KIEL CEMETERY OBITUARIES SI - U

VALENTIN E. SIEHS

Valentin "Val" E. Siehs, 69, of 10 E. Fremont St., Kiel, died unexpectedly 
Monday morning, March 15, 2004, at his home.
He was born Aug. 29, 1934, in the town of Forest, Fond du Lac County, son of 
the late Philipp and Elsa Meerstein Siehs. Val attended Woodland School and 
was a 1952 graduate of Kiel High School. In 1958 he received his bachelor's 
degree in Business administration from Lakeland College.
On Aug. 17, 1958, Val married LuAnn Beil at St. Peter's United Church of Christ, 
Kiel.
He was a cheese maker with his father at the School Hill Co-op. in 1959. Val 
was employed at Kretsch Bros. in Kiel until 1965 when he purchased the business. 
Val was also employed at Kohler Co., C. Reiss Coal Co., Sheboygan and retired 
from Donohue Engineering, Sheboygan.
He was a member of Bethlehem United Church of Christ, town of Schleswig and 
D.A.N.K. He was a past member of the Kiel Jaycees and the Kiel Chamber of 
Commerce where he was secretary/treasurer.
Val enjoyed hunting and fishing.
Survivors include his wife LuAnn; and five children, Val (Elizabeth) Siehs of 
Kiel, Karl (Laura) Siehs of Menomonee Falls, Paul Siehs and fiancee, Jan 
Billmann of Kiel, Rich Siehs of Kiel and Marie Siehs of Kiel. He is further 
survived by four granddaughters, Kari, Rachael, Patricia and Amanda Siehs; one 
brother, Kurt (Sue) Siehs of Muskwonago; and two sisters-in-law, Irmgard Dreier 
of Howards Grove, and Delia Beil of Bellevile, Wis. He was preceded in death by 
two brothers-in-law, Walter Dreier and the Rev. Howard Beil.
Funeral services will be held at 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 17 at the Meiselwitz-
Vollstedt Funeral Home,, 815 Sixth St., Kiel, with the Rev. Kathryn Kuhn 
officiating. Burial will take place in the Kiel City Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home on Wednesday from 4 p.m. until the time 
of service.
A memorial has been established for Bethlehem U.C.C. Building Fund.
Sheboygan Press, March 16, 2004  P. A3


ANTON GUNTHER SIELING

Kiel – Anton Sieling had hardly passed away to the Grand Army in 
his 86th year when two other old-timers followed him. Andreas Greve, 
who lived a mile from Kiel on a farm, suffered a stroke and passed 
away this morning. The deceased had reached the seldom age of 90 
years.  Besides his old age he left a number of earthly friends.  
John Rades also had a stroke on the same day and died this morning.  
He reached the age of 82 years.  If this should continue this way 
for a time there won’t be many of our old settlers left.    
Plymouth Post, October 6, 1898
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Death Thursday in Town Schleswig, of Anton Siebling(sic), an old settler 
of that town at the age of 83 years, 2 months and 8 days.
Der Nord Westen - Sept. 29, 1898


ELISA SIELING

Mrs. William Sieling, nee Eliza Gerkins passed away on Friday morning at 
6:30 a.m. at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William Riess.  Mrs. Sieling 
had been ill for the past nine months. The deceased was born September 16, 
1855 at Thiensville, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Gerkins.  
When she was a child, the family moved to the town of Chilton, where she 
was married July 22, 1877, to William Sieling, who preceded her in death 
May 2, 1919. The couple resided on a farm near Kiel until 1893, when they 
became residents of the city of Kiel and operated the Sieling Grocery 
store there, which now is owned and operated by their son, Fred of Kiel. 
For the past five and one-half years the deceased has been residing with 
her daughter here.  Besides her daughter, Mrs. William Riess of here, Mrs. 
Sieling is survived by a son, Fred of Kiel, seven grandchildren, four 
great-grandchildren, two sisters, Mrs. Andrew Thiel of Chilton, and Mrs. 
Ernestine Rohn of Pierce, Neb., and a brother, August Gerkins of Randolph, 
Neb. Funeral services were held on Monday at 2 p.m. at the C. J. Meiselwitz 
Funeral Home at Kiel, with the Rev. E. L. Worthman of the St. Peter 
Evangelical and Reformed church of that city officiating.  Interment was 
made in the Kiel cemetery. 
Tri-County Record, May 14, 1936


FRED SIELING

Fred Sieling, 55, well-known operator of the Riverside grocery at 
Kiel, passed away suddenly Wednesday noon following a heart attack.  
Although he had been in ill health for one year, the news of his 
death came as a shock to a wide circle of friends. Mr. Sieling was 
born in Kiel on July 28, 1895, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. 
William Sieling. He attended public school and high school in Kiel, 
graduating in 1913. He served in the First World War and later 
became a member of the American Legion and Manitowoc tribe No. 49 
of the Improved Order of Redmen.  
He was married to Margaret Eigenberger Sperb in Manitowoc in 
September 1922. They resided in Manitowoc where Mr. Sieling was 
employed by the Quality Fruit Company before returning to Kiel 
to take over the grocery business previously conducted by his 
mother.  
His wife died in September 1946. The survivors include a son, 
Frederick, of San Francisco; two daughters, Mrs. Lowell (Edith) 
Freis and Mrs. Willard (Delores) Bahr, both of Kiel, and four 
grandchildren. One sister, Mrs. Minnie Riess of New Holstein, 
preceded him in death.  
Funeral services will be held at the Meiselwitz Funeral home in 
Kiel, with Prof E. Fledderjohn of the Mission House seminary 
officiating. Burial will be made in the Kiel cemetery.
Sheboygan Press, August 10, 1950


MARGARET SIELING

Kiel—Mrs. Fred Sieling, 55, of 604 First Street, passed away at her 
home today, following a protracted illness.  Daughter of Andrew and 
Barbara Palenger Eichenberger, the deceased was born Jan. 12, 1891, 
at Reedsville, Manitowoc County, and was married to Fred Sieling of 
Kiel on Oct. 6, 1922.  The couple resided at Manitowoc for several 
years before moving to Kiel 25 years ago, where they have since made 
their home.  Mr. and Mrs. Sieling operated the Riverside Grocery 
store in Kiel for approximately 20 years.  
Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Mrs. Willard (Deloris) 
Bahr, and Mrs. Lowell (Edythe) Freis, Kiel; and one son, Fred, Jr., 
also of Kiel; three grandchildren; six brothers, Louis, William and 
Fred Eichenberger, Elkhart Lake; Edward, Plymouth; John, Sheboygan, 
and Joseph of Milwaukee.  One sister and a brother preceded her in 
death.  
Funeral services will be held at the Meiselwitz Funeral home and at 
Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic church.  The Rev. F. X. Kheil, pastor, 
will be the celebrant, and burial will be made in the Kiel City 
cemetery.
Sheboygan Press, September 19, 1946


WILLIAM SIELING

On Friday, at 8 o’clock a.m. Wm. Sieling, one of the old-time residents 
of Kiel, died at his home after several years’ illness due to a complication 
of diseases. The deceased was born in Rothenkirchen, Oldenburg, Germany, 
October 3, 1844, coming to America in 1870 and settling in Kiel. He was 
united in marriage in 1877 to Elisa Gerkins, the couple making their home 
in this village, where they have since resided.  He leaves his wife and 
two children, Mrs. Wm. Riess of New Holstein and Fred at home. One brother 
and two sisters also survive him. He reached the age of 84 years, 6 months 
and 29 days. The funeral was held Monday afternoon, from the home, Rev. Wm. 
Rech officiating. Interment was made in the Kiel cemetery.
May 8, 1919


LILLIE SIEMANN

Mrs. Lillie Siemann, 77, of 406 Sixth Street, Kiel, widow of
Charles, died Sunday at Sheboygan Memorial Hospital after a
long illness.
The former Lillie Ziemer was born in Aigoma on April 2, 1894,
the daughter of the late Herman and Henrietta Sparling Ziemer.
The family moved to Medford where she received her education.
She was married to Mr. Siemann in 1917 at St. Paul Lutheran 
Church in Medford. The couple lived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 
and St. Paul, Minnesota. She moved to Kiel four years ago. Her 
husband died in 1962.
Mrs. Siemann was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Kiel, and 
its Ladies Aid Society.
Surviving is a sister, Mrs. Stanley Zielanis, Kiel.
Funeral services were held Wednesday at Trinity Lutheran Church,
Kiel, the Rev. C. L Reiter, pastor, officiating. Burial was in 
Kiel Cemetery.


EDNA SIEVERT

Mrs. Edwin Sievert, 27, died this morning at the homestead in Schleswig, 
after a lingering illness.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 1:30 p.m. from the C.J. Meiselwitz 
funeral home in Kiel and at two o'clock from the First Presbyterian church, 
the Rev. Frank Zimmerman officiating.
Mrs. Sievert, nee Edna Mayer, was born in Rhine, Sheboygan county in 1912 
and in 1932 was married to Mr. Sievert. They located on a farm in Schleswig.
Survivors are the widower; son (Survivor omitted for privacy.), of Schleswig; 
six brothers, Ernest, of Elkhart Lake, Harry, of this city, Erwin, of Port 
Washington, Elmer, Melvin and George, all of Schleswig; sister, Mrs. Elmer 
Anhalt of Schleswig.
The body may be viewed at the funeral home.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Friday, May 19, 1939 P.13
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From Manitowoc county death records:
Edna Sievert nee Mayer (v.32 p.636)
Wife of Edwin Sievert
June 4, 1912-May 19, 1939
Daughter of Adolph Mayer (born Town of Rhine) and 
   Anna Pfingsten (born Town of Herman)
Born Town of Rhine
Died from "spinal cord tumor -primary tumor of rib"
Buried at the Kiel Cemetery


EDWIN P. SIEVERT

Edwin P. Sievert, age 79, 130 Chicago St., Kiel, died Friday evening, Nov. 1, 
1991, at his home after a brief illness. He was born March 19, 1912 in the town 
of Schleswig, son the late William and Pauline LaCroix Sievert. He attended 
Hillside Grove grade school. In Jun, 1932, he married Edna Mayer. She died in 
May 1939. On Dec. 7, 1940, he married Myra Lindner in Valders. He farmed the 
family homestead in the town of Schleswig until 1959, when they moved to Kiel. 
He also was employed at Kohler Co. for 23 years, retiring in 1977. He was a 
member of First Presbyterian church, Kiel.
Survivors are; his wife, Myra; two sons, Ronald (Nancy) Sievert, Huntington 
Harbour, Calif., and Lyle (Nancy) Sievert, Rosemount, Minn.; one daughter, Lynn 
(Anthony ) Lax, Sheboygan, four grandsons, three granddaughters, and two great 
grandsons. He was preceded in death by one bother and one granddaughter.  
Funeral services are at Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, the Rev. Barbara Horner 
Idler, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, Kiel officiating. Burial will be in 
the Kiel Cemetery.
No newspaper or date cited. 
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(19 Mar 1912/01 Nov 1991/SSDI)
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Edwin Sievert Takes Bride
Candlelight prevaded the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Lindner, Valders route 1, 
Saturday, when their daughter, Miss Myra Lindner became the bride of Edwin 
Sievert, son of Mr. and Mrs, William Sievert , Kiel, route 1, in a 6 o'clock 
nuptial ceremony performed by the Rev. J. M. Ayres.
The bride was attired in a cream sheer wool flannel gown with which she wore 
a cream finger tip veil and blue accessories. She carried a shower bouquet of 
white chrysanthemums. Miss  Loretta Lindner, who attended her sister as maid 
of honor, wore a light blue sheer wool flannel dress which the same fabric in 
a shade of rose with wine accessories fashioned. The dresses worn by the two 
bridesmaids, Miss Mildred Peters, a niece of the bride and Miss Gladys Lindemann, 
the bride's sister. The three attendants carried Colonial bouquets of pompoms.
The best man was Arthur Fritz and Henry Peters and Clarence Sievert attended as 
groomsmen. Following the wedding service, a dinner was served to the immediate 
relatives of the bridal couple at the home of the bride's parents where a 
reception was also held. Mr. and Mrs. Sievert will reside on the bridegroom's 
farm located on route 1, Kiel.
Kiel Tri County Record, Dec. 12, 1940


MYRA A. SIEVERT

Myra A. Sievert, age 92, formerly of Kiel, died peacefully on Saturday 
morning, July 14, 2007, at Calumet Homestead Rehabilitation Center, New 
Holstein where she resided the past three months. She had been a resident 
of Willowpark, New Holstein, the past two years. 
Myra was born on April 20, 1915, in the town of Stockbridge, daughter of 
the late Edward E. and Eliza Fritz Lindner. The family moved to the Valders 
area in 1921 where she attended Roselawn School. On Dec. 7, 1940, Myra was 
united in marriage to Edwin P. Sievert in Valders. Edwin preceded her in 
death on Nov. 1, 1991. Myra and Edwin farmed in the town of Schleswig until 
1959, when they moved to Kiel. She then worked at the former Cal's Restaurant, 
Kiel, and the Salvatorian Center, New Holstein, prior to retirement. Myra was 
a member of the First Presbyterian Church, in Kiel. 
(Survivors omitted for privacy.)
She was preceded in death by her husband; one granddaughter: Darla Jean Lax; 
two sisters and three brothers-in-law: Viola and Frank Peters; Loretta and 
Louis Ibe, and Kenneth Olsen. 
Funeral services for Myra will be held at 1:30 p.m., on Saturday, July 21, 
2007, at Meiselwitz-Vollstedt Funeral Home, 815 Sixth St., Kiel, with the Rev. 
Tim Fulop, interim pastor of First Presbyterian Church officiating. Burial will 
take place in the Kiel City Cemetery. 
Friends may call at the funeral home on Saturday from 10 a.m. until the time 
of service. 
A memorial has been established in her name. 
Myra's family would like to thank her friends and neighbors who visited her 
throughout the years both at her home and at Willowpark. A special thank you 
to (private) at Willowpark and Calumet Homestead Rehabilitation for the 
wonderful care given to her.  
Herald Times Reporter, July 18, 2007
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Edwin Sievert Takes Bride
Candlelight prevaded the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Lindner, Valders route 1, 
Saturday, when their daughter, Miss Myra Lindner became the bride of Edwin 
Sievert, son of Mr. and Mrs, William Sievert , Kiel, route 1, in a 6 o'clock 
nuptial ceremony performed by the Rev. J. M. Ayres.
The bride was attired in a cream sheer wool flannel gown with which she wore 
a cream finger tip veil and blue accessories. She carried a shower bouquet of 
white chrysanthemums. Miss  Loretta Lindner, who attended her sister as maid 
of honor, wore a light blue sheer wool flannel dress which the same fabric in 
a shade of rose with wine accessories fashioned. The dresses worn by the two 
bridesmaids, Miss Mildred Peters, a niece of the bride and Miss Gladys Lindemann, 
the bride's sister. The three attendants carried Colonial bouquets of pompoms.
The best man was Arthur Fritz and Henry Peters and Clarence Sievert attended as 
groomsmen. Following the wedding service, a dinner was served to the immediate 
relatives of the bridal couple at the home of the bride's parents where a 
reception was also held. Mr. and Mrs. Sievert will reside on the bridegroom's 
farm located on route 1, Kiel.
Kiel Tri County Record, Dec. 12, 1940


MARY SISSON

Mrs. Roy Sisson 
Mrs. Roy J. Sisson, 80, wife of the former Kiel Public School 
superintendent and former Kiel mayor, died early Friday at the 
Sheboygan Retirement Home.
The former Mary Gast, she was born November 2, 1893 at Chicago, 
a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Albert Gast.
She was married to Mr. Sisson on June 23, 1915 at Genoa City, 
Walworth County.
After marriage the couple lived in Grayslake, Illinois. They 
moved to Kiel from Shell lake in 1930.
The couple lived at the retirement home since 1970.
She was member of First Presbyterian Church, Kiel, the Kiel Lodge 
281 Order of Eastern Star and past matron of the lodge, and a 
member of the Kiel Study Club.
Survivors are her husband at the retirement home; a daughter, 
Mrs. Robert Munger of Madison; a grandchild and a great-grandchild; 
two sisters, Mrs. Tillie Beck of Harvard, Illinois, and Mrs. Helen 
Hilton of Bluffton, Indiana; a brother, Clarence Gast of Elgin, 
Illinois.
Funeral services were held Monday at First Presbyterian Church, 
Kiel. The Reverend Bliss Cartright will officiate. Burial was in 
Kiel Cemetery.
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(02 Nov 1893/Nov 1973/SSDI)


