Anna (Burkhardt) Schunk
Marriage of Edgar Schunk and Anna Burkhardt. Married Feb. 27, 1892 in civil ceremony in City of Manitowoc. Edgar Schunk was born in Manitowoc County of Oliver Schunk and Margareth Diefenthaeler. Anna Burkhardt was born in Manitowoc County of Mathias Burkhardt and Elizabeth Feile. ********** From death record: Anna Schunk nee Burkhardt Dec. 6, 1868-July 24, 1951 Daughter of Mathias Burkhardt an Elizabeth Feile Born Wisconsin Died from “myocarditis –chronic rheumatoid arthritis” Buried at Rockville Cemetery ************** Mrs. Edgar Schunk, 82, nee Anna Burkhardt, passed away at St. Nicholas hospital Tuesday morning. She was born at the farm home north of Kiel on December 6, 1868, the daughter of Mathias and Elizabeth Burkhardt. In February, 1892, she was married to Edgar Schunk, and the couple settled in Milwaukee for 10 years. They moved to Menominee Falls where they lived until 1926 when Mrs. Schunk became ill and was moved to the family home in Kiel. She was bedridden since, and two weeks ago she was moved to St. Nicholas hospital. The couple had celebrated its golden wedding anniversary in 1942. Survivors are: her husband; a son, Dr. Oliver Schunk of St. Louis, Mo.; a brother, Gottlieb of Kiel; and a sister, Ida of Kiel. Two brothers, William and Henry, and two sisters, Bertha and Mrs. William Meiselwitz, preceded here(sic) in death. Aurora Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star of Menominee Falls will take charge of the funeral, assisted by the Rev. Ernest Nelson, pastor of Presbyterian church, Kiel. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. at the Meiselwitz Funeral home, Kiel, and burial will be made in Rockville cemetery. *********** Couple Observes Marriage Date Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Schunk, who were married February 27, 1892, observed their golden wedding anniversary on the farm of Henry Burkhardt, Kiel, R.1, on Sunday, March 1st. The couple was married here fifty years ago. Present at the celebration dinner were Mr. and Mrs. Gottlieb Burkhardt, Miss Ida Burkhardt, William Meiselwitz, Mrs. R.J. Mullen and children Richard and Carol, and also the attendants at the couples wedding fifty years ago, Henry Burkhardt, Bertha Burkhardt, Eliza Kaun and Philip Mueller. A group of ladies, members of the Order of Eastern Star of Menomonee Falls called to extend best wishes, and the couple received many beautiful floral tributes, gifts and cards. The couple has one son, Dr. Oliver Schunk, at Menomonee Falls, with whom the celebrant is making his home. Mrs. Schunk is 73 years old, and is the daughter of Mathias and Elizabeth Burkhardt, who located here in 1858. Mr. Schunk, 74, is the son of Oliver and Margaret Schunk. Mr. Schunk is still active in the cottage building business, and has been doing this kind of work for 27 years. After the couples marriage they moved to Milwaukee and resided there until 1902, when they moved to Menomonee Falls. ********* From Manitowoc county death records: Edgar Schunk (v.45 p.147) Nov. 16, 1867-Feb. 3, 1952 Son of Olive Schunk and Margaret Diefenthaler Born Wisconsin –trucker, trucking service Died from “arterial hypertension” Buried at Rockville Cemetery, Town of Scheswig ********* Edgar Schunk Passes Away at the Shady Lane Home One of Wisconsin’s pioneer truckers, Edgar Schunk, 84, of the town of Schleswig, died at the Shady Lane Home for the Ages, at Manitowoc on Sunday afternoon. Mr. Schunk had been ill for several months. Funeral services were held this Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home, with the Rev. Ernest J. Nelson officiating. Burial was made in the Rockville cemetery. Mr. Schunk was born in Millhome in 1867, the son of the late Oliver Schunk and Margaret Diefenthaler. In 1892 he was married to the former Anna Burkhardt of Schleswig. The couple moved to Menominee Falls 10 years later, operating a hotel there for 14 years. In 1916 he established the first truck line between Menominee Falls and Milwaukee. He remained in the business until 1942, when he moved to a farm north of Kiel to live with relatives. Mrs. Schunk died in 1951. Survivors include a son, Oliver of St. Louis, Missouri; and three sisters, Mrs. Emma Boelter of Milwaukee and Dr. Clara Schunk and Mrs. Eliza Kaun, both of Jackson, Michigan. - Feb. 3, 1952
