ERNA AMANDA ROESELER

Mrs. Erna Roeseler, 59, of R. 2, Kiel, died today at Holy Family Hospital 
in Manitowoc after a short illness.
She was born in Rockland on Aug. 19, 1911, the daughter of the late Theodore 
and Minnie Wagner.  She was educated in Collins.
She married Frederick Roeseler Sr. on April 6, 1940.  The couple made their 
home at R. 2, Kiel, since their marriage.
(Survivors omitted for privacy)
Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the Zion Lutheran Church 
at Louis Corners, with the Rev. Adalbert Schultz officiating.  Burial will 
be in the church cemetery.
Friends may call from 4:30 p.m. Thursday until noon Friday at the 
Christianson Funeral Home in St. Nazianz, and then at the church until 
time of services.
The Sheboygan Press – Tuesday, June 22, 1971 – P. 12
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Erna Roesler, 59, of Rt. 2, Kiel, died Tuesday at Holy Family Hospital, 
Manitowoc, following a short illness.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Zion Lutheran Church, Louis 
Corners. The Rev. Adalbert Schultz will officiate and burial will be in 
the church cemetery.
Mrs. Roeseler, nee Erna Wagner, was born Aug. 19, 1911, in the Town of 
Rockland, daughter of the late Theodore and Minnie Wagner Wagner. She 
attended schools in Collins. She was married to Fredrick Roeseler St., 
April 6, 1940.
Survivors include her husband, two sons, a daughter (Survivors omitted 
for privacy.); three brothers, John of Rt. 1, Valders, and Henry and 
Ashley of Rt. 2, Kiel; and two grandsons, (Survivors omitted for privacy.)
Two brothers preceded her in death.
Friends may call at Christianson Funeral Home, St. Nazianz, after 4:30 p.m. 
Thursday until noon Friday and then at the church until the time of service.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. June 22, 1971
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(nee Wagner)


FREDERICK JOHN ROESELER SR.    (d. 1993)

Frederick J. Roeseler Sr. 83, of 11508 Schad Road, Kiel, died Wednesday morning, 
September 8, 1993 at Willowdale Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center, New 
Holstein, where he resided the last seven weeks.  
He was born January 14, 1910 in Kiel, son of the late Frederick J. and Wilhelmina 
Schnell Roeseler. On April 6, 1940 he married Erna Wagner. He farmed in the Town 
of Eaton for a number of years and then worked at the Kohler Co. for 21 years. 
He retired in 1975. His wife, Erna preceded him in death on June 22, 1971. He was 
a member of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Louis Corners.  
Survivors include two sons, Allan, at home; Frederick Jr. (Judy) Kiel; one daughter, 
Marlene Roeseler and husband, Galen Frysinger, Sheboygan, two grandsons, and two 
sisters. He was preceded in death by one brother, Herman.  
Funeral services will be at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Louis Corners, with 
the Rev. James Bartz, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
No newspaper named
*********
Frederick J. Roeseler St., age 83, of 11508 Schad Rd., Kiel, died Wednesday 
morning, September 8, 1993, at Willowdale Nursing Home and Rehabilitation, New 
Holstein, where he resided for 7 weeks.
Funeral Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, September 10, 1993, at Zion 
Evangelical Lutheran Church, Louis Corners, with the Rev. James Bartz pastor 
officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
He was born January 14, 1910, in Kiel, son of the late Frederick J. and Wihelmena 
Schnell Roeseler. On April 6, 1940, he married Erna Wagner. He farmed in the town 
of Eaton for a number of years and then worked at the Kohler Company for 21 years 
retiring in 1975. His wife Erna preceded him in death on June 22, 1971. He was a 
member of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Louis Corners.
Survivors include two sons, Allan, at home, Frederick Jr. and Judy, rural Kiel; 
one daughter Marlene Roeseler and husband Galen Frysinger, Sheboygan; two grandsons, 
Craig, Marshfield, Cory, Sheboygan; two sisters. He was preceded in death by one 
brother Herman.
Friends may call at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, from 4-9 p.m.on Thursday, 
September 9, 1993, and at the church on Friday from 10 a.m. until the time of 
services.
The family would like to thank the staff at Willowdale Nursing Home, Doctor Michael 
Hetzner, and Doctor A.C. Theiler for all the wonderful care shown to Fred.
Herald Times Reporter, September 8, 1993 P. A2


HERMAN ROESELER

Herman Roeseler Of Town Eaton Is Summoned Today
Kiel.— Herman Roeseler, aged 16, son of Mrs. Wilhelmina Roeseler of
the town of Eaton, passed away at the home of his sister, Mrs. Armin
Henning in the town of Greenbush this morning at 12:30 o’clock follow-
ing a lingering illness.
He was born in the town of Eaton in October, 1916, and attended the
district school there. He was the son of the late Fred Roeseler who
died fifteen years ago.
Surviving him are his mother, Mrs. Wilhelmina Roeseler of the town of 
Eaton, and two sisters, Mrs. Edwin (Viola) Roesch of the town of Eaton 
and Mrs. Armin (Irma) Henning of the town of Greenbush, and one brother, 
Fred Roeseler, Jr., at home.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at the home of his
mother in the town of Eaton at 1 o’clock and at 1:30 p. m. at the Zion
Evangelical Lutheran church at Louis Corners with the Rev. Harold 0. 
Grunwald officiating. Burial will be made in the adjoining cemetery.
*******
Funeral services for Herman Roeseler, 16-year-old son of Mrs. 
Wilhelmina Roeseler, town of Eaton, took place this afternoon 
from the home of his mother. He died Monday at the home of his 
sister, Mrs. Armin Henning, in the town of Greenbush. A mother, 
two sisters and a brother survive.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Wednesday, February 15, 1933 P.2
*******
(Herman Carl Wilhelm/child of Wilhelmine)


WILHELMINE ROESELER

Mrs. Roessler(sic) Of Town Of Eaton Dies At Home Thursday
Kiel. (Special) — Mrs. Wilhelmina Roessler, 60, died Thursday
afternoon at 3 o’clock at her farm home in the town of Eaton, 
Manitowoc county, after an illness of several months.
She was born Sept. 15, 1879, in the town of Eaton, the daughter 
of Carl and Johanna Schnell. On Oct. 14, 1902, she was married 
to Frederick Roessler, and the couple lived in Kiel for a time, 
later moving to the present farm home. Her husband died 21 years 
ago.
Survivors include two daughters and one son, Mrs. Edwin (Viola)
Roesch, New Holstein, Mrs. Armin (Irma) Henning, Random Lake,
and Frederick at home. There are three grandchildren. Four sisters,
Mrs. August Rabe, Steinthal, Mrs. Jacob Reichart, Kiel, Mrs. John
Rue, town of Schleswig, and Mrs. William Ott, Pigeon lake, and three
brothers, Henry, Manitowoc, William, New Holstein, and Carl, near
Manitowoc, also survive her.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 1:30 p. m. at the C. J. 
Meiselwitz funeral home here, and at 2 o’clock at the Zion Lutheran
church at Lewis Corners. The Rev. Harold 0. Grunwald will officiate
and interment will be made in the adjoining church cemetery. The
body may be viewed from Sunday afternoon until time of the services.
The casket will not be opened at the church. - 1939
********
(Wilhelmine Caroline Augusta Henrietta nee Schnell)


AUGUSTA ROESLER

Miss Augusta Roesler, an estimable young lady, died last week of
consumption, she has been sick for more than two years but her 
relatives have had hopes of her recovery till within a few weeks.
Manitowoc Pilot  Thursday, March 2, 1882
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(Note: This is the only Augusta Roesler on the site)


CARL ROETHEL

Charles Roethel Dies at Age of 80 
An invalid for some months, and rapidly weakening of the past two weeks, 
Charles Roethel died this Wednesday morning at his home here, a victim 
of the infirmities of old age. He would have been 80 years of age in August 
of this year.
Mr. Roethel was born August 1, 1849 in Germantown, Washington county, Wis., 
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Roethel. He remained at the parental home 
until January 9, 1873, when he was united in marriage to Miss Ida Wickensberg 
of Ada. The newly married couple then moved to a farm in the town of Meeme, 
where Mrs. Roethel died January 1, 1902.
For twelve years after the death of his wife, Mr. Roethel continued to manage 
the Meeme farm, when in 1914 he moved to Kiel, settling on the little farm on 
what is now Calumet avenue. The farm has been conducted by his son Herman for 
the past number of years.
Seven children were born to the couple, three of whom survive. They are Herman 
Roethel, at Kiel, Mrs. Louise Marx of Sheboygan, and Mrs. Ferdinand Schneider 
of Ada. Ten grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren survive.
Funeral services will be held at one p.m. Saturday at the home, and at 1:30 at 
the Lutheran church at Louis Corners, with interment in the adjoining cemetery. 
The Rev. L. B. Mielke of Millersville will conduct the services. - April 4, 1929


MARIA ROETHEL

From Der Nord Westen, 20 Dec. 1894: 
Death on Thurs., from a heart attack in Kaukauna, of 18 yr. old 
Miss Mary Roethel of Meeme. The body was taken to Cleveland by 
train where the parents took it on to the Meeme Cemetery.


WILHELM ROETHEL

From Der Nord Westen, 11 Feb. 1904:
Death Wed. last week in Town Meeme of 29-yr. old Wm. Roethel, 
son of Carl Roethel, after having been ill almost his entire 
life. The funeral was held Sat. in the cemetery at Louis Corners.


ELIZABETH ROSENBAUER

Mrs. Elizabeth Rosenbauer, 79, former Town of Schleswig resident, died
early Saturday morning at the home of a son-in-law and daughter on Highway
42 in the Town of Meeme. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at
the Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, the Rev. William Hartwig, Pastor of the 
Zion Lutheran Church, Louis Corners, officiating. Burial will be in the 
church cemetery.
Mrs. Rosenbauer was born in the Town of Rhine, Sheboygan County, on Feb.
13, 1875, daughter of the late Mr. & Mrs. Jacob Uhl. She was married to
John Rosenabuer on April 18, 1896, and the couple operated a farm in 
Schleswig until Mr. Rosenbauer died in January of 1933. Since 1940 she had 
resided with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Gosse.
Survivors include a son, George of Chicago; seven daughters, Mrs.
Hugo Kuester, Mrs. Arvin Kohl and Mrs. Nick Spannagel of Sheboygan,
Mrs. Arthur Gosse of Meeme, Mrs. Arthur Arnold of Kiel, Mrs. Gustave
Ehrlich of the Town of Mosel and Mrs. Herbert Griffith of Cleveland,
Ohio; 15 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Besides her husband,
she was preceded in death by a daughter, five sisters and two brothers.
Friends may call at the funeral home until the hour of service.
Manitowoc December 27, 1954


JOHN ROSENBAUER    (d. 1905)

From Manitowoc county death records:
John Rosenbauer (v.7 p.400)
July 25, 1827-Dec. 31, 1905
No mention made as to whether married or not
Area for parents is left blank
Born Germany –soldier 
Died from “cerebral apoplexy, 4 days”
Buried at Louis Corners Cemetery Town of Schleswig
*******
John Rosenbauer
birth: 25 July 1827 Germany
death: 31 December 1905 Schleswig, Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin
burial:  Louis Corners
residence: 1905 Schleswig
Wisconsin, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1968
*******
(Johann Leonard)


JOHN ROSENBAUER    (d. 1933)

John Rosenbauer Dies At His Home Near Kiel
John G. Rosenbauer, 66, town of Schleswig resident, died today at the
farm home, two miles northeast of Kiel. Funeral services will be held 
Saturday at 2 p.m. from the Zion Evangelical church at Louis Corners. The 
deceased was born in 1866 in Schleswig and took up farming. He was married 
in 1897 to Elizabeth Uhl and they took their residence up on the Rosenbauer
homestead in Schleswig. Besides the widow, one son, and seven daughters,
two brothers, and a sister, survive.
Manitowoc January 25, 1933 (edited for living)
*******
(Johann Gottlieb)


SOPHIA ROSENBAUER

From Manitowoc county death records:
Sophia Rosenbauer (v.6 p.82)
Baby –40 days old
Feb. 8, 1898-March 20, 1898
Daughter of John Rosenbauer (born TN Schleswig) 
   and Lizzie (born TN Rhine)
Born and died in Town of Schleswig
Died from “gastro entesirites, 1 day”
Buried at Louis Corners Cemetery, Town of Schleswig
*********
Sophia Rosenbauer
birth: 8 February 1898
death: 20 March 1898 Schleswig, Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin
burial:  Louis Corners, Wis.
residence: 1898 Schleswig, Wis.
father: John Rosenbauer
mother: Lizzie
Wisconsin, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1968
*********
(Sophia Marie Elizabeth/child of John)


AUGUSTA RUMPFF

From Manitowoc county death records:
Augusta Rumpff nee Schulz (v.53 p.362)
Sept. 21, 1871-June 14, 1959
Daughter of Albert Schulz and Mathilda Zorn
Born Town of Schleswig
Died from “arteriosclerotic heart disease, 6 hours –conjestive heart failure, 
   weeks –general arteriosclerosis –senile dementia”
Buried at Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Louis Corners, Town of Schleswig
************
Rites held Wednesday For Mrs. William Rumpff
Mrs. William (Augusta) Rumpff, 87, died at Memorial hospital Sunday, 
following a two weeks' illness.
She was born September 31, 1871, in the town of Schleswig, the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Schulz. August 11, 1891, she was married to
William Rumpff at Zion Evangelical Lutheran church at Louis Corners. The
couple resided on a farm in the town of Meeme. Since the death of her
husband, Mrs. Rumpff had been making her home with a son, Harold, on the
home farm.
Surviving her are six daughters, Mrs. Louis Hungsberg of Elkhart Lake,
Mrs. Gottfried Wengel of Marshfield, Mrs. Alfred Schuricht of near 
Sheboygan, Mrs. Carl Eisenhardt of Rochester, Michigan, Mrs. Henry
Hansmann of rural Sheboygan, and Mrs. Herman Eisenhardt of Sheboygan
Falls; three sons, Oscar of the town of Schleswig, Louis of Plymouth,
and Harold, on the homestead at R.2, Kiel; 28 grandchildren; 43 great-
grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. Three children
preceded her in death.
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at Zion Evangelical
Lutheran church at Louis Corners. The Rev. William J. Hartwig was
in charge and burial was in the church cemetery.
(6-1959 handwritten on obituary-no newspaper named)
*********
From Manitowoc county marriage record:
Wilhelm Adolph Rumpf and Auguste L. F. Schulz (v.6 p.109)
Aug. 11, 1891 in Lutheran Church, Town of Schleswig
Wilhelm Rumpf
Son of Freidrich Rumpf and Ernestine Heaff
Born Town of Meeme, Manitowoc County –farmer 
Augusta L. F. Schulz
Daughter of Albert Schulz and Mathilde Zorn
Born Town of Schleswig
*********
(Note: Her picture is in the glass negative photos)


ERNSTINE M. RUMPFF

Death in Louis Corners last week of Mrs. Friedrich Rumpf(sic) at age 63.
Der Nord Westen, 01 Nov. 1900
*******
(Ernstine Marie nee Hopf)


FRED K. RUMPFF

U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles 
about Frederick Rumpff 
Name: Frederick Rumpff 
Residence: Meeme, Wisconsin 
Occupation: Farmer 
Age at Enlistment: 39 
Enlistment Date: 29 Dec 1864 
Rank at enlistment: Private 
State Served: Wisconsin 
Survived the War?: Yes 
Service Record: Drafted to Company I, Wisconsin 14th 
  Infantry Regiment on 29 Dec 1864.
Mustered out on 31 May 1865.
 