ROY J. SISSON

Roy J. Sisson, 91, a former Kiel mayor who lived at the Sheboygan Retirement 
Home since 1970, died Sunday evening at Sheboygan Memorial Hospital where he 
had been admitted earlier that day.  
A retired educator, he served the Kiel Public Schools for 28 years and, after 
his retirement, served four terms as mayor of Kiel (1959 – 67)
Born March 8, 1887, in Prairie du Sac, the son of John and Addie Knight Sisson, 
Mr. Sisson graduated from Prairie du Sac High School and attended Whitewater 
State Teachers’ College and received his Bh. B. Degree from the University of 
Wisconsin. Mr. Sisson was supervising principal at Bellair, Michigan, and later 
at Shell Lake, Wisconsin, prior to becoming principal in the Kiel Public School 
in 1931. He retired in 1959. Active in civic affairs he was a former secretary 
of the Kiel Municipal Band from 1951-58, a 50-year member of the Masonic Lodge 
at Prairie du Sac and a member of Kiel Lodge 281 Order of Eastern Star, was a 
charter member of the Kiel Kiwanis club and a member of the First Presbyterian 
Church in Kiel.  
He also had a park named after him at the east city limits of Kiel near the 
bridge between Kiel and Rockville. It was dedicated and named “Sisson Park” 
several years ago.  
On June 23, 1915, he married Mary Gast in Genoa City, Walworth County. The 
couple resided in Gray Lake, Illinois, and moved to Kiel from Shell Lake in 
1930. His wife died November 30, 1973.  
Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Robert (Audrey) Munger of mansion, a grandchild 
and two great grandchildren. 
Funeral services were held at First Presbyterian Church. The Reverend Joe V. 
Anderson, pastor, officiated. Burial was in Kiel Cemetery.
No newspaper cited – April 2, 1978 
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(08 Mar 1887/Apr 1978/SSDI)


JEAN SKELTON

Jean H. Skelton, age 74, of 3B Terrace Park, Kiel, died Saturday morning, 
May 10, 1997 at her home. She is the former Jean Rubendall, born Aug. 9, 
1922 in Freeport, Illinois, daughter of the late Daniel D. and Hilda Ketelhut 
Rubendall.  On Sept. 7, 1940 she married Roy Skelton in Lincoln, Nebraska. 
Her husband Roy preceded her in death on May 21, 1980. The couple were founders 
of the Terrace Park, Kiel, which was built in 1969.  
Survivors include one son, Phillip (Annamaria) Skelton, Florida; one daughter, 
Karen (Richard) Seigel, New York; and two brothers, Ken Rubendall, Arizona, and 
Larry Rubendall, Virginia.  She was preceded in death by one brother.  
A memorial service was held at Meiselwitz-Vollstedt Funeral Home, Kiel, with 
the Rev. Raymond C. Coombs officiating.  
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(9 Aug 1922/10 May 1997/SSDI)


EDWIN J. SMASAL
 
Edwin J. Smasal, 64 of 323 Sixth Street, died unexpectedly at his 
home Sunday night.
Funeral services were held Wednesday at Meiselwitz Funeral Home 
with the Rev. John Baumann, pastor of St. Peter's United Church of 
Christ officiating. Burial was in the Kiel Cemetery.
Born February 21, 1905 at St. Killian, he was a son of the late Peter 
and Helena Loos Smasal. He attended grade school at St. Nazianz.
He married the former Henrietta Stueven of Kiel on September 26, 1936. 
The couple lived in Kiel their entire married lives.
He had been employed by Fred Ehnert and then August Ehnert & sons, Inc., 
retiring two years ago.
(Survivors omitted for privacy) - 1969
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(21 Feb 1905/Mar 1969/SSDI)


HENRIETTA SMASAL GOSSE

Mrs. Walter (Henrietta) Smasal Gosse, 68, of 323 Sixth St., Kiel, died 
unexpectedly at her home Sunday morning.  
The former Henrietta Stueven was born Feb. 4, 1913, in New Holstein, a daughter 
of the late Henry and Alma Eichmeier Stueven. She graduated from Kiel High 
School. On Sept. 26, 1936, she married Edwin Smasal in Kiel. He died March 9, 
1969. Mrs. Smasal married Walter Gosse Aug 1, 1975 in Kiel.  
She was employed at Riverside Grocery, Kiel, and the Kiel Woodenware Co. Mrs. 
Gosse was a member of St. Peter United Church of Christ, Kiel, its Women’s 
Guild, and the GUG Germania Society, of which she served as treasurer.  
Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Mrs. Gerald (Darlene) Kornetzke, 
of Grafton, and Mrs. Herbert (Rosemary) Vogel, rural Elkhart Lake; three sons, 
Kenneth, of rural Kiel, Richard of New Holstein, and Allen of Kiel; 13 grand-
children. 
Funeral services will be held at St. Peter United church of Christ, Kiel. The 
Rev. John Baumann, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Kiel Cemetery.
No newspaper named - Nov 29, 1981
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(04 Feb 1913/Nov 1981/SSDI)
(Note: She is also listed as Gosse)


JOSEPH ALLEN SMASAL

Graveside services for Joseph Allen Smasal, infant son of Allen and Carol Smasal 
of 813 Washington St., Kiel, were held Friday afternoon in Kiel Cemetery. The 
Rev. George Kiefer, pastor of SS Peter and Paul Catholic church in Kiel, 
officiated.
The infant was born and died Thursday at Calumet Memorial Hospital in Chilton.
Survivors besides his parents are a maternal grandmother, Mrs. Theodore Laudolff 
of Fond du Lac and a paternal grandmother, Mrs. Edwin Smasal, Kiel.
Sheboygan Press, Saturday, Aug. 16, 1969 page 27


BARBARA SMITH

Mrs. Barbara Smith, age 48, 429 Sixth Street, Kiel, died October 3, at 
Calumet Medical Center, Chilton, after a lengthy illness.  
The former Barbara Bodus, she was born December 28, 1938 in Milwaukee, 
daughter of the late Ralph and Clara Powell Bodus. She was a graduate of 
Mercy High School in Milwaukee. In January 1957 she married Gordon 
Ulatowski in Milwaukee. In March 1977 she married Thomas Smith in Manitowoc. 
He died on July 1, 1987. She was a medical assistant in Milwaukee for 10 
years before moving to Kiel in 1975.  
Survivors include four sons, Keith Ulatowski, Sheboygan; Kevin Ulatowski, 
Milwaukee; Kurt Ulatowski, Alaska; Scott Smith at home; one daughter, 
Jennifer Smith, at home; two brothers, Jerome Bodus, Milwaukee; Timothy, 
Alaska; and one sister, Mrs. Michael (Peggy) Kramer, Milwaukee. Other 
relatives and friends survive.  
Funeral services were held at Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel. Rev. James 
Pulham, pastor of Grace Chapel, New Holstein, officiated. Burial was in 
Kiel Cemetery.
Kiel Tri-County Record – October 14, 1987


MICHAEL J. SMITH

Michael J. Smith, 40, of Mt. Calvary, died peacefully Sunday morning, November 16, 
2008 at the Hospice Home of Hope, Fond du Lac with his loving wife, Heidi, at his 
side.
He was born August 25, 1968 in Illinois, son of Joyce & Daniel "Buck" Wiese and 
Richard & Jean Smith.
He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, serving his country proudly from 1989-1993. 
Michael was a veteran of the Gulf War, serving his country in Desert Storm.
On July 19, 1997 he married Heidi Armstrong at Dorcas Chapel at Marian College, 
Fond du Lac.
His pride and joy were his children, and he was active in all their activities. 
He also enjoyed his Harley, restoring his old cars, woodworking, and was a nature 
lover.
(Survivors omitted for privacy)
Burial will take place at the Kiel City Cemetery.


LINCOLN SOHN

Lincoln E. Sohn, 80, of 925 6th Street, Kiel, died Tuesday evening, Dec. 1, 1998 
at Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born May 1, 
1918 in the Town of Centerville, son of the late Julius and Ida Bebermeier Sohn. 
On Sept. 17, 1949 he married Marian Hanke at St. Peter's United Church of Christ, 
Kiel. He was employed for about 10 years at Tecumseh Products, New Holstein. 
Prior to his retirement in 1980 he was employed at the Kiel Foundry. Lincoln was 
a veteran of the US Army during World War II serving in New Guinea from 1941 to 
1945.
Survivors include his wife, Marian; four children, Karen (Mike) Ludwig, Chilton, 
Wayne (Sherrie) Sohn, New Holstein, Richard (Kim) Sohn, New Holstein, Daniel 
(Mary) Sohn, Kiel; eight grandchildren; eight great grandchildren and one sister-
in-law, Mildred (Roy) Sohn Sheboygan. He was preceded in death by two brothers 
and two sisters.
Funeral services will be held at Meiselwitz-Vollstedt Funeral Home, Kiel with the 
Rev. Raymond C. Coombs officiating. Burial will be in the Kiel Cemetery.
No newspaper cited – December 1, 1998 


MARIAN N. SOHN

Marian N. Sohn, 73, of 925 Sixth St. Kiel, died Sunday afternoon, Feb. 2, 2003 
at her home after a brief illness.  
The former Marian Hanke, she was born April 16, 1929, a daughter of the late 
Carl and Anita Manz Hanke. Marian was a Kiel High School graduate. On Sept. 17, 
1949 she married Lincoln Sohn at St. Peter’s United Church of Christ, Kiel. Her 
husband preceded her in death on Dec. 1, 1998. Marian was employed at A.A. Laun 
Furniture Company in Kiel for many years until her retirement. She enjoyed 
cooking, baking and fishing.   
Survivors include: children: Karen, (Mike) Ludwig of Chilton, Wayne (Sherrie) 
rural New Holstein, Richard  (Kim) of New Holstein,  and Daniel (Mary) of Kiel; 
eight grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren; brothers Harold (Judy) Hanke of 
Green Bay and Gordy (Niva) Hanke of Green Bay, and four sisters, Helen Schweitzer 
of Racine, Johanna Hanke of Green Bay, Barb (Wayne) Heinen of Kiel, and Carmen 
Hanke of Kiel. Her brother Albert preceded her.
Funeral services will be held at the Meiselwitz, Vollstedt Funeral Home in Kiel 
with the Rev. Raymond C. Coombs officiating. Burial will be in the Kiel Cemetery.
Sheboygan Press – February 4, 2003
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Marian N. Sohn, 73, of 925 Sixth Street, Keil, died Sunday, Feb. 2, 2003 at 
her home after a brief illness. The former Marian Hanke was born April 16, 
1929, daughter of the late Carl and Anita Manz Hanke. Marian was a Kiel High 
School graduate. She married Lincoln Sohn at St. Peter’s United Church of 
Christ, Kiel on September 17, 1949. Her husband Lincoln preceded her in death 
on December 1, 1998. Marian was employed at A.A. Laun Furniture Company, Kiel 
for many years until her retirement. She enjoyed cooking, baking and fishing.  
Survivors include her four children Karen (Mike) Ludwig, Chilton, Wayne 
(Sherrie) Sohn, Rural New Holstein, Richard (Kim) Sohn, New Holstein and Daniel 
(Mary) Sohn, Kiel; eight grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren; two brothers, 
Harold (Judy) Hanke, Green Bay; and Gordy (Niva) Hanke, Green Bay; four sisters, 
Helen Schweitzer, Racine, Johanna Hanke, Green Bay, Barb (Wayne) Heinen, Kiel, 
and Carmen Hanke, Kiel and one sister-in-law, Mildred Sohn, Sheboygan.
She was preceded in death by one brother, Albert Hanke.  
Funeral services were held at Meiselwitz-Vollstedt Funeral Home, Kiel, with the 
Rev. Raymond C. Coombs, officiating. Burial took place in the Kiel Cemetery.
Kiel Tri-County Record - February 6, 2003


ARTHUR R.G. SPANN

Notes From Schleswig:
Arthur Spann, son of Mr. and Mrs. August Spann of Kiel, while crossing the 
Sheboygan river at Kiel last Friday evening at 8 P.M. broke through the ice and 
was drowned. His body was not recovered till Saturday. He was about 16 years old.
Manitowoc Pilot March 16, 1911


ELSIE SPETTEL
 
Mrs. Harry J. Spettel, 74, of Kiel, died early this morning at St. 
Nicholas Hospital.
The former Elsie Hanson was born Aug. 25, 1894, in New Holstein, a 
daughter of the late George and Lena (Schildhauer) Hanson. She was 
married to Harry Spettel of Kiel Aug. 12, 1920.
Mrs. Spettel was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Kiel, 
the United Presbyterian Women of the church, and the Kasper-Beckley-
Wilkens American Legion Post Auxiliary.
(Survivors ommitted for privacy)
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Meiselwitz 
Funeral Home, Kiel. The Rev. Allen L. Bowe, pastor of the First 
Presbyterian Church, will officiate. Burial will be in the Kiel 
Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home after 3 p.m. Monday.
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Harry Spettel and Miss Elsie Hansen were married at Milwaukee last Thursday. 
After a brief wedding trip they will  make their home in Kellnersville. Mr. 
Spettel is a veteran of the world war, having served overseas and a young man 
of sterling qualities. He is a son of Mr. Ed. Spettel. His bride is a well 
known and estimable young lady of Kiel and has the good wishes of numerous 
friends here and elsewhere for happiness in the life upon which she has just 
entered. She is the daughter of Mrs. Geo. Hansen.
Kiel Tri County Record, Aug. 19, 1920 page 1


HARRY J. SPETTEL

Harry J. Spettel, 85, of 719 Milwaukee St., Kiel, died this morning at Rocky 
Knoll Health Care Facility where he had been a patient for one week.  
He was born Aug. 13, 1891 in the town of Schleswig, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward 
Spettel. The family moved to Sheboygan where he received his education. He was 
a World War I Veteran. On Aug. 12, 1920 he married Elsie Hansen. The couple 
lived in Kiel. Mrs. Spettel died on Nov. 9, 1968. Mr. Spettel was employed at 
the Lauer Paint Co., Elkhart Lake, the Tri-County Coop, Kiel, and was a custodian 
at the State Bank of Kiel. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Kiel, 
the Kasper-Beckley-Wilkins American Legion Post No. 99 and a former member of the 
Kiel Municipal Band.  
Survivors are a sister, Mrs. Lillian Schneider, Milwaukee; a niece and a nephew. 
He was preceded in death by a brother.  
Funeral services will be at Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, with the Rev. Joe V. 
Anderson, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, officiating. Burial will be in 
Kiel Cemetery.
No newspaper cited – 1978
*********
Harry Spettel and Miss Elsie Hansen were married at Milwaukee last Thursday. 
After a brief wedding trip they will  make their home in Kellnersville. Mr. 
Spettel is a veteran of the world war, having served overseas and a young man 
of sterling qualities. He is a son of Mr. Ed. Spettel. His bride is a well 
known and estimable young lady of Kiel and has the good wishes of numerous 
friends here and elsewhere for happiness in the life upon which she has just 
entered. She is the daughter of Mrs. Geo. Hansen.
Kiel Tri County Record, Aug. 19, 1920 page 1


ANNA SPINDLER  (d. 1957)
 
Miss Anna Spindler, 74, Route 1, Elkhart Lake, Town of Herman, died early 
this morning following a lingering illness.
Born Oct. 1, 1883, in the Town of Herman, the daughter of the late Fred and 
Pauline Schallenberg Spindler, she was baptized and confirmed at Bethel 
Evangelical and Reformed Church in the Town of Herman. 
She attended the district school and later was employed as a seamstress.
Survivors are three sisters and a brother, Miss Bertha Spindler of the Town 
of Herman, Mrs. George Nauth and Mrs. Alvin Schreiber of Kiel, and Fred 
Spindler of Ada. She was preceded in death by three sisters and one brother.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at Bethel Evangelical and 
Reformed Church with the Rev. Carl Fried officiating, and burial will be in 
the Kiel Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home at Kiel from 2 p.m. Friday to 
10 a.m. Saturday and then at the funeral home from 11 a.m. to the time of the 
service. - 1957


ANNA MARIA SPINDLER

From Sheboygan county death records:
Anna Maria Spindler nee Rosenthal (v.17 p.546)
Wife [of John Spindler]
Sept. 23, 1855-Oct. 2, 1916
Daughter of John P. Rosenthal and Catherine Stein (both born Germany)
Born New York
Died from "acute myocarditis"
Buried at the Kiel Cemetery
********
On Thursday afternoon the burial of Mrs. John Spindler 
from Town Russell took place at the Kiel Cemetery with 
Pastor Rech officiating.  She had died suddenly from a 
heart attack at her home and had reached the age of 60 
years and 9 days. She leaves behind her husband, seven 
sons and one daughter.  Mrs. Spindler was a well-known 
resident of Sheboygan County and respected by all who 
knew her. 
1916 - translated by N. Zimmermann
*******
From St. Peter UCC church records
Anna Maria
Born September 23, 1855 in New York
Died October 2, 1916
Church records make her 61 years and 9 days old.


