948, in accordance with the 
new civil service act which made it mandatory that all civil service personnel retire
upon reaching 70 years of age and the completion of 15 years of service. He has since 
been succeeded as postmaster by his eldest son, Harry J. Kelley.
An ardent Democrat, the late attorney always took an active interest in the affairs 
of the party, serving in past years as chairman and secretary of the Manitowoc County 
Democratic Committee. 
Mr. Kelley was always active in affairs of the Catholic Church, and in particular of 
Sacred Heart Parish here which he helped organize, and of which he served as treasurer 
for more than 40 years. He was also a member of the sacred Heart Holy Name Society.
A leading member of the Knights of Columbus, the late attorney was a charter member 
of Manitowoc Council No. 710. He was grand knight of the local council from 1911 to 
1912 and district deputy in 1914-15. He had held the office of advocate in the local 
council for the past 30 years, and was recently made an honorary life member of the 
council.
He entered the Manitowoc Fourth degree KC Assembly in 1909 and was a member of the 
local third degree team, along with his late brother, Atty. Edward L. Kelley, for a 
number of years.
For more than 15 years Mr. Kelley participated in the affairs of the Manitowoc Kiwanis 
Club, which he joined in 1925. He served as president of the local service club in 1930.
He was also a former member of the Manitowoc Elks Lodge. 
Five Children 
In 1915 Mr. Kelley married the former Kathryn Barzynski of Manitowoc at Sacred Heart 
Church. Following their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Kelley established their residence in 
the old Kelley homestead at 717 North Seventh St., where they had continued to live 
for 35 years.
Surviving are Mrs. Kelley; three sons, Postmaster Harry J. Kelley of Manitowoc, Paul 
of Niagara Falls, N.Y., and Robert, who is studying for the Catholic priesthood at 
the Jesuit seminary in Florrisant, Mo., two daughters, Mrs. Ervin Kieckhefer of 
Louisville, Ky., and Mrs. Anthony Agathen of Macomb, Ill., and nine grandchildren.
Also surviving is a sister, Mrs. M. J. Ryan of Manitowoc, and two brothers, Dr. John M. 
Kelley of Manitowoc, and Timothy J. Kelley of Beloit.
Friends may call at the Mittnacht Fuenral Home after 7 p.m. Wednesday. The rosary will 
be recited by the Knights of Columbus at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and by the Sacred Heart 
Holy Name society at 7:30 Thursday evening.
Manitowoc Herald Times, November 13, 1951  P. 17 
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[bur. 11-16-1951/age 74 yrs./bur. on Capt. Timothy J. Kelley lot]
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CITY ATTY. KELLEY TO CLAIM BRIDE AT EARLY DATE
ANNOUNCEMENT OF ENGAGEMENT OF MISS KATHERINE BARZYNSKI TO MR. KELLEY ANNOUNCED AT DINNER
An announcement of interest to social circles is that of the approaching marriage 
of City Attorney Harry E. (sic) Kelley and Miss Katherina Barzynski. The wedding 
will be celebrated after Lent.
Announcement of the engagement was made Sunday at a family dinner party at which 
Miss Krapekowski and Mrs. Kelley, with members of the two families were present. 
No date was announced but it is said that the wedding will be celebrated this 
spring.
Miss Barzynski is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Krapekowski, residing on Rural 
Route 5 and is well and favorably known in social and musical circles, being a 
talented musician and an artist. She formerly made her home at Chicago.
Mr. Kelley is a son of Captain and Mrs. Timothy Kelley and one of the prominent 
young professional men of the city. He is a graduate of the old North Side High 
school and of the law department of the University of Madison and has been engaged 
in practice in this city, with the firm of Kelley & Wyseman for several years. For 
three years past he has been city attorney of the city. He has been prominent in 
politics and was a candidate for municipal judge a year ago. Mr. Kelley is a leading 
member of the Knights of Columbus and is affiliated with other organizations.
A large circle of friends will tender congratulations of Miss Barzynski and Mr. 
Kelley.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Tuesday, February 2, 1915 P. 1

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SHERIFF'S SALE.
STATE OF WISCONSIN, MANITOWOC COUNTY
IN CIRCUIT COURT
Harry F. Kelley, plaintiff, vs. Elizabeth Wagner, Julius Lindstedt and Frank Hoffman, doing business under the firm name of Julius Lindstedt & Co., defendants.
By virtue of a judgment of foreclosure and sale made in the above entitled action on the 9th day of March, 1910, the undersigned sheriff of Manitowoc County, State of Wisconsin, will sell at the East Front Entrance of the Court House, in the City of Manitowoc, in the County of Manitowoc and State of Wisconsin, on the 27th day of April, 1911, at ten o'clock in the forenoon of that day, the real estate and mortgaged premises directed by said judgment to be sold, and therein described as follows: Lots One (1), Two (2), and Three (3), in block Three Hundred and Thirty (330), in the City of Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, according to the recorded plat thereof.
Bids will be asked for upon the whole of said mortgaged premises above described, and also upon any one of the three lots comprising said premises, and on any two of said lots. Terms of sale: Cash.
Dated March 10, 1911.
Walter E. Pellett, Sheriff.
Arthur J.Wyseman, Plaintiff's Attorney.
Manitowoc Pilot, March 23, 1911 P. 4

HARRY J. KELLEY    (d. 1990)

Harry J. Kelley, 74, of 612 N. 6th Street, Manitowoc, died Wednesday evening at St. 
Mary's Home, Manitowoc. Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 17, 
10:30 am at the Pfeffer Funeral Home and 11 am at Sacred Heart Church, Manitowoc. 
Presiding the Mass of Christian Burial will be Rev. William Zimmer with burial to 
follow in the Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
He was born April 5, 1916 in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, son of the late Harry F. and 
Kathryn Barzynski Kelley. He married Dorothy Fetzer on August 31, 1940 at the St. 
Michael Catholic church, Whitelaw. He attended the Sacred Heart Grade School and 
was a graduate of the Manitowoc Lincoln High School Class of 1938. He then attended 
the University of Wisconsin-Madison and later attended the Harvard Business School. 
He served in the United States Navy in active duty as a Supply Officer on the U.S.S. 
Carlisle for 3 years in the Atlantic and Pacific Theatres from 1943-1946. He later 
retired from the Naval Reserve with the rank of Lieutenant. He was Accountant at 
the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company and the Postmaster of Manitowoc from June, 1951, 
retiring in December, 1972. He was also a Realtor in the Manitowoc area for many 
years. Mr. Kelley was a member and past President of the following organizations 
including the NARFE Association, the Roncalli AFS Adult Society, a Grande Knight 
of Manitowoc Knights of Columbus and Navigator of the 4th Degree, the Serra club 
and the Green Bay Diocesan Holy Name Society. He was also the past President of the 
Manitowoc County Holy Name Society, The Sacred Heart St. Vincent DePaul Conference 
and the St. Vincent DePaul Manitowoc Council. He was the past Chairman of the 
Manitowoc Retreat Group for the Jesuit Retreat Center at Oshkosh for 25 years and 
an active volunteer worker for the Manitowoc Senior Center and and the Manitowoc Red 
Cross. Mr.Kelley also belonged to the Golden K Club, the Manitowoc Historical Society, 
the Manitowoc Maritime Museum and was active in the Manitowoc Elks Club as an officer 
and a volunteer worker for the St. Mary's Home for many years. He also served as a 
Manitowoc Alderman for two terms.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Kelley of Manitowoc; his children, Sister Ann 
Kelley of St. Anthony Retreat Center, Marathon, Wisconsin, Margaret and James Schroeder 
of Appleton, Katherine and Charles Ohlrichs of Cleveland, Ohio, Mary Ann Kelley and 
Jon Hibbard of Milwaukee, Michael and Roberta Kelley of Manitowoc, Thomas and Margaret 
Kelley of Milwaukee; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Paul and Rose Kelley of Roseville, 
Minnesota, Dr. Robert and Charie Kelley of Largo, Florida; two sisters and brothers-in-
law, Virginia and Ervin Kieckhefer of Milwaukee, Beatrice and Anthony Agathen of St. 
Louis, Missouri; five grandchildren, Sarah Schreoder Morton, J. Huntz Schroeder, Anna, 
Danny and Lisa Kelley; also surviving nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Friends may call at the Pfeffer Funeral Home Friday from 4-8 pm where a prayer service 
will be held at 7:30 pm by the Rev. William Zimmer.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Wed., Nov. 14, 1990 page B12


IDA ENGELS KELLEY

Mrs. John J. Kelley, nee Ida Engels, 78, died at 2:30 o'clock this morning at 
the residence, 820 Lincoln boulevard. She had been ill for some time and death 
was due to pernicious anemia.
Born March 27, 1861, at Thiensville, Wis., she was brought to Manitowoc by her 
parents when she was two years old. At the age of 17 she accepted employment 
in the Manitowoc post office as a clerk and advanced to the rank of assistant 
postmaster during her 24 years in the postal service. In that period she served 
under seven different postmasters. 
She was married in 1901 to Mr. Kelley, former city clerk and former credit manager 
of the Aluminum Goods Manufacturing company. He, with one son, John A. Kelley, 
and two sisters, Mrs. Minnie Schmidt of Manitowoc and Mrs. Lena Stolze of Los 
Angeles, Cal. survives.
The body may be viewed at the Frazier Mortuary where funeral services will be 
conducted Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock by the Rev. C. H. Phipps, pastor of 
the First Presbyterian church. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery.
Manitowoc Herald Times, December 29, 1939  P. 2
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[Mrs. John Kelly/d. 12-29-1939/age 78 yrs./cause: acute bronchitis acute 
cholecystitis/bur. on Carl Engels lot]


JAMES A. KELLEY    (d. 2002)

Kelley, James A. of The Milwaukee Catholic Home, formerly of Whitefish Bay. 
Entered into Eternal Life on Wed., Aug. 28, 2002 at the age of 84 years. 
Beloved husband of the late Bette J. Kelley. Dear father of Christine Kelley. 
Brother of Patricia (Palmer) Langteau of Iron Mountain, MI. 
Further survived by other relatives and friends. A Memorial Mass will be 
celebrated at 10:30 AM on Wed., Sept. 4 in the St. Anne Chapel of the Milwaukee 
Catholic Home, 2462 N. Prospect Ave. The family will receive friends following 
the services. Interment and additional Memorial Service will be held in 
Manitowoc on Fri., Sept. 6. 
James retired from the Pabst Brewing Co. after 35 years. He was a member of the 
Brewery Workers Union Local #9 and a past member of the Fred Miller Council of 
the Knights of Columbus. 
SCHMIDT & BARTELT Funeral & Cremation Services Whitefish Bay (414)964-3040.
Manitowoc Herald Times  Wednesday, September 4, 2002  pg. A3
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[cremation]


JAMES D. KELLEY    (d. 1936)

JAMES KELLEY PASSES AWAY 
Ill For Many Years, Dies This Morning At His Home
James D. Kelley, 63, ill for many years, died this morning at his home, 1705 
Marshall street. He was employed at the Aluminum Goods factory until about 12 
years ago. He was born at Springfield, Ill., April 29, 1871, and came to 
Manitowoc 27 years ago. Forty-one years ago he married Miss Mary Hein. They 
had one child, a son, James, Jr., who died in February, 1935. 
Besides his widow Mr. Kelley is survived by one brother, Frank Kelley, Kansas 
City, Mo.
The body will be removed to the residence from the Shimek and Schwartz funeral 
home Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock. Funeral services will be held Friday at 
8:30 a.m. at the residence and at 9 o'clock at St. Boniface church. The Rev. 
Anthony Jaeckle will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen cemetery. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, January 28, 1936  P. 2
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[James Dewitt Kelley/bur. 1-31-1936/age 63 yrs/cause: cerebral spinal sclerosis]


JAMES M. KELLEY JR.    (d. 1935)

JAMES KELLEY DIES: 39 YEARS
Was Employed At The Goods For Last 20 Years
James Kelley, Jr., 39, died today after a brief illness. He was a resident of 
Manitowoc for the past 25 years, coming here from Kansas City, Mo. He was 
employed at the Aluminum Goods for 20 years.
The deceased was married here 19 years ago to Miss Mae Jagemann. Survivors are 
his widow; parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Kelley Sr., city; a son, James and 
daughter Patricia, city.
The body will be removed to the home, 1705 Marshall street Wednesday from the 
Shimek and Schwartz funeral home. Funeral arrangements will be announced 
tomorrow.
Manitowoc Herald Times, February 19, 1935  P. 2
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[bur. 02-22-1935/age 39 yrs./cause: cerebral embolism]


JOHN G. KELLEY    (d. 1950)

John G. Kelley, former general manager of the Smalley Manufacturing company in 
Manitowoc for many years and manager of the city's early day baseball teams, 
died Thursday afternoon in Holy Family hospital. Mr. Kelley was 82 years of 
age.
In previous good health, he had been stricken with a sudden heart attack Wednesday 
afternoon at his home, 841 Lincoln boulevard, following which he was taken to the 
hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart Catholic 
church, Manitowoc, with the Rev. Raymond Nowak officiating. Burial will be in 
Evergreen Cemetery.
A son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Kelley, the deceased was born in Manitowoc 
in 1868. After graduating from the old North Side high school in 1885, Mr. Kelley 
went to work in the office of the Smalley Manufacturing company. He remained with 
the firm for many years, eventually becoming its general manager.
He left the local firm for a few years, forming and operating his own feed cutter 
manufacturing plant in Waukesha. Later he returned to Manitowoc to resume management 
of the Smalley company when it was taken over by the late Frank Kerscher. He 
retired from that position about 16 years ago.
Always an ardent sports fan, Mr. Kelley managed several of Manitowoc's early baseball 
teams. Even in his late years he retained a vast store of information concerning local 
and major league ball players, and enjoyed discussing the game with friends. 
Mr. Kelley was a former grand knight of the Manitowoc Knights of Columbus council 
and was a member of the Sacred Heart Holy Name society.
In 1898 he married the former Christine Nelson of Manitowoc, who died 16 years ago.
Surviving are two sons, Lt. Cmdr. John E. Kelley of the U.S. navy medical corps, 
currently stationed at the San Diego, Calif., naval base, and Harry of San Francisco; 
a daughter, Miss Marie of Milwaukee; two sisters, Miss Julia of Manitowoc, with whom 
he made his home, and Mrs. Frank G. Smith of Milwaukee; and two brothers, Timothy L. 
of Milwaukee and Patrick J. of Mansfield, O.
Friends may call at the Urbanek and Schlei funeral home Friday evening where the 
rosary will be recited by members of the Holy Name society at 7:30.
Manitowoc Herald Times, January 29, 1950  P. 2
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[d. 12-28-1950/age 82 yrs./bur. on Tim Kelley lot]


JOHN JOSEPH KELLEY   (d. 1940)

JOHN KELLEY, FORMER CITY CLERK, DIES  (photo)
Served Also on the Board of Education and Public Utilities Commission
John J. Kelley, 72, for more than a score of years a Manitowoc official, 
including city clerk, president of the Boeard of Education and head of the 
Public Utilities commission, died Sunday night at the Holy Family hospital. 
Mr. Kelley retired in 1934 as credit manager of the Aluminum Goods Manufact-
uring company.
He had been in failing health since the death of his wife Dec. 28. Last 
Wednesday he was moved to the hospital from his home, 820 Lincoln boulevard.
John A. Kelley, a son, was notified by wire at Atlanta, Ga., of the serious 
illness fo his father and flew back to Chicago last Friday, reaching here the 
same evening. He had been here for the funeral of his mother in December.
Funeral Wednesday
Funeral services for Mr. Kelley will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m., from the 
Frazier mortuary chapel, with the Rev. C.H. Phipps of the First Presbyterian 
church officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery.
Mr. Kelley was born in Springfield, Mass., in 1869. He was educated in the 
east and in 1900 came to this city. For a number of years he held a clerical 
position in the freight offices of the North Western road here.
Soon after the city acquired the electric utility in 1914, Mr. Kelly was named 
to an office position, working with Carl F. Wassman. In 1915 he was elected 
city clerk by the City Council, succeeding Arthur Reichert, a veteran city 
official. He set up a new system of bookkeeping in the office, spending many 
extra hours the first months of his administration to arrange the new setup.
Resigned as City Clerk
In November, 1917, Mr. Kelley resigned as city clerk to accept a position as 
credit manager of the Aluminum Goods company. He was elected as a member of 
the Public Utilities commission and served as head of the commission for a 
number of years.
The voters of Manitowoc brought his name forward as a condidate for the Board 
of Education. He was elected for a three-year term and was re-named for a second 
term. He served as president of the board for five years. It was during his term 
of office that the bond issue for the present Lincoln high school was carried in 
the city, after it had twice been defeated at the polls.
The development and expansion of the municipal water and light plants, their 
consolidation in one plant at the foot of Columbus street and the program which 
greatly increased the capacities of both plants were carried through during Mr. 
Kelley's term on the commission.
Son Is Only Survivor
In 1933 Mr. Kelley declined election to another five-year term on the commission, 
despite refusal of the City Council to accept his resignation. He also declined 
to accept another term on the Board of Education. The following year he retired 
from his position with the Aluminum Goods company and with his wife went to 
Florida to spend the winter.
Mr. Kelley was a Mason, being a member of the Blue lodge, Chaper and Commandery 
in Manitowoc, and the Consistory and Shrine in Milwaukee.
He married Miss Ida Engels, assistant postmaster here, in 1901.
Mr. Kelley's only survivor is his son, John A. Kelley, of Atlanta, Ga.
The body may be viewed at the Frazier mortuary from Tuesday at 3 p.m. until the 
hour of services Wednesday.
Manitowoc Herald times, Monday, January 22, 1940 P.2
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[d. 01-21-1940/age 71 yrs./cause:  peritonitis intestinal obstruction/
bur. on Carl Engels lot]


JOHN M. KELLEY DR.    (d. 1952)

