KIEL CEMETERY OBITUARIES RI

ELLA RIEHN

Mrs. Ella A. Riehn, 80, widow of Paul, 908 Fourth Street, Kiel, 
died at her home last Thursday afternoon.
She was boin June 23, 1895, in the Town of Rhine, daughter of Carl 
and Wilhelminia Mauk. She attended district school in the township.
On April 28, 1920, she married Mr. Riehn at St. Peter’s United Church 
of Christ in Rhine. The couple lived in Kiel. Mr. Riehn preceded her 
in death on June 13, 1947.
She was a member of St. Peter’s United Church of Christ, Kiel, the 
Women’s Guild of the church, and the G.U.G. Germania Society.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Juno Pezoldt, Milwaukee; a son,
Merlin, Kiel; nine grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Funeral services were held Monday at St. Peter’s United Church of Christ,
Kiel, the Reverend John F. Baumann, pastor, officiating. Burial was in 
Kiel Cemetery. (no newspaper named, Jan. 15, 1976)  


HERMAN RIEHN

Herman Riehn, a former resident of Kiel, passed away at his farm home in the 
town of Rhine, on Friday noon, after a brief illness.  
The deceased was born in Zitzow, Pommerania, Germany, Jan 1, 1872, where he 
grew to manhood. After being discharged from military service in 1895 he was 
united in marriage in the following year to Hulda Renn. Six children were born 
of this union, of which one son died. In 1902 Mr. Riehn immigrated with his 
family and his wife’s parents to America, locating at Kiel, where he was 
employed by the Woodenware Co. Several years ago he moved with his family on 
a farm in the town of Rhine, where he was called to his reward last Friday.  
Deceased was a charter member of the German Krieger-Verein of Kiel, and enjoyed 
the respect and esteem of his fellow members in a high degree. He was banner 
carrier of the verein up to the time of his death.  
The survivors are his widow, two sons, Paul and Herman, and three daughters, 
Mrs. Minnie Reineck, Martha and Esther Riehn; also other relatives, including 
a brother and two sisters in Germany. He reached the age of 50 years and eight 
months.  
The funeral services were held Monday afternoon, Rev. Thomas of the Lutheran St. 
Johns congregation of Rhine officiating. The members of the Kiel Krieger-Verein, 
Chr. Bunger, captain, attended the funeral in the body, headed by the Arion Band. 
E. Meinardus made a few appropriate remarks on behalf of the Verein.  
No newspaper cited - 1922


HULDA RIEHN

Mrs. Hulda Riehn, 75, died early today at the farm home of her son and 
daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Riehn, one mile west of Howards 
Grove.
Born Jan, 1, 1873, in Germany, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand 
Renn, the deceased was married to Herman Riehn in Germany and came to 
the United States with her husband in 1902.
The couple settled in Kiel for several years and then moved to a farm 
in the town of Rhine where they lived until the death of Mr. Riehn in 
1922. Since that time, Mrs. Riehn made her home with her children.
Survivors include the one son, Herman of the town of Herman; three 
daughters. Mrs. Edward (Minnie) Reineck, Kiel, Mrs. Walter (Martha) 
Fiedler, town Meeme, and Mrs. Walter (Esther) Doro, Town Rhine; eight 
grandchildren; one great-grandchild, and a sister, Mrs. Fred Kattreh, 
Kiel.  One son died in infancy and another son, Paul, preceded her in 
death in 1947.
Funeral services will be held at the Meiselwitz Funeral home, Kiel. 
The Rev. E. L. Worthman, pastor of St. Paul’s Evangelical and Reformed 
church, will officiate, and burial will be made in the Kiel cemetery.
No newspaper named, December 9, 1948


MERLIN W. RIEHN

Merlin W. Riehn, 88, of Kiel passed away on Friday December 13, 2013 at 
Homestead Care Center in New Holstein after his battle with cancer. He was 
born August 7, 1925 in Kiel, son of the late Paul & Ella (Mauk) Riehn. Merlin 
was a 1943 graduate of Kiel High School.  
He was a proud veteran of the US Marine Corps, serving in the South Pacific 
during WWII.
On June 11, 1954 he was united in marriage to Joan Diefenthaler at St. Peters 
United Church of Christ, Kiel. Merlin was a dedicated employee of the AA Laun 
Furniture Company for 42 years until his retirement in 1987. He is one of the 
last surviving Charter Members of VFW Post 6707, Kiel.  He especially enjoyed 
frying brats for the VFW parade on Memorial Day and working at the stand at 
Road America. Besides enjoying spending time with his family, Merlin was also 
an avid sports fan. He enjoyed watching the Cubs, Badger and Packers and took 
great pride in attending a Cubs game in Chicago and a Braves game in Milwaukee 
all in the same day. Merlin also enjoyed bowling, being outdoors in his gardens 
and tending to his flowers. Merlin also kept many diaries of statistics and 
daily local events. He enjoyed keeping track of weather, news and any other 
information that was of interest to him.
(Survivors omitted for privacy)
He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister; Virginia (Juno) Pezoldt, 
his mother-in-law and father-in-law; Oscar & Leona Diefenthaler.  
According to Merlins wiches, private family services were held at Meiselwitz-
Vollstedt Funeral Home. Burial will take place at the Kiel City Cemetery with 
full military honors. 
Merlins family would like to thank the caring staff at Homestead Care Center 
for the compassion shown to Merlin and his entire family. They would also like 
to thank Rev. Judine Duehrwaechter for her prayers and support.


PAUL RIEHN

Paul Riehn, aged 52, passed away Tuesday at the St. Nicholas hospital in 
Sheboygan, where he had been a patient since May 2.  Mr. Riehn had been in ill 
health for quite some time.  
Funeral services will take place on Friday afternoon at the St. Peter Evangelical 
and Reformed Church, with the Rev. E. L. Worthman officiating. The Mendelssohn 
choir will render appropriate selections. Burial will be made in the city 
cemetery.
The deceased was born in Germany on June 11, 1894, the son of Herman Riehn and 
Hulda Renn. At the age of 8 years he came to this country with his parents, and 
they settled in the town of Rhine. April 28, 1920, Mr. Riehn took as his wife, 
Miss Ella Mauk of Town Rhine, and the couple established their home in this city 
in 1921. For many years Mr. Riehn was a faithful employee of the A. A. Laun 
Furniture Co. in this city. He worked in the paint department.  
Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Virginia, and a son, Merlin, both at home; 
his mother, Mrs. Hulda Riehn of Howards Grove; a brother, Herman of Howards Grove; 
three sisters, Mrs. Edward Reineck of this city, Mrs. Walter Fiedler of Cleveland 
and Mrs. Walter Doro of town Rhine.
No newspaper name – May 22, 1947


ADELINE S. RIESS

Funeral services for Mrs. Adeline S. Riess, 86, of 336 Geele Ave., who died 
Tuesday at Sunny Ridge nursing home, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Nickel-
Lippert Funeral Home.
The Rev. Terry Parks, pastor of Evangelical Free Church, will officiate.
Burial will be in Kiel Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 6 to 9 o'clock tonight and on Friday 
until the time of services.
The former Adeline Schultz, she was born in the Town of Schleswig (Manitowoc 
County) on Aug. 24, 1895, a daughter of the late Albert and Albertina Schultz.
On Jan. 1, 1916, she and Dr. Edward Riess were married. He died Sept. 25, 1976.
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Milton (Lorena) Pomerich of Orlando, Fla.; one 
granddaughter and one great-grandson. She was preceded in death by one daughter, 
two sisters and one brother.
Sheboygan Press, October 29, 1981  P. 8
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(24 Aug 1895/Oct 1981/SSDI)


EDWARD RIESS, DR.

E. P. Riess, 82, of 336 Geele Ave., a doctor of naturopathy, 
died Saturday afternoon at Morningside Nursing Home after a 
lingering illness.
Born in the Town of Rhine on Nov. 4, 1893, he was a son of 
Fred and Louise Burkhardt Riess.
His marriage to Adeline Schultz took place Jan. 1, 1916, in 
the Town of Schleswig. The couple celebrated their 60th 
wedding anniversary this year.
In 1923, they came to Sheboygan, where he began his practice 
in naturopathy, a practice that continued until 1975, when he 
retired because of ill health.
He held degrees from American College of Mechano-Therapy, 1912; 
National Post Graduate School, Foman System, 1921 and eye, ear, 
nose and throat in 1922; National College of Chiropractic, 
degrees in X-ray and spinography and doctor of chiropractic, 
1922; Lindlahr College of Natural Theropeutic, 1927; National 
College of Drugless Physicians with degrees in drugless therapy 
in 1931 and naturopathy in 1934.
He was a member of the American Association-Physical Research; 
past president of the American Naturopathic Association and 
Wisconsin Naturopathic Association. He was also a member of the 
North Carolina Naturopathic Association and in 1950 organized 
the Wisconsin Natural Health Association.
Surviving are his widow; a daughter, Mrs. Milton (Lorena) 
Pomerich, Orlando, Fla.; one granddaughter; one great-grandson; 
a brother, William of Sheboygan and a sister, Mrs. Ida Kuhn of 
rural Elkhart Lake.
A daughter preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. at the Nickel-
Lippert Funeral Home, the Rev. John Konig, director of Ridge 
Crest Retirement Home of Davenport, Ia., officiating. Burial 
will be in Kiel Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 6 to 9 p.m. today 
and until the time of services on Tuesday.
A memorial fund has been established in his name for Wisconsin 
Natural Health Association.
Sheboygan Press, September 27, 1976, page 8
(from researcher/see contributors page)


ARNO RINGEL

Arno R. Ringel, 88, formerly of 1537 North Ave., and a resident of 
Meadowview Manor Nursing Home for two years, died there Sunday 
evening.
Mr. Ringel was born May 16, 1894, in Kiel, son of Paul and Minnie 
Ruh Ringel.
On March 7, 1914, he married Laura Wriedt in Kiel. The couple moved
to Sheboygan in 1924. Mrs. Ringel died March 1, 1981.
Mr. Ringel was a self-employed carpenter-contractor for most of his
life, retiring in 1954.
He was a member of Ebenezer United Church of Christ.
He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Robert (Bernice) Richter of
Sheboygan; two sons, Norman of Morgantown, West. Va., and David of
Waldo; 14 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one brother.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. at Nickel-
Lippert Funeral Home. The Rev. Ruben Grosshuesch, pastor of Ebenezer
UCC, will officiate. Burial will be in Kiel Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home on Tuesday from 5 to 8 p.m.,
and on Wednesday until the time of services.
A memorial fund has been established in Mr. Ringel's name for
Ebenezer UCC.
(Tri County News, 2-13-1983)
(sent in by researcher/see contributors page)
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(16 May 1894/Feb 1983/SSDI)


A. EDMUND RINGEL
 
The death of Edmund Ringel was recorded in our last issue, the news 
having reached us as we were about to go to press. Further particulars 
concerning the young man's life and death are given as follows:
Edmund A. Ringel was born at Elkhart Lake on the 4th day of February, 
1890. He was educated in the Elkhart Lake graded school and attended 
the Plymouth high school from which he graduated. While attending the 
high school he was an apprentice as a barber and later followed this 
trade. Mr. Ringel was married to Miss Lucy Warner of Plymouth, on Oct. 
8, 1914 at St. Paul's Episcopal church. They moved to Winona, Minn., 
to reside, where Mr. Ringel worked as a barber for a while, later 
establishing himself in business. He conducted his parlors until Oct. 
18th, when he was taken ill with a very bad cold, which later developed 
into pneumonia, causing his death on Tuesday at 5:30 o'clock in the 
morning. He is survived by his wife, a little daughter aged 3 years, 
his parents Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ringel and one brother Arno in Kiel.
Mrs. Paul Ringel, his mother, went to Winona when her son was taken 
ill and faithfully remained at his bedside night and day until the end.
The following persons from Plymouth attended the funeral services which 
were held Friday at the Kiel cemetery: Wm. Warner, Walter Warner, Mrs. 
Herby Pfrang. - 1918
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Ed. Ringel Died in Winona
The body of Edmund Ringel arrived Wednesday morning from Winona, Minnesota, 
where the young man died of pneumonia, at the age of twenty-eight years. He 
was the son of Paul Ringel of Hinzeville, the family having moved here from 
Elkhart Lake a few years ago. In Winona, he was engaged in the barber's trade. 
Besides a wife and child, he is survived by his parents, a brother, Arno. Funeral 
services will be held Friday afternoon at two o'clock at the Kiel cemetery. The 
Record extends sympathy to those who mourn his loss. Mrs. Ringel and daughter, 
Ruth, are very ill with influenza at their home in Winona and were therefore 
unable to accompany the body to Kiel and attend the funeral services.
Kiel Tri County Record, Oct. 31, 1918


LAURA RINGEL

Private funeral services for Mrs. Arno Ringel, 86, formerly of 1527 North Ave., 
who died at Morningside Nursing Home Sunday, will be held Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. 
at Nickel-Lippert Funeral Home.
The Rev. Ruben Grosshuesch, pastor of Ebenezer United Church of Christ, will 
officiate. Burial will be in Kiel Cemetery.
There will be no visitation at the funeral home.
The former Laura Wriedt was born July 25, 1894, in New Holstein, a daughter of 
William and Augusta Wriedt.
On March 7, 1914, she married Mr. Ringel in Kiel.
She was a member of Ebenezer UCC and a former member of the Ladies Aid.
Surviving are her husband; a daughter, Mrs. Robert (Bernice) Richter of Sheboygan; 
two sons, Norman Ringel of Farmington Hills, Mich., and David Ringel of Waldo; 
14 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and a brother, Harry Wriedt of New 
Holstein.
Two sisters preceded her in death.
A memorial has been established in Mrs. Ringel's name for Ebenezer UCC.
Sheboygan Press, March 3, 1981


