HOLY CROSS II OBITUARIES [ P-R ]

ANTON PALZER

(From the correspondent in Two Rivers, 01 June)
Many local residents traveled to Mishicott Fri. to attend the funeral there 
of Anton Palzer, who died at 82 yrs. 6 mos. He had lost his wife 30 yrs. ago. 
The decedent leaves 3 sons and 1 daughter – 2 of the sons reside here in Two 
Rivers.
Der Nord Westen, 04 June 1903
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(From the correspondent in Mishicott, 02 June)
Death Wed. last week of 82-yr. old Mr. Palzer in the home of his son Edward. 
The funeral was held 10 a.m. Fri. morning from the Catholic Church with 
interment in the local cemetery.
Der Nord Westen, 04 June 1903


ED PALZER

Edward Palzer, 73, of Mishicot died unexpectedly Sunday afternoon at 
home.
Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Lambert Funeral Home 
and at 10 a.m. at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mishicot. The Rev. Anthony 
Betley will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery.
Mr. Palzer was born Sept. 24, 1892, on the homestead farm in the Town of 
Mishicot, son of the late Edward and Frances Schamberger Palzer. He 
farmed for 30 years before moving to the village. In 1919, he helped 
organize Two Rivers Equity Exchange, now the Twin Rivers Co-op, and 
served as a director for a number of years. During World War II he was 
employed at Burger Boat Co. Inc., Manitowoc. He was a member of Holy Cross 
Church, Mishicot and served as treasurer for a number of years in the 1930s 
and was a member of the Holy Name Society. He never married.
Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Frank Koeppel, of Two Rivers and Mrs. 
William Klingeisen, of Manitowoc, and nieces and nephews. 
Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Tuesday where the Rosary 
will be recited at 8 p.m. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, September 19, 1966  P. 9


EDUARD PALZER

(From the correspondent in Two Rivers, 31 Oct.) 
Mr. Palzer here recently received word that his brother Edward, 
in Mishicott, had died. Many mourners from our city were in 
attendance at the funeral on Wed. there, as well as many from 
Milwaukee.
Der Nord Westen, 02 Nov. 1905 
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(From the correspondent in Mishicott, 31 Oct.)
Ed. Palzer died Mon. morning from consumption after a long illness. 
The funeral was held Wed. from the Catholic Church. He was 47 and 
leaves a wife and several children.
Der Nord Westen, 02 Nov. 1905 


FRANCES PALZER

Mrs. Franziska Palzer, 67, died early Sunday at the home of her son, Edward, 
in Mishicot, following a short illness. Death was attributed to a complication 
of diseases.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday morning, at 9:15 o'clock from the Specht 
funeral home in Mishicot, and at 9:30 o'clock from the Holy Cross Catholic church 
with the Rev. Joseph Van Bogart officiating. Interment will be in the church 
cemetery.
Mrs. Palzer, nee Franziska Schamberger, was born in Bavaria on July 12, 1872 and 
17 years later she came to America, coming directly to this vicinity. Two years 
later, in 1891, she and Edward Palzer were married and the couple took up farming. 
Mr. Palzer died 35 years ago.
Survivors are one son, Edward, of Mishicot; two daughters, Mrs. William Klingeisen 
of Manitowoc Rapids, and Mrs. Frank Koeppel, town of Mishicot; one sister, Mrs. 
Adolph Grimm of Two Creeks; and five grandchildren.
The body may be viewed at the Specht funeral home until the time of the services 
Wednesday. Friends and relatives will recite the rosary there at 7:45 p.m. Tuesday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, March 25, 1940 P.2


LOUIE PALZER

(From the correspondent in Mishicott, 09 June)
Last Friday the 14-yr. old son of Mrs. E. Palzer was kicked by a horse and 
died from his injuries Saturday evening. The funeral was held Tuesday morning 
from the Catholic Church. His death was a severe blow to his mother who had 
also lost her husband a few years ago.
Der Nord Westen, 11 June 1908
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Louis Palzer of Mishicot was the victim of an accident last Friday, 
which subsequently caused his death. He was leading a horse home 
from the pasture wherein, several were confined when one of them, 
while passing him, kicked up its heels striking him in the abdomen. 
He lived until half past one o'clock Sunday morning, when death came 
to his relief. The case is particularly sad as his mother is a widow. 
Louis was about 14 years of age. Besides his widowed mother, he 
leaves an older brother and two little sisters to mourn his tragic 
death. The funeral took place from Holy Cross Church on Tuesday at 
10 am. The family have the heartfelt sympathy of the community in 
their affliction.
The Reporter, Sat., June 13, 1908


GLADYS E. PAPLHAM

Gladys E. Paplham, age 89, a resident of the Hamilton Home, in Two Rivers, 
formerly of 2125 Steiners Corner Road, town of Mishicot, passed away Thursday 
evening, November 19, 1998, at the Hamilton Home.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, November 24, 1998, at the 
Lambert Funeral Home, in Mishicot, with the Rev. Roberta Thomson officiating. 
Burial in the Mishicot Public Cemetery.
Gladys was born August 8, 1909, in Kewuanee County, to the late Frank and Emily 
Pelisek Nemetz. She has been a life long area resident. She married Louis 
Paplham Sr. May 25, 1931, in Manitowoc and he preceded her in death August 12, 
1978. She and her husband farmed in the town of Mishicot for many years. Mrs. 
Paplham enjoyed gardening and baking and was an excellent seamstress. She was a 
member of the Senior Center in Mishicot and Two Rivers.
Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Louis Jr. and Carol Paplham, town 
of Mishicot; two grandchildren, David Paplham, town of Mishicot and his fiancee, 
Lynn Klein, Judy and Robert Carroll, Valders; seven great-grandchildren, Megan 
Matthew, Weston, Stacy, Jason, Brice and Cole.
Friends may call at the Lambert Funeral Home in Mishicot after 10 a.m on Tuesday 
until the funeral service at 11 a.m. There will be no Monday evening visitation.
Herald Times Reporter, November 21, 1998 P. A2


LOUIS F. PAPLHAM    (d. 1978)

CARD OF THANKS
I would like to thank the people that helped out at the north pier and anyone 
who helped at the YMCA building, and who helped to get the ambulance. I'd also 
like to thank my relatives, neighbors, those who sent flowers and cards, and 
those who gave food and helped with the lunch. Also the pallbearers, Lambert 
Funeral Home, Rev. Gregory S. Meyer, the organist, the singer, and anyone who 
helped in any way.
The family of Louis Paplham, Sr.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Sunday, August 27, 1978 P. 10


LOUIS F. PAPLHAM    (d. 2006)

Louis F. Paplham, age 74, of 2205 Steiners Corners Road, town of Mishicot, 
died unexpectedly Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2006, at his residence. 
Louie was born May 12, 1932 in Kewaunee County to the late Louis and Gladys 
Nemetz Paplham Sr. and has been a lifelong area resident. He was a graduate 
of the Mishicot High School. He served in the U.S. Army for two years, with 
14 months of duty in the Korean War. He married the former Carol Sneberk on 
Jan. 12, 1953, at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Mishicot. Louie was employed 
for the Mishicot Lumber Company for over 20 years and raised mink. He later 
owned and operated a dairy farm in the town of Mishicot until his retirement 
in 1993. He enjoyed hunting, trapping, and being in the outdoors. He was an 
avid football fan, especially of the Green Bay Packers and Wisconsin Badgers. 
Survivors include his loving wife: Carol; one daughter and son-in-law: Judy 
and Robert Carroll of Valders; one son and daughter-in-law: David and Lynn 
Paplham of the town of Mishicot; eight grandchildren: Megan, Matthew, Weston, 
Emily, Stacy, Jason, Brice and Cole; and by his brother-in-law: Robert (Emma) 
Sneberk of Bourg, La. 
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 1, 2006, at the 
Lambert-Eckert Funeral Home, 344 S. State St., Mishicot, with the Rev. Sonia 
Alvarado officiating. Burial will follow in the Mishicot Public Cemetery. 
Relatives and friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday at the Lambert-
Eckert Funeral Home in Mishicot. Visitation will continue after 9 a.m. on 
Friday at the funeral home until the time of service at 10:30 a.m. 
A memorial fund has been established in his name.
Herald Times Reporter, 2006


MARINA PASQUINELLI

Maria Marina Pasquinelli Centoni, age 93, a resident of Northridge Medical & 
Rehabilitation Center, in Manitowoc, died Thursday, Oct. 28, 2004 at the Aurora 
Medical Center in Two Rivers.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2004 at 
Holy Cross Catholic Church in Mishicot, with the Rev. Paul Paider officiating, 
with burial to follow in the parish cemetery.
Maria was born March 9, 1911 in Badia Pozzeveri, Italy, to the late Pasquale and 
Adele D'Alcero Centoni. She grew up in Badia Pozzeveri, Italy, in the region of 
Tuscany and attended the local schools there. Maria was usually known as Marina 
to her friends and Nonna Marina to her family. She married Settimo Pasquinelli 
on Sept. 4, 1932 in Altopascio, Italy, and the couple enjoyed 26 years of marriage, 
until his death in 1958. Marina lived in Italy and was a homemaker and a talented 
seamstress. Sewing, crocheting, and knitting were her life long hobbies. Her family 
enjoyed her creations over the years. In the 1950s, she emigrated to the United 
States with her daughter to join he husband. She and her family made their home in 
New Jersey and made a life in the United States. Marina worked at the Charms Candy 
Factory after she was widowed. She later returned to her hometown in Italy and 
enjoyed sewing, raising hens, tending her garden, the grape vines and the olive 
trees. She also enjoyed spending time with her friends and family. Marina spent 
many years traveling to Wisconsin visiting her family, her "bimbe" and beloved 
granddaughters. Her "bimbe," her girls were always uppermost in her thoughts no 
matter what side of the world she lived in. She was always our "Nonna Marina." 
Several years ago, Marina came to the United States again to live with her daughter 
and son-in-law, Leda and James McCarthy of Mishicot.
Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law: Leda and James McCarthy of Mishicot; 
two granddaughters: Kathleen (Travis) Stock of New Holstein; Patricia McCarthy of 
Two Rivers, and her former spouse, Francis Barbuto of Two Rivers; and three great-
grandchildren: Anthony Barbuto, Savannah and Victoria Stock. She is further survived 
by a nephew: Ricardo (Anita) Matteni of Altopascio, Italy; a niece: Alba (Nino) 
Centoni of Fucecchio, Italy; many great nieces and nephews and their families of 
Italy and Cannes, France; along with a special friend: Carmella Nardone and her 
family of Badia Pozzeveri, Italy. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in 
death by twin sons; two brothers and sisters-in-law: Gino (Elide) Centoni and Renato 
(Vittoria) Centoni; and by one sister and brother-in-law: Emma (Gustavo) Mateoni; and 
by a nephew and his wife: Mauro and Carla Centoni.
Relatives and friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. on Friday (TONIGHT) at the Lambert-
Eckert Funeral home in Mishicot. There will be a 7 p.m. Parish wake service Friday 
evening at the funeral home. Visitation will continue after 9:30 a.m. on Saturday 
at the funeral home until leaving for the Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. at 
Holy Cross.
All these years weren't enough. You will be missed. Once again, we wish you buon 
Viaggio!!. Non sei mai dimenticata, sei sempra amata! You will never be forgotten, 
you will always be loved.
The family wishes to thank the many people who provided care for Nonna Marina. A 
special thank you to the entire staff of Northridge, especially to the 500 wing staff, 
Debbie, Polly, Sue, Mary and Ralene. We would also like to say grazie to Dr. Brian 
LaLiberte and the third floor staff at the Aurora Medical Center of Two Rivers, for 
their special care shown to Nonna Marina during her illness, and to Paola for translation, 
and Home Health Care Nurses and nursing staff for all of their assistance.
Herald Times Reporter, October 29, 2004  P. A3


MARY PATEK

Mrs. Van Patek, 46, of Rt. 2, Mishicot, died Thursday evening at the 
Two Rivers Municipal Hospital.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Lambert Funeral Home, 
Mishicot, and at 10:30 a.m. at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mishicot, 
the Rev. Anthony Betley officiating. Burial will be in the parish 
cemetery. 
Mrs. Patek, nee Mary Kuffel, was born May 13, 1923, in the town of New 
Denmark, Brown County, a daughter of John and Mary Peshek Kuffel, Sr.  
She was married Feb. 2, 1946, in the Town of Eaton, Brown County, to 
Van Patek. Since their marriage they had farmed in the Town of Two 
Creeks and the Town of Mishicot. 
Besides her husband and her parents of Denmark, she leaves seven daughters, 
four sons, four brothers and six sisters (names omitted for privacy). A 
brother and two sisters preceded her in death.
Friends may call after 2 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home where the Rosary 
will be recited at 8 p.m. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, Friday, July 11, 1969  P. 10 


VAN PATEK

Van Patek, 68, of the Village of Mishicot, died early Tuesday morning, December 
24, at North Ridge Care Center, Manitowoc. Funeral services will be 10 am Friday 
at Lambert Funeral Home and 10:30 am at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mishicot. Rev. 
Msgr. James Feely will officiate and burial will be in the parish cemetery.
Mr. Patek was born September 12, 1917 in Kewaunee County, son of the late Peter 
and Anna Paszkiewcz Patek. He married Mary Kuffel on February 2, 1946. She 
preceded him in death in 1969. He farmed in the Mishicot area until moving to the 
Village in 1984. Mr. Patek served in the United States Army/Air Force and was a 
veteran of World War II. He was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church.
Survivors include four sons and a daughter-in-law, Peter and Linda Patek of Two 
Rivers, James Patek of Manitowoc and Thomas and George Patek of Mishicot; seven 
daughters and five sons-in-law, Mrs. George (Rose Mary) Blohowiak of Two Rivers, 
Mrs. John (Linda) Rank of Manitowoc, Mrs. Duane (Veronica) Pekarek of Kewaunee, 
Mrs. Dean (Clara) Pekarek of Mishicot, Mrs. Thomas (Marilyn) VanderKinter of 
Denmark, Joyce of Milwaukee and Anita of Mishicot; a brother, Edward Petak of 
Kewaunee; a sister, Mrs. George (Gertrude) Crissy of Milwaukee; ten grandchildren 
and a special friend, Leona Hean. He was preceded in death by four sisters.
Friends may call at Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot, 4 pm to 9 pm Thursday where 
a memorial service will be at 7:30 pm.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Thursday, Dec. 26, 1985 page 3
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(12 Sep 1917/Dec 1985/SSDI)


KATHLEEN M. PAUTZ

Kathleen M. (Katie) Pautz, (nee Scheuer), age 72, of 124 Riverwood Drive, 
Mishicot, passed on to eternal life early Saturday morning, Oct. 18, 2003 
at Gordon Hospital, in Calhoun, Ga., while returning from vacation in 
Florida.
Funeral serives will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 24, 20003 at Holy 
Cross Catholic Church, Mishicot. The Mass of Christian Burial will be 
celebrated by the Rev. John C. Neuser, with burial to follow in Holy Cross 
Catholic Cemetery, Mishicot.
Kathleen was born Dec. 1, 1930 in Mishicot to the late Irvin and Gertrude 
(Hoff) Scheuer. She attended Holy Cross Catholic Grade School, and graduated 
from Mishicot High School with the class of 1948. Katie, as she was 
affectionately called, married Vernon Pautz on June 2, 1951 at Holy Cross 
Catholic Church, Mishicot. She was employed part-time at Mirro Aluminum in 
Two Rivers and Manitowoc for many years, until retiring in 1970 to dedicate 
her life to being the best mom she could to her children and loving wife to 
her husband.
She loved the Green Bay Packers and was the center of life for her family, 
especially at Christmas. She had a passion for life that was unequalled, as 
demonstrated by her courageous battles and victories over cancer. She was a 
devoted member of Holy Cross Catholic Church.
(Survivors omitted for privacy.); many loving nieces, nephews, other relatives 
and dear friends.
In addition to her parents, Katie was preceded in death by one grandson: Steven; 
her mother-in-law and father-in-law: Walter and Louise Pautz Sr.; two brothers: 
John and Francis (Frank) Scheuer; and two brothers-in-law: Edward Juckem and 
Albert Hansen.
Friends may call at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mishicot, after 9 a.m. on Friday, 
until the time of Mass at 11 a.m. There will be no Thursday evening visitation.
In lieu of flowers, other expressions of sympathy may be made to the Wisconsin 
Lions Foundation or St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital.
Deja & Martin Funeral Chapels, Two Rivers, is assisting the Pautz family with 
funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, Oct. 21, 2003


ANNA PAVLISH

Anna T. Pavilish(sic), 90, of Park Lawn Home and formerly of 1022 Madison St., 
Manitowoc, died late Saturday evening, September 12, at the home.
Funeral services will be 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Parkside Funeral Home and 10 a.m. 
at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Mass of christian burial will 
be celebrated by the Rev. Theodore Hendricks and burial will be in Holy Cross 
Catholic Cemetery, Mishicot.
Mr. Pavilish, nee Anna Freimuth, was born Oct. 15, 1891, at Kellnersville, 
daughter of the late Wencil and Dora Valenta Freimuth. She was married to Frank 
Pavlish Jan. 12, 1916, at St. Joseph Catholic Chruch, Kellnersville. She was a 
member of St. Boniface Catholic Chruch, St. Ann Christian Mothers Society of the 
church and a former member of Manitowoc Homemakers Club.
Survivors include a brother and two sisters-in-law, James and Martha Freimuth of 
Kellnersville and Mrs. Charlotte Augustine of Colorado; a brother-in-law, George 
Zeman of Manitowoc, and nieces and nephews. Her husband, two brothers and three 
sisters preceded her in death.
Friends may call at Parkside Funeral Home 6 o'clock to 9 o'clock this Monday 
evening. A prayer service will be at 7:30 o'clock.
Herald Times Reporter, September 14, 1981 P. 3
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(15 Oct 1891/Sep 1981/SSDI)


FRANK PAVLISH

Frank W. Pavlish, 63, town of Mishicot farmer residing on Route 1, died suddenly 
of a heart attack at his farm home late Sunday night. He had previously been in 
good health.
Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Specht Funeral Home 
at Mishicot and at 10 a.m. at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mishicot, the Rev. 
George Beth officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery.
He was born at Francis Creek in 1888 (sic), a son of the late Frank and Barbara 
Weber Pavlish. At Kellnersville in 1916 he married Anna Freimuth, the couple taking 
up its home on the farm in Mishicot 38 years ago.
Surviving Mr. Pavlish are his wife, three step-sisters, Miss Mary Augustine of 
Winnetka, Ill., Mrs. Park Shee of Chicago, Ill., and Mrs. Reuben Kleman of Manitowoc, 
and a step-brother, Lloyd Augustine of Brookfield, Ill.
Friends may call at the Specht Funeral Home from 7 p.m. Monday to time of services. 
The rosary will be recited at the funeral home at 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Manitowoc Herald Times Jan. 20th (date hand written)


SHAWN B. PELNAR

Shawn B. Pelnar, 18, of 7036 Tannery Rd., Two Rivers, died Friday morning, Dec. 
30, at home.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Klein and Stangel Inc., Funeral 
Home, Two Rivers. Rev. Edward Stelter will officiate and burial will be in 
Mishicot Public Cemetery.
Mr. Pelnar was born July 13, 1965, at Two Rivers, son of Earl and JoAnne Behrmann 
Pelnar. He attended Washington High School, Two Rivers, until his illness.
Survivors include his mother, Mrs. JoAnne Pelnar of Two Rivers; his father, Mr. 
Earl Pelnar of Two Rivers; five brothers, Brian of Two Rivers and Steven, Terrance, 
Travis and Douglas as (sic) home; two sisters, Brenda and Deann at home; maternal 
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Frasch of Mishicot; paternal grandmother, Mrs. 
Lillian Gallenberger of Kewaunee; and special friends, Joel Sonnenberg, Michelle 
and Frank Gehrke of Two Rivers.
Friends may call at Klein and Stangel Inc., Funeral Home, Two Rivers, after 9 a.m. 
Tuesday until the time of services.
Herald Times Reporter, January 1, 1984 P. 3


AGNES PELTIER

Agnes Peltier, age 91, formerly of the village of Mishicot, died 
Thursday morning, December 14, 1995, at Shady Lane Home, Manitowoc.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, December 16, 1995, 
at St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church, Mishicot. Officiating will 
be Rev. David Waege with burial at Mishicot Public Cemetery.
She was born December 31, 1903, at New Denmark, Wis., daughter of 
the late Nels and Anna Petersen Hansen. She married Vernon Peltier 
on October 29, 1939, at West Danish Church, Denmark. He preceded her 
in death on February 2, 1971. Agnes was a former treasurer for the 
village of Mishicot. Agnes was a member and former officer of the 
Mishicot Senior citizens. She was also a member of St. Peter Ev. 
Lutheran Church and a charter member of their Ladies Bible Hour.
Survivors include one sister-in-law, Stella Tomchek, Manitowoc; one 
brother-in-law, Otto Barta, Denmark. Nieces and nephews also survive. 
She was prceded (sic) in death by one son, Ronald, in 1958; three 
brothers and five sisters.
Friends may call at the church from 9:30 a.m. Saturday until the time 
of service at 11 a.m.
Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot, assisted the family with the funeral 
arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, December 15, 1995 P. A2


ARCHIE PELTIER

Archie Peltier, 70, of Mishicot, a member of an early Town of Mishicot 
family and veteran of World War I, died early Friday morning at Two 
Rivers Municipal Hospital. He had been in failing health for several 
months. Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Monday at Specht Funeral 
Home, Mishicot, and at 10 a.m. at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mishicot, 
the Rev. Anthony Betley officiating. Burial will be in Holy Cross 
Cemetery, Mishicot. 
Eli (sic) Peltier was born in the Town of Mishicot Aug. 17, 1892, a son 
of the late Eli and Ida Fehrmann Peltier. He served in the Army in World 
War I and Nov. 21. 1922. He married the former Julia Stransky at Francis 
Creek. The couple settled on the Peltier homestead farm just southwest 
of Mishicot. In 1943 the couple moved to the village of Mishicot and for 
a number of years Mr. Peltier was employed al the Hamilton Mfg. Co., Two 
Rivers, and the Western Condensing Co., Mishicot, retiring six years ago. 
He was a member of the Robert E. Burns Post 165, American Legion, Two 
Rivers, and the Holy Name Society of Holy Cross Church.
Besides his wife he leaves two daughters, Mrs. Gerald Lambert, of Manitowoc, 
and Mrs. Dale Meineke of Mishicot; a son, Marvin, of Mishicot; three 
sisters,  Miss Olive, of Milwaukee, Mrs. Emil Radtke, of Two Rivers, and 
Mrs. Clarence Tomchek, of Manitowoc: four brothers, Ivan, of Glen Olden, 
Pa., Vernon, of Mishicot, Milton, of Two Rivers, and Roland, of Francis 
Creek, and 11 grandchildren.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Sunday where the Rosary 
will be recited 8 p.m. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, Friday, September 28, 1962


ELI F. PELTIER

Eli Peltier, 91,lifelong resident of the Mishicot area, a member of one of the 
earliest French-Canadian families to migrate to the township and the first 
organist at Mishicot Holy Cross Catholic Church, died at 5:30 pm Tuesday at his 
village home after a short illness.
Funeral services will be held at 9:30 am Saturday at Specht Funeral Home, Mishicot 
and at 10 am at Holy Cross Church, the Rev. George F. Beth officiating. Interment 
will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Mishicot.
Mr. Peltier was born on a farm in the Town of Mishicot, Feb. 28, 1865, son of the 
late George and Harriet Ruelle Peltier. He remained on the homestead farm which 
he operated for many years until 35 years ago when he retired and with his wife 
moved to a home in the village. Up to a few years ago he served as sexton at the 
Holy Cross Parish Cemetery.
Long the organist at Holy Cross Church where he was a charter member, he was also 
involved with the Holy Name Society of the parish. In 1891 he married the former 
Ida Fehrman at St. Anne Church at Francis Creek. She died at Mishicot in July of 
1955. The couple observed its Diamond wedding anniversary in 1951.
Surviving are three daughters, Miss Olive Peltier of Milwaukee, Mrs. Emil Radtke 
of Two Rivers and Mrs. Clarence Tomchek of Manitowoc; five sons, Archie of Mishicot, 
Ivan of Philadelphia, Pa., Vernon of Mishicot, Milton of Two Rivers and Roland 
Peltier of Francis Creek; a brother, Andrew of Manitowoc; 14 grandchildren and 
12 great grandchildren.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 9 am Friday where the rosary will be 
recited at 8 pm Friday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 1957
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(The following obituary is for his mother):
MRS. GEORGE PELTIER of Lena this state, died on Saturday morning last after a 
long illness. She was for years a resident of Mishicott, where two of her sons 
still reside, Eli and Andrew. She was a sister of Mrs. Craite, Judge Craite’s 
mother. She leaves a husband and ten children. Judge and Mrs. Craite left on 
Saturday to attend the funeral. Deceased was 64 years of age.
Manitowoc Pilot, January 4, 1900


IDA T. PELTIER

Mrs. Eli Peltier, 83, died at her home in Mishicot early Wednesday 
afternoon. She had been in failing health for the past year.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the St.. Peter 
Lutheran Church, Mishicot, the Rev. Edward Zell officiating. Burial 
will be in the family plot in Holy Cross Cemetery in the village.
Mrs. Peltier, nee Ida Fehrman, was born in the Town of Newton on Oct. 21, 
1871, a daughter of Ernst and Frances Shellbauer Fehrman. She was married 
on Nov. 24, 1891, to Eli Peltier at Francis Creek by the late Father Welbes. 
After their marriage the couple engaged in farming in the Town of Mishicot 
until 30 years ago when they moved to the village of Mishicot. 
Besides her husband Mr. Peltier leaves three daughters, Miss Olive Peltier 
of Milwaukee, Mrs. Emil Radtke of Two Rivers and Mrs. Clarence Tomchek of 
Manitowoc; five sons, Archie of Mishicot, Ivan of Glen Olden, Pa., Vernon 
of Mishicot, Milton of Two Rivers, and Roland Peltier of Francis Creek; a 
sister, Mrs. Rose Lippert?  of Manitowoc; two brothers, Charles Fehrman of 
Newton and August Fehrman of Manitowoc; 16 grandchildren and 10 great 
grandchildren.
For many years, Mrs. Peltier was a member of the Ladies Aid Society of St. 
Peter Church.
Friends may call at the Specht Funeral Home at Mishicot after ? a.m. Friday. 
The casket will be removed to the church at 11 a.m. Saturday where the body 
will lie in state until the time of services. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, Thursday, July 11, 1955  P. 27
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Mrs. Peltier Is Feted at Party at Mishicot Home
Children, grandchildren and great grandchildren, gathered at the Eli Peltier 
home in Mishicot Sunday to honor Mrs. Peltier on her 79th birthday anniversary.
Dinner and supper were served to Miss Olive Peltier, Miss Helen DuShane, of 
Milwaukee; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Tomchek and children, Lois, Leon and Mary Ann, 
(photo) Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Lambert and sons, David and Richard, of Manitowoc; 
Mr. and Mrs. Roland Peltier and daughter, Karen, of Francis Creek.
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Radtke, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Peltier and their children, Warren, 
Wesley, John, and Joan, of Two Rivers; Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Peltier, Mr. and Mrs. 
Archie Peltier, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Meineke and daughters, Sharon and Susan, Miss 
Ida Weinfurther, and Mr. and Mrs. Eli Peltier, all of Mishicot. 


JULIA PELTIER

Julia Peltier, age 94, formerly of Mishicot, died early Thursday 
morning, November 30, 1995, at Shady Lane Nursing Care Center.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, December 2, 1995, 
at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mishicot. Rev. John Neuser will 
officiate at the Mass of Christian Burial with burial at the parish 
cemetery.
Julia was born May 5, 1901, in the town of Kossuth, daughter of the 
late Joseph and Mary Peck Stransky. She married Archie Peltier on 
November 22, 1922, at St. Anne Catholic Church, Francis Creek. He 
preceded her in death on September 28, 1962. She was a member of 
Holy Cross Catholic Church, the Ladies Altar Society, the After 
Sunset Homemakers Club, and a former member of the Mishicot Senior 
Citizens.
Survivors include two daughters and a son-in-law, Joyce Lambert, 
Manitowoc, Janice and Dale Meineke, Manitowoc; one son and daughter-
in-law, Marvin and LaVerne Peltier, Mishicot; three sisters-in-law, 
Agnes Peltier, Stella Tomchek, Viola Stransky, all of Manitowoc; 15 
grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by 
an infant son, Richard, two great-grandchildren, one son-in-law, 
Gerald Lambert, and two sisters and one brother, Alvina Benzschawl, 
Anna Jansky, and Emil Stransky.
Friends may call at the Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot, from 9 a.m. 
Saturday, until leaving for the church at 10:30 a.m.
Herald Times Reporter, November 30, 1995 P. A2
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(05 May 1901/30 Nov 1995/SSDI)


RONALD PELTIER

RONALD PELTIER, MISHICOT, 22ND VICTIM OF YEAR. 
Pinned Between Wheel and Roof of Wrecked Auto. 
Ronald J. Peltier, 21, of Mishicot, met instant death early Thursday 
morning when he was crushed in the wreckage of his automobile which 
went out of control a mile south of the village on county highway B. 
His death ended a span of nearly three months during which the county 
went without a fatal traffic accident. The last fatality was reported 
August 28, when Dr. Rupert M. Parker, 88, of Moline, Ill., succumbed 
to injuries received in a July 4 accident near Valders. The county now 
has had 22 traffic deaths so far this year compared with 17 in 1957. 
Peltier’s badly mangled body was found pinned between the steering 
wheel and roof of the overturned car. Death was attributed to a cerebral 
hemorrhage resulting from a skull fracture. Coroner Dr. Theodore Teitgen 
indicated there would be no inquest. 
Overturns
County traffic police said the accident occurred shortly before 12:40 
a.m. on a straight stretch of blacktop which is bordered by ravines 12 
to 15 feet deep on both sides. The northbound car in which Peltier was 
the lone occupant went off the left side of the road and overturned. It 
was out of control for at least 400 feet. The vehicle skidded the last 
100 feet on its top before coming to rest crossways in the roadway, 
officers said. Police worked about 45 minutes to free the body from the 
wreckage. It was finally necessary to disassemble the steering wheel 
post. The car horn also blew about a half an hour before it was finally 
disconnected. Two wreckers were called to the scene to assist in 
extricating the body.
A passing motorist spotted the wrecked car in the roadway and went to 
Mishicot to notify authorities. There were no witnesses to the accident, 
police said.
Services Saturday 
Peltier, a clerk at the Piggly Wiggly Store in Manitowoc, had worked 
there until 10:15 p.m., restocking shelves, Dr. Teitgen said. He was 
apparently en route to his home at Mishicot. Authorities, however, were 
not able to account for his movements from the time he left the store 
until the time of the accident. 
Funeral services for Peltier will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Peter 
Evangelical Lutheran Church, the Rev. David Worgell officiating. Burial 
will be in Mishicot Public Cemetery. 
Peltier was born Dec. 13, 1936, at Mishicot, a son of Vernon and Agnes 
Hansen Peltier. He attended Mishicot elementary school and was graduated 
from Mishicot High School with the class of 19____. He enlisted in the 
Air Force Aug. 31, 19____, and was discharged from the service Feb. 1, 
1958, with the rating of Airman Second Class. During the period he served 
two years in Japan and on Okinawa. He had been employed for the past 
several months as a clerk at the Piggly Wiggly store at Manitowoc. 
Surviving are his parents of Mishicot. 
Friends may call at Specht Funeral Home after 3 p.m. Friday until 11 a.m. 
Saturday when the casket will be taken to the church where the body will 
lie in state until the time of service. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, Thursday, November 20, 1958


RUBY PELTIER

Death on Monday of a several weeks old little daughter of Eli Peltier in 
Mishicott.
Der Nord Westen, April 7, 1898
*****
Mishicot:
The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. Peltier died of inflammation of 
the lungs and was buried form the Catholic Church last Wednesday.
Manitowoc County Chronicle, Tues., Apr. 12, 1898
*****
Notes From Mishicott:
A little child of Mr. and Mrs. Eli Peltier died last Sunday.
Manitowoc Pilot, Wis., Thursday, April 14, 1898 pg. 2
*****
Rube Peltier (sic)
birth: 18 February 1898 Mishicot, Wis.
death: 4 April 1898 Mishicot, Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin
burial:  Mishicot, Wis.
residence: 1898 Mishicot, Wis.
father: Elias Peltier
mother: Elias (sic)
Wisconsin, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1968


VERNON PELTIER

Funeral services for Vernon Peltier of 450 Church Street, Mishicot, 
who died Tuesday night at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, will be 
at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church, Mishicot, 
the Revs. A. L. Schmeling and Herbert Kesting officiating. Burial will 
be in Mishicot Public Cemetery. 
Mr. Peltier was born June 9, 1902, in the Town of Mishicot, a son of 
the late Eli and Ida Fehrman Peltier. He attended the district school 
and Mishicot High School. He married the former Agnes Hansen, Oct. 29, 
1929, at West Danish Lutheran Church. For 15 years after marriage, he 
operated a dairy route at Mishicot under contract with the White House 
Milk Co. at Manitowoc. Later, he was employed until his retirement in 
1965 at the Foremost Dairy at Mishicot. He was a member of St. Peter 
Church. 
Besides his wife, he leaves two brothers, Ivan of Glenolden, Pa., and 
Roland of Charlevoix, Mich.; and two sisters, Miss Olive Peltier of 
Milwaukee and Mrs. Stella Tomchek of Manitowoc. A son Ronald, two 
brothers and a sister preceded him in death.
Friends may call at Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot, after 3 p.m. Friday 
until noon Saturday when the casket will be taken to the church where 
the body will be in state until the time of services. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, Thursday, February 4, 1971 


PHEBA PENNOCK

Mrs. Phoebe (sic) Pennock, 88, died of a stroke at the home of her 
daughter, Mrs. Henry Nocker, Denmark. Funeral services were held this 
afternoon at 1:30 o'clock from the Nocker home and at 2 o'clock from 
the Calvary Lutheran church, Denmark. Burial was in the Mishicot 
cemetery.
Mrs. Pennock, nee Phoebe Hayes, was born in Brockville, Canada, in 
1848 and came to Denmark with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Hayes, 
at the age of 17. In 1871 she was married to John Pennock. They 
settled at Green Bay. Mr. Pennock died in 1892. She later was married 
to George Pennock, who died 23 years ago. Since then she has resided 
with her daughter at Denmark.
Survivors are a son, Victor of Horton, Oregon; two daughters, Mrs. 
Nocker, Denmark and Mrs. Joseph Wagner, Fort Atkenson, Wis.; a sister, 
Mrs. George Mott, Mishicot; a brother, Alden Hayes, Suamico, Wis.; 
three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Tuesday, May 18, 1937 P.8


ANNA PEOT

Mrs. Nicholas Peot, 68, of Mishicot, died at her home there at 12:30 
a.m. this morning following an illness of the past six months. 
Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Specht Funeral 
Home, Mishicot, and at 9:30 a.m. at the Holy Cross Catholic Church with 
the Rev. George Beth officiating. Burial will take place in the church 
cemetery. 
Born Anna Hoffman in the town of Mishicot in 1869, Mrs. Peot was the 
daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Philip Hoffman. 
In 1898, she was married to Mr. Peot who survives with a son Ralph, at 
home; two daughters, Mrs. Max Terens of Manitowoc, and Mrs. Wenzel 
Ramesh of Rt. 1, Maribel; a brother, Frank Hoffman of Arcadia, Calif., 
and four grandchildren. 
The body may be viewed this evening. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, January 29, 1948


CLARENCE E. PEOT

Clarence Peot, 30, Mishicot basketball star, died early yesterday 
morning at the Wisconsin General Hospital in Madison where he had 
been a patient for a month. A heart ailment was a cause of his 
death.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday in Mishicot at 9 o’clock 
from the Specht Funeral Home and at 9:30 at the Holy Cross Catholic 
Church with the Rev. Joseph Van Bogart officiating. Interment will 
be in the Holy Cross Cemetery. 
Mr. Peot was born in Mishicot on July 10, 1910, a son of Mr. and 
Mrs. Nick Peot. He was graduated from the Mishicot high school and 
shortly after graduation, he took employment in Two Rivers. Before 
being taken ill, he was employed on a farm in Gibson.
Survivors are the parents; two sisters, Mrs. Max Terens of Manitowoc 
and Mrs. Wenzel Ramesh of Gibson; and one brother, Ralph of Mishicot.
The body was brought to the Specht Funeral Home in Mishicot from 
Madison yesterday and it may be viewed there until the time of the 
funeral. The rosary will be recited there tonight.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Tuesday, July 16, 1940