DR. JOHN M. KELLEY    cemetery #44
John Kelley, 76, Veteran Doctor, Dies Thursday 
Dr. John M. Kelley, for 43 years a practicing physician in the Cato area, and 
for 38 years the medical director of Manitowoc County's Maple Crest tuberculosis 
sanatorium, died Thursday evening at the Holy Family Hospital here. 
Dr. Kelley, who was 76, and during his life was among Wisconsin's leading 
crusaders in the fight against tuberculosis, had been residing at 407 Park St., 
Manitowoc, since moving here from his former home at Cato in 1950. He had been 
in failing health since his retirement from private practice and the Maple Crest 
medical directorship in January of this year.
Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Monday at the Urbanek and Schlei Funeral 
Home and at 9 o'clock at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Manitowoc, with the Rev. 
Louis M. Schorn officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Located at Cato 
One of six sons of the late Capt. And Mrs. Timothy J. Kelley, Dr. Kelley was born 
in Manitowoc in 1876. After receiving his early education at St. Boniface Catholic 
school, he graduated from the old North Side High School. As a young man Dr. Kelley 
sailed on the Great Lakes, serving for a time as a mate aboard ships captained by 
his late father.
In his late 20's Dr. Kelley entered the Milwaukee School of Medicine (now Marquette 
University) from where he graduated in 1905. He practiced medicine for brief periods 
in Green Bay, Crivitz and Sun Prairie, Wis., before taking over the Cato practice of 
the late Dr. Richard O'Connell in 1908.
Upon the opening of Maple Crest Sanatorium near Whitelaw in 1913, Dr. Kelley was 
appointed the first medical director of the TB institution. For a number of years, 
his work at Maple Crest was on a part time basis, consisting of visits to the patients 
three or four times a week. In more recent years, however, the work had increased so 
that he devoted most of his time to his duties there. 
In May, 1951, prior to his retirement as medical director, Dr. Kelley was the honored 
guest at a testimonial dinner at the sanatorium given by the Board of Trustees and 
his fellow member of the Manitowoc County Medical Society, of which he was one of its 
oldest members. 
It was at this dinner that Dr. Kelley received numerous tributes from leaders of the 
Wisconsin Anti-Tuberculosis Association and the Wisconsin and Manitowoc County Medical 
Societies, as well as from many of his former TB patients who offered words of 
appreciation for his untiring professional efforts in their behalf.
Leader in Community 
In addition to his long professional career as a country doctor, Dr. Kelley was also 
active in community life, having served for many years as a rural School Board clerk 
in Cato, secretary of the Catholic Order of Foresters and health officer of the Town 
of Cato. He was also a former member of the Reedsville Post, American Legion, and the 
Manitowoc Council, Knights of Columbus. During his 43 years at Cato he and his family 
were members of the St. Patrick Catholic congregation at Maple Grove.
During World War I he was a first lieutenant in the Army Medical Corps, serving for 
several months at Fort Riley, Kansas. 
In 1910 Dr. Kelley married the former Sarah Brennan of Cato, who survives with three 
sons, Charles and Francis of Manitowoc, John Jr., of Milwaukee, a daughter, Miss Marion, 
also of Manitowoc, and five grandchildren.
Also surviving is a brother, Timothy J. Kelley of Beloit. Three brothers, the late 
Attys. Harry F. and Edward L. Kelley and Kenneth, with a sister, Mrs. M. J. Ryan, 
preceded him in death in recent years.
Friends may call at the Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home from 2 p.m. Sunday until time 
of services Monday morning. Members of the Sacred Heart Holy Name Society, of which 
he was a member, will recite the rosary at 7:30 Sunday evening.
Manitowoc Herald Times, August 29, 1952   P. 2
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[d. 08-28-1952/age 76 yrs./bur. on Capt. Timothy J. Kelley lot]
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DR. JNO KELLEY TO BE BENEDICT
Cato Physician is to Wed Miss Brennan of that Village
Dr. John Kelley, a Manitowoc boy, who is winning a successful practice at Cato, 
is the latest victim of Cupid's wiles, the marriage of Dr. Kelley and Miss Sarah 
Brennan, a popular Cato girl being an event for early consumation. The engagement 
of the couple will be announced at a function in honor of the bride soon. Miss 
Brennan, the bride-to-be, has been making her home at Milwaukee for some time 
past, being a graduate trained nurse in that city. She is an accomplished nurse 
in that city. She is an accomplished girl popular with a large circle of friends. 
Dr. Kelley is a son of Capt. Tim Kelley and a young man whose future in his 
profession is sure to be brilliant.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Tues., Mar. 29,, 1910 page 3


JOSEPHINE BARNES KELLEY

Mrs. Timothy L. Kelley, 98, of Milwaukee, died Saturday at St. John Home, 
Milwaukee. 
Funeral services will be Tuesday morning at St. John Home with burial in 
Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mrs. Kelley, the former Josephine Louise Barnes, was born Dec. 10, 1870, at 
Manitowoc, daughter of the late John and Josephine Barnes. She was graduated 
from the old North Side High School, Manitowoc.
She was married to Timothy L. Kelley Dec. 28, 1912. He died in 1957.
There are no immediate survivors.
Manitowoc Herald Times, May 26, 1969  P. 16
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[bur. on John W. Barnes lot]


JULIA ANN KELLEY   (d. 1934)

Grandma Kelley Dies This Morning, Age 98
Oldest Resident Will Be Buried Monday Morning, Rites At Sacred Heart
Confined to her bed since Wednesday, Mrs. Julia Kelley, 98, one of the oldest 
residents of Manitowoc, died early today at the home, 843 Lincoln boulevard. 
She came to this city in the old ox-cart days in 1856 and since resided here.
Familiarly known as "Grandma" Kelley by reason of her solicitude for her hosts 
of children acquaintances, the widow of the late Patrick J. Kelley, who died 14 
years ago, enjoyed fairly good health despite her advancing years. Her birthday 
each April had been the occasion of family gatherings here and up to the very 
end she retained her interest in happenings about her.
Mrs. Kelley read the daily papers and insisted on actively interesting herself 
in the household. A weakened heart forced her to bed earlier in the week and she 
grew gradually weaker until the end came early today.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 8:30 a.m. from the home and at 9 a.m. 
from the Sacred Heart church, of which congregation she was a member. Interment 
will be at Evergreen cemetery.
Born in Ireland
Born Julia Lantry in Ireland April 20, 1836, the deceased came to America with her 
parents in 1850. The family first located at Milwaukee where she attended school. 
In 1856 the family came to Manitowoc and located first at Manitowoc Rapids, the 
scene of most of the activity of the county at that time.
Seventy years ago she was married to Patrick J. Kelley and they took up their home 
in Manitowoc. Mr. Kelley followed the contracting business here for many years.
Mrs. Kelley reared a large family of children and in late years had been the central 
figure in family gatherings that observed the advancing years of the oldest resident 
of the city.
A year ago last May Mrs. Kelley was honored by the pupils of the Wilson junior high 
school on the occasion of Mother's Day. She was presented with a bougquet of roses 
and occupied a place on the stage as the pupils of the school presented a special 
program. On that occasion she spoke briefly to the students.
Altar Society
In recent years on observance of Mother's Day in the city a lifesize portrait of Mrs. 
Kelley as typical of the mother of past and present has been displayed.
Mrs. Kelley was a member of the Altar society of the Sacred Heart church and the 
Catholic Woman's club.
Survivors are three daughters, Mrs. John F. Friar and Mrs. Frank G. Smith, Milwaukee, 
Miss Julia F. Kelley, city; three sons, Patrick J. Kelley, Mansfield, Ohio, T.L. 
Kelley, Milwaukee, and John Kelley, city; 15 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
The body was removed to the home on Lincoln boulevard this afternoon from the Wattawa, 
Urbanek and Schlei funeral home and may be viewed there until Monday morning.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Saturday, November 3, 1934 P.3
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Mr. and Mrs. John H. Friar, Mr. and Mrs. Frank G. Smith and Mr. 
and Mrs. T.L. Kelley, all of Milwaukee and P.J. Kelley and sons, 
Robert and John of Mansfield, O., returned to their respective 
homes. They were here for the ninety-second birthday anniversary 
of their mother, Mrs. P.J. Kelley, pioneer resident of this 
locality and who his enjoying her advanced age in the best of 
spirits, still vigorous in mind and body.
Manitowoc Herald News, Monday, April 23, 1928 Page 3
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[bur. 11-5-1934/age 98 yrs/cause: senility/bur. on Tim Kelley lot]
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GOLDEN WEDDING
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Kelley, 843 N. Seventh Street, celebrated their golden 
wedding last Saturday. There was a family reunion and also open house for 
friends and relatives.
Patrick Kelley and Julia Lantry were children on neighboring farms outside the 
village of Coachford in the County Cork about 10 or 11 miles from the metropolis 
of Southern Ireland. Their families immigrated to America in the 40's. The 
Lantry's came to Manitowoc County after a few years at Milwaukee and settled 
on a farm in the Town of Manitowoc Rapids. The Kelleys came to Manitowoc from 
the east in 1856 and the two former playmates soon met and renewed the friendship 
of their childhood in Ireland. They were married at St. Boniface Church April 21, 
1867. Their living children are John G. and Timothy L. of Waukesha, Mary Smith 
and Margaret of Milwaukee, Julia of this city and Patrick J. of Mansfield, Ohio. 
There are 13 grandchildren. The children and nearly all the grandchildren were 
at the old home Saturday. The house was a bower of flowers and there were friends 
coming and going all day.
Mrs. Kelley has been an ideal Christian Mother. The affection formerly poured out 
to her own children, she now lavishes upon the rising generation. Mr. Kelley has 
been a successful masonry contractor for over forty years. He taught school in the 
county when but a boy and has been a student and reader all his life, particularly 
of the literature and history of the land of his birth. The almost forgotten spoken 
Gaelic of his boyhood made the acquirement of a reading knowledge of the ancient 
tongue easy when he essayed the task of re-learning it some years ago and he reads 
and translates Gaelic easily. The Boston Pilot under O'Reilly and later under Roche 
was his favorite journal. Mr. and Mrs. Kelley have been staunch and devout adherents 
of the Faith of their fathers all their lives. They have earned the reverence and 
material appreciation which their progeny evidence and the respect the community 
shows.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., Apr. 26, 1917


JULIA F. KELLEY    (d. 1961)

Miss Julia F. Kelley, 86, of 841 Lincoln Blvd., Manitowoc, died Friday morning 
at Miseracordia Hospital, Milwaukee, following a brief illness.
Funeral services will be at 9 a.m Monday at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home, 
Manitowoc, and at 9:30 a.m. at Holy Innocents Catholic Church. The Rev. James 
Stamborski will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Miss Kelley was born April 6, 1874, at Manitwooc, daughter of the late Patrick 
and Julie Lantry Kelley. She was employed as office manager at Reiss Coal Co., 
Manitowoc for 30 years, retiring in 1942. She was a director of Eastman Mfg. Co., 
now Imperial-Eastman Corp., of Manitowoc, Catholic Womens Club, member of the 
Business and Professional Women's Club, and of Rosary Society of Sacred Heart 
Catholic Church.
Survivors include a brother, Patrick J., of Mansfield, Ohio; sister, Mrs. Frank G. 
Smith, of Milwaukee; and several nieces and nephews.
Friends may call after 3 p.m. Sunday at the Ninth street entrance at the funeral 
parlors where the Rosary will be prayed at 8 p.m. Members of the Catholic Women's 
Club are asked to be present.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Saturday, February 25, 1961 P.9
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[d. 02-24-1961 at Milwaukee WI/age 86/bur. on Tim Kelley lot]


KATHRYN B. KELLEY

Mrs. Harry F. Kelley, 75, of 612 N. Sixth St., Manitowoc, died early Friday 
morning at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc. She had been ill several days.
Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Monday at Mittnacht Funeral Home, 
Manitowoc, and at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. The Rev. Claude 
LeClair will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
The former Kathryn Barzynski was born Nov. 20, 1886, at Chicago, daughter of 
the late John and Virginia Wilkowszewski Barzynski. She attended parochial 
schools at Chicago and Northside High school, Manitowoc, when the family moved 
to the city in 1901. She returned to Chicago in 1905 and attended Chicago Art 
Institute and Chicago College of Music. 
She was married to H.F. Kelley June 23, 1915, at Sacred Heart Church and the 
couple made its home at 717 N. Seventh St. Mrs. Kelley was a member of Sacred 
Heart Church Rosary Society. Her husband, an attorney and former Manitowoc 
postmaster, died in 1951.
Surviving her are three sons, Postmaster Harry J. of Manitowoc, Paul V., of 
Neenah and Robert A., of Lakeview Terrace, Calif.; two daughters, Mrs. E. W. 
Kieckhefer, of Memphis, Tenn., and Mr. A. B. Agathen, of St. Louis, Mo.; a 
brother, Brig. Gen Joseph E. Barzynski, of Chicago; a sister, Mrs. Julius F. 
Smietanka, of Chicago, and 20 grandchildren.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Sunday where the Rosary 
will be recited at 8 p.m. by the Rosary Society.
Manitowoc Herald Times, September 7, 1962  P. 13
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[Kathryn Cecelia/d. 09-07-1962/age 75 yrs./widow of Harry F. Kelley/
bur. on Capt. T. Kelley lot]
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CITY ATTY. KELLEY TO CLAIM BRIDE AT EARLY DATE
ANNOUNCEMENT OF ENGAGEMENT OF MISS KATHERINE BARZYNSKI TO MR. KELLEY ANNOUNCED AT DINNER
An announcement of interest to social circles is that of the approaching marriage 
of City Attorney Harry E. (sic) Kelley and Miss Katherina Barzynski. The wedding 
will be celebrated after Lent.
Announcement of the engagement was made Sunday at a family dinner party at which 
Miss Krapekowski and Mrs. Kelley, with members of the two families were present. 
No date was announced but it is said that the wedding will be celebrated this 
spring.
Miss Barzynski is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Krapekowski, residing on Rural 
Route 5 and is well and favorably known in social and musical circles, being a 
talented musician and an artist. She formerly made her home at Chicago.
Mr. Kelley is a son of Captain and Mrs. Timothy Kelley and one of the prominent 
young professional men of the city. He is a graduate of the old North Side High 
school and of the law department of the University of Madison and has been engaged 
in practice in this city, with the firm of Kelley & Wyseman for several years. For 
three years past he has been city attorney of the city. He has been prominent in 
politics and was a candidate for municipal judge a year ago. Mr. Kelley is a leading 
member of the Knights of Columbus and is affiliated with other organizations.
A large circle of friends will tender congratulations of Miss Barzynski and Mr. 
Kelley.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Tuesday, February 2, 1915 P. 1


KENNETH KELLEY    (d. 1917)

DEATH INVADES HOME OF J.O. KELLEY AND CLAIMS INFANT SON
Mr. and Mrs. J.O. Kelley, residing at 12?? Hamilton street are mourning 
the death of their infant son, who passed away last evening after a brief 
illness of pneumonia. The child was only six months old and was stricken 
yesterday and died within a few hours. Mrs. Kelley was Miss Nora Knell. 
The funeral will be held from the home tomorrow afternoon at 1:30.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Saturday, February 24, 1917, Page 8
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[cause: pneumonia/bur. on Henry Knell lot]


KENNETH G. KELLEY    (d. 1949)

Kenneth G. Kelley, a ship fitter for the Manitowoc Ship Building company for 
more than 30 years and a member of the first high school basketball teams in 
this city, died suddenly Saturday night.
Mr. Kelley, who was 61 years of age, lived at 823 North 14th street. Stricken 
with a cerebral hemorrhage early Saturday evening, he was removed to Holy 
Family hospital where he died about 20 minutes later.
Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Innocents Catholic 
church with burial in Evergreen cemetery.
Born in Manitowoc in 1887, the deceased was a son of the late Capt. And Mrs. 
Timothy J. Kelley. While attending the old North Side high school, from which 
he graduated in 1905, Kelley teamed up with other prominent high school 
athletes of that era to give Manitowoc one of its first prep basketball teams. 
He continued to play on the Manitowoc Business college team after completing 
high school.
Only last winter he was the earliest of a group of former local high school 
players to be honored in a special ceremony between halves of a Lincoln high 
game here.
After completing his education here Kelley went to Green Bay, where for 10 
years he was employed by the State reformatory as a Bertillion clerk and 
finger print expect. 
Returning to Manitowoc he was employed at the ship yard, eventually becoming 
a fitter. He also worked periodically at his trade in yards at Toledo and 
Boston. He had been employed at the local yards up to the time of his death.
He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, Manitowoc council No. 710, and 
of the Holy Name society.
In 1929 Mr. Kelley married the former Eleanore Schroeder of this city, who 
survives him along with a sister, Mrs. M. J. Ryan of Manitowoc and three 
brothers, Atty. Harry F. Kelley, the former local post master, Dr. John M. 
Kelley of Cato, and Timothy J. Kelley of Beloit.
The body is at the Frazier mortuary where it may be viewed this evening and 
until removal to the church Tuesday morning. Members of the Knights of 
Columbus and Holy Name society will recite the rosary at 7:30 this evening.
Manitowoc Herald Times, July 11, 1949  P. 2 
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[bur. 07-12-1949/age 62 yrs./bur. on Capt. T.J. Kelley lot]
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Married
Miss Eleanor Schroeder, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emil C. Schroeder, 613 North 
Ninth Street and Mr. Kenneth Kelley, son of Captain Timothy J. Kelley, 717 North 
Seventh street were united in marriage Tuesday morning at Sacred Heart Church, 
Rev. Luby officiating.
Miss Florince Schroeder, a sister of the bride was the bridesmaid, while Charles 
Kelley, a nephew of the groom was the groomsman. Mrs. A.F. Rank and Earl Ryan 
sang the "Ave Maria" and several other numbers accompanied by Miss Emma Witt at 
the organ.
After the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Kelley left on a wedding trip to Chicago and 
other points south. Upon their return, they will make their home at 613 North 
Ninth Street. Previous to her marriage, Mrs. Kelley was employed as a stenographer 
at the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Corp. Mr. Kelley is associated with the same company. 
Both parties are well and favorably known in this city where they grew up. The 
Pilot joins their many friends in wishing them joy and happiness as they journey 
together down the pathway of life.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., Apr. 25, 1919


MAE KELLEY

Mrs. Mae Kelley, 89, of 1235 S. 24th Street, Manitowoc, died Saturday evening, 
February 28, 1987 at Holy Family Medical Center, Manitowoc. Funeral services 
will be 10:30 am Tuesday at Pfeffer Funeral Home and 11 am at St. Paul Catholic 
Church, Manitowoc. Concelebrating the Mass of Christian Burial will be Rev. 
Ronald Reimer and Rev. Alex Luzi O.F.M. Cap. Burial will follow at Evergreen 
Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mrs. Kelley was born April 19, 1897 at Chicago, Illinois, daughter of the late 
George and Elizabeth Schaefer Jagemann. She moved to Manitowoc at an early age. 
She married James M. Kelley on November 16, 1969 at St. Boniface Catholic Church, 
Manitowoc. He preceded her in death on February 19, 1935. Mrs. Kelley was a 
member of St. Paul Catholic Church.
Survivors include a son and a daughter-in-law, James M. and Betty Kelley of 
Milwaukee; a daughter and a son-in-law, Patricia and Palmer Langteau of Saukville, 
Wisconsin; five brothers, William P. Jagemann, Theodore Jagemann, Raymond Jagemann, 
Edward Jagemann and Nicholas Jagemann, all of Manitowoc; 9 grandchildren and 10 
great grandchildren also survive.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, George N. and Joseph C.; two sisters, 
Elizabeth Vaughan and Helen Lang and a grandson. Friends may call at Pfeffer 
Funeral Home, Manitowoc, from 4 pm to 9 pm this Monday. Prayer service will be 
held at 7:30 pm led by Deacon William Klein.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Mon., March 2, 1987 page 14


MARGARET U. KELLEY

Mrs. Edward L. Kelley, 80, former Manitowoc resident and wife of a former 
Manitowoc attorney and state tax commissioner, died Friday at the Mayo clinic, 
Rochester, Minn.
Since the death of her husband in 1941 she had resided with a son, Philip, at 
Baltimore, Md. 
Funeral services will be held at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Urbanek and Schlei 
Funeral Home, Manitowoc, and at 9 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 
Manitowoc. The Rev. D. L. Krembs will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen 
Cemetery, Manitowoc.
She was born Margaret Usher in Portage, Wis., in 1874 and was married to Edward 
Kelley in 1889. They located in Manitowoc where her husband practiced law, served 
for a time as city attorney and was named by the late Walter J. Kohler as a member 
of the State Tax Commission. They lived in Madison and after his term expired, 
returned to Manitowoc. Her husband died in 1941.
Surviving are a son, Philip of Baltimore; and a sister, Mrs. Florence Kayser of 
Syracuse, N.Y.
Friends may call at the funeral home after Monday noon, where the Rosary will be 
recited at 7:30 p.m. Monday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, January 22, 1955  P. 11
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[d. 01-21-1955 at Rochester, MN/age 78 yrs./bur. on Capt. T. Kelley lot]


MARIAN E. KELLEY    (d. 2005)

