HENRY KLINDT Henry Klindt, 64, town of Gibson farmer, died early today at the Two Rivers municipal hospital, where he had been a patient for some time. He had been in failing health for some time. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. from the St. Peter Lutheran church in the village of Mishicot. Mr. Klindt, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Klindt, was born at Maribel in 1875 and when a young man turned to farming. He was employed on farms in Gibson and Kossuth and spent 12 years in Minnesota. for the past 10 years he has made his home with his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Loeh of Gibson. Survivors are a brother Martin, of Kossuth; four sisters, Mrs. Loeh of Gibson, Mrs. F. Steinke of Green Bay, Mrs. W. Leitzke of Boyd, Wis., Mrs. F.(?) Hoselow of Kossuth. The body is at the Specht funeral home in Mishicot. Manitowoc Herald Times, Friday, January 5, 1940 p.2 ******** Funeral services for Henry Klindt, 51(sic), Gibson farmer who died yesterday, will be held Monday at 2 p.m. from the St. Peter Lutheran church in the village of Mishicot. The body will be moved to the church Monday at 10 a.m. from the Spect funeral home and may be viewed at the church until the hour of services. Manitowoc Herald Times, Saturday, January 6, 1940 p.4
MARIA KLINDT (From the Obituary Book of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Maribel: Burial on 7 June 1892, Tuesday in Pentecost Week...edited) Maria Klindt born Maas, died Pentecost Sunday morning. She was born August 7, 1850. In 1871 she married Martin Klindt and to this union was born ten children, of whom nine yet living. She long suffered from rheumatism, and on Saturday she became paralyzed and lost her speech, and death came on Sunday. She was 42 years, 9 months, and 5 days. ******** From Der Nord Westen, 09 June 1892: Death in Cooperstown on Sun. morning of Mrs. Maria Klindt, wife of Martin Klindt. The deceased reached the age of 42 yrs. 9 mos., and is survived by her husband and 9 children – 6 girls and 3 boys. Burial was Tuesday.
MARTIN KLINDT (d. 1926) Maribel news: Martin Klindt, a pioneer resident of this town, except for the past few years when he had lived with his daughter, Mrs. Henry Loeb at Larrabee died Saturday at her home, death being due to infirmities of old age. Surviving Mr. Klindt are four daughters; Mrs. Henry Loeb, Mrs. William Litzke, Mrs. T. Haslo and Lena Klindt, also three sons. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon from St. John's Lutheran church. Manitowoc Herald News, Manitowoc, Wis. Monday, February 22, 1926 P. 9 ******** Larrabee News: A large number of relatives and friends attended the funeral of "Grandpa" Klindt, who died last Friday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Henry Loeh, where he had made his home of late years. He came here from Germany with his parents when a small boy of four years and saw many hard ships in the earlier days. He was buried from the Lutheran church at Maribel where he was a life long member. Rev. Klanka and Rev. Grundmann officiated. He leaves to mourn his loss three sons and four daughters. Manitowoc Herald News Thursday, February 18, 1926 pg. 9
MARTIN KLINDT (d. 1948) Martin Klindt, 72, retired town of Cooperstown farmer, died early this morning at Holy Family Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2 pm Monday at the St. Peter Lutheran Church in Mishicot with the Rev. Edward Zell officiating. Burial will be in the Maribel Cemetery. Born on a farm in the Town of Cooperstown in 1876, Mr. Klindt farmed there until 1940 when he came to reside with his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Loch in the Town of Gibson. He never married. Survivors in addition to Mrs. Loch are three other sisters, Mrs. Paul Haslow of Kossuth, Mrs. Fred Speinke of Green Bay and Mrs. William Leitzke of Augusta, Wis. The body may be viewed at the Specht Funeral Home in Mishicot from Saturday afternoon until 10:00 am Monday at which time it will be removed to the church to lie in state until the time of services Monday afternoon. Manitowoc Herald Times - Fri., June 11, 1948
ALMA KNUTH Mrs. Alma Knuth, 66, a matron at Fair Hills Home at Rosecrans the past eight years, died at the home Wednesday afternoon. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at St. John Lutheran Church, Maribel, with Dr. H.A. Koch officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Knuth was born Aug. 16, 1892, in the Town of Cooperstown, daughter of the late Carl and Rosalina Wegner. She was married to the late Arthur Knuth June 11, 1913 and the couple operated a farm in the Town of Cooperstown until his death. Survivors include a son, Hugo, of Rt. ?, Maribel; two daughters, Mrs. Edmund Dobberpuhl of Greenleaf and Mrs. Arnold Gorske of Rt. 2, Denmark; five brothers, William and John of Medford, Minn., Henry of Fairbault, Minn., Herman of Maribel and Walter of Morrison and 14 grandchildren. A daughter preceded her in death. Friends may call at Knutson Funeral Home, Denmark, after 2 p.m. Friday until 10 a.m. Saturday when the body will be removed to the church to lie in state until the hour of service. Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. Thursday, August 13, 1959 P. 17
ALMA M. KNUTH (d. 1993) Mrs. Norman (Alma) Knuth, 87, of 15420 Pleasant Rd., Maribel, died Wednesday evening November 17, 1993 at a Manitowoc hospital following a short illness. The daughter of the late William and Pauline (Boeder) Loppnow was born on September 19, 1906 in Wayside and had been a lifelong area resident. The former Alma Loppnow and Norman Knuth were married on June 20, 1929 at Zion Lutheran Church, Wayside, and he preceded her in death on September 20, 1983. Alma was a member of St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Maribel. She is survived by her children, Florence and Calvin Haskins, Mishicot; Marcella and Elmer Retzlaff, Two Rivers; Norman Jr. and Audrey Knuth, Maribel; Virginia and Wayne Neuser, Whitelaw; 15 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; one brother, Raymond and Ada Loppnow Sr., DePere; one sister, Blandine Wagner, Maribel; nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Norman; two sisters, Malinda Schmeling and Erma Zimdars. Friends may call at Knutson-Cotter Funeral Home, 536 Cty Hwy R, Denmark, 4 to 9 p.m. today. On Saturday friends may call at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Maribel from10 a.m. until service at 11 a.m. Saturday at the church with Pastor Michael R. Riley officiating; Burial in the church cemetery. Green Bay Press Gazette - Friday, November 19, 1993 - page A6 ******** The marriage of Miss Alma Wagner and Arthur Knuth of Maribel was celebrated at Maribel and was attended by a large wedding party. A reception and dance was given. They will reside at Maribel. Manitowoc Daily Herald - June 13, 1913 - page 3