MINNIE RINGEL

Following a six-weeks’ illness, Mrs. Paul Ringel, who had been in poor health 
for several years, passed away Saturday afternoon at the Sheboygan Memorial 
hospital.  
Mrs. Ringel, nee Minnie Ruh, was born July 6, 1868, in the town of Schleswig 
and attended the public school there, and was confirmed at the Kiel Reformed 
church by the Rev. Mr. Zenk. In May 1888, she was married to Nick. Ringel and 
the couple had three children, who have preceded her in death. Her husband 
died on October 21, 1892, and on January 28, 1894 she married Paul Ringel. One 
son, Arno, was born of this union. Five brothers and one sister also preceded 
her in death.  
Survivors are his husband, one son, Arno, of Sheboygan; four grandchildren, 
David, Norman and Bernice Ringel of Sheboygan and Ruth Ringel of Oakland, 
California.  
With the Rev. E. C. Jaberg, pastor of the Ebenezer Reformed Church of Sheboygan 
and the Rev. E. L. Worthman, pastor of the St. Peter Evangelical and Reformed 
Church of this city officiating, funeral services were held from the Meiselwitz 
Funeral home. Interment was made in the Kiel cemetery.
The Ringel family resided here for several years.
Kiel Tri-County Record – December 16, 1936


PAUL RINGEL

P. Ringel Succumbs at Sheboygan Friday
Paul Ringel, aged 87, a former resident of Kiel and Elkhart Lake, passed
away at the home of his sone, Arno, in Sheboygan on Friday. He had made
his home there for the past ten years.
The deceased was born July 2, 1861, in the town of Rhine, the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Nic. Ringel, Sr. He was married to Mrs. Nic Ringel, Jr., nee
Minnie Ruh on Jan. 2, 1894, and she passed away ten years ago. Also
preceding him in death were two sisters and two brothers, Mrs. Mary 
Schwartz and Frank Ringel of Sheboygan, Mrs. Amella Falk of Chicago 
and Nic Rangel, Jr., of Elkhart Lake. Survivors are a son of Sheboygan, 
three grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Mr. Ringel was employed as a railroad foreman for the Chicago, Milwaukee
and St. Paul railway for 38 years at Kiel and Elkhart Lake, and flagman
for six years at Kiel prior to his retirement.
Funeral services were held here Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the
Meiselwitz Funeral home, with the Rev. E.C. Jaberg of Sheboygan officiating.
Burial was made in the Kiel cemetery.
(Tri County News, 2-19-1948
(sent in by researcher/see contributors page)


HEDWIG RIX

Mrs. Hedwig Rix, 85, formerly of 511 Calumet Ave., Kiel, died
Sunday morning at St. Nicholas Hospital. She had resided at the 
Anna M. Reiss Home since April, 1962.
Born in Kiel on Oct. 2, 1879, she was a daughter of the late
August and Eliese Lindner, received her education in Kiel
schools, and was married to Peter Rix of Chicago.
They lived there until 1950 when they moved to Kiel. Her husband 
died in July, 1952.
Mrs. Rix was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Kiel, 
the Kiel Fraun Verein, and the Rebekah Lodge of Kiel.
Survivors are one sister, Mrs. Thekla Mulcahy, and a brother,
Walter Lindner, both of Kiel. 
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the
Meiselwitz Funeral Home in Kiel. The Rev. Allen L. Bowe, pastor 
of the Kiel First Presbyterian Church, will officiate and
burial will be in the Kiel Cemetery.
(no newspaper named, 1964)


PETER J. RIX

Peter J. Rix, 76, retired federal postal clerk, of 511 Calumet Ave., Kiel, 
died Thursday morning at Memorial Hospital, Sheboygan, after an illness of 
two months.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home, 
Kiel, the Rev. Ernest J. Nelson officiating, with burial in the Kiel Cemetery.
Born July 6, 1876, in France, the deceased came to the United States with his 
parents at the age of 12. When he was 16 the family moved to Chicago, where 
for 47 years Mr. Rix served as a postal clerk. He married Hedwig Lindner of 
Kiel in 1920 and 18 months ago the couple came to Kiel to reside.
Survivors in addition to the wife are a son, Armand of Chicago and a sister, 
Mrs. Mary Greve of New York. - 1952


ELMER JOHN ROCHLUS

Elmer John Raymond Rochlus, aged 11, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Rochlus 
of here, passed away at the home of his parents Saturday afternoon, 
12:45 o'clock, after an illness of elven weeks' duration. Elmer was 
born in Kiel February 15, 1922. He attended the Kiel public school and 
was in the fifth grade the past year and in June of this year was 
promoted to the sixth grade. He also attended the Sunday School of the 
Church of the Good Shepherd (Presbyterian) and was a member of the 1934 
confirmation class of that church.
He is survived by his parents, a brother Anthony at home, and a sister, 
Mrs. Harry Lindow of Sheboygan. A brother, Reuben, preceded him in death 
21 years ago.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock from the 
family residence 513 Hein St., and at two o'clock at the Church of the 
Good Shepherd. The choir of the church sang: "One Sweetly Solemn Thought," 
"That Sweet Story of Old," and "Sweet By and By." The Rev. James W. 
MacElree was in charge of the last rites and burial was made in the Kiel 
cemetery, alongside of his brother Reuben.
Pallbearers were: Dale Green, Carlton Schroeder, David Martin, Lloyd 
Kissinger, Arthur Kaemmer Jr., and Wallace Johnson Jr. The deceased was 
a member of the Kiel assemby of the E. R. A. No. 140.


EMMA ROCHLUS-MENZ

Mrs. Emma Menz, 85, formerly of Sunny Ridge, died at St. Nicholas Hospital 
early today after a long illness. She had been living with her son-in-law 
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Norbert Jocis, 1528 Illinois Ave., for several 
months.  
She was born in the town of Russell, Sept. 10, 1884, to Louis and Louisa 
Henschel. On May 12, 1906 she was married to John Rochlus and they moved 
to Sheboygan. He died in 1940. On June 29, 1950, she married Herman Menz. 
He died in 1963. She was a member of the GUG No. 7 and Immanuel Lutheran 
Church. Survivors include one son, Anton Rochlus, Sheboygan; the daughter, 
Mrs. Jocis (Gertrude); two grandsons; three great grandchildren; one brother, 
Jacob of Kiel, and two sisters, Mrs. Ida Mathes, Kiel and Mrs. Bertha Rochlus, 
Milwaukee. She was preceded in death by two sons and five brothers.
Funeral services will be at Nickel’s Funeral Home, with the Rev. Herbert 
Stelter, pastor of Immanuel Church, officiating. Burial will be in Kiel 
Cemetery
Sheboygan Press  February 7, 1970


JOHN ROCHLUS

John Rochlus Passes Away
Residents here were surprised Wednesday morning, when they learned of 
the death of John Rochlus, aged 58, who had passed away at 6:30 Tuesday 
evening at his home at 513 South 5th street after an illness of two 
weeks.
The deceased was the son of Anton and Luctia Rochlus, and was born March 
16, 1882 in Berenbach, Germany. In June, 1886 he came to this country with 
his parents, and located at St. Cloud. For some time the Rochlus family 
resided in Sheboygan, and later took up their residence in Kiel, where 
they have resided since.
He was married to Emma Henschel of the town of Russell on May 12, 1907, 
and both were residents of this city ever since. Mr. Rochlus was a veteran 
employee for 34 years of the A. A. Laun Furniture Company plant in this 
city.
Four children were born to the couple of whom a son, Elmer, died August 5, 
1933, and a son Reuben died at the age of two weeks.
Survivors are his wife; one daughter, Mrs. Harry (Gertrude) Lindow of 
Sheboygan; one son, Anthony of North Tonawanda, New York; 2 grandchildren; 
four sisters, Mrs. Mary Grube of Sheboygan, Mrs. Joseph Wittmer, Mrs. Herman 
Menz and Mrs. Arthur Remes of Sheboygan, and four brothers, Lawrence of 
Sheboygan, Jacob of Milwaukee, Ben B. of Cleveland, Olhio, and Frank of Kohler.
Funeral services will be held on Friday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock from the 
home, and at 2 o'clock from the Presbyterian church, with the Rev. Frank 
Zimmerman officiating. Burial will be made in the Kiel cemetery. Body may 
be viewed at the home from Thursday on.


BERTHA ROEBER

Mrs. Bertha (Betty) Roeber, 76, of 523 Broadway, Kiel, widow of Walter, died of 
a brief illness early today at St. Nicholas Hospital here.
The former Bertha Mueller, she was born in the Town of Schlewig, March 10, 1884, 
a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John C. Mueller.
She attended Kiel High School and was married to Mr. Roeber, March 24, 1908.
The couple resided in Kiel where Mr. Roeber died in October, 1957.
Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. E. F. Geier, of San Clemento, Calif., and Mrs. 
Walter Buswell, Kiel.
She was also preceded in death by a brother, Philip, and a sister, Sabina.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home in Kiel 
with the Rev. Vernon Jaberg, pastor of St. Peter’s Evangelical and Reformed Church 
officiating. She was a member of that church. Burial will be in Kiel Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 2 p.m. Tuesday until the time of 
services.
The Sheboygan Press, Monday, June 20, 1960 P. 12
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DAUGHTER MAKES CLAIM TO ESTATE
Mrs. Roeber Says Father Promised Her $1250 but Died Suddenly
Claims for $1250 for services she says she rendered as housekeeper has been filed 
against the estate of the late John C. Mueller of Kiel by a daughter, Mrs. Bertha 
Roeber and if a contest is made by heirs, who are given the estate by the will, 
litigation will result. Mrs. Roeber says that her father promised to pay her the 
sum before his death and had the money in readiness but died suddenly before 
payment had been made. Another daughter received a little sum and for this reason 
the names of the two were omitted from the will disposing of the property. Mr. 
Mueller, whose death occurred very suddenly several months ago, conducted a hotel 
and saloon at Kiel and was well known. There is a possibility that the claim filed 
by Mrs. Roeber will not be contested it is said.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Thurs., Sept. 2, 1909


WALTER ROEBER

Funeral services for Walter Roeber, 73, were held from the 
Meilselwitz Funeral Home Saturday with the Rev. Vernon Jaberg 
in charge. Mrs. LeDale A. Thiessen and Kenneth Dedering sang 
several numbers.  Mr. Roeber died at St. Nicholas hospital 
Wednesday.  
Mr. Roeber was born October 31, 1883, at Kiel. Educated in the 
Kiel school system, he was graduated from Kiel high school with 
the class of 1901.  Following graduation he lived in Milwaukee 
from 1902 to 1908 when he returned to Kiel in March to marry the 
former Bertha Mueller.  The couple resided in Kiel ever since.  
Mr. Roeber was a carpenter with the Stoelting Brothers Co. for 
37 years, retiring eight years ago.  He was a member of the 
Manitowoc Tribe No. 49 of the Independent Order of Red Men.
Survivors include his wife; three brothers, Hilton and Herbert, 
Milwaukee, and Fred, California; and two sisters, Mrs. Oscar 
Garth, Milwaukee, and Mrs. Walter Yonseh, California.
no newspaper named, Oct 24, 1957


ANNA ROECK

Mrs. A. Roeck Dies on Friday
End Comes on Friday; Funeral Rites Monday Well Attended
Mrs. Anna Roeck, aged 85 years, wife of the late Rev. John Roeck, 
passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Gustave Stoelting,
where she has made her home for the passed(sic) 11 years, on Friday
afternoon, at 2:30 o'clock, after having been ill only three days.
She had been in attendance at church services at the St. Peter
Reformed church the previous Sunday.
Mrs. Roeck, nee Anna Herrmann, was born in Sortheim, in the Province
of Wittenberg, Germany, on December 22, 1848. She was married to the
Rev. John Roeck, of the Prvince of Baden, Germany in 1878. Soon after
their marriage, they came to this country and located at Philadelphia,
Pa., where the Rev. Mr. Roeck took charge of St. Paul's Reformed church
in that city, remaining there for four years. While still in the old
country, the Rev. Mr. Roeck was engaged as a Missionary in Africa, for
five years.
In the year 1877, Mr. and Mrs. Roeck moved to Ebenezer, New York, where
Mr. Roeck took charge of the Reformed church there for 13 years. In 1892
the roeck family moved to Kiel where the Rev. Mr. Roeck took charge of 
the St. Peter Reformed church, which congregation he served faithfully
until 1905, when he retired from the ministry and was succeeded by the 
late Rev. William Rech. The Rev. E.L. Worthman, formerly of Kaukauna,
is now pastor of the church.
The Rev. Mr. Roeck preceded his wife in death on May 10, 1915, and since
the death of her husband, Mrs. Roeck has been making her home with her
children. Ten children were born to the Rev. and Mrs. Roeck, of whom two
preceded her in death, one son passed away in infancy, and a daughter,
Mrs. Jennie Diettrich passed away in May 1923. Survivors are four daughters
and four sons, namely: Mrs. Adolph (Pauline) Zimmermann of Mellen; Mrs.
Gustave (Anna) Stoelting, Mrs. Mary Duecker and Mrs. Oscar (Mathilda)
Kazmeier of here; Emanuel of Chicago, Christian of here, John of New 
Holstein, and the Rev. Carl Roeck of Toledo, Ohio. She is also survived 
by 25 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
Mrs. Roeck was a charter member of the Frauenverein of the St. Peter
Reformed church which was organized on March 23, 1900, and of which
Verein she was elected first president, an office which she held for
many years.
Pallbearers were six grandsons of the deceased: George Duecker, Walter
Roeck, Lawrence Roeck, Carl Diettrich, Herman Stoelting and Carl
Zimmermann.
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock from the
Stoelting home, followed by impressive services at the St. Peter 
Reformed church, at two o'clock. The Rev. E.L. Worthman, paster of the
church, read the life history of the deceased, and preached the English
sermon. Prof. William Grosshuesch of the Mission House, read the favorite
scripture passage of the deceased. Prof. Alvin Grether of the Mission
House, preached the German Sermon, and the Rev. William Bollmann, pastor
of the Bethel Reformed church, of the town of Herman, offered the prayer.
The Senior Choir of the church sang "Jesu Geh Voran," and  "Heimatland."
Mrs. Eugene Diettrich of Sheboygan sang "Lend Me Thine Eyes," accompanied
by Mrs. A. Roland Griebenow at the pipe organ. The Frauenverein of the
church attended the services in a body. Interment was made in the Kiel
cemetery, in the family lot.
The following relatives and friends from away who attended the last rites
were: The Rev. Carl Roeck of Toledo, Ohio; (rest missing)
*********
WIDOW OF KIEL MINISTER DIES AT DAUGHTER'S
Mrs. Anna Roeck, 85, Will Be Buried Monday At Kiel; 4 Daughters, 4 Sons
Mrs. Anna Roeck, 85, widow of the late Rev. John Roeck, well known Kiel
pastor and missionary, died Friday afternoon at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Gustave Stoelting, 823 North Sixth street, Kiel. She had been ill
for the past four days.
Mrs. Roeck attended church services last Sunday at the St. Peter Reformed
church, of which she was a faithful member and was taken ill early this
week.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 1:30 p.m. from the Stoelting home
and at 2 p.m. from the St. Peter Reformed church with burial in the Kiel
cemetery. The Frauer(sic) Verein of the church will attend the services 
in a body.
The maiden name of the deceased was Anna Herrmann and she was born in
Germany in 1848. She was married to the Rev. John Roeck in 1873 and soon
afterward they immigrated to this country and located at Philadelphia
where the paster took charge of the St. Paul's Reformed church in that
city remaining there four years.
Was in Africa
The Rev. Roeck, who before coming to America served as a missionary for
five years in Africa, moved to Ebenezer, N.Y., from Philadelphia and
remained there for 13 years. In 1892 the family moved to Kiel where Rev.
Roeck took charge of the St. Peter Reformed church which he served as
pastor until 1905 when he retired from the ministry. The Rev. Roeck died
in 1915.
Since the death of her husband Mrs. Roeck has been making her home with
her chidren. Mrs. Roeck was a charter member of the Fraurer(sic) Verein
in Kiel and when it was organized in 1900 was honored by being chosen its
first president, which office she held several years.
Survivors are four daughters, Mrs. Adolph Zimmermann, Mellen, Wis., Mrs.
Gustave Stoelting, Mrs. Mary Duecker and Mrs. Oscar Kazmeier, all of 
Kiel; four sons, Emanuel, Chicago; Christian, Kiel; John, New Holstein
and the Rev. Carl Roeck of Toledo, Ohio, 25 grandchildren and 10 great
granchildren.
The body has been removed to the Stoelting home in Kiel.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Saturday, May 19, 1934  p.4


