ST PETER & PAUL CEMETERY OBITUARIES [ SCHM ]

ELEANOR A. SCHMAHL

Mrs. Ella Schmahl, 81, of the town of Rhine, widow of George W., died unexpectedly 
Tuesday evening at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Frederich 
Buechel of route 1, Elkhart Lake. She had made her home with the Buechels for the 
past several years.  
Born July 3, 1896, in the town of Rhine, a daughter of Reinhardt and Agnes Mueller 
Becker, she attended SS. Peter and Paul Parochial School in Kiel.  
On June 6, 1922, she was married to Mr. Schmahl at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, 
Kiel. The couple resided on the Schmahl homestead farm in the town of Rhine, which 
they operated until Mr. Schmahl’s death on March 7, 1952. Mrs. Schmahl was employed at 
Siebkens Resort and Q’s Quarter, both of Elkhart Lake. She was a member of St. George 
Catholic church, Elkhart Lake and the Christian Mothers Society of the parish.  
Survivors are four daughters, Mrs. LeRoy (Priscilla) Grossheim of Plymouth, Mrs. 
Frederich (Valeria) Buechel of Route 1, Elkhart Lake, Mrs. Robert (Joyce) Feldmann 
and Mrs. Lloyd (Lorraine) Korb, both of Elkhart Lake; a son, LeRoy of Glenbeulah; 19 
grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren, and a brother, Anthony Becker of rural 
Elkhart Lake. A sister and two brothers preceded her in death.  
A funeral Mass will be at St. George Catholic Church The Rev. Cletus Kaiser, pastor, 
will be celebrant of the funeral Mass. Burial will be in Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic 
Cemetery, Kiel.
No newspaper or date cited


EVA HOLZMANN SCHMAHL

Mrs. George Schmahl Passes Away In The Town of Rhine.  Kiel
Mrs. George Schmahl, aged 70, passed away at her home in town of Rhine Monday 
afternoon at 1:45 after a lingering illness of three years. Mrs. Schmahl, nee 
Eva Holzmann, was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Holzmann and was born on 
July 1, 1863 on the Holzmann homestead in town of Rhine, where she was married 
to George Schmahl on April 4, 1888. The couple resided in the town of Rhine all 
their lives, Mr. Schmahl having died there on April 15, 1930. Survivors are four 
daughters Mrs. Elizabeth Leonard of town of Rhine, Mrs. Edward Brieger of Kiel, 
Mrs. Leonard Platz, of town of Rhine, Mrs. Raymond Faust of Kiel, one son, George 
on the homestead in town of Rhine, three brothers John Holzmann of Kiel, and 
Michael and Lawrence Holzmann of town of Rhine, and eight grandchildren. Funeral 
services will be held Thursday morning at the farm residence in town of Rhine at 
9 o'clock and at 9:30 o'clock at the SS Peter and Paul Catholic church at Kiel.
The Rev. Father J.J. Esdepsky will officiate and interment will be made in the 
Trinity Reformed cemetery, town of Rhine, beside the body of her husband (sic).
Sheboygan Press, Tuesday, January 16, 1934, p. 8, c. 4 & 5
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Hold Rites For Mrs. Schmahl At Church In Kiel.  Kiel
The funeral of Mrs. George Schmahl was held Thursday morning at the family 
residence at 9 o'clock and at SS. Peter and Paul Catholic church at 9:30 o'clock.
The Rev. Father J.J. Esdepsky officiated and burial was made in the church 
cemetery near Kiel.  Pallbearers were:  Larry Holzmann, Milton Schmahl, Arthur 
Manz, Joseph Beuchel, Emil Raquet and William Schmahl.  Relatives and friends 
from away who attended the services were:  Mrs. William Beuchel, Mr. and Mrs. 
Arthur Brickner and daughter, Marion, Mr. and Mrs. William Reiss and daughter, 
Betty, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Prepster and Mrs. William Voigt, of Sheboygan; John 
Wieseckel and son of Hilbert; Mrs. Ralph Kohlmann and son of Cascade; Mrs. Alfred 
Rhode and son, Melvin, Mrs. Walter Spann, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Metzner and Miss Ida 
Schneider, of Plymouth; Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Limberg, of Greenbush; Gottlieb Bittner 
of St. Cloud; Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wieseckel, Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Wieseckel and 
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Janty, of the town of Russell; Mrs. Mary Schuler of the town 
of Rhine; Mr. and Mrs. Peter Schryver of Sheboygan Falls; Henry Reineck and daughter, 
Margaret , and son, William, and Lawrence Beuchel of New Holstein.
Sheboygan Press, Monday, January 22, 1934, p. 4, c. 5
(sent in by researcher/see contributors page)


GEORGE SCHMAHL

George Schmahl Dies Friday Night
Last rites were said for George Schmahl, 54, Tuesday morning at the 
S. S. Peter and Paul Catholic church, with the Rev. F. X. Kheil 
celebrating the mass. Mr. Schmahl died at his Rhine township home 
Friday evening.
Mr. Schmahl was a veteran of World War One and a member of the 
Kasper-Beckley-Wilkins American Legion post. He was also a member of
the S. S. Peter and Paul Holy Name society.
Survivors are his wife; five children, four sisters, Mrs. Edward Brieger 
and Mrs. Raymond Faust of Kiel, Mrs. Leonard Platz and Mrs. Lizzie Leonard
of Route 1, Elkhart Lake; and six grandchildren. His parents preceded 
him in death. - March 7, 1952


HENRY SCHMIDT

Henry A. Schmidt, 72, of 55 Chicago Street, Kiel, died Saturday at St. Nicholas 
Hospital, Sheboygan after a short illness.  
He was born July 29, 1908, in the Town of Addison, Washington County, a son of 
John and Mary Decker Schmidt. He married Vineida Bauer in 1933 at Ss. Peter and 
Paul Church, Nenno, Wisconsin. Mrs. Schmidt died Dec. 11, 1953. Mr. Schmidt 
owned and operated a farm in the Town of Meeme until 1975. He was also employed 
in Sheboygan and at Tecumseh Products in New Holstein until retirement in 1970. 
He served in the United States Army in World War II.  
Survivors are one son, Donald; and one daughter, Mrs. Donald Ingram, both of 
Chicago; eight grandchildren; one brother, Michael of Campbellsport; and one 
sister, Margaret Walters of West Bend.  
A funeral service was offered Tuesday at SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Nenno. 
The Reverend Timothy McDonald was celebrant. Burial was in the parish cemetery.  
Kiel Tri-County Record, September 25, 1980
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(Note: This obit seems to say that Henry Schmidt is buried in Nenno. Nenno
is in Washington county and also has a cemetery by this name. After a search
on findagrave.com in that cemetery, I could find no Henry Schmidt there. This
one in Manitowoc co. has the dates matching the obit, so I'm presuming he
is here.)


EDWINA SCHMITT

Edwina E. Schmitt, age 67, of 80 S. Dewey St., Kiel, died Sunday evening, 
September 13,, 1992, at Park Lawn Home, Manitowoc, where she was a resident 
the past four months.
Funeral mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 16, 1992, at St. 
Peter and St. Paul Catholic Church of Kiel, with the Rev. Thomas Leannah, Pastor, 
and Rev. Robert Casper officiating, preceded by brief family rites at 9:30 a.m., 
at Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
She is the former Edwina Casper, born December 10, 1924, in rural St. Nazianz, 
daughter of the late John and Mary Hein Casper. She attended St. Gregory Catholic 
School, St. Nazianz and Kiel High School. On November 8, 1941, she married Elmer M. 
Schmitt, at St. Gregory Catholic Church St. Nazianz. She was employed at Tecumseh 
Products, New Holstein, for over 25 years retiring in 1981. Her husband Elmer 
preceded her in death on August 27, 1990. She was a member of St. Peter and St. 
Paul Catholic Church, Kiel and the Christian Mothers Society.
She is survived by four sons and daughters-in-law, James and Sue of Antigo, John 
and Melody of Kiel, Timothy and Phyllis of Sheboygan, Thomas and Jo Anne of Kiel; 
three daughters and sons-in-law, Darlene and Ronald Werdeo and Beverly and John 
Wydner both of Kiel, Janice and Ronald Gilbertson of Kewaunee; 12 grandchildren, 
two step-grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, one brother and sister-in-law, 
John and Lu Ann Casper of St. Nazianz, and two sisters, Dorthy Meiselwitz of 
Sheboygan, and Katherine Casper of Manitowoc. She was preceded in death by one 
grandson, one great-grandson, one brother, and two sisters.
Friends may call at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home in Kiel, from 4-9 p.m. Tuesday, 
TODAY, and on Wednesday from 8 a.m. until the time of service. A wake service 
will be held at 8 p.m. this evening at the funeral home. A memorial fund has been 
established in her name.
Herald Times Reporter, September 15, 1992 P. A2


ELMER SCHMITT

Elmer M. Schmitt, 74, of 11-C Terrace Park, Kiel, died Monday morning, 
August 27, at his home after a brief illness. 
A funeral mass will be held at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel. Rev. 
Thomas Leannah will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
He was born July 27, 1916, in the Town of Rhine, son of the late Peter and 
Appollonia Zimmermann Schmitt. He attended the former Woodland Part School 
in the town of Eaton. On November 8, 1941, he married Edwina Casper at St. 
Gregory Catholic Church, St. Nazianz. He was employed as an auto mechanic at 
Hingiss Chevrolet-Olds in Kiel for 29 years and for 11 years at Vogel 
Chevrolet-Olds in Kiel until retiring in 1978. He was a member of Ss. Peter 
and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel, and a lifetime member of the Kiel Fish and 
Game Club.  
Survivors include his wife, Edwina; four sons, James (Sue) Schmitt of Antigo; 
John Schmitt and Melody Dietrich of Kiel; Thomas (Jo Anne) Schmitt of Sheboygan; 
Timothy (Phyllis) Schmitt of Sheboygan; three daughters, Darlene (Ronald) Werdeo 
of Kiel; Beverly (John) Wydner of Kiel; Janice (Ronald) Gilbertson of Kewaunee; 
12 grandchildren, two step-grandchildren; one great grandson; two brothers, 
Albert (Irma) Schmitt of Kiel; Herbert (Minnie) Schmitt of Elkhart Lake; and 
three sisters, Ella Hermann of Sheboygan; Edna Roeck of Kiel; and Hildred Mathes 
of Sheboygan.  He was preceded in death by one grandson and five sisters. 
Kiel Tri-County Record – August 30, 1990