Description: height: 5 ft. 7 in., hazel eyes, brown hair. 
Birth Date: 3 Sep 1825 
Death Date: 1 Apr 1910 
Sources: Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers: War of the Rebellion
Research by Kent Salomon/Civil War Roundtable, Manitowoc WI
********
New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 
about Friedrich Rumpf 

Name:
 Friedrich Rumpf
Arrival Date:
 30 Jun 1849
Estimated birth year:
 abt 1824
Age:
 25
Gender:
 Male
Port of Departure:
 London, England
Ship Name:
 Margaret Evans
Port of Arrival:
 New York, New York
Line:
 13
Microfilm Serial:
 M237
Microfilm Roll:
 M237_80
List Number:
 836
Frederick Rumpff parents
   Christof Friedrich Rumpff 
   1798 – 1857
   Christina Hagmaier 
   1796 – 1832
******
Spouse & Children
Ernestine Hopf - Frederick wife
1837 – 1900
William Adolph Rumpff - Frederick children
1857 – 1930
Frederick Rumpff - 1863 
Christine Rumpff - 1866 – 1888


HAROLD WILLIAM CHRISTIAN RUMPFF

Harold Rumpf, 64, of R. 1, Kiel, a retired Town of Meeme farmer, died 
early Monday evening at Sheboygan Memorial Hospital where he was admitted 
two hours prior to his death.
Born May 8, 1903, in the Town of Meeme, he was a son of the late William 
and Augusta Rumpf.  He attended Mineral Springs School in the Town of Meeme 
and operated the Rumpf homestead farm most of his life.
He was never married.
Mr. Rumpf was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Louis Corners, where he was 
baptized and confirmed.
Survivors include five sisters, Mrs. Alvina Wengel, Mrs. Alfred Schuricht 
and Mrs. Henry Hansmann, all of Sheboygan, Mrs. Carl Eisenhardt of Rochester, 
Mich., and Mrs. Herman Eisenhardt of Sheboygan Falls, and two brothers, Oscar 
of R. 1, Kiel, and Louis of Wyocena, Wis.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m., at Zion Lutheran Church at 
Louis Corners, with the Rev. Adalbert Schultz, pastor, officiating.  Burial 
will be in the church cemetery.
Friends may call at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, after 3 p.m. Wednesday 
until 11 a.m. Thursday and at the church from noon until the hour of services.
The Sheboygan Press – Tuesday, July 11, 1967 – P. 8


IDA RUMPFF

Ida August Helena Rumpff
birth: 23 February 1899 Meeme
death: 21 December 1899 Meeme, Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin
burial: Louis Corners, Wis.
residence: 1899 Meeme
father: William Rumpff
mother: Gustie Schulz
Wisconsin, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1968
*******
(Ida Augusta Helene/child of William)


WILHELM ADOLPH RUMPFF    (d. 1913)

Notes From Meeme:
An infant son of Wm. Rumpf was buried at Louis Corners on Tuesday.
Manitowoc Pilot  Thursday, March 13, 1913  pg. 8


WILLIAM RUMPFF    (d. 1930)

From Manitowoc county death records:
William Rumpf (v.25 p.437)
June 25, 1857-Feb. 5, 1930
Husband of Augusta Rumpf
Son of Frederick Rumpf and Christina Hopf (both born Germany)
Born Town of Meeme, Manitowoc County –farmer 
Died from “enlarged prostate –cancer of prostate –uraemia”
Buried at Louis Corners Cemetery, Town of Schleswig
**********
Aged Resident of Town Meeme Dies After an Illness
William Rumpff, aged seventy-two, life-long resident of the town of Meeme, 
died at his home Wednesday morning at 11 o’clock.
Mr. Rumpff was born in the town of Meeme, June 25, 1857, where he has made 
his home ever since.  He was united in marriage to Augusta Schultz of Town 
Schleswig on August 11, 1891.
Besides his widow, he is survived by three sons:  Oscar of Schleswig; Louis 
of Plymouth, and Harold at home, and seven daughters, Mrs. Louis Hungsberg, 
Town Schleswig; Mrs. Gottfried Wengel of Marshfield; Mrs. Arthur Manneck of 
Town Lyndon; Erna of Sheboygan, and Mrs. Carl Eisenhardt of Sheboygan Falls, 
and Ethel and Mildred at home.  He is also survivied by twelve grandchildren 
and a brother, Fred, in the town of Newton.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1:30 o’clock from the home. The Rev. 
Grunwald of the Lutheran church of Louis Corners will officiate and burial 
will be made at the Louis Corners cemetery.
The Sheboygan Press – Thursday, February 6, 1930 – P. 6
********
Services Are Held for Town of Meeme Resident Today
The funeral of William Rumpff, 72, a resident of Meeme township for many years, 
who died Wednesday at his home, was held at 1:30 p.m. today form the family 
residence.  Rev. Grunwald of Louis Corners officiated and interment was made 
at Louis Corners.
Mr. Rumpff was born in the town of Meeme in 1857, where he has lived since. He 
was united in marriage with Augusta Schultz of Town Schleswig on August 11, 1891.
The survivors are his wife; three sons, Oscar of Schleswig; Louis of Plymouth, 
and Harold at home; seven daughters, Mrs. Louis Hungsberg, Town Schleswig; Mrs. 
Gottfried Wengel of Marshfield; Mrs. Arthur Manneck of Town Lyndon; Emma,
Sheboygan, and Mrs. Carl Eisenhardt, Sheboygan Falls, and Ethel and Mildred at 
home.  He also leaves to mourn his death twelve grandchildren and a brother, Fred, 
in the town of Newton.
The Sheboygan Press – Saturday, February 8, 1930 – P. 6
************
(Note: His picture is in the glass negative photos)


ALMA JOHANNA WILHELMINE SCHMIDT (nee VOIGT)

Mrs. Alma Schmidt, 92, of Rt. 1, Kiel, died Wednesday afternoon at the 
home of a daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Arno Graf, with whom she 
resided.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Zion Lutheran Church, 
Louis Corners. The Rev. Adalbert Schultz will officiate with burial in 
the church cemetery.
Mrs. Schmidt, nee Alma Voigt, was born Aug. 7, 1884, in the Town of 
Schleswig, daughter of the late Frederick and Dorothea Bliebernicht Voigt. 
She attended a district school in the area and was married to Henry W. 
Schmidt Nov. 26, 1908, at Zion Lutheran Church, Louis Corners, of which 
she is a member. They owned and operated a tavern at Rockville for 18 
years before moving to the Schmidt home farm. Mr. Schmidt preceded her 
in death July 20, 1946.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Arno (Verna) Graft, of Rt. 1, Kiel, 
and Mrs. Lucile Conrad, of Rt. 1, Cleveland, seven grandchildren, 10 great 
grandchildren and four step-great grandchildren. Six brothers and a sister 
preceded her in death.
Friends may call at Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, after 4 p.m. Friday 
until 11 a.m. Saturday and at the church from noon until the time of 
service. A memorial fund has been established in her memory.
Herald Times Reporter, Manitowoc, Thursday, August 12, 1976 P. 16


HENRY W. SCHMIDT

Schmidt Of This City
Henry W. Schmidt, 62, who had resided on Sixth St., died suddenly 
at his  home at 5:30 p.m. Saturday of a heart attack.
He was born in the town of Meeme on July 6, 1884, was the son of 
John and Ida Figge Schmidt and was married on Nov. 28, 1907, to Alma 
Voigt of the town of Schleswig. Together they operated a farm in the 
town of Schleswig and also operated a store and tavern at Rockville. 
For the past year they resided in Kiel, where Mr. Schmidt was employed 
by the Freis Feed company.
Survivors are his wife, two daughters, Mrs. Lawrence (Verna) Wollersheim 
of Garnet, Wis., and Mrs. Milton (Lucille) Conrad of the town of Mosel, 
four grandchildren, three sisters, Mrs. Walter Horneck of Kiel, Mrs. 
William Tau of Sheboygan Falls and Mrs. Arnold Lilge of Waldo, two 
brothers, Arwin of Louis Corners and George of Kiel.
Mr. Schmidt was an elder of the Zion Lutheran church at Louis Corners 
and a director of the Town of Meeme Insurance company.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. at Zion Lutheran church at Louis 
Corners with the Rev. H. O. Grunwald officiating. Burial took place in 
the church cemetery.


IDA SCHMIDT

Mrs. Ida Schmidt Of Town of Schleswig Is Summoned
Kiel-(Special)-Mrs. Ida Schmidt, 76, widow of the late John Schmidt, died at 
2:40 a.m. today on the homestead farm in the town of Schleswig now owned by 
her son, Henry.
Mrs. Schmidt suffered a stroke December 31 and never rallied completely from 
it.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the home and at 2 o'clock 
at the town of Schleswig Lutheran church at Louis Corners. The Rev. Harold 
Grunwald will officiate and burial will be made in the adjoining church cemetery. 
The body may be viewed at the home from Friday at 2 p.m. until time of services.
Mrs. Schmidt, nee Figge, was born in Plymouth, December 7, 1860. On September 30, 
1883, she as married to John Schmidt who preceded her in death August 2?, 1920.
For a short time after their marriage, they made their home in the town of Meeme 
after which they moved to the homestead where they have lived since.
She is survived by six children, Henry a home, Arvin and George in the town of 
Schleswig, Mrs. Walter Horneck of the town of Rhine, Mrs. William Lau of the town 
of Sheboygan Falls, and Mrs. A?? Lilge of the town of Plymouth.
There are 15 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, one brother, Herman Klemme 
of Strafford, and two sisters, Mrs. Ka??Thielke of Kiel, and Mrs. D.? Connell of 
Beloit, also survive.
When Mrs. Schmidt was four years old her father died. Her mother married Anton 
Klemme who raised her as his own child.
Sheboygan Press January 13, 1937  P. 4


JOHN MARTIN SCHMIDT

John M. Schmidt, a resident of the town of Schleswig for over thirty years, 
where he was well known, died very suddenly at his home near Louis Corners 
last Friday evening, of heart failure. Mr. Schmidt had been in poor health 
for a long time and had returned from Manitowoc, where he had been taking 
treatments, a few hours before his death. Deceased was born in New York 
state, April 10, 1856, and came to Manitowoc county as a child of one year 
with his parents, who settled in the town of Meeme. In 1883 he was married 
to Ida Figge, and the couple made their home on a farm in the town of 
Schleswig in 1888, where they have since resided. Mr. Schmidt is survived 
by his widow and three daughters and three sons, namely:  Mrs. Alma Horneck 
of Rhine, Mrs. Anna Horneck of Schleswig, Mrs. Ida Bilge of Kiel, Henry of 
Rockville, Arwin of Schleswig, and George at home. He also leaves one brother, 
Herman of Louis Corners, and two sisters, Mrs. Frischmann of Medford and
Mrs. Riemenschneider of Milwaukee, nine grandchildren also survive him. 
The funeral services were held on Tuesday afternoon at the Lutheran church in 
Louis corners, Rev. Kuether officiating. The attendance was one of the largest 
in recent years. The remains were laid to rest in the church cemetery. Four 
nieces and two nephews of the deceased acted as flower bearers.
Tri-County Record - August 26, 1920


ALBERT C. SCHMITT

Albert C. Schmitt, 84, of 614 10th Street, Kiel, died Tuesday evening, 
December 10, at Willowdale Nursing home, New Holstein, where he had been a 
resident for the past month.  
He was born August 14, 1907, in the town of Rhine, son of the late Peter and 
Appolonia Zimmermann Schmitt. Schmitt attended school in Rhine Center. He 
operated a garage in School Hill for a number of years and also was a carpenter 
for Ray Maurer in Kiel, until his retirement.  
On September 1, 1934, he married the former Irma Henschel at St. James United 
church of Christ, Spring Valley. She died December 29, 1990. He was a member 
of Zion Lutheran Church in Louis Corners.  
Survivors include one brother, Herbert Schmitt, of rural Elkhart Lake; three 
sisters, Edna Roeck of Kiel; and Hildred Mathes and Ella Herman, both of Sheboygan. 
He was preceded in death by one brother and five sisters.  
Funeral services were Friday at Zion Lutheran Church, Louis Corners. Rev. James 
Bartz, pastor officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Kiel Tri-county Record –December 21, 1991


IRMA S. SCHMITT

Irma S. Schmitt, 78, of 614 10th St., Kiel, died Saturday evening, December 29, 
1990 at Willowdale Nursing Home in New Holstein, where she had been a resident 
for the past 2 ½ months.  
The former Irma Henschel was born on May 13, 1912 in the Town of Meeme, Manitowoc 
County, daughter of the late Louis and Ella Arnoldi Henschel. She attended school 
in Spring Valley.  
On September 1, 1934, she married Albert Schmitt at St. James United Church of 
Christ in Spring Valley. The couple celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary in 
1984. She was employed at the former Hanson Glove Factory in Kiel and for 15 years 
at Lake to Lake in Kiel. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Louis Corners 
and its Ladies Aide.  
Survivors include her husband, Albert; two brothers, Leslie Henschel, rural Kiel; 
Harvey Henschel, Cleveland; one sister, Mrs. Verona (Clarence) Stolzmann, Cleveland. 
She was preceded in death by one brother, Herbert.  
Funeral services will be held at Zion Lutheran Church, Louis Corners, with Rev. 
James Bartz, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
No newspaper named


ALMA WILHELMINA BERTHA

Alma Schneider, 92, former Kiel resident, died Tuesday evening, October 1, at 
Willowdale Nursing Home, New Holstein, where she resided for the past six years. 
Funeral services will be 1:30 pm Friday at Zion Lutheran church, Louis Corners. 
Rev. Adalbert Schultz will officiate with burial in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Schneider, nee Alma Mueller was born April 5, 1893, in the Town of Meeme, 
daughter of the late Henry and Christine Tagge Mueller. She attended district 
schools at Louis Corners. He married William Schneider on December 23, 1913 at 
Zion Lutheran Church, Louis Corners. After their marriage the couple farmed in 
the Town of Meeme and later in the Town of Liberty, until 1955 when Mr. Schneider 
passed away. Mrs. Schneider then resided with her daughters. She was a member of 
Zion Lutheran Church, Louis Corners.
Survivors include a son, Gilbert of Collins; two daughters, Mrs. LeRoy (Valetta) 
Quandt of Wilkes Lake and Mrs. Anton (Aurelia) Stiefvater of Kiel; a brother, 
Harry Mueller of Chilton; 14 grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren and 2 great 
great grandchildren also survived. She was preceded in death by three sisters and 
three brothers.
Friends may call at the church from 11 am on Friday until the hour of service. 
There will be no Thursday evening visitation at Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel. 
A memorial fund has been established in her name.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Thursday, Oct. 3, 1985 page 3


WILLIAM SCHNEIDER

Rites Held Saturday For William Schneider
Funeral services were held Saturday for William Schneider, 64, from Zion
Lutheran church at Louis Corners. Mr. Schneider died at Holy Family 
hospital Thursday after a month's illness. The Rev. William J. Hartwig
was in charge of the services and burial was amde in the church cemetery.
He was born May 26, 1891, in Schleswig, son of the late Mr. and Mrs.
John Schneider, and Dec. 23, 1912, married Miss Alma Mueller of Meeme.
They located on the farm in Liberty, which he operated for 32 years.
Surviving are his wife; son Gilbert of School Hill; two daughters, Mrs.
Leroy Quandt of Kiel and Mrs. Anton Stiefvater of Rt. 1, Valders; four
brothers, John and Edwin of Sheboygan, Ferd of Kiel and Oscar of Rhine
Center; two sisters, Mrs. Fred Rupnow of Randolph, Wis., and Mrs. A.
Hens(?) of Sheboygan; and nine grandchildren.
(unknown newspaper) 1-5-1956


CARL H. SCHNUELL

Word was received here Wednesday afternoon by Mrs. John Ruh that her father had 
died at his home in the town of Eaton following an illness of several weeks.
Mr. Charles Schnuell was born 69 years, 5 months and 8 days before his death, in 
Germany. When a young man he came to America to seek his fortune, settling in New 
Holstein.  Later he was united in marriage to Jennie Radder and they moved on a 
farm that has since been their home.  He was a hard working, industrious man ably 
assisted by a loving wife and they received much enjoyment of life besides 
gathering their share of worldly goods.
Eight children were born to them; Mrs. John Ruh, Mrs. Jake Reichardt, Mrs. August 
Rabe, Mrs. Wm. Ott, Mrs. Fred Roesler, Henry of Collins, William living north of 
the village and Chas. of Kiel.
The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon from the Lutheran Church at Louis 
Corners of which he was a member.
Calumet County Reporter, March 10, 1916


LOELLA MINNIE IDA SCHROEDER

Loella Schroeder, age 92, of Kiel, died Sunday morning, October 29, 2000, at 
Care Partners, Kiel, where she resided the past 1 1/2 years.
Funeral Services will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, November 1, 2000, at Zion 
Ev. Lutheran Church, Louis Corners with the Rev. Ted Olsen officiating. Burial 
will be in the church cemetery.
She is the former Loella Voigt, born May 25, 1908, in the town of Schleswig, 
daughter of the late Theodore and Antonie Loos Voigt. She attend school in the 
town of Schleswig. On June 18, 1932, she married Paul Schroeder at Zion Ev. 
Lutheran Church, Louis Corners. Her husband Paul preceded her in death on 
August 16, 1987. The couple farmed in the town of Schleswig. Loella moved to 
Kiel in 1989. She was a member of Zion Ev. Lutheran Church, Louis Corner and 
the Louis Corners Homemakers Club.
Survivors include three sons, Daniel (LaVerne) Schroeder, Green Valley, Ariz., 
Theodore (Diane) Schroeder, St. Peters, Mo., Gary Schroeder, Kiel; one daughter, 
Antonia (Melvin) Arnold, Grand Island, NE. She is further survived by eight 
grandchildren, one step-granddaughter, seven great grandchildren, two step-
great grandsons and one brother, Clinton (Margarete) Voigt, Beloit, Wis. She 
was preceded in death by two sisters, Leona Feld and Verna Voland and one great 
grandson, Jason Hiegel.
Friends may call at the church on Wednesday from 1 p.m. until the time of service.
A memorial has been established for the church building fund.
Meiselwitz-Vollstedt Funeral Home, Kiel is in charge of arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, October 31, 2000 P. A2


