GEORGE GERHARD
George Gerhard
From Manitowoc county marriage records: George Gerhard and Augusta Ruppenthal (v.5 p.336) Married Jan. 6, 1887 in civil ceremony, Kiel George Gerhard Son of Adam Gerhard and Helena Butcher at Rockford, Illinois Born Town of Rhine, Sheboygan County Augusta Ruppenthal Daughter of Jacob Ruppenthal and Ernestine [Mueller] Born Town of Schleswig Witnesses Willie Kurz of Kiel and Ida Goerbing of Kiel ********* (Note: His wife Augusta Ruppenthal is a sister to the Louise Ruppental Avery in the photos.) ********* From Sheboygan county death records: George Gerhardt (v.50 p.169) April 19, 1863-May ?, 1944 Husband of Augusta Ruppentahl Son of Adam Gerhardt, with mother unknown Born Town of Rhine, Sheboygan County –hotel keeper Died from “coronary occlusion, sudden death –hypertension –senile” Buried at Elkhart Lake Cemetery ********* Elkhart Lake—George Gerhard, 81, former resident of this community, died suddenly today at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Arthur Raeder, Plymouth. He was born in the town of Rhine on April 19, 1863, and in 1886 was united in marriage with Miss Agatha Ruppenthal. The couple resided in Elkhart Lake where for approximately 40 years they conducted a hotel. Since the death of his wife in 1926, Mr. Gerhard had been retired. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Raeder, and Mrs. Allen Wade, Tuscon, Ariz.; two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Sell, San Diego, Calif., and Mrs. Mary Kissinger, Elkhart Lake, and five grandchildren. Four brothers and a sister preceded him in death. Funeral arrangements pending. Sheboygan Press, April 29, 1944 ********* From Sheboygan county death records: Augusta Gerhard nee Ruppenthal (v.28 p.223) Married Died May 19, 1926 at age 64 years, 8 months and 10 days Daughter of Jacob Ruppenthal (born Brandenburg, Germany) with mother unknown Born Manitowoc County Died from “cerebral hemorrhage –arteriosclerosis” Buried at Elkhart Lake Cemetery ********** Elkhart Lake - Mrs. George Gerhard, 64 died Wednesday at her home here after a lingering illness. She was born September 9, 1861, at Manitowoc, her maiden name being Augusta Ruppenthal. She was married January 6, 1887, at Kiel to George Gerhard, and the couple moved to Rockford, 111., where they resided for fourteen years. In 1911 the family moved to Elkhart Lake. The survivors are her husband, three children, Mrs. Arthur Raeder of Elkhart Lake, Mrs. Allen Wade of Plymouth and Mrs. Terrett Goldammer of Elkhart Lake, two brothers, Adolph Ruppenthal of Cascade and Rudolph Ruppenthal of Hilbert, two sisters, Mrs. Andrew Noll of Chilton and Mrs. Louise Avery of Kiel, and three grandchildren. The funeral will be conducted from the home Sunday and then from st. John's Evangelical church, the Rev. F. W. Zeh officiating. Burial will be at the Elkhart Lake Cemetery. Sheboygan Press May 20, 1926
JACOB GERHARD
Jacob Gerhard
This is a younger brother to the George Gerhard already identified in these photos. His name is Jacob and he was born about 1865. ******* From Sheboygan county marriage records: Jacob Gerhardt and Katherine Rosenthal (v.6 p.411) Married June 23, 1889 in Evangelical Church, Elkhart Lake Jacob Gerhardt Son of Adam Gerhardt and Magdalena Hoffmann Born Town of Rhine –butcher at Elkhart Lake Katherine Rosenthal Daughter of Johann Thomas Rosenthal and Katharine Stein Born Town of Herman Witnesses Philip Mantz and Lizzie Gerhardt ******* JACOB GERHARDT, ELKHART LAKE RESIDENT, SUMMONED Elkhart Lake—(Special)—Jacob Gerhardt, 72, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Hans Olson, Elkhart Lake, from a heart disease which he had been suffering from for approximately one week. He had been at the home of his daughter for several weeks prior to his death. Mr. Gerhardt was born in the town of Rhine May 3, 1865. He spent the early years of his life there except for a few years that he lived in Rockford, Ill. He was a butcher by trade and operated a meat market at Elkhart Lake for 30 years. For several years he was proprietor of the Central Hotel at Elkhart Lake. On June 23, 1889, he married Miss Katherine Rosenthal of Elkhart Lake. Children born to the union were Mrs. Olson, Jacob and Edgar of Madison, Robert of North Prairie, and George of Oshkosh, Mrs. Roma Hansen, a daughter, preceded her father in death; and two children died in infancy. Mrs. Gerhardt died August 4, 1916. A year later he was married to Mrs. Anna Toepfer. One child of this marriage, Katherine, and his wife survive. One brother, George of Elkhart Lake, and three sisters, Mrs. William Kissinger, Elkhart Lake, Mrs. Carl Sell and Mrs. George Sell of Glidden survive. There are two stepsons, Elmer and Marvin, and one stepdaughter, Esther, and 12 grandchildren. Funeral services were held at the Raeder Funeral home and at St. John’s Evangelical church. The Rev. Carl Nagel will officiate and burial will be made in the Elkhart Lake cemetery. no newspaper named, June 1, 1937 ******* It seems that Jacob Gerhard and Edgar Gerhard moved to Madison, Dane County. From a social notice in the newspaper: Harry Sell of St. Paul, Minn., Mrs. John Hewitt and Mrs. Elizabeth Sell of San Diego, Calif., spent several days last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hans Olson and with other relagives. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Gerhard and family and Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Gerhard and family of Madison, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hansen and Mrs. Norbert Pirron of Green Bay were Sunday guests at the Olson home. On Friday, Mrs. Olson, Mr. Sell, Mrs. Hewitt and Mrs. Sell visited the Robert Gerhard family at Waukesha and at the Herman Koerble and Mrs. Margaret Booth homes at Milwaukee.
Otto Gerhard
John Gerlach