SCHWARZWALD/ST. JOHN UCC OBITUARIES

EDGAR E. ALBRECHT

Edgar E. Albrecht, 79, of 736 First St., Kiel, died Saturday at Calumet Memorial Hospital, Chilton, where he had been a patient for the past six weeks.
He was born Oct. 10, 1900 in the Town of Meeme, a son of Frederick and Minna Wegner Albrecht. He attended district school. Mr. Albrecht married Hilda Kammann Oct. 12, 1922 at St. John United Church of Christ, Town of Herman. The couple farmed the Kammann Homestead in the town of Meeme until retirement in 1964 when they moved to Kiel. He was a member of St. John United Church of Christ, Town of Herman and was a past member of the Farm Bureau.
Survivors are his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Alfred (Laverne) Sonnemann of Route 1, Newton and Mrs. Eugene (Gladys) Stuckmann of Howards Grove; one son, Harlan of rural Newton; 12 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren, and one sister, Mrs. Martha Heimmann of Plymouth. He was preceded in death by two brothers and a sister.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. John United Church of Christ, Town of Herman. The Rev. Dean Roy Miller, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Friends may call at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, after 4 p.m. Tuesday, until 11 a.m. Wednesday and at the church from noon until time of services.
A memorial fund has been established in Mr. Albrecht's name.
The Sheboygan Press, Wis., Monday, July 7, 1980 pg. 4

FRED ALBRECHT

Kiel—Fred Albrecht, 74, passed away today at his farm home in the town 
of Meeme following a lingering illness.  Born Feb. 11, 1873, in the town 
of Meeme on the present farm homestead, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry 
Albrecht, he was married Nov. 11, 1897, to Minna Wegner of the town of 
Herman, and they settled on the present farm.  
Survivors are his wife; a daughter, Mrs. John (Martha) Heimann of the 
town of Herman; three sons, Edgar and Roland of the town of Meeme and 
Paul of Milwaukee; nine grandchildren; two great grandchildren; a brother, 
William of Sheboygan.  
Sheboygan Press, June 17, 1947


MINNA ALBRECHT

Mrs. Fred Albrecht, 75, a resident of the town of Meeme, died Wednesday 
at Plymouth hospital following a lingering illness.  Nee Minna Wegner, 
she was born in the town of Herman on Feb. 3, 1874, the daughter of Mr. 
and Mrs. Frederick Wegner.  Following her marriage to Fred Albrecht, the 
couple settled on a farm 10 miles east of Kiel. Since the death of her 
husband in 1947, Mrs. Albrecht had made her home with a son and daughter-
in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Roland Albrecht, in the town of Meeme.  She was a 
life-long resident of St. Johns Evangelical and Reformed church at 
Schwartzwald. 
Survivors are one daughter, Mrs. John (Martha) Heimann, Town Herman; 
three sons, Edgar and Roland, town of Meeme, and Paul, Milwaukee; nine 
grandchildren; four great grandchildren, and one brother, Edward, Town 
Herman.  
Sheboygan Press, April 28, 1949

NORMA (ALBRECHT) WERNER

Norma E. (Albrecht) Werner, age 72, of Two Rivers, formerly of Lakeland, Florida, died Friday morning, May 18, 1990 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Milwaukee.
The former Norma Strowig was born March 19, 1918 in the town of Meeme, daughter of the late Herman and Minna Gerbing Strowig. She attended Taylor School in the town of Meeme. In November, 1935, she married Paul Albrecht at St. John's United Church of Christ at Schwartzwald. Paul died March 1953. On October 13, 1962, she married Darwin Werner at Grace Evangelical Church in Milwaukee. Darwin died January 5, 1989.
She was employed at The Columbian Art Works in Milwaukee for approximately ten years. After the retirement, the couple lived in Lakeland, Florida from 1975-1989. She was a member of Grace E.L.C.A. in Lakeland, Florida.
Survivors are two sons, Kenneth (Barbara) Albrecht of Oshkosh, James (Nancy) Albrecht of Oconomowoc; two daughters, Mrs. Arlene (Louis) Winkelhake of New Berlin, Mrs. Ruth (Conrad) Meyer of Two Rivers; 14 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; 3 brothers, Walter Strowig of Keokuk, Iowa, Elmer Strowig of Sheboygan and Hamilton Strowig of Kiel; one sister, Mrs. Malinda Lensmeier of Sheboygan. Preceded in death by one brother.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Kiel. Rev. John Horner-Ibler will officiate. Burial will be at St. John's cemetery in Schwartzwald. Friends may call at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home in Kiel from 4:30 til 9 p.m. on Monday and at the church Tuesday from 9 a.m. until the time of service.
A memorial fund has been established for the American Cancer Society.
The Sheboygan Press, Wis., Sunday, May 20, 1990 pg. 4

PAUL ALBRECHT

Paul Albrecht, 44, a native of the Town of Meeme, Manitowoc County, 
died early Sunday morning at the Milwaukee General Hospital following 
an illness of several months. He had made his home in Milwaukee for a 
number of years being employed by the A. O. Smith corp.  Born July 13, 
1908, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Fred Albrecht. He attended 
public school in Meeme and was confirmed at the St. John Evangelical 
and Reformed Church, Schwartzwald.  On Nov. 9, 1935, he married the 
former Norma Strowig of Meeme.  Following which the couple went to 
Milwaukee to make their home.  
Surviving are the wife and two sons, Kenneth and James, and two daughters, 
Arlene and Ruth Ann, all at home in Milwaukee; one sister Mrs. John Hiemann of 
R. 3, Plymouth, and two brothers, Edgar and Roland of R. 1 Cleveland. 
He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister.  
Services will be held Tuesday at Grace Evangelical and reformed Church, 
Keefe Ave , Milwaukee.  Burial will be in St. John cemetery, Schwartzwald.   
Sheboygan Press, March 23, 1953

TYLER N. ASCHENBACH

Tyler Neal Aschenbach, 2, son of Rodney and Faye Bender Aschenbach, 7223 Cleveland Road, Cleveland, died early this morning at St. Nicholas Hospital after a prolonged illness.
He was born in Sheboygan March 28, 1983.
Survivors include his parents; one sister, Heather, at home; maternal grandmother, Mrs. Helen Bender of Cleveland; and paternal grandmother, Mrs. Gladys Aschenbach of Sheboygan.
Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at St. John's United Church of Christ in Schwartzwald in the Town of Herman, with the Rev. Dean R. Miller, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Friends may call at Nickel-Lippert Funeral Home from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and at the church on Saturday from noon until time of services.
A memorial fund has been established in his name.
The Sheboygan Press, Wis., Thursday, October 17, 1985 pg. 4

CHRISTIAN BAARS

Cleveland, Wis—Christian Fredrich Baars, 93, died today at the home 
of his son, Otto, in the town of Meeme. He was born May 30, 1846, in 
Bandlow, Germany, and came here in 1883, making his home on a farm 
near School Hill. He was married in 1868 to Wilhelmina Kriederman, 
who preceded him in death in 1923.  Since his wife’s death, he had 
made his home with his children.  For the past four years he had 
lived with Otto Baars in the town of Meeme.  
Seven children were born of the marriage, two of whom died in Germany, 
and a third, Mrs. William Westphal, died in this country in 1923.  
Survivors are a daughter, Bertha (Mrs. Frank Mueller), New Holstein; 
three sons, William of Waukesha, Albert, of Fredonia, and Otto, of 
the town of Meeme.  Also surviving are 16 grandchildren, 35 great 
grandchildren and one great great grandchild.  
Sheboygan Press, March 21, 1940


WILHELMINE BAARS

ADA - 
On Wednesday, February 28, death claimed Mrs. Christian Baars, after an illness 
with pneumonia and old age, at the advanced age of over 81 years. 
The deceased was born in Uckermark, Germany, May 13, 1841, and was married in 
1868 in the old country to Chr. Baars. In the year 1883 the family came to America, 
landing in Sheboygan. After a few months they located on a farm near School Hill 
in Manitowoc County, and for the past 18 years they resided on their present 
location at Ada. 
The union was blessed with seven children, of whom two died in the old country. 
Besides her husband Mrs. Baars leaves five children, as follows; Emilie, Mrs. Wm. 
Westphal of Meeme; William Baars of Waukesha, Bertha, Mrs. Frank Mueller of New 
Holstein; Albert of Fredonia; Otto of Meeme. Also two brothers and one sister in 
Germany. 
The funeral took place on Saturday afternoon, with services at the Schwarzwald 
church, Rev. Mohme officiating. Burial in the church cemetery.
Tri-County Record - March 8, 1923

DORIS M. BAUR

Mrs. Wilbert Bauer(sic), 45, of R. 1, Elkhart Lake, died at Milwaukee General Hospital early today after a brief illness.
The former Doris Mae Gasper, she was born March 25, 1929 in the Town of Greenbush, the daughter of John and the late Martha Enders Gasper.
On July 23, 1949 she was married to Mr. Bauer at St. James United Church of Christ, Town of Meeme. The couple lived in California, Howards Grove and Elkhart Lake during their married life.
Survivors are her husband; two daughters, Miss Cindy and Miss Shelly Bauer, both at home; her father, John Gasper of Elkhart Lake; a sister, Mrs. Vernon Krueger of R. 1, Sunset Circle, Sheboygan, and three brothers, William and Jimmy Gasper of Sheboygan and Lee of Rhinelander. She was preceded in death by a son.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. John UCC, Schwartzwald. The Rev. Dean Miller, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Friends may call at the Walter H. Ahrens Funeral Home, Howards Grove, after 4 p.m. Monday until 11 a.m. Tuesday, and at the church from noon until time of services.
A memorial fund has been established in Mrs. Bauer's name.
The Sheboygan Press, Wis., Saturday, August 24, 1974 pg. 12

RUDOLPH BENDER

Rudolph F. Bender, 60, of Rt. 1, Cleveland, a Town of Meeme farmer, 
died unexpectedly Thursday at home.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at St. John United Church 
of Christ, Schwartzwald. The Rev. Dean Miller will officiate with 
burial in the church cemetery.
Mr. Bender was born Sept. 27, 1915, in the Town of Meeme, son of Henry 
Bender and the late Minnie Gosse Bender. He attended a district school 
and Central High School, Sheboygan, and was graduated from Mission House 
Academy in Sheboygan County in 1934. He married Helen Ney May 23, 1942, 
at Manitowoc, farming the Bender home farm. Mr. Bender was a member of 
St. John U.C.C. and Manitowoc County Farm Bureau. 
Survivors include his wife, a son, Dale, on the home farm, a daughter, Faye, 
at home; his father, Henry Bender, of New Holstein; 
two brothers, Alfred, of New Holstein and Edmund, of the Town of Herman 
and a sister, Mrs. Harry Nimmer, of New Holstein.
Friends may call at Meiselwitz Funerl Home, Kiel, after 4 p.m. Saturday 
until 11 a.m. Sunday and at the church from noon until the time of service. 
Memorials may be made to St. John U.C.C. 
Herald Times Reporter, Friday, September 3, 1976  P. 12


CHARLES F. BERG 

Charles F. Berg, 64, passed away at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Arno Mueller in the town of Meeme, at 8:30 Wednesday evening 
last week. He had been in ill health for several months and since 
Thanksgiving had been bedridden.
Mr. Berg was, born in Uckermark, Germany, August 28, 1870. He was 
married to Mrs. Pauline Schreiber of the town of Herman in May, 1902 
and they located in the town of Herman where they resided until 1912. 
For a number of years they lived in Sheboygan, and then made their 
home on a farm in the town of Meeme for four years. For the last 15 
years they lived in Kiel, with the exception of the last three months 
when they went to live on a farm in the town of Meeme with their 
son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Arno Mueller and family.
Surviving Mr. Berg are his wife, three children, Alv. Schreiber of 
here and two daughters, Mrs. Arvin Voss of Milwaukee; Mrs. Arno Mueller 
of Meeme and ten grandchildren and five brothers: Richard, Fred, William, 
Edward and Herman Berg of Grand Haven, Michigan.
Funeral services were held Saturday afternon at 1:30 o’clock from the 
home and at two o’clock at the Schwartzwald Evangelical church. The Rev. 
Fred Mohme officiated and burial was made in the adjoining church 
cemetery.
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Charles F. Berg, 64, former resident of Sheboygan, died at his farm home 
in the town of Meeme, Manitowoc County, Wednesday evening. Born in Germany, 
Mr. Berg came to the United States when he was a child.  He was married to 
Mrs. Pauline Schreiber in 1902, and they lived in the town of Herman until 
1912, and then came to Sheboygan. After residing here for a time, they went 
on a farm in the town of Meeme and remained there four years.  For fifteen 
years, until the time of his recent illness, he had lived at the homestead 
with his daughter, Mrs. Arno Mueller.  
He is survived by his widow, three children, Alvin Schreiber, Mrs. Mueller 
and Mrs. Arvin Voss; five brothers, Richard, Fred, William, Edward and 
Herman, and ten grandchildren.
Sheboygan Press, December 14, 1934


PAULINE BERG

Mrs. Paulina Berg, 85, passed away Friday at the home of her son-in-law 
and daughter, Mrs. and Mrs. Arnold Mueller, town of Meeme.  Nee Paulina 
Buscher, she was born Aug. 27, 1867, in the town of Herman, the daughter 
of the late Carl and Bertha Buscher.  On Nov. 10, 1888, she was married 
to Herman Schreiber.  The couple settled on a farm in the town of Herman 
where they lived until his death in May 1900.  In May 1902, she was 
married to Charles Berg.  They farmed for many years, then spent several 
years in Sheboygan and in Kiel.  For the past 18 years she has made her 
home with her daughter. Mrs. Berg passed away in 1934.  
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Lydia Mueller of town of Meeme, 
and Mrs. Arvin (Adela) Voss of Milwaukee; one son, Alvin, of Kiel; 10 
grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Theodore 
Schreiber and Miss Bertha Buscher, both of Sherwood, Mrs. Robert Luhman 
of Sheboygan, and Mrs. A. W. Hilker of Racine. One daughter, two brothers, 
and two sisters preceded her in death. 
Sheboygan Press, October 4, 1952

MICHAEL R. BERSCH

Michael R. "Milo" Bersch, 54, of 930 Cherry Hill Road, Cleveland, was pronounced dead at St. Nicholas Hospital on Tuesday, April 15, 1997, after suffering an apparent heart attack at his residence in Cleveland.
Milo was born Feb. 15, 1943 in Sheboygan, a son of the late Robert and Joyce Krueger Bersch. He attended St. Peter Claver School and was a graduate of South High School, class of 1962. Michael Bersch and Donna Klemme-Gries were united in marriage on Aug. 12, 1972 in Sheboygan. Milo had worked for Bersch Moving Company and later was employed with Cizauskas Trucking and R-Way, as an over the road trucker. He was currently the terminal manager at Perkins Furniture Transportation Company.
Milo was a member of the Sheboygan Dog Training Club, a former special deputy with the Sheboygan County Sheriff's Association and a member of the Oogah-Oogah Bushka Club.
Surviving Mike are his wife, Donna; three sons, Gary (Nancy) Gries, Larry Gries and Jerry (Deanne) Gries, all of Phoenix, Ariz.; six grandchildren, Justin, Jessica, Lindsey, Alex, Patrick, Meaghan Gries; three sisters, Roberta (Carl) Schroeder, Ann (Kenneth) Zeinemann and Debra (friend, Mike Kees) Genske, all of Sheboygan; six brothers, James (Jo Ann), Sheboygan; Thomas (Dottie), Howards Grove; Peter (Susan), Sheboygan; Joseph (Cheryl), Seattle, Wash.; Patrick (Vicki), Sheboygan Falls; and Timothy (fiancee, Robin Passmore), Sheboygan; his mother-in-law, Roma Raetter, Sheboygan; and a sister and brother-in-law, Delores (Earl) Spindler, Cleveland; also surviving are several nieces, nephews and many close friends and his companion, Booker the dog. He was also preceded in death by his father-in-law, Howard Raetter.
A service of remembrance will be conducted Sunday, April 20, at 4 p.m. at the Habermann-Zimmer Funeral Chapel, 805 N. Sixth St., Sheboygan. Interment will be in St. John's Cemetery in Schwartzwald. A time of visitation and support will begin on Saturday, from 5-9 p.m. and Sunday, from 1 p.m. until the time of services.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established in the name of Michael R. Bersch.
"Milo was a big man with a big heart and a sizable sense of humor. Family was always number one and he took special pride in his children and grandchildren. His special smile and friendship will be greatly missed by family and friends."
The Sheboygan Press, Wis., Thursday, April 17, 1997 pg. 2

ALVIN BERTSCHY

Funeral Services were held at 2pm August 10 1953 for Alvin Bertschy of DeRidder, 
LA. at the Walter J. Ahrens funeral home, Howards Grove. The Rev. William Schultz, 
pastor of the St. John's Evangelical Church, Schwartzwald of which the deceased 
has been a member, officiated, and the burial was in the church cemetery. Mr. 
Bertschy passed away late on Friday night in Howards Grove. 
He was born on Oct 20, 1886, in the town of Meeme, the son of the late Mr. & Mrs. 
Jacob Bertschy. On January 27, 1910, he was he was married to Frieda Foth of the 
town of Mitchell. She passed away on January 24, 1937. He was then married on 
December 7, 1939 to Mrs. Beatrice Loftin of DeRidder, LA. he couple operated a 
farm in the town of Meeme until 1946, when they moved to DeRidder. He spent his 
summers in the Howards Grove home. Survivors include his wife, one daughter, Leona 
Appel of Idledale, CO, two sons, Richard of Sheboygan, and Daniel of Chicago, two 
step daughters, Patricia and Belmer Bertschy, of DeRidder, five grandchildren, two 
brothers, Ed and Arthur, both of Sheboygan. He was preceded in death by his parents, 
his first wife, and two children.


