A CENTURY OF MASONRY 1856-1956

The History of Manitowoc Lodge No. 65, F. and A.M.
By Merle E. Hutchins (with permission)

I included the honor roll of 50 year members in this list, also at the end are early newspaper articles.

NAMEOFFICEYEARSRAISEDAFFILIATEDYEARS A MASON
Albrecht, Hans C.Junior Warden1868


Albrecht, Hans C.Tiler1864


Alter, EugeneSecretary1873


Alter, Oscar A.50 yr. member
1883
62
Alter, Oscar A.Master1891-1892


Alter, Oscar A.Secretary1884-1886


Alter, Oscar A.Treasurer1903-1944


Anderson, James S.50 yr. member
1868
59
Anderson, James S.Senior Warden1873


Anderson, Oscar L.Trustee1944-1955


Arndt, RichardSecretary1925


Austin, Dewitt F.Secretary1856


Averill, Martin V.Senior Warden1881


Backus, WilliamSenior Warden1860 and 1865


Backus, WilliamTiler1858


Bacon, Owen R.Master1864; 1871


Bacon, Owen R.Secretary1858-1859


Bacon, Owen R.Trustee1879-1881


Baensch, Emil A.Master1887-1878


Baensch, Emil50 yr. member
1880
59
Banzhaf, Henry L.Master1901


Bartlett, Charles R.50 yr. member
1880
52
Beaton, Richard G.Master1955


Beck, George L.Tiler1953


Blake, UrySenior Warden1858


Borcherdt, FrederickTreasurer1856-1857


Brandenburg, Harry Junior Warden1914


Brandenburg, Harry A.Tiler1921-1922


Breuer, JosephJunior Warden1909


Brooks, James L.50 yr. member
1902
53
Brown, Oliver L.Master1865-1867


Brown, Robert B.Master1941


Burnett, George B.Master1881-1883, 1889


Burnett, George B.Treasurer1879-1880 and 1890-1893


Canright, Charles F.Senior Warden1900


Carus, Edward50 yr. member
1889
58
Cizek, Charles A.Master1952


Clusen, AlbertJunior Warden1916


Cooper, GeorgeSecretary1879-1881


Cumberlidge, GeorgeTiler1923-1924


Daeke, Henry J.Junior Warden1905


Davies, T.W.Senior Warden1910


Davies, T.W.Trustee1914-1921


Deland, O.P.Secretary1864


Diebert, Franklin E.Master1923-1924


Eaton, Otis W.Senior Warden1856


Eggers, John C.Junior Warden1866


Eldridge, Eugene T.Secretary1871


Eldridge, Eugene T.Tiler1867


Engelbrecht, OscarMaster1942


Engle, George B.Master1862-1863


Fanta, Alois J.50 yr. member
1901
54
Fehring, ArchieCustodian1954-1955


Fellows, MichaelTreasurer1858-1859


Fischl, Alois C., Jr.Master1938


Fitch, CharlesJunior Warden1862


Fitch, CharlesTiler after Installation1856


Fliegler, JacobSenior Warden1877-1879
and 1880


Fliegler, JacobTrustee1877-1878 and
1891-1892


Fors, Elmer N.Master1933


Fraser, Alexander C.Master1893-1894


Fraser, Alexander C.Secretary1888-1889


Frazier, CharlesJunior Warden1911


Frazier, CharlesTiler1918


Fritsch, WalterSenior Warden1928


Geer, Lynford A.Trustee1906-1908


Gillett, Hugh I.Senior Warden1874-1876


Glover, George S.Master1859


Glover, William H.Secretary1874


Gray, Sidney R.S.Junior Warden1903-1904


Gray, Theodore W.50 yr. member
1887190154
Green, WalterMaster1903-1904


Groffman, Charles A.50 yr. member
1905
50
Groffman, George A.Trustee1905-1913


Groffman, GeorgeSenior Warden1907


Hagenow, Chris F.Junior Warden1873


Hall, John E.Secretary1893


Hammond, Frederick W.50 yr. member
1901191454
Hanson, Carl A.Secretary1913


Hanson, JasperJunior Warden1870


Hanson, JasperTiler1868


Heise, Ruben M.Tiler1955