Marian Kelley, age 92, lived a gracious life, until Wednesday, July 6, 2005. 
She lived at Willow Pointe Assisted Living in Verona after almost 13 years of 
living with the Bradt family.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by the Rev. David Hoffman at St. 
Francis of Assisi-Waldo Site, Manitowoc, on Saturday, July 9, 2005 at 10 a.m. 
with burial to follow at Evergreen Cemetery.
Marian was born on June 3, 1913 in Cato, the daughter of Dr. John and Sarah 
(Brennan) Kelley, sister of Charles, Francis and John Kelley, all of whom have 
predeceased her as well as her niece, Maureen Kelley. She graduated from Lincoln 
High School in 1930 and from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1935. In 
1947, she received a master's degree in counseling from the UW-Madison. Marian 
taught at Glenbeulah High School from 1937 until 1942. She then taught at Kiel 
in 1943 and went on to teach history at her high school alma mater, Lincoln High 
School from 1944 to 1973. She also served as a guidance counselor during this 
time. She left Manitowoc in 1973 and joined a nun, Sister Margaret Smith (RSCJ) 
to work on justice issues with the goal of bringing about changes in church and 
society. She lived in Des Moines, Iowa, Rochester, N.Y., Vienna Va., and 
Milwaukee during the years she lived with Margaret. A lifelong Catholic, she 
believed in changes in the church. She was active in the Women's Ordination 
Conference and Peace Activism. After Margaret's death in January 1990, Marian 
lived with Jack and Carolyn Bradt and their family in Verona.
Marian Kelley is survived by a sister-in-law: Bette Kelley; three nieces: 
Susan Kelley Kampmann, MaryPat (Mike) Vigil and Eileen (Mike) Kelley; two 
nephews: Dennis Kelley and Timothy (Carla) Kelley; many cousins; three 
grandnieces; and one grandnephew. She is also survived by the Bradt family; 
Carolyn, Jack and their children: Katherine McVey, Elizabeth Hickman, Stan 
Hickman, Mitchell Bradt, Minnesota Bradt, Ann Bradt, Marca Hughes and Erich 
Hughes; as well as many admiring friends.
She was a rare gift to all who knew her.
Relative and friends may call at St. Francis of Assisi-Waldo Site on Saturday 
from 9 a.m. until the time of services at 10 a.m. 
The Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 628 No. Water St., 
Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, July 7, 2005 p.A3


MARY KELLEY    (d. 1957)

Mrs. Mary Kelley, 80, who had resided at 1705 Marshall S., Manitowoc, died 
late Sunday night at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, where she had been a 
patient five days.
Funeral services will be at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at Pfeffer Funeral Home, 
Manitowoc, and at 9 a.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church. The Rev. John Landowski 
will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. 
The former Mary Hain?? was born Oct. 5, 1876, at Hartford, Wis., daughter of 
the late Matt and Mary Wild Hain??. She moved with her parents to Kansas City, 
Mo., where she was married Sept. 12, 1894, to James D. Kelley. The couple came 
to Manitowoc in 1900 where Mr. Kelley died in 1936. For the past 10? months, 
she had resided with a daughter-in-law, Mrs. James M. Kelley, at Milwaukee. Her 
only son, James M. Kelley, died in 1935.
Surviving her are three sisters, Mrs. Joseph Tollefson of Rt. 3, Manitowoc and 
Mrs. Ben Wilberscheid and Mrs. Joseph C. Jagemann of Manitowoc; two grandchildren 
and four great grandchildren.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Tuesday where the Rosary will 
be recited at 7 p.m. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, May 6, 1957 
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[d. 05-05-1957/age 80 yrs./cause: metastatic carcinoma/
bur. on Mrs. James M. Kelley lot]


MATT KELLEY

Manitowoc news:
M. Kelly (sic) of Cato committed suicide by hanging himself last Wednesday at 
the home of Geo. Tuschel, a short distance east of Valders, where he was employed 
as a farm hand. He retired as usual and sometime during the night, he tore the 
bed sheet into strips from which he made a rope. In some way he fastened one end 
to the top of the bed room door and tied the other end around his neck and jumped 
from a chair. 
His body was found by Mr. Tuschel Thursday morning when he went to his room to 
awake him. The deceased was 35 years of age and single. It is thought that he 
committed the act in a fit of despondency as he was drafted for military duty and 
soon to be called. 
No doubt be preferred to commit suicide rather than to become a soldier.
Tri-County Record, Kiel  Thursday, November 7, 1918 pg. 4
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[cause: suicide by hanging]


NORA KELLEY FRIAR

DEATH VICTOR IN LONG FIGHT
Mrs. John Frair, nee Nora Kelley, Dies at Milwaukee; Buried Here
Death is the victor in the brave fight which Mrs. John Frair of Milwaukee, nee 
Nora Kelley of this city, made for life and claimed its victim Friday night, 
news of the death of Mrs. Frair bring sorrow to a large circle of friends in 
this city. Mrs. Frair had been a sufferer for a long time and a month ago 
underwent an operation wich it was hoped would restore her, but the hope proved 
a vain one and since that time she had failed rapidly and death came as a relief 
from weary sufferings. Mrs. Frair, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Kelley, 
was 34 years of age and is survived by a husband and three children, the parents, 
three brothers, John and Timothy, this city and Patrick J., Mansfield, O., and 
three sisters, Misses Julia and Margaret, this city and Mrs. Smith of Milwaukee. 
The body was brought to the city from Milwaukee Sunday morning and the funeral 
was held this morning at Sacred Heart Church. Mrs. Frair was beloved by many 
friends who will deeply deplore her untimely death.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, July 6, 1908
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[bur. 07-06-1908/cause: carcimona uterutus]


PATRICK J. KELLEY  1839-1920

P.J. KELLY, ONE OF CITY'S OLDEST CITIZENS, DEAD
Born in Ireland in 1839 and Came to Manitowoc in 1856
Patrick J. Kelley Sr. died last evening at his home on North Seventh street, 
81 years of age. He had lived in Manitowoc sixty-four years, having come here 
with his parents in 1856. He was born in the village of Coachford, Cork County, 
Ireland, Nov. 10, 1829 (sic) and was married April 21, 1867, to Julia Lantry who 
came from the same village in Ireland. Three years ago the couple celebrated their 
golden wedding when hundreds of their friends called and paid their respects.
In his early years Mr. Kelley taught school in this county, later entering the mason 
contracting business, which he successfully followed until a few years ago.
Besides his wife he is survived by six of seven children. Those surviving are John G. 
of Waukesha, Timothy L., Mrs. John Friar and Mrs. F.G. Smith of Milwaukee, 
Patrick J. of Mansfield, Ohio, and Julia of this city. One brother, Captain Timothy 
Kelley of this city and a sister, Mrs. John Hart of Chicago, also survive him. 
Mr. Kelley was a student all his life and kept abreast of current events reading the 
papers yesterday morning and being particularly interested in the struggle going on 
in his native land. About ten years ago he took up the study of the almost forgotten 
Gaelic language learned in his boyhood years and very soon relearned it so as to 
read and translate it.
A few weeks ago Mr. Kelley officiated at the laying of the cornerstone of the new 
K.C. Club House. He was a member of the Catholic Knights of Wisconsin and of 
the Knights of Columbus.
The funeral will be held on Monday morning from the Sacred Heart church.
Manitowoc Herald News Friday, October 29, 1920 pg. 1
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Patrick Kelley, a pioneer resident of Manitowoc died last Thursday 
night at his home on North Seventh Street.  Mr. Kelley was born at 
Corchford, County Cork, Ireland, in 1839 and came to America with 
his parents in 1848.  The family came to the west and settled at 
Manitowoc in 1856, since which time Mr. Kelley has resided here.  
He married here in 1867 to Julia Lantry, who had been a schoolmate 
of his in Ireland.  He is survived by his wife and six children, 
John of Waukesha, Timothy,   Mrs. John Friar, and Mrs. F.G. Smith 
of Milwaukee, and Julia of this city and Patrick of Mansfield, Ohio.  
A sister, Mrs. Mary Harte of Chicago and a brother, Capt. T.J. Kelley 
of this city also survive.  Mr. Kelley was a reader and considerable 
of a scholar. He loved the history and literature of his native 
land and could recite from the Irish bards by the hour.  For many years 
he kept files of John Boyle O'Reilly's Boston Pilot and other similar 
publications.  About ten years ago he took up the study of written 
Gaelic and the almost forgotten spoken language of his boyhood came 
back to him readily, so that he soon acquired a reading knowledge of 
the ancient tongue.  In his youth he taught school in the county but 
abandoned it for the mason's trade and for many years was a successful 
mason contractor.  He was an industrious, useful citizen who reared 
and educated a large family, who are a credit to him and to the bereft 
widow.
The funeral was held Monday from Sacred Heart Church of which he 
was a devout communicant.  Interment was in Evergreen Cemetery.
Among those from out of town who attended the funeral were: 
Mr. and Mrs. B.A. Dempsey, Mr. and Mrs. John G. Kelley and Mary 
Kelley of Waukesha; Mr. and Mrs. John H. Friar, Helen Friar, Mr. 
and Mrs. Frank Smith, Mr. and Mrs. T.L. Kelley, Miss Mary Lantry, 
Miss Alice Lantry, Mr. Joseph Lantry, Leland Haggerty, Mrs. Jule 
Buschman, Miss Mable Hussey of Milwaukee; Patrick J Kelley of Mansfield, 
Ohio; Mrs. Geo. Rennerker, Mrs. Mary Harte, Mrs. John Harvey, Mrs. 
M. Ritzwoller, Mr. Edw. Harte of Chicago; Dr. and Mrs. T. Egan of 
Sturgeon Bay;  Thos. Doolan and Thos. Sullivan of Maple Grove and 
Dr. and Mrs. John Kelley of Cato.
Manitowoc Pilot, November 4, 1920
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Manitowoc news:
Patrick Kelly (sic), 81 years of age, died Thursday at his home on North Seventh 
street. Mr. Kelley came to Manitowoc with his parents 64 years ago and ever since 
has resided here.
Tri-County Record, Kiel  Thursday, November 4, 1920 pg. 4
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Mr. and Mrs. John Kelley and Harry Kelley of Waukesha, Mr. and Mrs. T.L. Lelley, 
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith,and Mrs. Mable Hussey of Milwaukee, who were here for 
the P.J. Kelley funeral have returned to their respective homes.
Manitowoc Herald News, Friday, November 26, 1920 P. 9
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[bur 11-01-1920/cause: arterio sclerosis/bur on Tim Kelley lot]
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GOLDEN WEDDING
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Kelley, 843 N. Seventh Street, celebrated their golden 
wedding last Saturday. There was a family reunion and also open house for 
friends and relatives.
Patrick Kelley and Julia Lantry were children on neighboring farms outside the 
village of Coachford in the County Cork about 10 or 11 miles from the metropolis 
of Southern Ireland. Their families immigrated to America in the 40's. The 
Lantry's came to Manitowoc County after a few years at Milwaukee and settled 
on a farm in the Town of Manitowoc Rapids. The Kelleys came to Manitowoc from 
the east in 1856 and the two former playmates soon met and renewed the friendship 
of their childhood in Ireland. They were married at St. Boniface Church April 21, 
1867. Their living children are John G. and Timothy L. of Waukesha, Mary Smith 
and Margaret of Milwaukee, Julia of this city and Patrick J. of Mansfield, Ohio. 
There are 13 grandchildren. The children and nearly all the grandchildren were 
at the old home Saturday. The house was a bower of flowers and there were friends 
coming and going all day.
Mrs. Kelley has been an ideal Christian Mother. The affection formerly poured out 
to her own children, she now lavishes upon the rising generation. Mr. Kelley has 
been a successful masonry contractor for over forty years. He taught school in the 
county when but a boy and has been a student and reader all his life, particularly 
of the literature and history of the land of his birth. The almost forgotten spoken 
Gaelic of his boyhood made the acquirement of a reading knowledge of the ancient 
tongue easy when he essayed the task of re-learning it some years ago and he reads 
and translates Gaelic easily. The Boston Pilot under O'Reilly and later under Roche 
was his favorite journal. Mr. and Mrs. Kelley have been staunch and devout adherents 
of the Faith of their fathers all their lives. They have earned the reverence and 
material appreciation which their progeny evidence and the respect the community 
shows.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., Apr. 26, 1917


PHILIP EDWARD KELLEY

Phillip Edward Kelley
Birth • Wisconsin, U.S., Birth Records, 1812-1921
Name	Phillip Edward Kelley
Birth Date	30 Dec 1913
Birth County  Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
"Wisconsin, U.S., Birth Records, 1812-1921"
*****
Philip E Kelley
Military • U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name	Philip E Kelley
Race	White
Age	26
Birth Date	30 Dec 1913
Birth Place	Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Residence Place	Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
Registration Date	16 Oct 1940
Registration Place	Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
Employer	Mid American Motorways
Height	5-8
Weight	135
Complexion	Light
Hair Color	Brown
Eye Color	Blue
Next of Kin	Mr Edward L Kelley
"U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"
*****
Philip Edward Kelley
Marriage • Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014
Name	Philip Edward Kelley
Gender Male
Race White
Marriage Age 32
Birth Date	abt 1914
Marriage Registration Place	Warwick, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 21 Aug 1946
Marriage Place Warwick, Virginia, USA
Father Edward L Kelley
Mother Margaret Usher
Spouse Roven Charlotte Bretz
Certificate Number	1946030863
"Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014"
*****
Philip E Kelley
Death • California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997
Name	Philip E Kelley
Social Security #XXX
Gender	Male
Birth Date	30 Dec 1913
Birth Place	Wisconsin
Death Date	19 May 1988
Death Place	Alameda
Mother's Maiden Name	Usher
"California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997"
*****
Philip E. Kelley
Death • U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Name	Philip E. Kelley
Social Security Number  XXX
Birth Date	30 Dec 1913
Issue year	Before 1951
Issue State	Wisconsin
Last Residence  33981, Port Charlotte, Charlotte, Florida, USA
Death Date	19 May 1988
"U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014"
*****
[Philip Kelley/d 05-19-1988 at Livermore CA/age 75 yrs./cremains]


ROVINE C. KELLEY

Ravine (Suzie) Charlotte Kelley(sic), 86, of Dublin, died Tuesday afternoon 
(August 10, 2010) at Valley Care Medical Center. She was the daughter of late 
parents, Edward and Bessie Bratz and the wife of the late husband, Philip 
Edward Kelley. She is survived by her only daughter, Colleen Kelley Petersen 
and four grandsons, Patrick Petersen, Kevin Petersen, Brenden Petersen and 
Thomas Petersen. 
Suzie lived in Dublin for 22 years. She was born and spent her childhood in 
Pennsylvania, raised her family in Maryland, later moved to Florida and finally 
moved to California. A World War II Veteran, Suzie also had a career in retail 
sales. She loved to travel, write letters and enjoy time with her grandsons. 
In lieu of flowers, Suzie requested donations be made to her favorite charities, 
the American Diabetes Association and the Humane Society.
Memorial services will be conducted at Crosswinds Church on Tuesday, Aug. 17, 
at 4:00 pm. Suzie will be buried beside her husband at Evergreen Cemetery in 
Manitowoc, Wis. Lima Family Milpitas Fremont Mortuary in charge of arrangements.
Online obituary from Inside Bay Area website - Aug. 15, 2010


SARAH B. KELLEY

Mrs. Sarah Kelley, 89, of 1337 N. Ninth St., Manitowoc, died Saturday at St. 
Mary Home for the Aged, Manitowoc, where she had been residing since May 1965. 
Funeral service will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home, 
Manitowoc, and at 10 a.m. at Holy Innocents Catholic Church, Manitowoc, the Rev. 
E. A. Radey officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. 
Mrs. Kelley was born Sarah Brennan Sept. 21, 1877, near Cato, daughter of the 
late Bernard and Mary Murphy Brennan. As a young woman she was a teacher in the 
rural schools and later turned to the nursing profession training at the former 
Trinity Hospital at Milwaukee. During her nursing career she was employed 
throughout the state until she was married to Dr. John M. Kelley, a native of 
Manitowoc, June 15, 1910, at Maple Grove.
Following its marriage the couple resided at Cato while her husband was medical 
director of Maple Crest Tuberculosis Sanatorium for 40 years. He retired in 1950. 
The couple then moved to Manitowoc where Dr. Kelley died in 1962.
Mrs. Kelley was a member of Holy Innocents Catholic Church, Manitowoc, and the 
Christian Mothers Altar Society of the parish.
Prior to her residence at St. Mary Home she had resided with her daughter, Marian, 
a Manitowoc Lincoln High School teacher. 
Surviving are two sons, Charles, of Sheboygan and John of Milwaukee; a daughter, 
Marian, of Manitowoc; a sister, Mrs. John O'Conner, of Appleton and six grand-
children. A son, Francis, preceded her in death.
Friends may call at the funeral home where the Rosary will be recited at 8 o'clock 
this Monday evening.
Manitowoc Herald Times, October 10, 1966  P. 5
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[d. 10-8-1966/age 89 yrs/widow of Dr. John M. Kelley/bur. on T.J. Kelley lot]
(Sara Kelley/b. 21 Sept. 1877/d. Oct. 1966/SSDI)
********
DR. JNO KELLEY TO BE BENEDICT
Cato Physician is to Wed Miss Brennan of that Village
Dr. John Kelley, a Manitowoc boy, who is winning a successful practice at Cato, 
is the latest victim of Cupid's wiles, the marriage of Dr. Kelley and Miss Sarah 
Brennan, a popular Cato girl being an event for early consumation. The engagement 
of the couple will be announced at a function in honor of the bride soon. Miss 
Brennan, the bride-to-be, has been making her home at Milwaukee for some time 
past, being a graduate trained nurse in that city. She is an accomplished nurse 
in that city. She is an accomplished girl popular with a large circle of friends. 
Dr. Kelley is a son of Capt. Tim Kelley and a young man whose future in his 
profession is sure to be brilliant.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Tues., Mar. 29,, 1910 page 3


THEODORE KELLEY    (d. 1910)

DEAD MAN A MYSTERY
Nothing Known About Family of Theodore Kelly, Dead Here
His home and family unknown, Theo Kelly, a transient, lies dead at the hospital 
and will be buried by the county unless relatives appear to claim the body. Kelly 
came here December 21 and was cared for at the hospital by the county board's poor 
committee when he was taken ill. The man failed to give any information about his 
past but had letters from physicians of several cities. Kelly died Sunday and the 
body will be held a few days pending inquiry to locate his relatives. The man was 
about 55.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Mon., Jan. 24, 1910
*********
[cause: pneumonia]


TIMOTHY J. KELLEY    (d. 1943)