ALWINA KNUTH Mrs.H. Knuth of Maribel Passes Away Mrs. Henry Knuth, 76, a lifelong resident of the vicinity of Maribel, died last Saturday morning at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Walter Loppnow of the Town of Morrison. Funeral services were held at the Schwartz Funeral Home in Morrison at 1:15 Wednesday afternoon in the St. John Lutheran at Maribel at 2 o'clock. The Rev. Paul Geischenn officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery. Deceased was born Dec. 11, 1871 and was the daughter of the late John Habeck. Her husband died nine years ago. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Frank Brandenburg; Mrs. Arthur Eichorst and Mrs. Loppow, all of Morrison; a so, Normal of Maribel; 13 grandchildren and four great grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. William Vanderkinter, Maribel and a brother, William Krueger of Denmark. Denmark Press - Thursday, Dec. 12, 1948 - page 1
ARTHUR KNUTH Arthur Knuth, 50, lifelong resident of Maribel, died this morning at his home following an illness of several months. Funeral services will be held Friday at 1:30 from the home and at 2 o'clock from the St. John's Evangelical church of Maribel, the Rev. Gerhard Struck officiating. Burial will be made in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Knuth was born in Maribel. He spent his life as a farmer. He was married to Miss Alma Wegner. Survivors besides the widow include three children, Mrs. Edmund Dobberpuhl, Morrison and Olga and Hugo at home; his father, Otto Knuth, Maribel; three sisters, Mrs. Fred Krieser, Maribel route 1; Mrs. Herman Bruss, Green Bay; and Mrs. Henry Maertz, Reedsville; and one grandchild. The body will be at the home Wednesday and until the time of the services Friday. Manitowoc Herald Times, Tuesday, August 20, 1940 P. 2
DALE KNUTH Maribel Boy, 4, Accident Victim Falls From Tractor, Run Over By Binder Dale Knuth, 4, of Rt. 1, Maribel, died at a Green Bay hospital late Tuesday afternoon, from head injuries received when he fell from his father’s farm tractor and was run over by a binder. The boy had been given emergency treatment by a Maribel doctor and was rushed to the Bellin Memorial Hospital, where he died. The accident happened early Tuesday as Hugo Knuth, the boy’s father, was driving his tractor in the fields. Jolted from the tractor seat, the youngster fell under the wheels of a binder and was crushed. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the St. John Lutheran Church in Maribel. The Rev. R. G. Koch will officiate, and burial will be in the church cemetery. The boy was born in Manitowoc in 1949, a son of Hugo Koch (sic) and the former Verna Rose of Wayside. Survivors include the parents; a brother (private); a sister (private); and a paternal grandmother, Mrs. Alma Knuth of Rt. 1, Maribel. Friends may call at the Knutson Funeral Home in Denmark from noon Thursday to Friday morning, when the body will be moved to the St. John Lutheran Church for burial services. Manitowoc Herald Times, Wednesday, July 29, 1953 P. 1
GERTRUDE KNUTH LAMP EXPLODES, CHILD LOSES LIFE MARIBEL CHILD DIES OF BURNS SHE SUFFERS Daughter of A. Knuth Loses Life In Accident At Farm Home Gertrude Knuth, 11 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Knuth, residing two miles west of Maribel, was the victim of a horrible tragedy last night when she was burned to death when her clothing caught fire from an exploding lamp in the farm home of her parents. The child died at the hospital in this city two hours after the accident after terrible suffering, having been conscious up to the time of her death. The child’s body was burned to a crisp, only small particles of flesh here and there remaining on the body when she was brought to the hospital here, and physicians said that the case was one of the most unusual in that the girl retained consciousness and survived even a short time after her burns. Father Sees Girl Afire The tragedy happened shortly before 9 o’clock last night. Mr. Knuth was at the home of a neighbor and Mrs. Knuth was preparing to retire in another room. The girl had found the gas lamp burning low and had attempted to turn up the flame when the lamp exploded, the oil and flame communicating to her body. In terror and suffering excruciating pain the child rushed from the house screaming and the flames fanned by the air, enveloped her body. Mr. Knuth, from a window of the neighbor’s home, saw the flames in the house as the furnishings started to burn and rushed toward home when he discovered his child a living torch in the yard. Before he could reach the girl, she had been fatally burned. Mrs. Kuth(sic) unaware of her daughter’s danger and seeing only the blaze in the house, worked heroically to extinguish the fire and succeeded by the time her husband carried the tortured child into the house. Dr. Kellner, who was summoned, found the child beyond hope but in a last effort to save her, rushed her to the hospital here where death occurred within a short time. Conscious To The Last The unfortunate child retained consciousness to the end and suffered greatly from her burns and death was a relief to her. She is survived by her parents, three sisters and a brother. The body was taken to the home near Maribel today and will be buried there. Manitowoc Herald News, Tuesday, April 13, 1926 P. 1 ******** Little Victim of Fire Tragedy Is Laid At Rest Funeral services for little Gertrude Knuth, little 11-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Knuth, were held from the home of the parents at 1 and from the German Lutheran church at Maribel at 1:30 Friday afternoon were largely attended, voicing the widespread sympathy of the community for the bereaved family. The Rev. Paul Kionka officiated and spoke eloquently of the little victim and the sadness of the tragedy. Pall bearers were Clarence Luedtke, Albert Jaeger, Leonhard Rabenhorst, Hugo Radtke, Elmer Engelbrecht and Oliver Radue. Ten little friends, Malinda Wegner, Lorina Wegner, Esther Kempfert, Emma Kempfert, Eunice Schlegelmilch, Dorothy Schlegelmich, Paul Kempfert, Alvin Wegner, Walter Krieser, and Norbert Bruss, escorted the body bearing the floral tributes. Interment was at the German Lutheran cemetery at Maribel, Mr. and Mrs. Phil Wegner of Fairbault, Minn., attended the services, Mr. Wegner being a brother of Mrs. Knuth. Manitowoc Herald News, Monday, April 19, 1926 P. 2
GUSTAV J.F. KNUTH Gustav Knuth birth: 9 June 1857 Sauk Co., Wis. death: 6 July 1906 Gibson, Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin residence: 1906 Gibson, Wis. father: Fred Knuth mother: Albertina spouse: Amalga Wisconsin, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1968
HENRY KNUTH Henry Knuth, 68, Cooperstown farmer, died Saturday evening at the farm home three miles northeast of Maribel. He had been ill a year. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. from the home and at 2 o’clock from the St. John’s Lutheran Church at Maribel. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Mr. Knuth was born in Cooperstown and always made his home in that town. Survivors are the widow, the former Alvina Habeck; three daughters, Mrs. Frank Brandenburg, Mrs. Arthur H. Eichorst, Mrs. Walter Loppnow, all of Morrison, Brown County; son, Norman of Maribel; two sisters, Mrs. Josephine Utech of Milwaukee, Mrs. Julia Krueger of Green Bay; two brothers, Otto of Maribel, William of Green Bay and 11 grandchildren. Manitowoc Herald Times - Monday, May 20, 1940 - page 2