PAUL JOHN SCHROEDER

Paul J. Schroeder, 77, of 12716 Cedar Lake Road, Kiel, died Sunday morning at 
Calumet Medical Center, Chilton, after a short illness.  
He was born Nov. 4, 1909, in Manitowoc, son of the late John and Elizabeth 
(Randl) Schroeder. Graduated from Lincoln High School, Manitowoc in 1927, and 
also attended the former Milwaukee Teachers College. On June 18, 1932 he married 
Loella Voigt at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Louis Corners. They farmed in 
the Town of Schleswig for most of their lives. He is a member of Zion Evangelical 
Lutheran church, Louis corners.  
Survivors are his wife; one daughter, Mrs. Melvin (Antonia) Arnold of Grand 
Island, Nebraska; three sons, Daniel of Beloit, Theodore of St. Peter’s, Missouri; 
and Gary of Kiel; eight grandchildren; one step grandchild; four great grand-
children; one sister, Mrs. Paul (Marcella) Sammon of Manitowoc; two brothers, 
John of Manitowoc and Robert of Florida. He was preceded in death by a brother 
and sister and a great grandchild.
Private funeral services will be at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Louis Corners. 
The Rev. Adalbert Schultz, pastor, officiating.  Burial in the church cemetery.
No newspaper named – August 16, 1987
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(married June 18, 1932)


DOROTHEA SCHUHMACHER

Miss Dorothea Schumacher (sic) died last Sunday afternoon at the home of her 
nephew Rudolph Thieleke, where she had made her home during the last two years, 
after a lingering illness of diabetes. 
Decedent was born in Biblis, Hessen-Darmstadt, Germany, September 29, 1848, coming 
to America in 1866 with her parents, who settled in the town of Meeme. She was 
unmarried. Two brothers, Simon Schumacher of Howards Grove and Carl of Sheboygan, 
and one sister, Mrs. Julius Thieleke of Meeme, survive her. 
The funeral took place Tuesday afternoon from the church at Louis Corners, Rev. 
Witte officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery.
Tri-County Record - June 12, 1919


REV. ADALBERT F.W. SCHULTZ

The Rev. Adalbert F.W. Schultz, age 93, of Howards Grove, went to be with his 
Lord peacefully Saturday morning, Sept. 22, 2007, at his home. 
He was born Aug. 15, 1914, in Neillsville, son of the late Ferdinand and Mathilda 
Kipp Schultz. 
He graduated from Northwestern Lutheran College, Watertown, in 1936 and Wisconsin 
Lutheran Theological Seminary, Mequon, in 1939. 
He served as Missionary to the Chandler, Casa Grande, Coolidge, Phoenix and Mesa, 
Ariz., areas and then served the Cedar Creek and Canyon Day missions on the Apache 
Indian Reservation in Arizona. 
He also served as pastor at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Monroe, Mich.; St. Paul's 
in Hale, Mich.; Our Savior's in Glennie, Mich.; Woodlawn Lutheran in West Allis; 
and for 26 years as pastor at Zion Lutheran Church, Louis Corners (rural Kiel), 
retiring in 1988. 
Adalbert married the former Helen M. Fish on Oct. 28, 1943, in Whiteriver, Arizona. 
He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Howards Grove. 
(Survivors omitted for privacy.) 
He was preceded in death by an infant son, Theodore; three granddaughters, Jessica 
Oner, Abigail Yonke and Angela Behnke; a great-grandchild, Ella Dailey; one brother, 
Ferdinand Schultz; and four sisters, Mathilda Bryski, Esther Mogden, Lillian Russow 
and Ruth Nash. 
The Rev. Schultz was a devoted Fisher of Men for Christ, humorist and loving husband, 
father, grandfather, great grandfather and brother and will be dearly missed. 
A celebration of the Rev. Schultz's life will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26, 
2007, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Howards Grove with the Rev. Tom Unke officiating. 
Visitation will be at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Howards Grove from 10 a.m. 
Wednesday until the time of services with fellowship to follow immediately after the 
service. Burial will be at Zion Lutheran Cemetery in Louis Corners, rural Kiel. 
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund is being established in Adie's name for St. Paul's 
Outreach. 
Meiselwitz-Vollstedt Funeral Home in Kiel is in charge of arrangements. 
Online condolences may be sent to www.meiselwitzfh.com. 
Herald Times Reporter, Sept. 24, 2007 


LENORE SCHULZ

Lenora Schulz 
birth: 26 March 1903 Liberty 
death: 19 December 1905 Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin 
burial:  Schleswig 
residence: 1905 Liberty 
father: Elbert Schulz (sic)
mother: Augusta
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(Lenora Frida Ernstine (child of Albert Jr.)


EDITH SCHWANT

School Hill Girl Dies In Head-on Collision
Edith Schwantz(sic), 18, Fatally Injured In Sunday Crash Near Kiel
One person was killed and ten injured-two seriously-in highway accidents in
Manitowoc county over the weekend, bringing the county's highway fatality total
to six for 1938.
Fatally injured was Edith Schwantz, 18, School Hill, passenger in a car driven
by Mrs. Cora Gersmehl, route 2, Elkhart Lake, which figured in a head-on
collision with a car driven by T.C. Nelson, Kiel, on Highway 57 about a mile and
a half south of Kiel shortly before one o'clock Sunday morning.
Dies in Hospital
Miss Schwantz died at the Plymouth hospital, where she was taken in the Kiel fire
department ambulance, about half an hour after the accident. She never regained
consciousness.
Mrs. Gersmehl, wife of Edward Gersmehl, tavernkeeper, was injured seriously in 
the crash. While x-rays have not yet been completed, it was known that she
suffered back injuries and possible internal injuries.
(snip)
According to Sheriff Norman Berkedal, who visited the scene of the accident Sunday
morning with District Attorney John R. Cashman and Dr. Gerald Rau, county coroner,
the cars met as the Gersmehl machine was headed south and the Nelson car north near
the top of the hill. The Gersmehl car, he said, was going over a knoll and Nelso
was coming up the hill when Mrs. Gersmehl evidently lost control of the machine
and swerved sharply to the left side of the road, into the path of Nelson's car.
Cars Badly Damaged
The Nelson car hit the Gersmehl machine on the right front side where Miss Schwantz
was sitting. Both cars were badly damaged, Berkedal said that if the crash had not
occurred the Gersmehl car would have left the road and plunged down an 18 foot
embankment.
Coroner Rau immediately ordered an inquest yesterday and selected a coroner's jury
at Kiel. The (continued on page 9)
inquest will be held as soon as Mrs. Gersmehl is able to leave the Plymouth hospital,
he said.
(snip)
Miss Schwantz, according to Rau, suffered a basal skull fracture and fractures of both
legs in addition to internal injuries.
Oswald Schultz, route 2 Elkhart Lake, was one of the first persons to reach the scene
of the accident Sunday and took three of the women to a physician in Kiel. Deputy
Hilton Bauman, Kiel, also reached the crash scene shortly after the accident 
occurred.
Miss Schwantz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernst Schwantz, School Hill, had been employed
at the Gersmehl tavern for only a week. Previous to that she lived with her father,
a blacksmith.
Born in Germany
Edith Schwantz was born in Germany Oct. 1, 1919. In 1923 she came to America with her
parents. They lived for two years in Minnesota and have spent the last six years at
School Hill. She attended the district school at School Hill and then attended the
Kiel high school for several years.
Survivors include her parents; one brother, Waldemar, at home, and a sister, Ruth,
also at home.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the C.J. Meiselwitz
funeral home. Burial will be made in the Zion Lutheran church cemetery at Louis
Corners.
Manitowoc Herald Times, May 23, 1938 pp. 1,9
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No Negligence Found by Jurors in Fatal Crash
Kiel- Finding "no gross negligence on either side", a coroner's jury here Friday 
afternoon made no charges in connection with the death of Miss Edith Schwant, 18, 
School Hill, who was killed in an automobile accident May 22 on Highway 57.
The accident occurred one and one-half miles southeast of Kiel when the car driven 
by Mrs. Arno Serstmehl(sic) and in which Miss Schwant was a passenger collided 
with an automobile driven by T.C. Nelson, Kiel.
Coroner Gerald A. Rau, Manitowoc, called the inquest and District Atty. John R. 
Cashman, Manitowoc, questioned the witnesses. The jury consisting of Winford H. 
Johnson, L.O. Rehm, Melvin C. Timm, Raymond Beckmann, Lloyd Berray and L.H. 
Christel, reached its decision in less than an hour.
Sheboygan Press, Sat., June 25, 1938 page 11
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YEAR IN REVIEW
May 23 - Miss Edith Schwant of School Hill was killed and Mrs. Arno Gersmehl, 
Town of Rhine was injured in an automobile accident three miles south of Kiel.
Sheboygan Press, Sat., Dec. 31, 1938 page 15


AUGUSTA SOHN

Mrs. Louis Sohn, 86, nee Augusta Blievenicht, died Sunday morning 
at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin 
Sohn of School Hill, following a brief illness. Mrs. Sohn was born 
in Schleswig in 1858 and was married to Louis Sohn of Milwaukee in 
1878. They located on a farm at School Hill. Mr. Sohn died in 1926. 
Mrs. Sohn was a charter member of the Ladies Aid society of the Zion 
Lutheran congregation at School Hill.  
Survivors are a son, Louis (sic) of School Hill; a daughter; Mrs. 
Henry Schmidt of Cleveland, this county; 11 grandchildren and nine 
great grandchildren. 
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at the Meiselwitz Funeral 
home in Kiel and at the Zion Lutheran church with interment in the 
church cemetery.   
Manitowoc Herald Times, September 25, 1944


LOUIS SOHN

Funeral Service for Louis Sohn to be Thursday
School Hill – Funeral services for the late Louis Sohn, who died Sunday 
evening at his home here, will be conducted at one o’clock Thursday from 
the late residence. Rev. Kuether will officiate and interment will be 
made in the cemetery at Louis Corners.
Mr. Sohn was born in Milwaukee on November 21, 1854. When a small boy 
he came to the town of Meeme with his parents and grew to manhood there.
The survivors are the bereaved widow, one daughter, Mrs. Henry Schmidt 
in the town of Meeme and one son, Edwin, at home.
The Sheboygan Press, Wednesday, January 13, 1926 P. 9
********
Louis Sohn, of the town of Meeme was called to rest on Sunday evening, following 
an attack of pneumonia and heart trouble. 
The deceased was born on November 21, 1854 near Milwaukee. On Feb. 14, 1878 he 
was united in marriage to Miss Augusta Blievernicht in the town of Schleswig, and 
the couple then moved to the farm near School Hill, where they have lived since. 
He is survived by one son Edwin on the homestead, and one daughter, Mrs. Henry 
Schmidt of near Cleveland; two brothers, Frank of Plymouth and John of Hilbert; 
one sister, Mrs. Chr. Mahloch of Sheboygan; and 10 grandchildren. 
The funeral services will be held this afternoon at 1:30 at the home, and at 2 p.m. 
at the Louis Corners church. Rev. W. A. Kuether will have charge.
Kiel Tri-County Record – January 14, 1926


FRIEDERICKE SONNEMANN

Mrs. Fredericka Sonnemann(sic), nee Pautsch, died last week Thursday at her 
home in the Town of Meeme following a stroke of paralysis. She had been a 
resident of that place for a number of years. The deceased was born November 
24, 1948 in Parlien Provinz, Pommern, Germany. 
On May 15, 1869 she was married to Ernst Sonnemann. Soon thereafter the couple 
migrated to this country and settled at Glenbeulah. In 1876 they moved to the 
Town of Meeme where she lived until the time of her death. Her husband died in 
1905. 
There were four sons and four daughters born to them of whom one son and one 
daughter passed away. She is also survived by a brother, sister and fifteen 
grandchildren. The funeral was held Monday afternoon with burial in the Louis 
Corners Cemetery, Rev. Whitte officiating.
Sheboygan Press, Friday, May 3, 1918 page 6


LOUIS OTTO JOHN SONNEMANN

Louis O. Sonnemann, 73, well-known town of Meeme farmer, passed away 
Tuesday afternoon at St. Nicholas hospital following an operation.
The deceased was born in the town of Holland on May 17, 1876, the son 
of Mr. and Mrs. Ernst Sonnemann.  While still a small boy he moved with 
his parents to the town of Meeme where he has spent most of his life.
Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. John Gatzke of Plymouth, and Mrs. 
Max Boettcher of Town Meeme, with whom he had made his home in recent 
years; and one brother, William, of Colby, Wis.
Besides his parents, two sisters and two brothers preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Zion Lutheran church 
at Louis Corners.  The Rev. William Hartwig will officiate and burial will 
be made in the church cemetery.
The body will lie in state at the Meiselwitz Funeral home, Kiel, from 
1 p.m. Thursday until 10 a.m. Friday, and at the church from 11 a.m. 
Friday until time of services.
The Sheboygan Press, Wednesday, August 24, 1949 P. 12


AUGUSTA WILHELMINA STERNBECK

On Friday at the home of her son, Rudolph in Louis Corners, Mrs. Auguste 
Wilhelmine Sternbeck a long time resident of Town Schleswig died. She died 
following a six month illness of liver cancer. 
The deceased was born on January 17, 1835 in Pomerania, Germany and came to 
America with her parents at age 20 years old. She was married twice. Her 
first marriage was with Mr. Mueller and they were blessed with several 
children.  A long time after his death, she married Mr. Johann Sternbeck and 
the family moved to a farm in town Schleswig. Her second husband died about 
20 years ago.
From the second marriage she is survived by two sons, and one daughter, namely; 
Rudolph and August from here and Mrs. Strassmann from Sturgeon Bay. The burial 
took place Sunday afternoon at the cemetery at Louis Corners with Pastor Witte 
officiating.
No newspaper cited, 1913
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Notes From Louis Corners:
Mrs. Sternbeck died last Friday at the home of her son Rudolph at the age of 78. 
She is survived by six children, August and Rudolph of this place, Mrs. Heckmon 
of Antigo, also Julius, Carl and Ferdinand. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon, 
Rev. Witte officiating.
Manitowoc Pilot, October 30, 1913  P. 8


EMMA STERNBECK

Called By Death.
Mrs. R. F. Sternbeck, who underwent an operation on the gall baladder and 
for the removal of her appendix, at the Holy Family hospital at Manitowoc 
last Thursday, passed away Monday evening. She had been in ill health for 
several weeks. The deceased, nee Emma Krueger, was born in the town of 
Herman on Sept. 6, 1872. She was married to Rud. Sternbeck in 1895, and the 
couple have been residents of Louis Corners for over thirty years, where Mr. 
Sternbeck owns a blacksmith shop. The survivors include her husband, five 
children, Mrs. A. H. Knorr of Eau Claire, Mrs. Art. Lindemann of near Valders, 
Mrs. Elmer Hammel of Schleswig, Earl  Sternbeck of Lublin, and Leslie at home; 
three brothers, Ferd. Krueger of Hilbert, Julius of Louis Corners and Ed. of 
Minneapolis, Minn.; six sisters, Mrs. Aug. Wehrman of Black Creek, Mrs. John 
Borchardt of Fort Atkinson, Miss Frieda Krueger of Highland, Park, Ill., Mrs. 
J. C. Kasten of Rockville, Mrs. Julius Berth and Mrs. R. C. Voland of Kiel; 
and five grandchildren. The funeral services will be held on Friday afternoon 
at 2 p.m., with Rev. Kuether officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery 
at Louis Corners. - 1926


RUDOLPH STERNBECK

R. Sternbeck, 69, Dies Following A Stroke On Sunday
Kiel—Rudolph Sternbeck, 69, of Louis Corners passed away Monday 
night in the St. Joseph hospital, Milwaukee, after suffering a 
stroke Sunday while in the city for a brief visit.  Born 
October 11, 1872, on the Sternbeck homestead in Louis Corners, 
the farm now owned by Armie Voigt, he spent most of his life in 
this area.  In 1894 he was married to Emma Krueger of Millhome 
and for a short time they lived in Antigo.  For the past 48 
years he had lived in Louis Corners.  Mrs. Sternbeck died 
May 24, 1926.  
Surviving are five children, Mrs. Arthur (Esther) Knorr of 
Wauwatosa, Mrs. Arthur (Viola) Lindemann of St. Nazianz, Mrs. 
Elmer (Pearl) Hammel of Kiel, Earl of Sheboygan and Leslie 
Sternbeck of Los Angeles, Calif.; and 11 grandchildren. 
Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon in the C. J. 
Meiselwitz Funeral home, Kiel, and in the Zion Lutheran Church, 
Louis Corners.  The Rev. Harold O. Grunwald will officiate, 
with burial in the church cemetery.   
Sheboygan Press, September 29, 1942
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(Rudolph Frederick John)


HENRY STOEVER

Walter Stoever has returned to Iron Mountain, Michigan, after spending the past 
few days in the city with relatives. Mr. Stoever visited at School Hill where 
he attended the funeral services for his brother, the late Henry Stoever.
Sheboygan Press Telegram, Fri., Jan. 19, 1923 page 6


CHRISTIANE TAGGE

Died - 
at Louis Corners, May 28, Anna, daughter of Fred and Austina Rumpff. Funeral 
services were held on the 31st day of May, the Rev. Tendrigen officiating. A 
large number of relatives and friends mourn her loss.
Manitowoc Lake Shore Times, June 5, 1888 page 6
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Mrs. Annie Tagge wife of William Tagge of Schleswig died on May 28; aged 21. 
She was the only daughter of Fred and Ernestine Rumpf of Meeme and was held 
in high esteem in the community in which she lived.
Manitowoc Pilot  Thursday, June 7, 1888
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1888 May 28	RUNEFF	Annie	v.3 p.305
"Pre-1907 Death Index"
*****
From Manitowoc county death records:
Annie Tagge nee Rumpf (v.3 p.305)
Wife of Wm. Taggee
Died May 28, 1888 at age 22 years
Daughter of Fred and Lena Rumpf
Born Town of Mosel, Sheboygan County
Died from “puerperal fever” in Town of Schleswig
Buried in Town of Meeme (sic)
******
(Note about Christina Rumpff: On her death record, she is 
shown as “Annie Rumpf Tagge” but, on her marriage record, 
she is shown as “Christina Rumpff”.  I do not know why the 
names are different – but the person is the same.  She is 
buried at Louis Corners under the name “Christiane”.
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(Christine Friederike Augusta/nee Rumpf)
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(Her picture is in the glass negative photos)


LOUISE THEEL

Louise Thiel
birth: 17 December 1831 Germany
death: 13 September 1906 Schleswig, Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin
burial:  Louis Crn'S
residence: 1906 Schleswig
father: Wichman
spouse: William Thiel Sr.
Wisconsin, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1968


WILLIAM THEEL, SR.