CHRIS ROECK

Chris, S. Roeck, 64, of 16236 Bethel Road, Elkhart Lake, and 
previous owner of Roeck’s Bakery in Kiel, enter through the 
gates of heaven on Wednesday evening, Juan. 23, 2002 at St. 
Luke’s Hospital, Milwaukee with his loving wife and family 
at his side. 
Chris was born Dec. 18, 1937 in Kiel, s son of the late Leon 
“Fat” and Edna Schmitt Roeck.  He was a 1955 graduate of Kiel 
High School and a veteran of the US Navy.  On May 19, 1962 
Chris married Judith Entringer at St. Peter Claver Catholic 
Church, Sheboygan. Chris was affiliated with Roeck’s Bakery 
in Kiel for 43 years, retiring on Dec. 31, 1999. He was a 
member of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel, a member 
of the Kiel Fire Department for 29 years where he served as 
captain, director of F&M Banks, Kiel, a lifetime member of 
the Kiel Fish and Game, a member of the Kiel VFW Post 6707 
where he was a past commander, a member and past president 
of the Kiel Lions Club, charter member of Between the Lakes 
Ducks Unlimited, a member of the NWTF, NRA, and NFIB, a member 
and director of Wisconsin Baker Association and the Kiel 
Association of Commerce.  
Chris was one of the first Eagle Scouts in Kiel.  He was an 
avid outdoorsman, a Packer backer, enjoyed gardening and 
spending time with his children and grandchildren. 
Survivors include his wife of 39 years: Judy; three children: 
Jonathan (Cynthia) Roeck and their daughter, Brianna, Cleveland; 
Jennifer (Joseph) Halbach and children, Joshua, Jessica and 
Jacob of Marytown; and Jared (Sandra) Roeck and sons, Hunter 
and Riley of Kiel. He is further survived by one brother: James 
Roeck, Kiel; and numerous nieces, nephews, many friends and his 
faithful companion, Stormy.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one infant daughter.  
A Funeral Mass will be held at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, 
Kiel with the Rev. Loren Nys, SDS officiating.  Burial will take 
place in the Kiel Cemetery.    
Sheboygan Press, January 25, 2002


CHRISTIAN G. ROECK

Christian George Roeck, 66, passed away late Monday afternoon at his home in Kiel 
following a short illness.
The deceased was born in Ebenezer, N.Y., on July 22, 1883, the son of the late Rev. 
John and Anna Roeck.  The family moved to Kiel in 1890.
He learned the baker’s trade in Oshkosh, and after working in Milwaukee, established 
Roeck’s Bakery in Kiel in 1908.  He has owned and operated the bakery for the past 
41 years.
He was married in 1906 to Helen Duecker of Kiel.  He was a member of the Equitable 
Reserve association, and a faithful member of the St. Peter Evangelical and Reformed 
church.
Survivors include the widow; two sons, Harry and Lawrence, both of Neenah; one 
daughter, Mrs. Lloyd (Evelyn) Postel of Kiel; three brothers, Emanuel of Chicago, 
John of New Holstein, and the Rev. Carl of Toledo, Ohio; four sisters, Mrs. Adolph 
Zimmerman of Mellon, Wis., Mrs. Mary Duecker, Mrs. Gustave Stoelting and Mrs. Oscar 
Kazmeier, all of Kiel; and one granddaughter.
Two sons and one sister preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be held at the Meiselwitz Funeral home in Kiel. The Rev. E. L. 
Worthman, pastor of the St. Peter Evangelical and Reformed church, will officiate 
and burial will be made in the Kiel cemetery.
The body will lie in state at the funeral home from 2 p.m. Wednesday until time of 
services.
The Sheboygan Press – Tuesday, July 26, 1949 – P. 10


EDNA ROECK

Edna H. Roeck, 75, of 724 Second St., Kiel, died Monday evening, 
June 27, 1994, at Willowdale Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center, 
New Holstein. She is the former Edna Schmitt born September 24, 1918, 
in Manitowoc County, daughter of Peter and Appelonia Zimmermann 
Schmitt.  On September 2, 1937, she married Leon Roeck in Manitowoc. 
The couple owned and operated Roeck’s Bakery in Kiel for approximately 
30 years. Her husband, Leon, preceded her in death on November 10, 
1972. She was a member of St. Peter United Church of Christ, Kiel; 
past member of the Women’s Guild, Kiel VFW Auxiliary, past treasurer 
of the Kiel Area Community Chest and also was active in many community 
activities.  
Survivors include two sons (private). past husband, Francis Cookle, 
Kiel; seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren; one brother, 
Herbert Schmitt, Rocky Knoll and two sisters, Hildred Mathes and Ella 
Herman, both of Sheboygan.  She was preceded in death by one son, one 
granddaughter, one brother and five sisters.  
Funeral services will be held Thursday at St. Peter United Church of 
Christ, Kiel with the Rev. Raymond C. Coombs officiating.  Burial will 
be in Kiel City Cemetery.  
Sheboygan Press June 29, 1994
*******
(24 Sep 1918/27 Jun 1994/SSDI)


HELEN ROECK

Rites Held Monday For Mrs. Helen Roeck
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon for Mrs. Helen Roeck, 69, 
who died suddenly at her home Friday afternoon. The services were 
conducted by the Rev. Jerome Jaberg at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home. 
Burial was made in the Kiel cemetery.
Born in Kiel, September 6, 1887, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 
John M. Duecker. She attended Kiel schools and was married to Christian 
Roeck in 1906. For 40 years they operated Roeck's Bakery. Mr. Roeck died 
in 1949.
She was a llifelong member of St. Peter Evangelical and Reformed church 
at Kiel, a member of the Ladies' Aid Society of the church, of the Kiel 
Frauenverein and of Paradise Rebekah Lodge.
She leaves two sons, Harry J. and Lawrence, both of Neenah; one daughter, 
Mrs. Lloyd (Evelyn) Postel, Kiel; five grandchildren, and one great-
grandchild. Two sons and two brothers preceded her in death.


INFANT DAUGHTER ROECK

Graveside services for the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Christ Roeck, 640 
Paine St., Kiel, who died Sunday at Calumet Memorial Hospital, Chilton, were 
held Monday.
The Rev. George Kiefer, pastor of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel, 
officiated at the grave in the parish cemetery.
In addition to the parents, survivors include a sister, and a brother, both 
at home; the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Roman Entringer of Sheboygan; 
the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Roeck of Kiel; the maternal great-
grandmother, Mrs. Clara Schroeder of Sheboygan; and the paternal great-grand 
stepmother, Mrs. Emanuel Roeck of Burlington.
The Sheboygan Press – Tuesday, February 28, 1967 – P. 6


REV. JOHANNES ROECK

On Monday, at noon, after a lengthy illness, Reverend Johannes Roeck 
passed away in his home. The deceased, who had been the pastor at
Reformed St. Peters Church for eleven years, had diabetes and had 
reached the age of 71 years, 6 months and 2 days. He had been blind 
for over a year and his death came as a release. Pastor Roeck was 
born on November 8, 1843 in Kirnbach, Grossherzogthum, Baden, Germany.
As an eleven-year-old boy, he was orphaned and worked until he was 21 
years old as a farm hand.
In 1864, he enrolled as a student at the Mission House in Basel to 
become a missionary to pagans. After six years of study, he went to
West Africa as a missionary, where he remained for two years and then 
because of continuous fever illness he had to return to Germany to
regain his health. There he married Anna Hermann and in 1873 they 
immigrated to America. After working for several years in Philadelphia 
and Buffalo as pastor, he came to Kiel in 1892 where he was the pastor 
until the fall of 1903, when his health made it necessary for him to 
retire. He leaves behind his wife, 4 sons, 5 daughters and 16 grand-
children. The burial will take place today, (Thursday) this afternoon 
at the Kiel Cemetery. Professor Grether from the Mission House will 
perform the service at the church.
Kiel Record —1915


LAVERNE ROECK

Mrs. Walter H. Roeck, 62, the former La Verne D. Postel, 1003 West 
Wisconsin Avenue, Appleton, died Saturday afternoon following a brief 
illness.  Born November 19, 1914, in Fond du Lac, she was a resident 
of Appleton for 29 years and a member of St. John United Church of 
Christ, Appleton.  
She is survived by her husband; two daughters, (private), two sons, 
(private); two brothers, Elton Postel and Lloyd Postel, Kiel, and 
four grandchildren.  
Memorial services were held at the Wichmann Funeral home and at St. 
John United Church of Christ, Appleton, the Reverend Bharalt Bhoosham 
officiating.  There was no visitation.  
no newspaper named, Feb. 17, 1977


LEON O. ROECK

Leon O. Roeck, 60, of 319 Fremont St., Kiel, operator of Roeck's Bakery
there, died at his home Friday evening of an apparent heart attack. He was 
born April 9, 1912 at Marshfield, son of the late Emmanuel and Martha 
Mietzel Roeck. He had lived at Kiel since 1918. On Sept. 2, 1937 he married
the former Edna Schmitt, at Manitowoc. Mr. Roeck purchased the bakery in 
1950. He was a member of St. Peter United Church of Christ, Kiel; the Kiel 
Area Chamber of Commerce; Manitowoc Tribe 49, Improved Order of Redman, and
the 24-hour Club of the lodge; the Valley Bakers Co-op, and a director of 
the Cedar Lake Improvement Association.
Survivors are his wife; two sons both affiliated with the bakery business; 
seven grandchildren; a stepmother, and a sister, and two brothers, 
He was preceded in death by a son, a grandson and a brother.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at St. Peter UCC with the Rev.
John F. Baumann, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the Kiel Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, after 4 p.m.
Sunday until 11 a.m. Monday and at the church from noon until the time of
services. A memorial fund for St. Peter UCC has been established in Mr. 
Roeck's name.
Sheboygan Press November 11, 1972  (edited for living)
********
(Leon Otto Roeck/b. 9 Apr. 1912, WI/d. 10 Nov. 1972, Kiel/
son of Emmanuel Roeck and Martha Mietzel/from co. death index, v.72 p.315)


WALTER H. ROECK

Walter H. Roeck, 88, formerly of Kiel, died Tuesday Sept. 29 in Appleton. 
A memorial services was held Saturday, Oct. 3 at the Congregational UCC, 
Neenah.
Kiel Tri-County Record – October 8, 1998
********
(03 Mar 1910/29 Sep 1998/SSDI)


ALBERT ROEHR

From Der Nord Westen, 17 Dec. 1896: (From the correspondent in Kiel, 08 Dec.) 
Albert Roehr, the street lamplighter, has died suddenly.


ELLA ROEHR
 
Mrs. Ella Roehr, 72, of Kiel, died at 5:45 p.m. Saturday at St. Nicholas 
Hospital in Sheboygan where she had been a patient for the past 2-1/2 weeks.
The former Ella Gruhle was born March 20, 1892, in Rockville in the Town of 
Schleswig, a daughter of the late William and Dora Gruhle and attended the 
district school at Rockville. She was married to Herman Roehr of Kiel on 
Oct. 7, 1916. He died Nov. 19, 1953.
She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Kiel and the Presbyterian 
Women's Association of the church.
Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Norbert (Gladys) Rock of Kiel, Mrs. James 
(Betty) Weber of rural New Holstein; six grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. John 
Burmahln of rural Kiel, and one brother, Atty. Arthur H. Gruhle of Sheboygan.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the First Presbyterian Church 
in Kiel. The Rev. Allen L. Bowe, pastor, will officiate and burial will be in 
the Kiel Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home in Kiel until 11 a.m. Tuesday, 
and then at the church from noon until the services. - May 16, 1964


HERMAN ROEHR
 
Herman Roehr, 66, former Kiel fire chief and president of the Kiel Savings 
and Loan Association, passed away Sunday evening at his home, 814 3rd St., 
Kiel.
He was born in Kiel on Sept. 30, 1887, the son of Frederick and Wilhelmina 
Mathes Roehr. He was married to the former Miss Ella Gruhle of Kiel on Oct. 
7, 1916. The couple always made their home in Kiel.
Mr. Roehr was a charter member of the Kiel Savings and Loan Association and 
served as president at the time of his death. He was one of the few remaining 
members of the old Kiel Arion Band, a charter member of the Kiel Improved 
order of Redmen and also a member of the Kiel branch of the Equitable Reserve 
Association. He served as chief of the Kiel fire department for many years 
prior to his retirement about 15 years ago. He was an honorary member of the 
department since his retirement. 
For 51 years he was employed by the A. A. Laun Furniture Co., as a band saw 
operator.
Mr. Roehr was a faithful member of the First Presbyterian Church and was a 
former trustee and elder of the congregation. He was a member of the Men's 
Club of the church.
The survivors include his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Norbert (Gladys) Rock of 
Kiel, and Mrs. James (Betty) Weber of New Holstein; four grandchildren and 
one sister, Mrs. Mary Behrends of Plymouth.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the First Presbyterian 
Church with the Rev. Allen L. Bowe officiating. Burial will be made in the Kiel 
cemetery.
Friends may call at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home from 3 p.m Tuesday to 10 a.m. 
Wednesday. The body will lie in state at the church from 11 a.m. to the time of 
services on Wednesday.