CAPT. TIM KELLEY, THIS CITY, AFTER 53 YEARS ON THE LAKES, 
IS TO RETIRE UPON ARRIVAL HOME MONDAY
After fifty-three years of continuous sailing on the lakes, Capt. 
Tim Kelley of this city, until this week master of the steamer 
Maryland and who at 19 was captain of a vessel, the youngest man 
to have been granted papers, is to retire. Capt. Kelley is expected 
to arrive at his home here on Monday and will not sail again, having 
announced that he will retire. 
The Maryland which Capt. Kelley had commanded for several years, was 
recently sold to Canadian interests and is to leave Lake Michigan 
and the local man resigned his commission when he learned that the 
boat was not to be continued on the lakes. During the 53 years of 
his service on the lakes Capt. Kelley has become widely-known and 
recognized as one of the most efficient masters. Capt. Kelley has 
never lost a boat. He is the father of City Attorney Harry Kelley 
and Attorney E.L. Kelley.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Saturday, November 06, 1915, Page 1
********
Timothy Kelley, Retired Lakes Captain, Dies
Sailed For Nearly 55 Years; Funeral To Be on Friday (photo)
Capatin Timothy J. Kelley, 94, Manitowoc lake captain who sailed the Great 
Lakes for nearly 55 years before retiring here 25 years ago, died Tuesday 
evening at the home of his daughter, Mrs. M.J. Ryan, of 630 North Seventh 
street.
He is believed to be the last survivor of a long list of lake captains who 
commanded the big fleet of grain carries that operated in the seventies 
between Chicago and Buffalo.
Funeral services will be held Friday at 8:30 a.m. from the Wattawa, Urbanek 
and Schlei funeral home and at nine o'clock from the Sacred Heart church, 
the Rev. Louis Schorn officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery.
Captain Kelley to the end had full possession of all his faculties, except 
hearing. His mind was clear and his memory accurate. He started his sailing 
days as a boy of 13 years in 1862, and retired in 1916 after 54 years of 
continuous services on the lakes.
An Unbroken Diary
He retained a lively interest in marine matters and kept informed on them 
after he quit the lakes. To that end he read daily several newspapers and 
library books on history, biography and travel. He was a lifelong collector 
of books on ships, the sea and seamanship, and left hundreds of these volumes 
as well as an unbroken diary of 65 years.
Until a few years ago Captain Kelley made daily visits to the ship yards here 
to watch progress on boats under construction. In the winters, during his 
active life on the lakes he worked at a printer's case. He learned to set 
type by hand by working on the Manitwooc Pilot, starting as a "printer's devil" 
under Editor Jerry Crowley in 1863.
Captain Kelley was born in Springfield, Mass., in 1849. His parents had come 
to the United States from County Cork, Ireland, the previous year. After 
several years in Massachusetts and New Jersey the family landed in Manitowoc 
April 15, 1856. His father died in February, 1858, and was buried at Manitowoc 
Rapids and Captain Kelley started out on his own at the age of 13.
Sailed Schooners
In the season from 1862 to 1865 he was ship's boy on the schooners, "Ellen", 
"Free Mason", "Erie", "Wayne", "Experiment", "Board of Trade" and "William 
Quage." In those days the crews were discharged at the end of each trip, in 
ocean fashion. The next two years he was an able seaman on the "Naiad" and 
"Suncloud." In 1868 he was second mate on the barque "Charles Nims" and the 
next year, at the age of 20, was mate of the same ship. In 1870 and 1871 he 
was mate on other lake vessels.
In 1872, at the age of 22, Captain Kelley was put in command of the schooner 
"C.L. Johsnton" by Peter Johnston of Manitowoc and for the next seven years he 
skippered Johnston's larger schooner, the "Thomas Howland." After Mr. Johnston 
sold his fleet Captain Kelly took command of the "Wells Burt" a large square-
rigged Chicago ship.
The next spring he began his long career with the Inter-Ocean Transportation 
company. In 1882 and 1883 he commanded the barge "Meticomett" and at the opening 
of the 1884 season he took over the steamcraft of this line. This service 
included 15 years as master of the "Manchester" and 11 years on the fleet's 
flagship, the "Maryland" from 1905 to 1915.
Steamers of this fleet were the largest size class on the Great Lakes when 
they were commissioned.
Disliked Idleness
For several years after his retirement Captain Kelley occasionally took a 
Manitowoc-built steam trawler to Boston from the yards here. He delivered 
several other new ships at New York for the Manitowoc Ship Building Company. 
On these trips to the coast he served as master and pilot only as far as 
Montreal, and as builder's delivery agent the rest of the trip.
He was restless with idleness and for two seasons took command of a large 
towing tug, the "Butterfield," engage in towing rafts from the north shore 
of Lake Superior to Ashland. His last service on the lakes was at the age of 
73.
Of all his lake experiences Captain Kelly recalls most vividly the "big blow" 
of 1881. In October of that year Captain Kelley brought his vessel, the 
"Wells Burt" into Lake Michigan, up-bound from Chicago and ran into the storm, 
which sent the steamer Alpena to the bottom. Captain Kelley's ship weathered 
this gale.
Wife Died in 1927
Captain Kelley could never be prevailed on to write or dictate his recollections 
of old times on the lakes or of early-day Manitowoc. Sailing to him seemed only 
hard and dangerous work, but nothing of the heroic about it. He dreaded the 
appearance of posing as an "old sea dog" or as claiming any distinction.
He would sometimes talk of the pictursque characters on sailing vessels back 
in the 60's and 70's when the officers and most of the crew members were deep 
water men who had been everywhere.
Captain Kelley was a charter member of the Branch No. 2 Catholic Knights of 
Wisconsin, organized over 60 years ago and of the Holy Name Society of the 
Sacred Heart parish. In old age he had withdrawn from other affiliations.
He married Miss Anna Buggie of this city in Chicago in 1870. Mrs. Kelley died 
in 1927 and two sons, Charles and Edward, preceded him in death.
Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. M.J. Ryan of this city, with whom Captain Kelley 
made his home; four sons, Postmaster Harry F. Kelley and Kenneth Kelley of this 
city, Dr. John M. Kelley of Cato and Timothy, Jr., of Beloit. There are 15 
grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
The body may be viewed at the funeral home from Thursday noon until the hour of 
services. The Holy Name Society will meet at the funeral home Thursday evening 
at 7:30 to recite the rosary.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Wednesday, April 14, 1943 P. 2
********
From the Files of the Pilot - Twenty-Five years Ago - (1898)
Capt. Timothy J. Kelley left last Friday morning for New York to bring to the 
lakes a big towing tug, Butterfield, rebuilt at a Brooklyn shipyard from one 
of the 150 foot government sea-going tugs. Capt. Kelley will bring the tug to 
Green Bay and is said to have an offer to remain in command in towing rafts of 
pulp logs. The Captain is 74 years of age and went into semi-retirement some 
years ago after 53 years of service on the lake, confining himself to piloting 
local built craft on their maiden voyage to salt water. He made about a dozen 
of these trips before the war, taking new trawlers to Boston and during the war 
some new government ships down. He then retired but the call of the deep for one 
more voyage seems to have been irresistable.
Manitowoc Pilot, Apr. 19, 1923
********
[d. 04-13-1943/age 93 yrs./cause: broncho pneumonia/bur. on
Capt. T. Kelley lot]
*********
Our young friend "Tim" Kelly (sic) has got happily married to Miss 
Anna Buggie. The event took place in Chicago a week ago last Sunday, 
and he is now here with his wife to remain until spring. Both have 
the best wishes of all.
Manitowoc Tribune  Thursday, December 8, 1870  pg. 1


TIMOTHY L. KELLEY    (d. 1957)

Timothy L. Kelley ___ ___, of Manitowoc, died Saturday at M_______ Hospital, 
Milwaukee after a short illness. Mr. Kelley had resided at ____ W. ___ St. , 
Milwaukee. 
Funeral services will be qat 8 a.m. Tuesday at _____ and Schlei Funeral Home, 
Manitowoc and at 9 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. The Rev. D. L. Krem?? 
Will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Mr. Kelley was born March 29, 187?, son of the late Patrick and Julia Lantry 
Kelley. He attended and was graduated from North Side High School, Manitowoc, 
and in 1917 he married Lulu Barnes. He became manager of Smalley Mfg. Co., 
Manitowoc, for several years and then moved to Milwaukee where he became credit 
manager of the American Paper Co., a position he held for more than 30 years 
until his retirement four years ago.
He was a 50-year member of the Knights of Columbus, and member of the Fourth 
Degree Knights of Columbus, the Elks and an honorary member of the Wauwatosa 
Curling Club and the Milwaukee Lawn Bowling Assn.
Surviving are his wife, a brother Patrick J. of Mansfield, Ohio, and two sisters, 
Mrs. Frank G. Smith of Milwaukee and Miss Julia P. Kelley, of Manitowoc.
Friends may call at the funeral home where the Rosary will be recited by the 
Knights of Columbus and others at 7 o'clock this Monday evening. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, July 1, 1957  P. 19 
*********
[d. 06-29-1957 at Milwaukee, WI/age 82 yrs./cause: myocardial degeneration]


AMANDA KELLINGER

Mrs. Amanda Kellinger, aged 52 years, widow of Charles Kellinger, died March 5 
at the home of her sister, Mrs. Henry Pautz on South Twelfth Street. The death 
was due to heart trouble. Her maiden name was Amanda Bahrs and she was born in 
Cooperstown in 1877. She resided there for thirty years. For the past twenty 
years she has resided at Chicago.
She is survived by her mother, Mrs. Herman Bahrs of this city and three sisters, 
Mrs. Henry Pautz, Mrs. Adolph Belinski and Mrs. J.S. Brandt, all of this city. 
The funeral was held Friday afternoon from the Pautz home on South Twelfth 
Street with Rev. Feldt officiating. Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., Mar. 13, 1930
**********
[age 52 yrs/cause: valvular heart lesion/bur. on Friederich Bahr lot]


ANNA M. (PANKRATZ) KELLNER

After an illness of 3 months, Mrs. John Kellner died here Friday 
afternoon. The deceased, a daughter of the late Geo. Pankratz, 
was 48. She leaves her husband and 2 sons, as well as 5 sisters 
and 2 brothers. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon.
Der Nord Westen, 28 Jan. 1909
*******
Mrs. John Kellner passed away at her home in this city Friday a victim of the 
unconquerable cancer. Mrs. Kellner had been suffering with the disease for some 
months and a few weeks ago submitted to an operation at Oshkosh, which revealed 
the hopelessness of the fight for life.
It is a difficult task to do justice to her character in words. "Of sweet 
disposition, sunny temperament and simplicity," "loving wife and mother," "devout 
Christian," "industrious worker," "generous and loyal friend," " charitable in 
the broadest sense" are all truly descriptive but fall far short of furnishing a 
verbal picture of Mrs. Kellner. Her hosts of friends in all walks of life need 
none.
She was a daughter of Geo. Pankratz, a prominent pioneer lumberman and mayor of 
the city in the early 80's, and is survived by a mother, husband, two sons, George 
and Lewis, two brothers, George and Frank, residing at Sturgeon Bay and five 
sisters, Mrs. Chas. Hoyer, Mrs. Ernst Seeger, Misses Rose and Ella, all of this 
city. The funeral was held Tuesday. Interment was at Evergreen cemetery. Rev. L. O. 
Hastings of St. James Episcopal church, of which the deceased was a member, 
officiated. The pall bearers were T. E. Torrison, John Chloupek, H.G. Kress, Jos. 
Willott, Jr. R. E. Taite and H.C. Richards.
Manitowoc Pilot, January 28, 1909
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FUNERAL TO BE HELD TUESDAY
Mrs. Kellner's Death Brings Sorrow to Many Friends in County
Sincere regret and sorrow that touched the hearts of many who knew and loved her 
was occasioned by the announcement of the death of Mrs. John Kellner Friday and 
widespread sympathy will be tendered the bereaved family. Mrs. Kellner was 
prominent in social circles and in church and charitable work and her death is a 
distinct loss to the community. The funeral will be held from the late home on 
North Ninth Street Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. Hasting of St. James 
church officiating.
Mrs. Kellner was a daughter of the late Ex-mayor, George Pankratz and was 48 years 
of age at her death. She had made her home in the city most of her life and had 
surrounded herself with a large circle of admiring and loving friends to whom her 
death will bring the keen sorrow of personal loss.
Besides her husband and two sons, George and Lewis, Mrs. Kellner is survived by 
five sisters, Mrs. Ernst Seeger, Mrs. Chas. Hoyer, Mrs. Chas Seeger, Misses Rose 
and Ella Pankratz and two brothers, George and Frank, both of Sturgeon Bay.
Mr. and Mrs. Kellner were married in this city twenty-seven years ago and two years 
ago observed their silver wedding. In her home, Mrs. Kellner was the ideal wife and 
mother of her friends, loyal and kindly. She had a wide acquaintance throughout the 
county and many messages of condolence have come to the family.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Jan. 23, 1909 page 1
*******
A large number of out of town friends attended the funeral of the late Mrs. J. 
Kellner yesterday, including Mrs. J. Gross, Mrs. Q. Hessel of Escanaba, Mrs. 
Wilharms and Miss Edith of Appleton, George Reis of Green Bay, John Steckert of 
DePere. There was a large attendance from throughout the county and the funeral 
was one of the largest the city has known in some time, attesting the high 
esteem in which Mrs. Kellner was held by those who knew her. Interment was at 
Evergreen Cemetery.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Tues., Jan. 27, 1909
*******
[bur. 01-26-1909/cause: corcinomia](Anna Maria Kellner/
d. 22 Jan. 1909/cause: cancer/from record of St. James Epis. 
ch., Manitowoc)


ANNA M. KELLNER   (d. 1884)

Mrs. Maria Kellner died on Wed. morning, 2 Apr., aged 85 years. She was the
mother of Mr. M. Kellner of Kellnersville. Her funeral will take place in 
the Holy Catholic Church.
Der Nord Westen, 3 Apr. 1884
*******
Mrs. Mary Kellner died at the residence of Mrs. A Williams of this city on 
Wednesday morning of this week, in the 85th year of her age. Mrs. Kellner 
was the mother of Mrs. Williams of this city and of Mr. Kellner of Kossuth. 
Her funeral takes place at the Catholic church in this city on Saturday next 
at 10 a.m.
Manitowoc Pilot  Thursday, April 3, 1884
*****
Maria Kellner
Death • Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004
Name: Maria Kellner
Color/Sex: white female
Age: 84 years
Death Date: 2 Apr 1884
Death County: Wisconsin, USA
Cause of death: old age
Burial place: Catholic Cemetery, Manitowoc Wis
"Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004"


BARBARA KELLNER

DIES SUDDENLY AS SHE WORKS ABOUT HOME
Death cames suddenly to Mrs. Barbara Kellner at her home at 943 North 
Eighteenth street at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon while she was engaged 
in household tasks, the end being due to a heart attack.
Mrs. Kellner had been in failing health for some time but had not taken 
to her bed and had continued to perform her usual duties about the home. 
The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the home 
with the Rev. D.G. Ristad of the First Lutheran church officiating. 
Burial will be at Evergreen.
Mrs. Kellner was born in Austria in 1848 and was seventy-six years old. 
She came to this country with her parents at the age of eight the family 
making its home in the town of Kossuth. Her name before her marriage to 
John Kellner in March 1867, was Barbara Pankratz. After her marriage the 
family lived for a time at Francis Creek and twenty-five years ago came 
to this city to make their home. Her husband died January 7, 1919. She 
is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Anna K. Hall and Miss Rose Kellner, 
both of this city and by sister Mrs. Frank Blimmel of Francis Creek. A 
cousin, Michael Pankratz of this city also survives.
Manitowoc Herald News, Manitowoc, Wis. Friday, September 19, 1924 P. 2
*******
[Mrs. Barbara Kellner/bur 09-20-1924/cause: apoplexy/bur on John Kellner lot]


CHARLES KELLNER

21-year old Charles Kellner, only son of Four Corners resident William Kellner, 
died Thursday in local Holy Family Hospital. It is said during the terrible heat 
wave week before last that he became ill after drinking ice water. A few days
before his death he fell ill with typhus and was brought to the hospital, followed 
by blood poisoning, and this combination of maladies caused his death. He is 
survived by his parents and 2 sisters.
Der Nord Westen, 27 Aug. 1908
*******
Chas. Kellner, son of William Kellner of Four Corners, died at the Holy Family 
hospital last Thursday afternoon of typhoid fever after a week's illness. He 
was 21 years of age and an only son. His parents and two sisters survive him. 
The funeral took place Saturday forenoon from Sacred Heart church. Interment 
was at Evergreen cemetery.
Manitowoc Pilot, August 27, 1908
*******
[cause: typhoid fever]


CLARA KELLNER

Mrs. Clara Kellner, 89, of 980 S. 14th St., Manitowoc, died Sunday at Family 
Heritage Home, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Pfeffer Funeral Home. The Rev. 
George Knudson will officiate with burial in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mrs. Kellner, nee Clara Kulnick, was born April 27, 1887, at Manitowoc, daughter 
of the late John and Ann Kulnick. She was married to George Kellner in 1912 at 
Manitowoc. He preceded her in death in 1947. She was a member of Eastern Star 
Auxiliary of Manitowoc. 
Survivors include a brother, James Kulnick, of Berlin, Wis., and nieces and 
nephews. 
Friends may call at Pfeffer Funeral Home Wednesday morning until the time of 
service.
Herald Times Reporter, October 11, 1976  P. 3
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[widow of George Kellner/bur. on John Kellner lot]
********
STEAL MARCH ON FRIENDS; ARE WEDDED
George Kellner Claims Mrs. Halverson(sic) as His Bride
Wedding bells chimed their happy story as the union of two hearts 
attuned by love Wednesday night when George Kellner and Mrs. Clara 
Halverson, at the home of the bride's sister, Mrs. Al Schroeder, N. 
10th Street, pledged their future to each other and were pronounced 
man and wife by Judge John Chloupek. The ceremony was performed in 
the presence of only a few relatives. Though expected by friends, 
the marriage was a surprise, having been arranged by the couple 
without friends being taken into their confidence.
Mr. Kellner is a son of John O. Kellner, North Ninth Street and is 
associated with his father in business and is one of the well known 
young men of the city. The bride is the daughter of G. Kulnick and 
has a large circle of friends in the city.
Mr. and Mrs. Kellner have departed for the South for a honeymoon trip 
and will return here to make their home at 728 North Eleventh Street 
in a residence recently purchased by Mr. Kellner.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Oct. 17, 1912 page 1


EDWARD J. KELLNER    (d. 1951)

Edward Kellner, Active in City Affairs Is Dead
Edward J. Kellner, 79, retired shoe merchant, collector of the port of Manitowoc 
for 27 years, former member of the police and fire commission, and renamed only 
Wednesday as secretary of the public utilities commission, died early Thursday 
in St. Vincent Hospital at Green Bay. He had been a patient there for the past 
month.
Funeral services for Mr. Kellner, active in the business and public life of the 
city for nearly 60 years, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the First Presbyterian 
church. Dr. C. H. Phipps will officiate and there will be Masonic rites at the 
grave in Evergreen Cemetery.
Mr. Kellner was born in Denmark, Brown County, in 1872, and in 1892, came to this 
city taking employment at the Williams House, then the city's leading hotel, now 
the site of the Kresge store. He rose to the post of manager of the hotel.
Partner in Shoe Store
In 1910 he formed a partnership with Carl Luebke to open a shoe store on South 
Eighth street and later purchased his partner's interest and operated the store 
until 1936.
Mr. Kellner took an active interest in municipal, county and state politics. He 
was appointed to the police and fire commission by the late Mayor Henry Stolze 
and served on the commission for 20 years until 1934, when he resigned. He served 
several terms as treasurer of the Democratic County Committee.
He was named deputy collector of customs for this port in 1915 and served contin-
uously until 1942, a span of 27 years, until reaching the retirement age of 70 years. 
He was the oldest deputy in point of service in the Milwaukee district.
When the first Manitowoc Merchants Association, the forerunner of the present Chamber 
of Commerce, was organized Mr. Kellner was named secretary and served on numerous 
committees raising funds to bring new industries to Manitowoc. In 1938 he was one 
of the candidates for mayor of the city.
An Ardent Bowler 
In 1943 Mr. Kellner was elected to the Public Utilities Commission by the City Council 
and had served continuously since, in recent years as secretary.
Mr. Kellner was an ardent bowler, engaging in the sport until last year with one of 
the teams in the Knights of Pythias league. He started his bowling many years ago 
when alleys operate on Washington Street and the North Western House. In 1950 he was 
honored with the title of the "City's oldest kegler." 
He was a member of the Masonic Order and the Knights of Pythias. 
In 1927, Mr. Kellner married Miss Laura Peterson of Wabasha, Minn., and they returned 
to locate in Manitowoc, their present home being at 812A S. Eighth street.
Survivors are his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Jack Gardiner of Appleton, Wis., and Mrs. 
Robert O. Hagan of Waterloo, Ia.; three brothers, Leonard of Green Bay, and Frank and 
Henry, both of Denmark; three sisters, Mrs. John Arveson and Mrs. J. R. Satran, both 
of Denmark, and Mrs. Herman Bethke of Milwaukee and nine grandchildren.
Friends may call at the Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home from Saturday evening until 
10 a.m. Monday when the casket will be moved to the church to lie in state until time 
of services.  
Manitowoc Herald Times, October 11, 1951  P. 2
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[bur. 10-15-1951/d. at Green Bay, WI/age 79 yrs.]
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Returning from a ten day vacation trip to northern Wisconsin and Minnesota 
Saturday, Edward Kellner surprised friends by bringing a wife home with him. 
The bride was Miss Laura Peterson of Waukesha, Minn., where the marriage took 
place on July 11. She is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. Peterson, who formerly 
resided at Denmark. The family removed to Waukesha, Minn., several years ago. 
Mr. Kellner's old home was near Denmark and the two were playmates in childhood 
days.
Mr. Kellner in company with Mr. Luebke conducts a shoe store on south 8th Street. 
He was appointed collector of customs under the Wilson administration and is a 
first rate officer. The bride is a stranger to us but people from Denmark say she 
is a charming young lady of estimable worth. Mr. and Mrs. Kellner have taken up 
their residence on Marshall Street.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., July 19, 1917


