ASHTON KOCH

Ashton George, 16 months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Hilary Koch, Rebitz Road, 
Manitowoc, died Monday night at Memorial Hospital, Manitowoc after an 
illness of less than a day.
Private funeral services were Tuesday afternoon at Mittnacht Funeral Home, 
Manitowoc. The Rev. Walter Hallerud officiated and burial was in Evergreen 
Cemetery.
The baby was born Feb. 11, 1956 at Manitowoc.
Surviving in addition to the parents are a brother Hilary J. at Manitowoc; 
paternal grandparents, Mrs. George Grjewski of California and maternal grandmother, 
Mrs. A.C. Gregg of Eau Claire. His mother is the former Barbara Gregg. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, July 2, 1957  P. 13
*******
[Ashton George Koch/d. 07-01-1957/age 1 yr./cause: meningitis/space #324]


BABY KOCH    (d. 1898)

Koch
birth: 1898 Manitowoc
death: 28 August 1898 Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin
father: William Koch
Wisconsin, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1968
*****
Koch
Death • Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004
Name: Koch
Color/Sex: White Male
Age: 7 months
Father: Wm. Koch
Death Date: 28 Aug 1898
Death County: Wisconsin, USA
Cause: Cholera infantum
"Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004"
********
[age 7 mo./cause: cholera infantum]


BABY BOY KOCH    (d. 1909)

A 9-month old little son of Oscar Koch here died last Friday.
Der Nord Westen, 30 Sep. 1909
******
[on Herman Wittman lot]


BERTHA KOCH

Death Wed. last week in Two Rivers of 69 yr. old Mrs. Bertha Koch following 
a stroke. The deceased, a sister of the late Edward Weinschenk, leaves 5 
children, her husband having predeceased her 10 yrs. ago. The funeral was 
held Fri. in the local city cemetery.
Der Nord Westen, 25 Dec. 1902
******
DIED: Koch - At the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Zuehl in the city of Two 
Rivers, December 17, 1902, Mrs. Bertha Koch, aged 68 years.
Deceased was born in Luetesburg, Germany, January 30, 1834 and came to America 
in 1856. She was a sister of the late Edward Weinschenk of Manitowoc. She was 
married to Henry Koch 36 years ago and bore him 11 children, 7 of whom are 
still living. Her funeral took place last Friday, Rev. Schlueter of this city 
officiating. She was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Two Rivers Chronicle, Tues., Dec. 23, 1902
******
[cause: apoplexy]


BLANCHE S. KOCH

Mrs. Reuben (Blanche) Koch, 96, a resident of Shady Lane Home, formerly of 913 S. 
22nd St., Manitowoc, died Saturday morning, January 28, 1989 at Holy Family 
Medical Center, Manitowoc. Funeral services will be 10 am Tuesday at Reinbold-
Pfeffer, Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home, Manitowoc. Rev. Gerald A. Prusakowski 
will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Mrs. Koch was born August 30, 1892 at Manitowoc, daughter of the late Matt and 
Antonie Korinek Skarda. She grew up, was educated and lived in Manitowoc all her 
life. Mrs. Koch was a Dental Assistant with various dentists in Manitowoc. She 
married Reuben E. Koch, July 1, 1922 at Waukegan, Illinois. He preceded her in 
death March 26, 1956.
Survivors include nieces, nephews, other relatives, friends and special friends, 
Harley and Mildred Metzger of Manitowoc. She was preceded in death by five brothers 
and four sisters.
Friends may call at Reinbold-Pfeffer Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home, Manitowoc 
from 9 am until the time of services at 10 am on Tuesday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Mon., Jan. 30, 1989 page 8
********
[widow of Reuben Koch]


CHARLES KOCH    (d. 1948)

News has been received here of the death of Charles Koch, 72, of Brooksville, 
Fla., a former Manitowoc resident.
He was born in this city in 1876, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Koch. He 
attended the first ward school and later business college here. He spent several 
years on the west coast and 40 years ago moved to Florida. He was a painter by 
trade. 
His death occurred at the home of a sister, Mrs. W. P. Rick, of Belle Glade, Fla. 
Survivors are two brothers, Reuben of this city and Harry of Mukwonago, Wis.; 
four sisters, Mrs. Stanley Holland and Mrs. Dale Clerk of this city, Mrs. R. W. 
Nelson of Kansas City, Mo., and Mrs. Rick of Belle Glade. 
The body will be brought here from Florida and may be viewed Friday at the Frazier 
mortuary. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, 
with interment in Evergreen cemetery.
Manitowoc Herald Times, February 26, 1948  P. 2
******
[Carl Henry Cook/d. 02-23-1948, Palm Beach, FL/age 71 yrs/bur. on 
Henry Koch and Alma Clark lot]


CHARLOTTE M. KOCH

Miss Charlotte Mae Koch, 51, of Park Lawn Home, Manitowoc, died Friday evening, 
Oct. 26, at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at Pfeffer Funeral Home and 11 a.m. 
at St. Paul Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. Philip Hoffmann will officiate 
and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Miss Koch was born July 30, 1928, at Manitowoc, daughter of Raymond H. and 
Edna M. Pollen Koch. Miss Kock was graduated from St. Boniface Parochial School 
and Lincoln High School, Manitowoc. She had been employed 28 years at Aluminum 
Specialty Company until her illness and was a member of the Veterans of Foreign 
Wars Auxiliary No. 659 of Manitowoc.
Survivors include her parents, Raymond and Edna Koch of Manitowoc; two brothers, 
Robert of Manitowoc and Raymond Jr. of Mishicot; two sisters, Mrs. Robert (Edith) 
Fargo of Manitowoc and Mrs. Don (Kathleen) Worm of Travis City, Mich., and nieces 
and nephews. A brother, Chester, preceded her in death.
Friends may call at Pfeffer Funeral Home 4 o'clock to 9 o'clock this Sunday 
afternoon, where a prayer service will be at 8 o'clock.
Herald Times Reporter, October 28, 1979 P. 3
*******
[daughter of Raymond and Edna Koch]


CLARA KOCH

MRS. CLARA KOCH PASSES AWAY AT DAUGHTERS HOME
Funeral Will Be Held Saturday From St. Boniface. 
Mrs. Clara Koch, who has made her home for the past six years with 
her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Kornrumpf, town 
Manitowoc, passed away late Wednesday. Death was due to infirmities 
of old age, Mrs. Koch having reached the age of 85 years. 
The deceased was born on Aug. 3, 1837, in Baden, Germany, and came 
to make her home in this county in 1852. Nine years later, she became 
the wife of Henry Koch who has preceded her in death. Before her 
marriage, she was Clara Schmelzle. 
Six children, Mrs. Bertha Manthe, Mrs. Margaret Kornrumpf, Henry, 
Albert, David, all of this city, and Mrs. Rose Wiemer of Chicago, 
survive. Also mourning her death are three brothers, four sisters, 
seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. The brothers and 
sisters who survive are Frank Schmelzle, Mrs. Kate Wehausen, and Mrs. 
Mary Neils (or Nells?) of Maplewood and Henry Schmelzle and Mrs. Annie 
Ternandt of Chicago, 
The funeral will be held Saturday morning at 9 o’clock with services 
at the St. Boniface church. Burial will take place at the Evergreen 
cemetery. It is expected all the relatives from out of town will attend 
the funeral.
There being no telephone service in the home, anyone desiring further 
information may receive some by calling the Pfeffer undertaking parlors.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Thursday, April 27, 1922
********
[bur. 04-28-1922/cause: senility/bur. on Hienrich Koch lot] 


EDNA M. KOCH

Edna M. Koch, 91, a Manitowoc resident who was presently residing at Shady Lane 
Home, Manitowoc, died Thursday, April 13, 1989 at Holy Family Medical Center, 
Manitowoc. Funeral services will be 10:30 am Monday at Pfeffer Funeral home and 
11 am at St. Paul Catholic Church, Manitowoc. Presiding at the Mass of Christian 
Burial will be Rev. Ronald Reimer with burial to follow at Evergreen Cemetery, 
Manitowoc.
Mrs. Koch, the former Edna Mary Pollen, was born September 6, 1897 at Manitowoc, 
daughter of the late Frank and Kate Mrotek Pollen. She was a graduate of the old 
Washington High School, Manitowoc, graduating with the Class of 1915. She married 
Raymond H. Koch on July 31, 1916 at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The 
couple had the honor of celebrating their 65th Wedding Anniversary in 1981. He 
preceded her in death September 4, 1983. Mrs. Koch was a member of St. Paul Parish 
Women of St. Paul Catholic Church.
Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Robert C. and Vernetta Koch of 
Manitowoc, Raymond W. and Elma Koch of Mishicot; two daughters and sons-in-law, 
Edith C. and Robert Fargo of Manitowoc, Kathleen R. and Donald Worm of Beulah, 
Michigan; brothers and sisters-in-law, William and Alice Pollen, Albert Pollen, 
Philip and Vanda Pollen, Frank and Clara Pollen, Helen Pollen, Catherine Pollen, 
and Margaret Schlei, all of Manitowoc; 16 grandchildren; 25 great grandchildren 
and a great great grandson also survive. She was preceded in death by a daughter, 
Charlotte Koch, a son, Chester Koch and two brothers, Charles and John Pollen.
Friends may call at Pfeffer Funeral home, 5 pm to 9 pm Sunday. Prayer service 
will be held at 8 pm led by Deacon Bill Klein.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Fri, Apr. 14, 1989 page B10
********
[widow of Raymond H. Koch]


ERWIN R. KOCH    (d. 1983)

Erwin (Perk) Koch, 84, formerly of 1215 S. 18th St., Manitowoc, currently 
residing at Hamilton Memorial Home, Two Rivers, died Monday, March 21, at Two 
Rivers Community Hospital.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Pfeffer Funeral Home and 11 a.m. 
at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. Theodore J. Hendricks will 
celebrate the Mass of Christian Burial and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, 
Manitowoc.
Mr. Koch was born Oct. 8, 1898, at Manitowoc, son of the late John and Theresa 
Stockert Koch. He married Renatta Traeger Oct. 11, 1919, at Manitowoc. She 
preceded him in death July 5, 1951. He then married Mrs. Olga Jansen. The couple 
resided in Two Rivers. She preceded him in death Jan. 3 1982. Mr. Koch entered 
into a partnership with his brother, John Koch, in the Koch Brothers Electrical 
Company at Ninth and Buffalo Street, Manitowoc, from 1919 to 1921, when he became 
employed by Mirro Aluminum Goods Manufacturing Company, retiring in 1963. He also 
owned and operated the lunchroom adjacent to the former Linger Bar in Manitowoc 
for a number of years.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, David and Jeanette Koch of Northridge, 
Calif.; two daughters and sons-in-law, Dawn and Robert Weber of rural Valders and 
Ruth and Cal Zarr of Chula Vista, Calif.; two stepsons, Harold Jansen of Two Rivers 
and Earl Jansen of Berlin, Wis.; two stepdaughters, Bernice Rabenhorst of Manitowoc 
and Janet Antonnie of Two Rivers; a brother, Ray Koch Sr. and a sister, Margaret 
Schlei of Manitowoc; 10 grandchildren, Jan Paul Woodruff, JackieLynn Kiley, Robin 
Nespodzany, Larry Reed, Donna Stevens, Thomas, John and Charles Lewis and Richard 
and Steven Koch, seven great grandaughters, 13 step-grandchildren and nieces and 
nephews. A brother, John, three sisters, Mayme Thielen, Catherine Koepsel and Clara 
Musil and two step-grandchildren preceded him in death.
Friends may call at Pfeffer Funeral Home 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday. A prayer 
service will be held at 7 p.m.
Herald Times Reporter, March 22, 1983 P. 3


FREDERICKA KOCH   (d. 1961)

Mrs. Henry Koch, 88, of 520 S. 25th St., Manitowoc, died at 12:40 a.m. 
Wednesday at Park Lawn Home, Manitowoc, after an illness of two months.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at First German Evangelical 
Lutheran Church, Manitowoc, the Rev. L. H. Koeninger officiating. Burial 
will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. 
Mrs. Koch was born Fredericka (Ricka) Liebert Sept. 7, 1872, at Manitowoc, 
daughter of the late Charles and Sophia Wilharm Liebert. 
She was married to Henry Koch June 20, 1896, at Manitowoc. He preceded her 
in death in 1933. She was a member of First German Lutheran Church and also 
a member of the Ladies Aid Society of the Church. 
Survivors include a brother John of Des Plaines, Ill.; two sisters, Mrs. 
Henry Detjen and Mrs. Stanley Buretta(?) of Manitowoc; a niece with whom 
she had been living, Irene Liebert, at home; and other nieces and nephews. 
Friends may call at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home, Manitowoc, after 4 p.m. 
Thursday until 10:30 a.m. Friday and at the church from 11 a.m. until the 
time of service.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Wednesday, March 1, 1961 
*******
[d. 03-01-1961/age 88 yrs./widow of Henry C. Koch]


GUSTAV KOCH

Name: Koch, Gustav
D.: 9/26/1853
B.: 2/4/1853
Reg. D.: 9/10/1864
Sex: M/W
Age at Death: 7 Mo. 22 Da.
B.P.: Mtwc.
D.P.:
Cem.: Mtwc.
Ch.:
Inf. & Address:
Spouse:
F.:
M.:
Cause of Death:
Pg. #: v.1  p.3
*****
Guatav Koch
Death • Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004
Name: Guatav Koch
Birth Date: 04 Feb 1853
Death Date: 26 Sep 1853
Death County: Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
Father: Oscar Koch
Mother: Molly Koch
Cause of death: Diarrhea
"Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004"


HAROLD H. KOCH

Funeral services for Harold H. Koch, 44, of 822 N. 11th St., Manitowoc, who 
died Friday, were at 9:30 a.m. Monday at Mittnacht Funeral Home, Manitowoc, 
and at 10 a.m. at Holy Innocents Catholic Church. The Rev. Allan Jirikovec 
officiated and burial was in Evergreen Cemetery.
Military rites at graveside were by Drews-Bleser Post No. 88, American Legion. 
Pallbearers were (names omitted for privacy)
Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, January 27, 1964  P. 9


HENRY KOCH    (d. 1898)

Henry Koch
birth: 1895
death: 28 August 1898 Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin
residence: 1898 Manitowoc, Wis.
father: William Koch
Wisconsin, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1968
*****
Henry Koch
Death • Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004
Name: Henry Koch
Color/Sex: White Male
Age: 3 years
Father: Wm Koch
Birthplace of father: Germany
Death Date: 28 Aug 1898
Death County: Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
Cause: congenital malformation of ?? cerebral embolism

"Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004"
*******
[age 3 yrs./cause: cerebral embolism]


HENRY KOCH   (d. 1908)

Henry C. Koch, the well-known nurseryman, died Monday at age 75 following an
illness of several months. Mr. Koch came here from Germany as a child and spent
the greater portion of his life on his farm situated about 3 miles south of 
Manitowoc where he operated a vegetable and tree nursery. He is survived by his 
sorrowing widow and several grown children. The funeral was held yesterday at 
the city cemetery.
Der Nord Westen, 09 Apr. 1908
*******
PIONEER GARDENER IS DEAD
Henry Koch, an aged resident of the county and a pioneer gardener who has been 
a familiar figure in the city for half a century, is dead at his home at Silver 
Creek, aged 75 years, death being due to an illness which confined him to his 
home for several months past.  Mr. Koch came to Manitowoc in youth and after a 
few years engaged in truck gardening in which he was very successful. He 
continued active in this business up until the time of his illness and daily 
visited the city with his vegetables and fruits. An aged widow and a family of 
grown up children survive him.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Mon., Apr. 6, 1908
*******
[cause: gastric carcimonia]
********
First publication May 12, 1908.
Order to hear Petition for Administration.
State of Wisconsin-Manitowoc County Court-In Probate.
In the matter of the Estate of Henry Koch, deceased, intestate.
On reading and filing the petition of Clara Koch, of Town Manitowoc in said 
county, representing among other things that Henry Koch an inhabitant of said 
county, on the 6th day of April, A.D. 1908, at town Manitowoc died intestate, 
leaving estate to be administered, and that the said petitioner is the widow 
of said deceased, and praying that administration of said estate be to Albert 
Koch granted.
It is Ordered, that said petition be heard at a special term of said County 
Court to be held on Tuesday, the 9th day of June, A.D. 1908, at 10 o'clock A.M., 
at the office of the County Judge, in the city of Manitowoc, in said county.
Ordered further, that notice of the time and place so appointed, be given to 
all persons interested, by publication hereof for three weeks successively, 
prior to said day of hearing, in the Wahrheit, a weekly newspaper, published 
at Manitowoc city of said County.
Dated at Manitowoc, the 12th day of May, A.D. 1908.
By the Court
John Chloupek, County Judge.
Manitowoc Die Wahrheit, Tuesday, May 26, 1908 P. 5


HENRY A. KOCH   (d. 1971)

Henry A. Koch, 76, of 2217 Waldo Blvd, Manitowoc, died Thursday 
morning at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc. 
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Holy Innocents 
Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. Allen Jirikovec, a nephew, 
will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen cemetery, Manitowoc. 
Military graveside services will be conducted by the American Legion 
Drews-Bresser Post No. 88.
Mr. Koch was born Dec. 4, 1894, at Marshfield, Wis., son of the late 
Henry A. Sr. and Mary Bock Koch. He married Margaret O’Leary in July 
of 1919 at Manitowoc. He started his employment with the Manitowoc 
Fire Department in 1924 and retired as captain in 1947. He was then 
employed at Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry until 1958. His wife preceded 
him in death Jan. 5, 1969.
Survivors include two sons, Derwood of Rantoul, Ill., and Tech. Sgt. 
John E. of Charleston U.S. Air Force Base, Charleston, S.C.; two 
daughters, Mrs. Donald (Rosemary) Schneider of Manitowoc and Mrs. 
Harold (Helen) Holschuh of Green Bay; two brothers, William of 
Kaukauna and John of Kankakee, Ill.; 20 grandchildren and three great-
grandchildren. A son Harold preceded him in death in January of 1964, 
also two brothers and three sisters.
Friends may call at Schneider-Mittnacht Funeral Home, Manitowoc, after 
4 p.m. Friday where a wake service will be held at 7:30 p.m. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, Thursday, April 15, 1971
********
Funeral services for Henry A. Koch, 76,of 2217 Waldo Blvd., who died Thursday 
at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Holy 
Innocents Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. Allan Kirikoved (nephew) will 
officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. Military 
graveside services will be conducted by the American Legion Drews-Bleser Post 
No. 88.
Mr. Koch was involved in the Mexican Campaign in 1916 as a civilian truck driver. 
He also was a veteran of World War I serving in 1918.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. April 16, 1971
*********
[d. 04-15-1971/age 76 yrs.]
(04 Dec 1894/Apr 1971/SSDI)


HENRY C. KOCH   (1850-1933)

DEATH CLAIMS HENRY KOCH, CITY PIONEER
Old Time Cabinet Maker of City Passes Away At Age of 83 Years 
Henry Koch, 83, who gained fame locally years ago by his ability to 
construct ornate stairs and as an expert cabinet maker, died at 
12:15 a.m. today at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Meta Streich, 1209 
South Fourteenth street. 
Although he had been in failing health, Mr. Koch was not confined to 
his bed until yesterday. Death was attributed to the infirmities of 
age. 
Mr. Koch, before his retirement about 15 years ago, was a foreman for 
the Manitowoc Building Supply company. As an expert stairmaker, he 
constructed the ornate stairs in the buildings of the Schuette and 
Torrison department stores. For years he was in charge of measurements 
for woodwork on various lake crafts and was also considered an expert 
in this line. 
Charter Member Saengerbund
He was born Oct. 24, 1850, at Aschersleben, Saxony, Germany. He came 
to his county in 1868 and to Manitowoc after a few weeks spent in 
Milwaukee. In 1875, he married Miss Margaret Wolf, who preceded him 
in death. (illegible) He was a charter member of the Freier Saengerbund.
Survivors are four daughters, Mrs. W. P. Risk, Miami, Fla., Mrs. R. W. 
Nelson, Kansas City, Mrs. Dale Clark and Mrs. Meta Streich, both of this 
city; three sons, Charles H. of Brooksville, Fla., Harry of Milwaukee 
and Reuben of this city; four brothers, Robert of Oconto, Gust of Green 
Bay, Albert of Appleton, and Oscar of Los Angeles; one sister, Mrs. 
Charles Young of this city and ten grandchildren.
Funeral Monday 
The remains will be removed from the Vogelsang Funeral home to the 
Streich residence this evening. The funeral will be held there Monday 
at 1:15 p.m. and at 2 o’clock at St. John’s Evangelical church. The 
Rev. Paul Blaufuss will officiate and burial will take place in Evergreen 
cemetery. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, Saturday, July 29, 1933 
*********
[bur. 07-31-1933/cause: myocarditis] 
(d. 29 July 1933/age 82 yrs. 9 mo. 5 da./St. John's United Church 
of Christ)


HENRY C. KOCH   (1869-1933)

KOCH, Henry C.—Aged 64. Died at Holy Family Hospital at 4:20 p.m. 
Tuesday. Funeral services German Lutheran church Friday at 2 p.m., 
Rev. Koeninger officiating. Born Sept. 9, 1869. Survived by widow, 
a niece, two brothers and three sisters. 
Body at Wattawa, Urbanek & Schlei funeral home until 2 p.m. Thursday. 
At home from then until the time of the funeral.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Wednesday, July 19, 1933 
********
[bur. 07-21-1933/cause: pulmonary hemorrhage]


HUGO KOCH

Name: Koch, Hugo
D.: 8/22/1864
B.: 10/21/1863
Reg. D.: 9/11/1864
Sex: M/W
Age at Death: 10 Mo. 1 Da.
B.P.: Mtw.
D.P.:
Cem.: Mtw.
Ch.:
Inf. & Address:
Spouse:
F.: Oscar Koch
M.: Molly Koch
Cause of Death: Children's cholera
Add Info.: Merchant
Pg. #: v.1 p.3
*****
Haga Koch
Death • Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004
Name: Haga Koch
Birth Date: 21 Oct 1863
Death Date: 22 Aug 1864
Death County: Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
Father: Oscar Koch
Mother: Molly Koch
"Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004"
*****
Heuga Koch
Death • Wisconsin, U.S., Death Index, 1808-1907
Name	Heuga Koch
Death Date	22 Aug 1864
Death Place	Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
Volume  01
Page number  0036
Reel  048
Image	0916
Index Volume  01
Sequence Number	202261
"Wisconsin, U.S., Death Index, 1808-1907"


JACOB KOCH

Death on Mon. here in Manitowoc of Jakob Koch, a brother of the 
well-known gardener, Henry C. Koch, of a hemorrhage. He was born 
16 Feb. 1828 in Aschersleben in Saxony and came to America in 1870 
and settled in Manitowoc. He is survived by his widow and 8 children. 
The burial will take place this afternoon.
Der Nord Westen, 24 Dec. 1891
*******
[Jacob Koch/bur. 12-24-1891/age 65 yrs./cause: hemorrhage of the lungs]