William Theel (v.15 p.233)
Widower
Aug. 29, 1830-Dec. 30, 1917
Parents are marked as unknown
Born Germany –farmer 
Died from “carcinoma of intestine”
Buried at “Louis Corners Cemetery”


JUSTINE CAROLINE WILHELMINE THIEDEMANN

Augusta Jonas Thiedemann
birth: 1846 Germany
death: 16 August 1903 Schleswig, Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin
burial:  Louis Corners, Wis.
residence: 1903 Schleswig
father: Jonas
spouse: Gustav Thiedman (sic)
Wisconsin, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1968


JOHANN M. THIELECKE

John M. Thielecke, 81, retired town of Schleswig farmer, 
passed away at his home in the town of Schleswig Sunday 
afternoon.  He had broken a knee-cap in a fall a month 
ago and suffered a stroke last week.  Born in Slinger, 
Wis., in March 1867, Mr. Thielecke came to the town of 
Schleswig with his mother as a youth and settled on the 
present farm.  His father died while he was still a 
child. He was married in 1902 to Katherine Adolph of the 
town of Meeme.  She died in 1933, and since that time Mr. 
Thielecke ahd been living on the farm with a nephew and 
niece, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Krueger. 
Mr. Thielecke is survived by 17 nieces the nephews.  
Funeral services will be held at the Zion Lutheran church 
at Louis Corners, the Rev. William Hartwig officiating, 
and burial will be in the church cemetery. 
Sheboygan Press, February 14, 1949


KATHERINA THIELECKE

Mrs. Thieleke(sic) Of School Hill Dies After An Illness
Kiel—Mrs. John Thieleke, age 72, resident of School Hill, died 
at 3:15 p.m. Tuesday at St Nicholas Hospital at Sheboygan, after 
a lingering illness.  Mrs. Thieleke, nee Katherine Adolph, was 
born on a farm in Town Meeme Sept. 8, 1860, and was married 
there to John Thieleke of School Hill on June, 19, 1902. The 
couple located on a farm one and on-half miles west of School 
Hill where they have resided since. 
Besides her husband she is survived by two brothers, Anthony 
Adolph, Town Meeme and Peter Adolph, Clear Lake, South Dakota, 
two sisters, Mrs. Mary Scharenbrock, Sheboygan, and Mrs. John 
Scharenbrock, Willard, Wis.   
The funeral will be held at the C. J. Meiselwitz Funeral parlor 
here Friday afternoon.  The Rev. Harold O. Grunewald will 
officiate and burial will be made in the Zion Lutheran cemetery, 
Louis Corners.  
Sheboygan Press, March 8, 1933


MARIA E. THIELECKE

Mary Elizabeth Mucke Thielecke
birth: 26 September 1826
death: 22 August 1904 Schleswig, Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin
burial:  Louis Corners
residence: 1904 Schleswig
father: John Thielecke
spouse: Robert Thielecke
Wisconsin, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1968
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(Maria Elizabeth nee Muecke)


ELIZABETH THIELEKE

CALLED BY DEATH
Mrs. Julius Theileke(sic), aged 68 years, died at her farm home in the town of 
Schleswig on Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Theileke, nee Elizabeth Schumacher, was born in Hessen-Darmstadt, Germany, 
April 14, 1857. She came to this country in 1866 and settled in Howards Grove. 
On Feb. 20, 1881, she was united in marriage to Julius Theileke and after living 
in Howards Grove for several months, the couple moved to their present home, 
where Mrs. Theileke passed away. 
She is survived by her husband and four sons, Walter, Rudolph, Ed., and Herman; 
also 2 brothers and 10 grandchildren. 
The funeral services will be held at the late home at 1:30 Saturday afternoon. 
Burial will be made in the Louis Corners cemetery. Rev. W. Kuether will officiate. 
Kiel Tri-County Record – December 24, 1925


JULIUS THIELEKE

Julius Thieleke, aged 84, passed away at 7:45 p.m. Saturday at the 
family residence in the town of Schleswig, one mile west of School 
Hill, after having been ill for some time.
Mr. Thieleke was born in Milwaukee, on December 6, 1851, and when 
three years old he moved with his parents to Slinger, Wisconsin and 
at the age of 14 years moved to Kankakee, Illinois, where he was 
employed for 14 years. On February 26, 1881, he was married to Elizabeth 
Schumacher in Howards Grove, the marriage being solemnized in the town 
of Mosel. Mr. and Mrs. Thieleke located on their present farm homestead 
which they later disposed of to their son, Walter and with whom they 
have continued to make their home. His wife preceded him in death on 
December 23, 1926.
Four sons were born to the couple, all of whom are living. They are: 
Rudolph Thieleke of Sheboygan, Edwin of the town of Schleswig, Elmer 
of the town of Mosel, and Walter on the homestead. There are also 10 
grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, and two brothers, August of Erie, 
Pennsylvania, and John of the town of Schleswig.
Funeral services were held on Tuesday afternoon at 1 o’clock, from the 
family residence in the town of Schleswig, and at 2 o’clock services 
will be held at the Zion Ev. Lutheran church at Louis Corners, with the 
Rev. H. O. Grunwald officiating, and burial made in the adjoining church 
cemetery.
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THIELEKE RITES TO BE TUESDAY
Schleswig Farmer dies At The Homestead Saturday
Funeral services for Julius Thieleke, for more than 50 years engaged in farming
in the town of Schleswig, who died at the homestead Saturday, will be held
Tuesday. Following rites at the home at 1 p.m. there will be services at two
o'clock at the Zion Evangelical Lutheran church, Louis Corners. Interment will
be in the adjoining cemetery.
Mr. Thieleke was born in Milwaukee in 1851 and moved with his parents to Kankakee,
Ill. He was employed there for 14 years and in 1881 married Elizabeth Schumacher
at Howards Grove. Mr. and Mrs. Thieleke located on the farm a mile west of School
Hill. In later years he disposed of his farm to his son Walter and continued to
make his home there. Mrs. Thieleke died in 1926.
Survivors are four sons, Walter and Edwin, Schleswig, Rudolph, Sheboygan, Elmer,
Mosel; two brothers, August, Erie, Pa., John, Schleswig; 10 grandchildren and
five great-grandchildren.
The body is at the Thieleke home in Schleswig.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, December 8, 1935  p.3


ARTHUR THIELKE

Arthur Thielke Funeral Services Planned Friday
Kiel – Funeral services for Arthur H. Thielke, 47, Louis Corners, 
who died at home Tuesday morning, will be held Friday afternoon at 
12:30 o’clock in the C. J. Meiselwitz Funeral home, Kiel, and at 
1 o’clock in the Zion Evangelical Lutheran church, Louis Corners.
The Rev. Harold O. Grunwald will officiate, with interment in the 
church cemetery.
Mr. Thielke was born in Louis Corners, town of Schleswig, on the 
farm on which he spent his entire life, and he was the only child 
of Frank and Minnie Voigt Thielke.  On June 3, 1916, he was married 
to Miss Meta Winkel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Winkel of 
Schleswig township, and they made their home on the Louis Corners 
Guernsey farm.  In 1915 he went into partnership with his father, 
and for the past 15 years the Thielke family has operated a milk 
route in Kiel.  Mr. Thielke was treasurer of the Zion Evangelical 
Cemetery association, and had been a member of the Zion Evangelical 
Lutheran church of Louis Corners for the past 26 years.  He was 
also a member of the Manitowoc County Guernsey Breeders’ 
association.
The Sheboygan Press – Wednesday, September 30, 1942 – P. 4
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Arthur H. Thielke, 47
Arthur Henry Thielke, aged 47, a resident of Louis Corners, and 
well-known Manitowoc county Guernsey breeder, passed away early 
Tuesday morning at his home after a lingering illness.
The deceased was born on the homestead farm in Schleswig on 
November 8, 1894. His wife is the former Meta Winkel. As a young 
man he joined his father in operating the dairy farm, which 
comprised nearly 300 acres. In 1915 the elder Thielke took his 
son, Arthur into partnership with him and the name of the farm 
was registered, as one of the first in the county.
The Thielkes also established a milk route in Kiel, which has 
many patrons.
Survivors are his wife; five daughters, Mrs. Henry (Evelyn) 
Weinberger at home, the Misses Gladys and Elaine Thielke of 
Chicago, and the Misses Carol and Jeanne at home; and his father, 
F.F. Thielke. His mother, the former Minnie Voigt, passed away 
March 15, 1940.
Funeral arrangements have been made for Friday, 12:30 at the 
Meiselwitz Fuenral Home, and 1 o'clock services will be conducted 
at the Zion Evangelical Lutheran church in Louis Corners, with 
the Rev. Harold O. Grunwald officiating. Burial will be made in 
the adjoining church cemetery.
Unknown Paper  Unknown Date
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(Arthur Henry Arwin)
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Notes from Louis Corners:
One of the prettiest weddings ever witnessed here took place in the 
Evangelical Lutheran Zions church at 6:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon 
when Miss Meta I., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Winkel, became the 
bride of Mr. Arthur Thielke, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Thielke. 
Rev. L. Witte tied the nuptial knot. the bride looked charming in a 
gorgeous gown of white net, wearing a veil and carrying a shower 
bouquet of pink roses and sweet hearts. The flower girls, Viola Winkel 
and Verna Voigt, were dressed in white silk and carried baskets filled 
with roses and sweethearts. The maid of honor, Miss Elsie Valleskey 
wore a pale green pussy willow silk taffeta gown, white the bridesmaid, 
Miss Lilly Stueven, was gowned in pale green silk taffeta, both 
attendants carrying a bouquet of pink and white carnations. The groom 
wore a suit of blue and was attended by Mr. Elmer Voigt and Mr. Arno 
Winkel. Immediately after the ceremony the guests, including only 
immediate relatives and friends, repaired to the groom's home where 
a delicious supper was served. The dinning room was prettily decorated 
in white cut flowers and ferns. The couple left on a honeymoon trip to 
the northern part of the state where they will spend several weeks. 
The groom is a prosperous farmer and they will make their home with 
the groom's parents after their return.
Both parties are very popular young people in this community having 
lived here all their lives. They have a host of friends who wish them 
every joy and happiness as they journey through life. The out of town 
guests present were:  Mr. and Mrs. Wm Voigt and family of Cleveland; Mr. 
and Mrs. A. H. Voigt and son, Lester, of Potter; Mr. and Mrs. L.T. Voigt 
and family of Collins; Mr. and Mrs. H. Stevens and daughter, Lilly of 
New Holstein; Mrs. Schram and children of Plymouth; Mr. and Mrs. Louis 
Sohn and Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Sohn of School Hill; Mr. and Mrs. F. Perrone 
of Howards Grove; Mr. and Mrs. H. Winkel of Meeme; Miss Minnie Zarnoth 
of Hilbert; Miss Anna Dirks, Mr. and Mrs. H. Klemme and daughter, Laura 
and Mr. and Mrs. J. Boege, all of Kiel and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schmidt 
of Rockville.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., June 8, 1915 


CARL F. W. THIELKE

Death last week of 81-yr. old Carl Thielke, at the home of his 
son in Louis Corners, of old age debility. The funeral was held 
Thurs.
Der Nord Westen, 20 Dec. 1900
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Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Thielke
birth: 19 February 1819 Neumark, Germany
death: 11 December 1900 Schleswig, Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin
burial:  Louis Corners
residence: 1900 Schleswig
father: August Thielke
spouse: Sopphia Mueller
Wisconsin, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1968
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(Carl Friedrich Wilhelm)


FRANK THIELKE

From Sheboygan county death records:
Frank Ferdinand Thielke (v.54 p.6)
Dec. 30, 1864-March 16, 1947
Husband of Minnie Voigt
Son of Carl Thielke and Sophia Mueller (both born Germany)
Born Town of Schleswig –farmer 
Died from “cerebral hemorrhage, sudden”
Buried at Louis Corners Cemetery, Town of Schleswig
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Frank F. Thielke Of Kiel Is Summoned After An Illness
Frank F. Thielke, 82, died Sunday morning at the home of his daughter-in-law, 
Mrs. Meta Thielke, 1331 N. Fifth street, Sheboygan, after an illness of three 
months.
Born in the town of Schleswig on Dec. 30, 1864, the deceased was married to 
Minnie Voigt on Nov. 24, 1889. Following the marriage, Mr. Thielke operated a 
cheese factory at Louis Corners and for 45 years, in partnership with his son, 
the late Arthur H. Thielke, operated the Louis Corners Guernsey farm.
He was a member of the Manitowoc County Guernsey Breeders association. He also 
followed the mason trade.
Survivors include the daughter-in-law; five grandchildren; one great grandchild, 
and a sister, Mrs. Henry Klemme, Kiel. His wife died March 15, 1940, and his 
only son, Arthur, preceded him in death in September, 1942.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Zion Lutheran Church at 
Louis Corners. The Rev. Harold Grunwald, pastor, will officiate, and burial will 
be made on the family lot in the church cemetery.
Friends may call at the Meiselwitz Funeral home from Tuesday afternoon until 
10 a.m. Wednesday, when the body will be taken to the church. It will lie in 
state there until the time of the service. - 1947
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From Manitowoc county marriage records:
Franz F. Thilke and Minna A. M. Voigt (v.6 p.18)
Nov. 24, 1889 in Lutheran ceremony, Town of Schleswig
Franz F. Thilke
Son of Carl Thilke and Sophia Mueller
Born Town of Schleswig –mason
Minna A. M. Voigt
Daughter of Fredrick Voigt and Dorothea Bleivernicht
Born Town of Schleswig
Witnesses Louis Voigt and Ida Zorn
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(Note: His picture is in the glass negative photos)