NICHOLAS PEOT

Nicholas Peot, 85, former mill operator at Mishicot, died at his home in the 
village at 4 p.m. Saturday. He had been ill for several weeks.
Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Specht Funeral Home, 
Mishicot, and at 10 a.m. at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mishicot, the Rev. 
George F. Beth officiating. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Mishicot.
Mr. Peot was born at Luxemburg, Wis., June 12, 1872 (sic), son of the late Mr. 
and Mrs. John Peot. Sixty years ago he moved to Mishicot
Obituary is illegible online.
Manitowoc Herald Times, April 22, 1957 p.M11 


RALPH PEOT

Ralph (Doc) Peot, 73, of Rt. 1, Maribel, died Sunday afternoon in Two Rivers 
Community Hospital.
Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot. 
The Rev. Bernard Setterlund will officiate and burial will be in Mishicot Public 
Cemetery.
Mr. Peot was born Sept. 23, 1904 in Mishicot, son of the late Nicholas and Anna 
Hoffman Peot. He had been employed with Hamilton Industries, Two Rivers and moved 
to Armstrong Boarding Home, Francis Creek about a year ago.
Survivors include three nephews, Dale and Gene Ramesh of Rt. 1, Maribel and Max 
Terens of Manitowoc and a niece, Mrs. Shirley Judd of Green Bay. A brother and 
two sisters preceded him in death.
Friends may call in Lambert Funeral Home after 4 p.m. Tuesday.
Herald Times Reporter, December 5, 1977 P. 3


CAROLINE PEROUTKA

Mrs. Eugene (Caroline) Peroutka, 78, of 3319 Peroutka Lane, Two Rivers, died 
Tuesday morning, December 6, 1994, at Two Rivers Community Hospital.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday, December 9, 1994, at St. John's 
Evangelical Lutheran Church, Town of Gibson. Rev. Maurice Hoppe will officiate 
with burial in Mishicot Public Cemetery.
Caroline was born June 8, 1916, at Two Rivers, daughter of the late Henry and 
Ada Menges Sr. On December 29, 1938, she married Eugene Peroutka. They then 
farmed in the town of Kossuth. She also worked at Mirro Aluminum Corp. until 
retiring. She was a member of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Gibson.
Survivors include her husband; five sons and daughters-in-law, Dale and Marlene 
Peroutka of Los Angeles, Calif., Donald and Renee Peroutka of Janesville, Clyde 
and Donna Peroutka of Clarks Mills, Milcolm(?) and Kay Peroutka of the town of 
Mishicot, Allan and Barbara Peroutka of Litchfield Park, Ariz.; three daughters 
and sons-in-law, Carol Gene and Vincent Cicha of Whitelaw, Karen and Jim Parry 
of Spokane, Wash., Corinne and Donald McGrath of Concord, Calif.; three sisters, 
Mrs. Richard (Leila) Busley of West Bend, Mrs. Joseph (Gertie) Jebavy of Two 
Rivers, Mrs. Paul (Arlene) Capraro of Two Rivers; 19 grandchildren and 9 great-
grandchildren. She was preceded in death by 6 brothers and 1 sister.
Friends may call at Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot, from 4-8 p.m. Thursday and 
Friday at the church from 10 a.m. to the time of service.
Herald Times Reporter, December 7, 1994 P. A2


EUGENE PEROUTKA

Eugene R. Peroutka, age 97, of 3319 Peroutka Lane, Two Rivers, longtime resident 
of Kossuth Township, died Monday morning, December 31, 2012 at the Aurora Medical 
Center of Two Rivers. Eugene was born June 30, 1915, on his father and mother's 
farm located off of Fisherville Rd., and Highway Q. He was the son of the late 
Joseph and Elizabeth Wanek Peroutka, and the youngest of their five children.
He graduated from the Mishicot High School with the class of 1932. Eugene went 
onto school to obtain a Teacher's Certificate from the Manitowoc County Rural 
Normal School and taught for five years at the Riverview School in the town of 
Gibson and at the Brockville School in Whitelaw, while still helping out on the 
family farm on Fisherville Rd., in the town of Kossuth. In the summer breaks of 
his teaching career he served in the Army Civilian Military Training Camp, 
(C.M.T.C.) and was stationed at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. During the Christmas 
holiday break from teaching, on December 29, 1938, he married the former Caroline 
Louise Menges, of Two Rivers, in Valparaiso, Indiana. She preceded him in death 
on December 6, 1994. In July of 1940, Eugene went to Washington, DC to work for 
the Department of Commerence Census Bureau. In May of 1941 he returned home to 
take over one of two family farms, later aquiring both farms from his father. 
Eugene also worked for the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co. as a welder and retired 
from shipbuilding after 30 years of service.
Survivors include eight children: Dale and Marlene Peroutka, of Fountain Valley, CA, Donald 
and Renee Peroutka, of Janesville, WI, Clyde and Donna Peroutka, of Clarks Mills, WI, 
Malcolm and Kay Peroutka, of Mishicot, Allan and Barbara Peroutka, of Goodyear, AZ, 
Carol Gene and Vincent Cicha, of Whitelaw, WI, Karen and James Parry, of Spokane, WA, 
and Corinne McGrath, of San Francisco, CA, along with 38 grandchildren, 39 great-grandchildren, 
and 4 great-great-grandchildren. He is further survived by one sister-in-law, Beverly Menges, 
of Two Rivers, along with nieces, nephews, and other relatives. In addition to his parents and 
his wife, he was also preceded in death by three brothers and sisters-in-laws, one sister and 
brother-in-law, Quarin and Gerturde Peroutka, of Wausau, Leonard and Dorothy Peroutka, 
of Two Rivers, Lester and Marie Peroutka, of Oshkosh, Olive and George Honzik, of 
Manitowoc, along with Caroline's brothers, and sisters, sisters-in-law, and brothers-in-law.
Mass of Christian Burial will be  held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Janaury 4, 2013 
at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Mishicot, with the Reverend John Becker 
officiating, with burial to follow in the Mishicot Public Cemetery. Relatives and 
friends may call from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm on Thursday at the Lambert-Eckert Funeral 
Home 344 So. State St. in Mishicot. There will be a 7:00 p.m. parish wake service 
Thursday evening at the funeral home led by Fr. John. Visitation will continue 
after 9:00 a.m. on Friday at Holy Cross Catholic Church, until the time of service 
at 10:30 a.m. A luncheon will be served following the burial at Eugene's grandson 
and grandaughter-in-law (sic), (private) restaurant, The Good Times Restaurant 
and Banquet Hall, 16607 County Hwy. B, in Mishicot.
Manitowoc Herald Times  January 1, 2013


JOSEPH PEROUTKA

Joseph Peroutka, 81, of Rt. 2, Two Rivers, died unexpectedly Monday evening at 
the home of a son, Eugene, with whom he resided for the past five years.
Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Friday at Specht Funeral Home, Mishicot, 
and at 10 a.m. at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mishicot, the Rev. Anthony Betley 
officiating. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Mishicot.
Mr. Peroutka was born Jan. 11, 1882, in the Town of Kossuth, son of the late 
Wenzel and Theresa Wanek Peroutka. He married Lizzie Wanek in 1904 and the 
couple settled on the home farm in the town of Kossuth where he farmed all his 
life. His wife died in 1952. Mr. Peroutka was a member of the school board of 
the Riverview Graded School for many years.
Survivors include three sons, Eugene, of Rt. 2, Two Rivers, Leonard, of Okeechebee, 
Fla., and Lester, of Oshkosh; a daughter, Mrs. George Honzik, of Manitowoc; a 
sister, Mrs. Theresa Hronek, of Rt. 1, Mishicot; 18 grandchildren and 15 great 
grandchildren. A son preceded him in death.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 3:30 p.m. Thursday where the Rosary 
will be recited at 8 p.m. 
Two Rivers Reporter, July 9, 1963 P. M-11 


LIZZIE PEROUTKA

Mrs. Joseph Peroutka, 66, Rt. 2, Two Rivers, town of Kossuth, died early 
Thursday morning at the Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, following a brief 
illness.
Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the Specht Funeral 
Home, Mishicot, the Rev. George Beth officiating. Interment will be held in 
Holy Cross Cemetery, Mishicot. 
Born Lizzie Wanek, in the town of Kossuth in 1886, a daughter of the late 
John and Anna Swetlik Wanek, she was married at Kellnersville in 1904 to 
Joseph Peroutka. 
Besides her husband she leaves a daughter, Mrs. George Honzik of Manitowoc, 
and four sons, Querin of Wausau, Leonard of Two Rivers, Lester of Brillion 
and Eugene Peroutka of the town of Kossuth. She is also survived by three 
sisters, Mrs. Charles Fierst of Whitelaw, Mrs. John Bouda of Manitowoc, and 
Mrs. Julia Lodl of Kellnersville, a brother, John Wanek of Denmark, 17 
grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
Friends may call at the funeral home from ? p.m. Thursday until time of services. 
The rosary will be recited at the funeral home at 8 p.m Friday. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, Thursday, December 18, 1952  P. 3
(Note: Obit b. year doesn't match tombstone)


THERESIA PEROUTKA

DIES AT HOME IN MISHICOT 
Mrs. Theressia Peroutka Is Heart Attack Victim 
Mrs. Theressia Peroutka, 83, pioneer resident of the county, died at her 
home in Mishicot early Thursday afternoon, as a result of heart trouble. 
Funeral services will be held Saturday morning at 9:30 o’clock from the 
Specht funeral parlors and at 10 o’clock in Holy Cross Catholic church. 
Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Peroutka, nee Theressia Wanek, was born in Domazlice, Czecho-Slovakia 
on March 25, 1850. At the age of 18 years she immigrated to this country 
and settled at Francis Creek, where she remained until 12 years ago, 
removing to the village of Mishicot. She was married in 1874, her husband 
preceding her in death a number of years ago.
Mrs. Peroutka is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Peter Hronek of Mishicot and 
a son, Joseph Peroutka of Kossuth, and two sisters, Mrs. Charles Regal of 
Rhinelander and Miss Ann Wanek of Domazlice, Bohemia, and a brother, the 
Rev. A. Wanek, also of Domazlice. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, Friday, November 3, 1933  P. 12


WENCEL PEROUTKA

Wenzel (sic) Peroutka, a farmer of the town of Kossuth, committed suicide Tuesday 
night by hanging himself to a rafter in the barn. The body, while still warm, was 
found by a son, but efforts to restore life were in vain. No cause can be assigned 
for the rash act. Mr. Peroutka was a well known farmer. He leaves a wife, two sons 
and a daughter.
Manitowoc Pilot, July 23, 1908
********
COUNTY PIONEER TAKES OWN LIFE
Wenzel(sic) Peroutka, Aged 73, Kossuth, Hangs Self in Barn on Farm
Wenzel Peroutka, an aged settler of the Town of Kossuth, committed suicide by 
hanging in the barn on his farm premises Tuesday night, the dead body having been 
found by a son while still warm. Efforts to revive Peroutka proved unavailing, 
however. Report of the suicide was made to the authorities but no inquest was 
held.
Peroutka's act is said to have followed a family quarrel early in the evening and 
it is presumed that he made his way direct from the house to the barn immediately 
after the trouble, the body having been found within a few minutes after he had 
left the home. The body was hanging to a rafter, the feet about eight inches from 
the floor. Mr. Peroutka was well known in the city and is survived by his aged wife, 
two sons and a daughter. He owned a farm and other property.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Wed., July 22, 1908
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(Note: Transcription of stone has d. 1909)


AGNES KOCH PERRY

Mrs. Agnes Perry, 60, of 1893-82nd Street, died early Thursday morning 
at a Cleveland hospital.  
Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at Deja & Martin Funeral 
Chapels, Two Rivers, and at 10 a.m. at Holy Cross Catholic Church, 
Mishicot. The Rev. Michael Koch of St. Patrick Catholic Church, Menasha, 
will officiate and burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery. 
Mrs. Perry, nee Agnes Koch, was born February 12, 1897, at Mishicot, a 
daughter of the late Michael and Anna Lenhardt Koch. She attended the 
Holy Cross Parochial School at Mishicot and in her early womanhood, did 
housework at Manitowoc. Several years ago in Cleveland, she was married 
to Clement Perry who survives her with four sisters, Mrs. Lena Kaufman 
of Manitowoc, Mrs. Eva Kadow of Englewood, Colo.,  Mrs. Harmon Atwater 
of Cleveland, Ohio, and Mrs. Hugo Aschinger of Iron River, Mich., and 
two brothers, Michael Koch of Mishicot and Albert Koch of Two Rivers. 
Friends may call at the funeral chapels (illegible). The rosary will 
be recited at ___ p.m. 
Manitowoc Times Herald, Thursday, August 1, 1957


EMMA PETERS

Mrs. William Peters, 68, former county resident, died Sunday evening at 
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Robert Brunette at Green Bay. She had been 
ill for two years. 
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. from the Moore funeral 
home at Green Bay with the Rev. Gast officiating and interment will be at 
the Mishicot cemetery.
Mrs. Peters, nee Emma Wilson, was born in this county and lived here until 
after her marriage. The family has been living at Green Bay for several 
years.
Survivors are the husband, one daughter, Mrs. Brunette of Green Bay; two 
sisters, Mrs. Edward Wegner of Mishicot route 1 and Mrs. Edward Bartelme 
of Green Bay and two granddaughters.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Tuesday, April 18, 1944  P. 2


HOLLY MAE PETERS

Holly Mae Peters, infant daughter of Randy and Mary Lou (Farr) Peters, of 15932 
Harpts Lake, Road, Mishicot, was born and died on Friday evening, October 10, 
1997, at Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, Milwaukee.
Private Graveside Services for the family will be Tuesday morning at the Mishicot 
Public Cemetery, Mishicot, Rev. Robert Meyer will officiate.
Survivors include her parents, Randy and Mary Lou (Farr) Peters, Town of Gibson; 
one brother, Brandon, at home; maternal grandparents, Judith and Harold Gilbert, 
Manitowoc; maternal step-grandmother, Sally Farr, Manitowoc; paternal grandparents, 
Donna Peters, Town of Gibson, Larry Peters, Milwaukee; paternal great-grandparents, 
Victor and Verna Rezek, Town of Gibson; aunts and uncles to include; Chad Peters, 
Theresa Farr, Russell Farr, Jr., Bridgette Farr, Chrissy Scheffler, Renee Yohanek 
and Jennifer Farr; along with other relatives surviving. She was preceded in death 
by her maternal grandfather, Russel "Toby" Farr, Sr. and maternal great-grandparents, 
Glenn and Leona Harper.
The Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home, Manitowoc, assisted the family with funeral 
arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, October 13, 1997 P. A2


VINCENT PETERS

Vincent J. Peters, age 60, of 1408 16th St,. Two Rivers, passed away Thursday, 
January 9, 1997, at the Two Rivers Community Hospital.
Private family services were held on Saturday, January 11, 1997, at the Lambert 
Funeral Home, Mishicot. Burial was in the Holy Cross Catholic Church Cemetery, 
Mishicot. A Memorial Mass will be held at a later date.
He was born August 28, 1936, in Spencer, Wis., son of Andrew and the late Loretta 
Kornived Peters. Mr. Peters has been a resident of Two Rivers for the past seven 
years. He attended Holy Cross School and was a graduate of Mishicot High School. 
He served in the United States Army from 1959 to 1978. While in the Army, he 
served as a medic. Mr. Peters spent two tours of duty in Germany and Korea, and 
served in the Vietnam War. The military was a big part of his life. He was formerly 
employed by the Manitowoc Health Care Center as a nursing assistant.
Survivors include his father, Andrew Peter, Manitowoc; five brothers and three 
sisters-in-law, Leroy (Ann) Peters, Milwaukee, Ken (Nancy) Peters, Green Bay, Jerome 
Peters, Boston, Mass., DuWayne Peters, Manitowoc, Virgil (Bonnie) Peters, Green Bay; 
one sister, Joan Kochan, Manitowoc; nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by 
his mother, Loretta, in 1992, and his brother-in-law, Ralph Kochan, in 1991.
Herald Times Reporter, January 12, 1997  P. A2


WILLIAM PETERS

William Peters Dies Thursday at Age 80
William Peters, 80, died Thursday night at the home of his stepdaughter, Mrs. 
Robert Brunette, 320 S. Quinton St. He was born in Canada Sept. 25, 1874, and 
had been a resident of Brown County for the yast (sic) 40 years. His wife 
preceded him in death 10 years ago.
Mr. Peters is survived by his stepdaughter, two granddaughters and three great 
grandchildren. The body will be at the Mohr Funeral Home Sunday afternoon and 
burial will be in the family plot at Mishicot.
Green Bay Press Gazette, Friday, December 24, 1954 P. 2


ANNA PETRI

Mrs. Anna Petri, 82, of Rt. 2, Two Rivers, died at 2:30 pm Thursday at the home 
of a daughter, Mrs. Leona Rudebeck of 2806 Monroe St., Two Rivers. She had been 
in failing health for several months. Funeral services will be at 9:15 am 
Saturday at Klein and Stangel Inc., Funeral Home, Two Rivers and at 10 am at 
Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mishicot, the Rev. George Beth officiating. Burial 
will be in the adjoining church cemetery.
Mrs. Petri, nee Anna Steiner, was born October 23, 1878 in the Town of Kossuth, 
daughter of the late John and Frances Karda Steiner. She was married in 1900 at 
Kossuth to John Petri. For seven years after their marriage they lived at Shoto 
and then became engaged in farming on Rt. 2, Two Rivers. Mr. Petri died in 1932. 
Mrs. Petri was a member of the Altar Society at Holy Cross Church.
Surviving Mrs. Petri are another daughter, Mrs. Lucille Ackerman of Milwaukee; 
two sons, Ralph of Two Rivers and Harold of Rt. 2, Two Rivers; six grandchildren 
and five great grandchildren. Friends may call at the funeral home where the 
Rosary will be recited at 8:45 o'clock this Friday evening.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Fri., Mar. 7, 1958 page M15


FLORENCE PETRI

Mrs. Harold Petri, 30, of Rt. 2, Two Rivers, died unexpectedly of a heart 
attack on the farm home at 9:30 am Thursday. Funeral services will be held at 
9:30 am Saturday at Specht Funeral Home and at 10 am at Holy Cross Catholic 
Church, Mishicot, the Rev. George Beth officiating. Interment will be in the 
Holy Cross Cemetery, Mishicot.
Mrs. Petrie, nee Florence Gessert, was born in the Town of Mishicot in 1924, 
daughter of Joseph and the late Lucille Hallada Gessert. She was married in 
1946 to Harold Petri at the St. Mary Catholic Church, Tisch Mills. After their 
marriage they took up their residence on the Petri homestead farm in the Town 
of Mishicot, where she had resided since.
Besides her husband and father, Mrs. Petri leaves a son, Wayne at home; a 
sister, Mrs. John Robert of Rt. 5, Manitowoc and a brother, Charles Gessert 
of Rt. 1, Mishicot. Friends may call at the funeral home after 9 am Friday 
where the Rosary will be recited at 8 pm Friday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Thurs., Jan. 20, 1955 page 2


HAROLD PETRI

Harold Petri, 70, of 8913 Petri Road, Two Rivers, died unexpectedly Thursday 
morning, September 24, 1987 at his residence. Funeral services will be 10:30 am 
Monday at Lambert Funeral Home and 11 am at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mishicot. 
Burial will follow in the parish cemetery.
Mr. Petri was born May 31, 1917 in the Town of Two Rivers, son of the late John 
and Anna Steiner Petri. He married the former Florence Gesser in October of 1946 
at St. Mary Catholic Church, Tisch Mills. She preceded him in death in 1955. Mr. 
Petri farmed at the home farm and was also employed at the Mirro Company. He was 
a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus Council 4807 and the 
Catholic Knights of Wisconsin.
Survivors include a son and a daughter-in-law, Wayne and Janet Petri of San Diego, 
California; a brother, Ralph Petri of Two Rivers; two sisters, Mrs. Lucille Ackerman 
of rural Mishicot and Mrs. Leona Rudebeck of Two rivers and a granddaughter, Erin.
Friends may call at Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot, from 3 pm to 8 pm Sunday. Parish 
Memorial Service and Knights of Columbus Rosary will be held at 7 pm.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Fri., Sept. 25, 1987 page 18
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(31 May 1917/Sep 1987/SSDI)


JOHN PETRI SR.    (d. 1917)

School Section:
In the death of John Petri Sr., which occurred at the home of his son, John early 
Monday morning, one of the county's oldest residents passed to final rest. His 
death was sudden and unexpected. Mr. Petri was born in Prussia, Germany, January 18, 
1838 and came to this country when a small boy. He was one of the best known residents 
of Manitowoc county and his demise brings keen sorrow to many older residents. Mr. 
Petri is survived by four children, John from here, Mrs. Nick Schimmel of Shoto, Mrs. 
Peter Giefer and Miss Regina of Milwaukee. Funeral services will be held Thursday 
morning at nine o'clock. Interment at Mishicot.
The Reporter, Thurs., Nov. 22, 1917


JOHN PETRI JR.    (d. 1952)

In failing health for a number of years, John Petri, 82, well known retired 
Town of Mishicot farmer, died at Two Rivers Municipal Hospital Thursday night. 
Funeral services will be held at 9:30 am Monday at the Specht Funeral Home, 
Mishicot and at 10 am at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mishicot, the Rev. George 
Beth officiating. Interment will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Mishicot.
John Petri was born in the Town of Mishicot in 1869, a son of the late John and 
Dora Schreiver Petri. In 1900 Miss Anna Steiner of the Town of Mishicot was 
married to Mr. Petri, the couple observing their golden wedding anniversary in 
Oct, 1950. 
Besides his wife, Mr. Petri leaves two daughters and two sons, Mrs. Al Rudebeck 
of Two Rivers and Mrs. Ray Ackerman of Milwaukee and two sons, Ralph Petri of 
Two Rivers and Harold Petri operating the homestead farm. He also leaves two 
sisters, Mrs. Joseph Steiner and Mrs. Catherine Geifer, both of Manitowoc and 
six grandchildren.
Friends may call at the Specht Funeral Home after 7 pm Saturday to the time of 
services. The rosary will be recited at the funeral home at 8 pm Sunday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Fri., Feb. 8, 1952 page 2


JOSEPH T. PETSKA

Joseph Petska, 58, of 3803 Highway 147 West, Two Rivers, died unexpectedly Friday 
afternoon, August 7, 1987, at Two Rivers Community Hospital. Funeral services will 
be 10 am Tuesday at Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot at 10:30 at St. Holy Cross 
Catholic Church, Mishicot. The Rev Msgr. James Feely will officiate and burial 
will be in the parish cemetery.
Mr. Petska was born October 8, 1928 in the Town of Franklin, son of the late Robert 
and Tillie Novy Petska. He married Judy Chaloupka, November 15, 1949 at St. Joseph 
Catholic church, Kellnersville. Mr. Petska was employed at Hamilton Industries. He 
was a member of Holy Cross Catholic church, Holy Name Society, Hamilton management 
Association and Larrabee Sportsmens Club.
Survivors include his wife, three sons and two daughters-in-law, Mark and Mary Petska 
of 4908 Highway 147, Maribel, Thomas and Patti Petska of 8933 Tannery Rd., Two Rivers 
and Terrance at home; a daughter and son-in-law, Mary and Vern Thomas of Davenport, 
Iowa; a brother and sister-in-law, Harvey and Clara Petska of Manitowoc; a sister and 
brother-in-law, Helen and Ray Naidl of Manitowoc; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Betty Petska 
of Manitowoc and four grandchildren, Jon and Amy Thomas, Stacie and Cassandra Petska. 
He was preceded in death by a brother and a sister.
Friends may call at Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot, 4 pm to 9 pm Monday, where a 
memorial service will be 7:30 pm.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Sun., Aug. 9, 1987 page 21
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(08 Oct 1928/Aug 1987/SSDI)


TERRY PETSKA

Terry Petska, age 29, of 910 Parkway Ct., Two Rivers, died Saturday afternoon, 
February 5, 1994, at the University Wisconsin Hospital, Madison.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Cross Catholic 
Church, Mishicot. The Rev. John Neuser will officiate with burial in the parish 
cemetery.
He was born March 27, 1964, in the town of Gibson, son of Judy Chaloupka Petska 
and the late Joseph Petska. He graduated from Mishicot Community High School with 
the class of 1982, and then attended Lakeshore Technical College. On January 16, 
1993, he married Sherry Peters. Terry enjoyed bowling, fishing and hunting.
Survivors include his wife, Sherry Petska, Two Rivers; one son, Cody; his mother, 
Judy Petska, Larrabee; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Mark and Mary Petska, 
Larrabee, Tom and Patti Petska, Kiel; a sister, Mary Thomas, Davenport, Iowa; 
nieces, nephews, also survive.
Friends may call at the Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot, from 4-8 p.m. this Monday 
evening, where there will be a prayer service at 7:30 p.m.
Herald Times Reporter, February 7, 1994 P. A2


WILLIAM "BILL" PETSKA

William C. Petska, age 82, of 130 Cherry Ave., Box 323, Francis Creek, passed 
away Friday, February 7, 1997, at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center, Manitowoc.
Private Family Funeral Services were held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, February 8, 1997, 
at the Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot. Officiating was Rev. Rick Hines with burial 
in Mishicot Public Cemetery.
He was born August 26, 1914, in the town of Cooperstown, son of the late Emil and 
Rose Krynes Petska. He attended Rosecrans School. Mr. Petska married the former 
Grace Riha, February 14, 1942, Denmark. He worked for many years as a crane operator 
for Alfred Machine Company, and had a milk route and also drove gravel trucks in the 
area. He was a member of the Larrabee Sportsman's Club.
Survivors include his loving wife, Grace; his beloved daughter and son-in-law, 
Sharon and Allen Skubal, Mishicot; one granddaughter, Corrie Skubal, whom he loved 
dearly. He is also survived by one sister and brother-in-law, Marie and Erniel Hansen, 
Denmark; one sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Beverly and Dan Skaletski, Denmark; 
nieces and nephews, Dean Skaletski, Missy Skaletski, Lori Gazella, Carri Woulf and 
Deanne DeNoble, whom he loves as his grandchildren; and his nieces, Grace Watkins 
and Sandra Pantzlaff. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, one sister and 
one niece.
There will be no visitation.
Herald Times Reporter, February 9, 1997 P. A2


ADELINE PFINGSTEN

DAUGHTER OF BUSINESS MAN BEING SOUGHT
Adeline Pfingsten Last Seen on Larrabee Road About 8:00 o'clock Last Night
Organized searching parties working under the direction of Sheriff Herman
Carstens were combing the country-side in the vicinity of Mishicot as crews
of the coast-guard station at Two Rivers were dragging the river in the
vicinity of the village today in an effort to unravel the mystery shrouding
the disappearance early last night of Adeline Pfingsten, 24-year-old
daughter of Ernest Pfingsten, prominent Mishicot business man. The girl has
not been seen since about 8 o'clock last night when she was observed walking
along the Larabee road about eight blocks from her father's store.
Absence of any reason for the disappearance of the girl has further height-
ened anxiety over her failure to return home and the distraught parents 
today sought the aid of the authorities in an effort to enlist all available
agencies in the search. Theories that the girl may have been abducted as she
walked along the lonely highway have been discounted by authorities who 
believe the girl may have suffered a temporary lapse of memory or in some
way fallen into the river bordering the village.
Had Appeared Cheerful
Parents of the girl today declared that they knew no reason why the girl
should have left home without any extra clothing or money, stating that
she had no love affair, appeared happy and contented and apparently  enjoyed
her work of clerking in her father's store and assisting her mother.
Miss Pfingsten was last seen shortly after she left her father's store 
between 7:30 and 7:45 last night, parents learning that she had been walking
along the highway about fifteen minutes later. She appeared much as usual
during the evening but occasional flushing of the face led one of the parents
to inquire if she were ill but the daughter stated she felt as usual.
Dragging Proves Futile
Working under the direction of relatives of the missing girl, the members
of the searching parties and the crews of the coast guard station reported 
at noon that all of their efforts to find any trace of the girl had been 
fruitless. If the organized search fails by tonight, radio descriptions are
expected to be broadcast and a descriptions of the girl will be sent through-
out the state.
According to the description furnished to county authorities the girl is 24
years of age, weights approximately 150 pounds, has dark hair and blue eyes,
and wore a woolen tan and red blazer and oxfords at the time of her 
disappearance.
Manitowoc Herald News, Wednesday, April 23, 1930  p.2
(Note: There is an article on this same page about finding her, most of which
is in the April 24 article.)
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RIVER VICTIM TO BE BURIED ON SATURDAY
Mishicot Residents Unable To Give Reasons For Supposed Suicide of
Adeline Pfingsten
While Mishicot residents today were still seeking reasons for the 
supposed suicide by drowning of Miss Adeline Pfingsten, 26 year old
daughter of a prominent Mishicot merchant, arrangements were completed
by members of the family for funeral services to be held on Saturday
afternoon at Mishicot. The lifeless body of the girl was found in a
swimming pool at Specht's park, a mile west of the village, shortly
before 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon after opening the sluice gates
at the dam lowered the water by four feet to make her body visible
to the searchers.
Miss Pfingsten was last seen early Tuesday night as she walked along
the Larabee road and trace of her movements has been secured up until
the time she was said to have been seen at the lane leading to the
pool. No further trace of her is known until the lifeless body was
found in the swimming pool after residents of the vicinity had 
searched territory surrounding Mishicot and crews of the coast guard
station had dragged the river.
Leaves Brother Here
In addition to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Pfingsten, the girl
is survived by three brothers, Alfred at Manitowoc, Harvey and Ernest,
Jr., at Mishicot and two sisters, Mrs. Irwin Schroeder, Two Rivers
and Mrs. Reed Austin of Crandon.
Brief services will be held at the home on Saturday afternoon with 
Rev. E. Zell officiating at the services at the home and those to be
held at the Lutheran church at 2 o'clock. Interment willl probably be
held at Mishicot.
Born at Larabee
The girl was 26 years of age, being born at Larabee in September, 1903
and removed to Mishicot with her parents in 1907. She attended the 
village school and graduated from the high school with the class of 
1921. Since that time she has assisted her father as a clerk in the 
store owned by him.
Manitowoc Herald News, Thursday, April 24, 1930  p.2


ERNST PFINGSTEN    (d. 1982)

Ernst (Scotty) Pfingsten, 75, of 1340 N. 8th St., Manitowoc, died late
Monday afternoon, Aug. 9, at Memorial Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Lambert Funeral Home in
Mishicot. The Rev. Glen Unke will officiate and burial will be in the 
Mishicot Public cemetery.
Mr. Pfingsten was born April 27, 1907, at Clarks Mills, son of Ernst and 
Rose (Strouf) Pfingtsen. He was a lifetime resident of Mishicot and
graduated from Mishicot High School in 1924. He married Tillie Jacobs,
September 22, 1934, at Manitowoc. Mr. Pfingsten was owner and operator of
Pfingsten Grocery Store in Mishicot. He was a former clerk of the Mishicot 
School Board, and a charter member of Mishicot Lions Club.
Survivors include his wife, Tillie; a son, Paul of Lexington, Ky.; a daughter,
Mrs. Russ (Addie) Troudt of Ripon; a brother, Alfred of Manitowoc; a sister,
Mrs. Erwin (Norma) Schroeder of Two Rivers; a cousin, William Pfingsten of
Wausau; five grand children, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by
two sisters and a brother.
Memorials may be made to Mishicot High School Scholarship Fund.
Herald Times Reporter, August 10, 1982 p.3


ERNST G. PFINGSTEN  (d. 1945)

Ernst G. Pfingsten, 74, operator of a general store at Mishicot since 1907, 
died of a heart attack this morning at his home in the village.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Specht funeral
home, Mishicot, in charge of the Modern Woodmen, of which he was a member.
Burial will be in the Mishicot cemetery. The body may be viewed at the 
funeral home after noon Friday.
Mr. Pfingsten was born in Howards Grove in 1871 and when a boy his parents
moved to Colby, Wis. When 13 years of age he came to live with relatives in
Mishicot.
When a young man he opened a general store in Mishicot, operating the business
until 1900 when he went into the same business in Larabee. He remained there
for five years, moving from Larabee to Clarks Mills where he ran a general
store from 1905 to 1907.
He returned to storekeeping in Mishicot in 1907, where he continued in
business until his retirement in 1935. At that time his two sons, Harvey and
Ernst, took over the store, now known as the Pfingsten Brothers grocery.
He married Rose Strouf of Gibson in 1894. The couple celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary last year. Mrs. Pfingsten survives her husband.
Surviving, in addition to the wife, are three sons, Harvey C. and Ernst W.
of Mishicot; Alfred A. of Green Bay, and two daughters, Mrs. Erwin Schroeder
of Two Rivers and Mrs. Reed Austin of Wisconsin Dells. There are five grand-
children.
Also surviving are three half brothers, Otto and Edward Pfingsten of Sheboyga
and George Pfingsten of Cashton, Wis.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Dec. 20, 1945  p.2

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(First publication April 4, 1895.)
STATE OF WISCONSIN-CIRCUIT COURT FOR MANITOWOC COUNTY.
In the matter of the voluntary assignment of Ernst G. Pfingsten for the benefit of his creditors.
Notice is hereby given to all the creditors of Ernst G. Pfingsten, of the town of Mishicott, Manitowoc county, Wisconsin, that on the 26th day of March, 1895, the said Ernst G. Pfingsten the assignor therein, duly made a voluntary assignment for the benefit of his creditors, of all his assets and property (except such as are exempt from levy or seizure on execution, under the laws of Wisconsin,) to the undersigned John Roemer, as assignee; that the post office address of said assignee is Mishicott, Manitowoc county Wisconsin; and that every creditor of said Ernst G. Pfingsten is required to file, within three months, with said assignee, or with James P. Nolan the clerk of the circuit court of said Manitowoc county, whose post office address is Manitowoc, Manitowoc county, Wisconsin, on pain of being debarred a dividend, an affidavit setting forth the name of said creditor, his residence and post office address and the nature, consideration and amount of his debt, claimed by him, over and above all offsets.
Dated march 27the 1895.
John Roemer, Assignee of said Ernst G. Pfingsten as aforesaid.
Schmitz & Kirwan, Attorneys for said assignee.
Manitowoc Pilot, April 25, 1895 P. 4

HARVEY C. PFINGSTEN

Harvey C. (Chub) Pfingsten, 70, died early Friday morning at Two Rivers
Municipal Hospital. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Lambert 
Funeral Home in Mishicot. Burial will be in Mishicot Public Cemetery.
Mr. Pfingsten was born June 8, 1900, at Larrabee, Town of Gibson, a son
of Ernst and Mrs. Rose (Strouf) Pfingsten. He attended Mishicot public 
grade school and was graduated from Mishicot Community High School. For 
many years he operated the Pfingsten Grocery with his brother Ernst which
was founded by his father.
He is survived by his mother, two brothers, a sister, and a number of 
nieces and nephews.
Manitowoc February 19, 1971
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Harvey C. (Chub) Pfingsten, 70, longtime co-operator of the Pfingsten Grocery 
on Main Street, Mishicot, died early Friday morning at Two Rivers Municipal 
Hospital.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot. 
Burial will be in Mishicot Public Cemetery.
Mr. Pfingsten was born June 8, 1900, at Larrabee, Town of Gibson, a son of 
the late Ernst and Mrs. Rose Strouf Pfingsten. When he was a child the family 
brought him to Mishicot where he attended the Mishicot public grade school and 
was graduated from Mishicot community High School. For many years he was 
associated with his brother, Ernst, in the operation of the Pfingsten Grocery 
founded by his father.
Besides his mother who resides at Family Heritage Home, Manitowoc, and the 
brother, he leaves another brother, Alfred A. of Green Bay; a sister, Mrs. 
Erwin L. (Norma) Schroeder, of Two Rivers, and a number of nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Sunday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. February 19, 1971
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(08 Jun 1900/Feb 1971/SSDI)