JEFFREY A. KOCH

Jeffrey A. Koch, age 52, of 5110 Remiker Lane, Manitowoc, died unexpectedly on 
Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011.
He was born on Jan. 15, 1959, in Two Rivers, son of Roger and Dorothy (Hamernik) 
Koch. Jeff was a graduate of Washington High School, Two Rivers, class of 1977. 
He also received an associate degree in marketing from Lakeshore Technical College. 
On March 20, 1997, he married Mary Ann Lensmire at Holy Innocents Catholic Church, 
Manitowoc, exactly five years from the day they first met. Jeff was currently 
employed with Avada Audiology and Hearing Care as a hearing instrument specialist 
in both Manitowoc and Green Bay.
Survivors include his wife: Mary Ann Koch, Manitowoc; a daughter: Amanda "Sunshine" 
Koch, Milwaukee; a son: Marine L.C.P.L. Matt Koch, stationed in San Diego, Calif., 
currently deployed in Afghanistan; his parents: Roger and Dorothy Koch, Two Rivers; 
a stepson and stepdaughter-in-law: Eric and Alejandra Metz, Hudson, Wis.; 
stepgrandchildren: Taylar and Landon; three brothers and two sisters-in-law: Gary 
and Gerri Koch, Bancoft, Wis., Rich Koch, Manitowoc, Dave and Jeannie Koch, Dubuque, 
Iowa; his mother-in-law: Agatha Lensmire, Manitowoc; four brothers-in-law and three 
sisters-in-law, Gary and Faye Lensmire, Manitowoc, Robert Lensmire, Utah, Dan and 
Lisa Lensmire, Whitelaw, Pat and Pam Lensmire, Mishicot; and seven sisters-in-law 
and six brothers-in-law: Sue and Jim Luther, Manitowoc, Rose Mary and Dave Hartlaub, 
Cleveland, Linda and Dick Bender, Kaukauna, Gloria Levendoski, Manitowoc, Nancy and 
Tim Brandes, Forest Junction, Laurie and Gary Mangin, Reedsville, and Sandy and Steve 
Shimon, Hilbert. Many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends also survive. He 
was preceded in death by his father-in-law: Lawrence Lensmire; a stepdaughter: Carrie 
Ann Metz; and his paternal and maternal grandparents.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 18, 2011, at St. Francis of 
Assisi on Waldo, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be the 
Rev. Dan Felton with burial at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
The family will greet relatives and friends at St. Francis of Assisi on Waldo, 
Manitowoc, from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17, 2001. A prayer service will conclude 
the visitation at 7 p.m. led by Rich Bahnaman. Friends may also call Friday morning 
at St. Francis of Assisi on Waldo, Manitowoc, from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
Jeff was passionate about life, family and his many friends. He had an enduring love 
for Mary Ann and his children. Jeff also had a special bond with man's best friend, 
Otis, that will never end.
Jeff looked forward to sheepshead evenings with his parents and the Remiker Lane gang. 
He enjoyed hunting and fishing and truly enjoyed his annual "FISH-A-THON" with a 
blindman, a hippee and a salesman. "Love You All!"
Jeff was truly inspired by the care and compassion he was able to provide to so many 
people. He found great joy bringing the gift of hearing to so many who had not heard 
clearly in years. Jeff will truly be missed by all who knew him.
In lieu of flowers, Memorial may be sent to the Wisconsin Donor Network, and please 
sign the back of your driver's license.
Herald Times Reporter, February 16, 2011 P. A3


JOHN E. KOCH    (d. 1984)

John E. Koch, 52, of 3721 Mary Street, Manitowoc, died Saturday, October 13, 
at home.
Funeral services will be 9:00 a.m. Tuesday at Parkside Funeral Home and 9:30 a.m. 
at Holy Innocents Catholic Church. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celeberated 
by Rev. Leo J. Schmitt with burial to follow at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. 
Military graveside rites will be accorded by American Legion Drews Bleser Post 
Number 88.
Mr. Koch was born August 6, 1932, at Manitowoc, son of the late Henry and Margaret 
O'Leary Koch. He attended grade school at Holy Innocents and graduated from Lincoln 
High School in 1950. Mr. Koch enlisted in the United States Air Force also in 1950. 
He was stationed in Germany for 6 years and then stationed at Delaware Air Force 
Base for two years. He then was at the Phillipine Islands for three years. Mr. Koch 
was then stationed at Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas for two years. He 
then was stationed at Misawa Air Force Base in Japan for four years. After which he 
was at the Edwards Air Force Base in Fort Walton Beach in Florida for two years. In 
1967 he went to Vietnam for one year. He then returned to the Charleston Air Force 
Base in Charleston, South Carolina for three years, from which he then retired in 
1972. He received many awards of recognition during his military career. He returned 
to Manitowoc at which time he attended Lakeland College in Sheboygan where he 
graduated in 1976 and majored in marketing and accounting. He worked for the 
Chesapeake and Ohio Rail Way Company until 1981. He was also well known for raising 
pigeons professionally. He married the former Rosemany Bender on December 14, 1957, 
at St. Michael Catholic Church, Milwaukee. Mr. Koch was a member of American Legion 
Drews Bleser Post Number 88.
Survivors include a son and a daughter-in-law, John V. and Jeanette Koch of Milwaukee; 
a daughter, Karen Koch of Manitowoc; a brother and a sister-in-law, Derwood and Ellen 
Koch of Rantoul, Illinois; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Rosemary and Donald 
Schneider of Whitelaw and Helen and Harold Holschuh of Green Bay; a sister-in-law, 
Mrs. Evelyn Koch Meyer of Manitowoc; a grandson, Christopher John, numerous nieces 
and nephews, other relatives and friends also survived. He was preceded in death by 
a brother, Harold H. Koch.
Friends may call at Parkside Funeral Home, Manitowoc, from 4 o'clock to 9 o'clock 
this Monday afternoon, where a prayer service will be held at 8 o'clock led by Deacon 
Candidate Donald Schneider.
Herald Times Reporter, October 15, 1984 P. 3
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[age 52 yrs/body found]


JULIA C. KOCH    (d. 1979)

Mrs. Julia Koch, 85, of Family Heritage Nursing Home, and formerly of 1138 S. 
17th St., Manitowoc, died Thursday, Sept. 13, at Family Heritage Nursing Home.
Funeral services will be 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Parkside Funeral Home and 10 
a.m. Tuesday at St. Boniface Catholic Church. The Rev. John Kohnke will officiate 
and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Mrs. Koch was born July 20, 1894, in Manitowoc, daughter of the late Matt and 
Sophia Haag Koch. She was married to Leonard Koch, Jr. in Mishicot. He preceded 
her in death in 1947. 
Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Harold and Mary Koch of Manitowoc 
and Leonard and Audrey Koch of Manitowoc; a daughter and son-in-law, Geraldine and 
Richard Boucher of San Jose, Calif.; 11 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. 
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, a brother, and three step-
brothers.
Herald Times Reporter, September 16, 1979  P. 3
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[widow of Leonard Koch]
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Leonard Koch and Julia Haag, of the Town of Two Rivers were married Tuesday 
morning at St. Luke's church, Rev. Hugo officiating. The bride is a daughter 
of Matt Haag, Sr., a well known farmer. The couple will reside at Kossuth.
The Reporter, Sat., Oct. 10, 1914


LEONARD J. KOCH   (d. 1945)

Leonard J. Koch, 56, of 1138 S. 17th St., died last evening at the 
Holy Family hospital after a lingering illness. Mr. Koch was a 
mechanic for the Braun Motor company for over 20 years.
The funeral has been set for 8:30 a.m. on Saturday at Pfeffer’s and 
at 9 o’clock at St. Boniface Catholic church. Interment will be made 
at Evergreen cemetery.
Mr. Koch is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Koch of the town of Kossuth, 
being born in that township on May 25, 1889. His marriage to Julia Haag 
in Two Rivers took place on Oct. 13, 1915.
The deceased leaves his wife; three children, Geraldine, Leonard Jr., 
and Howard, all at home; his parents; and three sisters, Mrs. Albert 
Rezba and Mrs. Reinhart Zipperer of Francis Creek and Mrs. Joseph Biely 
of this city.
Friends may call at the funeral parlors after 7 o’clock this evening 
and at 7 p.m. Friday the rosary will be recited. 
Mr. Koch was a member of the Eagles aerie. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, Thursday, November 15, 1945 
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[d. 11-14-1945/age 56 yrs./bur. on Mrs. Julia Koch lot]
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Leonard Koch and Julia Haag, of the Town of Two Rivers were married Tuesday 
morning at St. Luke's church, Rev. Hugo officiating. The bride is a daughter 
of Matt Haag, Sr., a well known farmer. The couple will reside at Kossuth.
The Reporter, Sat., Oct. 10, 1914


LEONARD J. KOCH   (d. 2008)

Leonard J. Koch, age 79, formerly of 1012 Lincoln Blvd., Manitowoc, 
went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2008, at Angels 
Touch Assisted Living in De Pere. 
Leonard was born on Nov. 18, 1928, in Manitowoc, son of the late 
Leonard and Julia (Haig) Koch. He attended schools in Manitowoc 
and graduated with the class of 1948 from Lincoln High School, 
Manitowoc. On Sept. 16, 1950, he married the former Audrey Maxfeldt 
at First Lutheran Church, Manitowoc. Leonard worked for Aluminum 
Specialty, where he held many positions and retired as the vice 
president of manufacturing. Leonard was a member of First Lutheran 
Church. He enjoyed being with his family, traveling, camping, 
boating and fishing. 
(Survivors omitted for privacy.)
He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Harold. 
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 5, 2008, 
at First Lutheran Church, 521 N. Eighth St., Manitowoc. The Rev. 
Steven Solberg will officiate, with burial to follow at Evergreen 
Cemetery. 
Relatives and friends may call at the church from noon until the 
time of service at 1 p.m. 
The Reinbold & Pfeffer Family Funeral Home of Manitowoc is 
assisting the Koch family. 
Herald Times Reporter, Jan. 3, 2008


MARGARET KOCH  (d. 1917)

FORMER LOCAL RESIDENT DIES AT BROOKVILLE, FLA.
Mrs. Henry Koch, City, Dies Suddenly in South
Messages to relatives here yesterday brought news of the sudden death 
at Brookville, Fla., of Mrs. Henry Koch, of this city, death being due 
to heart failure. Mrs. Koch had been in ill health for some time but 
her condition was not considered critical. The body will be brought to 
this city for burial. 
Mrs. Koch was born here July ? 1854 and had always made her residence 
here up to a few years ago when she family located in Florida for the 
winter months, returning here for the summer. Mrs. Koch would have been 
64 years of age next July. 
Besides her husband, Mrs. Koch is survived by seven children as follows; 
Charles Koch, Mrs. William Risk?, Brookville, Fla., Harry Koch, Milwaukee; 
Mrs. R.W. Nelson, Kansas City, Mrs. Charles Stretch? and Mrs. Dale Clark 
of this city. Mrs. Koch is also survived by two brothers, John and Henry 
Wolf of Milwaukee. Mrs. Koch has a large circle of friends in the city to 
whom news of her death will come with regret.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Monday, April 23, 1917, Page 2
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Mr. and Mrs. Robert Koch of Oconto, Wis., are in the city being called 
here by the death of Mrs. Henry Koch.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Thursday, April 26, 1917, Page 3
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Mrs. Henry Koch, for many years a resident of this city but for 
the past few years resided in Florida, died suddenly Sunday in 
Brookville, Fla., death being due to heart failure.
The deceased, who was 63 years of age, was born in this city and 
made her home here all her life up to the time her family moved 
to Florida a few years ago.
Besides her husband the deceased is survived by seven children as 
follows: Charles Koch, Mrs. William Risk, both of Brookville, Fla., 
Harry Koch of Milwaukee, Mrs. R. W. Nelson Kansas City, Mrs. 
Charles Streich, Mrs. Dale Clark, and Reuben Koch of this city.
The body will be brought here for burial.
The Manitowoc Pilot, Tuesday, April 26, 1917 Page 1
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EXPECT BODY OF MRS. KOCH TO BE HERE TONIGHT
The body of the late Mrs. Henry Koch, mother of Mrs. Dale Clark and Mrs. 
Charles Stretch? of this city, whose death occurred at Brookville, Fla., 
is expected to reach the city this evening for burial. Funeral services 
will be held from the Dale Clark home on N. Eighth street Saturday 
afternoon at 2:30, with interment at Evergreen. Mrs. Koch formerly resided 
here.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Thursday, April 26, 1917, Page 4
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Mr. and Mrs. John Hoffman of Sheboygan were here Saturday for the funeral 
of the late Mrs. Koch. Mr. Hoffman is a former resident of this city and 
spent his boyhood here.
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Mr. and Mrs. Henry Koch of Milwaukee, Mr. and Mrs. Gust? Koch of Gillette, 
Wis., Robert Koch of Oconto and August ? of Kaukauna have returned to 
their respective homes after attending the funeral here of the late 
[Mrs.] Henry Koch.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Monday, April 30, 1917, Page 3
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[bur. 04-28-1917/cause: chronic heart disease/bur. on Robert Koch lot]


MARGARET KOCH   (d. 1969)

Mrs. Henry A. Koch, 74, of 2217 Waldo Blvd., Manitowoc, died Sunday 
morning at home. 
Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mittnacht Funeral 
Home and at 10 a.m. at Holy Innocents Catholic Church, Manitowoc. 
The Rev. Allan Jirkovec will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen 
Cemetery, Manitowoc. 
Mrs. Koch, nee Margaret O’Leary, was born June 22, 1894, at Maple Grove, 
daughter of the late Daniel and Brigitt Mullins O’Leary. She graduated 
from Reedsville High School and the Manitowoc County Normal School. 
She taught school in Manitowoc County for eight years before her marriage 
to Henry A. Koch in July of 1919. They made their home at Manitowoc. 
Her husband survives along with two sons, Derwood of Rantool, Ill., and 
John E. with the United States Air Force at Charleston, S.C.; two 
daughters, Mrs. Donald Schneider of Manitowoc and Mrs. Harold Holschuh 
of Green Bay; a brother, John, of Maple Grove; a sister, Mrs. Nel Bergner, 
of Manitowoc; 20 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. A son, Harold, 
preceded her in death in 1964.
Friends may call at the funeral home where at 8 o’clock this Monday evening 
the Rosary will be recited by members of the Christian Mothers Altar Society 
of the church, the Third Order of St. Francis, the Catholic Women’s Club, 
and the Holy Family Hospital Guild of Manitowoc. Mrs. Koch was a member of 
the four organizations.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, January 6, 1969 
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[d. 01-05-1969/age 74 yrs./wife of Henry A. Koch]


MATHILDA ELIZABETH KOCH    (d. 1957)

Mrs. John Koch, 73, of 554 S. 33rd St., Manitowoc, died Tuesday at a Mesa, 
Ariz., hospital. She had been visiting with a daughter. 
Funeral services will  be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Pfeffer Funeral Home, 
Manitowoc, and at 10 a.m. at St. Paul Catholic Church. The Rev. Clement Kern 
will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
The former Mathilda Zingsheim was born at Manitowoc Jan. 27, 1884. In 1901, 
she was married to Herman Schwab who died in 1928. She was married to John 
Koch Sr., in 1938. Mrs. Koch was a member of the Christian Mothers Society 
of the church.
She is survived by the husband, a daughter, Mrs. Helen Schwartz of Mesa, Ariz.; 
a stepdaughter, Mrs. Berniece Christie of New London, Conn; a son, John Koch, 
Jr., of Orlando, Fla.; a brother, M. Zingsheim of Manitowoc; a sister, Mrs. 
Mary Daniels of Shawano; three grandchildren and a great grandchild.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. Friday where the Rosary will 
be recited at 8 p.m. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, February 28, 1957  P. 24 
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[cause: acute coronary/bur. on Herman Schwab lot]
[d 02-26-1957 at Mesa, AZ/age 72 yrs/1st husband Schwab/2nd husband Koch/on Schwab lot]


MICHAEL A. KOCH

Mr. Michael A. Koch, 39, of 733 S. 27th St., Manitowoc, died Friday night, 
June 14, at Bellin Memorial Hospital, Green Bay, as a result of an illness 
due to a brain tumor.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday at St. Paul Catholic Church, Manitowoc. 
The Rev. Philip Hoffmann will officiate at the Mass of Christian Burial and 
burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Koch was born Nov. 21, 1945, at Manitowoc, son of Evelyn Herman Koch and 
the late Harold H. Koch. He was a graduate of Lincoln High School with the 
Class of 1964 and also attended The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. Mr. Koch 
was employed by Kohler Company as Production Manager. He married Sharon A. 
Engelbrecht, Jan. 7, 1967, at Manitowoc.
Survivors include his wife, Sharon of Manitowoc; a son, Christopher M. Koch at 
home; a daughter, Kelly Jo Koch at home; his mother, Mrs. Evelyn Meyer of 
Manitowoc; a brother and sister-in-law, John and Merry Koch of Manitowoc; three 
sisters and two brothers-in-law, Patricia and Daniel Johanek of Appleton, 
Marjorie and Lyle Ruthmansdorfer of Manitowoc and Mary Ellen Koch of Manitowoc; 
two stepbrothers and their wives, John and Cindy Meyer of Kellnersville and 
James and Kay Meyer of Manitowoc and nieces and nephews. 
The family will receive friends at St. Paul Catholic Church, Manitowoc, 6 
o'clock to 8 o'clock this Sunday evening and from 10 a.m. Monday until the 
time of services. A prayer service will be 8 o'clock this Sunday evening at 
the church by Deacon William Klein. Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, was in 
charge of funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, June 16, 1985  P. 3
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[d. at Green Bay, WI/bur. on Mrs. Harold H. Koch lot]


RAYMOND HENRY KOCH

Raymond H. Koch, 87, of 615 S. 19th St., Manitowoc, died Sunday, Sept. 4, at 
Intensive Care Unit, Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Pfeffer Funeral Home and 10:30 
a.m. at St. Paul Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. Philip Hoffmann will 
officiate at the Mass of Christian Burial and burial will be in Evergreen 
Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Koch was born Jan. 8, 1896, at Manitowoc, son of the late John and Theresa 
Stockert Koch. He resided in Manitowoc all his life and attended Manitowoc 
schools. He married Edna M. Pollen July 31, 1916, at St. Boniface Catholic 
Church, Manitowoc. The couple celebrated their 67th wedding anniversary this 
past July. Prior to his retirement in 1964, Mr. Koch had been employed for 40 
years with Aluminum Specialty Company where he held the position of foreman.
Survivors include his wife, Edna M.; two sons and daughters-in-law, Robert C. 
and Vernetta M. Koch of Manitowoc and Raymond W. and Elma Koch of Mishicot; 
two daughters and sons-in-law, Edith C. and Robert L. Fargo of Manitowoc and 
Kathleen R. and Donald Worm of Beuleah(sic), Mich.; a sister, Mrs. Margaret 
Schlei of Manitowoc; 16 (sic), and 25 great grandchildren. He was preceded in 
death by a son, Chester, a daughter, Charlotte, four brothers and three sisters.
Friends may call at Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, 4 o'clock to 9 o'clock 
this Tuesday afternoon, where a prayer service will be at 8 o'clock by Deacon 
William Klein.
Herald Times Reporter, September 6, 1983   P. 3


RENATTA KOCH

Mrs. Erwin Koch, 51, of 1215 South 18th street, Manitowoc, died Thursday 
morning at Holy Family hospital, Manitowoc, following a lingering illness.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Pfeffer funeral home, 
Manitowoc, the Rev. Paul Blaufuss officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen 
cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mrs. Koch, nee Renatta Traeger, was born July 14, 1899, in Clintonville and 
was married to Ervin (sic) Koch in 1920. Survivors include the husband; twin 
daughters, (private); a son, (private); a brother, Victor of Manitowoc; 
four sisters, Mrs. Gretna George and Mrs. Gertrude Shippy of Milwaukee, Mrs. 
Etta Wilson of Appleton and Mrs. Cletus Morris of Sheboygan, and four grand-
children.
Friends may call after 2 p.m. Friday at the Pfeffer funeral home, Manitowoc.
Manitowoc Herald Times, July 5, 1951  P. 2
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[d. 07-05-1951/age 51 yrs./bur. on Erwin R. Koch lot]


REUBEN KOCH

Reuben E. Koch, 60, of 913 S. 22nd St., Manitowoc died Monday morning at the 
Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, following a brief illness. 
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Urbanek and Schlei 
Funeral Home, Manitowoc, The Rev. Allen McCaul will officiate and burial will 
be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
He was born June 24, 1895, in Manitowoc, son of the late Henry and Margaret 
Wolf Koch, and July 1, 1922, married Miss Blanche Skarda. He followed the 
painting and decorating trade. He was a member of the Manitowoc Aerie of Eagles, 
Manitowoc, Philatelic Society and Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and 
Paperhangers Union No. 469?
Surviving are his wife; brother, Harry of Mukwonago, Wis.; four sisters, Mrs. 
Dale Clark and Mrs. Stanley Holland of Manitowoc, Mrs. R. W. Nelson of Kansas 
City, Mo., and Mrs. W. P. Risk of Albuquerque, N.M.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Wednesday. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, March 26, 1956  P. 17 
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[bur. 03-26-1956/age 60 yrs./cause: myocarditis]


RICHARD L. KOCH SR.    (d. 1982)

Richard (Dick) L. Koch Sr., 39, of 966 Robalo Crt., Manitowoc, died unexpectedly 
Tuesday, January 26, at St. Vincent Hospital, Green Bay.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday at Parkside Funeral Home, Manitowoc. The 
Rev. Arthur C. Senn will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, 
Manitowoc.
Mr. Koch was born Jan. 4, 1943, at Townsend, Wis., son of Mrs. Margaret Barstow 
Koch and the late Thomas Koch Sr. He worked in the Manitowoc area most of his 
life and was currently employed with B and B Metal Processing Company.
Survivors include a special friend, Sandy Bauer of Manitowoc; two sons, Richard 
Lee Koch Jr. of Green Bay and Chad Edward Koch of Manitowoc; his mother, Margaret 
Koch of Manitowoc; seven brothers and sisters-in-law, Leonard and Lulabelle Koch 
of Green Bay, Ronald and Zita Koch of Plymouth, Thomas Jr. and Karen Koch of 
Rosendale, Wis., Philip Sr. and Gail Koch of Manitowoc, David and Wendy Koch of 
Elkhart Lake, LeRoy and Diane Koch of Brillion and Robert and Connie Koch of 
Manitowoc; six sisters and brothers-in-law, Charlotte and Willard Meyer of Manitowoc, 
Vivian and Raymond Nienhaus of Route 1, Newton, Elsie and Eugene Berndt of Route 1, 
Manitowoc, Vera and Ervin Piechocky of Manitowoc, Elnora and Robert Sermons of 
Illinois and Barbara and Ronald Peters of Stockbridge, Mich., and other relatives 
and friends. A brother, Edward Koch, died in the Korean Conflict. A sister, Beulah 
Plocar, also preceded him in death.
Friends may call at Parkside Funeral Home 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday and after 8 a.m. 
Friday until the time of service. 
Herald Times Reporter, Jan. 27, 1982 p.3 
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[d. at Green Bay, WI]


TILLIE KOCH    (d. 1955)