WILHELMINE ROEHR

Death from a heart attack in Kiel of 63-year old Mrs. 
Wilhelmine Roehr. She leaves 7 children.
Der Nord Westen, 11 June 1908 
******
On Thursday evening at her home on Payne Street, Mrs. Wilhelmine Roehr, nee 
Mattes, died suddenly. The deceased who has always had heart problems and has 
been in good health recently went to the cemetery with her son, Herman, to put 
flowers on the family grave that evening. Shortly after they returned, she 
complained of having difficulty breathing, which continued to get worse and 
her son went to the doctor for help. He was unable to help and she died at 11 
o’clock, from a heart attack.
Mrs. Roehr first saw the light of the world on September 18, 1845 in Schoenwerd, 
Germany and came to America as an eight year old child with her parents who 
settled in town Herman. In 1863 she married Mr. Albert Roehr from Kiel where they 
lived ever since. Her husband died in 1896. The marriage was blessed with eleven 
children of which four have died. The surviving children are; Frank G. Roehr in 
Chicago, Wilhelm, Herman and Mrs. H. Meunier in Kiel, Mrs. Wm Behrend in Plymouth, 
Mrs. Elmer May in Galena, Illinois and Mrs. Louis Meixner in Milwaukee and their 
spouses attended the burial on Sunday afternoon with numerous mourners taking part.  
Pastors W. Rech and J. Roeck officiated and the choir of the Reformed church sang 
appropriate songs. Also the Frauenverein of which she was a member honored her at 
the grave.  
No newsapaper or date cited
1908(translated from German)


WILLIAM A. ROEHR

William Roehr, 65, passed away Thursday at St. Nicholas hospital after a 
brief illness.  
Surviving are a brother and sister.
The body was taken to the Ballhorn Funeral Chapels where services will be 
held Saturday at 2 o'clock with the Rev. E. H. Wearler of the Zion Reformed 
church in charge. Burial will be in the Kiel cemetery.
Sheboygan Press - April 28, 1944
********
This is a bio. sketch from "History of Manitowoc County Wisconsin"
by Dr. L. Falge, 1911-1912, v.2, p.432-433.

William A. Roehr, foreman of the shipping department of the Kiel Furniture 
Company, is a native of the town, his birth having occurred at his present
residence on the 7th of August, 1879. His father, Albert Roehr, was born in
the province of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, on the 2d of February, 1835. 
When a youth of sixteen years he emigrated to the United States with his 
parents, Franz and Minnie (Huebner) Roehr. They came direct to Manitowoc 
county, settling on a farm in Schleswig township, and there passed the 
remainder of their lives. Albert Roehr remained on his father’s farm until
he was twenty-three years of age, when he left home and came to Kiel. He 
found employment in the Kiel Lye Factory, and was identified with this 
enterprise for many years. During the latter period of his life he was 
village custodian, and had charge of the town lights. He married Minnie 
Mathes, a daughter of William Mathes, a pioneer of Potter, which contained 
but two settlers when he located here. Albert Roehr passed away in 1898, 
at the age of sixty-three years, but his wife, who was sixty-five at the 
time of her death, survived him until 1908. Their family numbered fourteen,
seven of whom are still living. In order of birth these are as follows: 
Rosa, the wife of H. Munier, a resident of Kiel; Frank, who is living in 
Chicago; Mary, who married William Berhend, of Plymouth, Wisconsin; Lottie,
the wife of Louis Meixner, of Milwaukee, this state; Ida, who married Elmer
May, of Galena, Illinois; Herman, who is a resident of Kiel; and William 
A., our subject.
William A. Roehr pursued his education in the public schools of Kiel until
he was thirteen years of age, when he laid aside his text-books and became 
a wage earner. He began work in the factory where he is now employed and 
has ever since been in the service of this company, a period of twenty 
years. At first his hours were long and his duties hard for a boy of his 
age, and he received only a dollar and a half a week. He was diligent and 
faithful and applied himself intelligently to acquiring a fuller knowledge 
of the business. His employers recognized his worth and promoted him in 
accordance with the ability he manifested. In 1900 he was made foreman of 
the shipping department, and has ever since held this position.
In 1905 Mr. Roehr was united in marriage to Miss Ella Prueter, who was 
born in Sheboygan county, on the 10th of April, 1885, the only daughter of 
Carl and Sophia (Somner) Prueter. Her mother passed away in 1887, but the 
father is living retired in Plymouth, Wisconsin. Mr. and Mrs. Roehr are 
members of the Reformed church and number among its congregation many 
friends of long years’ standing.


HERMAN ROETHEL

Rites Held Here Tuesday For Herman Roethel
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon for Herman 
Roethel, 74, who died at Memorial hospital Friday. He had 
been a patient at the hospital for about five weeks.
The services were conducted by the Rev. E. L. Worthman and 
burial was made in the Kiel cemetery.
Mr. Roethel was a member of the state legislature, representing 
Manitowoc county for two terms, from 1918 to 1920 and from 1926 
to 1928. He also was a former fire chief in Kiel, and was a 
member of the county board for three years.
Mr. Roethel was born January 3, 1882, in the town of Meeme, 
son of the late Carl and Ida Wickesburg Roethel. He received 
his early education in a district school and also attended the 
University of Wisconsin at Madison, where he took a short course 
in agriculture.
He married the former Katherine Raquet at Zion Lutheran church 
November 7, 1905. They operated a farm for 10 years before 
moving to Kiel.
While in the city, Mr. Roethel was employed for a period of time 
as a cattle shipper for the Kiel Mercantile association before 
establishing his own egg buying and selling business.
The couple observed their golden wedding anniversary November 5th 
of last year and more than 200 guests visited with them for the 
occasion at the Brooklyn hall.
He is survived by his wife.
********
MANITOWOC COUNTY 
Second District. The towns of Cato, Cooperstown, 
Eaton, Franklin, Gibson, Kossuth, Maple Grove, 
Mishicot, Rockland, Schleswig, Two Creeks and 
Two Rivers, the villages of Kiel and Reedsvllle 
and the city of Two Rivers. 
HERMAN ROETHEL (Soc.) is manager and live 
stock shipper for the Kiel Mercantile Association 
under the equity plan. He was born Jan. 3, 1882, 
on a farm in the town of Meeme, Manitowoc county, 
received a common school education and attended 
the short course in agriculture at the University 
of Wisconsin. He lived on the same farm for 32 
years, making a specialty of raising pure bred 
Berkshire hogs and Jersey cattle on which he secured 
many prizes at the state and county fairs for 
several years. In 1914 he sold his farm and moved 
to Kiel, assisted in organizing the Kiel Mercantile 
Association and became director and live stock 
shipper. From 1909 to 1915 he was president of the 
Manitowoc county order of the Wisconsin Experiment 
Association. He has served as school clerk 
and village assessor. He was elected to the assembly 
in 1918, receiving 1,556 votes to 1,436 for 
Martin Rappel (Dem.).
"The Wisconsin Blue Book" by Industrial Commission of
Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Printing Board 
1919 Copyright


KATHERINE ROETHEL

Mrs. Herman Roethel Dies After Illness
Mrs. Herman Roethel, 77, of this city died early Monday, after a long illness, 
at the St. Nicholas hospital in Sheboygan. Funeral services were held Wednesday 
afternoon at St. Peter Evangelical and Reformed church with Rev. Roland Kley 
officiating. Burial was made in the Kiel cemetery.
The former Katherine Raquet, she was born Dec. 14, 1882, in the Town of Schleswig, 
a daughter of the late Frank and Anna Raquet.
Her marriage to Mr. Roethel took place Nov. 7, 1905 at Zion Lutheran Church, 
Louis Corners.
The couple lived on the Roethel home farm in the Town of Meeme for 10 years, 
then moved to Kiel.
Mr. Roethel, who died in February, 1956, was a former state assemblyman, having 
served in the legislature for two terms (1918-20 and 1926-28).
Mr. and Mrs. Roethel, who observed their golden wedding anniversary in 1955, 
had no children.
*******
Mrs. Herman Roethel, 77, of 510 Calumet Ave., Kiel, died of a long illness 
early today at St. Nicholas Hospital here.  She had been brought to the 
hospital Sunday.
The former Katherine Raquet, she was born Dec. 14, 1882, in the Town of 
Schleswig, a daughter of the late Frank and Anna Raquet.
Her marriage to Mr. Roethel took place Nov. 7, 1905 at Zion Lutheran Church, 
Louis Corners.
The couple lived on the Roethel home farm in the Town of Meeme for 10 years, 
then moved to Kiel.
Mr. Roethel, who died in February, 1956, was a former state assemblyman, 
having served in the legislature for two terms (1918-20 and 1926-28).
Mr. and Mrs. Roethel, who observed their golden wedding anniversary in 1955, 
had no children.
The Meiselwitz Funeral Home in Kiel announced tentatively that services will 
be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at St. Peter’s Evangelical and Reformed Church, Kiel, 
with burial in Kiel Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 2 p.m. Tuesday until 11 a.m. 
Wednesday and at the church from noon until the time of services.
The Sheboygan Press – Monday, June 20, 1960 – P. 12


SYLVIA A. ROETHEL

Sylvia A. Roethel, 68, of 711 North St. Kiel, died Tuesday morning, Nov. 24, 
1998 at her home after a courageous battle with cancer.
She is the former Sylvia Ney, born May 19, 1930 in the town of Mosel, daughter 
of the late John and Hulda Berth Ney.
She attended school in the Town of Wilson. Her first marriage was to Ardon D.F. 
Roethel Sr. In December 1989 she married Wilfred Roethel. He preceded her in 
death on June 1 1993. 
Sylvia's greatest accomplishment in her life was raising 17 children.
Survivors include her children, Jean (Marvin) Gier, Ardon (Brenda Klinzing) Jr., 
Judy (Bill) Shaske, Allen Roethel, David (Sharon) Roethel, Daniel (Diane) Roethel, 
Rodney (Sharon) Roethel, Joan (Del) Stipe, Jane (Gary) Buss, Steve (Carrie) 
Roethel, Tim (Lisa) Roethel, Jacquelyn Phillips, Donald (Yvon) Roethel, Jennifer 
(Michael) Thede Jill (Brad) Maurer, Jodi Roethel, and Janet Roethel. She is 
further survived by 51 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and three brothers, 
Erwin (Evangeline) Ney, Edwin (Lucille) Ney and Herbert (Caroline) Ney, all of 
Sheboygan.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 27, 1998 at Meiselwitz-
Vollstedt Funeral Home, Kiel with the Rev. Gregory S. Whelton, pastor of St. 
John's United Church of Christ, Sheboygan, officiating. 
Burial will be in the Kiel City Cemetery. Friends may call at Meiselwitz-Vollstedt 
Funeral Home, Kiel, from 10 a.m. Friday until the time of service. 
A memorial has been established in her name.
The Sheboygan Press, Wednesday Nov 25, 1998 
********
(19 May 1930/24 Nov 1998/SSDI)


WILFRED H. ROETHEL

Wilfred H. Roethel, 70, of 711 North St., Kiel, died Tuesday, June 1, 1993 at 
Calumet Medical Center, Chilton, following a lengthy illness.  
He was born Sept. 9, 1922 in Manitowoc County to the late Rone and Viola (Olm) 
Roethel. He attended the public grade and high schools in Kiel. On Dec. 12, 
1989 he married Sylvia Roethel of Kiel. He was employed at Tecumseh Products Co. 
in New Holstein for 29 years until retiring in 1987.  
Survivors include his wife, Sylvia; uncles, aunts and cousins.  
His cremated remains will be interred at the Kiel Municipal Cemetery. There was 
no service or visitation. 
Kiel Tri County Record – June 10, 1993
*******
(09 Sep 1922/Jun 1993/SSDI)


DARRELL A. ROGNE

Darrell A. Rogne, age 71, of rural Kiel, (Cedar Lake) passed away unexpectedly 
on Tuesday, June 19, 2012 shortly after being admitted to Calumet Medical Center, 
Chilton.
He was born May 26, 1941 in Valders, son of the late Oscar & Helen (Rue) Rogne.
He was a 1959 graduate of Valders High School and served as an Army Medic.
On October 4, 1969 he married Mary Walker in Green Bay.
Mary preceded him in death on June 26, 1989.
On May 23, 2003 he married Beverly Nett at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, New Holstein.
Darrell had been employed at Tecumseh Products, New Holstein for over 30 years as 
a time study engineer until his retirement. He was fascinated with numbers and kept 
a record of facts, like how many gallons of water were in Cedar Lake. He enjoyed 
spending time in his garage, working on lawn mowers and making rock lady bugs. Always 
a jokester, he also collected silly things like golf balls that he would find, pop 
can pull tabs of which he kept count of. He had a love for horses, boating, flying 
and spending time with his grandchildren.
He was a member of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church and the Cedar Lake Improvement Association.
(Children and grandchildren omitted for privacy.)
He is further survived by two brothers; Gene (Judy) Rogne, Minocqua, Ronald (Betty) 
Rogne, LaValle, WI, two sisters; Sonja Delgman, Neenah, Signe (Mike) Burkart, New 
Holstein, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Phyllis (Daryl) Dahl, Fond du Lac, 
Lois Nett, Loyal, WI, Sheila ("Chip" Ralph) Keifenheim, Mt. Calvary, Vickie (Mike) 
Hammock, Fond du Lac. father-in-law, Robert Nett, Fond du Lac, other relatives and 
many friends.
He was preceded in death by his mother-in-law, Cleora Nett and brothers-in-law, 
Arlyn Nett and Clyde Nett.