OTTILIA PFINGSTEN

Ottilia ""Tillie"" Pfingsten, age 96, a resident of the River Hill Apartments, 
1500 N. Third St., Manitowoc, died Sunday evening, April 11, 2004 at the 
Hamilton Memorial Home in Two Rivers. 
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 at Immanuel 
Evangelical Lutheran Church, 916 Pine St., in Manitowoc, with the Rev. Glenn Unke 
officiating, with burial to follow in the Mishicot Public Cemetery. 
Tillie was born Nov. 22, 1907 in Manitowoc to the late Bernard and Ida Stahl 
Jacobs and has been a lifelong area resident. She was a graduate of the Lincoln 
High School with the class of 1925. She married Ernst Pfingsten in 1932 at 
Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Manitowoc. He preceded her in death on 
Aug. 9, 1982. 
She and her husband ""Scotty"" owned and operated the Pfingsten Grocery Store in 
Mishicot for more than 50 years. She was a faithful member of Immanuel Evangelical 
Lutheran Church in Manitowoc, and was an Honorary Member of the Ladies Aide 
Society of the church. 
Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law: Paul and Rita Pfingsten of Lexington, 
Ky.; five grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and by a very 
special friend: Marge Zalewski, of Manitowoc. She was also preceded in death by 
one daughter: Adeline Troudt; and by five brothers: Emil, Oscar, William, Carl and 
Bernard. 
Relatives and friends may call after 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday at Immanuel Evangelical 
Lutheran Church in Manitowoc until the time of service at 11 a.m. There will be no 
Tuesday evening visitation. 
A memorial fund has been established for Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church. The 
Lambert-Eckert Funeral Home of Mishicot is assisting the Pfingsten family with 
funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, April 2004


ROSE PFINGSTEN

Mrs. Ernst G. Pfingsten, 96, of Mishicot died Friday evening at Family 
Heritage Home, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Monday at St. Peter Ev. Lutheran Church, 
Mishicot, the Rev. Herbert Kesting officiating. Burial will be in Mishicot 
Public Cemetery.
Mrs. Pfingsten, the former Rose Strouf, was born Dec. 8, 1874, in the Town 
of Gibson, daughter of the late John and Anna Musial Strouf. She married 
Ernst G. Pfingsten May 12, 1894, and they conducted a general store at 
Mishicot until 1935. They observed their golden anniversary in 1944. Mr. 
Pfingsten preceded his wife in death in 1945.
She was a member of St. Peter Ev. Lutheran Church and of its Ladies Bible 
Hour.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Erwin L. (Norma) Schroeder of Two Rivers; 
two sons, Alfred A. of Green Bay and Ernst W. of Mishicot; one sister, Mrs. 
Carrie Dewane of Cooperstown; five grandchildren, and 11 great grandchildren. 
Two daughters and two sons also preceded her in death.
Friends may call at the Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot, from 3 p.m. Sunday 
until 12:30 p.m. Monday, and then at the church until the time of services.
Memorials may be made to the building fund of St. Peter Ev. Lutheran Church.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. June 12, 1971
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(b. 8 Dec. 1874/d. June 1971)


DANIEL A. PHALEN

Daniel Phalen, 43, of Milwaukee, died Sunday afternoon, Jan. 19, at a Milwaukee 
Hospital. Funeral services will be 11 am Thursday at Lambert Funeral Home, 
Mishicot. The Rev. Msgr. James Feely will officiate and burial will be in Holy 
Cross Cemetery, Mishicot.
Mr. Phalen was born Aug. 29, 1942 at Two Rivers, son of the late Orville and 
Dolores Gates Phalen. He was a graduate of Washington High School, Two Rivers 
and was also a graduate of University of Wisconsin Milwaukee with a Master of 
Fine Arts Degree in 1970. He was employed at Arco Wheel Company in Milwaukee.
Survivors include a brother, Tim Phalen of Wautoma and a sister, Mrs. Dale (Nancy) 
Mott of Mishicot. Friends may call at Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot, 4 pm to 9 pm 
Wednesday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Tues., Jan. 21, 1986 page 3


JAMES PIVONKA

James Pivonka, 84, retired longtime Mishicot blacksmith shop operator, 
died Monday afternoon at Two Rivers Municipal Hospital where he had 
been a patient for a day. 
Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Lambert Funeral Home, 
Mishicot, and at 10 a.m. at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mishicot, the 
Rev. Anthony Betley officiating. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery. 
Mr. Pivonka was born July 4, 1884, at Montpelier, Kewaunee County, a 
son of the late Wencel and Anna Ledvina Pivonka. He married the former 
Jennie Gerard, June 23, 1914, at St. John Catholic Church, Green Bay. 
The couple celebrated its golden wedding anniversary in 1964. He gained 
his apprenticeship as a blacksmith at Stangelville, and for a number of 
years later, worked as a blacksmith in lumber camps throughout northern 
Wisconsin. In 1916, he began operating a blacksmith shop just north of 
Two Rivers on the Rangeline Road, now Highway 42. Three years later he 
acquired a blacksmith shop at Mishicot which he operated until his 
retirement in 1963. 
Mr. Pivonka was treasurer of Holy Cross parish, secretary-treasurer of 
the Catholic Knights of Wisconsin unit. Also, he was a member of Holy 
Cross-Holy Name Society, and for many years, was affiliated with the 
Horseshoers’ Journal. 
Besides his wife, he leaves a daughter, Mr. N. J. (Grace) James, of 
Dennison, Texas; a son, Gordon J., of La Habra, Calif.; a sister, Mrs. 
William Elizabeth Roznoreski, of Green Bay; six grandchildren and a 
number of nieces and nephews. 
Two brothers and four sisters preceded him in death. 
Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Wednesday where the 
Rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Tuesday, October 15, 1968
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(04 Aug 1884/Oct 1968/SSDI)


JENNIE PIVONKA

Mrs. Jennie Pivonka, 93, former Mishicot resident, died Friday morning, 
October 17, 1986 at Hamilton Memorial Home, Two Rivers. Funeral services will 
be 10:30 am Tuesday at Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot and 11 am at Holy Cross 
Catholic Church, Mishicot. Msgr. James Feely will officiate with burial to 
follow in the parish cemetery.
Mrs. Pivonka was born February 23, 1893 at Bay Settlement, Brown County, daughter 
of the late Desire and Joanna Smit Gerard. She married James Pivonka on June 23, 
1914. Mr. Pivonka was a self-employed Black Smith. Mrs. Pivonka was a member of 
Holy Cross Catholic church, an honorary member and past officer of the Altar 
Society and a member and past officer of the Catholic Knights.
Survivors include a son and a daughter-in-law, Gordon and Jan Pivonka of LaHabra, 
California; a daughter and son-in-law, Grace and Nathan James of Dennison, Texas; 
five grandchildren; a great granddaughter and a special friend, Julie Bergner. 
She was preceded in death by her husband on October 14, 1968; four sisters and 
five brothers.
Friends may call at Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot, from 5 pm to 8 pm Monday. A 
parish memorial service combined with the Altar Society Rosary will be held at 
7 pm Monday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Sat., Oct. 18, 1986 page 12


BERTHA PLOECKELMANN

Mrs. Bertha Ploeckelmann, 78, a resident of the town of Gibson for 
many years, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Schindler, 
2611 – 10th Street, Two Rivers, early Thursday morning, with whom 
she had resided for the past month. She had been in failing health 
for more than a year.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Specht 
Funeral Home at Mishicot, the Rev. W. G. Haase, pastor of St. John 
Lutheran Church, Two Rivers, officiating. Interment will be in the 
Mishicot Public Cemetery. 
Mrs. Ploeckelmann, nee Bertha Belter, was born in Berlin, Germany, 
in 1875. When she was 16 years old, she immigrated to this country 
and settled at Marinette. In 1893, she was married to Fred 
Ploeckelmann of the town of Gibson who died at the farm home 36 
years ago.
Surviving Mrs. Ploeckelmann are three daughters, Mrs. Schindler of 
Two Rivers, Mrs. William Dose of Rt. 1, Two Rivers, and Mrs. Warren 
Messman of Rt. 1, Mishicot; four sons, Fred of Milwaukee, Clifford 
of Liberty, Manitowoc County, Frank of Milwaukee, and Fred, on the 
homestead farm at Gibson; two sisters, Martha and Anna, in Germany; 
a half-brother, August Garbrecht of Shawano; and 28 grandchildren 
and 27 great-grandchildren.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 p.m. Thursday until the 
time of service.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Thursday, May 21, 1953 


CASPER PLOECKELMANN

MISHICOT MAN PASSES AFTER SHORT ILLNESS 
C. Ploeckelmann, Well Known Business Man, Dies Here 
Caspar Ploeckelmann of Mishicot, teacher, business man and banker 
of the county, died at the Holy Family Hospital at 10:30 yesterday 
morning after a short illness. Mr. Ploeckelmann suffered a serious 
attack Tuesday morning and was rushed to this city. Death followed 
yesterday morning. The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at 
2 o’clock from the home at Mishicot, the Rev. A.R.E. Schreiber 
officiating at the services. Burial will be at the Mishicot 
Cemetery. 
Native of County 
Born in the Town of Gibson, Nov. 10, 1860, Mr. Ploeckelmann would 
have been sixty-five at his next birthday. He received his early 
education in the schools of the county and at the age of seventeen, 
engaged in teaching, a profession which he followed for 15 years. 
He retired from teaching to engage in the shoe business at Mishicot 
and two years ago became assistant cashier of the Mishicot state bank. 
He was married thirty-three years ago to Miss Winnie Wilsman who 
preceded him in death Aug. 8, 1919. 
Surviving Family
Mr. Ploeckelmann is survived by three sons, Hugo and Alvin, at home, 
and Edward of this city, and one daughter, Miss Amanda Ploeckelmann, 
of Milwaukee. One brother, Fred, of Dorchester, Wis., and a sister, 
Mrs. Mary Hickey of California, and six grandchildren also survive 
him. He was a member of Mishicot lodge of Modern Woodmen of America 
and the order will attend the funeral in a body. 
Manitowoc Herald News, Thursday, July 23, 1925


ELLA PLOECKELMANN

Mishicot:
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Plockelman(sic) of the Town of Gibson, lost a little one, six 
months old, this week. The funeral took place here on Friday. The bereaved parents 
have the sympathy of their many friends, among which the Chronicle wishes to be 
included.
The Chronicle, Tues., Sept. 15, 1903
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Ella Ploackelmann(sic)
birth: 1 January 1903 Gibson, Wis.
death: 15 September 1903 Gibson, Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin
burial:  Mishicot
residence: 1903 Gibson
father: Fred Ploackelmann
mother: Bertha
Wisconsin, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1968
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(NOTE: Dates don't match stone, but years and parents do)


FRED PLOECKELMANN

Rev. J.C. Smith is at Francis Creek today attending the funeral of 
Mr. Ploekema,(sic) the father of two young ladies working in the 
households of John and Alex Norris of the Boiler Works.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Tuesday, March 06, 1917, Page 3
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Notes from Fischerville:
Fred Ploecklemann, a well known man of this vicinity passed away at his home 
Friday last after an illness of but a few months duration. Death was due to 
nervousness. He leaves his wife, several sons and daughters. The funeral was 
held Tuesday from the late home with interment in the Lutheran Cemetery at 
Mishicot.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., Mar. 15, 1917
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(Note: I'm putting this with Fred Ploeckelmann. He was age 42 on
the 1910 census and that would make him born in 1868.)
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News article:
Fred Ploeckelman had the misfortune of having his face badly cut when an emery 
wheel, on which he was sharpening an axe, broke. The accident happened while 
assisting a neighbor, John N. Stelzer at corn cutting. He was rushed to the 
doctor by Walter Stelzer in his auto.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., Oct. 15, 1914
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(Note: Fred Ploeckelmann, John Stelzer and Walter Stelzer are all in Holy Cross
cemetery)


GERHARD PLOCKELMANN

Death of Gerhard Plueckelmann(sic) of Gibson by suicide 8 days ago last
Monday. Only 29 years old and sick, he shot himself.
Der Nord Westen, 28 Mar. 1878
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SUICIDE.
A young man of the town of Gibson named Gerhart Pluckelmann (sic) committed 
suicide on Monday last. He had been suffering from dropsy for some time and 
became impressed with the idea that the disease was incurable. He procured a 
loaded shot gun, tied it securely to a bench, attached a string to the trigger, 
placed the muzzle of the gun near his breast and by drawing the string 
discharged the gun and received its contents in his heart. He left a prayer 
on the table in the room in which he committed the deed and also a letter 
addressed to his friend, in which he spoke of the suffering he endured, the 
improbability of his ever recovering his health the trouble he caused his 
friends during the period of his illness and concluded it would be better to 
anticipate the death which was certain in the course of the disease.
An inquest was held before Justice Braasch on Monday. The deceased was 29 years 
of age and unmarried.
Manitowoc Pilot, March 21, 1878  P. 3


HEINRICH PLOCKELMANN

Death of 70-year old Mr. Ploeckelmann (no first name given) who had 
lived in Mishicott since 1857.
Der Nord Westen, 06 Mar. 1884


HUGO PLOECKELMANN

Hugo Ploeckelmann, 83, of the Village of Mishicot, died Thursday evening 
at Memorial Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran 
Church, Mishicot. The Rev. Herbert Kesting will officiate and burial will 
be in Mishicot Public Cemetery.
Mr. Ploeckelmann was born June 20, 1891, at Mishicot, son of the late Casper 
and Wilhelmina Wilsman Ploeckelmann. He married Ida Waenholz June 16, 1915, 
at St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church. She preceded him in death in 1963. 
He was a retired farmer, past treasurer of the Town of Mishicot and member 
and past trustee of St. Peter Parish. 
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Paul (Leona) Kappelman, of Rt. 2, 
Manitowoc, Mrs. Robert (Ruth) Lahey, of Eaton, Ohio and Mrs. Clarence (Marion) 
Emond, of Mishicot; two brothers, Edward, of Manitowoc and Alvin of Two Rivers; 
a sister, Miss Amanda Ploeckelmann, of Kings Park, Long Island, N.Y.; eight 
grandchildren, three great grandchildren and nieces and nephews. A son, Edgar, 
preceded him in death.
Friends may call at Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot, after 3 p.m. Sunday until 
noon Monday and then at the church until the time of service.
Herald Times Reporter, Manitowoc, Friday, September 27, 1974  P. 16
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Notes from Mishicot
Last Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the German Lutheran Church, Miss Ida 
Wenholz and Hugo Ploeckelman were united in marriage, Rev. Zell officiating.
The bride was attended by Miss Amanda Ploeckelman, dressed in white crepe du 
Chein and the groom was attended by Roy C. Sievert. The attending couple was 
Miss Phone Schmidt of Two Rivers and Ed. Ploeckelman. The bride wore a white 
silk crepe du chine dress with a veil in a bonnet effect and carried a bouquet 
of cream bridal roses. The guests were only immediate relatives and gathered 
at the bride's home for a wedding dinner. The out of town guests were Mr. Fred 
Wilsman and family of Two Rivers, Mr. and Mrs. Wehausen of Liberty, Mr. and Mrs. 
Diedrich Karstens, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Karstens of Newton, Louise Ploeckelman 
of Dorchetter and Mr. and Mrs. Herman Becker and family of Two Rivers.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., June 24, 1915


IDA PLOECKELMANN

Mrs. Hugo Ploeckelmann, 69, of Mishicot died at home Monday night.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran 
Church, Mishicot, the Rev. David Worgull officiating. Burial will be in  
Mishicot Public Cemtery(sic).
Mrs. Ploeckelmann, nee Ida Wenholz, was born Dec. 8, 1893, at Saxonburg, Town of 
Mishicot, daughter of the late Diedrich and Sophie Carstens Wenholz.  She was 
married June 16, 1915, to Hugo Ploeckelmann at St. Peter Church. After the marriage 
they settled on a farm in the village where she had resided since.  She was a 
lifelong member of St. Peter Church and a charter member of its Bible Hour.
Besides her husband she leaves three daughters, Mrs. Paul Kappelman of Rt. 2, Two 
Rivers, Mrs. Robert Lahey of Eaton, Ohio, and Mrs. Clarence Emond of Mishicot and 
eight grandchildren. A son, Edgar, preceded her in death, Dec. 30, 1961.
Friends may call at Specht Funeral Home, Mishicot, after 3 p.m. Wednesday 
until 11 a.m. Thursday when the casket will be taken to the church where 
the body will lie in state until the time of service. 
Manitowoc Herald Times. January 22, 1963
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(Ida WENHOLZ Ploeckelmann b. Dec. 8, 1893/d. Jan. 21, 1963, buried Jan. 24, 1963)


JO ANN PLOECKELMANN 

Jo Ann Ploeckelman, 57, a resident of North Ridge Care Center, died Friday 
morning, April 19, 1991, at Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Cross Catholic Church, 
Mishicot.  A brother, Rev. Michael Koch will officiate and burial will be in 
Holy Cross Cemetery, Mishicot.
She was born on March 7, 1934, in Mishicot, daughter of the late Michael and 
Phoebe Stoeman Koch.  She attended Holy Cross Parochial School and Mishicot High 
School.  For a number of years she was employed at Mirro Aluminum Company as an 
assembler.
Survivors include two sons, Patrick of Dover, Del., Phillip of Manitowoc; two 
daughters and sons-in-law, Ann and Marc Kakuk of Two Rivers, Mary and Jose 
Deleon of Arlington, Texas; five brothers and two sisters-in-law, Vincent Koch 
of Green Bay, De Paul and Bernadette Koch of Manitowoc, Aloysius Koch of 
Crivitz, Rev. Michael Koch of Oshkosh, Elmer and Lucille Koch of Manitowoc; a 
brother-in-law, Ted Gorny of Villa Park, Ill.; five sisters and three brothers-
in-law, Eva Mach of Two Rivers, Mary Jane and Edward Geiger of Kaukauna, 
Patricia Boring of Carpentersville, Ill., Carol and Earl Martin of Two Rivers, 
Dorothy and Tom Rappley of Two Rivers; two grandchildren and two step 
grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Paul, and a sister, 
Kathryn Gorny.
Friends may call at Holy Cross Church after 9 a.m. on Tuesday until the time of 
services.  There will be no visitation at Deja and Martin Funeral Chapels, Two 
Rivers.
Herald Times Reporter, Two Rivers, WI., April 19, 1991
(sent in by researcher/see contributors page)
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(in Ferdinand Abbet plot)


LLOYD PLOECKELMANN

SUAMICO COUPLE IS MOURNING DEATH
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Ploeckelman Jr.(sic), former residents of this city, 
who moved to Suamico from here three years ago, will be grieved to learn of 
the death there on Friday of Lloyd, their four months old son. Besides the 
parents, two brothers, Kenneth and Floyd and three sisters, Gladys, Alice and 
Beatrice, survive. Burial took place this afternoon from the home of Mrs. 
Ploeckelman Sr. at Mishicot with interment in the Mishicot cemetery.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Mon., Sept. 19, 1932 page 6


OTTO PLOECKELMANN

Otto Ploeckelmann, 56, of Rt. 1, Mishicot, a lifelong resident of the Town of 
Gibson, died unexpectedly of a heart attack on the farm home Tuesday afternoon.
The body of Mr. Ploeckelmann was found outside the farm home shortly after 3 
p.m. Tuesday by a neighboring farmer who had noted that a two-year-old nephew 
of the bachelor farmer was trying to arouse him. Dr. Theodore Teitgen, county 
coroner, who was summoned by a Mishicot physician, pronounced that Mr. 
Ploeckelmann had died of natural causes.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Specht Funeral Home, 
Mishicot, the Rev. M.J. Roehrdanz, pastor of Emanuel Evangelical United Brethren 
Church, Two Rivers, officiating. Burial will be in the Mishicot Public Cemetery.
Mr. Ploeckelmann was born in the Town of Gibson on Feb. 12, 1899, a son of the 
late Fred and Bertha Belter Ploeckelmann. He live his entire life on the homestead 
farm.
He leaves three sisters, Mrs. John Schinder of Manitowoc, Mrs. William Dose of 
Rt. 1, Two Rivwers, and Mrs. Caroline Messman of Rt. 1, Mishicot, and three 
brothers, Fred Jr., of Shawano, Clifford of the Town of Liberty and Frank of 
Milwaukee.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. Thursday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Wednesday, November 23, 1955 p.31


VIOLA PLOECKELMANN

Mishicot:
An infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ploeckelmann of Gibson was 
buried at the cemetery here on last Tuesday, the 12th inst.
The Reporter, Sat., Feb. 22, 1908


ELMA PLOOR

Mrs. Elma Ploor, age 77, of 3511 Highway 147 West, Two Rivers, died Friday, 
April 17, 1992, at home, after a short illness.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Monday, at Holy Cross Catholic Church, 
Mishicot. Msgr. James Feely officiating, and burial in the parish cemetery.
Born on November 4, 1914, in the town of Gibson, daughter of the late Adolph and 
Louise Greenwood Schultz. She was married to Herbert Ploor on April 24, 1937, at 
Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mishicot. He preceded her in death on March 28, 1989. 
She was employed as a nursing assistant at the Hamilton Memorial Home, Two Rivers, 
for 22 years, retiring in 1984. She enjoyed her garden and her flowers.
Survivors are two daughters and two sons-in-law, Arlene and Leon Sieger of 
Manitowoc, Kathryn and Ronald Goodman of Streamwood, Ill.; one son and daughter-
in-law, Edgar and Mary Ploor of Lansing, Mich.; six grandchildren, Janet, Robert, 
Anthony, Matthew, Alan, and Eric; and one brother Edgar Schultz of Jambo Creek 
Road, Route 2, Two Rivers. Preceded in death by her husband; two brothers, Elmer 
and Earl Schultz; and one sister Evelyn Strouf.
Friends may call at the Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot, from 4-7 p.m. on Sunday, 
and Monday morning until we leave for the church at 10:30 a.m. A prayer service 
will be held at 6:30 p.m. Sunday evening.
Herald Times Reporter, April 17, 1992 P. B8
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(Elma L./04 Nov 1914/Apr 1992/SSDI)


HERBERT PLOOR

Herbert Ploor, 77, of 3511 Highway 147 West, Two Rivers, died Tuesday evening, 
March 28, 1989 at Holy Family Medical Center, Manitowoc. The Mass of Christian 
Burial will be celebrated 11 am Friday at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mishicot. 
Msgr. James Feely will officiate and burial will be in the parish cemetery.
Mr. Ploor was born February 26, 1912 at Sawyer, Wisconsin, son of the late Frank 
and Anna Vogt Ploor. He married Elma Schultz April 24, 1927 at Holy Cross 
Catholic Church, Mishicot. Mr. Ploor was employed with Foremost Dairy, Mishicot 
and then at Holy Family Hospital until his retirement.
Survivors include his wife, Elma; a son and daughter-in-law, Edgar and Mary Ploor 
of Lansing, Michigan; two daughters and sons-in-law, Arlene and Leon Sleger of 
Manitowoc and Kathryn and Ronald Goodman of Steamwood, Illinois; two brothers 
and sisters-in-law, Fred and Agnes Ploor of Two Rivers and Normahn and Helen Ploor 
of Florida; a sister, Mrs. Alvina Walotkiewicz of Two Rivers; five grandchildren, 
Janette, Robert, Anthony, Matthew and Alan. He was preceded in death by three 
brothers and two sisters.
Friends may call at Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot, 4 pm to 9 pm Thursday, where 
a memorial service will be at 7:30 pm.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Wed., Mar. 29, 1989 page B8
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(Herbert H./26 Feb 1912/28 Mar 1989/SSDI)


AMANDA PRIES

Amanda Pries, age 95, died Thursday afternoon, July 8, 1993, at Shady Lane Home, 
Manitowoc.
Funeral Services will be 3 p.m. on Sunday, July 11, 1993, at Lambert Funeral 
Home, Mishicot. The Rev. Alan Sunn will officiate with burial in Mishicot Public 
Cemetery.
She was born July 12, 1897, at Jambo Creek, Town of Gibson, daughter of the late 
Fred and Minnie Scharf Weihemuller. She married Emil Pries on September 5, 1935. 
They farmed in the Town of Gibson. He preceded her in death on December 25, 1971. 
After his death she moved to the City of Two Rivers and was a resident of Shady 
Lane Home since 1986.
Survivors include three step-daughters, Mrs. Joseph, Helen Kaiser, Tisch Mills, 
Mrs. Alice (Victor) Sleger, Manitowoc, Mrs. Lucy (Joseph) Prucha, Two Rivers; 14 
step-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by seven brothers and two sisters.
Friends may call at the Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot, from 1 p.m. Sunday until 
the time of services at 3 p.m.
Herald Times Reporter, July 9, 1993 P. A2
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(12 July 1897/8 July 1993/SSDI)


EMIL A. PRIES

Emil Pries, 83, of Rt. 1, Two Rivers, Town of Gibson, died Saturday at Two 
Rivers Municipal Hospital.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot, 
the Rev. Robert A. Boettcher officiating. Burial will be in Mishicot Public 
Cemetery.
Mr. Pries was born June 8, 1888, in the Town of Gibson, a son of the late 
Charles and Hortense Cretton Pries. He married the former Mary Hrdina in 1915. 
She died in 1922. He married the former Amanda Weihmulller Dominske in 1935. 
A retired farmer and longtime carpenter in the area, Mr. Pries served for many 
years as treasurer of the former Kettle Moraine Cheese Factory cooperative.
Besides his wife he leaves three daughters, Mrs. Joseph (Helen) Kaiser of Rt. 3, 
Two Rivers, Mrs. Victor (Alice) Sleger of Rt. 1, Manitowoc, and Mrs. Joseph 
(Lucy) Prucha of Two Rivers; a brother, Walter of Two Rivers, 14 grandchildren 
and 13 great grandchildren. A sister and a brother preceded him in death.
Friends may call at the funeral home.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. December 27, 1971


MARY PRIES

Mrs. Emil Pries, aged 35 years, died on Thursday and the funeral was held 
Saturday from Holy Cross church. Deceased leaves three small children whose 
ages area 6 years, 4 years, and 4 months.
The Manitowoc Pilot, July 20, 1922


ULRICKA PRIES

71 DESCENDANTS SURVIVE A TWO RIVERS WOMAN
Mrs. Pries Leaves Nine children, 49 Grand and 21 Great Grand Children
Seventy-one descendants survive the late Mrs. Ulricka Pries, of Two 
Rivers, whose death was due to infirmities of age, Mrs. Pries being 
83 years old at the time of her demise a few days ago. She leaves 
nine children, four sons and five daughters, forty-nine grandchildren 
and twenty-one great grand children.
Mrs. Pries was born in Germany and came to the town of Gibson fifty 
years ago. Twenty-four years ago, after the death of her  husband, 
she took up her home at Two Rivers.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Friday, June 2, 1916 P.1


ALICE PRINCL

Alice Princl, age 81, of 829 Oak St., Mishicot, died Monday evening, January 31, 
2000, at Two Rivers Community Hospital.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, February 3, 2000, at 
Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mishicot. Rev. John Neuser will officiate with burial 
in the Holy Cross Catholic Church Cemetery, Mishicot.
Alice was born March 3, 1918, in Manitowoc, daughter of the late Louis and Odelia 
Stephani Luckow. She married Arnold Princl on September 7, 1940, at St. Boniface 
Catholic Church, Manitowoc. He preceded her in death on May 10, 1990. She and 
her husband, Arnold, owned the Princl Trucking Company for 55 years.
Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Nancy and Joseph Haen, Mequon, 
Wis.; three sons and daughters-in-lowa, Gerald and Mary Princl, Slinger, Wis., 
Roger and Eileen Princl, Green Bay, James and Lynn Princl, DePere, 17 grandchildren; 
14 great grandchildren; one brother and sister-in-law, William and Marge Luckow, 
Manitowoc; one sister and brother-in-law, Eleanore and Frank Stanelle, Appleton; 
brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law; nieces, nephews, other relatives and special 
friends. She was also preceded in death by one great granddaughter, Michelle; 
four brothers, Harold, Henry, Melvin, and John Luckow; one sister, Amanda.
Relatives and friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday (TONIGHT) at the Lambert 
Funeral Home, Mishicot. Visitation will continue after 9 a.m. Thursday at the 
funeral home before the time of service at 11 a.m. at Holy Cross Catholic Church.
A memorial fund has been established in her name.
Herald Times Reporter, February 2, 2000  P. A2


ARNOLD PRINCL

Arnold Princl, 71, of ?29 Oak Street, Mishicot, died early Thursday morning, 
May 10, 1990, at Holy Family Medical Center.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Lambert Funeral Home and 10:30 
a.m. at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mishicot. The Mass of Christian Burial 
will be officiated by Msgr. James Feely and burial will be in the parish 
cemetery.
Mr. Princl was born January 24, 1919, in the Town of Gibson, son of the late 
George and Jennie Ramesh Princl. He married Alice Lockow, September 7, 19??, 
at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Manitowoc. He has been in the Trucking 
Business the past 20 years. He started by hauling milk for his father's dairy 
and then was the owner of the Petroleum Trucking business. Mr. Princl was a 
past member of Mishicot L???? Club and a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church, 
Mishicot.
Survivors include his wife, Alice, three sons and two daughters-in-law, Gerald 
and Mary of Slinger, Wisconsin, Roger and Kileen of Green Bay, and James Princl 
of DePere; a daughter and son-in-law, Nancy and Joseph Haen of Mequon; four 
brothers, Paul Princl, Delmar, Robert all of Mishicot and George Jr. of Wentworth; 
15 grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a sister, 
Elaine.
Friends may call at Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot, 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday 
where a memorial service will be at 7:30 p.m.
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter, May 1990
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(24 Jan 1919/10 May 1990/SSDI)


BERNICE G. PRINCL

Bernice G. Princl, age 76, of 13505 Princl Road, Mishicot, died Thursday evening, 
Dec. 12, 2002 at Aurora Medical Center in Two Rivers. Mass of Christian Burial 
will be held at 7 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 16, 2002 at Holy Cross Catholic Church in 
Mishicot, with the Rev. John Neuser officiating. Burial will be in the Holy Cross 
Parish Cemetery.
Bernice was born Nov. 25, 1926 in Two Rivers of the late Charles and Teckla Musial 
Stefaniak, and has been a lifelong area resident. She married Delmar Princl on 
June 20, 1953 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Two Rivers, and he preceded her 
in death on July 7, 1994.She and her husband farmed on the Princl family homestead 
for many years until their retirement in 1979. Bernice was a member of Holy Cross 
Catholic Church in Mishicot. She enjoyed embroidering, playing cards, feeding the 
birds and loved animals. Bernice dedicated her life to her family.
Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law: Judy and Gary Novitski of Mishicot 
and Susan and Donald Dirkmann of Mishicot; four grandchildren: Jennifer and Sean 
Butler, Jamie Reif, Gary Novitski Jr. and his special friend Jennisa, and Joshua 
Novitski; two great-grandchildren: Brandon and Michaela Butler; two sisters: Dorothy 
and Eugene Kleckner of Two Rivers and Lucille Heidemann of Superior, Wis. She is 
further survived by her brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law: Paul Princl of Mishicot, 
Robert and Helen Princl of Mishicot, George Princl Jr. of Superior, Wis.; and by her 
nieces and nephews, including a special niece Bette (Don) Noonan of Two Rivers; and 
also by special friends of the family, Leon Koss, Mike and Carrie Reif and family. 
She was also preceded in death by one sister and brother-in-law, Leona and Lawrence 
Falk, and by her brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Charles Heidemann, Arnold and 
Alice Princl, and Bernadette Princl.
Relatives and friends may call after 5 p.m. Monday at Holy Cross Catholic Church in 
Mishicot until the time of service at 7 p.m. There will be no Sunday evening 
visitation. The Lambert Funeral Home of Mishicot is assisting the family with funeral 
arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, December 14, 2002  P. A3


DELMAR PRINCL    (d. 1994)

Delmar Princl, age 66, of 13505 Princl Road, Mishicot, died Thursday 
afternoon, July 7, 1994 at Two Rivers Community Hospital.
Memorial Services will be held at 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 11, at Holy 
Cross Catholic Church, Mishicot. Rev. John Neuser officiating with 
the cremains to be buried in the parish cemetery.
Delmar was born on July 6, 1928 at Mishicot, son of the late George 
and Jenny Ramesh Princl. He graduated from Mishicot Community High 
School in the class of 1946 and was married on June 20, 1953 at Sacred 
Heart Catholic Church, Two Rivers, to Bernice Stefaniak. They farmed 
on the Princl Homestead until 1979.
Survivors include his wife; two daughters and sons-in-law, Judy and 
Gary Novitski, Susan and Donald Dirkmann, all of Mishicot; three 
brothers and two sisters-in-law, Paul Princl, Mishicot, Robert (Helen) 
Princl, Mishicot, George Jr., Superior, Wis., and Mrs. Alice Princl, 
Mishicot; four grandchildren, Jenny, Jamie, Gary Jr., and Josh. Preceded 
in death by one brother, Arnold, one sister, Elaine, and a sister-in-law.
Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot, is assisting the family with arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, July 8, 1994 P. A2


GEORGE R. PRINCL SR

George R. Princl, Sr., 83, of Route 1, Mishicot, died Monday, Oct. 6, at Two 
Rivers Community Hospital.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Lambert Funeral Home and 11 a.m. 
at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mishicot. The Rev. Earl Brouchoud will officiate 
and burial will be in the parish cemetery.
Mr. Princl was born June 6, 1897, in the Town of Mishicot, son of the late Matt 
and Barbara Levanetz Princl. He married Jennie Ramesh Sept. 2, 1918, at St. James 
Catholic Church, Cooperstown. He farmed and in 1939 he built and operated Mishicot 
Modern Dairy. He was a driver for Princl Trnasfer until his retirment. He was a 
member of Holy Cross Catholic, Church, Mishicot, the Mishicot Senior Citizens, 
and a past member of the Mishicot Lions.
Survivors include five sons, Arnold, Paul, Delmar and Robert of Mishicot, and 
George, Jr. of Superior; a brother, Edward Princl of Wausau; 15 grandchildren and 
23 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a daughter and two brothers.
Friends may call at Lambert Funeral Home after 4 p.m. Wednesday where a memorial 
service will be held at 7:30 p.m.
Herald Times Reporter, October 7, 1980 P.3
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(07 Jun 1897/Oct 1980/SSDI)


JENNIE PRINCL

Mrs. George Princl Sr., 81, of Rt. 1, Mishicot, died Saturday morning in Holy 
Family Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday in Lambert Funeral Home and 10:30 a.m. 
in Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mishicot. The Rev. Earl Brouchoud will officiate 
and burial will be in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Princl, nee Jennie Ramesh, was born Nov. 29, 1895, in the Town of Gibson, 
daughter of the late Wenzel and Margaret Konop Ramesh Sr. She was married to 
George Princl Sr. Sept. 2, 1918, in St. James Catholic Church, Cooperstown. She 
was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church and Ladies Altar Society.
Survivors include her husband, five sons, Arnold, Paul, Robert and Delmar of 
Mishicot and George Jr. of Superior; a brother, Edward of Whiting, Ind.; a 
sister, Mrs. Arthur (Libbie) Redeker of Mishicot, 15 grandchildren and 19 great 
grandchildren. A daughter, Elaine, a brother, a sister, two step-brothers and a 
step-sister preceded her in death.
Friends may call in Lambert Funeral Home after 4 o'clock this Monday afternoon, 
where a memorial service will be 7:30 o'clock.
Herald Times Reporter, August 15, 1977 P. 3
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(29 Nov 1895/Aug 1977/SSDI)


JOSEPH D. PROKASH

Joseph D. Prokash, 63, of Mishicot, well known tavern operator and 
formerly head of a firm engaged in construction work in connection 
with road building, died Monday afternoon at Holy Family Hospital, 
Manitowoc. Currently operating a tavern at Mishicot with his wife, 
he had been in failing health for some time.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Specht Funeral Home, 
Mishicot, the Rev. David Worgull officiating. Burial will be in 
Mishicot Public Cemetery.
Mr. Prokash was born Dec. 14, 1898, at Algoma, son of the late Frank 
and Anna Lucena Prokash. After attending Algoma schools, he was 
employed for a number of years in harbor construction work on the 
Great Lakes with the Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, out of its 
Kewaunee depot. 
He married the former Rose Arvin, a school teacher, at Menominee, 
Mich., Dec. 23, 1921. After marriage, the couple settled at Luxemburg 
where Mr. Prokash entered the real estate and insurance business. 
In 1929, Mr. Prokash took over the operation of  a tavern at Maribel 
for two years and for 20 years, he conducted the Rockwood Tavern and 
Ballroom at Rockwood. He was a member of the Two Rivers Lions Club 
while residing at Rockwood. While continuing to operate the Rockwood 
establishment, he went into the trucking business in road construction 
throughout Wisconsin which he pursued until 1960 when he moved to 
Mishicot. 
Besides his wife, he leaves two sisters, Mrs. Charles Krueger of 
Milwaukee, and Mrs. Edwin Huebner of Manitowoc. 
Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Wednesday 
Manitowoc Herald Times, Tuesday, October 2, 1962 
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(04 Dec 1898/Oct 1962/SSDI)