Mrs. Tillie Koch, 81, of Brillion, passed away at 10 p.m. Saturday at the home 
of her daughter, Mrs. Leon Abel, 512 S. 26th Street, Manitowoc.
Nee Gadicke, she was born Dec. 15, 1873, in Germany, the daughter of the late 
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Gadicke. As a child she came to America with her parents. 
On Feb. 24, 1903, she was married to Julius Koch at Brillion. She was a member 
of the Evangelical and Reformed church, Brillion, and the Woman’s Guild.
Survivors include one son, Ralph, of West Bend; one daughter, Mrs. Leon (Isabelle) 
Abel, of Manitowoc; two grandchildren; one brother, Edward Gadicke of Brillion; 
and two sisters, Mrs. Martha Krusinske of Appleton and Mrs. Henry Wegforth of 
Manitowoc.
Her husband passed away in 1923 and one daughter, Beulah, who passed away in 1928, 
also preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, at the Evangelical and 
Reformed church, Brillion. The Rev. Ralph Kluge will officiate and burial will 
be made in the Evergreen cemetery, Manitowoc.
The body will lie in state at the Luecker Funeral home, Brillion, until 10:30 a.m. 
Tuesday, when it will be removed to the church.
Sheboygan Press, March 14, 1955  P. 14


WILHELMINE KOCH  (d. 1915)

DEATH OF MRS. KOCH, ILL BUT A FEW DAYS
Suffering an attack of illness this morning, Mrs. Wilhelmina Koch, 
a resident here for years, died at her home on South Seventh street 
this afternoon. News of the death will come as a great shock to 
friends. She was the mother of Omar? Koch and Mrs. C. Young and was 
84 years of age. Funeral announcement and obituary will appear 
Monday.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Saturday, April 24, 1915, Page 1
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SIX GRANDSONS TO OFFICIATE AS PALL BEARERS
Funeral of Mrs. Koch to be Held Tomorrow
Six grandsons of the late Mrs. Wilhelmina Koch, whose death occurred 
Saturday after an illness of a few hours, will officiate as pall 
bearers at the funeral which will be held from the late home on South 
Seventh street at 1 o’clock tomorrow. Mrs. Koch is survived by eight 
children, thirty-two grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren. 
Mrs. Koch’s death was unexpected and a great shock. She suffered an 
attack of illness early in the day but appeared improved at noon when 
a second attack resulted in her death. 
She was born in Germany April 29, 1831 and came to this country with 
her husband in 1869. Mr. Koch died in 1890. Surviving children are: 
Henry, Mrs. C.A. Beduhn, Mrs. C. Young and Oscar, of this city: Robert, 
of Oconto; Gustave of Gillette; Mrs. A. ?, Kaukauna and Albert of ? 
Rev. Schelhaase will officiate at the ?.
Manitowoc Daily Herald | Monday, April 26, 1915, Page 8
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Mr. and Mrs. Art Engerson of Kaukauna, who came here to attend the 
funeral of the late Mrs. Wilhelmina Koch, are guests at the home of 
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Tippler, Washington street.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Tuesday, April 27, 1915, Page 3
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Mr. and Mrs. Harry Koch, who attended the funeral here yesterday of 
the late Mrs. Wilhelmina Koch, have returned to their home at Milwaukee.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Wednesday, April 28, 1915, Page 3
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[bur. 27 Apr. 1915/cause: acute gastric enteritis/bur. on Jacob Koch lot]
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*Note: the following is her daughter's obituary:
Ida M. Plank
A TRAGIC DEATH.
Injuries which she suffered when her clothing took fire from a lamp which she was 
using to thaw out water pipes in the cellar of her home, caused the death twenty-four 
hours later of Mrs. Ida Plank, of Kaukauna, a former Manitowoc woman, daughter 
of Mrs. Wilhelmina Koch, South Seventh street, this city. Mrs. Plank's death occurred 
at the Appleton hospital where she was removed after the accident.
News of the tragedy was a shock to relatives in this city where Mrs. Plank is survived 
by her mother, Mrs. Koch, aged 83, two sisters, Mrs. Charles Young and Mrs. C. 
Behnke, Oscar Koch, an employe of the C. & N. W. Four other brothers, Henry Koch, 
of Florida, A.G. Koch, of Appleton, Robert, of Oconto, Gustave, of Gillette and two 
sisters, Mrs. A. Bendrick, and Miss Anna Koch, of Kaukauna also survive.
Mrs. Plank was a widow and the mother of three children, all of whom survive her.
The funeral was held at Kaukauna Saturday.
Manitowoc Pilot, February 26, 1914 P. 1


JOHN J. KOCHAN

John J. (Jack) Kochan, 69, of 1604 Waldo Blvd, Manitowoc, took his life shortly 
before noon Thursday.
Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at Mittnacht Funeral Home and at 9:30 
a.m. at Holy Innocents Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. E. A. Radey will 
officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home where the Rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. 
Friday by the Holy Name Society of Holy Innocents Church. 
Complete obituary will be announced Friday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, July 16, 1964  
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Funeral services for John J. (Jack) Kochan, 69, of 1604 Waldo Blvd, Manitowoc, who 
died Thursday, will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at Mittnacht Funeral Home and at 9:30 a.m. 
at Holy Innocents Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. E. A. Radey will officiate 
and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery .
Mr. Kochan was born Feb. 25, 1895, in the Town of Manitowoc Rapids, son of the late 
Peter and Catherine Massman Kochan. He attended school in Manitowoc Rapids and also 
St. Joseph Catholic School, Silver Lake. He worked briefly at Holy Family Hospital 
and Manitowoc Shipbuilding Inc., Manitowoc, before becoming an engineer for Pittsburgh 
Steamship Co. in 1923. He retired in 1960 as a chief engineer. 
A veteran of World War I, he served 18 months with the U.S. Army as an infantryman. 
He was a member of Holy Name Society of Holy Innocents Church. 
Surviving him are three sisters, Miss Marie Kochan, Miss Rose Kochan and Mrs. Elizabeth 
Kodet of Manitowoc. Two brothers and a sister preceded him in death.
Friends may call at the funeral home where the Rosary will be recited by the Holy Name 
Society at 7:30 o’clock this Friday evening.
Manitowoc Herald Times, July 17, 1964  P. 7 
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(25 Feb 1895/Jul 1964/SSDI)


MARIE KOCHAN

Marie Kochan, 82, of 1604 Waldo Blvd., Manitowoc, died Saturday morning 
at home.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Innocents Catholic 
Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. Roger Strebel will officiate and burial will 
be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Miss Kochan was born April 23, 1889, at Manitowoc, daughter of the late 
Peter and Catherine Massman Kochan. She was a member of the Holy Innocents 
Altar Society.
Survivors include a sister, Rose Kochan of Manitowoc, and nieces and nephews. 
Three brothers, John, Peter and Joseph, and two sisters, Agnes and Mrs. 
Elizabeth Kodet preceded her in death.
Friends may call at Schneider-Mittnacht Funeral Home, Manitowoc, from 3 to 
9 p.m. Monday where a prayer service will be held at 8 p.m.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. June 12, 1971
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[Mary M./d. 06-12-1971/age 82 yrs./bur. on Rose Kochan lot]
(Mary/Apr 23, 1889/Jun 1971/SSDI)


ROSE KOCHAN

Miss Rose Kochan, 74, of 1604 Waldo Blvd., Manitowoc, died Tuesday at Holy 
Family Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Schneider-Mittnacht Funeral 
Home and at 11 a.m. at Holy Innocents Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. Leo 
Schmitt will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Miss Kochan was born Mar. 8, 1899, at Manitowoc Rapids, daughter of the late 
Peter and Catherine Massman Kochan. She attended St. Joseph School, Alverno. 
She was employed at National Tinsel Co., Manitowoc, for 25 years and at Mirro 
Aluminum Co., plant 2, retiring in 1964. She was a member of Holy Innocents 
parish and the Altar and Rosary Society of the parish. 
Survivors include nieces and nephews.  Three brothers, John, Peter and Joseph, 
and three sisters, Agnes, Mary (Marie) and Mrs. Elizabeth Kodet, preceded her 
in death.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 4 to 9 o'clock this Wednesday evening, 
where a prayer service will be at 7:30 o'clock.
Herald Times Reporter, September 5, 1973  P. 3


LEONE KOCHOROSKY

Leone B. Meisner Kochorosky, 87, of Shady Lane Home, Manitowoc, 
formerly of 1513 S. 10th Street, Manitowoc, died Wednesday morning, 
May 31, 1989 at Shady Lane Home, Manitowoc. Funeral services will 
be 11 am Saturday at St. Andrew Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Mass 
of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Rev. James Stamborski with 
burial to follow at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mrs. Kochorosky was born November 1, 1901 in Manitowoc, daughter of 
the late John and Mary Reinert Simmer. She attended St. Luke Catholic 
Grade School in Two Rivers and Manitowoc Schools continuing her 
education at Manitowoc Business College, graduating in 1919. Mrs. 
Kochorosky was employed in the office at Aluminum Specialty and later 
at Schuette Bros. Department Store. She was also a housemother at Holy 
Family Nursery School and a volunteer at Holy Family Medical Center. 
She married Gilbert F. Meisner on April 26, 1932 at Manitowoc. He 
preceded her in death in May of 1970. She later married Ed Kochorosky 
in May of 1974 at St. Andrew Catholic Church, Manitowoc. He preceded 
her in death in March of 1980. She was previously a member of United 
Commercial Travelers and a member of St. Andrew Catholic Church.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Gil and Dorothy Meisner 
of Wauwatosa; four grandchildren, two great grandchildren, nieces, 
nephews and other relatives and friends survive. She was preceded in 
death by three sisters.
Friends may call at St. Andrew Catholic Church, Manitowoc, 10 am 
Saturday morning and until the hour of service at 11 am. Harrigan 
Parkside Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is in charge of arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times, June 1, 1989 page B8
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[widow of Gilbert Meisner/widow of Edward Kochorosky/bur. with Meisner]


ANNA KOCI    (d. 1892)

From the Files of the Pilot - Twenty-Five Years ago (1892)   
Anna Koche(sic), an old lady 65 years old, died in the city yesterday 
morning. She was John Reindl's mother-in-law.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., Dec. 20, 1917
*******
[cause: malignant disease of the liver]


JAN KOCI

Death yesterday morning of John Koci, a Bohemian who resided 
on Buffalo St. here in Manitowoc. With his wife, he was heading to 
church and at the corner of Main and Franklin Sts. he collapsed with 
a stroke. He was carried into the shop of A. Lange, then quickly Mr. 
A. Kuhl called a coach which carried him to his dwelling. Medical help 
was obtained, but he died after a short time.
Der Nord Westen, 07 Jan. 1897
*******
There was found in the cellar of John Koci of this city who died quite suddenly 
last week, a pot which would contain about a quart, filled with 20 dollar gold 
pieces. No one seems to have known where the money was secreted though it was 
suspected he had some. A search was instituted and the gold was found.
Manitowoc Pilot  Thursday, January 14, 1897  pg. 3
*******
[cause: apoplexy]


JOSEPH KOCI

Joseph Koci
Marriage • Wisconsin, U.S., Marriage Records, 1820-2004
Name: Joseph Koci
Parents: John Koci/Anna Swoboda
Occupation: farmer
Birthplace of husband: Town of Cooperstown
Marriage Date: 7 Jul 1880
Marriage County: Mishicot, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
Spouse: Mary Stangl
Parents: John Stangel/Dorothea Pelnar
"Wisconsin, U.S., Marriage Records, 1820-2004"
*****
Joseph Kutschi
Death • Wisconsin, U.S., Death Index, 1808-1907
Name	Joseph Kutschi
Death Date	11 Jun 1890
Death Place	Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
Volume  02
Page number  0218
Reel  049
Image	1539
Index Volume  01
Sequence Number	214945
"Wisconsin, U.S., Death Index, 1808-1907"
*****
Joseph Kutshi
Death • Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004
Name: Joseph Kutshi
Color/Sex: W Male
Age: 28 yrs
Occupation: Day laborer
Place of birth: America
Father: Jacob Kutshi
Mother: Anna Kutshi
Spouse: Mary Kutshi
Death Date: 11 Jun 1890
Death County: Two Rivers, Wisconsin, USA
Cause: Consumption
Place of death: Care of state
"Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004"
*****
(Joseph Koci/bur 06-21-1890/age 30 yrs)


MARIE KOCI

Maria Kotchie
Census • 1870 United States Federal Census
Name	Maria Kotchie
Age in 1870	9
Birth Date	abt 1861
Birthplace	Bohemia
Dwelling Number	284
Home in 1870  Kossuth, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Gender Female
Post Office	Prag
Father of Foreign Birth	Yes
Mother of Foreign Birth	Yes
Inferred Father John Kotchie
Inferred Mother Ann Kotchie
Household Members (Name)	Age
John Kotchie 50 
Ann Kotchie 45 
Joseph Kotchie 11 
Maria Kotchie 9 
Ann Kotchie 2
"1870 United States Federal Census"


ANTON KOCIAN

Anton Kocian, 89, (photo), retired farmer and dray line operator, died 
early today at the home of his daughter, Mrs. William Frolick, of route 5, 
Manitowoc, following a week's illness.
Funeral services will be held at 8:30 a.m. Monday at the Urbanek and Schlei 
funeral home and at 9 o'clock at the Holy Innocents church, the Rev. E.A. 
Radey officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery.
He was born in Bohemia, in 1856 and when a boy accompanied his parents to 
Menchalville. Sixty years ago he married Miss Theresa Sternard and moved 
to Milladore, Wis., where for years he operated a dray line. Twenty years 
ago they returned to this county and he engaged in farming until retiring 
a few years ago. Mrs. Kocian died eight years ago.
Survivors are four daughters, Mrs. Frolick of route 5, Manitowoc, Mrs. Frank 
Pacourek of Green Bay, Mrs. Joseph Jaeckels of Reedsville, Mrs. Henry Hardina 
of this city; seven sons, John of Rhinelander, Frank of New Richmond, Minn., 
Charles of Wisconsin Rapids, Joseph of Wayside, Louis, Fred and Edward of 
Green Bay; brother, Frank of this city; sister, Mrs. Joseph Feit of Duluth; 
35 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
The body may be viewed at the funeral home from Sunday noon until the hour 
of services.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Saturday, Decembeer 22, 1945 P.2
********
[d. 12-22-1945/age 89 yrs.]


THERESA KOCIAN

MRS. KOCIAN DIES AT BAY
Town of Franklin Woman Will Be Buried Saturday
Mrs. Anton Kocian, 68, town of Franklin resident, died Wednesday at a Green 
Bay hospital. She underwent an operation there earlier in the week.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 9:30 a.m. from the farm home and at 
10 a.m. from St. Joseph's Catholic church, Kellnersville. Interment will be 
at Evergreen cemetery.
The deceased, whose maiden name was Theresa Sternad, was born in Bohemia in 
1867 and came to this country with her parents in 1872. The family settled 
on a farm near Menchalville. In 1883 she was married to Anton Kocian and they 
moved to Milladore, Wis., where they resided for 30 years. In 1926 they 
returned to Menchalville.
In 1933 Mr. and Mrs. Kocian observed their golden wedding anniversary.
Survivors are the widower; five daughters, Mrs. Henry Teteak, Mrs. William 
Frolick and Mrs. Henry Hardins, city, Mrs. Frank Pacoureck, Green Bay, Mrs. 
Joseph Jaeckets, Reedsville; seven sons, Joseph, Wayside, Edward, Louis and 
Fred, Green Bay, Frank, Marble, Minn., John, Nashville, Wis., and Charles, 
Milladore, Wis.; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Cherney, Maribel, and Mrs. Elizabeth 
Slegar, Kellnersville; 32 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
The body will be removed to the home this evening from the Husar and Wachal 
funeral home, Kellnersville.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. Thursday, February 14, 1935 P. 2
*******
[bur. 02-16-1935/d. at Green Bay, WI/cause: cholectstitis
with stones/bur. on Anton Kocian lot]


HANS KOCK

Hans E. Kock, 58, of 2910 Coolidge Pl., Manitowoc, died Thursday afternoon 
at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc. He had been ill 3 1/2 months.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at First German Evangelical 
Lutheran Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. L.H. Koeninger will officiate and burial 
will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Mr. Kock was born at Hamburg, Germany, Aug. 28, 1898, son of the late Otto and 
Magdeline Kummerfeldt Kock. He came to Mishicot with his parents in 1900. He 
married Neitha Kasten at Two Rivers, June 26, 1926 and the couple came to 
Manitowoc. An employe 33 years of the Aluminum Goods Mfg. Co., he was a member 
of the International Association of Machinists.
Surviving are his wife, two daughters, Miss Elaine Kock of Milwuakee and Mrs. 
Allen Miller of Manitowoc; two sisters, Mrs. Joseph Kellerman and Mrs. Magdeline 
Nehring of Two Rivers; and a grandson.
Friends may call at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home, Manitowoc, until 10:30 a.m. 
Saturday when the casket will be moved to the church where the body will lie in 
state until the hour of service.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. Friday, July 26, 1957 P. 13

********
The marriage of Miss Neitha Kasten, Fourteenth St., to Hans E. Koch, Hawthorne Ave., was solemnized at St. John's Lutheran Church at 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, Rev. W.G. Haase officiating. Immediate relatives were present at the ceremony and the dinner which was served at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Kasten. Mr. and Mrs. Koch will reside at Manitowoc where the groom is employed in the Aluminum Goods industry.
Two Rivers Reporter - Fri., July 2, 1926

********
[d. 07-25-1957/age 58 yrs./cause: multiple myeloma]


NEITHA A. KOCK

Mrs. Neitha A. Kock, 87, formerly of 2910 Coolidge Place, Manitowoc, died Monday 
morning, April 15, 1991, at Park Lawn Home, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church, 
Manitowoc. Rev. Jonathan Stern will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen 
Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Born Neitha Anna Kasten, October 18, 1903, in Two Rivers, Wis., daughter of the 
late Otto and Emma Fischer Kasten. She was married to Hans Kock, June 29, 1926, 
in Two Rivers. He preceded her in death July 27, 1957. Mrs. Kock had been a member 
of Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church and its Ladies Aide.
Survivors include a daughter, Elaine E. Kock of Manitowoc; a sister, Alma Erdmann 
of California; three grandchildren; four great grandchildren; nieces and nephews. 
She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Phyliss Miller, on June 17, 1986, a 
grandson, Michael A. Miller, on October 26, 1964, and 11 brothers and sisters.
Friends may call at the church from 1 p.m. Wednesday until the time of services. 
The Pfeffer Funeral Home of Manitowoc is serving the family.
Herald Times Reporter, April 16, 1991 P. B6

********
The marriage of Miss Neitha Kasten, Fourteenth St., to Hans E. Koch, Hawthorne Ave., was solemnized at St. John's Lutheran Church at 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, Rev. W.G. Haase officiating. Immediate relatives were present at the ceremony and the dinner which was served at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Kasten. Mr. and Mrs. Koch will reside at Manitowoc where the groom is employed in the Aluminum Goods industry.
Two Rivers Reporter - Fri., July 2, 1926

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[widow of Hans Kock]


PENELOPE A. KOCOUREK

Penelope "Penny" A. (Berglund) Kocourek, age 54, of 1821 Markham St. Manitowoc, 
died Sunday afternoon, February 13, 2000, after a long battle with cancer.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, February 16, 2000, at First 
Lutheran Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. Steve Solberg will officiate, with burial 
to follow at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
She was born September 14, 1945, at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, daughter 
of the late Bror and Beatrice (Stricker) Berglund. Penny was a 1963 graduate of 
Manitowoc Lincoln High School. On July 2, 1966, she married Thomas Kocourek at 
St. Paul Church, Manitowoc. She was employed at Rainbow House, a home for the 
disabled for nine years.
Her gifts of compassion, love and Patience touched everyone who knew her. She 
had a special love for the pets in her life: Cherokee, Tiger, Screech, Sequoia, 
Puddles, Pixie, Peanut, Pebbles, Shenandoah and Zeus. She enjoyed knitting and 
crocheting afghans, slippers and other items for all she knew. Music was a 
continuous joy and passion.
Survivors include her husband, Thomas Kocourek, Manitowoc; three daughters and two 
sons-in-law, Jill and Tim Schaus, Manitowoc, Becky Kocourek, Des Moines, Iowa, Anna 
and Jerrod Beatty, Manitowoc; one sister, Pat Berglund, Manitowoc; one brother and 
sisters-in-law, William and Carol Berglund, Sturgeon Bay; two step grandchildren, 
Jordon and Jacob Beatty, Manitowoc; and many, many relatives and close friends.
Relatives and friends may call at the Jens Family Funeral Home on Tuesday from 
5-8 p.m. and on Wednesday at the church from 10 a.m. until the time of service 
at 11 a.m.
A dream is like a river, ever changing as it flows and the dreamer's just a vessel 
that must follow where it goes. Trying to learn from what's behind you, never 
knowing what's in store makes each day a constant battle just to stay between the 
shore.
But I will sail my vessel until the river runs dry. Like a bird upon the wind 
these waters are my sky. I'll never reach my destination, if I never try, so I 
will sail my vessel til the river runs dry.
Too many times we stand aside, let the waters slip away, do we put off till 
tomorrow it has now become today. So don't you sit upon the shoreline and say 
your satisfied. Choose to chance the rapids, dare to dance that tide.
I will sail my vessel until the river runs dry. Like a bird upon the wind these 
waters are my sky. I'll never reach my destination, if I never try, so I will 
sail my vessel til the river runs dry.
There's bound to be rough waters and I know I'll take some falls. With the good 
Lord as my captain, I can make it through them all.
I will sail my vessel until the river runs dry. Like a bird upon the wind these 
waters are my sky. I'll never reach my destination, if I never try, so I will 
sail my vessel til the river runs dry.
Lord, I will sail my vessel until the river runs dry.
The words of Garth Brooks, the words Penny lived by.
Herald Times Reporter, February 15, 2000 P. A2


CECILE ELIZABETH KODET

MITTNACHT FUENRAL HOME 
Mrs. Reuben Kodet 
IN STATE 
1 P.M. Sunday until 11 a.m. Monday at the Funeral Home— 11 A.M. until 2:30 P.M. at the church.
SERVICES 
Monday, June 4, 2:30 p.m. at Redeemer Lutheran Church —Rev. Edgar E. Barg officiating. 
INTERMENT 
Evergreen Cemetery Manitowoc 
Manitowoc Herald Times, June 2, 1956  P. 13
********
[d. 06-02-1956 at Franklin WI/age 31 yrs./bur. on Hans E. Kock lot/Note: She was moved 
from space #2 to space #3 on Monday 9/24/07]
********
(The obituary is found in the Obituaries section of the paper 
but is unreadable.
This funeral home notice is found on the same page)


JOHN KODET

John Kodet, 66 (picture), of 1132 South 25th street, Manitowoc, died Saturday 
afternoon at the Holy Family hospital, following a lingering illness.
Funeral services will be held at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Mittnacht funeral home, 
Manitowoc, with interment in Evergreen cemetery.
He was born in Manitowoc Rapids in 1884 and in 1919 married Miss Elizabeth Kochan. 
They located on the homestead farm in the town and two years later move to 
Manitowoc. He took employment in plant No. 3 of the Aluminum Goods company in 
1927 as a fireman and watchman, retiring a year ago.
Survivors are his wife; daughter, Mrs. Anton Kroll of Manitowoc; four sons, 
Raymond, Reuben and Orville of Manitowoc and Donald of Sheboygan; two brothers, 
Joseph of Sheboygan and Edward of Manitowoc; three sisters, Mrs. Frank Koenig 
of Sheboygan, Mrs. Elmer Carlson of Manitowoc and Mrs. Joseph Swoboda of Olivia, 
Minn.; and five grandchildren.
Friends may call at the funeral home.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. November 6, 1950 P. 2
******
[d. 11-04-1950/age 66 yrs./bur. on Mrs. Elizabeth Kodet lot]


REUBEN P. KODET

Reuben P. Kodet, age 85, of 817 Ethan Allen Drive, Howards Grove, died on Tuesday, 
Sept. 18, 2007, at Aurora Sheboygan Medical Center. 
He was born in the town of Manitowoc Rapids, Manitowoc County, on April 23, 1922, 
a twin son of the late John and Elizabeth (Kochan) Kodet. Reuben was baptized in 
Alverno and was a 1940 graduate of Lincoln High School, Manitowoc. Reuben served 
his country during World War II in the Army Air Corps and U.S. Navy. After his 
honorable discharge, he was a product designer for American Hospital-Hamilton 
Industries in Two Rivers. Reuben Kodet married Cecile E. Rieck on May 11, 1946. 
She preceded him in death on June 1, 1956. He married Louise M. Miller on Oct. 1, 
1960. Together the couple made their home in Cedar Lake for many years. After 
retiring, Reuben worked part time as a Realtor for First Securities in Manitowoc, 
Jess Willinger Realty and H.G. Weber Company of Kiel. Reuben and Louise moved to 
Howards Grove in July of 2004. He was a faithful member of Trinity Lutheran Church 
of Howards Grove, where he was a former elder, member of the senior choir, usher, 
as well as member of the Men's Club of the Church. Reuben was also a charter member 
of the Lakeshore Humane Society of Manitowoc County. 
(Survivors omitted for privacy.)
In addition to his parents and first wife, Reuben was preceded in death by his 
brothers: Lloyd, Donald, Orville, and his twin brother, Raymond; two sisters: Rita 
Kodet; and Regina B. Kroll. 
A funeral service will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church of Howards Grove on Saturday, 
Sept. 22, 2007, at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Darrel Bergelin, pastor, officiating. 
Committal and military honors will be accorded for Reuben on Monday at Evergreen 
Cemetery in Manitowoc. 
Friends may call at the church on Saturday from 9 a.m. until the time of the service. 
Memorial funds have been established to Trinity Lutheran Church of Howards Grove or 
the Lakeshore Humane Society of Manitowoc. 
Please visit www.zimmer funeralhome.com for online condolences. 
Zimmer's Westview Funeral & Cremation Care Center is assisting the Kodet family. 
Reuben was loved dearly by his family and will be greatly missed. 
Herald Times Reporter, Sept. 20, 2007 


ARTHUR KOEBKE

Arthur Koebke, 91, of 6__ N. Sixth St., Manitowoc, died Saturday at Memorial 
Hospital, Manitowoc, following a lingering illness.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Jens Funeral Home, Manitowoc, the 
Rev. Gervase Zanotti officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
He was born July 17, 1866, in Manitowoc, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John 
Koebke. He married Miss Minnie Bohte Nov. 22, 1890 in Two Rivers. They cele-
brated their 50th wedding anniversary a number of years ago. He was a salesman 
all his life and one of two remaining charter members of the Knights of Pythias 
in Manitowoc.
Survivors include his wife, two sons, George and Edwin of Manitowoc; four half-
sisters, living on the west coast; a brother, Walter of Manitowoc and one 
grandchild. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Manitowoc Herald Times, June 2, 1958  P. 13
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[d. 05-31-1958/age 91 yrs.]


