ST PETER & PAUL CEMETERY OBITUARIES [ P ]

JOSEPHINE PENNING

Mrs. Josephine A. Penning, 69, of 315 Chicago St., Kiel, died early  
this morning at St. Nicholas Hospital where she had been a patient  
for the past four weeks.  The former Josephine Blahd was born in  
Chicago Dec. 26, 1894, a daughter of the late Vincent and Frances  
Blahd.  She was married June 25, 1914, to Paul Penning of Chicago.   
She continued to live in Chicago until 1950 when she moved to Kiel to  
make her home with her daughter and son-in-law, (names omitted for  
privacy).  Her husband preceded her in death.  Survivors are the  
daughter, (name omitted for privacy); three grandchildren; two  
sisters, Mrs. Jack Moll, Cicero, Ill., and Mrs. Miles Buzek, Lombard,  
Ill; and two brothers, Ben Blahd, Chicago, and James, Riverside,  
Ill.  Funeral services will be at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home at 9:30  
a.m. and at 10 a.m. Saturday at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church,  
Kiel, with the Rev. George Kiefer, pastor, officiating.  Burial will  
be in the parish cemetery.  Friends may call at the funeral home  
after 3 p.m. Friday.  The parish Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m.  
Friday.
Sheboygan Press, Wed. Mar. 20, 1963, p. 12, c. 4
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Mrs. Josephine A. Pennig(sic), 69, of 315 Chicago St., Kiel, died Wednesday 
morning at a Sheboygan hospital where she had been a patient for about four 
weeks.
Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, 
and at 10 a.m. at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel, with the Rev. George 
Kiefer officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
She was born Josephine Blahd Dec. 26, 1894, daughter of the late Vincent and 
Frances Blahd. She was educated in schools at Chicago and was married to Paul 
Penning June 25, 1914, at Chicago. She moved to Kiel in 1950 to make her home 
with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Brocker. Her husband died 
several years ago.
Among survivors, in addition to the daughter at Kiel, are two brothers, Ben of 
Chicago and James of Riverside, Ill.; two sisters, Mrs. Jack Moll of Cicero, 
Ill., Mrs. Miles Buzek of Lombard, Ill., and three grandchildren.
Friends may call after 3 p.m. Friday at the funeral home where the Rosary will 
be recited at 8 p.m.
Two Rivers Reporter, March 20, 1963 P. T-3


JOSEPH PERL

FORMER KIEL POLICE CHIEF JOSEPH PERL DIES
Joseph J. Pert, 78, Kiel, a former Kiel police chief, died this morning at St. 
Nicholas Hospital in Sheboygan after a lengthy illness.
He was born May 11, 1907, in rural Kiel, son of the late Eugene and Elizabeth 
Janty Perl. He attended Catholic school at St. Anna and St. Nazianz, and 
entered the seminary at St. Nazianz for one year.  
On Oct. 6, 1931, he married the former Madella Walber in Kiel. Mr. Perl was 
employed at Stoelting Bros. Co. until 1945, when he became a police officer for 
the City of Kiel. He was chief of police from 1958 to 1968. He was a member of 
St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Kiel, the Holy Name Society and the 
Wisconsin Law Enforcement Officers Association.  
He is survived by his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Eugene (Sara) Schwartz, Plymouth, 
and Mrs. Herbert (Betty) Schwartz, Greenbush; and seven grandchildren. He was 
preceded in death by one son, one daughter, three brothers and one sister.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic church in Kiel, 
with the Rev. Thomas Leannah, pastor officiating. Burial will be in the church 
cemetery.
No newspaper named – May 15, 1985


MADELLA M. PERL
 
Madella M. Perl, 79, of 916 Femont St., Kiel, Wis., died Sunday afternoon, 
May 1, 1994 at Valley View Medical Center, Plymouth.
She is the former Madella Walber, born Oct. 29, 1914, in Kiel, daughter of 
the late John and Frances Taubel Walber.
On Oct. 6, 1931, she married Joseph Perl in Kiel. Madella worked for the 
Kiel School lunch program for 33 years, retiring in 1976. Her husband, Joseph, 
preceded her in death on May 15, 1985.
She was a member of S.S. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Kiel and the Christian 
Women's Society.
(Survivors omitted for privacy)
She was preceded in death by one son, one daughter, two brothers and one 
grandchild.
Funeral mass will be held at 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 4, 1994 at S.S. Peter & 
Paul Catholic Church, Kiel, with the Rev. Loren Nys, S.D.S. officiating, 
preceded by brief family rites at 1 p.m. at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel. 
Burial will be in S.S. Peter & Paul Cemetery. Friends may call at the Meiselwitz 
Funeral Home,Kiel, from 4-9 p.m., Tuesday (TODAY) and on Wednesday, from 8 a.m. 
until the time of services. A wake service will be held at 6 p.m. this evening 
at the funeral home.
A memorial has been established.


ALICE A. PETHAN

Alice A. Pethan, 90,  of 1010 First St., Kiel and currently a resident of 
Field of Dreams Assisted Living, Kiel, died October 3, 2013 after a 
courageous battle with cancer with her family at her side.
She was born June 4, 1923 in St. Anna, WI, daughter of the late Casper & 
Isabelle (Dreifuerst) Roehrig.
Alice attended St. Ann Catholic Grade School in St. Anna.
On November 17, 1944 she married the love of her life, Robert N. Pethan, at 
SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Pleasantville, NJ where Bob was stationed 
with the U.S. Navy. Mom related the story to us many times how she carried 
her wedding cake, in a hat box, on her lap, on the train, all the way to New 
Jersey. The couple celebrated many anniversaries throughout their married 
lives.
Her husband Bob preceded her in death on October 22, 1989.
Alice was a cook for the Kiel School systems for over 30 years, retiring in 
1990.
She was a member of SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Kiel and the Christian 
Women. She was very active in the church as a volunteer, slicing up many 
potatoes for potato salad, making many nescos of eggs for the breakfast at 
church & standing in the take-out line filling barbecue plates for families 
to take home and enjoy. She also cleaned the rectory for many years, stapled 
many bulletins together as well as doing some sewing for Father Loren. Always 
willing to do anything for the church was never a job for her but a privilege.
She bowled for many years in the Kiel Women's League, played cards  with very 
close friends, the Mueller's, Hein's & Jaschob's for many years and was a 
member of the Kiel VFW Auxiliary. 
Alice was a very active member of the Kiel Community Pantry and was recently 
presented with a birdbath and plague commending her for over 30 years of 
volunteer work for the pantry. It has been placed at the corner of First and 
Fremont Street in Kiel for the city to admire. She also was presented with a 
beautiful table from the Kiel Senior Center for many years as a volunteer 
server at the center. Grandma Alice loved the "pitter-patter" of little feet 
in her home and really enjoyed spending time with her kids, grandkids and great 
grandkids. We always looked forward to Christmas, as our parents always made it 
a perfect, fun-filled family day, especially the delicious food and a gift for 
everyone.
She loved making quilts, making one for all 6 children, 15 grandchildren, 10 
great grandchildren as well as many nieces, nephews and other friends. She 
recently had been teaching a few of her granddaughters the fine art of quilt 
making. She also enjoyed embroidering, making many pillowcases, tablecloths and 
aprons, playing sheepshead with her friends and was an avid Green Bay Packer fan, 
having season tickets since 1962. In her spare time she was an avid reader, 
loved to work in her garden and flower beds and maintain her large yard. "These 
passions brought her immense joy and that joy she passed on to her children and 
grandchildren".
Alice was a faith-filled woman, who loved her family, served her church & community 
& believed that education & hard work empowered one to do many things.She was 
extremely proud that all her grandchildren completed their college education.
"When we see her many homemade quilts, a beautiful perennial or vegetable garden, 
an ironed pillowcase, an older women with beautiful blue eyes, or encounter a 
loving wife or mother, we will think of her. She will be in our hearts forever". 
Survivors include her children; John (Joyce) Pethan, Kohler, Jane Pethan (Don 
Glick), Kiel, Jean (Peter) DeTroye, Kiel, Diane (Marvin) Mangan, Green Bay, David 
(Karen) Pethan, Kiel, Karen (Mark) Miller, Kiel and 14 grandchildren; Sarah Pethan, 
Alexander (Marivic) Pethan, Zachary (Erin) Pethan, Jessica (Lonnie) Schaefer, 
Stephanie (Lucas) Baus, Michael (Jennifer) DeTroye, David DeTroye and special 
friend, Kristin Johnson, Kristi Mangan, Breanna Mangan, Elaine (Nick) Ruh, Greg 
Pethan, Aaryn (Corey) Faust, Jenna (Brett) Yost, Benjamin Miller & fiance, Jenna 
Hammann and extended family members, Diana & Craig VanDeKreeke, Adam & Kristy 
Turner. She is further survived by great grandchildren, (private), special little 
people, (private). She is further survived by two sisters, Jean (Elroy) Mauer, 
Mae Klase, one brother, Dennis (Vivian) Roehrig, sisters-in-law, Adeline & Dorothy 
Roehrig, special friend, Pat Boushley, numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives 
and many friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one grandson, Eric DeTroye, 
one little Angel, Ella, two sisters, Lucille Bartel, Rita Hipke, two brothers, 
Harold & Cyril Roehrig, three brothers-in-law, Walter Bartel, Howard Hipke and 
Charles Klase, mother in-law & father-in-law, Joseph & Mary Pethan, inlaws, 
Evangeline Kunert, Clarence (Doris) Pethan, Gilbert (Lydia) Pethan, Arthur Pethan, 
Herbert (Germaine) Pethan, brother-in-law, Raymond Kunert and family friend Joe 
Perkovich.
The funeral Mass for Alice will be celebrated at 4:00pm on Monday October 7, 2013 
at SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church, 413 Fremont St., Kiel with Rev. Loren Nys S.D.S. 
officiating and Pastoral Leader Joe Zenk & Deacon Pat Knier assisting.
Burial will take place in the church cemetery.
Family and friends may call at the church on Monday from 12:00 (noon) until 3:45pm 
when brief family rites will be held.
A memorial has been established for the cemetery pavement & fence project.
Alice's family would like to extend their thanks to Dr. Max Haid & staff at the 
Vince Lombardi Cancer Clinic, Sheboygan, and Dr. David Deubler for all their help 
and a special thank you to the staff at Field of  Dreams Assisted Living and Hospice 
Advantage for the wonderful care she received.