BRADLEY R. SCHMITZ

Brad R. Schmitz, 17, of 1224 Highway 32, Kiel, died Friday afternoon at St. 
Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton from injuries he received in an auto accident 
Thursday morning on the outskirts of Kiel.  
The two-vehicle collision took place shortly after 11 a.m. on Highway 32 near 
Rockville Road, the car he was driving reportedly went out of control on wet 
pavement and slid into the oncoming lane of traffic where it collided with 
another vehicle.  
Brad Schmitz was born Nov. 28, 1967, in Chilton, son of Gerald and Patricia 
Schneider Schmitz. He was a senior at Kiel High School, where he was a member 
of the football team. Brad was employed at Dick’s Red Owl grocery store in Kiel. 
He was a member of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Kiel.  
Surviving are his parents, one sister, Vickie, and  one brother, Brian, both 
at home; his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Marion Schneider of Kiel and his 
paternal grandfather, Ervin Schmitz of Chilton. He was preceded in death by 
his maternal grandfather and paternal grandmother.  
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 church 
cemetery.  
No newspaper named – July 1985
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Brad R. Schmitz, 17, of 1224 Hwy. 32, Kiel, died Friday afternoon, July 26, at 
St. Elizabeth Hospital, Appleton, from injuries he received in an automobile 
accident, Thursday morning.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, 
Kiel, following brief family rites at 9:30 a.m. at Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel. 
The Rev. Thomas Leannah, Pastor, will be celebrant and burial will be in the 
Church Cemetery.
Brad Schmitz was born Nov. 28, 1967, at Chilton, son of Gerald and Patricia 
Schneider Schmitz. Brad would have been a Senior at Kiel High School this Fall. 
He was a member of the High School Football Team and was employed at Dick's Red 
Owl in Kiel. Brad was a member of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel.
Survivors include his parents, Gerald and Patricia Schmitz; a brother, Brian at 
home; a sister, Vickie at home; his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Marion Schneider 
of Kiel and his paternal grandfather, Ervin Schmitz of Chilton. He was preceded 
in death by his paternal grandfather and maternal grandmother.
Friends may call at Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, after 4 p.m. Sunday, where a 
wake service will be 8 p.m. Sunday.
Herald Times Reporter, July 27, 1985 P. 3


JESSICA ANN SCHMITZ

Committal services for Jessica Anna Schmitz, infant daughter of David and Janita 
Schmidt Schmitz, 511 North Street, Kiel, who died at birth, Saturday at St. 
Nicholas Hospital, were held Wednesday at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Parish 
Cemetery, Kiel.
The Rev. Thomas Leannah, pastor, officiated.
Surviving are her parents; her maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Schmidt 
of Rural Kiel; and her paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Schmitz, 
rural Kiel.
Chilton Times Journal - November 1, 1984


ALEX SCHNEIDER

Alex B. Schneider, 43, of Route 1, Elkhart Lake, formerly of St. Peter, died 
Saturday afternoon, Sept. 9, 1978, in a farm accident.
He was born Oct. 12, 1934, at St. Peter, a son of the late August and Catherine 
Gilles Schneider. He attended Catholic school in St. Peter and St. Mary's Springs 
High School in Fond du Lac. On Oct. 21, 1961, he married Arlene Feldner at St. 
Cloud Catholic Church, St. Cloud.
The couple resided in St. Peter for one year before moving to the present farm 
in the Town of Rhine. He served with the Army for three years, part of which 
time was in Germany.
Mr. Schneider was formerly employed by Tecumseh Products at New Holstein. He was 
a member of St. Peter & Paul Catholic Church of Kiel, Farm Bureau and Holstein 
Fresian Association of America.
Surviving are his wife; four daughter, Annette, Agnes, Alice and Amy all at home; 
two sons, Allen and Adrian at home; three sisters, Mrs. Alfred (Estella Nett of 
Fond du Lac, Mrs. Ralph (Cordelia) Bender or Route 1, Newton and Mrs. Ray (Theresa) 
Hilt of Lomira; and three brothers, Sylvester of St. Peter and Gilbert and Francis 
both of Fond du Lac.
Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Meiselwitz Funeral Home, 
Kiel, and at 10 a.m. at St. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Kiel. The Rev. Francis 
Kuerscher will officiate, and burial will be in the parish cemetery.
Friends of Mr. Schneider may call after 4 p.m. Tuesday and until 9:30 Wednesday 
at the funeral home.
Fond du Lac Commonwealth Reporter, Monday, September 11, 1978 P. 9


ANDREW C. SCHNEIDER

Andrew C. Schneider, 34, died early Saturday afternoon at the home of  
his parents, mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Schneider, 619 7th St., Kiel,  
after a short illness.  He was born Nov. 15, 1919, in the town of New  
Holstein, a son of Joseph F. and Lena Schaller Schneider, and made  
his home on a farm in the township until moving to Kiel five years  
ago.  He was a member of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church and the  
Holy Name Society of the parish.  Survivors are the parents; six  
brothers and four sisters (names omitted for privacy).  Funeral  
service will be held at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Meiselwitz Funeral  
home, Kiel, and at 10 a.m. at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church.   
The Rev. F.X. Kheil, pastor, will officiate.  Burial will be in the  
family lot in the parish cemetery.  The body will lie in state at the  
funeral home until the hour of services.  The Holy Name Society will  
recite the rosary at the church at 7 o'clock this evening.
Sheboygan Press, Mon. Nov. 15, 1954, p. 16, c. 4
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Funeral services for Andrew C. Schneider, 35, of 619 7th St., Kiel,  
who died the past Saturday, were held Tuesday morning at Ss. Peter  
and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel.  The Rev. F.X. Kheil, pastor, was  
celebrant of the requiem mass.  Burial took place in the parish  
cemetery.  The mass was sung by children of Ss. Peter and Paul School  
with Sister Donald Marie as the organist.  Pallbearers included  
Frederick Bruckner, Melvin Escher, Alfred Keuler, Jacob Mahloch,  
James Mertens and Henry Wagner.  Members of the parish Holy Name  
Society recited the rosary at the church Monday evening and attended  
the funeral in a body.
Sheboygan Press, Wed. Nov. 17, 1954, p. 16, c. 3


ANNA SCHNEIDER

Death claimed Mrs. Joseph Schneider at her home on Fifth street in
this city on Saturday morning, after an illness of some time with
dropsy of the heart. Deceased, nee Anna Salm, was born at St.
Wendel, Manitowoc county, January 20, 1857, where she grew to
womanhood. She was united in marriage to Joseph Schneider, after
which the couple made their home on a farm in the town of Meeme, 
where they resided until seven years ago, when they disposed of 
the property to their son Anton, and came to Kiel to spend their 
declining years. Their union was blessed with nine children, of
whom one died. Besides her husband she is survived by the following 
children: Albertina Gries, Theresa Stein, John, Anton and Alvin 
Schneider of Meeme, Wm. Schneider of Chilton, Mary Meyer and Jos. 
Schneider Jr. of Kiel; three brothers, John Salm of Chilton, Peter 
Salm of Neenah and Nic. Salm of Cleveland; one sister, Mrs. Fred. 
Tries of Saukville; also 52 grandchildren are descendants of
the deceased. Mrs. Schneider was a devout member of St. Peter & 
Paul's church, and also of the Christian Mothers' Society, who 
attended the funeral, in a body. The obsequies were held on Monday 
morning at St. Peter & Paul's church, the officiating priests being 
Rev. A. Roder of Kiel, Rev. J. H. Schmitt of St. Anna and Peter Salm, 
a student and nephew of the deceased. A very large concourse of 
relatives followed the remains to their last resting place in the 
Catholic cemetery. A dinner was given to the attendants out of town,
numbering about 175 people, at Dohr's hall.
(tombstone photo contributed by researcher/see contributors page)


ANTON J. SCHNEIDER

Anthony Schneider, 57, of 523 Fremont St., Kiel, died early Friday  
evening at St. Nicholas Hospital following a brief illness.  He had  
been brought to the hospital Friday morning.  Born in Chester, Pa.,  
Aug. 16, 1898, he was a son of the late Jacob and Katherine  
Schneider.  When a boy of six he went with his mother to live in  
Franzburg, Germany.  He married the former Miss Elizabeth Schmidt  
there, Sept. 21, 1924, and the couple continued to live in Germany  
until coming to the United States in 1930.  They lived in New York  
for a time, later in St. Nazianz, and for the past five years in Kiel  
where Mr. Schneider was employed in the plant of the A.A. Laun  
Furniture Co.  He was a member of the Holy Name Society of Ss. Peter  
and Paul Catholic Parish, Kiel.  Surviving are two sons (names  
omitted for privacy); one sister, Mrs. Mary Reddy, New York City; and  
a brother, Andreas, Chester, Pa.  Another son died in Germany in  
1953.  Services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Monday at the Meiselwitz  
Funeral Home, Kiel, and at 10 o'clock at Ss. Peter and Paul Church.   
The Rev. F.X. Kheil, pastor, will be celebrant of the requiem mass,  
with burial in the parish cemetery.  Friends may call at the funeral  
home from 2 p.m. Sunday.  The Holy Name Society will recite the  
rosary at the church at 7 p.m. Sunday.
Sheboygan Press, Sat. Apr. 21, 1956, p. 8, c. 5
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Funeral services for Anthony J. Schneider, 57, of 523 Fremont St.,  
Kiel, who died Friday, were held Monday at 10 a.m. at Ss. Peter and  
Paul Catholic Church following brief rites at the Meiselwitz Funeral  
Home, Kiel.  Father F.X. Kheil was the celebrant of the requiem mass  
and Sister Donald Marie was the organist.  Burial was in the church  
cemetery.  Pallbearers were Edmund Dedering Sr., Walter Doro, Fred  
Klaeser, Clarence Manz, Joseph Muehlbauer and Loyal Wettstein.   
Members of the Holy Name Society recited the rosary at the church on  
Sunday evening and also attended the funeral services in a body.
Sheboygan Press, Tues. Apr. 24, 1956, p. 16, c. 8


DAVID SCHNEIDER

Kiel Youth Dies From Injuries Sustained in Motorcycle Crash
David Schneider, Route 2, Kiel, died last week Wednesday evening at the 
Theda Clark Memorial Hospital in Neenah from injuries he incurred in a 
motorcycle crash April 28.
Schneider, 18, had been riding his motorcycle eastbound on Highway 149 
just east of the Seven Corners road when his cycle left the right side 
of the road and struck two large boulders in the ditch. Schneider had 
been taken to Calumet Memorial Hospital, Chilton, and on May 23 he was 
transferred to the Neenah hospital.
He was born February 5, 1956 in the Town of New Holstein, a son of Walter 
J. and Geraldine Voelker Schneider. He attended SS. Peter and Paul Catholic 
School, Kiel, and graduated from Kiel High School this spring.
He was a member of SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, its Holy Name Society 
and was a church usher. He also was a member of the Future Farmers of America 
chapter at Kiel High School and a junior director of the Calumet County 
Holstein Breeders Association.
(Survivors omitted for privacy)
Funeral services were held Saturday morning at the SS. Peter and Paul 
Catholic Church with the Reverend Francis Kerscher, celebrant. A memorial 
fund has been established in Schneider's name. - 1974