BABY KOEBKE

Koebke
birth: 19 March 1900 Manitowoc
death: 20 March 1900 Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin
burial:  Manitowoc, Wis.
residence: 1900 Manitowoc, Wis.
father: George Koebke
mother: Lizzie Haase
Wisconsin, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1968
********
[cause: premature birth]


BABY BOY KOEBKE

A little 4-mo. old son of George Koebke died Tues. morning. 
The funeral will be held Thurs. at 1 p.m. from the parents’ 
home.
Der Nord Westen, 23 Nov. 1905
********
Koebke
birth: 22 July 1905 Manitowoc, Wis.
death: 21 November 1905 Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin
residence: 1905 Manitowoc
father: George Koebke
mother: Louise Haase
Wisconsin, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1968
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[cause: entro coletis]


DORA E. KOEBKE

Mrs. Walter Koebke, 83, formerly of 408 S. 26th St., Manitowoc, died Thursday 
afternoon at Maple Crest Nursing Home, Whitelaw.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran 
Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. Edmund E. Olson will officiate and burial will be in 
Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mrs. Koebke, nee Dora Mathias, was born Jan. 2, 1888, in the Town of Kossuth, 
daughter of the late Mr. And Mrs. Herman Mathias. She attended schools in the 
Town of Kossuth. She was married to Walter Koebke July 8, 1906, at Manitowoc, 
and the couple resided here all their lives. They celebrated their golden 
wedding anniversary in 1956. Mrs. Koebke was a member of St. Paul Lutheran 
Church and the Ladies Circle of the church.
Survivors include her husband, a son, Eugene of Manitowoc, a daughter, Miss 
Ruth Marie Koebke of Manitowoc, a grandchild, two great grandchildren, nieces 
and nephews.
Friends may call at the Jens Funeral Home, Manitowoc, from 6 to 9 o'clock this 
Friday evening and Saturday at the church from 9 a.m. until the time of service.
Memorials may be made to the St. Paul Lutheran Church Building Fund.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. July 16, 1971
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[d. 07-15-1971/age 83 yrs./wife of Walter Koebke]


DOROTHEA KOEBKE

MRS. J. KOEBKE, 75, PASSES AWAY IN CHICAGO
Mrs. John Koebke, a former resident of Manitowoc, died at the home of her 
daughter, Mrs. C.C. Steffen at Chicago, Friday afternoon. Death was caused 
by bronchial pneumonia. The deceased was 75 years of age and was born in 
Germany. The body will be brought to Manitowoc for burial from the home of 
her son, George Koebke, 625 No. 10 St.
There are five daughters surviving, Mrs. S.S. Elliott of Pedro Miguel, 
Panama Canal, Mrs. C.C. Steffen and Mrs. Irma Dick of Chicago, Mrs. J. J. 
Ludlam of Portland, Oregon, and Mrs. John Preval of Milwaukee and five sons, 
Walter Koebke, Geo. Koebke, and Arthur Koebke of this city, Paul Koebke of 
Antigo. There are also seventeen grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Her husband and one son Gustave preceded her in death.
The funeral will be held Monday afternoon at 3:30. Rev. Espeseth will officiate.
Manitowoc Herald News, Manitowoc, Wis. December 29, 1928 P. 2
*******
[Dorothy Koebke/bur. 12-31-1928/age 75 yr/died at Chicago, IL/
cause: chronic myocarditis/bur. on John Koebke lot]


EDWIN KOEBKE

Edwin Koebke, 71, formerly of 611 N. Sixth St., Manitowoc, died Sunday at 
Memorial Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Jens Funeral Home, Manitowoc. 
The Rev. Dale Tutje will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, 
Manitowoc.
Mr. Koebke was born Dec. 27, 1899, at Manitowoc, son of the late Arthur and 
Minnie Bohte Koebke. He attended Manitowoc schools and graduated from the 
University of Wisconsin as a mechanical engineer. He had been employed at 
Mirro Aluminum Co. as manufacturing engineer from 1934 to 1963. Mr. Koebke 
was amember of the American Legion Drews-Bleser Post No. 88, Manitowoc 
Masonic Lodge No. 65, Manitowoc Chapter 16, Manitowoc Council No. 18 and 
also the Consistory and Scottish Rite Bodies.
Survivors include a brother, George, of Manitowoc and a niece (Survivor omitted 
for privacy.), of Pewaukee
Friends may call at the funeral home from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday where Masonic 
Memorial services will be held at 8 p.m. The casket will remain closed.
Memorials may be made to the Memorial Hospital Building Fund or the Shriners 
Crippled Children's Hospital.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. October 4, 1971
(Note: Newspaper has error in birthdate/stone matches date in microfiche births)
********
[d. 10-03-1971/age 71 yrs./bur. on Arthur Koebke lot]
(27 Dec 1898/Oct 1971/SSDI)


GENEVIEVE KOEBKE

Mrs. George H. Koebke of 815 Hawthorne terrace (sic), died at the 
St. Joseph hospital in Milwaukee yesterday following a stroke.
Mrs. Koebke, nee Genevieve O'Donnell, was born in Eland, Wis., and 
moved to Manitowoc with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M.J. O'Donnell, 
when a girl. She attended Manitowoc schools and graduated from high 
school in 1913.
Funeral services will be held at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at the Urbanek 
and Schlei funeral home and at 9 a.m. at the Sacred Heart church 
where Mrs. Koebke was a member of the Altar society and the Catholic 
Women's club. Rev. L.M. Schorn will officiate and burial will be in 
the Evergreen cemetery.
Survivors are the husband; a daughter, (private), and two sisters, 
Miss Florence O'Donnell of Milwaukee and Mrs. F. Clinton McCarthy 
of Shorewood.
The body will lie in state at the funeral home from Friday noon 
until time of services. The rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Friday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Thursday, August 11, 1949 P.2
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[d. at Milwaukee, WI/bur. 08-13-1949/age 53 yrs./bur. on
George Koebke lot]
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Married
At high noon Saturday, Miss Genevieve O'Donnell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M.J. 
O'Donnell, 612 North Sixth Street, became the bride of George A. Koebke, son of 
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Koebke, 611 North Sixth Street. The marriage which was 
witnessed by the two families and a few friends was performed at the parsonage 
of the Sacred Heart church, Rev. W.J. Luby officiating. The attendants were 
Miss Marion O'Donnell, sister of the bride and Edwin Koebke, brother of the 
bridegroom.
Following the ceremony a luncheon was given at the Knights of Columbus Clubhouse 
at which covers were laid for thirty guests. Mr. and Mrs. Koebke left later in 
the day on a honeymoon trip and on their return will make their home at 809 North 
Sixth Street where they will be at home to friends after November 15. The bride 
is one of Manitowoc choicest young ladies. She has been a stenographer in the 
office of Hougan and Brady for a few years and enjoys the esteem of a large circle 
of friends. Mr. Koebke holds a responsible position with the Manitowoc Shipbuilding 
Corporation. Guests from out of town who witnessed the ceremony were: Mr. and Mrs. 
W.H. O'Donnell, Mr. and Mrs. J. Corcoran of Milwaukee and Mr. and Mrs. M. J. 
McNamara, M.P. O'Donnell and family, Mrs. Gertrude Rollins and Mr. and Mrs. Richard 
Koepke of Antigo.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., Oct. 14, 1926


GEORGE ARTHUR KOEBKE    (d. 1986)

Mr. George A. Koebke, 94, of 815 Hawthorne Terrace, Manitowoc, died Monday, 
October 20, 1986 at his residence. Masonic services will be 1:30 pm Thursday 
at Jens Funeral Home, Manitowoc. Mr. Kenneth Hendrick will officiate and burial 
will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Koebke was born December 13, 1891 at Manitowoc, son of the late Arthur and 
Minnie Bohte Koebke. He attended schools in Manitowoc. Mr. Koebke entered 
service during World War I in 1917 and was with the 32nd Division 107th Engineers 
overseas, being discharged in 1919 with the rank of Second Lieutenant. He was 
employed at Manitowoc Shipbuilding for over 30 years. He married Genevieve 
O'Donnell in Manitowoc where the couple resided. She preceded him in death in 
1949. Mr. Koebke was a member of the American Legion Drews Bleser Post No. 88; 
Manitowoc Elks Lodge No. 687; Manitowoc Masonic Lodge No. 65; Manitowoc Chapter 
No. 16; Manitowoc Commandery No. 45.
Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Mary Ellen and Ody Fish of Pewaukee 
and two grandchildren, Sarah and Margaret of Pewaukee. He was preceded in death 
by two brothers.
Friends may call at Jens Funeral Home, Manitowoc, from noon to the time of 
services on Thursday. There will be no Wednesday evening visitation. Memorials 
may be made to the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Wed., Oct. 22, 1986 page 22
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[widower of Genevieve Koebke]
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Married
At high noon Saturday, Miss Genevieve O'Donnell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M.J. 
O'Donnell, 612 North Sixth Street, became the bride of George A. Koebke, son of 
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Koebke, 611 North Sixth Street. The marriage which was 
witnessed by the two families and a few friends was performed at the parsonage 
of the Sacred Heart church, Rev. W.J. Luby officiating. The attendants were 
Miss Marion O'Donnell, sister of the bride and Edwin Koebke, brother of the 
bridegroom.
Following the ceremony a luncheon was given at the Knights of Columbus Clubhouse 
at which covers were laid for thirty guests. Mr. and Mrs. Koebke left later in 
the day on a honeymoon trip and on their return will make their home at 809 North 
Sixth Street where they will be at home to friends after November 15. The bride 
is one of Manitowoc choicest young ladies. She has been a stenographer in the 
office of Hougan and Brady for a few years and enjoys the esteem of a large circle 
of friends. Mr. Koebke holds a responsible position with the Manitowoc Shipbuilding 
Corporation. Guests from out of town who witnessed the ceremony were: Mr. and Mrs. 
W.H. O'Donnell, Mr. and Mrs. J. Corcoran of Milwaukee and Mr. and Mrs. M. J. 
McNamara, M.P. O'Donnell and family, Mrs. Gertrude Rollins and Mr. and Mrs. Richard 
Koepke of Antigo.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., Oct. 14, 1926


GEORGE H. KOEBKE    (d. 1952)

George H. Koebke, 88, 519 N. 10th St., Manitowoc, died early Friday morning 
after a short illness.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Urbanek and Schlei 
Funeral Home, Manitowoc with Rev. C. H. Phipps officiating under the auspices 
of Oddfellows. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Koebke was a life-long resident of Manitowoc. He was born in Manitowoc 
Jan. 12, 1864. For 37 years he was employed as chief rate clerk at the Chicago 
North Western Railroad. He retired 18 years ago.
On Sept. 2, 1899, he married Miss Louise Haase who survives him. He was a 
member of Oddfellows Lodge and the Equitable Reserve Association.
Other survivors, besides Mrs. Koebke, are a daughter, Mrs. Daniel Karn of 
Manitowoc; a son, Richard E. of Beaver Dam; three brothers, Arthur and Walter 
of Manitowoc and Paul of Green Bay; five sisters, Mrs. John Preval of New York, 
Mrs. Sam Elliott and Mrs. Harry Granger of Portland, Ore., Mrs. Jack Ludam of 
Ohio , and Mrs. Hal Morris of Chicago; two granddaughters and a great grand-
daughter.
Friends may call at the funeral home after Sunday noon.
Manitowoc Herald Times, July 18, 1952  P. 2
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[bur. 07-21-1952/age 88 yrs.]


GUSTAVE KOEBKE

GUS KOEBKE, THIS CITY, DIES AT GREEN BAY
Gustave Koebke, former Manitowoc man, died at the hospital at Green 
Bay Monday afternoon, his demise being due to an attack of pneumonia. 
The body will be brought to this city tomorrow noon and funeral service 
will be held tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock at the chapel at Evergreen, 
the Rev. O.K. Espeseth officiating.
Gustave Koebke, who was forty-five years old, was born in this city and 
for many years had been employed by the Wisconsin Telephone company, 
holding a position as foreman of the state crew. He had been making Algoma 
his headquarters and it was there he was taken ill. He was taken to St. 
Vincent's hospital at Green Bay two weeks ago and made a game fight for 
recovery but failed to rally.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Marie Koebke of this city, his mother, 
Mrs. John Koebke of Chicago, five brothers, Paul of Green Bay; Richard of 
Antigo; Walter, Arthur and George, all of this city and five sisters, Mrs. 
Charles Steffens and Miss Leona, of Chicago; Mrs. Sam Elliott of Panama; 
Mrs. John Ludlam of Portland, Oregon, and Mrs. John Preval of Milwaukee.
Manitowoc Herald News, Wednesday, October 26, 1927 P.2
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[died at Green Bay, WI/cause: lobar pneumonia]


HAROLD KOEBKE

After an illness of only one day, Harold Koebke, the 8-yr. 
old son of Arthur Koebke, has died of spinal diphtheria. The 
disease resisted all medical help as death occurred after 
only a day of bed confinement. Arthur Koebke, the child's 
father who is a well-known traveling representative for the 
firm of F. Sirta & Sons here, was away on a trip when his 
son, whom he had last seen in good health, fell sick and died.
The body was taken to a vault at the cemetery and buried Fri. 
morning.
Der Nord Westen, 11 Feb. 1904
********
Because Harold Koebke, whose death from diphtheria is reported 
in another column, had attended the Park School on the north 
side the day before his death, the school was closed and the 
building was thoroughly disinfected.
Der Nord Westen, 11 Feb. 1904
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Card of Thanks
Our sincere grateful thanks is expressed to friends and neighbors who 
by kind deeds and sympathy sought to mitigate our sorrow in the 
bereavement which so lately overtook us, the death of our son, Harold; 
to Rev. Jones for services, friends for the flowers and all others for kindness 
and sympathy, we are indebted to and shall ever remember them.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Koebke
Manitowoc Daily Herald - Sat., Feb. 6, 1904
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[bur. 02-05-1904/cause: diptheria]


JANE ELIZABETH KOEBKE

Death Robs Home of Baby Daughter
Baby Jane Koebke, nine months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter 
Koebke died at an early hour this morning after being ill for 
several weeks.
Funeral services will be held from the family home at 913 Park 
street, on Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. O.K. Espeseth to 
officiate. Burial will be made at Evergreen cemetery.
Manitowoc Herald News, Friday, October 5, 1923 P.2
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[bur 10-06-1923/cause:septicemia/bur on Walter Koebke lot]


JOHN KOEBKE

Name: Koebke, John
D.: 10/8/1877
B.: 4/15/1804
Reg. D.: 12/27/1877
Sex: M/W
Age at Death: 73 Yrs. 6 Mo. 23 Da.
B.P.: Germ.
D.P.:
Cem.:
Ch.:
Inf. & Address: Rev. Franz A. O. Pieper
Spouse:
F.:
M.:
Cause of Death: Weakness
Pg. #: v.1 p.245
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(Note: After consulting the cem. office, these appear to be a match even
though the names are spelled differently. The cem. office burial book entry:
BURIAL REGISTER HAS BURIED OLD MR. KOPKE (UMLAUT OVER O) CHRIST FATHER $2.50/
This was Kopke on the computer printout)


JOHN KOEBKE    (d. 1912)

JOHN KOEBKE, VETERAN DRAYMAN, CALLED BY EATH, AGE 7? YEARS 
Predicted Own Death When Forced to Give Up His Business By Ill Health—
Was Resident Here For 50 Years 
John Koebke, veteran drayman and pioneer resident of the city, died at his home 
625 North Tenth street, Saturday evening, following an illness of several months 
from which, however, he was thought to be recovering. A few days ago it was 
discovered that Mr. Koebke was suffering from an incurable malady and Saturday 
his condition became serious and he passed away suddenly, death coming to him 
while he was sleeping.
Mr. Koebke predicted his own death when several months ago he was forced to give 
up his business because of his health, declaring to his family that he would not 
live a year if he retired from the dray business in which he had been engaged 
since the early 70’s. Mr. Koebke was loath to quit his business, which despite his 
78 years he had insisted upon continuing and with success up to the time of his 
illness. Two months Mr. Koebke’s condition improved and he had hoped to resume his 
activities but the family had disposed of the dray line and refused to allow him 
to attempt it. Then it was that he declared that he would not long survive and true 
to his prediction, death claimed him in a few weeks.
Coming to Manitowoc in 1861, Mr. Koebke was one of the best known pioneers of the 
city and was a familiar figure for many years. He was a native of Germany and born 
May 1, 1838. Mr. Koebke was twice married and is survived by eleven children, four 
of the first marriage and seven born of the second union, surviving with his widow. 
The children are: George, Arthur, Walter, Gustave, Misses Amanda and Erna, this city, 
Mrs. L. Prevla, Milwaukee, Mrs. S. Elliot and Leona, Chicago, Richard of Antigo and 
Paul of Kaukauna.
Mr. Koebke, F. Leverenz and the late Gottlieb Karnofsky made up a trio of pioneer 
settlers whose birthdays occurred on the same day but whose ages were ten years 
apart, Mr. Koebke being the youngest of the trio.  Mr. Karnofsky was 99 at his death. 
Mr. Koebke, the second to go 79, and Mr. Levernz, 89, and the last to survive, is 
seriously ill and there is no hope of his recovery. The annual celebration indulged 
in by the three in earlier years always attracted much interest. 
Funeral services for Mr. Koebke will be held from the late home Tuesday afternoon 
at 2, Rev. Machmiller officiating. Der Deutsche Krieger Verein of which deceased 
was a member will attend the services.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, November 11, 1912  P. 1

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PIONEERS CELEBRATE NATAL DAY
Three Old Residents Whose Ages Are Exactly Ten Years Apart, Feast
Three pioneer residents of the city, Gotlieb Karnofsky, Charles Leverenz and John Koebke, are celebrating their birthdays today, May 1 and a peculiar fact in connection is that exactly ten years differentiate their natal days, the first name being 93 years old, the second 83 and Mr. Koebke, 73. In honor of the event, friends have been invited to a celebration in which the spirit of good fellowship prevails. The memories of bygone days were told in reminiscences and Mr. Karnofsky remembered of having driven to Two Rivers just 20 years ago today in a cutter.
Manitowoc Daily Herald - Tues., May 1, 1906 

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[bur. 11-12-1912/cause: cancer of the intestine]


LOUISE KOEBKE

Mrs. George Koebke, 75, of 510 North Tenth St., Manitowoc, died Thursday at 
the home following a brief illness.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Urbanek and Schlei 
Funeral Home, Manitowoc. Dr. C. H. Phipps of the First Presbyterian Church 
will officiate and interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
She was born Louise Haase in New London, Wis., in 1877 and was married to 
Mr. Koebke in 1899 in Manitowoc. Mr. Koebke died two months ago.
Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Edwin Karn of Manitowoc; son, Richard of Beaver 
Dam, Wis.; four sisters, Mrs. Henry Meihsner of Manitowoc, Mrs. J. Berg of 
Bethlehem, Pa., and Mrs. Richard Balge and Mrs. A. Clare of Milwaukee; five 
grandchildren and a great grandchild.
Mrs. Koebke was a member of the GUG Germania and the Equitable Reserve 
Association.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Friday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, September 11, 1952  P. 2
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[d. 09-11-1952/age 75 yrs./bur. on George Koebke lot]


MARY KOEBKE

Friederike Maria Christina Hase
Marriage • Germany, Select Marriages, 1558-1929
Name	Friederike Maria Christina Hase
Gender  Female
Marriage Date  03 Apr 1852 (3 Apr 1852)
Marriage Place  Grebbin, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany
Father  Johann Hase
Spouse  Heinrich Carl Ulrich Keubke
FHL Film Number	69143
Reference ID  v 1 p 67
"Germany, Select Marriages, 1558-1929"
*****
Mary Koepke
Census • Wisconsin, U.S., State Censuses, 1855-1905
Name	Mary Koepke
[Mary Keubke]
Gender  Female
Race	White
Age  75
Birth Year  abt 1830
Birth Place	Germany
Residence Date  1 Jun 1905
Residence Place  Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
Relationship	Mother-In-Law
Line	13
Page number  321
Neighbors	View others on page
Household Members (Name)	Age	Relationship
Christ Ladwig  64  Head
Caroline Ladwig  52  Wife
Charles Ladwig  24  Son
Lillian Ladwi 18  Daughter
Mary Koepke  75  Mother-In-Law
"Wisconsin, U.S., State Censuses, 1855-1905"
*****
Mary Keubke
Death • Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004
Name	Mary Keubke
Death Date  24 Mar 1908
Death County  Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
"Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004"


MINNIE KOEBKE

Mrs. Arthur Koebke, 95, of 611 N. Sixth St., Manitowoc, died Wednesday 
morning at home.
Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Friday at Jens Funeral Home, Manitowoc, 
the Rev. Gervase Zanotti officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Mrs. Koebke, nee Minnie Bohte, was born June 13, 1868, at Two Rivers, 
daughter of the late Ferdinand and Louise Bohte. Nov. 22, 1890, she was 
married to Arthur Koebke at Two Rivers. He died in 1958.
Survivors are two sons, George, of Deming, N.M., and Edwin, of Manitowoc, 
a grandchild, and several nieces and nephews.
She was a member of Order of Eastern Star, Chapter 196, who will conduct 
memorial services at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Friends may 
call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Thursday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Wednesday, October 9, 1963 P.13
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[d. 01-09-1963/age 95 yrs./widow of Arthur Koebke]


RICHARD KOEBKE    (d. 1869)

DIED:
On the 26th inst., Richard, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Koepke (sic), 
aged nine months.
Manitowoc Tribune, Thursday, April 29, 1869  pg. 4
*****
[Unk]-[Christ Kebke/bur 04-27-1869]


RUTH M. KOEBKE

Ruth M. Koebke, 63, of the Manitowoc Health Care Center, died Wednesday, July 31, 
1991, at the Health Care Center.
Graveside service were held at 2 p.m. today at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. 
Officiating was Rev. John Rasmussen.
She was born March 27, 1928, in Manitowoc, Wis., daughter of the late Walter and 
Dora Mathias Koebke.
Survivors include one brother and sister-in-law, Eugene and Marie Koebke of 
Sturgeon Bay, Wis.; one nephew, Jan W. Koebke of Green Bay also survives.
Jens Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, August 2, 1991 P. B8
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[bur. on Walter Koebke lot]


SOPHIA KOEBKE

DIED:
KOEBKE-In this city, on the 5th inst., Mrs. SOPHIA LUETH KOEBKE, aged 59 years.
Mrs. Koebke came to Manitowoc 13 years ago with her husband, Mr. John Koebke, 
and four children; two of whom, Chris, and John, now live in this city.
Many of our readers will remember Mrs. Koebke's kindness to them during the long 
years she has lived among us. Always patient and forbearing, doing all she could to 
please and assist every one with whom she came in contact.
After a serious illness of 22 weeks, she passed away, leaving a large group of friends 
to mourn her loss and to sympathize with the husband and children, who will feel her 
loss deeply.
Manitowoc Pilot, Wis., Thursday, June 9, 1870 pg. 4
*****
[Mrs. Koebke Sr./bur 06-07-1870] 
(Frau Sophia Koebke born Lutke/b 7 Apr 1811/d 5 June 1870/from records of 
First German Evang. Luth. Ch.)