HUGO KNUTH Hugo Knuth, 48, of Rt. 1, Maribel, died Friday afternoon at an out-of-town hospital. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Maribel. The Rev. Armin Engel will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery. Hugo Knuth was born Dec. 31, 1920, in the Town of Cooperstown, son of the late Arthur and Alma Wegner Knuth. He married Verna Rose June 18, 1946, at Maribel. They operated Fair Hills Home, in the Town of Cooperstown, for 15 years. Survivors include his wife; three sons, (private); two daughters, (private); two sisters, Mrs. Arnold Gorske of Fond du Lac, and Mrs. Edmund Dobberpuhl of Rt. 2, Greenleaf; and a grandchild. Friends may call at the Knutson Funeral Home, Denmark, after 3 p.m. Monday until 10 a.m. Tuesday and at the church until time of services. Manitowoc Herald Times, Saturday, March 8, 1969 P. 5
JULIANA KNUTH (d. 1927) Mrs. Otto Knuth, age 58, died of cancer at her home near Maribel Tuesday and was buried Friday afternoon at 1 o’clock at the Maribel Lutheran church, Rev. Kionka officiating. Deceased’s maiden name was Julia Olp. She was born in town of Cooperstown. Forty years ago, she was united in marriage to Otto Knuth. Besides her husband, she is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Emma Krieser of Maribel, Mrs. Herman Bruss of Manitowoc, and Mrs. Henry Maertz of Brillion, and by one son, Arthur of this town, and ten grandchildren. Manitowoc Herald News, Tuesday, November 22, 1927 P. 4
NORMAN JOHN "BUTCH" KNUTH III (d. 2015) Norman John “Butch” Knuth III, 52, of Maribel, WI, went to heaven on March 21, 2015. Butch was born on August 29, 1962 to Norman and Audrey (Stolzman) Knuth Jr. Butch attended grade school at St. John’s Lutheran Grade School. He graduated from Manitowoc Lutheran High School in 1980. Butch was in partnership with his father, Norman Knuth Jr. on the family farm. He worked at Duescher Farms and also drove truck for Schultz Trucking. Butch loved his family, farming, collecting antique John Deere tractors and photography. Two of his photos of his John Deere tractors were featured on the covers of Fastline Tractors magazine. Another passion of Butch’s was his Harley Davidson motorcycle. He enjoyed trips all over the United States with his father and many friends. Butch is survived by his parents, Norman and Audrey Knuth, sisters, Sheri (Dennis) Kittell, Robin (Steve) Shimanek; nieces, Samantha (Nick) Roth, Brooke Kittell, Brittany Shimanek (Fiance Adam Brouchoud, Lily and Harley) and nephews, Josh Shimanek (Fiance Sarah Frelich) Butch was preceded in death by his grandparents, Norman and Alma Knuth, John and Milda Stolzman, aunts, uncles and friends, Merle and J.D. Family and friends may call at Knutson-Cotter Funeral Home, 536 County Road R., Denmark, from 4 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. on Friday, May 22, 2015. Visitation will continue on Saturday, May 23, 2015 at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, 14311 S. Maribel Road, Maribel, WI from 9:30 a.m. until the time of service at 11:00 a.m. with the Rev. Daniel Cole officiating. Burial to follow in the church cemetery. Many says of Butch’s will remind us of him, two of them being, “Herd of cows, we herd of cows, we’re farmers.” And “if you have a full tank of gas and you don’t care, you’re not lost.”. We will love you and miss you forever and Butch, “Thanks for feeding the world.” Manitowoc Herald Times - May 13, 2015
NORMAN O. KNUTH (d. 1983) Norman Knuth Sr., 84, Rt. 1, Maribel, died Tuesday afternoon at a Green Bay hospital. The son of the late Henry and Alwina Habeck Knuth was born Sept. 18, 1899 at Mishicot. He married Alma Loppnow June 20, 1929 and farmed in the Township of Cooperstown all of his life. Survivors include his wife; three daughters and sons-in-law, Florence and Calvin Haskins, DePere; Marcella and Elmer Retzlaff, Two Rivers; Virginia and Wayne Neuser, Whitelaw; one son and daughter-in-law, Norman Jr. and Audrey, Rt. 1, Maribel; two sisters, Mrs. Frank (Hilda)Brandenburg, Wayside; Mrs. Walter (Adela )Loppnow, Morrison; 15 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one sister. Friends may call at Knutson Funeral Home, Denmark, after 4 p.m. today and then after 12 noon Friday at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Maribel, until services; Funeral 2 p.m. Friday at the church with the Rev. Karl Kuenzel officiating; Burial in the church cemetery. Green Bay Press Gazette - Thursday, Sept. 22, 1983 - page B6 ******** Norman Knuth Sr., 84, of Rt. 1, Maribel, died Tuesday evening, Sept. 20, at a Green Bay hospital. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Maribel. The Rev. Karl Kuenzel will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery. Mr. Knuth was born Sept. 18, 1899, at Mishicot, son of the late Henry and Alwina Habeck Knuth. He married Alma Loppnow June 20, 1929. The couple farmed in Town of Cooperstown. Survivors include his wife, Alma; a son and daughter-in-law, Norman Jr. and Audrey Knuth of Rt. 1, Maribel; three daughters and sons-in-law, Florence and Calvin Haskins of DePere, Wis., Marcella and Elmer Retzlaff of Two Rivers, and Virginia and Wayne Neuser of Whitelaw; two sisters, Mrs. Frank (Hilda) Brandenburg of Wayside, Wis. and Mrs. Walter (Adela) Loppnow of Morrison, Wis.; 15 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a sister. Friends may call at Knutson Funeral Home, Denmark after 4 o’clock this Thursday afternoon and after 12 noon Friday at the church until the time of services. Herald Times Reporter, September 22, 1983 P. 3
OTTO KNUTH Otto C. Knuth, 87, (photo), a retired route 1, Maribel farmer, died Saturday afternoon in a Green Bay hospital following a year’s illness. Mr. Knuth was born in Cooperstown in 1863 and in 1887 married the former Juliana Olp who died in 1927. Ten years later, he married the former Augusta Neuser. Survivors, besides the wife, are three daughters, Mrs. Fred Krieser of Maribel, Mrs. Elsie Bruss of Manitowoc, Mrs. Henry Maertz of Brillion, a brother, William Knuth of Green Bay; 10 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. A son, Arthur, died 10 years ago. Friends may call at the Knutson funeral home in Denmark until 10 a.m. Wednesday when the casket will be moved to the St. John Lutheran church. Funeral services will be held in the church at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Rev. Paul Gieschen officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, June 19, 1950 P. 2
