ANDREAS HAASE

On Friday morning at 9 o’clock, at the home of his daughter Mrs. Robert Krüger 
in Thiensville, Mr. Andreas Haase, a long-time and well-known citizen of Kiel, 
died at the high age of 87 years, 9 months and 10 days following a lengthy 
illness. The deceased was born on October 7, 1820 in Osnabruck, Hannover, Germany. 
About 60 years ago he and his wife came to America. Their only child died at sea, 
during the voyage. Mr. Haase settled in Chicago, where his wife died. From there 
he eventually moved to Franklin and there he married Maria Pargel. Three children 
were born to the couple, of which two have died. From Franklin he moved to Kiel, 
where he lived for 40 years, and owned a cheese factory. The past eight years 
he has lived with his daughter in Thiensville where he died. For about the last 
12 years he has been supported by the village. He is survived by his daughter, 
12 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. His body was transported to Kiel 
and on Sunday afternoon he was laid to rest at the cemetery with Pastor Rech 
officiating.
Kiel National Zeitung, July 23, 1914 (translated from German newspaper)


ANNA M. HAASE

(From the correspondent in Kiel, 01 July) 
Death of Mrs. Andreas Haase of cancer a few days ago in her home in Kiel. 
cancer a few days ago in her home in Kiel.
Der Nord Westen, 04 July 1895


CHRISTIAN HAGENOW

Christian Hagenow, 75, retired town of New Holstein farmer, passed away 
Friday evening at the home of his daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. 
Henry Schur, 106 Thayer St., Plymouth, where Mr. and Mrs. Hagenow had been 
living for the past 16 months.
Born June 7, 1876, near Francis Creek in Manitowoc County, he was married 
Oct. 31, 1895, to Miss Helen Rau of the town of Herman. Several years after 
their marriage they settled on a farm in the town of New Holstein, one mile 
west of Kiel, which they operated for 50 years.  The couple observed their 
55th wedding anniversary last year.
Survivors are his wife; three daughters, Mrs. Henry (Mathilda) Schur of 
Plymouth, Mrs. Oscar (Clara) Hildebrand of the town of Rhine, and Mrs. Edwin 
(Leona) Kraemer of the town of New Holstein; two sons, Arno of the town of 
New Holstein, and Raymond of Kiel; 14 grandchildren and one great-grandchild; 
two brothers, Henry of Francis Creek, and Charles of Manitowoc.  His parents, 
a son, a sister and a brother preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at St. Peter Evangelical and 
Reformed Church at Kiel with the Rev. E. L. Worthman officiating, and burial 
will be made in Kiel Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Meiselwitz Funeral home at Kiel from 2 p.m. Sunday 
until 10 a.m. Monday, and at the church from 11 a.m. Monday up to the time of 
the services.
The Sheboygan Press - Saturday, March 8, 1952 – P. 12


ESTHER HAGENOW

Mr. and Mrs. Arno Hagenow, New Holstein, near Kiel, are mourning 
the death of their four month old daughter Esther who died Friday 
of convulsions. The child was born in Kiel January 22. Funeral 
services took place this afternoon. The child's mother was formerly 
Miss Roma Jugenheimer of Kiel.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Saturday, June 2, 1934 P.4


FRED E. HAGENOW

Frederick Hagenow, 68, of Route 2, Greenleaf, Brown County, a former Kiel 
resident, died Tuesday afternoon at St. Vincent Hospital in Green Bay, 
where he’d been a patient two weeks.  
Mr. Hagenow was born March 27, 1916, in Reedsville, son of the late Frederick 
and Lydia Stelling Hagenow. He attended high school at Reedsville. He married 
the former Helen Schnuelle on Aug. 14, 1937 in Kiel.  The couple resided in 
Reedsville and Rockville before moving to Kiel in 1947.  Mrs. Hagenow died in 
1980.  Mr. Hagenow was employed at Gib’s Service Station in Kiel for 30 years. 
He retired in 1982.  On June 5, 1982, he married the former Loleta Lemke at 
Zion Lutheran Church at Morrison.  The couple lived at Route 2, Greenleaf 
following marriage.  Mr. Hagenow was a member of St. Peter United Church of 
Christ in Kiel. 
He is survived by his wife; two daughters; five grandchildren; two stepsons; 
six step-grandchildren; two brothers, Christ of Reedsville and Clyde of rural 
Kiel; and three sisters; Miss Lucille Hagenow of Manitowoc, Mrs. Gertrude 
Fischer of Brillion, and Mrs. Dorothy Fiedler of Cedarburg.   He was preceded 
in death by a son, a grandchild, a stepson and a brother.
(Survivors edited for privacy)
The funeral will be Friday at St. Peter UCC in Kiel.  The Rev. John Baumann, 
pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Kiel Cemetery.   
No newspaper named, April 10. 1984
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Frederick Hagenow, 68, of Rt. 2, Greenleaf, Brown County, former Kiel resident, 
died Tuesday afternoon, April 19, at St. Vincent Hospital, Green Bay, where he 
had been a patient the past two weeks.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday at St. Peter United Church of Christ, 
Kiel. Rev. John Baumann will officiate and burial will follow in the Kiel 
Cemetery.
Mr. Hagenow was born March 27, 1916, at Reedsville, son of the late Frederick 
and Lydia Stelling Hagenow. He attended high school in Reedsville. He married 
the former Helen Schnuelle on Aug. 14, 1937, at Kiel. After marriage the couple 
resided in Reedsville and Rockwood before moving to Kiel in 1947. She preceded 
him n death in 1980. Mr. Hagenow was employed at Gib's Service station, Kiel, 
for 30 years until his retirement in 1982. He then married the former Loleta 
Lemke on June 5, 1982, at Zion Lutheran Church, Morrison, Wis. The couple resided 
at Rt. 2, Greenleaf, after their marriage. Mr. Hagenow was a member of St. Peter 
United Church of Christ, Kiel.
Survivors include his wife, Loleta; two daughters, Mrs. Eugene (Margie) Rausch 
of Sheboygan and Mrs. Paul (Marilyn) Stier of West Bend; two stepsons (sic), Roger 
Hagenow of Brillion and Gary Hagenow of Rt. 2, Greenleaf; two brothers, Christ 
Hagenow of Reedsville and Clyde Hagenow of rural Kiel; three sisters, Miss Lucille 
Hagenow of Manitowoc, Mrs. Gertrude Fischer of Brillion and Mrs. Dorothy Fiedler 
of Cedarburg; five grandchildren and six stepgrandchildren. He was preceded in 
death by a son, a grandson, a stepson and a brother.
Friends may call at Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, after 5 p.m. Thursday and at 
the church on Friday from 9:30 a.m. to the time of services. Memorials may be made 
in Mr. Hagenow's name.
Herald Times Reporter, April 11, 1984 P. 3


HELEN HAGENOW  (d. 1956)

Mrs. Helen Hagenow, 83, widow of the late Christian Hagenow, died early today 
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Henry Schur, 106 Thayer St., Plymouth.  She 
had been ill several months.
A native of the town of Herman, she was born Dec. 9, 1873, a daughter of the 
late Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rau.
She attended district school in Herman and on Oct. 32, 1898 was married to Mr. 
Hagenow of Two Rivers.
The couple farmed near Chilton for a few years and later west of Kiel until 
1950 when they moved to Plymouth.  Mr. Hagenow died in March, 1952.
The couple observed its golden wedding anniversary in 1948.
Surviving, in addition to the daughter, Mrs. Schur (Mathilda), are two other 
daughters, Mrs. Oscar Hildebrand (Clara), town of Rhine, and Mrs. Edwin Kramer 
(Leona), town of New Holstein; two sons, Arno, town of New Holstein, and Raymond, 
town of Russell; 15 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Also surviving is a brother, John Rau, Millersville.
She was also preceded in death by two sisters and a brother.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Peter Evangelical and Reformed 
Church, Kiel, with the Rev. E. L. Worthman, pastor, officiating.  Burial will be 
in Kiel Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, from 2 p.m. Friday until 
11 a.m. Saturday and after that at the church.
The Sheboygan Press - Thursday, June 14, 1956 – P. 20


HELEN HAGENOW  (d. 1980)

Mrs. Frederick Hagenow, 64, of 305 Paine St., Kiel, died this morning at 
her home after a lingering illness.
The former Helen Schnuelle was born Aug. 31, 1915, in the Town of Schleswig, 
Manitowoc County, daughter of Fred and Anna Thielen Schnuelle.  She attended 
Kiel High School. On Aug. 14, 1937, she and her husband were married at Kiel.  
The couple resided in Reedsville and Rockville before moving to Kiel in 1947. 
Mrs. Hagenow was a member of St. Peter United Church of Christ, Kiel, its 
Ladies Aid Society and General Arts Homemakers.
Surviving are her husband; two daughters; five grandchildren.  She was 
preceded in death by a son, a grandchild and a brother. 
(Survivors edited for privacy)
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Peter UCC.  The 
Rev. John Baumann, pastor, will officiate.  Burial will be in Kiel Cemetery.
No newspaper named, February 19, 1980
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(31 Aug 1915/Feb 1980/SSDI)


