E. Broeckert
WILLIAM H. BROECKERT
NICOLAUS BROST
William and Mrs. Broeckert
From Manitowoc county marriage records:
Hans Wilhelm Broeckert and Johanna Hansen (v.4 p.92)
March 23, 1875 in civil ceremony, Town of Schleswig
Hans Wilhelm Broeckert
Son of Ludert and Maria Broeckert
Born Holstein, Germany –mason
Johanna Hansen
Daughter of Jung and Anna Hansen
Witnesses Fred. Jack Broeckert and Peter Hansen
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From Calumet county death records:
Johanna Broeckert nee Hansen (v.11 p.392)
Feb. 17, 1855-Dec. 4, 1944
Wife of William H. Broeckert
Daughter of Jergen Hansen and Anna Thiedemann (both born Germany)
Born Town of New Holstein
Died from “arterosclerotic heart disease, 1 year”
Buried at New Holstein Cemetery
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From Manitowoc county death records:
William Broeckert (v.18 p.134)
Nov. 17, 1851-Nov. 30, 1920
Son of Luethered Broeckert and Marie Ostermann (both born Germany)
Born Germany –farmer
Died from “senile dementia, 2 years”
Buried at the New Holstein Cemetery
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CALLED BY DEATH
William Broeckert, pioneer of Manitowoc county and a resident of Kiel
for more than fifty years, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Otto
F. Reuther, 830 N. Seventh street, Manitowoc, Tuesday morning, after an
illness of several years, due to general debility and age. Mr. Broeckert,
who was born in Schleswig, Germany, Nov. 17, 1851, came to Manitowoc
county at the age of 16 years and located at Kiel where in later years
he became prominent, serving in village offices and for three terms was
a member of the county board from this village. For thirty-six years he
was engaged in the grain business and later engaged in real estate and
insurance lines.
A year and one-half ago Mr. Broeckert moved to Manitowoc and made his
home with his daughter. Besides his wife Mr. Broeckert is survived by
three children, Mrs. Reuther of Manitowoc, Mrs. Bernard Greve and Kuno
J. Broeckert and one grandchild, at Mt. Carmel, Ill.
The funeral will be held Friday afternoon from the Turner hall in New
Holstein, services being in charge of the Kiel Lodge of Odd Fellows.
(12-2-1920 handwritten on the obituary-no newspaper named)
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Mrs. Broeckert Passes Away at Brillion Monday
Mrs. Johanna Broeckert nee Hansen, passed away at 8:20 p.m. Monday
evening at the home of her sister, Mrs. Elsie Bruns at Brillion.
The deceased was born on a farm in the town of New Holstein, now the
city of Kiel, on February 17, 1855, a daughter of Jurgen Hansen and
Anna Tiedemann. She was married to William Broeckert of the town of
Schleswig in 1875, and they made their home in New Holstein for a
time, then moved to Kiel, where Mr. Broeckert was engaged in the
grain buying business. Mr. Broeckert passed away in 1920, and since
that time she made her home with her sister, Mrs. Bruns at Brillion,
and at various times visiting her children.
Three children were born of this union, a son and two daughters. All
three preceded her in death. She had been a member of the Kiel
Frauenverein, and still was at the time of her death. She leaves to
mourn her death, two grandchildren, one grandchild(sic); her sister,
Mrs. Bruns.
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Both are buried at New Holstein cemetery
(Note: Seems that Johanna was often called Anna)
Mr. and Mrs. Nic and Magdalena (Stein) Brost
Magdalena (Stein) Brost
St. Nazianz – Mrs. Magdalene Brost, 74, passed away Monday at the
home of her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Koenig,
Newton, Route 1, in the town of Meeme, where she had made her home
the past three years. Mrs. Brost, nee Magdalene Stein was born in
the town of Meeme on Sept. 20, 1863. She was married to Nick Brost,
also of the town of Meeme, in St. Fidelis church in Spring Valley
on Sept. 11, 1883. For many years they engaged in farming.
She is survived by five children, Mrs. Joseph Gries, Sherwood, Mrs.
Peter Gries, Colby, Herman, Milwaukee, Mrs. Peter Koenig, town of
Meeme, and Barry, Sheboygan, one brother, Joseph of St. Wendel and
one sister, Mrs. Gust Woelfel of Chilton. Twenty-eight grandchildren
also survive.
Her husband preceded her in death 22 years ago. Three sons, Joe,
Peter and John and a brother and two sisters also died previously.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at Holy Trinity church in
School Hill. The Rev. Arnulf, S.D.S. will officiate and interment
will be made in the adjoining church cemetery. Mrs. Brost was a
member of the Christian Mothers society of Trinity church, the
members of which will attend the funeral services in a body.
Sheboygan Press, November 16, 1937
(Note: She is Magdeline in the cemetery)
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From death record:
Magdalena Brost nee Stein
Sept. 20, 1867-Nov. 15, 1937 born in the Town of Meeme of Adam Stein and
Margaretha Seiple. Wife of Nicholas Brost
She died Nov. 15, 1937 and is buried at Holy Trinity,
School Hill, Town of Meeme. She died from “chronic myrocarditis, several years”
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Nicolaus was born Jan. 24, 1857 in the Town of Meeme of John Brost and
Anna Kasper. He died March 2, 1916 and is buried at Holy Trinity, School
Hill, Town of Meeme. He died from “carcinoma of the bladder, one year”.
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Nicolaus Brost and Magdalena Stein were married Sept. 11, 1883 at St.
Wendel, Town of Meeme. There is some question as to if this marriage took
place on Sept. 11, 1884. I believe the 1883 date is correct. That is
because the marriage record in the court house is placed with other records
from 1883, with none showing for 1884 until later in the records.