VERNA KNUTH Mrs. Hugo (Verna) Knuth, 44, of Rt. 1, Maribel, died Saturday evening at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Maribel. The Rev. Armin Engel will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Knuth, nee Verna Rose, was born June 18, 1925, in Town of Glenmore, daughter of the late Adolph and Eva Hallfrisch Rose. She married Hugo Knuth June 1, 1946, at Maribel. Her husband preceded her in death in March, 1969. (Survivors omitted for privacy.) Friends may call at Knutson Funeral Home, Denmark, after 2 p.m. this Monday afternoon until 10 a.m. Tuesday and then at church from 11:30 a.m. until time of service. Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. May 25, 1970
WALTER G. KNUTH Walter Knuth birth: 10 September 1895 Gibson, Manitowoc Co., death: 9 April 1896 Gibson, Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin father: Gustave Knuth Wisconsin, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1968
WILLIE E. KNUTH Name: Knuth, Wm. E. D.: 10/17/1877 B.: 7/29/1875 Reg. D.: 12/14/1877 Sex: M/W Age at Death: 2 Yrs. 2 Mo. 18 Da. B.P.: Cooperstown D.P.: Coop. Cem.: Coop. Ch.: Inf. & Address: Rev. A. W. Kerbel Spouse: F.: Carl Knuth M.: Ernstine Buth Cause of Death: Measles Pg. #: v.1 p.233 ************ (Wm. E. Knuth/son of Carl Knuth and Ernstine Buth/b. 29 July 1875, Cooperstown/d. 17 Oct. 1877, Cooperstown/cause: measles)
CARL CHRISTIAN KOHLS (From the Obituary Book of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Maribel: Burial on 14 May 1883, Whitmonday) Karl Christian Kohls was born December 1, 1803, baptized January 1, 1804, confirmed 1816, married 1824. Emigrated 1856. His age was 74 years, 5 months, and 11 days.
HENRIETTE KOHLS The following is from the Obituary Book of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Maribel: Burial on 3 September 1882. Henriette Kohls born Franke, wife of Karl Kohls, was born January 15, 1801, in Bostrin, Kreis Schivelbein, Germany, and baptized and confirmed the same place. They were married in 1824 and emigrated to America in 1856, settling in Cooperstown for 14 years. They then moved to their children in Gibson Town for 13 years. She then resided with her daughter and son—in—law Fr. Uecker. She died at the age of 81 years, 8 months, and ? days. Her husband and two children grieve beside her coffin; one in Germany. God rest her soul. (Note: b. date on stone is a year different)
AARON KOHN Aarond (sic) Kohn, 52, lifelong resident of Rt. 1, Maribel, died early Monday morning after suffering a heart attack. He had been in ill health for the past two years. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. John Lutheran Church in Maribel. The Rev. R.G. Koch will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery. Mr. Kohn, who farmed through his entire life, was born March, 1900, in Maribel. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Kohn. In October, 1922, he married the former Miss Betty Habeck. Survivors include his wife, two sons, Elroy of Maribel and Robert who lives at home; his mother, Mrs. Bertha Kohn of Manitowoc; one sister, Mrs. Walter Jaeger of Manitowoc, and two grandchildren. Friends may call at the Knutson Funeral Home in Denmark from 8 p.m. Monday until Wednesday morning when the casket will be taken to the church. Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, November 24, 1952 P. 20
AUGUST F. KOHN Notes From Cooperstown: Mr. August Kohn an old settler of Cooperstown died suddenly while sitting in a chair at his home last Saturday. The funeral was held Tuesday from the German Lutheran church at Maribel. Rev. Kionka officiated. Manitowoc Pilot Thursday, July 13, 1911 pg. 8
BEATA KOHN Mrs. Beata Kohn, 89, 16504 County Hwy T, Maribel, died Tuesday evening, Aug. 10, 1993 at a Green Bay hospital. The daughter of the late Robert and Minnie (Schley) Habeck was born July 6, 1904 in the township of Cooperstown where she lived all her life. The former Beata Habeck and Aaron Kohn were married on Oct. 22, 1922 at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Maribel and he preceded her in death in 1952. Beata was a lifelong member of St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Maribel. She is survived by a son, Robert Kohn, Maribel; a daughter-in-law and her husband, Annabelle and Virgil Kolstad, Maribel; five grandchildren, Karen Kohn, Cathy and Mike Albers, Kristine and Robert Webel, Brian Kohn, Bruce and Kim Kohn; and eight great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband; a son, Elroy in 1982 and brothers and sisters. Friends may call after 9:30 a.m. Friday at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Maribel, until time of service. Funeral service 10:30 a.m. at the church with Pastor Michael R. Riley officiating; burial in the church cemetery. Knutson-Cotter Funeral Home, Denmark, is handling the arrangements. Green Bay Press Gazette - Wednesday, Aug. 11, 1993 ******** (06 Jul 1904/10 Aug 1993/SSDI)
ELROY W. KOHN Elroy Kohn, 57, of Route 1, Maribel, died Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 10, at a Manitowoc hospital. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Maribel. The Rev. Karl Kuenzel will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery. Mr. Kohn was born Dec. 23, 1924, at Route 1, Maribel, son of Beata Habeck Kohn and the late Aaron Kohn. He married Annabelle Brick Sept. 11, 1948, at Newtonburg, Wis. He was employed by Wisconsin Fuel and Light Company for the past 25 years. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Brian and Bruce of Maribel; three daughters and son-in-law, Cathy and Michael Albers of Francis Creek and Karen and Kristine of Maribel; his mother, Mrs. Beata Kohn of Maribel; a brother, Robert of Maribel, and three grandchildren, Lori Kohn, Jesse Albers and Amy Albers. Friends may call at Knutson Funeral Home, Denmark, from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the church from 12 noon until the time of services. Herald Times Reporter, February 11, 1982 P. 3
HERMAN KOHN Herman Kohen, 57, lifelong town of Cooperstown farmer, died at his home near Maribel at 7:30 last night following a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 1:30 from the home and at 2 o’clock from the St. John’s German Lutheran church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Mr. Kohen was born April 3, 1880 on the farm on which he died. He was married in Nov. 1904 to Miss Julia Kasten, who survives. Survivors besides the widow include two daughters, Mrs. Henry Kempfert, Maribel and Mrs. Arthur Schlei on the home farm; five sisters, Mrs. Gustave Sturm, Mrs. Bernard Pautz, Mrs. Fred Strum, Mrs. Albert Kasten and Mrs. Louis Gauger and two grandchildren. The body will be taken to the home Saturday afternoon where it will lie until the time of the service. Manitowoc Herald Times - Friday, Oct. 29, 1937 ******** Maribel News: Among relatives from away who attended the funeral of the late Herman Kohn which was held at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church on Monday afternoon were: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kasten, Green Lake, Wis., Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gauger of Brandon, Mr. Carl Stueck and family of Gibson, Mr. and Mrs. William Krueger of Two Rivers, Mr. and Mrs. W. Krause and family of Green Bay, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Ihlenfeld of Ellisville and Rev. E. Kionka of Newton, Wis. Manitowoc Herald Times - Saturday, Nov. 6, 1937 - page 9