ROBERT N. PETHAN

Robert N. Pethan, 70, 1010 First Street, Kiel was released from his earthly 
suffering, after a courageous battle with cancer on Sunday October 22, at 
St. Nicholas Hospital, Sheboygan.  
He was a loving husband and dad who always gave his best and loved his work. 
He was born January 27, 1919, in Charlesburg, son of the late Joseph and Mary 
Escher Pethan. Pethan attended St. Charles School, Charlesburg. He served in 
the US navy in WW II aboard the USS Aircraft Carrier, The Boxer.  
On November 17, 1944, he married the former Alice Roehrig at Ss. Peter and Paul 
Catholic Church in Pleasantville, New Jersey. He was a well-known businessman 
and owned and operated Bob’s Mobil Station in Kiel for 26 years. After retiring 
from his business, he kept active working at the former Puetz Motor Sales, Kiel, 
Tecumseh Products and the Kiel District School System. Pethan was a member of 
SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel, The Christian Men’s Club, past 
commander of the Kiel VFW Post 6707, past member of the Kiel Volunteer Fire 
Department and the Thursday Afternoon Men’s Bowling League.  
Survivors are his wife, Alice, two sons, John (Joyce), Kohler; David (Mary), 
Kiel; four daughters, Jane Pethan Grude, Jean (Peter) DeTroye; Karen (Mark) 
Miller, all of Kiel; Diane (Marvin) Mangan, Green Bay; 14 grandchildren; one 
brother, Clarence of Chilton; two sisters-in-law, Mrs. Gilbert Pethan of Hilbert, 
and Mrs. Herbert Pethan of Kiel. He was preceded in death by three brothers, 
Gilbert, Arthur and Herbert.  
Funeral Mass will be at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel, Rev. Thomas 
Leannah, pastor officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Kiel Tri-County Record – October 29, 1989


LEANDER P. PETRIE

Leander P. Petrie, 64, of Kiel, died unexpectedly on Saturday, Feb.  
20, 1999, at Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center.  He was born on May  
9, 1934, in Malone, a son of Frank and Dorothy Schmitz Petrie.  He  
served in the U.S. Army from 1954 to 1956.  On Sept. 20, 1958, he  
married Betty Olig at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Mount Calvary.  
The couple had celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary with family  
and friends.  Leander owned and operated Kiel Feed Mill from 1960 to  
1983, and owned Lee's Pallet Mfg. in Kiel from 1983 until his  
retirement in 1996.  He enjoyed hunting, fishing, sturgeon spearing  
and bird watching, and was an avid sportsman.  He was a former member  
and supporter of many local conservation clubs.  He spent many hours  
with his dog, Tasha, his friend and companion.  Survivors include his  
wife, Betty; his children, 10 grandchildren, one sister-in-law, other  
relatives and many close friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Francis  
Petrie.  Services: A funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday  
at St. George Catholic Church in Elkhart Lake. The Rev. Daniel  
Lasecki will officiate. Brief family rites will be held at 10 a.m.  
Thursday at Meiselwitz-Vollstedt funeral Home in Kiel.  Burial will  
be at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery in Kiel. Visitation from 4  
to 8 p.m. Wednesday and from 9 a.m. until the time of family rites  
Thursday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers a memorial has been  
established in his name.
The Reporter - Fond du Lac WI - February 22, 1999


LEONA PFISTER

Mrs. Roman (Leona) M. Pfister, 79, 319 St. Paul St., Kiel, died this morning 
at Calumet Memorial hospital in Chilton, where she had been a patient for the 
past week. She had resided at Calumet Homestead Nursing Home in New Holstein 
for three weeks.  
The former Leona Nisler was born Oct. 11, 1906 in Charlestown, a daughter of 
August and Magdalena Heimann Nisler. She attended St. Martin’s Catholic School 
in Charlestown. On Oct. 19, 1926, she married Roman Pfister at St. Martin’s 
Catholic Church. The couple farmed in Charlestown until 1938 and then operated 
a business in Kiel until 1946. They later farmed in the Town of Schleswig until 
their retirement in 1973, and moved back to Kiel. She was a member of Sts. Peter 
and Paul Catholic Church in Kiel, the Christian Mothers Society.  
Survivors include her husband; three sons, Eugene of Edina, Minn., Melvin of New 
Holstein and Roman Jr. of Sheboygan; nine grandchildren, seven great grandchildren; 
four sisters, Mrs. Luke Schneider, Mrs. Bernard Gebhart and Miss Theresa Nisler, 
all of Chilton, and Mrs. Sylvester Schwartz of New Holstein; and two brothers, 
Joseph and John Nisler, both of New Holstein. She was preceded in death by four 
brothers and one sister.  
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at noon Friday at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic 
Church in Kiel, with the Rev. Thomas Leannah, pastor, celebrant. Burial will be 
in the church cemetery.
No newspaper cited – December 31, 1985


ROMAN PFISTER SR.

Roman Pfister, Sr., 88, formerly of 319 St. Paul Street, Kiel, a resident of 
Calumet Homestead, New Holstein, for the past 3 1/2 years, died Friday at 
Calumet Medical Center, Chilton, following a brief illness.  
He was born on Feb. 5, 1900 in the Town of Charlestown Calumet County, the son 
of the late Andrew and Anna (Sippel) Pfister. He attended St. Martin Catholic 
Schools in Charlestown.  
On Oct. 19, 1926, he married Leona Nisler at St. Martin’s Catholic Church, in 
Charlestown. The couple farmed in the town of Charlestown until 1938, when they 
moved to Kiel where they operated a small business until 1946. They then farmed 
in the town of Schleswig until 1973 when they retired and moved back to Kiel. 
She preceded him in death on Dec. 31, 1985. He was a member of St. Peter and 
Paul Catholic Church, Kiel. 
Survivors include three sons, Eugene of Edina, Minnesota; Melvin of New Holstein 
and Roman Jr., of Sheboygan; nine grandchildren; nine great grandchildren; a 
sister, Mrs. Norina Wagner of Sheboygan.  
A funeral Mass will be at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, the Rev. Thomas 
Leannah, pastor, celebrant. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
No newspaper named – April, 22, 1988


DOROTHY PHILIPP
 
Mrs. Dorothea Philipp, nee Heinke, died at her home in the town of 
Schleswig at 7:30 Tuesday morning. Mrs. Philipp had been ill for the 
past year, and three weeks ago her condition became worse. She had 
reached the age of 69 years.
The deceased was born August 21, 1858, in the town of Sheboygan Falls.
At the age of 9 years she moved with her parents to the farm on which 
she died. She was married in 1879 to Peter Philipp. The couple had 
lived at Sheboygan and Milwaukee until 12 years ago, when they returned 
to Schleswig. Her husband preceded her in death in December, 1923.
Ten children were born to the couple, four of whom are living. The 
children are: Math. and George at home, Mrs. Emma Kelly of Manitowoc, 
and Mrs. Jos. Koenig of Spring Valley. One step-sister also survives.
Funeral services were held at 9:30 Thursday morning at the Sts. Peter 
and Paul Catholic church here, with interment in the Kiel Catholic 
cemetery. The Rev. A. Roder performed the last rites. - 1927
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From Manitowoc county death records:
Dorothea Phillips nee Heinke (v.23 p.314)
Widow of Peter Phillips
Died Aug. 2, 1927 at age 68 years, 11 months and 21 days
Parents marked as unknown
Born Wisconsin
Died from "cancer of liver"
Buried at the Kiel Cemetery


PETER PHILIPP

Peter Philipp passed away at his home in this city on Christmas morning 
at 3:30, after a short illness with bronchitis. Deceased was a native of 
Bavaria, Germany, where he was born December 25, 1848. He came to America 
in 1870, locating in Woodbridge, New Jersey, where he lived 3-1/2 years. 
He then came to Sheboygan, where he was married in 1879 to Dorothy Heinke.
In 1880 the couple moved to Milwaukee and three years later they located 
on the Heinke farm in the town of Schleswig. For the past few years they 
have resided in Kiel. Mr. Philipp, who was affilicted with asthma, 
suffered an attack of bronchitis about a week ago, which resulted in his 
death. He was just 75 years old on Christmas day. He leaves his wife, two 
sons and two daughters, namely; Mrs. Emmet Kelly of Manitowoc, Mrs. Jos. 
Koening of Meeme, Matthias and George Philipp at home. Six children 
preceded their father in death. A daughter, Mrs. Frank Strayve, passed 
away two months ago. The funeral services will take place today, Thursday, 
at 9:30 a. m., with services in St. Peter & Paul's church, Rev. A. Roder 
officiating.


ANDREW PITZ

The death of a 19-year-old Kiel youth early Sunday raised Sheboygan  
County's traffic death toll for the year to three, the same as last  
year at this time.  Killed shortly after 3 a.m. in a one-car crash in  
the Village of Ada was Andrew J. Pitz of 1025 4th St., Kiel, the son  
of Mrs. Marie Pitz.  Sheriff's men said Pitz, alone in the car, was  
westbound on Highway 32 when he apparently fell asleep at the wheel,  
went off the road on the right side, striking a sign and then  
crashing into a tree.  His 1964 Dodge was a complete wreck.  The  
sheriff's department received the call of the accident at Ada at 3:19  
a.m.  When officers arrived at the scene at 3:30 they found the car  
against a tree with Pitz lying in the front seat with his feet by the  
steering wheel and his head near the right front door.  With the  
right door of the car jammed and the left door locked, Officer John  
Koehler had to use a crowbar to break the left rear window before the  
youth could be removed from the wreckage.  Officer Charles Bilgo, who  
climbed into the back seat, said Pitz was breathing at the time but  
bleeding extensively from a severe head wound.  While attempting to  
apply first aid, the damaged vehicle began smoking heavily and  
Officers Koehler, Bilgo, Russell Scholten and Al Gross removed Pitz  
from the vehicle.  A member of the Ada Fire Department extinguished  
flames under the hood.  Pitz was then placed in the Sertich ambulance  
and taken to St. Nicholas Hospital where he was pronounced dead on  
arrival.  He had suffered massive head and chest injuries.  Officer  
Koehler received first aid at the scene for a cut he received to the  
left hand while attempting to gain entrance to the wrecked car.   
Later two stitches were required to close the wound at St. Nicholas  
Hospital.  The third fatality of the 22 in the county last year,  
occurred on April 5.
(high school graduation picture, p. 1, and accident scene, p. 21)
Sheboygan Press, Mon. Apr. 20, 1970, p. 1, c. 4
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Pitz was born Feb. 28, 1951, in the Town of Meeme, a son of Marie and  
the late John Pitz.  He was baptized and confirmed at St. Isidore  
Catholic Church at Osman.  He graduated from St. Isidore Catholic  
School and later attended Kiel High School, where he graduated with  
the class of 1969.  He attended Wisconsin State University at Oshkosh  
for one semester, and at the time of his death was employed at  
Tecumseh Corp. in New Holstein.  While in high school he lettered in  
track.  He was a member of Future Farmers of America for three years,  
and received the state physical education award.  He was a member of  
Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church at Kiel, and the Goodfellowship  
bowling team.  His father, a brother and a sister preceded him in  
death.  After the death of his father in 1965, the family moved to  
Kiel.  Survivors are his mother; three sisters, and three brothers.  
Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Meiselwitz 
Funeral Home in Kiel, and at 10 o'clock at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic 
Church with the Rev. George Kiefer, pastor, as celebrant of the funeral 
Mass.  Burial will be in the parish cemetery.  Friends may call at the 
funeral home after 3 p.m. today.  A wake will be held at 8 this evening 
at the funeral home.
Sheboygan Press, Mon. Apr. 20, 1970, p. 1, c. 4
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Andrew J. Pitz, 19, of 1025 Fourth St., Kiel, died early Sunday as a result 
of an auto accident at Ada, Sheboygan County.
Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Meiselwitz Funeral Home and 
10 a.m. at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel. The Rev. George Kiefer 
will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery.
Survivors include his mother, three brothers, and three sisters (Survivors 
omitted for privacy.) His father, John; a brother and a sister preceded him 
in death.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 o'clock this Monday afternoon, 
where a wake service will be at 8 o'clock this Monday evening.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. April 20, 1970