ELIZABETH SCHNEIDER

Mrs. Elizabeth A. Schneider, 75, of 523 Fremont St., Kiel, died Tuesday morning 
at Calumet Memorial Hospital, Chilton, where she had been a patient for the past 
three days.  
The former Elizabeth Schmidt was born June 23, 1905, in Kransberg, Poland. She 
married Anton Schneider Sept. 21, 1924, in Franzburg, Germany. The couple came 
to Kiel in 1950. Mr. Schneider died in 1956. Mrs. Schneider worked at A. A. Laun 
Furniture Co. until retiring in 1970. She was a member of Ss. Peter and Paul 
Catholic Church, Kiel.  
Survivors are two sons, John of Cologne, Germany, and Joseph of Little Rock, Ark.; 
five grandchildren; and a brother, Hans Schmidt, of Germany. She was preceded in 
death by a son.  
A funeral Mass will be held at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. The Rev. Francis 
Kerscher, pastor, will be celebrant and burial will be in the parish cemetery.
No newspaper named 


JOSEPH SCHNEIDER    (d. 1935)

Joseph Schneider Sr. of Kiel Passes Away After an Illness
Kiel - Joseph Schneider Sr., aged 84, passed away at the home of his daughter, 
Mrs. Charles Meyer near Kiel, Tuesday, at 10 am after an illness of four weeks. 
He was born May 19, 1851 at Centerville and was educated in the Centerville 
schools. After completing his education he engaged in farming both in the Towns 
of Centerville and Meeme. Eighteen years ago he retired and he and his wife 
moved to Kiel.
In 1877, he was united in marriaage to Anna Salm who preceded him in death 
Dec. 22, 1923. Since the death of his wife he made his home with his daughter, 
Mrs. Meyer. To the couple were born nine children, of whom one passed away in 
infancy.
Survivors are eight children, Mrs. Joseph Gries and Mrs. Peter Stein of the Town 
of Meeme, Mrs. Charles Meyer of near Kiel, William Schneider of Chilton, Joseph 
Schneider of near Kiel, Anthony,, John Schneider and Alvin Schneider, all of the 
town of Meeme; 72 grandchildrren; 36 great grandchildren, two brothers, George 
Schneider Sr., of Brillion and Frank Schneider of Cleveland.
Funeral services will be held Friday morning at 9 o'clock at the home of his 
daughter, Mrs. meyer and at 9:30 o'clock at SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church 
at Kiel. The Rev. Father J.J. ?? will officiate and burial will be made in the 
church cemetery near Kiel. The body was removed to the Meyer home this afternoon 
where it may be viewed until the hour of services Friday morning.
Sheboygan Press, Wed., June 12, 1935 page 6


JOSEPH F. SCHNEIDER    (d. 1982)

Joseph F. Schneider, 87, of W456 City View Road, Kiel, died Wednesday afternoon, 
Sept. 1, at Calumet Memorial Hosptial, Chilton, after being in ill health for 
the past several months.
Funeral services will be 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Meiselwitz Funeral Home and 10 
a.m. at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel. The Rev. Francis Kerscher 
will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery.
Mr. Schneider was born March 10, 1895, in the Town of Meeme, son of the late 
Joseph and Anna Salm Schneider. He attended St. Fidelis Catholic School in the 
Town of Meeme. He married Lena Schaller, Jan. 16, 1917, at Sts. Peter and Paul 
Catholic Church, Kiel. After their marriage, the couple farmed in the Town of 
New Holstein. She preceded him in death in 1960. He then married Ida Schmitz, 
Oct. 14, 1961. She preceded him in death in 1962. He then married Edna Roehrdanz, 
Oct. 23, 1965, at St. Mary Catholic Church, Chilton. Mr. Schneider was a prominent 
Calumet County Holstein breeder. He was a member of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic 
Church, Kiel, the Holy Name Society, and State and National Holstein Frisian.
Survivors include his wife, Edna; six sons, Lambert of rural Elkhart Lake, Robert 
and Roger of Kiel, Walter of rural Kiel, Joseph A. of New Holstein, and Richard 
of Sheboygan; four daughters, Mrs. Clarence (Bernice) Gruenke of Sheboygan, Mrs. 
Michael (Ann) Klapperich of Fond du Lac, Mrs. Richard (Marie) Burkard of Green Bay, 
and Mrs. Donald (Betty) Winkler of St. Anne; 57 grandchildren and 38 great 
grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, three grandchildren, four 
brothers and three sisters.
Friends may call at Meiselwitz Funeral Home after 4 p.m. Friday where a wake 
service will be held at 8 p.m.
Herald Times Reporter, September 2, 1982 P. 3


LENA SCHNEIDER

Mrs. Joseph F. Schneider, 63, R. 2, Kiel, died suddenly at her home  
this morning.  She had been suffering from a heart ailment.  Nee Lena  
Schaller, she was born April 16, 1896, a daughter of the late Frank  
and Anna Van de Loo Schaller, near Cleveland, Wis.  When a child, her  
parents moved to the farm near Kiel.  She received her education at  
St. Wendel and Ss. Peter and Paul parochial schools.  She was married  
to Joseph Schneider of the Town of Meeme on Jan. 16, 1917, at Ss.  
Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Kiel.  They operated a farm west of  
Kiel until their retirement a short time ago.  She was a member of  
the Christian Mothers Society of the church.  Survivors are her  
husband; four daughters and six sons (omitted for privacy); 34  
grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Nicholas Ramminger of Sheboygan,  
Mrs. Herman Maurer of Sheboygan Falls, Mrs. Sylvester Grott of  
Manawa, Wis. and Mrs. John Kistner of Sheboygan, and one brother,  
Alfred of Kiel.  She was preceded in death by a son, Andrew, in  
November, 1954, and one brother.  Funeral services will be held at 10  
a.m. Friday at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church at Kiel, following  
brief rites at Meiselwitz Funeral Home at Kiel at 9:30 a.m. The Rev.  
George Kiefer will be the celebrant of the requiem Mass and burial  
will be in the church cemetery.  Friends may call at the funeral home  
from 2 p.m. Thursday until the time of the services.  Members of the  
Christian Mothers Society will pray the rosary at 8 p.m. Thursday at  
the funeral home.
Sheboygan Press, Tues. Mar. 15, 1960, p. 8, c. 4
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A solemn requiem Mass for Mrs. Joseph F. Schneider, 63, of R. 2,  
Kiel, who died at her home on Wednesday morning, was held at Ss.  
Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Kiel at 10 a.m. Friday, following  
brief rites at Meiselwitz Funeral Home.  The Rev. George Kiefer,  
pastor, was the celebrant, the Rev. Edward A. Wagner of Appleton was  
the deacon, the Rev. Peter Salm of Kaukauna, sub-deacon, and the   
Rev. Alphonse Wagner of Two Rivers, master of ceremonies.  Burial  
took place in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were Richard Burkard,  
Clarence Gruenke, Michael Klapperich, Kenneth Maurer, Joseph  
Ramminger and Donald Winkler.  Members of the Christian Mothers  
Society recited the rosary at the funeral home on Thursday evening  
and attended the service in a group.
Sheboygan Press, Mon. Mar. 21, 1960, p. 12, c. 6
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Mrs. Joseph Schneider, 63, of Rt. 2, Kiel, died unexpectedly Tuesday morning 
at her home.
Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Friday at Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, 
and at 10 a.m. at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. The Rev. George Kiefer 
will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery.
The former Lena Schaller was born April 16, 1896, near Cleveland, Wis., 
daughter of the late Frank and Anna Van de Loo Schaller. Her parents moved to 
a farm near Kiel when she was a young girl. Mrs. Schneider was educated at Sts. 
Peter and Paul Parochial school at St. Wendel. She was married to Joseph 
Schneider Jan. 16, 1917, at Kiel. The couple operated a farm west of Kiel until 
retiring a short time ago. Mrs. Schneider was a member of the Christian Mothers 
Society. A son, Andrew, and a brother preceded her in death.
Survivors include the husband, six sons, Richard of Rt. 4, Fond du Lac, Lambert, 
of Rt. 2, Elkhart Lake, Robert and Roger of Kiel, Walter of Rt. 2, Kiel and 
Joseph Jr. of New Holstein; four daughters, Mrs. Clarence Gruenke and Mrs. 
Richard Burkard of Sheboygan, Mrs. Michael Klapperich of Kiel and Miss Betty, 
at home; a brother, Alfred of Kiel; four sisters, Mrs. Nicholas Ramminger and 
Mrs. John Kistner of Sheboygan, Mrs. Herman Maurer of Sheboygan Falls and Mrs. 
Sylvester Grott of Manawa, and 34 grandchildren.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Thursday where the Rosary 
will be recited at 8 p.m. by the Christian Mothers Society.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. March 15, 1960 P. 3


LEO G. SCHNEIDER

Leo G. Schneider, 90, of Calumet Homestead, New Holstein, where he resided since 
June 4, 1990, formerly of Kiel, died Thursday morning, Jan. 23, 1992, at Calumet 
Medical Center in Chilton, where he was a patient for one week.
He was born on August 9, 1901, at Lena, Wis., son of the late Baltes and Mary 
Ebling Schneider. He attended schools in Lena, Wis.
In 1942, he moved to Milwaukee. He was drafted into the Army during World War II, 
being stationed at Camp LeJune, N.C. He was a mason in the building trade in 
Milwaukee.
He has been a member of the Laborers International Union of North America, since 
1942. He retired in 1967, moving to Brothertown Harbor. He moved to Kiel in 1980
Survivors include one brother, Archie (Regina) Schneider, Coleman, Wis.; two 
sisters, Miss Agnes Schneider and Mrs. Evelyn Schneider, both of West Allis, Wis.; 
two sisters-in-law, Theresa Schneider, New Holstein; Gertrude Schneider, Huntington 
Beach, Calif.; one brother-in-law, Arthur Vander Hyden, Milwaukee and many nieces 
and nephews. He was preceded in death by six brothers and two sisters.
The funeral Mass was Saturday, at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, in Kiel, 
with the Rev. Thomas Leannah, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the church 
cemetery.
Chilton Times Journal, January 30, 1992