BABY DAUGHTER SPINDLER

Funeral services for the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Spindler, 223 
1/2 Monroe St., Sheboygan Falls, were held Tuesday afternoon at the Meiselwitz 
Funeral Home, Kiel.
The services were conducted by the Rev. Clarence Koehler, pastor of the Zion 
Evangelical and Reformed Church, Sheboygan and burial was made in the Kiel 
Cemetery.
The infant is survived by her parents, maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry 
Wasing of Sheboygan Falls and her paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Martin 
Spindler of Sheboygan.
Sheboygan Press, Wednesday, Apr 25, 1956 page 16


BERTHA SPINDLER

Miss Bertha Spindler, 82, a life-long resident of the town of 
Herman, died Monday at Rocky Knoll where she had resided the 
past month.  Born on Nov. 23, 1892 on the homestead farm in 
the Town of Herman, she was a daughter of the late Frederick 
and Pauline Schwalenberg Spindler.  She was a member of Bethel 
United Church of Christ, Town of Herman, and its Ladies Aid 
Society. For many years she was a Sunday school teacher. 
Survivors include nieces and nephews.  Two brothers and six 
sisters preceded her in death.  
Funeral services will be held at Bethel UCC, the Rev. Donald 
King, pastor, officiating.  Burial will be in the Kiel Cemetery.
Sheboygan Press, April 22, 1975
*******
(b. 23 Nov. 1892/d. Apr. 1975/SSDI)


CATHARINA SPINDLER

Mrs. Catherine M. Spindler, 71, of R. 1, Elkhart Lake, died 
Wednesday evening at Sheboygan Memorial Hospital following a 
lingering illness. She was born in the Town of Herman Nov. 27, 
1895, a daughter of the late Ludwig and Maria Strauss Spindler. 
She attended elementary school in Ada, was graduated from the 
Kiel High School in 1914, and then took a short course at 
Milwaukee Normal.  
On March 4, 1916, she was married to Louis F. Spindler of the 
Town of Russell at the Bethel United Church of Christ in the 
Town of Herman.  The couple farmed in the Town of Russell until 
1920, and in the Town of Schleswig until 1945, when they retired 
and moved to the Town of Rhine.  Mr. Spindler died in 1953. She 
was a member of St. Peter United Church of Christ in Kiel, and 
its frauenverein.  
She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Arthur (Marcella) Voss, R. 1, 
Elkhart Lake; two sons, Roland and Melvin, both of R. 2, Elkhart 
Lake; 11 grandchildren; two great grandchildren;  and a sister, 
Mrs. Louisa Spindler of Ada.  A sister, a brother and a grandson 
preceded her in death.  
Funeral services will be held at St. Peter United Church of 
Christ in Kiel.  The Rev. John F. Bauman, pastor, will officiate. 
Burial will be in the Kiel Cemetery.
Sheboygan Press, November 2, 1967
*******
(27 Nov. 1895/Nov. 1967/SSDI)


EDNA K. SPINDLER

Mrs. Edna K. Spindler, 93, a former Ada resident, died Wednesday afternoon 
at Sunny Ridge, where she had been a resident for the past two years. The 
former Edna K. Voss was born October 21, 1892, in the town of Meeme, a 
daughter of the late John and Dorothea Roth Voss. She attended district 
school. On December 20, 1913, she married Fred Spindler at Bethel United 
Church of Christ, town of Herman. He died in 1962. She lived in Elkhart Lake 
from 1975 until moved to Sunny Ridge in 1984. Mrs. Spindler was a member of 
Bethel UCC and its Ladies Aid Society.  
Survivors include two sons, Willard, of Elkhart Lake and Merlin, of Bocca 
Raton, Florida; seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren. She was 
preceded in death by four brothers and a sister.  
Funeral services were held Monday at Bethel UCC. The Rev. James Sizelove, 
pastor, officiated. Burial was in Kiel Cemetery.
Kiel Tri-County Record – March 12, 1986


ELMER L. SPINDLER    (d. 2003)

Elmer L. Spindler, age 89, a resident of the Encore Senior Villa in Sheboygan 
for the last four years and formerly of Howards Grove, died Friday, Dec. 26, 
2003, at Encore. 
He was born May 14, 1914, in the Town of Schleswig, Manitowoc County, a son of 
the late Walter and Louisa Spindler. Elmer attended Washington School in Ada. 
Lucile Thiel and Elmer Spindler were united in marriage on Nov. 25, 1936, at 
Ebenezer United Church of Christ in Sheboygan. After marriage, the couple farmed 
in the Town of Schleswig until retiring and moving to Howards Grove in 1988. 
Lucile preceded Elmer in death in 1998. Elmer was a talented musician, and played 
saxophone and clarinet with the "Harmony Boys", and later playing with the Fred 
Meyer, Roger Mueller and Ray Knabe Orchestras, as well as Romy Gosz, Marvin Hemb, 
and Ludger Karman bands. Elmer received his gold membership card from the American 
Federation of Musicians, Sheboygan Local 95 for 50 years of membership in 1985. 
He was a life member of Bethel United Church of Christ in Ada, where he had been 
active as former treasurer and choir member. 
Surviving Elmer is one brother, Arno Spindler of Rocky Knoll; one sister, Roma 
Maeuser of rural Elkhart Lake; three sisters-in-law, Marilyn Spindler, Arline 
Thiel and Rita Thiel. Also surviving is a brother-in-law, Edwin Hinz, many cousins, 
nieces, nephews and friends. He was preceded in death by one sister, Nelda Wehrmann; 
and two brothers, Norman Sr. and Lester Spindler. 
A funeral service will be conducted for Elmer on Wednesday, Dec. 31 at 11 a.m. at 
Bethel United Church of Christ, W4225 County Line Road, Elkhart Lake (Ada), with 
the Rev. Sara Morse, pastor, officiating. Interment will be in the Kiel City 
Cemetery. 
Friends may call at Zimmer's Westview Funeral and Cremation Care Center, W2132 
Garton Road, Sheboygan, on Tuesday, Dec. 30 from 3:30 until 7:30 p.m. and at the 
CHURCH on Wednesday from 10 a.m. until the time of the service. 
A memorial fund has been established to Bethel U.C.C. in the name of Elmer L. 
Spindler. Condolences may be e-mailed at Zimmerfuneralhome.com Web site. 
Zimmer's Westview Funeral and Cremation Care Center is assisting the family.
Newspaper not cited. 


EMMA SPINDLER

Miss Emma Spindler, 68, passed away suddenly Monday morning at her home in 
the town of Herman, near Ada.
She was born March 8, 1882, in the town of Herman, daughter of Fred and Pauline 
Schwallenberg Spindler.  For many years she lived in Kiel and Highland Park, Ill.  
For the past 27 years she has made her home in the town of Herman.
She was a member of the Ladies’ Aid of the Bethel Evangelical and Reformed church 
in the town of Herman.
Survivors include five sisters, the Misses Anna, Katherine and Bertha Spindler, 
town of Herman; Mrs. George Nauth and Mrs. Alvin Schreiber of Kiel, and one brother, 
Fred, of Ada.
Her parents and one brother preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, at the Bethel Evangelical and 
Reformed church, town of Herman.  The Rev. W. C. Koehler will officiate, and burial 
will be made in the Kiel cemetery.
The body will lie in state at the Meiselwitz Funeral home, Kiel, from 2 p.m. 
Wednesday, until 11 a.m. Thursday, and from noon, Thursday, until the hour of 
services.
The Sheboygan Press – Tuesday, September 5, 1950 – P. 10


ELEANOR SPINDLER

Mrs. Eleanor Spindler, 81, of 308 St. Paul St., Kiel, died early today 
at Sheboygan Memorial Hospital where she had been a patient for the past 
10 days.
Born Jan. 13, 1883, in the Town of Herman, a daughter of the late 
Frederick and Mary Strassburger, she attended district school and on 
April 14, 1904, was married to Jacob Spindler in Bethel United Church 
of Christ in Town of Herman.
The couple resided in Kiel where Mr. Spindler was employed at Stoelting 
Bros. Co., until his death in 1927.
She was a member of St. Peter's United Church of Christ at Kiel, was past 
president of the German Frauen Verein, a charter member of the Women's 
Guild Society, and for many years served as a Sunday School teacher.
Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Donald Ronk of Shiocton; seven grandchildren 
and several nieces and nephews. A son, Harold, two sisters and two brothers 
also preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at St. Peter's United Church 
of Christ in Kiel with the Rev. Vernon E. Jaberg, pastor, officiating. 
Burial will be in the Kiel Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home in Kiel from 3 p.m. Sunday 
to 11 a.m. Monday and then at the church from noon until the time of the 
services. - June 26, 1964


FRED W. SPINDLER    (d. 1962)

Fred W. Spindler, 72, the village blacksmith at Ada for 46 years, died Tuesday 
at Sheboygan Memorial Hospital. Mr. Spindler had operated his shop at Ada from 
1915 until failing health forced partial retirement several months ago. He had 
learned the trade as a boy of 15 in his home community. Prior to his illness he 
had been Ada's oldest tradesman and was widely known throughout the neighboring 
farming area. 
A son of the late Fred and Lena Schwalenberg Spindler, he was born in the Town 
of Herman, Feb. 1, 1889. He attended district school at Ada prior to becoming a 
blacksmith's apprentice. Mrs. Spindler also took an active part in community 
life, serving 20 years as chief of the Ada Volunteer Fire Department, nine years 
on the school board and was a former member of the consistory of Bethel United 
Church of Christ in Herman. He was a life-long member of Bethel Church, having 
been baptized and confirmed there. He married Edna Voss of the Town of Meeme in 
that church, Dec. 20, 1913.
Surviving are his wife; two sons, Willard, Ada, and Merlin, Sheboygan; four 
grandchildren; and three sisters, Mrs. George Nauth, R. 2, Kiel, Miss Bertha 
Spindler, R. 1, Elkhart Lake, and Mrs. Margaret Schreiber, Kiel. Four sisters 
and a brother preceded him in death. 
Services will be at Bethel Church, with the Rev. Carl Fried, pastor, officiating. 
Burial will be in the Kiel cemetery.
Sheboygan Press, January 2, 1962


FREDERICK SPINDLER    (d. 1942)

F. Spindler Passes Away
Fred Spindler, aged 87, a lifelong resident of the town of 
Herman, passed away at his home there on Sunday afternoon.
The deceased, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob J. Spindler, was 
born September 26, 1855, in the town of Herman. On November 
13, 1879, he was married to Pauline Schwalenberg of the town 
of Meeme, and she preceded him in death September 20, 1941.
Survivors are seven children, the Misses Emma, Anna, Kathryn,
and Bertha Spindler at home, Mrs. George (Mary) Nauth of the 
town of Rhine, Mrs. Alvin (Margaret) Schreiber of this city, 
and Fred Spindler of Ada; ten grandchildren, three great-
grandchildren; one brother, Louis of Kewaskum; one sister, 
Mrs. William Stienecker of the town of Herman. One daughter 
died in infancy; a son, Jacob, died July 31, 1927, and a
grandson, Harold Spindler, died November 6, 1938.
Funeral services were conducted this Wednesday afternoon at 
one o’clock at the family residence in the town of Herman, 
and at 1:30 o’clock in the Bethel Evangelical and Reformed 
church there. The Rev. Calvin Franz officiated, and interment 
was made in the Kiel cemetery.
1942


HAROLD SPINDLER

ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING IN MARSH FATAL TO HUNTER
Harold Spindler, 26, Died Of Wounds As Result Of Discharge Of Gun Sunday
In the first hunting fatality that ever occurred on the Sheboygan marsh, 
Harold Spindler, 26, Fremont street, Kiel, was fatally injured Sunday 
morning when his 16-guage shotgun accidentally discharged under his right 
arm as he and two companions, Arnold Ruh and Fred Stoelting, both of Kiel, 
were preparing to return from a duck hunting trip on the marsh.  
He died at Plymouth hospital at 12:15 p.m., Sunday, an hour and a half 
after the accident.  The charge from the gun entered the right armpit, 
where it tore out the blood vessels.  
According to Mr. Stoelting, the three men went on a hunting trip Sunday 
morning.  At the time of the accident, about 10:45, they were two and a 
half miles up the Sheboygan River in the motorboat, the “North Star”.  
They were then preparing to leave.  They had packed their equipment in 
the boat when Harold reached for the barrel of his double-barrel shotgun 
to pull it toward him.  By some unfortunate chance, one of the hammers 
accidentally was released and the gun discharged.
Ruh and Stoelting immediately started up the “North Star’s” motor, and 
during their hurried descent down the river, two and one-half miles to 
the marsh dam, their starting point, they attempted to give the injured 
man the best first aid they could—trying to staunch the flow of blood.  
Finally they reached the dam, assisted Spindler to their car and hurried 
to Elkhart Lake.  The doctor there was not at home, so they hastened to 
Plymouth, arriving at about 11:45.
The son of Jacob and Eleanore Spindler, nee Strassburger, Harold was born 
in Kiel, March 6, 1912.  He attended the Kiel public schools and was 
graduated from Kiel High School in 1920.  He also attended the Sheboygan 
Business College and upon completing his course there, was employed at 
various places in Sheboygan for a number of years.  He had been employed 
at the Stoelting Brothers’ company for the past two years.  His father 
died in July 1927.  
Survivors are his mother, Mrs. Eleanore Spindler, 206 Fremont St., Kiel, 
and his aged grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Spindler, of Ada, town 
of Herman. One brother, died in infancy.  
Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at the C. J. Meiselwitz 
home, Kiel and at the St. Peter Evangelical and Reformed Church, the Rev. 
E. L. Worthman officiating.  Interment will be in the Kiel cemetery.
Sheboygan Press, November 7, 1938 Page 1


JACOB HERMAN SPINDLER

Death at the age of 47 years came to Jacob Herman Spindler Sunday
evening at six o’clock at his home at 206 Fremont street. Mr. 
Spindler had been unable to work since January 19, because of ill 
health. He had been employed as welder and tinsmith at the Stoelting 
Bros. Co. plant.
Mr. Spindler. was born September 11, 1880, on a farm near Ada. Married 
in April, 1904 to Miss Elenora Strassburger of Schleswig, he settled
in Kiel, where the family has lived ever since. Before being employed 
at Stoelting Bros. Co. he had been a carpenter for Joseph Klein, and 
later was tinsmith for the J. M. Duecker Hardware Co.
He is survived by his wife, a son, Harold, his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Fred. Spindler of near Ada, a brother Fred., of Ada, and six sisters:
the Misses Emma, Katherine, Annie, and Bertha, at home; Mrs. George 
Nauth of Rhine, and Mrs. Alvin Schreiber of Kiel.
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon from the home, with
services at the Reformed church at 2 o’clock, the Rev. Otto Saewert 
performing the last rites. Interment was in the Kiel cemetery. - 1927


JOHN SPINDLER

From Sheboygan county death records:
John Spindler (v.38 p.201)
Widower [of Anna Maria Rosenthal]
July 15, 1857-Oct. 21, 1934
Son of Ludwig Spindler with mother unknown (both born Germany)
Born Town of Herman, Sheboygan County -farmer 
Died from "right cerebral hemorrhage, Oct. 20, 1934 
   -pulmonary edema, Oct. 21, 1934 -diabetes"
Buried at the Kiel Cemetery
*******
JOHN SPINDLER, SR. OF TOWN OF RHINE IS CALLED TO REST
Elkhart Lake—John Spindler, Sr., 77, passed away at the home of his son, 
Theodore, in the town of Rhine Sunday after a lingering illness. Mr. 
Spindler was born in the town of Herman July 13, 1857, the son of Mr. 
and Mrs. Ludwig Spindler. He was married May 11, 1870 to Anna Marie 
Rosenthal and the couple lived on a farm in the town of Herman until 
twenty years ago when they moved to the home of their son, Theodore. 
Mrs. Spindler preceded her husband in death 18 years ago. 
Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Hattie Baars of Fredonia and six sons, 
John, Jr., Walter, Martin and Theodore, who reside near Elkhart Lake, 
Louis of Kiel and Arthur of Glenbeulah; twenty-six grandchildren and 
four great grandchildren.  
Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at the Theodore Spindler 
home in the town of Rhine and at the Reformed church at Kiel. The Rev. 
E. L. Worthman will officiate and burial will be made in the Kiel 
cemetery. 
Sheboygan Press, October 22, 1934


KATHERINE SPINDLER

Miss Katherine Spindler, 67, a life-long resident of the town 
of Herman, died Sunday morning at Sheboygan Memorial Hospital 
after being in ill health for several months.  She was born 
Sept. 3, 1885, on the Spindler homestead farm east of Kiel, a 
daughter of Frederick, and Paulina Schwalenberg Spindler, and 
spent her entire life on the homestead.  
Survivors are a brother, Fred of Ada, and four sisters; Miss 
Anna and Bertha, on the homestead and Mrs. George Nauth and 
Mrs. Alvin Schreiber, Kiel.  Her parents, two sisters and a 
brother preceded her in death.  
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at the Bethel Evangelical 
and Reformed Church in the town of Herman with the Rev. W. C. 
Koehler, pastor, officiating.  Burial will be in the Kiel 
cemetery.
Sheboygan Press, May 11, 1953


LOUIS SPINDLER

Louis Spindler, 69, died at Memorial hospital Monday morning after 
an illness of several months.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today (Thursday) from St. 
Peter's Evangelical and Reformed church, with the Rev. E. L. Worthman 
in charge. Burial will be made in the Kiel cemetery.
He was born in the town of Herman November 21, 1883, the son of the 
late John and Maria Rosenthal-Spindler. November 24, 1910, he married 
Anna Spindler. The couple operated a farm in the town of Russell. Mrs. 
Spindler died February 28, 1915.
March 4, 1916, he was married to Catherine M. Spindler and they operated 
the Russell farm until 1920 when they moved to the town of Schleswig. In 
1946 they retired and moved to the town of Rhine.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, Roland of the town of Russell and 
Melvin of the town of Schleswig; one daughter, Mrs. Arthur (Marcella) 
Boss of Town Meeme; six grandchildren; four brothers, Walter and John of 
Ada, Martin of Sheboygan, and Theodore of Plymouth.
Besides his first wife, he was preceded in death by one son, one daughter, 
his parents, one brother and one sister. - March 9, 1953