GARY O. HAHN

Gary O. “Hondo” Hahn, 68, of W6476 Lime Kiln Rd., Elkhart Lake died Saturday 
afternoon June 21, 12008 at his home surrounded by his loving family after a 
four-year battle with cancer.  
He was born Feb. 26, 1940 in Milwaukee, son of the late Raymond and Fern 
(Parker) Hahn. Gary attended Nicolet High School in Glendale. In June of 1957 
he enlisted in the National Guard and continued his service until December of 
1964.  During that time, Gary was united in marriage to Dianne Pierce on 
Jan. 17, 1959 in Milwaukee. On Dec. 29, 1989 Gary married the love of his life, 
Karen (Ruh) Roeck.  
Gary worked as a dump truck driver for Don Grober Trucking in Glendale; he then 
opened a small engine repair shop. He accepted a job at Gilson Brothers in 
Plymouth in 1969 and moved to the Elkhart Lake area. He more recently worked 
for Miller Power Equipment in Plymouth and Harold Sinner Landscaping. Hondo 
loved the outdoors, especially hunting, fishing and shooting trap. He judged 
the national Shoot to Retrieve field trials. He had a game farm license, raising 
pheasants for release in the area. He was a member of the Hermitage Conservation 
Club, Elkhart Lake Lions Club, Ducks Unlimited, National Turkey Federation and 
the NRA. Hondo also loved all forms of Auto racing, gardening and spending time 
with his many friends at his favorite establishments. Wherever Gary went you 
could be sure his yellow lab and best buddy Bo was not far away.  
Survivors include his wife, Karen; three daughters, Kathy (Gary) Vater of 
Plymouth, Jeanette Gumieny of Luxemburg, and Julie Barta of Fond du Lac; five 
grandchildren; one sister, Eileen Rozemialski of Stevens Point.
Funeral services for Gary will take place at the Meiselwitz-Vollstedt Funeral 
Home with the Rev. David Mercer officiating.
Kiel Tri-County Record – June 26, 2008


APPOLONIA HAHNEMANN

Mrs. Frank Hahnemann, 86, former Kiel resident, died late Wednesday morning at 
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Kilgas, 406 Klein St., Kaukauna, where she had 
been living the past several months. Funeral services will be at 2 pm Saturday 
at St. Peter Evangelical and Reformed Church, Kiel. The Rev. Vernon Jabert 
officiating. Burial will be in the Kiel Cemetery.
She was born Feb. 7, 1872 in the Town of Russell, Sheboygan County, daughter of 
the late Conrad and Mary Buchmann Mauer. She received her elementary education 
in the township school. She was married to Mr. Hahnemann February 7, 1895 at 
Chilton and the couple resided on the Hahnemann homestead farm in the Town of 
Stockbridge, Calumet county, later in Kaukauna, Oconto Falls, Oconto and in 1907 
located in Kiel. Mr. Hahnemann died in March, 1951. She was a member of the 
Frauenverein of St. Peter Evangelical Reformed Church at Kiel.
Surviving are several nieces and nephews. A daughter, Della Mary died in February, 
1896 as an infant. Three sisters and two brothers also preceded her in death. 
Friends may call at Meiselwitz Funeral Home, 815 Sixth St., Kiel, from 2 pm Friday 
to 11 am Saturday when the body will be moved to the church to lie in state until 
the hour of service.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Thurs., May 8, 1958


FRANK HAHNEMANN
 
Frank Hahnemann, 87, of 523 Broadway street, Kiel, died early Friday 
evening at St. Nicholas hospital after a lingering illness.
He had been hospitalized since March 19 when he fractured his hip in 
a fall.
Born near Kloten, Calumet county, on Sept. 8, 1863, the son of Mr. and 
Mrs. Traugott Hahnemann, he was married Feb. 7, 1895, to Appolonia Maurer 
by the Rev. W. W. Arpke at the Ebenezer Reformed church at Chilton.
The couple made their home at Kloten, Kaukauna, Oconto and Oconto Falls 
before moving to Kiel in 1905. Mr. Hahnemann was employed at the Kiel 
Woodenware company for many years.
The couple celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on Feb. 7, 1945.
Only immediate survivor is the widow. An infant daughter, Della Mary, 
two sisters and two brothers preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Ss. Peter and Paul 
Evangelical church, Kiel, with the Rev. E. L. Worthman, pastor officiating. 
Burial will be in the Kiel cemetery.
The body will lie in state at the Meiselwitz Funeral home at Kiel from 
2 p.m. Monday until 11 a.m. Tuesday, and at the church from Tuesday noon 
until the time of the services. - 1951


ALBERT F. HANKE

Albert F. Hanke, 36, of 808 St. Paul St., Kiel, died Tuesday evening at St. 
Nicholas Hospital where he was admitted earlier in the day.
Mr. Hanke had been an invalid since suffering injuries in an auto accident 
in 1958.
He was born March 23, 1935, at New Holstein, son of Carl and Anita Manz Hanke. 
He moved to Kiel with his parents and attended public schools there.
Mr. Hanke served with the U.S. Marines during the Korean War.
He married Miss Eileen Mathes of Sheboygan on June 8, 1956.
Prior to his injury he had been employed by Tecumseh Corp. in New Holstein as a 
machinist, and was a member of the Disabled American Veterans at Two Rivers.
Surviving are two daughters, his parents, Kiel; five sisters, and two brothers.
(Survivors edited for privacy)
He was preceded in death by a daughter.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Meiselwitz Funeral Home in Kiel, 
with the Rev. John F. Baumann, pastor of St. Peter United Church of Christ, Kiel, 
officiating. Burial will be in Kiel Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 4 p.m. Thursday until time of service.
The Sheboygan Press - October 20, 1971 - P. 10


ANITA HANKE

Anita Hanke, 77, of 808 St. Paul St., died early today at St. Nicholas Hospital 
where she had been a patient for one day.
The former Anita Manz was born Dec. 19, 1903, at Elkhart Lake, daughter of 
Frederick and Sophia Schmahl Manz.  She attended Kiel schools.  On August 7, 
1926, she married Carl Hanke at Waukegan, Ill.  Mr. Hanke died in 1975.
Survivors are five daughters (private); two sons (private); 21 grandchildren; 
25 great grandchildren, two sisters, Mrs. Nelda Belsher of Quebec, Canada and 
Mrs. Ray Johnson of Kiel. She was preceded in death by a son, two grandchildren, 
four brothers and a sister.
Funeral services will be held at Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel.  The Rev. John 
Baumann, pastor of St. Peter United Church of Christ, Kiel will officiate.  
Burial will be in Kiel Cemetery. 
No newspaper named, May 26, 1981
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(19 Dec 1903/May 1981/SSDI)


CARL W. HANKE

Carl W. Hanke, 72, of 808 St. Paul Street, Kiel, a retired Kohler Company
employee, died Saturday evening in Manitowoc Memorial Hospital where he had
been a patient three days.
A native of St. Anna, he was born June 10, 1903, a son of the late Albert
and Frances Rossner Hanke.
He moved with his family to the New Holstein area, later locating in Kiel.
He was employed as a buffer at Kohler until retirement six years ago.
On August 7, 1926 he married Anita Manz of Kiel at Waukegan, Illinois.
Mr. Hanke was a member of Manitowoc Tribe 49, Improved Order of Red Men
and the 24-Hour Club of the lodge.
Survivors are his widow; five daughters, two sons, 19 grandchildren and 
15 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. John Keller of Kiel and Mrs. Fred 
Thoennes of Seaside, Oregon, and a brother, William of Lomira.
1975
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(10 Jun 1903/Aug 1975/SSDI)


KARL HANKE    (d. 2009)

Karl P. Hanke, 71, of Kiel, passed away on Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at his 
home, in the arms of his loving wife and daughters, after a valiant battle 
with vascular and kidney disease. By the grace of God, Karl was able to spend 
his last two weeks at home with his loving family at his side.
Karl was born, February 2, 1938 in the town of Herman, (Johnsonville). He was 
raised by his grandparents, Albert & Minnie Hanke.
He attended Pinehurst Grade School and Plymouth High School.
After graduation, Karl worked at Johnsonville Meat Market.
In 1957 he joined the Army Reserves.
On October 10, 1959 he married Marilyn Hemb at the Zion Evangelical Lutheran 
Church in Louis Corners. Karl and Marilyn were blessed with three daughters 
raising them in Kiel.
Karl retired from Kohler Company after 43 years of employment working in the 
foundry and environmental/whirlpool departments.
In their earlier years Karl & Marilyn enjoyed dancing and bowling, The couple 
were members of several local bowling leagues.
Over the years Karl was a member of local clubs including the Kiel Lions Club 
and Snowmobile clubs. In recent years Karl and Marilyn enjoyed spending time 
at their trailer at Kelly Lake. He enjoyed fishing, playing blackjack, 
woodworking, caring for his yard, and spending time with his family and 
friends.
Karl was very proud of his daughters and their families. His granddaughters 
were a very important part of his life. He enjoyed having them at the lake and 
teaching them to fish.
He was a member of St. Peter's United Church of Christ, Kiel.
Survivors include his loving wife of 49 years, Marilyn of Kiel; three daughters, 
Cindy (Kevin) Gorr, rural Kiel, Lisa (Don) Reichardt, Hartland, Patti Hanke 
(Scott Thoe), Appleton; and four granddaughters, Gabriel & McKenzie Reichardt 
and Karly & Amanda Thoe. He is further survived by his mother-in-law, Leora Hemb, 
New Holstein; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Jack & Debbie Hemb, Verona; 
nephew, Brent Hemb; other relatives, and many friends
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Albert & Minnie Hanke; father-in-law, 
Roland Hemb; and sister-in-law, Shirley Higgins.
No newspaper or date cited


GERTRUDE HANKWITZ

Madison - 
Gertrude Clara Hankwitz, age 92, passed away on Friday, May 3, 1991 after a long 
and exuberant life. She was a resident of the Methodist Retirement Center. Trudi 
had been an RSVP volunteer at Glendale School. For many years she was active in 
kennel clubs with her late husband, Reed. Trudy is survived by her son, Reed; her 
son-in-law, Rudi Wuennenberg; 11 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Her 
daughter, Carol, died in 1987. A memorial service will be held at the Methodist 
Health Care Chapel, 334 West Doty Street, on Monday, May 6, 1991 at 10:00 am. 
Burial will be in Kiel, Wisconsin. Memorials should be sent to the Homeless 
Outreach, 116 West Washington Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53703 or RSVP, 517 North 
Seagull Road, Madison, Wisconsin, 53705. Joyce Funeral Home, 540 West Washington 
Avenue is in charge of arrangements.
Wisconsin State Journal, Sun., May 5, 1991