MARIAN C. SCHNEIDER HERR

Marian “Petie” Schneider Herr, age 77, of 10432 Hwy 42 Newton, died unexpectedly 
Friday afternoon March 10, 2006 at her home.  
The former Marian Schwarz she was born March 28, 1928 in New Holstein daughter of 
the late John and Josephine Mueller Schwarz. She attended Holy Rosary grade school 
in New Holstein. 
On May 29, 1946 she married Robert A. Schneider. He died March 14, 1983. On 
November 16, 1991 she married Frederick “Fritz” Herr at St. Isadore Catholic 
Church in Osman. She was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in School Hill, 
Christian Mothers Society, was a former member of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic 
Church, Kiel, Catholic Knights Branch 68 where she served as secretary and treasurer, 
also bowled in various bowing league. Marian enjoyed sewing, playing cards, bowling, 
cooking, playing organ and spending time with her family. 
Survivors include her husband of 14 years, Fritz, 8 children; Joie (Jerry) Baldock 
of Kiel, Patt (Gerry) Schmitz of Kiel, Robert Jr. (Nancy) Schneider of New Holstein, 
LuAnn Hackbarth of Elgin, Illinois, Debra (John) Stoll of Kiel, Lorie (Bill) Schmitz 
of Medford, Wis., Michele (Brian) Roebley of Manitowoc, and Terry (Jim) Demell of 
Kiel, 13 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren; 10 step-children; 30 step grand-
children; and 9 step great grandchildren.  
She is also survived by one brother, Greg Schwarz of New Holstein and two sisters, 
Arlene Heimerl of Chilton and Rose Rabe of New Holstein. She was preceded in death 
by one grandson, 5 brothers and sisters. 
Funeral mass will be held at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Kiel with Rev. 
Loren Nys SDS officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Sheboygan Press – March 12, 2006


PRISCILLA M. SCHNEIDER

Priscilla M. Schneider, 76, of Kiel, died peacefully Saturday 
evening, February 23, 2008 at St. Mary's Home, Manitowoc. 
She was the former Priscilla Schneider, born August 12, 1931 in 
Jericho, daughter of the late Raymond & Helen Heimmermann 
Schneider. 
Priscilla attended Holy Rosary Grade School and graduated from 
New Holstein High School in 1949. 
On July 28, 1953 Priscilla was united in marriage to Donald 
Schneider at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, New Holstein. 
She had previous worked at the former Kestell Furniture and 
Leverenz Shoe Co. in New Holstein and worked many years as a 
volunteer at the Salvatorian Center in New Holstein. She enjoyed 
babysitting for her grandchildren. 
Priscilla currently was a member of SS Peter & Paul Catholic 
Church, Kiel and a former member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 
New Holstein. She also was a member of the Daughters of Isabella 
and the Christian Women's Society at Holy Rosary and SS Peter and 
Paul and the Kiel VFW Auxiliary. 
She enjoyed collecting antiques. Her faith was a very important 
aspect in her life and worshiped every Wednesday evening at 
Adoration Chapel in Chilton. Priscilla was a very caring, unselfish 
and generous person who was always helping people in need. 
Survivors include her loving husband of 54 years, Donald, four 
children, twenty six grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. 
She is further survived by one brother, nieces, nephews, other 
relatives and many friends. (Survivors edited for privacy)
She was preceded in death by one daughter, Virginia Ortlieb, 
infant sister, Helen Schneider, sister Lucille Sukowaty, one 
brother, Cyril Schneider, four little angel great grandchildren, 
one named Hailey Elizabeth Gozdziewski and brothers & sisters-in-
law, Ed (Fran) Schneider & Rollie Woelfel. 
The funeral mass for Priscilla will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m., 
Saturday, March 1, 2008at SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Kiel 
with the Rev. Loren Nys S.D.S. officiating. 
Burial will take place in the parish cemetery. 
(no newspaper given/no date/from findagrave.com)


ROBERT SCHNEIDER SR.    (d. 1983)

Robert A. Schneider, 61, of 508 Eleventh Street, Kiel, died March 14, at his 
home. He had been in ill health for the past several months. He was born 
December 17, 1921, in the town of New Holstein, a son of the late Joseph and 
Lena Schaller Schneider. He attended Kiel schools.  
Mr. Schneider served in the United States Army in Japan. On May 29, 1946, he 
married Marion Schwarz at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, New Holstein. The couple 
farmed in rural Kiel. Mr. Schneider was a member of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic 
Church, Kiel, its Holy Name Society, and of the state and national Holstein 
Friesian Associations.  
Survivors include his wife; seven daughters, Mrs. Gerald (Josephine) Baldock, 
Mrs. Gerald (Patricia) Schmitz, Mrs. Robert (Lu Ann) Hackbarth, Mrs. John (Debra) 
Stoll, Mrs. Merlin (Lori) Buechel, all of Kiel; Miss Michele Schneider and Miss 
Terry Ann Schneider both at home; a son, Robert Jr., of New Holstein; 11 grand-
children; four sisters, Mrs. Clarence Gruenke of Sheboygan; Mrs. Michael Klapperich, 
of Fond du Lac; Mrs. Richard Burkard of Green Bay; and Mrs. Donald Winkler of St. 
Anna; and five brothers, Lambert, rural Elkhart Lake; Walter of rural Kiel; Joseph 
of New Holstein; Richard of Sheboygan and Roger of Kiel.
The funeral Mass was held Thursday in SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church with the 
Rev. Francis Kerscher, pastor as celebrant.  
No newspaper cited – March 23, 1983


WALTER J. SCHNEIDER

Walter J. Schneider, 63, W454 City View Road, Kiel, the 1987 Calumet county 
farmer of the year and brother of Sheboygan Mayor Richard Schneider, died 
Friday evening at Appleton Medical Center, where he was a patient the past 
week.
He was born Jan. 14 1924 in the Town of New Holstein, a son of the late Joseph 
and Lena Schaller Schneider. He attended SS. Peter and Paul Catholic School in 
Kiel. On Oct. 12, 1949, he married Geraldine Voelker at St. Ann’s Catholic 
Church in St. Anna. He farmed his entire life at the Kiel City View Farm in the 
town of New Holstein. Mr. Schneider was named last week as Farmer of the Year 
for 1987 for Calumet County. He was a member of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic 
Church in Kiel; the Holy Name Society; the Knights of Columbus; a lifetime member 
of the Purebred Holstein Breeders Association; and a lifetime member of the 
Holstein-Freisian Association.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, Walter Jr. and Randy, both at home; six 
daughters, Mary Lou of Kiel, Mrs. Steven (Donna) Harder of Fond du Lac, Mrs. 
Steven (Lunda) Bunnow of Sheboygan, Mrs. Thomas (Kathy) Lefeber of Osman, Mrs. 
Michael (Margie) Hoban of Osman and Pamela of Sheboygan; stepmother, Mrs. Joseph 
(Edna) Schneider of New Holstein; eight grandchildren; four brothers, Lambert of 
Elkhart Lake, Joseph of New Holstein, Mayor Richard Schneider of Sheboygan and 
Roger of Kiel; and four sisters, Mrs. Bernice Gruenke of Sheboygan, Mrs. Anna 
Klapperich of Fond du Lac, Mrs. Richard (Marie) Burhard of Green Bay and Mrs. 
Donald (Betty) Winkler of St. Ann.  He was preceded in death by one son and two 
brothers. 
The concelebrated funeral Mass will be at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in 
Kiel, with Msgr. Alfred Schneider, Fr. Thomas Leannah and Bishop Arnold Cotey as 
concelebrants. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
No newspaper named April 11, 1987  


HELENE SCHNEIKERT

Mrs. Nic. Schneikert was called to her reward on Tuesday night of last
week at her home north of Kiel, after a prolonged illness with abdominal
cancer. The deceased, nee Helena Reiser, was born May 2, 1876, in Forest 
Junction, and was married to Mr. Schneikert in 1903 at Sheboygan. She
leaves her husband and one son Joseph; also one sister, Mrs. Gustave
Meyer of New Holstein, and three brothers: Math. Reiser of New Holstein 
and Joseph and William J. Reiser of St. Anna. The funeral was held on 
Saturday morning, with services at St. Peter & Paul's church, Rev. A.,
Roder officiating. Interment in the church cemetery. The following from
away attended the obsequies: Mr. and Mrs. Gust. Meyer, Mr. and Mrs. Math.
Reiser and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Art. A. Reiser and daughter Serena
of New Holstein; Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Reiser, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. J. Reiser
and family and Nic. and Wm. A. Reiser of St. Anna, Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose 
Reiser and daughter Miss Marcella of Kiel; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Reiser, Mrs. 
L. Pfister, Mr. and Mrs. John Reiser and Mr. and Mrs. John Koehier of 
Chilton; Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Reiser and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Reiser and family 
of Hayton; Mr. and Mrs. Ph. Schneikert and family, Mr. and Mrs. Peter 
Schneikert, Mrs. Elizabeth Cottwood and sons, and Mr. and Mrs. Ph. Liebe 
of Plymouth; Mr. and Mrs. Otto Liebe and son of Greenbush; Mr. and Mrs. 
Ed. Liebe of Mt. Calvary; Adam Schneikert, Emma Matt, Barbara Feuerstake, 
Math. Stalter, Mrs. Ph. Stalter, Wm. Stalter, Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson, Mr. 
and Mrs. F. Lerche, Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lerche, and Mr. Wenzhauer, 
all of Sheboygan.


NICHOLAS SCHNEIKERT

Nicholas Schneikert, aged 74, of the town of New Holstein, passed 
away on Monday afternoon at the St. Nicholas hospital in Sheboygan. 
He was born April 24, 1873, in the town of Plymouth, the son of Mr. 
and Mrs. Phillip Schneikert. In 1903 he was married to Miss Helena 
Reiser of Hilbert at Sheboygan. The couple lived in that city until 
1914 when they moved to the present farm home in the Town of New 
Holstein. Mrs. Schneikert died June 26, 1924, and three sisters and 
two brothers also preceded him in death.
Survivors include one son, Joseph, at the farm home. Funeral services 
were held this Thursday morning at 9:30 a.m. at the Meiselwitz Funeral 
home in Kiel, and at 10 o¹clock at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic church, 
with Rev. F.X. Kiehl officiating. Burial was made in the church cemetery.
Kiel Tri-County Record - February 19, 1948 - pg 5


ANDREW SCHNELL

Andrew Schnell, 88, a former Town of Eaton farmer, died Friday morning, Feb. 22, 
at Calumet Homestead, New Holstein, where he resided for the past eight years.
Funeral services will be 9:30 a.m. Monday at Meiselwitz Funeral Home and 10 a.m. 
at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel. The Rev. Francis Kercher will 
officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery.
Mr. Schnell was born Sept 23, 1891, in the Town of Eaton, son of the late John 
and Anna Herr Schnell. He attended St. Gregory Catholic School, St. Nazianz. He 
married Stella Madigan Oct. 17, 1916, at St. Isidore Catholic Church, Osman. The 
couple operated a farm in the Town of Eaton unitl their retiremtne in 1964. Mrs. 
Schnell preceded him in death in 1972. Mr. Schnell was a member of Ss. Peter and 
Paul Catholic Church, Kiel, past member of Holy Name Society and past member of 
the Elder Grove School Board.
Survivors include four sons, John and Kenneth M. of Kiel, Francis of Milwaukee, 
and James of Sheboygan; six daughters, Mrs. Otto (Helen) Kaderabek of Manitowoc, 
Mrs. Bernice Zielke of Milwaukee, Mrs. Walter (Alice) Dudarenke of Campbellsport, 
Mrs. Eugene (Gladys) Paulson of Sheboygan, Mrs. Edmund (Grace) Mikalofsky of Fond 
du Lac, and Mrs. Walllace (Louise) Thiel of New Holstein; two sisters, Mrs. Emma 
Utecht of Oconomowoc, and Mrs Viola Harkins of Kiel; 43 grandchildren and 10 great 
grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, a brother and four sisters.
Friends may call at Meiselwietz Funeral Home after 4 p.m. Sunday where a wake 
service will be held at 8 p.m.
Herald Times Reporter, Thursday, February 21, 1980 P.3
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(Note: His death date is Feb. 22, but was in the Feb. 21 paper)