GEORGE C. KELLNER    (d. 1947)

George C. Kellner, 63, 851 North Sixth street, a salesman for the Plumb and 
Nelson company since 1926, died at his home early this morning following an 
illness of the past six months.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday from the Frazier mortuary 
chapel with the Rev. Carroll Hinderlie officiating. Burial will take place 
in Evergreen cemetery.
Born in this city in 1884, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John C. Kellner, 
the deceased graduated from the old Northside high school, following which he 
completed a business course at a Milwaukee school.
Returning to Manitowoc, he entered the flour and feed business with his brother, 
Lewis J., in which he continued until joining the Plumb and Nelson firm. Ill 
health forced his retirement from work in April of this year. 
Mr. Kellner was a member of the local Masonic and Elks lodges and the Izaak 
Walton league. He was an ardent hunter and fisherman.
In 1912 he married the former Clara Halvorson of this city who survives him 
along with the brother, Lewis, of this city. The couple had no children. 
The body may be viewed at the funeral home from 2 p.m. Friday until the time 
of services Saturday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, October 23, 1947  P. 2
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[died 10-23-1947/age 63 yrs/bur. on John Kellner lot]
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STEAL MARCH ON FRIENDS; ARE WEDDED
George Kellner Claims Mrs. Halverson(sic) as His Bride
Wedding bells chimed their happy story as the union of two hearts 
attuned by love Wednesday night when George Kellner and Mrs. Clara 
Halverson, at the home of the bride's sister, Mrs. Al Schroeder, N. 
10th Street, pledged their future to each other and were pronounced 
man and wife by Judge John Chloupek. The ceremony was performed in 
the presence of only a few relatives. Though expected by friends, 
the marriage was a surprise, having been arranged by the couple 
without friends being taken into their confidence.
Mr. Kellner is a son of John O. Kellner, North Ninth Street and is 
associated with his father in business and is one of the well known 
young men of the city. The bride is the daughter of G. Kulnick and 
has a large circle of friends in the city.
Mr. and Mrs. Kellner have departed for the South for a honeymoon trip 
and will return here to make their home at 728 North Eleventh Street 
in a residence recently purchased by Mr. Kellner.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Oct. 17, 1912 page 1


IRMA KELLNER

Mrs. Louis W. Kellner, 83, formerly of 930 St. Clair St., Manitowoc, died 
Friday evening. Mrs. Kellner had resided with her son-in-law and daughter, 
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Dahl of Iron River, Mich., since 1975.
Private funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Monday at Jens Funeral Home, 
Manitowoc. The Rev. William Harvey will officiate and burial will be in 
Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. 
Mrs. Kellner, the former Erma W. Brenecke, was born April 9, 1892, at Neenah, 
daughter of the late Peter and Bertha Brenecke Baumgarden. She was married to 
Louis Kellner on May 14, 1918, in Neenah, moving to Manitowoc shortly after 
the marriage. She attended schools in Neenah and graduated from Neenah High 
School, later attended Lawrence College, Appleton. While there she was a member 
of Alpha Delta Pi Sorority and was a former president of Chapter J. PEO 
Sisterhood and the Clio Club. She was a member of the Girl Scout Council and 
St. Faith and St. Elizabeth Guild of St. James Episcopal Church of which she 
was a life long member. She was a volunteer at Memorial Hospital. 
Survivors include her husband, Louis of Iron River, Mich.; a daughter, Mrs. 
Earl (Monnie) Dahl of Iron River; three granddaughters, one great grandson, 
two nieces and a sister, Mrs. Bert W. Hocking of Rockford, Ill.
Friends may call at Jens Funeral Home after 3 p.m. Sunday. Memorials may be 
given at the donors choice or to the Memorial Hospital. The casket will remain 
closed.
Herald Times Reporter, January 10, 1976  P. 9 
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[d. 01-09-1976 at Crystal Falls WI/age 83 yrs./wife of Louis Kellner/
bur. on John C. Kellner lot]
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Mr. Lewis Kellner of this city and Miss Irma Baumgarten of Neenah 
were married Tuesday at Neenah. Relatives from this city attended 
the wedding which was a quiet home affair. Mr. and Mrs. Kellner 
have gone on a wedding trip and upon their return will reside in 
this city until Mr. Kellner leaves on May 25 for Camp Grant for 
service in the army. Mrs. Kellner will return to her parents at 
Neenah where she will reside until the war is over. The groom is 
the son of John C. Kellner. He is a graduate of Lawrence College 
and is a promising young man.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., May 16, 1918


JOHN KELLNER    (d. 1919)

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kellner, Mrs. Leopold Kellner and Mrs. John 
Arveson, all of Denmark and Leo Kellner of Green Bay were here 
yesterday to attend the funeral of the late John Kellner. Six 
nephews acted as pallbearers.
Manitowoc Herald News, Friday, January 10, 1919 Page 1
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John Kellner died Tuesday morning at his home on North Eighteenth 
Street. He had been in poor health over a year. He was 72 years of 
age. Mr. Kellner was born in the city of Quebec, Canada. When but 
three years of age, he moved with his parents to a farm near what 
is now Francis Creek. About twenty years ago, owing to the continued 
ill health of his wife, he with his family took up his residence in 
the city.
He is survived by his wife and two daughters, Mrs. Anna K. Hall and 
Miss Rose, both of this city. The funeral will be held this afternoon 
from the home. Interment in Evergreen Cemetery.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., Jan. 9, 1919
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[bur. 01-09-1919/cause: chronic nephritis]


JOHN C. KELLNER    (d. 1939)

JOHN KELLNER, RETIRED FIRM HEAD, IS DEAD
Was Prominent In Public Life of City and County More Than 50 Years 
John C. Kellner, 83, retired Manitowoc business man and prominent in public 
life of the city and county for more than 50 years, died last night at the 
home of his son, Lewis, 903 St. Clair street, with whom he made his home in 
recent years.
Mr. Kellner, who retired from active head of the flour, feed and machinery 
businesses on Chicago street 15 years ago, had been in failing health six 
years.
Funeral Saturday 
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. from the Frazier mortuary 
chapel, the Rev. F.C. St. Clair of the St. James Episcopal church officiating. 
Interment will be in Evergreen cemetery. 
Mr. Kellner was born at Kellnersville in 1855, the son of Michael and Mary 
Kellner. His father, who came to Manitowoc county from Quebec, Canada, in 1848, 
founded the village of Kellnersville in the town of Kossuth. The elder Kellner, 
formerly a tanner, established a general store and mill and assisted in staking 
out the village which later bore his name.
John Kellner obtained his schooling in this city, making his home here with an 
aunt, Mrs. Williams at the Williams House. Later he enrolled at the Spencerian 
Business college at Milwaukee and was graduated from that school in 1869, as 
one of its first students to receive a diploma. 
Returning to Kellnersville he engaged in business with his father. He married 
Miss Annie Pankratz in 1881. The Kellner business was expanded to include not 
only the store, mill and general feed, produce and farm machinery business in 
the village but also a large farm in Kossuth. Mr. Kellner served as a justice 
of the peace in Kossuth for several terms.
Was Alderman
In 1885 when the Kellners established a branch in this city, Mr. Kellner came to 
Manitowoc to take charge of the business. He soon became active in public and 
business life of the city. He was one of the organizers of the Manitowoc Building 
and Loan association, served more than a score of years as a vice-president and 
was on the appraisal committee of the association.
During the administration of Mayor Fred Schuette, Mr. Kellner was chosen alderman 
from the Fourth ward and served two term in the City Council.
Management of the feed, flour, produce and machinery business of the firm brought 
him into close contact with farmers from all sections of the county, and he was 
active in the success of the county fair after it was taken over from the late 
William Rahr by a committee of citizens. Mr. Kellner served two terms as president 
of the association and even after he retired from business, maintained an interest 
in the firm. 
His two sons, Lewis and George, became associated with him in the Kellner firm and 
when he retired they continued the business.
Belonged To Elks 
Fraternally Mr. Kellner was a member of the Manitowoc lodge of Elks. He served 
several terms as trustee and years ago headed many convention committees of the 
lodge.
Mrs. Kellner died in 1909. Survivors are two sons, Lewis and George, city; four 
sisters, Mrs. Mary Wilharms, Appleton, Mrs. Rose Hessel and Mrs. Julia Groos, both 
of Escanaba, Mich., Mrs. Margaret Scholten, city; and a granddaughter, Monnie Kellner, 
city.
The body may be viewed at the mortuary from this evening until the hour of the 
services Saturday. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, January 5, 1939  P. 2
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[d. 01-07-1939/age 83 yrs./cause: cardiac decompensation]


JOHN L. KELLNER    (d. 1936)

JOHN KELLNER GETS SUMMONS 
37-Year-Old Baseball Player Was Stricken Tuesday Night 
John L. Kellner, 37, tavern operator at Four Corners and manager of the Rockwood 
baseball club of the county league, died at 6 o'clock this morning at the Holy 
Family hospital. He was stricken with a heart attack in his place of business 
Tuesday night.
Funeral services will be held Saturday morning at 9 o'clock from the Wattawa, 
Urbanek and Schlei funeral home and at 9:30 from the Holy Innocents church, the 
Rev. E. A. Radey officiating. Burial will be made in the Evergreen cemetery.
Mr. Kellner was born in Kellnersville, town of Franklin, March 26, 1899. He was 
married in 1924 to Ellen Matheson. The couple lived in Manitowoc for about 11 
years, moving to Four Corners last year. For many years Kellner was prominent 
in athletic activities throughout the county. He starred in both basketball and 
baseball. Survivors, besides his widow, include a son, John Jr., age 10, three 
brothers, Michael of Milwaukee, Quirin of Chicago and Edward of Eagle River; and 
two sisters, Mrs. Clara Kaffenbach, Muscatine, Ia., and Mrs. C. J. Sutter, 
Burlington, Ia. 
The body may be viewed at the funeral parlors from tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock .
Manitowoc Herald Times, June 25, 1936  P. 2
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[bur. 6-27-1936/age 37 yrs/cause: cerebral hemorrhage]
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Cards have been received here announcing the marriage at Muscatine, Iowa of 
Miss Ellen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Mathieson of that city to John L. Kellner 
of Manitowoc, the wedding having been celebrated there last Wednesday. Mr. and 
Mrs. Kellner will be at home in Manitowoc after October 1.
News of the wedding came as a surprise to friends of Mr. Kellner, who is a son 
of the late Michael Kellner of Kellnersville. He left Manitowoc a week ago, 
ostensibly for a visit with his sister at Muscatine. Mr. Kellner is employed at 
the Seibel Clothing Co. store at Manitowoc. He is prominent in sport circles of 
the county, having been captain of the Kellnersville ball team and this season 
played with the Reedsville team in the C-M League. There will be a big dance at 
Cherney's Opera Hall on Sunday, October 5, music by Maribel Saxaphone Orchestra. 
Don't miss it.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., Sept. 25, 1924


JOSEPH KELLNER    (d. 1865)

Obituary.
Editor of the Pilot - Dear Sir: -
Joseph Kellner, aged seventy eight years, nine months, and eighteen days, fell 
asleep in Jesus, on Friday morning, Jan. 27th. He was born at Neumark, Germany. 
Eight of his children, and ten of his grandchildren, were permitted to surround 
his dying bed, and receive his blessing. Death had no terrors for him, his trust 
was founded on the Rock of Ages; the hope of seeing him in a better land alone 
sustains his mourning wife and children in their bitter affliction. Those who 
knew him not, know not his friends' great loss. Though aged his mind was vigorous 
and clear, his kind heart and unvarying cheerfulness even in sickness, made those 
around him happy.
At the age of nineteen he joined the Austrian army, and was soon promoted; through 
thirteen long years he shared the dangers and hardships of a soldier's life. In 
many fierce battles against Napoleon he never received a wound. His men said he 
bore a charmed life, and on one memorable occasion when bullet flew thick and fast 
a man pressed closely to him for safety, and the next instant fell dead at his feet. 
At the earnest entreaties of his parents he bade farewell to his brethren in arms, 
he was offered the rank of General if he remained, but filial love triumphed over 
ambition, and he returned to cheer the remaining years of those who loved him so 
tenderly. Nineteen years ago he left his native land, three years he passed in 
Quebec, Lower Canada, and sixteen years here; he is therefore one of our oldest 
settlers.
His funeral sermon will be preached next Sunday at the Tabernacle, by Rev. A.G. Beebe, 
at 10 1/2 o'clock in the morning.
Manitowoc Pilot  Friday, February 3, 1865  pg. 1
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In Probate.
Manitowoc County Court, State of Wisconsin, Manitowoc Court, ss. In the matter 
of the estate of Joseph Kellner, deceased.
ON this 24th day of April, A.D. 1865, upon reading and filing the petition of 
Maria Kellner, stating that Joseph Kellner of the County of Manitowoc, died 
intestate on or about the 27th day of January 1865, and praying that the last 
will and testament of the deceased be admitted to Probate. It is Ordered, that 
said application be heard before me, at the Probate Office in the town and 
County of Manitowoc, on the 22d day of May, A.D., 1865, at 10 o'clock A.M. And 
it is further Ordered, that notice of such application and hearing be given by 
publishing a copy of this order for three successive weeks, once in each week, 
in the "Manitowoc Pilot," a newspaper printed in said town and County, prior 
to said hearing, By the Court.
Geo. W. Barker, County Judge.
Manitowoc, April 24, 1865.
Manitowoc Pilot, Friday, May 26, 1865 P. 3
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(Joseph Kellner/b. 9 Apr. 1786/d. 27 Jan. 1865/from records of First 
German Evang. Luth. Ch.)


JOSEPH KELLNER    (d. 1890)

From the files of the Pilot - Twenty-Five Years ago (1890)
Joseph Kellner, of Kossuth, oldest brother of Michael Kellner of Kellnersville, 
died on Saturday, June 14, aged 70 years. He was born in Newmark, Bohemia and 
settled in Kossuth in 1849. He came to this country some years before and worked 
at the tanner's trade in Canada and Green Bay. He was buried in Evergreen Cemetery 
on Monday last.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., June 17, 1915
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[cause: dropsy]


JOSEPHINA KELLNER

(First Publication August 23, 1894.)
STATE OF WISCONSIN, MANITOWOC CO. COURT.
In the matter of the Estate of Josephine Kellner, deceased intestate.-In Probate.
On reading and filing the petition of Joseph Kellner of Kossuth, in said county, 
representing among other things that said Josephine Kellner, an inhabitant of 
said county, on the 15th day of August A.D. 1894, at Kossuth aforesaid, died 
intestate, leaving estate to be administered, and said petitioner is a son of 
said deceased, and praying that administration of said estate be granted to 
Adolph S. Chloupek.
It is ordered: That said petition be heard at a special term of said County Court, 
to be held on Tuesday, the 18th day of September A.D. 1894, at 10 o'clock A.M., 
at the office of the Co. Judge in the city of Manitowoc, in said county.
And it is further ordered: That notice of the time and place of said hearing be 
given by publication hereof for three successive weeks once each week, previous 
to the time of said hearing in the Manitowoc Post, a newspaper published in said 
Manitowoc county.
Dated August 18, 1894.
By the Court,
E.F. Manseau, County Judge.
I. Craite, Attorney.
Manitowoc Post, Thursday, August 23, 1894 P. 5
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[cause: ardena of glattis]


LAURA E. KELLNER

Mrs. Edward J. (Laura E.) Kellner, 88, who resided with a daughter, Mrs. Lillian 
O'Hagan of Rt. 2, Manitowoc, died late Tuesday morning at the residence.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home, 
Manitowoc. 
Mrs. Kellner, nee Laura Petersen, was born Oct. 13, 1888, at Big Flats, Wis., 
daughter of the late Nels and Jennie Mogland Petersen. She was reared and educated 
at Wabasha, Minn. and was married to Edward J. Kellner July 11, 1916 at Wabasha. 
After marriage the couple came to Manitowoc, where they owned and operated Kellner 
Shoe store on South Eighth Street for many years. He preceded her in death Oct. 11, 
1951. Mrs. Kellner was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Manitowoc, and a 
charter member of Pythian Sisters Badger Temple No. 48.
Survivors include two daughters and a son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Jack (Adelaide) 
Gardiner, of Whitefish Bay and Mrs. Lillian J. O'Hagan, of Rt. 2, Manitowoc; a 
sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Hans (Myrtle) Hansen, of Denmark, 21 
grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren, nieces, nephews and other relatives. 
Four brothers and two sisters preceded her in death.
Friends may call at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday and 
Friday until the time of service. Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian 
Church.
Herald Times Reporter, December 29, 1976  P. 3
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[widow of Edward J. Kellner]
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Returning from a ten day vacation trip to northern Wisconsin and Minnesota 
Saturday, Edward Kellner surprised friends by bringing a wife home with him. 
The bride was Miss Laura Peterson of Waukesha, Minn., where the marriage took 
place on July 11. She is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. Peterson, who formerly 
resided at Denmark. The family removed to Waukesha, Minn., several years ago. 
Mr. Kellner's old home was near Denmark and the two were playmates in childhood 
days.
Mr. Kellner in company with Mr. Luebke conducts a shoe store on south 8th Street. 
He was appointed collector of customs under the Wilson administration and is a 
first rate officer. The bride is a stranger to us but people from Denmark say she 
is a charming young lady of estimable worth. Mr. and Mrs. Kellner have taken up 
their residence on Marshall Street.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., July 19, 1917


LEWIS J. KELLNER

Lewis J. Kellner, 83, formerly of 903 St. Clair St., Manitowoc, died Sunday 
afternoon at Medical Care Facility, Iron River, Mich.
Private family funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Jens Funeral 
Home, Manitowoc. The Rev. William Harvey will officiate with burial in Evergreen 
Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Kellner was born April 27, 1893, at Manitowoc, son of the late John C. and 
Anna Pankratz Kellner. He attended Manitowoc schools and was graduated with the 
first graduation class from Manitowoc High School and Lawrence College-Appleton. 
Following his graduation he was principal at Crivitz High School until his 
marriage to Irma Baumgarten of Neenah May 14, 1918, when they moved to Manitowoc 
to reside. He was a World War I veteran. After military service he joined his 
father in the Kellner Bros. Co. wholesale and retail flour and food dealers, and 
later became sole owner of the company.
Mr. Kellner was a contributor to the community in the field of music serving as 
president of the Manitowoc County Civic Music Assn and choir director and organist 
at St. Paul Lutheran Church. In 1965, he retired from business, selling his 
property to Edward Oswald of Manitowoc Insulation & Supply Co. Mrs. Kellner 
preceded him in death in January of 1976. 
Mr. Kellner was a director of Manitowoc Savings and Loan Assn. for 36 years and 
served nine years on the Manitowoc School Board. He was a member of St. James 
Episcopal Church, Manitowoc, and served on it vestry. He was also a member of 
SPEBSQSA: Manitowoc-TwoRivers Shrine Club; Manitowoc Chapter No. 16, Royal Arch 
Mason, a 50-year member of Manitowoc Commandery No. 45, Knights Templar; and a 
32nd degree Mason. Scottish Rite.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Earl (Monnie) Dahl, of Iron River, Mich., three 
grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Friends may call at Jens Funeral Home from 5 to 9 o'clock this Tuesday evening and 
Wednesday until the time of service. A Masonic memorial service will be at 7:30 
o'clock. The casket will remain closed. Memorials may be made to the Shriners 
Hospital for Crippled Children Memorial Hospital, Manitowoc, or to the charity of 
the donor's choice. 
Herald Times Reporter, September 21, 1976  P. 9 
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[d. 09-19-1976 at Iron River MI/age 83 yrs./bur. on John Kellner lot]
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Mr. Lewis Kellner of this city and Miss Irma Baumgarten of Neenah 
were married Tuesday at Neenah. Relatives from this city attended 
the wedding which was a quiet home affair. Mr. and Mrs. Kellner 
have gone on a wedding trip and upon their return will reside in 
this city until Mr. Kellner leaves on May 25 for Camp Grant for 
service in the army. Mrs. Kellner will return to her parents at 
Neenah where she will reside until the war is over. The groom is 
the son of John C. Kellner. He is a graduate of Lawrence College 
and is a promising young man.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., May 16, 1918