Henry, G.E.Senior Warden1897-1898


Hentscher, HermannTrustee1883-1906


Hess, William I.Trustee1903-1905


Hill, Clarence

1892189456
Hinrichs, FredSecretary1890


Hinrichs, FredSenior Warden1893-1895


Hoag, William C.Tiler1863


Holson, Herman J.Senior Warden1914


Horn, William H.Secretary1866-1868


Horn, William H.Tiler1865


Houston, Andrew M.Master1946


Hoyt, MelancthonMaster1856


Hubbard, E.D.Senior Warden1899


Hubbard, Edward D.SecretaryFrom June 17,1891,
1892 and 1898


Hunter, JamesJunior Warden1860


Jacobsen, Fred J.Master1947


Jacobsen, Fred J.Trustee1951-1955


Jens, Walter W.Master1920-1921


Johnson, George W.Tiler1859


Johnston, Albert D.Secretary1887


Johnston, PeterTrustee1882-1887


Jones, Alonzo D.Master1869; 1874-1876


Jones, Alonzo D.Secretary1861-1863


Jorgenson, CarlMaster1930


Kanouse, H.W.Secretary1899


Kapitan, Emil M.50 yr. member
1901
54
Kapitan, Emil M.Master1922


Kellner, Joseph A.Custodian1924-1925


Kellner, Joseph A.Custodian1942-1948


Kellner, Joseph A.Tiler and Custodian1926-1941


Kellner, Joseph A.Tiler1919-1920


Klein, Henry A.Junior Warden1915


Klingholtz, CharlesTiler1873


Knudson, Norman A.Master1909-1911


Kono, Harvey A.Master1926


Kraemer, John L.Master1951


Kurtz, Walter H.Master1953


Landreth, AlbertJunior Warden1887


Lang, AloisMaster1914-1915


Lee, George L.Treasurer1856 Feb.
to June


Levenick, L.B.Junior Warden1932


Linder, Frank A.Secretary1909


Ludwig, Ernest H.Senior Warden1911


Ludwig, Ernest H.Trustee1914-1925


Luhmann, Fred S.Senior Warden1885-1886


Luhmann, Frederick S.50 yr. member
1883
50
Luling, CharlesMaster1879-1880


Luling, CharlesTreasurer1875-1878 and
1881-1889


Luling, CharlesTrustee1877-1882 and
1888-1890


Markham, Herbert L.Master1905


Markham, Herbert L.Secretary1894


Markham, Robert H.Master1897-1898


Markham, Robert H.Secretary1901-1902


Markham, Robert H.Trustee1915-1939


Martin, Gus E.Tiler1950-1951


Marvin, W.R.Master1857-1858


May, Albert F.Junior Warden1908


May, Olen E.Junior Warden1929


McGuire, RichardTiler and Janitor1895-1907


Mendlick, JohnTiler1872


Miller, Joseph V.50 yr. member
1892189657
Miller, Joseph V.Master1899-1900


Nash, Archie L.Master1907


Nash, Edward L.Secretary1908


Nash, Edwin G.50 yr. member
1881
53
Nash, Edwin G.Master1885-1886;
1895-1896


Nash, Edwin G.Secretary1900


Nash, Edwin L.50 yr. member
1905
50
Neider, Gordon G.Master1937


Nicholson, Van R.Tiler1925


Nicholson, Van R.Tiler1942-1944


Nielsen, William K.Master1927


Nollau, William F.Tiler1857


Ostenfeldt, FerdinandJunior Warden1878


Parrish, Isaac H.Secretary1857


Patchen, Andrew J.Master1872-1873;
1884


Patchen, Andrew J.Tiler1871


Patchen, George W.Master1902


Pech, James W.Tiler1815


Peroutka, Joseph50 yr. member
1904
51
Peterson, JacobTiler and Janitor1874-1894


Pflueger, William F.50 yr. member
1893191253
Phelps, L.M.Tiler1861-1862


Pilger, Edward G.Master1925


Piper, Caryl S.Senior Warden1912


Pritchard, John F.50 yr. member
1869187567
Pritchard, John F.Junior Warden1881


Pritchard, John F.Secretary1883


Pritchard, John F.Trustee1877-1898


Raether, Earl J.Custodian1950-1953