META THIELKE-BECKMANN

Mrs. Raymond Beckmann, 84, formerly of Kiel, died Saturday afternoon at Chilton 
Village Nursing Home in Chilton, where she had lived the past 1 1/2 years.
The former Meta Winkel was born April 9, 1898 in Town of Schleswig, a daughter 
of Fred and Emilie Feldt Winkel. She attended district school at Rockville.
She married Arthur Thielke on June 3, 1916. They farmed the Thielke homestead 
farm at Louis Corners until he died in 1942.
She married Raymond Beckman on May 28, 1948, and the couple lived in Kiel following 
their marriage.
Mrs. Beckmann was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Kiel and its ladies Aid 
Society.
Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Henry (Evelyn) Weinberger of Hartford, Conn., 
Mrs. Lewis (Gladys) Allen of Sutherlin, Ore., Mrs. Earl (Elaine) Buswell of West 
Bend, Mrs. Werner (Carol) Werkemeister of Paradise Valley, AZ. and Mrs. Barry (Jean) 
Robinson of Henderson, TN, two step-daughters Mrs. Henry (Jeannette) Manis of 
Milwaukee, and Mrs. Ira (Joyce) Ladyman of Carondolet, IL., 10 grandchildren; nine 
great-grandchildren; eight step-grandchildren and 10 step-great-grandchildren; and 
a sister Mrs. Walter Klemme of Kiel.
Three sisters, two brothers and a grandson preceded her in death.
The funeral services at Trinity Lutheran Church in Kiel
Burial in Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, at Louis Corner.
Sheboygan Press. 1982
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Mrs. Raymond Beckmann, 84, formerly of 623 Second St., Kiel, died Saturday 
afternoon, November 13, at Chilton Village Nursing Home, Chilton.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Trinity Lutheran Church, Kiel. 
The Rev. Richard Warnke will officiate and burial will be in Zion Lutheran 
Cemetery, Louis Corners.
Mrs. Beckmann, nee Meta Winkel, was born April 9, 1898, in the Town of Schleswig, 
daughter of the late Fred and Emilie Feldt Winkel. She attended Rockville 
District School and was married to Arthur Thielke June 3, 1916, at Zion Lutheran 
Church, Louis Corners. After marriage they farmed the Thielke homestead farm at 
Louis Corners until Mr. Thielke's death in 1942. She then resided in Sheboygan 
until her marriage to Raymond Beckmann May 28, 1948. The couple resided in Kiel 
after marriage. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Kiel, and Ladies 
Aid Society of the church.
Survivors include her husband; five daughters, Mrs. Henry (Evelyn) Weinberger of 
Hartford, Conn., Mrs. Lewis (Gladys) Allen of Sutherlin, Ore., Mrs. Earl (Elaine) 
Buswell of West Bend, Mrs. Werner (Carol) Werkmeister of Paradise Valley, Ariz., 
and Mrs. Barry (Jean) Robinson of Henderson; stepdaughters, Mrs. Henry (Jeanette) 
Manis of Milwaukee and Mrs. Ira (Joyce) Ladyman of Carondolet, Ill.; a sister, 
Mrs. Walter Klemme of Kiel, 10 grandchildren, nine great grandchildren, eight 
step grandchildren and 10 step great grandchildren. Two brothers, three sisters 
and a grandson preceded her in death.
Friends may call at Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday 
and at the church from 9 a.m Wednesday until the time of service. A memorial fund 
has been established in her name.
Herald Times Reporter, November 15, 1982 P. 3 
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nee Winkel
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Notes from Louis Corners:
One of the prettiest weddings ever witnessed here took place in the 
Evangelical Lutheran Zions church at 6:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon 
when Miss Meta I., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Winkel, became the 
bride of Mr. Arthur Thielke, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Thielke. 
Rev. L. Witte tied the nuptial knot. the bride looked charming in a 
gorgeous gown of white net, wearing a veil and carrying a shower 
bouquet of pink roses and sweet hearts. The flower girls, Viola Winkel 
and Verna Voigt, were dressed in white silk and carried baskets filled 
with roses and sweethearts. The maid of honor, Miss Elsie Valleskey 
wore a pale green pussy willow silk taffeta gown, white the bridesmaid, 
Miss Lilly Stueven, was gowned in pale green silk taffeta, both 
attendants carrying a bouquet of pink and white carnations. The groom 
wore a suit of blue and was attended by Mr. Elmer Voigt and Mr. Arno 
Winkel. Immediately after the ceremony the guests, including only 
immediate relatives and friends, repaired to the groom's home where 
a delicious supper was served. The dinning room was prettily decorated 
in white cut flowers and ferns. The couple left on a honeymoon trip to 
the northern part of the state where they will spend several weeks. 
The groom is a prosperous farmer and they will make their home with 
the groom's parents after their return.
Both parties are very popular young people in this community having 
lived here all their lives. They have a host of friends who wish them 
every joy and happiness as they journey through life. The out of town 
guests present were:  Mr. and Mrs. Wm Voigt and family of Cleveland; Mr. 
and Mrs. A. H. Voigt and son, Lester, of Potter; Mr. and Mrs. L.T. Voigt 
and family of Collins; Mr. and Mrs. H. Stevens and daughter, Lilly of 
New Holstein; Mrs. Schram and children of Plymouth; Mr. and Mrs. Louis 
Sohn and Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Sohn of School Hill; Mr. and Mrs. F. Perrone 
of Howards Grove; Mr. and Mrs. H. Winkel of Meeme; Miss Minnie Zarnoth 
of Hilbert; Miss Anna Dirks, Mr. and Mrs. H. Klemme and daughter, Laura 
and Mr. and Mrs. J. Boege, all of Kiel and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schmidt 
of Rockville.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., June 8, 1915 


MINNIE THIELKE

Mrs. Frank F. Thielke Passes Away Suddenly on Friday
Death suddenly claimed Mrs. Frank F. Thielke, aged 71, at 3:45 a.m. Friday, 
following a very brief illness since Wednesday evening of last week. The 
many relatives, neighbors and friends were shocked when news of her death 
spread through the vicinity.
Mr. and Mrs. Thielke on November 24, 1939 had celebrated their golden 
anniversary with a service at the Louis Corners church, and a dinner, where 
many folks gathered to wish them many more years of happily married life, 
never realizing that death would follow that occasion so soon.
Mrs. Thielke, nee Minnie Anna Voigt, was born the daughter of Frederick and 
Dorothea Voigt of the town of Schleswig on September 30, 1868. On December 
26 of the same year she was baptized. The Rev. Martin Denninger confirmed 
the deceased on May 14, 1883, and also officiated at her marriage to Frank 
F. Thielke of Louis Corners on November 24, 1889.
Following their marriage, the couple operated a cheese factory in Louis 
Corners for 11 years, and in 1901 they purchased their present farm home in 
Louis Corners, where she passed away. She had always enjoyed good health, 
until the past Wednesday evening.
Survivors are the widower; and only son, Arthur, who with his family resides 
with his parents; five granddaughters; five brothers, Louis T. Voigt of Collins, 
Theodore and Armie Voigt of Louis Corners, William Voigt of Cleveland, and 
August of Valders, and one sister, Mrs. Henry Schmidt of Louis Corners. One 
brother, Arthur Voigt preceded her in death.
Mrs. Thielke was a charter member of the Frauenverein, and a member of the 
Louis Corners Evangelical Lutheran church of Louis Corners. Mr. Thielke is 
one of the founders of the church.
Funeral services were held on Monday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock from the 
Meiselwitz Funeral Home and at 2 o'clock services were conducted at the 
Zion Evangelical Lutheran church in Louis Corners, with the Rev. Harold O. 
Grunwald officiating. Burial was made in the adjoining church cemetery.
The church choir rendered the following two hymns: "Fass Meine Hand" and 
"Dein, Wille Herr Gesehe."  Pallbearers were Lester Prange, George Rabe, 
Otto Heidemann, Herman Maurer, Armin Schmidt, and Harry Rabe.
The following people attended the last rites:
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Baehr, O. Beckmann, W. Boelter, G. Thielke, R. Roether, 
Mrs. Ed. Western, Mrs. William Kinney and E. Baumgarten of Thorp; The Rev. 
and Mrs. W. Kuethr of Kewaunee; Mrs. A. E. Vogel of Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. 
Louis Marx, L. Marx, Mrs. Arthur Allswede, and Miss Nora Mae Naples of 
Sawyer; Mr. and Mrs. L. Biermann of Sechlerville: Mrs. L. Schram and Mr. 
and Mrs. L. Bourneville of Plymouth: Mr. and Mrs. J. Thielke of Brillion; 
Mr. and Mrs. L. Bender, W. Schreiber and Mrs. L. Schreiber of Mosel; Mr. 
and Mrs. F. Halfinger, M. Stubenrauch, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Minster, Mrs. 
Rudolph Minster and Mrs. Lester Sohn of Sheboygan; Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Sohn 
of School Hill; Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Stoltzmann of Hilbert; Mr. and Mrs L. 
Wollersheim and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Mahloch; Clinton Voigt of Beloit; Mr. and 
Mrs. Paul Bruck of Milwaukee; Mr. and Mrs. Louis  Voigt, and Mr. and Mrs. 
Harry Voigt of Collins; Mr. and Mrs. Lester Voigt, August Voigt, and Mr. 
and Mrs. R. Pankratz of Valders; Mr. and Mrs. William Voigt, Mr. and Mrs. 
Alfred Voigt, and Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Truttschel of Cleveland; Theodore 
Voigt, Mr. and Mrs. Armie Voigt, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schmidt, Mr. and Mrs. 
Erwin Rabe, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Voland, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Feld, Jr., and Mr. 
and Mrs. P. Schroeder of Louis Corners; Mr. and Mrs. Carl Thielke, Mr. and 
Mrs. Harry Klemme, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Klemme, Mrs. Henry Klemme and Mr. 
and Mrs. John Rabe of here, and many other relatives and friends from 
Sheboygan, Cleveland, Manitowoc, and surrounding cities. - 1940 
*********
From Manitowoc county marriage records:
Franz F. Thilke and Minna A. M. Voigt (v.6 p.18)
Nov. 24, 1889 in Lutheran ceremony, Town of Schleswig
Franz F. Thilke
Son of Carl Thilke and Sophia Mueller
Born Town of Schleswig –mason
Minna A. M. Voigt
Daughter of Fredrick Voigt and Dorothea Bleivernicht
Born Town of Schleswig
Witnesses Louis Voigt and Ida Zorn
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Minnie Anna Thielke nee Voigt (v.33 p.380)
Wife of Frank F. Thielke
Sept. 30, 1868-March 15, 1940
Daughter of Frederich Voight and Dorothea Blievernicht 
   (both born Germany)
Born Town of Schleswig
Died from “coronary sclerosia –arterio sclerosia”
Buried at Louis Corners Cemetery, Town of Schleswig
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(nee Voigt)


AUGUSTE THILKE	

Notes From Schleswig:
Miss Augusta P. Thuelke (sic), aged seventeen, died last Thursday of 
diphtheria at the home of Henry Klemme.
Manitowoc Pilot, November 5, 1896  P. 3


ALFRED H. TRUTTSCHEL

Alfred H. Truttschel, age 83, of 29 East Paine St., Kiel, died Saturday evening, 
March 4, 1995, at Willowdale Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center, New Holstein, 
following a courageous batte with Aplastic Anemia.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 8, 1995, at Zion 
Lutheran Church, Louis Corners. Rev. James Bartz will officiate with burial in 
the church cemetery.
Alfred was born April 6, 1911, in the town of Mosel, son of the late August and 
Anna Moehring Truttschel. He attended Haven Grade School. On December 10, 1932, 
he married Gertrude Voight at Cleveland. The couple farmed in the town of Meeme 
and he also worked at Lake to Lake in Kiel for 23 years retiring in 1975. He was 
a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Louis Corners, Men's Club, Church Cemetery Board 
and the church board.
Survivors include his wife, Gertrude; two sons, Jerry (Carol), Kiel, Allan (Karen), 
Kiel; three daughters, Mr. Mary Ann (Herschel) Ramaker, Paris, Tenn., Mrs. Alyce 
Mae (Allen) Beeck, Johnsonville, Mrs. Sandra (Dean) Hei, School Hill; 16 
grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; one brother, Ervin, Sheboygan, one sister-
in-law, Freida Truttschel, Sheboygan. He is further survived by nieces, nephews, 
other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by one brother.
Friends may call at Meiselwitz-Vollstedt Funeral Home, Kiel, from 5-9 p.m. Tuesday, 
and at the church on Wednesday from 9 a.m. until the time of service.
A memorial fund will be established in his name.
Herald Times Reporter, March 6, 1995 P. A2


GERTRUDE LOUISE TRUTTSCHEL

Gertrude L. Truttschel, 88, formerly of Kiel, died Wednesday evening, March 24, 
2004, at Calumet Homestead Rehabilitation Center, New Holstein, where she was 
a resident the past one and a half years. She is the former Gertrude Voigt, born 
April 7, 1915, daughter of the late William and Anna Heckmann Voigt. Gertrude 
attended Centerville School.
On Dec. 10, 1932, she married Alfred Truttschel at St. John/St. Peter Evangelical 
Church, Cleveland. Alfred preceded her in death on March 4. 1995. The couple 
farmed in the town of Meeme for many years before moving to Kiel in 1967. Gertie 
was a cook for many years for the Kiel School District until her retirement. 
After her retirement she worked part time for the Wreath Factory in Plymouth. She 
was a lifelong member of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Louis Corners, and the 
ladies aid society for over 50 years. Gertie enjoyed dancing and crocheting. 
Survivors include her five children, Mary Ann (Herschel) Ramaker of Paris, Tenn., 
Alyce Mae (Allen) Beeck of Johnsonville, Jerry (Carol) Truttschel of Kiel, and 
Sandra (Hei) Truttschel of School Hill. She is further survived by 16 grandchildren; 
23 great-grandchildren; one sister-in-law, Hildegarde Voigt of Sheboygan; and her 
special visiting friend, LaVonne Henschel of Kiel. She is preceded in death by one 
brother, Alfred Voigt; one nephew, Eugene Voigt; and two infant sisters.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 27 at Zion Evangelical 
Lutheran Church, Louis Corners, with the Rev. Ted Olsen officiating. Burial will 
take place in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the Meiselwitz-Vollstedt 
Funeral Home, 813 Sixth St., Kiel, TODAY, Friday, March 26, from 4 to 8 p.m. and 
at the CHURCH on Saturday from 9 a.m. until the time of service. A memorial has 
been established for Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church. Gertie's family would like 
to thank the staff at Calumet Homestead Rehabilitation Center, New Holstein, for 
the wonderful care given to her and Dr. Michael Hetzner and Pastor Ted Olsen for 
their care and concern. 


ADONIS VALLESKEY

Adonis William Valleskey, 42, died at his farm home in the town of 
Schleswig at 2:20 p.m. Monday following a lingering illness.
He was born May 22, 1912 in the town of Rockland, Manitowoc County, 
a son of Arthur and Louise Winkel Valleskey. He attended school in 
the township and on June 16, 1932 married the former Rosalie Bleck 
of Valders.
The couple resided in Collins for seven years and operated the Five 
Corners cheese factory in the town of Eaton for three years. For six 
years they lived at Pound, Wis., where Mr. Valleskey managed the 
Badger State Cheese Co. For the past three years they farmed in 
Schleswig, about seven miles east of Kiel.
At the time of his death Mr. Valleskey was treasurer of the Louis 
Corners school district and was a member of the Men’s Club of Zion 
Lutheran Church, Louis Corners.
Surviving are his wife, two sons, (private), and a daughter, (private); 
and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Valleskey of Rockland.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Zion Church, Louis Corners, 
with the Rev. William Hartwig, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in 
the parish cemetery.
Friends may call at the Meiselwitz Funeral home, Kiel, from 2 p.m. 
Thursday until 10 a.m. Friday, and at the church from 11:30 until the 
time of services.
Sheboygan Press, Tuesday, March 1, 1955  P. 10 


ROSALIE SYLVIA VALLESKEY

Rosalie S. Valleskey, 87, of Kiel, died Monday, March 6, 2000 at her home.  
Rosalie is the former Rosalie Bleck born April 15, 1912, in Valders, daughter 
of the late Edward and August Peters Bleck. She was a 1930 graduate of Valders 
High School.
On June 16, 1932 she married Adonis Valleskey in Valders. He preceded her in 
death on Feb. 28, 1955. Prior to retirement Rosalie worked for many years at 
Lake-to-Lake, Kiel.
She was a member of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Louis Corners, the Ladies 
Aid and was a former member of the Manitowoc County Homemakers.
Rosalie loved to cook and was especially fond of gardening, where she took extra 
special care of her roses.
Survivors include her daughter-in-law, Ruth Valleskey, New Holstein; one son, 
David (Barbara) Valleskey, New Holstein; one daughter, Valonn (Joseph) 
Lettenberger, Green Lake; 10 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren and one 
nephew. She was preceded in death by her son, Valgene Valleskey, two brothers 
and five sisters. 
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, March 9, 2000 at Zion 
Evangelical Lutheran church, Louis Corners, with the Rev. Ted Olsen, officiating. 
Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Friends may call at the CHURCH on Thursday from 10;30 a.m. until the time of 
services. The Meiselwitz-Vollstedt Funeral Home of Kiel is assisting the family.
Sheboygan Press, March 8, 2000


ARLENE EDNA CLARA VOGEL

The Walter Vogel home was saddened by the untimely death of their year-old little 
daughter Arline(sic), who succumbed to a week's fatal attack of spinal meningitis. 
Funeral services were held from the Louis Corners church with interment at the 
adjoining cemetery. The pallbearers were two Schmidt girls, little aunts of the 
deceased child, and Gladys and Alice Lindmann. The parents, sister Marion, 6, and 
one brother Chester, 3, survive.
Manitowoc Herald News, March 31, 1932 P. 15
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(child of Walter)


MARIE MINNE VOGEL

Mrs. Walter Vogel, 75, of 102 N. First Ave., St. Nazianz, died Monday afternoon, 
November 3 at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, where she had been a patient the 
past 10 days.
Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Zion Lutheran Church, Louis 
Corners. The Rev. Adalbert Schultz, pastor, will officiate and burial will be 
in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Vogel, nee Marie Schmitt, was born May 12, 1905, in the Town of Rhine, 
daughter of the late Peter and Appolonia Zimmermann Schmitt. She was married to 
Walter Vogel Oct. 22, 1925, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Kiel. After marriage they 
resided at St. Nazianz where Mr. Vogel operated the Vogel Chevrolet Garage and 
Mrs. Vogel was employed as bookkeeper. He preceded her in death in 1979. She was 
a member of Zion Lutheran Church at Louis Corners, Ladies Aid Society, St. Nazianz 
Senior Citizens and American Legion Auxiliary.
Survivors include two sons, Chester and Charles Vogel of Kiel; two daughters, Mrs. 
Lambert (Marion) Christel of rural Kiel and Mrs. James (Shirley) Kimberlain of 
Racine; three brother, Albert and Elmer Schmitt of Kiel and Herbert Schmitt of 
rural Elkhart Lake; three sisters, Mrs. Elmer Herman and Mrs. Eugene Mattes of 
Sheboygan and Mrs. Edna Roeck of Kiel, 19 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. 
A daughter and four sisters preceded her in death.
Friends may call at Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, after 4 p.m. Wednesday until 11 
a.m. Thursday and at the church from noon until the time of service. A memorial fund 
has been established for Zion Lutheran Church.
Herald Times Reporter, November 4, 1980 P.3
Wife of Walter [married Oct. 22, 1925 in Kiel] daughter of Peter Schmitt 
and Appolonia Zimmerman -born Town of Rhine, Sheboygan County 
died from "cardio pulmonary arrest septicemia and endotoxic shock 
transitional cell carcinoma of the kidney with metastases, starting June 1977")
(from researcher of St. Gregory church records/see contributors page) 
*********
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Vogel will celebrate their 50th wedding 
anniversary Sunday. Relatives and friends are invited to an 
open house where refreshments and a buffet supper will be 
served from three to five o'clock at Schnell's Opera House 
in St. Nazianz.
Marie (nee Schmitt) was born May 12, 1905 in the Town of Rhine, 
Walter was born in the Town of Schleswig on April 15, 1897. 
Walter and Marie were married on October 22, 1925 at Trinity 
Lutheran Church in Kiel by Pastor William Kueter. They are 
presently members of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church at Louis 
Corners where Mrs. Vogel is a member of the Ladies Aid. Attendants 
for their wedding were Albert Schmitt, Helen Vogel Rabe, Hildred 
Schmitt Mathes and Rueben Vogel.
Since their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Vogel have lived at St. Nazianz, 
Wisconsin. Five children were born to the couple, two sons and three 
daughters one, Arlene, deceased. They have nineteen grandchildren. 
(Names omitted for privacy)
Mr. and Mrs. Vogel are now retired after operating the Vogel 
Chevrolet Sales Corporation for 43 years. Since retirement in 1971, 
they enjoy spending their leisure time in many ways such as fishing, 
gardening, bowling, card playing, and taking trips. They are active 
members of the Senior Citizens in both Valders and St. Nazianz.
(10-1975 handwritten on article-no newspaper named)