MARIA KELLNER

From Der Nord Westen, 22 Nov. 1888: 
Death of 18 yr. old Maria Kellner, daughter of John Kellner in 
Francis Creek, on Sat., 10 Nov. She was buried on Tues., 13 Nov.
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[age 18 yrs./cause: insanity]


MARY KELLNER  (d. 1965)

Mrs. William (Aunt Mary) Kellner, 94, formerly of 729 North 12th St., 
Manitowoc, died Saturday evening at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc. 
The past three years she had resided at St. Mary Home, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at MIttnacht Funeral 
Home and at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The 
Rev. Caude LeClair will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen 
Cemetery.
Mrs. Kellner, nee Mary Seibel, was born Sept. 18, 1870, in the Town 
of Kossuth, daughter of the late Cator and Anna Wicker Seibel. In 
1872, she moved to Green Bay with the family and in 1875 came to Two 
Rivers where she lived until her marriage to William Kellner in 1919. 
They made their home at Manitowoc. Her husband died in 1924.
Mrs. Kellner was organist and choir director at St. Luke Catholic 
Church, Two Rivers, for 23 years, from 1896 to 1919, and also was 
organist at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Two Rivers, for four years 
and for shorter periods at Sacred Heart and St. Mary Catholic churches 
at Manitowoc.
When Mrs. Kellner celebrated her 90th birthday anniversary in 1960 more 
than 300 people attended the open house reception. She would have 
reached her 95th birthday Saturday. Mrs. Kellner was a member of Sacred 
Heart Rosary Society and an honorary member of Catholic Woman's Club.
She is survived by a stepdaughter, Mrs. George Mittnacht, of Springfield, 
Ill., three step-sons, Cy, Daniel, and Paul Mittnacht, and nieces and 
nephews.
Friends may call at the funeral home where the Rosary will be recited 
at 8 o'clock this Monday evening by members of the Rosary Society and 
Catholic Woman's Club.
Manitowoc Herald-Times, 13 Sep 1965


ROSE KELLNER    (d. 1918)

Mrs. William J. Kellner, died at the hospital, Sunday afternoon after a long 
illness, aged 53 years. She was born at Kingsbridge on March 5, 1865 and in 
1885 was united in marriage to William Kellner. They made their home at Four 
Corners up to four years ago when they moved to this city, residing at 729 
North Twelfth Street. She was a devoted wife, an affectionate mother and a 
true friend and the afflicted family have the sympathy of a large circle of 
friends. Besides her husband, she is survived by two daughters, Mrs. George 
Mittnacht Jr. of Francis Creek and Mrs. Peter C. Mittnacht of this city. She 
is also survived by one sister, Mrs. B. Delsman of Francis Creek and three 
brothers, Peter Kries, Chicago, Michael Kries of Vernon, Ill., and John Kries 
of this city.
The funeral was held yesterday morning from the Sacred Heart Church, Rev. J.T. 
O'Leary officiated, assisted by Rev. Casey and Rev. Scheidbauer. Interment was 
in Evergreen Cemetery.
The following from outside attended the funeral, Michael Kellner Sr. and 
daughter, Olive; Mrs. Michael Kellner Jr., Mrs. Quirn Kellner, Kellnersville; 
Ed Kellner, Maribel, Mrs. John Groos, Escanaba, Mrs. Wilharms and daughter, 
Mrs. Peterson and Mrs. Meldam, Appleton, Michael Kries, Mr. Vernon, Ill., Mr. 
and Mrs. Bernard Delsman and Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Mittnacht of Francis Creek.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., Feb. 21, 1918
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Mrs. George Mittnacht of Francis Creek, is in the city for several days, 
visiting with her mother, Mrs. William Kellner, confined to the hospital 
here.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Thurs. Feb. 7, 1918 page 3
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[bur. 02-20-1918/cause: carcinoma of pilvecargous/bur. on William Kellner lot]


ROSE KELLNER    (d. 1955)

Miss Rose Kellner, 79, of 943 N. 16th St., Manitowoc, lifelong resident of 
Manitowoc County, died Thursday night at the Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, 
following a lingering illness.
Christian Science services will be held at the Frazier Mortuary Chapel, Manitowoc, 
at 2 p.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc;.
She was born Oct. 29, 1876, at Francis Creek, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. 
John Kellner, and came to Manitowoc in 1900. Only survivors are several cousins.
Friends may call at the mortuary after 7 pm. Friday. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, December 23, 1955  P. 17 
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[d. 12-22-1955/age 79 yrs./cause: broncho pneumonia/bur. on John Kellner lot]


WM. J. KELLNER   (d. 1924)

WM. J. KELLNER LIFE RESIDENT OF CO. IS DEAD
Kellner's Corners Near City Named For Him Years Ago
Exhaustion and the shock of an operation which he underwent a few 
days ago in hope of restoring his failing health, caused the death 
of William J. Kellner, life long resident of Manitowoc county, and 
well known retired business man. Mr. Kellner's death occurred at 
the hospital at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon and was not unexpected, 
his condition for two days having been precarious.
Funeral services for Mr. Kellner will be held Thursday at 8 o'clock 
from Sacred Heart church, the Rev. W. J. Luby officiating.
Born at Kellnersville
Mr. Kellner was born at Kellnersville, Feb. 16, 1853 and in 1887 
established himself in the hotel business at what was for years known 
as Kellner's Corners, now Four Corners, three miles west of the city. 
Here he built two brick structures and continued in the hotel and 
saloon business until 1914 when he retired, having been successful in 
his ventures and popular by reason of his accommodating manner and 
excellent management of his hotel. Since 1914 Mr. Kellner has made his 
home in this city at 729 North Twelfth Street.
Mr. Kellner was twice married, his first wife who was Rose Kries 
passing away in 1917(sic), two daughters surviving her. On October 21, 
1919 Mr. Kellner was married to Miss Mary Seibel, of Two Rivers who, with 
the two daughters, Mrs. George Mittnacht and Mrs. Peter C. Mittnacht 
survive him. Mr. Kellner is also survived by two brothers and four 
sisters, John C. Kellner, this city, Mrs. Wilharms, Appleton, Mrs. 
Groos and Mrs. Q. Hessel, Escanaba and Michael Kellner of Milwaukee. 
Manitowoc Herald News, 13 May 1924
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[bur 05-15-1924/cause: urinary inpression]
(NOTE: Obit says b. 1853/stone says b. 1863/a William Kellener is
on the 1870 Kossuth census as age 5 and brother Michell age 9)


BABY KELLY (KENNETH)

DEATH INVADES HOME OF J.O. KELLEY AND CLAIMS INFANT SON
Mr. and Mrs. J.O. Kelley, residing at 12?? Hamilton street are 
mourning the death of their infant son, who passed away last 
evening after a brief illness of pneumonia. The child was only 
six months old and was stricken yesterday and died within a few 
hours. Mrs. Kelley was Miss Nora Knell. 
The funeral will be held from the home tomorrow afternoon at 1:30.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Saturday, February 24, 1917, Page 8
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Kenneth Kelley
Death • Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004
Name	Kenneth Kelley
Death Date	23 Feb 1917
Death County  Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
"Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004"


BABY KELLY  (d. 1933)

Kelley
Death • Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004
Name	Kelley
Death Date	12 Oct 1933
Death County  Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
"Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004"
*****
[Baby Kelly/bur 10-13-1933/stillborn prolapsed cord and breech]


BLANCHE M. KELLY

Miss Blanche M. Kelly, 90, a Manitowoc resident, who now resided at Shady Lane 
Home, Manitowoc, died Wednesday afternoon, May 16, at Holy Family Hospital, 
Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Pfeffer Funeral Home and 11 a.m. 
at St. Boniface Catholic Church. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 
by Rev. Theodore J. Hendricks and burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery, 
Manitowoc.
Blanche Margaret Kelly was born Dec. 28, 1893, at Newton, Wis., daughter of the 
late John and Mary Egan Kelly. Miss Kelly was employed at the National Tinsel 
Manufacturing Company, Manitowoc, for 25 years until her retirement.
Survivors include three sisters-in-law, Mrs. Elizabeth Kelly, Mrs. Clare Kelly 
and Mrs. Alice Kelly, all of Manitowoc, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in 
death by a sister, Viola Kelly Sloan and three brothers, Elmer, Erving and Reuben 
Kelly.
Friends may call at Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, 4 o'clock to 8 o'clock this 
Thursday afternoon where a prayer service will be at 7 o'clock.
Herald Times Reporter, May 17, 1984  P. 3
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[bur. on E.J. Kelly lot]


FRANCES A. KELLY

Frances A. Kelly, age 87, formerly of 512 St. Clair St., Manitowoc, died Thursday 
afternoon, June 9, 1994, at St. Mary's Home, Manitowoc.
Funeral Services will be held Monday, June 13, 1994, at 10:30 a.m. at Reinbold-
Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. at 
sacred Heart Catholic Church, Manitowoc. Rev. William Zimmer will officiate with 
burial at Evergreen Cemetery.
She was born November 15, 1906, in Calumet County, Wis., daughter of the late 
Edward and Frances Bachausen Steinbach. She moved to Clark County as a child, 
then to Brillion, Wis., moving to Manitowoc in 1921. She graduated from Lincoln 
High School in 1924. She worked for the Mirro Corporation as an office worker 
for 25 years, retiring in 1971. She married John M. Kelly on May 29, 1941, at 
Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Manitowoc. He preceded her in death September 7, 
1981. She was an avid bridge player and volunteered at St. Vincent DePaul Society 
for many years. She was a member of Sacred Herat Catholic Church, Catholic Women's 
Club and the Knights of Columbus Auxiliary of Manitowoc.
Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Kitty and Gordon Bushman, Springfield, 
Ore.; two granddaughters, Bridget Bushman, Belleville, Ill., Melissa Bushman, 
Springfield, Ore.; also surviving are nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. 
She was preceded in death by three sisters, Mary Trauri, Josephine Cerny, Eleanore 
Kaufman.
Friends may call at the Reinbold-Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, from 6-8 p.m. on 
Sunday. There will be a prayer service at 7:30 p.m. Sunday led by Sr. Michael 
Majeskie.
Herald Times Reporter, June 10, 1994  P. A2
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[widow of John M. Kelly]


HARRY G. KELLY

Harry G. Kelly, 54, of 602 New York avenue, Great Lakes engineer and veteran 
of World War I, died suddenly this morning. He was stricken with a heart attack 
at his home, and died two hours later at the Holy Family hospital.
He was born in Coloma, Mich, in 1895 and when a young man was employed for 12 
years as a switchman for the Baltimore and Ohio railroad in Michigan. In 1925 
he married Miss Helen Schaff of this city and located here. 
He was first assistant engineer on the Peter Reiss and other freighters of the 
company and for the past two years had been engineer on the tug Reiss in this 
city. He served in the navy in World War I, and was a first lieutenant in the 
coast guard in World War II. He was a _____ of the Lake Carriers association.
Survivors are his wife and a son, Donald, of this city; brother Charles of 
Grand Rapids, Mich.; sister, Mrs. Keith Clapper of Battle Creek, Mich.
Funeral plans will be announced Tuesday by the Mittnacht funeral home.
Manitowoc Herald Times, July 24, 1950   P. 2
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[d. 07-24-1950/age 54 yrs.]


JOHN KELLY   (d. 1936)

His death attributed directly to the effects of the intense heat, 
John E. Kelley(sic) passed away Saturday evening at his home, 
Newton, route 1. Although he had been in ill health for three 
years, heat was given as the direct cause of death.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. from the St. 
Isidor's Catholic church at Osman, the Rev. Joseph Diny officiating. 
Interment will be in Evergreen cemetery here. The body was removed 
to the residence from the Leschke funeral home Sunday afternoon, and 
it will lie in state until the time of the funeral.
Mr. Kelley, who was 74 years of age and a farmer, was born at Newton 
on June 19, 1862. He was married to Mary Egan, who with five children 
survives him, on May 13, 1890. Surviving also are two brothers and 
five grandchildren.
Daughters of Mr. Kelley are Mrs. Roy Sloan of Mason City, Iowa, and 
Miss Blanche Kelley, at home, and sons are Elmer, Irving and Reuben 
of this city. The two brothers are Michael and Frank Kelley of 
Wenatchee, Washington.
The deceased was affiliated with the Catholic Order of Foresters.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, July 13, 1936 P.2
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[John E. KELLEY/bur. 7-14-1936/cause: apoplexy/bur. on E.J. Kelley lot]


JOHN M. KELLY    (d. 1981)

John M. Kelly, 84, of 513 St. Clair St., Manitowoc, died unexpectedly Monday, 
September 7, at his residence.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home 
and 11 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Mass of Christian 
burial will be celebrated by the Rev. William Zimmer and burial will be in 
Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Kelley was born March 3, 1897, at Richmond Mills, N.Y., son of the late Daniel 
and Anna Kelly Kelly. He lived in Richmond Mills until he was six years old when 
the family moved to Chicago. He served in the United States Army during World War 
I, then lived in Chicago until 1940, when he moved to Manitowoc. He married 
Frances A. Steinbach May 29, 1941, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Manitowoc. Mr. 
Kelly was employed with Kaufman Manufacturing Company from 1940 until his retirement 
in 1968. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, an honorary life member of 
Knights of Columbus 710, and a member of American Legion Drews-Bleser Post 88, 
Western Fraternal Life Association Lodge 360 and International Association of 
Machinists No. 516. 
Survivors include his wife, Frances, a daughter and son-in-law, Kitty and Gordon 
Bushman of Appleton; two granddaughters, Bridget and Melissa; a sister-in-law, Mrs. 
Eleanor Kaufman of Manitowoc and nieces and nephews. A brother, James and a grand-
daughter, Molly, preceded him in death.
Friends may call at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday. A 
parish prayer service will be at 7 p.m. led by Father Zimmer. 
Herald Times Reporter, September 8, 1981  P. 3


MARY A. KELLY

Mrs. Mary A. Kelly, 72, of 1521A Clark street, died Wednesday evening at the 
Holy Family hospital. Death was due to a stroke.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 9 a.m. from the Leschke funeral home 
and at 9:30 from the St. Boniface church. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery.
Mrs. Kelly, nee Mary Ann Egan, was born in Centerville in 1868 and after 
completing school became a teacher in rural schools of the county. She was 
married in 1890 to John E. Kelly. They located on a farm in Newton. Mr. Kelley 
died in 1936. Later Mrs. Kelly came to this city to make her home.
She was a member of the St. Anne-C.M.A. society of St. Boniface church.
Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Roy Sloan of Mason City, Ia., and Miss Blanch 
Kelly, city; three sons, Elmer, Irving and Reuben, all of this city; brother, 
John Egan, city.
The body may be viewed at the funeral home after 7:30 o'clock tonight. The rosary 
will be recited Friday at 7:30 p.m. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, December 5, 1940  P. 2
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[Mary Ann/d. 12-07-1940/age 72 yrs./cause: apoplexy hypertension/
bur. on E.J. Kelley(sic) lot]


MYRTLE C. KELLY

Mrs. Myrtle C. Kelly, 86, of St. Mary's Home, Manitowoc, died Saturday afternoon, 
May 12, at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc.

Funeral services will be 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Pfeffer Funeral Home and 12 noon 
at Holy Innocents Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Mass of Christian Burial will 
be celebrated by Rev. Daniel Felton and burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery, 
Manitowoc.
Mrs. Kelly, nee Myrle Besaw, was born Oct. 17, 1897, at West DePere, Wis., daughter 
of the late Alex and Susan Esther Carson Besaw. Mrs. Kelly resided in Green Bay 
and Appleton prior to moving to Manitowoc in the 1940's. Mrs. Kelly was employed 
by Mirro Aluminum Co. and Manitowoc Shipbuilding.
Survivors include four grandchildren and spouses, Patricia and Tony Ulsberger of 
Milwaukee, Raymond and Sandra Kay Johnson of West Bend, Sherrie Lee Sipiorski of 
Ludington, Michigan, and Donald J. LaCrosse of Manitowoc; eight great grandchildren 
and spouse William and Debbie Quandt of Manitowoc, Patricia Ann Quandt of New York, 
New York, Christopher M. Quandt of Milwaukee, Joseph A. Quandt  serving with the 
United States Navy, James Johnson and Julia Johnson of West Bend, and Kurt Sipiorski 
and Shane Sipiorski of Manitowoc; a great great grandson, Erick Daniel Quandt; a 
brother, Edward Besaw of Appleton; a son-in-law and spouse, Clayton and Helen 
LaCrosse of Manitowoc, and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a 
daughter, Myrtle LaCrosse.
Friends may call at Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday 
afternoon where a prayer service will be at 8 p.m.
Herald Times Reporter, May 14, 1984 P. 3
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[widow of Joseph Kelly/bur. on Clayton E. LaCrosse lot]
[Myrtle Kelly/d. 02-28-1977/buried amp. leg] 


NORA (KNELL) KELLY

MESSAGE BRINGS SAD NEWS OF DEATH OF MRS. JAY KELLY, NEE NORA KNELL, 
FORMER RESIDENT
Messages received in the city this morning conveyed the sad news 
of the death at Chicago of Mrs. Jay Kelley, nee Nora Knell, daughter 
of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Knell, 1411 Clark street. The body will arrive 
here tomorrow afternoon and funeral services will be held from the 
Knell home on Clark street at 1 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Kelley 
was 29 years of age and a native of this city. With her husband she 
left here last December to take up their home at Chicago. Death was 
due to pneumonia, following an attack of influenza which she suffered 
a week ago. Besides her husband Mrs. Kelley is survived by three 
children, her parents, one sister Miss Mildred Knell, Chicago and a 
brother Edwin Knell, of this city.
Manitowoc Herald News, Thursday, March 13, 1919 Page 8
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[bur. 03-16-1919/age 28 yrs/cause: pneumonia/bur. on Henry Knell lot]


ELLA KELM

Mrs. Ella Kelm Dies; Funeral This Afternoon 
Mrs. Ella Kelm, wife of Herman Kelm, 1111 South 19th street, died Sunday morning. 
She had been ill for six weeks.
The funeral took place this afternoon from the family home with interment at 
Evergreen cemetery. 
The deceased, whose maiden name was Ella Fencil, and who was 52 years of age, 
came to Manitowoc with her husband from Oconto seven years ago.
Survivors are her husband, father, James Fencil, and a brother, Charles Fencil, 
all of this city, 
Manitowoc Herald Times, September 4, 1934  P. 16
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[Ella Kelm/bur. 9-4-1934/age 54 yrs/cause: myelogenous leukemia]