JULIA KOHN Mrs. Julia Kohn, 94, of Maribel, died Monday afternoon at a Manitowoc nursing home. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday in St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Maribel. The Rev. Armin Engel will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Kohn, nee Julia Kasten, was born July 23, 1883 in the Town of Gibson, daughter of the late Fritz and Lydia Gauger Kasten. She was married to Herman Kohn Nov. 2, 1904, in the Town of Gibson. He preceded her in death in 1937. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Henry (Esther) Kempfert of Maribel; two grandchildren, eight great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. A daughter, two brothers and five sisters preceded her in death. Friends may call in Knutson Funeral Home, Denmark, after 4 p.m. Wednesday until 10:30 a.m. Thursday and then in the church from 11:00 a.m. until the time of service. Manitowoc Herald Times - Tuesday, June 20, 1978 - page 3 ******** (23 Jul 1883/Jun 1978/SSDI)
ROBERT KOHN Kohn, Robert Lawrence. He was born June 24, 1930 to Aaron and Beata Kohn. He lived on the family farm his whole life. He is survived by his nieces and nephews: Karen Kohn (Bill Siebold), Cathy (Mike) Albers, Kristine (Robert) Weber, Brian Kohn (Nora Schlies) and Bruce Kohn (Kelly Genz); a sister-in-law Annabelle (Virgil) Kolstad, as well as many great nieces and nephews, and a few close neighbors and friends. He was preceded in death by his father and mother, Aaron and Beata Kohn and a brother Elroy Kohn. Family and friends may visit at Knutson-Cotter Funeral Home, 536 County Road R, Denmark, on Wednesday, December 30, from 3:00pm until the time of service at 4:00pm with Rev. Daniel Cole officiating. Burial in St. John Ev. Lutheran Cemetery, Maribel. Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter December 30, 2015
EMMA KRIESER Mrs. Emma Krieser, 99, former Maribel resident, died Sunday morning at a Manitowoc nursing home. She was born Aug. 16, 1888 in the Town of Cooperstown to the late Otto and Julia (Olp) Knuth. She married Fred Krieser Nov. 1, 1912; he preceded her in death Feb. 29, 1960. Survivors include one son, Walter, Rt. 1, Denmark; three grandsons, Fred, Gene and Dan Fels; one granddaughter, Doris Pelisheck; 12 great-grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren. Friends may call at Knutson Funeral Home, Denmark, from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and after 12 noon Wednesday at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church,, Maribel, until time of services; Funeral 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the church with the Rev. Arthur Callies officiating; Burial in the church cemetery. Green Bay Press Gazette - Monday, Dec. 28, 1987
FRED KRIESER Fred Krieser, 77, of Rt. 1, Maribel, died early Saturday evening at his home. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at St. John Lutheran Church, Maribel, with the Rev. R. G. Koch officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Mr. Krieser was born Feb. 11, 1883, in the Town of Cooperstown, Manitowoc County, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Albert Krieser. He married the former Emma Knuth Nov. 1, 1912. Mr. Krieser was a lifelong resident of the Maribel area where he farmed until 10 years ago. Survivors include his wife; a son, Walter, of Denmark; a daughter, Mrs. Sylvester Fels of Maribel; a sister, Ella Reedy of Fond du Lac and four grandchildren. Friends may call at Knutson Funeral Home, Denmark, until 11:30 a.m. Tuesday when the casket will be removed to church where the body will lie in state until the hour of service. Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, February 29, 1960 P. 11
AUGUST KRUEGER AUG. KRUEGER DIES, 82 YEARS Retired Farmer Probably To Be Buried Saturday August Kreuger(sic), 82, retired farmer of the town of Cooperstown, died this morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. William Vanderkinter, two miles east of Maribel. Born in Europe, Mr. Kreuger came to this country with his parents in 1854. They located in this county. He was married in 1876 to Wilhelmina Sager who preceded him in death 13 years ago. Survivors are his daughter, Mrs. Vanderkinter, a son William of Franklin, Kewaunee county, a brother Carl of Collins and two sisters. Funeral services will probably be held Saturday afternoon from St. John's Lutheran church in Maribel. Manitowoc Herald Times, Thursday, April 26, 1934 p.2
GERTRUDE B. KRUEGER Gertrude B. Krueger, age 94, a resident of 778 Security Drive, Fond du Lac, was called to the loving arms of her Savior on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009, at home. She was born on Oct. 25, 1914, in Maribel, a daughter of Philip and Anna (Bubolz) Engelbrecht. Gertrude married Reinhardt Karnopp on Nov. 11, 1933, at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Maribel. He preceded her in death on Aug. 7, 1952. On April 21, 1962, she married Henry Krueger at Grace Lutheran Church, Manitowoc. He preceded her in death on June 28, 1967. She was an active member of Grace Lutheran Church while living in Manitowoc. Gertrude moved to Fond du Lac in 1994, to be near her daughter and family. She was a member of St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Fond du Lac. (Survivors omitted for privacy.) In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister: Ruth Kasten; a brother: Elmer Engelbrecht; and a granddaughter: Michele Kramer. Her service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009, at church, with the Rev. Michael Zuberbier officiating. Burial will be at St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Maribel. The visitation will be from 9 a.m. until the time of service on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009, at St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1600 South Main St., Fond du Lac. Memorials may be directed to St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church - Built on the Rock Fund. Additional information and guest register can be found at www.mach funeralchapel.com. Mach Funeral Chapel & Crematory is serving the family. Herald Times Reporter, Jan. 30, 2009