ARTHUR BERTSCHY

Mr. Bertschy was born in the Town of Meeme, Feb. 21, 1894, a son of the late 
Jacob and Mary Bertschy.  He was confirmed in St. Johns Church, of which he 
was a member.  He married Hattie Schumacher, April 2, 1916, in the Town of 
Sheboygan Falls.  The couple observed their golden wedding anniversary this 
year.  They engaged in farming until 1947 when they retired and moved to 
Sheboygan.  Since then Mr. Bertschy had been employed by Lakeside Packing Co. 
until two years ago.  
Surviving are his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Milton Damrow (LaVerna), Sheboygan, 
and Mrs. Melvin Henrickson (Bernice), Des Plaines, Ill., seven grandchildren, 
and two great grandchildren.  An infant child and a brother preceded him in 
death.
Sheboygan Press, September 26, 1966


DANIEL BERTSCHY

Daniel R. Bertschy, 75, of Birchwood, Wis., a former Sheboygan County resident, 
died Saturday, Sept. 13, 1997 at Spooner, Wis.
He was born on Aug. 6, 1922 to Alvin and Frieda Bertschy in Sheboygan County, 
where he grew up and received his education.
He is survived by his brother, Richard Bertschy, of Sheboygan.
Graveside services with burial will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, at St. John's 
Cemetery, at Town Herman, Sheboygan County.
Jarocki Funeral Home in Rice Lake, Wis. will be handling arrangements.
Sheboygan Press, September 17, 1997  P. 2


HATTIE BERTSCHY

Mrs. Hattie Bertschy, 81, formerly of 3713 Main Ave., Sheboygan, died Tuesday 
evening in St. Nicholas Hospital.
Born Dec. 5, 1895, she was the daughter of Carl and Augusta Schumacher.
On April 2, 1916, she married Arthur Bertschy in the Town of Sheboygan Falls. 
After marriage they farmed in the Town of Meeme, moving to Sheboygan in 1947.
For a time she was employed at St. Nicholas Hospital.
The couple observed their golden wedding anniversary in 1966.
For the past year Mrs. Bertschy resided at Sunny Ridge.
She was a member of St. John United Church of Christ at Schwartzald and its 
Women's Guild.
Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Milton (LuVerne) Damrow of Sheboygan and Mrs. 
Melvin (Bernice) Henrickson of Bremerton, Wash.; seven grandchildren and seven 
great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Annie Ziemke of Sheboygan Falls and 
Mrs. Alvina Dassow of Sunny Ridge.
She was preceded by her husband, an infant child, two sisters and a brother.
Funeral services will be Friday at 2 p.m. at St. John UCC, Schwartzwald, with 
the Rev. Dean Roy Miller, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the church 
cemetery.
Friends may call at the Walter H. Ahrens Funeral Home, Howards Grove, after 
4 p.m., Thursday, until 11 a.m. Friday, and at the church from noon until 
time of service.
A memorial fund has been established in Mrs. Bertschy's name for St. John UCC.
Sheboygan Press, November 3, 1976  P. 90


JACOB BERTSCHY  (d. 1929)

Jacob Bertschy, aged 73, died Sunday at his home in the village of 
Howards Grove following an illness since a week ago Saturday.  The 
funeral will be held at St. Johannes Church, Schwartzwald, the Rev. 
Fr. Mohme conducting the services.   
Deceased was born January 16, 1856, in the town of Meeme,  In 1884 
he married Miss Mary Maurer, and the couple with their children lived 
on a farm in that township until nine years back, when they retired 
from farming and moved to Howards Grove.  
The survivors are the widow; three sons, Alvin and Arthur town of 
Meeme and Edwin at home; two sisters, Mrs. Robert Rhein of Plymouth 
and Mrs. Herman Hensche of Racine, and one brother, John C. of 
Sheboygan.  Eight grandchildren also survive.
Sheboygan Press, January 21, 1929


MARY BERTSCHY

Howards Grove—Mrs. Maria Anna Bertschy, 79, wife of the late Jacob 
Bertschy, and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Mauer, died at Howards 
Grove today following a lingering illness.  Funeral services will be 
held at the St. Johannes Evangelical church at Schwartzwald.  Burial 
will be made in the Church cemetery and the Rev. William Schultz will 
officiate. 
She was born February 4, 1858 in the town of Herman, and on December 11, 
1883, was married to Mr. Bertschy.  They located on a farm in the town 
of Meeme.  For the past 19 years she had led a retired life in Howard 
Grove.  Her husband preceded her in death January 10, 1929.  
Three surviving children are Alvin and Arthur of the town of Meeme, and 
Ed of the town of Herman.  There are eight grandchildren.  She was a 
faithful member of the St. Johannes Evangelical church and always a 
kind and loving mother devoted to her family.
Sheboygan Press, June 7, 1937

VIRGINIA BERTSCHY

Funeral Sunday
Funeral services for Virginia Bertschy, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Bertschy, were conducted Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock from the late home on Route 1 in the town of Meeme. The Rev. Mr. Helm officiated and six young ladies sang "Nearer My God To Thee.: Interment was made in the cemetery at Schwartzwald.
The services were largely attended and among those present were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kohls, Mr. and Mrs. O. Hacker, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Stubenrauch, Mrs. Haack and Mrs. Koepke, all of this city.
The Sheboygan Press, Wis., Monday, November 15, 1920 pg. 6

ANNA BOEGER

Howards Grove—Mrs. Anna Boeger, 72, passed away Monday at Memorial hospital 
following a lingering illness.  She was born Feb. 3, 1870, in town Meeme, 
the daughter of Henry and Sophie Kammann, and was married to Albert Roehrborn 
in 1889 and located on a farm in town Herman.  He preceded her in death in 
1898.  In 1903 she married William Boeger of town of Herman and stayed on the 
Roehrborn homestead until 1919 when they moved to the present farm home where 
her daughter, Mrs. Harvey Harms, resides. Mr. Boeger passed away in 1932. 
Survivors are six children, Mrs. Henry (Edna)  Bramstedt of  town Herman, 
Harry Roehrborn of Neillsville, Edwin Roehrborn on the Roehrborn homestead, 
Walter Roehrborn  of Kaukauna, Mrs. Harry (Frieda) Harms, present homestead 
in town Herman on Highway 32, a mile south of Howards Grove, and Arno Boeger 
of Sheboygan; 17 grandchildren and three great grandchildren; a brother, 
William Kammann of town Meeme; three sisters, Mrs. Helen Wierman of Baxter, 
Iowa, Mrs. William (Sophia) Siemers of town Herman, Mrs. Guido (Alvina) Klemme 
of Plymouth.  
A daughter, Lillie Boeger, passed away in 1919 and a brother, Henry, of 
California and a sister Mrs. William (Mary) Stolzman of Iowa, also preceded 
her in death.  
Sheboygan Press, April 14, 1942


LILLIE A. BOEGER

BABY DIES AFTER EATING HEADACHE TABLETS TUESDAY 
Tillie, 4-Years-Old Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Boeger, of Town 
of Herman, is Stricken With Convulsions at the Dinner Table Tuesday 
and Dies in a Few Minutes—
Investigation by Coroner Leads to Belief Child Ate One or More Sugar-
Coated “Headache Tablets” or Cathartic Pills” During Absence of Her 
Parents—Pills Had Been Purchased From Big Chicago Mail-Order House 
and Coroner Says Contained Strychnine. 
Tillie Boeger, aged 4 years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Boeger, 
Route 6, Haven, died suddenly at 1:30 o’clock yesterday afternoon while 
seated at the dinner table.
Dr. J. E. Franzel, of Howard Grove, was immediately summoned and he 
notified the coroner Dr. William VanZanten at 2 o’clock in the afternoon. 
Upon investigating the case, the physicians came to the startling 
conclusion that the child had died of Strychnine poisoning as the result 
of eating “headache tablets” or “cathartic pills” from a bottle while her 
parents were working in the field. The tablets or pills had been purchased 
from a large mail-order house in Chicago.
While Mr. and Mrs. Boeger were busily engaged in the field, the child was 
left at home with her grandfather, Mr. Hamman, aged 70. The coroner 
concluded, although no definite facts could be procured as proof, that the 
child opened the bottle containing the poisonous medicine which was coated 
with sugar, and ate one or more of them, replacing the cork on the bottle 
after taking the pills. The bottle was found outside by the parents.
When Mrs. Boeger came out of the field and into the house to prepare dinner, 
she saw the bottle and asked the child whether she took some of the pills 
but no answer was received. The matter was promptly dismissed from her mind.
While eating dinner, the child suddenly threw back her head and suffered a 
severe attack of convulsions. Death came a few minutes later. Although the 
coroner was not able to prove definitely that the child had eaten the pills, 
without a post mortem examination, he found that the child had all the symptoms 
of strychnine poisoning. 
Coroner Van Zanten reminded Mr. and Mr. Boerger (sic) that it is extremely 
dangerous to purchase medicines from a mail order house and use same without 
first consulting a physician. The pills were of a pink color and contained 
strychnine poison, the coroner said.
Besides the parents, the child is survived by a brother and a sister, both of 
whom are under ten years old. 
The funeral will be held Friday afternoon from the home of the parents on the 
Green Bay road. Rev. Helm will officiate and interment will be made in the 
Schwartzwald cemetery in the town of Herman.
Sheboygan Press, Wednesday, October 11, 1916  P. 1


WILHELM C. BOEGER

Howards Grove—William C. Boeger, 53, well known resident of Sheboygan 
County and former supervisor of town of Herman, was found dead in bed 
early Sunday morning by Mrs. Boeger at his home, 1 mile south of Howards 
Grove on Highway 32.  Mr. Boeger had retired in good health Saturday 
evening and his sudden death came as a shock to many persons in the 
community.  Coroner C. N. Sonnenburg was summoned and death was due 
to a cerebral hemorrhage.
Mr. Boeger was born in town of Sheboygan Falls on April 4, 1879.  His 
marriage with Anna Kammann was solemnized on November 5, 1903.  The 
couple located on a farm near Edwards, where they resided for sixteen 
years.  After that they moved on their present farm.  Mr. Boeger was 
elected supervisor of the town of Herman for two terms, his time of 
service expiring in 1931.  He was also a member of the school board 
during the time he lived at Edwards.  Mr. Boeger was a member and 
director of St. Johannes Church at Schwartzwald.  
He was a kind and loving father and possessed a large number of 
acquaintances, who mourn his sudden death. 
Those who survive him are his wife; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis 
Boeger, two children, Mrs. Harry Harms, town of Herman, and Arno Boeger 
on the homestead; six brothers, four stepchildren, Mrs. Henry Bramstead, 
town of Herman, Harry Roehrborn and Walter Roehrborn of Neillsville, 
and Edwin of town Herman, (rest illegible)
Sheboygan Press, February 15, 1932

EVA BOERGER

Mrs. Walter C. Boerger, 37, of Ada, died suddenly early Sunday evening on her return home from a weekend visit with relatives in Oconto County.
She collapsed of a heart ailment after arriving home with her husband and three children from Pensaukee. Wis.
The former Eva Breed, she was born Nov. 1, 1921, at Pensaukee, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Breed, and attended schools there.
Prior to her marriage to Walter Boerger of Ada on Oct. 1, 1946, she was employed in Sheboygan.
Since that time, she and her husband lived at Ada where Mr. Boerger was a co-owner of the Kuhn & Boerger Modern Meat Market.
Mrs. Boerger was a member of St. John's United Church of Christ at Schwartzwald.
Survivors are the husband; one daughter, Linda. 8; two sons, Philip, 12, and Jackie, 11; one sister, Mrs. Richard Belongia, Oconto, and three brothers, Henry and Jacob of Pensaukee and John of Garden, Mich. Another sister preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. John's United Church of Christ, Schwartzwald, with the Rev. E. L. Hennig, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
The body will lie in state at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home at Kiel from 2 p.m. Tuesday until 11 a.m. Wednesday, and at the church from Wednesday noon until the hour of services.
Sheboygan Press, Wis., Monday, October 26, 1959 pg. 10


WALTER BOERGER

Walter C. Boerger, age 76, of 203 S. Wisconsin Dr., Howards Grove, died unexpectedly at his residence on Sunday, Nov. 26, 1995 of an apparent heart attack.
He was born Nov. 17, 1919 in Sheboygan, a son of the late Charles and Hilda Lindner Boerger. Walter was a veteran of World War II, serving in the European theater in the medical detachment of the 180th infantry regiment. He received a purple heart for heroic achievement during action in Italy.
On October 1, 1946, Walter Boerger and Eva Breed were united in marriage. Eva preceded him in death on October 29, 1959. Walter was a partner in the Kuhn and Boerger Meat market in Ada for several years. Bette Resop and Walter Boerger were united in marriage on January 13, 1962 at St. Johns United Church of Christ, Schwartzwald. He worked at Plastics Engineering from 1964 until his retirement in 1982.
Survivors of Walter C. Boerger include his wife, 2 sons: Phillip (Ellen) Boerger of Howards Grove and Jackie (Marilee) Boerger of Sheboygan, one daughter: Linda (Jerry) Bricko of Sheboygan, three step-sons: Richard (Beverly) Resop and James (Kay) Resop both of Sheboygan Falls, Jerry (Anke) Resop of Milwaukee, and three step-daughters: Julie Ann Boedecker of Howards Grove, Janet Pennings of Kiel and Judy (Tom) Gwinn of Pewaukee. 23 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren, on brother: Frederick (Margaret) Boerger of Sheboygan, two sisters: Helen (Edwin) Lenz of Newton and Elizabeth Darling of Kiel, also surviving is one sister-in-law: Norma Boerger of La Habra, Cal. He was preceded in death by 3 brothers: Ray, Henry and Clarence and 2 sisters: Elsie Drews and Edna Boerger.
A funeral service for Walter C. Boerger will be conducted Wednesday, Nov. 29, 1995 at 7 p.m. at the Zimmer Funeral Chapel, 117 N. Wisconsin Dr., Howards Grove, Pastor Terry S. Underberg will officiate. A committal and military service will be held at ST. John United Church of Christ cemetery in Schwartzwald on Thursday at 9:30 a.m. Friends may call at the Zimmer Funeral Home on Wednesday from 3 p.m. until the time of service. A memorial fund has been established in the name of Walter C. Boerger.
The Sheboygan Press, Wis., Tuesday, November 28, 1995 pg. 2

ADAM BOOS

Adam Boos, 77, a pioneer settler of the town of Herman, had died 
at Strattford, according to word received at Howards Grove. The 
deceased was born in Rheinppreus, Germany, and came to America 
when 15, locating in Town Herman where he was married in 1863 to 
Miss Sophia Leymann.  Mrs. Boos passed away in 1902. In 1909 Mr. 
Boos sold his farm in Town Herman and shortly thereafter went to 
live with his daughter, Mrs. Bertha Olm at Strattford.  Besides 
his daughter he is survived by three grandchildren.  Burial was 
made in the Schwartzwald cemetery, Town Herman.  
Sheboygan Press, February 13, 1918


EMMA BORNGESSER

Miss Emma Marie Borngesser, 80, life-long resident of Ada, died suddenly 
Tuesday at her home in Ada.  She was born in Town Herman Oct. 10, 1877, 
the daughter of Andrew and Louisa Borngesser.  On Dec. 25, 1877, she was 
baptized by the Rev. H. A. Muehlmeier of Bethel Evangelical Reformed 
Church, Town Herman and her confirmation took place March 22, 1891, at 
St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church, Schwartzwald, of which she 
was a life-time member. The Rev. A. J. Birbaum performed the confirmation 
rites.  Miss Bornesser is survived by several nephews and nieces. Besides 
her parents, she was preceded in death by two infant brothers and by two 
sisters.  Funeral services will be held at St. John’s Evangelical and 
Reformed Church at Schwartzwald with the Rev. Edmond Henning officiating 
and burial will be made in the church cemetery.  
September 4, 1957
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Funeral services for Miss Emma Borngesser, 80, who died at her home in 
Ada on Tuesday, were held at St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church, 
Schwartzwald.  The Rev. Edmond Hennig officiated, with burial in the 
church cemetery.  
Pallbearers were Art Rosenthal Jr., Norbert Strauss, Fred Born, Andrew 
Klumb, John Ebert and Earl Newmann. 
Sheboygan Press, September 9, 1957


ANNA BRASS

Mrs. Anna Brass, 95, 102 North St., Kiel, widow of Cornelius, died Monday 
afternoon at Willowdale Nursing Home, New Holstein, where she had resided 
the past 2 1/2 years.  The former Anna Kuhn was born Jan. 9, 1889 in the 
Town of Meeme, a daughter of John and Louise Boos Kuhn.  She attended 
district school.  On Dec. 3, 1899 she was married to Mr. Brass at St. John 
United Church of Christ, Schwartzwald. The couple located on the Brass home 
farm in the town of Herman.  They observed their golden wedding anniversary 
in 1949.  Mr. Brass died May 15, 1951.  After his death she made her home 
with her children.  Mrs. Brass was a member of St. John UCC, Schwartzwald.  
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Viola Wegner, Kiel; five grandchildren 
and 11 great grandchildren. A daughter preceded her in death Aug. 25, 1958, 
as well as two sisters and three brothers. 
Sheboygan Press, December 16, 1975
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(9 Jan 1880/Dec 1975/SSDI)


CELESTE N. BRASS

Celeste N. Brass, 6, daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. Wayne Brass, 1002 Pasadena 
Ave., Fort Wayne, Ind., was killed Thursday in an auto accident in Indiana.
She was a passenger in her family's car which collided with a semi-trailer truck 
in dense fog in Kosciusko County, Ind.
She was born March 10, 1973, in Minneapolis.
Her father, a former rural Elkhart Lake resident, had recently assumed the 
pastorate of Grace United Church of Christ in Fort Wayne.
Surviving are her parents; a brother, Benjamin, and a sister, Erika, both at 
home; her maternal grandmother, Mrs. Dora Martin of Minneapolis; the paternal 
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Bass of Elkhart Lake, and a great-grandmother, 
Mrs. Malinda Brass of Elkhart Lake.
Graveside services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at St. John UCC Cemetery 
in the Town of Herman.
The burial rites will follow funeral services to be held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday 
at Grace UCC in Fort Wayne.
Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the D.O. 
McComb and Sons Foster Park Funeral Home, Fort Wayne, and at the church from 
1:30 Thursday until the time of services.
Sheboygan Press, September 4, 1979  P. 90
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6-year-old of Fort Wayne killed in car-truck collision at Atwood
ATWOOD-
Celeste Brass, 6, of Fort Wayne, was killed at 6:50 a.m. today when the car in 
which she was riding was struck head-on by a semi-trailer truck at County Road 
800 and U.S. 30 W.
Other passengers in the car were Wayne Brass, 32, his wife, Rene, 30, and Mrs. 
Brass's mother, Nora Marvin, 55, all of Fort Wayne, all injured critically.
Mrs. Martin and Mrs. Brass were transferred to Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne. 
According to authorities the truck, driven by Robert Tickrell, 41, of Louisville, 
Ky., first hit the car and then careened into a van with two passengers.
Investigating officers were Kosciusko County policeman Burdell Blackburn and 
State Trooper Leonard Massenberg.
The McHatton Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements for Celeste.
South Bend Tribune, Indiana, August 30, 1979  P. 11


CORNELIUS BRASS    (d. 1877)

During his lifetime, Mr. Brass was a School Director and Treasurer. 
He was born May 18, 1838, in Hickeswagon, Prussia, being one of five 
children. he came to the United States with his parents when a lad 
of sixteen years. On coming to this country his father purchased the 
farm which is now the property of Mrs. Brass. He was identified with 
the Republican party, and was a public-spirited citizen.