MARY L. ROGNE

Mary Lynn Rogne, 43, of Kiel, passed away Monday, June 26, 1989 at St. Nicholas 
Hospital, following a courageous battle with cancer.
Funeral mass will be at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, at St. Peter and Paul Catholic 
Church, in Kiel. Father Dominic Giles will officiate with burial at Valders West 
Cemetery.
She was born February 20, 1946 at Manitowoc, the daughter of Woodrow and the 
late Mary Sieracki Walker. She was a 1964 graduate of Manitowoc Lincoln High 
School and a 1969 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Mary was 
self-employed, as an Interior Designer Decorator, operating the Interior Source 
at New Holstein.
She married Darrell Rogne on October 4, 1969 at Green Bay. She was a member of 
the Kiel City Planning Commission and served on many committees for the Kiel 
Public School System. She was also a member of St. Peter and Paul Church.
Survivors include her husband, Darrell; two daughters, Rachelle and Kristin, both 
at home; her parents, Woodrow and Doris Walker, of Manitowoc; three sisters and 
one brother-in-law, Betty Stark, Madison; Carol (Bill) Behringer, of Whitelaw; 
Luanne Walker, Fountain Hills, AZ; other relatives and many friends. She was 
preceded in death by one sister, Enid.
Friends may call at Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursday 
and Friday, from 9:30 a.m. until the time of services at St. Peter and Paul Church. 
A parish prayer service will be held at 8 p.m. on Thursday.
Christian-Deja Funeral Home and Meiselwitz Funeral Home are serving the family. 
Sheboygan Press, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, June 28, 1989


FRIEDERICH ROLOFF

Notice of Application for Proof of Heirship
(First publication June 16th 1885.)
COUNTY COURT-MANITOWOC COUNTY. IN Probate,
In the matter of the estate of Frederick (sic) Roloff deceased.
Notice is hereby given that, at a special term of said county 
court to be held in and for said county, at the office of the 
county judge in the city of Manitowoc, in said county, commencing 
at 10 o'clock A.M. of the 14th day of July 1885.
The application of Charlotte Roloff for a judgment of this court 
determining the descent of the following described real estate 
situated in the county of Manitowoc and State of Wisconsin, to-wit:
Commencing at a point, where the Sheboygan and Calumet Plank Road 
intersects the east line of the west 1/2 of the north west 1/? of 
sec. 30 township No. 17, north of range 21 east at the center of 
said road, running due south 6 chains and 90 ?/? links, thence west 
same degree with the Plank road ten rods and 31 1/2 links, thence 
north 6 chains and 90 5/8 links, thence east along the Plank road 
10 rods and 31 1/2 links to the point of beginning. All in the 
County of Manitowoc and the State of Wisconsin.
Whereof Frederich Raloff (sic) late of the town of Schleswig in 
said County, deceased intestate, died seized and adjudging that 
Charlotte Roloff, the widow of said deceased is the only heir at 
law of said deceased and entitled to all the right title and 
interest of said deceased in and to said real estate.
Dated this 16th day of June. 1885.
By the Court R.D. Smart, County Judge
Manitowoc Lake Shore Times, Tuesday, June 30, 1885 P.4


SCHARLOTTE ROLOFF

From Der Nord Westen, 09 Dec. 1897:
Death in Kiel last week of 77 yr. old Mrs. Roloff. Burial was Sunday.


ALFRED F. ROSE

Alfred F. Rose, 71, of R. 1, Port Washington, died Monday morning at Columbia 
Hospital, Milwaukee, where he had been a patient for five days.
He was born Dec. 15, 1905, in Essen-Schonnebeck, Germany, the son of William 
and Marie Solty Rose.
On Oct. 5, 1940, he married Esther Liebenstein at her parents' home in the 
Town of Port Washington. After marriage the couple farmed in the Town of Port 
Washington until retiring in 1969.
Mr. Rose was a member of Grand Avenue United Methodist Church.
Survivors are his widow; a son, William of Saukville; four daughters, Mrs. 
Ronald (Carol) Schneider of Chicago, Ill., Mrs. Martin (Sandra) Grimord of 
Grafton, Mrs. Myron (Linda) Kellar of Port Washington, and Miss Rachel Rose 
of Port Washington; eight grandchildren, and two sisters, Mrs. Hattie Axnick 
and Mrs. Stanley Lesnak, both of Milwaukee.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Grand Avenue Church. Dr. 
Lee D. Downs, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Kiel Cemetery, Kiel.
Friends may call at the Horn-Eernisse Funeral Home, Port Washington, from 4 
to 9 p.m. today and at the church on Wednesday from 10 a.m. until the time of 
services.
Sheboygan Press, September 6, 1977 P. 8


EDMUND AND HELMUTH ROSE

Two Brothers are Drowned Near Kiel on Sunday
One Loses Life Trying a Rescue
Elder of the Rose Brothers Drowns Trying to Rescue Younger Brother
Kiel, Wis., - (Special) – Two brothers who could not swim, Helmuth Rose, 17, 
and Edmond(sic) Rose, 13, lost their lives in Sheboygan river near Kiel at 
2 p.m. Sunday. The younger brother drowned first, and his older brother lost 
his life in an heroic attempt to save him.
The double tragedy occurred near Rockville, which is located not far from Kiel. 
The boys started bathing there when Edmond suddenly went down in a deep hole 
where there was a strong current.  Helmuth hurried to his rescue, but also was 
pulled under by the current.
A witness to the tragedy who could not get to the boys in time to save them, 
rushed to a neighbor’s home for help.  The neighbor in turn called to Kiel fire 
department to have them drag the river for the bodies.  Edmond’s body was not 
recovered until 4 p.m., and Helmuth’s body an hour later.
Funeral Wednesday
The bodies of the youths were taken to the C. J. Meiselwitz funeral parlors in 
Kiel and will be removed to the home of their parents near Kiel, where funeral 
services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday.  At 2 p.m. services will be held 
at St. Peter’s Reformed church.
The victims are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. William Rose, who came to this country 
from Alten-Essen in Rhinelander, Germany, about seven years ago.  The family 
originally settled at Brillion, but came to their farm near Kiel in 1926.  Both 
boys were born in Germany.
The survivors include their parents, two brothers, Alfred of Milwaukee, and Walter 
of Hinsdale, Ill.; two sisters, Mrs. Hattie Axnichs of Milwaukee, and Miss Anna 
Rose of Milwaukee.
The mother of the boys has been hysterical since the tragedy and is in the care 
of a physician.
The Sheboygan Press – Monday, July 24, 1933 – Front Page
*********
Victims of Double Drowning Laid to Rest at Kiel Today
Kiel – Impressive funeral services for Helmuth Rose, 16, and Edmund Rose, 
age 13, brothers, who were the victims of drowning in the Sheboygan river, 
near Kiel, on Sunday afternoon, were held at the home of their parents, Mr. 
and Mrs. William Rose, near Kiel, this afternoon at 1:30 o’clock, followed 
by services at the St. Peter Reformed church here at 2 o’clock.
Because of the absence of the Rev. E. L. Worthman, pastor of the church, who 
left on Sunday afternoon with his family on a vacation, the bereaved family 
requested that the Rev. H. P. Jordon of Seymoure, a very close friend of the 
Rose family and of the Rev. Mr. Worthman, to officiate at the last sad rites. 
The Rev. Jordon’s sermon was impressive as well as consoling.
The members of the Senior choir of the church sang, “Engel Des Friedens,” 
“Hoert Vas Des Vater’s Stimme Sprigt,” and “Sicher In Jesu Armen.”
Pallbearers for Helmuth were the following:  D. H. Drumm, Edward Reineck, 
Gustave Stoelting Jr., Victor Kaufmann, Willis Fluhr, and Erwin Schmidt. Six 
boys of the confirmation class of the St. Peter Reformed church of this year, 
of which Edmund was a member acted as his pallbearers.  They were:  Wilfred 
Schreiber, Willard Stecker, Elmer Schneider, Melvin Baumann, Melvin Happel, 
and Melvin Ruh.  The Rockville school children, classmates of Edmund, and the 
members of the confirmation class attended the funeral in a body at the home 
and at the church.  Burial was made in the Kiel cemetery.
The home of the bereaved family was visited by about two hundred friends and 
relatives on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from far and near who came to express 
their deepest sympathy to the Rose family.  The auditorium in the church was 
filled to capacity and it was difficult to accommodate all the people.
The many beautiful floral tributes which were offered showed the highest 
esteem in which the two youths were held.  Relatives and friends from Milwaukee, 
Seymour, Brillion, Reedsville, Hinsdale, Plymouth, Chilton, Hilbert, Sheboygan, 
New Holstein, Kiel and vicinity attended the funeral.  This funeral was one of 
the largest ever held within the last three years.
The Sheboygan Press – Wednesday, July 26, 1933 – P. 4


ESTHER J. ROSE

Esther J. Rose was a devout Christian who attended two area churches and also 
enjoyed volunteering, her daughter Rachel Wilkens said. 
Mrs. Rose was not a member of either Grand Avenue United Methodist Church or 
Open Door Bible Church, both in Port Washington, but attended services and 
activities at both. 
"She was very devout and was active in both churches," Mrs. Wilkens said. "I 
think she answered to a higher authority."
Mrs. Rose, 86, died Sunday, Nov. 29, at The Harbor Club in Port Washington, 
where she had lived for three years. 
Mrs. Rose was a Port Washington native, born on Dec. 31, 1911, to Charles and 
Emma Maechtle Liebenstein. 
She graduated from Milwaukee State Teachers College, then went to work at a 
girls' school in Montrose, Penn., until 1940. 
On Oct. 5, 1940, she married Alfred Rose in the Town of Port Washington. 
Mrs. Rose was a homemaker, but returned to teaching after her youngest child 
was in school, Mrs. Wilkens said. She taught at several Washington County 
schools until she was hired as an art teacher at Cedar Grove High School in 
the late 1960s.
She retired from teaching in June of 1977. 
Mrs. Rose enjoyed traveling, Mrs. Wilkens said. She and her husband went to 
Germany, where Mr. Rose was born and raised, several times before his death 
in 1977. 
She traveled to Germany several times after her husband's death, Mrs. Wilkens 
said. Her mother spoke German fluently, she added. 
Mrs. Rose also provided transportation to the elderly through the Ozaukee 
County Office on Aging Services, just as Mr. Rose had during his lifetime, 
Mrs. Wilkens said. 
She also volunteered to play piano and organ at Heritage Nursing Home in Port 
Washington. 
"She could play piano by ear," Mrs. Wilkens said. "She would hear a piece of 
music and be able to play it." 
After a near-fatal car accident in 1995, Mrs. Rose moved to The Harbor Club.
She played the piano and organ there as well, Mrs. Wilkens said. 
"At The Harbor Club, she also enjoyed playing bingo and doing jigsaw puzzles," 
her daughter saud. "She never had time for that before."
Mrs. Rose was a member of the Ozaukee County Retired Teachers Association. 
She is survived by her children, Carol Nelson of Omaha, Neb., Sandra (Martin) 
Grimord of Gallatin, Tenn., William (Jill) of Adell, Linda (Myron) Kellar of 
Port Washington and Rachel (Ken) Wilkens of Random Lake, nine grandchildren 
and five great-grandchildren. 
Mrs. Rose is further survived by a brother Ed (Phyllis) Liebenstein of West 
Bend. 
Funeral services for Mrs. Rose were scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2, 
at Eernisse Funeral Home in Port Washington. The Rev. Bob Gossett of Grand 
Avenue United Methodist Church and the Rev. Sid Luke of Open Door Bible Church 
were to officiate. 
A visitation was to be held from 4 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home. 
Interment was to be in Kiel City Cemetery, Kiel.
Ozaukee Press, Dec. 3, 1998


MARIE ROSE

Plan Rites for Mrs. Marie Rose at Port Friday
Port Washington – Funeral services for Mrs. Marie Rose, 57, a resident of the 
town of Grafton the past six years, will be held at 1:15 p.m., Friday, at the 
Horn Funeral home in this city and at 1:30 p.m. at the Grand Avenue Evangelical 
church here, the Rev. G. E. Zellmer conducting the last rites.  Interment will 
be made at Kiel, Wis.
Mrs. Rose, nee So_ _y {illegible}, was born in Germany on July 27, 1882, and on 
Feb. 1, 1903, was married there to William Rose.  They came to this county in 
1926, settling at Brillion.  They also lived at Kiel for some time before moving 
to Grafton.
She died at her home at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.  She had been ill with pneumonia the 
past 10 days.
Besides her husband, she is survived by one son, Alfred, at home; two daughters, 
Mrs. Lesniak and Mrs. Axnick, both of Milwaukee; two sisters in Germany; two 
grandchildren.  Three infant children preceded her in death in Germany and three 
sons died while at Kiel.
The Sheboygan Press – Thursday, June 6, 1940 – P. 6


ORA ROSE

Mrs. Ora Rose Is Buried Here Saturday
Funeral services for Mrs. Ora Schubert Rose were held here 
Saturday afternoon from the Meiselwitz Funeral home. Mrs. 
Rose died at Milwaukee Wednesday evening.
The Rev. E. L. Worthman was in charge of the services and 
burial was made in the Kiel cemetery.
She was born January 5, 1891, in Kiel, the daughter of the 
late Fred and Emma Schubert. She attended Kiel schools, and 
December 9, 1930, was married to Vincent John Rose. Since 
their marriage they lived in Milwaukee, with the exception 
of one year in San Diego, California. He passed away 
February 14, 1949.
Mrs. Rose was a charter member of the Kiel American Legion 
auxiliary.
Suvivors include one daughter, two grandchildren; two 
sisters, Mrs. E. R. Hayner and Mrs. E. A. Paulsen, Kiel; 
two brothers, Raymond of Sheboygan and Rewald of Milwaukee.
Her son-in-law, Gerald Hester, is with the U. S, army in 
the Philippine Islands.