GUY J. KELNHOFER

Guy Kelnhofer, 80, of 1415 Orchard Dr., Manitowoc, died Friday night at Holy 
Family Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Schneider Mittnacht Funeral 
Home and 11 a.m. at Holy Innocents Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. Leo J. 
Schmitt will officiate with burial in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Kelnhofer was born Sept. 11, 1895, at Antigo, son of the late Joseph and 
Mary Costello Kelnhofer. He was educated in Manitowoc area schools. He married 
Margaret Rappel in May of 1917 at St. Mary Catholic Church Clark Mills. He was 
employed in the timekeeping department at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Inc. for 42 
years the last 20 years as a supervisor retiring in 1960. Mr. and Mrs. Kelnhofer 
celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1967. Mrs. Kelnhofer preceded him 
in death in 1971.
He served on the board of directors of the shipbuilding Credit Union and served 
as president of the union for seven years. He was a 3rd degree member of the 
Knights of Columbus No 710 of Manitowoc and a member of Holy Innocents Parish 
and the Holy Name Society.
Survivors include two sons, Martin of Bedford Heights, Ohio and Dr. Guy Kelnhofer 
of Bucharest, Rumania; two daughters, Mrs. William (Ruth) Pfeifer of Sheboygan 
and Mrs. Robert (Betty) Rosinsky of Manitowoc; a sister, Mrs. Earl (Germaine) 
Wiley of New York City; 17 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Two sons, 
Carol and Robert, a brother and a sister preceded him in death.
Friends may call at Schneider Mittnacht Funeral Home from 4 to 9 p.m. Monday here 
a prayer service will be at 7 p.m. by Holy Innocents Parish and Knights of 
Columbus. 
Herald Times Reporter, November 8, 1975  P. 9 
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[d. 11-07-1975/age 80 yrs.]
(11 Sep 1895/Nov 1975/SSDI)
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Notes from Cato:
A pretty wedding was celebrated at Clarks Mills Church Tuesday morning when Miss 
Margaret, daughter of Assemblyman Martin Rappel, became the bride of Guy Kelnhofer 
of Manitowoc. Rev. Gehlig officiated. The attendants were Miss Viola Cavanaugh 
and Miss Christel and Joseph and William Rappel. After the ceremony, a reception 
was held at the Rappel home. Both young people are well known and popular with a 
large circle of friends. The bride has been one of the successful teachers of the 
county. Mr. Kelnhofer holds a responsible position with the Rahr Sons company. Mr. 
and Mrs. Kelnhofer will be at home after June 4 at 1516 South Tenth Street, 
Manitowoc.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., June 7, 1917


MARGARET L. KELNHOFER

Mrs. Guy Kelnhofer, 75, of 1311 Waldo Blvd., Manitowoc, died unexpectedly Monday 
afternoon at home. 
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Holy Innocents Catholic Church, 
Manitowoc. The Rev. Leo Schmitt will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen 
Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mrs. Kelnhofer, nee Margaret Rappel, was born Jan. 21, 1896, in the Town of 
Rockland, daughter of the late Martin and Mary Seidl Rappel. She was educated in 
Manitowoc County schools and was a 1915 graduate of Manitowoc County Teachers 
College. She taught eelementary education in the Village of Hayton and St. 
Nazianz prior to her marriage to Guy Kelnhofer on May 29, 1917, at St. Mary 
Church, Clark Mills. Mrs. Kelnhofer served as past president of the Manitowoc 
County Gold Star Mothers and was past state president of the Gold Star Mothers. 
She was a member of the Christian Mothers Altar Society, the Third Order of St. 
Francis, and the Manitowoc Knights of Columbus Womens Club.
Survivors include her husband; two sons, Martin of Cleveland, Ohio, and Dr. 
Guy J. Jr. of St. Paul, Minn.; two daughters, Mrs. William (Ruth) Pfeifer of 
Sheboygan and Mrs. Robert (Betty) Rosinsky of Manitowoc; three brothers, William 
of St. Nazianz, Fred of Manitowoc and Oscar of Sheboygan; a sister, Mrs. Anna 
Hlavacik, of Sheboygan Falls; 17 grandchildren and a great grandchild. Two sons, 
two brothers and a sister preceded her in death.
Friends may call at Schneider-Mittnacht Funeral Home, Manitowoc, after 4 p.m. 
Wednesday where a vigil service will be at 8 p.m.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. April 13, 1971
*******
[d. 04-12-1971/age 75 yrs./wife of Guy J. Kelnhofer]
*******
Notes from Cato:
A pretty wedding was celebrated at Clarks Mills Church Tuesday morning when Miss 
Margaret, daughter of Assemblyman Martin Rappel, became the bride of Guy Kelnhofer 
of Manitowoc. Rev. Gehlig officiated. The attendants were Miss Viola Cavanaugh 
and Miss Christel and Joseph and William Rappel. After the ceremony, a reception 
was held at the Rappel home. Both young people are well known and popular with a 
large circle of friends. The bride has been one of the successful teachers of the 
county. Mr. Kelnhofer holds a responsible position with the Rahr Sons company. Mr. 
and Mrs. Kelnhofer will be at home after June 4 at 1516 South Tenth Street, 
Manitowoc.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., June 7, 1917


ROBERT T. KELNHOFER

Sgt. Kelnhofer Killed In Crash
Parents Notified of Son's Death 
Staff Sergeant Robert Kelnhofer, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Kelnhofer, 525 
South 26th street, was killed early this morning in an airplane accident near 
his base at Stuttgart, Arkansas, according to a telegram received by his 
parents.
The telegram said Sergeant Kelnhofer was "killed in an authorized flight at 
3:32 a.m." 
Arrangements are being made to have the body returned to this city.
Kelnhofer was to have graduated from the Army Air School next Wednesday with a 
second lieutenant's commission, and his parents had planned to leave here Monday 
to be present for the ceremonies. He already held a glider pilot's commission.
Another son of the Kelnhofers, Corporal Guy Kelnhofer, Jr., is a prisoner of the 
Japanese in a prison camp at Shanghai, China. He was captured over a year ago 
when Wake Island fell.
Robert Kelnhofer was born March 5, 1919. He enlisted in the Air corps in July 
19?? and most of his training was received at California fields but some was 
also received at New Mexico and Colorado. He started his course at Stuttgart in 
October.
Survivors are the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Kelnhofer; two brothers, Guy, Jr., 
in the Shanghai prison camp, and Martin in the Navy, based at Davisville, Rhode 
Island; and two sisters, Ruth and Betty at home.
Robert was formerly a Herald-Times carrier…
Manitowoc Herald Times, February 13, 1943  P. 1
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A military funeral will be accorded Staff Sergeant Robert Kelnhofer, 23, son of 
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Kelnhofer of 525 South 26th street, who was killed in the crash 
of a plane in Arkansas Saturday.
The body will arrive here tonight on the late North Western road train and will 
be taken to the Pfeffer funeral home. The Drews post of the American Legion will 
have charge of the military rites at services Wednesday at 930 a.m. from the 
funeral home and at 10 o'clock from the St. Paul's Catholic church. The Rev. 
Martin Jaekels will officiate. Interment will be in Evergreen cemetery.
The rosary will be recited Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the funeral home.
Manitowoc Herald Times, February 15, 1943  P.  2
*******
[d. at Prairie Co, AR/cause: complete compound fracture of skull
with severe trauma to brain (accident) killed in aircraft accident/bur.
on Guy Kelnhofer lot-his father]


EMILY KEMPER

Emily Kemper died, the daughter of Louis and Louisa Kemper.
Manitowoc Herald, 26 Jan 1860


LOUIS KEMPER

"Louis Kemper died on Wednesday (April 13, 1898). (don't have name of paper)
He was born Dec. 17th, 1825 in Lippi Detwold, the son of a forest officer. He 
came to Milwaukee in 1849, where he was married shortly after, when the couple 
moved to Two Rivers where he was employed by his brother in-law Chas. Kuehn 
as clerk. Having been elected sheriff in 1858 he moved to Manitowoc, and at 
the expiration of his term opened a store in the Alter building. After a number 
of years he closed out his store to go into the fire insurance business which 
he continued up to the time of his death. He leaves his wife, three children -
Mrs. C. C. Ertz, Mrs. Fred Schuette and Dr. Kemper, as chief mourners, also many 
friends who will keenly feel the loss of a most sociable, entertaining, out 
spoken manly and honest companion. The funeral will take place on Saturday at 
2 p.m. Mr. Kemper's life was such that more than formal notice of his death is 
justified. He was a man of dignified appearance, but it was the dignity of nature.
He admired honesty and independence in men and one could easily judge this by the 
intimacy of his relations with people.  His close friends were men of sterling 
worth. He was not demonstrative but when occasion required it he spoke--as he always
acted--from the depth of his convictions. Inflexible in purpose when he thought he 
was in the right, he cast no disparagement upon opinions differing from his. He was 
one of these sturdy men who give the character of firmness to a community without 
the element of prejudice, a man whose silent influence was always on the side of 
right conduct."
Manitowoc Pilot  Thursday, April 13, 1898  pg. 3
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Death of Louis Kemper yesterday, Wednesday. He was born 17 December 1825 in 
Lippe-Detmold where his father was senior forester. He received an excellent 
schooling there and came to America in 1849 and settled in Milwaukee. He 
married Miss Louise Ebel, his now surviving widow. In the early 50's the 
young pair moved to Two Rivers where Kemper was employed in the service of 
his father-in-law, C. Kuehn. When he was elected sheriff in 1858 he moved to 
Manitowoc. After his term was over he converted an old dwelling to a store 
from which he ran an insurance business until the time of his death. In 
addition to his widow, he is survived by 3 children: Mrs. C.C. Ertz, Mrs. Fred 
Schuette and Dr. Kemper. Also many other relatives and very many friends mourn 
his passing. The burial took place Saturday at 2 pm.
Der Nord Westen, April 14, 1898
******
The funeral of Louis Kemper, whose death we reported last week, took place 
Saturday attended by an extraordinary number of mourners. Pallbearers were 
Vice-Governor Bansch, H. Hinrichs, Chas. F. Fechter, Oscar A. Alter and Dr. 
Chas. White. Mr. Hubert Falge delivered the funeral oration.
Der Nord Westen, April 21, 1898
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[cause: La Grippe]
*******
(The following is a brother of Louis Kemper):
Reported Killed.-Gen. Kemper, of the Southern army, a brother of our fellow-
citizen, Louis Kemper, is reported as having been killed in the recent battle 
at Gettysburg. Mr. Kemper has recently had a cousin killed in the Northern army.
Manitowoc Pilot, Friday, July 10, 1863 P. 3


LOUISE KEMPER

DEATH TAKES MRS. L. KEMPER AT AGE OF 93
One of Oldest Pioneers Passes On
Death came peacefully to Mrs. Louise Kemper at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Fred Schuette, 805 North Thirteenth street, the
end coming after a brief illness. The funeral will be held from
the home on North Thirteenth street Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock
with burial at Evergreen. The Rev. F.P. Keicher of Chilton will
officiate.
Mrs. Louise Kemper, nee Ebel, was the daughter of a clergyman
and was born in Germany, August 6, 1830, making her at the time
of her death past ninety-three. In 1848 with her widowed mother
she came to America and settled at Milwaukee where the family
lived for seven years. It was at Milwaukee that she met and
married Louis Kemper and in 1855 the family took up its home at
Two Rivers. In 1858 Mr. Kemper was elected sheriff and took up
his residence in this city where he died in 1896.
In spite of her advanced age Mrs. Kemper was keenly alert and 
up to a very short time ago enjoyed unusual health. She reads
the daily papers, kept in touch with community, state and world
events. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Ida Ertz and Mrs.
Laura Schuette and by one son, Dr. W.G. Kemper. Eight grand-
children and five great grandchildren also survive her. She was
widely known and news of her death will come as a shock to her
many friends as they were unaware of her illness.
Manitowoc Herald News, Saturday, March 15, 1924  P.2
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[Louise Henrietta/bur 03-17-1924/cause: paralytic stroke/
bur on Louis Kemper lot]
********
Surrounded by children and grandchildren, Mrs. Louis Kemper, Buffalo 
street, celebrated her 81st birthday on Sunday at the home of her 
daughter, Mrs. C.C. Ertz and the event was one she will cherish long 
in her declining years. Mrs. Kemper, one of the city's pioneers is 
still hale and hearty and entered into the spirit of the gathering 
with as much eclat as those who were making the day so pleasant for 
her.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Monday, August 07, 1911 Page 2
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CELEBRATES 90TH BIRTHDAY
Surrounded by her children, Mrs. Louise Kemper, pioneer resident of the city, 
Saturday celebrated her ninetieth birthday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. 
Fred Schuette. Many friends offered congratulations and many flowers were 
received by Mrs. Kemper, who despite her years possesses the agility and bearing 
of a woman of 60. Mrs. Kemper came here as a girl and has made her home in this 
city ever since. Her children are Dr. W. G. Kemper, Mrs. Schuette and Mrs. C. C. 
Ertz, all of whom were present at the celebration.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., Aug. 12, 1920


PAULINE KEMPER

MRS. KEMPER PASSES AWAY      
Funeral For Widow of Former Mayor To Be Held 
Mrs. Pauline Kemper, 72, widow of former Mayor W.G. Kemper, died Sunday morning 
at the Holy Family hospital after a several weeks illness. Mrs. Kemper had made 
her home at the hospital for two years. 
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m., from the Frazier mortuary. Burial 
will be in Evergreen cemetery.
Born in Manitowoc 
Mrs. Kemper, whose maiden name was Pauline Franz, was born in this city. In 1883 
she was married to Dr. W. G. Kemper. He started the practice of medicine at 
Kewaunee and later the Kempers moved to Omaha, Neb. Following a few years residence 
in the western city Dr. and Mrs. Kemper returned to Manitowoc where they made their 
home after that.
Dr. Kemper, who in addition to serving two terms as mayor of Manitowoc, was also 
county coroner at one time. He died in 1932. 
In a wide range of acquaintanceship, Mrs. Kemper was well known for her charm, 
with a personality that was winning and attractive. She was one of the city's social 
leaders and together with her husband took part in much of the local activity. A 
beautiful woman, she had that added grace which wins and holds friends and will be 
long remembered by those who in her circle recognized the qualities which made for 
her popularity.
Son Survives 
Survivors are a son, Robert, Norfolk Va., and a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Becker, South 
Orange , N.J.
The body is at the Frazier mortuary and may be viewed there until the hour of services 
tomorrow.
Manitowoc Herald Times, November 23, 1936  P. 2 
*********
[cause: chronic myocarditis uremia/bur. on Louis Kemper lot]


WILLIAM KEMPER

FORMER MAYOR KEMPER IS DEAD 
PASSES AWAY AT HOSPITAL AT NOON TODAY
Well Known As Physician and Civic Leader and Death Is Shock to Community 
Dr. William G. Kemper, 73, county coroner, former mayor and city health officer, 
and prominent for many years in civic life of Manitowoc, passed away at the Holy 
Family hospital shortly before noon today after a brief illness. News of the 
death of the former city executive came as a shock to the community, as few were 
advised that his condition was serious.
The death of Dr. Kemper resulted from infection that spread inwardly in the body 
from a small skin eruption on his face. He was removed to the hospital only a few 
days ago when danger of the infection appeared and was thought to be improving but 
yesterday his condition became alarming and death resulted this morning.
Prominent in Civic Affairs 
A resident of Manitowoc practically all his life Dr. Kemper was widely known 
through his profession as a physician and his prominence in civic affairs having 
served as county coroner for more than 20 years and holding that office at the time 
of his death. He served one term as mayor of Manitowoc in 903-04 and was appointed 
city health officer by Former Mayor John Schroeder at the time of the death of the 
late Dr. Max Staeble. He was re-appointed to the position by Mayor Martin Georgenson 
and served until a year ago in that capacity when he was succeeded by Dr. George 
Hoffman.
Charter Member of Elks 
The deceased was a charter member of the Manitowoc lodge of Elks, being Number 23 
on the charter roll when the lodge was founded here 33 years ago and served as 
exalted ruler, continuing his affiliations with the order to his death. He was a 
member of the Rotary club and other civic organizations and was always keenly 
interested in city development and public affairs, when time from his profession 
permitted him to give his attention to these interests. His acquaintance was wide 
and extended throughout Manitowoc county and adjacent territory where he was held 
in high regard by all with whom he came in contact. 
Politically Dr. Kemper was a democrat and firmly adhered to his party principles 
and organization during his entire life, even when the disruption of the party made 
it a minority organization in the state and nation. He was a member of the old 
school of his profession but a keen student of its advance and kept abreast of the 
discoveries which science contributed to the service of the medical profession. As 
the family physician of many of the older residents of the city Dr. Kemper through 
his kindly and conscientious efforts in behalf of his patients had won a warm place 
in the hearts of the community.
Born at Two Rivers
Dr. Kemper was a native of Two Rivers, born August 6, 1858 and was educated in the 
public schools of the county and later attended the German-English academy at 
Milwaukee. Following a boyhood ambition to study medicine he entered Rush Medical 
college at Chicago in 1878 and receive his M.D. in 1882. He practiced at Chilton for 
a short time and later located at Kewaunee and for five years practiced at Omaha, 
Neb., returning to Manitowoc county in 1889, since which time he has been located in 
this city, a span of 43 years. 
On May 15, 1883 Dr. Kemper was married to Pauline Franz of this city who with one son 
Robert, a student at Lawrence college, Appleton, survives him. Two sisters also 
survive, Mrs. Fred Schuette and Mr. C. C. Ertz, both of this city.
Dr. Kemper held membership in the American Medical Association and was formerly 
president of the Manitowoc County Medical Association and a member of the Wisconsin 
Medical Association and the Holy Family Hospital staff of physicians.
Funeral on Monday 
The body of Dr. Kemper was removed to the Frazier mortuary from the hospital. The 
funeral will be held from the Kemper home on North Seventh street Monday afternoon 
at two o'clock with the Rev. W. F. Hood of St. James Episcopal church officiating at 
the services. Interment will be at Evergreen.
For sixty-three years, since April 10, 1869, Dr. Kemper had been a member of St. James 
Episcopal Church of this city, having affiliated as a communicant at that time. 
Manitowoc Herald News, April 8, 1932  P. 1
*******
A Good Citizen 
In the death of Dr. William G. Kemper, whose burial was held today, Manitowoc loses 
another good citizen, a man whose life and works will remain a monument to him among 
Manitowoc people who knew him and of him. His intimate relations with the life of many 
families of the city as family physician and advisor will perhaps perpetuate his 
memory most but his service to the city of his adoption and to Manitowoc county, a 
service that was conscientiously and judiciously administered, will also serve to that 
end, to say nothing of the memories which will linger because of the kindly personality 
he possessed. Dr. Kemper was a citizen Manitowoc or any other city is proud to 
acknowledge as a leader in its affairs.
Manitowoc Herald News, April 11, 1932  P. 4
********
[Wm. George Kemper/bur. 4-11-1932/age 73 yrs/cause: septicemia & chronic nephritis/
bur. on Louis Kemper lot]
********
(The following is about his son Robert.):
Boy Injured Under Wheels Of Street Car
NINE YEAR OLD 'BOBBY' KEMPER SERIOUSLY HURT
Thrown Under Wheels When His Bicycle Is Struck By Car
Thrown under the wheels of a moving street car when the car struck the bicycle 
while he was riding on North Eighth street this afternoon, little Robert, son of 
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Kemper suffered serious if not fatal injuries and is at the 
hospital in a precarious condition. The child suffered a fracture of a bone in 
the leg and a deep cut in the scalp and the shock of the injuries is a grave factor 
in his condition.
WAS ON WAY TO SCHOOL
The accident happened shortly after 12:30 on North Eighth street, between St. 
Clair and Huron streets. The boy was riding a bicycle and was on his way from 
his home to school at the Luling building (too light) car stack to avoid an 
automobile which was coming behind him and the street car, proceeding in the same 
direction, crashed into his bicycle, threw him to the pavement and he rolled under 
the car, the front wheels of which passed over his leg and arm and cut his head.
The unfortunate boy was pinioned under the car by the timbers holding the trucks 
and it was necessary to secure a jack and raise the car to release him. This 
required four or five minutes and when the little body was pulled from under the 
car, the child screamed in agony of pain from his injuries.
ROLLED UNDER FENDER
Motorman Stoney McGlynn, who was in charge of the street car, No. 10, stopped the 
car almost instantly but the little body had been wedged under the car. McGlynn 
says that the fender in front of the car was down, which under ordinary circumstances 
might be expected to protect the child by bushing the body in front of it but the 
small build of the boy, made it ineffective and the body cleared the fender and got 
under the wheels. 
When an effort was made to pull the boy from under the wheels it was found that he 
was held prisoner by the timbers and a jack was hurriedly secured to raise the car 
before the lad could be freed. At the hospital it was found that the boy had suffered 
a fracture of the leg and there was a deep cut in the head. The shock of the accident 
is considered a most serious factor also.
IS ADOPTED SON
Little Robert is an adopted son of Dr. and Mrs. W.G. Kemper. The little fellow is 9 
years of age and has been with Dr. and Mrs. Kemper four years, and is idolized in 
the home where the shock of the accident has prostrated Mrs. Kemper.
"Bobby" as he was known to friends of the family is a manly little fellow and beloved 
by all who know him for his winsome ways and manner.
While reports from the hospital late this afternoon said the boy was apparently less 
injured than at first feared, his condition is serious and outcome of the accident 
cannot be forecast.
Manitowoc Herald News, Monday, May 9, 1921  pg. 1
********
BOBBY KEMPER RESTING EASY AT HOSPITAL
The condition of little "Bobby" Kemper, who was run down by a street car yesterday, 
is reported quite favorable today and unless complications set in, the little fellow 
will have better than an even chance for recovery. There are, so far as know, no 
internal injuries and the fracture of the bones in the leg and arm, while serious, 
will mend with time. The sympathy of the entire community is extended to Dr. and Mrs. 
Kemper and all hope that the boy will be spared to them.
The lad rested fairly well last night and this morning and is not suffering as much 
as expected.
Manitowoc Herald News, Tuesday, May 10, 1921  pg. 8
********
Manitowoc news:
Robert, little nine year old son of Dr. and Mrs. G.W. Kemper, 528 N. Seventh street, 
is dead as a result of being run over by a city street car on N. Eight street Monday 
afternoon while on his way to school. The lad was crossing the car tracks on his 
bicycle a short distance ahead o the car when the wheel was caught in the rails and 
he was thrown to the pavement in the center of the track. The car passed over his body 
and dragged him some thirty feet. The wheels crushed his right leg and left arm and his 
head was very badly injured. He was rushed to the hospital, where he died soon after.
Tri-County Record, Kiel  Thursday, May 12, 1921  pg. 4
(It appears this paper was in error about his death)
********
BOBBY KEMPER CONTINUES TO IMPROVE TODAY
Reports from the hospital today give further indication that "Bobbie" Kemper will 
recover from the serious injuries he sustained when run down by a street car. X-ray 
pictures were taken of the two fractures yesterday and revealed that the fracture of 
both arm and leg are transverse breaks. The lad spent a rather comfortable night.
Manitowoc Herald News  Friday, May 13, 1921  pg. 1
**********
(Note: The parents are Dr. William and Pauline Kemper. Both their obituaries
state that they were survived by their son Robert)
(From 1920 Manitowoc city census:
Dr. Wm. Kemper age 60; wife Pauline age 55; son Robert age 8)