AMANDA HANSEN

Mrs. Amanda Hansen, 86, a former Kiel resident, died Sunday at Calumet Homestead, 
New Holstein where she had been a resident for the past 15 years. 
The former Amanda Ruck, was born Oct. 15, 1901, in Cedarburg, daughter of the 
late William and Anna (Roeh) Ruck. She attended Kiel Schools. On Dec. 14, 1929, 
she married Edward Hansen in Kiel. He preceded her in death Oct. 30, 1983. She 
was employed for several years at the former Kiel Woodenware. 
Survivors are a daughter, Ms. Arno (Dorothy) Herwig of Kiel; a daughter-in-law, 
Dorothy Hansen of Carlsvad, California; four grandchildren; three great grand-
children; a sister, Phyliss Ruck of Kiel. She was preceded in death by a son, 
Harold; three brothers and three sisters. 
The funeral service will be held at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel. The Rev. 
John Baumann, pastor of St. Peter's United Church of Christ will officiate.
No newspaper or date cited
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(15 Oct 1901/Nov 1987/SSDI)


CAROLINE HANSEN

A victim of a paralytic stroke, Mrs. Caroline Hansen, nee Schildhauer, 
aged 63, died early Tuesday morning at her home on Milwaukee street. 
She had been in good health up to the time of her unexpected death.
Funeral services will be held on Friday from the home, the Rev. Otto 
Saewert having charge. Interment will be made in the Kiel cemetery.
The deceased was born in New Holstein Nov. 9, 1865, and lived there 
until 1900. Since that time she had resided here in Kiel with her 
husband, George Hansen, who is survived by one daughter, Elsie passed 
away eleven years ago. She (Mrs. Harry Spettel) and one son, Edward, 
at home. A brother and a sister are living in New Holstein - Herman 
Schildhauer, and Mrs. Hermina Matzen. 
(No newspaper named - 1928 handwritten on the obituary)
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From Manitowoc county death records:
Caroline Hansen nee Schildhauer (v.24 p.325)
Widow [of George Hansen]
July 30, 1865-Nov. 6, 1928
Daughter of Peter Schildhauer and Doras Schoen (both born Germany)
Born Wisconsin
Died from “nephritis –myocarditis”
Buried at the Kiel Cemetery


EDWARD HANSEN

Edward Hansen, 91, a former Kiel resident, died Sunday evening at Calumet Homestead 
Nursing Home, New Holstein, where he had resided he past six years.  
He was born July 26, 1892, in Charlestown, a son of the late George and Caroline 
Schildhauer Hansen. On Dec. 14, 1929, he and Amanda Ruck were married in Kiel. They 
made their home in Kiel, where Mr. Hansen worked at the A.A. Laun Furniture Factory 
for 35 years until retiring in 1957. During WWI he served in the US Army. He was a 
member of St. Peter United Church of Christ, Kiel, and the Kasper-Wilkens-Beckley 
American Legion Post in Kiel.
Mr. Hansen was also a member of the Kiel Arion Band and also played for the American 
Legion Band, and the Kiel Municipal Band and the German Band.  
Surviving are his wife of New Holstein; one daughter, Mrs. Arno (Dorothy) Herwig of 
Kiel; four grandchildren and one great grandchild. He was preceded in death by one 
son and one sister. 
Funeral service will be at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, with the Rev. John 
Baumann, pastor of St. Peter UCC officiating. Burial will be in Kiel Cemetery.
No newspaper named – October 30, 1983
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(26 Jul 1892/Oct 1983/SSDI)


CARL F. HANSKE

Carl S. Hanske(sic), 56, a native of Kiel, died at his home in Indianapolis, Ind., 
Sunday evening following an illness of several months. For the past 20 years 
he had been head of the science department at Emmerich High school in 
Indianapolis.
Mr. Hanske was born at Kiel, Sept. 13, 1892, and was graduated from the Kiel 
High school in 1909. He took further training for a teaching career and served 
as principal of schools at Menomonee, Mich., for one year before he entered 
military service in World War I.
He was a member of the Irvington Presbyterian church at Indianapolis, a member 
of the American Legion, and a member of Masonic Lodge No. 336 at Chilton.
He leaves his wife, the former Miss Lillian King; a daughter, Melitta Ann, and 
a sister, Mrs. E. J. Arps, of Oshkosh.
Funeral services will be held at 8 p.m. today in Indianapolis, and the body will 
then be brought to Kiel for services at the Meiselwitz Funeral home at 2 p.m. 
Thursday, the Rev. E. L. Worthman officiating. Burial will be at Kiel.


(JOHANNA) CHRISTIANE HANSKE

Kiel—Mrs. Johanna Christiane Hanske (nee Jockmann) died at her home 
in Town Schleswig on Friday forenoon from old age.  She was a long 
time resident of Town Schleswig and was born November 27th 1825 in 
OberNeuendorf, near Goerlitz-Schleisen, Germany.
She was married to Ernst Hanske in 1850 and they had 4 children of 
which three passed away. In 1863 they came to America and Kiel where 
they purchased a farm in Town Schleswig where Mrs. Hanske passed away.  
Her husband died 18 years ago.  She reached the age of 89 years, one 
month and 17 days.  The burial is on Monday afternoon in the Kiel 
Cemetery with Pastor Rech officiating.  
Plymouth Post, January 23, 1915
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On Friday morning at 10 o’clock in her home in Town Schleswig 
where she lives with her son Mr. Ernst Hanske, Mrs. Johanna 
Christiana Hanske – nee Jochmann died of old age. The deceased 
who is numbered among the longest residents of the town was born 
on November 27, 1825 in Oberneuendorf, near Görlitz, Schlesien, 
Germany. She was married to Ernst Hanske in 1850, and the 
marriage was blessed with four children of which three have 
died. 
In 1863 the family immigrated to America and then directly to 
Kiel.  One year later they purchased a farm in Town Schleswig, 
where Mrs. Hanske died. Her husband died 18 years ago. She had 
reached the high age of 89 years, 1 month and 17 days.  The 
burial took place on Monday afternoon at the Kiel Cemetery with 
Pastor Rech officiating. The Arion Band, of which her surviving 
son Ernst was a member, played funeral music at the grave. 
Kiel Record  1915
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Note: Schlesien, is an area that now part of Poland and the Czech Republic.


DOROTHEA HENRIETTA HANSKE

Called By Death
On Sunday evening at 7 o'clock Mrs. Dorothea Henrietta Hanske was called 
to her reward at her home in this city, after a lingering illness, death 
resulting from influenza and the infirmities of old age. The deceased, 
nee Mitterhausen, was a native of Germany, being born in Hannover, March 2, 
1848. She came to America as a child of 3 1-2 years with her parents, who 
settled in Maywood, a suburb of Chicago, where she grew to womanhood. She 
was married in Chicago, in 1866 to Julius Hanske, and later came to Kiel, 
where she has since resided. Her husband died in 1881. In 1885 she entered 
in a second marriage with John Parent, who passed away five years ago. She 
is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Chr. Hein, by the first marriage (a son 
Edmund died in 1914) and a daughter, Mrs. John Schuster, by the second 
marriage. Also 3 granchildren, 1 great grandchild; two brothers, Henry 
Mitterhausen of Fort. Dodge, Iowa, and Wm. Mitterhausen of Milwaukee; and 
one half brother, Louis Tonhose of Bejour, Minn.  The funeral will take 
place today, Thursday, at 2 o'clock p.m. from the home, Rev. Rech officiating. 
Interment will be made in the Kiel cemetery.
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From death record:
Dorothea Hanske nee Mitterhausen
Died March 26, 1922 at age 74 years and 24 days
Daughter of Fred Mitterhausen and Maria Koch
Born Germany
Died from “embolism (probably) –sudden death”
Buried at Kiel Cemetery