Raether, Earl J.Tiler and Custodian1949


Raine, Henry A.Master1870


Rand, Elija K.Secretary1865


Rand, Elijah K.Master1860-1861;
1868


Rand, HansonTiler1860


Rand, HansonTreasurer1861-1873


Reuther, George C.Secretary1895-1897


Reuther, Otto F.Trustee1926-1944


Richards, William D.Junior Warden1901


Richards, William D.Trustee1899-1904


Roberts, John H.Senior Warden1857


Roberts, John H.Tiler to Installation1856


Rudolph, RichardJunior Warden1918-1919


Rudolph, RichardTrustee1922-1945


Rummele, J. Alfred50 yr. member
1889
60
Salak, Charles J.Secretary1891 to June 17


Sander, LudwigJunior Warden1875-1876


Sanderson, GeorgeMaster1918-1919


Schenian, Adolph P.50 yr. member

189659
Schuetze, Charles F.50 yr. member
1903
52
Schuetze, Charles F.Master1908;
1912-1913


Schwalbe, Fred A.Tiler1952


Scove, Hans A.Tiler1869


Sedgwick, Clyde H.Secretary1903-1904


Seeger, WilliamJunior Warden1882 and
1884


Seehase, Charles W.Junior Warden1906


Shove, Theodore C.Treasurer1874


Silbernagel, FredMaster1943


Smalley, Charles F.Trustee1900-1902


Smalley, Hersch D.Secretary1872


Smith, Edwin R.Master1890


Smith, Edwin R.Treasurer1894-1899


Smith, Perry P.50 yr. member
1856
50
Solveson, Charles A.Secretary1905


Solveson, Charles A.Trustee1907-1914


Spevacek, Joseph50 yr. member
1874
52yrs but demitted
the last 25
Spoentgen, Reuben H.Master1934


Staehle, JosephSecretary1875-1877


Stauss, MaxSecretary1878 and 1882


Suckow, William A.Master1932


Suckow, William A.Trustee1946-1955


Taite, Robert A.Master1916-1917


Taite, Robert A.Secretary1907


Thombs, Joseph W.Secretary1860


Thombs, Joseph W.Senior Warden1864


Topic, John F.50 yr. member
1901
53
Topic, Joseph C.50 yr. member
1902191253
Torrey, Ezra N.Junior Warden1874


Treat, Ellery B.Junior Warden1872


Treat, Ellery B.Secretary1869-1870


Treat, Ellery B.Tiler1866


Turner, William J.Master1877-1878


Vits, Hugo A.Secretary1906


Vits, Hugo L.50 yr. member
1904
51
Vits, Hugo L.Master1931


Vits, Hugo L.Trustee1939-1950


Vraney, GeorgeMaster1935


Waldo, William W.Tiler1870


Waldo, William W.Treasurer1860


Walthers, Edward W.Junior Warden1925


Wilda, Raleigh E.Master1939


Williams, John A.50 yr. member
1895
60
Williams, John A.Master1906


Williams, John A.Secretary1899 and 1910-1912


Williams, John A.Trustee1909-1913


Willot, Joseph Jr.50 yr. member
1881
55
Willott, Joseph Jr.Junior Warden1885


Willott, Joseph Jr.Tiler1908-1913


Willott, Joseph Jr.Tiler1916-1917


Willott, Joseph Jr.Treasurer1900-1902


Willott, Joseph Jr.Trustee1893-1899


Wilson, Clyde N.Secretary1913


Windiate, Thomas50 year member
1854Charter 185657
Windiate, ThomasJunior Warden1856


Woods, Israel C.50 yr. member

1885at least 51
Zander, Fritz C.Tiler1945-1948


Zeischold, Alex M.Tiler1914


Below is a list of members who have received high honors which is beyond the power of the local Masonic body to bestow. By being thus honored, they have shed greater luster on their lodge and the local Masonic organization. It is possible the list is not complete because the brethren have been lost track of or the necessary information has not been recorded in the records available for this history.