WALTER KOEBKE

Walter Koebke, 97, of Manitowoc, died Thursday in Manitowoc Health Care Center. 
Funeral servicese will be 10 a.m. Tuesday in Jens Funeral Home, Manitowoc. The 
Rev. Edmund Olson will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, 
Manitowoc.
Mr. Koebke was born July 10, 1880 in Manitowoc, son of the late Johann and 
Dorothea Reichert Koebke. He attended Manitowoc schools and married Dora Mathias 
July 8, 1906 in Manitowoc. Mr. and Mrs. Koebke resided in Manitowoc all their 
lives. She preceded him in death in 1971. He had been employed with Schuette 
Bros. Co. as grocery department manager for many years retiring in 1951 and was 
a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Eugene and Marie Koebke and a 
daughter, Ruth Marie Koebke of Manitowoc; a sister, Mrs. Irma Morris of Temple 
Terrace, Fla., a grandchild and two great grandchildren, nieces, nephews and 
cousins. Five brothers and four sisters preceded him in death. Friends may call 
in Jens Funeral Home 7 o'clock to 9 o'clock this Monday evening and after 9 a.m. 
Tuesday until the time of service.
Manitowoc Herald Times - Monday, Feb. 27, 1978 - page 3
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[partially placed on Mrs. John Koebke lot]


ADOLPH MAX KOEHLER, JR.

Name: Koehler, Adolph Max
D.: 1/23/1875
B.:
Reg. D.: 12/31/1875
Sex: M/W
Age at Death: 13 Yrs. 1 Mo. 10 Da.
B.P.:
D.P.: Mtw. City
Cem.: Evergreen Cem.
Ch.:
Inf. & Address: Rev. G. Thiele
Spouse:
F.:
M.:
Cause of Death:
Pg. #: v.1  p.180


CHARLES KOEHLER

RETIRED LAKES SAILOR DIES
Charles Koehler, 68, Is To Be Buried On Thursday 
Charles Koehler, 68, of 1235 South 13th street, died early this morning. Funeral 
services will be held at the Pfeffer funeral home Thursday afternoon at 1:30 with 
the Rev. O. A. Menke officiating. Interment will take place at Evergreen cemetery.
The deceased was born February 6, 1867 in Saxony, Germany. At the age of 16 he 
came to the United States and spent the greater part of his life living in 
Manitowoc county. He was a sailor and later was employed by the Goodrich company 
as a night watchman. In 1893 he married Ida Hellmuth who survives with 4 children, 
Mrs. Frank Hasheck, Mrs. Hattie Grade, Mrs. Fred Wegner, of Two Rivers, and Mrs. 
Arthur Luchterhand, city. Five grandchildren also survive.
The body may be viewed at the funeral home from tomorrow on.
Manitowoc Herald Times, April 2, 1935   P. 8 
********
[bur. 04-04-1935/age 68 yrs./cause: cerebral embolism and thrombosis/
bur. on Ida Koehler lot]


EDWARD L. KOEHLER

Edward Koehler, 44, North 22nd street, died Sunday morning. He had been ill 
three months.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. from the Shimek and Schwartz 
funeral home, the Rev. C. H. Phipps of the First Presbyterian church officiat-
ing. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery.
Mr. Koehler was born in Chicago in 1894 and came to Manitowoc in 1915. He 
married Miss Emma Marshek in 1917. He was employed at the plant of the Manitowoc 
Portland cement company in recent years. 
Survivors are the widow; a daughter, Mrs. William Schipper, city; two brothers, 
Arthur and Walter, both of Chicago; a stepsister, Edith Letto, Glen Ellyn, Ill., 
and step-father, Henry Letto, Glen Ellyn, Ill.
The body may be viewed at the Shimek and Schwartz funeral home from seven o’clock 
this evening until the hour of the services Tuesday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, January 10, 1938  P. 2
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[bur. 01-11-1938/age 43 yrs./cause: carcinoma of stomach]
********
Miss Emilie Marshek and Mr. Edward Koehler, both of this city, were married 
Saturday evening, Rev. M. S. Axtell officiating. The attendants were Miss Clara 
Boeckman and Alfred Boeckman. After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Keohler departed 
on a honeymoon trip to Chicago and upon their return will take up their residence 
in this city.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs. May 17, 1917


EMMA KOEHLER

Mrs. Henry Bentley, 61, of 948 North 22nd St., Manitowoc, died Tuesday morning 
at the Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, following a brief illness. 
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Pfeffer Funeral Home, 
Manitowoc, and at 10:30 A.M. at Holy Innocents Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The 
Rev. E. A. Radey will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
She was born Emma Marshek at Taus, Manitowoc County, in 1892 and moved to Manitowoc. 
She was married to Edward Koehler in 1917. He died in 1937. On Jan. 1, 1953, she 
was married to Henry Bentley.
Survivors are the husband; daughter, Mrs. William Schipper of Manitowoc; four 
brothers, Louis and Joseph of Manitowoc, Frank of Manitowoc Rapids and Peter of 
Waukesha; three sisters, Mrs. Joseph Ryder and Mrs. Anna VandeCastle, of Manitowoc a
nd Mrs. Harold Bruemmer of Two Rivers, and three grandchildren.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Wednesday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, August 4, 1953  P. 15
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[Emma Bentley/d. 08-04-1953/age 61 yrs./bur. on Mrs. Edward Koehler lot]
********
Miss Emilie Marshek and Mr. Edward Koehler, both of this city, were married 
Saturday evening, Rev. M. S. Axtell officiating. The attendants were Miss Clara 
Boeckman and Alfred Boeckman. After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Keohler departed 
on a honeymoon trip to Chicago and upon their return will take up their residence 
in this city.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs. May 17, 1917


FRIEDERICKA KOEHLER

MRS. KOEHLER RESIDENT HERE 70 YEARS, DIES 
Another of City’s Old Pioneers Is At Rest
With the death late yesterday afternoon of Mrs. Fredericka Koehler, widow of 
the late John A. Koehler, another of the pioneer residents of Manitowoc county 
and one of the city’s best known women, passed to her rest. Mrs. Koehler’s 
death followed a lingering illness and came as a relief from suffering of many 
months. For several weeks past her condition had been hopeless and death a 
matter of time.
Funeral services will be held from the home Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock, the 
Rev. Keicher officiating. Burial will be at Evergreen.
Resident Here 70 years.
For nearly seventy years Mrs. Koehler, nee Fredericka Kanzier, had been a res-
ident of Manitowoc county, having come here at the age of 13 with her parents 
from Germany where she was born January 13, 1840, eighty-two years ago. The 
family located on a farm in the town of Newton where Mrs. Koehler spent her 
girlhood and on November 13, 1857 she became the bride of John A. Koehler, 
pioneer vessel captain of the great lakes and later engaged in business in 
this city. Mr. Koehler died December 5, 1903.
Mrs. Koehler was one of a family of four children, only one of whom now survives, 
Henry Kanzier, this city. A sister, Mrs. H. Martens, preceded Mrs. Kohler in death 
a few years ago, a brother having died in childhood.
Leaves Five Children 
Five children, four daughters and one son survives Mrs. Koehler, being Mrs. Emma 
Wittman, Mrs. Emil Baensch, Mrs. Thorval C. Torrison, of this city; Mrs. Fred W. 
Damler, of St. Paul and George W. Koehler, of Los Angeles, Cal. There are thirteen 
grand children and nineteen great grandchildren also surviving.
Mrs. Koehler was one of the best known and well beloved women of the city and news 
of her death will be received with sincere regret, especially among many older 
residents who were her associates in the days when she was prominent in social life 
of the city Mrs. Koehler was highly esteemed and all who were privileged to enjoy 
her acquaintance were impressed by her character and life.
(Insert)—Figure 13 Was Prominent in Her Story
The figure “13” played a prominent part in the life history of Mrs. Koehler, whose 
death is mourned by a large circle of friends.
Mrs. Koehler was born on January 13, 1840 and came to America with her parents when 
13 years of age. She was married November 13, 1857 and her death occurred on the 
13th of the month. Coupled with this unusual coincidence in date, is the fact that 
Mrs. Koehler is survived by thirteen grandchildren.
Manitowoc Herald News, February 14, 1923  P. 4
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[bur 02-16-1923/cause: osteo sarcoma of femur/bur on John A Koehler lot]


HENRY KOEHLER

Henry Koehler
Death • Wisconsin, U.S., Death Index, 1808-1907
Name	Henry Koehler
Death Date	28 Aug 1893
Death Place	Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
Volume  02
Page number  0378
Reel  049
Image	2469
Index Volume  01
Sequence Number	202726
"Wisconsin, U.S., Death Index, 1808-1907"
*****
Henry Koehler
Death • Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004
Name: Henry Koehler
Color/Sex: White Male
Age: 80
Occupation: Laborer
Birthplace: Germany
Death Date: 28 Aug 1893
Death place: Manitowoc Co. Ins. Asy.
Death County: Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
Cause: Old age
Burial place: Evergreen Cemetery
"Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004"


HUGO KOEHLER

Hugo Koehler, 62, of 1321 South 12th street, died Friday at the home of his
brother, Benjamin, in Urbana, Illinois. He had been in failing health the past
year. He went to Urbana for a visit a week and a half ago.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Monday from the Pfeffer funeral home.
The body is expected to arrive late today and may be viewed from Sunday to the
time of the funeral. Interment will be in Evergreen cemetery.
Mr. Koehler was born April 2, 1881 on a farm near Tisch Mills. He remained on
the farm until his marriage when he came to Manitowoc and took employment at
the Manitowoc Seating Company. He had worked at the shipyards earlier this
year.
Survivors are the widow at Lincoln, Illinois; one son, Raymond of Menasha;
three daughters, Mrs. Mabel Gouker and Mrs. Viola Anderson of Neenah and Miss
Betty Koehler of Lincoln, Illinois; one step-son Robert Smith, city; one step-
daughter, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth DeGray, city; four brothers, Arthur of Madison,
Benjamin of Urbana, Illinois, Walter of Morgantown, West Virginia, and Dr.
Alfred Koehler of Santa Barbara, California; and five grandchildren.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Saturday, July 10, 1943  p.2
********
[d. at Burnham Hosp., Champaign, IL/cause: chronic myocarditis/
bur. on Louis Koehler lot-his father]
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REPORT OF THE COUNTY JUDGE ON TUBERCULAR PATIENTS 
TO THE HONORABLE CHAIRMAN AND BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF MANITOWOC COUNTY, WISCONSIN
Gentlemen:
In accordance with the duties which are provided for in the Statutes, I beg leave
to submit my report of all proceedings and hearings relative to tubercular
patients had and determined since the filing of my last report, January 1, 1936,
up to and including the first day of January, 1937
Edward S. Schmitz, County Judge
Hugo Koehler, resident of the City of Manitowoc. Committed to Maple Crest
Sanatorium on the 21st day of February, 1936. Attending physician, Dr. R.G. Strong.


IDA KOEHLER

Mrs. Ida Koehler, 97, who resided with her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. 
Arthur Luchterhand of 1235 S. 13th st., Manitowoc, died Tuesday at Park Lawn 
Home, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Pfeffer Funeral Home, 
Manitowoc. The Rev. William Schultz will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen 
Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mrs. Koehler nee Ida Helmuth, was born Oct. 29, 1873, at Kendalville, Ind. She was 
married to Charles Koehler Dec. 12, 1893, at Manitowoc. Her husband preceded her 
in death April 2, 1935.
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Arthur Luchterhand and Mrs. Fred Wegner of 
Manitowoc and Mrs. Hattie Grade of Two Rivers; six grandchildren and eight great 
grandchildren. A daughter, a granddaughter and eight a great grandson preceded her 
in death.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 4 o’clock to 9 o’clock this Wednesday 
evening.
Manitowoc Herald Times, November 18, 1970  P. 22
********
[widow of Charles Koehler]


JOHN ANTHONY KOEHLER    (d. 1998)

John A. Koehler, age 85, a Manitowoc resident, died Friday, August 21, 1998, 
at his residence. 
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, August 25, 1998, at Holy 
Innocents Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Mass of Christian Burial will be 
celebrated by Rev. Gerald Foley with burial of his cremated remains at 
Evergreen Cemetery.
John was born July 1, 1913, at Manitowoc, son of the late John J. and Mary 
Witt Koehler. He grew up and was educated at Manitowoc and was a 1933 graduate 
of Lincoln High School. He married Madaleen J. Moakler, May 14, 1949 at St. 
Paul Catholic Church, Manitowoc. John owned and operated Koehler's Jewelry 
Store in Manitowoc for many years, retiring in 1978. He was a veteran of 
World War II, serving in the Army. He was a member of Holy Innocents Catholic 
Church.
Survivors include his wife, Madaleen, a son and daughter-in-law, John Jr. and 
Kathleen Koehler, Brookfield, Wis.; two daughters and sons-in-law, Elizabeth 
and Roger Quirk, Manitowoc and Kathleen and James Leist, Plymouth; seven 
grandchildren: Ted and Rebecca Koehler, Matthew and Jason Quirk, Nicholas, 
Angela and Kelley Leist; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law include Edward 
and Corrine Moakler, Oshkosh, Nathaleen Mertz, Manitowoc; Dori and Daniel 
Kolodzeske, Superior, Wis. 
In addition to his parents, John was preceded in death by a sister, Sister 
Ann Koehler.
Relatives and friends may call at Reinbold & Pfeffer Family Funeral Home, 
Manitowoc, from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday (TODAY) and on Tuesday at Holy Innocents 
Catholic Church from 10 a.m. to the time of service. A parish prayer service 
will be held at 7 p.m. Monday (TODAY), led by Deacon Paul Kieffer. 
A memorial has been established in John's name. 
Reinbold & Pfeffer Family Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is serving the family. 
Herald Times Reporter, Monday, August 24, 1998  P. 2
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[cremation]


JOHN F.A. KOEHLER    (d. 1903)

Death Fri., following a long illness, of John A. Koehler, an old and respected resident of
our city. Mr. Koehler, who had enjoyed excellent health until recently, fell ill with a
stomach ailment several months ago and it was determined to be untreatable. He grew
weaker until the last flame of life flickered out on Fri. Mr. Koehler was born 29 Dec.
1828 in Altwarp, near Stettin, Pomerania. After leaving school he became a seaman and
participated in many voyages. He came to Manitowoc in 1859 where he established a
fruit store, which over time grew to a general store. He retired in 1889. He is survived by
his sorrowing widow, one son and 4 daughters. The funeral was held Mon. afternoon
amid a large number of mourners, conducted by the Odd Fellows.
Der Nord Westen, 10 Dec. 1903
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Early Saturday morning, later lingering for some weeks between life and death, 
John A. Koehler, 75 years of age, a resident of this city for forty years, passed 
quietly to his rest.
The funeral took place Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock under the auspices of 
Chickering Lodge No. 55, I.O.O.F. The Rev. S.R.S. Gray officiated. The honorary 
pallbearers were: Robt. McGavin, Chas. Gelbke, Geo. Weaver, Luke Wild, Anton Vogt 
and Henry Liebenow. The acting pallbearers were: William Willott, Joseph Willott Jr., 
Walter Green, Henry Vits, Calvin Cary and George Houghten. The Concordia Singing 
Society of which Mr. Koehler was a member sang at the grave.
Mr. Koehler is survived by a widow and five children, Mrs. Emil Baensch, Mrs. 
Wittman, and Mrs. Thorval Torrison of this city, Mrs. F. W. Damler and George W. 
Koehler of St. Paul.
Manitowoc Pilot, December 10, 1903
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John A. Koehler was a native of Altwerp near Stettin, province of Pomerania, Germany. 
He was born Dec. 20, 1928, and at an early age was apprenticed as a midshipman to a 
German sailing vessel. While still a young man he came to America and for a while 
settled down. His love of the sea however led him to continue the life of a sailor, 
first on the ocean and later on the great lakes. In 1857 he married Miss Friedricka 
Kanzier who survives him.
Mr. Koehler was well known to the commercial interests of this city and for years 
and up to 1889 he conducted a general store here. Even after retiring he remained 
active and was accustomed to take a great deal of exercise in the shape of walking. 
Besides being connected with the Concordia Singing Society he was a member of the 
local branch of the Odd Fellows.
Manitowoc Pilot, December 10, 1903
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John A. Koehler 
birth: 29 December 1828 Germany 
death: 5 December 1903 Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin 
residence: 1903 Manitowoc 
spouse: Fredericke Kanzier 
Wisconsin, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1968
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[cause: cancer of the stomach]
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First publication January 7, 1904.
State of Wisconsin-Manitowoc County Court, In Probate.
In the matter of the estate of John F.A. Koehler deceased.
An instrument in writing, purporting to be the last will and testament of 
John F.A. Koehler of Manitowoc, in said county, having been delivered into 
said court:
And Fred Schuette and Emil Baensch of said county, having presented to said 
court their petition in writing duly verified, representing among other things, 
that said John F.A. Koehler died testate at Manitowoc, in said county, on the 
6th day(sic) of December 1903; that said instrument is the last will of said 
deceased and that said petitioners and Geo. W. Kohler are named therein as 
executors, and praying that said instrument be proven and admitted to probate 
and that letters testamentary be thereon issued to said persons therein named.
It is ordered: That said petition and the matters therein be heard, and proofs 
of said last will and testament be taken at a regular term of said county court, 
to be held at the probate office in the city of Manitowoc, on Tuesday the 2nd 
day of February, 1904, at 10 o'clock A.M.
And it is further ordered: That notice of the time and place of said hearing 
be given by publication hereof for three successive weeks, once each week, 
previous to the time of said hearing in the Manitowoc Post a newspaper published 
in said Manitowoc county.
Dated January 6th, 1904.
By the Court,
John Chloupek County Judge.
Emil Baensch, Attorney.
Manitowoc Post, Thursday, January 14, 1904 P. 8


JOHN J. KOEHLER    (d. 1928)

FUNERAL OF J.H. KOEHLER ON SATURDAY
Burial Services To Be Held From Sacred Heart--Deceased Came To Manitowoc In 1896
Funeral services of the late John H. Koehler, prominent north side business man, 
who passed away late yesterday afternoon at the family home, 944 North Seventh 
street, as a result of a heart attack, will take place Saturday morning at nine 
o'clock from the Sacred Heart church, Rev. Father Luby officiating. Burial will 
be at Evergreen cemetery.
The deceased, who was 54 years of age, was born in Watertown, Wis., in 1874. 
Early in life he learned the jewelry business, starting work at the store of D.W. 
Sproesser in Watertown at the age of seventeen. He came to Manitowoc in 1896 and 
entered the employ of Henry Liebenow, who conducted a jewelry store at Eighth and 
Commercial streets.
Took Over Business
By strict attention to business he rose to a confidential positon with the firm, 
and in 1913 when Mr. Liebenow retired Mr. Koehler took over the business and has 
since conducted it. In 1919 he was married here to Miss Mary Witt, who survives 
him, together with a daughter, Miss Florence, a student at St. Joseph's academy 
at Green Bay and a son, John, a student at Sacred Heart school here. One brother, 
Joseph, at Watertown, Wis., and four sisters, Helen and Rose at Watertown, Julia 
at Whitewater and Sophia, at Detroit, also survive.
The deceased was a member of the Knights of Columbus, Manitowoc Lodge of Elks, 
and the Holy Name society.
Manitowoc Herald News, Manitowoc, Wis. December 27, 1928 P. 2
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[bur. 12-29-1928/age 54 yrs/cause: heart disease]
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WITT-KOEHLER NUTPIALS TODAY
Early Church Ceremony Unites Well Known Young Couple
WEDDING IS QUIET BUT PRETTY EVENT
A small gathering of relatives and intimate friends smiled approval upon the 
union of Miss Mary C. Witt and John J. Koehler, consummated in a ceremony at 
Sacred Heart church at 9 this morning, the wedding being marked by its 
simplicity. Rev. Father O'Leary officiated and the attendants were Misses 
Sophie Koehler and Adelaide Kazda and Anton Witt and Andrew M Johnson. Mr. 
Koehler and bride departed for a honeymoon trip to Chicago and Watertown for 
two weeks.
Attending the wedding from abroad were Mr. and Mrs. John Koehler, parents of 
the groom and his sisters, Misses Sophia, Rosa, Louise and Julia, all of 
Watertown. Following the ceremony a wedding breakfast was served at the home 
of the bride's parents, Ninth and Chicago streets. Upon their return Mr. 
Koehler and his bride will take up their residence on St. Clair Street where 
their home is in readiness.
Though a Manitowoc man by adoption only, being a native of Watertown, there is 
no more popular a young man in the city than John Koehler whose friends number 
legion. Coming to the city fourteen years ago, he has been an employee of the 
Liebenow Jewelry Store ever since and has built a reputation as a business man 
and socially that has brought him universal esteem.  Miss Witt is a daughter 
of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Witt and came here with her parents a number of years 
ago and has won a host of admiring friends. Miss Witt is a graduate of the 
North Side high School and of the Wisconsin Business College and has held a 
position with the Wisconsin Canners Co. for several years. She has been 
identified with the young ladies society of Sacred Heart Church and is popular 
with a host of friends. Mr. and Mrs. Koehler will be at home to friends after 
March 15.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Mon., Jan. 24, 1910 page 1