EDMUND HANSKE

KIEL MARSHAL, DIES OF INJURIES, RUN DOWN BY AUTO
Norbert Lettenberger, 17, Taken into Custody and is Held Pending Verdict of Inquest
BOY SPEEDER RAN DOWN VILLAGE OFFICER WEEK AGO
Edward Hanske(sic), village marshal of Kiel, died today from injuries which he suffered 
ten days ago when he was run down by an automobile while attempting to arrest an 
alleged speeder on the streets of the village. Hanske had both legs fractured and 
suffered internal injuries and died from the effects.
Following reports to the county authorities of Hanske's death, Norbert Lettenberger, 
aged 17 of Kiel, was taken into custody late today and held pending the verdict of 
the coroner's at the inquest which has been called at Kiel tomorrow. Lettenberger is 
said to have been the driver of the car which ran down Hanske. No warrant has been 
issued for the boy's arrest.  
Hanske was injured Sunday night, Aug. 23, when rushed into the roadway to halt 
Lettenberger who is said to have been driving at a high rate of speed. The boy failed 
to stop the car and it knocked Hanske down and passed over his body and it is reported 
that the driver did not halt to investigate the extent of the man's injury. The 
accident happened late in the evening and investigation which was started after it was 
found that Hanske had been seriously hurt, is said to have established that Lettenberger 
was the driver of the car. Should the coroner's jury hold Lettenberger responsible for 
Hanske's death, the boy will probably face prosecution on a charge of having caused the 
man's death by reckless and negligent driving. It will be the first case of the kind in 
Manitowoc county. Mr. Hanske was 45 years of age and held office as street commissioner 
and village marshal. He was married and has a family.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Sept. 4, 1914 page 1
**********
Kiel—Because of the death of the village marshall, Edmund Hanske, an 
inquest was ordered by Coroner Folge of Manitowoc at the village hall. 
Being sworn in were J. B. Laun, Peter Daleiden, Joseph Schaller, Philip 
Mueller, Wm. Matthias and Peter Arnold.  Eighteen year old Norbert 
Lettenberger was arrested shortly after the marshall’s death which was 
caused by Mr. Lettenberger’s neglect of stopping after the marshall’s 
orders. Mr. Hanske was 46 years, 6 months and 26 days old, was born in 
Cook County, Illinois and came to Kiel at the age of 2 1/2 years.  He 
lost his father at the age of 13 and was raised by his grandparents. In 
1891 he was married to Maria Duerwachter, the marriage producing one 
daughter.  He was a dedicated worker for the village of Kiel.  
Besides his wife he is survived by his daughter, Thekla, his mother, 2 
sisters and other relatives.  The burial is Tuesday afternoon ion the 
Kiel Cemetery with Pastor Rech officiating.  Members of the Turners, 
the Odd Fellows Lodge, the Mens’ Choir and the fire department attended 
the funeral as a group.  
Plymouth Post, September 12, 1914
*********
DID HANSKE STEP FROM BEHIND AUTO TO MEET HIS DEATH? 
DEFENSE IN LETTENBERGER CASE BELIEVED FROM TESTIMONY OF 
FIRST WITNESS TO BE ALONG THIS LINE
That Edward Hanske, deceased marshall of Kiel for whose death Norbert 
Lettenberger, aged 17, is on trial in circuit court, was responsible 
for the fatal accident when he was run down Aug. 23, is the defense 
outlined for Lettenberger by the first witness called for the defense 
this afternoon. 
Mrs. Bunke, the witness, testified that an automobile was standing at 
the curb on the side on which Hanske was later found, the defense 
seeking to establish that Hanske stepped from behind the machine or off 
the walk into the path of the Lettenberger car and that the driver of 
the latter machine could not see him or know his intention. Mrs. Bunke 
testified that had Hanske started across the street she should have been 
able to see him but that she did not until after the collision when she 
went to his aid. The state rested at 2:30 this afternoon after calling 
six witnesses, one of whom, Albert Laun, a Kiel youth who came here from 
the university to testify, was an eye witness to the accident. 
Laun said that Lettenberger had made no move to avoid the collision. Other 
witnesses testified that Lettenberger had been warned against fast driving. 
District Attorney Schmitz is conducting the prosecution and Attorney Hougen 
and Brady and Isaac Craite appear for the defense. Lettenberger is charged 
with manslaughter in the fourth degree. The case may go to the jury tomorrow.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Friday, January 15, 1915, Page 1


EMIL HANSKE   cemetery #82

Emil G. Hanske
b: 25 Mar. 1858, in Schlesien, Prussia, Germany
p: Carl and Rachel (Meiselwitz) Hanske
m: 12 Nov. 1891 at Reformed Church, Town of Schleswig (co. mar. index v.6 p.119)
to: Helena Griebenow
b: Schleswig twp., Manitowoc Co.
p: Fred Griebenow and Wilhelmine Reseburg
children: 
  Carl Fred
  Melitta Ann.
(His picture is in the glass negative photos)
**********
On Thursday afternoon Emil Hanske passed away at his home,
after a lingering illness caused by a cancerous growth on 
the neck. He had been in a hospital at Indianapolis for the 
past three months, where he took medical treatment, after 
which his condition improved and he seemed to be gaining 
steadily, until last week. Mrs. Hanske spent a few days with 
him at the hospital, and brought him home Tuesday night.
Emil Hanske was born in Germany, March 25, 1858, coming to 
Sheboygan with his parents at the age of two years. He was
married to Helen Griebenow, Nov. 12, 1891. For a number of
years he was a very successful painter and decorator; a stage
curtain at Ortlieb’s hall is an example of his ability as a 
landscape artist. Several years ago he purchased the Fremont 
house, conducting this business until his illness.
Besides his wife, he leaves a daughter, Mrs. E. Arps of 
Chilton, and a son, Carl, who is taking a medical course at 
Yale University, for army service.
Those from out of town who attended the funeral services
Monday afternoon were: Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Griebenow of Owen,
Mrs. Chas. Heins, Mrs. August Janke, Mrs. Otto Englehard and
Mr. Fred. Englehard of Milwaukee, and Mr. and Mrs. H. L. 
Meyer of Hubert. The services were conducted by Rev. Rech, 
interment being made in the Kiel cemetery. The firemen and 
the maennerchor, headed by the Kiel Arion band, escorted the 
remains to their last resting place. The maennerchor rendered
several selections at the house and at the grave.
(no newspaper named, Nov. 1918)
*********
On Thursday, Nov. 14th at one o'clock P.M., Mr. Emil Hanske,
proprietor of the Fremont House, died after a lengthy illness.
He was buried on Monday at 1:30 o'clock. His son, Carl Hanske,
of Yale College, attended the funeral as well as other relatives
and both townfolks and out of town friends.
*********
From death record:
Hanske, Emil G.
March 25, 1858-Nov. 14, 1918
Son of Carl Hanske (born Germany) and Rayel Meiselwitz (born Germany)
Born Germany –saloon keeper
Died from “carcinoma of the neck and metestisis of lung and liver”
Buried at the Kiel Cemetery


ERNST HANSKE  (d. 1896)

From Der Nord Westen, 27 Aug. 1896: 
(From the correspondent in Kiel, 25 Aug.) 
Two deaths occurred recently – A while ago the death of an old 
man named Hanske, and a few days ago that of Mrs. Anton Schicker.
*******
(Ernst Hanske/1824-1896/age 72 makes him "old")


ERNST HANSKE  (d. 1931)

Kiel, Wis – Ernst Hanske, aged 80, for the last eleven years a 
resident of Kiel, passed away Thursday at the home of his niece, 
Mrs. John Ludwig, of Milwaukee, as the result of a stroke. 
Deceased was born November 6, 1850, in Lower Schlesien, Germany, 
the son of the late Ernest and Christina Hanske. He came to this 
country with his parents in the summer of 1865, the family settling 
on a farm located one and one-half miles northeast of Kiel, where 
they resided 44 years. This farm is now owned by Joseph Bechle. In 
1921, he came to Kiel and lived on St. Paul Street. He was a single 
man. Mr. Hanske enjoyed good health until three months ago, when he 
began to suffer with heart attacks and disability due to old age and 
went to live with his niece in Milwaukee.  
He is survived by two nieces, Mrs. John Ludwig and Mrs. Mathilda 
Nimmers; two nephews, Fred and Theodore Esser, all residents of 
Milwaukee, and a number of cousins residing here. A sister, Mrs. 
Fred Esser passed away 22 years ago in Milwaukee.  
The body is expected to arrive in Kiel early Saturday morning and 
will be taken to the C. J. Meiselwitz Funeral parlors, where funeral 
services will be held that day. Interment will be in the family lot 
at Kiel cemetery. The Rev. Emil Meinardus will officiate.  
Sheboygan Press, October 30, 1931


HELEN HANSKE

Called By Death.
Mrs. Helen Hanske passed away at the hospital in Plymouth, where 
she had been brought a week before to undergo a surgical operation 
for the removal of an internal tumor, which upon examination could 
not be performed.  
The deceased, nee Helen Griebenow, was born in Kiel, Sept. 30, 1869. 
She was married to Emil Hanske in 1891 and the couple resided on 
upper Forth Street for many years, Mr. Hanske following the painter’s 
trade. About 13 years ago they disposed of their property and purchased 
the Fremont house, which Mrs. Hanske successfully conducted since her 
husband’s death in November, 1918, up to the present time. The death 
of Mrs. Hanske had caused a feeling of sorrow in this community where 
she was well known and had spent her entire life.  
She is survived by one son, Carl, who is instructor in the high school 
in Indianapolis, and one daughter, Melitta, Mrs. E. J. Arps of Chilton; 
also three brothers, Fred of California, William of Shefley, Wis., and 
Oscar of Owen, Wis., five sisters, Mrs. J. M. Duecker, Kiel, Mrs. 
Mathilda Heins of Milwaukee, Mrs. G. A. Duecker of Kiel, Mrs. H. L. 
Kaemmer of Kiel, and her mother, Mrs. Wilhelmina Griebenow of Kiel.  
The funeral services were held on Thursday afternoon at the home, Rev. W. 
Rech officiating. Interment in the Kiel Cemetery. The Kiel Frauenverein, 
the Rebekahs, and the Ref. Church Frauenverein, of which organizations 
the deceased was a member, attended the funeral in a body.  
Chilton Times, July 8, 1922
********
From Sheboygan county death records: 
Helen Hanske nee Griebenow (v.24 p.317)
Widow [Emil Hanske]
Sept. 30, 1869-July 4, 1922
Daughter of Fred Griebenow and Minnie Reseburg (both born Germany)
Born Wisconsin
Died from “embolism, 1 hour –large retroperitonal tumor”
Buried at the Kiel Cemetery


J. RAHEL HANSKE

Mrs. Charles Hanske died Tuesday afternoon. She was born in Germany in 1823. 
The funeral will take place Thursday afternoon.
Manitowoc Pilot, June 11, 1896  P. 2
********
(1880 Schleswig census:
Carl Hanske age 63; wife Rahel Hanske 55)


JULIUS H. HANSKE

A man was murdered in St. Louis lately and it is believed he is a resident
of Kiel, in this county. He was rather a hard character and some time before
being killed was engaged in the commission of a burglary. If it is the man
from Kiel who it is believed to be, his name is Julius Hanske. He has a
wife and four children.
Manitowoc Pilot  Thursday, February 10, 1881
*********
HANSKE’S BODY –The Wife of the Murdered Man Bringing It Home To Wisconsin
A St. Louis paper says that the body of Julius Hanske, the man who 
was murdered three weeks ago by Thomas J. Stull, was disinterred 
from the Potter’s Field, by Brown & Sullivan, City Undertakers, and 
brought to the Morgue for the widow, who had decided to take it back 
and bury it in the village of Kiel, Wisconsin, the place where Hanske 
had lived for many years. When she came to the morgue she found her 
husband’s body in a handsome rosewood casket. In spite of the fact 
that it had been seventeen days buried there was little or no change, 
and dressed in a neat suit of black, with the collar and neckcloth 
hiding the wound in the throat, Hanske appeared asleep instead of dead. 
His widow stood above him silent, for a moment and then broke down; her 
grief was pitable. She left for the home of her aunt on Jefferson avenue, 
and in the evening, accompanied her brother, started back to Wisconsin, 
taking her husband’s corpse with her.   
Chilton Times, February 26, 1881
*********
(Death notice in Der Nord Westen, Feb. 3,1881, murdered in St. Louis
long article.)