CORNELIUS BRASS   (d. 1951)

Cornelius Brass, 74, a life-long resident of Sheboygan County, passed 
away at the home of a son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ochs, 
town of Herman.  He had been ill since January.  Mr. Brass was born 
Dec. 22, 1876, in the town of Herman, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius 
Brass, early county residents.  He was married on Dec. 3, 1899, to 
Miss Anna Kuhn.  The couple celebrated their golden anniversary on 
Dec. 3, 1949. 
He was a director of the Mosel and Centerville Telephone company for 
40 years, and for the  past 18 years has been a director of the Howards 
Grove State bank.  
Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Walter (Viola) Wegner 
and Mrs. Paul (Olga) Ochs, both of Town Herman; five grandchildren; 
one great granddaughter; and one brother, Gustave, of Portland, Ore.  
His parents, three brothers, and four sisters preceded him in death.  
Sheboygan Press, May 15, 1951


FRIEDERICKE BRASS

MRS. BRASS, 76 YEARS IN COUNTY, ANSWERS THE CALL
Mrs. Fredericka Brass, aged 80 years, passed away at her home in 
the town of Herman Monday at 12 o'clock after a lingering illness. 
Mrs. Brass was born in Germany, April 11, 1843, and came to this 
country when four years of age. Through her long residence in the 
town of Herman, she gained many friends, who deeply mourn her 
demise. Mr. Brass died several years ago. 
Nine children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Brass, two of whom preceded 
the mother in death. The following children survive; Mrs. William 
Bascher, this city; Mrs. Bertha Meyer, Cleveland, Mrs. Hahn and 
Otto Brass, of Seymour; Cornelius and Herman Brass of Haven, and 
Gustave Brass, of Colfax, Washington. 
Funeral services will be Friday afternoon from the late home in 
the town of Herman. Rev. Mohme of St. John Evangelical church will 
conduct the services, and burial will be made in the church cemetery.
Sheboygan Press Telegram, April 11, 1923


HERMAN BRASS

Funeral services for Herman Brass, a retired town of Herman farmer will 
be held at St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed church in Town Herman. 
Mr. Brass, 85, a life-long resident of Sheboygan county, died early 
Thursday morning at St. Nicholas hospital.  He had been in ill health 
for the past year.  The son of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Brass, early 
residents of the county, he was born July 24, 1865, in the town of 
Herman.  He was married to Miss Minnie Hahn of April 20, 1892.  The 
couple celebrated their golden wedding anniversary April 20, 1942.  
Mr. Brass was a deacon of St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church 
for 12 years.  
Survivors are two sons, Theodore, Phoenix, Ariz., and Hubert, on the 
homestead; three daughters, Mrs. Walter (Esther) Depping, Town Rhine, 
Mrs. Connie (Selma) Juckem and Mrs. Edward (Minnie) Ehlert, Sheboygan; 
four grandchildren; one great grandchild; two brothers, Cornelius, Town 
Herman, and Gustave, Portland, Ore.  His wife died April 6, 1943.  One 
daughter, Mrs. Lydia Woepse, two brothers and three sisters also preceded 
him in death.
Sheboygan Press, February 24, 1951


HUBERT BRASS

Hubert W. Brass, 66, of Rt. 1, Elkhart Lake, a former Town of Herman 
farmer, died Tuesday at Sheboygan Memorial Hospital.  He had been in 
ill health the last five weeks.  Funeral services will be at St. John 
United Church of Christ, in the Town of Herman, the Rev. E. L. Hennig 
officiating.  Burial will be in the church cemetery. 
Mr. Brass was born on the homestead farm in the Town of Herman on 
July 29, 1895, son of the late Herman and Minnie Hahn Brass.  He 
attended district schools and on Feb. 12, 1919, he married Malinda 
Horneck of the town of Rhine, in that township.  They resided at the 
Brass home farm until 10 years ago when Mr. Brass became a field man 
for Lakeshore Canning Co. at Cleveland.  Mr. Brass was a member of St. 
John United Church and its Men’s brotherhood, and was a former deacon 
of the church. 
Survivors include his wife, three sons, Eugene and Elroy of Rt. 1 
Elkhart Lake and Archie of Rt. 2, Sheboygan; a brother, Theodore of 
Phoenix, Ariz., three sisters, Mrs. Walter Depping of Rt. 3, Plymouth, 
Mrs. Connie Juckem and Mrs. Edward Ehlert of Sheboygan; and three 
grandchildren. A granddaughter and a sister preceded him in death.   
Manitowoc Herald Times, March 13, 1962


MALINDA B. BRASS

Malinda B. Brass, 91, of Route 1, Elkhart Lake, Town  Herman, died Monday, 
January 23, 1989 at Sunny Ridge Healthcare Center.
She was born November 6, 1897 in the Town of Rhine, a daughter of the late Julius 
and Louise Leonhart Horneck. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Peters United 
Church of Christ, Town Rhine. She attended the district school at Rhine Center.
On February 12, 1919 Malinda Hornbeck and Hubert W. Brass were united in marriage. 
The couple lived and farmed on the Brass Homestead. Retiring in 1952, they made 
their home in the upper apartment in the farmhouse.
She was preceded in death by her husband March 13, 1962, also by one granddaughter, 
one great-granddaughter, and three brothers. Malinda was a member of St. John's 
United Church of Christ, Schwartzwald and its Ladies Guild.
Survivors include three sons and daughters-in-law, Eugene (Lucille) Brass, of 
Howards Grove; Elroy (Janet) Brass, of Route 1, Elkhart Lake; Archie (Dorothy) 
Brass, of Rt. 2, Sheboygan; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and 
two sisters, Mrs. Norma Hahn, of the Sheboygan Retirement Home and Mrs. Palmer 
(Leona) Sixel, of Town Mosel.
Funeral services for Malinda Brass will be held Thursday, at 2 p.m. at St. John's 
United Church of Christ, Schwartzwald. The Rev. Lloyd Fried, pastor, will officiate. 
Interment will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the ZIMMER FUNERAL 
HOME in Howards Grove on Wednesday, from 4 until 9 p.m. and at the church on Thursday, 
from noon until time of services.
A memorial fund has been established in Mrs. Malinda Brass's name for St. John's 
United Church of Christ.
Sheboygan Press, January 24, 1989  P. 5


MINNIE BRASS

Funeral services for Mrs. Herman Brass, aged 71, who passed away at 
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Walter Depping, town Rhine, early 
Tuesday morning, will be conducted at the residence in the town of 
Herman and at St. John’s Evangelical church in Schwartzwald.  The 
Rev. William Schultz will officiate and burial will be made in the 
family lot.  Mrs. Brass had been ill since last fall.  
The former Minnie Hahn, who was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William 
Hahn, was born in the town of Meeme on May 8, 1871.  On April 20, 
1892, she was married to Herman Brass in a ceremony performed by 
the Rev. A J. H. Bierbaum in St. John’s Evangelical church.  Since 
that time Mrs. Brass resided in the town of Herman, where last year 
she and her husband were privileged to celebrate their golden wedding 
anniversary.  Throughout her lifetime Mrs. Brass was a member of St. 
John’s Evangelical church of Schwartzwald and she was a faithful 
member of the Ladies’ Aid society there.  
The survivors are her husband, two sons, Theodore, of St. Joseph, 
Mich., and Herbert, of town Herman, and three daughters, Mrs. Walter 
Depping (Esther) town of Rhine; Mrs. Connie Juckem (Selma) and Mrs. 
Ed. Ehlert (Minnie) both of Sheboygan.  There are also four grand-
children in the family circle, and two brothers, Val. Hahn, town Meeme, 
and Herman Hahn, Sheboygan, and two sisters, Miss Christina Hahn, town 
Meeme, and Mrs. Louis Kuhn, town Rhine, also survive.  
One daughter, Mrs. Lydia Woepse, preceded her in death as did three 
brothers, William, Carl and Fred Hahn.
Sheboygan Press, April 7, 1943


ROSE L. BRASS

Mrs. Rose L. Brass, 78, of 4400 W. Missouri, Glendale, Ariz., died there Sunday.
The former Rose L. Habel was born July 7, 1904, in St. Joseph, Mich., a daughter 
of the late John and Lena Schneider Habel.
On Sept. 3, 1923, she married Theodore G. (Ted) Brass, also of St. Joseph. In 1945, 
the couple moved to Phoenix, Ariz., where they owned and operated the Cottonwood 
Swimming Pool until retiring in 1961. He died Dec. 16, 1977.
Survivors include nieces and nephews.
Funeral services are tentatively planned for Friday afternoon at the Ballhorn 
Funeral Chapels. Burial will be in St. John United Church of Christ Cemetery, 
Schwartzwald.
Friends may call at the funeral home at 1 p.m. Friday. Time of services will be 
announced Wednesday.
A memorial fund has been established in Mrs. Brass' name for St. John UCC, 
Schwartzwald.
Sheboygan Press, May 10, 1983  P. 90


THEODORE G. BRASS

Theodore G. Brass, 84, of 339 East Desert Park Lane, Phoenix, Ariz., died early 
Friday morning at the Phoenix Baptist Hospital following a brief illness
He was born April 10, 1893, in the Town of Herman, a son of Herman and Minnie 
Hahn Brass.
He attended the district school.
During World War I he served in the U.S. Navy.
In 1923 he moved to St. Joseph, Mich., where on Sept. 3 that year he married the 
former Rose L. Hael.
The couple celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 1973.
Mr. Brass was employed as a mechanic at the Messner Ford Garage in St. Joseph 
and for 10 years was proprietor of his on St. Joseph Auto Sales & Service. In 
1945, the couple moved to Phoenix where he owned and operated the cottonwood 
Swimming Pool for 14 years, retiring in 1961.
He was a member of the Madison Baptist Church, Phoenix; St. Joseph Lodge 437, 
F & AM, and the St. Joseph American Legion Post.
Survivors include his wife and two sisters, Mrs. C. Juckem, and Mrs. Edward 
Ehlert both of Sheboygan.
Two sisters and a brother preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. John United Church of 
Christ, Town of Herman, the Rev. Dean R. Miller, pastor, officiating. Burial will 
be in the church cemetery.
Friends may call at the Ballhorn Funeral Chapel from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and at 
the church from 11 a.m. until the time of the service.
The Sheboygan Masonic Lodge 11, F & AM, will conduct memorial rites at 7 p.m. 
Tuesday at the funeral home.
A memorial fund has been established in Mr. Brass' name for St. John UCC.
Sheboygan Press, December 17, 1977  P. 14


EVELYN I. GERBER

Evelyn I. Gerber, 90, of 1001 Primrose Lane, Fond du Lac, was called to heaven 
peacefully on Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 27, 2006, at Alterra Sterling House, 
Fond du Lac, with her family at her side.
She was born April 1, 1916, in the town of Schleswig, a daughter of the late 
Edwin Anna Maurer Voigt. Evelyn was a 1934 graduate of Kiel High School.
On May 29, 1940, she married Harold Braun. The couple resided in Howards Grove. 
Harold preceded her in death in November 1967.
On July 2, 1972, she married Charles Gerber. The couple made their home in 
Carpentersville, Ill., for 18 years. He husband, Charles, preceded her in death 
in October of 1990. In 1991, she moved to Fond du Lac to be closer to her family.
Evelyn had worked for Oak Industries in Crystal, Ill. She was a member of St. 
John's UCC, Schwarzwald, and Pilgram UCC, Fond du Lac. She also was a member of 
the Knights of Columbus in Carpentersville. Evelyn enjoyed spending time with her 
grandchildren, crocheting, baking and cooking.
Survivors include her grandchildren, Denise (Dennis) Sabel of Fond du Lac, Dennis 
(Jacquie) Braun II of Texas and Dean (Mary) Braun of Ohio; and her great-
grandchildren, Casey, Nicole and Corrie Sabel, Gavin and Gryphon Braun and Morgan, 
Samantha and Luisa Braun; and her favorite canine friends, Max and Snickers Sabel, 
who will miss the table scraps dearly!
She is further survived by her stepchildren, Alfred (Mary) Gerber of Illinois, 
Charlotte (John) Miller of Illinois and Patricia (David) Ledbetter of Washington; 
her step-grandchildren, Charlie, Caryn, Christy and Cindy Gerber, Janet and Julie 
Miller and their spouses and children; one sister, Sylvia Vogel of Kiel; one 
brother, Roger (Patricia) Voigt; her sisters-in-law, Joyce Voigt of Kiel and Elvera 
Voigt of New Holstein; numerous nieces; nephews; and many friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husbands, Harold Braun and Charles 
Gerber; one son, Dennis Braun; one daughter-in-law, Luisa Braun; and two brothers, 
Milton and Edwin Voigt.
Services: Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m, Saturday, Dec. 30, 2006, at 
Meiselwitz-Vollstedt Funeral Home, 815 6th St., Kiel, with the Rev. Rebecca Johnston 
officiating. Burial will take place at St. John's UCC Cemetery, Schwarzwald.
Visitation: Friends may call from 9 a.m. until the time of service on Saturday, 
Dec. 30, 2006, at the funeral home.
Evelyn was extremely loved and will be greatly missed.
The family would like to thank the hard-working staff at Alterra Sterling House, 
Fond du Lac, and Heartland Hospice, who took such great care of Evelyn.
Meiselwitz-Vollstedt Funeral Home, Kiel, is serving the family. Online condolences 
at www.meiselwitzfh.co.
Fond du Lac Commonwealth Reporter, Friday, December 29, 2006 P. A6


HAROLD BRAUN

A Howards Grove-Millersville man, Harold Braun, 52, is Sheboygan County’s 
19th highway traffic victim in 1967.  Mr. Braun, a machine shop employe 
of General Machinery Corp. in Sheboygan for about 2 1/2 years, died late 
Saturday night in Sheboygan Memorial Hospital from chest and other 
injuries sustained in a two-car crash at State Highway 42 and Playbird 
Road, some two miles northwest of Sheboygan, late Thursday afternoon.  
Sheriff’s men said the Braun auto, southbound on State 42, ran into the 
rear of a car driven by Mrs. Paul Ertel, 39, who lives just north of Ada.  
Mrs. Ertel had stopped ahead, intending to make a left turn into Playbird 
Road, the dividing line between the Town of Sheboygan and Mosel.  She said 
today she was treated at Memorial Hospital for a whiplash injury and shock, 
and released Friday.  Both drivers were alone in their cars. 
Mr. Braun, a native of the Town of Herman, was born July 17, 1915, a son 
of the late Frederick Braun and Mrs. Katherine Braun Altschwager.  He 
attended rural school and Howards Grove High School.  He married Evelyn 
Voigt of Kiel, May 29, 1940. Following marriage the couple lived at Howards 
Grove where he entered the insurance business.  He had been with the local 
Machinery Corp. since February, 1965. Mr. Braun was a member of St. John’s 
United Church of Christ at Schwartzwald (Town of Herman), Howards Grove 
Athletic Club, Howards Fire Department and Sheboygan County Deputy Sheriffs 
Association.  
Surviving are his wife; a son, Dennis, Sheboygan; a grandchild; his mother, Mrs. 
Altenschwager, Sheboygan, and a sister, Mrs. LaVerne Rhode, Howards Grove. 
He was preceded in death by his father and his stepfather.  
Sheboygan Press, November 20, 1967