ANNA SCHNELL

Mrs. Anna Schnell Laid To Rest Tuesday A.M.; Passed Away Saturday
Mrs. Anna Schnell, age 87, died at the St. Nicholas hospital in Sheboygan 
on Saturday night at 9:45 o'clock following a lengthy illness.
The deceased was born April 10, 1860, the daughter of Andrew and Margaret 
Herr, in the town of Meeme. On Jan. 10, 1882, she was married to John 
Schnell, and the couple settled on a farm in the town of Eaton, now 
operated by a son, Andrew. For the past 30 years Mrs. Schnell made her home 
in this city.
Survivors include 5 daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Loos, Loyal, Mrs. Anton (Mary) 
Schneider, Newton, Mrs. Frank (Emma) Utecht, Hales Corners, Mrs. Rose Menne, 
Kiel, and Mrs. Justin (Viola) Harkins, town of Russell; 2 sons, Henry of 
Roberts, Idaho, and Andrew of the town of Eaton; 36 grandchildren; 37 great-
grandchildren, and a brother, Albert Herr, Greenwood.
Mr. Schnell preceded his wife in death March 17, 1903. Two children also 
preceded her in death.
Funeral services were conducted at 9 o'clock Tuesday morning at the Meiselwitz 
Funeral home, and at 9:30 o'clock at the Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic church, 
with the Rev. F. X. Khell officiating. Burial was made in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Schnell was a member of the Christian Mothers' society, and the group met 
at 7:30 p.m. Monday to recite the rosary.


BRIAN SCHNELL

Brian A. Schnell, 23, Cheyenne, Wyoming, died Tuesday evening, June 4, in a 
motorcycle accident in Cheyenne. 
He was the son of Kenneth and Virginia Escher Schnell of the Town of Schleswig.
He was born November 19, 1961 in Chilton, and graduated from Kiel High School in 
1980. 
He served in the US Marine Corps, and for the past year lived in Cheyenne. 
Survivors include his parents; three sisters, Mrs. Robert (Nancy) Rivera, Pittsburg, 
California; and Lisa and Bonnie, both at home; two brothers, Richard, Elkhart Lake 
and Rodney of Collins; and his paternal grandfather, Joseph Schnell, Town of 
Schleswig.
A funeral Mass was celebrated Saturday at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in 
Kiel, with the Rev. Thomas Leannah, pastor, officiating.
Family rites were held at Meiselwitz Funeral Home in Kiel. Burial was in the 
church cemetery.
Chilton Times Journal, June 13, 1985


CHRISTINA SCHNELL

Rites Held Tuesday for Mrs. Henry Schnell
Funeral services for Mrs. Christina (Henry) Schnell, 82, were held 
Tuesday morning from the S. S. Peter and Paul Catholic church, with 
the Rev. F. X. Kheil in charge.
Mrs. Schnell died at the home of her son, Joseph, in Schleswig 
township, about noon Saturday.
She was born in Rhine township, September 4, 1868. She married Henry 
Schnell of Eden, May 26, 1894, and they lived in Bakersfield until 
1901 when they moved to the home farm in Schleswig.
She was a member of S. S. Peter and Paul church in Kiel, and a member 
of the Christian Mothers' society of the church.
Survivors include one son, Joseph on the homestead; two daughters, Mrs. 
William Dorn of Schleswig and Miss Catherine Schnell of Manitowoc; 11 
grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren.
Her husband passed away in January, 1933, and one daughter also preceded 
her in death.


CLARA A. SCHNELL

Mrs. Joseph H. Schnell, 58, R. 2, Kiel, died at her farm home in the  
Town of Schleswig early today following an apparent heart attack.   
The former Clara Schneider was born April 12, 1903, in the Town of  
Centerville, a daughter of the late Frank and Wilhelmina Schneider  
and attended St. Wendel Catholic School.  On June 30, 1925, she was  
married to Joseph H. Schnell of the Town of Schleswig at St. Wendel's  
Catholic Church.  Following their marriage, the couple settled on the  
Schnell homestead farm.  She was a member of Ss. Peter and Paul  
Catholic Church in Kiel, and the Christian Mothers Society of the  
church.  Survivors are her husband; a daughter and four sons (names  
omitted for privacy); seven grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs.  
Magdeline Schneider of rural Cleveland, Mrs. Math Meyer of rural  
Kiel, Mrs. Lester Graef of Sheboygan, and one brother, Edwin of  
Kiel.  One brother also preceded her in death.  Services will be held  
in Kiel at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church  
following brief rites at 9:30 at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home.  The  
Rev. George Kiefer, pastor, will be the celebrant of the requiem Mass  
and burial will be in the parish cemetery.  Friends may call at the  
funeral home after 3 p.m. Monday where the Christian Mothers rosary  
will be recited at 8 p.m. Monday.
Sheboygan Press, Sat. Jan. 27, 1962, p. 6, c. 5


HEDWIG "HATTIE" SCHNELL

Hedwig “Hattie” K. Schnell, 88, formerly of Kiel, died Friday 
evening, Dec. 7, 2001 at Willowdale Nursing and Rehab Center 
where she had been a resident for the past nine months.  She 
is the former Hattie Kautzer, born June 2, 1913 in the town 
of Eaton, daughter of the late John Sr. and Bridget (Fitzeck) 
Kautzer.  Hattie attended Kiel schools.  On April 23, 1929, 
she married Roland F. Schnell at St. Gregory’s Catholic Church 
in St. Nazianz and he preceded her in death on June 8, 1994.  
The couple farmed in the town of Schleswig, moving back to 
Kiel in 1992.  She was a member of SS Peter and Paul Catholic 
Church in Kiel.
(Survivors omitted for privacy)  
She was preceded in death by one son, Harlan; one daughter, 
Margaret; five brothers and eight sisters.  
Funeral services will be held at Meiselwitz-Vollstedt Funeral 
home, with the Rev. Loren Nys, SDS, officiating.  Burial will 
be in the Ss. Peter and Paul church cemetery.   
The Sheboygan Press, December 9, 2001
**********
Hedwig "Hattie" K. Schnell, 88, formerly of Kiel died Friday evening, Dec. 7, 
2001 at Willowdale Nursing and Rehab Center where she had been and resident for 
the past nine months.
She is the former Hattie Kautzer, born June 2, 1913 in the Town of Eaton, daughter 
of the late John Sr. and Bridget (Fitzeck) Kautzer. Hattie attended Kiel schools.
On April 23, 1929 she married Roland F. Schnell at St. Gregory' Catholic Church 
in St. Nazianz and he preceded her in death on June 8, 1994. The couple farmed in 
the Town of Schleswig moving back to Kiel in 1992. She was a member of SS Peter 
and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel.
Survivors include two sons: Sherman and Rosie Schnell and Richard and Dorothy 
Schnell all of Kiel, one daughter: Bernice and Tom Keller also of Kiel; nine 
grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by one son Harlan, one daughter- Margaret, five brothers 
and eight sisters.
Funeral services will be held at noon on Tuesday Dec. 11, 2001 at the Mesielwitz-
Volistedt Funeral Home, 815 6th St.k, Kiel, with the Rev. Lorne Nys SDS officiating. 
Burial will be in the SS Peter and Paul Church Cemetery. Friends may call at the 
Funeral Home on Tuesday from 10 a.m. until the time of service.
A memorial has been established in her name.
Herald Times Reporter, December 9, 2001  P. A10


HENRY SCHNELL

Henry Schnell Is Called To Rest At Home Near Kiel.  Kiel. - Henry  
Schnell, aged 69, passed away at his farm home two and one-half miles  
northeast of Kiel this morning at 5:30 o'clock.  Death was caused by  
dropsy and other ailments from which he had suffered for several  
months.  The deceased was born on June 26, 1863, in the town of  
Eaton.  He was married twice.  His marriage to his second wife, Miss  
Christina Gilsdorff from the town of Rhine, was performed on May 20,  
1895.  After their marriage the couple located on the farm where they  
spent their entire life with the exception of five years, when they  
resided in the city of Kiel.  Four children were born of the second  
union.  One daughter, Mrs. John Hartmann, passed away Nov. 11, 1920.   
The wife and two daughters and one son who survive are Mrs. William  
Dorn, near Kiel, Catherine and Joseph, both at home.  There are also  
eight grandchildren; three brothers, Adam of Marshfield; Anton and  
Joseph, both of the town of Eaton; two sisters, Mrs. Joseph Weigel,  
Marshfield, Mrs. Frank Buschmann, School Hill.  Mr. Schnell was a  
member of the Catholic Knights of Wisconsin.  Funeral services will  
be held on Tuesday morning at 9:30 o'clock at the home near Kiel, and  
at 10 o'clock at St. Peter and St. Paul Catholic church at Kiel.   
Rev. J.J. Esdepsky will officiate and burial will be made in the  
Catholic cemetery near Kiel.
Sheboygan Press, Jan. 14, 1933, p. 2, c. 6
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Hold Rites For Late Henry Schnell On Tuesday Morning.  Kiel. -  
Funeral services for Henry Schnell, age 69, who passed away Saturday  
morning at his home near Kiel after an illness of three months'  
duration were held Tuesday at the family residence at 9:30 a.m. and  
at 10 o'clock at the SS. Peter and Paul Catholic church.  The Rev.  
Father J.J. Esdepsky was in charge of the services and burial was  
made in the church cemetery.  The following acted as pallbearers:  
John Johst, Valentine Mueller, Joseph Escher, Nicholas Rach,  
Reinhardt Becker and Adam Williams.  The deceased was a member of the  
Catholic Knights of Wisconsin, and the local chapter attended the  
last rites in a body.  The following out-of-town persons attended the  
funeral:  Mrs. Rosina Weigel, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Weigel, Felix  
Weigel and Lawrence Weigel of Marshfield, Arthur Gilsdorf, George  
Gilsdorf, Mrs. George Schmidt and daughter, Marcella, and Mrs. Robert  
Turk, of Fond du Lac, Mrs. George Weigand, of Menasha, Mr. and Mrs.  
Ottmar Gilsdorf, Mr. and Mrs.Cyril Gehl, Joseph Gilsdorf and Henry  
Gilsdorf of ---, Mrs. Ma--- Schnell and Miss Margaret and Miss Tina  
Schnell of Milwaukee, Mrs. Joseph Hartman and Alton McCarthy of  
Sheboygan, Mr. and Mrs. William Bushman and daughter and Mrs. Frank  
Bushman Sr. of School Hill,  Frank Bushman, Mr. and Mrs. Anton  
Schnell, Jr., and sons Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lax, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph  
Schnell and son, ---- Joseph and Felix Bushman, all of St. Nazianz,  
Anton Schnell and son, Herman, Joseph and Leo and daughter, Meta, of  
School HIll, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Dorn, Mr. and Mrs. John Bausler of  
Chilton, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schneider, Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Meyer and  
Mr. and Mrs. William Schneider and son, Eugene, of Cleveland, Mr. and  
Mrs. Joseph Gilsdorf, and Norbert Gilsdorf, and Miss Cecelia  
Gilsdorf, the town of Rhine, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bell, of Reedsville  
and Mr. and Mrs. Arno Schneider and son, Lawrence, also of School Hill.
Sheboygan Press, Thurs. Jan. 19, 1933, p. 2, c. 7