PAUL W. LORENZ Paul W. Lorenz, age 65, of 406 Forest Home Drive, Francis Creek, entered into eternal life Tuesday January 17, 2017 in Tucson, AZ. He was born May 8, 1951 in Two Rivers to the late Norman and Elsie Barthels Lorenz, and has been a lifelong area resident. Paul was a 1969 graduate of the Manitowoc Lutheran High School and served his country in the United States Air Force during the Viet Nam war from 1971 until his honorable discharge in 1974. On August 9, 1980 he married the former Connie S. Towey at Immanuel Ev. Lutheran Church in Manitowoc. He worked as a corporate pilot for many years for various company's in the Sheboygan area. He later worked as a semi truck driver for WI Nationwide Transportation. Paul was a faithful member of St. John's Ev. Lutheran Church in Maribel, where he served as an Elder. He was also a member of the Viet Nam Veterans of America Chapter 731 of Manitowoc. Paul enjoyed hunting, camping, and golfing. He is survived by his loving wife: Connie, one son: Daniel Lorenz, of Benson, AZ, two brothers: Edward (Diane) Lorenz, of Manitowoc, Frederick (Roberta) Vann-Lorenz, of Ames, IA, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law: Bill and Kathy Martinsen, of NE, Janet Towey, of NE, Reverend James (Beth) Humann, of Washington State, and by many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by one sister: Irene Humann, and by his father-in-law and mother-in-law: Francis and Eileen Towey, and brother-in-law: Robert Towey. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at St. John's Ev. Lutheran Church in Maribel, with the Reverend Daniel Cole officiating, with burial to follow in the church cemetery with graveside Military Rites accorded by the Viet Nam Veterans of America Chapter 731 of Manitowoc Co. Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter January 21, 2017
MINA LUDTKE Mrs. Luedtke (sic), an aged lady of this section, passed away last Sudnay evening. She was one of the pioneer residents of Cooperstown, and will be sincerely mourned by a large circle of friends and neighbors. Interment was at the Lutheran cemetery. Manitowoc Pilot, April 30, 1908
PATRICIA E. LUEBKE Patricia E. Luebke, age 57, of Maribel, died unexpectedly Saturday, June 28, 2003, at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center, Manitowoc. Funeral Services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 1, 2003, at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Maribel. The Rev. Robert Romberg will officiate, burial will follow at the church cemetery. Patricia was born Aug. 4, 1945, in Manitowoc, the daughter of Armilla Wagner Mrotek, and the late Daniel Mrotek. Patricia attended Manitowoc Schools and graduated with the class of 1963 from Lincoln High School. She attended Dr. Martin Luther College in New Ulm, Minn. and graduated with the class of 1969. She taught in Lutheran schools in Waterloo, Menomonee Falls, New Ulm, Minn. and Newtonburg. On Sept. 7, 1975, Patricia married Wayne R. Luebke at First German Evangelical Lutheran Church, Manitowoc. Together they owned and operated Island Acres Organic Dairy Farm at Maribel. She was previously employed by Wotrubas Market in Maribel, and presently by Krueger International. She was an active member of St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Maribel, the ladies aid, and the church choir. She was a volunteer for Anchor Pregnancy Center. Patricia was an active member of the Manitowoc County Farm Bureau, serving both on the Women’s Board of Directors and as President. She enjoyed all sports, tennis being her favorite. Patricia is survived by her loving husband: Wayne, Maribel; two precious children: Michael David Luebke, Maribel, Brenda Lyn Luebke, Neenah; her mother: Armilla Mrotek, Manitowoc; two special brothers: David Mrotek, Manitowoc, Charles (Joann) Mrotek, California; six nephews; two nieces; her mother-in-law: Helen Luebke Boothe, Maribel; two brothers-in-law and one sister-in-law: Allen Luebke, Dane, Marilyn (John) Robley, Manitowoc; godchild: Aaron Robley, Valders. She is further survived by uncles, aunts, cousins, and many special friends. Patricia was preceded in death by her father: Daniel Mrotek, and her father-in-law: Edgar Luebke. Relatives and friends may call at the Reinbold & Pfeffer Family Funeral Home, Kellnersville on Monday, June 30, 2003 (TONIGHT), from 5 to 8 p.m. Relatives and friends may also call at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Maribel on Tuesday, July 1, 2003, from 9:30 a.m. until the time of service at 11:00 a.m. A Memorial has been established in her name. Herald Times Reporter June 2003
ARTHUR LUEDKE INJURIES TWO WEEKS AGO CAUSE DEATH OF YOUTH Arthur Luedtke, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Luedtke of Maribel died at the Holy family hospital early this morning following an operation which he underwent Tuesday. Two weeks ago Luedtke was injured in a fall from a bridge near Maribel, suffering a rupture. His injuries did not appear to be very serious at the time and he was up and about as usual until Monday when his condition became alarming and on Tuesday was taken to the hospital where he underwent an operation, death following early this morning. The funeral will be held Sunday with service at the home of the parents at one o’clock and at the Lutheran Church at Maribel, Rev. Klonka officiating at two o’clock. Arthur Luedtke was born in Manitowoc County and on January 1 celebrated his twenty-third birthday anniversary. He is an ex-service man and saw overseas service. He was employed by the Chicago & North Western as a bridge carpenter. Last September he was married to Miss Emma Hardrath, the widow who with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Luedtke, six brothers, Erwin, Edmond, Raymond, Leroy, Clarence and Marvin and one sister, Frieda, all of Maribel, survive to mourn his death. Manitowoc Herald News – August 25, 1922
BERTHA LUEDTKE DEATH CLAIMS MRS. LUEDTKE Mother of River Victim is Dead; Rites on Friday Death today again visited the Carl Luedtke home at Maribel. Mrs. Luedtke, 60, died early this morning. She had been an invalid for 13 years and had been unable to walk for the last eight years. In January, the Luedtkes learned that their son Marvin left a Manitowoc dance hall with Leo Wanek, a companion, never to return. The two boys and an automobile in which they were riding were recovered from the Manitowoc river at the foot of Ninth street after a search for them had been conducted for several days. Funeral services for Mrs. Luedtke will be held from the home Friday at 1:30 p.m. and at 2 p.m. from the Maribel Lutheran church. The deceased was Bertha Schley before marriage. She was born in Cooperstown. She lived for most of her life on the farm near Maribel. She is survived by her husband; a daughter Elfreda at the homestead; five sons, Elmer and Clarence at home, Erwin at Manitowoc and Raymond and Leroy at Green Bay; seven sisters, Mrs. Habeck, Maribel, Mrs. William Luedtke, Manitowoc, Miss Rosa Schley, Maribel, Mrs. Albert Radue, Maribel, Mrs. Albert Grunci?e, Minnesota, and Mrs. Ray Schlegermeyer, Green Bay (sic- stated 7 sisters, but only listed 6) and three brothers, William and August Schley, Minnesota, and Otto of Maribel. Manitowoc Herald Times, Tuesday, May 17, 1932 P. 2