ALBERTINA BRUESSO

Mrs. Albertina Bruesso, 71, of 4011 S. 56th St., Milwaukee, died Friday afternoon 
at Milwaukee General Hospital following a lingering illness. Funeral services will 
be at 2 pm Monday at St. John Evangelical Church, Schwartzwald, Town of Herman, 
Sheboygan County. The Rev. E.L. Hennig will officiate and burial will be in the 
church cemetery.
She was born Sept. 4, 1886 at Ada, Sheboygan County, daughter of the late Herman 
and Fredericka Kohlberg Grohskopf and was married to August Bruesso of Sun Prairie, 
March 30, 1910. The couple lived in Ada for a few years and the moved to Mayville. 
Her husband died Feb. 27, 1920. For the past 10 years she had resided in Milwaukee.
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Robert Schuman and Mrs. Herman Kollien of 
Mayville and Mrs. Roman Schuman of Milwaukee; a brother, Herman Grohskopf of 
Sheboygan; 11 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. She was preceded in 
death by a son, Reinhardt and a sister.
Friends may call at Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, after 2 pm Sunday until 11 am 
Monday when the body will be moved to the church where it will lie in state from 
noon.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Sat., May 24, 1958
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Funeral services for Mrs. Albertina Bruesso, age 71, of 4011 S. 56th 
St., Milwaukee, who passed away on Friday, were held at 2 p.m. Monday 
at St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church at Schwartzwald.
The Rev. E. L. Hennig, pastor, officiated. During the service, Miss 
Rose Marie Ochs, organist, accompanied Mrs. Ewald Franz, Mrs. E. L. 
Hennig, Mrs. Elmer Meyer, Mrs. Elsie Roeder and Mrs. Walter Wegner 
who rendered two songs, “Jesus Savior, Pilot Me,” and “The Lord Is 
My Shepherd.” 
Burial took place in the church cemetery. 
Pallbearers were Herman Collien, Donale Raube, Lester Richard, Robert 
and Roman Schuman. 
Sheboygan Press, Wednesday, May 28, 1958   P. 18 


FRIEDRICKE DEICHER

Mrs. Fredricka Schulz Deicher, 82, a former resident of Ada, passed 
away at the Appleton hospital Monday.  She had been making her home 
in Appleton with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Henry 
Liebzeit.  Mrs. Deicher was born Oct. 26, 1865, in Schwartzwald, 
Sheboygan County, the daughter of Karl and Louisa Schulz, and was 
married to John Deicher, Nov. 21, 1891. The couple lived at Ada 
until 1918, then moved to Appleton.  
Survivors are one daughter, Mrs. Henry (Lydia) Liebzeit, of Appleton, 
five grandsons, eight great-grandchildren, and two brothers, J. L. 
Schulz, Mitchell, S.D., and Ernest Schulz, Horicon.  Mr. Deicher 
died May 1, 1919 and two brothers and two sisters also preceded her 
in death.  
Funeral services will be held at St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed 
church of Schwartzwald, the Rev. William Schultz officiating, and 
burial will be in the church cemetery.   
Sheboygan Press, March 23, 1948
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Mrs. John Deicher, 82, nee Fredericka(sic) Schulz, died Monday at an 
Appleton hospital.
Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the St. John 
Evangelical and Reformed church in Ada, Sheboygan county, with burial 
in the church cemetery. The body may be viewed at the Meiselwitz funeral 
home in Kiel after 4 p.m. Wednesday and will be moved to the church at 
10 a.m. Thursday.
She was born in Ada in 1865 and was married to Mr. Schultz in 1891. They 
moved to Appleton to reside with their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and 
Mrs. Henry Leibzeit, in 1918. Mr. Deicher died the following year.
Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Leibzeit of Appleton; two brothers, J.L. 
Schultz of Mitchell, S.D. and Ernest of Horicon, Wis.; five grandsons 
and eight great-grandchildren.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Tuesday, March 23, 1948 P.2


JOHN DEICHER

John Deicher of Ada passed away Thursday night, at the Plymouth hospital. He 
had undergone a serious operation for cancer of the intestines several days 
before. 
Mr. Deicher was born in town of Rhine, February 2, 1862. He was a blacksmith 
by trade and was employed at that trade in the village of Ada. His union with 
Miss Schulz took place about twenty-four years ago. 
The wife survives and also a daughter, Miss Lydia Deicher. He also leaves four 
brothers, Philip of Rhine, Alderman Adam Deicher and Dr. H. F. Deicher, Plymouth, 
and Herman Deicher, Glenbeulah, and four sisters, Mrs. D. Jochmann of Kiel, Mrs. 
John Luther and Mrs. Art Pfeil of Glenbeulah, and Mrs. Albert Schmidt, Milwaukee. 
The parents of Mr. Deicher and four brothers preceded him in death. The funeral 
was held Monday afternoon from the church in Herman, Rev. Schroer officiating. 
Interment was made in the Schwarzwald cemetery.
Tri-County Record - May 8, 1919


REV. THEO DEVRIES

The Rev. Theodore De Vries of Norwood, Ohio, passed away Monday 
after a lingering illness.
The Rev. De Vries was married to Miss Norma Wegner of the town of 
Herman on July 6, 1922, and she survives him, together with a son, 
Theodore of New York.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at St. John’s 
Evangelical and Reformed church in the town of Herman, with the 
Revs. William Schultz and E.C. Jaberg officiating, and burial will 
be in the church cemetery.
Friends may call at the Ballhorn Funeral chapels Friday evening. 
The casket will not be opened at the church. 
Sheboygan Press, Wednesday, March 16, 1949  P. 18 
********
Funeral services for the Rev. Theodore DeVries, a retired Presbyterian 
clergyman who died Monday at Norwood, Ohio, will be held at 3 p.m. 
Saturday at St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed church in the town of 
Herman.
The Rev. William Schulz, pastor of the Town Herman church and the Rev. 
E.C. Jaberg, pastor of the Ebenezer Evangelical and Reformed church in 
Sheboygan, will officiate. 
The services had previously been scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday. The one 
hour change in the service hour was announced today.
A graduate of Mission House college with the class of 1918, the Rev. Mr. 
DeVries had served pastorates in the East until his retirement two years 
ago. Since then he had served as a part time supply pastor in and near 
Cincinnati, Ohio. 
He was married to Miss Norma Wegner of Herman township on July 6, 1922. 
Burial will be made on the Wegner family lot in the church cemetery. The 
body will lie in state at the Ballhorn Funeral chapels Friday evening. 
Sheboygan Press, Thursday, March 17, 1949  P. 26
*********
Funeral services for the Rev. Theodore De Vries, age 56 years, at Norwood, 
Ohio, who passed away at the Cincinnati hospital on Tuesday, March 15, were 
held Saturday at 3 o’clock at the St. John’s Ev. and Ref. church of Town 
Herman, and burial was made in the church cemetery. 
The Rev. William Schulz and the Rev. E. C. Jaberg of Ebenezer Ev. And Ref. 
church of Sheboygan, and the Rev. Paul Olm of the Elkhart Lake Community 
church officiated. The latter two were classmates of the late Rev. De Vries 
at Mission House college. 
During the services the Ladies’ choir sang two selections, “Under His Wings” 
and “Have Thine Own Way Lord”. They were accompanied at the organ by Miss 
Edna Neuman. 
Pallbearers were: Roland, Edgar, Paul and Walter Albrecht, John Heiman and 
John Zimmermann. 
The Rev. De Vries is survived by his wife and one son, Theo., Jr., at 
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute of Troy, N.Y. He is also survived by one 
sister and five brothers: Mrs. Sander Sessler of Aplington, Iowa, the Rev. 
John De Vries of Allison, Iowa, Claus De Vries, Archer, Iowa, Jerry De Vries, 
Aplington, Iowa, Thomas De Vries, Kesley, Iowa, Louis De Vries, Rockford, 
Ill.
He served as pastorate at Goldendale, Ash., Charlton Presbyterian church at 
Schenectady, N.Y., The Bethany Presb. Church of Utica, N.Y., and First Presb. 
Church at Canton, N.Y. For the last two years after his retirement he served 
as supply pastor for the Presbytery of Cincinnati, Ohio. 
Among those attending from out of town were the following: Mr. and Mrs. Claus 
De Vries, Archer, Iowa, the Rev. and Mrs. John De Vries, Allison, Iowa, Jerry 
De Vries, Aplington, Iowa, Mr. and Mrs. Louis De Vries and Dennis, Rochford, 
Ill. Among the floral tributes were those from deacons of Westminster Presb. 
Church of Cincinnati, Ohio, Beta Zeta chapter of Theta Pi fraternity of St. 
Lawrence college of Canton, N.Y., St. Lawrence Presbytery of Canton, N.Y., 
members of the session of the Canton Presby. Church, Postscript club of the 
Presby. Church of Canton, Ladies’ Aid society of the Presb. Church of Canton, 
Bethesda hospital second floor nurses of Cincinnati.
Sheboygan Press, Tuesday, March 22, 1949  P. 14


ALWINE M. DITTMEYER

Alwine, daughter of Louis Dittmeier(sic) in Meeme, died Friday 
evening at age 16 of a stroke. The funeral was held Monday, 15 
October, in Schwarzwald.
Der Nord Westen, 18 Oct. 1906


LOUIS DITTMEYER

Louis Dittmeyer, 75, passed away at St. Nicholas hospital Monday, 
where he had been a patient since Saturday.  Mr. Dittmeyer was born 
in the town of Meeme on November 22, 1850, and had resided on a farm 
there for many years. For some time past he had been making his home 
here with a daughter, Mrs. H. L. DeSmidt, 619 N. Tenth Street.
The survivors are two sons, Adolph and Oscar Dittmeyer, of Colby; 
four daughters, Mrs. William Melger, Meeme, Mrs. Fred Ehnert, Kiel; 
Mrs. H. L. DeSmidt and Mrs. Emil Hersel, they city and nine grand-
children.  His wife preceded him in death twenty-two years ago.  
Funeral services will be from the home of the daughter, Mrs. Melger, 
in the Town of Meeme and from the church at Schwartzwald.  The Rev. 
Mohme will officiate and burial will be made in the church cemetery.  
Sheboygan Press, January 12, 1926


MINNIE DITTMEYER

Death in Meeme on Mon. of 50-yr. old Mrs. Dittmeier(sic), 
after she sustained a leg wound and eventually had to 
undergo an amputation of the diseased leg.
Der Nord Westen, 27 Apr. 1905
*******
Minna Pauline Klumm Dittmeyer
Wisconsin, Death Records
Name Minna Pauline Klumm Dittmeyer  
Event Type Death  
Event Date 1905  
Event Place Meeme, Manitowoc, Wisconsin  
Residence Place Meeme,  
Gender Female  
Age 51  
Marital Status Married  
Race W  
Occupation Housewife  
Birth Date 15 Feb 1854  
Birth Year (Estimated) 1854  
Birthplace Mosel, Sheboygan Co., Wis.  
Burial Place St. Johns Cem.  
Father's Name Julius Klumm  
Father's Birthplace Germany  
Mother's Name Anna Klumm  
Mother's Birthplace Germany  
Spouse's Name Ludwig Dittmeyer 
********
Minnie Pauline Klumm Dittmeyer
Wisconsin Deaths and Burials
Name Minnie Pauline Klumm Dittmeyer  
Gender Female  
Burial Place ...Onbomer  
Death Date 22 Apr 1905  
Death Place Meeme, Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin  
Age 51  
Birth Date 15 Feb 1854  
Birthplace Mosel, Sheboygan Co.,  
Occupation Housewife  
Race White  
Marital Status Married  
Spouse's Name Ludwig Dittmeyer  
Father's Name Julius Klumm  
Father's Birthplace Germany  
Mother's Name Anna  
Mother's Birthplace Germany 


ALVIN ECKARDT

Alvin Eckardt, 72, Route 1, Cleveland, died today at Sheboygan Memorial Hospital.
He was born July 16, 1912, in the Town of Herman, son of Louis and Emma Gutenberger 
Eckardt.
He attended Green Bay elementary school and Howards Grove High School.
On July 2, 1932, he married Rhoda Kuhn in Waukegan, Ill. The couple farmed on the 
homestead farm until December 1967, when he was employed with the Sheboygan County 
Highway Department until his retirement.
Survivors include his wife; a son, Gene of Sheboygan.
He was preceded in death by three brothers.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at St. John United Church of 
Christ, Town of Herman. The Rev. Dean Roy Miller, pastor, will officiate. Burial 
will be in the church cemetery.
Friends may call at Ahrens-Zimmer Funeral Home, Howards Grove, from 4 to 9 p.m. 
Wednesday and from 8 to 11 a.m. Thursday, and at the church from noon until the 
time of services.
A memorial fund has been established in his name for St. John UCC.
Sheboygan Press, October 16, 1984  P.4


EMMA ECKARDT

Mrs. Emma Eckardt, 73, wife of Louis Eckardt of the town of Herman, 
passed away Thursday at the home of her son, Alvin, in the town of 
Herman, following a short illness.  She was born Dec. 10, 1871, in 
the town of Mosel, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michel Gutenberger, 
attended St. Paul’s Church in the town of Mosel, and was confirmed 
there.  She was married to Mr. Eckardt on March 31, 1902.  
Survivors are her husband; four sons, William and Alvin, town of 
Herman, Alfred of Cleveland, and Raymond of Milwaukee; two sisters, 
Mrs. Gustave Hake, Milwaukee, and Mrs. Gustave Klemm, Sheboygan; and 
two brothers, Edwin, of Sheboygan, and Herman, of the town of Mosel.  
Her parents and three brothers, Adolph, Albert and William preceded 
her in death.  
Funeral services will be held at St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed 
Church in the town of Herman, the Rev. William Schultz officiating 
and burial will be in the church cemetery.  
Sheboygan Press, February 5, 1948


LOUIS ECKARDT

Louis Eckardt, 76, of the town of Herman, died in Memorial hospital Tuesday 
evening after a few weeks’ illness.  The son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Eckardt, 
he was born August 31, 1872, in Town Meeme, and married Emma Gutenberger on 
March 31, 1902.  The couple settled on a Town Herman farm after their 
marriage.  
Surviving are four sons, William and Alvin at home, Alfred of Town Meeme, 
and Raymond of Milwaukee; two brothers, Oscar of Fort Shaw, Montana, and 
Fred of Sheboygan; and four grandchildren.  His wife preceded him in death 
on Feb. 5, 1948, while five brothers and a sister also preceded.  
Funeral services will be held at the Walter H. Ahrens Funeral home at Howards 
Grove with the Rev. Will Schulz of St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed church 
of Town Herman officiating.  Burial will be in the church cemetery.  
Sheboygan Press, June 15, 1949


RAYMOND H. ECKARDT

Raymond H. Eckardt, 74, of 6048 N. Shoreland Ave., Milwaukee, died today at 
Columbia Hospital in Milwaukee.
Born in the Town of Herman, Dec. 27, 1906, he was son of Louis and Emma Eckardt. 
He was married to the former Marcella Shultz also of Sheboygan County.
For 52 years he was funeral director, employed the past 15 years at Harder 
Funeral Service Inc. in Milwaukee. Prior to that he was with the Philip J. 
Weiss Inc. Funeral Service in Milwaukee. He also worked in Sheboygan for a 
time at the former Kroos Funeral Home.
Surviving are his wife; a daughter, Mrs. William (Suzette) Bartz of San Jose, 
Calif.; a son, Dr. Robert Eckardt of Milwaukee; five grandchildren; one great-
grandchild; and a brother, Alvin, of the Town of Herman.
The funeral will be Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Harder Funeral Home, 4217 W. Fond 
du Lac Ave., Milwaukee. Burial will be at St. John United Church of Christ 
Cemetery near Howards Grove on Saturday at 10 a.m.
A memorial fund has been established in Mr. Eckardt's name for Immanuel 
Presbyterian Church in Milwaukee.
Sheboygan Press, July 9, 1981  P. 6


RHODA ECKARDT

Rhoda Ida Eckardt, 96, went to be with her Lord Saturday, March 13, 2010, at 
Pine Haven Christian Home where she was a resident for the last four years. 
Rhoda was born May 2, 1913 in the Town of Rhine a daughter of the late John 
and Ida (Kattreh) Kuhn. She was baptized and confirmed in the Christian faith 
at St. Peter U.C.C. in Kiel. She attended Harrison Elementary School and Kiel 
High School. On July 2, 1932 she married Alvin Eckardt. Alvin preceded her in 
death October 16, 1984. Together they worked the family farm in Edwards, Tn. 
of Herman, until December of 1967. Rhoda was a member of St. Johns United Church 
of Christ (Schwarzwald) in the Town of Herman. She enjoyed gardening, cooking, 
and baking, mainly for birthday get-togethers with relatives and neighbors. She 
also enjoyed dancing, especially at Kuylen's Hall in Edwards. She enjoyed playing 
sheepshead, and watching the Lawrence Welk Show on T.V. She also enjoyed her 
trips to northern Wisconsin with her husband and Raymond and Marcella Eckardt. 
Survivors include her son, Gene (Myrtle Schneider) Eckardt of Sheboygan, her 
sister-in-law, Alice Schmitz, and many nieces and nephews. In addition to her 
husband, Alvin, she was preceded in death by her four sisters, Melitta Raquet, 
Valeska Kleinfeldt, Lucinda Schneider, and Verna Lindow, and her brothers, John 
and Orville Kuhn. 
During Rhoda's stay at Pine Haven Christian Home, Gene and Myrtle became friends 
with the wonderful staff. They would like to extend a special thank you to 
Heartland Hospice, Linda Voight RN, and the nurses and aids on 2nd North. The 
family could feel the daily concern, love and kindness shown to their mother, it 
was deeply appreciated. A sincere compliment from Rhoda was ""the food and care 
here is always good"". 
The family would also like to thank Rev. Rebecca Johnston and Reverend DuWayne 
Hanke for compassionately providing for her spiritual needs and serving her the 
Lords Supper on a regular basis. Thanks also to her nephews, nieces and friends 
for their frequent visits which she truly enjoyed. 
Funeral Services for Rhoda will take place Wednesday, March 17, 2010, at 11:30 
A.M. at St. John's United Church of Christ Schwarzwald, Dairyland & Orchard Rd. 
The Reverend DuWayne Hanke, Pastor will officiate. 
Friends may call on Wednesday, at the church from 9:30 A.M. until the time of 
service. Burial will follow services at St. John's Cemetery. A memorial fund has 
been established in her name for St. John's U.C.C. Schwarzwald and Pine Haven 
Christian Home.
Newspaper not cited.  