ROSE M. PROKASH

Mrs. Rose M. Prokash, 85, former resident of Mishicot and Rockwood, who currently 
resided at Manitowoc Health Care Center, died Monday afternoon, October 1, at Holy 
Family Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Peter Lutheran Church, Mishicot. 
The Rev. Herbert Kesting will officiate with burial in the Mishicot Public Cemetery.
Mrs. Prokash, nee Rose M. Arpin, was born March 22, 1899, in Luxemburg, Wisconsin, 
daughter of the late Alfred and Kate Kieweg Arpin. She married Joseph Prokash on 
December 23, 1921, at Menominee, Michigan. He preceded her in death October 1, 1962. 
Mrs. Prokash had been employed as a school teacher in the Luxemburg area and later 
as a night supervisor at Shady Lane Home of Manitowoc.
Survivors include two sisters-in-law and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in 
death by two brothers, Leslie and Alva.
Friends may call at Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday evening 
and Thursday at the church from 12 noon until the time of service.
Herald Times Reporter, October 2, 1984 P. 3
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(b. 22 Mar. 1899/d. Oct. 1984/SSDI)


ARCHIE PUTA

Archie F. Puta, age 94, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, Dec. 5, 2010, at 
the Hamilton Care Center in Two Rivers.
He was born Dec. 12, 1915, in Saxonburg to the late August and Mary Leitermann 
Puta. He attended a one-room school at Saxonburg and later attended the Mishicot 
High School. His wartime occupation was that of a "Ship Rigger" on the many 
submarines built by Manitowoc Shipbuilding.
After the war, he was employed by the Hamilton Manufacturing Co. of Two Rivers, 
and later by the Mirro Aluminum Manufacturing Co. He married the former Edna 
Voelker at Holy Cross in Mishicot in 1939. She preceded him in death in August 
of 1965. He resided in Mishicot until the death of his wife Edna after 25 years 
of marriage.
He then moved to Green Bay where he worked as an insurance salesman for Catholic 
Knights Ins. He later married Helen Larson in October 1966. She preceded him in 
death in July 1993 after 27 years of marriage.
Archie was a longtime member of the Loyal Order of Moose and several sportsmen 
clubs. He enjoyed playing cards and polka dancing and was a member of the Happy 
Hoppers Dance Club. He made three trips to Czechoslovakia to trace his family 
roots.
Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law; Kenneth (Mary Lou) Puta, of Green 
Bay, Jerome (Cindy) Puta, of Mishicot; six grandchildren, Gary Puta, of Tolison, Ariz; 
Ann and David Hasse, Mark and Kelly Puta, Jean and Jesse Nuthals, Jeff and Stephanie 
Puta, all of Green Bay, Jaime Puta, of Milwaukee; six great-grandchildren, Brittany and 
Brooke Puta, Jayden Puta, Bobby and Brianna Haase and Jacob Nuthals, all of Green 
Bay. Archie also is survived by a sister-in-law, Esther Geier, of Two Rivers, and a very 
special friend, Margaret Kleczka, with whom he resided with while living in DePere.
In addition to his parents and his two wives, he was also preceded in death by 
two brothers, William and Clarence Puta, an an infant sister, Marcella.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010, at 
Holy Cross Catholic Church in Mishicot, with the Rev. Paul Paider officiating. 
Burial will follow in the Holy Cross parish Cemetery. Relatives and friends may 
call after 9 a.m. on Tuesday at the church, until the time of service at 11 a.m. 
There will be no Monday evening visitation.
The Puta family would like to extend a very special thank you to the entire staff 
of the Hamilton Care Center of Two Rivers, for all of the love, special care, and 
support given to Archie and his family during his illness. Your kindness will 
always be remembered.
The Lambert-Eckert Funeral Home of Mishicot is assisting the Puta family with 
funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, Dec. 6, 2010


AUGUST PUTA

Stricken with cerebral hemorrhage at his home at Mishicot a week 
ago, August Puta, 71, prominent retired farmer and town official, 
died at Two Rivers Municipal Hospital early Tuesday. Funeral 
services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at the Specht Funeral 
Home, Mishicot, and at 10 a.m. at Holy Cross Catholic Church, the 
Rev. George Beth officiating. Interment will be in Holy Cross 
Cemetery, Mishicot. 
August Puta was born at Saxonburg, town of Mishicot, in 1881, a son 
of the late Joseph and Josephine Barta Puta. In 1904 he married Mary 
Leiterman, who died at Mishicot 14 months ago. One of the founders 
of the West Shore Telephone Company at Mishicot, he served for 15 
years as vice president and treasurer. In the ______ served for a 
six-year period as assessor of the town of Mishicot and also was 
treasurer of School District No. 3 at Mishicot for a number of years. 
Long a member of the Holy Cross Church, he served the parish as a 
director and consultor as well as serving as a trustee of the Holy 
Cross Cemetery Association.
Mr. Puta leaves three sons, William, Two Rivers, Clarence at home 
and Archie Puta of Mishicot, and two brothers, Edward of Mishicot
and Wenzel Puta of Napa, Calif. A brother, Frank, died at Two 
Rivers a week ago. 
Friends may call at the funeral home from 10 a.m. Wednesday until
time of services.  The rosary will be recited at the funeral home
at 8 p.m. Wednesday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Tuesday, May 5, 1953 


CLARENCE J. PUTA

Clarence Puta, 74, a resident of St. Mary Home, Manitowoc, died Sunday evening, 
September 15, at the Two Rivers Community Hospital.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Luke Catholic Church, Two 
Rivers. Rev. Greg Smith will officiate and burial will be in Mishicot Cemetery.
Mr. Puta was born February 26, 1911, at Mishicot, son of the late August and 
Mary Leiterman Puta. He attended Saxonburg School and was later employed at 
Eggers Industry, Two Rivers, for 30 years, retiring in 1972.
Survivors include two brothers, William Puta of Two Rivers and Archie Puta of 
Green Bay; two nephews, six grandnieces and grandnephews.
Friends may call at Deja and Martin Funeral Chapel, Two Rivers, 6 p.m. to 8 
p.m. Tuesday evening, where a memorial service will be at 7 p.m.
Herald Times Reporter, September 16, 1985 P. 3
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(26 Feb 1911/Sep 1985/SSDI)


EDNA PUTA

Mrs. Archie Puta, 47, of Mishicot, died Thursday night at Manitowoc
Memorial Hospital where she had been a patient a week.
Funeral services will be at 8:15 a.m. Saturday at Deja & Martin
Funeral Chapels, Two Rivers, and at 9 a.m. at Holy Cross Catholic
Church, Mishicot, the Rev. Anthony Betley officiating. Burial will
be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Mishicot.
Mrs. Puta, nee Edna Voelker, was born March 20, 1918 at Two Rivers,
a daughter of the late Benjamin and Mrs. Ida Schultz Voelker. She
was a 1936 graduate of Two Rivers Washington High School. Prior to
her marriage to Archie Puta Sept. 20, 1939, at Mishicot, she had
been employed at Hamilton Mfg. Co. A seamstress, she was also
active as a Democratic Party worker in the county. She was a member
and a past president of the Holy Cross Altar Society.
Besides her husband and mother she leaves two sons (private), a
brother, Lester, of Manitowoc; two sisters, Miss Hazel and Mrs.
Howard Geier, of Two Rivers and two grandchildren.
Friends may call at the funeral chapels where the Rosary will be
recited at 7:30 o'clock this Friday evening and by the family at
8:30 o'clock.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Friday, August 20, 1965, P 4


EDWARD PUTA

Edward Puta, 91, of Route 2, Mishicot, died Tuesday afternoon in Two Rivers 
Community Hospital, Two Rivers. Funeral services will be 2 pm Saturday in St. 
Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church, Mishicot. The Rev. Herbert Kesting will 
officiate and burial will be in Mishicot Public Cemetery.
Mr. Puta was born Oct. 2, 1886, in the Town of Mishicot, son of the late Joseph 
and Josephine Barta Puta. He graduated from Saxonburg School in 1901, and married 
Josephine Eslinger May 20, 1915 in St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church, Mishicot. 
She preceded him in death in March of 1977. In Mr. Puta's early years he was 
employed as office clerk with Hamilton Industries, then farmed in the Town of 
Mishicot until 1946 and did garden farming after that until 1970.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Ruben and Gertrude Puta of Route 2, 
Mishicot; a daughter and son-in-law, Hazel and Frederick Eisenmann of Route 2, 
Mishicot; two grandsons, Edward C. and Joseph J. Puta; four granddaughters, Ruth 
Ann Nielsen, Janice and Diane Puta and Kathy Mocarski and four great grandchildren, 
Erik, Kathy Jo, Paul and Sarah Nielsen. An infant daughter, four brothers, Wencel, 
Joseph, Frank and August and a sister, Mrs. Ben (Anna) Beitzel, preceded him in 
death.
Friends may call in Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot, after 4 pm Friday where a 
memorial service will be at 7 pm. They may also call in the church from noon 
Saturday until the time of service.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Thursday, Aug. 17, 1978 page 3


GERTRUDE K. PUTA

Gertrude Katherine Puta, of Mishicot, entered into eternal life on Saturday, 
July 21, 2007. 
She was born on Nov. 4, 1922, in the town of Maple Grove, to the late Charles 
and Catherine (Tikalsky) Novak. She graduated from Reedsville High School. On 
Sept. 4, 1943, she married Ruben W. Puta. They resided in St. Nazianz for a 
number of years, and later in Mishicot. Ruben preceded her in death on Jan. 4, 
1987. 
Gertrude will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-
grandmother, who enjoyed gardening, baking and caring for those around her.
(Survivors omitted for privacy) 
In accordance with Gertrude's wishes a private memorial service was held for 
the immediate family. Gertrude requested that all other relatives and friends 
simply do something nice for one another in her memory. Gertrude's wishes are 
that any memorials or contributions be made to the church, charity, or 
organization of the donor's choice. 
The family of Gertrude Puta, would like to thank the volunteers, clinical, 
hospital and hospice staff, of the Aurora Health Care, Hamilton Care Center, 
and Rivers Bend Health and Rehab Center, for their dedicated service and 
kindness to Gertrude. 
The Lambert-Eckert Funeral Home of Mishicot, assisted the Puta family with 
funeral arrangements. 
Herald Times Reporter, July 25, 2007 


HELEN M. PUTA

Mrs. Archie (Helen) Puta, age 77, of 747 S. Clay St., Green Bay, died Thursday, 
July 8, 1993, at a Green Bay Hospital.
Funeral Mass will (sic) 10:30 a.m. Monday at the church, with Father Ralph 
Merkatoris, officiating. Burial will be in Mishicot cemetery.
The daughter of the late James and Antoinette (Baumgart) Larsen, was born 
September 20, 1915, in the Town of New Denmark. She attended Langes Corners 
Grade School and Denmark High School. The former Helen Larsen and Archie Puta 
were married September 26, 1956. She was employed as a bookkeeper and office 
manager in Green Bay throughout her life and retired from Wisconsin Michigan 
Auto Salvage in 1980. She spent her last years managing rental properties. She 
was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Pine Grove, and a life long member 
of Eagles Club Auxiliary. Helen enjoyed traveling, sewing, playing cribbage and 
tracing family history. She was also a avid bowler.
She is survived by her husband; two step-sons, Kenneth Puta, Green Bay, Jerry 
Puta, Mishicot; six step grandchildren, and two step great grandchildren; one 
brother, Charles Larsen, Green Bay, a sister, Alice Nelson, Denmark. She was 
preceded in death by her parents, three brothers and three sisters.
Friends may call at the Knutson-Cotter Funeral Home, 536 County Highway R, Denmark, 
from 4-9 p.m. Sunday. parish prayer service 7 p.m. Sunday.
On Monday friends may call after 9:30 a.m. at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Pine 
Grove, until the time of services.
In lieu of other expressions of sympathy a memorial fund has been established by 
the family.
Herald Times Reporter, July 10, 1993 P. A2
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(20 Sep 1915/08 Jul 1993/SSDI)


JOSEPHINE PUTA    (d. 1933)

MRS. PUTA DIES AT HER HOME
Lived In Neighborhood of Mishicot 67 Years
Mrs. Josephine Puta, for the past 67 years, a resident of the Mishicot neighbor-
hood, died at her home yesterday of old age. Born Nov. 11, 1846, Mrs. Puta was 
87 years old, having come from Austria when a young girl. She came to Mishicot 
after her marriage. Mr. Puta died seven years ago.
Surviving Mrs. Puta are seven children of whom five are still living. The children 
are Joseph, Marshfield; Frank, Two Rivers; Wenzel, Napa, California; and August 
and Ed, both of Mishicot. With the children are seven grandchildren and five great 
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 9:30 a.m. March 27, from the Holy Cross 
Church, Mishicot. The Rev. Alfred Pritzl will officiate. The body will remain at 
the Specht funeral parlors until the time of the funeral and will be interred in 
the Holy Cross Cemetery.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Friday, March 23, 1933 page 13


MARY PUTA

Mrs. August Puta, 66, of the village of Mishicot, died of a heart attack at her 
home Tuesday morning. She is the former Mary Leiterman of Manitowoc Rapids and 
was born there in 1885, the daughter of Frank Leiterman and Theresa Fischer 
Leiterman. Funeral services will be held at 9:30 am Thursday athe Specht Funeral 
Home, Mishicot and at 10 am at the Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mishicot. The 
Rev. George Beth will officiate and burial will be in Holy Cross Church 
cemetery.
Mary Leiterman was married in 1904 to August Puta who formerly operated a farm 
in the Town of Mishicot and is now retired. Also surviving are three sons, 
William of Two Rivers and Clarence and Archie of Mishicot. Other survivors are 
two sisters, Mrs. William Sprang of the Town of Two Rivers and Mrs. Hugo 
Benzinger of the Town of Mishicot; two brothers, Joseph Leiterman of Manitowoc 
Rapids and Frank Leiterman of Two Rivers and two grandchildren.
Friends may call at the Mishicot funeral home where the rosary will be recited 
at 8:30 pm Wednesday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Tues., Feb. 12, 1952 page 2


RUBEN W. PUTA

Ruben Puta, 68, of 868 Randolph St., Mishicot, died unexpectedly Sunday morning, 
January 4, 1987 at Two Rivers Community Hospital. Private funeral services will 
be 11 am Wednesday for the immediate family. The Rev. David Mrotek will officiate 
and burial will be in Mishicot Public Cemetery.
Mr. Puta was born November 25, 1918 in the Town of Mishicot, son of the late 
Edward and Josephine Enlinger Puta. He married Gertrude Novak, September 4, 1943. 
Mr. Puta was employed as a Draftsman for Stoelting and an Instructor for 
Lakeshore Technical Institute and was then employed at Fox Hills until retiring. 
He was a member of Mancorad Radio Club, ARRL of America, American Society of 
Engineers and was a former Deputy of Manitowoc County Sheriff's Department for 
over 25 years.
Survivors include his wife; two sons and daughters-in-law, Edward and Rhonda 
Puta of Mishicot and Joseph and Marjorie Puta of Manitowoc; four daughters and 
two sons-in-law, Ruth and Leon Nielsen of Newton, Janice Puta of Fond du Lac, 
Diane Fay Puta of Brown Deer and Catherine and Timothy Mocarski of Racine; a 
sister and brother-in-law, Hazel and Frederick Eisenmann of Mishicot and 13 
grandchildren. He was preceded in death by an infant sister.
Friends may call at Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot, 5 pm to 8 pm Tuesday, where 
a prayer service will be 7 pm by Rev. Don Stanz. Memorials can be given to 
Mission of Jesus Christ Church.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Mon., Jan. 5, 1987 page 14


AUGUST QUISTORF

After an illness of nine weeks duration, August Quistorf died at his
home in this village at 4 o'clock last Saturday afternoon. His funeral
occurred at 2 o'clock yesterday aftenoon under the auspices of the Sons
of Hermann of which order he was an honored member. The funeral oration
was pronounced by Mr. Florian Ott, and was a fitting tribute to the
virtues of the orator's dead friend and lodge brother. Mr. Quistorf was
born in Holstein in 1839. He served his term in the German army and took
part in the war between Austria and Prussia in 1866. In July 1868, he
emigrated from his native land to America and on reaching this soil came
directly to Mishicott where he has ever since resided. He took an active
part in the affairs of this town, and at various times was elected to
local offices. A man of liberal education himself, he liked to see 
others educated and was always in for good teachers and a good school.
His death is a heavy blow to his wife and children, five in number, to
whom he was a kind husband and father. To his aged mother who has been
a helpless invalid for the past ten years the shock may prove fatal. The
bereaved family have the sympathy of the entire community.
Manitowoc Co. Chronicle, Tuesday, June 1, 1886
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From Der Nord Westen, 03 June 1886:
Death of 45-year old August Quistorff on Sat., 29 May in Mishicott. He had
been ill only a short time and his death was unexpected. He was for a long time
Secretary of the “Tuisco Lodge” of the Hermanns Sons. Burial took place on Mon.,
31 May, and Mr. Florian Ott delivered the death sermon.


CHARLIE QUISTORF

The funeral of Charles Quisdorf, who died at Mishicott Friday, 
was held there to-day. Consumption after a long siege caused his 
death. Decedent has of recent years been conducting a hotel at 
Milwaukee associated in the firm of Arnold & Quisdorf. Six weeks 
ago he was brought to Mishicott, his former home, where his death 
occurred. Two brothers, August and Henry Quisdorf are here from 
Ashland to attend the funeral. They had not met the deceased in 
fifteen years and arrived here only after he had passed away.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Monday, December 17, 1900, Page 3
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From Der Nord Westen, 20 Dec. 1900: 
(From the correspondent in Mishicott, 18 Dec.)
The body of C. Quistorf was buried here yesterday. Until recently the 
deceased had been employed in the Milwaukee firm of Arnold & Quistorf. 
Upon falling ill he came here to stay at his mother's, Mrs. H. Spohr. 
His condition worsened and he died Fri. morning. He was born and raised 
here and leaves 3 brothers and one sister in addition to his mother. Mr. 
and Mrs. A.C. Arnold and Mr. L.S. Arnold came from Milwaukee to attend 
the funeral, returning home yesterday evening. Messrs. Heinrich and 
August Quistorf came from Ashland for the funeral and will return today. 
Mrs. L. Koehnke traveled to Milwaukee where she will spend the winter with 
her daughter Mrs. A.C. Arnold.
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From Der Nord Westen, 20 Dec. 1900: 
(From the correspondent in Two Rivers, 17 Dec.)
(Additional reporting on the death of Charles Quistorf) 
He was single, and age 47. Charles Pahlcoetter from Two Rivers, gave 
the funeral oration.


ELIZA QUISTORF

Death came to Mrs. Quisdorf at the home of her daughter, Mrs. George Larsen at 
Mishicot, yesterday, after an illness of six weeks, due to a general breakdown. 
She was 77 years of age and had resided in the county for most of her life. Her 
husband died 41 years ago and surviving are six children, one son, Richard in 
this city and five daughters, Mrs. Wm. Cranston, Mrs. Henry Levenhagen, Mrs. 
Herman Timm, this city; Mrs. George Larsen and Mrs. Edward Flentje, Michicot. 
Five grandchildren and two great grandchildren, one brother, Ira Stehn and two 
sisters, Mrs. Lena Voelker, Mishicot and Mrs. Louise Holtje, of Coleman, also 
survive.
The funeral will be held Monday at ? o'clock from the Larsen home at Mishicot.
Manitowoc Herald News, Manitowoc, Wis. December 31, 1927 P. 2
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TWO PIONEERS HARKEN TO DEATH'S CALL
Albert Gauger, 89, Town of Manitowoc and Mrs. Quisdorf(sic), Mishicot, Die
These of two of the pioneer settlers of Manitowoc county have gone out with 
the passing of the old years, the death of Albert Gauger, one of the oldest 
residents of the town of Manitowoc occurring yesterday at the old home while 
at Mishicot, Mrs. Eliza Quisdorf, another of the older settlers of the county 
heard the summons to rest.
Manitowoc Herald News, December 31, 1927 P. 2


FRED QUISTORF   (d. 1935)

DIES AT HOME AT MISHICOT. 
Fred Quistorf, Lifelong County Resident Passes. 
Fred Quistorf, 76, lifelong resident of Manitowoc County, died at 
his home at Mishicot early Friday afternoon. He had been ill since 
his golden wedding anniversary in October when he suffered a stroke.
Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock from 
the Specht Funeral Parlors at Mishicot. The Modern Woodmen will be 
in charge. 
Burial will be made at Mishicot. 
Born March 13, 1859, at Two Rivers, Mr. Quistorf has lived at 
Mishicot for the past 46 years. For 11 years, he operated a dray 
line between Mishicot and Two Rivers but ill health forced him to 
give it up. For the past 35 years, he has operated a truck farm 
near Mishicot. He has been retired for several years. On October 
18, 1884, he was married to Mary Nocker who survives him. 
Survivors besides his widow include a daughter, Mrs. Linda Mackey, 
of Gladstone, Mich., a son Nye of Gladstone; a brother August, 
Manitowoc; and a sister, Mrs. Helen Wueliner, Manitowoc; six 
grandchildren and one great-grandchild. 
The body will lie at the funeral home until the time of services 
Monday. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, Saturday, November 23, 1935.

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MISHICOTT MAN IS HURT
Fred Quisdorf Victim of Car Accident at Two Rivers
Thrown from his carriage when his horse was frightened by the headlights of a Traction Co. car at Two Rivers Tuesday evening, Fred Quisdorf, a Mishicot stockman was severely injured and is at his home where his condition is said to be serious. The accident happened while Quisdorf was driving on Washington Street on his way home and the horse was frightened by the 10:20 car on the interurban line. The animal rushed onto the track, directly in the path of the car and Quisdorf was thrown from his seat, striking on his back.   He suffered an injury to the spine and was bruised about the body. Assistance was rendered and he was cared for at a hotel during the night and taken to his home. Quisdorf is one of the well known residents of the county. The horse was injured and the carriage damaged. 
Manitowoc Daily Herald - Wed., Oct. 17, 1906  

MARY QUISTORF

Aged Mishicot Woman Killed in Auto Crash.
Mrs. Mary Quistorf was in Son’s Car in Michigan Accident 
MISHICOT – Mrs. Mary Quistorf, 92, long a resident of this community 
and native of the Town of Mishicot, was instantly killed in an 
automobile accident 16 miles north of Menominee, Mich., early Friday 
afternoon. Mrs. Quistorf was riding in a car driven by her son Nye, 62, 
of Gladstone, Mich., with whom she had planned to make her home. 
The aged woman was in the front seat with her son, and the latter’s wife 
also. Reports of the accident indicated that the car left the concrete 
paving on Highway M-35 and struck a graveled stretch as Quistorf lost 
control and it rolled down an embankment on its top and careened back 
on the side where Mrs. Quistorf was seated. She died instantly.
Mrs. Nye Quistorf was moved from the badly demolished car with serious 
injuries and taken to St. Joseph-Lloyd Hospital at Menominee. The husband 
escaped with only minor scratches and bruises. 
Driving 65 MPH
Quistorf told Michigan authorities that he was driving on the Lake Michigan 
shore highway between Menominee and Escanaba at the rate of about 65 miles 
an hour when the car left the road. 
The Quistorfs were returning from an 11,000-mile motor trip through the 
nation’s south and southwest and had arrived at Mishicot earlier in the 
week where they helped to celebrate the mother’s 92nd birthday Thursday. 
The aged woman was to have made her home with her son Nye, a Soo Line 
railroad conductor, who had been vacationing with his wife. The trio left 
Mishicot at 10:30 a.m. Friday for Gladstone. 
The body of Mrs. Quistorf was brought back to the Specht Funeral Home here 
Saturday afternoon in a funeral coach from Kell Funeral Home at Menominee. 
Funeral arrangements are incomplete but services will be held at Holy Cross 
Catholic Church, the Rev. George Beth officiating. Interment will be in 
Holy Cross Cemetery. 
From Old Family
Mrs. Quistorf, nee Mary Nocker, was born in the Town of Mishicot on May 20, 
1862, a daughter of the late August and Catherine Terens Nocker, who were 
among the first settlers in the area. In 1890, she was married at Mishicot 
to Fred Quistorf who died 19 years ago. For the past 15 years, she has 
resided in the village with her brother-in-law, Nicholas Schroeder.
She is survived by a son, Nye, of Gladstone and a daughter, Mrs. Linda Mackey, 
of Gladstone; five grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. 
Funeral services for Mrs. Quistorf will be held at 9:30 a.m. Monday at the 
Specht Funeral Home, Mishicot, and at 10 a.m. at Holy Cross Catholic Church, 
the Rev. George Beth officiating. Interment will be in the in the Mishicot 
Public Cemetery. 
Friends may call at the funeral home at 10 a.m. Sunday until the time of 
services. The Rosary will be recited at the funeral home at 8 p.m. Sunday. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, Saturday, May 22, 1954 


AUGUSTA RADZINSKE

Mrs. Augusta Radzinske, 88, of Mishicot, died early Sunday morning at Fair Hill 
Nursing Home, Rosecrans.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran 
Church, Mishicot, the Rev. David Worgull officiating. Burial will be in Mishicot 
Public Cemetery.
Mrs. Radzinske, nee Augusta Eckardt, was born Aug. 27, 1875, in the Town of 
Manitowoc Rapids, daughter of the late Herman and Wilhelmina Groelle Eckhardt. 
She was married to Ernest Radzinske June 15, 1905, after which the couple settled 
on a farm in the Town of Mishicot where they resided until retirement to the 
village of Mishicot in 1949, where in 1955 the couple observed its 50th wedding 
anniversary. Her husband died in Mishicot in 1960. For many years she was a member 
of Ladies Bible Hour at St. Peter church.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Roy Schmidt, of Rt. 1, Two Rivers, two grandchildren 
and three great grandchildren. Two sisters and three brothers preceded her in 
death.
Friends may call at Specht Funeral Home, Mishicot, until 11 a.m. Tuesday when the 
casket will be taken to the church where the body will lie in state until the time 
of service.
Two Rivers Reporter, December 2, 1963 P. M-13


ERNST RADZINSKE

Ernst Radzinske, 85, of Mishicot, died late Monday afternoon at Two Rivers 
Municipal Hospital where he had been a patient for nearly 16 months. Funeral 
services will be at 2 pm Thursday at St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church, 
Mishicot, the Rev. David Worgull officiating. Burial will be in Mishicot 
Public Cemetery.
Mr. Radzinske was born Jan. 26, 1875 at Klammer, West Prussia, Germany, son 
of the late Mr. and Mrs. Fred Radzinske. When he was 14 the family brought 
him to this country, settling for a year at Milwaukee. The family then moved 
to farm in the Town of Mishicot where Mr. Radzinske operated the homestead 
farm for a number of years until 1948 when he retired to the village.
Besides his wife, the former Augusta Eckardt, of the Town of Gibson, whom he 
married June 15, 1905, he leaves a daughter, Mrs. Roy J. Schmidt of Rt. 1, Two 
Rivers; a son, Herman of the home farm; two sisters, Mrs. Minnie Schroeder of 
Minneapolis, Minn., and Mrs. Elizabeth Smith of Two Rivers; two grandchildren 
and two great grandchildren. Two sisters and two brothers preceded him in 
death.
Friends may call at Klein and Stangel Inc., Funeral Home, Two rivers, after 
2 pm Wednesday until 10 am Thursday when the casket will be taken to the church 
where the body will lie in state from 11 am to the time of service.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Tues., March 29, 1960 page T3
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Funeral services for Ernst Radzinske, 85, of Mishicot, who died Monday at 
Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, were at 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Peter Lutheran 
Church, Mishicot, the Rev. David Worgull officiating. Burial was in Mishicot 
Public Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Melvin Schnell, William Radzinske, Chester Voelker, William 
Smith, Herman and Marcel Eckardt.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Friday, April 1, 1960 page 9


FRED RADZINSKE  (d. 1943)

Fred Radzinske, 71, died this morning at 7:30 o’clock at his home 
in Mishicot. He had been confined to his bed for three weeks and 
had been in failing health for a long period. Funeral services will 
be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the St. Peter’s Lutheran 
church in Mishicot with the Rev. Edward Zell officiating. Interment 
will be in the Mishicot cemetery. 
Mr. Radzinske was born in Germany on Nov. 30, 1871 and came to this 
country in 1889. He came first to Milwaukee and then to Mishicot. On 
June 20, 1901 he was married to Josephine Sprang and the couple 
operated a farm about 2 1/2 miles east of Mishicot. Fifteen years ago 
they retired and came to Mishicot to live. Survivors are the widow; 
one son, William of this city; three daughters, Mrs. Paul Rahmlow of 
Mishicot, and Mrs. Otto Krueger and Mrs. Stanley Stelzer of Milwaukee; 
one brother, Ernst Radzinske of Mishicot; four sisters, Mrs. Edward 
Eckhardt and Mrs. Emil Voelker of Mishicot, Mrs. Minnie Schroeder of 
Minneapolis, Minn., and Mrs. Elizabeth Smith of Chicago; and four 
grandchildren. The body will lie in state at the Specht funeral home 
in Mishicot until 10 am Tuesday when it will be removed to the church 
to lie in state to the time of the funeral.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Saturday, April 24, 1943 p.3


HERMAN RADZINSKE

Herman (Buck) Radzinske, 89, former Mishicot resident, died March 28, 1991, at 
an Iron River Hospital.
Committal services were conducted by Rev. Ronald Helgerson at Mishicot Public 
Cemetery on April 2.
He was born March 30, 1910, in the town of Mishicot, son of the late Ernest and 
Augusta Eckhardt Radzinske. He was employed with the Manitowoc County Highway 
Department until retiring in 1970 and moving to Crystal Falls, Mich.
Herald Times Reporter, April 4, 1991 P. B9


JOSEPHINE RADZINSKE

Mrs. Josephine Radzinske, 84, of Mishicot, died Saturday night at Two Rivers
Municipal Hospital where she had been a patient for three days. She had been
in failing health for two months.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran
Church, Mishicot, the Rev. David Worgull officiating. Burial will be in
Mishicot Public Cemetery.
Mrs. Radzinske, nee Josephine Sprang, was born Dec. 3, 1876, in the Town of
Two Rivers, daughter of the late Herman and Bertha Duerschmidt Sprang. She
was married June 20, 1901, at Mishicot to Fred Radzinske after which the
couple took residence on a farm in the Town of Mishicot. Later they operated
a farm in the Town of Two Rivers before retiring to the village of Mishicot
32 years ago. Her husband preceded her in death 18 years ago. She was a
member of the Ladies' Bible Hour of St. Peter Church.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Paul Rahmlow and Mrs. Stanley Stelzer of
Mishicot and Mrs. Otto Krueger of Milwaukee; a son, William Radzinske of
Manitowoc; a sister, Mrs. Ida Assman of Rt. 1, Mishicot; a brother, William
Sprang of Rt. 1, Two Rivers; eight grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
Friends may call at Specht Funeral Home, Mishicot, until 11 a.m. Tuesday when
the casket will be taken to the church where the body will lie in state until
the time of service.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday April 24, 1961


CHARLOTTE RADZINSKI

(From the correspondent in Mishicott, 12 Sep.) 
Death on Thurs. last week, following an 8-wk. illness, of 61-yr. old Mrs. 
F. Radzinske in her home about a mile from here. She leaves a husband and 
6 grown children. The funeral was held Sat. from the Lutheran Church under 
the direction of Rev. G. Vater.
Der Nord Westen, 14 Sep. 1905
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Charlotte Luedtke Radzinski
birth: 24 August 1843 Germany, Europe
death: 7 September 1905 Mishicot, Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin
burial:  Mishicot, Wis.
residence: 1905 Mishicott, Wis.
father: Luedtke
spouse: Fred Radzinski
Wisconsin, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1968


EDUARD RADZINSKI

Mites from Mishicot
Died - Edward Redzinski, son of Frederich Redzinski. 
Deceased came to this country six years ago. He would have 
been twenty-two years old the 25th of this month, the day of his burial.
Manitowoc County Chronicle - April 28, 1891
*****
(From the correspondent in Mishicott, 28 Apr.)
Death last Wed., 22 Apr., of Eduard Radzinske, a resident of 
the Northside, of bleeding in his lungs as a result of having 
been pinned to a wall by a horse. The 22 yr. old was buried 
last Fri. with Fritz Claussen giving the funeral speech.
Der Nord Westen, 30 Apr. 1891


FRED RADZINSKI    (d. 1914)

MIshicot news:
Fred Radzinske, Sr., passed away Wednesday morning at the home of his daughter, 
Mrs. Emil Voelker, after an illness of two weeks. He leaves four daughters, Mrs. 
Ed. Eckardt of Gibson, Wis., Mrs. Schmidt of Chicago, Mrs. Ira Schroeder of 
Beaver Dam, and Mrs. Voelker of here, and two sons, Fred. Jr., and Ernest, both 
of this place. Mr. Radzinske was 73 years of age. The funeral took place Saturday 
at the Lutheran church, Rev. Zell officiating.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Tuesday, March 31, 1914 P. 4
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NOTE: On the original stone, the "Mai." could have been "Mar." the
r and i sometimes looked almost alike.