CARL LUEDTKE Potter news: KARL LUEDKE BURIED TODAY Father of Boy Who Was Drowned In River Karl Luedke, 67, who suffered a stroke at his home in the village of Maribel on Wednesday evening and died in less than an hour, was buried this afternoon. Services took place at 1 p.m. from the home and at 1:30 from the St. John's Lutheran church. The passing of Mr. Luedke was the third death in the family in less than two years. Mrs. Luedke, who was Bertha Schley, died May 17, 1932. A son Marvin was drowned with a companion Leo Wanek, when their car went off the South Ninth street dock here in January of the same year. The deceased was born in Maribel and spent his entire life on the farm near the village. He enjoyed the best of health up to the time of his death. Last Wednesday afternoon he attended an auction and had just finished his supper when he was tricken. Survivors are five sons, Clarence and Elmer at home, Erwin, city, Leroy, Pulaski, and Raymond of Eaton, a daughter, Elfrieda, at home, and a sister, Mrs. William Dahlke, of Luxemburg. Manitowoc Herald Times, Saturday, September 23, 1933 P. 13 ******* The following attended the funeral of Carl Luedtke at Maribel Saturday: Mr. and Mrs. Louis Lerche and daughter Clarinda, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Pingel and son Wilbur and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Olp. Manitowoc Herald Times, Wednesday, September 27, 1933 P. 7
LOUIS LUEDTKE Louis Luedke died Tuesday evening at his home at Maribel, aged 24 years. Death was due to influenza. The funeral was held at Maribel this afternoon. Mr. Luedke was an employee of the shipyards here. He is survived by his parents and a number of brothers and sisters. Manitowoc Herald News, Friday, January 10, 1919 Page 1
MARVIN LUEDTKE BURY VICTIMS MONDAY MARIBEL BOYS WHO WERE FOUND IN RIVER AFTER WEEK’S ABSENCE ARE TO BE BURIED SAME DAY Last Chapter To Happy Birthday Celebration Which Ended In Tragedy Is Written As Bodies Are Recovered Friday Afternoon Desire to continue a birthday celebration that continued at Polifka’s Corners last Saturday night, to this city, when it appeared that the event was not to continue longer at the country place, indirectly led to the death by drowning in the river here of Leo Wanek, 21-year-old, Maribel youth, who attained his majority but three hours before the fatal plunge off the dock at the foot of South Ninth street here and his seventeen-year-old companion, Marvin Luedtke, also of Maribel. Recovery of the Wanek car at the river bottom at the bow of the steamer White Swan, at the dead end of South Ninth street, with Wanek’s body behind the wheel, shortly after 4 o’clock Friday afternoon was followed an hour later by the hooking of the clothing of the Luedtke boy, who had evidently gone through the top of the car. The recovery of the two bodies ended a search for a week that has been under way by the parents, and county authorities, started Monday morning when the pair failed to return to the homes of their parents, residing on a rural route out of Maribel. And the two youths will be buried in cemeteries near Maribel on the same day, next Monday. Wanek will be buried from Kellnersville at 10 in the morning. The funeral of Martin Luedtke will be in the afternoon at Maribel. Come Here Together Pieced together, the information gained from the parents of the young men and from their companions disclosed that while Luedtke and Wanek did not go to Polifka’s last Saturday night together, they came on to Manitowoc later in the evening in Wanek’s Ford coupe. Here the pair progressed to a dance in progress at Weber’s hall on Washington street, where Wanek, proud in the possession of a new $40 accordion, sat in with the orchestra there and played for the dance until it broke up at three Sunday morning. It was then that the pair started on their fatal ride. The recovery of the bodies of the two young men in the river here was a shock to the parents of both. They figured that the boys had gone off on a trip and would be heard from most any time. But the fact that there was only about $3 or $4 between them in actual cash caused apprehension of something serious having happened to them as the days went on with no word. Find First Clues First definite clue that the car and the bodies came when Policeman Chas. Novak and Deputies Anton and James Novy from the sheriff’s office, struck an object in the river bottom at the foot of South Ninth street shortly before two yesterday afternoon. Novy, working about the object with a pike pole, brought up a bit of stuffing or padding usually found in the top of a coupe. This resulted in Sheriff Carstens ordering up the big derrick scow of the Antonsen Co. from the foot of South Sixth street. By this time the news had spread throughout the city and it was estimated that when the scow in tow of the gasoline tug reached the scene shortly after three o’clock, there was a crowd of 1,000 people lining the docks on both sides of the river and seeking vantage points on the White Swan and other craft in the vicinity. The hooks were dropped into the river near the dock and soon hooked the car. It was raised to the surface but the hooks failed to hold and it dropped back to the bottom. But enough was seen to make certain that it was the Wanek coupe. Only One Body In Car In the next try the hooks held and soon extra chains were fastened to the car through the upper frames, as all the windows in the coupe were broken. As the car was raised to the surface again, wheels first, the body of Wanek was in the car, slumped over the steering wheel. But Luedtke was missing. The body was taken from the car and placed on the dock and then the car raised higher and swung over on the large derrick scow. The scow was moved out a bit from the dock and drags secured to search for the Luedtke body. Shortly before five o’clock, Policeman Novak with his drag caught the trouser leg of the Luedtke lad, and pulled him to the surface. And not until then did the crowd move away from the scene. Neither body was badly bloated or marked up in any way. Reconstruct Last Ride Authorities today were able to reconstruct the story of just what took place. Last Saturday night was the coldest of the present winter. The thermometer dropped to 13 below zero. During the hours that the Wanek coupe was parked near the Weber parlors on Washington street, it is presumed that all the windows frosted up badly. Wanek and Luedtke, starting on their return journey, went east on Washington street to go over Eighth street bridge, and misjudged the distance, turning south on Ninth street in the belief that they were on Eighth street. At the dead end of the street, there is a warning light near the North Western spur track, a street light near the water’s edge with a big white and black striped “Stop” warning board. In addition, the bow of the steamer White Swan, moored at the Oriental dock for the winter, sticks out to beyond the middle of the __. Wanek, it is figured, was coming along at a good speed with the windshield badly frosted when the big stop sign loomed in front of him. He probably swung the wheel sharply to the left to avoid striking the sign and the car swept over the dock, clearing the nose of the White Swan, and a large steel mooring chain, and plunged into the river, overturning as it did so, and landing on the bottom, wheels