WILLIAM ECKARDT

William F. Eckhardt(sic), 60, a resident of the Town of Herman, died unexpectedly 
at St. Nicholas Hospital, Sunday. He was admitted to the hospital Thursday. 
Born Dec. 4, 1902, he was the son of the late Louis and Emma Eckhardt. He attended 
Green Bay Road School, then attended business college. He worked as a carpenter 
until 1949 after which he operated a wood shop from his home.
He is survived by three brothers, Raymond of Milwaukee and Alfred and Alvin of 
Cleveland, Wis.
Funeral services will be held at 2 pm Wednesday at the Walter H. Ahrens Funeral 
Home in Howards Grove, the Rev. Edmond Hennig, pastor of St. John's United Church 
of Christ of Schwartzwald officiating. Burial will be made in the church cemetery. 
Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 pm Tuesday.
Sheboygan Press, Mon., Jan. 28, 1963 page 12


EDWARD EHLERT

Edward Ehlert, 85, a resident of Morningside Health Center, died there, Sunday 
evening, June 2, 1996.
Ed was born April 24, 1911, in Sheboygan to Christian and Julianna Spies Ehlert. 
He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II in the Pacific theater.
On Sept. 3, 1937, he married Minnie Brass of the Town of Herman. They resided on 
North Fourth Street for many years. The couple spent much of their time at their 
summer home in Athelstane, Marinette County, Wis. Mrs. Ehlert preceded him in 
death on Feb. 27, 1993.
Ed drove a tanker for the Wisconsin Oil Refinery, before becoming a representative 
for the Teamsters Union, Local 56, which he retired from in 1968.
Mr. Ehlert was a member of Zion United Church of Christ, Sheboygan Elks Lodge 299 
and the V.F.W. Sheboygan.
Survivors include a brother, Victor Ehlert, Sheboygan; two nieces, Marin Ehlert 
(Jack) Theune, Sheboygan, Julieanne Ehlert (Val) Zibung. New Holstein; and a nephew, 
Scott A. (Christine) Ehlert, Kohler. In addition to his parents and his wife, he was 
preceded in death by two brothers, John and Henry Ehlert.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, 11:30 a.m. at Ballhorn Funeral Chapels. The 
Rev. Dr. Steven J. Pederson, pastor of Zion United Church of Christ, will officiate. 
Burial will take place in St. John's United Church of Christ Cemetery, Schwartzwald, 
Town Herman. Friends may call at Ballhorns on Tuesday (TODAY) from 5-7 p.m. and on 
Wednesday, from 10 a.m. until the time of services.
A memorial fund has been established in his name for Zion United Church of Christ.
Sheboygan Press, June 4, 1996  P. A2


MINNIE EHLERT

Mrs. Edward (Minnie) Ehlert, 85, of 2428 N. Fourth St., 1993 at Morningside 
Health Center.
The former Minnie Brass was born Feb. 10, 1908 in the Town of Herman, a daughter 
of the late Herman and Minnie Hahn Brass. She attended Howards Grove High School, 
a nursing school and graduated from Sheboygan Business College in 1926.
She was employed at the former H.C. Prange Co., before attending Beauty Culture 
School in Milwaukee. On July 3, 1926, Minnie was employed as a beautician by her 
sister, Selma Juckem, at the Es-Bar Beauty Shops in Sheboygan, Sheboygan Falls, 
and Plymouth.
On Sept. 3, 1937, she married Edward Ehlert of Sheboygan in Woodhaven, N.Y. She 
retired from her profession in 1962, at the age of 54.
The couple spent much of their time at their summer hme in Athelstane, Wi., 
Marinette County.
Mrs. Ehlert was a member of Zion United Church of Christ.
In addition to her husband, Edward, she is survived by her sister, Selma Juckem, 
who was her room-mate at Sunny Ridge and four nephews. Preceding her in death 
were two brothers, two sisters, a nephew and great-niece.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Ballhorn Funeral Chapels. The 
Rev. Dr Steven J. Peterson, senior pastor of Zion United Church of Christ, will 
officiate. Burial will take place in St. John United Church of Christ Cemetery, 
Schwartzwald, Town of Herrman. Friends may call at Ballhorns from 11 a.m., Tuesday, 
until the time of services.
A memorial fund has been established in her name for St. John's United Church of 
Christ, Schwartzwald, or Zion United Church of Christ.
Sheboygan Press, March 1, 1993  P. A2


EMMA EICK

Mrs. Emma Eick, 67, of 1002 High Avenue, widow of the late Ferdinand Eick, 
died early this morning at St. Nicholas hospital following a short illness. 
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Neuhaus, the deceased was born Nov. 17, 
1879, in the town of Herman.  She attended district schools at Ada and was 
baptized and confirmed at the Town Herman Emmanuel Reformed church near 
Franklin.  Her marriage to Ferdinand Eick was performed on April 5, 1902, 
and the couple operated a farm three miles north of Howards Grove until 
10 years ago.  For the past year, Mrs. Eick was employed at the Sheboygan 
county hospital.  She was a member of the Ebenezer Reformed church.  
Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Benno Boeldt, Sheboygan, and a son, 
Harvey, route 2, Sheboygan Falls; five grandchildren; one brother, Albert, 
Manitowoc and four sisters, Mrs. Lydia Martin, town of Herman, Mrs. Lora 
Johanning, town of Sheboygan Falls, Mrs. Hilda Runge, Manitowoc, and Mrs. 
Alma Bischoff, Sheboygan.  Her husband died October 14, 1937. One brother, 
Louis also preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be held at the Ebenezer Reformed church with the 
Rev. E. C. Jaberg, pastor, officiating.  Burial will be made on the family 
lot in Schwartzwald cemetery in town Herman.  
Sheboygan Press, March 31, 1947


FERDINAND EICK

Ferdinand H. Eick, 63, life-long resident of the town of Herman passed 
away Thursday at his farm home after a brief illness. Mr. Eick was born 
April 27, 1874, at his present location, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl 
Eick.  He attended the Green Bay road district school and was confirmed 
at St. Markus Evangelical church in Town Mosel.  On April 5, 1902, he 
was united in marriage with Emma Neuhaus, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob 
Neuhaus.  He was a member of the Schwartzwald St. John’s Evangelical 
church and a man devoted to his family.  His industrious traits and 
skill enabled him to build the fine home where they family now resides.  
Mr. Eick is survived by his wife; two children, Mrs. Benno Boelt, 
Sheboygan; Harvey Eick of Sheboygan Falls, route 2; two brothers, Albert 
of the town of Sheboygan Falls and Fred of the town of Mosel; three 
sisters, Mrs. August Lauz and Mrs. Helen Eickhoff, both of Kiel, route 1; 
and Mrs. Anna Klessig of Cleveland; and ?? grandchildren.  Two sisters 
preceded him in death.  
Funeral services will be held Monday at the farm home and at the 
Schwartzwald St. John’s Evangelical church.  The Rev. William Schultz 
will officiate and burial will be made in the town Herman cemetery at 
Schwartzwald.  
Sheboygan Press, October 15, 1937


EDWARD V. EVEN

Edward V. Even, 77, formerly of 1435 S. 14th St., died Sunday at Heritage Nursing 
Center, where he had been a resident for 7-12 years.
Mr. Even was born in Sheboygan, May 29, 1901, a son of Henry and Frances Ertl Even. 
He attended St. Peter Clave Catholic School.
He served in the U.S. Army from July 1942 to January 1943.
On July 24, 1943, he married Ella Schreiber, at Schwartzwald. She died in June 
1970.
He was employed at the H.C. Prange Co. for about 20 years and then at Spiller 
Spring Co. for two years, until retirement in 1963.
Survivors are one brother, Wilbur of Milwaukee, and two sisters, Mrs. Selma 
Kristzonas of New Berlin and Mrs. Irene Walters of Milwaukee. He was preceded 
in death by his parents.
Burial will be in St. John United Church of Christ Cemetery, Schwartzwald.
There will be no services nor visitation at the Ramm-Ziegler Funeral Home.
Sheboygan Press, January 29, 1979  P. 12


ELLA EVEN

Mrs. Edward (Ella) Even, 68, formerly of 1435 S. 14th St., a resident 
of Heritage Nursing Center for the past 10 months, died there this 
morning.
She was born in the Town of Meeme, July 13, 1901, a daughter of the 
late August and Helen Schreiber. She attended school in the Town of 
Herman.
On July 24, 1943, she was married to Edward Even.
She had been employed at the H.C. Prange Co. for 38 years until her 
retirement in 1966.
Mrs. Even was a lifelong member of St. John United Church of Christ, 
Schwartzwald.
Survivors are her husband; two brothers, Hugo, Two Rivers, and August, 
Kiel; four sisters, Mrs. Hattie Lutze, Valders, Mrs. Leslie Reinke, 
R. 1, Cleveland, Mrs. Lester Luebke, and Mrs. Carl Schrank, both of 
Manitowoc. 
Her parents, a brother and a sister preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at St. John UCC in Schwartzwald, 
with the Rev. William Bender, pastor of Immanuel UCC, R. 3, Plymouth, 
officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Friends may call at the Ramm-Ziegler Funeral Home here after 4 p.m .
Thursday until 10:30 a.m. Friday, and at the church from 11:30 a.m. until 
time of services. 
A memorial fund has been established in Mrs. Even’s name for St. John Church.
Sheboygan Press, Tuesday, June 30, 1970   P. 33


CARL FINTLEMANN

Last Sad Rites Held Monday for Ada Resident
The last sad rites for Carl Fintelmann(sic), who lived near Ada and who died 
Thursday evening at 7 o'clock at Rochester, Minn., after a lingering illness 
of heart disease were held at 1:30 pm Monday from the family residence near 
Ada and at 2 o'clock from the Evangelical Church. Rev. F. Mohme officiated 
and interment was made in the adjoining cemetery. The funeral was largely 
attended by relatives and friends of the Fintelmann family.
That Mr. Fintelmann was well known in this vicinity was indicated by the 
beautiful floral tributes from sorrowing relatives and other persons in the 
county.
The pallbearers were Robert Meyer, Arvin Semph, Armin Kretsa, Hugo Olm, Gustave 
Roeder and Arthur Bertschy.
Mr. Fintelmann was born on Oct. 29, 1875 in the Town of Meeme, Manitowoc County.
Sheboygan Press, Thurs., May. 15, 1930 page 2


IDA FINTLEMANN

Mrs. Carl Fintelmann(sic), 69, a life-long resident of the town 
of Herman, died Sunday morning at St. Nicholas hospital following 
a lingering illness.  Nee Ida Boje, the deceased was born 
Oct. 11, 1878, the daughter of John and Wilhelmina Boje. She 
was married to Carl Fintelmann on March 8, 1900. She was a 
member of St. John’s Evangelical church at Schwartzwald.  
Survivors include one son, Elmer, and a brother, Louis both of 
Howards Grove.  Her husband died May 8, 1930 and two children 
also preceded her in death.  
Funeral services will be held at St. John’s Evangelical church 
in Schwartzwald, with the Rev. William Schulz, pastor, 
officiating.  Burial will be made in the church cemetery.  
Sheboygan Press, March 22, 1948


EDNA E. FRANZ

Edna E. Franz, 77, of Route 1, Elkhart Lake, died unexpectedly at her residence 
Friday evening.
She was born in the Town of Herman on Jan. 30, 1910, a daughter of the late Julius 
and Emma Fintelmann Kuhfuss.
She attended Franklin Elementary School.
Edna Kuhfuss married Ewald Franz on June 16, 1929, at Emmanual (sic) United Church 
of Christ in the Town of Herman. Together the couple farmed in the Town of Herman 
for over 30 years.
She was later employed as a cook for Lakeland College and the Howards Grove School 
District, retiring in the early 1970s.
She was a member of St. John United Church of Christ, its Ladies Aid and church 
choir.
Survivors include her husband; one son, Jerome of Poynette; two daughters, Mrs. 
Lavern (Marion) Prinsen of Cedar Grove and Mrs. Ronald (Caroline) Doersch of 
Madison; 14 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren two brothers, Arvin Kuhfuss 
of Howards Grove and Harold Kuhfuss of Plymouth; and one sister, Mrs. Arthur 
(Norma) Boedeker of the Town of Herman.
She was preceded in death by one daughter and two brothers.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at St. John United Church of 
Christ, Schwartzwald. The Rev. Rueben Grosshuesch will officiate. Burial will 
be in the church cemetery.
Friends may call at the Zimmer Funeral Home in Howards Grove, from 4 until 9 p.m. 
Sunday, and on Monday at the church from 11 a.m. until the time of services.
A memorial fund has been established in her name.
Sheboygan Press, November 7, 1987  P. 7


EWALD E. FRANZ

Ewald E. Franz, 88, a resident of Sunny Ridge Healthcare Center, and formerly of 
Howards Grove and Town of Herman, died at Sunny Ridge on Friday, May 6, 1994.
He was born May 29, 1905 in the Town of Herman, a son of the late Gustave and Helen 
Szeppull Franz. He attended local schools.
On June 15, 1929 Edna Kuhfuss and Ewald Franz were united in marriage. The couple 
farmed over 30 years in the Town of Herman. Later Ewald worked as a electrical 
engineer at Camp Haven for 10 years, then he was employed as a plumber and 
electrician until 1970. Ewald continued to work in maintenance at the Howards Grove 
Schools until his retirement.
Ewald was active in St. Johns United Church of Christ where he was a member over 60 
years, holding leadership positions in the consistory and the Men's Brotherhood. He 
was also active in the St. Johns choir and community organizations such as the local 
school board, Farm Bureau and 4-H. Edna and Ewald enjoyed 58 years of marriage. Edna 
preceded him in death on November 6, 1987.
Funeral services for Ewald Franz will be held Monday, May 9, 1994 at 11 a.m. at St. 
Johns United Church of Christ, Schwartzwald, with the Rev. Lloyd Fried officiating. 
Interment will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the Zimmer Funeral 
Home of Howards Grove on Sunday from 4 until 9 p.m. and at the church from 9 a.m. 
until the time of services on Monday.
Survivors of Ewald E. Franz include one son, Jerome, of Pynette, Wis.; two daughters, 
Mrs. Marion (LaVern) Prinsen, of Cedar Grove, and Mrs. Caroline (Ronald) Doersch, of 
Madison; 14 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Martha Witmer 
Giese of Wautoma, Wis., and Mrs. Marie (Vernon) Thieleke, of Howards Grove; one 
brother-in-law, Henry Knoener, of Ada. He was also preceded in death by one daughter, 
one brother and one sister.
A memorial fund has been established in the name of Ewald E. Franz to St. Johns United 
Church of Christ.
Sheboygan Press, May 8, 1994  P. A2


CAROLINE FREUND

Died   
At the home of her son, August in the town of Herman, Sheboygan 
County, on Nov. 10, Caroline Freund, aged 82 years and 2 months.  
The deceased was the mother of Otto Freund and Mrs. William Mathies 
of Rantoul. She was born in Germany in 1810.  In 1854 she came to 
America and located with her husband in Sheboygan county, where she 
resided until called to the other world. She enjoyed good health for 
a long period and was only sick three days before her death. She was 
a woman loved and respected by all who knew her. Her funeral took 
place on Sunday last and was largely attended by relatives and 
friends. 
Chilton Times, November 19, 1892


LOUISE GESCH

Mrs. Martin Gesch, 77, of Franklin, died today at St. Nicholas Hospital 
following a short illness.  The former Louisa Schreiber was born in the 
town of Meeme, Manitowoc County, Dec. 31, 1877, a daughter of the late 
August and Louisa Schreiber.  She was baptized and confirmed at 
Evangelical and Reformed Church, Town of Herman, and attended district 
school in Meeme.  Her marriage to Mr. Gesch took place May 29, 1909, 
following which the couple farmed until 1920 when they moved to Franklin 
where the husband operated a general store until his retirement a few 
years ago.  
Surviving are her husband; five sons, August at home, Paul and Herman, 
Sheboygan, Martin Jr., Ada, and Wilfred, Cedar Grove; four daughters, 
Miss Esther Gesch at home, Mrs. Theodore Mosch and Mrs. Lester Knaack, 
Sheboygan and Mrs. Gottlieb Krimmel, Franklin; 15 grandchildren and one 
great grandchild; and two sisters, Miss Emma Schreiber of Ada and Mrs. 
Augusta Scheib of Plymouth.  She was preceded in death by nine brothers 
and sisters.  
Sheboygan Press, June 6, 1955