LUCILE T. SPINDLER

Lucile H. Spindler(sic), 80, of Howards Grove, died Wednesday, Dec. 2, 1998 at 
Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center.  
She was born June 21, 1918 in Sheboygan, a daughter of the late Otto and Clara 
Knoener Thiel. She married Elmer Spindler on Nov. 25, 1936 at Ebenezer United 
church of Christ in Sheboygan. After marriage they lived on the Spindler family 
farm in the town of Schleswig until moving to Howards Grove in 1988.
She was a member of Bethel United Church of Christ in Ada and was active in the 
ladies Aid of the church. A warm and caring person, Lucile spent much time 
visiting the elderly at area nursing homes.  
Survivors include her husband; three sisters, Elenora Schutt of Sheboygan, Aurelia 
Brick of Bedford, Ind., and Erna Brick of Pasedena, Calif.; a brother-in-law, 
Edwin Hinz, and a sister-in-law, Mabel Thiel, both of Sheboygan; and numerous 
nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by seven brothers and a sister. 
Funeral services were held at Bethel UCC with the Rev. Melinda Feller, pastor, 
officiating. Burial will be at the Kiel city cemetery.
No newspaper or date cited


PAULINE SPINDLER

Kiel—(Special)—Mrs. Pauline Schwalenberg Spindler, 82, wife of 
Fred Spindler, died this morning at 5 o’clock.  She was born 
Feb. 14, 1859, in town Russell.  She married Mr. Spindler on 
Nov. 13, 1879, and the couple had lived on the town Herman 
homestead since.  
Survivors are the husband, six daughters, the Misses Emma, Anna, 
Katherine and Bertha, at home, Mrs. George (Mary) Nauth, town 
Rhine, and Mrs. Alvin (Margaret) Schreiber, Kiel; one son, Fred, 
of Ada; 10 grandchildren, one great grandchild; and six sisters 
and one brother, Mrs. Elizabeth Altenberger, Sheboygan Falls; 
Mrs. Katherine Kretsch, Manitowoc; Mrs. Emma Voss and Mrs. 
Albertina Voss, Ada; Mrs. Herman Zill, Kohler; Mrs. Fred Arnold, 
Kiel; and Valentine Schwalenberg, Kohler.  
Funeral services will be held Monday at the town Herman residence 
and at Bethel Evangelical and Reformed church, of which she was a 
lifelong member, the Rev. William Bollmann officiating, with 
burial in Kiel cemetery.
Sheboygan Press, September 20, 1941


ELIZABETH SPITZER

Mrs. Elizabeth Spitzer Buried Here Saturday
Last rites were spoken for Mrs. Elizabeth Spitzer, 49, Saturday afternoon 
in the St. Peter Evangelical and Reformed church. Mrs. Spitzer died in a 
Sheboygan hospital Thursday afternoon. She had been ill for only a short 
time and was taken to the hospital Wednesday by the Kiel ambulance.
The Rev. E. L. Worthman officiated at the funeral and burial was made in 
the Kiel cemetery.
The deceased was born in the town of Meeme, on June 18, 1900, the daughter 
of Mr. and Mrs. John Scheib. She was baptized and confirmed in the Bethel 
Evangelical and Reformed church in the town of Herman.
Nov. 29, 1918, she was married to Oscar Spitzer, who preceded her in death 
on Feb. 20, 1946. The couple lived on a farm in the town of Schleswig. She 
moved to Kiel in March, 1947.
Survivors include one sister, Mrs. Alfred Eckhardt in Town Meeme.
A sister, Mrs. William Wesener, town of Meeme, also preceded her in death.
August 11, 1949
**********
Millhome:
Oscar Spitzer was married Friday to Miss Lizzie Scheib of the Town of Meeme. 
Miss Annie Scheib and Edwin Spitzer were witnesses. Mr. and Mrs. Spitzer made 
a wedding grip to Iowa.
Kiel Tri County Record, Dec. 5, 1918


OSCAR SPITZER

Plan Last Rites For Oscar Spitzer At Kiel Saturday
Kiel—Funeral services for Oscar Spitzer, 52, who died suddenly 
Wednesday at his home near Millhome, will be held at the Meiselwitz 
Funeral home and at St. Peter’s Evangelical and Reformed church here.  
The Rev. E. L. Worthman, pastor, will officiate, and interment will 
be made in the Kiel City cemetery.  
Mr. Spitzer was born in Sheboygan Feb. 14, 1894, the son of the late 
Louis and Caroline Schneider Spitzer, and at the age of 2 moved to 
the present homestead in the town of Schleswig.  His marriage to 
Elizabeth Scheib was performed in Town Meeme Nov 29, 1918, and the 
couple immediately located on the homestead farm where they have 
since resided. Survivors include his wife; three sisters, Mrs. Louis 
(Clara) Raeder, Glenbeulah, and Mrs. Henry (Hilda) Roehl, and Mrs. 
Oscar (Cecelia) Kruger, both of Plymouth.  One sister, Meta, and one 
brother, Edwin, preceded him in death. 
Sheboygan Press, February 21, 1946
********
Millhome:
Oscar Spitzer was married Friday to Miss Lizzie Scheib of the Town of Meeme. 
Miss Annie Scheib and Edwin Spitzer were witnesses. Mr. and Mrs. Spitzer made 
a wedding grip to Iowa.
Kiel Tri County Record, Dec. 5, 1918


AUGUST SPRANGER

Well Known Kiel Resident Passes Away
Kiel-August Spranger, aged 82, well known resident of this city, died Wednesday 
morning at 4 o'clock at the home of a daughter, Mrs. George Henschel, 906 North 
Seventh street. He passed away of the infirmities of old age after a lingering 
illness of eight weeks.
Deceased was born in Germany March 7, 1847, and came to this country at the age 
of six years. He was united in marriage to Miss Sophie Schuler of Town Rhine on 
July ??, 1880. The couple resided on a farm in Town Rhine and in Indiana for a 
number of years. His wife preceded him in death in 1921 and since that time he 
has made his home with a daughter in this city. He is survived by four children, 
John of Salem, Oregon; Frank of Kokomo, Indiana; Mrs. George Henschel of Kiel 
and Mrs. Annie Jansen of Sheboygan, a step-daughter. Other survivors are four 
grandchildren; six great-grandchildren, one sister, Mrs. Whilhelmina (sic) 
Schurichow of Chicago and one step-sister, Miss Louise Spranger of Sheboygan.
Funeral services will be conducted from the late home at 1:30 p.m. Saturday and 
at 2 p.m. from St. Peter's Reformed church 3. The Rev. Mrs. Saewert will 
officiate and interment will be made in the family plot at Kiel cemetery.
Sheboygan Press, March 7, 1929  P. 19


FRANK SPRANGER

Frank Spranger, 74, a native of Sheboygan County, died Tuesday 
at Kokomo, Ind., where he had made his home for the past 35 
years. He was born in the town of Rhine in 1876, the son of Mr. 
and Mrs. August Spranger and lived in the vicinity of Kiel 
until moving to Kokomo.  
Funeral services will be held at the Meiselwitz Funeral home in 
Kiel, the Rev. E. L. Wortham officiating, burial will be in Kiel 
cemetery. There are no immediate survivors.
Sheboygan Press, July 19, 1950
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(Note: This obit is definitely in 1950 paper but stone says 1951—
also says he has no immediate survivors but Lydia's obit says 
he had a wife)


LYDIA SPRANGER

Mrs. Frank Spranger, 72, a native of the town of Rhine, passed 
away Friday at International Falls, Minn., where she had made 
her home for the past three years.  Nee Lydia Grimm, she was 
born in the town of Rhine on July 18, 1882. She was married to 
Frank Spranger of Kiel and the couple made their home in Kokomo. 
Ind. He passed away in July 1950.  
Survivors include one sister, Mrs. Anna Smith of International 
Falls, Minn., one brother, Gustave Grimm of New Hudson, Minn.; 
and three half-brothers. Otto Rusch of Paradise, Calif., William 
Rusch of Oakland, Calif., and Alvin Rusch of Gemmell, Minn.  
Funeral services will be held at the Meiselwitz Funeral home, 
Kiel.  The Rev. E. L. Worthman will officiate, and burial will 
be made in the Kiel cemetery.  
Sheboygan Press, January 8, 1955


SOPHIE SPRANGER

As briefly reported in our last issue, Mrs. August Spranger died at her
home in this city, September 14. The deceased, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 
Andres Schuler, was born in Illinois in 1852. With her parents she came
to Sheboygan county in 1860, the family settling on a farm near Plymouth.
Forty-one years ago she was united in marriage to Mr. Spranger, and the
couple then took up their residence on his farm in the town of Rhine. For
the last four years they have been making their home in Kiel. She is 
survived by her husband, two daughters, Mrs. John Jensen of Sheboygan and
Mrs. Geo. Henschel of Kiel; two brothers, J.W. Schuler of Plymouth and 
Howard F. Schuler of Aberdeen, S. D., one sister, Mrs. Charles Stephan of
Glenbeulah and one grandchild. Also two stepsons, John Spranger of Salem,
Ore., and Frank Spranger of (can't read this line) 
Saturday afternoon, with interment in the Kiel cemetery, Rev. W. Rech of
(rest missing)


GEORGE STAEGE

George P. Staege, 64, town of Russell farmer on Route 2, Elkhart Lake, died 
at his home Tuesday afternoon.  
Born in the town of Auburn, Fond du Lac County, on April 18, 1891, the son of 
Henry and Rose Conrad Staege, he moved with his mother to the town of Russell 
when a child. He was married to Minnie Mueller of the town of Rhine on 
April 24, 1913 at St. Paul Evangelical and Reformed Church in the town of 
Russell after which the couple operated a farm there.  
Survivors are his wife; a son, Henry G. of Kiel; three sisters, Mrs. Anita 
Adams of Elkhart Lake, Mrs. Ruben Laack of Plymouth, Mrs. Edwin Henschel of 
Kiel; two brothers, Oswald Brickbauer of Pamono, Calif., and Elmer Brickbauer 
of Kiel. 
He was a member of St. Peter Evangelical and Reformed Church in Kiel where 
services will be held Friday with the Rev. E.L. Worthman officiating. Interment 
will be in Kiel cemetery.
Sheboygan Press, July 20, 1955


HENRY G. STAEGE

Henry G. Staege, 69, of Calumet Avenue, Kiel, died Sunday morning shortly after 
being admitted to Calumet Memorial Hospital, Chilton. He had suffered a heart 
attack at his home.  
He was born May 3, 1914 in the Town of Russell, son of George and Wilhelmina 
Mueller Staege. Mr. Staege graduated from Kiel High School in 1933, and served 
with the Navy during World War II. On June 23, 1947, he married the former 
Jeanette Richards(sic) at Baltimore, Maryland. The couple resided at Kiel. She 
died March 1, 1968.  
Mr. Staege married Lorraine Wiskerchen Ehlenbeck on November 21, 1975, at Green 
Bay. They made their home in Kiel, where he was employed by Stoelting Brothers, 
Incorporated for 44 years. He retired in 1982.  
Staege was a member of St. Peter United Church of Christ, Kiel. He was a past 
deacon and elder of the church and served on the consistory for many years. He 
was affiliated with Kiel Masonic Lodge F & AM 336, the Order of the Eastern 
Star 281 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6707 at Kiel. A fifteen year member 
of the Kiel City council, which he served as president, Staege was elected Kiel 
Man of the Year in 1969. He also was a past president and board of directors 
member of the Kiel Municipal Band for many years. 
Staege was a commissioner on the board of the Inter-Community Incinerator since 
its formation. He was secretary-treasurer of the group until his recent 
resignation.  
Staege is survived by his wife, a daughter, Mrs. Herman (Jeanne) Hahn, Kiel, two 
grandchildren.  
Funeral services will be held at St. Peter United Church of Christ, Kiel, the 
Reverend John Baumann, pastor, officiating. Burial was in Kiel Cemetery.
Kiel Tri County Record – January 25, 1984
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(03 May 1914/Jan 1984/SSDI)


INFANT SON STAEGE

Funeral services for the infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Staege of Kiel, 
who was born and died Thursday were held at 11 am Saturday with burial in the 
Kiel Cemetery.
Manitowoc Herald Times - Tuesday, April 19 1949 - page 2


JEANNETTE STAEGE

Mrs. Jeannette Staege, 59, of 1004 3rd St., Kiel, died early today at Sheboygan 
Memorial Hospital. The former Jeannette Lee McDonald, she was born at Philadelphia, 
Pa., a daughter of the late Martin J. and Mary H. Cannon McDonald. 
On June 27, 1947, she married Henry G. Stage of Kiel. The couple made their home at 
Kiel since then. Mrs. Stage was a member and past matron of Kiel Chapter No. 281 
Order of Eastern Star, and a member of St. Peter United Church of Christ in Kiel.  
Survivors besides her husband are a daughter, Mrs. E. J. (Jeannette) Hahn of 
Morristown, N.J.; two granddaughters; and a sister, Mrs. Charles Decker, Kanoga Park, 
Calif. She was preceded in death by an infant son. 
Funeral services will be held at St. Peter United Church of Christ, Kiel, with the 
Rev. John F. Baumann, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Kiel Cemetery.
Sheboygan Press, March 1, 1968


MINNIE STAEGE

Mrs. Minnie Staege, 76, 1004 Third Street, died at Sheboygan Memorial hospital 
Saturday morning. She had been admitted to the hospital early Friday evening.  
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at St. Peter’s United Church of 
Christ with the Rev. John Baumann officiating. Burial was in Kiel Cemetery.
The former Minnie Mueller, she was born March 23, 1891 in the town of Rhine, 
a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ernst Mueller. She was married to George P. 
Staege of the town of Russell, April 24, 1913, following which the couple farmed 
in Russell until the husband’s death in July, 1955. Since then she had been 
living with her son, Henry in Kiel. She was a member of St. Peter’s United Church 
of Christ and its Frauen Verein.  
Only immediate survivors are the son, Henry, a granddaughter and two great 
grandsons.  
Kiel Tri-County Record – January 11, 1968
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(23 Mar 1891/Jan 1968/SSDI)


JUDITH A. STANGE

Judith A. Stange, 65, of 625 St. Paul St., Kiel, died Monday morning, June 6, 
2005 at her home with her loving granddaughter, Megan and great-grandson, Ben, 
at her side.
She was the former Judith Schmidt, born May 8, 1940 in Plymouth, daughter of 
the late Earl and Florence Lemkuil Schmidt.
Judy was a 1958 graduate of Plymouth High School.
On June 24, 1978 she married Ralph Stange at St. Peter’s United Church of Christ, 
Town of Rhine.
Her husband, Ralph, preceded her in death on Feb. 8, 2005.
She was employed at Lawn Boy in Plymouth for over 30 years, retiring in 2005.
Judy was affiliated with St. Peter’s UCC, Town of Rhine.
Survivors include two children, Michael (Laurie) Pierce and Lanette (Shayne) 
Resser; grandchildren, Aaron Pierce, Megan Pierce and Judy’s great-grandson, 
(private). She is further survived by one sister, Theresa Kulow; one brother, 
Steve (Lola) Schmidt; niece, Nicole Kulow; nephew, Kyle Kulow; special aunt 
and uncle, Margie and Ray Preder; sister-in-law, “Mardy” Stange; brother-in-law 
and sister-in-law, Dick (Janet) Stange; special nieces and nephews, Terry (Jonna) 
Stange, Perry (Kathy) Stange, Shawn (Jennie) Stange, Cindy Stange, Kim Stange, 
Kevin (Tammy) Stange and Todd (Val) Stange; many aunts, uncles, cousins and 
friends also survive.
She was preceded in death by two grandsons, Dylan and Cody Pierce and one 
brother-in-law, Robert Stange. 


RALPH H. STANGE

Ralph H. Stange, age 62, of 625 St. Paul St., Kiel, died Tuesday afternoon, 
Feb. 8, 2005, at Aurora Sheboygan Memorial Hospital after a brief battle with 
cancer.
He was born Jan. 17, 1943 in Sheboygan, a son of the late Carl “Jack” and Irene 
Backhaus Stange and a 1960 graduate of Random Lake High School.
On June 24, 1978 he married Judith Schmidt Pierce at St. Peter’s UCC in the 
Town of Rhine and became a father to her two children, Michael and Lanette 
Pierce.
He lived in the Beechwood – Kewaskum area until moving to the Franklin area in 
1973. He did carpenter work for a number of years and then was employed by 
Sheboygan Beverage and for the past 11 years at Kohler Co. until becoming ill 
in January of this year.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army from July 1964 to June 1966 serving in 
Vietnam.
Ralph enjoyed bowling and playing horseshoes.
He is survived by his wife, Judi; one son, Michael (Laurie) Pierce of rural Kiel; 
one daughter, Lanette (Shayne) Resser of rural Elkhart Lake; three grandchildren, 
(private); and one great-grandson, (private); two brothers, Robert (Mardell) 
Stange of Franklin and Richard (Janet) Stange of Kewaskum; one brother-in-law, 
Steven (Lola) Schmidt of Howards Grove; and one sister-in-law, Theresa Kulow 
of Johnsonville. He is also survived by one aunt, one uncle and many nieces, 
nephews, cousins and friends. He was preceded in death by two grandsons, Cody 
and Dylan Pierce; his parents; maternal and paternal grandparents; and his 
in-laws, Earl and Flossy Schmidt. 