JOHN SCHNELL

On Thursday farmer John Schnell who lives near Steinthal died at about 
age 45 years after a lengthy illness. He is survived by his wife and 
several children. 
The burial will take place on Friday morning at 10 o’clock at the Holy 
Catholic Cemetery.
No newspaper cited, 1903
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(Note: Listed is the transcription from the stone. Apparently the stone
year was mis-read)


JOSEPH R. SCHNELL    (d.1928)

Schnell, baby boy [Joseph R. Schnell] (Manitowoc 23-590)
Born stillborn on March 1, 1928
One of twins, the other twin being Alice Margaret Schnell who lived
Son of Andrew Schnell and Stella Madigan
Died from "still born twin -shoulder presentation -prolapse of cord"
Buried at Catholic Cemetery [St. Peter and Paul in Kiel]


JOSEPH H. SCHNELL    (d. 1986)

Joseph H. Schnell, 84, of 22722 Fish and Game Road, Kiel, died Monday morning 
at his home.  
He was born Aug 21, 1901, in rural Kiel, the son of Henry and Christina Gilsdorf 
Schnell. He attended Ss. Peter and Paul Grade School in Kiel. He was married to 
Clara Schneider on June 30, 1925, at St. Wendel Catholic Church in Cleveland. She 
died on Jan. 27, 1962. Mr. Schnell farmed on the family homestead his entire life. 
He was a member of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church and its Holy Name Society.  
Survivors include four sons, Eugene, J. Kenneth, Joseph and Robert, all of rural 
Kiel; a daughter, Mrs. Raymond (Mary) Propson of Hilbert; 25 grandchildren; three 
great grandchildren; and a sister, Katherine Schnell of Manitowoc. Mr. Schnell 
was preceded in death by a grandson and two sisters.  
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, the Rev. 
Thomas Leannah, pastor, will be the celebrant. Burial will be in the church 
cemetery.
No newspaper named – June 30, 1986


KATHERINE SCHNELL

Katherine Schnell, 90, a former Town of Schleswig resident, died Wednesday 
afternoon at Manitowoc Health Care Center.  
She was born April 5, 1897, the daughter of the late Henry and Christina 
(Gilsdorf) Schnell. She attended Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic School, Kiel. 
She was a member of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel. Survivors are 
nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by two sisters and one brother.  
A funeral Mass was celebrated at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel. 
The Bishop Arnold Cotey, assistant to the pastor was the celebrant.Burial was 
in the church cemetery.
Kiel Tri-County Record – September 9, 1987
********
Katherine Schnell, 90, former Town of Schleswig resident, died Wednesday 
afternoon, September 2, 1987 at Manitowoc Health Care Center. Funeral services 
will be 7:30 pm Friday at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel. Bishop 
Arnold Cotey, assistant to the pastor will officiate with burial in the church 
cemetery.
Miss Schnell was born April 5, 1897, daughter of the late Henry and Christina 
Gilsdorf Schnell. She attended St. Peter and Paul School in Kiel. Miss Schnell 
was a member of St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Kiel.
Survivors include nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by two sisters 
and a brother. Friends may call at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel, 
from 6:30 pm until the hour of service on Friday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Thurs., Sept. 3, 1987 page 17


MARGARET SCHNELL

Miss Margaret (Maggie) Schnell, 21, R. 2, Kiel, died early today at  
St. Nicholas Hospital after an illness of seven years.  Born Feb. 3,  
1940, in the Town of Schleswig, she was a daughter of Roland and  
Hattie Kautzer Schnell, attended Ss. Peter and Paul Parochial School  
in Kiel and also Kiel High School.  Survivors are her parents; a  
sister and two brothers (names omitted for privacy).  The funeral  
Mass will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Ss. Peter and Paul  
Catholic Church in Kiel by the Rev. George Kiefer, pastor, following  
brief rites at 9 at the Mesielwitz Funeral Home in Kiel.  Burial will  
be in the parish cemetery.  Friends may call at the funeral home  
after 2 p.m. Friday and the rosary will be recited there at 8 p.m.  
Friday.
Sheboygan Press, Wed. Nov. 1, 1961, p. 14, c. 4


ROLAND SCHNELL

Roland F. Schnell, 90, of 507 Calumet Ave., Kiel, died Wednesday, June 8, 1994 
at his home. He was born May 29, 1904 in Steinthal, Manitowoc County, son of the 
late Anton and Marguerita Basil Schnell. 
He attended St. Gregory Catholic School in St. Nazianz.  
On April 23, 1929 he married Hattie K. Kautzer at St. Gregory Catholic Church, 
St. Nazianz. After working at the Kiel Woodenware, the couple moved to the Town 
of Schleswig to engage in farming. He retired in 1969 and they moved back to 
Kiel in 1992. He was a member of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel.  
Survivors include his wife, Hattie, Kiel; two sons, Sherman (Rosie) and Richard 
(Dorothy); one daughter, Bernice (Tom) Keller, all of Kiel; nine grandchildren, 
three great grandchildren; two brothers, Gilbert, Sheboygan, and Othmar, Menomonee, 
Mich., and one sister, Meta Schnell, Manitowoc. He was preceded in death by one 
son, Harland; one daughter, Margaret; four brothers and five sisters.  
Funeral services were held Saturday at Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel with the Rev. 
Loren Nys, SDS officiating. Burial was in the St. Peter and Paul Cemetery.
Kiel Tri-County Record – June 16, 1994


STELLA SCHNELL

Mrs. Andrew Schnell, 76, of Town of Eaton, died Saturday afternoon at 
Calumet Homestead in New Holstein, where she had lived since last spring.
The former Stella Madigan was born March 31, 1896, at Osman, a daughter 
of the late Michael and Elizabeth Walterbach Madigan. She attended district 
schools.
On October 17, 1916, she married Mr. Schnell of Eaton at St. Isidore Catholic 
Church, Osman. The couple operated a farm in Eaton until retirement in 1964.
They observed their golden wedding anniversary in October of 1966.
Mrs. Schnell was a member of SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Kiel and 
its Christian Mothers Society.
Survivors are her husband; six daughters, Mrs. Otto Kaderabek of Manitowoc, 
Mrs. Steve Zielke of Milwaukee, Mrs. Walter Dudarenke of Campbellsport, Mrs. 
Eugene Pauson of Sheboygan, Mrs. Edmund Mikalefsky of Fond du Lac and Mrs. 
Wallace Theel of New Holstein; four sons, John and Kenneth M. of Kiel, 
Francis of Milwaukee and James of Sheboygan; 40 grandchildren and a great-
grandchild; a sister, Mrs. Mary Sittman and a brother, Walter Madigan, both 
of Manitowoc.
Funeral Mass was read Tuesday at SS. Peter and Paul Church in Kiel, the 
Reverend Francis Kerscher, pastor, celebrant. Burial in the parish cemetery.
********
Mrs. Andre Schnell, 76, of Rt. 1, Kiel, died Saturday afternoon at 
Calumet Homestead, New Holstein, where she has been a patient since 
April.
Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Meiselwitz 
Funeral Home and at 10 a.m. at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, 
Kiel. The Rev. Francis Kerscher will officiate and burial will be 
in the Church cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 o'clock this Monday 
afternoon where a wake service will be held at 8 o'clock.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. December 4, 1972


VIRGINIA SCHNELL

Virginia T. Schnell, 58, of 14009 Lax Chapel Road, Kiel, died Friday evening, 
March 16, at Calumet Medical Center, Chilton, after suffering an apparent heart 
attack.  
The former Virginia Escher, she was born November 27, 1931, in the Town of New 
Holstein, a daughter of Clarence and Helen Baer Escher. She attended Holy Rosary 
Catholic school in New Holstein. On August 26, 1951, she married J. Kenneth 
Schnell at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in New Holstein. The couple farmed in the 
town of Schleswig. She was a member of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel, 
and its’ Christian Mothers Society.  
Survivors are her husband; two sons, Richard (Sharon) of rural Elkhart Lake; 
Rodney (Lori) of Collins; three daughters, Nancy (Robert) Rivera of Valleyjo, 
California; Lisa with the U.S. Air Force in England; Bonnie at home; two grand-
children; three brothers, Frederick Escher of Sun Prairie; Ronald Escher of New 
Holstein; Allen Escher of rural New Holstein; six sisters, Alice Derrick of 
Arizona, Marion Schabach of Chilton; Dorothy Ruh, Shirley Lechler and Jean 
Wolfgram, all of New Holstein; and Betty Escher of California.  
A son, Brian; a sister, Helen and a brother, Roger preceded her in death.  
Funeral Mass was Monday at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. The Rev. Thomas L. 
Leannah, pastor, was celebrant. Burial was in the parish cemetery.
Kiel Tri-County Record – March 22, 1990


ANTONIA C. SCHNUR

Antonia “Toni” C. Schnur, 88, of 1023 6th St., Kiel died Tuesday morning, 
Dec. 20, 2005 at Calumet Homestead Rehabilitation Center, New Holstein after 
a courageous battle with cancer.
She was the former Antonia C. Lulloff born April 30, 1917 in St. Nazianz, daughter 
of the late Fred and Mary (Kusterman) Lulloff.  
Toni attended Ss. Peter & Paul Catholic School from 1924 until 1932 and was a 
graduate of Kiel High School in 1936. She continued her education at Madame 
LeClare’s School of Beauty Culture in Milwaukee graduating in 1937. Toni married 
Willard Schnur at the rectory of Ss. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Kiel on Aug 12, 
1941. Toni was a beautician for approximately 25 years at Fremont Flaire, Kiel 
until her retirement.  
Toni enjoyed playing sheepshead, attending Elderhostel’s with her sisters, sister-
in-law Alyce Lulloff and good friend, Jess Gunther, attending College Week for 
Women at University of Wisconsin, Madison; knitting, quilting, traveling with 
family and friends, especially her friend from Stevens Point, Marge Cere.  
Survivors include her husband of 64 years, Willard of Kiel; her children, David 
(Mary Ann) Schnur, Kiel; Susan (Steve) Bergin, Stevens Point; Kaye (Peter) Erdman, 
Hartford; Michael Schnur, Kiel and Peter Schnur, Kiel. She is further survived by 
10 grandchildren, and two sisters, Eleanor Helfert, Sheboygan and Monica Manz, Kiel. 
She was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers, Edward, Alois, Alphonse, 
Fred Jr. and two sisters, Alexia and Marie.  
A memorial mass will be celebrated at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel with 
the Rev. Loren Nys, SDS officiating. Toni has donated her body to the Medical College 
of Wisconsin.  
Kiel Tri-County Record – December 22, 2005 