WALTER HENRY VOGEL

Walter H. Vogel, 81, of St. Nazianz, died this Wednesday morning in Sheboygan 
Memorial Hospital, where he had been a patient for the past week. Mr. Vogel had 
been in ill health for the past several months.
Funeral services will be held 1:30 p.m. Friday in Zion Lutheran Church, Louis 
Corners. The Rev. Adalbert Schultz will officiate and burial will be in the 
church cemetery.
Mr. Vogel was born April 15, 1897, in the Town of Schleswig, son of the late Fred 
and Helen Dedering Vogel. He attended schools in the area. He married Marie 
Sc itt (sic) Oct. 22, 1925, in Trinity Lutheran Church, Kiel. They settled in St. 
Nazianz where Mr. Vogel was owner and operator of Vogel Chevrolet Garage from 
1928 until his retirement in 1970. He was a Naval veteran of World War I, serving 
in the Mediterranean. He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church and Wagner, Eberle, 
Sukowaty American Legion Post of St. Nazianz. Mr. Vogel served on the church 
coucil (sic) for six years and he served two terms on St. Nazianz Village Board 
and many years on St. Nazianz Public School Board.
Survivors include his wife, Marie; two sons, Chester and Charles of Kiel; two 
daughters, Mrs. Lambert (Marion) Christel of Route 1, Kiel, and Mrs. James 
(Shirley) Kimberlain of Racine; 19 grandchildren; and a great grandchild. He was 
preceded in death by a daughter, two brothers, and a sister.
Friends may call in Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, after 4 p.m. Thursday, until 
11 a.m. Friday and in the church, from noon until the time of services. A 
memorial fund has been established in his name.
Herald Times Reporter, March 14, 1979 P. 3
*********
Husband of Marie nee Schmitt [married Oct. 22, 1925 in Kiel] -son of 
Frederick Vogel and Helen Dedering [Fred Vogel Sept. 20, 1873-May 18, 1936 
born Town of Schleswig of William Vogel and Wilhelmina Ehlers 
Helen Dedering July 15, 1873-Sept. 13, 1936 -born Town of Schleswig of 
Henry Detering and Helena Worthman] -born Town of Eaton -salesman-mechanic 
at own garage -in 1927 Walter purchased the Frank Heimerl garage on what 
is now 114 S. 2nd Avenue and turned it into a Chevrolet dealership -in 1938 
the old garage structure was born down and replaced with a new building 
the Chevrolet franchise was dropped in 1968 and on April 1, 1971 the garage 
was sold to Ervin Madson -the Vogel dealership continued with Walter's two 
sons [Chester and Charlie] at Kiel, Town of Schleswig -residence 102 N. 1st Ave. 
died from "cacluxia, terminal pneumonia -diffuse histiocytic lymphonia, 
primarily bone, 3-4 months")
(from researcher of St. Gregory church records/see contributors page) 


ANTONIE VOIGT

Death claimed Mrs. Theodore Voigt of the town of Schleswig on Sunday morning 
at 10 o'clock. A Caesarian operation had been preformed on her last week 
Wednesday in an effort to save her life and that of her unborn child, and her 
chances to survive seemed good. Later, however, her conditon became critical, 
and on Sunday morning she breathed her last. Antonie Loos was born near Louis 
Corners, November 3d, 1878, where she grew to womanhood. On June 26, 1902, she 
was united in marriage to Theodore Voigt, and the couple settled on a farm in 
the town of Schleswig. Besides her grief-stricken husband she leaves three 
daughters, Leona, Verna and Luella, and the little baby boy; her parents, Mr. 
and Mrs. John Loos Sr., of Millhome. Mrs. Voigt was a loving and devoted wife 
and mother, giving her entire attention to the welfare of her family and 
sparing herself nothing that would add to their comfort. She was a generous 
hearted woman and a kind neighbor, winning the love and esteem of a large circle 
of friends, who deeply regret her demise. The funeral was held Wednesday, Rev. 
Kuether of the Louis Corners church officiating, and was very largely attended. 
Interment was in the church cemetery. - September 23, 1920


ARMIE LOUIS JOHN VOIGT

Armie L. Voigt, 72, a R. 1, New Holstein farmer, died unexpectedly at 
his home at 11:45 a.m. Monday after suffering a heart attack.
Born in the Town of Schleswig Feb. 26, 1891, he was the son of the late 
Frederick and Dorothy Voigt. He attended the district schools and was 
married to the former Frieda Theel at Zion Lutheran Church, Louis Corners, 
Dec. 21, 1912.
The couple lived on a farm near Spring Valley four years before moving to 
a farm in the Town of Schleswig. In 1947 they moved to New Holstein and 
in 1949 to their present farm east of that city.
Mr. Voigt was well known for his herd of Guernsey cattle.
A member of Zion Lutheran Church, Louis Corners, and the Men’s Club of 
the church, he was a former church elder and served as secretary of the 
church cemetery board since 1939. He was also a former school board clerk 
and member. 
Mr. and Mrs. Voigt observed their golden wedding anniversary in 1962.
Surviving are his wife; three daughters, Mrs. Erwin (Dorothy) Rabe and Mrs. 
Charles (Grace) Hansen, both of R. 1, Kiel, and Mrs. Egbert (Evangeline) 
Hahn, R. 2, Sheboygan Falls; a son, Frederick, at home; 10 grandchildren 
and three great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Alma Schmidt, R. 1, Cleveland; 
and a brother, A. H. Voigt, Valders.
Funeral services will beheld at 2 p.m. Thursday at Zion Lutheran Church, 
Louis Corners, with the Rev. Adalbert Schultz, pastor, officiating and 
burial in the parish cemetery.
Friends may call at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, from 3 p.m. Wednesday
 until 11 a.m. Thursday and at the church from noon until the time of 
services. 
A church memorial has been established in Mr. Voigt’s name.
Sheboygan Press, Tuesday, September 24, 1963  P. 4


ARTHUR A. VOIGT

Inflammation of the lower bowel took the life Monday last week of St. Nazianz
resident farmer Arthur Voigt. The deceased, who was born 02 June 1877 in
Town Schleswig, leaves a widow and one child. The funeral was held Wednesday
last week in Louis Corners.
Der Nord Westen, 12 Apr. 1906


FREDERICH VOIGT    (d. 1923)

Notes from Louis Corners:
Fred Voigt, a pioneer of the Town of Schleswig, died Tuesday, June 19, at the 
home of his son-in-law, F.F. Thielke and daughter, Minnie. He had been in poor 
health for over a year, being confined to his bed for the last five weeks. He 
was born in Germany and was 80 years of age. On November 10, 1867 he was united 
in marriage to Dorothy Blievernicht and they settled on a farm in the Town of 
Schleswig where they lived for 35 years. They then sold the farm to his son, 
Theodore, with whom they stayed for some time. In 1910 the deceased and his wife 
moved to Louis Corners where they lived with their son-in-law until Mrs. Voigt 
died, April 15, 1913. After that he stayed with his children mostly at the Thielke 
home. This union was blessed with eight children of which one son, Arthur passed 
away at the age of 28 years. The survivors are Mrs. F. F. Thielke of Louis Corners, 
Louis of Collins, Theodore near Louis Corners, William near Cleveland, August of 
Brillion, Mrs. H.W. Schmidt of Rockville and Armie near Louis Corners, 18 
grandchildren and four great grandchildren. The remains will be buried Friday, 
June 22 at 1:30 pm at Louis Corners.
Manitowoc Pilot - Thurs., June 21, 1923


FREDERICK HENRY VOIGT    (d. 2013)

Frederick H. Voigt, 84, a resident of Countryside Manor in Sheboygan went home to 
his Lord on June 21, 2013.
Frederick was born on April 18th, 1929, in the Town of Schleswig, the son of the 
late Arnie and Frieda Theel Voigt. Fred was Baptized and confirmed at Zion Evangelical 
Lutheran Church in Louis Corners, where he was a lifelong member. He attended Louis 
Corners Grade School.
He lived with his parents until 1963, he then moved to Manitowoc, where he lived in 
various Group Homes, most recently at Fieldcrest Manor where he had resided for eight 
years. He moved to Sheboygan in 2012. He had been employed at the Holiday House in 
Manitowoc, retiring in 2009. He enjoyed going to the Senior Center, where he played 
Bingo, went to dances, sang with the Silver Memories Singers and played with the 
Musical Rascals. He taught himself to play various musical instruments, the hammer 
dulcimer, autoharp, and Hawaiian guitar. This provided many hours of enjoyment for 
him. He had an incredible memory of names, dates and places. He loved to tell jokes 
and make others laugh. Other hobbies include singing, listening to the radio and 
when in better health going for long walks around the city of Manitowoc. His fondest 
memories were of growing up in Louis Corners with family and friends.
(Survivors omitted for privacy)
He is preceded in death by his parents; three sister, Dorothy (Carl) Gutschow, Grace 
(Charles) Hansen, and Evangeline (Egbert) Hahn. Also three nieces, Bonnie (Harryl) 
Duehring, Nona (Jim) Andersen, and Helen Hansen.
Although Fred faced many challenges in his life, he most often had a smile on his 
face and a twinkle in his eye. He was a unique person who will be remembered for 
his kind and caring ways. Fred’s family would like to thank Countryside Manor and 
the Aurora VNA for the compassionate care Fred received.
Funeral services for Fred will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at 
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Louis Corners with Pastor Ted Olsen and Pastor 
Eric Hansen officiating. Burial in the church cemetery. Family and friends may call 
at the church on Tuesday from 3:00 p.m. until the time of service. Meiselwitz-
Vollstedt Funeral Home of Kiel is assisting the family with arrangements. Online 
condolences at Meiselwitz - Vollstedt Funeral Home   
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter


FRIEDA ANNA LOUISA VOIGT  (nee THEEL)

Mrs. Frieda Voigt, 84, of 55 E. Chicago St., Kiel, widow of Armie, 
died Tuesday at Calumet Memorial Hospital, Chilton, following a brief 
illness.
Born on May 22, 1891 in the Town of Schleswig, she was a daughter of 
the late William and Anna Voss Theel. She attended the district school 
at Louis Corners. 
On April 21, 1912 she was married to Mr. Voigt at Zion Lutheran Church, 
Louis Corners. 
The couple located on a farm at Spring Valley and four years later moved 
to a farm at Louis Corners. In 1947 they moved to New Holstein.
The couple observed their golden wedding anniversary in 1962.
Mr. Voigt died Sept. 23, 1963. 
Mrs. Voigt moived to Kiel following the death of her husband.
She was a member of Zion Church, Louis Corners, and its Ladies Aid Society 
and Kiel Senior Citizens Club.
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Rabe, R. 1, Kiel, Mrs. 
Charles (Grace) Hansen, R. 2, Kiel, and Mrs. Egbert (Evangeline) Hahn, 
R. 2, Sheboygan Falls; a son, Frederick, Manitowoc; 10 grandchildren and 
17 great-grandchildren, and four sisters; Mrs. Herbert Tolksdorf, Cedarburg, 
Mrs. G. C. Possin, Waupun, Mrs. Walter Gruett, Thiensville and Mrs. Herman 
Bolle, Sheboygan.
A grandchild, sister and two brothers preceded her in death. 
Funeral services will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church, the Rev. 
Adalbert Schultz, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Friends may call at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, from 4 p.m. Thursday 
until 11 a.m. Friday and at the church from noon until the time of the 
service.
A memorial fund has been established in Mrs. Voigt’s name for Zion Church.
Sheboygan Press, Wednesday, May 28, 1975  P. 10 


JOHANNA VOIGT

Johanna Voigt Dies Tuesday
Mrs. Johanna Voigt, aged 81, nee Paul, and widow of the late Johann Voigt, 
passed away at her home at 504 Chicago street some time Tuesday evening. 
She was found dead in bed by the downstairs resident, Mrs. Alex Stewart.
The deceased was born November 21, 1854, in Germany, and at the age of 3 
years she came with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Christian Paul to this 
country. She was married to Johann Voigt and the couple located on a farm 
in the town of Schleswig. Her husband preceded her in death in 1898. In 
1906, Mrs. Voigt moved to Kiel and has resided here ever since at 504 
Chicago street.
Survivors are 5 daughters and one son, namely: Mrs. Louis (Ida) Schram of 
Plymouth, Mrs. Oscar (Emelia) Voigt of near here, Mrs. Gustave (Hulda) 
Matznick of near here, Mrs. Ferdinand (Frieda) Humer and Mrs. Anton (Lydia) 
Frauenhover of Highland Park, Ill., and Herman Voigt of Appleton. Nineteen 
grandchildren, fifteen great-grandchildren, 3 brothers Levi Paul of Coleman, 
William Paul of town Meeme, and Louis of St. Nazianz; and 2 sisters, Mrs. 
Herman Sewald of Coleman, and Mrs. Mary Scheel of New Holstein also survive. 
A daughter, Mrs. Ferdinand Krueger of Chilton passed away on May 24, 1934.
Funeral services will be  held on Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock from the C.
J. Meiselwitz Funeral Home here, and at 1:30 o'clock services will be held 
at the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran church here with the Rev. H. O. Grunwald 
officiating. Burial will be made in the Zion Lutheran cemetery in Louis 
Corners, beside the grave of her husband.