MARTIN GESCH

Martin Gesch Sr., 73, of 803A Spring Ave., died Wednesday after a long 
illness. He was born Dec. 9, 1885, in Berlin, Germany, the son of the 
late Herman and Louisa Gesch. He came to this country in 1901, settling 
in Sheboygan. In 1909 he married Louise Schreiber and the couple lived 
on a farm in the Town of Meeme. From 1921 until the death of his wife 
in 1955 he operated a general store in Franklin. In 1955 he moved to 
Sheboygan and lived with a daughter, Esther.
Survivors include four daughters and five sons, Esther of Sheboygan, Mrs. 
Theodore (Frieda) Mosch, Sheboygan, Mrs. Lester (Ruth) Knaak, Sheboygan, 
Mrs. Godfried (Gertrude) Krimmel, Franklin; August, Franklin, Paul and 
Herman of Sheboygan, Martin Jr. of Ada, and Wilfred of Cedar Grove. He 
is also survived by 16 grandchildren, six great grandchildren, and three 
brothers, the Rev. William Gesch of Pamona, Calif.; Walter of Milwaukee, 
and Kurt of San Antonio, Texas. One brother, Herman, and his parents 
preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be held at St. John Evangelical and Reformed Church 
in Schwartzwald, with the Rev. Carl Zeyher, pastor of Faith Evangelical 
Reformed Church in Erdman officiating. Burial will be in the church 
cemetery.
Sheboygan Press, August 20, 1959


ERNA GROHSKOPF

Mrs. Herman (Erna) Grohskopf, 66, of 632 N. 14th St., died early 
today at St. Nicholas Hospital.
Born in Sheboygan Aug. 25, 1899, a daughter of the late Ferdinand 
and Marie Zenker, she attended Lyman School and was married in 1922 
to Carl Wendland who preceded her in death.
On June 16, 1928, she was married to Herman Grohskopf. They resided 
on a farm in the Town of Herman until 1949 when they moved to 
Sheboygan.
Survivors are her husband; two sons, Herbert of Oregon, Wis., and Hugo 
of Kiel; three daughters, Mrs. Herman (Hulda) Berth of Millersville, 
Mrs. Harvey (Anita) Ehrenreich of the Town of Herman, and Mrs. Harvey 
(Viola) Siemers of Sheboygan; three brothers, Arno and Oswald Zenker 
of Sheboygan and Fred Siefert of Milwaukee; a sister, Mrs. Ella Hotz of 
Sheboygan; 10 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. John’s United 
Church of Christ in Schwartzwald, Town of Herman, with the Rev. Edmund 
Hennig, pastor, officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery.
Friends may call at the Ramm Funeral Home from 4 p.m. Friday until 
11 a.m. Saturday and then at the church from noon until the time of 
services.
Sheboygan Press, Wednesday, October 20, 1965  P. 8 


FRIEDA GROHSKOPF

Mrs. H. Struebling, Mrs. Charles Neumann, Mrs. William Nix and Mr. and Mrs. 
August Neumann went to Haven yesterday, where they attended the funeral of 
Miss Frieda Grohskopf.
Sheboygan Press, March 18, 1915  P. 5

FRIEDERICKE GROHSKOPF

On Friday afternoon Mrs. Fredericke Grosskopf(sic), nee Kolberg, died at her home one mile southeast of the village of Ada, on the Calumet road, the cause of her death being liver trouble.
Deceased was born in the old country on August 10th, 1852, arriving at an age of 64 years, 5 months and 16 days. She was married in Germany to Herman Grosskopf, Sr., in the year 1882 and one year later came to this country direct to Sheboygan county and have most of that time lived in our town where Mr. Grosskopf was engaged in the blacksmith business.
Three children were born to the union, two daughters and one son, the youngest daughter, Miss Frieda, died about two years ago. 
She is survived by her husband, and one son, Herman, and one daughter, Mrs. Aug. Bruesse, 7 grandchildren, and two brothers in Sheboygan, also many friends.
The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon, at two o'clock from the home and at 2:30 at St. John Evangelical church of Schwarzwald. Interment was made in the church cemetery. Rev. Helm read the services.
The Sheboygan Press, Wis., Wednesday, February 7, 1917 pg. 9


HERBERT F. GROHSKOPF

Herbert F. Grohskopf, age 77, Oregon, Wisconsin, died Tuesday, August 23, at a Madison Hospital.
He was born October 20, 1910 near Sheboygan, to Herman and Martha (Brusow) Grohskopf. He had been an Oregon resident for 57 years, where he made his home with the Ralph Sholts Family. He worked at American Breeders Service in DeForest for 21 years and was involved in agriculture all his life. He was a member of the Oregon Masonic Lodge, the Madison Scottish Rite Bodies and the Oregon Chapter of the Eastern Star.
Survivors include a sister, Anita Ehrenriech, of Sheboygan; a brother, Hugo (Irene) Grohskopf, Sheboygan; along with several nieces and nephews and his very dear friends, the Ralph Sholts family of Oregon.
Herbert F. Grohskopf was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and two sisters.
Masonic services will be held at the Oregon Masonic Lodge, in Oregon at 8 p.m. on Thursday, August 25. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, at the Schwartzwald Cemetery in Ada. Friends may call from 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, at the lodge in Oregon.
Memorials may be made to the Oregon Masonic Lodge, Booth-Gunderson Funeral Home.
The Sheboygan Press, Wis., Wednesday, August 24, 1988 pg. 13


HERMAN GROHSKOPF (d. 1938)

Herman Grosskopf(sic) Passes Away At Home Of His Son
Kiel, Wis.-(Special)-Herman W. Grosskopf, Sr., 81, passed away at the home of his son, Herman, Fr., in the town of Herman Thursday afternoon.
He was born Sept. 19, 1857, in Pomerania, Germany. In 1883 he came to this country and settled at Johnsonville where he operated a blacksmith ship for 22 years. He married Miss Fredericka Kloberg in 1881 and she preceded him in death on Jan. 25, 1907. In 1918 he married Miss Emma Janke of Mayville who died eight years later. For the past two and one-half years he has resided with his son.
He is survived by his son, Herman; a daughter, Miss Albertina, of Fond du Lac; eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. On daughter passed away 23 years ago.
Funeral services will be held on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at the residence in the town of Herman and at 2 o'clock at the Evangelical Reformed church at Schwartzwald. The Rev. William Schultz will officiate and interment will be made in the adjoining church cemetery.
The Sheboygan Press, Wis., Friday, April 15, 1938 pg. 2

HERMAN GROHSKOPF

Herman F. Grohskopf, 81, of 632 N. 14th St., Sheboygan died early Monday 
morning at Sunnyside Nursing Home, Sheboygan. Funeral services will be at 
St. John United Church of Christ, Town of Herman.  The Rev. E. L. Hennig 
will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery.  Mr. Grohskopf 
was born June 1, 1884, in Sheboygan Falls, son of the late Herman and 
Friedericka Kolberg Grohskopf.  He moved to the Town of Herman with his 
parents and was engaged in farming until his retirement in 1949.  He 
married the former Martha Bruesso and she preceded him in death in March 
of 1923.  He then married the former Erna Zenker Wendlandt of Sheboygan. 
The couple moved to Sheboygan in 1949, where she died in October 1965. 
He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Herman (Hulea) Berth of Rural 
Sheboygan, Mrs. Harvey (Anita) Ehrenreich of rural Elkhart Lake and Mrs. 
Viola Siemers of Sheboygan; two sons, Herbert of Oregon, Wis., and Hugo 
of Kiel; 10 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.  
Manitowoc Herald Times, May 9, 1966


MARTHA GROHSKOPF

MANY FRIENDS AT LAST RITES FOR MRS. H. GROHSKOPF
(Special to Press-Telegram) 
Howards Grove -- A number of friends from Howards Grove and vicinity attended 
on Wednesday the funeral of the late Mrs. Martha Grohskopf of the town of Herman, 
who died last Saturday afternoon at her farm home near Ada. Mrs. Grohskopf was 
35 years of age, born June 20, 1887, at South Prairie, Wis., where her parents 
survive. She was married there on her twentieth birthday. She is survived by her 
husband, Herman Grohskopf, and five children.
The funeral and interment took place at Schwartzwald, with services by the Rev. 
Mohne at St. Johannes church.
The Sheboygan Press, Thursday, Mar. 15, 1923


JOHN GRUENAGEL  (d. 1919)

J. GRUENAGEL, TOWN HERMAN, HANGS SELF
John Gruenagel, 69, who lived with his daughter, Mrs. Louis Strassburger 
on a farm in Town Herman, committed suicide during the night by hanging 
himself with a rope in the barn. He was found at 7:30 a.m. today by his 
daughter.  
Coroner William Van Zanten visited the scene this morning and ascertained 
that for some time Mr. Gruenagel had been despondent and had several times 
threatened to end his life.  He was last seen by his granddaughter, Miss 
Edna Strassburger, at midnight, when he arose.  He was in a habit of 
getting up several time during the night, however so, no suicidal intent 
was suspected.  When he was absent from his bed this morning, Mrs. 
Strassburger became alarmed and instituted a search.  She found him hanging 
in the barn.   
Sheboygan Press, July 10, 1919
*********
John Gruennagel,(sic) an old and well-known resident of the town of Herman, 
committed suicide last Wednesday night by hanging himself. His lifeless body 
was found Thursday morning in the barn on the farm of his daughter, Mrs. Louis 
Strassburger, several miles northwest of Howards Grove, where he had been making 
his home for the last 29 years. No cause is known for the act. 
Mr. Gruennagel was born in Hessen-Darmstadt, Germany, Oct. 28, 1823, coming to 
America in 1852, and locating in Germantown, Wis., where he was united in marriage 
to Katherina Riehl. Three years later he came to the town of Rhine, Sheboygan 
County; for the past 37 years he had been a resident of the town of Herman. His 
wife died in 1881. 
He leaves three daughters, Mrs. Ernst Strassburger, Mrs. C. Winter and Mrs. Louis 
Strassburger, and one son, John. Ten grandchildren and three great grandchildren 
also survive him. 
He reached the advanced age of 95 years, 8 months and 12 days. The funeral took 
place on Saturday afternoon, with interment in the Schwarzwald cemetery, Rev. 
Helm officiating.
Tri-County Record - July 17, 1919


JOHN GRUENAGEL  (d. 1940)

John Gruenagel, 73, resident of Franklin, died at St. Nicholas hospital 
Friday night, after a few days illness.  Mr. Gruenagel, native of the 
town of Rhine, lived in Sheboygan County all his life.  His immediate 
survivors are three sisters, Mrs. Mary Strassburger, this city; Mrs. 
Anna Strassburger, Black Creek and Mrs. Kate Winter, Milwaukee.  
Funeral services will be held at the Ahrens Funeral Home at Howards Grove 
and at Schwartzwald Evangelical church in the town of Herman.  The Rev. 
William Schultz will officiate and burial will be made in the church 
cemetery.  
Sheboygan Press, September 7, 1940


HERTHA I. GREUNEWALD

Mrs. Hertha I. Grunewald, 87, a resident of Sunny Ridge Nursing Home and formerly 
of 317 North Wisconsin Drive, Howards Grove, passed away Monday, at Sunny Ridge 
after a lengthy illness.
The former Hertha Roethel was born November 8, 1900 in the Town of Meeme, Manitowoc 
County, daughter of the late Henry and Elisa Schulz Roethel. She attended school 
in the Town of Meeme.
On September 20, 1924 she married Norbert W. Grunewald at St. John's Untied Church 
of Christ, in Schwarzwald. Mr. Grunewald died July 19, 1968.
Mrs. Grunewald worked at Konz Container Company for many years. She also worked in 
the kitchen at the Howards Grove High School for several years, before her 
retirement.
She was a member of St. Johns United Church of Christ (Schwarzwald) where she also 
served as Sunday school teacher for 25 yers. She was a member of St. John's Guild.
Mrs. Grunewald was also charter member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Ladies 
Auxiliary, Howards Grove Post 9924.
Surviving are two sons, Marvin (Minnie) and James (Carolyn) Grunewald, both of 
Howards Grove; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; three brothers, Hugo 
Roethel, of Oostburg, Arvin Roethel, of Sheboygan and Reinhold Roethel, of Kiel.
She was preceded in death by three brothers and three sisters.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at St. John's UCC in 
Schwarzwald, the Rev. Lloyd Fried, pastor, will officiate.
Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Friends may call at the ZIMMER FUNERAL HOME in Howards Grove after 4:30 p.m. on 
Wednesday. The V.F.W. Post 9924 Ladies Auxiliary will hold a memorial service at 
7 p.m. On Thursday friends may call at the funeral home until 10 a.m. and at the 
church from 11 a.m. until time of services.
A memorial fund has been established in Hertha Grunewald's name.
Sheboygan Press, April 19, 1988  P. 7


NORBERT W. GRUNEWALD

Norbert W. Grunewald, 70, of Howards Grove-Millersville, died Friday afternoon 
enroute to Memorial Hospital following an apparent heart attack at his home.
Born Jan. 21, 1898 in the Town of Herman, the son of Julius and Babette Winkel 
Gruenwald, he attended schools at Howards Grove.
He married the former Hertha I. Roethel on Sept. 20, 1924, in St. John's United 
Church of Christ, Schwartzwald.
He was a member of that church all his life.
Until his retirement in 1966 he was employed at Konz Container Corporation, 
Howards Grove-Millersville.
Survivors include his wife, two sons, Marvin and James, and four grandchildren, 
all of Howards Grove-Millersville; four brothers, Walter, Carl and Harley, of 
Howards Grove-Millersville and Herbert of Ada; three sisters, Mrs. Elnora Boeldt, 
Sheboygan Falls, Mrs. Lydia Fink, Town of Herman, and Mrs. Elsie Willig, 
Sheboygan.
Five brothers and a sister preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at St. John's United Church of 
Christ, Schwartzwald, with the Rev. Edmond L. Hennig officiating. Burial will 
be in the church cemetery.
Friends may call at the Walter H. Ahrens Funeral Home, Howards Grove, after 
4 p.m. Sunday and at the church from 11 a.m. until time of services Monday.
A memorial fund has been established in Mr. Grunewald's name.
Sheboygan Press, July 20, 1968  P. 12


AUGUSTE HAHN

Mrs. Augusta D. Hahn(sic), 72, of Town Herman, died Tuesday at 
St. Nicholas Hospital following a lingering illness.
She was born July 17, 1884, in Sheboygan, the daughter of the 
late August and Sophie Kruse. She attended Lutheran parochial 
schools in Sheboygan and later taught elementary school in 
Sheboygan County for four years. A member of St. John’s Evangel-
ical and Reformed Church in the town of Herman, she was married 
there to Valentin Hahn on Sept. 15, 1906, by the Rev. Philip 
Frohne. She was also a member of Women’s Guild of the church, 
served as its first president when it was established in 1935, 
and held that office for seven years. She lived at the present 
farm home all her married life.
Survivors are four daughters, Valeria at home, Mrs. Cornelius 
(Verena) Moynihan and Mrs. Alice Powers, both of Wawatosa, Mrs. 
Melvin (Catherine) Berg of Milwaukee; five sons, Hiram at home, 
Ned of Newton, Willard of Kiel, Harvey of Kohler, Dr. Warren 
Hahn of Oshkosh, 14 grandchildren; three sisters; Mrs. Gustave 
Knauer of Plymouth, Mrs. Leslie (Dorothea) Caldwell of Rockford, 
Ill., Miss Elsa Kruse of Millersville; and two brothers, Alfred 
of Sheboygan and Arthur of Iola. She was preceded in death by 
her husband in 1948 and a brother.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at St. John’s 
Evangelical and Reformed Church in the town of Herman. The Rev. 
Edmund Hennig will officiate and burial will be in the church 
cemetery.
Friends may call at the Walter H. Ahrens Funeral Home, Howards, 
Grove, from 2 p.m. Thursday until 11 a.m. Friday and then at the 
church from noon until the time of services. 
Sheboygan Press, Wednesday, September 26, 1956   P. 19 


CHRISTIANA HAHN

Christiana Hahn, 94, Howards Grove, died early Wednesday morning at 
St. Nicholas Hospital where she had been a patient since Nov. 22, 
1957.
She was born in the Town of Meeme on July 5, 1863, the daughter of 
William and Katherine Hahn. She attended school in Meeme and was 
confirmed at St. John’s Ev. And Reformed Church, Schwartzwald.
For the past 52 years she lived at the Val Hahn home farm now owned 
by his son, Hyram Hahn. She was a well known seamstress in her active 
years, a member of St. John’s and its Woman’s Guild. 
She is survived by nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by 
her parents, five brothers and two sisters. 
Funeral services will be held Sunday at St. John’s Church by the Rev. 
Edmond Hennig at 2 p.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery. 
Friends may call at the Walter H. Ahrens Funeral Home in Howards Grove 
from 4 p.m. Saturday until 11 a.m. Sunday and at the church until the 
time of service. 
Sheboygan Press, Friday, January 31, 1958  P. 6


FRED HAHN

Fred Hahn, aged 63, died at St. Nicholas hospital, where he had been 
confined a week.  He had been ill at his home, 518 Grant Avenue, for 
the last seven months, but was removed to the hospital a week ago when 
his condition became critical.  Mr. Hahn was born in the town of Meeme, 
Manitowoc County, on April 14, 1861.  He lived there during his young 
manhood, and married Miss Emma Wegner, who died sixteen years ago. He 
remarried to Mrs. Mary Best, fourteen years ago. 
Mr. Hahn came to Sheboygan a year before his second marriage, and had 
been here ever since.  Although he was a quiet, home man, he had a large 
circle of friends who mourn his loss.  He was a member of St. John’s 
Evangelical church.  
Two children, Mrs. Sam Sabbaugh and Edward Hahn of Ferndale, Mich., 
three step-children, Mrs. Arvin Weeks, Mrs. William Janssen and Mrs. 
William Heins of Sheboygan, together with two grandchildren and the 
following brothers and sisters, survive; William Hahn, Kiel; Carl Hahn, 
Seymour; Herman Hahn, Sheboygan; Valentine Hahn, Edwards; Miss Johanna 
Hahn, Edwards; Mrs. Herman Brass, town of Herman, and Mrs. Louis Kuhn, 
town of Herman.  A daughter died four years ago. 
Sheboygan Press Telegram, November 15, 1924