KARL A. HANSKE

Kiel--On Friday, the 17th of this month at 10 o’clock noon the oldest 
resident of Kiel died at the home of his son, Emil, Karl August Hanske, 
due to old age. He had reached the age of almost 91 years. He was born 
on March 20, 1817 in Goerlitz in Kirchsopiel Wendish Government district 
Lignitz Schleisien. After he had gone to school and graduated he learned 
carpentry. He was married in 1848 to Johanna Meiselwitz, came to America 
in 1860 with his wife and two sons. He settled in Kiel where he has lived 
ever since.  His wife died 12 years ago and one son, 26 years ago.  
Survivors are one son, Emil, 4 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. 
The burial was on Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Pastor Rech officiated 
and burial was on Kiel cemetery.
Plymouth Post, January 25, 1908


MARY HANSKE

On Monday evening, at the State Mental Hospital at Oshkosh, Mrs. 
Maria (nee Duerrwaechter) Hanske the widow of Edmund Hanske who, 
in September of 1914 after an automobile catastrophe subsequently 
died in the Village of Marshals, (Cook County, IL).  The deceased 
was born on December 9, 1868 in the Town of Schleswig, and was 
married to Edmund Hanske on July 14, 1891, since then the couple 
has lived in Kiel, until her husband’s untimely death. Since then 
Mrs. Hanske has remained mute, suffering from a nervous breakdown.  
She was admitted to the Mental Hospital in Oshkosh in September, 
where she now has found relief in death.  She leaves behind one 
daughter, her father, five brothers and two sisters.  The funeral 
will take place on Wednesday morning in Kiel, from the home of Otto 
Duerrwaechter.  The burial will take place in the afternoon at the 
Kiel Cemetery, with Pastor Rech officiating.  
Kiel Record, 1916
******
Kiel Must Compensate Widow of Marshal
In a decision handed down by the supreme court to day, the aware of the Wisconsin 
Industrial Commission, of $3000 to Mrs. Edward Hanske of Kiel, against the village 
for the death of her husband, village Marshal, killed by being run down by an automobile 
a year ago, is affirmed and the village is ordered to pay the award. Hanske who was 
Marshall of the village was killed by being hit by an automobile driven by Norbert 
Lettenberger, 18, when he stepped into the roadway to stop the car which he alleged 
was speeding. Lettenberger was later freed by a jury when arrested on a charge of 
murder, which was later changed to manslaughter. The shock of the tragic death of 
her husband unbalanced the mind of Mrs. Hanske who a few months, following the 
accident, was committed to a sanitorium for care and is said to be in poor health. 
The proceedings under the compensation act were prosecuted by a guardian appointed. 
The Village is said to have appealed to test the law with a view of instituting action 
against Lettenberger and it is said an effort will be made to collect the damages 
awarded the widow from him. -- Manitowoc Herald
Brillion News - Fri, May 26, 1916


DALE HANSMANN

Graveside services for Dale Hansmann, six-day-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter 
Hansmann Jr., St. Anna, were held this morning at Kiel Cemetery.
The Rev. C. L. Reiter, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, Kiel, officiated.
The infant died Tuesday at Sheboygan Memorial Hospital.
Surviving, in addition to the parents, are three brothers, his maternal 
grandparents, the paternal grandparents, and the maternal great-grandmother, 
Mrs. Anna Nagel, rural Valders.
The Sheboygan Press - Wednesday, August 10, 1966 – P. 8


MARIAN HANSMANN
 
Mrs. Theodore Hansmann, 41, of Plymouth, former Manitowoc County resident, 
died Wednesday at the family home following a lingering illness.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the St. John Evangelical 
Lutheran Church in Plymouth. The Rev. H. W. Baxman will officiate. Burial will 
be in Kiel.
Nee Marian Heidemann, she was born Nov. 28, 1913, in Schleswig, daughter of Mr. 
and Mrs. Otto Heidemann. She attended the Manitowoc County Teachers College and 
taught at the Spring Valley school in the Town of Meeme. On June 18, 1938, she 
was married to Theodore Hansmann at Louis Corners. They made their home in 
Plymouth. She was a member of the St. John congregation and the Valparaiso Guild 
of the church.
(Survivors omitted for privacy)
Her mother died in 1944.


THEODORE HANSMANN

Theodore W. "Ted" Hansmann, 90, of 18 Grove St., Plymouth, passed away late 
Saturday evening, April 5, 1997 at his home, after a courageous battle with 
cancer. He was born Feb. 3, 1907 in the Town of Schleswig, Wis., a son of the 
late Christian and Helena Voss Hansmann. he attended Millhome Grade School in 
the Town of Schleswig. On June 18, 1938 he married Marian Heidemann at Zion 
Lutheran Church in Louis Corners, Wis. The couple resided in Plymouth after 
marriage. He worked at the Kohler Company in Kohler for 31 years, retiring in 
1972. Marian preceded him in death on July 6, 1955. On June 15, 1957 he married 
Evelyn Dorow at St. John Lutheran Church in Plymouth. They have lived in 
Plymouth since their marriage.
He is a charter member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church - WELS, in Plymouth. 
He served in several of the church offices throughout his life. He is also a 
member of the Kohler Quarter Century Club. He also belongs to the Plymouth 
Skat Club.  
Survivors include his wife, Evelyn, Plymouth; one son, Timothy (Peggy) Hansmann, 
Plymouth; two grandsons, Michael and Daniel Hansmann, Plymouth; one sister, Ida 
Newman, Willow Park Residence, New Holstein. He was preceded in death by four 
brothers, Hugo, Arno, Walter and Arwin. 
Funeral services will be held on Thursday afternoon, April 10, at 4 pm at Good 
Shepherd Lutheran Church in Plymouth. The Rev. Frederick Heidemann, brother-in-
law, of Ted, will officiate. Burial will be in the Kiel Cemetery. Friends may 
call at the Suchon Funeral Home in Plymouth from 4-9 pm on Wednesday and at the 
church on Thursday from 3 pm until the time of services. A memorial fund is 
being established in his name.
Sheboygan Press, Mon., Apr. 7, 1997
********
(2 Feb 1907/5 Apr 1997/SSDI)


EDNA HAPPEL

Mrs. Edna Happel, of 623 7th St., Kiel, the widow of John Hapel, died 
this morning at St. Nicholas Hospital in Sheboygan where she was admitted 
Wednesday afternoon.
Her husband preceded her in death in July of 1958.
Funeral arrangements are pending at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home in Kiel.
Further particulars will be published in the Friday edition of the Sheboygan 
Press.
The Sheboygan Press - Thursday, April 13, 1961 – P. 14
*******
Mrs. John Happel, 71, of 623 7th St., Kiel, died at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at St. 
Nicholas Hospital where she had been a patient for one day.
She was born Edna Gessert in the Town of Rhine on Feb. 1, 1890, a daughter of 
the late John and Caroline Simonsmeier Gessert.  She attended school in the 
district and was baptized and confirmed at Zoar Reformed Church there.
She married John Happel on Nov. 28, 1912, in the Town of Rhine.  Her husband 
preceded her in death in July of 1958.
She was a member of St. Peter Evangelical Reformed Church in Kiel, the Women’s 
Guild of the church, the Kiel Frauenverein, the Happy Hour Club and the 
Centennial Homemakers Group.
Survivors include three sisters, Mrs. Henry Feld of Kohler, Mrs. Ewald Olm of 
R. 1, Cleveland, and Mrs. Roland H. Meyer of Sheboygan, and one brother, Arthur 
Gessert, of Sheboygan.
She was also preceded in death by three brothers.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Peter Evangelical and 
Reformed Church in Kiel, with the Rev. Vernon E. Jaberg officiating.  Burial 
will be in Kiel Cemetery.
Friends may call at Meiselwitz Funeral Home in Kiel until 11 a.m. Saturday, and 
at the church from noon until the time of the service.
The Sheboygan Press - Friday, April 14, 1961 – P. 10