ERMA R. RAHMLOW

Mrs. Erma Rahmlow, 77, of Mishicot, died Thursday, Dec. 24, at Family Heritage 
Nursing Home, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Monday at St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church, 
Mishicot. The Rev. Herbert Kesting will officiate and burial will be in Mishicot 
Public Cemetery.
Mrs. Rahmlow was born April 30, 1904, in the Town of Mishicot, daughter of the 
late Fred and Josephine Sprang Radzinske. She was married to Paul Rahmlow, June 28, 
1922, at St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church Mishicot. The couple farmed in the 
Town of Two Rivers until moving to Mishicot in 1948. In 1972 Mrs. Rahmlow moved to 
Village Green Apartments in Two Rivers. She was a lifetime member of St. Peter 
Evangelical Lutheran Church and Ladies Bible Hour. Mrs. Rahmlow was active in Two 
Rivers and Mishicot Senior Citizens.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Glen and Shirley Rahmlow of Manitowoc; 
a daughter and son-in-law, Mrs. Charles (Hazel) Reis of Manitowoc; a brother, 
William Rahmlow of Branch; two sisters, Mrs. Otto Krueger of Milwaukee and Mrs. 
Stanley Stelzer of Mishicot; six grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.
Friends may call at Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot, 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday and from 
noon until the time of services Monday at the church. Memorials may be made to 
Manitowoc Lutheran High School and St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Herald Times Reporter, December 26, 1981
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Funeral services for Mrs. Erma Rahmlow, 77, of Mishicot, who died Thursday, 
Dec. 24, at Family Heritage Nursing Home, Manitowoc, will be 2 p.m. Monday at 
St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church, Mishicot. The Rev. Herbert Kesting will 
officiate and burial will be in Mishicot Public Cemetery.
Mrs. Rahmlow was preceded in death by her husband in 1970 and a granddaughter 
in 1968, this was inadvertently omitted in Saturday's edition.
Friends may call at Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot, 4 o'clock to 9 o'clock this 
Sunday afternoon, and from noon Monday until the time of services at the church.
Herald Times Reporter, December 27, 1981 P. 3
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(30 Apr 1904/Dec 1981/SSDI)
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Marriage of Paul/Erma Rahmlow
At the Lutheran church at Mishicot, the Rev. Zell officiating and Miss Emma 
Radzinsky, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Radzinsky of Mishicot and Paul 
Rahmlow of the Town of Two Rivers were united in marriage. A reception was 
held at the home of the bride's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Rahmlow will make their 
home on a farm in the Town of Two Rivers.
The Reporter, Fri., June 30, 1922


INFANT SON OF RAYMOND RAHMLOW

Funeral services were held at 1:30 pm Thursday at the Specht Funeral Home at 
Mishicot, the Rev. George Beth officiating, for the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. 
Raymond Rahmlow of Rt. 1, Mishicot, who died Thursday morning at Two Rivers 
Municipal Hospital two hours after his birth. Burial was in Holy Cross Cemetery, 
Mishicot.
Besides the parents, the infant left a sister, Constance, 2; a brother, James, 1; 
the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Samz of Mishicot, and the paternal 
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Rahmlow of Rt. 1, Two Rivers.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Fri., Nov. 4, 1955 page M11


PAUL H. RAHMLOW

Paul Rahmlow, 75, of Mishicot, died Friday evening at Two Rivers Municipal 
Hospital, where he had been a patient for one day.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at St. Perter Evangelical Lutheran 
Church, Mishicot. The Rev. Herbert Kesting will officiate and burial will be 
in Mishicot Public Cemetery.
Mr. Rahmlow was born Dec. 4, 1894, in Town of Two Rivers, son of the late 
Henry and R. Mahnke Rahmlow. He married Erma Radzinske June 28, 1922, at St. 
Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church, Mishicot. They farmed in Town of Two 
Rivers, retiring in 1948 and moving to Mishicot. Mr. Rahmlow was a Veteran of 
World War I and a member of St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Survivors include his wife; a son, a daughter, three brothers, Ben, of Two 
Rivers, Gilbert of Mishicot, and Henry, of Manitowoc; a sister Mrs. Carl 
(Lillian) Pleuss, of Manitowoc; six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. 
Three sisters and a granddaughter preceded him in death.
(Survivors edited for privacy)
Friends may call at Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot, after 2 p.m. Sunday until 
noon on Monday and then at church until time of servies.
Memorials may be made to the Manitowoc Lutheran High School.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. May 23, 1970
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(04 Dec 1894/May 1970/SSDI)
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Marriage of Paul/Erma Rahmlow
At the Lutheran church at Mishicot, the Rev. Zell officiating and Miss Emma 
Radzinsky, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Radzinsky of Mishicot and Paul 
Rahmlow of the Town of Two Rivers were united in marriage. A reception was 
held at the home of the bride's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Rahmlow will make their 
home on a farm in the Town of Two Rivers.
The Reporter, Fri., June 30, 1922


THOMAS LEE RAHMLOW

Funeral services for Thomas Lee, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Rahmlow, of Rt. 
1, Mishicot, who died shortly after birth Wednesday at Two Rivers Municipal 
Hospital were at 10 am Thursday at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mishicot. The 
Rev. Anthony Betley officiating and burial was in Holy Cross Cemetery, 
Mishicot.
The infant is survived by his parents; three brothers, James, David and Robert; 
a sister, Connie; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Rahmlow of Rt. 1, 
Two Rivers and his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Samz of Mishicot. 
Mrs. Rahmlow is the former Ann Samz.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Thursday, June 23, 1960 page 21 – not listed


HARRY RAISLEGER

Harry J. Raisleger, age 77, of 632 S. Main St., Mishicot, died unexpectedly 
Tuesday, October 3, 2000, at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center, Manitowoc.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 7, 2000, 
at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mishicot with the Rev. John Neuser officiating. 
Burial in Holy Cross Catholic Church Cemetery, Mishicot.
Harry was born March 7, 1923, in Stangelville, to the late Joseph and Mary 
Anderle Raisleger and has been a Mishicot resident since 1950. He attended 
Kewaunee High School. He married the former Lucille Strouf, April 18, 1945, 
at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mishicot. Harry was a well known area cheese 
maker for the former Mutual Diary and later was a milk bottler for the Kornely 
Dairy in Kingsbridge. He then worked as a field person for the Golden Guernsey 
Dairy and later for Branch Cheese. He was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church 
in Mishicot, the Knights of Columbus, Holy Cross-Tish Mills Council 4807, where 
he served as Grand Knight for nine years, the Catholic Order of Foresters Court 
1190, and was also a member of the Wisconsin Czechs. He and his wife, Lucille 
since 1975, enjoyed visiting the homebound and hospitalized patients. Harry 
enjoyed gardening and refinishing antiques.
Survivors include his loving wife, Lucille; two daughters and sons-in-law, Mary 
and John Hughes, Kenosha, Anne and Kenneth Basken, Colona, Ill.; three sons and 
daughters-in-law, Ronald and Mary Raisleger, Dellwood, Minn., John Raisleger 
and his wife, Becky Kocian, Random Lake, Wis., Paul and Julie Raisleger, Madison, 
Wis.; five grandchildren, Amy Brabender, Nathan, Christopher, and Joel Basken, 
and Maxwell Raisleger; two brothers and three sisters-in-law, George and Frances 
"Fran" Raisleger, Stangelville, Joseph and Evelyn Raisleger, Kewaunee, Louise 
Raisleger, Green Bay; one sister, Bernice Seidl, Milwaukee; nieces, nephews, other 
relatives and many friends. He was also preceded in death by one brother, Daniel 
Raisleger; and one brother-in-law, Robert Seidl.
Relatives and friends may call from 4-8 p.m. on Friday at the Lambert Funeral 
Home, Mishicot and after 9 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. There will be a 
Knights of Columbus Rosary Service at 6:45 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
A memorial fund has been established in his name.
Herald Times Reporter, October 5, 2000 P. A2


LUCILLE RAISLEGER

Lucille M. Raisleger, age 92, a resident of the Rivers Bend Health & Rehabilitation 
Center, 960 So. Rapids Rd., Manitowoc, entered into eternal rest Tuesday April 19, 
2016 at her residence. Lucille was born September 5, 1923 in Larrabee to the late 
Otto and Mary Novachek Strouf. She was a 1940 graduate of the Mishicot High School. 
Lucille married Harry Raisleger April 18, 1945 at Holy Cross Catholic Church in 
Mishicot. He preceded her in death October 3, 2000. Lucille worked for the Mishicot 
School System for 20 years. She was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church where she 
belonged to the Altar Society. For many years she enjoyed cleaning the church. She 
was a Communion Distributor at the church and since 1975 she and her late husband, 
Harry served Communion to the homebound and sick. Lucille was the first licensed 
female cheesemaker in Wisconsin. She enjoyed gardening, yard work, music and dancing. 
She also enjoyed cooking, baking, canning, and was a talented seamstress.
Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law: Mary and John Hughes, of Kenosha, 
Anne and Kenneth Basken, of Orion, IL, three sons and two daughters-in-law: Ronald 
and Mary Raisleger, of Dellwood, MN, John Raisleger, of Elcho, WI, Paul and Julie 
Raisleger, of Middleton, WI, 6 grandchildren: Amy Hughes, Nathan (Robyn) Basken, 
Christopher (Sarah) Basken, Joel Basken, Maxwell Raisleger and Emily Raisleger, 4 
great-grandchildren: Evy, Taylor, Eugene, and Conner Basken. She is further survived 
by one sister: Marie (Herbert) Kohlbeck, of Reifs Mills, and by a sister-in-law: 
Evelyn Raisleger, of Kewaunee, nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and 
her husband she was also preceded in death by one sister: Evelyn Madigan, one brother: 
Arnold Strouf, and by John Raisleger's wife: Becky Kocian.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 30, 2016 at 
St. Anne's Catholic Church in Francis Creek, with the Reverend John Becker officiating, 
with burial to follow in the Holy Cross Parish Cemetery in Mishicot. Relatives and 
friends may call from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Friday at the Lambert-Eckert Funeral 
Home in Mishicot. The visitation will conclude with a 7:00 p.m. parish wake service 
led by Father John. The Raisleger family would like to extend a very special thank you 
to the entire staff of both Rivers Bend and Holy Family Hospice for the compassionate 
care extended to Lucille during her illness. Your kindness will always be remembered. 
A memorial fund has been established in her name.
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter, Wednesday, April 27, 2016  pg. A6


CHARLES RAMESH

Charles Ramesh, 69, lifelong resident of the town of Gibson, died early 
Friday at the Holy Family hospital after a short illness.
Mr. Ramesh was born in 1881 in the town of Gibson and retired from 
farming one year ago.  In 1912 he married the former Miss Lillian Bouda.
Wenzel Ramesh was a brother to Charles.
Dec 29, 1950
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Charles Ramesh of Gibson Dies
Charles Ramesh, 69, a lifelong resident of the town of Gibson, Manitowoc County, 
died early last Friday at the Holy Family Hospital at Manitowoc. Funeral services 
were held at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Specht Funeral Home, Mishicot, 
Rev. Edward Zell officiating. Burial was in the Mishicot Cemetery.
Mr. Ramesh was born in 1881 in the Town of Gibson and retired from farming one 
year ago. In 1912 he married the former Miss Lillian Bouda. Survivors are his 
wife; three brothers, Wenzel and Joseph of the Town of Gibson and Edward of 
Whiting, Ind.; and three sisters, Mrs. George Richardson of Denver, Colo., Mrs. 
Arthur Redeker of Mishicot and Mrs. George Princl of the Town of Gibson.
Denmark Press, Thurs., Jan. 4, 1950 page 1


DALE G. RAMESH

Dale G. Ramesh, age 72, of 6401 W. Highway 147, Maribel, died Friday, Feb. 8, 
2002 at the Hamilton Memorial Home in Two Rivers.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2002 at St. 
James Catholic Church in Cooperstown, with the Rev. Ron Colombo officiating. 
Burial will be in the Holy Cross Catholic Church Cemetery in Mishicot.
Dale was born Jan. 27, 1930 in the town of Gibson to the late Wenzel and Mabel 
Peot Ramesh, and has been a lifelong resident. He was a graduate of Mishicot High 
School and the Farm Shot Course in Madison. He and his brother Eugene owned and 
operated their farm in rural Maribel for many years. He was on the Board of 
Directors for the Maribel Grain Co. where he served as president. Dale was a 
longtime member of the Manitowoc YMCA where he enjoyed water exercises which helped 
him cope with arthritis.
He is survived by one brother and sister-in-law: Eugene and Elaine Ramesh of rural 
Maribel, with whom he made his home. Nieces and nephews: Marilee Ramesh of Georgia, 
Jim Ramesh of Green Bay, Dan Ramesh of rural Maribel, and Amy Ramesh of Madison. 
He is further survived by several cousins and many friends.
Relatives and friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday at the Lambert Funeral 
Home in Mishicot. There will be a 7 p.m. parish wake service Tuesday evening. 
Visitation will continue after 10 a.m. on Wednesday at St. James Catholic Church 
in Cooperstown, until the time of service at 11 a.m. A memorial fund has been 
established in his name.
The Ramesh family would like to extend a special thank you to all of Dale's caregivers 
and the staff of the Hamilton Memorial Home for all of their love, care, and concern 
shown to Dale and our family during Dale's illness.
Herald Times Reporter, February 10, 2002  P. A8
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Dale G. Ramesh, age 72, of 6401 W. Highway 147, Maribel, died Friday, Feb. 8, 
2002 at the Hamilton Memorial Home in Two Rivers.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2002 at 
St. James Catholic church in Cooperstown, with the Rev. Ron Colombo officiating. 
Burial will be in the Holy Cross Catholic Church Cemetery in Mishicot.
Relatives and friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday at the Lambert Funeral 
Home in Mishicot. There will be a 7 p.m. parish wake service Tuesday evening. 
Visitation will continue after 10 a.m. on Wednesday at St. James Catholic Church 
in Cooperstown, until the time of service at 11 a.m. A memorial fund has been 
established in his name.
The Ramesh family would like to extend a special thank you to all of Dale's 
caregivers and the staff of the Hamilton Memorial Home for all of their love, 
care, and concern shown to Dale and our family during Dale's illness.
Herald Times Reporter, Feb. 11, 2002


LILLIAN RAMESH

Mrs. Charles (Lillian A.) Ramesh, 90, a resident of Family Heritage Nursing 
Home, Manitowoc, formerly of Route 1, Maribel, died Thursday afternoon, Feb. 
18, at Family Heritage Nursing Home.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral 
Home and 11 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. Daniel 
Felton will officiate and burial will be in Mishicot Public Cemetery.
Mrs. Ramesh, nee Lillian A. Bouda, was born Aug. 11, 1891, near Mishicot, 
Wis., daughter of the late Andrew and Katherine Chaloupa (sic)  Bouda. She 
was educated at Jambo Creek School and lived in the Mishicot area until her 
marriage to Charles Ramesh in 1912 at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mishicot. 
They then lived at Route 1, Maribel, until moving to Manitowoc in later years. 
He preceded her in death in December of 1950. Mrs. Ramesh was a member of 
Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Manitowoc.
Survivors include nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by two brothers 
and two sisters. 
Friends may call at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home from 6 o'clock to 9 o'clock 
this Friday evening where a parish prayer service will be at 7 o'clock led by 
the Rev. William Zimmer. 
Herald Times Reporter, Feb. 19, 1982 P. 2
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(11 Sep 1891/Feb 1982/SSDI)


MABEL RAMESH

Mrs. Wenzel Ramesh, 58, of Rt. 1, Maribel, Town of Gibson, died at
8 a.m. New Year's Day at Holy Family Hospital at Manitowoc where 
she had been a patient for 10 days.
Funeral services will be at 9:15 a.m. Tuesday at the Specht Funeral
Home, Mishicot, and at 10 a.m. at St. James Catholic Church, 
Cooperstown, the Rev. Peter Schroeder officiating. Burial will be
in Holy Cross Cemetery, Mishicot.
Mrs. Ramesh, nee Mabel Peot, was born Sept. 20, 1901 at Mishicot,
a daughter of the late Nicholas and Anna Hoffman Peot. She was
graduated from the Mishicot grade school and high school after which
she was graduated from the Manitowoc County Normal School at Manitowoc.
She taught for three years at the La Salle, District No. 4 school in
the Town of Mishicot.
She was married June 20, 1927 to Wenzel Ramesh at Holy Cross church
at Mishicot. The couple settled on a farm in the Town of Gibson where
she resided since.
Besides her husband she leaves two sons, as sister, Mrs. Max Terens
of Manitowoc; and a brother, Ralph Peot of the Town of Gibson.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Monday where the
Rosary will be recited at 3 p.m.
Manitowoc Herald, Saturday, January 02, 1960  page 9
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Funeral services for Mrs. Wenzel Ramesh, 58, of Rt. 1, Maribel, Town of Gibson, 
who died New Year's Day at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, were at 9:15 a.m. 
Tuesday at Specht Funeral Home, Mishicot, and at 10 a.m. at St. James Catholic 
Church, Cooperstown, the Rev. Peter Schroeder officiating. Burial was in Holy 
Cross Cemetery, Mishicot.
Pallbearers were Paul, Delmar, Robert and George Princl Jr., and Francis Vander 
Logt and Max Terens Jr.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. January 6, 1960
********
The marriage of Miss Mabel Peot, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nic Peot of Mishicot 
to Wenzel Ramish of Gibson was solemnized on Monday morning at the Mishicot 
Catholic Church. Mr. and Mrs. Ramish left on a honeymoon sojourn to Madison, 
Wis. Upon their return they will make their home on the groom's farm.
Two Rivers Reporter-Chronicle - June 23, 1927


MARGARET RAMESH

MRS. RAMESH DIES IN CITY. 
Mishicot Route Resident was 79 years of age. 
Mrs. Wenzel Ramesh, 79, Mishicot, Route 2, died Wednesday night in 
this city. Funeral arrangements have not been made as yet.
Mrs. Ramesh, the former Margaret Konop, was born in Bohemia in 1856. 
At the age of 5, she came to Manitowoc County with her parents. She 
was married to Wenzel Ramesh in 1888. Following her marriage, she 
moved with her husband to the farm on the Green Bay Road which is 
1-1/2 miles north of Larrabee. She lived there up to the time of her 
death. 
She is survived by the widower; four sons, Edward, Indiana, Wenzel, 
at home, Joe and Charles, Gibson; and four daughters, Mrs. George 
Richardson, Denver, Mrs. Arthur Redeker, Mrs. George Princl, Mishicot, 
and Mrs. Sydney Lindsley, Iowa. Three of the children are stepchildren. 
The body will be removed to the home on Friday afternoon from the 
Specht Funeral Home. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, Thursday, May 23, 1935 


WENZEL RAMESH   (d. 1940)

Wenzel Ramesh, 83, a farmer in the town of Gibson since 1880, died 
at the homestead Thursday evening after a short illness. 
Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at the residence with 
the Rev. Edward Zell of St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church 
officiating. Interment will be in the Mishicot Public Cemetery. 
Mr. Ramesh was born in Prague, Bohemia, Oct. 20, 1856, and came to 
this country with his parents when he was one year old. The family 
settled on a farm in Kewaunee County. In 1880, he married Miss Sarah 
Johnson and the couple moved to the farm in Gibson. Mrs. Ramesh died 
a few years later and in 1890 Mr. Ramesh married Miss Margaret Konop. 
Thirteen years ago, he retired from farming but lived at the homestead 
with his son Wenzel.
Survivors are three children by his first wife, Charles and Joseph, 
of Gibson, and Mrs. Sydney Lindsley of Fort Dodge, Ia.; five children 
by his second wife, Mrs. George Richardson of Denver, Colo., Mrs. 
Arthur Redeker, and Mrs. George Princl of Mishicot, Wenzel of Gibson, 
and Edward of Whiting, Ind.; 14 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. 
The body may be viewed at the Specht Funeral Home in Mishicot until 
Sunday morning when it will be taken to the home. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, Friday, February 23, 1940 


WENZEL RAMESH   (d. 1974)

Wenzel Ramesh, 75, of Rt. 1, Maribel, died Wednesday noon at Holy 
Family Hospital, Manitowoc, following a lingering illness.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Lambert
Funeral Home, Mishicot, and at 11 a.m. at St. James Catholic Church, 
Cooperstown. The Rev. James Geenan will officiate and burial will 
be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Mishicot.
Mr Ramesh was born Sept. 27, 1898, in the Town of Cooperstown, son 
of the late Wenzel and Margaret Konop Ramesh. He was a lifetime area 
farmer. He married Mabel Peot in 1927 at Mishicot. She preceded him 
in death in 1960.
Survivors include two sons, (private), of Mishicot, a brother, Edward, 
of Whiting, Ind., two sisters, Mrs. George (Jenny) Princl and Mrs. 
Arthur (Libby) Redeker, of Mishicot and four grandchildren. Two 
brothers and a sister preceded him in death. Friends may call at the 
funeral home after 4 p.m. Friday, where a parish memorial service 
will be held at 8:30 p.m.
Herald Times Reporter, Thursday, February 7, 1974. 
********
The marriage of Miss Mabel Peot, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nic Peot of Mishicot 
to Wenzel Ramish of Gibson was solemnized on Monday morning at the Mishicot 
Catholic Church. Mr. and Mrs. Ramish left on a honeymoon sojourn to Madison, 
Wis. Upon their return they will make their home on the groom's farm.
Two Rivers Reporter-Chronicle - June 23, 1927 



NEIL C. RAND

Neil C. Rand, age 68, of Mishicot, WI, died Friday, May 21, 2004, at his residence 
after a long battle with respiratory illness. Neil was born February 17, 1936, in 
Eagle River, WI, son of the late Sam and Vida (Skinner) Rand. He attended Eagle 
River Schools and graduated in 1954. On July 2, 1956, he married the former Marian 
Cinko of nearby St. Germain; a marriage of nearly 48 years which produced a daughter, 
Pam, and a son, Patrick. 
Neil served in the U.S. Navy from 1955 to 1959 rising to the rank of Boiler Tender 
First Class aboard the Destroyer WL Lind, DD703. Following his discharge from the 
Navy, he worked for Wisconsin Electric Power Company at the Oak Creek Power Plant 
in the City of Oak Creek, WI, until moving to Mishicot in 1969 to work for the Point 
Beach Nuclear Plant. At Point Beach, he worked as a reactor operator and later as a 
training specialist in the plant simulator, until his retirement in 1994. 
He and his wife, Marian, also owned and operated the Historic Forest Inn in Tisch 
Mills and also the Two Creeks General Store. Neil belonged to the Kewaunee Masonic 
Lodge as a 32nd degree Mason. He and Marian are members of Zion United Methodist 
Church of Mishicot. Neil also belonged to the American Legion Post #2930, the 
Manitowoc County Civil War Round Table, Tin Can Sailors Association, the Professional 
Reactor Operator Society, the Eastern Wisconsin Stock Car Association, where he was 
an owner, and a longtime member of Alcoholics Anonymous. 
He was an avid Packers fan, enjoyed woodworking, history, geneology, and his pets, 
Clyde, Tiger, Shakey and Dash. He enjoyed all animals.
Neil is survived by his wife, Marian; one daughter and son-in-in law, Pam and Walter 
Boness of Mishicot; his grandsons, Christopher Rand of Kewaunee, Craig Boness of 
Mishicot, and Jeffery Hanes of Two Rivers; his grandaughter, Rebecca Rand; and 
daughter-in-law, Justine Rand of Mishicot; a great-grandaughter, Cassandra Rand of 
Kewaunee. He is further survived by one sister and brother-in-law, Vida (Snookie) 
and Duane Seppa of Green Bay; and many other relatives and friends. 
He was also preceded in death by a son, Patrick Rand, July 11, 1994.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, May 24, 2004, at the Lambert-Eckert 
Funeral Home, 344 So. State St., in Mishicot, with the Reverend Ron Helgerson 
officiating. Burial to follow in the Mishicot Public Cemetery.  
Herald Times Reporter, May 2004 


PATRICK NEIL RAND

Patrick Neil Rand, age 29, of the village of Mishicot, died Monday 
evening, July 11, 1994 at Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, 
Milwaukee as a result of an accident.
Funeral Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, July 15 at Zion 
United Methodist Church, Mishicot. Rev. Ronald Helgerson and Rev. 
Roberta Thomson officating (sic). Burial at Mishicot Public 
Cemetery.
Pat was born at Milwaukee on July 1, 1965, son of Neil and Marian 
Cinko Rand. He graduated from Kewaunee High School with the class 
of 1983. On April 15, 1989 he married Justine Stewart at Zion United 
Methodist Church, Mishicot. He was employed at the Nichol Tool & 
Machine Company, Green Bay. He was also operater and owner of R & B 
Enterprises, Mishicot. He was a member and driver of E.W.S.C.A. Stock 
Car Association.
Survivors include his wife, Justine, his parents, Neil and Marian 
Rand, all of Mishicot; daughter, Rebecca, and a son, Jeff, at home; 
sister and brother-in-law, Pam and Walter Boness, Kewaunee; two 
nephews, Chris Rand and Craig Boness; godparents, Bev and Jack Ritter; 
aunts, uncles and cousins.
Friends may call at the Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot 6-9 p.m. on 
Thursday and Friday at the church from noon until the time of services.
Herald Times Reporter, July 13, 1994 P. A2


MITCHELL SETH RANDALL

Mitchell Seth Randall, 2 month old son of Roy and Susan Brehmer Randall Jr. of 
339 North Liberty Street, Valders, died unexpectedly Friday evening, April 19, 
at Holy Family Hospital.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Two 
Rivers. The Rev. Kenneth Dowdy will officiate with burial to follow at Holy Cross 
Cemetery, Mishicot. Mitchell was born February 17, 1985, at Chilton Memorial 
Hospital.
Survivors include his parents; his maternal grandparents, Gordon and Darlene 
Brehmer of Collins; his paternal grandparents, Roy and Margaret Randall Sr. of 
Shoto; his great grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Rabe of Kiel and Mr. and 
Mrs. Bernard Gabriel of Marinette, Wisconsin and his great great grandfather, Mr. 
Ralph Petersen Sr. of Pound, Wisconsin.
Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot, is in charge of arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, April 22, 1985 P. 3


JOHN RATAJCZAK

John (Smiley) Ratajczak, age 67, of 984 Laduron Dr., Mishicot, passed away 
Sunday, January 24, 1999, at the Appleton Medical Center.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on  Thursday, Janaury 28, 
1999, at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mishicot, with the Rev. John Neuser 
officiating. Burial in the Holy Cross Catholic Church Cemetery.
John was born February 3, 1931, in Kewaunee County, son of the late John and 
Agnes Tadisch Ratajczak. He was a graduate of the Kewaunee High School, class 
of 1948 and served in the United States Army during the Korean conflict. He 
married the former Betty Jane Walechka September 26, 1959 at St. Joseph's 
Catholic Church in Norman. He was a volunteer Red Corss driver and was a member 
of the Holy Cross Catholic Church in Mishicot, where he served as a Eucharistic 
Minister. He was employed for 39 years at Fisher Hamilton, in Two Rivers.
He is survived by his loving wife, Betty Jan; six daughters and four sons-in-law, 
Dawn and Pat Priblyl, Sussex, Denise and Ray Tweedale, Richfield, Debra and Kent 
Michels, Oshkosh, Deanna Ratajczak, Menasha, Diane and Pat Fencl, Mishicot, 
Darlene Ratajczak, Mequon; nine grandchildren, Sarah and Melissa Tweedale, Jonathan, 
William and Dawn Michels, Karen, Melissa, Julia and Zachary Fencl; one sister, 
Leona Haen, Luxemburg; one brother and sister-in-law, Leonard and Gladys Ratajczak; 
his mother-in-law, Evelyne Walechka, Norman; one brother-in-law and sister-in-law, 
Larry and Beverly Walechka, Kewaunee. John is also survived by nieces, nephews, 
other relatives and friends. He was also preceded in death by his father-in-law, 
Laddie Walechka and a brother-in-law, Donald Haen.
Friends may call at the Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot, from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday 
and in the morning on Thursday before leaving for the church at 10:30 a.m. There 
will be a 7:300 p.m. parish wake service Wednesday evening at the funeral home.
John enjoyed playing cards, bowling and spending time with his family, especially 
his grandchildren.
Herald Times Reporter, January 26, 1999


CLYDE RAU

Clyde Rau, age 85, of the village of Mishicot, died Friday evening, March 18, 
1994, at the North Ridge Care Center.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Monday, at Holy Cross Catholic 
Church, Mishicot. The Rev. John Neuser will officiate with burial in the parish 
cemetery.
He was born on June 1, 1908, at Two Rivers, son of the late Henry and Ann Gagnon 
Rau. He attended St. Luke's Parochial Grade School and graduated in 1926 from 
Washington High school. He graduated from the School of Mimes in South Dakota. 
He then attended the University of Wisconsin Madison. He married Irene Dvorak on 
November 30, 1935, at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mishicot. He was a Lieutenant 
in the Merchant Marines during World War II serving in four Theaters of War. He 
was a Marine Engineer Officer on the Great Lakes for many years. He then was a 
supervisor and engineer for Foremost McKisson Company in Mishicot and Appleton. 
In 1970, he was Chief Engineer of their international division at DaNang, Vietnam, 
retiring in 1972.
Survivors are his wife; one son and daughter-in-law, Clyde and Sonja Rau, Sheldon, 
Wash.; one daughter and son-in-law, Ann and Richard Meissner, rural Two Rivers; 
two sisters-in-law, Caroline and Lila Dvorak; eleven grandchildren, six great 
grandchildren, nieces and nephews also survive. Preceded in death by a brother, 
a sister, and infant grandchild.
Friends may meet with the family at Holy Cross Church after 10:30 a.m. Monday. 
Military Graveside Services by the Mishicot VFW Post No. 7753. He wishes were 
that the casket remain closed.
Herald Times Reporter, March 20, 1994 P. A.2
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(Clyde H./01 Jun 1908/18 Mar 1994/SSDI)


IRENE RAU

Irene Rau, age 88, of 935 S. Main St., Mishicot, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday 
morning, November 10, 1998, at her residence.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, November 14, 1998, at 10:30 a.m. 
at Holy Cross Catholic Church, in Mishicot with the Rev. John Neuser, officiating 
with burial in the Holy Cross Catholic Church Cemetery.
Irene was born March 17, 1910, in Mishicot, daughter of the late Joseph and Josephine 
(Karas) Dvorak. She graduated from Mishicot High School with the class of 1927. Irene 
married Clyde Rau of Two Rivers on November 30, 1935, at Holy Cross Catholic Church, 
Mishicot and he preceded her in death on March 18, 1994. Mrs. Rau was an honorary 
member of the Altar Society of Holy Cross Catholic Church and a perpetual member of 
the Mishicot Community High School. She enjoyed flower gardening and being in the 
outdoors and especially loved spending quality time with her grandchildren, great-
grandchildren and her former pet Tippy.
Irene is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Clyde and Sonja Rau, Shelton, Wash.; 
one daughter and son-in-law, Ann and Richard Meissner, rural Two Rivers; 11 grandchildren; 
14 great-grandchildren; two sisters-in-law, Caroline Dvorak, Manitowoc and Lila Dvorak, 
Mishicot; nieces and nephews. She was also preceded in death by three brothers, Ralph, 
Delmar and Donald Dvorak and an infant grandson, Terry Meissner.
Friends may call after 9:30 a.m. on Saturday at Holy Cross Catholic Church, in Mishicot 
until the time of the Funeral Mass at 10:30 a.m. There will be no Friday evening visitation. 
At Irene's request the casket will remain closed during the visitation.
The Lambert Funeral Home of Mishicot is assisting the family with arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, November 12, 1998 P. A2
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(Irene E./17 Mar 1910/10 Nov 1998/SSDI)


BARBARA RAY

Mrs. Barbara Ray, 94, formerly of Mishicot. died Friday morning at 
a Milwaukee hospital. 
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Lambert Funeral Home 
and 10:30 a.m. at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mishicot. The Rev. Earl 
Brouchoud will officiate with burial in the parish cemetery. 
Mrs. Ray, nee Barbara Fisher, was born May 21, 1881, in the Town of 
Carlton, Kewaunee County, daughter of the late Wencil and Catherine 
Bayer Fisher. She was married to William F. Ray in 1904 in the Town 
of Carlton, moving to Mishicot in 1927. They farmed until Mr. Ray's 
death in 1962. when she moved to Milwaukee to reside with a daughter.
Survivors include three sons, Elmer and William, of Mishicot and 
Walter, of Shirley: two daughters. Mrs. Anne Stangel, of Milwaukee 
and Mrs. Mattie Belgum. of Manitowoc; 14 grandchildren, 22 great-
grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren. A daughter and 
a grandson preceded her in death. 
Friends may call at Lambert Funeral Home after 4 p.m. Sunday, where 
a Rosary service will be at 8 p.m
Herald Times Reporter, Friday, August 15, 1975  P.12


ELEANORE RAY

ELEANOR RAY RUNS IN PATH OF OIL TRUCK
Car Kills Mishicot School Girl. 
Mother In Hospital Is Not Told of Death; Will Not Hold An Inquest
While on her way home from school Monday afternoon a mile north of 
Mishicot, Eleanor Ray, 13-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William 
Ray, Mishicot, Route 2, ran into the path of an oncoming oil truck 
driven by Wenzel Peserik, Two Rivers, and was almost instantly killed. 
The accident marked the third fatality involving a county resident in 
the past 48 hours. The mother of the dead girl is a patient in the 
Municipal hospital at Two Rivers, following a goiter operation a week 
ago and has not been told of the death of her (for fear that the shock 
may be fatal). The girl, with three other companions, students at the 
parochial school in the village of Mishicot, was being taken to her 
home north of the village in the truck of Skwor Bros., Mishicot meat 
dealers. It was driven by Hugo Skwor.
Did Not See It
The truck of the Wadhams Oil company, en route east into the village 
from the north and with Peserlk at the wheel, had just reached the top 
of a grade when the Ray girl, after stepping from the Skwor truck, 
darted across the highway toward her home, a short distance from the 
scene. She was waving to her companions and evidently did not see the 
approaching truck. Peserik quickly turned the wheel of the truck toward 
the right in an effort to avoid strlking the Ray girl but she was 
knocked down by the left front headlight and sustained a fractured 
skull. The truck did not pass over her body. She was dragged a little 
distance down the gravel highway. Dr. C. J. Skwor, Mishicot physician 
who was summoned, said that the girl died just after he reached her 
side. In addition to a fracture of the skull, she suffered a broken jaw 
and body bruises. The truck driver ran the truck into the ditch and 
hurried back to assist in lifting the girl from the highway. 
With the Ray girl in the Skwor truck were Lois Skwor, Dorothy and 
Josephine Wergins, all students at the school. 
Dr. Gerald Ran, county coroner, was summoned to the scene from Two Rivers. 
He questioned all the witnesses and also conferred with District Attorney 
Kenneth Healy and Sheriff Herman Schuette. It was announced this afternoon 
by the district attorney that there would probably be no inquest. 
Peserik has been with the oil company at Two Rivers for the past 16 years, 
most of which time who was engaged in driving trucks. This was his first 
accident. He told the coroner that when he reached the crest of the grade 
just before striking the Ray girl, the truck was not going over 20 miles 
an hour. 
Eleanor Ray was born in the town of Carlton, Kewaunee County, July 7, 
1920. Nearly seven years ago the family moved to the town of Mishicot, 
locating on a farm a mile northwest of the village. The girl had been a 
student since coming to the county in the parochial school in Mishicot.
Survivors are her parents, two sisters, Mrs. Laddie Stangel, Milwaukee, 
and Mrs. Levi Belgum, city, and three brothers, Walter, Elmer and 
William all at home.
Funeral services will be held Friday at 9:30 a. m. from the Holy Cross 
Catholic Church In the village of Mishicot. The body will be at the 
Specht funeral home in Mishicot until the funeral.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Tuesday, December 12, 1933 


ELMER RAY

Elmer Ray, 69, of Rt. 2, Two Rivers, died Sunday morning in Holy Family Hospital, 
Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday in Lambert Funeral Home and 10:30 a.m. 
in Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mishicot. The Rev. Earl Brouchoud will officiate 
and burial will be in the parish cemetery.
Mr. Ray was born Feb. 17, 1908, in the Town of Carlton, Kewaunee County, son of 
the late William and Barbara Fischer Ray Sr. He married Esther Hronek Sept. 23, 
1939, in Holy Cross Catholic Church and was employed with Eis Implement, 
Mishicot.
Survivors include his wife, two sons and daughters-in-law, David and Pat Ray of 
Manitowoc and Roger and Anne Ray of Rt. 2, Two Rivers; a daughter, Mrs. James 
(Arlene) Mahlik of Two Rivers; two brothers, William of Rt. 1, Mishicot and 
Walter of Rt. 1, DePere; two sisters, Mrs. Levi (Mattie) Belgum of Manitowoc 
and Mrs. Anna Stangel of Milwaukee and a grandson, Jeff. A sister preceded him 
in death.
Friends may call in the funeral home after 4 p.m. Tuesday, where a memorial 
service will be 8 p.m.
Herald Times Reporter, August 22, 1977 P. 3
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Funeral services for Elmer Ray, 69, of Rt. 2, Two Rivers, who died Sunday will 
be 10 a.m. Wednesday in Lambert Funeral Home and 10:30 a.m. in Holy Cross 
Catholic Church, Mishicot. The Rev. Earl Brouchoud will officiate and burial 
will be in the parish cemetery.
Survivors include a grandson, Jeffe.
Friends may call in the funeral home after 5 o'clock this Tuesday evening.
Herald Times Reporter, August 23, 1977 P. 3
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(17 Feb 1908/Aug 1977/SSDI)


ESTHER RAY

Esther B. Ray, age 80, of 13008 Jambo Creek Rd., town of Gibson, passed away 
Tuesday, November 24, 1998.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, November 27, 1998, 
at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mishicot. Rev. John Neuser will officiate with 
burial to follow in Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Mishicot.
Esther was born March 30, 1918, in the town of Gibson, daughter of the late Matt 
and Anna Robinson Hronek, and has been a lifelong area resident. She married 
Elmer Ray on September 23, 1939, at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mishicot, and he 
preceded her in death August 21, 1977. Mrs. Ray enjoyed crafting, making homemade 
quilts, and baking. She was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church.
Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Arlene and Dan Klimesh, Two Rivers; 
two sons and daughters-in-law, David and Pat Ray, Valders, Roger and Anne Ray, 
Manitowoc; one grandson, Jesse; and one granddaughter, Kristin; one brother, 
Lester Hronek, Two Rivers; one sister, Lillian Troullier, Larrabee; two brothers-
in-law, two sisters-in-law, John Novak, Two Rivers, William and Frances Ray, 
Mishicot, Mattie Belgum, Manitowoc; nieces, and nephews. She was also preceded 
in death by one brother, Raymond Hronek; one sister Marcella Novak; brothers-in-
law, sisters-in-law, George Troullier, Josephine Hronek, Eleanor Ray, Levi Belgum, 
Laddie and Ann Stangel, and Walter and Irene Ray; one step-brother and and six 
step-sisters.
Friends may call after 9 a.m. Friday at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mishicot, until 
the time of the Funeral Mass at 10:30 a.m.
A memorial fund has been established in her name.
The Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot, is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, November 25, 1998 P. A2
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(Esther B./30 Mar 1918/24 Nov 1998/SSDI)