HARVEY HAHN

Harvey Arthur Hahn, 50, of Kohler, died suddenly at the American 
Club in Kohler Tuesday morning.
He was born on June 18, 1914 at Edwards (Town of Herman), a son of 
the late Valentine and Augusta Hahn. He attended Green Bay Road 
School, Howards Grove High School, and the University of Wisconsin, 
where he was graduated from a cheesemaking short course.
For the last 15 years was employed at the American Club in Kohler.
He was a member of St. John’s United Church of Christ, at Schwartzwald 
(Town Herman), where he was confirmed. He served in W.W. II from 1942 
to 1945. 
Survivors are four brothers, Hyram, of Edwards, Ned, of Newton, Willard, 
of Kiel, and Dr. Warren, of Oshkosh; four sisters, Miss Valeria Hahn, 
of Edwards, Mrs. Cornelius Moynihan, of Wauwautosa, Mrs. Melvin Berg, 
of Milwaukee, and Mrs. Alice Powers, of Santa Barabara, Calif. His 
father preceded him in death in 1948, and his mother in 1956.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at St. John’s United 
Church of Christ in Schwartzwald. The Rev. Edmund Hennig will officiate 
and burial will be in the church cemetery.
Friends may call at the Walter H. Ahrens Funeral Home at Howards Grove 
from 4 p.m. Thursday until 11 a.m. Friday and at the church from noon 
until time of services. 
A memorial fund has been established in Mr. Hahn’s name.
Sheboygan Press, Wednesday, November 18, 1964  P. 16


HYRAM HAHN

Hyram Hahn, 70, of 1110 Longfellow Ave., Howards Grove, died at home Thursday 
afternoon of an apparent heart attack.
He was born Aug. 7, 1907 in the Town of Herman, son of the late Valentine and 
Augusta Kruse Hahn. He was graduated from Howards Grove High School and Sheboygan 
Business College.
Mr. Hahn farmed in Edwards and moved to Howards Grove in 1975.
He was a member of St. John's United Church of Christ at Schwartzwald.
Survivors include three brothers, Ned of Newton, Willard, Route 1, Kiel, and Dr. 
Warren, of Oshkosh; four sisters, Valeria, of Howards Grove, Mrs. Verena Moynihan, 
of Wauwautosa, Mrs. Melvin Berg, of Brookfield, and Mrs. Alice Powers, of Palo 
Alto, Calif., and nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Walter H. Ahrens Funeral Home, 
Howards Grove, with the Rev. Dean Roy Miller, pastor of St. John's United Church 
of Christ, officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Friends may call from 5 to 9 tonight and on Saturday until the time of the service. 
A memorial fund has been established in Mr. Hahn's name.
Sheboygan Press, July 28, 1978  P. 8


LAVERNE HAHN

LaVerne Hahn, age 79, of 711 S. Wisconsin Drive, Howards Grove, died Thursday, 
February 22, 1996, at Froedtert Memorial Medical Center, Milwaukee, from 
complications resulting from a fall on Saturday.
Funeral Services will be conducted Sunday, February 25, 1996, at 7:30 p.m. at 
St. John's United Church of Christ, Schwartzwald, W3401 Orchard Road, Elkhart 
Lake. Rev. Lloyd Fried will officiate with interment in the church cemetery.
The former LaVerne Schneider was born December 25, 1916, in the town of Herman, 
daughter of the late Edward and Eleanora Bender Schneider. She attended Green 
Bay Road School and graduated from  Howards Grove High School in 1924. LaVerne 
graduated from the County Normal School and taught at the Champion Elementary 
School in the town of Mosel from 1937 until 1940. Raymond Hahn and LaVerne 
Schneider were united in marriage August 10, 1940, at St. John's United Church 
of Christ, Schwartzwald, and celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1990. 
The couple farmed on the Hahn Homestead in the town of Herman until their 
retirement, moving to Howards Grove in 1976. She was a life member of St. John's 
United Church of Christ, Schwartzwald, where she was active in the Ladies Aide 
and choir. LaVerne was also a member of the Skat Club for over 63 years, and was 
active with her husband Ray in the Howards Grove Lions Club for many years. 
After retiring LaVerne and Ray enjoyed traveling, seeing all 50 of the United 
States.
Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Sandra (Dennis) Voss, rural Cleveland, 
Renae (Jeff) Wunsch, Sheboygan; two grandchildren, Brian (Janet) and Denise Voss. 
Also surviving is one sister-in-law, Elvera Meyer, Kiel. She was preceded in death 
by one sister, Gertrude Wehmeier.
Friends may call from 3 p.m. Sunday until the time of service at St. John's United 
Church of Christ.
A memorial fund has been established to St. John's United Church of Christ, 
Schwartzwald, in the name of LaVerne Hahn.
The Zimmer, Funeral Home, Howards Grove, is assisting the family.
Herald Times Reporter, February 23, 1996 P. A2


LILLIE HAHN

Mrs. Louis Hahn, 49, wife of Louis Hahn of the town of Herman, died at 
7:30 p.m., Monday, after having been confined to Memorial Hospital for 
the past five weeks.  Mrs. Hahn was born Nov. 4, 1887, in the town of 
Herman, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Karstedt. On April 17, 1911, 
she was married to Mr. Hahn and following the marriage they located in 
the Town of Herman.  She was faithful member of St. John's Evangelical 
Reformed church, and a kind and loving mother, greatly devoted to her 
home and family.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m., Friday, at the Walter H. 
Ahrens Funeral home at Howards Grove, and a 2 o'clock at the St. John's 
Evangelical church in the town of Herman. The Rev. William Schultz, 
pastor, will officiate and burial will be made in the church cemetery. 
Friends may view the body from 10 a.m., Thursday, until the time of 
services at the funeral home.
Survivors include her husband; one son, Raymond, at home; one daughter, 
Mrs. Alfred (Elvera) Meyer; one grandson, Lou Jerome; her mother, Mrs. 
Lena Karstedt of the town of Herman; one sister Mrs. William Nohl, town 
of Sheboygan Falls, and three brothers, Walter, of the town of Herman, 
and Albert and Emannuel of Sheboygan. 
Sheboygan Press, May 18, 1937


LOUIS HAHN

Louis R. Hahn, 83, of Route 1 Elkhart Lake, died early today at Sheboygan 
Memorial Hospital following a lingering illness.  Born Jan. 11, 1887 in 
the Town of Sheboygan Falls, he was a son of the late August and Christina 
Keffel Hahn. He attended school in the Town of Sheboygan Falls.  On 
April 17, 1911, he married the former Lillie Karstedt. After their marriage 
they settled on a farm in the Town of Herman.  Mrs. Hahn died in 1937.  Mr. 
Hahn was a member of St. John UCC, Schwartzwald, where he was a former 
deacon and school board member. 
Survivors include a son, Raymond, on the homestead farm; a daughter, Mrs. 
Alfred (Elvera) Meyer of rural Kiel; seven grandchildren and 18 great-
grandchildren. Three brothers, a sister and a great-grandchild preceded him 
in death.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2pm at St. John UCC, Town Herman, 
with the pastor Rev. Dean R. Miller, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in 
the church cemetery. Friends may call at the Walter H. Ahrens Funeral Home, 
Howard Grove, from 4pm Tuesday until 11am Wednesday and at the church from 
noon until the hour of services.  A memorial fund has been established in 
Mr. Hahn's name for St. John UCC. 
Sheboygan Press, March 6, 1972

MELISSA SUSAN HAHN

Melissa Susan Hahn, infant daughter of Andrew and Connie Schmidt Hahn, R. 1, Newton, died at birth this morning at Sheboygan Memorial Hospital.
Graveside services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Schwartzwald United Church of Christ Cemetery, the Rev. William Bender officiating.
Surviving are her parents; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Schmidt, R.1, Cleveland, and paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ned Hahn, R. 1, Newton.
Arrangements are being handled by the Walter H. Ahrens Funeral Home, Howards Grove.
The Sheboygan Press, Wis., Friday, September 26, 1975 pg. 10

RAYMOND HAHN

Raymond A. Hahn, age 89, of 711 S. Wisconsin Drive, Howards Grove, died Friday, 
May 2, 2003 at Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center. He was born April 14, 1914(sic) 
in the town of Herman, a son of the late Louis and Lilly (Karstedt) Hahn. Ray 
attended Schwazwald School graduated from Howards Grove High School in 1932.
LaVerne Schneider and Raymond Hahn were united in marriage on Aug. 10, 1940 at St. 
John's United Church of Christ, Schwarzwald and celebrated their Golden Wedding 
anniversary in 1990. The couple farmed on the Hahn Homestead in the town of Herman 
until their retirement, moving to Howards Gove in 1976. Ray had also worked at the 
Vollrath Company and in later years was employed at Bitter-Neumann Company. After 
retiring, LaVerne and Ray enjoyed traveling, seeing all 50 of the United States. 
She preceded him in death on Feb. 22, 1996.  
He was a life member of St. John's United Church of Christ, Schwarzwald, where he 
was active in the Men's Brotherhood and served on the church board. Ray was also 
a member of the Skat club over 70 years and was active in the Howards Grove Lions 
club, achieving perfect attendance for over 20 years. Ray also served on the boards 
of Schwarzwald School, Modern Dairy, Farm Bureau, Farm Management, Sheboygan County 
School Committee, Agriculture Co-op and the Howards Grove Sewer Committee.
Survivors include two daughters, Sandra (Dennis) Voss of rural Cleveland and Renae 
(Jeff) Wunsch of Sheboygan; four grandchildren: Brian (Janet) Voss, Denise (Tim) 
Thiel, Kayla and Dana Wunsch.  Also surviving is two great grandchildren: Kristin 
and Abigail Voss and one sister, Elvera Meyer of New Holstein. A funeral service 
will be conducted Sunday, May 4, 2003 at 7 pm at St. John's United Church of Christ, 
Schwartzwald, W3401 Orchard Road, Elkhart Lake. The Rev. Rebecca Johnston will 
officiate. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the church 
on Sunday from 3 pm until the time of service.  A memorial fund has been established 
to St. John's United Church of Christ Building Accessibility Fund in the name of 
Raymond A. Hahn. The Zimmer Funeral Home of Howards Gove is assisting the family.
The Hahn family would like to thank the nursing staff at Memorial Medical Center, 
3K and the nurses and staff at Sunny Ridge 3rd Floor for the wonderful care Ray 
received as a patient and to the Reverend Rebecca Johnston for her visits.
Manitowoc Herald Times, May 3, 2003


VALENTINE HAHN

Valentine Hahn, 73, passed away at 10 p.m. on Sunday at his farm 
home in Town Herman following a brief illness.
He was born March 11, 1871 in Town Meeme, the son of William and 
Katherine Hahn. He attended schools in Town Meeme and was confirmed 
at the St. John Evangelical church. On September 15, 1906, he was 
married to Miss Augusta Kruse of Town Mosel at that church by the 
Rev. Phillip Frohne.
The couple made their home on the present family farm following their 
marriage. The deceased served as clerk of Town Herman for seven years 
and school clerk in the township for 21 years.
He is survived by his wife and five sons, Hiram and Harvey at home, 
Warren in Milwaukee, Wallis? of Kiel and Ned of Town Meeme; four 
daughters, Mrs. C. B. (Verena) Moynihan of Chicago, Miss Valeria at 
home, Mrs. Melvin (Katherine) Berg of B__gram and Mrs. L. ?. (Alice) 
Powers of Belmont, Calif; 13? grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. 
Louis Kuhn of Town Herman and Miss Christiana, at home. He was 
preceded in death by his parents, one sister and four brothers. 
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday at St. John’s 
Evangelical church in Town Herman. The Rev. William Schultz will 
officiate and burial will be made in the church cemetery. Friends 
may call at the home from 10 a.m.?  on Tuesday to 11 a.m. on Wednesday. 
The body will lie in state at the church from noon Wednesday to the 
time of services.
Sheboygan Press, Monday, January 26, 1948  P. 10 


VALERIA W.D. HAHN

Valeria W.D. Hahn, of 1110 Longfellow, Howards Grove, died at Memorial Medical 
Center on Friday, May 20, 1994 after an extended illness.
She was born July 28, 1908 in the Town of Herman, a daughter of the late Valentin 
and Augusta Kruse Hahn. Valeria graduated from Howards Grove High School in 1926 
and attended the Sheboygan County Normal School.
Ms. Hahn taught for 23 years in the era of the one room schools, taking special 
interest and care in the progress of the children she taught. She had taught at 
the Holden and Acorn School in the Town of Sheboygan Falls, Riverview School in 
Town Wilson, Valley School in Town of Plymouth, and several others in Sheboygan 
County. She was a life member of St. Johns United Church of Christ, where she 
taught Sunday School for many years.
Funeral services for Valeria Hahn will be held on Monday, May 23, 1994 at 7:30 p.m. 
at St. Johns United Church of Christ, Schwarzwald. The Rev. Lloyd Fried will 
officiate. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the church 
on Monday from 4 p.m. until time of services.
Survivors include one sister, Mrs. Catharine (Melvin) Berg, of West Bend; one 
brother, Dr. Warren (Olive) Hahn, of Oshkosh; two sisters-in-law, Helen L. Hahn, 
of Newton, and Helen Hahn, of Rockville. Also surviving are nieces and nephews. 
She was preceded in death by four brothers and two sisters.
A memorial fund has been established to St. Johns United Church of Christ in the 
name of Valeria W.D. Hahn.
The Zimmer Funeral Home of Howards Grove is funeral service coordinator.
Sheboygan Press, May 22, 1994  P. A2


VIRA HAHN

Miss Vera Hahn, 39(sic), passed away at 3 o'clock Monday afternoon of a lingering illness. 
The remains were taken to the M. Kroos and Son undertaking establishment where they 
were prepared for burial and this afternoon removed to the home of the father, Fred Hahn, 
722 N. Ninth street.
Miss Hahn was born in Manitowoc county, December 8, 1881(sic), and for some time the 
family resided in Schwartzwald, near Howards Grove.
The survivors are the father, one sister, Mrs. Irma Sabbod, and one brother, Ed Hahn, of 
Detroit, Michigan.
Funeral services will be held Thursday morning at 10 o'clock from the residence of the 
father. The Rev. Mr. Helms of Schwartzwald will officiate and interment will be made 
in the Schwartzwald cemetery.
The Sheboygan Press, Tuesday, November 9, 1920 pg. 5
*****
Funeral services for the late Miss Vera Hahn, who passed away Monday afternoon, 
after a lingering illness, were conducted at 10 o'clock Thursday morning from the 
late residence, 722 N. Ninth street. The Rev. Mr. Helms of Schwartzwald officiated 
and interment was made in the Schwartzwald cemetery.
The Sheboygan Press, Wis., Friday, November 12, 1920 pg. 6
*****
Hahn
Vital • Wisconsin Births and Christenings, 1826-1926
Name	Hahn
Sex	Female
Birth Date	8 Dec 1891
Birthplace	Meeme, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States
Race	White
Ethnicity	American
Father's Name	Fred Hahn
Father's Sex	Male
Father's Birthplace	Meeme, Man Co
Mother's Name	Emma Wegner
Mother's Sex	Female
Mother's Birthplace	Herman, Sheb. Co
"Wisconsin Births and Christenings, 1826-1926"


WALTER HAHN

Yesterday morning, Walter Hahn, the 18 year old son of Mrs. Wm Hahn who lived 
on the earlier Rabe Farm not far from Kiel. The young man has been sickly since 
childhood. The burial took place on Saturday at Schwartzwald. The Hahn family 
had lived in Ada earlier.  
No newspaper cited, 1907


WILHELM HAHN  (d. 1935)

William Hahn Dies Suddenly at Breakfast Table Saturday
Relatives and friends were shocked on Saturday morning when 
they learned of the death of William Hahn, Sr., aged 77, who 
had passed away that morning at the home of his son-in-law 
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Prueter of Rockville, where 
he had made his home for the past seven years. Death occurred 
while Mr. Hahn was having breakfast.
Mr. Hahn was born in the town of Meeme on March 28th, 1858, 
and on November 7, 1886, he was united in marriage with Miss 
Wilhelmina Papendleck, also of that township. The couple 
located on a farm near Schwarzwald, where they resided for 
several years. For four years the Hahn family made their home 
at Ada, and in 1907 moved onto a farm east of this city, where 
Mrs. Hahn passed away in 1916.
Survivors are three children namely: Mrs. Herman (Ella) Jaschob 
of Suring, Mrs. Fred (Hilda) Prueter of Rockville, and William 
Hahn, Jr. of Black Creek. Also seven grandchildren: three 
sisters, Mrs. Herman Bratz and Mrs. Louis Kuhn of the town of 
Herman, and Miss Christina Hahn of near Edwards, and three 
brothers, Carl of New London, Herman of Sheboygan, and Valentine 
of near Edwards also survive. A son passed away in his youth.
Funeral services were held on Tuesday afternoon from the Prueter 
home at one o'clock and at 2 o'clock services were held at the 
Evangelical church in Schwarzwald. The Rev. William Schultz 
officiated and burial was made in the adjoining church cemetery.
The pallbearers were the following nephews of the deceased: 
Hiran Hahn, Nettgar Hahn, Harvey Hahn, Arthur Hahn, Ronald Kuhn 
and Nelson Kuhn
*********
William Hahn Sr. Dies At Rockville After Heart Attack
William Hahn Sr., aged 77, died this morning at the home of his daughter, 
Mrs. F. Brueter of Rockville, of a heart attack.  He had made his home 
with his daughter for the past seven years.  The deceased was born on a 
farm in the town of Meeme on March 28, 1858.  On Nov. 7, 1886, he was 
married to Miss Wilhelmina Papendick, also of the town of Meeme.  The 
couple located on a farm near Schwartzwald and later lived at Ada for 
four years.  In 1907 they moved to a farm east of Kiel where Mrs. Hahn 
passed away in 1916.  Four children were born to the couple, one of whom, 
a son, died in his youth.  
The survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Herman Jaschob of Suring, Wisconsin; 
Mrs. Fred Prueter of Rockville, Wis., and a son, William Hahn, Jr., of 
Black Creek, Wis.; five grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Herman Brass 
and Mrs. Louis Kuhn, both of the town of Herman, and Miss Christina Hahn 
of Edwards and three brothers, Carl of New London; Herman of Sheboygan, 
and Valentine of Edwards.  
Sheboygan Press, October 5, 1935