GEORGE HAPPEL

From Sheboygan county death records:
George Happel   (v.40 p.212)
Dec. 20, 1856-July 12, 1936
Husband of Lizetta Mueller
Son of Jacob Happel and Charlotte Ackerman (both born Germany)
Born Germany –farmer 
Died from “myocarditis –chronic nephritis, 1930”
Buried at Kiel (Manitowoc. co.)
**********
George Happel, aged 79, well-known resident of the town of Rhine,
passed away at the homestead farm, a mile south of Millhome on
Sunday evening at 11 p.m. after an illness of several years.
The deceased was born in Hessendarmsdorf, Germany on December
20, 1856, and in 1865, came to America with his parents, who
located on the present farm home, where the deceased has spent
his entire life. He was married to Miss Lizetta Mueller of the
town of Rhine on July 12, 1882, just 53 years, to the day, 
before his death.
He is survived by his widow and three sons, Dr. Edwin Happel of 
Luxemburg, Jacob on the homestead farm, and john of this city; 
also one grandson. Funeral services were held this Wednesday
afternoon from the Meiselwitz Funeral Home at 2 o'clock with
burial in the local cemetery. The Rev. E.L. Worthman was in
charge of the funeral services.
***********
George Happel, 79, farmer, died at his home, one mile south of Millhome, 
at 11 o'clock Sunday night. He had been ailing for several years.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the 
C.J. Meiselwitz funeral home. Burial will be made in the Kiel cemetery.
Mr. Happel was born in Germany December 20, 1856. He came to this country 
with his parents in 1865 and settled on the farm on which he died. On 
July 12, 1883 he was married to Miss Lizzetta Mueller, town of Rhine.
Survivors include the widow, three sons, Jacob at home, John of Kiel 
and Edwin of Luxemburg and one grandson.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, July 13, 1936 P.2
**********
(Note: His picture is in the glass negative photos)


JACOB HAPPEL

Jacob Happel, 78, of Rhine Center, a retired Town of Rhine farmer, died 
Wednesday afternoon at St. Nicholas Hospital where he had been a patient 
for the past week.
He was born Dec. 8, 1882, near the Town of Rhine, a son of the late George 
and Lizzetta Mueller Happel.  He received his education in the district 
school, and from the death of his father until his retirement, when he 
moved to Rhine Center, he operated the Happel homestead farm in the Town 
of Rhine.  He never married.
He is survived by one nephew, Dr. Emery Happel of Brookfield; and two sisters-
in-law, Mrs. John Happel of Kiel, and Mrs. Edwin Happel of Milwaukee.
He was preceded in death by two brothers.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Meiselwitz Funeral 
Home in Kiel, the Rev. Vernon E. Jaberg, pastor of St. Peter Evangelical and 
Reformed Church, officiating.  Burial will be in the Kiel Cemetery.
Friends may view the body at the funeral home from 3 p.m. Friday until the 
time of the service.
The Sheboygan Press - Friday, November 25, 1960 – P. 8
******** 
Funeral services for Jacob Happel, 78, of Rhine Center, a retired Town of Rhine 
farmer, were held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Meiselwitz Funeral Home in Kiel. The 
Rev. Vernon E. Jaberg, pastor of St. Peter Evangelical and Reformed Church in 
Kiel, officiated.
During the service Mrs. Howard Vorpahl accompanied Mrs. Athniel Raquet who sang 
“Abide With Me.”  Burial took place in the Kiel Cemetery.  Pall bearers were 
Melvin Happel, Amos Miller, Donald Schlichting and Edgar Zimmermann.
The Sheboygan Press - Monday, November 28, 1960 – P. 14


JOHN HAPPEL

John Happel, 69, of 623 7th St., Kiel, died Thursday morning at Browning, 
Mont., while on a vacation trip to the state of Washington with his wife, 
Edna.
Details of the death were not immediately available.
Mr. Happel was employed in the service room of the Stoelting Bros. Co., 
manufacturers of dairy equipment, from 1921 until his retirement in May, 
1957.
His body will be returned to the Meiselwitz Funeral Home at Kiel.
The Sheboygan Press - Friday, August 1, 1958 – P. 8
*******
Funeral services for John Happel, 69, of 623 7th St., Kiel, will be held 
at 2 p.m. Monday at St. Peter Evangelical and Reformed Church in Kiel.  
The Rev. Vernon Jaberg, pastor, will officiate and burial will be in the 
Kiel Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home in Kiel from 2 p.m. Sunday 
until 11:30 a.m. Monday and then at the church from noon.
Mr. Happel died at 4:30 a.m. Thursday in a motel at Browning, Mont., while 
on a vacation trip to the state of Washington with his wife, Edna.  The 
couple left Kiel Monday morning.
Born Oct. 8, 1888, in Town Rhine, he was a son of the late George and Lizzetta 
Mueller Happel, and attended district school and Kiel High School.
On Nov. 28, 1912, he married the former Miss Edna Gessert of Town Rhine.  He 
was employed in the service room of the Stoelting Bros. Co., manufacturers of 
dairy equipment, from 1921 until his retirement in May, 1957.
He was a member of St. Peter Evangelical and Reformed Church and also the 
Brotherhood of the church.
Survivors, in addition to his wife, are a brother, Jacob of rural Elkhart Lake, 
and a nephew, Dr. Emery Happel of West Allis.  A brother also preceded him in 
death.
The Sheboygan Press - Saturday, August 2, 1958 – P. 6


LIZETTE HAPPEL

From Sheboygan county death records:
Lizetta Happel nee Mueller (v.51 p.413)
March 12, 1861-July 6, 1945
Wife of George Happle
Daughter of John E. Mueller and Sabine Mueller (both born Germany)
Born Town of Rhine, Sheboygan County
Died from “chronic myocarditis, 9 years –artereosclerosis”
Buried at Kiel Cemetery (Manitowoc co.)
*********
Mrs. Lizetta Happel, aged 84, widow of the late George Happel, 
passed away Friday morning on the homestead farm in the town 
of Rhine after a long illness.
The deceased was born the daughter of John E. and Sabina Mueller 
on March 12, 1861. On July 12, 1882 she was married to George 
Happel, and since that time has made her home in the town of Rhine 
on the homestead farm. Her husband preceded her in death July 12, 
1936, and a son, Dr. E. P. Happel, died September 1, 1944.
Survivors are two sons, Jacob on the homestead farm, and John of 
this city; two brothers, George Mueller of Rock Island, Illinois, 
and Edwin Mueller of Manitowoc, and one grandchild, Emery Happel 
of Luxemburg.
Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at 
the Meiselwitz Funeral Home, and burial was made in the family lot 
in the Kiel cemetery. The Rev. E. L. Worthman officiated.
Mrs. Eugene M. Thieleke, soloist rendered the following selections: 
"The King of Love My Shepherd Is," "Across the Border Land," and 
"Who Is There Like Thee." - 1945
*********
From Sheboygan county marriage records:
George Happel and Lisette Mueller (v.5 p.179)
July 12, 1882 in civil ceremony, Town of Rhine
George Happel
Son of Jacob Happel and Mary A. Friess
Born Germany –farmer in Town of Rhine
Lisette Mueller
Daughter of John and Saline Mueller
Witnesses Peter Koebel and Carl Roehring
*******
(Note: Her picture is in the glass negative photos)


LOUISE A. HAPPEL

Louisa Happel, 93, a former Kiel resident, died this morning at Calumet 
Homestead Nursing Home, New Holstein where she had lived for the past 
five years.
The former Louisa Neumann was born Sept. 28, 1889, in the Town of Schleswig 
(Manitowoc County), daughter of William and Anna Mauer Neumann. She attended 
district school.  On Jan. 25, 1913, she married William Happel at Bethlehem 
United Church of Christ, Town of Schleswig.  The couple farmed in the Town 
of Schleswig until 1958, when they moved to Kiel.  He died in 1980.  Mrs. 
Happel was a member of St. Peter United Church of Christ, Kiel; its Women’s 
Guild Society, the Fraunverein and GUG Germania Society.  
Survivors include a son, Melvin of Kiel; two grandchildren; five great-
grandchildren; a step grandchild; two great-step-grandchildren; a brother, 
Oscar Neumann of rural Kiel; and three stepsisters; Mrs. William Diefenthaler 
and Mrs. Erna Jung, both of Kiel, and Mrs. Edwin Meinnert of Sheboygan. She 
was preceded in death by two brothers. 
Funeral services will be held on Saturday at Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel. 
The Rev. John Baumann, pastor  of St. Peter UCC, will officiate. Burial will 
be in Kiel Cemetery. 
No newspaper named, November 1982
*******
(28 Sep 1889/Nov 1982/SSDI)


LUCINDA HAPPEL

Mrs. Melvin Rappel, 50, of R.2, Kiel, Town of Schleswig, died
at her home Monday afternoon after a lengthy illness.
The former Lucinda Vogel was born Feb. 20, 1920, in the Town 
of Eaton, daughter of the late Arno and Hattie Schmitt Vogel. 
She attended district school in Eaton. She was married to Mr. 
Happel on Oct. 26, 1940, at St. Peter United Church of Christ, 
Kiel. After marriage they settled on the Rappel homestead farm 
in Schleswig.
She was a member of St. Peter Church, its Women's Guild and the 
Centennial Homemakers group.
(Survivors omitted for privacy)
She was preceded in death by two brothers.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Peter Church, 
the Rev. John Baumann, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in 
Kiel Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, after 
4 p.m. Wednesday until 11 p.m. Thursday and at the church from 
noon until the time of services.
(no newspaper named, Oct. 12, 1970)


MELVIN W. HAPPEL

Melvin W. Happel, 83, a former rural Kiel resident, died Saturday afternoon, 
Feb. 22, 2003, at Valley Manor Nursing Home in Plymouth, where he had been a 
resident of the past six years. 
He was born May 10, 1919, in the Town of Schleswig, the son of William and 
Louise Neumann Happel.  He attended Rockville grade school and was a graduate 
of Kiel High School. On Oct. 26, 1940, he married Lucinda Vogel at St. Peters 
UCC in Kiel.  She died Oct. 13, 1970.  On March 23, 1975, he married Myrtle 
Grunwald (Conrad) at St. Peters UCC in the Town of Rhine.  She died May 11, 
1998.  He farmed the family homestead in the Town of Schleswig all his life 
until retiring in 1976.  He then was employed at Millersville Box Co. for 
approximately five years.  He is a member of St. Peters UCC in the Town of 
Rhine and a former member of the Manitowoc Co. Farm Bureau, St. Peters UCC 
in Kiel and the Church dartball league.  He enjoyed dancing and raising 
horses.  
Survivors include one son (private); one daughter (private); one stepson
(private); five grandchildren, one great-grandson, two step grandchildren, 
and two step great grandchildren.
No newspaper named, February 22, 2003
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(10 May 1919/22 Feb 2003/SSDI)