MICHAEL J. PITZ

Michael J. Pitz, age 63, of 14928 Steinthal Road, Kiel, (Rockville), 
died on Monday morning, Dec. 24, 2007, at Holy Family Memorial Hospital, 
Manitowoc, of a massive stroke. 
He was born on Dec. 27, 1943, in Milwaukee, son of the late John and 
Marie Pitz. Mike attended St. Fidelis Grade School and was a 1963 
graduate of Kiel High School. On July 3, 1965, he married Frances 
Binversie at St. Gregory Catholic Church, St. Nazianz. He had worked 
at Tecumseh Products, New Holstein, for 40 years, retiring in 2005. 
Mike was "Mr. Paper Man" for many years, delivering the Milwaukee 
Journal and Sheboygan Press on the rural motor route. He was in 7th 
Heaven while spending time with his grandchildren, and they wore him 
out. They were the love of his life. He also enjoyed fishing, bowling, 
cutting wood, mowing lawns, watching sporting events, playing 
sheepshead and working with flowers, especially, gladiolas and cala 
lilies. 
(Survivors omitted for privacy.)
He was preceded in death by one grandson: Jacob Pitz; three brothers: 
Ralph, Andrew and Robert Pitz; one sister: Joyce Pitz; foster father: 
Norb Brunmeier; father-in-law: Alfred Binversie; and family friend: 
Tonie Marie Thomes Walber. To benefit others, Mike was a tissue donor 
after his death. 
Mike was a wonderful son, husband, dad, brother, uncle and nephew, but 
was especially proud to be called Grandpa, Papa and Pa. 
The funeral Mass for Mike will be celebrated at 6 p.m. on Friday, 
Dec. 28, 2007, at Ss. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, 424 Fremont St., 
Kiel, with the Rev. Loren Nys S.D.S., Deacon Pat Knier and Deacon Jim 
Steffen officiating. Burial will take place in the church cemetery. 
Friends may call at the church on Friday, Dec. 28, 2007, from 2 p.m. 
until the time of service. 
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Ray's of Hope Food Pantry, 
Kiel. 
Meiselwitz-Vollstedt Funeral Home, Kiel, is assisting the family. 
Online condolences may be made at www.meiselwitzfh .com. 
Mike's family would like to thank (private) for their care and concern; 
the Kiel Ambulance Staff, (private); Calumet Medical Center, Chilton; 
and Holy Family Memorial Hospital, Manitowoc, staffs for all their help. 
Herald Times Reporter, Dec. 27, 2007 


ARNO V. PLATZ

Arno V. Platz, 94, of 508 Broadway Street Kiel, died Good Friday morning, 
April 22, 2011, at Calumet Medical Center, Chilton. Arno was born on July 23, 
1916, in the Town of Rhine, the son of the late Leonard and Marian Barth Platz. 
He graduated from Elkhart Lake Public High School in 1934, valedictorian of 
his class. 
Arno moved to Kiel in 1937. On September 13, 1941 he married the former June 
Ninmer at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Kiel. He joined the US Army 
in April, 1945 and was honorably discharged in July, 1946. Arno worked at Kiel 
Bottling Works until it closed in May, 1978. In later years, Arno worked for 
Lake-to-Lake and retired in May, 1983. He was part of Elkhart Lake and Kiel 
bands, church treasurer at Saint Peter and Paul Catholic Church for many years, 
volunteered at the Salvatorian Center in New Holstein, and enjoyed visiting 
friends in local nursing homes. He also enjoyed a number of sports including 
bowling, golfing, and football. Arno's top priorities in life were Faith, 
Family, and Friends.
Survivors are his four daughters, Barbara Platz of Kiel, Mrs. Mary (Brent) 
Ponkow of Lawton Oklahoma, Mrs. Jeanne (John) Riesterer of Appleton, Mrs. 
Kathy (Patrick) Lester of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; two sons, Richard (Cynthia) 
Platz of New London and Donald (Nancy) Platz of Menomonie; 13 grandchildren, 
6 great grandchildren and his sister Helen McMullen.  
Arno was preceded in death by his wife June, and two brothers Lester and Norman.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 3:00pm on Monday April 25, 2011 at Saint 
Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel, with the Rev. Loren Nys SDS and Joe Zenk, 
Parish Director officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends 
may call at the church on Monday from 1:00pm until the time of Mass. In lieu of 
flowers a memorial has been established in his name.
Arno's family would like to extend a very heartfelt thank you to a very special 
family friend, Karen, to Father Loren for all his prayers and support and to Dr. 
Hetzner, Dr. Theiler and all the nurses and staff at Calumet Medical Center for 
the wonderful care Arno received.


JUNE PLATZ

June Platz, 66, of 508 Broadway Street, Kiel, died Sunday evening, February 5, 
at Calumet Medical Center, Chilton, where she had been a patient for one week. 
The former June Ninmer was born on June 9, 1922, in the Town of Schleswig, the 
daughter of the late Walter and Lydia (Oemichen) Ninmer. She attended Kiel 
Public Grade School and was a graduate of Kiel High School.  
On September 13, 1941, she married Arno Platz at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic 
Church in Kiel. She was employed as a cook for 18 years at Ss. Peter and Paul 
convent, and for 10 years was employed at Siebken’s Resort in Elkhart Lake. She 
was a member of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church and its Christian Mother’s, 
was active in the Kiel Girl Scouts and was Marion Award Leader at Ss. Peter and 
Paul Catholic Church.  
Survivors are her husband, Arno; four daughters, Barbara Platz of Iowa City, 
Iowa; Mrs. Mary (Brent) Ponklow of West Germany; Mrs. Jeanne (John) Riesterer of 
Hortonville; Mrs. Kathy (Patrick) Lester of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; two sons, Richard 
(Cynthia) of Stevens Point and Don (Nancy) of New Berlin; 12 grandchildren; a 
sister, Mrs. Imogene (Henry) Dexheimer; five half-brothers and five half-sisters.
A funeral Mass was celebrated at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel, the 
Rev. Thomas Leannah, pastor, celebrant. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Kiel Tri-County Record – February 1989


LESTER J. PLATZ

Lester J. Platz, 80, of 716 Sixth St., Kiel, died peacefully at his home on 
Wednesday morning, Jan. 6, 1993.  
He was born Aug. 23, 1912 in the Town of Rhine, son of the late Leonard Sr. 
and Marian (Barth) Platz. He attended school in the Town of Rhine. On June 4, 
1936, he married Lorraine Schmitz at St. Ann Catholic Church, St. Anna.  
He was employed at H. G. Weber Co. in Kiel until his retirement in 1977. The 
couple celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1986. He was a member 
of St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel and I.A.M.A.W. Lodge 1259.  
Survivors include his wife, Loraine; three sons, James (Mary Jane) and Kenneth 
(Susan) both of Howards Grove, and Ronald (Marjorie) of rural Elkhart Lake; 
one daughter, Rozann (Charles) Muehlbauer, Kiel; 13 grandchildren; five great 
grandchildren; two brothers, Arno, Kiel, and Norman (Rita), Elkhart Lake; and 
one sister, Helen McMullen, Plymouth. He was preceded in death by one grandson, 
Roger Muehlbauer.  
A funeral Mass was held at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, with the Rev. 
Thomas Leannah, pastor as the officiant. Burial was in the church cemetery.  
Kiel Tri-County Record – January 14, 1993


LORRAINE I. PLATZ

Lorraine I. Platz, 81, formerly of 716 Sixth St., Kiel, died Wednesday, May 31, 
1995 at Willowdale Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in New Holstein, where she 
had resided for the past four months. She was born April 10, 1914 in the town 
of Russell to Servatius and Pauline Dorn Schmitz. On June 4, 1936 she married 
Lester Platz at St. Ann Catholic Church in St. Anna.  
She was employed at Lake to Lake Dairy in Kiel for 23 years prior to retiring 
in 1978. She enjoyed sewing, crocheting and making baby quilts. She was a member 
of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Kiel.  
Survivors include four children, James and his wife Mary Jane of Howards Grove, 
Rozanne Muehlbauer and her husband Charles of Kiel, Kenneth and his wife Susan 
of Howards Grove, and Ronald and his wife Mutzie of Rural Elkhart Lake; 13 
grandchildren; six great grandchildren; three sisters, Alfrieda Hellmer and her 
husband Fritz of Sheboygan Falls, Ramona Gissal and her husband Keith of Lannon 
and Kathleen Adams of Kiel; and a sister-in-law, Dorothy Raddatz of Sheboygan. 
Preceding her in death were her husband on Jan. 6, 1993; two brothers and two 
sisters; and a grandson. 
A funeral Mass was held at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Kiel. The Rev. 
Loren Nys, S.D.D., officiated. Burial was in the Church Cemetery.
Kiel Tri-County Record – June 8, 1995 


GEORGE J. POST

George Joseph Post
birth: 6 November 1898 Schleswig, Wis. (sic)
death: 1 January 1900 Schleswig, Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin
burial:  Kiel, Wis.
residence: 1900 Schleswig, Wis.
father: George Post
mother: Mary V.
Wisconsin, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1968


MARILYN PRITZL

Marilyn Pritzl, 54, of 26 North Street, Kiel, died Saturday 
afternoon at her home after a prolonged illness.  She was 
born Aug 24, 1931, in Manitowoc, a daughter of the lat Leo 
and Loretta Dusold Schroeder.  She attended Manitowoc 
parochial schools and was a 1949 graduate of Lincoln High 
School in Manitowoc. On June 30, 1951, she married Clarence 
Pritzl at St. Andrew Catholic Church in Manitowoc.  She and 
her husband have owned and operated Cal’s Coffee Shop in 
Kiel since 1953.  She was a member of Ss. Peter and Paul 
Catholic Church in Kiel.
(Survivors omitted for privacy)
A sister preceded her in death.  
The funeral Mass will be at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church 
in Kiel. The Rev. Thomas Leannah, pastor, will be celebrant. 
Burial will be in the parish cemetery.  