WILLARD SCHNUR

Willard C. "Cowboy" Schnur, 95, of 1023 6th Street, Kiel, died peacefully 
Saturday, February 6, 2010 at Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice, Sheboygan 
Falls where he resided since August 15, 2009.
He was born February 16, 1914 in Milwaukee, son of the late William and Hilda 
(Voland) Schnur.
Willard attended Plymouth Public Schools and was a 1931 graduate of Plymouth 
High School. He also attended Manitowoc County Normal School for one year and 
LaCrosse State College for one year.
He was a proud veteran of the U.S. Army serving his county from 1943-1946 when 
he was honorably discharged.
On August 12, 1941 he married Antonia "Toni" Lulloff at the rectory at SS 
Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Kiel. Toni preceded him in death on December 20, 
2005.
Willard taught school in the Town of Rhine in a one room school house and also 
worked at A.A. Laun Co., Kiel before being employed for H. Lulloff & Sons, Kiel 
for over 50 years where he was the bookkeeper/accountant.
He was a member of SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Kiel where he also was the 
bookkeeper for 32 years, a member of the New Holstein American Legion, Post #124 
and the St. Ann Redmen's Club.
Willard was inducted in the Lakeshore Sports Hall of Fame in 1983 not only for 
being an outstanding baseball player, umpire and manager but also for managing 
the Kiel A's to East Shore Championships in 1978, 1979 and 1980. His overall 
record compiled was 63-7 including a perfect 14-0 season which has never been 
duplicated in that league since. Baseball was his passion, playing, umpiring and 
coaching. He was a basketball referee. In later years he enjoyed watching sports, 
especially baseball and football. He was a voracious reader, especially the 
sports page and was able to quote stats from every city his children lived in 
besides the National Leagues. He also had a "sweet tooth" and enjoyed the many 
"goodies" he received.
Survivors include his five children, David (Mary Ann) Schnur, Kiel, Susan (Steven) 
Bergin, Stevens Point, Kaye (Peter) Erdman, Hartford, Michael Schnur, Kiel, Peter 
Schnur, Kiel and ten grandchildren, Paula and Jeff Schnur, Ashlee(Corey) Shapiro, 
Seth and Ethan Bergin, Patrick Erdman, Sarah (Mike) Rublee and Jennifer, Anthony 
and Aaron Schnur. He is further survived by one sister, Doris Progar, Jacksonville, 
FL, two sisters-in-law, Monica Manz, Kiel, Alyce "Butch" Lulloff, Kiel, other 
relatives and many friends.
He was preceded in death by one sister, Betty Rohde.
The funeral Mass for Willard will be celebrated at 10:30 A.M., Friday, February 12, 
2010 at SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Kiel with Rev. Loren Nys S.D.S., Deacon 
Pat Knier and Joe Zenk officiating. Burial will take place in the parish cemetery. 
Family and friends may call at the Meiselwitz-Vollstedt Funeral Home, 815 6th St., 
Kiel on Thursday from 4:00 until 8:00 P.M. and at the church on Friday from 9:30 
A.M. until the time of service. A wake service will be conducted at 7:30 P.M. 
Thursday evening at the funeral home.
The Sheboygan Press - February 9, 2010 


DONALD SCHOENBORN

Kiel Youth Is Killed In Car-Truck Crash.  KIEL (Special) - A Kiel  
youth was killed instantly early today in a car-truck accident on  
Highway 32 on the east outskirts of the city.  The victim was Donald  
J. Schoenborn, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Schoenborn, of 307  
Fremont St., Kiel.  His death - the seventh of the year in Manitowoc  
County - raised Wisconsin's 1957 traffic death toll to 219 compared  
with 233 on this date a year ago.  Schoenborn was killed outright  
when the car in which he was riding glanced off the rear of a semi- 
trailer truck, crossed the highway and smashed into a concrete  
culvert.  Manitowoc County traffic officers identified the driver of  
the car as (omitted for privacy), 24, of Route 2, Kiel. He was taken to  
St. Nicholas Hospital at Sheboygan with a minor concussion and  
shock.  Hospital attendants described his condition at noon today as  
"satisfactory."  Dr. Theodore Teitgen, Manitowoc County coroner,  
attributed Schoenborn's death to a fractured skull.  He has scheduled  
an inquest into the death for May 9.  Traffic police reported that  
the car, a 1951 Chrysler four-door sedan, apparently was  
traveling at "a high rate of speed" when it hit the left rear of the  
west-bound semi-trailer.  The driver presumably was thrown from the  
driver's seat after the impact before the auto careened wildly across  
the road and struck the culvert.  The truck driver, Nicholas J.  
Wilger, 43, of Route 1, West Bend, was uninjured.  He is an employe  
of the Harnischfeger Corp., of Milwaukee.  The accident happened  
about 1:30 a.m.  It was the first fatal accident reported in  
Wisconsin since Monday.  Officers said the car was a "complete  
wreck."  Donald J. Schoenborn was born Oct. 10, 1935, at Marytown, a  
son of Oscar and Edna Casper Schoenborn.  He attended schools at  
Marytown and Kiel.  After his graduation from Kiel High School in  
1956, he attended Spencerian College in Milwaukee and in recent  
months had worked at a Standard Oil Co. station in Kiel.  He was a  
member of the CYO at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Kiel.   
Survivors, in addition to the parents are two brothers and three  
sisters (names omitted for privacy); the maternal grandparents, Mr.  
and Mrs. Joseph Casper, Johnsburg, and a paternal step-grandmother,  
Mrs. Mary Schoenborn, Johnsburg.  Brief rites at the Meiselwitz  
Funeral Home at Kiel at 9:30 a.m. Saturday will be followed by a  
requiem high mass at 10 a.m. at Ss. Peter and Paul Church.  The Rev.  
George Kiefer, assistant pastor, will be the celebrant of the mass.   
Burial will be made in the family lot in the parish cemetery.   
Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Friday.   
Parishioners of Ss. Peter and Paul Church, including the young people  
of the church, will hold a vigil at the church at 7:30 o'clock Friday  
evening.
Sheboygan Press, Thurs. Apr. 25, 1957, p. 1, c. 5
*********
Funeral services for Donald J. Schoenborn, 21, of 307 Fremont St.,  
Kiel, who died Thursday morning, were held at Ss. Peter and Paul  
Catholic Church in Kiel Saturday morning following brief rites at the  
Meiselwitz Funeral Home.  The Rev. George Kiefer was the celebrant of  
the requiem mass, and school children sang the mass with Sr. M.  
Romaine as organist.  Burial was in the church cemetery.  Pallbearers  
(omitted for privacy)
Sheboygan Press, Tues. April 30, 1957, p. 12, c. 6


EDNA SCHOENBORN

Edna G. Schoenborn, 85, 307 Fremont St., Kiel, was born to eternal life on 
Monday, May 20, 2002, at St. Francis Nursing Home, Fond du Lac, where she 
resided the past two months. 
She is the former Edna Casper, born Oct. 23, 1916, in Johnsburg, daughter of 
the late Joseph and Anna Benzschawel Casper. She attended St. John's Catholic 
School in Johnsburg. On June 4, 1935, she married Oscar Schoenborn at St. 
John's Catholic Church, Johnsburg. 
Edna and her husband opened Schoenborn's Jewelry on Fremont St. in Kiel in 
1945 and she was very involved in the business for many years. He preceded her 
in death on May 21, 1969. Edna was an active member of SS Peter & Paul Catholic 
Church, Kiel and the Christian Womens Society of the church. She was also a 
member of the Kiel Homemakers and belonged to numerous card clubs. She enjoyed 
her family, grandchildren and her many friends, gardening, baking and preparing 
wonderful meals for her large family. 
Edna is survived by six children, Lyle "Red (Jackie) Schoenborn, Kiel; Judy 
(Paul) Trimberger, Green Bay; Kathleen "Kitty Surface, Peoria, Ariz.; Joyce (Don) 
Glosier, St. Charles, Mo.; Bob (Sue) Schoenborn, Kiel; Janet (Tom) Curtis, 
Waukesha. She is further survived by ten grandchildren,; two great-grandchildren; 
three sisters, Valeria (Herbert) Schoenborn, Sally (Gordon) Pitzen, Martina 
(Alvin) Schmitz; many nieces, nephews, cousins and many great friends. 
She was preceded in death by her oldest son, Donald in 1957; one son-in-law, 
Roger Surface; one grandson, Patrick; and two sisters, Helen Suttner and Marie 
Andrew. 
Funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 23, 2002, at SS Peter & Paul 
Catholic Church, Kiel, with the Rev. Loren Nys S.D.S. officiating. Burial will 
take place in the parish cemetery
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established in her name. 
Edna's family would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the staff of St. 
Francis Nursing Home, Fond du Lac, for the loving and compassionate care given 
her during her brief stay there.
Sheboygan Press – May 22, 2002
*******
(nee Casper)


GERTRUDE SCHOENBORN

Gertrude Schoenborn is a first cousin of my great-grandmother.  I've  
not found an obituary for her in the Sheboygan, Kiel and Manitowoc  
papers.
Here's some information about her:
She was the daughter of John Joseph Gilles and Mary Agnes Maier.  She  
was born on 12 Oct 1884 in Jericho, Brothertown Twp, Calumet County.   
She married Jacob Schoenborn on June 30, 1903 in St. Charles Church,  
Lena WI.  
(From researcher/see contributors page)