WILHELMINE HAHN

Saturday, at her home on the Plank Road east of Kiel, Mrs. Wm. Hahn – nee 
Wilhelmine Papendick died at the age of 57 years, 7 months and 24 days from 
a lingering illness of dropsy (edema). The deceased was born in Germany and 
was married in Town Meeme about 29 years ago to her grieving husband. Nine 
years ago the family came to Town Schleswig.  Besides her husband, one son 
and two daughters survive her. The burial took place at the Schwarzwald 
Cemetery with Pastor Helm officiating.  
Kiel Record, Feb. 1916

RAYMOND H. HAMEISTER

Raymond H. Hameister, 72, of 3641 N. 17th St., died unexpectedly Tuesday morning, June 29, 1999 at St. Nicholas Hospital.
Ray was born Aug 15, 1926 in Ada to Valentine and Ida (Neuhaus) Hameister. On Nov 10, 1951, he married Gertrude A. Marx at St. John's United Church of Christ, Schwartzwald. The couple resided in Cleveland and became Sheboygan residents in 1956. In 1951 he began his career as a tile setter with Sheboygan Tile and Terrazzo and later Castellan Tile and Terrazzo. In 1972 he started his own business Hameister Tile.
Mr. Hameister was a member of Zion United Church of Christ. He enjoyed fishing, woodworking and special times spent with his family at their cottage on Wilke Lake.
In addition to his wife, Gertrude, he is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, DuWayne and Carla Hameister and Gary and Chris Hameister all of Sheboygan; two daughters and sons-in-law: LuAnn and Victor Pappas of Grafton and Cheryl and Paul Meyer of Sheboygan; seven grandchildren, Joseph and Michael Hameister, Steven, Jonathan and Maria Hameister, Carissa and Ryan Pappas; two sisters, Anita Hameister of Grand Rapids, Mich. And Ruth (Ray) Marotz of Clintonville; a sister-in-law, Ruth Hameister of Sheboygan, other relatives and friends. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Hugo V. Hameister.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, July 1, 1999 at Ballhorn Funeral Chapels. The Rev. Dr. Steven J. Pedersen, pastor of Zion United Church of Christ, will officiate.
A time of visitation and support will be held at Ballhorns on Thursday from 4 p.m. until the time of service. Burial will take place Friday at St. John's United Church of Christ Cemetery, Schwartzwald.
A memorial fund has been established in his name.
The Sheboygan Press, Wis., Wednesday, June 30, 1999 pg. 2

MICHAEL C.F. HECKMANN

Translation: In Town Meeme last week, Michael Heckmann died at age 72 from 
asthma and the remains were laid to rest in the Lutheran cemetery in Schwartzwald 
with services conducted by Pastor Bierbaum.
National Democrat, January 18, 1892 (German Language)


WILHELMINA HECKMANN    (d. 1886)

Minnie Heckman(sic) of Meeme died this morning. Funeral takes place Sunday.
Manitowoc Pilot, November 11, 1886  P. 3


JOHN HEIMANN

John Heimann, 75, 426 Bishop St., Plymouth, died Friday at Plymouth 
Hospital where he had been a patient for the past month. He was born 
in the Town of Newton, Manitowoc County on Dec. 18, 1895, son of the 
late Mr. and Mrs. John Heimann Sr.  
He served overseas for 14 months during World War I.  On Oct. 19, 
1922, he married the former Martha Albrecht at Schwartzwald.  The 
couple farmed in the Town of Herman near Franklin for 32 years, then 
lived in Millersville for nine years. They moved to Plymouth in 1964. 
Mr. Heimann was also employed by the Johnsonville Meat Market for 20 
years. He was custodian of Salem United church of Christ in Plymouth 
for two years and was a member of the church.  
Survivors are his wife; two daughters, (private); two brothers, Carl 
of Manitowoc and Adolph of Kiel; and four grandchildren.  A sister 
preceded him in death.  
Funeral services will be Monday at Salem United Church, with the Rev. 
Lowell Ferguson, pastor, and the Rev. Edmond Hennig, associate pastor, 
officiating. Burial will be in the St. John UCC Cemetery, Schwartzwald.  
Graveside military rites will be conducted by Kupfahl-Meyer-Scheib 
Post 387 of American Legion, Franklin.   
Sheboygan Press, August 7, 1971


MARTHA HEIMANN

Mrs. Martha Heimann, 84, of Plymouth, died late Friday evening at Valley Manor 
Nursing Home, Plymouth, where she had been a resident the past 1-1/2 years.
The former Martha Albrecht, she was born Aug. 3, 1898, in the Town of Meeme 
(Manitowoc County), a daughter of Fred and Minnie Wegner Albrecht.
On Oct. 19, 1922, she and John Heimann were married at Schwartzwald.
The couple lived and farmed in the Town of Herman, near Franklin, for 32 years, 
and resided in Millersville for nine years and then moved to Plymouth in 1964. 
Mr. Heimann died Aug. 6, 1971.
Mrs. Heimann was a member of Salem United Church of Christ, Plymouth, and its 
Ladies Aid Society.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Louis (Irene) Poroli of New Berlin and Mrs. 
Norman (Doris) Allwardt of Plymouth; four grandchildren and three great 
grandchildren. She was preceded in death by three brothers and one sister.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in Salem UCC, with the Rev. Lowell 
Ferguson, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in St. John UCC Cemetery, 
Schwartzwald.
Friends may call at the Wittkopp Funeral Home in Plymouth from 3 p.m. Monday 
until 11 a.m. Tuesday and at the church from noon until the time of service.
A memorial fund has been established in Mrs. Heimann's name for the church.
Sheboygan Press, November 20, 1982  P. 4


ELWOOD HEMB

On Sunday afternoon, the other twin son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hemb of Town Meeme 
died. Elwood was 4 months and 11 days of age, his twin brother passed away one 
week ago. 
He is survived by his parents, three brothers and one sister. 
The funeral is Tuesday afternoon from the home and from the Evangelical Reformed 
church in Schwartzwald and burial will be in the Schwartzwald cemetery with Pastor 
Mohme officiating.
(Translated from German)
(No Newspaper named. Clipping from family history book.)


FRED HEMB

Fred P. Hemb, 69, School Hill, a former Town of Meeme farmer and 
town supervisor from 1939 to 1950, died Monday night at Manitowoc 
Memorial Hospital.  He had been a patient for four days.  Born in 
the Town of Centerville on March 21, 1890, he was a son of the late 
George and Rose Jerzewski Hemb, attended district school, and 
married the former Pauline Zimmermann of the Town of Meeme, Nov. 9, 
1912. The marriage took place at St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed 
Church at Schwartzwald. The couple operated the Zimmermann homestead 
farm in the Town of Meeme until their retirement in 1947 when they 
moved to School Hill.  
Survivors are his wife; a daughter, Mrs. Lester (Flora) Gersmehl of 
rural Newton; three sons, Edwin and Roland, both of rural Newton, 
Fred Jr., rural Kiel; 15 grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Arthur 
Karsteadt, rural Newton; Mrs. John Goedeke of Sheboygan, Mrs. Lester 
Schnell of rural Manitowoc, and two brothers, George of Cleveland, 
and William J. of Marinette.  He was preceded in death by twin sons 
in infancy, and a brother.  
He was a member of St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church at 
Schwartzwald where funeral services will be held on Thursday.  The 
Rev. E. L. Hennig, pastor, will officiate and burial will be in the 
church cemetery.   
Sheboygan Press, May 12, 1959


PAULINE HEMB

Mrs. Pauline Hemb, 86, widow of Fred P. Hemb, and a former School Hill resident, 
died Sunday at Calumet Memorial Hospital in Chilton. 
Before her recent hospitalization she had resided at Calumet Homestead in New 
Holstein for six years. 
The former Pauline Zimmermann, she was born Nov. 18, 1892, in the town of Meeme 
a daughter of the late Herman and Caroline Lorfeld Zimmermann. On Nov. 9, 1912 
she married Fred P. Hemb at St. John United church of Christ in Schwartzwald. The 
couple resided on the family farm until their retirement in 1947 when they moved 
to School Hill. Mr. Hemb died May 11, 1959. Mrs. Hemb was a member of St. James 
United Church of Christ, Spring Valley and its Ladies Aid. 
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Lester (Flora) Gersmehl of Manitowoc; two sons, 
Edwin of Howards Grove and Roland, Kiel; 19 grandchildren; 33 great grandchildren 
and one sister, Mrs. Martha Hemb of Cleveland.
She was preceded in death by three sons and two brothers. 
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at St. James UCC, Spring Valley, 
with the Rev. Charles Barnes, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in St. John UCC 
Cemetery, Schwartzwald.
Friends may call at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel after 4 p.m. Wednesday and 
on Thursday until 11 a.m., and then at the church from noon until the time of 
services.
(No Newspaper named. Clipping from family history book.)


HENRY HOPPE

Henry Hoppe, 81, of the Town of Meeme died early today at hhis R.1 Cleveland 
home.
Born Nov. 5, 1889 in Reinwald, Russia, he was a son of the late Christian and 
Helena Hoppe. He came to the United States when 18 and located in the Town of 
Herman.
On May 14, 1921 he married the former Jennie Schreiber of Meeme at St. John 
United Church of Christ, Schwartzwald.
The couple located in Meeme and Mr. Hoppe was employed by Fred Ehnert in Kiel.
Since 1947 the couple operated a small farm in Meeme.
He was a member of St. John-UCC, Schwartzwald, and taught Sunday School for 
12 years.
Survivors are his wife; a son, Reuben, Howards Grove-Millersville, and two 
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at st. John UCC, the Rev Dean 
Miller, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Friends may call at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, from 4 p.m. Friday 
until 11 a.m. Saturday and at the church from noon until the hour of services.
A memorial for the church has been established in Mr. Hoppe's name.
Sheboygan Press, March 17, 1971  P. 12
**********
Marriage of Henry Hoppe & Jennie Schrieber
Meeme District No. 1:
Miss Jennie Schreiber and Henry Hoppe were united in the holy bonds of matrimony 
at 2:30 on Saturday at St. John's Evangelical church at Schwarzwald, Rev. Mohme 
officiating. The bride and bridesmaids were most beautifully attired in navy blue 
suits and carried bouquets of white and pink carnations. The bridesmaids were 
Misses Anna Schreiber and Anna Mauer. The attendants of the groom were Messrs. 
Henry Steinpreis and Roland Schreiber. A sumptuous wedding dinner was served at 
the home of the bride for the immediate relatives. The rooms were artistically 
decorated in a color scheme of white and pink. The popularity of the bride and 
groom was shown by the large host of friends that assembled at the home in the 
evening to charivarie the young couple. The best wishes of their many friends go 
with them through their life journey.
Kiel Tri-County Record, May 19, 1921


JENNIE S. HOPPE

Jennie S. Hoppe, 99, a resident of Sunny Ridge Healthcare Center for the last 
11 years and formerly of rural Cleveland, died Friday, June 16, 1995 at Sunny 
Ridge.
The former Jennie Schreiber was born Jan. 14, 1896 in Town Meeme, Manitowoc 
County, Wisconsin, a daughter of the late Henry and Minna Riebenstein 
Schreiber.
Henry Hoppe and Jennie Schreiber were united in marriage on May 14, 1921 at St. 
John's United Church of Christ in Schwartzwald. Henry preceded her in death on 
March 17, 1970.
Jennie was a life-member of St. John's U.C.C. She enjoyed gardening and flowers.
Survivors of Jennie S. Hoppe include one son, Reuben (Arline) Hoppe, Howards 
Grove; two grandchildren, Sandra (Edward) Strauss, Sheboygan Falls and David 
(Amy) Hoppe of Sheboygan; three great-grandchildren, Dean, Sara and Darin Strauss. 
She was also preceded in death by three brothers, Edwin, Paul and Roland Schreiber, 
and one sister, Anna Hanke.
Sheboygan Press, June 17, 1995   P. A2
*********
A funeral service will be held at the Zimmer Funeral Chapel, 117 N. Wisconsin 
Drive, Howards Grove, on Monday, June 19, 1995 at 7:30 p.m., the Rev. Lloyd 
Fried, pastor of St. John's United Church of Christ, officiating. Interment 
will be in St. John's Cemetery at Schwartzwald. Friends may call at the funeral 
home on Monday from 4 p.m. until time of services.
A memorial fund has been established to St. John's United Church of Christ in 
memory of Jennie S. Hoppe.
Sheboygan Press, June 17, 1995  P. A2
*********
Marriage of Henry Hoppe & Jennie Schrieber
Meeme District No. 1:
Miss Jennie Schreiber and Henry Hoppe were united in the holy bonds of matrimony 
at 2:30 on Saturday at St. John's Evangelical church at Schwarzwald, Rev. Mohme 
officiating. The bride and bridesmaids were most beautifully attired in navy blue 
suits and carried bouquets of white and pink carnations. The bridesmaids were 
Misses Anna Schreiber and Anna Mauer. The attendants of the groom were Messrs. 
Henry Steinpreis and Roland Schreiber. A sumptuous wedding dinner was served at 
the home of the bride for the immediate relatives. The rooms were artistically 
decorated in a color scheme of white and pink. The popularity of the bride and 
groom was shown by the large host of friends that assembled at the home in the 
evening to charivarie the young couple. The best wishes of their many friends go 
with them through their life journey.
Kiel Tri-County Record, May 19, 1921


VICTOR P. HOLTZ

Victor P. Holtz, age 62, of 15706 C.T.H. M, Cleveland, died unexpectedly Monday 
afternoon, February 21, 1994, at Appleton Medical Center.
Funeral Services will be held 11 a.m. Friday, February 25, 1994, at St. John's 
United Church of Christ, Schwarzwald. Rev. Lloyd Fried will officiate with burial 
in the church cemetery.
He was born October 9, 1931, in Manitowoc, son of the late Victor H. and Evelyn 
Toltzmann Holtz. He was a graduate of Lincoln High School, Manitowoc, Manitowoc 
County Teachers College and University of Wisconsin, Whitewater. On June 11, 1959, 
he married Annette Ruhnke at United Methodist Church, Algoma. He taught in Waukesha 
for a number of years. From 1971 to 1989 he taught math and science at the Kiel 
Middle School. In 1989, he retired due to ill heath (sic). Victor was a veteran of 
the United States Army serving from 1952 through 1955. He was a member of St. 
John's UCC, Schwarzwald, where he was past president, presently the Town Clerk for 
the town of Meeme, he was a member of the 4-H Camp Board, Manitowoc County Camp 
Board, a master hunter education instructor for Sheboygan County and he belonged 
to the Franklin American Legion Post 387.
Survivors include his wife, Annette; three sons, Bradley, Whitelaw, Kyle, at home, 
Todd, Sheboygan; one daughter and son-in-law, Amy and Jerry Barrette, Cleveland. 
He is further survived by one grandson, Christoper Barrette.
Friends may call at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, from 4-8 p.m. Thursday and 
at the church on Friday from 9 a.m. until the time of service. The Franklin American L
egion will hold a memorial service at 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
A memorial has been established in his name.
Herald Times Reporter, February 23, 1994 P. A2

MYRON W. HORNECK

Myron W. "Mike" Horneck, 69, of 213 South Lincoln Drive, Howards Grove, passed away peacefully at his residence on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, after a long battle with cancer.
He was born Dec. 14, 1931, in the town of Herman, a son of the late gilbert and Ovila (Kissinger) Horneck. Mike graduated from Plymouth High School in 1949. He worked with his father in the carpenter trade for many years, later employed at the Mayline Co. until retiring in 1993. Marlene Meyer and Myron Horneck were united in marriage on Sept. 15, 1956 at St. Johns United Church of Christ in Schwartzwald; the couple would have celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary on Saturday. He was a member of St. Johns United Church of Christ in Schwartzwald. Mike enjoyed the outdoors and had been an avid hunter and fisherman. Working wood was a favorite pastime; making birdhouses, feeders and wooden wagons.
Surviving Myron is his loving wife, Marlene; two daughters, Michele (Alan) Kuether and Trudy (Peter) Koenig, both of Howards Grove; seven grandchildren, Bryan, Bradley and Kristin Kuether, Amber, Jason and Jeremy Koenig; three great-grandchildren, Nathan, Nicholas and Olivia Koenig; two sisters, La Verta (Henry) Boeldt of Howards Grove and Betty Jane (Kenneth) Boeldt of Pollock Pines, Calif.
A funeral service will be conducted for Mike at 11 a.m., Friday, Sept. 14, 2001, at St. Johns United Church of Christ, W3401 Orchard Road in Elkhart Lake. The Rev. David Wernecke, pastor, will officiate. Interment will be in the church cemetery.
Friends may call at the church on Friday at the time of service. 
A memorial fund has been established in the name of Myron W. Horneck.
The Zimmer Funeral Home of Howards Grove is assisting the family.
The Sheboygan Press, Wis., Wednesday, September 12, 2001 pg. 13