RAYMOND E. PROPSON

Raymond E. Propson, 53, W2074 County PP, Hilbert, died of an apparent heart 
attack Saturday afternoon, May 23, 1987, at Theda Clark Regional Medical Center, 
Neenah.
He was born April 17, 1934, in the town of Woodville, son of Amelia Sell Propson 
and the late Elmer Propson.
Mr. Propson attended school at St. John.
On Feb. 23, 1963, he married Mary Schnell at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, 
Kiel.
He was a lifelong resident of the Hilbert area and for the past 35 years worked 
as a meat cutter at Potter Meat Market and Hilbert Meat Market, where he was 
employed at the time of his death.
He was a well-known scat player and had played in several tournaments.
He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Hilbert, and the Tri-Parish Council 
of the Knights of Columbus, Hilbert.
Survivors include his wife, Mary; his mother, Amelia Propson of Hilbert; five 
daughters, Mrs. Paul (JoAnn) Koeck, of Mountainview, Calif., Lynn, Katherine, 
Rosemary and Gloria, all at home; a son, Mark, at home; a grandchild; three sisters, 
Mrs. Arvid (LaVerne) Amel and Mrs. Kenneth (Delphine) Bodinger, both of Chilton, 
and Mrs. Nicolas (Delores) Franzen of Kiel; three brothers; Ralph, Kenneth and 
Gary, all of Hilbert and their wives, Judith, Mary Ann and Janine, respectively.
He was preceded in death by his father and a brother.
A funeral Mass was celebrated Wednesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Hilbert. 
The Rev. Anthony Birdsall was the celebrant. Burial was in St. Peter and Paul 
Catholic Cemetery, Kiel.
The Sansom Funeral Home, Hilbert, took care of arrangements.
Chilton Times Journal - May 28, 1987


EDWIN A. PUETZ

Edwin A. Puetz, 75, of 723 Sheboygan St., Kiel, died at his home Sunday morning 
apparently of a heart attack. He was born June 23, 1907, in Charlesburg, son of 
Joseph and Mary Meullenbach Puetz. He attended the Catholic school in Charlesburg. 
Mr. Puetz married the former Esther Keuler on June 16, 1937, in New Holstein, and 
the couple resided in Kiel. Mr. Puetz was owner and operator of Puetz Motors Sales 
Ford garage in Kiel until his retirement in 1979. He was a member of Ss. Peter and 
Paul Catholic Church. 
Surviving are his wife; one daughter, Mrs. Donald (Janet) Baus of Green Bay; one 
son, Kenneth of Kiel; six grandchildren; and three sisters, Mrs. Ernest Daun of 
New Holstein, Sister Gudelia of Campbellsport, and Mrs. Elizabeth Reinl of Chilton.  
Three brothers preceded him in death. 
A funeral Mass will be Wednesday at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Kiel. 
Burial will be in the church cemetery.
(No newspaper or date cited) 
********
Edwin Puetz, 75, of 723 Sheboygan St., Kiel, died unexpectedly Sunday morning, 
Feb. 6, at home following a heart attack.
Funeral Mass will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church 
following brief family rites at 9:30 a.m. at Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel. The 
Rev. Francis Kerscher will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery.
Mr. Putetz was born June 23, 1907, at Charlesburg, son of the late Joseph and 
Mary Muellenbach Puetz. He attended catholic school at Charlesburg and married 
Esther Kueler of New Holstein June 16, 1937, at New Holstein. They resided in 
Kiel following their marrige, where Mr. Puetz was owner and operator of Puetz 
Motor Sales until his retirement in 1979. He was a member of Ss. Peter and Paul 
Catholic Church, Kiel.
Survivors include his wife, a son, Kenneth of Kiel and a daughter, Mrs. Donald 
(Janet) Baus of Green Bay; three sisters, Mrs. Ernest Daun of New Holstein, 
Sister Gudelia of Campbellsport, Mrs. Elizabeth Reinl of Chilton and six grand-
children. Three brothers preceded him in death.
Friends may call at Meiselwitz Funeral Home after 4 p.m. Tuesday. A wake service 
will be at 8 p.m.
Herald Times Reporter, February 7, 1983 P. 3


ELROY J. PUETZ

Elroy J. Puetz, a former resident of Kiel, died Sunday afternoon at  
Milwaukee County Emergency Hospital after being stricken with a heart  
attack a short time before being admitted. He was born Aug. 3, 1917,  
at Charlesburg, a son of the late Joseph and Mary Puetz. He attended  
St. Charles Catholic Church at Charlesburg and served in the armed  
forces for four and a half years during World War II. Mr. Puetz was  
a mechanic and filling station operator. He married Gladys  
Zimmermann June 1, 1946. Surviving are his wife; a daughter, Carol, 
of Kiel; a step-daughter, Mrs. Charles Koenig, of Howards Grove; 
two sons, James and Daniel, of Kiel; two brothers Hugo of Rt. 2, 
Chilton, and Edwin of Kiel; and three sisters, Sister Gudlia of Aurora,
Ill., Mrs. Otto Reinl of Rt. 2, Chilton, and Mrs.Drnie Daun of New
Holstein.  
Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Ss. Peter and 
Paul Catholic Church, Kiel, following brief rites at Meiselwitz Funeral 
Home at 9 a.m.  The Rev. George Kiefer will be the celebrant and burial 
will be in the church cemetery. 
Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Tuesday. The Rosary 
will be  recited at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Sheboygan Press, Mon. Nov. 11, 1963, p. 16, c. 5


ESTHER M. PUETZ

Esther M. Puetz, 82, of 723 Sheboygan St., Kiel, joined her Lord and her 
husband on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2000 at St. Nicholas Hospital, Sheboygan, 
where she was a resident for one day. She is the former Esther Keuler, born 
July 8, 1918 in Green Bay, daughter of the late Alvin and Anna Giesen Keuler. 
She was a graduate of New Holstein High School. On June 16, 1937, Esther 
married Edwin Puetz at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, New Holstein. The couple 
owned and operated the former Puetz Motor Sales Ford & Mercury in Kiel until 
1980. Her husband, Edwin, preceded her in death on Feb. 6, 1983.  
She was a member of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel, Christian Womens 
Society, St. Vincent de Paul Society, Federated Womens Club of Kiel, a former 
Girl Scout leader, Kiel Historical Society and was a member of several area 
card clubs. Esther enjoyed needlepoint and spending time with her family and 
many friends at her Cedar Lake cottage.  
Survivors include her children, Kenneth (Jackie) Puetz, rural Kiel, Janet 
(Donald) Baus, Englewood, Fla. and Cedar Lake; six grandchildren, 
Lt. C. Mar (Dr.) Sherry Baus, Hawaii, Timothy (Kim) Baus, Texas, Scott 
(Susan) Baus, Illinois, Robert (Denise) Baus, Cedarburg, Lynn (James) 
Drexel, Milwaukee and Cheryl (Steven) Vogel, Kiel. She is further survived 
by 15 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two great grandchildren.
Friends may call at the Meiselwitz-Vollstedt Funeral Home, Kiel on Thursday, 
December 28, 2000 from 4-8 p.m. and on Friday from 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. 
when brief family rites will be held.
A memorial has been established in her name.
Funeral services will be at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, with the Rev. 
Loren Nys SDS officiating. Burial will be in the parish cemetery.
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter  Wednesday, December 27, 2000 pg. A2


GLADYS PUETZ-HOERTH

Gladys M. Hoerth, age 83, formerly of Kiel, died Saturday morning June 19 2004, 
at Calumet Homestead Rehabilitation Center, New Holstein where she resided 
since 1994. 
She is the former Gladys Zimmermann, born July 16, 1920, in the Town of Meeme, 
daughter of the late Carl and Marie Henning Zimmermann. Gladys attended Pigeon 
River school. She was employed at Tecumseh Products in New Holstein for 27 years 
retiring in 1982. Gladys was a member of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, 
Kiel and the Christian Women’s Society. She also was a member of the Kiel VFW 
Auxiliary and a former member of the Kiel bowling leagues. She enjoyed fishing, 
gardening, camping, traveling, crafts and playing sheepshead.  
Survivors include her four children; June (Charles) Koenig, Cleveland; Daniel 
(Christie) Puetz, Rosholt, Jim (Pat) Puetz, Kiel; and Carol (Bruce) Pahl, Plymouth; 
eight grandchildren; four great grandchildren; four brothers, Carl Jr. (Betty) 
Zimmermann, St. Anna; Robert (Ruth) Zimmermann, Manitowoc; Daniel (Florence) 
Zimmermann; Kiel; Dale Zimmermann and special friend, Nancy Naujok, Kiel; and one 
sister, Rogene (Clarence) Faust, Kiel.  
She was preceded in death by Milton Thieleke, Elroy Puetz and Tony Hoerth and one 
sister, Margaret Pautz.  
Funeral Mass will be at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic church, Kiel, with the Rev. 
Loren Nys, SDS officiating. Burial will take place in the church cemetery.
Sheboygan Press – June 21, 2004