CORP. AUGUST STARK

Corp. August L. Stark of Elkhart Killed In Crash
Eklhart Lake.-Mrs. Helen Stark of Elkhart Lake received a message from A.A. 
Vandergrift, Lt. Gen. U.S.M.C. on Saturday, informing her that her son, Corp. 
August L. Stark, U.S. Marine Corps, died in an airplane accident at sea near 
Emican Island, St. Matthias group on Feb. 27.
Corp. Stark was born Jan 30, 1914, at Elkhart Lake, and until the time he 
entered service he was in business with his mother in the operation of Pine 
Point Resort. He graduated from the Plymouth High School in 1932 and was 
active in athletics and a great lover of the outdoors. He entered service 
Jan. 29, 1943, and trained at. San Diego, Cal., Percel, Okla., Jacksonville, 
Fla., and Cherry Point, N.C.
Survivors are his mother; his twin brother, Walter Stark, U.S. N.R., who is 
serving in the Pacific. His father, Walter Stark, Sr., died July 17, 1936.
Sheboygan Press, March 28, 1945  P. 2


FAY P. STARK

ELKHART LAKE - Fay P. Stark, age 79, formerly of Elkhart Lake, passed away on 
Thursday, March 4, 2004, at the Lodi Good Samaritan Nursing Home, in Lodi, 
where she had been a resident for the past three years.
She was born on March 19, 1924, in Superior, a daughter of the late Oscar and 
Anna Marie Paulson Johnson. She graduated from Superior High School. On June 19, 
1945, Fay was married to Walter Stark. The couple made their home in Elkhart 
Lake. She had been employed at Sargento Cheese in Elkhart Lake for more than 30 
years.
Fay had been a member of St. George/ St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Elkhart 
Lake and had sung in it's choir. She was also a member of the Auxiliary of the 
Kiel V.F.W. post and had sung with the Plymouth Chordaletts for a number of years. 
Survivors include a daughter, Stephanie Skaggs of Milwaukee; a son, Augie (Lin) 
Stark of Morrisonville; three grandchildren, Monica Skaggs, Jessica Skaggs and 
Nicole Stark; a great-grandson, (private); four step-grandchildren, (private) 
three step-great-granchildren, (private); two brothers, Ozzie Johnson of Superior 
and Carl (Nia) Johnson of Germany; a sister-in-law, Millie Johnson of Wisconsin 
Rapids; and her very special friend, Vince Sippel of Plymouth. She was preceded 
in death by her husband in September 1976; and by a brother, Chester Johnson. 
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, March 10, 2004, at 11 a.m. 
at ST. THOMAS AQUINAS CATHOLIC CHURCH in Elkhart Lake. The Rev. Daniel Lasecki, 
pastor, will be the celebrant. Burial will be in Kiel Cemetery. 
(no newspaper cited/no date)


HELEN STARK

Funeral services for Mrs. Helen Stark, 74, of Elkhart Lake, who
died early Thursday evening at the Plymouth hospital, will be
held at 2 p. m. Monday at the Meiselwitz Funeral home, Kiel.
The Rev. E. L. Worthman, pastor of Ss. Peter and Paul church,
will officiate, and interment will be made in the Kiel cemetery.
The daughter of August and Katherine Paulsen, the deceased was 
born Oct. 24, 1874, in the town of New Holstein, and was married 
on Jan. 18, 1898, to Herman Greve. Until Mr. Greve’s death in 1908 
the couple resided at Kiel and operated a mill and grain elevator.
In May, 1913, she was married to Walter Stark of Elkhart Lake.
In partnership with her husband, Mrs. Stark operated the Pine
Point resort at Elkhart until 1914 when the premises were sold to
outside interests.
Survivors are one son, Walter, Crystal Lake; one granddaughter,
and a brother, Arthur, Milwaukee. One son, August, a member of the
army air corps, died in combat service in February, 1945, and her
husband died in 1936. Five other children, two brothers and two
sisters also preceded her in death.
Mrs. Stark was an honorary member of the Royal Neighbor lodge of 
Kiel and a former member of the Kiel Frauenverein.
The body will lie in state at the funeral home from Sunday noon
until the time of the services. - 6-10-1948


TECKLA STARK

Mrs. Otto (Teckla) Stark, 93, formerly of 1420 South Kernan Avenue, 
Appleton, and presently of Appleton Extended Care Center, died early 
Tuesday morning, September 17, after a long illness.
She was born August 29, 1892 in Kiel and had been a resident of 
Rhinelander all her married life. She had been an Appleton resident 
for the past 12 years.
Survivors include a niece, Henriette Frederick, Appleton; a nephew, 
Louis Stark, Niagara; and two cousins. She was preceded in death by 
her husband in 1973. 
The complete funeral will be 11 a.m. September 19, at the Valley 
Funeral Home with Rev. Leon Knitt officiating. Burial will be in 
the Kiel Cemetery.
Chilton Times Journal, September 19, 1985
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Mrs. Otto Stark (Teckla)
Formerly of 1420 S. Kernan Ave., presently of Appleton Extended Care Center, 
age 93, died early Tuesday morning, September 17, 1985 after a long illness. 
She was born August 29, 1892 in Kiel and had been resident of Rhinelander all 
her married life. She had been an Appleton resident for the past 12 years. 
Survivors include a niece, Henriette Frederick, Appleton; a nephew, Louis 
Stark, Niagara; two cousins. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1973. 
The complete funeral will be 11 a.m., Thursday, September 19 at the Valley 
Funeral Home with Rev. Leon Knitt officiating. Burial will be in the Kiel City 
Cemetery. Friends may call at the Valley Funeral Home, 2211 N. Richmond St. 
from 10 a.m. Thursday until the time of service.
Post Crescent, September 17, 1985  P. D3


WALTER STARK  (d. 1936)

Walter Stark, Proprietor Of Pine Point Resort At Elkhart Dies 
At Home This Morning
Elkhart Lake – (Special) – The many friends and acquaintances 
of Walter Stark, 66, proprietor of Pine Point resort here, were 
greatly saddened today when they learned that he had died at 
his home here this morning, after being confined to his bed for 
a week with an illness from which he had been suffering for 
years. Mr. Stark, whose friends can be found all over the United 
States, was born in Bart Zoden, Germany, on April 21, 1870.  He 
was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Stark, and in 1893 he came 
to America for a visit at Milwaukee.  He was so impressed with 
America that he decided to remain in this country, and for some 
time he was chef in the La Salle hotel in Chicago. Then for many 
years he was diet chef at St. Luke’s hospital in Chicago.  
In 1899, together with George Diefenthaeler, he bought Pine Point 
resort here.  Mr. Diefenthaeler died after the first season, and 
after that Mr. Stark, Mrs. Diefenthaeler, and her daughter, Mrs. 
E. A LaBudde, operated the resort until 1907, when Mr. Stark 
bought out the Diefenthaeler interest.  In 1922 Mr. Stark sold 
the resort to A. F. Guignet, who operated it until 1928, when the 
former took possession of it again and has been the proprietor 
ever since.  
Mr. Stark was married to Mrs. Helen Greve on March 26, 1913.  He 
was a member of the Elkhart Lake Civic Association. He is survived 
by his widow; one daughter, Mrs. Phillip Z???? of Nekoosa; two sons, 
Waldo and August at home; two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Stadelmeve 
and Mrs. Sophia Riegel, both of Germany; five brothers, August and 
Louis both of Crystal Lake and Anton, Adolph and Hans of Germany 
and one grandchild. 
The funeral services will be held Monday at the Raeder Funeral Home, 
and an old friend, the Rev. ???? who is visiting in Chilton will 
officiate at the service.                             
Sheboygan Press, July 17, 1936


WALTER G. STARK    (d. 1976)

Walter G. Stark, 62, of 114 South East Street, Elkhart lake, died September 24 
at Plymouth Hospital after being stricken with a heart attack. He had been in 
failing health the past five years.  
He was born Jan 30, 1914 in Milwaukee, a son of the late Walter and Helen Paulsen 
Stark who owned and operated the Pine Point Resort at Elkhart Lake for many years. 
He attended Plymouth High School and the Layton School of Art, Milwaukee. A World 
War II veteran, he served with the United States Navy Seabees in the Pacific 
Theater from 1942-456. On June 18, 1945, he married Fay Johnson of Superior at 
Camp Endicott, Rhode Island. The couple made their home at Elkhart Lake since 
their marriage.  
A quality control general foreman at Tecumseh Products Company, New Holstein until 
his retirement due to ill health a few years ago, Mr. Stark was widely known for 
his photography, being one of the first to take pictures at Road America. He was 
a member of St. George Catholic Church, Elkhart Lake and the Tri-County VVFW Post 
6707 at Kiel.
Surviving are his widow; one daughter, Miss Stepanie Stark of Milwaukee, one son, 
August of Stevens Point.  
Funeral services were held Monday at St. George Catholic Church, Elkhart Lake. The 
Reverend Cletus Kaiser, pastor was the celebrant. Burial was in the Kiel cemetery.
Kiel Tri-County Record – September 30, 1976


ANGELINE E. STAUSS

Angeline E. Stauss, age 84, a resident of Sunny Ridge Healthcare Center in 
Sheboygan and formerly of the Town of Rhine, died unexpectedly on Sunday, 
Jan. 9, 2005.
She was born in the Town of Herman on Aug. 30, 1920, a daughter of the late 
Edwin and Edna (Lau) Feldmann. Angeline attended Pinehurst School and Howards 
Grove High School.
On May 24, 1941 she was united in marriage to Arthur Stauss. The couple farmed 
on the Stauss homestead in the Town of Rhine. Arthur preceded her in death on 
Dec. 16, 1971. Angeline was a hard worker and enjoyed farm life. She loved 
cooking and baking, doing word puzzles and most importantly, cherished her cats. 
She was a member of Bethel United Church of Christ in Ada.
Angeline is survived by a sister-in-law, Evelyn Feldmann of town Herman, one 
niece and several nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, she was 
preceded in death by one brother.
A funeral service will be conducted for Angeline on Wednesday, Jan. 12 at 7 p.m. 
at Zimmer's Westview Funeral and Cremation Care Center. The Rev. Sara Morse, 
pastor of Bethel U.C.C., will officiate. A private committal service will be held 
at the Kiel City Cemetery.
Friends may call at Westview on Wednesday from 4 p.m. until the time of the 
service.
A memorial fund has been established in her name to Bethel U.C.C.
Special thanks to Brian Moenning and his family for helping Angeline manage her 
daily living for many years. Also thanks to Brian and Janet Wesley for coming to 
her aid when she called on Lifeline. In addition, special thanks to the Visiting 
Nurse Association and the staff of Sunny Ridge for the loving care Angeline 
received.
Condolences may be made online at www.zimmerfuneralhome.com Zimmer's Westview 
Funeral and Cremation Care Center is serving the family.
The Sheboygan Press, January 11, 2005
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(30 Aug 1920/09 Jan 2005/SSDI)


ARTHUR A. STAUSS

Arthur Stauss, 56, died of an apparent heart attack at his home at R. 1, Elkhart 
Lake, Town of Rhine, Thursday afternoon. He was born Aug. 26, 1915, son of the 
late Philip and Ida Meyer Stauss.
Mr. Stauss was a member of Bethel United Church of Christ and was baptized and 
confirmed there. He attended rural school near Ada.
On May 24, 1941, he married Angeline Feldmann after which the couple resided on 
the present farm in Rhine. Survivors are his wife; four brothers, Henry, Town of 
Herman, Walter, Town of Russell, Jacob, Chicago, and Alvin, Town of Rhine.
He was preceded in death by two sisters and a brother.
Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Monday at Bethel United Church of Christ near 
Ada. The Rev. Donald King, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Kiel Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Walter H. Ahrens Funeral Home at Howards Grove from 3 p.m. 
Sunday until 11 a.m. Monday and at the church from noon until time of services.
A memorial fund has been established in Mr. Stauss' name. 
Sheboygan Press, Dec 17, 1971 (pg 16)
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(26 Aug 1915/Dec 1971/SSDI)


ALBERT E. STECKER

Albert E. Stecker, 83, of 710 Third St., Kiel, died Tuesday at Sheboygan Memorial 
Hospital following an illness of several months.  
He was born July 26, 1900, in the town of Rantoul, a son of Frederick and Marie 
Lemke Stecker. He attended Lutheran School in the town of Rantoul. His marriage 
to Eula Wing took place Feb. 12, 1931, at Hilbert. They operated a cheese factory 
in the town of New Holstein for 20 years before moving to Kiel, where they 
operated a tavern until 1967. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Kiel 
and the Kiel Fish and Game Club.  
Surviving are his wife; a daughter, Mrs. Donald (Marilyn) Forbes of Kiel; a son, 
James of New Holstein; three grandchildren; and a brother, Otto of Kiel. 
Two grandson, three sisters, and four brothers preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be at Trinity Lutheran Church in Kiel. The Rev. Richard 
Warnke, pastor, will officiate.  Burial will be in Kiel Cemetery.
No newspaper cited – February 1984
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(26 Jul 1900/Feb 1984/SSDI)


EULA MAY STECKER

Eula May Stecker, 87, formerly of 22 E. Fremont St., Kiel, died Wednesday 
afternoon, June 27, 2001 at Willowdale Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 
New Holstein, where she resided the past four months.
She is the former Eula Wing, born April 11, 1914 in the Town of Maine, 
Outagamie Co., daughter of the late Edwin & Sarah Utter Wing.
On Feb. 12, 1931, she married Albert Stecker at Hilbert, Wisconsin. He 
preceded her in death on Feb. 28, 1984.
The couple operated a Cheese Factory in the Town of New Holstein for 20 
years before moving to Kiel where they operated a tavern until 1967. Eula 
was employed at A. A. Laun Lumber as a bookkeeper and was a dispatcher for 
the Kiel Police and Fire Department, retiring on July 18, 1981.
She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Kiel.
(Survivors omitted for privacy)
She was preceded in death by her husband, two grandsons, four brothers and 
two sisters.
According to her wishes, private funeral services will be held at Meiselwitz-
Vollstedt Funeral Home, Kiel. There will be no visitation. Burial will take 
place in the Kiel City Cemetery.
A memorial has been established for Trinity Lutheran Church, Kiel.
The Sheboygan Press


OTTO J. STECKER

Mr. Otto Stecker, 94, of 320 North St., Kiel, died Friday evening, Dec. 18, at 
Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center, shortly after being admitted.  
He was born Nov. 11, 1893, in the Town of Rantoul, son of the late Frederick and 
Maria (Lemke) Stecker. He attended Trinity Lutheran Parochial School in the Town 
of Rantoul. His first marriage was to Edna Schwanke. She preceded him in death. 
On Nov. 26, 1953, he married Valeska Gosse Richter at Kiel. He farmed for several 
years in Calumet County, and also owned and operated several cheese factories in 
the Chilton and Kiel area. Stecker was also an employee at Reliance Construction 
Co., in Sheboygan, retiring in 1958. 
He was a World War I veteran, serving in France in 1917. Stecker was a member of 
Trinity Lutheran Church, Kiel, serving on its church council for several years, 
and the Kiel American Legion.  
Survivors are his wife, Valeska; two daughters, Mrs. Randy (Valerie) Spindler of 
Newton, and Mrs. Elaine Wick of Milwaukee; a stepson, Victor Richter of rural Kiel; 
seven grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; three great grandchildren. He was 
preceded in death by three sisters, five brothers, and a son, Ronald.  
Funeral services will be held at Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel. The Rev. Richard 
Warnke, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, Kiel, will officiate. Burial will be 
in the Kiel Cemetery.
No newspaper cited – December 18, 1987


RONALD O. STECKER
 
Last rites for Ronald O. Stecker, 29, of Menomonee Falls, son-in-law of 
Sheboygan County Undersheriff and Mrs. Harry Hill, will be held at 2 p.m. 
Monday in Trinity Lutheran Church at Kiel.
Pastor E. G. Behm will officate, with burial in Kiel Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home in Kiel after 3 p.m. Sunday, 
until 11 a.m. Monday and from noon at the church.
Mr. Stecker, employed as a timekeeper at the Evenrude Motors plant in 
Milwaukee, died early Friday at St. Michael's Hospital, Milwaukee, where he 
had been for about three weeks.
A native of the Town of Eaton, (Manitowoc County), he was born Nov. 6, 1933, 
a son of Otto and the late Edna Stecker.
His mother died in 1938, and in 1945 he moved to Kiel with his father. He 
attended elementary school there and in 1949 moved to Crystal Lake where he 
attended Elkhart Lake High School, graduating in 1951.
He later went to Milwaukee to work, and on April 12, 1958, married Miss Nancy 
Hill of Plymouth at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church there.
The couple lived in Milwaukee until three years ago when they moved to Silver 
Springs Rd., Menomonee Falls.
Mr. Stecker had been a part time student recently at the University of Wisconsin 
in Milwaukee.
He was a member of Mount Lebanon Lutheran Church in Milwaukee.
(Survivors omitted for privacy)
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Ronald Stecker, 29, of N56 W15154 Silver Springs Rd., Menomonee Falls, son of 
Otto Stecker and the late Edna Schwanke Stecker, of Kiel died early Friday 
morning at St. Michael Hospital, Milwaukee, following a short illness.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Trinity Lutheran Church, Kiel. The 
Rev. E.G. Behm will officiate and burial will be in Kiel Cemetery.
Mr. Stecker was born Nov. 6, 1933, at Eaton. He moved to Kiel with his father 
in 1945 and later moved to Crystal Lake. He was graduated from Elkhart Lake High 
School in 1951. He moved to Milwaukee in 1956. He married the former Nancy Hill 
April 12, 1958, at Plymouth. The couple resided at Milwaukee until 1960, then 
moved to Menomonee Falls.
Mr. Stecker was employed at Evenrude Motors, Milwaukee, and was a part time 
student at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Survivors include his wife, his father and step-mother, a sister, Mrs. Elaine 
Wick, of Milwaukee, a half-brother, Victor Richter, of Rt. 2, Kiel, and a step-
sister, Miss Valerie Stecker, at home.
Friends may call at Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, after 3 p.m. Sunday until 11 
a.m. Monday when the casket will be moved to the church where the body will lie 
in state until time of service.
Two Rivers Reporter, August 24, 1963 P. M-9