Adolph Schuricht
From Sheboygan county marriage records: Adolph Gustav Schuricht and Louise Catherine Pfeifer (v.7 p.83) Married May 21, 1891 in Lutheran Church, Town of Greenbush Adolph Gustav Schuricht Son of John Schuricht and Minna Henschel [John’s full name was John Gottlieb Schuricht – and was often shown as Gottlieb] Born Town of Russell –farmer in Town of Greenbush Louise Catharine Pfeifer Daughter of George Pfeifer and Elizabeth Lauber Born Town of Osceda, Fond du Lac County Witnesses John Schuricht and Helena Siegmund ********** From Sheboygan county death records: Adolph Schuricht (v.13 p.823) Husband [of Louise Pfeifer] Nov. 26, 1862-June 2, 1912 Son of G. J. Schuricht and Henrietta Henschel (both born Germany) Born Wisconsin –farmer Died from “fracture of getedra vertebra –hanging himself with suicidal intent –melancholia” Buried at “Greenbush Cemetery” ********** Parents of Adolph and other Schuricht people in these files: From Sheboygan county marriage records: Johann Gottlob Schuricht and Auguste Wilhelmine Henschel (v.1 p.123) Married July 24, 1855 in religious ceremony, Town of Russell Johann Gottlob Schuricht Son of John Gottlieb Schuricht and Eva Rosina Grul Born Saxonia, Germany –farmer in Centerville, Manitowoc County Auguste Wilhelmine Henschel Daughter of John Gottleft Henschel and Johanna Christina Gauper ********** Adolph Schuring in household of Gottlob Schuring, "United States Census, 1870" Name: Adolph Schuring Event Type: Census Event Year: 1870 Event Place: Wisconsin, United States Gender: Male Age: 6 Race: White Race (Original): W Birth Year (Estimated): 1863-1864 Birthplace: Wisconsin Page Number: 3 Household ID: 19 Household Gender Age Birthplace Gottlob Schuring M 45 Saxonia Auguste Schuring F 29 Prussia Gustav Schuring M 14 Wisconsin Carl Schuring M 12 Wisconsin Oetta Schuring F 10 Wisconsin Mary Schuring F 8 Wisconsin Adolph Schuring M 6 Wisconsin Louis Schuring M 4 Wisconsin Louisa Schuring F 3 Wisconsin John Schuring M 2 Wisconsin
Eva (Maurer) Schuricht
From Sheboygan county marriage records: Karl Ludwig Schuricht and Eva Maurer (v.6 p.274) Married March 15, 1887 in Reformed Church, Town of Schleswig Karl Ludwig Schuricht Son of John Gottlob Schuricht and Wilhemine Heschel Born Town of Russell –farmer in Town of Greenbush, Sheboygan County Eva Maurer Daughter of Friederich Maurer and Anna Maria Jungenheimer Born Town of Schleswig Witnesses John Maurer, Gustav Schuricht, Louise Schuricht and Elisabeth Maurer ********** From Sheboygan county death records: Eva Schuricht nee Maurer (v.13 p.724) Widow Dec. 5, 1856-March 17, 1912 Daughter of Fred Maurer and Anna M. (both born Germany) Born Town of Schleswig Died from “fibroid tumors of uterus, several –hysterectomy auv –paralysis of bowels” Buried at Green Bush Cemetery, Sheboygan County ********* From Sheboygan county death records: Charles Schuricht (Sheb. 12-123) Husband [of Eva Maurer] May 1, 1858-June 17, 1908 Son of John [Gottlieb] Schuricht and Minnie Henschel (both born Germany) Born Sheboygan County Died from “obstruction of bowls due to illness probably cancer –general debility, 20 days” Buried at “Union Cemetery” ********** Carl Schuricht Household of Gottlob Schuring, "United States Census, 1870" Name: Carl Schuring Event Type: Census Event Year: 1870 Event Place: Wisconsin, United States Gender: Male Age: 12 Race: White Race (Original): W Birth Year (Estimated): 1857-1858 Birthplace: Wisconsin Page Number: 3 Household ID: 19 Household Gender Age Birthplace Gottlob Schuring M 45 Saxonia Auguste Schuring F 29 Prussia Gustav Schuring M 14 Wisconsin Carl Schuring M 12 Wisconsin Oetta Schuring F 10 Wisconsin Mary Schuring F 8 Wisconsin Adolph Schuring M 6 Wisconsin Louis Schuring M 4 Wisconsin Louisa Schuring F 3 Wisconsin John Schuring M 2 Wisconsin