NAMEGRAND BODYGRAND OFFICE HELDYEARREMARKS
Anderson, Oscar L.CouncilCapt. of Guard1946-1947
Anderson, Oscar L.CouncilConductor of Council1945-1946
Anderson, Oscar L.CouncilConductor of Work1947-1948
Anderson, Oscar L.CouncilDeputy Master1948-1949
Anderson, Oscar L.CouncilGrand Master1949-1950
Anderson, Oscar L.CouncilSteward1944-1945
Borcherdt, FrederickLodgePursuivant1860
Bouda, Frank M.ChapterCapt. of the Host1941-1942
Bouda, Frank M.ChapterGrand High Priest1943-1944
Bouda, Frank M.ChapterPrincipal Sojourner1939-1940Demitted 1933
Bouda, Frank M.ChapterScribe1942-1943
Bowman, A.W.ChapterPrincipal Sojourner1859-1860
Diebert, Franklin E.LodgeJunior Deacon1925-1926
Diebert, Franklin E.LodgeJunior Warden1927-1928Service term. by death
Diebert, Franklin E.LodgeSenior Deacon1926-1927
Diebert, Franklin E.LodgeSteward1924-1925
Hill, ClarenceConsistory33rd Degree1921
Hill, ClarenceChapterCapt. of the Host1924
Hill, ClarenceChapterDeputy Gr. High Priest1927
Hill, ClarenceLodgeDeputy Grand Master1937-1938
Hill, ClarenceChapterGrand High Priest1928
Hill, ClarenceLodgeGrand Master1938-1939
Hill, ClarenceChapterGrand Trustee1915-1947
Hill, ClarenceLodgeGrand Trustee1944-1947
Hill, ClarenceLodgeJunior Warden1934-1935
Hill, ClarenceChapterKing1926
Hill, ClarenceChapterScribe1925
Hill, ClarenceLodgeSenior Deacon1933-1934
Hill, ClarenceLodgeSenior Warden1935-1936
Hill, ClarenceLodgeSword Bearer1930-1931Demitted 1899
Hoyt, MelancthonLodgeChaplain1852
Hoyt, MelancthonChapterChaplain1857-1859
Hutchins, Merle E.ChapterDistrict Instructor1947-1955
Hutchins, Merle E.ChapterMaster 1st Veil1955-1956
Lindroth, John W.ChapterMaster 2nd Veil1929-1930
Lindroth, John W.ChapterMaster 3rd Veil1930-1931
Markham, Jack D.ChapterAssociate Patron1948-1949
Markham, Jack D.O.E.S.Worthy Grand Patron1949-1950
Mueller, Jacob H.ChapterDistrict Inspector, Illinois1921-1923
Nash, Edwin G.ChapterDeputy Gr. High Priest1920
Nash, Edwin G.ChapterGrand High Priest1921
Nash, Edwin G.ChapterKing1919
Phipps, Cornelius H.CouncilChaplain1949-1950
Pritchard, John F.ChapterRoyal Arch Captain1878-1879
Richter, Oscar A.Scottish Rite33rd DegreeNo Date
Richter, Oscar A.CommanderyCaptain General1934-1935
Richter, Oscar A.CommanderyDeputy Gr. Commander1936-1937
Richter, Oscar A.CommanderyGeneralissimo1935-1936
Richter, Oscar A.CommanderyGrand Commander1937-1938
Richter, Oscar A.CommanderyGrand Trustee1943-1946
Richter, Oscar A.CommanderyJunior Warden1932-1933
Richter, Oscar A.CommanderySenior Warden1933-1934
Richter, Oscar A.CommanderyStandard Bearer1931-1932
Richter, Oscar A.CommanderyWarden1930-1931
Vits, Earl O.ChapterPresident, Board of
Governers of Wis. DeMolay		1946-1948

NAMEGRAND JURISDICTIONYEAR
Alter, Oscar A.Montana1922-1934
Anderson, Chester M.Kentucky1953-1956
Anderson, Oscar L.Connecticut1945-1946
Anderson, Oscar L.North Dakota1945-1948
Baensch, EmilNew Hampshire1902-1936
Bouda, Frank M.Utah1935-1947
Breuer, Joseph P.