ELMER A. RABE
 
Elmer A. Rabe, 89, of 922 Adams St., Kiel, died Saturday evening, 
May 27, 2000 at Sheboygan Progressive Care Center where he resided 
since January.
He was born Oct. 3, 1910 in the town of Schleswig, son of the late 
August and Caroline Schnell Rabe.
He attended the former Hillside Grove Grade School in the town of 
Schleswig.
On Aug. 9, 1944, he married Hildegard Adelman at St. Nazianz. She 
preceded him in death on Feb. 14, 1998.
Elmer farmed all his life on the family homestead until 1973 when 
they moved to Kiel.
He enjoyed woodworking, tending to his roses and gardening.
He was a member of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel.
Survivors include his three children: Doris (John) Weber, Sheboygan, 
Jim (Donna) Rabe, Sheboygan Falls, Carol Rabe, Manitowoc, four 
grandchildren, Jeremy Weber and fiancee Laura Aschenbach, Eric and 
Kelly Rabe, Heather Rabe and John Weber II. He is survived by three 
brothers, Alfon Rabe, Kiel, Rueben (Anna) Rabe, New Holstein, Fred 
Rabe, Kiel, two sisters, Florence (Herman) Binversie, Kiel, Dorothy (Elson) 
Fluhr, Kiel, brothers and sisters-in-law: Francis Wagner, Betty Rabe, 
Eleanor and Francis Hoban, Marion and Wilmer Gruber, Marcella Gruber, 
Violet and Robert Spindler and Rita Adelman. 
He was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters.
A funeral Mass will be held at noon Wednesday, May 31, 2000 at Ss. 
Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel with the Rev. Loren Nys, S.D.S, 
officiating.
Burial will be in the parish cemetery.
Friends may call at the Meiselwitz-Vollstedt Funeral Home, Kiel on 
Tuesday evening (TODAY) from 5 to 8 p.m., and on Wednesday from 8 a.m. 
until 11:30 a.m. when brief family rites will be held. A wake service 
will be held at 8 this evening at the funeral home.
A memorial fund has been established for the Parkinson Disease Foundation.
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter, Tuesday, May 30, 2000 pg. A2


HILDEGARD A. RABE

Hildegard A. Rabe, 82, of 922 Adams St., Kiel, died Saturday afternoon,
Feb. 14, 1998 after a brief illness.
She is the former Hildegard Adelman, born Dec. 30, 1915 in the Town of
Eaton, daughter of the late Louis and Anna Wollersheim Adelman.
She attended school at Sunnyside Grade School in the Town of Eaton.
On Aug. 9, 1944, she married Elmer Rabe at St. Gregory Catholic Church,
St. Nazianz. Hildegard enjoyed doing crafts and growing African violets.
She was a member of SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Kiel and the
Christian Women's Society.
Survivors include her husband Elmer; three children; four grandchildren; 
three sisters; brothers and sisters-in-law. She was preceded in death by 
three brothers and two sisters.
Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 17, 1998 at SS Peter
& Paul Catholic Church, Kiel, with the Rev. Loren Nys, S.D.S.,
officiating, preceded by brief family rites at 9:30 a.m. at
Meiselwitz-Vollstedt Funeral Home. Burial will be in the parish cemetery.
Friends may call at Meiselwitz-Vollstedt Funeral Home, Kiel, from 4-8:30
p.m. Monday, TODAY and on Tuesday, at the funeral home from 8 a.m. until
the time of services. A wake service will be held at 8:30 p.m. this
evening at the funeral home.
A memorial has been established for the American Arthritis Foundation or
SS Peter & Paul Church..
The Sheboygan Press, Monday, February 16, 1998
********
Hildegard A. Rabe, age 82, of 922 Adams St., Kiel, died Saturday afternoon, 
February 14, 1998, after a brief illness.
A Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, February 17, 1998, at SS. 
Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Kiel, preceded by brief family rites at 9:30 a.m. 
at Meiselwitz-Vollstedt Funeral Home, Kiel. Rev. Loren Nys, S.D.S, will officiate 
at the Mass, with burial in the parish cemetery.
The former Hildegard Adelman was born December 30, 1915, in the town of Eaton, 
daughter of the late Louis and Anna Wollersheim Adelman. She attended school at 
Sunnyside Grade School in the town of Eaton. On August 9, 1944, she married Elmer 
Rabe at St. Gregory Catholic Church, St. Nazianz. Hildegard enjoyed doing crafts 
and growing African violets. She was a member of SS. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, 
Kiel, and the Christian Women's Society.
Survivors include her husband of almost 54 years, Elmer; three children, Doris 
(John) Weber, Sheboygan, Jim (Donna) Rabe, Sheboygan Falls, and Carol Rabe, 
Manitowoc; four grandchildren, Jeremy Weber, Eric and Heather Rabe, and John II 
(Marianne) Weber; three sisters, Eleanor (Francis) Hoban, Osman, Marion (Wilmer) 
Gruber, Silverton, Ore., and Marcella Gruber, Visalia, Calif.; brothers and 
sisters-in-law, Alfon Rabe, Reuben (Anna) Rabe, Fred Rabe, Florence (Herman) 
Binversie, Dorothy (Eldon) Fluhr, Francis Wagner, Betty Rabe, Violet (Robert) 
Spindler, and Rita Adelman. She was preceded in death by three brothers and two 
sisters.
Friends may call on Monday (MONDAY) from 4-8:30 p.m. at the Meiselwitz-Vollsteadt 
Funeral Home, Kiel, and on Tuesday from 8 a.m. until the time of services at 
10 a.m. at the church. A wake service will be held at 8:30 p.m. Monday at the 
funeral home.
A Memorial Fund has been established for the American Arthritis Foundation or SS. 
Peter and Paul Catholic Church.
Herald Times Reporter, February 16, 1998 P. 2


HUGO RACH

Hugo J. Rach, 79, of 629 Tenth Street, Kiel, died unexpectedly at his home of 
an apparent heart attack. Born September 10, 1903, in St. Anna, he was a son 
of Nicholas and Clara Brill Rach. He attended St. Anna Catholic School. His 
marriage to Minnie Nadler took place March 3, 1930, at Holy Rosary Catholic 
Church in New Holstein. They farmed in the Kiel area and Mr. Rach was also 
employed by the Milwaukee Road Railroad until retirement in 1962. Mrs. Rach 
died in 1972. He was a member of St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Kiel.
Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Harold (Arlene) Schuessler of Sheboygan, 
Mrs. Ralph (Donna) Diefenthaler of New Holstein, Mrs. Richard (Marjorie) Sass 
of Byron Center, Michigan, Mrs. Ernest (Bernice) Kohlmann of Kiel, and Mrs. 
Ambose (Rosemary) Stephanie of St. Cloud; four sons, Ronald of Kohler, Charles 
of Juneau, Marvin of Fond du Lac, and Gerald of Rochester, Minnesota; 32 
grandchildren; one great grandchild; and four sisters, Mrs. Alexia Schueller 
of Belgium, Mrs. Lydia Vandborg, Mrs. Helen Feaster and Mrs. Lucille Reinthaler, 
all of Sheboygan.  
The funeral Mass was held Monday at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Kiel, 
following brief family rites at Meiselwitz Funeral Home in Kiel. The Reverend 
Francis Kerscher, pastor, officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Kiel Tri-County Record – May 27, 1982
*********
MISS NADLER BECOMES BRIDE H. RACH
Miss Minnie Nadler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nick Nadler of Kiel 
became the bride of Hugo J. Rach, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nic Rach of 
Kiel at the Holy Rosary church at 9:30 o'clock on Monday morning, 
Rev. Joseph Glueckstein read the nuptial service.
Mrs. Alois Schuller of Dacada, sister of the groom was the bridesmaid 
and Mr. Schuller attended as best man. A reception and dinner followed 
at the home of the bride's parents for thirty-five guests.
Mr. Rach is employed at the Kiel Wooden Ware Company. Following a 
short honeymoon, Mr. and Mrs. Rach will make their home at 717 Chicago 
Street, Kiel.
Manitowoc Herald News, Mar. 6, 1930


LAVERNE GILBERT "GUSSIE" RACH

LaVerne G. Rach, 65, of 708 North Street, Kiel, died Thursday night, June 15, 
at St. Nicholas Hospital, Sheboygan, after a brief illness.  
He was born July 29 1923 in St. Anna, son of the late Henry and Hilda Nadler 
Rach. He attended St. Anna Parochial school. On June 5, 1946, he married Marion 
Schad in School Hill. He was employed at Kohler Company for three years, Arps 
Corporation of New Holstein for approximately 16 years, and at Stoelting Inc. 
in Kiel for 12 years, until 1979, when he retired due to ill health. He was a 
World War II Veteran in the United States Army, serving in the Pacific Theatre. 
He was also a member of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel.  
Survivors include his wife, Marion; four sons, Richard (Pat) of Kiel; William 
(Lil) of Darian, Illinois; Steve of Westmont, Illinois; John (Phyllis) of 
Woodstock, Illinois; two daughters, Lois (Gerald) Herr of Newton; Kris (Brian) 
Woelfel of Kiel; 16 grandchildren; three brothers, Sylvester and Eugene, both 
of Florida; Melvin of Chilton; one sister, Helen (Sylvester) Halbach, of New 
Holstein; two step-brothers; and two step-sisters. 
Funeral Mass was held at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, with the Rev. 
Dominic Giles and Deacon James Steffen, officiating. Burial was in the church 
cemetery.
No newspaper named


MARION C. RACH

Marion C. Rach, 77, formerly of 708 North St., Kiel, died on Oct. 15, 2002, 
at Calumet Homestead Rehabilitation Center where she resided the past five 
months.  
She was born on Feb. 10, 1925, in School Hill, daughter of the late Alois 
and Rose Binversie Schad. She attended school in School Hill. She married 
LaVerne G. Rach on June 5, 1946, in School Hill. He preceded her in death 
on June 15, 1989. She was a member of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in 
Kiel and the Christian Mothers. Marion loved to make quilts, play sheepshead, 
do word search puzzles and most of all, she loved her children and grand-
children. 
Survivors include four sons, Richard (Pat) Rach of Kiel, William (Lil) Rach 
of Bolingbrook, Ill., Stephen (Lucy) Rach of New Holstein and John (Phyllis) 
Rach of Woodstock, Ill.; two daughters, Lois (Gerald) Herr of Newton and Kris 
(Brian) Woelfel of Kiel; 16 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; two 
brothers, Robert (Esther) of Chilton and Albert (Joan) Schad of New Holstein; 
two sisters, Dorothy Wiskerchen of New Holstein and Judy (Romy) Thuecks of 
Kiel; one sister-in-law, Dorothy Schad of Elkhart Lake, one brother-in-law, 
Allen Quackenboss of St. Cloud. She was also preceded in death by three 
sisters and two brothers.   
A mass of Christian burial will be at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel 
with the Rev. Loren Nys SDS officiating. Burial will take place in the church 
cemetery.
Sheboygan Press – October 16, 2002