VALESKA L. STECKER

Valeska L. Stecker, 94, formerly of Kiel, died Sunday morning September 2, 2007 
at Harmony House in Manitowoc where she had been a resident for the past year. 
She is the former Valeska Gosse, born July 18, 1913 in the Town of Centerville, 
daughter of the late Fred & Minnie (Wolhaupt) Gosse. 
Valeska attended grade school in the Town of Centerville, she graduated from 
Manitowoc County Normal School in 1928 and from Sheboygan Business College in 
1929. 
Valeska was married to Victor W. Richter and he preceded her in death in 1935. 
She later was married to Milton A. Richter. On November 26, 1953 she married 
Otto J. Stecker at Trinity Lutheran Church and Otto preceded her in death on 
December 18, 1987. 
Valeska worked for the Mosel-Centerville Telephone Co. She helped on the family 
farm while married to Milton. She later worked for Hansen Glove Co, Tecumseh 
Products and was a Police and Fire Dispatcher for the City of Kiel until her 
retirement. 
She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Kiel. Survivors include a Son; 
Victor G. (Mary Ann) Richter of rural Kiel. A daughter; Valerie (Randy) Spindler 
of Newton. A Stepdaughter; Elaine Wick. Her Grandchildren; Mark (Gretchen) 
Spindler of Valders, Mike (Heidi) Spindler of Manitowoc, Bill Spindler and 
Fiancée Becky Kurtzbach of Manitowoc, Andrea Spindler of Sheboygan, Tommy 
(Nikki) Spindler of Reedsville, Jayden (Heidi) Richter of Appleton, Dr. Joylyn 
(Dr. Marvin) Moore of Two Rivers. Two Step-grandchildren; Bonnie Weston and Gary 
Wick. 10 Great Grandchildren and 3 Step Great Grandchildren. 
She was preceded in death by a stepson; Ronald Stecker, a Grandson; Shane Richter, 
and an infant Granddaughter. 
Burial in the Kiel City Cemetery. 


DAVID STEFFES

David W. Steffes, age 71, of Kiel, died Sunday afternoon, Jan. 22, 2006, 
surrounded by his loving wife and family after a courageous battle with cancer 
at Holy Family Memorial Hospital,Manitowoc.
He was born Dec. 31, 1934 in Fond du Lac County, son of the late John and Amelia 
Bittner Steffes. Dave attended St. Claudius Catholic School, St. Cloud, and was 
a 1954 graduate of New Holstein High School. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, 
serving his country from 1957-1959. On Aug 30, 1975, he married Marjorie Fischer 
Vorpahl at St. Claudius Catholic Church, St. Cloud. Dave worked at Arps Mfg. Corp 
& Ameriquip, New Holstein, for 44 years, retiring in 1999. He currently was 
working at his stepsons' business; Maintenance Plus, New Holsteins, as their all-
around handyman. He was a member of SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Kiel, and 
sang in the AMEN church choir. He also was a member of the Knights of Columbus 
and the Collins Lions Club. Dave enjoyed golfing, bowling, NASCAR and playing 
cards, especially sheepshead.
Survivors include his wife: Marjorie of Kiel; stepchildren: Daniel (Dianne) Vorpahl, 
Kiel; Coreen (Gene) Bitter, Elkhart Lake; Judy (Tom) Klein, Kiel; DuWayne (Michelle) 
Berenz, Kiel; and stepgrandchildren: Renea Vorpahl; Rachal Vorpahl and fiancée, 
Craig Heeler, Andrea Vorphal, Tanya (Jason) Schnell, Jeremy Bitter, Jayme Berenz, 
Anna, Danielle and Austin Berenz. He is further survived by two sisters: Angie Burg 
and Doreen Kleinfeldt; four brothers: Roland (Sally) Steffes, Julian (Rosemary) 
Steffes, Paul (Martha) Steffes, and Ralph (Darlene) Steffes; brothers and sisters-in-
law: Shirley Steffes, Francis Hall, Al and Shirley Fischer, Vernetta and Gerald Zutz, 
Joann Fischer; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends. He was preceded 
in death by his sister: Myrtle Hall; his brother: Cletus Steffes; brothers-in-law: 
Orvin Kleinfeldt; John burg, Orville Fischer, and nephew, Tom Steffes.
The funeral Mass will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2006, at SS Peter & Paul 
Catholic Church, Kiel, with the Rev. Loren Nys S.D.S. officiating.
Burial will take place in the Kiel City Cemetery.
Friends may call at the church on Wednesday from 3 until 5:30 p.m. when brief family 
rites will take place.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established in his name.
Meiselwitz-Vollstedt Funeral Home, Kiel, is assisting the family.
Online condolences at www.Meiselwitzfh.com.
Dave's family would like to thank the doctors and staff at Calumet Medical Center, 
Chilton, and Holy Family Memorial Hospital, Manitowoc, for their care.
Herald Times Reporter, January 24, 2006 


IDA STEINBERG

Death came at 3:40 p.m. Tuesday to Mrs. Ida Steinberg, 70, at her home here 
after a lingering illness. She was born March 1, 1880, in the town of Rhine, 
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gottfried Bunge. She married Louie A. Steinberg on 
December 1, 1900, and they operated a farm in Schleswig township until they 
moved to Kiel 34 years ago. Mr. Steinberg died February 12, 1947. For the past 
year she has been making her home with her nephew and family, Mr. and Mrs. 
Walter Stecker.
Funeral services will be held from the St. Peter Evangelical and Reformed 
Church Friday afternoon, with the Rev. E. L. Worthman in charge. Burial will 
be made in the Kiel cemetery. 
She is survived by her sister, Mrs. Anna Kaiser of Reedfield, Wis., and three 
brothers, Rudolph, Herman and Otto Bunge.
No newspaper cited - 1950


LOUIE STEINBERG

Louie F. Steinberg, 70, died early today at his home, 1028 N. Seventh street,
Kiel, after an illness lasting two years.
He was born Dec. 25, 1875, in the town of Schleswig. He attended school in
that township.
On Dec. 1, 1900, he married Ida Bunge, town of Rhine, and they immediately
settled on the Steinberg homestead in the town of Schleswig where they lived
ever since.
Survivors are his wife, his brother, Herman Steinberg of Kiel, and his sister,
Mrs. David Raquet of the town of Schleswig.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 Friday afternoon at the Meiselwitz 
funeral home in Kiel and at 2 at the St. Peter Evangelical and Reformed church.
Rev. E.L. Worthman will conduct the services.
The body will lie in state at the funeral home from Thursday noon until the
time of the funeral. Burial will be in the Kiel city cemetery.
(2-12-1946 handwritten on the obituary-no newspaper named)


ALFRED STEINHARDT

Alfred W. Steinhardt, 82, of 79 A Dewey Street, Kiel, died Friday February 18, 
1994, at the Calumet Medical Center in Chilton.
He was born July 5, 1911, in Kiel, son of the late Ferdinand and Leta Ladwig 
Steinhardt. He was a graduate of the Kiel Schools. On September 18, 1937, he 
married Alyce Kuester in Kiel. He worked at H. G. Weber in Kiel as a machinist 
prior to retirement.  
Survivors include his wife Alyce of Kiel; one daughter, Sandra (Allen) Steffen 
of Kiel; 8 grandchildren; 2 great grandchildren; 3 step great grandchildren; 
2 brothers; Roy (Emma) of Kiel and Donald of Sun City, West Arizona; 2 sisters; 
Irma Berth of Peshtigo, and Dorothy Roeck of Neenah. He was preceded in death 
by 1 sister.  
Funeral services will be held at Meiselwitz Funeral Home in Kiel with the Rev. 
Raymond C. Coombs officiating. Burial will be in the Kiel City Cemetery.
No newspaper or date cited
********
(Alfred W./05 Jul 1911/18 Feb 1994/SSDI)


ALYCE STEINHARDT

Alyce E. Steinhardt, 86, of 79 Dewey St., Apt. A, Kiel, died Wednesday morning, 
June 21, 2000 at her home.  
She is the former Alyce Kuester born May 14, 1914 in Kiel, a daughter of the late 
Christian and Bertha Voelker Kuester. She attended Kiel Schools. On Sept. 18, 1937 
she married Alfred Steinhardt. He preceded her in death on Feb. 18, 1994. 
Alyce was a clerk at the former Christel’s Department Store in Kiel, and also a 
clerk at Evans 5 & 10 Store in Kiel. She loved to play cards, bowl and be with her 
many friends.  
Survivors include her daughter, Sandra (Allen) Steffen; eight grandchildren, four 
great Grandchildren; one brother, Bill Kuester of Kiel and two sisters, Leona 
Hartmann of Walworth, Wis., and Florence (Edwin) Temme of Howards Grove.  
She was preceded in death by two brothers, Walter and Christian Kuester; three 
sisters, Edna Kuester, Adalia Hochrein and Ruth Hecker, and two great grand-
children. 
Funeral services will be held at St. Peer’s United Church, Kiel with the Rev. 
Raymond C. Coombs officiating.  Burial will be in the Kiel City Cemetery.
No newspaper or date cited
********
(Alyce E./14 May 1914/21 Jun 2000/SSDI)


EMMA STEINHARDT

Emma Steinhardt, 83, of 1011 Kretsch Court, Kiel, died Thursday evening, Feb. 19, 
1998 at St. Joseph's Hospital, Milwaukee, where she was a patient the past week.
She is the former Emma Gross Born Dec. 25, 1914, in Schulz, Russia, daughter of 
the late Gottfried and Katarina Gross.
She was a 1940 graduate of Kiel High School.
On Sept. 11, 1945, she married Roy Steinhardt at St. Peter's United Church of 
Christ, Kiel.
She was a member of St. Peter's United Church of Christ, Kiel; Women's Guild and 
the Kiel Historical Society. Emma enjoyed sewing, gardening, quilting and 
embroidery.
Survivors include her husband of 52 years, Roy; four children, Patricia Steinhardt, 
Racine, Michael (Connie) Steinhardt, Kiel; Dennis (Karen) Steinhardt, West Bend and 
David Steinhardt, Washington, D.C.; three grandchildren, Lindsey, Harrison and 
Hayden; three brothers, Harvey (Arliss) Gross, Harry (June) Gross and Harland 
(Evelyn) Grosshuesch, all of Sheboygan; three sisters, Gloria (LeRoy) Milz, Marion 
Hass, Sheboygan and Deloris (Robert) Cummins, Calif.; further survived by other 
relatives and many friends. She was preceded in death by four brothers and three 
sisters.
Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, 1998, at St. Peter's United 
Church of Christ, Kiel, with the Rev. Raymond C. Coombs, officiating. Burial will be 
in Kiel City Cemetery. Friends may call at the CHURCH, on Sunday, from 2 p.m. until 
the time of services.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established for the Organ Chancel Fund at 
St. Peter's UCC.
Meiselwitz-Vollstedt Funeral Home, Kiel, is in charge of arrangements.
Sheboygan Press, February 21, 1998  P. A2


FERDINAND STEINHARDT

Ferdinand A. Steinhardt, 82, of 429 North Street, a former Kiel alderman,
died early Tuesday in Calumet Memorial Hospital, Chilton. He had been
hospitalized three weeks.
Funeral services will be held today, Thursday, at 1:30 p.m. at Meiselwitz
Funeral Home. The Rev. John F. Baumann, pastor of St. Peter's United 
Church of Christ, will officiate. Burial will be in the Kiel cemetery.
Mr. Steinhardt, who operated a Kiel tavern for 46 years, was born in
Plymouth, May 16, 1886, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Steinhardt.
He married Leta Ladwig on September 11, 1907, in Plymouth. The couple
moved to Kiel in 1910. They celebrated their golden wedding anniversary
in September, 1957.
A member of the Kiel Common Council for 18 years, Mr. Steinhardt also
served on the city's park board and was formerly active in the Kiel Fire
Department.
He was also a charter member of Manitowoc Tribe 49, Redmen Lodge, and 
its 24-Hour Club.
Surviving are his wife; three sons, Roy and Alfred, Kiel and Donald,
La Grange, Illinois, two daughters, Mrs. Elmer Berth, Peshtigo and Mrs.
Dorothy Roeck, Neenah; 17 grandchildren and 18 (obit truncated here)
(12-5-1968 handwritten on the obituary-no newspaper named
*******
(16 May 1886/Dec 1968/SSDI)


LETA STEINHARDT
 
Mrs. Leta Steinhardt, 85, of Kiel, widow of Ferdinand A., died last 
week Wednesday at Willowdale Nursing Home, New Holstein, where she 
had resided the past month.
The former Leta Ladwig, she was born April 19, 1888 in Plymouth, a 
daughter of the late Herman and Emma Loersch Ladwig. She attended 
Plymouth Public Schools.
On September 11, 1907 she was married to Mr. Steinhardt in Plymouth. 
The couple moved to Kiel in 1910.
Her husband operated a tavern in Kiel for 46 years prior to his death 
on December 3, 1968.
Mrs. Steinhardt was a member of St. Peter's United Church of Christ, 
Kiel.
Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Elmer Berth of Peshtigo and Mrs. 
Dorothy Roeck of Neenah; three sons, Roy and Alfred, both of Kiel, and 
Donald of LaGrange, Illinois; 17 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Saturday at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home. The 
Reverend John F. Baumann, pastor of St. Peter's United Church of Christ, 
officiated. Burial was in the Kiel Cemetery.
*******
(19 Apr 1888/Jan 1974/SSDI)


ROY P. STEINHARDT

Roy Steinhardt, 92, of 1911 Kretsch court, Kiel, died Sunday morning, Aug. 4, 
2002 at Calumet Medical Center in Chilton. He was born June 22, 1910 in Plymouth, 
son of the late Ferdinand and Leta Ladewig Steinhardt. Roy was a 1929 graduate 
of Kiel High School and also was a veteran of the US Army, serving from 1942 – 
1945.  
On Sept. 11, 1945, Roy married Emma Gross at St. Peter’s United Church of Christ, 
Kiel. Emma preceded him in death on Feb. 19, 1998. He was employed at A.A. Laun 
Furniture Company, Kiel for over 40 years, retiring in 1972. He enjoyed refinishing 
antique furniture, gardening, nurturing his many roses and was a baseball fan.  
Survivors include his children, Patricia Steinhardt of Racine, Michael (Connie) 
Steinhardt of Kiel, Dennis (Karen) Steinhardt of West Bend and David Steinhardt 
of Washington, D.C.; three grandchildren; one sister, Dorothy Roeck of Neenah and 
one brother, Donald Steinhardt of Peoria, Ariz. He was preceded in death by three 
brothers and sisters.  
Funeral services will be held at St. Peter UCC, with the Rev. Raymond C. Coombs, 
officiating. Burial will take place in the Kiel Cemetery.
Sheboygan Press – August 6, 2002



MATHILDA MESCH STEPHANY

Mrs. Mathilda Stephany, 69, of 118 N. Moore road, Port Washington,
died at 8 p.m. Monday at St. Alphonsus hospital following a short
illness.
Mrs. Stephany, nee Krieg, was born Feb. 28, 1882, in Milwaukee
where her childhood was spent. In 1910 she married to Dr. Albert
Mesch who preceded her in death in 1924. During this period they
lived in Kiel, Sheboygan county. In 1927 she was married to John
Stephany of Port Washington who preceded her in death in 1945.
She is survived by one son, Henry Mesch of Kiel; two grandchildren;
one sister, Mrs. Harvey Held of West Bend.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m, Thursday, at the Poole
Funeral home in Port Washington. The Rev. Carlus O. Basinger of
the First Congregational church will officiate at the last rites.
Interment will be made at Kiel.
Friends may call at the Poole chapel until the time of services.
Sheboygan Press, Wednesday, May 9, 1951  p.20


ANNA STERNBECK

Thursday evening, Mrs. Anna Sternbeck, aged 81, up until recently residing 
at 1019 6th St., this city, was called to rest.  Funeral services will be 
conducted Friday afternoon at three o’clock at the Trinity Lutheran church, 
with Rev. E. G. Behm officiating.  Burial will be made in the Kiel cemetery.
Mrs. Sternbeck was born in the town of Schleswig on July 15, 1867, the 
daughter of Frederick Ninmer and Henrietta Pickruhn.  On April 8, 1893 she 
was united in wedlock with August Sternbeck of the town of Schleswig, and 
the couple settled on a farm near Louis Corners. In 1919 they moved to Kiel, 
where Mr. Sternbeck passed away in May, 1927.  
Survivors include one son, Frank of New Holstein, and a sister, Mrs. August 
Luedke of Kiel, and three grandchildren.
No newspaper named, Aug 31, 1948