WILLIE E. HAPPEL

William (Willie) Happel, 91, a former Kiel resident, died March 29 at Calumet 
Homestead Nursing Home, New Holstein, where he had resided or the past three 
years.  
He was born December 2, 1888, in the town of Schleswig, son of Karl and Nellie 
Happel.  He attended district school.  He married Louisa Neumann on January 25, 
1913, at Bethlehem United Church of Christ, Town of Schleswig.  The couple 
farmed in the Town of Schleswig until 1958, when they moved to Kiel.  They 
observed their 67 wedding anniversary in January.  Mr. Happel was a member of 
St. Peter United Church of Christ, Kiel. 
Survivors are his wife; a son, Melvin, Kiel; two grandchildren and five great 
grandchildren.
No newspaper named, 1980
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(02 Dec 1888/Mar 1980/SSDI)


LOUIS HARBRECHT

LOUIS HARBRECHT DIES
Word was received here last week Thursday of the death of Louis Harbrecht of 
Milwaukee. He died at St. Mary's hospital there on December 13, at the age of 
79. 
He was born in the town of Schleswig in 1869. He lived in Milwaukee the greater 
part of his life but has many relatives living in Chilton where he was a frequent 
visitor.
Funeral services were held last Thursday at 1 a.m. at the Nieman and Sons Funeral 
home and burial was in the Kiel Cemetery.
Chilton Times - December 23, 1948  


MARGARET HARBRECHT

Mrs. Harbrecht Is Laid to Rest
Funeral services for Mrs. Louis Harbrecht, who passed away at her home in 
Cudahy, Saturday, April 18, after a lingering illness, were held in Kiel 
April 21 with interment in the Kiel cemetery. The deceased was born in 
Hessen, Germany, July 29, 1874 and came directly to Wisconsin in 1884. She 
was united in marriage to Louis Harbrecht several years later and two sons 
were born to the couple, one of them dying in infancy.
She is survived by her husband and one son, Norman, both of Cudahy. Two 
brothers, Adam Sandel of Kiel, and Henry Sandel of Cudahy; and two sisters, 
Mrs. Louis Henschel of Elkhart Lake and Mrs. John Williams of New Holstein 
town also survive.
Several members of the Cudahy Germania Society, of which Mrs. Harbrecht was 
a member, attended the funeral. - April 18, 1931


EDWIN R. HAYNER

Edwin R. Hayner, 85, a former Kiel resident, died Wednesday night, July 6, 
in Waterville, Maine; where he resided for the past two years with his 
daughter. He was born November 19, 1902, in Pewabie, Michigan, son of the 
late Peter and Anna (Schultz) Hayner. He attended Pigeon River School.  
On October 29, 1925 he married Eldora Schubert, in Sheboygan. She preceded 
him in death on July 14, 1983. The family moved to Sheboygan while he was a 
child, and it was at that time that his father, Peter, traveled and performed 
with the John Philip Sousa Band. He was a barber for 54 years opening his 
first shop in 1924, in Sheboygan, on Michigan Avenue. Later he opened a shop 
on 13th and Superior Avenue, where he remained until 1942 when he moved to 
Kiel. At Kiel he took over the shop owned by the late Otto Turba and then 
later moved to the Graf Building on Fremont Street from where he retired in 
1978.
He was active in many organizations and city government and was an avid 
sportsman. He was president of the Kiel Fish and Game Club for 10 years; 
president of the Kiel Barbershop Chorus, which was nationally recognized 
as being the only real barber barbershopper; president of the Kiel Municipal 
Band from 1963 to 1971; first ward alderman for 16 years; president of the 
Kiel City Council; was an active bowler and golfer; charter member of the 
Left and Right Handers Bowling Group; served on the Manitowoc County Red 
Cross Board; past member of the Kiel Lions Club and was active in scouting, 
being a committee man and scoutmaster from 1956 to 1962. In 1975 he was 
honored by the Kiel Kiwanis Club, as the Kiel Citizen of the Year; member 
of the Kiel Masonic Lodge and St. Peter’s United Church of Christ and its 
church choir.  
Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Karin Schreiber of Cairo, Egypt and Mrs. Arne 
(Sigrid) Borssen of Belgrade, Maine; eight grandchildren and nine great grand-
children. He was preceded in death by a grandchild; three sisters and two 
brothers. 
Funeral services were held at Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, the Rev. John 
Baumann, pastor of St. Peter’s United Church of Christ, officiating. Burial 
was in the Kiel Cemetery. 
Kiel Tri-County Record - July 13, 1988
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(19 Nov 1902/06 Jul 1988/SSDI)


ELDORA V. HAYNER

Eldora Hayner, 80, 215 E. River Terrace, Kiel, died Thursday morning at her 
home.  She had been in ill health for the past several months.
The former Eldora Schubert was born June 7, 1903, at Kiel, the daughter of 
the late Fred and Emma Harbreckt Schubert.  A 1921 graduate of Kiel High 
School, she married Edwin Hayner on October 26, 1925, in Sheboygan.  The 
couple resided here until 1933, when they moved to Kiel.  Mrs. Hayner was 
a member of St. Peter United Church of Christ, Kiel, and its Women’s Guild 
Society.  She also was a member of the GUG Germania Society and American 
Legion Auxiliary and served as vice president of the Kiel Library Board for 
the past 36 years.  A member of the Kiel election board for 33 years, Mrs. 
Hayner served for 55 years as a home service representative of the Manitowoc 
County Red Cross.  She also was chairman of the Kiel Blood Bank for several 
years. 
Survivors are her husband, two daughters (private), nine grandchildren and 
five great grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by a grandchild, three 
brothers and two sisters.
No newspaper named, July 1983
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(07 Jul 1903/Jul 1983/SSDI)


JUDITH ANNE HEALY

Judith Anne Healy, age 53, died unexpectedly on Feb. 5, 2001 at her home 
in Arlington,Texas.  
Judy was born on Sept. 19, 1947 in Chicago, Ill., daughter of Barbara Johnson 
Healy and the late Richard E. Healy. She graduated from Reavis High School in 
Burbank, Ill. and attended Oak Park Hospital School of Nursing in Oak Park, Ill. 
as a RN.  She received certification as a CRNA and Labor and delivery room nurse.  
She was currently employed as an OB nurse at Arlington Memorial Hospital in 
Arlington, Texas.  Judy loved her family, dogs and horses and liked to travel. 
She will be sadly missed by family and friends.  
Survivors include her son (private); her mother (private); sisters (private), 
and nieces, and nephews.  She was preceded in death by her father, Richard E. 
Healy in 1992 
No newspaper named, 2001


RICHARD E. HEALY

Richard E. Healy, 70, of 804 Fourth St., Kiel, died Friday evening, 
Sept, 25, 1992 at Calumet Medical Center, Chilton.  
He was born June 25, 1922 in Chicago, Ill., a son of the late John 
and Anna (McCann) Healy. He attended Chicago public schools, Loyola 
University and Northwestern University. On Sept, 18, 1946 he married 
Barbara Johnson in Chicago at Our Lady Catholic Church.  He was 
employed as a traffic and transportation manager for Burlington 
Railroad for about 14 years, then Krim-Ko Birelcys for about five 
years and then at Teledyne Continental Motors for 17 years, retiring 
in 1980.  He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps during 
World War II, serving in the South Pacific. The couple moved to Kiel 
in 1985. He was a member of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel, 
Kiel VFW Post No. 6707 where he presently was senior vice commander, 
Kiel Optimist Club, Kiel Knights of Columbus, St. Joseph the Worker 
Council 5539, and the Kiel Monday night golf league.  He was also a 
school bus driver for the Kiel School District and served on the Ss. 
Peter and Paul Parish Council for four years.
(Survivors edited for privacy) 
He was preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters. 
No newspaper named, 1992


ANNA M. HEDLER

The 5 year old daughter of Franz Hedler died from diphtheria, in Kiel.
Der Nord Westen, Dec. 21, 1882


AUGUSTA HEDLER

CALLED BY DEATH
Funeral services for Mrs. Augusta Hedler, a former resident of Kiel, were held 
here on Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with burial in the Kiel cemetery. Rev. 
W. Rech officiated. 
Mrs. Hedler passed away April 8th at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, 
Mr. and Mrs. August Leoffler at Milan, at the age of 84 years, 7 months and 4 
days. Deceased was born in Germany in 1840 and came to America at the age of 14 
with her parents, who settled in New York state, where she was married to John 
Hedler, who preceded her in death many years ago, after which she lived in Kiel 
a number of years. About five years ago Mrs. Hedler moved to Milan, Wis., to 
live with her daughter, Rosa, where she died of old age. 
The remains were brought to Kiel on Friday and taken to the Ad. Kazmeier home, 
from where the funeral was held.
The survivors are Frank of Thorp and William of Mass, Mich., Mrs. August Loeffler 
of Milan and Mrs. B. Conrad of Elkhart Lake, who all attended the obsequies. Also 
20 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. 
Kiel Tri-County Record - April 16, 1925


FRANZ HEDLER

(From the correspondent in Kiel, 26 Feb.) 
Franz Hedler was buried yesterday in the Kiel Cemetery.
Der Nord Westen, 28 Feb. 1895
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Franz Hedler
birth: 11 September 1831 Germany
death: 28 February 1895 Kiel, Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin
burial:  Kiel, Wis.
spouse: Augusta Hedler
Wisconsin, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1968


K. LOUIS HEDLER

Diphtheria still prevails here. Already Mr. Hedler had buried three children, 
the last being a boy thirteen years old who died on Wednesday and was buried
yesterday afternoon. Notwithstanding that the disease is deemed both contagious
and extremely dangerous, people afflicted with it do not take the necessary
steps to prevent its spread. Nothing but the vigilance of the suspicious and
the school board can keep it from spreading among the school children.
Manitowoc Pilot  Thursday, January 25, 1883


SABINA HEDLER

Death claimed Mrs. William Hedler on Tuesday at a hospital in Green Bay 
after an unsuccessful operation of a tumor and diseased appendix. Nee 
Sabina Reichert was born in the Town of Rhine on August 7, 1886. She 
married in December 1904, to William Hedler and the couple took up their 
residency in Kiel where the family lived for 6 years when they moved to 
Hilbert and then to Mass, Michigan. Besides her husband the survivors 
include four sons, five brothers; Alfred, Herman, Edward, Emil & Fred; 
four sisters Mrs. Adolph Donath, Mrs. Hy Jugenheimer, Mrs. William Burkhardt 
and Mrs. Emil Raquet. The remains were shipped to Kiel and the funeral will 
take place from the Burkhardt home, with the Rev. Wm Rech officating. Burial 
will be at the Kiel Cemetery. - February, 1925


WILLIAM HEDLER Sr.