LOUIS C. KOEHLER

LOUIS C. KOEHLER DIES TUESDAY AT AGE OF 87 
Was Father of Famous Wood Expert Who Testified At Hauptmann Trial 
Louis C. Koehler, 87, father of Arthur Koehler of Madison, wood technologist 
of the University of Wisconsin and an important witness in the famous Hauptmann 
murder trial in New Jersey in 1935, died yesterday at his home in the village 
of Manitowoc Rapids.
Mr. Koehler, father of five sons, and retired farmer and apiary proprietor, had 
been in failing health for several months. His wife died four years ago. The 
Koehlers moved to Rapids 20 years ago from their farm home near Tisch Mills.
Funeral Friday 
Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. from the Pfeffer funeral home, the 
Rev. Robert Wilkowske officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery.
Mr. Koehler, born in the northern part of the town of Mishicot near Tisch Mills 
in 1853, and spent his entire life in the county. He took up farming when a young 
man and then engaged in bee raising. He built a large apiary in the Koehler farm-
yard at Tisch Mills.
In 1875 he married Miss Ottilie Dallman and she assisted her husband in the bee 
business. They cared for more than 300 hives of bees. He distributed the honey by 
automobile and proudly boasted he operated the same motor vehicle for 17-year span.
In 1921 the Koehlers disposed of their interest near Tisch Mills and moved to a 
small home on the outskirts of the village of Manitowoc Rapids. There they set up 
a few hives and continued in the honey business. Despite this age Mr. Koehler was 
able to gather the honey. His wife acted as cashier when customers came to the 
little home to make purchases. 
Reunion in 1933 
There was a memorable family reunion at the Koehler home in Rapids in August, 1933, 
when the five sons came from all parts of the United States to visit their parents. 
After the famous Lindbergh trial at Flemington, N.J. in January, 1935, Arthur Koehler, 
the son, also came back to Manitowoc to visit his parents. The son’s testimony was 
an important link in the conviction of Bruno Hauptmann for the kidnapping and slaying 
of the Lindbergh baby.
After the death of his wife in 1937, Mr. Koehler discontinued his limited honey 
business at his home.
Survivors are five sons, Hugo of this city, Arthur of Madison, Benjamin of Urbana, 
Ill., Walter of Morgantown, West Va., Alfred of Santa Barbara, Calif.; sister, Mrs. 
Theresa Grieser of Duluth, Minn.; and 14 grandchlidren.
The body may be viewed at the funeral home from Thursday noon until the hour of 
services Friday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, July 23, 1941  P. 2
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[Louis Carl/cause: heart disease-senility]


LYDIA KOEHLER

[bur. 9-2-1927/cause: diptheria/removal from Mishicot/
bur. on Louis Koehler lot] 


MADALEEN J. KOEHLER

Madaleen J. Koehler, age 83, formerly of 1417 Kuhl St., Manitowoc, died early 
Monday morning, Jan. 31, 2005 at Harbor House, Manitowoc. 
Madaleen was born on Oct. 8, 1921 in Manitowoc, daughter of the late Edward and 
Lila Schweitzer Moakler. On May 14, 1949, Madaleen married John A. Koehler at 
St. Paul Catholic Church, Manitowoc. He preceded her in death in August 1998. 
She was a member of Holy Innocents Catholic Church and a longtime volunteer of 
the American Red Cross. 
Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law: John Jr. (Jack) and Kathleen Koehler, 
Brookfield; two daughters and one son-in-law: Elizabeth (Liz) and Roger Quirk, 
Manitowoc; Kathleen Koehler, Plymouth; seven grandchildren: Ted, Becky, Matthew, 
Jason, Nick, Angie and Kelly; one brother and sister-in-law: Edward and Corinne 
Moakler, Oshkosh; one sister and brother-in-law: Doris and Daniel Kolodzeske, Duluth. 
Nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends also survive. Madaleen was also preceded 
in death by her twin sister and brother-in-law: Nathaleen and William Mertz. 
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2005 at Holy Innocents 
Catholic Church, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be the 
Rev. Gerald Foley. Cremation has taken place with burial of the cremated remains to 
follow at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. 
The family will greet relatives and friends from 9:30 a.m. until the time of service 
at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2005 at Holy Innocents Catholic Church, Manitowoc. 
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established in her name. 
The Pfeffer Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Manitowoc, is assisting the family 
with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, January 2005


MARY C. KOEHLER

Mrs. Mary C. Koehler, 91, formerly of 943 N. 11th St., Manitowoc, who resided 
at St. Mary Nursing Home the past month, died Wednesday evening at Holy Family 
Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Schneider-Mittnacht Funeral 
Home and at 11 a.m. at Holy Innocents Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. William 
Kuhr will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mrs. Koehler, nee Mary Witt, as born Mar. 8, 1882, at Kellnersville, daughter of 
the late Anton and Anna Reindl Witt. She was educated at North Side High School 
and Wisconsin Business College, Manitowoc. She was married to John J. Koehler in 
1910, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. The couple owned and operated the Koehler 
Jewelry Store until Mr. Koehler’ death in 1928. She continued to operate the store 
until recent years when her son acquired the business. She was a member of the 
Christian Mothers Altar Society of Holy Innocents Catholic Church and the Catholic 
Women’s Club.
Survivors include a son, John A., of Manitowoc; a daughter, Sister Anne Koehler, 
C.S.J., of St. Joseph Hospital, Milwaukee; a brother, Emil, of Manitowoc; a sister, 
Mrs. E. J. Anderson, Of Fergus Falls, Minn.; and three grandchildren.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 9 a.m. Friday until the time of service.
Herald Times Reporter, June 14, 1973  P. 23
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[widow of John J. Koehler]
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WITT-KOEHLER NUTPIALS TODAY
Early Church Ceremony Unites Well Known Young Couple
WEDDING IS QUIET BUT PRETTY EVENT
A small gathering of relatives and intimate friends smiled approval upon the 
union of Miss Mary C. Witt and John J. Koehler, consummated in a ceremony at 
Sacred Heart church at 9 this morning, the wedding being marked by its 
simplicity. Rev. Father O'Leary officiated and the attendants were Misses 
Sophie Koehler and Adelaide Kazda and Anton Witt and Andrew M Johnson. Mr. 
Koehler and bride departed for a honeymoon trip to Chicago and Watertown for 
two weeks.
Attending the wedding from abroad were Mr. and Mrs. John Koehler, parents of 
the groom and his sisters, Misses Sophia, Rosa, Louise and Julia, all of 
Watertown. Following the ceremony a wedding breakfast was served at the home 
of the bride's parents, Ninth and Chicago streets. Upon their return Mr. 
Koehler and his bride will take up their residence on St. Clair Street where 
their home is in readiness.
Though a Manitowoc man by adoption only, being a native of Watertown, there is 
no more popular a young man in the city than John Koehler whose friends number 
legion. Coming to the city fourteen years ago, he has been an employee of the 
Liebenow Jewelry Store ever since and has built a reputation as a business man 
and socially that has brought him universal esteem.  Miss Witt is a daughter 
of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Witt and came here with her parents a number of years 
ago and has won a host of admiring friends. Miss Witt is a graduate of the 
North Side high School and of the Wisconsin Business College and has held a 
position with the Wisconsin Canners Co. for several years. She has been 
identified with the young ladies society of Sacred Heart Church and is popular 
with a host of friends. Mr. and Mrs. Koehler will be at home to friends after 
March 15.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Mon., Jan. 24, 1910 page 1


OTTILIE KOEHLER

Mother of Wood Expert in Hauptmann's Trial Dies
Mrs. Louis Koehler, 83, Manitowoc Rapids, mother of Arthur Koehler, Madison, 
Wis. wood expert whose testimony was one of the highlights of the prosecution 
of Bruno Richard Hauptmann in New Jersey for the kidnap slaying of the 
Lindbergh baby, died this morning at the Holy Family hospital.
Funeral Saturday
Mrs. Koehler, a resident of the county 80 years, had been living a retired 
life with Mr. Koehler in the village of Rapids. She was taken seriously ill 
five weeks ago.
Arthur Koehler, one of five sons of the aged couple, came here from Madison 
today to help arrange for the funeral.
The funeral will be held Saturday at 2 p.m., from the Pfeffer funeral home. 
The Rev. W.C. Kurtz of the Wesley M.E. church will officiate. Burial will be 
in Evergreen cemetery.
Mrs. Koehler, nee Ottilie Dallmann, was born in Germany in 1854. When a girl 
of three her parents came to America and settled in the village of Manitowoc. 
The Dallmanns were among the first families to permanently establish residence 
in this community.
In 1876 she was married to Louis Koehler. For a few years the couple resided 
on a farm a few miles north of the city. They moved to Mishicot where Mr. 
Koehler established an apiary. He expanded the honey business until at one time 
the apiary boasted 300 hives.
Mrs. Koehler was active for years asisting her husband in this business, which 
they conducted for a 40 year span.
Sold Mishicot Holdings
Fifteen years ago the Koehlers decided to retire, sold their Mishicot holdings 
and purchased a small cottage on the western outskirts of Rapids.
In recent years Mr. Koehler continued to conduct his honey business at Rapids, 
but on a much smaller scale.
The modest Koehler home at Rapids was the scene of an interesting reunion in 
August, 1933. The five sons returned to spend a brief period with the parents.
Surviving sons are Arthur, Madison, Hugo, Manitowoc, Benjamin, Urbana, Ill., 
Walter, Morgantown, W.Va., Dr. Alfred, Santa Barbara, Calif.; and 14 grand-
children and four great-grandchildren.
The body is at the funeral home and may be viewed there from Friday noon until 
the hour of services Saturday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. Thursday, July 15, 1937 P. 2
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[Mrs. Ottilie/cause: myocardial-degeneration with heart failure/bur. on Louis Koehler lot]


FRANK KOEHN

Frank G. Koehn, (photo), 67, of 217 North Eighth street, head of 
a Milwaukee beer distributing agency in Manitowoc, died suddenly 
early Friday evening, while seated in a chair in the lobby of the 
Hotel Manitowoc.
Although not in the best of health in recent months Mr. Koehn was 
able to be about and was stricken with a sudden heart attack. He 
was dead when physicians arrived.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Urbanek 
and Schlei funeral home and at 2 o'clock at the First German 
Evangelical Lutheran church, the Rev. L.H. Koeninger officiating. 
Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery.
Mr. Koehn was born in Pleasant Prairie, Wis., in 1878 and in 1905 
married Miss Nellie Miller at Kenosha. He was employed by the North 
Western railroad and came to Manitowoc in 1925, where he was 
yardmaster at the depot here.
In 1933 he was named Manitowoc distributor for the Miller High Life 
brewery, Milwaukee, which position he filled until the time of his 
death.
He is survived by his wife; three daughters, Mrs. Ralph Sands, Mrs. 
Harry Walter, and Mrs. Clifford Burgett all of this city; brother 
Edward of Kenosha; two sisters, Mrs. Alice Wirtz, Mrs. Anna Whitbeck 
both of Kenosha; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
The body may be viewed from Monday noon until the hour of services 
at the funeral home.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Saturday, June 8, 1946 P.2
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[d. 06-07-1946/age 67 yrs.]


NELLIE KOEHN    

Mrs. Frank Koehn, 82, of 1012 Linden Ave., Manitowoc, died Friday afternoon at 
home following a short illness. She had been making her home for the past two 
months with a son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Sands.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at First German Evangelical Lutheran 
Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. L.H. Koeninger will officiate and burial will be in 
Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
The former Millie(sic) Mueller was born July 3, 1877, at Milwaukee, daughter of 
the late Mr. and Mrs. Christian Mueller. She was married to Mr. Koehn May 20, 
1905, at Kenosha and the couple moved to Milwaukee, living there 10 years. After 
that time they moved to Kenosha for another eight years and in 1924 came to 
Manitowoc. Her husband was yardmaster at Milwaukee, Kenosha and Chicago for 
Chicago North Western Railroad before holding a similar position at Manitowoc. 
In 1933 he took over the distributorship of Miller High Life in Manitowoc until 
his death in 1946.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Ralph Sands, Mrs. Harry Walter and Mrs. 
Clifford Burgett of Manitowoc; brother, Henry Mueller of Milwaukee; sister, Miss 
Dorothy Mueller of Milwaukee; five grandchildren and three great grandchildren. 
Two daughters preceded her in death.
Friends may call after 3 p.m. Sunday at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home, Manitowoc, 
until 10:30 a.m. Monday when the body will be moved to the church to lie in state 
until the hour of service.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. Saturday, 
September 12, 1959 P. 9
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[d. 09-11-1959/age 82 yrs./widow of Frank Koehn]


GEORGE KOELBEL

George Kaelberl(sic), 56, died yesterday at his home, 1413 South 13th street,
following a lengthy illness.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock from the
Vogelsang funeral home. Burial will be in the Evergreen cemetery. The Rev. 
E.O. Flagstad of the Gospel Tabernacle will officiate.
Mr. Kaelberl was born June 3, 1883 (sic) in the town of Newton, son of Mr. 
and Mrs. John Kaelberl. He worked in Manitowoc for many years as a painter. 
He never married.
Survivors include three brothers, John and Leo of Plymouth and Charles of
Manitowoc, and a sister, Mrs. Margaret Zeisor, Chicago.
The body will lie at the funeral home from 7 p.m. tonight until the time of
services Wednesday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, February 6, 1940 p.5
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[d. 02-05-1940/age 56 yrs./cause: cancer of stomach]


JOHN KOELBLE

John Koelbl
Death • Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004
Name	John Koelbl
Death Date  28 Jan 1914
Death County  Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA
"Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, 1959-2004"


CAROLINE KOENIG

From Der Nord Westen, 25 Aug. 1904:
Death Fri. morning in Milwaukee of 37-yr. old Mrs. John Koenig. Just 
2 wks ago the lady’s 2-yr. old daughter had been so terribly torn apart 
by a dog that the child died immediately. This misfortune so shattered 
the poor mother that she was admitted to the hospital where she died. 
Mrs. Koenig was the daughter of widely known farmer Albert Gauger of 
Manitowoc Rapids. In keeping with her expressed dying wish to be buried 
with her little daughter, her body was brought here and Sun. afternoon 
was taken from the home of August Meyer to the city cemetery for burial.
******
[I don’t have a burial record for the 2 year old. The lot she is buried 
on (and the adjoining lot) was paid for on 8/25/1904 by Ida Meyer a few 
days after Caroline died. The lots were then quit claimed to Albert Gauger 
on 8/26/1908. Albert is buried on the adjoining lot.]
******
[cause: miscarriage]


EMMA KOENIG

Mrs. Koenig, 90, Dies at Her Home 
Mrs. Joseph Koenig, 90, of 601 North Fourth St., Manitowoc, who joined with 
her husband in the founding of one of the earliest aluminum plants in Wisconsin 
at Two Rivers in 1895, died Sunday at the home following a brief illness.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Mittnacht Funeral Home, 
Manitowoc. The Rev. Roland Schwandt of the First Lutheran Church will officiate 
and interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
She was born Emma Krafft in Louisville, Ky., in 1861 and in 1863 was married to 
Mr. Koenig. They located in Wichita, Kan., where Mr. Koenig was a practicing 
attorney.
In 1895 Mr. and Mrs. Koenig moved to Two Rivers where he opened a small aluminum 
plant. Mrs. Koenig was active in this infant industry for several years, which 
was organized as the Aluminum Manufacturing Company.
Later the Koenig interests joined with the Vits interests in Manitowoc and 
aluminum industries in the east in the formation of the Aluminum Goods Manufacturing 
Company.
Mr. and Mrs. Koenig moved from Two Rivers to Manitowoc in 1923. Mr. Koenig died 
in 1929.
Survivors are a son, Remus, of Asheville, N.C.; daughter, Mrs. William Ellis, who 
made her home with her mother; a sister, Mrs. Mayme Farnbaker of Memphis, Tenn.; 
and two grandchildren, Remus S. Koenig of San Francisco and Mrs. Edward Ehrich of 
Tahiti.
Friends may call at the funeral home Monday evening and are asked to please omit 
flowers.
Manitowoc Herald Times, May 19, 1952  P. 2
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[bur. 05-20-1952/age 90 yrs./bur. on Mrs. Joseph Koenig lot]


JOSEPH KOENIG

DEATH CLAIMS JOSEPH KOENIG
WIDELY KNOWN RESIDENT OF CITY PASSES AWAY AFTER BRIEF ILLNESS
Founder of the Aluminum Industry In This Section Is Summoned While 
Patient At Hospital-Family In Germany As End Comes
Death, which came to him after an illness of short duration, claimed 
Joseph Koenig, widely known resdient of the city, formerly a resident 
at Two Rivers, this afternoon, news of his demise coming as a great 
shock to the community as Mr. Koenig had been ill but a short time. He 
suffered an attack of pleurisy and it was only two or three days ago 
that he felt well enough to leave the hospital after being there but two 
days and came down to his old haunts at the Elks Club. In response to 
anxious inquiries of friends at that time he stated that the (sic) felt 
well enough except for the fact that he was weak and suffered from 
exhaustion. He did not look like his old self and remained down town only 
a short time and again took recourse to hospital treatment. His condition 
became alarming last evening and the end came shortly after noon today.
Mr. Koenig's death came while his family, with exception of his son Remus 
Koenig, was abroad, Mrs. Koenig, a daughter-Mrs. Ruby Ellis and a grand 
daughter, Barbara Ellis, having departed some time ago for a tour of Europe 
and are now believed to be at Dueseldorf, Germany. A letter received from 
the party Oct. 31 said that at that time they were at Choburg, but that 
future letters should be addressed to Dueseldorf until furter notice. A 
cable has been dispatched informing Mrs. Koenig and daughter of the death 
of husband and father.
Funeral to Be Monday
Funeral services for Mr. Koenig will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock 
from the home, North Fourth and Park streets and will be in charge of the 
Elks Order of which Mr. Koenig was a member, affiliated with the Manitowoc 
lodge of which he was one of the first members.
Mr. Koenig was known as the founder of the aluminum industry in this section 
of the country and had been identified with that industry for many years, 
having established plants at Two Rivers and later being identified with the 
Aluminum Goods Mfg. Co. here. He held extensive interests in other industries 
and was widely known in the business world here and outside.
Mr. Koenig was for years vice-president of the Aluminum Goods Manufacturing 
co. and prior to that time head of the Aluminum Goods Manufacturing Co. of 
Two Rivers. He was the founder of the aluminum industry in this section of 
the state. He was born near Niesse, Germany, April 21, 1858, a son of Joseph 
and Magdelina Koenig. The father passed away in his native country and 
subsequently the mother came to this country with nine children, of whom Joseph 
Koenig was the seventh.
Attended German Schools
The deceased attended the schools in Germany, and the education there obtained 
was supplemented by private lessons. Upon his arrival here he worked in a factory 
at Two Rivers and later went to Indianapolis as a painter and decorator. He 
remained there from 1873 to 1880 after which he attended the Milwaukee Seminary 
for Teachers for one year. Having completed the course of study of that institution 
he removed to Louisville, Ky., where he taught school for three years and also 
studied law at the University of Louisville. He completed the full law course 
and was admitted to the bar of the state of Kansas, practicing as an attorney at 
Wichita for two years.
At Wichita he established a vinegar factory but on account of the limited demand 
for this product he gave up this venture. But the facory continued and is still 
in operation. He erected dwellings and business blocks there, a swimming pool and 
gym but the city did not advance sufficiently to make this venture profitable. The 
collapse of the boom of 1886 swept away every penny of his earnings and in 1890 he 
left Wichita to locate in Chicago.
Starts Aluminum Business
From Wichita he went to Chicago and engaged in teaching for three years and during 
that time he first became interested in the aluminum ware business in this country. 
At his request his cousin, Arthur Reymond, exhibited some of the aluminum ware at 
the World's Fair in Chicago. Mr. Koenig also made similar exhibits at St. Louis and 
San Francisco. Most of the goods he displayed were manufactured in Germany. Because 
of the interest that the people took in the exhibits and the success he had in 
disposing of the product Mr. Koenig decided to start the manufacture of aluminum 
goods in the United States.
He thus became one of the founders of the manufacture of these good in this country 
and took out many patents covering special aluminum utensils, invented by him.
Was Inventive Genius
The inventive genius which appeared to endow Mr. Koenig and which dominated his 
earlier years, manifested itself again in 18?? when he conceived the idea that a 
gliding boat could be constructed which would skim over the water without deep draugh. 
He built a model but before it was demonstrated a storm came and wrecked it. He also 
opened in Chicago a packet and apron supply laundry which he had to give up when he 
accepted a position in the schools as a teacher.
In 1895 he moved to Two Rivers to establish himself in the manufacture of small 
aluminum ware such as sourvenirs, combs, hairpins and novelties of all descriptions 
which could be manufactured with a conservative amount of machinery and tools. The 
sum total of Mr. Koenig's fortune at this time was $500. It was difficult for him to 
find to what purpose aluminum metal was to be fitted and many of his first ventures 
turned out badly while others succeeded. The metal was new and its qualities unknown 
and the natural distrust of any thing new had to be overcome.
During the course of three years $5,000 of outside capital was invested and an equal 
amount earned in the business.
Plants Consolidated
This factory was the first aluminum manufacturing plant in Wisconsin and one of the 
first exclusively aluminum manufacturies in the United States. In 1908 it was 
consolidated with the Aluminum Novelty Co. of this city, and the New Jersey Aluminum 
co. into the present Aluminum Goods Manufacturing Co. of which Mr. Koenig was made 
vice president.
In his years of research and demonstration of his inventive genius many valuable 
patents have been granted to him, on various articles and processes now used in 
aluminum manufacture among which are the seamless fish net float and the U.S. army 
canteen.
Mr. Koening also organized the Two Rivers Coal Co.
Married at Louisville
In later years, Mr. Koenig became interested in the manufacture of electric toys and 
similar articles and was the founder of the Metal Ware Corporation of Two Rivers. His 
son, Remus, is the head of the latter company.
In November, 1884 at Louisville, Ky., Mr. Koenig was married to Miss Emma Krafft, who 
survives him. In addition there are two children, Mrs. Ruby Elis (sic), and Remus 
Koenig, both of this city.
Mr. Koenig served for years as a member of the school board at Two Rivers and was also 
a member of the Masons, Elks and the Lakeside Country club.
Manitowoc Herald News, Friday, November 15, 1929 P.1
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[bur. 18 Nov. 1929/age 71 yrs./cause: acute myocarditis]