VINCENT J. ROSE

Vincent John Rose, 55, husband of the former Miss Ora Schubert, of Kiel, passed 
away in Milwaukee Monday after an illness of several months.
A native of Pennsylvania, Mr. Rose was born Jan. 7, 1894, and was married to the 
former Miss Schubert in December, 1930.  Since then the couple had lived in 
Milwaukee and were living at 2847-A N. Eighth street there at the time of his 
death.
Survivors are the wife and a daughter, Neva.
The body will be taken to the Meiselwitz Funeral home at Kiel Wednesday evening 
and will lie in state there until the time of services at 2 p.m. Thursday.  The 
Rev. E. L. Worthman will conduct services, and burial will be in the Kiel 
cemetery.
The Sheboygan Press – Tuesday, February 15, 1949 – P. 20


WALTER ROSE

Walter Rose, 23, 3rd Brother to Meet Death in Two Years
Friends here received the shocking news Friday of the demise of 
Walter J. Rose, 23, of Chicago, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Rose 
of Grafton, and formerly residing on a farm in this vicinity, who 
was stabbed to death by his wife, aged 24, a dancer, after a 
family quarrel early Thursday night.
The quarrel which ended with the fatal stabbing, done with the 
family butcher knife, began when the deceased arrived home, and 
accused his wife of being drunk.
Mr Rose was born in Essen, Germany on November 5, 1911, and came 
to this country with his parents in 1926. They resided in Brillion 
for two years; at Kiel for five years, and the last two years at 
Grafton. Nine months ago Mr. Rose was married and since then has 
been living in Chicago where he was employed as a cook in a hotel.
He also was employed as a cook in the Schroeder Hotel in Milwaukee 
for four years. Mrs. Rose was a tavern toe dancer.
Survivors are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Rose of Grafton; 
one brother, Alfred, at home; two sisters, Mrs. Hattie Axnick and 
Mrs. Anna Lesnick, both of Milwaukee. Two years ago on July 23, 
two of Mr. Rose’s brothers, Helmuth and Edmund, met with an 
accidental death, having been drowned in the Sheboygan river, near 
here.
The body arrived here on Friday and lay in state at the Meiselwitz 
Funeral Home until Sunday, when services were conducted both there 
and at the Kiel cemetery, where interment made - 1935


WILLIAM ROSE

William Rose, 68, town of Port Washington resident, died suddenly on Sunday 
afternoon at St. Alphonsus hospital in Port Washington. He had been recovering 
from an attack of pneumonia.
Mr. Rose was born on Oct. 1, 1879, in Germany. After coming to this country he 
operated a farm on the Ulao road, south of Port Washington.  He retired some 
time ago and made his home with a son in the town of Port Washington.
The survivors include one son, Alfred Rose, of Port Washington; two daughters, 
Mrs. Anna Lesnick and Mrs. Hattie Axnick, of Milwaukee.  His wife, Mathilda, 
preceded him in death in 1940.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Horn Funeral home 
in Port Washington.  The Rev. Charles A. Rota, pastor of the Grand avenue 
Evangelical United Brethren church, will officiate and burial will be made in 
the Kiel cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home until the time of services.
The Sheboygan Press – Tuesday, April 13, 1948 – P. 10


ANNA ROSENTHAL

Anne Rosenthal, 93, 423 North St., Kiel, died unexpectedly at 
her home Saturday morning.  The former Anne Dirks was born 
Jan. 12, 1892 at Louis Corners, daughter of the late Henry and 
Mary Raquet Dirks.  She attended district schools at Louis 
Corners.  On May 27, 1922, she married John Rosenthal in Louis 
Corners. They resided in Kiel after marriage.  He preceded her 
in death in 1948.  For many years, she was a self-employed 
seamstress.  She was a member of St. Peters United Church of 
Christ in Kiel, the Frauen Verein and the Royal Neighbors. 
Survivors include nieces and nephews.  She was preceded in 
death by one sister and one brother.   
Funeral services will be held at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home 
in Kiel, with the Rev. John Baumann, pastor of St. Peters 
United Church of Christ, officiating.  Burial will be in the 
Kiel Cemetery. 
no newpaper named, October 1985


ARTHUR J. ROSENTHAL

Funeral services for Arthur J. Rosenthal, 74, a retired Town of Rhine farmer, 
who died at 11:30 a.m. Saturday in Sheboygan Memorial Hospital, will be held 
at 2 p.m. Tuesday in St. Peter’s United Church of Christ, Town of Rhine.
The Rev. Milton Kading, pastor, will officiate, with burial in Kiel Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, this afternoon and 
evening, until 11 a.m. Tuesday, and from noon at the church.
The family has announced establishment of a memorial fund for St. Peter’s 
Church.
A native of Elkhart Lake, he was born Nov. 27, 1889, a son of the late George 
and Emily Rosenthal.  He married Emma Schleunes of the Town of Schleswig, 
Oct. 27, 1914.
Following marriage the couple operated the Lite farm southeast of Kiel until 
1941 when they moved to another farm across the road.  He retired from active 
farming seven years ago.
During earlier years, Mr. Rosenthal had been a motor oil salesman in the area, 
also dealing in real estate.  For 25 year he had served as treasurer of the 
former Rhine Center School District, and was a member of St. Peter’s UCC.
Surviving are his wife; four sons, Arthur J. Jr., and Frederich J., Sheboygan, 
Louis, who operates the original home farm in Rhine, and Rueben, Plymouth; 
three daughters, Mrs. Edward Schaap (Harriet), Plymouth, Mrs. Alden Voland 
(Ardelle), R. 1, Cleveland, and Mrs. Dalhardt Freis (Judy), Kiel and 16 
grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by two children in infancy and one grandchild.
Mr. Rosenthal, who had been a patient at Memorial Hospital five weeks, was 
there the past Oct. 27, the date of the couple’s golden wedding anniversary.
The Sheboygan Press – Monday, November 2, 1964 – P. 10


EMMA ROSENTHAL   (d. 1939)

Mrs. Emma Rosenthal Dies in the Town of Rhine Today
Kiel – (Special) – Mrs. Emma Rosenthal, 79, former Kiel resident, and widow 
of the late George Rosenthal, died at the home of her sons, Oscar and Walter, 
in the town of Rhine at 1:30 o’clock this morning, after an illness of several 
years.
She was born at the Lite homestead, where she died, in the town of Rhine, 
May 6, 1859, daughter of Peter and Caroline Lite.  Her parents conducted a 
general store in Rhine for a number of years and when she was 2 years old 
they moved to the Rhine farm.
On Nov. 29, 1885, she married George Rosenthal of Rhine. They resided with Mrs. 
Rosenthal’s parents up to 1899, when the couple moved to Kiel. Five years later 
they relocated on the homestead in Rhine and in 1915 they came back to Kiel, 
where Mr. Rosenthal operated a soda water factory.  Three years later he sold 
out to the late Adolph Henschel and retired.
He died Dec. 29, 1918.  Up to three years ago Mrs. Rosenthal resided in Kiel and 
then moved back to her sons’ home.  Survivors are the two sons and seven grand-
children.  A daughter and two sons died in infancy.  A sister, Mrs. George Nauth,
of Kiel and the town of Rhine, also died before her.  A brother and sister died 
in infancy.
Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the C. J. Meiselwitz 
Funeral home, the Rev. Paul Thomas, pastor of St. Peter’s Evangelical church, Rhine, 
to officiate, and interment will be in the Kiel cemetery. Friends can view the body 
at the funeral home from Saturday night at 6 o’clock to the time of the funeral.
The Sheboygan Press – Friday, March 17, 1939 – P. 4


EMMA L. ROSENTHAL    (d. 1968)

Funeral services for Mrs. Arthur J. Rosenthal, 77, a former Town of Rhine 
resident, who died Thursday at Sheboygan Memorial Hospital, will be held 
Saturday.
The Rev. John Seidler, pastor, will officiate at 1:30 p.m. services at St. 
Peter’s United Church of Christ in the Town of Rhine.  Burial will be in 
the Kiel Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, from 3 p.m. today 
until 10 a.m. Saturday and at the church from 11 a.m. until the hour of 
services.
A memorial for the church has been established in Mrs. Rosenthal’s name.
The former Emma Schleunes was born Aug. 27, 1890 in the Town of Schleswig, 
a daughter of the late August and Anna Borngesser Schleunes.  She attended 
the district school at Millhome and was married to Arthur Rosenthal of 
Elkhart Lake on Oct. 27, 1914.
The couple farmed in the Town of Rhine until retiring in 1957.  Following 
the death of her husband on Oct. 31, 1964, she resided at Rocky Knoll until 
being hospitalized this week.
On Oct. 27, 1964, the couple observed their 50th wedding anniversary.
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Edward (Harriet) Schaap of Plymouth, 
Mrs. Alden (Ardell) Voland of rural Cleveland, and Mrs. Dalhart (Judy) Freis 
of Kiel; four sons, Arthur A. Jr. and Frederick H., both of Sheboygan, Louis 
of R. 1, Elkhart Lake, and Ruben of Plymouth; 17 grandchildren and one great 
grandchild.
Two infant children, three grandchildren and one sister and one brother 
preceded her in death.
The Sheboygan Press – Friday, May 31, 1968 – P. 16


FREDERICK H. ROSENTHAL

Frederick H. Rosenthal, 57, of 1928 N. Fifth St., died Thursday at Memorial 
Hospital, shortly after admittance, after being stricken at home. Mr. Rosenthal 
was born April 27, 1928, in Sheboygan, son of the late Arthur and Emma Scheunes 
Rosenthal. He attended Kiel High School. Mr. Rosenthal worked as a truck driver 
for much of his life. He was presently working with the Meal on Wheels program.  
He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Stacey Newton of Crandon; two sons, Steven 
of Stevens Point and Timothy of Sheboygan; five grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. 
Edward Schaap of Plymouth, and Mrs. Delhardt Freis of Kiel; and two brothers, 
Louis of Elkhart Lake and Reuben of Plymouth. He was preceded in death by a 
sister and a brother. 
The funeral will be Saturday at Huehns Funeral Home in Sheboygan falls. Burial 
will be in Kiel Cemetery.
No newspaper cited – December 5, 1985


GEORGE ROSENTHAL

After a lingering illness, with dropsy and liver trouble, for
about three years, George Rosenthal passed away Sunday evening 
at his home on Fourth St.
The deceased was born in the town of Herman Jan. 31, 1863. He 
was united in marriage Nov. 29, 1885 to Emma Lite. Of their
five children, three died in infancy. The family resided, for
13 years, in Elkhart Lake, where he was engaged in the mason’s
trade. They then moved to Kiel where Mr. Rosenthal operated a
pop factory five years, after which he bought a farm in the town 
of Rhine, residing there until March 1915 when the family returned 
to Kiel.
Besides his wife, he is survived by two sons, Walter and Arthur;
three brothers Henry of Wausau, Louis of Millhome and John of Kiel;
and one sister Mrs. Fred Umsonst of the town of Schleswig. The 
funeral services were held Wednesday at 12:30, interment in the 
Kiel cemetery, Rev. (the rest missing)


JOHN ROSENTHAL

John Rosenthal, 69, of 423 North street, Kiel, a retired carpenter, died 
at his home Wednesday afternoon following an illness of the past several 
years.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Meiselwitz funeral 
home in Kiel with the Rev. E.L. Worthman officiating. Burial will be in 
the Kiel cemetery.
Born in the town of Rhine, Sheboygan county, in 1878, the deceased came to 
Kiel when 19 years of age to work as a carpenter at the Laun furniture 
factory. He later became employed by the J.B. Laun Lumber company where he 
worked for 27 years.
He was a member of the Modern Woodmen at Kiel.
In 1922 he married the former Annie Dirks of the town of Schleswig who 
survives with a brother, Louis, of Schleswig, and a sister, Mrs. Paulina 
Jung of the town of Rhine. The couple had no children.
The body may be viewed at the Meiselwitz funeral home from 2 p.m. Friday 
until the time of services Saturday afternoon.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. January 22, 1948 P. 2


LOUIS P. ROSENTHAL

Louis D. Rosenthal Dies Unexpectedly Tuesday
Louis D. Rosenthal, 80 years old, died unexpectedly at the home of Mr. 
and Mrs. William Herzog, in the town of Schleswig Tuesday afternoon. He 
had been making his home with the Herzogs’ for the past 16 years.
He operated a shoe repair business at Millhome and in 1920 moved to the 
present location where he resided with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Umsonst until 
16 years ago.
Mr. Rosenthal was born in the town of Rhine, August 15, 1876, the son of 
John Thomas and Julia (clipping ends)
(Note: Different middle initial, but birth date matches)
********
Louis P. Rosenthal, a shoemaker for more than 50 years, died unexpectedly after 
a heart attack at his home in the Town of Schleswig Rt. 2, Kiel, Tuesday 
afternoon. For the past 16 years he had made his home with Mr. and Mrs. William 
Herzog. Mrs. Herzog was a niece. 
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, 
the Rev. Vernon E. Jaborg officiating. Burial will be in the Kiel Cemetery.
Mr. Rosenthal was born on Aug. 15, 1876, in the Town of Rhine, Sheboygan County, 
son of the late John and Julia Franke Rosenthal. He was educated in the Ada 
school. He operated a shoe repair business in Millhome until 1920 and then moved 
to the farm of the late Mr. and Mrs. Fred Umsonst, his brother-in-law and sister, 
When his niece and her husband took over the farm he remained there and conducted 
his shoe repair business from a small shop on the premises. He was the last member 
of his family, preceded in death by a brother and a sister and five half-sisters, 
and four half-brothers. He never married. 
Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Thursday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, February 20, 1957  P. 15


ROSELIND ROSENTHAL

Rosalind Rosenthal, the two-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur 
Rosenthal of the town of Rhine, passed away on Sunday. The funeral took 
place Monday with the Rev. Thomas in charge. Burial was made in the Kiel 
cemetery. - 1926


WALTER P. ROSENTHAL

Walter Rosenthal, 68, of the town of Rhine died shortly before noon Monday at the 
home of his brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur A. Rosenthal.
Born at Elkhart Lake July 18, 1887 he is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. George 
Rosenthal.  The family moved to Kiel in 1898 and six years later settled in the 
town of Rhine. Mr. Rosenthal has engaged in farming during the last 42 years while 
living with his brother and sister-in-law.
He is survived by his brother Arthur, four nephews and three nieces. Two brothers 
and a sister preceded him in death.
He was a member of St. Peter Evangelical and Reformed Church, town of Rhine where 
services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, the Rev. E. H. Oppermann, pastor, 
officiating. Burial will be made in the Kiel Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, after 2 p.m. Wednesday until 
11 a.m. Thursday and at the church from noon until the time of services.
The Sheboygan Press – Tuesday, March 27, 1956 – P. 12


ADELE MARION ROTH

Mrs. Herbert B. Roth, 33
Relatives and friends were shocked Sunday morning to learn of the death 
of Mrs. Herbert B.Roth, aged 33, who passed away Saturday evening in the 
state of Georgia.
Mrs. Roth, the former Adele Marion Mathes, daughter of the late Dr. George 
Mathes and Jessie Krieger, was born in this city on July 19, 1910, and 
attended the local schools, and was graduated from the Kiel high school with 
the class of 1928. In 1932 she graduated from Milwaukee-Downer. For a period 
of seven years she taught at the Industrial School for Girls at Milwaukee.
On June 24, 1939, she was married to Herbert B. Roth of Milwaukee, and they 
located in Atlanta, Georgia, where Mr. Roth was associated with an insurance 
company.
Survivors are her husband; two children, Herbert, Jr., two and a half years 
old, and George Frederick, aged 10 months; a brother, Philip Mathes of Chilton.
The body arrived in Kiel Monday evening and funeral services were held Wednesday 
afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home, with the Rev. Bailey of 
the First Unitarian Church of Milwaukee officiating. Burial was made in the 
family lot, in the Kiel cemetery.
Her father passed away February 18, 1942, and her preceded her in death on 
January 15, 1940.