ADA L. KEMPFERT

Ada Louise Kempfert
Birth • Wisconsin, U.S., Birth Records, 1812-1921
Name	Ada Louise Kempfert
Birth Date	21 May 1915
Birth County  Wisconsin, USA
"Wisconsin, U.S., Birth Records, 1812-1921"
*****
Ada L Kempfert
Death • Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004
Name	Ada L Kempfert
Death Date	2 Jun 1915
Death County  Wisconsin, USA
"Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004"
*****
[Ada L. Kempfert/bur 3 June 1915/cause: octenus monatonum/bur. on JL Hempton lot]


ALBERT L. KEMPFERT

Albert Kempfert, Sr., Dies at 70 
Albert J. Kempfert Sr., 70, active in the industrial and civic life of the city, 
died unexpectedly Sunday evening at his home, 1017 Lincoln Blvd. 
His business career began shortly after attending college when he operated a 
general store at Maribel. When he married the former Edna Hempton on Sept. 9, 
1909, at Manitowoc, the couple resided two years at Maribel before returning 
to the city for permanent residence.
Mr. Kempert was employed at the Aluminum Specialty Co., where he served as 
secretary and treasurer until his retirement 15 years ago, interested in the 
city's business, he was the first president of the Manitowoc Merchants and 
Manufacturers Assn., the forerunner of the present Chamber of Commerce. 
He was active in education, serving three two-year terms on the Board of 
Education. In addition, he was active in music and the Boy Scout program. He 
was elected president of the Manitowoc County Civic Music Assn. and also was 
a member of the Manitowoc Marine and Aluminum Specialty Co. bands.
He was also a member and past president of the Lakeside Country Club, a former 
Kiwanis Club member and a member of the Manitowoc County Chapter of the Izaak 
Walton League and the Men's Brotherhood of the First Lutheran Church.
As a young man he came to Manitowoc and was employed by Schuette Bros. Later 
he left to attend Northwestern College at Watertown and also attended Spencerian 
Business College at Milwaukee. Mr. Kempfert was born at Cooperstown on Oct. 28, 
1885. 
He is survived by his wife, a daughter, Mrs. Nelson Bonner of Manitowoc ; a son, 
Albert J. Kempfert Jr. of Phoenix, Ariz; three brothers, Otto and Henry of 
Maribel and August of Milwaukee; two sisters, Mrs. Edward Kionka of Wausau and 
Mrs. Gerhardt Falck of Milwaukee; and nine grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced Tuesday by the Urbanek 
and Schlei Funeral Home of this city.
Manitowoc Herald Times, November 14, 1955  P. 17 
********
Funeral services for Albert J. Kempfert Sr., 70, of 1017 Lincoln Blvd., Manitowoc, 
who died unexpectedly Sunday evening, will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the First 
Lutheran Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. Roland L. Schwandt will officiate and burial 
will be in Evergreen Cemetery .
Friends may call at the Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home, Manitowoc, after noon 
Wednesday until 10 a.m. Thursday when the casket will be moved to the church where 
the body will lie in state until the hour of service. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, November 15, 1955  P. 17 
********
[Albert J./d. 11-17-1955/age 70 yrs./cause: coronary occlusion/
bur. on J.L. Hempton lot]
********
ALB KEMPFERT MARRIED
Miss Edna Hempton Becomes His Bride Here on Thursday
Married in the presence of relatives, Miss Edna Hempton of this city and Albert 
Kempfert of Maribel are receiving the congratulations of friends here and at 
Maribel where the couple will make their home. The nuptial blessing was pronounced 
upon them at the German Lutheran church by Rev. Machmiller on Thursday and they 
departed for their home at once. The bride was a former clerk at the Schuette Bros. 
Company and is well and favorably known while the groom conducts a general store 
at Maribel.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Sept. 10, 1909 page 1
********
Miss Edna Hempton of this city and Mr. A.J. (sic) Kempfert of Maribel were married on 
Thursday of last week at the German Lutheran church, Rev. Machmiller performing the 
ceremony.
Mr. and Mrs. Kempfert left immediately after the ceremony for Maribel where they will 
reside.
The bride was, previous to her marriage, engaged as a clerk in Schuette Bros. store, and is 
one of Manitowoc's fair daughters. The groom is a prosperous merchant of Maribel.
Manitowoc Pilot, September 16, 1909 P.1


EDNA L. KEMPFERT    (d. 1911)

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kemphert(sic) of Cooperstown mourn the death of their infant 
daughter, aged six months. The body was brought here and the funeral will be held 
from the home of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Krug Saturday.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, May 5, 1911
********
[Edna Kempherd/bur. 05-06-1911/cause: cramps]


EDNA M. KEMPFERT    (d. 1966)

Mrs. Albert J. Kempfert, 80, formerly of 1017 Lincoln Blvd., Manitowoc, died 
Monday at Family Heritage Home, Manitowoc. Funeral services will be at 2:30 pm 
Wednesday at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home, Manitowoc. The Rev. Vernon Anderson 
will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Mrs. Kempfert, the former Edna Hempton, was born May 9, 1886 at Manitowoc and 
was married in 1909 to Mr. Kempfert. He died in 1955. She was a member of the 
Ladies Guild of First Lutheran Church.
Survivors are a son, Albert Jr., of Phoenix, Ariz.; a daughter, Mrs. Nelson 
(Norma) Bonner of Manitowoc; a sister, Mrs. Emil Krug of Manitowoc; nine 
grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Friends may call at the funeral home, 
Ninth Street entrance. Memorials may be given to First Lutheran church or Memorial 
Hospital, Manitowoc.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 1966 page T3
********
[d. 10-31-1966/age 80 yrs/widow of Albert J. Kempfert/bur. on J.L. Hempton lot]
********
ALB KEMPFERT MARRIED
Miss Edna Hempton Becomes His Bride Here on Thursday
Married in the presence of relatives, Miss Edna Hempton of this city and Albert 
Kempfert of Maribel are receiving the congratulations of friends here and at 
Maribel where the couple will make their home. The nuptial blessing was pronounced 
upon them at the German Lutheran church by Rev. Machmiller on Thursday and they 
departed for their home at once. The bride was a former clerk at the Schuette Bros. 
Company and is well and favorably known while the groom conducts a general store 
at Maribel.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Sept. 10, 1909 page 1
********
Miss Edna Hempton of this city and Mr. A.J. (sic) Kempfert of Maribel were married on 
Thursday of last week at the German Lutheran church, Rev. Machmiller performing the 
ceremony.
Mr. and Mrs. Kempfert left immediately after the ceremony for Maribel where they will 
reside.
The bride was, previous to her marriage, engaged as a clerk in Schuette Bros. store, and is 
one of Manitowoc's fair daughters. The groom is a prosperous merchant of Maribel.
Manitowoc Pilot, September 16, 1909 P.1


FREDERICK H. KEMPFERT

Sadness followed joy in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kempfert when a baby 
boy born a few days ago, was claimed by death yesterday. The sympathy of 
friends is tendered the bereaved parents. 
Manitowoc Daily Herald, June 12, 1913  P. 3
********
[Fred Kemphert/bur. 06-11-1913/cause: convulsions/bur. on JL Hempton lot]


LOUISE KEMPFERT

Louise Kluenker (Becker) Kempfert, 93, formerly of Manitowoc, passed away Friday, 
March 04, 2011 at Sheboygan Falls.
Louise was born August 10, 1917 in the Town of Manitowoc Rapids to the late 
Charles and Emma (Rabenhorst) Kluenker. She was baptized in Christ August 19, 
1917.
Louise attended McAllister School at Four Corners and Immanuel Lutheran School. 
She was confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church June 07, 1931. In 1935 she graduated 
from Lincoln High School.
Louise was married to Orville H. Becker June 11,1938. Four children were born of 
this union. On October 21, 1989 she was united in marriage to Paul A. Kempfert.
Louise was employed at Manitowoc Vocational School. She retired from Lakeshore 
Technical Institute (LTC) in 1981 after 24 years of employment. She was a member 
of National Secretaries Association, Wisconsin Council for the Blind, Ladies of 
Immanuel and WELS Owls.
Louise is survived by her children: LouAnne Thoni, Janesville Wl; Karen (Dallas) 
Behnke, Sheboygan Falls Wl; Donald K (Theresa)Becker, Pewaukee, three step-
children: Harold(Linda) Kempfert; Robert (Sue) Kempfert both of Manitowoc and 
Joanne Algozine, Sugar Grove IL; her grandchildren: Nancy (Mike) Balaban, David 
(Tanya) Walesh, Steve (Kelly) Becker, Lisa Thoni, Amy Thoni, Mark (Pam) Thoni, 
Beth (Don) Fanning, Katherine (Jim) Partain, Dallas (Sue) Behnke, Denver (Roberta) 
Behnke, Dayton (Misty) Behnke, Kirsten Behnke, Kelly (Steve) Katz, Kari (Collin) 
McCaffery, Derek Becker, Allison Becker and Nathan Becker. Louise is also survived 
by her step-grandchildren: Missy (Tom) Dewane, Stacy (Tim) Bleick, Mike (Becca) 
Kempfert, Heather (Terry) Weller, Jason (Bethany) Kempfert, Stephanie (Ben) 
Algozine, Mike Algozine and twenty-one great grandchildren. Her sister-in-law, 
Dorine Kluenker, also survives along with nieces and nephews.
Louise was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Paul A. Kempfert; former 
husband, Orville H. Becker; son and daughter-in-law, Orville A. and Sharon Becker; 
son-in-law, John Thoni; brother, Karl Kluenker; sister and brother-in-law, June 
and Wilbert Hasche; grandchild, Todd Becker and great-grandchild, Paige Behnke.
Family and friends may call at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, 916 Pine St., 
Manitowoc on Saturday, March 12 from 9:00am until the time of service. Funeral 
service will be held at 12:00 noon at the church with Rev. Nick Maglietto and 
Rev. Tim Kuske officiating. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
In lieu of flowers, memorials in Louise's name may be made to Immanuel Evangelical 
Lutheran Church Endowment Fund or Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church, Sheboygan. 
Online condolences may be expressed atwww.novakrammziegler.com
The staff of Novak-Ramm-Ziegler Funeral Home, Sheboygan 920-452-7711 is assisting 
the family. 


ANTON J. KEMPKA

Anton J. Kempka, 63, of 1333 Souh 12th street, a machinist at the Manitowoc Ship 
Building company for 29 years, died at Holy Family hospital at 1 o'clock this 
afternoon following an illness of the past three weeks.
The body was removed to the Urbanek and Schlei funeral home where arrangements 
for burial were being made. They will be announced Tuesday.
Born in Germany in 1885, Mr. Kempka came to Milwaukee when 16 years of age. He 
remained there until coming to Manitowoc to work at the ship yards in 1919. He 
had continued to make his home in this city ever since. 
About 42 years ago he married the former Miss Mary Poznansky in Milwaukee. 
He was a member of the St. Boniface Catholic congregation here and of the 
Machinists local No. 516.
Surviving are the wife; five sons, Raymond, Howard, Adolph, Lambert and Leonard; 
two daughters, Mrs. Harold Vieweger and Mrs. Wilburt Drum; a brother, Walter 
Kempka, all of Manitowoc; four sisters, Mrs. Pauline Koepka, Mrs. Anna Lipski, 
Mrs. Blanche Bilicki and Mrs. Emily Schmidt, all of Milwaukee; and 13 grand-
children.
Manitowoc Herald Times, December 6, 1948  P. 2
*******
[d. 12-06-1948/age 63 yrs.]


ELIZABETH KEMPKA

Mrs. Raymond Kempka, 56, 1602 S. Sunnyslope Rd., New Berlin, a former Manitowoc 
resident, died Monday morning at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc. Funeral 
services will be 9:30 am Wednesday at Pfeffer Funeral Home and at 10 am at 
Holy Innocents Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. E.A. Radey will officiate 
and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
The former Elizabeth Christel was born July 2, 1910 in Manitowoc County, daughter 
of Ernest Christel of New Holstein and the late Eva Ginter Christel. She was 
married to Raymond Kempka Aug. 2, 1930 at Manitowoc. They lived at Manitowoc 
until 1951 when they moved to their present address. She was a member of the 
Christian Mothers Altar Society of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, West 
Allis. 
Survivors include her husband, a son, Ronald and a daughter, Miss Karen Ann, of 
New Berlin; two brothers, William of New Holstein and Leo of Cato; four sisters, 
Mrs. Martin Andrastek of Manitowoc, Mrs. Earl Nimmer and Mrs. Edward Kautzer of 
New Holstein and Mrs. Fred Rathert of San Diego, Calif., and four grandchildren.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 pm Tuesday where the Rosary will be 
recited at 8 pm.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Mon., Aug. 29, 1966 page T3
********
[d. 8-29-1966/age 56 yrs/wife of Raymond Kempka]


MARY L. KEMPKA

Mrs. Anton Kempka, nee Mary Ann Pozmanski, 66, of 1333 South 12th street, 
Manitowoc, died Friday morning at Holy Family hospital following a brief 
illness.
Mrs. Kempka was born in 1885 at Milwaukee. She was married to Mr. Kempka 
in 1906 and the couple lived in Milwaukee until 1919. She had lived in 
Manitowoc since that time. Her husband died three years ago.
Funeral services will be held at 8:30 a.m. Monday at the Urbanek and Schlei 
funeral home, Manitowoc, and at 9 a.m. at St. Boniface Catholic church, 
Manitowoc, Rev. Alfred Pritzl officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen 
cemetery.
Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Harold Vieweger and Mrs. Wilbert Drum, 
both of Manitowoc; five sons, Raymond, Howard, Adolph, Lambert and Leonard, 
all of Manitowoc; three brothers, Vance, Nick and Leo Pozmanski, all of 
Milwaukee; sister, Mrs. Stella Price of Milwaukee, and 16 grandchildren.
Friends may call at the funeral home from Sunday noon until time of services. 
The rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Sunday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, August 10, 1951  P. 2
********
[Mary Ann/d. 08-10-1951/age 66 yrs./bur. on Anton Kempka lot]


RAYMOND F. KEMPKA

Raymond F. Kempka, 63, of Rt. 2, Cato, a former Manitowoc resident, died 
Saturday at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Tuesday at Pfeffer Funeral Home and at 
10 a.m. at Holy Innocents Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. Leo Schmitt 
will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Kempka was born May 10, 1908, at Milwaukee, son of the late Anton and 
Mary Poznanski Kempka. He married Elizabeth Christel Aug. 2, 1930 at 
Manitowoc. His wife preceded him in death Aug. 29, 1966. Mr. Kempka had been 
employed at the Allen Bradley Co. in Milwaukee retiring in 1969.
Survivors include a son, a daughter (Survivors omitted for privacy.), four 
brothers, Howard, Adolph and Lambert of Manitowoc and Leonard of Milwaukee, 
two sisters, Mrs. Harold Vieweger of Manitowoc and Mrs. Adeline Drumm of 
Chicago and four grandchildren.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 o'clock this Monday afternoon.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. August 2, 1971
********
[d. 07-31-1971/age 63 yrs.]
(10 May 1908/Jul 1971/SSDI)


EDWARD KEMPTON

Edward Kempton
Marriage • England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973
Name	Edward Kempton
Gender	Male
Marital Status	Single
Marriage Date	12 Oct 1825
Marriage Place	Littleport, Cambridge, England
Spouse	Mary Butcher
FHL Film Number	2206070
Reference ID	p 89 #268
"England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973"
*****
[Edw. Kempton/bur. 01-06-1864](age 74 yrs./
from record of St. James Episc. ch., Manitowoc) 


GEORGE KEMPTON

(no name) Kempton, a child of B. Kempton, died from burns.
Manitowoc Herald, 29 Nov 1860 
**********
SAD ACCIDENT.-A little girl, aged 2 years, daughter of Mr. Butcher 
Kempton, of the Third Ward, met with a terrible and fatal accident 
on Tuesday evening.-Her mother left the house for a few minutes, 
and on returning, she found her infant in the agonies of death. 
The child's clothing had caught fire from a burning candle, and 
before relief came she was a charred mass. Death ensued in less 
than an hour.
Manitowoc Pilot, Friday, November 30, 1860 P.3
*******
On the 1860 Manitowoc 3rd ward federal census there is this:
Butcher Kempton 29; Elizabeth Kempton 20; George Kempton 1.
Apparently the newspaper had the sex of the child wrong
because if the girl was 2 and the boy was 1, both should have
been on the 1860 census and they aren't.
**********
[Baby Kempton/bur. 11-30-1860]
[Burial register has buried the child of Mr. Kempton on 11/30/1860; according 
to Wayne Parworth: George was 1 y, 9 mo & was burned to death by a fire caused 
by a candle, mother was Elizabeth & father butcher 
(grandson of Edward & Mary Kempton]


MARY BUTCHER KEMPTON

DIED:
In this village, January 26, 1868, Mrs. Mary Kempton, aged 64 years.
The Manitowoc Tribune  Thursday, February 6, 1868  pg. 4