LYNDA M. KOENTOPP

Mrs. Lynda Teitgen Koentopp of St. Paul, Minn., a member of a Manitowoc pioneer 
family, died Saturday, October 18, at Lyngblomten Care Center in St. Paul.
Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. The 
Rev. Theodore Hendricks will officiate.
Mrs. Koentopp, nee Lynda Teitgen, was born in Manitowoc, daughter of the late 
Theodore and Mary Pleuss Teitgen. She was married to Otto Koentopp in Manitowoc. 
He preceded her in death March 2, 1962.
Survivors include two sons, Paul of North Oaks St. Paul, Minn., and Keith of Mount 
Prospect, Ill., six grandchildren, seven great grandchildren and a sister-in-law, 
Mrs. Clarence Teitgen of Manitowoc. Five brothers and a sister preceded her in 
death.
Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is in charge of local arangements.
Herald Times Reporter, October 20, 1980 P.3
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[widow of Otto P. Koentopp/died in St. Paul, MN/bur. on Mrs. Mary Teitgen lot]


OTTO P. KOENTOPP

Otto P. Koentopp, 76, of 2110 Watson Ave., St. Paul, Minn., a former Manitowoc 
resident, died Saturday night at St. Paul.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Pfeffer funeral Home, Manitowoc, 
the Rev. Gervase J. Zanotti officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, 
Manitowoc.
Mr. Koentopp was born Dec. 7, 1885, at Fond du Lac, son of the late Ernst and 
Helen Klingbed? Koentopp. He married the former Lynda M. Teitgen at Manitowoc 
in 19_8. The couple moved to Wausau, then to St. Paul in 1928, and in Milwaukee 
in 1945. After retiring 10 years ago, it returned to St. Paul.
Mr. Koentopp was employed as a safety engineer for Employer’s Mutual Liability 
Insurance Co. of Wausau.
Survivors are his wife, three sons, Edgar of Denver, Colo., Paul of St. Paul and 
Keith of Minneapolis, Minn.; two brothers, Gust and Arnold and a sister, Mrs. 
Martin Grobe of Fond du Lac and eight grandchildren.
Friends may call at the funeral home.
Manitowoc Herald Times, March 5, 1962  P. 5
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[d. at St. Paul MN/bur. on Mrs. Mary Teitgen lot]


ARTHUR C. KOEPKE

Arthur C. Koepke, 49, of 938 South 26th street, a veteran of World 
War I, died suddenly of a heart attack Sunday morning. Mr. Koepke 
had been downtown Saturday afternoon. 
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2pm from the Wattawa, 
Urbanek and Schlei funeral home, the Rev. Paul Blaufuss officiating. 
Military rites will be accorded him. Burial will be in Evergreen 
Cemetery. 
Mr. Koepke was born in this city in 1893, the son of the late Mr. 
And Mrs. Fred Koepke. He enlisted in World War I and served 18 months 
overseas. He was a member of the Oas post, Veterans of Foreign wars. 
Survivors are three brothers, Alderman Walter Koepke and Herbert Koepke 
of this city and Carl Koepke of Milwaukee. The body may be viewed at 
the funeral home. 
Manitowoc Herald-Times, Monday, April 26, 1943
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[d. 04-25-1943/age 49 yrs./cause: acute alcoholism]
(Arthur Carl Koepke/d. 25 Apr. 1943/age 49 yrs. 9 mo. 1 da./
St. John's United Church of Christ)
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SOLDIER BOYS OVER SEAS NOT KEEN FOR “DRY” STATES SAYS LOCAL BOY IN LETTER
Writing to friends from overseas, Private Arthur Koepke of this city 
sends a cartoon taken from the Stars and Stripes under caption of “How 
She Has Changed,” showing the Goddess of Liberty in guise of an old hag 
welcoming the returning soldiers with a placard “U.S. Bone Dry” and a 
drained glass. Koepke intimates that the boys overseas do not take kindly 
to the “dry” amendment and says that a similar move in France and Belgium 
is destined to be defeated. He encloses a number of clippings from papers 
there commenting on receipt of the news by the boys, some of which are as 
follows: Hockbelschundgeundheitstein, Ger. Jan. 23. When the news of 
prohibition reached here, Sgt. James Geharty Gee fainted. He was able to 
sit up the next day and could be heard singing in a weak voice: Glorious, 
glorious! One glass of strawberry ice cream soda for the four of us! St. 
Algnan, Jan. 23. Sgt. Iva Welsh, once of Atlanta, was engaged in extricating 
his other foot from the mud puddle when the news of prohibition reached 
this town. “My experience with prohibition,” he said, “is that it greatly 
increased the cost of licker in Georgia.” Paulliac, Jan. 23. The U.S.A has 
nothing on this place. Paulliac went dry 24 hours after the news was received 
from the states. More has been ordered by wire. Verdun, Jan. 23. Every lot 
in the ? called “American quarter,” set aside for the use of veterans of the 
A.E.F. who desire to establish homes in France, has been sold. The quarter 
comprises ten streets, five crossing at right angles, with a monument in the 
center, which will be known as Place Grenadine. A café will be at each of the 
64 corners according to present plans. A brass rail factory already started 
work but may have to discontinue owing to an influx of second hand fixtures 
from overseas.
Manitowoc Herald News, Wednesday, March 05, 1919  P. 1


BERTHA KOEPKE

Funeral services for Mrs. Bertha Koepke, 73, who died yesterday at the Koepke 
home, 1135 South 13th street, will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. from the Wattawa, 
Urbanek and Schlei funeral home. The Rev. Paul Blaufus will officiate and 
interment will be in Evergreen cemetery.
The body may be viewed at the funeral home until the hour of the service. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, September 10, 1941  P. 2
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[d. 09-11-1941/age 73 yrs./cause: heart failure]
(Mrs. Frederick/nee Bertha Brey/d. 9 Sept. 1941/age 79 yrs. 1 mo. 5 da./
St. John's United Church of Christ)


EVELYN KOEPKE

Mrs. William Koepke, 62, of 435 Main St., Crown Point, Ind., died Saturday 
evening at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral 
Home, Manitowoc. The Rev. John Pawelski will officiate and burial will be 
in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mrs. Koepke, nee Evelyn Cherney, was born July 31, 1909, at Manitowoc, 
daughter of Emil Cherney and the late Julia Brouchoud Cherney. She was 
married to William Koepke Aug. 28, 1948, at Menomonie, Wis. The couple 
located in Manitowoc until 1952, moving to Crown Point. Mrs. Koepke was 
a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary.
Survivors include her husband, a son, two daughters (Survivors omitted for 
privacy.), her father, Emil Cherney, of Manitowoc, four brothers, Vincent 
and Raymond, of Green Bay and Richard and Stanley, of Manitowoc, three 
sisters, Mrs. Ray Jackson and Mrs. Dave Roseff, of Manitowoc and Mrs. Ruby 
Priebe, of Wausau and nine grandchildren.
Friends may call at the funeral home (Ninth Street entrance) after 4 o'clock 
this Tuesday afternoon until the time of services.
Mermorials may be made to the donors choice.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. July 6, 1971
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[d. 07-03-1971/age 62 yrs./wife of William J. Koepke/bur. on Walter G. Koepke lot]


FRED KOEPKE

Frederick C. Koepke, 78, former alderman and father of Alderman Walter Koepke 
of the Third ward, died this noon at the home, 1135 South 13th street. He had 
been in failing health the past six months.
Mr. Koepke was born in this city in 1862 and spent his entire life here. When 
a young man he operated a wagon shop. He was employed at the Manitowoc Ship-
building Company for years. He retired 10 years ago.
Mr. Koepke was prominent in ranks of the Socialist party here years ago and 
was one of the supporters of the late Mayor Henry Stolze. He served the Third 
ward in the City Council and also was a Stolze appointee on the Police and Fire 
Commission.
Fifty years ago he married Miss Bertha Brey of this city. The couple observed 
their golden wedding anniversary at the South street home in February.
Survivors are the widow, four sons, Carl of Milwaukee, Walter, Arthur and Herbert 
of this city; two granddaughters and two grandsons.
Funeral arrangements have not been completed but will be announced Thursday. 
*********
Funeral services for Fredrick Koepke, 78, former alderman who died yesterday at 
the home on South 13th street, will be held Saturday at 2 p.m., from the Vogelsang 
Funeral home. The Rev. Paul Blaufuss will officiate and interment will be in 
Evergreen cemetery.
The body may be viewed from tonight at seven o’clock until the hour of services. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, May 23, 1940  P. 2
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[Fredrick Carl/bur. 05-25-1940/age 78 yrs./cause: carcinoma of stomach/
bur. on Bertha Koepke lot] 
(Frederick Koepke/d. 22 May 1940/age 79 yrs. 1 mo. 5 da./
St. John's United Church of Christ)


JOHN KOEPKE    (d. 1878)

Name: Koepke, Johann
D.: 1/11/1878
B.:
Reg. D.: 12/27/1878
Sex: M/W
Age at Death: 55 Yrs. 2 Mo. 18 Da.
B.P.: Germ.
D.P.: Mtw.
Cem.:
Ch.:
Inf. & Address: Rev. F. Pieper
Spouse: Sophia Koepke
F.:
M.:
Cause of Death: Despeptia (SIC)
Pg. #: v.1 p.271
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[John Kopke/bur. 1-14-1878]


JOHN P. KOEPKE    (d. 1992)

Dr. John P. Koepke, Ph.D., 36, on Friday, January 17, 1992, in Ballwin (St. Louis), 
Missouri, Memorial service 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 25, at Jens Funeral Home, 
Manitowoc, Wis. Reverend James Peters, Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Racine, Wis., 
officiating.
John was the Beloved Son of John E. and Lecretta (Zahn) Koepke; Loving Father of 
Christopher Mann Koepke, age 5; Loving Brother of Joyce and Jack Eickhorst, Racine, 
Wis.; Susanne and Leo Richmond, Two Rivers, Wis.; Debra Koepke, William (Bill) and 
Jane Koepke, Diane and George Radtke, Manitowoc, Wis.; Staff Sgt. David and Beth 
Koepke, Oceanside, Calif.; Kim Koepke, Wendy Koepke, Manitowoc, Wis.; and former 
husband of Kathleen Mann Koepke, St. Louis, Mo. Lovingly remembered by all Nieces 
and Nephews, Aunts and Uncles.
John graduated from Lincoln High School in 1973. He continued on to a B.S. in 1977 
from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Dept. of Psychology, then to a PhD. In 
1982 from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Dept. of Psychology.
From 1983-1986 with the University of Iowa College Dept of Internal Medicine and 
Cardiovascular Research as Postdoctural Research Fellow and Assistant Research 
Scientist. From 1987-1992 with Searle-Monsanto Company, St. Louis, Cardiovascular 
Diseases Research as Research Scientist I; and 1990-1992 Adjunct Assistant Professor, 
Dept. of Pharmacological and Physiological Sciences, St. Louis Univ. School of 
Medicine.
Dr. Koepke’s affiliations and honors include American Heart Association Fellow-Council 
for High Blood Pressure Research, Editorial Board HYPERTENSION-AHA, Member AHA-Council 
on the Kidney Cardiovascular Disease, and the American Physiological Society. Dr. 
Koepke was awarded the National Health Institute Research Grant-1986, the Individual 
National Research Service Award-1985, and the Cardiovascular Center Institute National 
Research Service Award-1983 and 1984.
Memorial service 2:00 p.m.; visitation with family will follow until 4:00 p.m.
To honor John’s dedication to research in heart disease, in lieu of flowers, the family 
requests memorials to the American Heart Association (Memorials following the service 
may be addressed to: Mr. and Mrs. John E. Koepke, C/o 3215 Conrad Drive, Racine, Wis. 
53404).
Herald Times Reporter, January 23, 1992  P. b10
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[died at Ballwin MO/age 36 yrs./cremains/bur. on Walter Koepke lot]


MABEL KOEPKE

Mrs. Walter G. Koepke, 6, of 1129 S. 13th St., Manitowoc, wife of the former 
mayor of Manitowoc, died Saturday morning at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home, 
Manitowoc. The Rev. Paul H. Blaufuss will officiate and burial will be in 
Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mrs. Koepke, nee Mabel Williams, was born Jan. 26, 1899, at Wausau, Wis., 
daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Williams. She was married to Mr. 
Koepke March 15, 1922, at Wausau and the couple moved to Manitowoc.
Besides her husband, she is survived by two sons, William, of Crown Point, Ind., 
and John, of Manitowoc; two sisters, Mrs. Gladys Lorek, of Long Beach, Calif., 
and Mrs. Harold Purcell, of North Plain, Ore.; and nine grandchildren. A brother, 
William, preceded her in death.
Friends may call at the funeral home, State Street entrance, after 3 p.m. 
Sunday until time of service. Memorials may be made to the Manitowoc County 
Unit of the American Cancer Society.
Manitowoc Herald Times, February 3, 1968  P. M9
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[d. 02-03-1968/age 69 yrs/wife of Walter G. Koepke]


MARIA KOEPKE

LIFE’S END CAME IN A MOMENT.
Mrs. Mary (sic) Koepke Had Little Warning of Death.
Death came to Mrs. Mary Koepke suddenly this morning as the result of an attack 
of heart failure which she suffered while engaged in washing clothes at the home 
of Henry Krueger, 912 South Fifteenth street. Mrs. Koepke had complained of 
feeling ill and a physician had been summoned but before his arrival, she had 
expired. 
Decesaed was born in Germany, 66 years ago, February 16, and had resided here 
since 1857. Her husband, who for years was employed as a bridge tender by the 
city, died 25 years ago. For twenty years Mrs. Koepke had made her home with a 
daughter, Mrs. Louis Geisler. Besides Mrs. Geisler, another daughter, Mrs. Henry 
Geisler and one son, Fred Koepke survive the mother. Funeral arrangements have 
not been made.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, February 10, 1903  P. 1
********
Mrs. Mary Koepke died suddenly Tues. morning of a heart attack as she 
was busy doing the wash in the residence of Henry Krueger. A doctor was 
called as soon as Mrs. Koepke felt ill, but she died before he arrived. 
The deceased, who was born in Germany 16 Feb. 1837, has been a resident 
of Manitowoc since 1857. Her husband died about 25 yrs. ago. She leaves 
2 daughters and a son.
Der Nord Westen, 12 Feb. 1903
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[bur. 02-12-1903/cause: heart disease]


MARY KOEPKE

(Frau Maria Kopke born Mau or Man/wife of W. Kopke/age 74 yrs. 3 mo./
d. 7 Dec. 1872/from First German Evangelical Lutheran Church records)
[Mrs. John Koepke] [bur 12-09-1872] 


WALTER KOEPKE

Walter G. Koepke, 76, of 1129 S. 13th St., Manitowoc, died unexpectedly Friday 
evening.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Urbanek and Schlei 
Funeral Home, Manitowoc. The Rev. Gerald W. Schrankler will officiate and burial 
will be at the Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Koepke was born Aug. 31, 1899, in Manitowoc, son of the late Fred and Bertha 
Brey Koepke. He married Mabel Williams, March 15, 1922, in Wausau. He was 
educated in Manitowoc and was a life time resident of the city. Mr. Koepke was 
mayor of the City of Manitowoc for nine years, alderman for 22 years, past 
president of the Izaak Walton League, former director of the Manitowoc Chapter 
of the American Cancer Society, member of the Manitowoc Bicentennial Commission, 
a member of the Manitowoc Eagles Aerie 706, Manitowoc Sea Gulls, Manitowoc County 
Fish and Game Protection Assn.
Survivors include two sons, William J. of Crown Point, Ind., John E., of Manitowoc; 
two brothers, Carl of Milwaukee, Herbert of Manitowoc; nine grandchildren and a 
great grandson. He was preceded in death by his wife in February of 1968 and by 
a brother, Arthur, in 1943.
Friends may call at the Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home after 3 p.m. Sunday, and 
on Monday until time of services. Memorials may be directed to the American Cancer 
society.
Herald Times Reporter, February 21, 1976   P. 3
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BUT FOR LIFE SAVING PROCLIVITIES OF COMPANION, 
FLOYD HANSON WOULD HAVE DROWNED
Floyd Hanson today owes his life to the presence of mind of Walter 
Koepke and Victor Giesler whole in the same connection the dexterity 
in the water of Koepke will be remembered by all those who witnessed 
this life saving feat Sunday as the greatest exhibition of nerve ever 
seen in this city. 
Hanson, Koepke, Geisler and Earl Plantico, attracted by the fine 
weather Sunday afternoon chose to go swimming in the river at 
Eighth street bridge. They furnished spectators much amusement as 
they alternately dove and performed aquatic feats in the first of 
the season’s sport. There was a big sea on, the waves strong current 
making the sport dangerous except for experts. Hanson, though a good 
swimmer, was carried out to the middle of the channel and soon after, 
his companions noted that he was in distress. Koepke who was nearest 
called to him but Hanson had swallowed too much water to answer though 
nodding vigorously with his head. Then he went completely under and 
Koepke swimming with all his might and main reached the point of 
Hanson’s disappearance and succeeded in bringing Hanson to the surface. 
Geisler and Plantico joined Koepke but in the meantime Hanson had 
almost lost his head and began grappling with his rescuer. The other 
boys shouted a warning, but Koepke with rare presence of mind, treaded 
water for a minute, released his right hand and struck his drowning 
companion a stunning blow over the head. The three boys then fastened 
the life preserves that had been thrown out from the launch. Restless, 
under Hanson and he was towed to shore dazed and helpless. A physician 
was summoned but Hanson who was taken into Kraemer’s buffet, was 
revived with a “first aid” that was part of Kraemer’s stock in trade 
and there was little for the doctor to do except advise getting the 
chilled Hanson into bed immediately. 
The bridge was thronged with spectators impotent to help. One young 
man, John Thiele, of Two Rivers, hastily launched a canoe that was 
on the dock but had no paddles. Equipped with a piece of board as a 
paddle he could make no headway against the current and waves and was 
nearly swamped by his own exertions. It was indeed a narrow escape for 
Hanson and in all probability he will never be so near death again and 
live to tell the tale. 
With teeth chattering, Hanson told of his experience as swathed in a 
blanket in Kraemer’s and too weak to be dressed, he gulped down several 
glasses of brandy. “I guess I must have been taken with a cramp. All at 
once I began to feel my strength leave me and I tried to call to the 
boys. Then my mouth filled with water and I couldn’t speak a word. I 
heard Koepke ask me if I was all in and signaled as best I could that 
I was. They tell me I was striking out into midstream when I felt myself 
‘slipping’ but I thought I must get into the current to reach shore. 
I saw Koepke coming and for a moment gave up fighting. This was when I 
went down, I guess. I don’t remember trying to grab Koepke. I remember 
seeing stars, however. Guess that’s when he cracked me over the head. 
If he hadn’t done that I probably would have gotten a strangle hold on 
him and they’d be dragging the river for both of us now, for after I 
went down once, I didn’t know what I was doing.” 
Hanson was taken home and put to bed and except for the shock, suffered 
no ill effects.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Monday, July 02, 1917, Page 8


BEATRICE KOEPP

Mrs. Beatrice A. Koepp, age 82, of 3100 Teto Street, Manitowoc, passed away at 
her residence on Saturday, January 4, 1902.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Jens Funeral Home. Rev. 
Bruce McKenney will officiate with burial at Evergreen Cemetery.
She was born May 29, 1909 in Oconto County and was the daughter of the late 
August and Emma Borrtz Gumm. She attended schools in Cameron, Wis. And graduated 
from the high school there. She married George A. Koepp May 16, 1928 in Waukegan, 
Ill. The couple came to Manitowoc to make their home. She was the secretary and 
accountant for Koepp Electric and Marine and also managed an apparel shop. She 
was a former Miss Wisconsin in 1928.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Curtis and Phyllis Koepp of Mishicot; 
a daughter, Mary Jane Dahlgren of Irving, Tex.; three granddaughters, Kimberly Ann 
Koepp of Milwaukee, Dianne Blackwell of Connell, Tex., and Suzie Gergenson of 
Appleton; three great grandchildren; other relatives and friends. She was preceded 
in death by her husband and a brother.
Friends may call at the Jens Funeral Home from noon Tuesday until the time of 
services. There will be no Monday evening visitation.
Herald Times Reporter, January 6, 1992  P. B7
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[d. 01-04-1992/age 82 yrs./widow of George A. Koepp]


GEORGE KOEPP

George A.  Koepp, 58, of 1530 Kuhl St., Manitowoc, died Saturday morning at 
Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc. 
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church, 
Manitowoc, the Rev. Armin Roekle officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen 
Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Koepp was born March 24, 1904, at Barron, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. 
Albert Koepp. The family moved to Rice Lake then came to Manitowoc in 1925. 
He married Beatrice Gumm May 16, 1928 at Waukegan, Ill. The couple resided 
at Manitowoc.
In 1932 he opened Koepp Electric Motors at Manitowoc and five years ago moved 
the business to 2701 Custer St. where he was owner of Koepp Electric and Marine 
Supply.
He was a member of the Izaak Walton League, Manitowoc Fish and Game Assn. and 
several trap shooting clubs in the county.
Survivors include his wife, a son Curtis of Manitowoc; a daughter, Mrs. Mary 
Jane Dahlgren of Cleveland; three brothers, Albert of Barron, Edward of Cameron 
and Leonard of Almena; two sisters, Mrs. Wally Schmidt of Almena and Mrs. Roger 
Christianson of Rice Lake and three grandchildren.
Friends may call after 3 p.m. Monday at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home, 
Manitowoc, until 10:30 a.m. Tuesday when the casket will be moved to the church 
where the body will lie in state until the hour of service.
Manitowoc Herald Times, July 28, 1962  P. 9 
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[d. 07-28-1962/age 58 yrs.]
(24 Mar 1904/Jul 1962/SSDI)


KIMBERLY A. KOEPP

Koepp, Kimberly A. Of Milwaukee. Found peace March 21, 2011, at the age of 55 
years. Loving sister of Diana (Robert) Blackwell. Dear friend of Steve Lange. 
Fond niece of Kurt Koepp. Further survived by other relatives and many friends. 
Memorial Service Wednesday, April 6, at 3 PM, at the Funeral Home. Rev. Harlyn 
Kuschel celebrant. Private inurnment. Visitation Wednesday, at the Funeral Home, 
from 2 PM until time of Service.
No newspaper cited


HAROLD A. KOEPPE

Harold A. Koeppe, 73, of 2134 S. 10th St., Manitowoc, died Tuesday morning at 
Holy Family Extended Care Facility, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at First German Evangelical 
Lutheran Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. Norval W. Kock will officiate and burial 
will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Friends may call at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home, Manitowoc, from 4 to 9 
o’clock this Wednesday evening and at the church from noon Thursday until the 
hour of service. Memorials may be sent to First German Evangelical Lutheran 
Church, Manitowoc.
Herald Times Reporter, August 27, 1975  P. 23
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Notes from Quarry:
Miss Myrtle Knutson and Harold Koeppe were married at the Valders church by the 
Rev. White Tuesday. Miss Martha Lotten and Arthur Berge and Mr. and Mrs. 
Kieselhorst were witnesses while Miss Virginia Knutson attended the bride as 
maid of honor. A reception was held at the home of the groom after the ceremony.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., Sept. 10, 1925


MARY ANN KOEPPE

Mrs. Mary Ann Koeppe, 91, formerly of Shady Lane, Manitowoc, died Monday at 
Manitowoc County Hospital. 
Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Pfeffer Funeral Home and 
at 10 a.m. at Holy Innocents Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. E. Radey 
will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Mrs. Koeppe, the former Mary Ann Devine, was born Jan 11, 1875, at Montgomery, 
Minn., daughter of the late Thomas H. and Mary Ann Sullivan Devine. She moved 
to Aberdeen, S.D., with her parents and came to Manitowoc after her marriage 
to Frank Koeppe Oct. 27, 1943, at Duluth, Minn. Her husband died in 1958.
Surviving is a sister, Mrs. Ernest Erickson, of Manitowoc. 
Friends may call at the funeral home where at 7:30 o’clock this Tuesday evening 
the Rosary will be recited.
Manitowoc Herald Times, January 25, 1966  P. 3
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[d. 1-24-1966/age 91 yrs]