AUGUST STERNBECK
 
August Sternbeck was called to rest last Thursday morning at his 
home on Sixth street, after an illness of many weeks with pneumonia 
and heart ailment. The funeral services were held at the late home 
last Saturday afternoon, with interment in the Kiel cemetery. Rev. 
Kuether officiated. The deceased was born in the town of Schleswig 
on Aug. 8, 1869 and on April 12, 1893, he was married to Miss Anna 
Ninmer, who survives him. Mr. and Mrs. Sternbeck moved to Kiel in 
1919, from the town of Schleswig, where they owned a farm. Mr. 
Sternbeck was employed as carpenter the past few years. Besides his 
wife, he is survived by a foster son, Frank, of New Holstein, and 
three grandchildren. - 1927


ALEX STEWART    (d. 1982)

Alex Stewart, 86, a former Kiel resident, died Friday morning at Willowdale 
Nursing Home in New Holstein, where he had resided for the past two months. 
He was born June 1, 1895, in Clintonville, son of Alexander and Susan 
Sutherland Stewart. He attended school in Clintonville. 
Mr. Stewart served in the U.S. Army during World War I, and was on board the 
S.S. Tuscania which was torpedoed off the coast of Ireland. 
He married the former Rose Gagnon on Oct. 29, 1919, in Waupaca. The couple 
moved to Kiel where Mr. Stewart was employed at the Kiel Woodenware Co. until 
his retirement in 1961. Mrs. Stewart died in 1972. Mr. Stewart was a member 
of First Presbyterian Church in Kiel.
He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Ruth Kahle of Lake Geneva and Mrs. 
Kenneth (Lois) Grube of Kiel; three sons, Calvin of Marshfield, Herbert of 
Sheboygan, and Jack of Stockbridge; 36 grandchildren; and 21 great grand-
children. He was preceded in death by two daughters, one son, two grandsons, 
two sisters and one brother. 
Private family funeral services will be held at First Presbyterian Church in 
Kiel. The Rev. Joe V. Anderson, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in 
Kiel Cemetery. 
No newspaper cited – January 8, 1982


ALEXANDER STEWART  (d. 1968)

Funeral services will be held at Kiel Monday for 
Alexander W. Stewart Fr., a retired Air Force Major 
and a decorated World War II Pilot, who died Thursday 
at Newport News, Va.  He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. 
Alexander Stewart of 727 St. Paul St., Kiel.  
Major Stewart compiled a notable combat record during 
World War II, serving as a fighter pilot through the 
North African and Italian campaigns.  He was awarded 
the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with 
four clusters, a national citation, and six World 
War II campaign medals.  He enlisted in the Air Force 
in 1942, a year after his graduation from Kiel High 
School, and graduated from a pilot training school in 
1943.  After World War II, Stewart entered civilian 
life for a brief period, then was recalled to active 
duty at the start of the Korean War.  He served as an 
advance jet pilot instructor at Selma, Ala., for five 
years.  After being transferred to Japan for a three-
year tour with a fighter bomber unit, he retired from 
active duty as a command pilot with 21 years of 
military service.  Upon his retirement, Maj. Stewart 
was awarded the Air Force Commendation Medal.  
At the time of his death, he was employed as a car 
salesman in Newport News.  Mr. Stewart was born 
April 9, 1923, at Waupaca, and moved to Kiel with his 
parents as a boy.  He graduated from Kiel High School 
with the Class of 1942. 
Survivors include his parents; three daughters (private); 
three sisters (private); and three brothers (private). 
He was preceded in death by a son, Steven.  
Services will be held Monday at the First Presbyterian 
church at Kiel with the Rev. Allen L. Bowe, pastor, 
officiating. Burial will be in Kiel Cemetery.   
Sheboygan Press, June 29, 1968


CALVIN C. STEWART

Calvin C. Stewart, 60, of Marshfield, died Monday night at Marshfield Hospital.
He was born June 11, 1925, in Manitowoc County, son of Alexander Stewart and 
Rose Gagnon. He attended school in Kiel, and graduated from Kiel High School. 
Mr. Stewart was married April 20, 1957 at Maryville, Mo.  
He served in the US Army and Air Force for 20 years, retiring in 1966, and was 
a driver’s license examiner for the state of Wisconsin until 1981, when he 
retired due to ill health. 
Survivors include his wife, Lyvonne; one daughter, Mrs. Todd (Terry) Ikehara of 
Las Vegas, Nev.; and a daughter, Tracy of Marshfield; one grandson; two sisters, 
Mrs. Lois Grube of Kiel and Mrs. Ruth Kahle of Lake Geneva; two brothers, Jack 
Stewart of Hilbert and Herbert Stewart of Sheboygan.  
Memorial services will be at Hansen Funeral home in Marshfield and at First 
Presbyterian Church of Kiel.  Officiating at the Kiel ceremony will be the Rev. 
Joe Anderson, pastor.
August 26, 1985


JACK D. STEWART SR.

Jack D. Stewart Sr., age 78, of Fond du Lac, died Monday morning, October 24, 
2011 at Hospice Home of Hope, Fond du Lac after an extended illness.
He was born June 30, 1933 in the Kiel area, son of the late Alex & Rose (Gagnon) 
Stewart. Jack attended Kiel schools.
He was formerly married to Carol Mai-Rae.
Jack had been employed at Tecumseh Products, New Holstein for 43 years until his 
retirement.
He was an avid sports fan and enjoyed riding his Harley's.
Survivors include his son, Jack Stewart Jr (Diane Teskey) of Sheboygan, step 
grandchildren: Steven Teskey, Florida, Rebecca Teskey, West Allis & her children, 
Austin, Katelynn & Julia, one sister, Lois Grube, Kiel and his former wife, Carol 
Banuelos. He is further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. 
He was preceded in death by three sisters, Lorraine, June & Ruth and three brothers, 
Alex, Calvin & Herbie. Funeral services for Jack will be held at 6:00 pm, Friday, 
October 28, 2011 at Meiselwitz-Vollstedt Funeral Home, 815 6th St., Kiel with Rev. 
Fred Coleman officiating.
Cremation will follow with burial at the Kiel City Cemetery.


ROSE STEWART

Mrs. Alex Stewart, 72, of 737 St. Paul St., Kiel, died Friday
evening at St. Nicholas Hospital in Sheboygan after an illness 
of several months.
The former Rose Gagnon, she was born Sept. 29, 1899, at Houghton, 
Mich., a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gagnon. She 
attended school there.
On Oct. 29, 1919, she married Alex Stewart at Waupaca.
The couple moved to Kiel in 1924, where Mrs. Stewart was a member 
of the First Presbyterian Church, Kiel.
Surviving are her husband; three daughters, Mrs. Ruth Kohle of Lake 
Geneva, Mrs. Fred (June) Scheiderer of Jacksonville, Fla., and Mrs.
Kenneth (Lois) Grube of Kiel; three sons, Calvin of Kiel, Herbert 
of Sheboygan and Jack of New Holstein; 31 grandchildren; 14 great 
grand-children; one sister, Mrs. Katherine Lagassa of Sheboygan and 
a brother, William Gagnon of Duluth, Minn. She was preceded in death 
by one son, one daughter, two grandchildren, four sisters and one
brother.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at First Presbyterian Church
Kiel, with the Rev. Allen L. Bowe, pastor, officiating. Burial will be 
in Kiel Cemetery.
********
Mrs. Alex Stewart, 72, of 737 Saint Paul Street, Kiel, died Friday evening 
at St. Nicholas Hospital, Sheboygan.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at First Presbyterian Church, 
Kiel. The Rev. Allen Bowe will officiate and burial will be in Kiel Cemetery.
Friends may call at Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, after 4 p.m. Sunday until 
11 a.m. Monday and then from noon at the church until the time of service.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. May 27, 1972 


AUGUST STIER

Mr. Aug. Stier, an old settler in Kiel, died there on Thursday 
shortly before noon at 61 years, after a long period of suffering.  
He was troubled with a heart condition.  He came from Saxony about 
35 years ago to Manitowoc County and has lived there ever since.  
To mourn his passing is his wife, 3 daughters and two son; August, 
here in Plymouth working in the Brewery; Mrs. Wm Lawrence, living 
here; Miss Aurora, Meta and John.  The funeral was held in Kiel 
on Sunday.
Plymouth Post, April 21, 1898
********
Death Thursday last week of August Stier in his Kiel residence of a heart attack. 
The deceased was known throughout the entire state as a hunter and was often 
engaged by wealthy people as a guide and hunter. He was 61 years of age and leaves 
two sons and three daughters.
Der Nord Westen, April 21, 1898


CHRISTIANA STIER

Mrs. Christiana Stier, one of the old-time residents of Kiel, died last 
Friday at the home of her daughter Aurora at Thorp, where she has been 
making her home the past years. Death was due to the infirmities of old 
age. The deceased, nee Beyreis, was a native of Frankenhansen Saxony, 
Germany, where she was born Nov. 15, 1843. She was married in 1865 in 
the old country to August Stier, the couple came to America and made 
their home on a farm north of Kiel, later moving to the village, where 
Mr. Stier died about 24 years ago. A year later Mrs. Stier left Kiel to 
live with her children. She leaves one son and three daughters as follows: 
August and Helen at Plymouth, Aurora at Thorp and Meta in Oakland, Cal. 
Also 12 grandchildren. One son, John, died 12 years ago. The remains were 
brought to Plymouth, where services were held on Tuesday morning at 9 
o'clock, after which the body was taken to Kiel for interment in the family 
lot in the Kiel cemetery.


JOHN STIER

Plymouth--Mr. John Stier, son of Mrs. Aug. Stier, that for a 
long time was a barber here after long months of suffering of 
a sugar sickness died at the young age of 22 years.  He was 
born In Kiel, 14th of Jan. 1882 and came to Plymouth with his 
mother and sisters and brother for 5 years. Besides his mother 
he leaves three sisters, Mrs. Wm. Lawrence and Miss Aurora 
Stier and Mrs. Louis Pfrang from Chicago and one brother, Mr. 
Aug. Steir. He was a kind, loving young man. Worked with Local 
Hook & Ladder Co. and the RFL Lodge whose workers came of 
Monday morning with the died person to Kiel where the funeral 
was. Pastor Marsh from here performed the service.  
Plymouth Post, February 10, 1904


MALINDA STINE  (1st husband Laack)

Mrs. Roy Stine, 65, died late Sunday night at her home, 1224 S. Clair Ave.
A native of Manitowoc County, the former Malinda Zenk was born near Kiel on 
Dec. 16, 1900, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ludwig Zenk. She attended 
district school in Kiel and was confirmed at St. Peter’s Evangelical and 
Reformed Church, Kiel.
On July 24, 1920, she married Albert Laack of the Town of Plymouth. The couple 
located on a farm in the area until his death in 1938.  She married Roy Stine 
of Sheboygan on Oct. 7, 1944.
Mrs. Stine was employed by the Vollrath Co. until her retirement in April 1965.
She was a member of Ebenezer United Church of Christ, the E.C.J. Circle of the 
church and Germania Lodge of Sheboygan.
Surviving are her husband, Roy; a son, Allen Laack, a step-son, Roger Stine, 
and a stepdaughter, Mrs. Bernice St. Thomas, all of Sheboygan; five grandchildren, 
and a sister, Mrs. Erna Charles, Kiel.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Ebenezer United Church 
of Christ with the Rev. Reuben Grosshuesch, pastor, officiating.  Burial will be 
in the Kiel Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Ballhorn Funeral Chapel after 4 p.m. Tuesday until 11 a.m. 
Wednesday and then at the church from noon until time of services.
The Sheboygan Press – Monday, January 10, 1966
********
(Malinda Stine/16 Sep 1900/Jan 1966/SSDI)


ROGER STINE

Roger Stine, 65, of Sheboygan, died Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 25, 1996, at 
Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center.
Roger was born April 30, 1931 in Sheboygan to Roy and Myrtle Hustmann Stine. 
He attended Central High School.
He served in the U.S. Air Corps from 1952-1956.
On Oct. 6, 1956, he married Mae Henschel of Sheboygan at St. Peter United 
Church of Christ in Kiel. The couple celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary 
in October.
Roger was employed at Hayssen Manufacturing Co. for 20 years. He was a security 
officer at Memorial Mall, until illness forced his retirement in 1993.
Mr. Stine was a member of Ebenezer United Church of Christ and the Sheboygan 
Elks Lodge No. 299.
In addition to his wife, Mae, he is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, 
Douglas and Terri Stine, Meron, Wis., and Brian and Barbara Stine, Plymouth; 
two grandchildren, Bradley and Nicole; two uncles, Richard (Alice) Stine and 
Clarence (Irene) Stine, all of Ladysmith, Wis. He was preceded in death by his 
parents.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, 2 p.m. at Ballhorn Funeral Chapels. 
The Rev. Randall Brakemeyer, pastor of Ebenezer United Church of Christ, will 
officiate. Cremation will take place with a family interment at a later date. 
A reception will be held at Ballhorn's following the service.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established in his name.
Sheboygan Press, December 27, 1996  P. A2


ELIZABETH STOEGER

Mrs. Stoeger Passes Away
Following a lengthy illness, Mrs. Joseph Stoeger, aged 53, passed
away at her home here last Thursday morning at 11:30 o’clock.
The deceased was born in the town of Eaton on June 25, 1889,
the daughter of Frank and Wilhelmina Karstaedt. On March 13, 1913 
she was united in marriage with Joseph Stoeger. The couple resided 
at Sturgeon Bay for a year after their marriage, several years were 
spent in the town of Schleswig, in New Holstein, and on a farm near 
Sheboygan. Since 1930 they resided here.
Mrs. Stoeger is survived by her husband; one daughter, Mildred, at 
home; four brothers, Otto and Frank of the town of Meeme, Oscar of 
the town of Schleswig, and Edwin of Newton; two sisters, Mrs. Helmuth 
Gierke and Mrs. Arno Dedering of the town of Schleswig.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. on Saturday at the Meizelwitz 
Funeral Home, with the Rev. August H. Hammann officiating. Burial was 
made in the local cemetery.


JOSEPH STOEGER

Joseph W. Stoeger, 84, of 407 First St., Kiel, 
died Saturday at home.  Funeral services will 
be at Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel.  The Rev. 
John Baumann will officiate and burial will be 
in Kiel Cemetery. Mr. Stoeger  was born Jan. 7, 
1885, at Sturgeon Bay, son of the late Mr. and 
Mrs. Joseph Stoeger.  He was a carpenter-
contractor and March 13, 1913, he married 
Elizabeth Karstaedt of the Town of Schleswig. 
The couple lived at Sturgeon Bay one year and 
the Town of Schleswig before locating at Kiel 
in 1930. He had been employed at Stoelting Bros. 
Co., Kiel until retiring in 1951.  His wife 
preceded him in death in October 1942.  
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Erland 
(Mildred) Lawrence, of Kiel, two sisters, Mrs. 
Fred Vertz, of Egg Harbor and Mrs. David Vertz, 
of Sturgeon Bay and a grandson.   
Manitowoc Herald Times, January 27, 1969
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(08 Jan 1885/Jan 1969/SSDI)


ADOLPH STOELTING

Kiel's Pioneer Manufacturer, Adolph Stoelting Dies in Sleep
Death came peacefully to Adolph Stoelting, 75, in his sleep Tuesday night.
When he did not arise at his usual time Wednesday morning, his housekeeper,
Mrs. Eulalia Achtenhagen, discovered that he was dead. She had made a home
for Mr. Stoelting for three years at Indian Hill.
Mr. Stoelting was one of Kiel's pioneer manufacturers. He and his brothers
started the Stoelting Brothers Company in Kiel in 1906. He was president of
the company at the time of his death. Mr. Stoelting was more or less retired
from active business life but he still maintained an interest in the affairs
of the company. He spent several hours at the plant each working day and was
there as usual Tuesday.
He served in several civic jobs, among them was as an alderman back in 1920
when Kiel was first organized as a city. He was a member of the First
Presbyterian church, of the Chamber of Commerce and a former director of the
Citizens State Bank.
Funeral services well be held Friday at 2:00 p.m. at the Meiselwitz Funeral
Home with the Rev. Allen L. Howe preaching. Friends may call at the Funeral
Home after 2:00 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be in the Kiel Cemetery.
He was born November 24, 1882 at Franklin, the son of the late Frederick
and Sophia Martin Stoelting. He was baptized and confirmed at the Immanual
Evangelical and Reformed church in Town Herman.
August 15, 1907, he married Martha Krieger of Kiel. The couple celebrated 
their golden wedding anniversary in 1957.
Survivors include two sons, Frederick and Carl, of Kiel, two daughters Mrs.
William Kuether and Mrs. Olaf ??? of Kiel, 16 grandchildren and one great
grandchild; two brothers Otto of Kiel and Herman of Town Herman.
A memorial will be established for the Mission House Theological Seminary.
(1-26-1961 handwritten on the obituary-no newspaper named)