THEODORE FRED JOHN CARL VOIGT

Theodore Voigt, 72, well known town of Schleswig farmer, passed away 
suddenly Tuesday morning at his home near Louis Corners.
Born in the town of Schleswig on Aug. 24, 1875, the son of Mr. and 
Mrs. Frederick Voigt, he spent his entire life in that township. He 
was married to Antonie Loos of that township on June 26, 1902, and 
settled on a farm there.  She passed away Sept. 19, 1920, and in 1925 
he was married to Mrs. Clara Arnold of Schleswig who died in 1935.
Survivors are three daughters and a son, Mrs. Louis (Leona) Feld, Mrs. 
Roy (Verna) Oland, Mrs. Paul (Luella) Schroeder of Schleswig and Clinton 
of Beloit; three brothers, William of Cleveland, August of Valders and 
Armie of New Holstein; a sister, Mrs. Alma Schmidt of Cleveland.
Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the Zion Lutheran 
church in Louis Corners with the Rev. William Hartwig officiating. Burial 
will be made in the church cemetery.
Friends may call at the Meiselwitz Funeral home at Kiel from Thursday noon 
until 10 a.m. Friday and from 11 a.m. Friday until the time of the services 
at the church at Louis Corners.
The Sheboygan Press – Wednesday, April 14, 1948 – P. 12


ARNO J. WAGNER

Arno J. Wagner, 81, of 13518 Louis Corners Road, Kiel, died Thursday morning, 
January 26, 1989, at Sunny Ridge, where he had been a resident for the past 
month. 
He was born on November 17, 1907 in the town of Herman, son of the late Joseph 
and Elizabeth (Spindler) Wagner. He attended area school. 
On June 25, 1938 he was married to Olieta Koeppen at Zion Evangelical Lutheran 
Church, Louis Corners. They celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary in 1988. 
Mr. Wagner was a carpenter his entire life, working for various area contractors. 
He was also employed at Burger Boat Co. in Manitowoc retiring in 1972. He was a 
member of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Louis Corners and was on the church’s 
building committee for six years, was a member of the Carpenters Union, Local 849; 
and was a member of the Manitowoc Stroke Club.  
Survivors are his wife, Olieta; a daughter, Mrs. Kenneth (June) Smasal of Rockville; 
a son Paul (Nancy) of Howards Grove; four grandchildren; a great grandson; a brother, 
Arvin Wagner of Kiel; nieces and nephews. Two brothers and a sister preceded him in 
death.  
Funeral services will be held at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Louis Corners, 
Pastor James Bartz, officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
No newspaper named


CARMEN WAGNER

Carmen Wagner, 95, passed away on Friday, January 19, 2007 at Omro 
Care Center.
She was the former Carmen Rieck, born July 21, 1911 in the Town of 
Schleswig, daughter of the late Richard & Annie Lutzke Rieck.
On July 29, 1933 she married Herbert Wagner of Valders in Louis 
Corners.
The couple farmed all their married life in the Town of Schleswig.
Her husband Herbert preceded her in death on March 11, 1964.
After Herbert's death Carmen moved to New Holstein and then to Kiel 
in 1984.
Carmen was employed at the Salvatorian Center, New Holstein for 18 
years.
She was a life-long member of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, 
Louis Corners.
Survivors include her two daughters: Edith (August) Frisch, Neenah; 
Judith (Keith) Kohlmann, Winneconne; four grandchildren: Brian (Karen) 
Frisch, Oshkosh; Heidi (Terry) Krause, Oshkosh; Richard (Jane) Kohlmann, 
Plainfield, Ill.; and Robert (Jordan) Kohlmann, Huntington Beach, Calif. 
She is further survived by four great-grandchildren: Rebecca and Jacob 
Frisch; Danielle Krause; Scarlett Kohlmann; and three step- great-
grandchildren: Karen, Lauren and Bob Hedenschoug.
She was preceded in death by her husband, one brother and one great 
grandchild.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 31, 
2007 at Meiselwitz-Vollstedt Funeral Home, 815 6th St., Kiel with 
the Rev. Philip J. Bogen, Pastor of Lord of the Lakes, Winneconne 
officiating.
Burial will take place in Zion Evengelical Lutheran Cemetery, Louis 
Corners.
Friends may call at the funeral home on Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. 
until the time of service.
In lieu of flowers a memorial has been established in her name.
Carmen's family would like to give a special thanks to Dr. Loria and 
the staff at Omro Care Center for the loving care given to her.
Online condolences at www.meiselwitzfh.com
The Sheboygan Press  January 26, 2007
also in Herald Times Reporter, Jan. 26, 2007


GERTRUDE P. CLARA OLIVIA WAGNER

Gertrude P. Wagner, 82, of Louis Corners Road, Kiel, died Wednesday evening, 
April 23, 2003 at her home. She was born March 17, 1921, in the town of 
Centerville, daughter of the late Ervin and Marie Niehaus Oehldrich. She 
attended Pleasant Hill school in the Town of Centerville. On Nov. 26, 1938 
she married Henry Wagner at St. Gregory Catholic church, St. Nazianz. The 
couple farmed in the Town of Schleswig until her retirement in 1990. Her 
husband, Henry preceded her in death on Nov. 23, 2002. Gertrude was a member 
of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Louis Corners, Ladies Aid for many years, 
holding the office of president and secretary and a member of the Louis Corners 
Homemakers for many years holding offices of president, secretary and treasurer. 
She worked part time at a retreat center. In her free time, Gertrude enjoyed 
playing sheepshead, bowling, needlework, flowers and gardening.  
Survivors include her children, Richard and Ruth Wagner of St. Nazianz, Gene 
and Charmaine Wagner of Reedsville, Joyce and Dennis Behnke of Chilton, James 
and Carol Wagner of Kiel, Kay Bruschert of Two Rivers and Fay and Rudi Hartlich 
of Two Rivers; 12 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. She is further 
survived by three sisters, Helen Gross of Sheboygan, Norma Henschel of Cleveland 
and Jeanette Koepke of Cascade; and one brother, Harvey Oehldrich of Sheboygan. 
She was preceded in death by one sister, Lillian Dedering; and six brothers, 
Edwin, Robert, Gilbert, Ervin, Elmer and Walter Oehldrich. 
Funeral services will be held at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Louis Corners, 
with the Rev. Ted Olsen officiating.  Burial will take place in the church 
cemetery.
Sheboygan Press – April 25, 2003
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(nee Oehldrich)


HENRY W. WAGNER
 
Henry W. Wagner, 87, of Louis Corners Rd., died Saturday morning, 
Nov. 23, at his home
He was born Feb. 11, 1915, in the town of Liberty, son of the late 
Albert and Marie Gries Wagner. Henry attended Pigeon River School 
in the Town of Liberty.
On Nov. 26, 1938, he married the former Gertrude Oehldrich at St. 
Gregory Catholic Church in St. Nazianz. The couple farmed in the 
Town of Schleswig until their retirement in 1990. Henry was a member 
of the Kiel Tri-County Co-op board of directors for more than 27 
years, past delegate to the Lake-to-Lake Co-op, past Land-O-Lakes 
district board member for nine years, past Lake Land Egg Co-op 
delegate, past School Board member for nine years, past member and 
delegate of Feeder Pig Co-op, past president of Town of Schleswig 
Farm Bureau, past member and organizer of Lakeshore Farm management, 
and attended Kiel Adult Farmer Night School for 25 years.
In his free time Henry enjoyed playing sheepshead and Skat. He also 
enjoyed bowling, woodworking, flowers and gardening.
Survivors include his wife of almost 64 years, Gertrude; his children, 
Richard and Ruth Wagner of St. Nazianz; Gene and Charmaine Wagner 
of Reedsville; Joyce and Dennis Behnke of Chilton; James and Carol 
Wagner of Kiel; Kay Burechert of Two Rivers; Fay and Rudi Hartlich 
of Two Rivers. He is further survived by 12 grandchildren and 14 great-
grandchildren. Henry is also survived by three brothers, Clarence Wagner 
of Valders, Francis Wagner of Kiel, and John Wagner of Wrightstown; 
one sister, Marie and Kenny Bonde of Milwaukee.
Henry was preceded in death by five brothers; Theodore, Edwin, Herbert, 
Walter, Stephen; and one sister, Alice.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26, at Zion 
Evangelical Lutheran Church, Louis Corners, with the Rev. Ted Olsen 
officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call 
at the church on Tuesday from 11 a.m. until the time of service. In 
lieu of flowers, memorials are requested to the Zion Evangelical 
Lutheran Church. Meiselwitz-Vollstedt Funeral Home, Kiel, is serving 
the family.
The Sheboygan Press, November 25, 2002


HERBERT R. WAGNER
 
Herbert R. Wagner, 56, a well-known retired Town of Schleswig farmer, 
died unexpectedly Wednesday afternoon at Manitowoc Memorial Hospital 
after being hospitalized for one day.
He was born June 7, 1907, at Milwaukee, the son of Theodore and Minnie 
Wagner. He attended grade school at Collins and was married to the former 
Carmen Rieck of the Town of Schleswig July 29, 1933, at Louis Corners.
The couple made their home on the present farm where Mr. Wagner engaged 
in trucking as well as agriculture. At the time of his death, he was 
employed at the Kohler Co.
He was a member of the Manitowoc County Sheriff's and Deputies' Association 
for many years and of the town board of the Town of Schleswig.
Mr. Wagner was also a member of the former Fountain Park school board, of 
Zion Lutheran Church at Louis Corners, a member of the council of the church 
and the Men's Club of the church.
(Survivors omitted for privacy)
A grandaughter preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Zion Lutheran Church, Louis 
Corners. The Rev. Adalbert Schultz, pastor, will officiate and burial will 
be in the parish cemetery.
********
Herbert R. Wagner, 56, well-known retired Town of Schleswig farmer of Rt. 2, 
Kiel, died unexpectedly Wednesday afternoon at Memorial Hospital, Manitowoc, 
where he ahd been a patient a day.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Zion Lutheran Church, Louis 
Corners, the Rev. Adalbert Schultz officiating. Burial will be in the church 
cemetery.
Mr. Wagner was born June 7, 1907, at Milwaukee, son of Theodore and Minnie 
Wagner of rural Kiel. He was educated at Collins grade school. He married the 
former Carmen Rieck of the Town of Schleswig July 29, 1933, at Louis Corners. 
They settled on the present farm where he farmed and was in the trucking 
business. At the time of his death he was employed by Kohler of Kohler. He was 
a member of the Manitowoc County Sheriffs and Deputies Assn. for many years, 
of the Schleswig Town Board, of the former Fountain Park School Board, Zion 
Lutheran Church Council and its Men's Club.
Surviving are his parents; wife; two daughters (Survivors omitted for privacy.); 
three brothers, John Wagner of Valders and Henry and Ashley Wagner of rural 
Kiel; two sisters, Mrs. Fred Roeseler of Rural Kiel and Mrs. Donald Schmidt of 
Sheboygan; and three grandchildren. A brother and a granddaughter preceded him 
in death.
Friends may call after 3 p.m. Friday and until 11 a.m. Saturday at the Meiselwitz 
Funeral Home, Kiel, and from noon until the hour of services at the church. The 
family requests memorials be established at Zion Lutheran Church, Louis Corners.
All Manitowoc County deputies are asked to meet at 7 p.m. Friday at the county 
jail and traffic center to visit the funeral home in a group.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. March 12, 1964 P. 14


OLIETA AUGUSTA WAGNER

Olieta A. Wagner, age 91, formerly of Louis Corners Road, Kiel died May 2, 2006 
at Calumet Homestead Rehabilitation Center, New Holstein where she was a resident 
the past three years.
She was born January 22, 1915 in the town of Meeme, daughter of the late Christian 
& Alvina Schmidt Koeppen.
Olieta attended Woodland School in School Hill, WI.
On June 25, 1938 she married Arno J. Wagner at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church 
parsonage, Louis Corners with Pastor Harold Grunwald officiating.
The couple celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary in 1988.
Her husband Arno preceded her in death on January 26, 1989.
Olieta was a wonderful homemaker sharing her love as a wife, mother and grandmother. 
She also worked at Salvatorian Center, New Holstein in the printing Department where 
she became friends with many co-workers. They exchanged many recipes throughout the 
years which have become family favorites. She was a volunteer at Sheboygan Memorial 
Medical Center until her health caused her retirement.
Olieta was a life-long & very active member of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, 
Louis Corners. She was a member of the Ladies Aid. She donated endless hours of her 
time for church projects including cross stitched Christmons (Christmas Tree Ornaments), 
making church banners & loom-weaving of rag rugs. She also attended Bible Class on 
Wednesday & Sunday at the church.
She was a member of the Louis Corners Card Club, Louis Corners Homemakers, Manitowoc 
Senior Citizens & the Sheboygan Weavers Club.
Olieta was a seamstress, enjoyed knitting, crocheting, counted cross stitching, 
embroidery, needlepoint, fur flowers, beading jewelry,gardening and flowers.
Survivors include one daughter, June Ann (Kenneth) Smasal, Kiel, one son, Paul A. 
(Nancy Wassink) Wagner, Howards Grove, two granddaughters, two grandsons, two great 
grandchildren, nieces, nephews & friends.
She was preceded in death by three brothers and their wives, Herbert (Rose Burkhart) 
Koeppen, Marvin Koeppen, Elmer (Olive Karsteadt & Joan Hebert) Koeppen and one 
sister & her husband, Caroline (Allen) Schwartz.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, May 5, 2006 at Zion Evangelical 
Lutheran Church, Louis Corners with the Rev. Ted Olsen officiating.
Burial will take place in the church cemetery.


BABY BOY WEAVER

Graveside service for infant son of Darol and Lois Weaver, R. 1, Kiel, were held 
Friday afternoon on Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Louis Corners. 
The Rev. Adalbert Schultz, pastor, officiated.
The infant died shortly after birth at Calumet Memorial Hospital in Chilton.
Besides the parents, he is survived by a sister, Rochelle, and a brother, Michael; 
the maternal grandparents, Mrs. and Mrs. Albert Krueger, Hilbert; the paternal 
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Weaver, New Holstein, and the maternal great 
grandmother, Mrs. Knitt of Clintonville.
Chilton Times Journal, December 2, 1971


EDGAR J. WEITZEL

Edgar, the 17 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Weitzel of the town of Rhine, 
died of influenza Monday. 
The funeral will take place on Thursday afternoon at Louis corners, Rev. Witte 
officiating.
Tri-County Record - December 12, 1918


FRED WEITZEL

Last rites for Fred Otto Weitzel, 70, who died Monday, April 22, 
were held Thursday at the Zion Evangelical Lutheran church, Louis 
Corners, the Rev. H. Greenwald officiating, with burial in the church 
cemetery. Pallbearers were six nephews of the deceased, Milton Jung, 
Walter Jung, Ernst Dexheimer, Walter Dexheimer, John Hartman and Fred 
Hartman. Among the out-of-town people at the funeral were, Fred Hartman, 
Miss Annie Hartman, Mrs. Julius Boelten and Robert Parsons, Antigo; 
John Hartman, Polar; William Dexheimer, Norman Dexheimer, Mr. and Mrs. 
Walter Dexheimer, Sheboygan; Mr. and Mrs. John Gatzke and Mrs. Al Plotz, 
Plymouth; Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Dickman, Greenbush; Mr. and Mrs. Albert 
Damrow and Mrs. George Wages and daughter, Sandra, Milwaukee; Henry 
Ihde?? and family and Maynard Sonneman, town Herman; Mr. and Mrs. Max 
Boettcher and Louis Sonneman, Louis Corners. 
Sheboygan Press, Tuesday, April 30, 1940   P. 2


MAGDALENA MARIL WEITZEL  (nee SONNEMANN)

Mrs. Magdalene Weitzel, 67, town of Rhine, died at 11:10 Thursday night 
at the Plymouth Hospital following a brief illness which resulted from 
a stroke Tuesday. Mrs. Weitzel was born March 30, 1874 in the town of 
Holland and at an early age moved to the Louis Sonneman farm with her 
parents in the town of Meeme. She married Fred Weitzel March 22, 1897 
and the couple resided on a farm near Rhine until Mr. Weitzel’s death 
in April, 1940. Since that time she has made her home with her daughter.
Survivors are one daughter, Mrs. William Grunewald, and two sons, Arthur 
and Oscar, all of Rhein; two grandchildren; two brothers, Louis Sonneman, 
Meeme, and William Sonneman of Colby and two sisters, Mrs. John Gatzke, 
Plymouth and Mrs. Max Boettcher, Meeme. She had two children which 
preceeded her in death, Arno in infancy and Edgar in 1917. 
Services will be held Monday afternoon at 1:30 from the Meiselwitz Funeral 
Home at Kiel and at 2:00 from the Zion Lutheran church at Louis Corners. 
Internment (sic) will be at the church cemetery adjoining. The Rev. 
Harold L. Grunwald will officiate. The remains can be viewed from Sunday 
afternoon until the hour of services Monday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Friday, January 23, 1942  P. 2


KARL B. WERNECKE

Karl B. Wernecke, 76, of 907 S. 30th St., Manitowoc,Wis., was born to eternal 
life on Saturday, Nov. 9, 1991 at his home after suffering an apparent heart 
attack.
He was born Aug. 23, 1915 in the Town of Newton, son of the late Herman and 
Charlotte (Rehbein) Wernecke.
On Jan. 6, 1940 he married Marguerite Heidemann in Dundalk, Maryland. He 
attended Newton Grade School and Lincoln High School and he was a graduate of 
the class of 1933.
He worked as a designing engineer for the Manitowoc Shipbuilding and Engineering 
Co. He retired there in 1977.
He was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church in Louis Corners. He was a former 
Sunday School teacher and a past member of the Naval Architects Society.
Survivors include his wife, Margeurite, of Manitowoc; two daughters, Mrs. Marian 
(Sue) (Theodore) Zuberbier of Milwaukee, and Joan Wasmer of Appleton; seven 
grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers.
Funeral services will be held at 11 .m. Tuesday, Nov. 12 at Zion Lutheran Church 
in Louis Corners. Rev. James Bartz pastor officiating.
Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Friends may call at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home in Kiel from 4 to 9 p.m. on Monday, 
Nov. 11 and again at the church on Tuesday from 9 a.m. until the time of services.
A memorial fund has been established for the Manitowoc Lutheran High School.
Sheboygan Press, November 10, 1991  P. 4
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Marriage of Karl/Marguerite Wernecke
M. Heidemann Weds in East
At 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon on Saturday, Jan. 6th, Miss Marguerite Heidemann, 
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otto C. Heidemann of near Cedar Lake, exchanged wedding 
vows with Karl Wernecke, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wernecke of Newton. The ceremony 
was performed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray C. Wernecke, brother and sister-in-law 
of the groom, Morington Road, Dudalk, Maryland, near Baltimore.
Up until the latter part of December, Mrs. Wernecke had been employed in the office 
of the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co. during the Christmas week, she left for Dudalk to 
be married. She is a graduate of Kiel High School with the class of 1935. Mr. Wernecke 
is employed with the Bethlehem Steel Co. at Sparrow's Point near Baltimore. The young 
couple is making their home at Dudalk.
Kiel Tri-County Record, Jan. 18, 1940