MINNIE RACH

Mrs. Hugo J. Rach, 69, of 629 10th St., Kiel, died this morning at  
Memorial Hospital in Appleton, where she had been a patient for two  
days.  The former Minnie Nadler was born April 23, 1903, in St. Anna,  
daughter of the late Nicholas and Anna Mirsberger, and attended the  
St. Anna Catholic school.  She was married to Hugo Rach on March 3,  
1930 at Holy Rosary Church, New Holstein.  They lived in Kiel since  
their marriage.  Mrs. Rach was a member of Sts. Peter and Paul  
Catholic Church, Kiel, and the Christian Mothers Society. Survivors  
include her husband; five daughters; four sons (names omitted for  
privacy); 24 grandchildren and three sisters, Mrs. Amanda Janty and  
Mrs. Hilda Buchholz, both of Kiel, and Mrs. Elizabeth Daniels,  
Denver, Colo.  Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in  
Sts. Peter and Paul Church, Kiel, with the Rev. Francis R. Kerscher,  
pastor, as celebrant of the funeral Mass.  Family rites will be held  
at 9:30 a.m. in the Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel.  Burial will be in  
the parish cemetery.  Friends may call at the funeral home after 3  
p.m. Friday.  The wake service will be held there at 8 that night.
Sheboygan Press, Thurs. May 11, 1972, p. 12, c. 4
*********
MISS NADLER BECOMES BRIDE H. RACH
Miss Minnie Nadler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nick Nadler of Kiel 
became the bride of Hugo J. Rach, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nic Rach of 
Kiel at the Holy Rosary church at 9:30 o'clock on Monday morning, 
Rev. Joseph Glueckstein read the nuptial service.
Mrs. Alois Schuller of Dacada, sister of the groom was the bridesmaid 
and Mr. Schuller attended as best man. A reception and dinner followed 
at the home of the bride's parents for thirty-five guests.
Mr. Rach is employed at the Kiel Wooden Ware Company. Following a 
short honeymoon, Mr. and Mrs. Rach will make their home at 717 Chicago 
Street, Kiel.
Manitowoc Herald News, Mar. 6, 1930


PHYLLIS RACH

Phyllis A. Rach, 52, of Woodstock, Ill., died Friday, June 27, 2008 
in Woodstock.
She was born Feb. 9, 1956 in Sheboygan, daughter of Imelda (Dickrell) 
Faust and the late Alphonse Faust.
Phyllis attended elementary school in Elkhart Lake and graduated in 1974.
She married on Aug. 30, 1975 at St. George Catholic Church, Elkhart Lake.
She worked at Lake to Lake in Kiel for three years, Richardson Co. in 
Sheboygan Falls for nine years before moving to Woodstock where she was 
employed at Catlalent ALP for 20 years.
Phyllis belonged to the Woodstock Moose Family Center #1329 and was a 
member for six years where she held many different roles. She received 
her academy of friendship degree in 2007. She was the senior Regent for 
2008-2009 along with her husband as Governor. The Moose was her second 
family. She will be dearly missed by all who knew her.
(Survivors omitted for privacy)
She was preceded in death by her father, Alphonse Faust; mother and father-
in-law, LaVerne and Marion Rach, and one brother-in-law, Richard Rach.
The Mass of Christian Burial for Phyllis will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. 
Thursday, July 3, 2008 at SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Kiel with Rev. 
Loren Nys S.D.S. officiating.
Burial will take place in SS Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery, Kiel.
Family and friends may call at the Meiselwitz-Vollstedt Funeral Home, 815 
Sixth St., Kiel on Wednesday from 4-8 p.m. and on Thursday at the funeral 
home from 9-10 a.m. when brief family rites will be held.
Tri-County News, June 30, 2008


ANTON "TONY" RAMMINGER

Anton (Tony) M. Ramminger, Jr. age 51, of 22702 Rockville Road, Kiel, died 
Saturday morning, March 20, 1993, at Calumet Medical Center, Chilton, after 
suffering an apparent heart attack at his home.
Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, 
Kiel. The Rev. Raphael Birringer officiating and burial in the church cemetery.
He was born October 3, 1941, in New Holstein, son of the late Anton and Nerina 
Gruber Ramminger. He graduated from New Holstein High School in 1959. He 
attended the University of Wisconsin Whitewater for two years and was a graduate 
of MATC, Milwaukee, as a Journeyman Flooring Installer. On May 6, 1967, he 
married Marilyn Schmitz, at St. Ann Catholic Church, St. Anna. He was employed 
at Ramminger Interiors, Kiel for many years. Presently he was self employed as 
an installer for the Reedsville Co-op and Bill's Interiors in Clover. Mr. 
Ramminger served in the United States Air Force, he was a member of St. Peter 
and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel and the Kiel Optimists Club. He was a former Boy 
Scout Leader and a former member of the Kiel Jaycees. He enjoyed bowling, golfing, 
gardening and life.
Survivors include his wife, Marilyn; two sons, Scott and Chad, both at home; one 
sister, Alice and Raymond Schad, School Hill; three brothers, Erwin and Odelia 
Ramminger, rural New Holstein, Leander and Rita Ramminger, St. Anna, Alphonse and 
Eileen Ramminger, Kiel. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Ambrose, Randy, 
and Edwin.
Friends may call at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, from 4-9 p.m. this evening 
and on Tuesday from 8 a.m. until the time of service. A wake service will be held 
7 p.m. this evening at the funeral home. A memorial has been established in his 
name.
Herald Times Reporter, March 22, 1993 P. A2
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(married May 6, 1967)


GERALD L. RAMMINGER

Gerald L. Ramminger, 47, of Los Angeles, California, a former Kiel resident 
died Sunday evening, October 8, in Los Angeles, after a short illness.  
He was born December 24, 1941, in Sheboygan, a son of Joseph and the late 
Olivia Scharenbroch Ramminger. He attended Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic School 
in Kiel and was a 1960 graduate of Kiel High School. He received a BA at St. 
Lawrence Seminary. He was in the religious life for a number of years and then 
moved to Los Angeles where he was employed at an insurance company. He was a 
member of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic church, Kiel.
Survivors include his father and step mother, Joseph and Gertrude Ramminger of 
rural Elkhart Lake; one sister, Jane (Donald) Barnard of Reedsville; one step-
sister, Dorothy (Ed) Zimmer, Bridgeport, Connecticut. He was preceded in death 
by his mother and maternal and paternal grandparents. 
No newspaper named – October 8, 1989


JOSEPH J. RAMMINGER

Joseph J. Ramminger, 88, formerly of Elkhart Lake, died Wednesday evening, 
Aug. 4, 1993 at Willowdale Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, New Holstein, 
where he resided for the past month.  
He was born June 4, 1905 in the town of Schleswig, son of the late Jacob 
and Mary (Wagner) Ramminger. He attended Kiel Elementary School. On Sept. 9, 
1931 he married Olivia Scharenbrock at St. Wendel Church in Cleveland. She 
died Sept. 15, 1945. On Dec. 28, 1968 he married Gertrude (Pfeifer) Zimmer 
at Assumption Catholic Church in Fairfield, Conn. She died on Feb. 18, 1990.  
He farmed in the Town of Schleswig most of his life until retiring in 1967. 
He was a member of the St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel; Knight of 
Columbus and Kiel Senior Citizens.  
Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Janet (Donald) Barnard, Reedsville; one 
step-daughter, Deloris (Edward) Zimmer, Fairfield, Conn,.; eight grandchildren; 
several great grandchildren; one sister, Mildred Knier, rural Elkhart Lake; 
numerous sisters-in-law, and nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by 
one son, Gerald; two brothers and five sisters.
A funeral Mass was held at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel with the 
Rev. Loren Nys, pastor, as the officiant.  
Kiel Tri-County Record – August 12, 1993


KATHERINE RAMMINGER

Katherine Ramminger nee Dietrich 
Jan. 20, 1870-May 11, 1935
“divorced” from Henry Ramminger
Daughter of William Dietrich (born Germany) and Katherine Wagner (born Germany)
Born Town of Meeme, Manitowoc County
Died from “influenzel infection”
Buried at Kiel Cemetery
From Calumet county death records (v.9 p.462)
(Note: A photo of her husband Henry Ramminger is in the glass negative photos) 
**********
Mrs. Katherine Ramminger, aged 65, passed away at her home here on Saturday 
evening at 11 o’clock, after an illness of about two weeks. The deceased, 
nee Dittrich, was born in the town of Meeme on January 20, 1870, the daughter 
of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Dittrich. She was married to Henry Ramminger 
in 1891, and the couple lived for some time on a farm in St. Anna, then they 
moved on a farm in the town of New Holstein, and for the past 15 years the 
family has resided in this city. Ten children were born to the couple, of 
whom one passed away in infancy. Survivors are nine children as follows.  
Mrs. Helmuth Stier, and Mrs. Charles Stier, both of the town of New Holstein, 
Mrs. Norbert Gilsdorf of the town of Rhine, John and James of the town of 
New Holstein, Joseph of Kohler, and Edna, Elda and Othmar at home; one sister, 
Mrs. Bertha Klein of Kiel, and one brother, William Dittrich of the town of 
Meeme also survive. Funeral services were held on Tuesday morning from the 
family residence at 2219 Monroe Street, at 8:30 o’clock, and at 9 o’clock 
with services at the Holy Rosary church. The Rev. Joseph P Glueckstein 
officiated. Burial was made in the SS. Peter and Paul Catholic cemetery 
near Kiel.
Tri-County Record, May 16, 1935