Former Schleswig Resident Dies In Michigan Tuesday 
William Hedler, 85, former resident of the Town of Schleswig died at Mass, 
Michigan, Tuesday.
Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. at the 
Meiselwitz Funeral home with Rev. Vernon Jaberg officiating. Burial will be 
in the Kiel Cemetery. - April 19, 1961


FRIEDA HEIDEMANN

Mrs. Otto C. Heidemann, aged 57, well-known town of Schleswig resident, 
passed away at her home at 1:00 a.m. Friday following a stroke.
Mrs. Heidemann was born September 24, 1887, in the town of Rhine, the 
daughter of Fred and Marie Horneck. She attended the district schools 
in Sheboygan county, and was confirmed in 1901 in the St. Petri's 
Evangelical and Reformed church in the town of Rhine. She worked as a 
seamtress at Plymouth before her marriage.
She was united in marriage with Otto C. Heidemann on October 12, 1909.
The couple has since resided on the homestead farm in the town of 
Schleswig, on the shores of Cedar Lake.
Among the survivors are her husband; four daughters, Mrs. Theodore 
(Marion) Hansmann of Plymouth, Mrs. Ralph (Henrietta) Maschmeier, Camp 
Lajuene, North Carolina, Mrs. Karl (Marguerite) Wernecke, Audubon Park, 
New Jersey, Miss Elfrieda of Chicago, William at home, and Frederick, 
a student at the Lutheran Seminary at Thiensville. Four grand-children 
survive with two brothers and two sisters, Walter Horneck of this city, 
Norman of Sheboygan, Miss Laura Horneck of Plymouth, and Mrs. Norman 
Schierstedt of Plymouth. She has been preceded in death by her parents 
and a brother.
Funeral services were conducted on Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the 
Zion Lutheran church at Louis Corners, with the Rev. Harold Grunwald 
officiating, and interment was made in the Kiel cemetery. Pallbearers were 
Walter Hansmann, Philip Maurer, Edgar Mueller, Herman Koeser, Herman Maurer, 
and Howard Prahl. - 1945


MARIE HEIDEMANN

Mrs. Marie Heidemann, nee Meyer, died at the Plymouth hospital on Saturday 
morning at 2 o’clock, after having been ill only a few days.  She was born 
in Masdorf, Kingdom of Hannover, Germany, on November 27, 1854.  In 1875, 
with a sister, Mrs. Carl Best she came to this country, and lived with her 
brother, Wm. Meyer at Millhome.  She was married to Wm. Heidemann in 1877 
and they moved onto a farm at Cedar Lake now owned by her son, O. C. 
Heidemann, where they lived until 1919.  Since that time Mr. and Mrs. 
Heidemann made their home in Millhome.  Her husband died in August 1923. 
The following children survive her:  Mrs. Otto Kletzien and Mrs. Arvin 
Schmidt of Schleswig, E. F. Heidemann of Thorp and O. C. Heidemann on the 
homestead.  There are also 21 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild.  The 
funeral will be held on Wednesday at 2 p.m. from her home at Millhome.  
Burial will be made in the Kiel cemetery, Rev. Saewert of Plymouth, 
officiating.
Tri-County Record, Sept 3, 1925


OTTO C. HEIDEMANN

Otto C. Heidemann, 89, a retired Town of Schleswig farmer and a former 
chairman of the township, died Monday afternoon at St. Joseph Hospital, 
West Bend, where he had been a patient for several days.
Born on Oct. 21, 1885 in Schleswig, he was a son of the late William and 
Marie Meyer Heidemann.  He attended the district school at Louis Corners.
He also attended the farm short course at the UW-Madison.
He married Frieda Horneck of the Town of Rhine on Oct. 12, 1909 at Rhine 
Center.
The couple farmed in Schleswig their entire married lives.
Mrs. Heidemann died in 1945.
For the past four years he resided with a daughter, Mrs. Roland Thomas, 
West Bend.
He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Louis Corners, and served on 
its cemetery association.
He was active in political and civic affairs the past 40 years, serving 
as a former Town of Schleswig clerk, justice of the peace, Manitowoc County 
Board supervisor, secretary-treasurer of the Manitowoc County Fair Board 
and the Cedar Lake Improvement Association.
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Ralph (Henrietta) Maschmeier and 
Mrs. Roland (Heidi) Thomas, both of West Bend, and Mrs. Karl (Marguerite) 
Wernecke, Spring Valley; two sons, William, Sheboygan, and the Rev. Frederick 
Heidemann, New London; 19 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
A daughter, two sisters and a brother preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church, 
Louis Corners, the Rev. Adalbert Schultz, pastor, officiating.  Burial will 
be in Kiel Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, after 3 p.m. Wednesday 
until 11 a.m. Thursday and at the church from noon until the time of the 
service.
A memorial fund has been established in Mr. Heidemann’s name.
The Sheboygan Press - Tuesday, March 4, 1975 – P. 8
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(21 Oct 1885/Mar 1975/SSDI)


WILLIAM HEIDEMANN

COUNTY PIONEER FOUND DEAD IN BED-MILLHOME 
William Heidemann, one of the oldtime and highly respected residents of the 
town of Schleswig, was called to his reward early Tuesday morning. He was 
found dead in bed by his wife when she awoke in the morning. Heart failure 
had ended his life during the night. 
Deceased was born in Unckermark, Germany, January 4, 1852, and came to America 
as a child of six months with his parents, who settled in the town of Schleswig, 
on the place now known as the Cedar Lake farm. 
What was a wilderness at that time has through the help of Mr. Heidemann been 
transformed into a fine farm. He was married in 1877 to Maria Meyer, and the 
couple took over the old homestead upon the death of Mr. Heidemann’s parents. 
Five years ago they turned the farm over to their son Otto and have been living 
in retirement at Millhome for the past four years. Mr. Heidemann was a man of 
honesty and integrity, and served his town as Supervisor and School Treasurer 
several terms. His passing will be deplored by his neighbors and many friends. 
The survivors are his widow, two sons and two daughters as follows: E. F. 
Heidemann of Thorp and Otto C. on the home farm, Mrs. Otto Kletzien and Mrs. 
Arvin Schmidt of Schleswig. One child died in infancy. Nineteen grandchildren 
also survive him and one sister, Mrs. C. R. Zorn of Kiel. The funeral will be held 
on Friday afternoon at 1:30 from the late home with interment in the Kiel cemetery. 
Rev. O. Saewert of Schleswig will officiate.
Manitowoc Herald News, August 23, 1923  P. 12


ADOLPH W. HEIMANN

Adolph W. Heimann, 88, a former Kiel resident, died Saturday evening at 
Willowdale Nursing Home in New Holstein, where he was a resident the past 
five years.  
He was born Nov. 23, 1897, in the Town of Newton, a son of the late John 
and Anna Kono Heimann.  He attended Town of Newton schools, and was a 
graduate of the University of Wisconsin, majoring in agriculture.  On 
June 9, 1923, he married Hilda Koellmer.  He farmed in the Town of Lima 
from 1923 to 1944, when the couple moved to the Town of Mosel. He retired 
in 1963, and moved to Kiel.  Mrs. Heimann died in 1966.  Mr. Heimann was 
a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Kiel.
Survivors include two daughters (private); five grandchildren; and six 
great grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by two brothers and one 
sister.
No newspaper named, November 22, 1986
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(b. 23 Nov. 1897/d. Nov. 1986/SSDI)


HILDA O. HEIMANN

Mrs. Adolph Heimann, 66, of 121 Chicago St., Kiel, died early this morning 
at her home. She had been in ill health the past several months.
The former Hilda Koellmer was born Jan. 27, 1900, in the Town of Herman, a 
daughter of the late Gustave and Louisa Koellmer.  She attended the Town of 
Meeme district school and on June 9, 1923, married Mr. Heimann of the Town 
of Newton.
For 21 years, the couple farmed in the Town of Lima before moving to the Town 
of Mosel, where they farmed for 19 years.  They lived in Kiel since their 
retirement in 1963.
She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church of Kiel.
Surviving are her husband, two daughters, five grandchildren; a brother, 
Walter Koellmer, Sheboygan; and a sister, Mrs. Erma Reische, Sheboygan.
(Survivors edited for privacy)
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 
Kiel.  The Rev. C. L. Reiter, pastor, will officiate and burial will be in 
the Kiel Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home after 3 p.m. Monday until 
11 a.m. Tuesday and at the church from noon to the time of services.
A memorial fund has been established in Mrs. Heimann’s name.
The Sheboygan Press - Saturday, March 26, 1966 – P. 10