ANNA C. STOELTING

Mrs. Anna C. Stoelting, 89, of 823 6th St., Kiel, widow of Gustav, died Sunday 
at Calumet Memorial Hospital, Chilton. The former Anna Roeck was born July 24, 
1886 in Ebenezer, N.Y., a daughter of the Rev. John and Anna Herrmann Roeck. 
She came to Kiel with her family at the age of 6. On Aug. 24, 1910 she was 
married to Mr. Stoelting in Kiel. The couple resided in Kiel where her husband 
was a partner with his brothers in the hardware and dairy equipment manufacturing 
business. Mr. Stoelting died Aug. 17, 1954.  
She was a member of St. Peter United Church of Christ, Kiel, and a charter member 
of the Women’s Guild of the church, the church Frauen Verein, and taught Sunday 
school for 25 years.  
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Howard (Della) Beil, Bellville; two sons, Herman, 
Milwaukee and Gustave of Eau Claire; seven grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Mary 
Duecker and Mrs. Oscar Kazmeier both of Kiel and a brother, the Rev. Carl Roeck of 
Toledo, Ohio.  
Two sisters and four brothers preceded her in death. 
Sheboygan Press, January 12, 1976


FREDERICK STOELTING

Frederick Alfred Stoelting was born on April 22, 1917 to Adolph Stoelting and 
Hertha Pauline Krieger Stoelting in the home located at Second and Fremont 
Street in Kiel, Wisconsin. Frederick was the third of four Stoelting children. 
The county visiting nurse reported that he was a "nearly perfect" baby after 
her examination. The family has enjoyed many laughs over the years because of 
this assessment. Fred grew up on the Indian Hill in Kiel. Much of his time 
during his childhood was spent on or in the Sheboygan River behind his house. 
He was an avid swimmer and an excellent ice skater. No one in his family could 
beat him in an ice skating race. He was confirmed in the Presbyterian Church 
in 1931. He graduated from Kiel High School in 1935. While in school he played 
the cornet in the high school and municipal band. He attended the University of 
Wisconsin-Madison. In 1939, he began dating Gertrude Emma Mary Maurer, whom he 
had known since Kindergarten. They married on March 7, 1942 in St. Peter's 
Reformed Church in Kiel. The marriage of Fred and Gertrude resulted in the birth 
of four children, John (Bonnie) Stoelting, Mary Kay (Dwight) York, David (Jeanne) 
Stoelting, and Ruth (Peter) Gloede. Gertrude predeceased him on November 5, 2003. 
Fred started working at Stoelting Brothers Company in 1939 and then at the 
Manitowoc ship yards during World War II. In his tenure at Stoelting Brothers 
Company he was actively involved in the production and customer service aspects 
of the business and became President in 1964 replacing his father, Adolph 
Stoelting. He retired from Stoelting in 1985 after more than 44 years in the 
business. Kiel was his home for his whole life. As a family man he spent hours 
with his wife and children again in and on the river. They also had a cottage on 
Lake Winnebago where they hosted many family gatherings and Youth Fellowship 
retreats. The Stoelting home in Kiel also served as the headquarters for all the 
neighborhood kids. He also enjoyed building things including picture frames, go 
carts, and wooden benches all destined for family and friends. He loved trout 
fishing and deer hunting with his friends at the shack near Lakewood. Many times 
he would take family and friends on fly-in fishing trips to Canada. It was 
important for Fred to give generously back to his community. He served on the 
1954 Centennial Committee, the City Council, the School Board, the Kiel Savings 
and Loan board, the State Bank of Kiel board, the Indian Hill Board, the Kiel 
Library Board, and the Carroll College Parents' Advisory Board to name a few. 
He was an active member of St. Peter's United Church of Christ. During his church 
life he was President of the congregation, deacon, Elder, usher, sang in the 
Men's Chorus, served on the pastoral search committee, and on many occasions was 
called upon to work on the boiler. In 1957 he was a delegate to the Evangelical 
Reformed Church and the Congregational Church merger conference, hence creating 
the United Church of Christ. He was instrumental in the acquisition of Moon Beach 
Camp for the Wisconsin Conference of the UCC. His philosophy of life carried over 
from his parents. "A day is not for nothing" is what they believed. "Every day 
you wake up is a gift from God. Rejoice and be glad in it." He made the best of 
every day he lived. Fred had a great sense of humor. He always had a story or 
joke to share and took great joy in playing practical jokes. His positive attitude 
continued through his entire life and was an inspiration to those around him. To 
the very end of his time on Earth, he was "nearly perfect". Fred is survived by 
his four children, ten grandchildren and four great grandchildren. John and Bonnie 
Stoelting, Jason Stoelting, Adam and Shannon Stoelting; Mary Kay and Dwight York, 
Eric Pearson, Sara, Mike, Emily and Paige More, Bret, Michelle, Noah and Elin 
Gertrude Pearson; David and Jeanne Stoelting, Paul Stoelting, Greg and Heather 
Isley Stoelting, Tim Stoelting; and Ruth and Peter Gloede, Lauren Gloede and 
Brian Gloede. Fred is further survived by two AFS exchange students who continue 
to be close members of the family, Maria Isabel Arbaiza de Olivares, Lima, Peru 
and Gul Erdinc Tasman, Istanbul, Turkey. He was preceded in death by his brother 
Carl Stoelting and sisters, Elfriede Kuether and Marie Lee. The family would 
like to thank the staff at Willowpark Residence, Hospice Advantage of Sheboygan, 
Dr. Hetzner and Rev. Duerwaechter for the compassion and care provided Fred and 
for the guidance given to the family. A funeral service will be held for Fred on 
Saturday, August 24, 2013 at 5:00pm at St. Peter's United Church of Christ, 424 
Fremont Street, Kiel. Friends may call at the church beginning at 3:30 p.m. until 
the time of services at 5:00pm In lieu of flowers, memorials have been established 
for St. Peter's United Church of Christ and the Kiel Public Library. May Fred 
enjoy eternity with God's love and with Gertrude, his wife, in Heaven. Amen! 


GERTRUDE E. STOELTING

Gertrude graduated from Kiel High School in 1935. She then attended Sheboygan 
Business College for two years.
On 7th March, 1942, she married Frederick Stoelting at St.Peter's U.C.C.,Kiel.
She was an active member of St.Peter's U.C.C. where she was a member of the 
Woman's Guild, church choir, taught Sunday School and Bible School and served 
two terms on the Consistory.
She was also active with the Kiel Study Club and the Kiel Homemakers. In her 
spare time she enjoyed gardening, flowers, quilting, needle craft, painting 
and cooking.
Children: John (Bonnie) of rural Elkhart Lake, Mary (Dwight) York of Nekoosa, 
WI, David (Jeanne) of Kiel, and Ruth (Peter) Gloede of Inverness,Ill., two 
AFS daughters: Marisa Olivares of Lima, Peru and Gul Tasman of Istanbul, 
Turkey.
Sibling: Raymond Maurer of Kiel.
The Sheboygan Press, 7th November, 2003


GUSTAV A. STOELTING

Gustave A. Stoelting, aged 77, retired local manufacturer, died suddenly 
at his home Tuesday afternoon.  He had been in good health up to the time 
of his death.
He was born September 26, 1876, in the town of Herman, the son of Mr. and 
Mrs. Frederick Stoelting.  He resided in that township until 1903, when he 
went to Iowa, as a carpenter. In 1906 he came to Kiel and started a dairy 
equipment and hardware business with his brothers, Adolph and Otto.  In 
1907 they organized the Stoelting Brothers Company, and Gustave was the 
first president. He was married to Anna Roeck August 24, 1910. He retired 
March 1, 1943.
Survivors include; His wife; a daughter, Mrs. Howard Beil of Belleville; 
two sons, Herman and Gustave, Jr., both of Milwaukee; six grandchildren; 
four brothers, Adolph and Otto of Kiel, Herman of Franklin, and August of 
Schaller, Iowa.  Four sisters and two brothers preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at two o’clock at the St. 
Peter Evangelical and Reformed church, with the Rev. E. L. Worthman 
officiating. Burial will be in the Kiel cemetery.
No newspaper named, August 17, 1954


HELENA STOELTING

From Manitowoc county death records:
Helen Stoelting nee Voelker (v.77 p.51)
Feb. 11, 1882-June 14, 1976
[second wife of Otto Stoelting]
Daughter of Frederick Voelker and Wilhelmina Zano
Died from “coronary occlusion, acute –head bruised due to fall”
Buried at Kiel Cemetery
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Mrs. Otto Stoelting, 94, 839 Seventh Street, Kiel, died at her home Monday.
The former Helena Voelker was born February 11, 1882, in the Town of 
Schleswig (Manitowoc County), a daughter of Frederick and Wilhelmina Zan?
Voelker. She attended district school.
On December 26, 1908, she married John Loos. The couple operated a farm in
the Town of Schleswig after their marriage.
After her husband's death in May, 1913, she moved to Kiel.
On December 2, 1919, she married Otto Stoelting and the couple resided in
Kiel. He died on October 18, 1961.
Mrs. Stoelting was a member of St. Peter United Church of Christ and the
Women's Guild.
Survivors are one daughter, Mrs. Clarence (Cora) Vogt of Wauwautosa and 
one granddaughter.
Funeral services were held Friday at St. Peter United Church of Christ in
Kiel, the Reverend John F. Baumann, pastor, officiating. Burial was in Kiel
Cemetery.
(6-24-1976 handwritten on the obituary-no newspaper named)
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(NOTE: First marriage of the second wife of Otto Stoelting)
From Manitowoc county marriage records:
John August Loos and Helen Emilie Voelker (v.7 p.141)
Dec. 26, 1900 in Evangelical Lutheran ceremony at the residence of 
Frederick Voelker, Town of Schleswig
John August Loos
Son of John Loos and Pauline Dorn
Born Town of Schleswig –farmer 
Helen Emilie Voelker
Daughter of Friedrich Voelker and Wilhelmina Zahnow [?]
Born Town of Schleswig
Witnesses Theodore Voigt and August Voelker
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From Sheboygan county marriage records:
Otto Stoelting and Helena Loos (second marriage for both) (v.17 p.27)
Nov. 17, 1919
Otto Stoelting
Son of Fred Stoelting and Sophia Matins
Manager of Stoelting Bros. Co.
Born in Wisconsin –33 years of age
First marriage was to Martha Boedager on Feb. 14, 1895
Martha died on April 8, 1908
Mrs. Helena Loos
Daughter of Fred Voelker and Wilhelmina Zohnon
Born in Wisconsin –37 years of age
First marriage was to John Loos on Dec. 26, 1900
John Loos died on May 6, 1913
Witnesses Herman Voelker and Ida Voelker


HERMAN O. STOELTING

Funeral services for Herman O. Stoelting, 68, of 823 Sixth St., Kiel, who died 
unexpectedly Monday at his home, will be held at St. Peter United Church of 
Christ, Kiel. The Rev. John Baumann, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in 
Kiel Cemetery.
He was born Aug. 4, 1911 at Kiel, son of Gustave and Anna Roeck Stoelting. He 
graduated in 1929 from Kiel High School and in 1934 from the University of 
Wisconsin where he received a master’s degree in engineering in 1936.  
Early in his career, he taught at Lakeland College for a year. He was employed 
at McGraw-Edison in Milwaukee as an electrical engineer for 34 years, retiring 
in 1976. Mr. Stoelting was a member of St. Peter United Church of Christ. He had 
life memberships in the Institute of Electrical Engineers and Electronics Inc. 
and the Engineers and Scientists of Milwaukee.  
Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Howard (Delia) Beil of Belleville; a brother, Gustav 
John Stoelting of Eau Claire, nieces and nephews.  
No newspaper named – October 8, 1979 


HERTHA STOELTING

Mrs. Adolph Stoelting, 76, a prominent resident of Kiel, died early 
today at her home on Indian Hill. The former Hertha Krieger, she was 
born on June 16, 1882, in Kiel, a daughter of the late Ferdinand and 
Elfriede Fitger Krieger, attended Kiel public school and was graduated 
from Kiel High School in 1899.  
She attended Milwaukee Business College and was employed as a bookkeeper 
at Fond du Lac and later at the former Kiel Cold Storage Co. On Aug. 15, 
1907, she was married and the couple observed their golden wedding 
anniversary in 1957.  Active in community affairs, Mrs. Stoelting served 
on the park board for a number of years, taught girls in the Kiel 
Turnverein, and belonged to the Kiel Study Club, Kiel Frauenverein and 
First Presbyterian Church.  She also was a member of the 1954 Kiel 
centennial historical committee and compiled the historical facts for 
the event.
Survivors include her husband, president of Stoelting Bros. Co.; two 
daughters, Mrs. Milton (Elfriede) Kuether and Mrs. Olaf (Marie) Lee, 
both of Kiel; two sons, Carl of Oconomowoc, Frederick of Kiel; 15 
grandchildren; a sister Mrs. Bert Holdenried of Glenn, Calif., and 
one brother, Gerhard of Kiel.  She was also preceded in death by four 
sisters and four brothers.  
Services will be held at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel.  The Rev. 
Allen L. Bowe, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, will officiate 
and burial will be in Kiel Cemetery.
Sheboygan Press, July 12, 1958


OTTO STOELTING

From Manitowoc county death records:
Otto Adolph Stoelting (v.56 p.337)
Oct. 13, 1866-Oct. 18, 1961
[Husband of Helen Voelker]
Son of Frederick Stoelting and Sophia Martin
Born Wisconsin –sales manager at cheese plant equipment
Died from “cerebral hemorrhage –cardiac enlargement –senility”
Buried at Kiel Cemetery
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From Sheboygan county death records:
Otto Adolph Stoelting   (v.78 p.19)
Oct. 13, 1866-Oct. 18, 1961
Son of Frederick Stoelting and Sophia Martin
Born Wisconsin –sales manager, cheese plant equipment”
Died from “cerebral hemorrhage, cardiac enlargement –chronic [cannot read] 
   of the lung –senility”
Buried at Kiel Cemetery
**********
Otto Stoelting Dies at 95
Funeral services were held at St. Peter's United Church of Christ 
for Otto A. Stoelting, 95 year old resident of Kiel, who died at 
Memorial hospital Wednesday afternoon. He had been a patient at the 
hospital since July.
He was the last survivor of the three brothers who founded Stoelting 
Brothers Company. The company celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1955.
He served as vice president of the firm until his retirement in 1943.
A son of the late Frederick and Sophia Martin Stoelting, Mr. Stoelting 
was born October 13, 1886, at Franklin in the Town of Herman. He was 
baptized and confirmed at Emmanuel United Church of Christ in the Town 
of Herman and attended district schools and Mission House College.
Following the death of his first wife, the former Matilda Boedeker of 
the Town of Herman, he married Mrs. Helena Loos of Kiel on December 2, 
1919. The couple made their home in Kiel since that time.
A prominent resident of the community, Mr. Stoelting was a founder, 
vice president and director of the Citizens State Bank of Kiel and was 
associated with the bank from 1914 to 1954.
He also was a member of St. Peter's United Church of Christ at Kiel, a 
former member of the Church Brotherhood, and served as a member of the 
church building committee when the church was constructed in 1937.
Survivors are the widow; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Clarence (Cora) Vogt, 
Wauwatosa; a step-granddaughter, and a brother, Herman of Franklin.
The funeral services were conducted by the Rev. Vernon Jaberg and burial 
was in the Kiel cemetery. The Stoelting factory was closed Friday for 
the services. - October 1961
**********
From Sheboygan county marriage records:
Otto Adolph Stoelting and Mathilde Boedecker (v.7 p.328)
Feb. 14, 1895 in Reformed Church, Town of Herman, Sheboygan County
Otto Adolph Stoelting
Son of Fredeich Stoelting and Sophia Martens
Carpenter, Schaller, Iowa
Born Town of Herman, Sheboygan County
Mathilde Boedecker
Daughter of Simon Boedecker and Christine Schaper
Born Town of Herman
Witnesses Herman Schnetelle and Bertha Stoelting
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From Sheboygan county marriage records:
Otto Stoelting and Helena Loos (second marriage for both) (v.17 p.27)
Nov. 17, 1919
Otto Stoelting
Son of Fred Stoelting and Sophia Matins
Manager of Stoelting Bros. Co.
Born in Wisconsin –33 years of age
First marriage was to Martha Boedager on Feb. 14, 1895
Martha died on April 8, 1908
Mrs. Helena Loos
Daughter of Fred Voelker and Wilhelmina Zohnon
Born in Wisconsin –37 years of age
First marriage was to John Loos on Dec. 26, 1900
John Loos died on May 6, 1913
Witnesses Herman Voelker and Ida Voelker
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(Note: His picture is in the glass negative photos)


HENRY STOEVER

From Der Nord Westen, 14 June 1906:
Henry Stoever, an elderly resident of Village Kiel, recently 
traveled to Oshkosh for the graduation of his son from the 
Normal School there. The exertion of the trip and the 
excitement were too much for the old gentlemen and he died 
in Oshkosh on Thursday. The deceased was born in Schleswig-
Holstein but came to America as a young man and had a farm 
near Kiel. His wife died about 10 years ago. He is survived 
by one son and one daughter. The body was taken to Kiel for 
burial.