OLIVE RAMMINGER

Mrs. Ramminger Of Near Kiel Is Called To Rest.  
Kiel.—Mrs. Joseph Ramminger, 35, whose farm home is located southeast of 
this city, passed away Saturday afternoon at St. Nicholas hospital, Sheboygan, 
following a lingering illness. Nee Olive Scharenbrok, the deceased was born 
in the town of Centerville, July 9, 1910, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter 
Scharenbrok. Her marriage to Joseph Ramminger was performed Sept. 9, 1931, and 
since that time the couple had resided on the Ramminger homestead farm near 
here. Survivors include her husband; one daughter, and a son (names omitted 
for privacy), her parents; two brothers, Gerhard, Sheboygan, and Leander, town 
of Centerville, and one sister, Mrs. Beatrice Steinbrecher, Sheboygan. Funeral 
services will be held at 9 a.m. Tuesday at the Mieselwitz Funeral home, and at 
9:30 a. m. at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic church. The Rev. F. X. Kheil, pastor, 
will be the celebrant at the requiem high mass, and interment will take place 
in the parish cemetery near Kiel. The body will lie in state at the funeral 
home until the hour of services.
Sheboygan Press, Mon. Sept. 17, 1945, p. 6, c. 8
*******
Cards Of Thanks. MRS. JOSFPH RAMMINGER— 
It is with deep ard grateful appreciation that we thank all the relatives, 
neighbors and friends whose kind sympathy helped us so much in the loss of 
our dear wife, mother and daughter, Mrs. Joseph Ramminger we especially 
thank the Rev. Father Kheil and his assistants, the mass servers, the 
pallbearers, donors of spiritual and floral bouquets, those who gave use 
of their cars, the attendants at the services and any others that in anyway 
assisted us.
Joseph Ramminger and Children
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Scharenbrock
Sheboygan Press, Mon. Sept. 24, 1945, p. 16, c. 1
*******
Mrs. Joseph Ramminger, 35, nee Olive Scharenbrok, life-long resident 
of the town of Centerville, died at St. Nicholas hospital in Sheboygan 
Saturday afternoon. She had been rushed there in the morning in an 
ambulance for medical treatment.
Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. Tuesday at the Meiselwitz funeral 
home in Kiel and at 9:30 a.m. at SS. Peter and Paul Catholic church in 
Kiel, the Rev. F.X. Khail officiating. Burial will be in the church 
cemetery.
Mrs. Ramminger was born in the town of Centerville in 1910, the daughter 
of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Scharenbrok. In 1931 she married Joseph Ramminger 
and the couple settled on the homestead farm in the town of Centerville. 
She attended the parochial school in the town of Centerville.
She is survived by her husband; one daughter (private), one son (private),
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Scharenbrok, town of Centerville; two brothers, 
Gerhardt, Sheboygan, Leander, town of Centerville; and one sister, Mrs. B
eatrice Steinbrecker of Sheboygan.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. Monday, September 17, 1945 P. 2


WILLIE RAMMINGER

Last week Wednesday Wm. Ramminger, the son of Henry Ramminger Sr. 
from Town Russell, died at the age of 25 years, following an illness 
of seven days. He had been living up north for about one year, when 
he returned home to his parents on August 28th. After about two weeks, 
he left with his father and brother Andrew to go to Stratford to 
purchase a farm with the later. Shortly thereafter he became ill with 
Typhoid, from which he was trying to recover when a heart attack took 
his life.  His coffin came by train and from there was taken to the 
Kiel Cemetery on Saturday where Pastor Schmitz officiated as the 
deceased was laid to rest.
Kiel Record - 1901 
(Translated from German by Nancy Zimmermann)


CLARENCE REICHERT

Clarence H. Reichert St., 71, of 1024 Sixth St., Kiel, died Thursday evening 
at St. Nicholas Hospital, where he had been a patient for the past two weeks.  
He was born Jan. 19, 1910 at Millhome, a son of the late Herman and Emma Stall 
Reichert. He attended district school. On Jan. 25, 1938 he married Esther Junk 
at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic church, Kiel. Mr. Reichert was employed at the 
A. A. Laun Furniture Co. for 45 years, retiring in 1973. He was a member of Ss. 
Peter and Paul Catholic Church.  
Survivors are his wife; two daughters, Mrs. James (Doris) Mullins, of Fort 
Walton Beach, Fla., and Mrs. Richard (Kathy) Hodgdon, of Joliet, Ill.; a son, 
Clarence, Jr., of Kiel, and six grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a 
daughter and a grandson.  
Private family funeral services will be held at Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel. 
The Rev. Francis Kerscher, pastor of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church will 
officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
No newspaper named. 


ELIZABETH REICHERT

B 3-2-1863
D 9-9-1935
After a short illness, Mrs. Jacob Reichert of Milwaukee died at her
home Monday evening of this week, according to information received 
here by relatives. Years ago Mr. and Mrs. Reichart resided in Kiel, 
where Mr. Reichart conducted a shoe store. She is survived by her 
husband and two children, Hugo and Mrs. F. J. (Anita) Connell, both 
of Milwaukee.
Following services in Milwaukee, the body will be brought to Kiel for 
interment in the SS. Peter and Paul Catholic cemetery at 12 noon this 
Thursday. The many friends of the deceased here who wish to attend the 
local service are advised that the body will not be brought to Kiel, but 
will be taken directly to the cemetery just south of here on Highway 57. 
The Rev. J. J. Eslepsky will officiate there. A complete obituary will
appear next week.


ESTHER REICHERT

Esther M. Reichert, 74, formerly of 1024 Sixth Street, Kiel, died Monday 
afternoon at Calumet Homestead Nursing Home in New Holstein, where she had 
lived for the past three years.  
The former Esther Junk was born March 6, 1911 in Kiel, a daughter of John 
and Catherine Mahloch Junk. She attended Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic School 
in Kiel. Her marriage to Clarence Reichert, Sr. took place Jan. 25, 1938, at 
Ss. Peter and Paul Church. The couple lived in Kiel after their marriage. Mr. 
Reichert died in 1981. 
For 18 years she was employed at Calumet Homestead Nursing Home until retiring 
in 1976. Mrs. Reichert had earlier been employed as a switchboard operator at 
the Kohler Co. and also worked at the Hanson Glove Co. in Kiel. She was a 
member of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church and its Christian Mother Society.  
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. James (Doris) Mullins of Fort Walton Beach, 
Fla., and Mrs. Richard (Kathy) Hodgdon of Lombard, Ill.; a son, Clarence Jr. 
of Kiel; and eight grandchildren. A daughter, grandson and a sister preceded 
her in death. 
Private family services will be held at Meiselwitz Funeral Home in Kiel, the 
Rev. Thomas Leannah, pastor will officiate. Burial will be in the church 
cemetery. 
No newspaper named – February 24, 1986


JACOB H. REICHERT

J.H. Reichert Buried Here
Rites Conducted for Milwaukee Man on Wednesday
Jacob H. Reichert, pioneer Kiel business man, died Sunday at Milwaukee 
at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J.F. Connell, with whom he had made 
his home for the past 20 years.  He had reached the age of 80 years.  
Funeral services were held at the St. Catherine's church at Milwaukee 
on Wednesday morning, with interment at the Catholic church cemetery 
here the same morning.  Services here were conducted by the Rev. Fr. 
J.J. Epdepsky.  Also buried here are his wife, who died Sept. 9, 1935, 
and a son and daughter who died in infancy.
Mr. Reichert was born in the town of Rhine May 7, 1857.  At the age of 
16 he left home for Glenbeulah, where he spent four years learning the 
shoemaker's trade.  After working in Dundee for a brief period, he came 
to Kiel in 1878, where he entered in business for himself.  His shoe 
store and repair shop was located where the Kretsch Bros. store now 
stands.  This business he conducted successfully until about 20 years ago, 
when he moved with his wife to Milwaukee.  At Milwaukee he was employed for 
about ten years as shoe repairer for the Brouwer shoe store.  For the last 
ten years he was retired from active life.  While in Kiel he served as 
secretary of the Catholic Knights and trustee of the Ss. Peter and Paul 
church.
He was married January 22, 1883 at St. Anna to Miss Elizanbeth Reichert 
of the town of Rhine.  Surviving him are two children, Hugh and Mrs. Anita 
Connell of Milwaukee, and two grandchildren.  He was the last survivor of 
a family of four sisters and two brothers.
Present for the services here from out of the city were the following:  Mr. 
and Mrs. J.F. Connell and two sons, Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Reichert, Mrs. Anton 
Muehlbauer and Mrs. R.J. O'Hanlon of Milwaukee; Mr. and Mrs. Peter Henningsen, 
Otto Miller, Mr. and Mrs. John Guse, and Mrs. Hans Leavesen of Plymouth; Mr. 
and Mrs. Rudolph Hammann and son LeRoy of Sheboygan Falls; and Mr. and Mrs. 
Albert Henningsen and daughter Rita of Sheboygan.
Following the services here local relatives and those from out of the city 
gathered at the Graceland Hotel, where dinner was served.
Tri-County Record, Kiel WI, Thurs. Oct. 7, 1937, p. 1, c. 7


MARY LOU REICHERT

Funeral Service For Infant Held 
Kiel—Funeral services for Mary Lou Reichert, seven weeks old daughter of Mr. 
and Mrs. Clarence Reichert, 1024 N. 6th street, who died at the Sheboygan St. 
Nicholas hospital Saturday, were held at the SS. Peter and Paul Catholic 
church there at 9:30 a.m. Monday. The Rev. F. X. Kheil officiated and interment 
was made in the church cemetery near here. The child, who was born on July 15, 
is survived by the parents; two sisters, Doris Mae and Kathryn, and a brother, 
Clarence Jr., her maternal grandmother, Mrs. John Junk, and her maternal 
grandfather, Herman Reichert, both of this city.
Manitowoc Herald Times, September 4, 1946  P. 8 


CLARA REINBOLDT
 
Mrs. Clara Reinboldt, 83, of 612 9th St., Kiel, died Sunday morning at Calumet 
Homestead in New Holstein, where she had lived the past three years.
The former Clara Freimund was born Aug. 31, 1888 at Thorp, Wis., daughter of 
the late Christian and Charlotte Freimund.
In July of 1910 she married Emil Breitzman. He died and on Aug. 18, 1923 she 
married William Reinboldt in Waukegan, Ill. They lived in Sheboygan breifly 
before moving to Kiel where they operated a restaurant for nine years. Mr. 
Reinboldt died in April, 1952.
Mrs. Reinboldt was a member of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel, its 
Christian Mothers Society and the Kiel Frauenverein.
(Suvivors omitted for privacy)
She was preceded in death by a son, five sisters, and five brothers.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Sts. Peter and Paul Church, 
with the Rev. Eric Middlecamp, SDS, celebrant of mass. Family rites will be 
at 9:30 a.m. in Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel. Burial will be in the parish 
cemetery. - January 16, 1972


WILLIAM REINBOLDT

Funeral services for William Reinboldt, 58, were held from Ss. Peter 
and Paul Catholic church Wednesday morning. Mr. Reinboldt died Sunday 
morning at his home here after a lingering illness.
Born in Germany, July 6, 1892, he came to America with a brother in 
1911, settling in North Dakota. In 1922, he moved to Kohler.
On August 18, 1923, he was married to Mrs. Clara Breitzman of Sheboygan.
The couple moved to Kiel in 1934 and with the exception of 19 months 
when they operated a restaurant in Manitowoc, have lived in Kiel since.
Survivors include his wife; two daughters, two sons, six grandchildren, 
and one brother, Frank of Arlington, Washington. - 1951