JACOB SCHOENBORN

Jacob Schoenborn Of Kiel Dies Today After Illness.  Kiel. - Jacob  
Schoenborn, 66, passed away this morning at 2:15 o'clock at the St.  
Nicholas hospital in Sheboygan where he had been confined for some  
time.  Born March 28, 1880, at Marytown, Fond du Lac county, the son  
of Matthias and Catherine Berg Schoenborn, he was married to Gertrude  
Gilles on June 30, 1903, at Lena, Wis., and they resided there for a  
number of years.  For the past 18 years they made their home here in  
Kiel.  Survivors are his wife; seven sons and a daughter: Ross in the  
merchant marine, Ambrose  of Milwaukee, Clement of Sheboygan, Leo of  
Niagara Falls, N.Y., William and Robert of Los Angeles, Calif., James  
in the U.S. army air force and Miss Deloris at home; nine  
grandchildren; three brothers, Benjamin of Wolf Lake, Joseph of  
Marytown, and Michael of Jericho; four sisters, Mrs. Wendel Mueller  
of Fond du Lac, Mrs. John Theobold of Kiel, Mrs. Joseph Heimermann  
and Miss Helen Schoenborn of Marytown.  Mr. Schoenborn was a chief  
ranger of the Catholic Order of foresters of St. Peter and St. Paul's  
Catholic church here at the time of his death and was also a member  
of the Holy Name society of the church.  Members of the Holy Name  
society will recite the Rosary at the church at 7:30 p.m. Monday.   
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 9 a.m. at the Meiselwitz  
Funeral home and at 9:30 a.m. at the St. Peter and St. Paul Catholic  
church with the Rev. Father F.X. Kheil officiating.  Burial will be  
made in the church cemetery near Kiel.  Friends may call at the  
funeral home from Sunday noon until the time of the services.
Sheboygan Press, Sat. Aug. 17, 1946, p. 6, c. 4


OSCAR SCHOENBORN

Oscar J. Schoenborn, 54, of 307 Fremont St., Kiel, owner of  
Schoenborn's Jewelry Store in Kiel, died Wednesday at Theda Clark  
Memorial Hospital, Neenah.  He has been hospitalized since Monday  
evening.  Born on Feb. 27, 1915 at Marytown, he was a son of the late  
Mathew and Julia Durber Schoenborn.  He attended St. Mary's Catholic  
School, Marytown.  At the age of 15 he learned the watchmakers trade  
from his father and later attended watchmakers school in Milwaukee.   
On June 4, 1935 he married Edna Casper of Johnsburg at St. John's  
Catholic Church, Johnsburg.  The couple resided in Marytown until  
September, 1945, when they moved to Kiel and established the jewelry  
business.  Mr. Schoenborn was a member of the Kiel Area Association  
of Commerce; the Kiel Industrial Development Committee; Improved  
Order of Redmen, Manitowoc Tribe 49, and the Wisconsin Jewelers  
Association.  He also was a member of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic  
Church, Kiel, the Holy Name Society of the parish and the Knights of  
Columbus, Kiel Council.  Survivors include his wife; four daughters;  
two sons (names omitted for privacy); two grandsons, and two  
brothers, Ferdinand of Johnsburg and Herbert of Marytown.  One son  
preceded him in death.  Funeral services will be held Saturday at the  
Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, at 9:30 a.m. and at Ss. Peter and Paul  
Catholic Church, Kiel, at 10 a.m., with the Rev. George Kiefer,  
pastor, as celebrant of the requiem Mass.  Burial will be in the  
parish cemetery.  Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m.  
Friday.  The parish vigil and Holy Name rosary will be held there at  
8 p.m. Friday.
Sheboygan Press, Thurs. May 22, 1969, p. 12, c. 5


CAROLINE SCHRAM

Mrs. Nicholas Schram, 88, a former Kiel resident, died Tuesday evening 
at Calumet Memorial Hospital, Chilton.
Brief funeral rites will be held at 9:30 a.m. Friday at Meiselwitz Funeral 
Home, followed by a funeral Mass at 10 a.m. at SS. Peter and Paul Catholic 
Church, Kiel. The Rev. Francis Kerscher will officiate and burial will be 
in the parish cemetery.
Mrs. Schram, nee Caroline Breckheimer, was born Jan. 2, 1885, in the Town 
of Rhine, Sheboygan County, daughter of the late George and Theresa Nadler 
Breckheimer. She attended district schools. She was married to Nicholas 
Schram Oct. 24, 1911, at SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church. They celebrated 
their golden wedding anniversary in October of 1961. They lived at Kiel 
until six months ago when they became residents of Willowdale Nursing Home, 
New Holstein. Mrs. Schram was a member of SS. Peter and Paul Church, the 
Christian Mothers Society of the church and a charter member of the Kiel 
Senior Citizens.
Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Mrs. Raymond (Elmira) Wagenknecht, 
of Kiel; two sisters, Mrs. Ervin Michaels, of Brookfield and Mrs. Lilly 
Schuler, of Plymouth; a granddaughter (Survivors name omitted for privacy.), 
and three great grandchildren.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. Thursday until the time of 
service on Friday. A wake service will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday.
Herald Times Reporter, Manitowoc-Two Rivers, Wis. December 5, 1973


NICHOLAS SCHRAM

Nicholas Schram, 95, a former Kiel resident, died today at Calumet 
Memorial Hospital in Chilton, where he had been a patient for three 
days.
Since 1973, he lived at Willowdale Nursing Home in New Holstein.
Born Feb. 19, 1888, in the Town of Meeme, he was a son of Peter and 
Euphrosina Adelmann Schram.
He attended St. Fidelis Catholic School in the Town of Meeme.
He married Caroline Breckheimer on Oct. 24, 1911, at Ss. Peter and 
Paul, Catholic Church in Kiel. They lived in Kiel throughout their 
marriage, celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary in 1971. Mrs. 
Schram died in 1973.
Mr. Schram was employed at Stoelting Bros. Co. at Kiel. A member of 
Ss. Peter and Paul Church, he belonged to the Holy Name Society and 
was a charter member of the Kiel Senior Citizens.
Surviving are his daughter, Mrs. Raymond (Elmira) Wagenknecht of Kiel; 
a granddaughter and three great-grandchildren.
Two brothers and four sisters preceded him in death.
A funeral Mass will be offered at 10 a.m. Friday at Ss. Peter and Paul 
Church, after brief family rites at 9:30 a.m. at Meiselwitz Funeral 
Home in Kiel. The Rev. David Cooney will officiate. Burial will be in 
the parish cemetery.
Friends may call after 4 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, where a 
wake service will be held at 8 p.m.
The Sheboygan Press Wednesday, November 14, 1979


ESTHER C. SCHREIBER

Esther C. Schreiber, 71, of St. Nazianz, former of Kiel, died Wednesday evening, 
February 1, 2006 surrounded by her loving family at Holy Family Memorial Hospital, 
Manitowoc. She was the former Esther Hoerth, born April 5, 1934 in the town of 
Jericho, daughter of the late Isadore and Catherine Merrill Hoerth. She attended 
Jericho Grade School, SS Peter & Paul Catholic School and Kiel High School. On 
October 27, 1951 she married Robert J. Schreiber Sr. at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic 
Church, Kiel. He preceded her in death on June 15, 1991.  
Esther was employed at the former Hanson Glove Factory, New Holstein and retired 
from Chilton Metal. To stay active she was currently employed at Contract Stitching 
in St. Nazianz. She was a member of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church Kiel. Esther 
enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren, gardening, baking and 
quilting.  
Survivors include two daughters; Pat Baumann, Sheboygan, Katherine Schreiber, Pewaukee, 
eight sons, Robert Jr. of Florida, Leon (Doreen) of Kiel, Nicholas (Lore) of Newton, 
Joseph & special friend Theresa of Ohio, Steven (Annette) of St. Nazianz, Brian of St. 
Nazianz, Alvin & special friend, Kathy of Kiel, Daniel (Julie) of Georgia, sixteen 
grandchildren and two great granddaughters. She is further survived by one brother, 
Norbert (Helen) Hoerth, Fond du Lac, one sister, Agnes Walz, Milwaukee, two brothers-
in-law, Norbert Schreiber of St. Cloud, Joseph Schreiber of New Holstein, one sister-
in-law, Ethel Schreiber, Kiel, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.  
She was preceded in death by one brother, Francis Hoerth, one infant brother, Leo and 
one sister, Hilda Barber. 
Funeral mass will be held at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel, with the Rev. 
Gregory Coulthard officiating. Burial will take place in the parish cemetery.
Sheboygan Press – February 2, 2006


FREDERICK RUDOLPH SCHREIBER

Frederick R. Schreiber Sr., 65, of 720 Ninth Street, Kiel, loving husband, 
father and grandfather died Friday afternoon July 10, 1998 at Calumet Medical 
Center.  
Fred was born Oct. 3, 1932 in St. Nazianz, son of the late Rudolph and Mary 
Lax Schreiber. On Feb. 20, 1954 he married the former Ethel Gebhard at Ss. Peter 
and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel. Fred was employed for 44 years at Tecumseh 
Products in New Holstein until his retirement in Jan. of 1995. He enjoyed camping 
and spending time at his grandchildren’s sporting events. Fred was also a member 
of the I.A.M. Machinists Union at Tecumseh.  
Fred is survived by his wife Ethel; one daughter, Deborah (David) Ehlenbeck of 
New Holstein; three sons, Frederick Jr (Patricia) Schreiber of San Antonio, Allen 
(Patricia) Schreiber of Kiel and Dale Schreiber of Kiel; seven grandchildren; two 
brothers, Norbert of St. Cloud and Joseph of Chilton, and one sister, Dorothy 
(Orville “Sparky”) Libke of Kiel and two sisters-in-law Esther Schreiber and JoAnn 
Schreiber. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Harland and Robert and one 
sister, Marcela Schreiber.  
A funeral Mass was celebrated at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel, with 
the Rev. Loren Nys SDS officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
No newspaper named


ROBERT J. SCHREIBER

Robert J. Schreiber, Sr., 60, of 1205 Park Avenue, Kiel, died Saturday evening, 
June 15, at Froedtert Lutheran Hospital in Wauwatosa.  
He was born April 17, 1931 in St. Nazianz, son of the late Rudolph and Mary 
(Lax) Schreiber. On October 27, 1951 he married Esther Hoerth at Ss. Peter and 
Paul Catholic Church, Kiel. Robert served in the United States Army from 1948-51. 
He was employed at Lake to Lake Dairy in Kiel, for the past 38 years. He was a 
member of Ss. Peter and Paul Church, Kiel.  
Survivors are his wife, Esther, two daughters, Pat Bonnett of Sheboygan Falls; 
Katherine (Gary) Matthies of Pewaukee; eight sons, Robert Jr., (Dorothy) of 
Milwaukee; Leon (Doreen) of Kiel; Nicholas (Lore) of Sheboygan, Joseph (Barb) 
of Kiel; Steve of Reedsville; Brian of Milwaukee; Alvin and Daniel, both at home; 
11 grandchildren; three brothers, Fred Schreiber of Kiel; Norbert Schreiber of 
St. Cloud; Joseph Schreiber of New Holstein; two sisters; Dorothy (Orville) Libke 
of Kiel; Marcella Schreiber, New Holstein. He was preceded in death by one brother.  
Funeral Mass was held at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel, with the Rev. 
Thomas Leannah, pastor, officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Kiel Tri-County Record – June 20, 1991
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(R J Schreiber 17 Apr 1931 15 Jun 1991/SSDI)