ELIZABETH ROTHMANN

Suicide Victim to be Buried at Kiel on Saturday
Kiel – Funeral services for Mrs. George Rothmann, 65, who committed suicide at 
her home here Wednesday, will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the home, 815 N. 
Seventh street, with interment in Kiel cemetery.  Rev. Edward L. Worthmann, 
pastor of St. Peter Reformed church, will officiate.
Mrs. Rothmann before her marriage was Miss Elizabeth Dexheimer, a daughter of 
the late Anton and Elizabeth Dexheimer.  She was born on a farm in the town of 
Rhine on July 14, 1865.  She was married September 27, 1891, to George Rothmann 
of Garnet, Wis.  The couple made their home here.  After operating a blacksmith 
shop here for a number of years, Mr. Rothmann retired in 1912. He died two weeks 
ago, and despondency over his loss is believed to have prompted Mrs. Rothmann’s 
act.  Relatives said she had been morose.
Survivors are a sister, Mrs. Peter Schueler of Marshfield, and three brothers, 
Anton Dexheimer of Sherwood, William Dexheimer of Sheboygan, and Edward Dexheimer 
of Marshfield.  She was a member of the Kiel camp of the Royal Neighbors.  The 
organization members will attend the services in a body.
The Sheboygan Press – Thursday, November 20, 1930 – P. 2


GEORGE ROTHMANN

Hold Services on Monday for G. Rothmann
Death Occurred Thursday Following Period of Illness
Death claimed George Rothmann, aged 65, at his home at 815 Seventh street,
on Thursday morning at 10:45 o'clock, after a brief illness with heart
disease. The cause of his death was a stroke of apoplexy.
The deceased, a son of the late William and Amelia Rothmann, nee Hackenschmdt,
was born in Garnet, Wisconsin, Fond du Lac county on June 3, 1865, where he
had grown to manhood. At the age of 19 years he learned the blacksmith trade
at the F.O. Horneck blacksmith shop in the town of Rhine, where he remained
for 7 years.
On September 27, 1891, he was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Dexheimer
of the town of Rhine. Immediately after their marriage they located in Kiel,
where Mr. Rothmann opened a blacksmith shop of his own on Fremont street,
and two years later he erected a new blacksmith shop on the site of the 
present Stoll and Boeselager Co. garage, and he conducted the trade until 
1912, when he sold it to J.G.W. Loos. Mr. Rothmann, then had a residence
erected on Seventh street, where they have since resided. For the past 
several years he has been in the employ of the Stoelting Brothers Co.
No children were born to them. He is survived by his wife, and two brothers,
Edward of Garnet, and Philip of Exeland. Two sisters preceded him in death:
Mrs. Jacob Reiss of Garnet, who died in April 16, 1893, and Mrs. Nicholas
Balz of Kiel, who died July 8, 1929. Several sisters and brothers who also
died in their youth. He was a member of the Kiel Red Men lodge, and a member
of the Kiel Fire Department, which organizations will attend the funeral in
a body.
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, at the residence.
The Rev. E.L. Worthman, pastor of the St. Peter Reformed church officiated
at the last rites. Interment was in the Kiel cemetery in the family lot.
Following are the relatives from out of town that attended the funeral of
George Rothman(sic) on Monday afternoon: Mr. and Mrs. Philip Rothman and
son Harry of Exeland; Miss Paula Lange of Grafton; Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Rothman,
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Rothman and children, Mr. and Mrs. John Dutkievic and
children, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bergen, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Manderscheid,
Herman Rupp and Miss Lena Rupp of Garnet; Mrs. Amelia Reiss, Miss Augusta
Bringman, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Reiss, and Mr. and Mrs. William Schaefer of
Chilton; 
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Dexheimer, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Schueler and son Clinton,
and Mrs. and Mrs. Joseph Gerlach of Marshfield; Mr. and Mrs. Anton Dexheimer
of Sherwood; Mr. and Mrs. William Dexheimer, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Dexheimer,
Mrs. Paul Schmidt and George Dexheimer of Sheboygan; Mr. and Mrs. Henry 
Platz, Mr. and Mrs. George Dexheimer, and Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Simonsmeier
of Elkhart Lake; Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Mayer, Mr. and Mrs. George Mayer, 
Gilbert, Roy, Clarence, and Alice Dexheimer, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Eimermann,
Herman Eimermann, and Mrs. Frank Martin of Rhine Center;
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Blanke of Timothy; Mr. and Mrs. Julius Pfeil of Erdman;
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Blanke, and Mr. and Mrs. August Blanke of Plymouth;
Miss Norma Dexheimer and Mr. and Mrs. August Blanke of Ada; and many friends
and relatives from this city and vicinity.
The pallbearers were: Otto Stoelting, Gustave Stoelting, Arthur Voland, Frank
Manz, Augus(sic) Neumann, and Carl Petzoldt.


ANNA RUCK

Mrs. Anna Ruck, 84, a former Kiel resident, died at her home in Milwaukee 
early today.
The former Anna Roeh, she was born in the Town of Eaton (Manitowoc County), 
April 11, 1874, a daughter of the late Delof and Margaret Steuven Roeh.
She was married to William Ruck of the Town of New Holstein (Calumet County), 
Oct. 18, 1893.
Following marriage the couple farmed in the Town of New Holstein, later moving 
to Kiel.
After her husband’s death in November, 1928, Mrs. Ruck moved to Milwaukee 
where she and her daughter, Miss Phyllis, lived together.
Also surviving are three other daughters, Mrs. Edward (Amanda) Hansen, Kiel, 
Mrs. Mable Skiba and Mrs. Helen Bentz, both of Milwaukee; two sons, Edgar, 
Beloit, and Clarence, Fort Atkinson; six grandchildren and three great-grand-
children, and a sister, Mrs. Emma Baumann, Kiel.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home in 
Kiel, Burial will be in Kiel Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 3 p.m. Tuesday


RUTH RUCK

The sad death of Miss Ruth Ruck, 22, daughter of Mrs. Anna Ruck 
of Milwaukee, and recently of Kiel, occurred at her home Sunday 
morning of this week.  For the past year she had been troubled 
with Hutchkin’s disease, and had previously recovered from an 
operation, following a severe attack. A cold caught in December 
of last year, however, led to a complication of diseases, and 
since that time she was confined to her bed.
The deceased was highly popular here in Kiel, where she had spent 
all her life until May of this year, when the family moved to 
Milwaukee. She was born in Hinzeville August 27, 1907, and attended 
the Kiel public schools.  In June, 1925, she was graduated from the 
Kiel high school in the commercial course. Following her graduation 
she was employed first at the Kiel Machine Co. offices and later at 
the Kiel Furniture Co. office, as stenographer. At the latter place 
she was employed until late December of last year, when poor health 
forced her to give up her position.  
She is survived by her mother and the following brothers and sisters; 
Oscar Ruck of Menominee, Mich., Edgar Ruck of Beloit, and Clarence 
Ruck, at home; Mrs. Mabel Skiba, Milwaukee and Misses Helen and 
Phyllis Ruck at home, and Miss Amanda Ruck of this city. Her father 
preceded her in death three months ago here in Kiel.  
Funeral services were held this Wednesday afternoon at the Ed. 
Baumann home, with interment in the Kiel cemetery. The Rev. J. W. 
MacElree performed the last rites.
No newspaper named, 1929


PHYLLIS RUCK

Phyllis A. Ruck, 79, a former Kiel resident, died Monday evening, February 1, 
1993 at the Calumet Homestead, New Holstein, where she resided the past 1 1/2 
years. She was born July 26, 1913 in Kiel, daughter of the late William and 
Anna Roeh Ruck. She attended Kiel Grade School and graduated from Washington 
High School, Milwaukee. She was employed at Johnson Controls, Milwaukee, for 
approximately 35 years, retiring in 1978. She moved to Kiel in 1985. 
Survivors include four nieces, Barbara Northrup, of Sante Monica, Calif., Ruth 
Bentz, of Bothell, Wash., Ruth Carnaggio, of Columbia, S. C., Dorothy (Arno) 
Herwig, of Kiel; one nephew, William Ruck, of Leesburg, Fla., two sisters-in-law, 
Mrs. Sylvia Ruck, of Ft. Atkinson, Wis. And Mrs. Tosca Ruck, of Beloit, Wis., 
and one brother-in-law, Harold Bentz, of Seattle, Wash. She was preceded in death 
by three brothers and four sisters. 


WILLIAM RUCK

William A. Ruck of Kiel Dies After Lengthy Illness
Kiel – William A. Ruck, 62, died at his home, 630 Fremont street, Monday at 
10:30 a.m. after a lingering illness of three years.
Born at New Holstein February 9, 1866, he was united in marriage to Miss Anna 
Roeh October 18, 1893.  The couple settled in this city and have resided here 
since that time.  Deceased was employed at the Kiel railroad station until the 
time of his illness.
He is survived by his wife, five daughters, Mrs. Raymond Sckiba of Milwaukee, 
Miss Helen of Milwaukee and Misses Armanda, Ruth and Phyllis at home; three sons, 
Oscar of Marinette, Edgar of Beloit and Clarence of this city; two grandchildren, 
one brother, Louis Ruck of Milwaukee, and two sisters, Mrs. Augusta Groebe of 
Milwaukee and Mrs. August Boettcher of Kiel.
Funeral services will be held Friday at 1:30 p.m. from the home and at 2 p.m. 
from St. Peter’s Reformed church.  The Rev. Otto Saewert will officiate and 
interment will be made in the Kiel cemetery.
The Sheboygan Press – Tuesday, September 11, 1928 – P. 19


ALMA RUH

Mrs. Alma Ruh, 90, a former Kiel resident, died Monday night at Rocky Knoll 
Health Care Facility where she had been a resident for 2 1/2 years.
The former Alma Rabe was born Dec. 1, 1893, in the Town of Eaton (Manitowoc 
County), daughter of Frederick and Caroline Rabe. She attended district school.  
On June 26, 1912, she married Hugo Ruh. The couple farmed in the Town of Eaton 
until 1940, when Mr. Ruh died.  She then moved to Kiel.  She was a member of 
St. Peter United Church of Christ, Kiel, and the GUG Germania Society.
Survivors include a son, Arno of Kiel; two grandchildren; eight great-grand-
children; and a great-great-grandchild.  She was preceded in death by five 
brothers and two sisters.
No newspaper named, July 16, 1984


CHRISTIAN RUH

Last Rites are Held Tuesday Here for Christian Ruh, 76
Christian Ruh, aged 76, well-known resident of Manitowoc county,
passed away at the Plymouth hospital Saturday morning at 4:30 a.m.,
where he had been a patient for the past two weeks. Mr. Ruh had
undergone an operation for gallstones from which he never fully
recovered.
The deceased was the son of Rudolph and Katherine Ruh, and was 
born in New York City June 28, 1857. At the age of two years he
came with his parents to Wisconsin and settled in the town of
Schleswig where he attended the public school. He was confirmed
in the Town of Rhine Reformed church by the late Rev. Ludwig
Zenk.
In 1883 in the town of Rhine he was married to Miss Othellia 
Gatha and the couple located on a farm in the town of Schleswig
where they resided for many years. To the couple were born eight
children, of whom two died in their youth.
Later the Ruh family moved to Seymoure where Mr. Ruh followed 
the carpenter's trade. From Seymour the family moved onto a farm 
in Chilton where they lived 15 years. In the year 1906 Mr. Ruh 
was married a second time to Miss Katherine Rauta of Milwaukee 
and they lived in various places in Manitowoc county, and for 
the past five years in Kiel.
He is survived by his second wife, and the following children
of his first wife: August, Isadore, George, Walter, Erwin, and
Mrs. Meta DeVoss, all of Milwaukee; and one sister, Mrs. Paul
Ringel of near here.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon from the C.J.
Meiselwitz funeral home in Kiel, and burial was made in the 
Kiel cemetery. The Rev. E.L. Worthman, pastor of the St. Peter 
Reformed church of this city, took charge of the services.
The Tri-County Record, Thursday, May 31, 1934
(sent in by researcher/see contributors page)


HENRY R. RUH

Henry R. Ruh of Kiel Found Dead in Home
Kiel – (Special) – Henry Rudolph Ruh, 56, a stone-mason committed suicide in 
the bedroom of his home at 5:55 a.m., today, by firing a bullet through his 
head.
His wife told authorities he had been despondent, and had previously threatened 
to kill himself.  She said he told her he was going to kill himself just before 
he fired the shot.
Mr. Ruh was born in the town of Schleswig Feb. 24, 1885, son of Adam and Julie 
Dedering Ruh, and was married to Miss Louise Schultz of Lewis Corners on 
Feb. 25, 1911.  The services were performed by the Rev. George Denninger.
The couple resided at School Hill until May 5, 1926, when they moved to the 
present residence.  Survivors are his wife, a daughter, Mrs. Arno (Norma) Voigt, 
and a son, Harvey; five brothers, John, Edwin and Harry, town of Schleswig, 
Arthur of New Holstein, and Roland, of Milwaukee; six sisters, Mrs. Theodore 
Ninmer and Miss Lillie, of Rockville, Mrs. Ida Huelse, of Milwaukee, Mrs. Roland 
Pohl, of Hulls Crossing, Mrs. Hilda Mathes, of Kiel, and Mrs. John Neuber, of 
Stockbridge. Two brothers preceded him in death, Helmuth at the age of 7 and 
Hugo, 49, last Dec. 14.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 o’clock at the Meiselwitz Funeral 
home here, with burial in the Kiel cemetery.  The Rev. Harold O. Grunwald, pastor 
of Zion Lutheran church of Lewis Corners, will officiate.
The Sheboygan Press – Monday, March 17, 1941 – P. 4