MARGUERITE WERNECKE

Marguerite "Marg" Wernecke, 90, of Kiel was born to Eternal Life on Tuesday 
morning, October 23, 2007 at Calumet Homestead Rehabilitation Center, New 
Holstein after a short bout with Lymphoma. 
She was the former Marguerite Heidemann born August 19, 1917 in the town of 
Schleswig, daughter of the late Otto C. & Frieda Horneck Heidemann. 
Marg attended Louis Corners Grade School, a 1935 graduate of Kiel High School 
and then continued her education at Manitowoc Business College. 
On January 6, 1940 she married Karl B. Wernecke at Dundalk, Maryland. The couple 
was married over fifty years before her husband Karl preceded her in death on 
November 9, 1991. 
She had previously worked at Manitowoc Ship Building and then worked for the U.S. 
Dept. of Agriculture, Manitowoc Co. for many years until her retirement. 
Marg was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Kiel and a former member of Zion 
Evangelical Lutheran Church, Louis Corners. 
Survivors include her two daughters: Marian "Sue" (Theodore) Zuberbier, Cedar 
Lake, Joan (Pete) Garrity, Appleton, her beloved seven grandchildren and eleven 
great grandchildren, one sister, Elfrieda (Roland) Thomas, West Bend, one sister-
in-law, Evelyn Hansmann, Plymouth, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. 
She was preceded in death by two brothers: William Heidemann, Rev. Frederick 
Heidemann and two sisters: Henrietta Maschmeier & Marian Hansmann. 
Burial in Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Louis Corners.
*********
Marguerite "Marg" Wernecke, age 90, of Kiel, was born to eternal life Tuesday, 
Oct. 23, 2007, at Calumet Homestead Rehabilitation Center, New Holstein, after 
a short bout with Lymphoma. 
She was the former Marguerite Heidemann, born Aug. 19, 1917 in the town of 
Schleswig, to the late Otto C. and Frieda Horneck Heidemann. 
Marg attended Louis Corners Grade School, was a 1935 graduate of Kiel High School 
and continued her education at Manitowoc Business College. 
On Jan. 6, 1940, she married Karl B. Wernecke in Dundalk, Md. The couple was 
married more than 50 years before Karl preceded Marg in death on Nov. 9, 1991. 
Marg worked at Manitowoc Ship Building and the Department of Agriculture in 
Manitowoc County for many years until her retirement. 
She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Kiel, and a former member of Zion 
Evangelical Lutheran Church, Louis Corners, where she was church secretary, a 
member of the Ladies Aid and a Sunday school teacher. She also was a member of 
the Sweet Adelines and the Manitowoc Senior Center. 
Marg had a passion for vegetable and flower gardening, knitting, needlework and 
spending time with her grandchildren. Her interest in the system of printing for 
the blind led her to obtain certification in Braille reading. 
Survivors include her two daughters: Marian "Sue" (Theodore) Zuberbier, of Cedar 
Lake, and Joan (Pete) Garrity, of Appleton; her beloved seven grandchildren and 
11 great-grandchildren; one sister: Elfrieda (Roland) Thomas, of West Bend; one 
sister-in-law: Evelyn Hansmann, of Plymouth; and nieces, nephews, other relatives 
and friends. 
She was preceded in death by two brothers: William Heidemann and the Rev. Frederick 
Heidemann, and two sisters: Henrietta Maschmeier and Marian Hansmann. 
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2007, at Trinity Lutheran 
Church, 387 Cemetery Road, Kiel, with the Rev. David Laabs officiating. Burial will 
take place in Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Louis Corners. 
Friends may call at the church from 9:30 a.m. until the time of service Wednesday. 
A memorial fund has been established for Manitowoc Lutheran High School and/or Trinity 
Lutheran Church, WELS World Mission. 
Marg's family would like to give a special thank you to the staff at Calumet Homestead 
Rehabilitation Center, New Holstein, and Affinity Hospice for the wonderful care shown 
to her and her family. 
Meiselwitz-Vollstedt Funeral Home, Kiel, is assisting the family. 
Online condolences at www.meiselwitzfh.com. 
Herald Times Reporter, Oct. 29, 2007 
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Marquerite "Marg" Wernecke, age 90, of Kiel, died on Tuesday morning, Oct. 23, 
2007, at Calumet Homestead Rehabilitation Center, New Holstein. Funeral services 
will be held next week with arrangements announced by the Meiselwitz-Vollstedt 
Funeral Home, Kiel. Online condolences may be sent to www.meiselwitzfh.com. 
Herald Times Reporter, Oct. 25, 2007
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Marriage of Karl/Marguerite Wernecke
M. Heidemann Weds in East
At 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon on Saturday, Jan. 6th, Miss Marguerite Heidemann, 
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otto C. Heidemann of near Cedar Lake, exchanged wedding 
vows with Karl Wernecke, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wernecke of Newton. The ceremony 
was performed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray C. Wernecke, brother and sister-in-law 
of the groom, Morington Road, Dudalk, Maryland, near Baltimore.
Up until the latter part of December, Mrs. Wernecke had been employed in the office 
of the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co. during the Christmas week, she left for Dudalk to 
be married. She is a graduate of Kiel High School with the class of 1935. Mr. Wernecke 
is employed with the Bethlehem Steel Co. at Sparrow's Point near Baltimore. The young 
couple is making their home at Dudalk.
Kiel Tri-County Record, Jan. 18, 1940 


EMILIE WINKEL

Mrs. Fred Winkel Is Called To Rest After Long Illness
Kiel – After suffering from a three year illness, Mrs. Fred 
Winkel, aged 68, well known Manitowoc county resident, passed 
away at her home, one mile north of Rockville, in the town of 
Schleswig on Wednesday afternoon at 1:45 o’clock. The deceased, 
a daughter of the late Daniel and Fredericka Feldt, was born 
in the town of Schleswig on February 4, 1868, where she lived 
all her life.  She was married to Fred Winkel of Howards Grove 
on November 17, 1889.  After their marriage the couple resided 
with Mr. Winkels’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gottfried Winkel, and 
several years later moved to Sheboygan.  In 1895 they moved to 
the town of Schleswig, purchasing the farm of the deceased’s 
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Feldt, where the Winkel family 
have since resided. Seven children were born to the couple of 
whom a daughter, Mrs. Ida Klemme passed away 17 years ago.  
Survivors are her husband; six children, Mrs. William (Linda) 
Witte, Rockville; Mrs. Alvin (Hattie) Salzmann and Mrs. Arthur 
(Meta) Thielke of Louis Corners, Mrs. Walter (Viola) Klemme of 
Kiel; and Arno and Hugo Winkel at home; ?? grandchildren; one 
sister, Mrs. Herman Stueven of New Holstein; and one brother, 
August Feldt, of Cascade.  
Mrs. Winkel was a member of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran 
Church Louis Corners and also a devoted member of the church 
frauenverein.  
Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon from the 
family residence near Rockville, and services at the Zion 
Evangelical Lutheran church in Louis Corners.  The Rev. 
Harvey O. Grunwald will officiate and burial will be made 
in the adjoining cemetery.
Sheboygan Press, October 29, 1936


FRED WINKEL

Fred Winkel, 85, town of Schleswig farmer, died Wednesday morning 
at the Sheboygan home of his daughter and son in law, Mr. and Mrs. 
William Witte.
Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Zion Lutheran 
church at Louis Corners, the Rev. William Hartwig officiating. Burial 
will be in the church cemetery.
Mr. Winkel was born in the town of Herman, Sheboygan county, in 1864. 
He married Emilie Feldt in 1889. They lived near Howards Grove three 
years and in Sheboygan one year before moving to a farm in Schleswig 
where they stayed for 54 years.
Mr. Winkel has lived the past three years in Sheboygan. His wife died 
in 1936. He was a member of the Lutheran church in Howards Grove.
He is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Witte, Mrs. Aldin Salzmann of 
Louis Corners and Mrs. Raymond Beckman and Mrs. Walter Klemme of Kiel; 
two sons, Hugo of School Hill and Arno of Elgin, Ill.; a brother, 
Louis, of Howards Grove; 16 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. 
A daughter, Ida, died in 1919.
Friends may call at the Meiselwitz funeral home in Kiel from 1 p.m. 
Friday until 10 a.m. Saturday and at the church from 11 a.m. until 
2 p.m. Saturday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Thursday, April 6, 1950  P. 2


HUGO AUGUST WINKEL

Hugo A. Winkel, 71, a resident of Heritage Nursing Center the past 
month, died there Thursday afternoon following a brief illness. 
He was a former resident of the Sheboygan Retirement Home for three 
years. 
He was born April 28, 1902, in Town of Schlesswig (sic), Manitowoc 
County, a son of the late Fred and Emily Winkel.
Mr. Winkel farmed in Schlesswig as a youth. 
On Sept. 8, 1928, he married Viola Rautmann. She died in June, 1946. 
For many years, Mr. Winkel was a painting contractor in the Kiel area. 
In recent years he worked for the A.A. Laun Furniture Co., Kiel, 
retiring in 1965 when he moved to Sheboygan.
He was a member of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church at Louis Corners, 
east of Kiel.
Surviving are a son, (private); four daughters, (private); 22 grand-
children and five great-grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Walter Klemme, 
Mrs. Hatti Salzmann and Mrs. Raymond Beckman, all of Kiel, and Mrs. 
Linda Witte of Plymouth.
He was preceded in death by a brother, sister and two grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 2:30 Saturday at the Ballhorn Funeral Chapels, 
the Rev. Adalbert Schultz, pastor of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, 
officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral chapels after 5 p.m. today.
A memorial fund has been established in Mr. Winkel’s name.
Sheboygan Press, Friday, May 25, 1973  P. 10 


VIOLA IDA WINKEL

Funeral services for Mrs. Hugo Winkel of the town of Schleswig, who 
died yesterday morning at Sheboygan Memorial hospital, will be held 
2 p.m. Monday at the Zion Lutheran church in Louis Corners, the Rev. 
H. O. Grunewald officiating. Burial will be in the adjoining church 
cemetery.
Friends may view the body at the Meiselwitz funeral home in Kiel from 
Sunday noon to 10 a.m. Monday and at the church from 11 until 2 p.m. 
Monday.
Mrs. Winkel, born Viola Rautmann in 1904 in Meeme, was married to 
Hugo Winkel in 1928. The couple resided in Kiel a few years after 
the marriage before moving to the farm in Schleswig.
She is survived by her husband, four daughters, one son, four brothers, 
three sisters, and her mother, Mrs. Louise Rautmann of Meeme. 
The daughters (private). The son is (private).
Sisters surviving are Mrs. George Fessler of St. Nazianz, Mrs. William 
Voss of Milhome and Mrs. Clarence Meyer of the town of Liberty.
Brothers are Otto and Armie of Meeme, Oscar of Sheboygan, and Edwin of 
Schleswig.
A brother and sister preceded her in death.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Saturday, July 6, 1946  P. 2


RICHARD G. ZASTROW, SR.

Richard G. Zastrow Sr., 59, of 14628 West Washington Rd., Newton, died Tuesday 
morning, July 9, 1991, at Appleton Medical Center, after a short illness.
Funeral services will be 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Zion Lutheran Church, Louies (sic) 
Corners. Rev. James Bartz, Pastor, will officiate and burial will be in the church 
cemetery.
He was born January 19, 1932, at Kaukauna, son of the late Otto and Wilma Lau 
Zastrow. He attended Trinity Lutheran School in Kaukauna. On November 1, 1952, 
he married Louise Buman, at Greenville, Wis. He was employed at Kaukauna Foundry 
for 10 years and worked in construction for Reliance Company in Sheboygan and 
Chester DeBlaey in Oostburg. He also worked for Green Bay Asphalt until his death. 
He was a loving father whose courage will never be forgotten. He was a Veteran of 
the United States Army during the Korean War (1952-1954). He was a member of Zion 
Lutheran Church, Louies (sic) Corners.
Survivors include his wife, Louise; four sons, (His 4 Kings), Richard Jr. (Pat) 
of Kiel, Randall (Mary) of Two Rivers, Ronald (Dawn) of Kiel, Robert and special 
friend, Marge, at home; four grandchildren, Jolene, Sandi, Tim, Jenny Louise; two 
step grandchildren, Chip (Bettina) of Two Rivers, Kelly Kussow of Stevens Point; 
a great step grandchild, Crystal of Two Rivers; four brothers, Eldor (Denise) of 
Appleton, Dennis of Colorado, Mike (Kathy) of Winchester; three sisters, LaVonne 
Weyland of Neenah, Carol Hoag of Neenah, Karen Zastrow of Appleton; six brothers-
in-law and sisters-in-law, Russell (Joan) Buman of Greenville, Donald Buman and 
fiancee, Helen, of Appleton, Eugene (Ann) Buman of Appleton, Jerome (Nancy) of 
Kiel, Dennis (Rachel) Buman of Winneconne, Harvey (Donna) VandenBusch of Appleton; 
numerous aunts and uncles; nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a dear 
brother, Ken.
Friends may call at the church from 4 p.m. Thursday until the time of service. 
A memorial fund has been established in his name. Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, 
is in charge of arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, July 10, 1991 P. B8


JOHANN PHILIPPE ZORN

Death notice in Der Nord Westen, 15 Nov. 1883
Death in Schleswig of J. Zorn, father of C.R. Zorn. Burial took place on 5 Nov.
*****
Note from family member/see contributors page: 
His old, deteriorated grave stone (inscribed “JPZ”) had been replaced by family 
in 1997.  The new stone reads:

JOHN PHILLIP ZORN
JUNE 24, 1808
NOV. 2, 1883
MONUMENT REPLACED BY
DESCENDANTS – 1997


MARIA E. ZORN

From Der Nord Westen, 28 Feb. 1895: (From the correspondent in Kiel, 26 Feb.) 
Tomorrow Mrs. Zorn will be buried. She is the mother of C.R. Zorn in Louis
Corners and reached the rare age of 90.


REV. MICHAEL J. ZUBERBIER

On December 3, 2022, the Lord Jesus called Rev. Michael Jon Zuberbier to 
heavenly glory. 
He was born on August 10, 1965, to Theodore and Marian Zuberbier, and made 
a child of God through the waters of Christian Baptism on August 21, 1965, at 
Bethany Lutheran Church in Manitowoc, WI by his grandfather Prof. T.W. 
Zuberbier. On May 6, 1979, he was confirmed in the Christian faith at Mt. Lebanon 
Church in Milwaukee, WI. He continued his Christian education at three Bible-
based schools, which prepared him for pastoral ministry: Martin Luther Preparatory 
School in Prairie du Chien, WI, Northwestern College in Watertown, WI, and 
Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary in Mequon, WI. Reverend Zuberbier was ordained 
and installed at the dual parishes of St. John’s and Good Shepherd in Gladwin and 
Beaverton, MI where he served from 1991-1995. The other two congregations he 
served in his 31-year ministry were Emanuel in Tawas City, MI (1995-2006) and 
St. Peter’s in Fond du Lac, WI (2006-2022). 
Pastor Zuberbier was known for his knowledge of the Bible, his passion for the 
history of the Lutheran Reformation, his rock-solid reliability, his down to earth 
communication style, and his commanding presence tempered by a love for Jesus 
and the souls for which he died. 
On August 8, 1987, Michael married his high-school sweetheart Pamela (nee Schweitzer) 
at St. Paul’s in Fort Atkinson, WI. Over 35 years of marriage, they enjoyed raising three 
children, camping, traveling, and visiting grandchildren. In recent years, they especially 
enjoyed spending time on their farm property outside Manitowoc, WI. Often the family’s 
mood on Sunday afternoons in the Fall and Winter seasons depended on whether the 
Packers won. Michael enjoyed hunting, working on cars and boats, and finding a good 
deal. He made friends wherever he went and was always ready with a joke, no matter 
the situation. Nieces, nephews, family, and friends looked forward to whatever 
spontaneity and fun he would bring to an experience. His contagious laugh could lighten 
a mood. Michael’s large heart was filled with love for family and friends.
Michael is survived by his parents Theodore and Marian, wife Pamela, children: 
Benjamin (Hannah, nee Freiberg) Zuberbier of Columbus, WI, Luther (Allie, nee Krueger) 
of Norfolk, NE, Mollie (Chris) Cooper of Chicago, IL; siblings: Charlotte (Wayne) Schoch 
of Zumbrota, MN, Karl (Patricia) Zuberbier of Kiel, WI, Thomas Zuberbier of Beaver Dam, 
WI, Kris (James) Schlevensky of Greenfield, WI; and grandchildren Theodore, Eloise, Jack, 
Raymond, Bonnie, May and June, along with two on the way! VISITATION will be at St. 
Peter’s Ev. Lutheran Church, 1600 South Main Street, Fond du Lac, on Thursday, 
December 8, 2022 from 4:00-8:00 PM and Friday, December 9, 2022 from 9:00-11:00 AM. 
SERVICE: Christian Funeral service will be held on Friday, December 9, 2022 at 11:00 AM 
at St. Peter's Ev. Lutheran Church, with Rev. Luke Boehringer and Prof. Keith Wessel 
officiating. 
Private family burial will be held at Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, Kiel. 
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to St. Peter’s Lutheran Church 
(1600 S Main St., Fond du Lac, WI 54937; tinyurl.com/stpetersfdl) or the Wisconsin 
Lutheran Seminary Scholarship Fund (11831 N Seminary Dr, Mequon, WI 53092; 
tinyurl.com/wlsfund). 
Kurki Funeral Chapel & Crematory is serving the family, on-line guestbook can be 
found at www.kurkifuneralchapel.com. 920-921-4420
Fond du Lac Reporter, Wis., December 06, 2022