STEVEN E. REINECK

MAN WORKING ATOP SILO ELECTROCUTED
This morning’s autopsy in the death of a 27-year old Kiel man who fell about 
25 feet into a silo on a Sheboygan county farm where he had been sent on a 
service call, determined that death was caused by electrocution. The victim, 
Steven E. Reineck, of 801 St. Paul St., employed with Lakeside Harvestore, 
Inc., of Kiel, died from an electrical shock cause when he came in contact 
with a hot wire on a fan blower within the silo, according to Dr. Andrew 
Cyrus, pathologist and coroner, who performed the autopsy. The fan was 
apparently used to blow away fumes that build up within a silo, allowing 
repairmen to work in the area.  
A Lakeside Harvestore spokesman said two employes had been sent on a service 
call to the Willard Henschel farm on Ford Road, where the accident occurred 
shortly before noon.  
According to a Sheboygan County sheriff’s report, Reineck and his co-worker, 
Brian Manz of Kiel, had climbed atop a silo and removed a three-foot circular 
top.  
That sheriff’s initial report indicated that the victim may have been overcome 
from a build-up of carbon dioxide gas inside the sealed silo, used to store 
corn, but Cyrus, said the autopsy firmly refuted that speculation.  
The pathologist said the autopsy revealed multiple burns to various portions 
of the victim’s body, as he had evidently been struck repeatedly with the flying 
end of a hot wire. Reineck toppled about 25 feet into the silo from which he was 
removed by other lakeside Harvestore employes who cut a hole in the side of the 
structure.  
“The hot wire touched this man by means other than can be determined,” said 
Cyrus, but he noted that the Sheboygan County Sheriff’s Department is assigning 
an electrician to investigate the cause of the accident.   
Mr. Reineck was born June 7, 1955, in Sheboygan, son of Eugene and Bernice Becker 
Reineck. He graduated from Kiel High School in 1973. He was a member of Ss. Peter 
and Paul Catholic Church in Kiel. Mr. Reineck is survived by his parents of Kiel; 
two sisters, Mrs. Kay Hibbard of new Holstein and Mrs. Jean Kolb of Cleveland; 
two brothers, Michael of Rochester, Mich., and Paul of Kiel; maternal grandparents, 
Mr. and Mrs. Anton Becker of Rural Elkhart lake; and paternal grandmother, Mrs. 
Edward Reineck of Kiel.  
A funeral Mass will be at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Kiel, the Rev. 
Francis Kerscher, pastor will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
No newspaper named – October 12, 1982


HENRY REININGER

Henry Reininger, 79, 1306 Grand Avenue, Manitowoc, a Kiel resident 
for 40 years, died Sunday morning at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc. 
Funeral services were held December 23 at St. Andrew Catholic Church, 
Manitowoc, Reverend James Stamborski officiating. Burial was in SS. 
Peter and Paul Cemetery, Kiel, Reverend Francis Kerscher officiating.
Born September 4, 1896, in Chilton he was the son of the late Remigus 
and Christina Tax Reininger. May 25, 1926 he married Linda Wiskerchen 
at St. Anna Catholic Church. The couple settled in Kiel. She died 
February 7, 1967.
Employed at the Laun Furniture Company for 40 years, he retired in May 
1967 and moved to Manitowoc. He had been a member of the SS. Peter and 
Paul Holy Name Society.
Survivors include four sisters, Mrs. Leo Schwab, Manitowoc; Mrs. John 
Gruber, Visalia, California; Mrs. Frank Koehler, Milwaukee, and Mrs. 
Zeno Nennig, Neenah; one brother, William Reininger, Appleton, and nieces 
and nephews.
********
4 Sept. 1896/Dec. 21, 1975/Married May 25, 1926


LINDA REININGER

Mrs. Henry Reininger, 63, of 1015 6th St., Kiel, died at 4:30 a.m.  
today at Calumet Memorial Hospital, Chilton, where she had been a  
patient for a week.  The former Linda Wiskerchen, she was born May  
27, 1903, at St. Anna, the daughter of Anne and the late Henry  
Wiskerchen.  She attended St. Ann Catholic School and was married May  
25, 1926 at St. Anna.  The spent their entire married life in Kiel.   
She was a member of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel.   
Surviving are her husband; her mother, Mrs. Anne Wiskerchen, Chilton;  
two sisters, Mrs. John Willems, rural Kiel, and Mrs. Lorraine  
Ehlenbeck, Kiel, and three brothers, Walter, Roman and Arno  
Wiskerchen, all of St. Anna.  Funeral services will be held Thursday,  
at 9 a.m. at Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, and at 9:30 at Ss. Peter  
and Paul Church, with the Rev. George Kiefer, pastor, the celebrant  
of the requiem Mass.  Burial will be in the church cemetery.  Friends  
may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Wednesday.  The parish  
rosary will be at 8 o'clock Wednesday evening.
Sheboygan Press, Mon. Feb. 6, 1967, p. 14, c. 6


EUGENE J. REINL

Eugene J. Reinl, 58, 1944 Seventh Street, Kiel, died Friday morning at University 
Hospital in Madison, where he has been a patient for two days. He had been in ill 
health the past 1 1/2 years. He was born March 16, 1927 in Charlesburg, son of 
Elizabeth Puetz Reinl and the late Otto Reinl. He was a graduate of Chilton High 
School in 1945. He was a veteran of the United State Navy, serving in the South 
Pacific in World War II. 
On December 30, 1947, he married Viann Weeks in Chilton. They resided in Kiel, 
where he was employed at Puetz Motor Sales for 35 years, followed by employment 
at Pfister Sales and Service in New Holstein until ill health forced his retirement 
in 1984. He was a member of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Kiel, the Holy 
Name Society, the Kiel Kiwanis Club (served as past president), VFW Post No. 6707 
of Kiel (served as past commander) and the Kiel Fire Department for 20 years.  
Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Matthew (Jane) Palzer, Tomahawk 
and Mrs. Michael (Faye) Billmann, Cleveland; three sons, Glenn, Madison, Jan and 
Scott, both of Kiel; four grandchildren and one step-grandchild; his mother, 
Elizabeth Reinl, Charlesburg; three brothers, Melvin, Chilton, Ronald, rural Elkhart 
Lake and Jerome, New Holstein; four sisters, Mrs. Cordelia Nett, Kiel, Mrs. Bernard 
Brenner, Mt. Calvary, Sister Virginia Reindl, Walls, Mississippi and Mrs. Richard 
Roehrig, Marytown.  
The funeral Mass was held Monday at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church with the Rev. 
Thomas Leannah, pastor as celebrant. Burial was in the church cemetery.
No newspaper named
********
(Eugene’s mother was Elizabeth Schoenborn Reinl. Her step-father was Joseph Puetz/
from researcher)


VIANN K. REINL

Viann K. Reinl, 68, of 1044 Seventh St., Kiel, died early Saturday morning, 
May 10, 1997 at St. Nicholas Hospital, Sheboygan, where she was a patient for 
the last three days. She is the former Viann Weeds born Oct. 24, 1928 in 
Chilton, daughter of the late James and Katharine Winkler Weeks. She was a 
graduate of Chilton High School in 1946. On December 30, 1947, she married 
Eugene Reinl in Chilton. Her husband, Eugene, preceded her in death on 
Aug. 23, 1985. She was a member of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel, 
Christian Womens Society and a member of the Kiel VFW Auxiliary.  
Survivors include three sons, Glenn (Sara Krebsbach) Reinl, Madison, Jan (Jill) 
Reinl, Kiel, Scott (Barb) Reinl, Sheboygan; two daughters, Jane (Mathew) Palzer, 
Wisconsin Rapids, and Faye (Michael) Billmann, Kiel, 11 grandchildren, and one 
sister, Muriel (James) Sullivan, Charlottesville, Va. She was preceded in death 
by one sister, Carol Jean.  
A funeral Mass will be held at Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Church, with the Rev. 
Loren Nys SDS officiating. Burial will be in the Church cemetery. 
No newspaper named.


ERVIN W. RESEBURG

Ervin W. Reseburg, 64, of 512 River Terrace, Kiel, died Friday evening at St. 
Nicolas Hospital following a brief illness. He was born in the town of Schleswig 
Oct. 17, 1922, the son of the late Waldemar and Martha Voigt Reseburg. He 
attended Town of Schleswig School. In November of 1945 he married the former Lena 
Muehlbauer of the Town of Schleswig. She died Sept. 28, 1972. On October 20, 1973 
he married the former Elvera Muehlbauer Stemper of the town of Schleswig. He was 
a serviceman for Stoelting, Inc., of Kiel from 1947 until his retirement in 1984.  
Survivors are his wife; two sons, Waldmar and Daniel, both of Kiel; one stepson, 
Charles Stemper, Plymouth; two stepdaughters, Janet Sikora, Menominee Falls and 
Mary Williams, Sheboygan; five grandchildren; 11 step-grandchildren; and two 
brothers, Melvin of Kiel and Gilbert of Howards Grove. He was preceded in death 
by one brother and on step grandson.  
Cremation will take place. A family graveside service will be held Friday morning 
at the St. Peter & Paul Cemetery, Kiel.
(No newspaper or date cited)


LENA RESEBURG

Funeral Mass for Mrs. Ervin Reseburg, 50, of 512 River Terrace, Kiel,  
will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church,  
Kiel.  She died Thursday in St. Nicholas Hospital here.  The Rev.  
Francis Kerscher, pastor, will be celebrant.  Family rites will be  
held at 9:30 at Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel.  Burial will be in the  
parish cemetery.  Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m.  
Sunday, with the wake service at 8 p.m.  The former Lena Muehlbauer,  
she was born May 14, 1922 in the Town of Schleswig, daughter of the  
late Joseph and Hedwig Meyer Muehlbauer.  On Oct. 24, 1945, she was  
married to Mr. Reseburg at Kiel.  The couple lived in the Kiel area  
their entire married lives.  She was a member of Ss. Peter and Paul  
Parish, its Christian Mothers Society, and a former employe of Kiel  
Wooden Ware.  Survivors are her husband; two sons; four  
grandchildren; three sisters; and five brothers (names omitted for  
privacy).  A sister and a brother preceded her in death.
Sheboygan Press, Fri. Sept. 29, 1972, p. 14, c. 6