MYRTLE KOEPPE

Mrs. Harold Koeppe, 47, of 314 Union Place, Manitowoc, died Wednesday afternoon 
at the home, following a brief illness.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the First German Evangelical 
Lutheran Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. L. H. Koeninger will officiate and burial 
will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
She was born Myrtle Knudson in Chicago in 1905 and in 1925 was married at Valders 
to Mr. Koeppe. They moved to Manitowoc in 1936, where they have since resided. 
Survivors are her husband; two sons, Arle and Melroy of Manitowoc; daughter, Mrs. 
Gordon Musil of Waukesha; mother, Mrs. Olena Knudson of Route 2, Manitowoc; 
brother, Phillip of Route 2, Manitowoc; three sisters, Mrs. Harold Christiansen 
and Mrs. August Schramm of Manitowoc and Mrs. Gordon Willmuss of Route 2, Manitowoc; 
and a grandchild.
Friends may call at the Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home, Manitowoc , after Friday 
noon. The casket will be moved to the church at 10:30 a.m. Saturday to lie in state 
until the hour of services.
Manitowoc Herald Times, January 10, 1952  P. 2
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[bur. 01-12-1952/age 47 yrs./wife of Harold A. Koeppe]


ADELINE KOEPSEL

Adeline G. Koepsel, age 97, of 2115 Cappaert Road, Manitowoc, died on Friday 
morning, Aug. 10, 2007, at Harmony of Manitowoc West. 
The former Adeline Kawalle was born on Oct. 30, 1909, in Oakland, Calif., daughter 
of the late William and Selma Meyer Kawalle. She was a graduate of Lincoln High 
School, Manitowoc, and the Milwaukee Teachers College. Adeline was a teacher of the 
hearing impaired in Green Bay, Rochester, Minn., and Colorado Springs, Colo. She was 
married to Alvin Koepsel in 1942, and he preceded her in death in 1983. Adeline 
returned to live in Manitowoc following her husband's death in 1983. Adeline was a 
member of First Lutheran Church, the Retired Teachers Association and the Public 
Employees Retirement Association of Colorado. She enjoyed gardening, traveling, 
making jewelry and participating in craft work. 
(Survivors omitted for privacy.) 
A memorial service will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 13, 2007, at the First 
Lutheran Church Chapel. The Rev. Steven Olson will officiate, with burial of her 
cremated remains at Evergreen Cemetery. 
Relatives and friends may call at First Lutheran Church Chapel from 1 p.m. until the 
time of service at 1:30 p.m. 
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations would be appreciated for the First Lutheran 
Church Organ Fund. 
The Reinbold & Pfeffer Family Funeral Home of Manitowoc is serving the Koepsel family. 
Herald Times Reporter, Aug. 11, 2007
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First husband:  Adolph Belinske, Jr. 
Second husband: Alvin R. Koepsel
A honeymoon journey through the west and up the Pacific coast to Nome, Alaska, is 
planned by Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Belinske, Jr., who were married here today.
The bride, Miss Adeline Kawalle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Kawalle, 416 
North Sixth street, and the groom, Adolph Belinske, son of Mr. and Mr. Adolph 
Belinske Sr., 713 Washington street, were united in marriage by Judge Osuld T. 
Bredesen at a ceremony at the Kawalle home at 10:30 o'clock this morning. Miss 
Ruth Meyer played the wedding march.
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Schlei, brother-in-law and sister of the groom, were the 
attending couple.
The bride as gowned in white satin and carried a shower bouquet of roses and Mrs. 
Schlei wore a pink crepe frock and had a shoulder bouquet of roses.
A reception at the Kawalle home followed the ceremony. Among the guests from away 
were Miss Agnes Jensen, Racine, Miss Betty Schmelling, Kenosha, and Miss Eveleyn 
Kawalle, Milwaukee.
During the afternoon Mr. Belinske and his bride departed on their wedding journey. 
They will go by way of Yellowstone National park to Spokane and then up the coast 
to Nome, Alaska. From there they will go to Oakland, Calif., the birthplace of 
the bride, and to San Francisco and Berkeley to visit friends. Their return trip 
will be by way of Denver, where the couple will visit Dr. Ernest Schmit, a relative 
of Mr. Belinske. 
Late in September they will be at home to friends at 1014 Menasha avenue. The groom 
is a chiropractor, associated with his father in offices on Washington street. The 
bride is a graduate of Milwaukee state teachers college and has taught in the deaf 
departments of the Rochester, Minn., and Manitowoc public schools. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, August 22, 1933  P. 20 
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Adeline K Koepsel
United States Social Security Death Index
Age 98  
Given Name Adeline  
Middle Name K  
Surname Koepsel  
Birth Date 30 Oct 1909  
State Wisconsin  
Last Place of Residence Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin  
Previous Residence Postal Code 54220  
Event Date 10 Aug 2007


ALVIN RHEINHOLDT KOEPSEL

Alvin R. Koepsel, 73, died Wednesday, April 6, at Tucson, Ariz.
Memorial services will be 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at First Lutheran Church Chapel, 
Manitowoc. The Rev. Bruce Hanstedt will officiate. Cremation will have taken 
place with burial in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Koepsel was born April 24, 1909, in the Town of Newton. He was a former 
merchant and real estate broker.
Survivors include his wife, Adeline (nee Kawalle), a daughter and son-in-law, 
Gay and Kenneth Pagel of Manitowoc; a brother and sister-in-law, Arno and Erna 
Koepsel of Scottsdale, Ariz.; a sister and brother-in-law, Gerda and Erhardt 
Commings of Manitowoc; three grandsons, Tim Pagel of Arlington, Va., David Pagel 
of Milwaukee, and Tom Pagel of Manitowoc, special friends, Jane and John Denner 
of Tucson, Ariz., and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his 
parents, three brothers and two sisters.
Friends may call at Faith Lutheran Church Lounge, Tuesday, from 12:30 p.m. until 
the time of services. Memorials may be made to American Heart Association or 
First Lutheran Church.
Herald Times Reporter, April 9, 1983 P. 3
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[d. at Tucson, AZ/cremains]


ARNO H. KOEPSEL

Arno H. Koepsel, 86, a former Manitowoc resident, died Friday, April 4, (illegible).
Funeral services will be 2 pm Wednesday at Pfeffer Funeral Home. Rev. Robert Stuebbe 
will officiate with burial to follow at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. 
Mr. Koepsel was born October 20, 1899, in Manitowoc County, son of the late August 
and Emma Waack Koepsel. He married the former Erna Hoeffner on November 2, 1920, 
at Newton. The couple moved to Arizona in 1976 and prior to his retirement, Mr. 
Koepsel owned and operated Koepsel Milk Transport Company at Newton for 30 years. 
Survivors include his wife, Erna; two sons, Warren of Phoenix and Leslie of 
Campbellsport, Wisconsin; a sister, Gerta Commings of Manitowoc; six grandchildren 
and three great grandchildren also survived.
Friends may call at Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, from 6 pm to 8 pm Tuesday 
evening.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Mon., April 7, 1986 page 15
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[d. at Scottsdale Arizona/husband of Erna Koepsel]


AUGUST KOEPSEL

August A. Koepsel, 84, of 1108 Division St., Manitowoc, retired farmer, died 
early Thursday at the home, following a three weeks illness.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the St. John Evangelical 
Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. Paul Blaufuss will officiate and burial will be 
in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
He was born in Manitowoc in 1869 and a few years later his parents moved to 
Newton. He married Miss Emma Waack in 1892 and they located in a farm in the 
town. In 1939 the couple retired and moved to Manitowoc. He served several 
terms as treasurer of the town of Newton. 
He is survived by his wife; three daughters, Mrs. Hugo Boehringer of Marshfield, 
Mrs. Leona Schroeder and Mrs. Erhardt Commings of Manitowoc; five sons, Edwin of 
Neosho, Mo., Arno of Newton, Alvin of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Walter and 
Ray of Manitowoc; brother, William of Manitowoc; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Reinhardt 
of Manitowoc and Mrs. Emma Runkel of Milwaukee; 18 grandchildren and 18 great 
grandchildren.
Friends may call at the Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, after 3 p.m. Friday. 
The casket will be moved to the church at 10:30 a.m. Saturday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, January 7, 1954  P. 25
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[d. 01-17-1954/age 84 yrs.]


EMMA KOEPSEL

Mrs. Emma Koepsel, 87, of 1108 Division St., Manitowoc, died Sunday morning at 
Park Lawn Nursing Home, Manitowoc, where she had been a patient one month.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. John Evangelical Church, 
Manitowoc, the Rev. Paul H. Blaufuss officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen 
Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mrs. Koepsel was born Emma Waack Aug. 21, 1873, in the Town of Newton, Manitowoc 
County, daughter of the late Henry and Augusta Matthews Waack Sr. She was married 
to August Koepsel June 4, 1892, in the Town of Newton, where they owned and 
operated a farm until 1937, when they moved to Manitowoc.
They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 1942, a week after moving from 
South 25th street, Manitowoc, to 1108 Division St., Manitowoc. When they cele-
brated their 60th wedding anniversary in 1952, Mrs. Koepsel’s mother, Mrs. Augusta 
Waack, attended the party, Mrs. Waack was 100 years old at that time. Mr. Koepsel 
preceded his wife in death, Jan. 7, 1954.
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Hugo Behringer of Wausau, Mrs. Leona 
Schroeder and Mrs. Erhart Commings of Manitowoc; five sons, Ervin of Milwaukee, 
Walter and Raymond of Manitowoc, Arno of Newton and Alvin of Colorado Springs, 
Colo,; a sister, Mrs. Louisa Kolb, of Rt. 3, Manitowoc; 18 grandchildren and 35 
great grandchildren.
Friends may call after 3 p.m. Tuesday at Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, until 
11:30 p.m. Wednesday when the casket will be moved to the church, where the body 
may be viewed from noon until the time of service.
Manitowoc Herald Times, August 14, 1961  P. 11
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[d. 08-13-1961/age 87 yrs./widow of August A. Koepsel]


ERNA W. KOEPSEL

Erna W. Koepsel, 97, a former Newton, Wisconsin resident, who resided at Rocky 
Knoll Health Care Facility, Plymouth, died Friday afternoon, March 10, 1989 at 
the Facility. Funeral services will be 2 pm Tuesday at Pfeffer Funeral home, 
Manitowoc. Rev. Dean R. Miller will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen 
Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mrs. Koepsel, nee Erna Wilhelmina Hoefner, was born March 20, 1891 at Manitowoc, 
daughter of the late Frederic and Dorothea Nickels Hoefner. She married Arno 
Koepsel November 3, 1920 at Manitowoc. He preceded her in death April 4, 1986. 
The couple resided at Newton, Wisconsin until 1977, when they moved to Scottsdale, 
Arizona. The couple operated a milk transit route and also operated a Cheese 
Factory and Tavern at Newton. Mrs. Koepsel moved to Rocky Knoll Health Care 
Facility in 1986. She was a former member of Salem Ebenezer Reformed Church, Newton 
and a former member of Newton Homemakers.
Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Leslie and Helen Koepsel of 
Campbellsport, Wisconsin and Warren and Janet Koepsel of Tempe, Arizona; a brother, 
Herbert Hoefner of Manitowoc; a sister, Elsie Wilharms of Manitowoc; six grandchildren 
and five great grandchildren.
Friends may call at Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, 5 pm to 8 pm Monday and Tuesday 
morning until the time of service.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Sun., Mar. 12, 1989 page C7
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[d. at Plymouth WI/widow of Arno Koepsel]


GRACE D. KOEPSEL

Grace Koepsel, 12-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Aron Koepsel, town of 
Centerville, died yesterday at the Holy Family hospital following an illness 
of a few days.
Grace was born July 15, 1933, and had completed the seventh grade at the Pine 
River school.
Survivors are the parents, two brothers (Survivors omitted for privacy.) at 
home, and the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. August Koepsel of Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Stoltenburg funeral 
home, Cleveland,and at 2 p.m. at the St. John Reformed church, Centerville, 
the Rev. K.J. Stuebbe officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery, 
Manitowoc. The body may be viewed from 7:30 this evening until time of 
services Friday. The casket will not be opened at the church.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. May 8, 1946 P. 2
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[Grace Doris/d. 05-10-1946/age 12 yrs./bur. on Arno Koepsel lot]


JOHN KOEPSEL

Death of John Koeppsel, one of the oldest settlers of our county on 
Tues. morning. Burial takes place today, Thurs., at 2pm.
Der Nord Westen, 25 Nov. 1886
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Johann Daniel Koepsel
Marriage • Pomerania, Germany, Parish Register Transcripts, 1544-1883
Name	Johann Daniel Koepsel
Event Type	Marriage
Gender  Männlich (Male)
Age at Marriage  21
Birth Date  abt 1799
Marriage Date  21 Okt 1820 (21 Oct 1820)
Marriage Parish  Borntin, Goercke, Woedtke (Borntin)
Parish as it Appears  Borntin
Father's Name  Dav Koepsel
Spouse  Sophia Christina Louisa Bathke
Spouse Gender  Weiblich (Female)
Spouse Age  19
Spouse's Father's Name  Michael Christoph Bathke
"Pomerania, Germany, Parish Register Transcripts, 1544-1883"


JOHN KOEPSEL  (d. 1940)

John Koepsel, 66, of 1112 South 15th street, died Sunday morning at the Holy 
Family hospital. He had been seriously ill the past week.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. from the St. Johns Evangelical 
church, the Rev. Paul Blaufuss officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen.
Mr. Koepsel was born in Newton in 1874 and lived there until 35 years ago when 
he located in this city. He was employed for years as a watchman at Elevator R. 
He has been retired 15 years.
Survivors are two brothers, August and William, of this city; three sisters, 
Mrs. August Reinhardt of this city; Mrs. Bertha Clasen and Mrs. Emma Runkel, 
both of Milwaukee.
The body will be moved to the church Tuesday at 10 a.m. from the Pfeffer funeral 
home where it is now lying in state.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. November 11, 1940 P. 5
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[d. 11-10-1940/age 66 yrs./cause: acute peritonitis]
(d. 10 Nov. 1940/age 66 yrs. 4 mo. 9 da./St. John's United Church of Christ)


SOPHIA KOEPSEL

Sophia Christina Louisa Bathke
Marriage • Pomerania, Germany, Parish Register Transcripts, 1544-1883
Name	Sophia Christina Louisa Bathke
Event Type	Marriage
Gender Weiblich (Female)
Age at Marriage 19
Birth Date abt 1801
Marriage Date 21 Okt 1820 (21 Oct 1820)
Marriage Parish Borntin, Goercke, Woedtke (Borntin)
Parish as it Appears Borntin
Father's Name Michael Christoph Bathke
Spouse Johann Daniel Koepsel
Spouse Gender Männlich (Male)
Spouse Age	21
Spouse's Father's Name Dav Koepsel
"Pomerania, Germany, Parish Register Transcripts, 1544-1883"


WILHELMINA KOEPSEL

Death Thursday morning last week of Mrs. Wilhelmine Kamruss at the
advanced age of 81 in the home of her daughter here, Mrs. Albertine
Diedrichs. The deceased, who had been ill for a long time, leaves 2 
sons and 2 daughters. The funeral was held Saturday afternoon.
Der Nord Westen, Manitowoc, Wis., 11 March 1909
*****
[bur. 03-07-1909/cause: cerebral hemorrhage/
name on marker is Wilhelmina Hildebrandt/
listed as Wilhelmine Koepsel on cemetery computer record]


LUCILLE E. KOERNER

Koerner, Lucille E. "Ceil" (Nee Krueger) Of Glendale. Found Peace Fri., April 7, 
2000 at the age of 82 years. Preceded in death by her husband, Norman G. Loving 
mother of Norman E., Shorewood and Jon (Susan), Whitefish Bay. Loving grandmother 
of Elisabeth, Erin, Lindsay and Ryan. 
Ceil was one of the first Policewomen of Milwaukee, then became a teacher at MATC 
for many years. Active in many groups including the Park People and the Glendale's 
Women's Club. 
Many thanks to all her doctors and caregivers at Columbia Hospital, 5 West and 
Oncology of Wisconsin, SC. Visitation Wed., April 12 from 9:30-11 AM at FAITH 
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, 4240 North 78th St. Funeral Services at 11 AM. Private 
Interment Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc, WI. 
Donations may be made to a charity of your choice in Ceil's name.
No newspaper cited


NORMAN G. KOERNER

Norman J. Koerner, 59, of 5537 N. Argyle Ave., Glendale, husband of the former 
Lucille Krueger, of Manitowoc, died Thursday at Milwaukee. 
Graveside services will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc, 
with the Rev. David Passett officiating.
Friends may call at Feerick Funeral Home, 2025 E. Capitol Dr., Milwaukee, after 
4 p.m. Sunday. 
Herald Times Reporter, February 8, 1974  P. 18
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[d. at Milwaukee WI/husband of Lucille Koerner/bur. on Frederick Krueger lot]


ELIZABETH KOERPER

After more than fifty years of married life, one of the oldest couples in the 
city separated by the death of Mrs. Elizabeth Koerper, wife of Frederick Koerper, 
whose death occurred Monday morning at the family home, 1330 South Eighth Street. 
A stroke of paralysis and the feeble condition of Mrs. Koerper was the cause of 
her death. She was 84 years old. For several years she had been in helpless 
condition. Mrs. Koerper was born in Germany in 1827, eighty-four years ago and 
has been in this country fifty-three years. Besides an aged husband, two daughters, 
Minnie and Louise survive. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon from the 
Lutheran church.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Tues., June 20, 1911
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[Elizabeth Koerper/bur. 06-21-1911/cause: hemorrhage]


FREDERICK KOERPER

PIONEER SETTLER IS CALLED TO HIS REST
Ferdinand Koerber(sic), a pioneer settler of the city, died at his home on So.
Eighth street Sunday, aged 89 years. He had been ill but ten days and suffered
from an attack of grippe. Mr. Koerber was one of the earliest members of 
Lutheran church, though not a charter member, and had been prominent in the
church. Two daughters, Louise and Minnie, and six grandchildren survive him.
Mr. Koerber was a man of sterling charachter and well thought of. The funeral
will be held Friday from the Lutheran church.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Monday, January 6, 1913  p.4
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No. 10. First publication March 26, 1913.
Notice to Creditors.
IN PROBATE-MANITOWOC COUNTY COURT.
In the matter of the estate of Frederick Koerper, deceased.
Letters of administration with will annexed on said estate having 
been issued to F.J. Nash on the 25th day of March A.D. 1913, and 
six months from and after said day being allowed and limited for 
creditors to present their claims, of which notice is hereby given, 
and further that the undersigned will, on the first Tuesdays of 
April, June and September, and on the last day of the time as 
limited at the probate office in the city of Manitowoc, in said 
county, examine and adjust all such claims and demands so presented 
and filed.
Dated March 25th, 1913
John Chloupek, County Judge.
Nash & Nash, Attornesy.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Wednesday, March 26, 1913 P.6
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[Frederick Koerper/bur. 01-10-1913/cause: exhaustion from age]


LOUISA KOERPER

Miss Louise Koerper, 88, of 1330 South Eighth street, died yesterday at her
home.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Urbanek and Schlei
funeral home, the Rev. L.H. Koeninger officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen
cemetery.
Miss Koerper was born in Manitowoc in 1860. Survivors are a sister, Miss
Minnie; three nieces and one nephew.
Friends may call at the funeral home.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, November 29, 1948  p.2
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[d. 11-28-1948/age 88 yrs/bur. on Fred Koerper lot]


MINNIE KOERPER

Miss Minnie Koerper, 94, of 1330 S. Eighth St., Manitowoc, died Friday after-
noon at her home following a lingering illness.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Urbanek and Schlei
Funeral Home, Manitowoc, the Rev. L.H. Koeninger officiating. Burial will be
in Evergreen Cemetery.
Miss Koerper was born in Manitowoc in 1857 and has always made her home in
the city.
Survivors are three nieces, Mrs. A.J. Kempfert, Mrs. Emil Krug and Mrs. Daniel
Vogel of Manitowoc; nephew, Ed Hempton of Green Bay;.
Friends may call at the funeral home from noon Sunday until time of services
on Monday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, December 8, 1951  p.6M
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[Wilhelmina/bur. 12-10-1951/age 94 yrs./bur. on Fred Koerber(sic) lot]


HENRY KOERPER

Name: Koerper, Henry Fred C.
D.: 7/6/1878
B.: 8/17/1862
Reg. D.: 12/27/1878
Sex: M/W
Age at Death: 15 Yrs. 10 Mo. 19 Da.
B.P.:
D.P.: Mtwc.
Cem.:
Ch.:
Inf. & Address: Rev. F. A. O. Pieper
Spouse:
F.: Friedrich Koerper
M.: Louise Koerper, Mtw.
Cause of Death: Accident by labor
Pg. #: v.1  p.276
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[Henry Koerper/bur. 07-07-1878] (
[Burial register has buried the son of Friedrich Koerber L2 B99 $2.50]


LILA M. KOESER

Lila M. Koeser, age 81, of 718 N. Eighth St., Manitowoc, died Wednesday morning, 
Aug. 1, 2001, at Sinai Samaritan Medical Center, Milwaukee, from complications 
of heart by-pass surgery.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 4, 2001, at Wesley 
United Methodist Church, Manitowoc. Officiating at the service will be the Rev. 
Randy Richter with burial of the cremated remains at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc, 
at a later date.
She was born July 29, 1920, in Antigo, daughter of the late Roy G. and Meda Cheever 
Lyon. Lila was a graduate of Manitowoc Lincoln High School, class of 1938. On 
July 2, 1938, she married Marvin L. Koeser. He preceded her in death on April 19, 
1985. Mrs. Koeser was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church, Lakeshore Visually 
Impaired Support Group and the Manitowoc YMCA.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law: Dale and Karen Koeser, Maribel; a 
daughter and son-in-law: Barbara and Leroy Reindl, Two Rivers; five grandchildren: 
Kim Koeser, Brenda Koeser, Kandy (Brian) Gosz, Brian (LeeAnn) Reindl, Lori (Todd) 
Schad; six great-grandchildren: Kayla Gosz, Lane Gosz, Shiloh Koeser, Jonathon, Emma 
and Gwendolyn Schad; two stepgreat-grandchildren: Kathryn (Micah) Marshall and Abigail 
Lockwood; a brother-in-law: Norman Koeser, Manitowoc; and a sister-in-law: Edna 
Schuette, Manitowoc. Also surviving are nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. 
She was preceded in death by two brothers: Glenn and Harley; and a sister: Vera 
Kurtz.
The family will greet relatives and friends at Wesley United Methodist Church, 
Manitowoc, from 10 a.m. Saturday until the time of service at 11 a.m.
Memorials would be appreciated to Wesley United Methodist Church, Manitowoc.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Manitowoc, is assisting the family 
with funeral arrangements.
Lila and Marvin enjoyed many years at their cottage in Tomahawk, with family and f
riends.
Herald Times Reporter, August 2, 2001 P. A6
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[cremation]