HUGO RUH

Hugo Ruh, 49, Of Kiel, Called To Rest Today
Kiel, Wis. — (Special) — Hugo Ruh, 49, passed away this morning
it 10:30 o’clock after a lengthy illness. Deceased was born Dec.
9, 1890, in town of Schleswig, the son of Adam and Julia (Dedering)
Ruh, and attended the district school in that township.
He was married to Miss Alma Rabe, also of Town Schleswig, on June 6, 
1912, and the couple resided in Kiel for a few years after their 
marriage. They later lived on a farm in Town Rhine and also in Town 
Schleswig, and for the past several years had again made their home 
in Kiel.
Survivors are his wife; one son, two grandchildren, six brothers, 
Henry of Kiel, John and Harry of Town Schleswig, Edwin
of Rockville, Roland of Milwaukee and Arthur of New Holstein; six
sisters, Mrs. Theodore Ninmer and Miss Lily Ruh of Rockville, Mrs.
Ida Heusle of Milwaukee, Mrs. Viola Neuber of Stockbridge, Mrs.
Hilda Mathes of Kiel, and Mrs. Roland Pohl of Glenheulah.
Funeral arrangements will be announced in Thursday’s Press. - 1940
***********
Hugo Ruh, aged 50, passed away at Maple Crest Sanitarium at Whitelaw 
at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday morning. Mr. Ruh had been ill for the past 
four years.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock 
from the Meiselwitz Funeral Home and at 2 o'clock the Rev. E. L. 
Worthman will conduct services at the St. Peter Evangelical and Reformed 
church. The casket will not be opened in church. Burial will be made in 
the Kiel cemetery.
The deceased was born in the town of Schleswig on December 9, 1890. In 
1912 he married to Alma Rabe, and the couple settled on a farm in the 
town of Schleswig. Five years ago they moved to this city to make their home.
Survivors are the widow; one son, Arno; two grandchildren; six sister, Ida 
of Milwaukee, Alma of near Glenbeulah, Lena and Lilly in Schleswig, Viola of 
Jericho, and Hilda of Kiel, and six brothers, John, Edwin and Harry of 
Schleswig, Henry of this city, Arthur of New Holstein, and Roland of Milwaukee.
December 4, 1940


LOUISE C. RUH

Mrs. Louise Ruh, 78, of 610 North St., Kiel, widow of Henry, died early Sunday 
afternoon at Calumet Memorial Hospital in Chilton.
She was born on Dec. 5, 1887, in Town Plymouth, a daughter of the late Albert and 
Albertine Schultz.  She attended school at Howards Grove, and on Feb. 25, 1911, 
was married to Henry Ruh, of the Town of Schleswig.
The couple lived at School Hill for 15 years before moving to Kiel.  Her husband 
died in 1941.
Mrs. Ruh was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Kiel, and the Ladies Aid Society 
of the church.
Survivors are one daughter, Mrs. Arno (Norma) Voigt, of Kiel; one son, Harvey, of 
Kiel; two grandchildren; one great-grandson; one sister, Mrs. E. P. Riess, of 
Sheboygan.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Trinity Lutheran Church.  The 
Rev. C. L. Reiter will officiate and burial will be in Kiel Cemetery.
Friends may call at Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, from 3 p.m. Tuesday until 11 a.m. 
Wednesday and then at the church from noon until time of service.
The Sheboygan Press – Monday, April 25, 1966 – P. 16
*******
(05 Dec 1887/Apr 1966/SSDI)


RUDOLPH RUH

CALLED BY DEATH
Rudolph Ruh passed away at the home of his sister, Mrs. Paul Ringel
last Wednesday afternoon, at the age of 76 years. He was born in the 
village of Magdeline, Switzerland, in 1851. In the year 1853, when 
he was two years old he came to New York with his parents. The mother 
died very soon after coming to America, but his father married again 
and they came to make their home in town Schleswig. While here, Rudolph 
attended both public and parochial school, later being confirmed in the
church in Rhine. He remained on his father’s farm until the age of 21
years. Then he took a homestead near Medford, Wis., where he lived for 
8 years. In the year 1884 he was married to Miss Marie Fischer. After 
they had been married one and one-half years a son was born to them
at which time the mother died. At the age of one and one-half years the
son followed the mother in death. For nine years Mr. Ruh was a widower,
but found a second wife in Mrs. Augusta Voss and they lived together
for six years, at which time she was taken from him by death, after a 
severe illness. Three years later he was married again to Katherine Moos, 
but she also died after eight years. He then lived with the Pau1 Ringel 
family for five years and later made his home with Arno Ringel and family
for eight years. The last four years he again stayed with his sister, Mrs.
Paul Ringel, and she cared for him during his last illness which resulted
in his death on Wednesday. He leaves to mourn his death two brothers and
one sister: Christian in town Schleswig, Herman in Oshkosh, and 
Wilhelmine, Mrs. Paul Ringel in Kiel. Funeral services were conducted on 
Saturday afternoon, officiated by Rev. Aug. Hammann of Elkhart Lake, with
interment in the Kiel cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Reineck and daughter
of Milwaukee, Arno Ringel and family, Frank Ringel and Mrs. Carl Schwartz 
of Sheboygan and Mr. and Mrs. Herman Ruh and son of Oshkosh were in 
attendance. - 1927


ANNA RUPPENTHAL

Mrs. Anna Ruppenthal, 95, of Hilbert died early today at the home of her son 
and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ruppenthal.
Born on Dec. 14, 1874 at Louis Corners (Town of Schleswig), she was a daughter 
of the late Carl and Johanna Heidemann Zorn.
She was married to Rudolph Ruppenthal on Dec. 14, 1899 at Louis Corners.
The couple moved to Hilbert in 1900 and went into the hardware business which 
they operated until his death on Nov. 16, 1929.
She was a member of St. Peter Lutheran Church, Hilbert.
Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Elmer (Ida) Volleskey of Valders; one son, 
Edward of Hilbert; nine grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at St. Peter Lutheran Church, 
Hilbert, the Rev. Kenneth J. Weber, pastor, officiating.  Burial will be in the 
Kiel Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Kapitzke Funeral Home, Hilbert, from 3 p.m. Saturday 
until noon Sunday and at the church until the hour of services. 
The Sheboygan Press – Friday, April 10, 1970 – P. 14
********
Mrs. Anna Ruppenthal, 95, of Hilbert, died there early Friday morning.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at St. Peter Lutheran Church, 
Hilbert. The Rev. Kenneth J. Weber will officiate and burial will be in 
the Kiel Cemetery.
Mrs. Ruppenthal, nee Anna Zorn, was born Dec. 14, 1874, at Louis Corners, 
Town of Schleswig, Manitowoc County, daughter of the late Carl and 
Johanne Heidemann Zorn. She was married to Rudolph Ruppenthal Dec. 14, 
1899, at Louis Corners. He preceded her in death Nov. 16, 1929.
Survivors include a son, Edward, of Hilbert; a daughter, Mrs. Elmer (Ida) 
Valleskey, of Valders, nine grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren.
Friends may call at Kapitzke Funeral Home, Hilbert, after 3 p.m. Saturday 
until noon Sunday and then at the church until the time of service.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. April 10, 1970


EDWARD RUPPENTHAL

Edward L. Ruppenthal, 82, Willowdale Nursing Home, New Holstein and 
formerly of Hilbert, died Friday night, following a lengthy illness. 
He was born July 18, 1903, in Kiel, a son of the late Rudolph and 
Anna Heidemann Zorn Ruppenthal.  On June 20, 1936, he married Esther 
Grube.  She preceded him in death March 21, 1973.  He was the former 
owner of the Ruppenthal Hardware Store in Hilbert.
Survivors include two daughters, (private); three sons, (private); 
14 grandchildren and one great grandchild.  He was preceded in death 
by one sister.  
Funeral services will be held at the Kapitzke Funeral Home in Hilbert, 
with the Rev. Joe Mills, pastor of the United Church of Christ in 
Brillion, officiating. Burial will be in the Kiel City cemetery.
no newspaper named, March 28, 1986
********
Edward L. Ruppenthal, 82, of Willowdale Nursing Home, New Holstein, formerly 
of Hilbert, died Friday March 28, at the nursing home following a lengthy 
illness. Funeral services will be 11:30 am Monday at Kapitzke Funeral Home, 
Hilbert. Rev. Joe Mells will officiate with burial to follow at Kiel City 
Cemetery.
Mr. Ruppenthal was born July 18, 1903 at Kiel, son of the late Rudolph and Anna 
Heidemann Zorn. He married the former Esther Grube on June 20, 1936. She preceded 
him in death March 21, 1973. He owned and operated Ruppenthal Hardware Store in 
Hilbert.
Survivors include three sons and daughters-in-law, Robert and Jeanette of 
Brillion, Jerome and Judy and Thomas and Betty, all of Hilbert; two daughters 
and sons-in-law, Nancy and Robert Dienor of Sheboygan and Marjorie and Gene 
Basten of Green Bay; 14 grandchildren and a great grandchild also survive. He 
was preceded in death by his parents, his wife and a sister. Friends may call 
at Kapitzke Funeral Home, Hilbert, after 4 o'clock this Sunday afternoon.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Sunday, March 30, 1986 page 22


ERNSTINE RUPPENTHAL

Death in Kiel last Thurs. of Mrs. Ruppenthal, one of the first settlers 
in that area, at age 69 of stomach cancer. She leaves 4 sons and 3 daughters. 
The funeral was held on Sunday.
Der Nord Westen, 08 Oct. 1903
********
Kiel—Mrs. Jacob Ruppenthal, one of the oldest residents of Kiel 
died Thursday morning after a lengthy illness.  Her husband who 
was in the wagon-making business passed away last year.  She 
leaves seven children, Mrs. Carl Plank of Brillion; Louise at 
home; August of Brillion; Rudolph of Hilbert; Adolph of Cascade; 
Mrs. George Gerhard of Elkhart Lake and Mrs. Andrew Noll of 
Chilton.
Plymouth Post, October 7, 1903
*******
Last week Thursday, Mrs. Ernestine Ruppenthal died at her home following a long 
painful illness due to gastric disease. The deceased who has lived here for about 
50 years and one of the oldest residents of Kiel, first was the light of the 
world in Germany on September 2, 1834 and had reached the age of 69 years and 
29 days. Her husband died nine years ago.  
She is survived by 7 children; namely, Mrs. Blank in Brillion, Mrs. A. Noll in 
Chilton, Mrs. G. Gerhard in Elkhart Lake, August in Brillion, Adolf in Cascade, 
Rudolph in Hilbert and Miss Louise in Kiel. One daughter, Mrs. Louis Henschel Jr. 
died 8 years ago.  
The deceased is well respected and her death will be a great loss to all. The burial 
took place on Sunday afternoon with numerous mourners at the Kiel Cemetery, with 
Pastor Arpke from Chilton officiating.   
No newspaper cited, 1903
********
Ernstina Mueller Ruppenthal
birth: 21 September 1834 Germany
death: 1 October 1903 Kiel, Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin
burial:  Kiel
residence: 1903 Kiel, Wis.
father: William Mueller
spouse: Jacob Ruppenthal
Wisconsin, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1968


ESTHER RUPPENTHAL

Mrs. Edward Ruppenthal, 58, of Hilbert, died early today at Calumet Memorial 
Hospital in Chilton after a six-month illness.
The former Esther Grube was born in Sheboygan, Aug. 7, 1914, a daughter of the 
late Grover and Frieda Gerke Grube.
Her marriage to Mr. Ruppenthal took place at Root Creek near Wauwatosa on 
June 20, 1936.
Following marriage, Mrs. Ruppenthal joined her husband in the operation of the 
Ruppenthal Hardware Store in Hilbert.
She was a member of the St. Peter Lutheran Church there.
Survivors are her husband; two daughters, three sons, five grandchildren; two 
sisters, Mrs. Arthur Rommelfaenger and Mrs. Francis Van De Loo, both of 
Sheboygan, and a brother, Wallace Grube, Millersville.
A sister and two brothers preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at St. Peter Lutheran Church in 
Hilbert.  The Rev. C. A. Rathjen, pastor, will officiate.  Burial will be in 
Kiel Municipal Cemetery.
Friends may call at Kapitzke Funeral Home in Hilbert after 3 p.m. Friday, until 
10:30 a.m. Saturday, and at the church until the time of services.
The Sheboygan Press – Wednesday, March 21, 1973 – P. 11


JACOB RUPPENTHAL

Jacob Ruppenthal aged 63 died Friday evening after a long and painful illness. 
Mr. Ruppenthal was one of the early settlers and was an industrious and public 
spirited citizen. He was a wagon maker by trade.
Manitowoc Pilot, December 13, 1894  P. 3


RUDOLPH RUPPENTHAL

Funeral services for Rudolph Ruppenthal, brother of Mrs. Louise Avery 
of here and a brother-in-law of George Zorn, Kiel, who died Friday at 
his home in Hilbert, were held here Tuesday afternoon, the Rev. William 
Arpke of Chilton having charge of the services.  The deceased, who had 
passed his 56th birthday, was ill only a few days.  
He was born and reared at Kiel in the home now occupied by his sister. 
For many years, and until the time of his death, he conducted a hardware 
store at Hilbert.  Besides his wife, who before her marriage was Miss 
Anna Zorn of Louis Corners, he is survived by two children, two sisters, 
Mrs. Avery of here and Mrs. Andrew Noll of Chilton, and one brother, 
Adolph, who is proprietor of a hardware store in Cedarburg.  
no Newspaper named, November 1929