Diebert, Franklin E.Philipine Islands1927
Hill, Clarence A.Canada1921
Hill, Clarence A.Colorado1924-1947
Hill, Clarence A.New Brunswick1924-1927
Hrabik, Frank G.Kansas1949-1952
Hrabik, Frank G.Vermont1951-1954
Hutchins, Merle E.Louisiana1951-1954
Lindroth, John W.South Carolina1930-1946
Lounsbury, John M.Pennsylvania1922-1933
Mueller, Jacob H.Kansas1944-1948
Mueller, Jacob H.South Dakota1955-1958
Nash, Edwin G.New Zealand1923-1934
Nash, Edwin G.Nova Scotia1908-1934
Richter, Oscar A.New Mexico1931-1955
Taite, Robert A.Texas1920-1935

INSTALLING GRAND MASTERYEARS
Alter, Oscar A. 1892, 1915, 1916
Bacon, Owen R.1864, 1871
Baensch, Emil A.1888, 1893
Banzhof, Henry L.1901
Burnett, George B.1891
Engle, George B.1863
Fellows, Michael1865
Fischl, Alois C.1938
Fraser, Alex C.1895
Hutchins, Merle E.1946, 47, 48, 49, 51, 52, 54, 55
Jens, Walter W.1935, 1937
Jones, Alonzo D.1870, 1876
Knudson, Norman A.1911, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30
Kono, Harvey A.1934, 42, 43, 44
Lang, Alois1918, 1920, 1924
Markham, Herbert L.1905
Markham, Robert H.1897, 1898
Miller, Joseph V.1900
Nash, Archie L.1907
Nash, Edwin G.1886, 87, 94, 96, 97, 1903, 04,
09, 10, 12, 13, 14, 21, 23, 24
Nielsen, William K.1931, 32, 33
Patchen, Andrew J.1884
Patchen, George W.1902
Rand, Elija K.1879
Sanderson, George1919
Schuetze, Charles F.1908
Smith, Edwin R.1890
Suckow, William A.1936, 39, 40, 45, 50
Taite, Robert A.1917
Tidmarsh, Frank M.1929
Williams, John A.1906

INSTALLING GRAND MARSHALLYEARS
Alter, Oscar A.1893, 1907, 1909, 1910, 1923, 1924
Anderson, James S.1871, 1895
Anderson, Oscar L.1946
Breuer, Joseph P.1913
Brown, Robert B.1945
Fischl, Alois C.1939
Green, Walter1904
Harmacek, Frank J.1951
Hill, Clarence1896
Hill, Homer1879
Jacobsen, Fred J.1948, 49, 52
Jens, Walter W.1950, 1953
Knudson, Norman A.1912, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22
Kono, Harvey A.1928, 30, 31, 32 ,33, 35
Kubitz, Gerhardt C.1929
Kurtz, Walter H.1954, 1955
Landreth, Albert1892, 1894
Luling, Charles1876
Nash, Edwin G.1906, 1911, 1916
Patchen, George W.1905
Pilger, Edward G.1937
Rand, Elija K.1863,1864,1873, 1880
Spoentgen, Reuben H.1936, 1942
Suckow, William A.1934, 38, 44, 47
Thombs, Joseph W.1870, 1874
Treat, Ellery B.1872
Wilda, Raleigh G.1940, 1943


NEW MASONIC LODGE.-Tracy Lodge No.-, the new Masonic body, in our place, 
held its first meeting on Friday evening last, and will continue its 
meetings every Tuesday evening at Odd Fellow's Hall. The officers elected 
at their organization are as follows:
B. BORCHERT, W.M
D. GERPHEIDE, S.W.
AUG. WITTMAN, J.W.
ADOLPH WITTMAN, S.D.
T.C. SHOVE, Sec'y.
N. WOLLMER, Treas.
The Daily Tribune, Manitowoc, Wis. Wednesday, July 7, 1858 P. 3