FRANCES T. RAY

Frances T. Ray, age 87, of 12308 Hwy 147, in the Town of Mishicot, died Sunday, 
October 8, 2000, at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center, Manitowoc.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, October 12, 2000, at 
Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mishicot. Rev. John Neuser will officiate with burial 
in Holy Cross Catholic Church Cemetery, Mishicot.
Frances was born August 10, 1913, in Mishicot, daughter of the late Peter and 
Theresa Peroutka Hronek and has been a lifelong Mishicot resident. She married 
William Ray on June 14, 1941, at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mishicot. She and 
her husband owned and operated a farm in the town of Mishicot for many years. 
She was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church in Mishicot and was a member of 
the Altar Society of the church. She thoroughly enjoyed baking especially Kolaches 
and knee caps. Frances also enjoyed gardening and loved spending time with her 
family.
Survivors include her husband, William; three sons and daughters-in-law, Kenneth 
and Judy Ray, Don and Linda Ray, Tom and Janelle Ray, all of Mishicot; seven 
grandchildren, Nancy Ray, Michael Ray, Cindy (Leon) Hansen, Steve and Carrie Ray, 
Tammy and Chris Klimek, Brian Ray, Paul Ray; three great-grandchildren, Katie, 
Ryon, Jared; two step-grandchildren, David and Kristen; one sister, Lilliam 
Huehnerfuss, Wausau; nieces, nephews and many special friends. She was preceded 
in death by two sisters and three brothers.
Relatives and friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday at the Lambert Funeral 
Home, Mishicot. There will be a Altar Society Rosary Service at 6:30 p.m., 
followed by a 7 p.m. parish Wake Service. Visitation will continue after 10 a.m. 
Thursday at the funeral home until the time of service at 11 a.m. at the church.
Herald Times Reporter, October 10, 2000 P. A2
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(10 Aug 1913/08 Oct 2000/SSDI)


WILLIAM RAY   (d. 1962)

William F. Ray, Sr., 87, of Rt. 1, Mishicot, died Monday morning 
at Manitowoc County Hospital where he was a patient two days. 
Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Specht Funeral 
Home, Mishicot, and at 10 a.m. at Holy Cross Catholic Church, 
Mishicot, the Rev. George Beth, pastor of St. Mark Church, Two 
Rivers, officiating. Burial will be at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, 
Mishicot. 
Mr. Ray was born Sept. 17, 1874, in the town of Pierce, Kewaunee 
County, son of the late William B. and Anna Bezdek Ray. He married 
the former Barbara Fisher at Tisch Mills July 12, 1904. After 
marriage, the couple settled on a farm in the town of Carlton, 
Kewaunee County, residing there until 23 years ago, moving to a 
farm on Rt. 1, Mishicot. He retired 21 years ago. 
Besides his wife, he leaves two daughters, Mrs. Laddie Stangel of 
Milwaukee and Mrs. Levi Belgum of Two Rivers; two sons, William W. 
of Mishicot, Elmer A. of Rt. 2, Two Rivers, and Walter W. of 
Morrison, Brown County; a sister, Mrs. Frances Crabb of Ewen, Mich., 
15 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. 
Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Tuesday where the 
Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, July 2, 1962 


WILLIAM W. RAY    (d. 2001)

William W. Ray, age 91, of 12308 Hwy. 147, Mishicot, died Thursday morning April 5, 
2001, at St. Mary’s Home in Manitowoc, where he had been a resident for the past 
eight months.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, April 9, 2001, at 
Holy Cross Catholic Church in Mishicot, with the Rev. John Neuser officiating. 
Burial will be in the Holy Cross Parish Cemetery.
Bill was born Dec. 2, 1909 in the town of Carlton, in Kewaunee County to the late 
William and Barbara Fischer Ray, and had been a lifelong area resident. He was a 
graduate of Kewaunee High School. He married the former Frances Hronek on June 14, 
1941, at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Mishicot, and she preceded him in death on 
Oct. 8, 2000. Mr. Ray owned and operated a farm in Mishicot for many years, and 
also worked for the Mirro Corporation. He was a member of Holy Cross Catholic 
Church in Mishicot. Bill enjoyed flower gardening with his wife, and also enjoyed 
working on tractors.
Survivors include three sons and daughters-in-law, Kenneth and Judy Ray, Don and 
Linda Ray, Tom and Janelle Ray, all of Mishicot. Seven grandchildren, Nancy Ray, 
Michael Ray, Cindy (Leon) Hansen, Steve (Carrie) Ray, Tammy (Chris) Klimek, Brian 
Ray, and Paul Ray. Three great-grandchildren, Katie, Ryan and Jared. Two step-
grandchildren, David and Kristen. One sister, Mattie Belum of Manitowoc. One sister-
in-law, Lillian Huehnerfuss of Wausau, nieces, nephews, and many special friends 
also survive. He was also preceded in death by two sisters and two brothers.
Relatives and friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. on Sunday at the Lambert Funeral 
Home in Mishicot. There will be a 7 p.m. parish wake service Sunday at the funeral 
home. Visitation will continue after 10 a.m. on Monday at the funeral home before 
the services at 11 a.m. at Holy Cross Catholic Church. A memorial fund has been 
established in his name.
The Ray family wishes to extend a very special thank you to the entire staff at Holy 
Family Memorial Hospital and St. Mary’s Home of Manitowoc for their love, special 
care and concerns shown to dad during his illness.
Herald Times Reporter, April 7, 2001  P. A3
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(02 Dec 1909/05 Apr 2001/SSDI)


ARTHUR REDEKER

Arthur Redeker, 91, of 443 Randolph Street, Mishicot, died early Monday morning, 
April 22, 1991, at Manitowoc County Health Care Center.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran 
Church, Mishicot. Rev. David Waege will officiate with burial at Mishicot Public 
Cemetery.
He was born in the village of Mishicot on April 10, 1900, son of the late William 
and Bertha Blum Redeker. He married the former Libbie Ramesh on October 18, 1924, 
at St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church, Mishicot. She preceded him in death 
March 31, 1965. Mr. Redeker farmed and was also a rural mail carrier for over 60 
years. He was a member and past officer of St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church. 
He enjoyed his family and grandchildren.
Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Ethel and Francis VanderLogt of 
Mishicot; a son and daughter-in-law, Rev. William and Anita Redeker of Sheboygan; 
a sister, Mrs. Mrytle Burt of Manitowoc, four grandchildren, Roger VanderLogt, 
Kay Holbrook, Mike and Katie Redeker; three great grandchildren, Jeff VanderLogt, 
Abbey Holbrook and Bridge Redeker and a special friend, Mayme Kouba. He was 
preceded in death by a brother.
Friends may call at Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday and 
Wednesday at the church from 10 a.m. until the time of service. Family request 
memorials be made to St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church Organ Fund.
Herald Times Reporter, April 22, 1991 P. B6


BERTHA REDEKER

Mrs. William Redeker, 74, (photo) of Mishicot died last night at the Holy 
Family hospital where she had been a patient for a week.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the St. Peters Lutheran 
church, Mishicot, the Rev. Edward Zell officiating. Burial will be in the 
Mishicot cemetery.
Mrs. Redeker, nee Bertha Blum, was born in 1873 in Mishicot. She was married 
to William Redeker in 1897, and the couple celebrated their golden wedding 
anniversary in 1947. Mrs. Redeker held the oldest membership in the Lutheran 
church in Mishicot and was a member of the Ladies Bible hour. Mr. Redeker is 
a retired mail carried.
Survivors are the husband; son, Arthur on the home farm; daughter, Mrs. Norman 
Burt of Mishicot; two grandchildren; brother, William Blum of Mishicot; three 
sisters, Mrs. Otto Schmidt and Mrs. Henry Thielbar of Two Rivers, and Mrs. 
Paul Schmidt of Milwaukee.
The body will lie in state at the Specht funeral home in Mishicot after seven 
o'clock this evening until 10 a.m. Friday when it will be moved to the church 
to lie in state until the time of services.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Wednesday, April 28, 1948 P. 2


HENRY REDEKER (d. 1953)

Henry Redeker, Sr., 91, a member of one of the earliest families 
in the town of Two Rivers, who operated a farm for a number of 
years in the town of Mishicot, died at 5 p.m. Thursday at the Holy 
Family Hospital, Manitowoc. 
Mr. Redeker had returned on Monday with his son, Henry, Jr., from 
Engelwood, Colo., where they had resided for a year after disposing 
of the homestead farm just south of Mishicot. Taken ill upon his 
arrival, he was removed to the Manitowoc hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Peter Lutheran 
Church, Mishicot, the Rev. Edward Zell officiating. Interment will be 
in the Mishicot public cemetery. 
Henry Redeker was born in the town of Two Rivers in 1861, a son of the 
late William and Anna Goedjen Redeker. After assisting his father on 
the homestead farm for a number of years, Mr. Redeker was a cheesemaker 
at School Section, Town of Two Rivers. Sixty-three years ago, he took 
over a farm in the town of Mishicot, where he resided for 60 years. 
In 1891, he married Minnie Zeddies who preceded him in death 11 years 
ago. 
Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Carl Steinke of Bailey’s Harbor, 
Mrs. C. A. Kirkwood of Baron, Wis., Mrs. William Meineke of Mishicot 
and Mrs. Walter Eis and Mrs. Albert Johannes, Jr., of the Town of Two 
Rivers; four sons, Edward and Arvin of Two Rivers, Henry, Jr., of 
Mishicot, and Kenneth Redeker of Engelwood, Colo.; two sisters, Mrs. 
George Johannes of Detroit, Mich. and Mrs. Robert Lyman of Antigo; a 
brother, Frank Redeker of Denver, Colo.; 31 grandchildren and 11 great-
grandchildren. 
Friends may call at the Specht Funeral Home, Mishicot, until 10 a.m. 
Saturday when the casket will be taken to the church where the body 
will lie in state until the time of services. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, Friday, March 13, 1953


INFANT REDEKER (HENRY)   (d. 1898)

From the Two Rivers correspondent - 31 May
An 8 day old child of Mr. H. Redecker has died. The funeral took place Friday 
by Pastor Dohler of the Two Rivers Lutheran Church at the cemetery in Mishicott.
Der Nord Westen, June 2, 1898
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Notes From Mishicott:
A little child of Mr. and Mrs. Redeker was buried last Friday.
Manitowoc Pilot, Wis., Thursday, June 2, 1898 pg. 2
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Henry Roedicker
Vital o Wisconsin Deaths and Burials, 1835-1968
Name	Henry Roedicker
Sex	Male
Age	0
Residence Place	Mishicot, Wisconsin
Death or Burial Place	Wisconsin, United States
Death or Burial Place (Original)	Mishicot, Wis
Death Date	25 May 1898
Death Place	Mishicot, Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin
Birth Date	19 May 1898
Birthplace	Mishicot, Wis.
Race	W
Ethnicity	American
Father's Name	Henry Roedicker
Father's Sex	Male
Father's Birthplace	Two Rivers, Wis.
Mother's Name	Minnie
Mother's Sex	Female
Mother's Birthplace	Kossuth, Manitowoc Co., Wis.
Cemetery	Lutheran
"Wisconsin Deaths and Burials, 1835-1968"
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(1900 Mishicott census, only 2 Redeker families on census this one and
one with a different head of household:
Henry Redeker age 36; wife Minnie age 26 had 5 children, 4 living; 
Lilly age 8; Elsie age 6; Eddie age 4; Hattie age 8/12)


LESTER REDEKER

Notes from Mishicot:
The family of Mr. and Mrs. Redeker is in deep sorrow over the death 
of their nine year old son, Lester, who died on Sunday morning, 
Feb. 1. Death was due to pneumonia resulting from influenza. The 
entire community deeply sympathizes with the bereaved family.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., Feb. 5, 1920


LIBBIE REDEKER

Mrs. Arthur Redeker, 89, of the Village of Mishicot, died Sunday afternoon, 
March 31, 1985, at Two Rivers Community Hospital.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran 
Church, Mishicot. The Rev. David Waege will officiate with burial to follow at 
Mishicot Public Cemetery.
Mrs. Redeker, nee Libbie Ramesh, was born November 29, 1895, in the Town of 
Gibson, daughter of the late Wenzel and Margaret Konop Ramesh. She married 
Arthur Redeker on October 18, 1924, at St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church. 
The couple came to Mishicot after their marriage to reside. Mrs. Redeker was a 
member of St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church and was a life time member of 
Ladies Bible Hour of the church.
Survivors include her husband, Arthur; a son and a daughter-in-law, Rev. William 
and Anita Redeker of Sheboygan; a daughter and a son-in-law, Ethel and Francis 
VanderLogt of Mishicot; a brother, Edward Ramesh of Whiting, Indiana; four 
grandchildren, Roger VanderLogt, Kay Holbrook and Kathleen and Michael Redeker 
and a great grandson, Jeffrey Vanderlogt. She was preceded in death by three 
sisters and three brothers.
Friends may call at Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot, from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday 
and Wednesday at the church from 9 a.m. until the hour of service. Memorials would 
be appreciated to St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Herald Times Reporter, April 1, 1985 P. 3


MINNIE REDEKER

Funeral services for Mrs. Henry Redeker, Sr., 69, of route 1, Mishicot, 
who died Sunday night, will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. from the St. 
Peter Lutheran Church at Mishicot, the Rev. Edward Zell officiating. 
Burial will be in the Mishicot cemetery. The body, at the Specht 
Funeral Home at Mishicot, will be moved to the church tomorrow morning 
at 10 o’clock. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, Tuesday, April 21, 1942 


WILLIAM REDEKER

William Redeker (photo), prominent Mishicot citizen, who died Monday 
noon at the age of 79, had carried mail out of Mishicot and Francis 
Creek post offices for nearly 29 years prior to his retirement in 
December, 1934.
Of recent years he had made his home in Mishicot with a son Arthur, 
where he died.
Funeral services are to be  held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the St. Peter 
Lutheran church in Mishicot with the Rev. Edward Zell officiating. 
Burial will be in Mishicot public cemetery.
Born on a town of Two Rivers farm in 1869, Mr. Redeker came to Mishicot 
55 years ago. He began his rural mail carrying duties out of the Mishicot 
post office in February, 1916, continuing there until August, 1918, when 
he was transferred to a route out of Francis Creek. In July, 1920, he 
returned to Mishicot where he rounded out nearly 29 years of the postal 
service.
Prior to becoming a mail carrier, Mr. Redeker had operated a dray line 
in Mishicot.
The deceased was also active in community and church affairs, having been 
a trustee of the St. Peter congregation and of the Mishicot Public 
Cemetery association.
In 1897 he married the former Bertha Blum of Mishicot and the couple 
celebrated its golden wedding anniversary September, 1947. Mrs. Redeker 
died in April, 1948.
Surviving, in addition to the son, Arthur, are a daughter, Mrs. Norman 
Burt of Mishicot; two sisters, Mrs. George Johansen of Chicago and Mrs. 
Robert Lymann of Antigo; two brothers, Frank Redeker of Denver and Henry 
Redeker Sr., of the town of Mishicot; and two grandchildren.
The body is at the Specht funeral home in Mishicot where it may be viewed 
this evening. It will be taken to the church at 10 a.m. Wednesday where 
it will lie in state until time of the afternoon service.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Tuesday, September 20, 1949 P.2


ANNA REHBEIN   (d. 1935)

MRS. REHBEIN DIES, AGED 57
Lifelong Resident of County Passes Here on Saturday
Mrs. Anna Rehbein, 57, lifelong resident of Manitowoc County, died 
of heart disease in this city Saturday.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 9 a.m. from the home at 
Mishicot and at 9:30 from the Holy Cross Church at Mishicot with the 
Rev. A. Pritzl officiating. Interment will be at Mishicot.
Mrs. Rehbein, the former Anna Oves, was born on Nov. 23, 1878, in 
the town of Gibson. She was married to Henry Rehbein. They operated 
a tavern at Larrabee for a number of years. When Mr. Rehbein died 
in 1929, Mrs. Rehbein retired from the business. 
Survivors are one daughter Rosella, at home; one son Emanuel, at home; 
one sister, Mrs. Mary Sedlachek, Los Angeles. 
The body will be removed to the home on Tuesday from the Specht Funeral 
Parlor.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, September 16, 1935
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On Tuesday of last week, Henry Rehbein and Miss Anna Oves, two popular young 
people of Larabee, this county, were united in marriage, Rev. Father Cipin of 
Kellnersville tying the nuptial knot. The guests from abroad were: Mrs. Emil 
Sedlacek, Miss Anna Ramesh of Superior, Wis., Miss Mayme Troula of Chicago, 
Knud Ellingbone of Menasha, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Reich of Rockwell, Mrs. J. 
Wanish and Miss Genevieve Charvot of Manitowoc, Louis Weiss and Miss Mayme 
Weiss of Kewaunee.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Jan. 5, 1914 page 1


ANNA J. REHBEIN   (d. 1947)

Mrs. Arthur Rehbein, 54, of Gibson, died this morning at the Two 
Rivers Municipal Hospital, following a two-week illness. Funeral 
services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. John’s Lutheran 
Church in Gibson, the Rev. Henry Pussehl officiating. 
Born Anna Strouf in Gibson in 1892, she was married to Mr. Rehbein 
in 1915. Survivors are the husband; son Donald, at home; sister, 
Mrs. Mildred Chaloupka of Gibson; brother Edwin of Gibson.
The body may be viewed at the Specht Funeral Home, Mishicot, Thursday 
evening, and will be moved to the Rehbein home at 1:30 p.m. Friday. 
It will be moved to the church at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Wednesday, May 28, 1947 


ARTHUR REHBEIN

Arthur Rehbein, 68, of Rt. 1, Mishicot, Town of Gibson farmer, died 
Friday noon at Two Rivers Municipal Hospital where he had been a 
patient since Monday.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at St. John Evangelical 
Lutheran Church, Town of Gibson, the Rev. Ralph Unke officiating. 
Interment will be in Mishicot public cemetery.
Mr. Rehbein was born May 21, 1891, in the Town of Gibson, son of 
the late Charles and Wilhelmina Rehbein. He married the former Anna 
Strouf in November of 1916. She died 12 years ago. After marriage, 
the couple took up residence on the Rehbein homestead farm. 
Survivors include a son Donald, on the home farm; five sisters, 
Mrs. Anna Vertz of Rt. 1, Mishicot, Mrs. Clarence Ebeling of Rt. 1, 
Maribel, Mrs. Minnie Reich of Menasha, Mrs. Nona Reese of California, 
and Mrs. Oscar Wilsmann of St. Paul, Minn.; and five grandchildren. 
A daughter Lorraine preceded him in death 23 years ago.
Friends may call at Specht Funeral Home, Mishicot, after 2 p.m. 
Sunday until 11 a.m. Monday when the casket will be taken to the 
church where the body will lie in state until the time of service. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, Saturday, December 12, 1959


CHARLES REHBEIN

CHAS. REHBEIN, 80, NATIVE OF GIBSON, DIES AT KAUKAUNA 
Charles Rehbein, who, if he had lived until Nov. 11, would have 
been 80 years of age, died yesterday at Kaukauna where he has been 
making his home for many years. He was a native of Gibson and the 
funeral services will be held at Kaukauna Saturday morning and the 
remains brought to Mishicot cemetery shortly after 2 o’clock for 
interment. 
His widow, eight daughters including Mrs. William Vertz of Gibson, 
and Mrs. Charles Eberling of Cooperstown; two sons, William and 
Arthur of Gibson; two sisters, Mrs. William Kind of Gibson and Mrs. 
Wm. Krueger of Racine, and three brothers survive. 
The Rehbein family removed to Kaukauna from Gibson fifteen years 
ago. The deceased was for many years a farmer in the town of Gibson.
Manitowoc Herald News, Friday, November 6, 1931


EMANUEL REHBEIN

Funeral services for Emanuel Rehbein, 41, of Larrabee, Town of Gibson, who
died Thursday afternoon at the home of a sister, Mrs. Erwin Haag, at Larrabee,
were at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the Haag home and at 10 a.m. at Holy Cross
Catholic Church, Mishicot, the Rev. Anthony Betley officiating. Burial was
in Mishicot Public Cemetery. Arrangements were in charge of the Specht
Funeral Home, Mishicot.
(Pallbearers omitted for privacy)
Manitowoc Herald Times, Wednesday, April 27, 1960  p.18
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Emanuel Rehbein Dies at Age 41
Emanuel Rehbein, 41, Route 1, Maribel, died at the home of a sister, Mrs. Erwin 
Haag of Larrabee, Thursday afternoon. He had made his home there for many years. 
He was born Feb. 19, 1919 at Larrabee, a son of the late Henry and Anna Oves 
Rehbein. His only survivor is his sister, Mrs. Haag.
Funeral services were held Saturday at Holy Cross Church, Mishicot with the 
Rev. A. Betley officiating. Burial was in the Mishicot Public Cemetery.
Denmark Press, Thursday, April 28, 1960 page 4


EMMA REHBEIN

Mrs. Herman Rehbein, nee Emma Hostak, 84, of the Town of Gibson, 
died early Thursday evening at Manitowoc County Hospital following 
a lingering illness. 
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at St. John Lutheran 
Church, Gibson. The Rev. R. P. Otto will officiate and burial will 
be in Mishicot Public Cemetery. Mrs. Rehbein was born Jan. 25, 1882, 
in the Town of Gibson, daughter of the late Wenzel and Katherine 
Hostak. She was married to Herman Rehbein in June, 1903. The couple 
operated a farm at Rt. 1, Mishicot. Her husband preceded her in death 
in 1950. She was a member of St. John Lutheran Church, Gibson.
Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Gilbert (Lillian) Morong, Mrs. 
Arthur (Esther) Bauman, both of Milwaukee, Mrs. Ewald (Viola) Krueger, 
of Two Rivers, Mrs. Victor (Emma) Cisler, of Rt. 4, Manitowoc; four 
sons, Joseph, of Waukesha, Herman and Merlin, of Milwaukee, and Harry, 
on the home farm; 28 grandchildren and 32 great grandchildren. Two 
daughters and an infant son preceded her in death.
Friends may call at Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot, after 3 p.m. 
Sunday until 11 a.m. Monday when the body will be taken to the church 
to lie in state until time of services.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Friday, January 20, 1967 


HARRY E. REHBEIN    (d. 2004)

Harry E. Rehbein, age 87, of 3216 Twin Bridge Road, Mishicot, died Saturday, 
Dec. 25, 2004 at St. Vincent Hospital in Green Bay. 
The Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2004 
at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Mishicot, with the Rev. Paul Paider officiating 
with burial to follow in the Mishicot Public Cemetery. 
Harry was born Aug. 1, 1917, in the town of Gibson to the late Herman and Emma 
Hostak Rehbein. He was a 1933 graduate of the Mishicot High School. On June 18, 
1949, he married the former Theresa Ronk at All Saints Catholic Church in Denmark. 
Harry was engaged in farming his entire life. He was a member of Holy Cross 
Catholic Church in Mishicot. He enjoyed farm life, fishing, trapping and his 
apple orchard. 
Survivors include his wife: Theresa; two daughters: Jean (Milton) Schley, Denmark; 
and Hazel Rehbein, Green Bay; one son: James Rehbein, Mishicot; five grandchildren: 
Ginger VanLanen, Jeff Schley, Rebecca, Amanda, and James Rehbein Jr.; two great-
grandsons: Travis and Timmy VanLanen. He is further survived by one sister: Emma 
Cisler, Manitowoc; one brother: Merlin (Bev) Rehbein, Racine; a sister-in-law: 
Leona Rehbein, Milwaukee; and by his brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, 
nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. In addition to his parents, he 
was also preceded in death by five sisters: Lillian, Viola, Esther, Rose and Leona; 
and three brothers: Joseph, Herman and Marvin. 
Relatives and friends may call after 9 a.m. on Tuesday at Holy Cross Catholic 
Church in Mishicot, until the time of service at 11 a.m. There will be no Monday 
evening visitation. 
The Lambert-Eckert Funeral Home of Mishicot is assisting the Rehbein family with 
funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, December 2004


HENRY REHBEIN

LARRABEE MAN PASSES AWAY AT TWO RIVERS
Henry Rehbein, 53, of Larrabee, who has been suffering from pneumonia 
for some time, and was removed to the Municipal Hospital at Two Rivers, 
passed away there this morning. Funeral services will be held on Monday 
afternoon at 2 o’clock from the Lutheran church at Gibson with burial 
at Mishicot. 
The deceased was married to Anna Oves on Sept. 30, 1914, and the widow, 
with two children, Rose Ella and Emmanuel Henry, survive. Eight sisters, 
Mrs. Oscar Wilson, St. Paul, Mrs. Clarence Ebeling, Denmark, Miss Nona, 
Neenah, Miss Mabel, Milwaukee, Mrs. William Vertz of Mishicot, Mrs. K. 
Ellingboe, Mishicot, Mrs. Minnie Reich, Menasha, and Mrs. Frank Beck; 
two brothers, Arthur and William, both of Gibson, and his aged father, 
Charles Rehbein, of Kaukauna, also survive. 
Manitowoc Herald News, Friday, October 24, 1930
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On Tuesday of last week, Henry Rehbein and Miss Anna Oves, two popular young 
people of Larabee, this county, were united in marriage, Rev. Father Cipin of 
Kellnersville tying the nuptial knot. The guests from abroad were: Mrs. Emil 
Sedlacek, Miss Anna Ramesh of Superior, Wis., Miss Mayme Troula of Chicago, 
Knud Ellingbone of Menasha, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Reich of Rockwell, Mrs. J. 
Wanish and Miss Genevieve Charvot of Manitowoc, Louis Weiss and Miss Mayme 
Weiss of Kewaunee.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Jan. 5, 1914 page 1


HERMAN REHBEIN

Herman Rehbein 72, a retired town of Gibson farmer, died of a heart 
attack early today at the homestead farm in that town, now operated 
by a son Harry. Mr. Rehbein, who had resided on the same Gibson farm 
for 66 years, had been in failing health for two years.
Funeral services are to be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the St. John 
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Gibson with the Rev. Henry Pussehl 
officiating. Burial will be in the Mishicot public cemetery.
Born in the town of Two Creeks in 1877, Mr. Rehbein began farming in 
Gibson when a young man in 1886. In 1903, he married the former Emma 
Hostak who survives him, along with 10 children and 22 grandchildren.
The surviving sons, in addition to Harry, are Joseph, Herman and 
Merlin, all of Milwaukee. The six daughters include Mrs. Gilbert 
Morong and Mrs. Arthur Bauman of Milwaukee, Mrs. Ewald Krueger of Two 
Rivers, Mrs. Victor Sisler of Manitowoc, Mrs. Marcus Knudson of Gibson, 
and Mrs. Joseph Rheaume of Seattle, Wash. Also surviving are a brother, 
Emil Guetschow of Two Creeks, and a sister, Mrs. Joan Barneson of 
Manitowoc. 
Friends may call at the Specht Funeral Home in Mishicot from Sunday 
evening. The body will be taken to the church at 10 a.m. Tuesday where 
it will lie in state until the time of afternoon services.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Saturday, May 20, 1950 


LORRAINE REHBEIN

MISS REHBEIN DIES IN WEST
17-Year-Old Girl was Ill for Eight Weeks with Typhoid 
Lorraine Rehbein, 17-year-old daughter of Mrs. And Mrs. Arthur Rehbein, 
died Wednesday in Los Angeles of typhoid fever after an illness of about 
eight weeks. 
Miss Rehbein was visiting in California, having gone west with an aunt, 
Miss Nona Rehbein. Her mother went to Los Angeles the last part of 
September to be with her daughter during her illness. 
The body is being sent to the home here. Funeral services will be held 
Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 from the home and at 2 o’clock from the St. 
John’s Evangelical Church, Zander, the Rev. W. Kleinke officiating. 
Burial will be made to Mishicot. 
Miss Rehbein was born in the town of Gibson on Dec. 16, 1918. She was 
graduated from the Mishicot High School in 1935. For four years, she 
taught Sunday school at Zanders and was active in church affairs. 
Survivors include her parents and a brother (private). 
Manitowoc Herald Times, Friday, November 20, 1936


MARVIN REHBEIN

Sorrow came to the home of Herman Rehbein when death took from them 
their four-month-old son. The little body was laid to rest at the 
Mishicot cemetery Sunday afternoon. Rev. Zell officiating. Mrs. Rehbein 
is seriously ill and was unable to attend the funeral. Many friends 
sympathize with the bereaved parents.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Friday, April 7, 1916 P.4
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(From the Gibson Evang. Lutheran Church record/Marvin Rehbein/
b: 27 Dec. 1915, Tn. Gibson/d: 30 Mar. 1916/parents: Herman Rehbein 
and Emma Hostak/not baptised on account of parents neglect, who promised 
to become followers of Christ henceforth and have the rest of the family 
baptised)


THERESA C. REHBEIN

Theresa C. Rehbein, age 93, formerly of 3216 Twin Bridge Road, Mishicot entered 
into eternal life on Monday, June 27, 2011 at the Bornemann Nursing Home in 
Green Bay. 
Theresa was born March 21, 1918 in New Denmark, WI to the late Michael and Frances 
Sterletski Ronk and has been a lifelong area resident. She attended the Denmark 
School System and married Harry Rehbein June 18, 1949 at All Saints Catholic Church 
in Denmark. He preceded her in death December 25, 2004. 
She and her husband farmed in the town of Gibson for many years. Theresa was a 
member of Holy Cross Catholic Church in Mishicot. She enjoyed watching birds, 
flower gardening, and reading. 
Survivors include two daughters and one son-in-law, Jean and Milton Schley, of 
Denmark, Hazel Rehbein, of Green Bay, one son, James Rehbein, of Mishicot, Five 
grandchildren, Rebecca Rehbein, Amanda Rehbein, James Rehbein Jr., Ginger Van 
Lanen, and Jeff Schley, two great-grandchildren, Travis and Timmy Van Lanen. She 
is further survived by one sister, Grace Novitski, of Luxumberg, one sister-in-
law, Fran Ronk, of Green Bay, nieces, nephews, and cousins. In addition to her 
parents and her husband, Theresa was also preceded in death by two brothers, 
Edward and Henry Ronk, and by one sister, Cecila Kolarik. 
Funeral services will be held at 11:00a.m. on Friday, July 1, 2011 at the Lambert-
Eckert Funeral Home, of Mishicot with the Reverend John Becker officiating, with 
burial to follow in the Mishicot Public Cemetery. 
Relatives and friends may call after 10:00a.m. on Friday at the funeral home, 
until the time of service at 11:00a.m. There will be no Thursday evening visitation. 
Theresa's family would like to extend a very special thank you to Unity Hospice 
for their love, and special care given to Theresa during her illness. Your 
kindness will always be remembered.
Herald Times Reporter, June 2011  


WILHELMINE REHBEIN

Mrs. Charles Rehbein passed away at her home on Friday, Sept. 20, 
after a several months’ illness. The deceased was 60 years of age. 
She leaves to mourn her loss her husband and eleven children. The 
funeral services were held at the St. John’s Lutheran church and 
the burial took place at Mishicot cemetery. The funeral was a 
large one. Those who attended from outside were Mr. and Mrs. 
Ellingboe, of Menasha; Mr. and Mrs. Beck, Mrs. Walter Reict, Nona 
Rehbein, of Menasha; Mrs. Willsman of St. Paul, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. 
Fred Rehbein, of Pittsfield, Wis.; Mr. and Mrs. Herman Kasten, of 
Algoma; William Kasten and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kasten, of Wayside; 
Mrs. Julius Rehbein and daughter of Green Bay, and Mrs. Fred 
Bergelin of Green Bay.
Manitowoc Herald News, Thursday, October 03, 1918, Page 4


ALVIN REHRAUER

Alvin Rehrauer, 80, of Rt. 1, Mishicot, died Tuesday evening, Nov. 1, at the 
Two Rivers Community Hospital.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Lambert Funeral Home and 11 a.m. 
at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mishicot. Rev. Richard Allen will officiate and 
burial will be in the parish cemetery.
Mr. Rehrauer was born May 17, 1903, in the Town of Mishicot, son of the late 
Andrew and Margaret Silbersack Rehrauer. He was employed at Mirro Aluminum Co. 
until retiring in 1975. He was a Veteran of World War II and a member of Holy 
Cross Catholic Church.
Survivors include four nieces and four nephews. He was preceded in death by four 
brothers and six sisters.
Friends may call at Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday 
where a memorial service will be at 7:30 p.m.
Herald Times Reporter Nov. 2, 1983 p. 3
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(17 May 1903/Nov 1983/SSDI)


AMANDA REHRAUER

Miss Amanda Rehrauer, 75, of Rt 1, Two Rivers, died late Fnday 
afternoon at Hamilton Memorial Home, Two Rivers. Funeral services 
will be at 10 a.m. Mondav at Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot, and 
at 10:30 a.m. at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mishicot. The Rev Earl 
Brouchoud will officiate with burial in the parish cemetery.
Miss Rehrauer was born Oct. 25 1899, in Mishicot, daughter of the 
late Andrew and Margaret Silbersack Rehrauer. She was a member of 
the Holy Cross Catholic Church. 
Survivors include three brothers, Emil, Peter and Alvin, all of 
Rt 1, Two Rivers, four nephews and four nieces. Two brothers and 
five sisters preceded her in death. 
Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p m Sundav where a 
memorial service will be held at 7-30 p m.
Herald Times Reporter, Saturday, May 3, 1975


ANDREW REHRAUER

Andrew Rehrauer, 86, lifelong resident of the town of Mishicot, died 
at his home, a mile and one-half south of Mishicot on Highway 147, at 
4 p. m. Tuesday following a stroke.
Funeral services will be held Saturday morning, at 9 a. m. from the 
Specht funeral home in Mishicot and at 9:30 a. m. from Holy Cross 
Catholic church in Mishicot with the Rev. Joseph Van Bogart officiating. 
Interment will be in the Mishicot Holy Cross cemetery.
Mr. Rehrauer was born June 15, 1856, at the homestead where he died 
Tuesday. He was a son of the late Joseph and Barbara Schmidt Rehrauer. 
He was the last surviving member of this family.
On Oct. 17, 1882 he married Miss Margaret Silbersack. She died eight 
years ago.
Survivors are four daughters, Miss Flora Rehrauer and Mrs. John Rice 
of Milwaukee and Miss Elizabeth and Miss Amanda at home; four sons, 
Peter and Emil at home, Rudolph in the town of Gibson, and Private 
Alvin at Camp Grant, Ill., and eight grandchildren.
The body may be viewed at the funeral home and the rosary will be 
recited there Friday evening.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Wednesday, January 27, 1943


EDWARD REHRAUER

Edward Rehrauer, the eldest son of Andrew Rehrauer in Eastwin, died
Thursday last week from an illness of only one week. The funeral was 
held Tuesday morning.
Der Nord Westen, 24 Sept. 1908 
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While his son was at death's door, fire broke out in the woods of Mr. Andrew 
Rehrauer last Thursday evening. The heat and the dry season caused alarm and 
the neighbors soon gathered and after working all night and the next day, the 
fire was extinguished.
Just budding into manhood, Edward Rehrauer, oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew 
Rehrauer was called away from the family circle to his eternal home above last 
Thursday evening after an illness of about one weeks' duration. Deceased was 
the joy and pride of his family and there will be vacant place in their home 
which can never be filled. The bereaved family have the sympathy of many friends 
who feel with them in their sorrow. The funeral took place at the Holy Cross 
church at Mishicot Monday morning.
The Reporter, Sat., Sept. 26, 1908


ELIZABETH REHRAUER

Miss Elizabeth Rehrauer, 67, of Rt. 1, Two Rivers, Town of Mishicot, 
died on the homestead farm where she resided her entire life, at 
12:30 p.m. Monday after a lingering illness.
Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Specht 
Funeral Home, Mishicot, and at 10 a.m. at Holy Cross Catholic Church, 
Mishicot, the Rev. George Beth officiating. Interment will be in the 
adjoining church cemetery.
Miss Rehrauer was born on May 9, 1888, daughter of the late Andrew and 
Margaret Silbersack Rehrauer. For more than 25 years she was employed 
as a saleslady in a Two Rivers merchantile establishment, retiring 
about 22 years ago. She was a member of the Altar Society of Holy Cross 
church for many years.
Surviving Miss Rehrauer are three sisters, Miss Flora Rehrauer and Mrs. 
Julius Reis of Milwaukee, and Miss Amanda Rehrauer at home; and four 
brothers, Emil, Peter and Alvin Rehrauer at home and Rudolph Rehrauer 
of Rt. 1, Mishicot.
Friends may call at the funeral home where the Rosary will be recited 
at 8 o'clock Tuesday evening.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. Tuesday, April 17, 1956 P. 25


EMIL REHRAUER

Emil Rehrauer, 89, of Route 1, Mishicot, died Wednesday evening, Jan. 5, at 
Hamilton Home, Two Rivers.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Holy Cross Catholic Church, 
Mishicot. The Rev. Richard Allen will officiate and burial will be in the 
parish cemetery.
Mr. Rehrauer was born July 18, 1893, in the Town of Mishicot, son of the late 
Andrew and Margaret Sibersack Rehrauer. He was a veteran of World War I and a 
retired farmer. He was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church.
Survivors include a brother, Alvin of 9504 Highway 147, Two Rivers, four nephews 
and four nieces. Three brothers and six sisters preceded him in death.
Friends may call at Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot, after 4 p.m. Friday. A 
memorial service will be at 7:30 p.m.
Herald Times Reporter, January 6, 1983 P. 3
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(18 July 1893/Jan. 1983/SSDI)


JULIA REHRAUER

Mrs. Julia Rehrauer, 88, former Mishicot resident, died Sunday, June 24, 1990, 
at The Manor Care Center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, following a brief illness.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m Thursday at Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot and 
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. at Holy Cross Catholic Church, 
Mishicot. Burial will be in the parish cemetery.
She was born December 1, 1901, in the Town of Two Rivers, daughter of the late 
Anton and Barbara Buenzow Sturm. She married Rudolph Rehrauer on June 12, 1922, 
at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mishicot. The couple farmed in the Town of Gibson 
since 1926. He preceded her in death June 19, 1957.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Ernest (Jeanette) Powell of Bellmawr, New 
Jersey, Dolores Rehrauer of Pennsauken, New Jersey; two sons, Harold Rehrauer 
of Central City, Iowa, Kenneth Rehrauer of Los Angeles, California; five grand-
children and nine great grandchildren also survive. She was preceded in death 
by a son, Howard, three brothers, a half brother and three sisters.
Friends may call at Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot, 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday. 
Memorial Service will be held at 7:30 p.m. A memorial fund will be established 
in her name.
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter


MARGARET REHRAUER

HEART STROKE PROVES FATAL
Mrs. Andrew Rehrauer To Be Buried At Mishicot 
Mrs. Andrew Rehrauer, 74, nearly a life long resident of the county, 
died at her home on Mishicot Route 3 a t 10 o'clock Friday night as 
a result of a heart stroke. She had been in ill health for several 
months.
Funeral arrangements have not been completed, but services will be 
held at Holy Cross church at Mishicot, with the Rev. Father Alfred 
Pritzl officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. The 
remains are at the Klein and Stangel, Inc. funeral home.
Mrs. Rehrauer, nee Margaret Silbersack, was born in Dunndorf, Germany, 
May 6, 1S60, and at the age of 13 months, came to this country and 
settled in the town of Mishicot
In October, 1883, she was married to Andrew Rehrauer.
Besides her husband Mrs. Rehrauer leaves five daughters. Flora of 
Milwaukee, Mrs. John Rice, Milwaukee, Elizabeth of Two Rivers, Mary 
of Manitowoc, and Amanda at home, and four sons, Emil, Peter and 
Alvin at home, and Rudolph of Mishicot. She also leaves a brother, 
Michael Sllbernack, Mishicot, 88 years old.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Saturday, October 13, 1934
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Mrs. Andrew Rehrauer To Be Buried At Holy Cross 
Funeral services for Mrs. Andrew Rehrauer, who died Friday night at 
her home in the town of Mishicot, will be held Tuesday morning at 
9 o'clock at Holy Cross Catholic church. A solemn requiem high mass 
will be held for Mrs. Rehrauer. Rev. Alfred A. Pritzl will be the 
celebrant, and Rev. Fathers Joseph and Roland Ahern, nephews of the 
deceased, will serve as deacon and sub-deacon respectively. Interment 
will be in Holy Cross cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. John Rice and children (private), Miss Flora Rehrauer, 
and Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Noyes of Milwaukee have arrived to attend 
the funeral. Mrs. Rice and Miss Flo Rehrauer are daughters of Mr. 
and Mrs. Rehrauer.
Manitowoc Herald News, Monday, October 15, 1934 


MARY REHRAUER

Miss Mary Rehrauer, 49, of 1116 Columbus Street, died Monday 
afternoon at the Holy Family hospital after a long illness. 
Funeral services will be held on Thursday at Mishicot, at 
8:30 a. m. from the Specht Funeral Home and at 9 o'clock at 
Holy Cross Catholic church. Burial will be in the church 
cemetery. The body is lying in state at the Specht Funeral 
Home.
Miss Rehrauer was born April 4, 1892, in the town of Mishicot. 
She has made her home in Manitowoc for the last 14 years.
Survivors are her father, Andrew Rehrauer, livng near Mishicot: 
four brothers, Emil, Peter J. and Alvin, at home, and Rudolph 
of the town of Gibson; and four sisters, Flora and Mrs. John 
Rice of Milwaukee and Elizabeth and Amanda at home.
The rosary will be recited at the funeral home on Wednesday 
at 8 p.m. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, Tuesday, July 29, 1941


PETER REHRAUER

Peter Rehrauer, 85, of 9504 Highway 147, died unexpectedly Saturday morning,
Jan. 17, at home.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Lambert Funeral Home and 11 a.m.
at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mishicot. The Rev. Earl Brouchoud will officiate
and burial will be in parish cemetery.
Mr. Rehrauer was born Aug. 22, 1895, in the Town of Mishicot, son of the late
Andrew and Margaret Silversack Rehrauer. Mr. Rehrauer farmed all his life. He
was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church.
Survivors include two brothers, Emil of Hamilton Home, Two Rivers and Alvin of
9504 Highway 147, four nieces and four nephews. He was preceded in death by two
brothers and sisters.
Friends may call at Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot, after 4 p.m. Monday. 
Memorial service 7 p.m. Monday.
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter, January 18, 1981 p.3
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(22 Aug. 1895/Jan. 1981/SSDI)


RUDOLPH REHRAUER

REHRAUER FUNERAL
Funeral services for Rudolph Rehrauer, 60, Town of Gibson farmer, who 
died at his home Wednesday night, will be held at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday 
at the Specht Funeral Home, Mishicot, and at 10 a.m. at Holy Cross 
Catholic Church, Mishicot, the Rev. George Beth officiating. Interment 
will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Mishicot.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 1 p.m. Monday where the 
Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Monday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. Friday, June 21, 1957 P. 13


ADOLPH REICH

Funeral services for Adolph Reich, 82, of Rt. 1, Mishicot, who died Wednesday 
at Two River Municiptal Hospital, will be at 9:30 am Saturday at Lambert Funeral 
Home, Mishicot and at 10 am at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mishicot. The Rev. 
Anthony Betley will officiate and burial wil be in the parish cemetery.
Mr. Reich was born Aug. 19, 1887 in the Town of Gibson a son of the late Rudolph 
and Anna Kraus Reich. He was a lifetime area farmer. He married the former 
Ludmila Ciha on May 17, 1910 at St. Mary Catholic Church, Tisch Mills and was 
a member of the Holy Cross Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Mrs. Carl (Florence) Conter of Rt. 2, 
Two Rivers; two sons, Anton on the home farm and Otto of Green Bay; nine 
grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. A brother and two sisters preceded 
him in death.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 pm Friday where the rosary will be 
recited at 8 pm.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Thurs., Sept. 11, 1969 page 21
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(19 Aug 1887/Sep 1969/SSDI)


ANTON J. REICH

Anton J. Reich, age 89, of 16032 Jambo Creek Road, town of Gibson, entered into 
eternal life on his birthday, Friday,, June 24, 2005 at his residence. Mass of 
Christian Burial will be held at 11 am on Tuesday, June 28, 2005 at Holy Cross 
Catholic church in Mishicot, with the Rev. Paul Paider officiating, with burial 
to follow in the parish cemetery.
Anton was born June 24, 1916 in the town of Gibson to the late Adolph and Ludmila 
Ciha Reich and has been a lifelong area resident. He married the former Evelyn 
Soukup on Nov. 16, 1940 in Dubuque, Iowa. He owned and operated the family 
farmstead in the town of Gibson his entire working life, and retired from farming 
in 1978. Anton was a member of the Holy Cross Catholic Church in Mishicot and was 
also a member of the Catholic Knights. He was a former member of the Knights of 
Columbus Council 4807, and the Squeeker's Ship Club of Tisch Mills. He enjoyed 
spending time with his family and liked playing cards, especially sheepshead.
Survivors include his wife, Evelyn; two sons and one daughter-in-law, David Reich, 
town of Gibson; Paul and Carol Reich, Neenah; five grandchildren: Tony Reich, 
Tracy Reich, Betty (Rick) Gloede, Cathy (David) Brazee and Rick Reich; three step 
grandchildren, Lisa (Mark) Boardman, Daniel Reichard and Ryan Reichard; three great 
grandchildren. He is also survived by one sister and brother-in-law, Florence and 
Carl Conter, Mishicot; nieces and nephews. He was also preceded  in death by one 
brother, Otto (Frances) Reich, and by two daughters-in-law, Nancy Riech and Joan 
Reich.
Relatives and friends may call after 9 am on Tuesday at Holy Cross Catholic Church 
in Mishicot until the time of service at 11 am. There will be no Monday evening 
visitation. The Lambert Eckert Funeral of Mishicot is assisting the Reich family 
with funeral arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times, June 26, 2005


FIDEL REICH

From Der Nord Westen, 29 Apr. 1897:
Death in Town Gibson on the 15th of 75 yr. old Fidel Reich 
of a bladder illness. He leaves a widow, a married son, and 
2 married daughters. Burial was 17 Apr. at the Catholic 
Cemetery in Mishicott.


LUDMILA REICH

Mrs. Adolph Reich, 80, of Rt. 1, Mishicot, died Wednesday, evening 
at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc. Funeral services will be at 
10 a.m. Saturday at Lambert Funeral Home and at 10:30 a.m. at Holy 
Cross Catholic Church, Mishicot. The Rev. Earl Brouchoud will 
officiate and burial will be in the parish cemetery.
Mrs. Reich, nee Ludmila Ciha, was born Apr. 13, 1893, in Kewaunee 
County, daughter of the late Albert and Mary Parma Ciha. She was 
married to Adolph Reich May 17, 1910, at St. Mary Catholic Church, 
Tisch Mills. Her husband preceded her in death in September of 1969.
Survivors include two sons, Anton, of Rt. 1, Mishicot, and Otto, of 
Green Bay;  a daughter, Mrs. Carl (Florence) Center, of Rt. 3, Two 
Rivers; four brothers, Albert and Edward, of Two Rivers, Louis, of 
Manitowoc and Joseph, of Green Bay; a sister, Mrs. Frank (Anna) 
Pruess, of Milwaukee; nine grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. 
Three brothers and two sisters preceded her in death.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. Friday where the 
Altar Society Rosary will be at 7:30 p.m. and parish memorial service 
at 8 p.m.
Herald Times Reporter, Thursday, June 14, 1973


MARIA REICH

The body of Mrs. Mary Reich whose death occurred suddenly at the home of 
her daughter on N. Fourteenth street Monday night, will be taken to Mishicott 
for burial, the funeral being held tomorrow. Mrs. Reich retired soon after 
eating a hearty supper and an hour later upon visiting her room, her daughter 
found her dead in bed. Decedent was advanced in years but appeared in good 
health and her death was a shock.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Wednesday, January 4, 1911  P. 4


NANCY REICH

Nancy M. Reich, age 50, of 16008 Jambo Creek Road, Mishicot, passed away 
unexpectedly Tuesday, September 29, 1998, at her residence.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, October 3, 1998, at 10:30 
a.m. at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mishicot. Rev. John Neuser officiating 
with burial in the Holy Cross Church Cemetery.
Nancy was born June 16, 1948, daughter of the late Lawrence and Leona (Stefaniak) 
Falk. She was a graduate of Two Rivers High School with the class of 1966. She 
married David Reich, on October 10, 1970, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Two 
Rivers. Nancy was an Assistant Manager for the Cenex Convenience Store, Mishicot 
and was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church.
Survivors include her husband, David; one daughter Tracy, and one son Tony, both 
at home; one sister Bette (Don) Noonan, Two Rivers; one brother-in-law, Paul 
(Carol) Reich, Neenah; her mother-in-law and father-in-law, Anton and Evelyn 
Reich, Mishicot. Nancy is further survived by aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, 
and cousins. She was also preceded in death by one sister-in-law, Joan Reich.
Friends may call at the Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot, from 4-8 p.m. on Friday 
and after 9 a.m. on Saturday at the funeral Home (sic) before the time of service. 
There will be a 7 p.m. parish wake service at the funeral home, Friday evening.
Herald Times Reporter, September 30, 1998 P. A2
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Mass of Christian Burial for Nancy M. Reich, age 50, of 16008 Jambo Creek Road, 
Mishicot, who passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, September 29, 1998, at her 
residence, will be held on Saturday, October 3, 1998, at 10:30 a.m. at Holy Cross 
Catholic Church, Mishicot. Rev. John Neuser officiating with burial in the Holy 
Cross Church Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot, from 4-8 p.m. on Friday 
and after 9 a.m. on Saturday at the funeral Home before the time of service. There 
will be a 7 p.m. parish wake service at the funeral home, Friday evening.
Herald Times Reporter, October 1, 1998 P. A2


RUDOLPH REICH

RUDOLPH REICH, GIBSON PIONEER, DEAD AT AGE 66
Rudolph Reich, well known pioneer resident of the town of Gibson, 
died at his home there early today at the age of 66 years. Death 
followed a lingering illness and came to Mr. Reich as a messenger 
of deliverance from suffering.
Mr. Reich was a native of Germany and came to Manitowoc County in 
1878, having since that time resided in Gibson where he was engaged 
in farming. Mrs. Reich died 18 months ago. Two sons, Joseph and 
Adolph of Gibson, and two daughters, Mrs. Anna Zelner, Mishicot, 
and Mrs. Mary Koukolik of Franklin, Kewaunee County, survive. 
The funeral will be held Monday morning at Holy Cross Church, 
Mishicot.
Manitowoc Herald News, Friday, November 17, 1922


ANITA REIF

Mrs. Leroy Reif, 42, of Rt. 1, Mishicot, died Sunday morning at Holy Family 
Hospital, Manitowoc, after a short illness.
Funeral services will be at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday at Leschke-Bergner Funeral Home, 
Manitowoc, and at 10 a.m. at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mishicot. The Rev. 
Anthony Betley will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery.
The former Annitta Goetz was born April 29, 1921, at Manitowoc, daughter of the 
late Charles and Goetz and Mrs. Lillian Leist Goetz. She was graduated from St. 
Boniface Parochial School and was married at Manitowoc June 14, 1941 to Leroy 
Reif.
Surviving are her husband, five sons, Leroy Jr., of Two Rivers and Tom, Michael, 
William and John, at home; seven daughters, Mrs. Dean Mathias, of Branch and Joan, 
Jean, Doris, Rita, Ruth Ann and Theresa, at home; her mother and four sisters, 
Mrs. Francis Kemosa and Mrs. Edward Kohls, of Manitowoc, Mrs. Christ Yurk, of 
Sheboygan and Mrs. John Calichowski, of Racine. A son, Robert, preceded her in 
death.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Tuesday where the Rosary will 
be recited at 8 p.m.
Two Rivers Reporter, August 26, 1963 P. T-5


BERNARD E. REIF

Bernard E. Reif, age 80, of 1004 Chrysler Drive, Mishicot, entered into eternal 
life on Friday morning, June 18, 2010, at the Holy Family Memorial Medical Center 
in Manitowoc.
He was born June 13, 1930, in Manitowoc, to the late Elmer and Marie Denor Reif, 
and has been a lifelong area resident. He was a graduate of the Mishicot High 
School. Bernard served in the United States Army entering the service in 1948 and 
was honorably discharged in 1952. He married the former Janice Kubsch June 5, 1953, 
and she preceded him in death on Dec. 8, 1966. He later married Bernice Doucha. 
Bernard worked for the Schutte (sic) Construction Company and later for Lakeside 
Foods in the maintenance department retiring in 1977. He was a member of St. Anne 
Catholic Church in Francis Creek where he served on the St. Anne School Board for 
one term. He was a 50-year member of the Catholic Knights, and a member of the Branch 
American Legion and the Local Teamsters Union. Bernard enjoyed listening to polka 
music, dancing, traveling, fishing, working with wood, and part-time farming.
(Survivors omitted for privacy.) In addition to his parents and his wife Janice he 
was also preceded in death by two brothers-in-law: Kermit Hetue, and Gerald Keehan.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, June 22, 2010, at St. 
Anne Catholic Church in Francis Creek with the Reverend Paul Paider officiating, 
with burial to follow in the Holy Cross Catholic Church Cemetery in Mishicot. 
Relatives and friends may call after 9 a.m. on Tuesday at the church, until the time 
of service at 11 a.m. There will be no Monday evening visitation. The Lambert-Eckert 
Funeral Home of Mishicot is assisting the Reif family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reproter, June 19, 2010


JANICE M. REIF

Mrs. Bernard Reif, 33, R. 2, Two Rivers, died unexpectedy Friday. She was found 
by her son, Brian, age 12. Acting Manitowoc County Coroner, Dr. R.G. Strong, 
stated that the post mortem examination established that her death was caused 
by a sudden massive heart attack.
Mrs. Reif was the former Janice Kubsch and was born August 13, 1933 in the Town 
of Kossuth, the daughter of Mrs. Agnes Burich Kubsch and the late George Kubsch. 
She attended Elm View Grade school and St. Joseph's Parochial school at 
Kellnersville and graduated from Mishicot High School in 1950. She was employed 
at the Mirro Aluminum Co. and at the Northern Products. She married Bernard Reif 
June 2, 1953 at St. Joseph Catholic Church.
Survivors are her husband; her mother, Mrs. Agnes Kubsch, Kellnersville; three 
sons, Brian,, Ronald and Randall, all at home; a daughter, Debra at home and a 
brother, George Kubsch, Denmark. Her father preceded her in death in 1965.
Funeral services were held Monday at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mishicot, with 
the Rev. Anthony Betley officiating. Burial was in the parish cemetery.
Denmark Press, Thursday, Dec. 15, 1966 page 14
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(13 Aug 1933/Dec 1966/SSDI)


JULIE RIEF

Julie Reif, age 27, of 13311 Princl Road, Mishicot, died Sunday afternoon, 
January 24, 1993, at the home of her parents at Pecatonica, Ill., after a 
lengthy illness.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Thursday, January 28, 1993, at 
the Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mishicot. The Rev. John Nauser officiating, 
with burial at the parish cemetery.
Julie was born on December 6, 1965, at Monroe, Wis., daughter of James and 
Patricia Collins Daly. She was married to Michael Reif on April 1, 1987.
She is survived by her husband; two sons, Michael and Tylor; one daughter, 
Tonya; two step-daughters, Jenny and Jamie, all of Mishicot. Her parents; 
three brothers, Patrick, Michael and Joseph Daly; four sisters, Mrs. Gary 
(Cynthia) Haughton, Cathryn and Amy Daly and Mrs. Ronald (Debra) Wise. 
Preceded in death by a son, Travis and one brother, David.
Friends may call at the Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot, from 4-9 p.m. on 
Wednesday, with a prayer service at 7 p.m.
Herald Times Reporter, January 26, 1993 P. A2


LEROY REIF

LeRoy Leonard Reif Sr., age 82, a resident of St. Mary's Home, 2005 Division St., 
Manitowoc, formerly of Mishicot, died Sunday, October 24, 1999, at the home, with 
his family by his side.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, October 28, 1999, at 
Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mishicot. Rev. William O'Brien will officiate with 
burial in the Holy Cross Church Cemetery.
LeRoy was born December 24, 1916, in the town of Kossuth, son of the late Frank 
and Francis Hutterer Reif. On April 14, 1941, he married the former Anita Theresa 
Goetz at Manitowoc. She preceded him in death on August 25, 1963. On July 19, 1973, 
he married Marian Peterson. She preceded him in death on May 16, 1999. Mr. Reif 
owned and operated a dairy farm in the town of Gibson for many years and also worked 
in the building construction trades.
Survivors include seven daughters and sons-in-law, Lillian and Dean Matthias, Maribel, 
JoAnn and Jerry Shillcox, Mishicot, Jean and Steve Wacek, Brillion, Doris and Brian 
Johnson, Denmark, Rita and Jerome Hoffman, Mishicot, Ruth and Gary Kobes, Two Rivers, 
Theresa and Paul Lambrecht, Brillion: five sons and daughters-in-law, LeRoy Jr. "Butch" 
and Susie Reif, Brillion, Tom and Susan Reif, Manitowoc, Michael and Carrie Reif, 
Mishicot, Bill and Lisa Reif, Mishicot, John and Melody Reif, Brillion; one step-
daughter, Theresa Becker, Florida; one step-son, Jerry Petersen, Reedsville; 48 
grandchildren; 12 step grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; six step great-
grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter; three sisters, Mildred (Herb) Kohlmeier, 
Manitowoc, Myrtle Zunker, Manitowoc, Norma and Anton Mott, Mishicot; brothers-in-law 
and sisters-in-law, Ray and June Larsen, Denmark, Maynard and Shirley Petersen, Denmark, 
Millie Reif, Milwaukee, Lucille Komosa, Manitowoc, June Celichowski, Denmark. LeRoy is 
further survived by nieces, nephews, and many special friends. He was preceded in death 
by an infant son, Robert; one daughter-in-law, Julie; two grandchildren; one step-son, 
Dale; five sisters and six brothers.
Friends may call from 4-9 p.m. on Wednesday at the Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot, and 
after 8:30 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home until the time of service at 10 a.m. There 
will be a 8 p.m. parish Wake Service at the funeral home on Wednesday.
The Reif family wishes to express special thanks to the staff at St. Mary's Home and the 
doctors and staff of the Northside Clinic for their wonderful care, love, and concerns 
shown to our dad and our family during dad's illness. We will miss you dad
Safely Home
I am home in Heaven dear ones.
Oh, so happy and so bright.
There is perfect joy and beauty
in this everlasting light.
Herald Times Reporter, October 26, 1999 P. A2
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(Leroy L./24 Dec 1916/24 Oct 1999/SSDI)


TRAVIS REIF

Graveside committal services for Travis Michael Reif, stillborn son of Michael 
and Julie Daly Reif of (illegible) Princl Road, Mishicot, where held ? p.m. 
this Friday at Holy Cross Cemetery, Mishicot. Msgr. James Feely officiating.
Survivors include two brothers and a sister, Mike, Jennie, Jamie; paternal 
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Reif of rural Mishicot; maternal grandparents, 
Mr. and Mrs. James Daly of Pac???ica, Illinois; maternal great grandparents, 
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Collins of Peotville, Wisconsin  and Mrs. Ethel Daly of 
(illegible), Wisconsin.
Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot assisted the family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Time Reporter, October 7, 1988
(Note: The October microfilm was light and negative images-very hard to read)


DANIEL JAMES REINDL

Graveside services for Daniel James Reindl, stillborn son of James and 
Christine Peterson Reindl, of 215A 11th St., Two Rivers, were Saturday 
at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mishicot, with the Rev. James Geenen 
officiating. Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot, was in charge of funeral 
arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, Tuesday, July 15, 1975 P. 3


DOROTHY REINDL    (d. 2011)

Dorothy M. Reindl, age 85, of 3104 Shoto Road, Two Rivers, died Tuesday, May 31, 
2011 at Shady Lane Nursing Care Center, Manitowoc.
She was born on April 10, 1926 in Two Rivers, daughter of the late Joseph and 
Anna (Beitzel) Taddy. Dorothy was a graduate of ashington High School, Two 
Rivers, Class of 1943. On May 3, 1947 she married Leonard Reindl in Two Rivers. 
He preceded her in death on December 20, 2000. Dorothy was a member of St. Anne 
Christian Ladies Society and the VFW Auxiliary Post #1248. She was also a member 
of St. Anne Catholic Church, Francis Creek.
Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law: Jeanette & James Wiesner, Manitowoc; 
a son and daughter-in-law: Frank & Nancy Reindl, Manitowoc; six grandchildren: Jeff 
(Sue) Wiesner, Appleton, Jim (Kris) Wiesner, Green Bay, Joe Wiesner & his fiancee 
Amy Pendergast, Manitowoc, Jill (Terry) Henrickson, Manitowoc, Jeremy (Jayme) 
Reindl, Reedsville, Rob (Kari) Reindl, Manitowoc; eleven great grandchildren; and a 
brother-in-law and sister-in-law. Also surviving are nieces, nephews, other relatives 
and friends. She was also preceded in death by a grandson: Kevin Reindl, six brothers 
and five sisters.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, June 3, 2011, at St. Anne 
Catholic Church, Francis Creek. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will 
be the Rev. Gerald Foley with burial at Holy Cross Cemetery, Mishicot.
The family will greet relatives and friends at St. Anne Catholic Church, Francis 
Creek, from 9:30 a.m. Friday, June 3, 2011 until 10:45 a.m. 
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral 
arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter   June 2, 2011


FRANK REINDL

Gibson Man Dies at Hospital Here
Frank Reindl, twenty-eight years old, and a resident of Gibson, died at 
the Holy Family Hospital this morning, having undergone an operation 
there a few days ago. The decedent was a son of Simon Reindl of 
Kellnersville. He leaves a wife and one child. 
The funeral will be held from the Catholic Church in Mishicot at nine 
o’clock Monday morning. 
Manitowoc Herald News, Saturday, May 7, 1921 
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Notes from Fischerville:
Frank Reindl, a young man of 25 years of age and a resident of this locality, 
died at the Holy Family hospital last Saturday morning, just having undergone 
an operation but a few days ago. Mr. Reindl bought his farm from Ira Wilson a 
few years ago and has made considerable progress and was a man that took special 
interest in farming. Mr. Reindl was a man of good career and was favorably and 
well known and highly esteemed by all. He leaves to mourn his untimely death 
his wife and one child. The funeral took place Monday morning at 9 o'clock from 
the Catholic Church, with interment at the Mishicot Catholic Cemetery.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., May 12, 1921


LEONARD L. REINDL

Leonard L. Reindl, age 82, of 3104 Shoto Road, two wives, died Wednesday, 
December 20, 2000, at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center, Manitowoc.
Funeral Services will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, December 22, 2000, at Immanuel 
Ev. Lutheran Church, Manitowoc. Officiating at the service will be Rev. Dennis 
Broehm. Burial will take place at Mishicot Cemetery.
Leonard was born April 22, 1918, in Mishicot, son of the late Frank and Libby 
Zimmerhakel Reindl. He served in the United Sates Army during World War II. On 
May 3, 1947, he married the former Dorothy Taddy in Two Rivers. Leonard worked 
at the Manitowoc County Highway Department for 34 years, retiring in 1980. He 
was a member of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, the VFW in Two Rivers 
and the 34th Engineers.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Reindl, Two Rivers; one daughter and son-
in-law, Jeanette and James Wiesner, Manitowoc; one son and daughter-in-law, 
Frank and Nancy Reindl, Manitowoc; six grandchildren, Jeff (Sue) Wiesner, Jim 
Wiesner, Joe Wiesner, Jill Marks, Jeremy and Rob Reindl; one great-grandson, 
Dylan Marks; two brothers, Eugene Eslinger, Manitowoc, Edward Eslinger, Mishicot; 
one sister and brother-in-law, Irene and Delmar Horstman, Manitowoc; nieces, 
nephews, other relatives and friends also survive. He was preceded in death 
by one grandson, Kevin Reindl; two brothers, Lester and Raymond Eslinger.
The family will greet relatives and friends at the church on Friday from 4 p.m. 
until the time of service at 7 p.m.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, December 21, 2000 P. A3


CLARA REINKE

Funeral services for Mrs. Max Reinke, 66, of Mishicot, who died 
Friday at the Manitowoc County Hospital after a long illness, 
will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church, 
Mishicot, the Rev. Edward Zell officiating. Burial will be in 
Mishicot Public Cemetery. 
Mrs. Reinke was the former Clara Zed_____, born in the Town of 
Mishicot, April 6, 1892. She was married to Max Reinke at Mishicot, 
April 11, 1912. 
Friends may call at the Specht Funeral Home, Mishicot, after 7 
o’clock this Saturday evening until 11 a.m. Sunday when the casket 
will be taken to the church where the body will be in state until 
the time of services.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Saturday, October 12, 1957 


MAX REINKE

Maximillian (Max) Reinke, 70, of Mishicot, died at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday at Two 
Rivers Municipal Hospital where he had been a patient a day. He had been ill 
the past several weeks.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday St. Peter Evangelical Church, 
Mishicot, the Rev. David Worgull officiating. Burial will be in Mishicot Public 
Cemetery.
Mr. Reinke was born Oct. 20, 1889, at Munich, Germany, a son of the late Mr. and 
Mrs. John Reinke. When he was a year old the family brought him to this country 
settling at Two Rivers, where his father became the city's gardener and helped 
to develop Lakeshore Park. He married the former Clara Zeddies at St. Peter 
church, Mishicot, April 11, 1912, after which the couple settled on a farm in 
the Town of Mishicot. The couple moved to Two Rivers after retiring from the farm 
a number of years where he was employed at the F. Eggers Plywood & Veneer Co. He 
retired four years ago and moved to Mishicot to reside with a son, Melvin. Mrs. 
Reinke died at Mishicot two years ago.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Louis Kornely and Mrs. Bernard Gorzlanzyk of 
Mishicot; another son, Lester of Mishicot; four sisters, Mrs. Hattie Marek of 
Chicago; Mrs. Mary Novak and Mrs. George Radey of Two Rivers and Mrs. Robert 
Lamprey of Manitowoc; a brother, Paul of Kansas, 11 grandchildren and four great 
grandchildren.
Friends may call at the Specht Funeral Home, Mishicot, after 2 p.m. Wednesday 
until 11 a.m. Thursday when the casket will be taken to the church where the body 
will lie in state until the time of service
Manitowoc Herald Times


CUNIGUNDE REINWAND

Mishicott News
A ten year old daughter of Mr. Reinwand was kicked by a horse Sunday morning 
and has since died from the effects. She was feeding the chickens in the barn and 
in passing near the horse was kicked in the abdomen. She survived until Sunday evening.
Manitowoc County Chronicle - Feb. 9, 1897
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Cunnegunda Reinwand
Wisconsin, Death Records
Name Cunnegunda Reinwand
Event Type Death
Event Date 1897
Event Place Mishicot, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Gender Female
Race W
Birth Date 06 Jan 1887
Burial Place Mishicott, Manitowoc, Wis.
Cemetery R.C. Cemetery
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Cunnegunda Reinwand
Wisconsin Deaths and Burials
Name Cunnegunda Reinwand
Gender Female
Burial Place Mishicott
Death Date 08 Feb 1897
Death Place Mishicot, Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin
Birth Date 06 Jan 1887
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(NOTE: The 1900 census shows a Reinwand family in Two Rivers. 
It's the only Reinwand family on the 1900 census, none on
the 1880 in Manitowoc co.) 


CHARLES E. REIS

Charles E. Reis, age 81, former Mishicot resident, entered into eternal glory on 
Friday Sept. 27, 2002 in Wellington, Fla. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. 
on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2002 at St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mishicot 
with the Reverend Robert Johannes officiating, with burial to follow in the Mishicot 
Public Cemetery.
Charles was born on April 11, 1921 in Manitowoc County to the late Edward and Leona 
Scham Reis. The Lord brought Charles into his eternal kingdom by Holy Baptism, and 
Charles Publicly stated his Christian faith at his confirmation at St. Peter's 
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mishicot.
On June 28, 1944, Charles married the former Hazel Rahmlow. The couple farmed for 
28 years in the town of Mishicot, and later Charles owned and operated a bulk milk 
route. Charles was a faithful member of St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church of 
Mishicot, and also of Immanuel Lutheran Church of Manitowoc, and in retirement, 
served the Lord as a member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church of Zephyrhills, Fla., and 
Hope Lutheran Church, in Wellington, Fla. Living the past nine years in Florida, 
Charles enjoyed playing horseshoe, and visiting with the northern friends that would 
stop to see him.
Taking comfort in the hope of resurrection include his wife Hazel; his two daughters 
and sons-in-law, Judith and Neale Wenzel, Jeannine and Michael Barr; one son and 
daughter-in-law, James and Debra Reis. Charles is further survived by eight 
grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren, and also by a sister-in-law, and brother-
in-law, Shirley and Glen Rahmlow, of Manitowoc, nieces, nephews, cousins and many 
friends. Charles was preceded in death by a daughter, JoAnne Marie Reis, and a great-
granddaughter, Kendra Wenzel.
Relatives and friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday at the Lambert Funeral Home 
in Mishicot. Visitation will continue after 12 noon on Wednesday at St. Peter's 
Evangelical Lutheran Church until the time of service at 1 p.m. In lieu of other 
expressions of sympathy, the Reis family has established a memorial fund for the 
Manitowoc Lutheran High School.
Herald Times Reporter, September 30, 2002  P. A3


HAZEL REIS

Hazel Reis, age 92, former Mishicot resident, was called home to her Savior on 
Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017 in Wellington, Florida.
Hazel was born in the Town of Mishicot on October 4, 1924 to the late Paul and 
Erma Rahmlow, and was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in 
Mishicot. On June 28, 1944, she married Charles E. Reis. Together the couple 
farmed in the Town of Mishicot for 30 years, before moving to Manitowoc. Hazel 
also worked as a nurses aide at area hospitals for many years. In 1993, the 
couple moved to Florida where Hazel continued to work part-time in several 
hospitals. Charles preceded her in death on Sept. 27, 2002.
Throughout the years, Hazel remained active in many church groups at St. Peter's 
Lutheran Church, Immanuel Lutheran in Manitowoc, and at Manitowoc Lutheran High 
School. She enjoyed her time in the kitchen, cooking & baking; and loved to bake 
biscuits for her grandchildren & great grandchildren. She also enjoyed playing 
games with them. Hazel was always ready for a good game of sheepshead whenever 
friends and family would gather. Staying in contact with everyone through her 
computer, she will fondly be remembered as "High Tech Grams".
Hazel is survived by two daughters & sons-in-law, Judith and Neale Wenzel of 
Potter, Jeannine and Michael Barr of Wellington, FL; one son & daughter-in-law, 
Jim and Debbie Reis of Manitowoc; eight grandchildren; twenty one great 
grandchildren; one sister-in-law, Shirley Rahmlow of Two Rivers; along with 
nieces, nephews, cousins, and many friends. In addition to her parents and her 
husband, she was preceded in death by a daughter, JoAnn Marie Reis; a great 
granddaughter, Kendra Wenzel; and her brother, Glen Rahmlow.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, Feb. 27, 2017 at St. Peter's 
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mishicot. Pastor Robert Johannes and Pastor Matthew 
Reis, a Grandson, will officiate at the service, with burial to follow in the 
Mishicot Public Cemetery. 
The family will greet relatives and friends at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in 
Mishicot, after 9:00 a.m. Monday until the time of service at 11:00 a.m. There 
will be no Sunday evening visitation.
In lieu of other expressions of sympathy, memorials would be appreciated to 
Manitowoc Lutheran High School. 
Lambert-Eckert Funeral Home of Mishicot is assisting the Reis family with funeral 
arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter, Friday, February 24, 2017 pg. A5


JO ANN REIS

Four Killed in Two–Car Crash 
Accident Occurs Near Two Rivers 
Autos Collide at Unprotected Town Road Intersection in Early Evening 
A two-car crash at an unprotected town road intersection three miles north 
of this city in the early evening darkness Friday killed four persons and 
injured two others.
Victims of the tragic accident were Herman W. Jaeckel, 69, and his wife, 
Nellie, 65, both of 1618-19th St., Two Rivers; Jane L. Menges, 15, of Rt. 2, 
Two Rivers and Jo Ann M. Reis, 15, of Rt. 1, Mishicot. 
(Injured omitted for privacy)
(paragraphs detailing number of traffic deaths omitted)
Friday’s crash occurred at about 7:40 p.m., county police said, as the Jaeckel 
car was traveling north and the Reis vehicle was proceeding east. Both roads 
leading to the intersection, located west of Shambeau Sales and Service garage 
were blacktopped. Police said there were no arterial signs at the intersection 
but that visibility in the area was good.
Vehicle Cartwheeled 
According to the police investigation, the Reis car was struck in the right side 
by the Jaeckel vehicle in the eastbound lane near the center of the intersection. 
The vehicles then slapped together with the Jaeckel car coming to rest in the 
northeast ditch. The Reis vehicle cartwheeled and came to rest on its top in a 
field.
Mr. and Mrs. Jaeckel were both thrown from their car and died almost instantly 
of multiple injuries. Jane Menges and Jo Ann Reis were pinned in the back seat 
area of the Reis auto. The Menges girl died of multiple injuries enroute to the 
hospital and Miss Reis was pronounced dead at the scene of head injuries.
Police said the young people in the Reis car were on their way to a football game 
between Manitowoc Lutheran and Gibraltar High Schools in Manitowoc but planned to 
stop briefly at the East Side Auto Co. at Two Rivers so that Reis could make a 
payment on his car, a 1964 model Chevrolet. The Jaeckels apparently were en route 
to visit relatives who live north of the intersection. 
Miss Reis was born Oct. 4, 1952, a daughter of Charles and Hazel Rahmlow Reis.
She attended Mishicot Elementary School and graduated from St. John Evangelical
Lutheran School, Two Rivers. She was a junior at Manitowoc Lutheran High School
where she was a member of the Pep Club, school choir and on the Excalibur
yearbook staff. She was a member of St. Peter Lutheran Church.
Survivors include her parents; two sisters (private); a brother (private);
and maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Rahmlow, of Mishicot.
Funeral services for JoAnn Marie Reis, 15, of Rt. 1, Mishicot, will be at 1 p.m.
Monday at St. Peter Lutheran Church, MIshicot. The Rev. Rerbert(sic) Kesting
will officiat and burial will be in Mishicot Public Cemetery.
Friends may call at Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot, after 3 p.m. Sunday until
11:30 a.m. Monday when the body will be taken to the church to lie in state
until time of services. Memorials may be made to Manitowoc Lutheran High School.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Saturday, September 28, 1968,  P. 1,  P. 12
(This article is also with the other victims)


JOHN A. REIS

In ill health for the past several months, John A. Reis, 46, a tester with 
the Dairy Herd Improvement Association since 1935, died at his home in the 
village of Mishicot at 8 a.m. Thursday.
Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the Specht Funeral 
Home, Mishicot, and at 10 a.m. at the Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mishicot, 
the Rev. George Beth officiating. Interment will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, 
Mishicot.
Mr. Reis was born at Whitelaw on July 9, 1908, a son of the late Ferdinand 
and Mary Reimer Reis. Engaged in farming in his earlier years he took a 
short course at the University of Wisconsin agricultural school. In 1935 he 
became employed by the Dairy Herd Improvement Association and took up his 
residence at Mishicot in 1939 when he married Loretta Bolzenthal at Francis 
Creek.
A member of the Mishicot Farm Bureau, he had been serving as president of 
the Holy Name Society of Holy Cross Church up to the time of his death.
Besides his wife, he leaves three daughters, two sons (private); two sisters, 
Sister M. Digna of the Holy Family Convent, Silver Lake, and Mrs. Clem Blonde 
of Green Bay, and two brothers, George of Whitelaw and Clarence of Milwaukee.
Friends may call at the funeral home at 7 p.m. Thursday until the time of 
services. The Rosary will be recited at the funeral home at 8 p.m. Friday. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, Thursday, October 14, 1954  P. 33


JOSEPH REIS

Joseph Reis, a pioneer settler of Mishicot, died at the family home this morning 
at the age of seventy-six. He was born in Germany and came to this country at the 
age of eight with his parents, the family making their home in the county. He is 
survived by his widow. The funeral arrangements had not been made this morning 
but will be announced later.
Manitowoc Herald News, Monday, June 4, 1923 P. 9 


LORETTA REIS

Loretta Virginia Bolzenthal Reis Nelson Daron, 90, passed away peacefully on 
Friday, Feb. 26, 2010, at Shady Lane Nursing Care Center in Manitowoc. She had 
a long life filled with many challenges and losses, including three husbands 
and a son preceding her in death. Now she has joined them and is finally resting 
with the Lord.
Loretta Daron was born in Seymour, Lafayette County, Wis., to Clara O'Brien and 
Walter Bolzenthal on Feb. 20, 1920. She lived her entire life in Wisconsin though 
she loved to get in the car and drive. Her trips to California and Colorado were 
legendary; her favorite auto trip was to The Lady of the Snows in southern 
Illinois.
Loretta was filled with determination and a strong Irish spirit, and she faced 
her life's many losses with strenth and resolve. She moved in from the family 
farm in Shoto to Manitowoc and worked as a domestic, earning her way to a high 
school diploma from Lincoln High School in 1938.
Loretta married John A. Reis on Nov. 7, 1939, and together they worked for the 
Dairy Herd Improvement Association, operated a small dairy farm in Mishicot and 
raised five children. Loretta became known as the "apple lady" before her husband 
preceded her in death in 1954. In addition to operating the farm on her own, the 
widow then took a position as a dress clerk with the Belle Shoppe in Two Rivers. 
She eventually worked her way up to being a buyer for the Johnson Hills Department 
Store in Manitowoc.
In 1960, she married Arnold Nelson and together they moved into their new home in 
the town of Cato on Manitowoc County JJ along with her four children. Her second 
husband was a victim of a fatal auto accident in April 1963. Her son, Roberty Reis, 
was a victim of a motorcyle accident two years later in 1965.
Loretta's third husband was John Daron, whose job in Milwaukee necessitated a 
move and change in lifestyle. In addition to his full-time job, the couple also 
managed apartments and had an apartment service operation. They retired back to 
the country home on Manitowoc County JJ after his retirement. He preceded her in 
death in 1990.
Loretta was a strong advocate and activist for the developmentally disabled, serving 
on the original board of the Riverview School and working with the Association for 
the Developmentally Disabled. She saw to it that her daughter, (private), was not 
deprived of any activity, whether it was a Special Olympics event or an ADD Summer 
Camp.
Her last wish was to be remembered as "Jeanie's Mom," a role she had faithfully 
played until she fell, breaking her hip on Labor Day of 2005, a fall from which 
she never fully recovered.
Loretta was also loyal to her roots as a farm girl and was active in Wisconsin Women 
for Agriculture.
(Survivors omitted for privacy.)
She also was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and two sisters.
The family wishes to thank everyone for their support during Loretta's final challenges, 
especially the staff at Shady Lane Nursing Home and asks that she and all the departed 
be remembered in prayer.
Contributions should be designated to the local Holiday House in Manitowoc, Silver 
Lake College, ADD or Parkinson's Association.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 3, 2010, at St. Peter 
the Fisherman Catholic Church, 3219 Tannery Road, Two Rivers. The Rev. William O'Brien 
will celebrate the Mass of Christian Burial. Cremation will follow and burial will 
take place at Holy Cross Cemetery in Mishicot.
Relatives and friends may call on Tuesday evening at the Jens Family Funeral Home & 
Crematory, 1122 S. Eighth St., Manitowoc from 5 to 8 p.m. a parish prayer service 
will be held at 7:30 p.m. Visitation will continue again on Wednesday at the church 
from 9 to 10:15 a.m.
Herald Times Reporter, March 1, 2010


NIC REIS

Nic Reis, a Mishicott war veteran is dead and the funeral was held today. He 
had suffered for years from cancer. A widow and family survive. 
Manitowoc Daily Herald, May 15, 1909  P. 2
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Mr. Peter Reiss(sic), a very prominent citizen of the town of Mishicot, died 
last Thursday and was buried Saturday from the Mishicot Catholic Cemetery at 
that place, Rev. Father Bell officiating. Mr. Reiss was an old veteran of the 
Civil War. The Jos Rankin Post G.A.R., will attend the funeral. The deceased 
has a family of grown up children of whom two live in this city, Mr. John 
Riess and Mrs. Aug. Sontag.
The Reporter, Sat., May 15, 1909
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(From the correspondent in Mishicott, 18 May) 
Death last Sunday in his home here of 64-year old N. Reis. Mr. Reis had been ill 
for a long time, but in recent weeks the sickness took on a totally different 
character and death released him from his pain last Thursday. He leaves his wife 
and 7 grown children -3 sons and 4 daughters, all in good circumstances. The 
funeral was held Saturday morning from the Catholic Church with a large funeral 
procession to the Catholic cemetery.
Der Nord Westen, 20 May 1909
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Mr. Nick(sic) Reis, an old resident of Mishicot, died on Thursday. He was buried 
on Saturday from the Holy Cross church. Father Bell officiated. He was a member 
of the G.A.R., and the G.A.R. members came up from Two Rivers to attend the 
funeral. He leaves a wife and several chidren and a brother to mourn his death. 
He will be missed from our village as he was beloved and respected by all.
Manitowoc Pilot, May 20, 1909 
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Mishicot:
The funeral of the late Nicholas Reiss(sic) was held last Saturday from the 
Catholic Church, Rev. Belle officiating. The deceased was born April 18, 1844 
in Prussia and came to America in 1952 and settled in Mishicot the year after 
and with the exception of time spent in the army in 1861 to 1863, this town 
was his home ever since his immigration to the United States. Reiss served a 
year and a half in the Ninth Wisconsin Regiment, Co. B., during the Civil War 
and at his funeral the old comrades of the G.A.R. fired the last salute. He 
resided on a farm up to three years ago when his son, George Reiss took the 
homestead and Mr. Reiss moved to the village. He was married twice, the last 
wife, still living to mourn his death. He leaves eight children, Mrs. Ella 
Sontag, Mrs. Mary Hooper, Mrs. Anna Kroll, Mrs. Duisa Tomaschefsky, Ed, John 
and George Reiss; two brothers, Joe and Peter and two sisters, Mrs. Kate Wilke 
and Mrs. Barbara Schroeder.
The Reporter, Sat. May 22, 1909
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(Note: The Roundtable has the wrong year of death for him. They have 1908)


ROBERT J. REIS

Motorcycle Crash Kills Two Young Men Both Thrown Off Vehicle Into Trees
Victims From Two Rivers; Police Probing 
Injuries received in a motorcycle accident in Point Beach State Forest about 
four miles northeast of this city proved fatal to a pair of young men from 
Two Rivers over the weekend. 
The victims were Robert J. Reis, 20, of 1616-A Washington St., and Daniel J. 
Baker, 22, of 1403-20th St. 
Baker died of injuries received in the accident at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Two 
Rivers Municipal Hospital and Reis passed away shortly before noon Sunday at 
the same place. 
Dr. Theodore Teitgen, county coroner, said both men suffered extensive 
injuries. 
No Witnesses 
The accident occurred shortly after 3:15 p.m. Saturday on a road four tenths 
of a mile inside the state forest entrance at a deceptively sharp curve. 
County police said there were no apparent witnesses to the crash.
The motorcycle on which the youths were riding ran off the curve and hit a 
clump of birch trees, throwing both off the vehicle.
Two girls on a tandem bicycle, (private) of Two Rivers, discovered the 
accident after hearing faint cries for help by one of the youths. 
County Police Offices John Hartl and Ray Hronek said the youths had been 
removed from the scene by ambulance when they arrived to investigate.
Forced Off Road 
Reis told police at the hospital later that the motorcycle was forced off the 
road by an unidentified oncoming car. The motorcycle was northbound at the time. 
Police said they were investigating the statement made by Reis but had not been 
successful in uncovering corroborating evidence. 
Doctor Tetigen said he would wait to see if there was additional evidence before 
deciding whether or not to hold an inquest into the accident.
Deaths of the two young men raised the county’s 1965 traffic fatality toll to 
seven compared with 11 at this point a year ago. 
Born in 1944 
Robert Reis was born Dec. 12, 1944, at Mishicot, a son of the late John and Mrs. 
Loretta Bolzenthal Reis Nelson. He attended Holy Cross Parochial School at 
Mishicot, and Mishicot Community High School and was graduated from Valders High 
School in 1963. He had been em-
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ployed at the Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry at Manitowoc. He was a member of the 
Catholic Knights of Wisconsin and the Seagulls of Manitowoc. 
Surviving besides his mother are his wife, the former Kandice Dent, whom he 
married at Two Rivers Nov. 28, 1964; three sisters (private), a brother (private); 
maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bolzenthal, of the Town of Two Rivers. 
Funeral services for Robert J. Reis will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Deja and 
Martin Funeral Chapels, Two Rivers, and at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 
Two Rivers, the Rev. James Stamborski officiating. Burial will be in Holy Cross 
Cemetery, Mishicot. 
Friends may call at the funeral chapels where the Rosary will be recited at 7:30 
o’clock this Monday evening by Catholic Knights of Wisconsin and at 8 o’clock by 
parish members…
Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, August 2, 1965   pp. 1,10 


IRMA RETZLAFF

Mrs. Irma Retzlaff, 76, of 2110-13th st., Two Rivers, died at the 
home late Sunday night. She had been in failing health for the 
past two years.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Immanuel Evangelical 
Lutheran Church, Manitowoc, the Rev. T.F. Uetzmann officiating. Burial 
will be in Mishicot Public Cemetery.
Mrs. Retzlaff, nee Irma Freis, was born Sept. 3, 1885, in the Town of 
Kossuth, a daughter of the late Fred and Catherine Lenhardt Freis. She 
was married june 8, 1836, to William Retzlaff at Manitowoc.  She had 
been residing at Two Rivers since.  Her husband died April 28, 1940, 
in Two Rivers.
Surviving are a brother, Hugo Freis, of Two Rivers, a niece and three 
nephews.
Friends may call at Klein and Stangel, Inc. Funeral Home, Two Rivers, 
after 2 p.m. Tuesday until 10 a.m. Wednesday when the casket will be 
taken to the church where the body will lie in state after 11 p.m. 
until the time of service.
Manitowoc Herald Times, 5 February 1962


WILLIAM RETZLAFF

William Retzlaff, 53, retired farmer of Two Creeks, died Sunday in 
the Municipal hospital in Two Rivers. He was stricken with pneumonia 
two weeks ago. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. 
from the Klein & Stangel, Inc., funeral home and at two o'clock from 
the St. .John's Lutheran church, Two Rivers. Burial will be in the 
Mishicot cemetery. 
Mr. Retzlaff was born in the town of Two Creeks on October 16, 1886 
and spent and spent his entire life in the town until the time he 
moved to Two Rivers four years ago. He engaged in farming. On June 18, 
1936, he married Miss Irma Fr___ who survives with one sister, Mrs. 
Edward Guetschow, town of Two Creeks, and one brother, Carl, of the 
town of Two Rivers. 
The body is at the Klein & Stangel, Inc., funeral home and may be 
viewed there until the time of the funeral.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, April 29, 1940


AGNES REYNOLDS

Mrs. Agnes Reynolds, 87, of Village Green West Apartments, Two Rivers, died 
early Thursday evening, March 8, at the Two Rivers Community Hospital.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Lambert Funeral Home and 10:30 
a.m. at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mishicot. Rev. Richard Allen will officiate 
and burial will be in the parish cemetery.
Mrs. Reynolds was born Oct. 25, 1896, at Francis Creek, daughter of the late 
Frank and Margaret Andres Delsmann. She married Albert Reynolds on Oct. 21, 1919, 
at St. Anne Catholic Church, Francis Creek. He preceded her in death in March, 
1960. Mrs. Reynolds was a lifelong resident of Manitowoc County, living in 
Mishicot from 1945-1971 when she moved to Two Rivers.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Ivan and Clara Reynolds of Sheboygan; 
six daughters and four sons-in-law, Mrs. Grace Gohr and Mrs. Violet Scherer of 
Two Rivers, Bede and Leo Stoeger of Germantown, Clare and Bill Branham of Granbury, 
Texas, Gladys and Don Wetmore of Amarillo, Texas, and June and George Kemp of 
Melrose Park, Ill.; three brothers, William and Frank Delsmann of Manitowoc and 
Ben Delsmann of Rockwood; two sisters, Clare Delsmann of Green Bay and Mrs. Margret 
Swope of Oregon and 25 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren. She was preceded 
in death by three sisters and two brothers.
Friends may call at Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot, 5 o'clock to 9 o'clock this 
Friday afternoon where a memorial service will be at 7:30 o'clock.
Herald Times Reporter, March 9, 1984 P. 3
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(25 Oct. 1896/Mar. 1984/SSDI)


ALBERT H. REYNOLDS

Albert Reynolds, 66, retired village of Mishicot cheesemaker, died unexpectedly 
of a heart attack while assisting in cutting firewood at "Princl's Woods" near 
Mishicot Wednesday afternoon.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Specht Funeral Home, Mishicot, 
the Rev. Anthony Betley officiating. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, 
Mishicot.
Mr. Reynolds was born in the Town of Kossuth, March 18, 1894, a son of the late 
Albert Sr. and Julia Kronforst Reynolds. He married the former Agnes Delsmann in 
1919. After the couple resided at Rockwood for several years where Mr. Reynolds 
worked in the nearby lime kilns, he took over the operation of a farm in the 
Town of Mishicot for nine years. Moving to the village of Mishicot Mr. Reynolds 
worked at the Mishicot Dairy Co. plant until a year ago when he retired. He was 
an Army veteran of World War I.
Besides his wife, he leaves six daughters, Mrs. Joseph Gehr of Rt. 1, Mishicot; 
Mrs. Leo Stoeger of Germantown, Wis., Mrs. Will Branham, Breckinridge, Texas, 
Mrs. Earl Percy of Manitowoc, Mrs. Donald Wetmore of Two Rivers, and Mrs. Matthew 
Marchiando of Stone Park, Ill.; a son, Ivan of Two Rivers; four brothers, Arthur 
of Manitowoc, George, William and Clarence of Milwaukee; a sister, Mrs. Edward 
Reznichek of Whitelaw; his stepmother, Mrs. Bertha Reynolds of Oshkosh, and 18 
grandchildren.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Friday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Thursday, March 24, 1960 P. T5
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Reynolds Funeral
Funeral services for Albert Reynolds, 66, of Mishicot, who died unexpectedly 
while assisting in wood cutting there Wednesday afternoon, were at 11 a.m. 
Saturday at Specht Funeral Home, Mishicot, the Rev. Anthony Betley officiating. 
Burial was in Holy Cross Cemetery, Mishicot.
Pallbearers were George Princl, William Meineke, Archie Peltier, Michael Koch, 
Reinhardt Zipperer and Emil Schleis.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Saturday, March 26, 1960 P. 9
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Albert H. Reynolds/Wisconsin/Pvt 81 Spruce Sq./World War I/March 18, 1894-March 23, 1960



SIM REYNOLDS

DIED.
Reynolds.-At the residence of his son, Wm. Reynolds, in Mishicott, on Sunday, 
May 2nd, 1880, Simeon Reynolds, aged 79 years, 4 mos.
Two Rivers and Door Co. papers please copy.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thursday, May 13, 1880 P. 3
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(1850 Manitowoc Rapids twp. census:
Semion Reynolds 49; Johanna 34; John 21; Wm. 19; Rynaldo 16; 
Simion 14; Sarah 12; James 4)
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(1860 Mishicot twp census:
Simeon Reynolds age 60; Louis 22; James 12; Rinaldo 24; 


ANNA REZBA

Mrs. Anna Rezba, 71, longtime resident of the Town of Gibson, died unexpectedly 
of a heart attack at the home of her sister, Mrs. Ben Landt of Rt. 2, Two Rivers, 
at 11 a.m. Saturday, where she had resided for the past four months.
Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Specht Funeral Home, 
Mishicot, and at 10 a.m. at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mishicot, the Rev. 
George F. Beth officiating. Interment will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Mishicot.
Mrs. Rezba, nee Anna Hronek, was born in the Town of Denmark, Brown County, on 
April 1, 1884, a daughter of the late Matt and Angeline Kunz Hronek. She was 
married at Resecrans (sic), Wis., in 1902 to Charles Rezba, who died in 1945. 
After their marriage the couple took up farming in the Town of Gibson where she 
had resided until recently.
Mrs. Rezba was a member of the Altar Society of Holy Cross Church.
Surviving are four sisters, Mrs. Ben Landt of Rt. 2, Two Rivers, Mrs. Christine 
Witeck of Manitowoc, Mrs. Walter Krey of Two Rivers and Mrs. Herbert Wood of 
Milwaukee; a brother, Frank Hronek of Manitowoc; three step-sisters, Mrs. John 
Novak of Manitowoc, Mrs. George Troullier of Rt. 2, Two Rivers, and Mrs. Elmer Ray 
of Rt. 2, Two Rivers; and two step-brothers, Lester Hronek of Rt. 1, Mishicot, and 
Raymond Hronek of Green Bay.
Friends may call at the funeral home where the Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. 
Monday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, September 12, 1955  p.15


CHARLES A. REZBA

Charles Rezba, 71, Town of Gibson farmer, died Friday forenoon at 
the Two Rivers Municipal Hospital where he had been confined for 
a week with a heart ailment. Mr. Rezba’s home is on Route 2, Two 
Rivers.
Mr. Rezba was a lifelong resident of Gibson township, being born 
on the homestead farm August 4, 1873. On Feb. 5, 1902, he was 
united in marriage with Miss Anna Hronek who survives with a son 
Emil, now operating the farm.
Other survivors are three sisters, Mrs. Joseph Novachek, Larrabee, 
Miss Anna Rezba, Two Rivers, and Mrs. Ed Maly, Francis Creek; two 
brothers, John Rezba, Manitowoc, and Albert, Francis Creek. 
The funeral has been set for Monday morning 9 o’clock at the Specht 
Funeral Home and at 9:30 a Requiem Mass will be celebrated by the 
Rev. Joseph Van Bogart in Holy Cross Catholic Church. Burial will 
be in the Mishicot cemetery. The rosary will be recited at the 
funeral parlors at 8 o’clock Sunday evening.
For 30 years, Mr. Rezba served as town clerk.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Saturday, May 19, 1945 


EDWARD REZBA

Edward Rezba, 34 year old Town of Gibson resident, died yesterday at the 
Northern hospital at Winnebago where he had been a patient a little 
over two weeks.
He was born in the Town of Gibson, June 10, 1903, the son of Mr. and 
Mrs. Charles Rezba. He spent most of his life in this vicinity where he 
was a farmer.
Rezba is survived by his parents and one brother, Emil, at the farm home.
Funeral services will be held from Holy Cross Catholic church at Mishicot 
Wednesday morning at 9:30 o'clock. The Rev. Alfred Pritzl will conduct 
the services and interment will be in the Mishicot cemetery.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Wis., July 12, 1937 pg. 7


EMIL REZBA

Emil Rezba, 40, Gibson farmer died suddenly Friday night of a heart
attack.
Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Specht
funeral home, Mishicot, and at 10 o'clock at the Holy Cross Catholic
church. The Rev. George Beth will officiate and burial will be in 
the church cemetery in Mishicot.
He was born in Gibson in 1910 the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rezba.
He always lived on the homestead farm and never married. For the 
past two months he had been employed at the Becker foundry in Two
Rivers.
His mother is his only survivor. Friends may call at the funeral
home after 7 p.m. Sunday where the rosary will be recited at 8 p.m.
Monday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Saturday, Jan. 13, 1951  P.2


DELMAR REZEK

Delmer Rezek(sic), 46, a resident of Manitowoc Health Care Center for the past 
nine years, died early Thursday morning, February 7, 1991, at Holy Family Medical 
Center.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran 
Church, town of Gibson. Rev. Maurice Hoppe will officiate and burial will be at 
Mishicot Public Cemetery.
He was born October 1, 1944, in the town of Gibson, son of Caroline Stueck Shimek 
and the late Tony Rezek. He had formerly been employed at Holiday House, Manitowoc.
Survivors include his mother, Mrs. Louis (Caroline) Shimek of rural route Mishicot; 
a brother, Donald Rezek of Kellnersville; two nieces; a nephew and a grandniece, 
Kim, Jackie, Kirt and Autumn.
Friends may call at St. John's Lutheran Church, from 10 a.m. Saturday until the 
time of services. Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot, assisted the family with funeral 
arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, February 7, 1991 P. B8


GARY REZEK

Gary Rezek, 31, of Denmark, died Monday evening, September 15, 1986 at a Green 
Bay Hospital, as a result of an automobile accident. Funeral services will be 
10 am Friday at Our Savior Lutheran Church, Denmark. Rev. Frank Toblsch will 
officiate and burial will be in Mishicot Public Cemetery.
Mr. Rezek was born Oct. 4, 1954 at Green Bay, son of the Victor and Verna 
Micolichek Rezek. Survivors include his parents of 16619 Harpts Lake Rd., 
Mishicot; two brothers, Tom of Route 3, Two Rivers and Glenn of Denmark; two 
sisters, Mrs. Ronald (Carol) Jaeger of Two Rivers and Donna Peters of 15932 
Harpts Lake Rd., Mishicot, nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at Knutson Funeral Home, Denmark, after 4 pm Thursday and from 
9 am Friday at the church to the time of services.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Wed., Sept. 17, 1986 page 22


TONY REZEK

Tony Rezek, 53, of Rt. 1, Maribel, took his own life early Wednesday 
evening at home. 
Funeral services will be Saturday at Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot. 
Complete funeral arrangements will be announced Friday. 
Mr. Rezek was born March 20, 1912, in the Town of Gibson. He attended 
Melnik Grade School and married Caroline Stueck June 3, 1939, at St. 
John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Town of Gibson. He was a self-
employed carpenter most of his life but during World War II was 
employed by Manitowoc Shipbuilding, Inc. 
Suvivors include his wife; two sons, (private); mother, Mrs. Francis 
Rezek of Rt. 1, Maribel; and a sister, Mrs. Edward Novak of Mishicot.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Friday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Thursday, March 30, 1967 
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Funeral services for Tony Rezek, 55, of Rt. 1, Maribel, who died 
Wednesday, will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Lambert Funeral Home, 
Mishicot. The Rev. R. P. Otto will officiate and burial will be 
in Mishicot Public Cemetery. 
Friends may call at the funeral home. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, Friday, March 31, 1967 


VICTOR REZEK

Victor L. Rezek, age 81, formerly of 16619 Harpts Lake Road, Mishicot, died 
Saturday evening April 20, 2002 at the Manitowoc Health Care Center, where he 
has been a resident for the past three and one-half years.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 24, 2002 at the 
Lambert Funeral Home in Mishicot, with the Reverend Robert Johannes officiating. 
Burial will take place in the Mishicot Public Cemetery.
Victor was born Dec. 18, 1920 in Manitowoc County to the late Luis and Tillie 
Salta Rezek and has been a lifelong area resident.
He married the former Verna Micholichek April 3, 1948 at the Melnik Presbyterian 
Church in Melnik. Victor farmed his entire life, where he owned and operated the 
family farm in the town of Gibson for many years. He was a former member of St. 
Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mishicot. He enjoyed hunting, fishing 
and snowmobiling and enjoyed his special dog, Rusty.
Survivors include his wife, Verna; two daughters and one son-in-law, Carol 
(Rezek) and Ronald Jaeger of Steiners Corners and their daughter Tanya Jaeger 
and her special friend Eric; Donna Peters of Harpts Lake Road, Mishicot, and 
her children, Randy (Mary) Peters, and their children, Brandon and Preston; Chad 
Peters and his fiance Tiffany and their child Cody; two sons and daughters-in-law, 
Thomas and Kim Rezek of Two Rivers and their children Amy and David Katzka and 
their expectant child, and also Ryan and Peggy Rezek; Glenn and Marlene Rezek of 
Mishicot and their children, Sheena Kuss, Tyson Wotruba and his special friend 
Amber and their child Katlyn; Matthew Wotruba. He is further survived by two 
sisters and three brothers-in-law, Betty (Martin) Wotruba of Maribel, Irene (Emil)
 Kunstman of Two Rivers, Russell Kittell Sr. of Maribel; nieces, nephews and cousin. 
He was also preceded in death by one son, Gary Rezek; one great-granddaughter, 
Holly Mae Peters; one brother and sister-in-law, Roy and Lucille Rezek; one sister, 
Charlotte Kittell, and an infant brother, Harvey.
Relatives and friends may call from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday at the Lambert 
Funeral Home in Mishicot. Visitation will continue after 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday 
at the funeral home until the time of service at 10:30 a.m. A memorial fund has 
been established in his name. The Rezek family would like to express a special 
thank you to the entire staff of the Manitowoc Health Care Center for their love, 
special care and concerns shown to Victor and our family during his illness.
Herald Times Reporter, April 22, 2002  P. A3


AGNES RHEIN

Mrs. Agnes Rhein, 78, of 144 Church Street, Mishicot, died unexpectedly Thursday 
morning, April 28, 1988 at Memorial Hospital, Manitowoc. Funeral services will 
be 10:30 am Monday at Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot and 11 am at Holy Cross 
Catholic church, Mishicot. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by 
Msgr. James Feely with burial to follow in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Rhein was born December 31, 1909 in the Town of Mishicot, daughter of the 
late Peter and Theresa Peroutka Hronek. She married John Rhein on June 11, 1929 
at Holy Cross Catholic church, Mishicot. He preceded her in death September 19, 
1943. She farmed with her husband and son in the Town of Mishicot, moving to the 
Village of Mishicot in 1966. Mrs. Rhein was employed at Krause's Bakery until 
her retirement. She was a member of Holy Cross Catholic church and the Altar 
Society.
Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Helen and Arnold Junk of rural 
Manitowoc and Mary and Donald Reif of rural Two Rivers; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. 
Marie Hurda of rural Two Rivers; two sisters, Mrs. William (Frances) Ray of Mishicot 
and Mrs. Lillian Huehneerfuss of Wausau; nine grandchildren, Diane, Judy, Janet and 
JoAnn Junk, Jim, Gary and Jeff Reif and Mark and John Rhein; two step grandchildren, 
Mrs. Jeanne Eslinger and Julie Hurda; four great grandchildren and a step great 
grandchild also survive. She was preceded in death by a son, three brothers and a 
sister.
Friends may call at Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot, 4 pm to 8 pm Sunday. Memorial 
service will be held at 7 pm and an Altar Society rosary will be held at 7:30 pm.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Fri., Apr. 29, 1988 page 19
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(Agnes G./31 Dec 1909/28 Apr 1988/SSDI)


ALPHONSE RHEIN

Alphonse Rhein, 75, of Route 1, Mishicot, died Friday afternoon at Theda Clarke 
Hospital at Neenah following a three week illness. Funeral services will be at 
10 am Monday at Lambert Funeral Home at Mishicot and at 10:30 am at Holy Cross 
Catholic Church. The Rev. Anthony Betley will officiate and burial will be in 
the church cemetery.
Mr. Rhein was born Sept. 1, 1891 in the Town of Gibson, son of the late Christ 
and Selma Defout Rhein. He owned and operated a farm in the Town of Gibson for 
30 years and also did carpentry. In 1947 he retired and moved to Mishicot. He 
married the former Clara Kronforst Oct. 6, 1914 at Holy Cross Catholic Church. 
He was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church and was a trustee of the church.
Mr. Rhein had also served as a member of the Kettle Range School Board and as 
an officer of the Kettle Range Cheese Factory. A charter member of the Catholic 
Knights Insurance Co., he received a gold rosary from the company five years 
ago.
Surviving are his wife; one son, James on the home farm; three daughters, Mrs. 
Carl (Norma) Owart of Two Rivers and Mrs. Ralph (Caroline) Dvorak and Mrs. 
Marvin (Laverne) Peltier, both of Mishicot and 18 grandchildren.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 pm Sunday. The Parish Rosary will 
be recited at 8 pm Sunday and the Catholic Knights Rosary at 8:30.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Sat., April 16, 1966 page M13
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(01 Sep 1890/Apr 1966/SSDI)
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Notes from Mishicot
Miss Clara Kronforst and Mr. Alfons Rhein were united in marriage at the Catholic 
Church Wednesday morning. The attending couple were Miss Libby Kronforst, a cousin 
of the bridge and George Rhein, brother of the groom. The bride wore a white crepe 
dechine with silk chiffon dress and a veil draped in a bonnet effect and carried a 
large shower bouquet of white bridal roses. She is a daughter of Mrs. Mary Kronforst 
and has a host of friends here.
The groom is the son of Mr. Christ Rhein and has for the past year been employed by 
George Wellner. After the ceremonies the wedding party went to the home of the bride 
where a wedding dinner was served. Only near relations of the bride and groom were 
invited. Mr. and Mrs. Rhein will make their home at Manitowoc.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs. Oct. 15, 1914


CHRIST RHEIN

Christ Rhein, 84, retired Gibson farmer who served on the County Board 
for six years in the period when the court house building was under 
construction, died at his farm home near the village of Mishicot Monday.
Funeral services will be held Friday at 9 a.m. from the home and at 9:30 
from Holy Cross church at Mishicot.  Burial will be in the Mishicot 
cemetery.
Mr. Rhein was born in Germany in 1857 and when a young man learned 
farming.  He came to this county with his parents in 1874.  In 1889 he 
married Miss Selina Defuet of Casco  and they located on the homestead 
farm at Gibson.  Mrs. Rhein died in 1896.
He was elected a town supervisor of Gibson and later was chosen 
chairman, representing the town on the County Board from 1906 to 1912.  
It was during this period that the new court house was built.  He served 
several terms as treasurer of the Holy Cross congregation at Mishicot 
and was a member of the Building Committee of the church when the new 
church and parsonage was erected.  He was also a member of the Holy Name 
Society of the congregation.
Mr. Rhein is survived by three sons, Alphonse and John of Gibson, George 
of Dayton, Oregon;  sister, Mrs. Thomas Hyde of Chicago; and 13 
grandchildren.
December 23, 1941, Manitowoc Newspaper
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Christ Rhein, 84, former member of the county board, died at his farm 
home near Mishicot Monday, Dec. 22 and funeral services were held last 
Friday morning. Survivors are three sons and 13 grandchildren.
Manitowoc Sun Messenger, Wednesday, December 31, 1941 P.4


CLARA RHEIN

Mrs. Clara Rhein, 81, of Rt. 1, Mishicot, died late Friday evening 
at Two Rivers Community Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Lambert Funeral 
Home, Mishicot, and at 10.30 a.m. at Holy Cross Catholic Church, 
Mishicot. The Rev Earl Brouchoud will officiate and burial will be 
in the parish cemetery. 
Mrs. Rhein, nee Clara Kronforst, was born in the Town of Gibson, 
daughter of the late Wencil and Mary Chaloupka Kronforst. She was 
married to Alphonse Rhein, Oct. 6, 1914, at Holy Cross Catholic 
Church. He preceded her in death in 1966. Mrs. Rhein was a lifetime 
resident of Mishicot and a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church and 
its Altar Society.
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Carl (Norma) Owart, of Two 
Rivers and Mrs. Caroline Dvorak and Mrs. Marvin (LaVern) Peltier, of 
Rt. l, Mishicot; a son, James, of Rt. 1, Mishicot; 20 grandchildren 
and eight great grandchildren. Five sisters, a brother and a grandson 
preceded her in death.
Friends may call after 3 p.m. Sunday at Lambert Funeral Home where an 
Altar Society Rosary will be held at 7:30 p.m. and a parish memorial 
service at 8 p.m.
Herald Times Reporter, Saturday, April 5, 1975
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(14 Apr 1893/Apr 1975/SSDI)


EDWARD RHEIN

Edward Rhein, 30, of Rt. 1, Mishicot, died unexpectedly Tuesday 
evening at home.
Funeral services will be at 9:30 a. m. Friday at Lambert Funeral 
Home and at 10 a. m. at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mishicot. The 
Rev. Anthony Betley will officiate and burial will be in the church 
cemetery.
Mr. Rhein was born Feb. 6, 1935, in the Town of Gibson, son of 
Agnes Hronek Rhein and the late John Rhein. He attended Holy Cross 
Catholic School and Mishicot Public High School. He was engaged in 
farming on the home farm. Oct. 1, 1960, he married the former Marie 
Wellner at St. Ann Catholic Church, Francis Creek.
(Survivors omitted for privacy) 
Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Thursday where 
the rosary will be recited at 8 p.m.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Wednesday, May 12, 1965 


JOHN RHEIN

John Rhein, 48, Gibson farmer, died Monday afternoon at the Holy 
Family Hospital following a lingering illness. 
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 9 a.m. from the Specht 
Funeral Home in Mishicot and at 9:30 from the Holy Cross Catholic 
Church. Burial will be in the Catholic cemetery in Mishicot. 
Mr. Rhein was born in Gibson in 1895 and in 1929 married Miss Agnes 
Hronek.
Survivors are the widow, son (private) and two daughters, (private); 
two brothers, Alphonse of Gibson and George of Daton, Ore.
He was a member of the Holy Name Society whose members will recite 
the rosary at the funeral home Friday at 8 p.m. The society will 
march in a body from the church to the cemetery at the funeral. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, Tuesday, September 21, 1943