up. Wanek probably died behind the wheel. Whether Luedtke broke free through the top of the coupe after it struck the water is not known. His body may have worked free from the coupe days after the fatal crash. With the bodies recovered and turned over to undertakers, the work of the rescuers was over. The scow was taken back down the river and the Wanek coupe was placed on the dock and later removed to the Huppert garage. Wanek’s Father Here Frank Wanek of Maribel accompanied by friends was in the city yesterday, and two hours before the discovery of the car and the bodies, was in the Herald-News office, expressing the word that some hope from his son and Luedtke would be heard. The parents of the Luedtke boy at Maribel were notified at once of the finding of the body of their son. The two young men are members of youths in the vicinity of Maribel who have been in the habit of meeting often. It was such a gathering that was arranged for last Saturday night, with Wanek the principal figure by reason of the fact that Sunday was his twenty-first birthday. When the birthday festivities at Polifka’s Corners did not turn out as expected, a shift to Manitowoc was decided on. Wanek, an only son, had for years been a musician and played the accordion. Only a few weeks ago his parents presented him with a new instrument. He took it with him last Saturday night to aid in the birthday festivities. And so when he and Luedtke reached the dance here, he took his accordion into the hall and joined in with the orchestra playing there until the “good night” waltz was played. Complete Funeral Arrangements The body of Marvin Luedtke was taken to the Wattawa, Urbanek and Schlei Funeral parlors. It will be removed to the home on route 1, Maribel, Sunday, where it may be viewed up to the time of the funeral. The youth was seventeen years of age, and after completing the grade school, worked with his father on the farm. Besides the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Luedtke, four brothers, Ervin of this city, Raymond and Leroy at Green Bay, and Clarence at home, and one sister, Elfrieda, at home, survive. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at one o’clock from the home and at two o’clock from the St. John’s Lutheran church in Maribel. Mrs. Luedtke has been an invalid for years and a shock from her son’s death is feared. The remains of Leo Wanek were removed to the Emil Husar undertaking parlors at Kellnersville and will be taken to the home tomorrow. The parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wanek, are the sole survivors. Funeral services will be held at 10 o’clock Monday morning from the St. Joseph church at Kellnersville. Recovery of the two bodies late yesterday afternoon relieved the strain that the parents and friends of the young men have been under the past several days. Even this morning there was a throng of the idle curious gathered at the dock at the foot of South Ninth street where the Wanek car made the fatal plunge in the early morning hours of last Sunday’s 13-below-zero weather. Manitowoc Herald News, Saturday, February 6, 1932 P. 1 ********* MANY ATTEND LAST RITES FOR MARIBEL BOYS (photo of Leo Wanek) Funeral Services Held For Leo Wanek and Melvin Luedtke Today The countryside about Maribel turned out twice today to attend the funerals of the automobile tragedy unfolked (sic) in the river here at the foot of South Ninth street late Friday afternoon. Final funeral rites for Leo Wanek, 21, and Marvin Luedtke, 17, took place today. This morning at nine the funeral cortege started from the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wanek, parents of the young man and proceeded to the St. Joseph church at Kellnersville, where mass as(sic) said at 10 o'clock and with interrment in the nearby Catholic cemetery. Friends of the young man acted as pall bearers. Late Saturday and Sunday many called at the Wanek home to off condolences to the grief-stricken parents, who had lost their only child in the double tragedy here a week ago Sunday. Luedtke Burial This Afternoon The funeral services for Marvin Luedtke took place this afternoon. The funeral party left the Luedtke home at one o’clock and proceeded to the St. John Lutheran church in Maribel. Playmates of the dead youth officiated as pall bearers. Manitowoc Herald News, Monday, February 8, 1932 P. 2
WILHELM LUEDTKE Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gauger, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Wilke, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Kohls and Mr. and Mrs. August Kohls and Miss Emma Rabenhorst were at Maribel yesterday where they attended the funeral of the late Wm. Luedke. Manitowoc Daily Herald, Wednesday, May 26, 1915, Page 3
WILHELMINA LUEDTKE Miss Minnie Luedtke, 80, of route 1, Maribel, died Friday at the Holy Family hospital, Manitowoc. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the St. John Lutheran church in Maribel, with interment in the church cemetery. She was born in Maribel in 1870 and always resided in the county. For the past 12 years, she made her home with a nephew, Reinhardt Bruss of route 1, Maribel. Several nieces and nephews survive. Friends may call at the Knutson funeral home, Denmark, after 7 p.m. Saturday. The casket will be moved to the Bruss home Sunday noon and to the church at 11 a.m. Monday. Manitowoc Herald Times, Friday, October 20, 1950 P. 2
AUGUST MATHIES August H. Mathies, 73, of Rt. 1, Denmark, died Saturday morning at a Manitowoc hospital following a short illness. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Maribel, the Rev. R. G. Koch officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. He was born April 12, 1884, the Town of Cooperstown, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Karl Mathies. He and a brother, the late William Mathies, operated a farm in Cooperstown until 1956 when they sold the property. Since then, he has been working for neighboring farmers. The only survivor is a brother, Julius Mathies, of Manitowoc. Friends may call at Knutson Funeral Home, Denmark, until 11 a.m. Tuesday when the body will be moved to the church to lie in state until the hour of service. Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, January 20, 1958 P. 11
AUGUSTA MATHIES Mrs. Fred Mathieas, 88, died Thursday afternoon at the homestead farm, near Maribel, now operated by her son, Richard. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the St. John’s Lutheran church at the village. A daughter, son and brother survive. Manitowoc Sun Messenger - Friday, Feb. 9, 1940 - page 6
FRIEDRICH MATHIES Francis Mathias, a well known Maribel farmer, died at the Green Bay hospital of dropsy of the heart, aged 62 years. The body was taken to Maribel for burial Friday. Mr. Mathias had been ill for several months. A wife and family survive. Manitowoc Daily Herald - Sat., Aug. 24, 1912 *Note: Possible error in transcription of birth year or age in newspaper.
WILLIAM MATHIES William Mathies Buried at Maribel William Mathies, 74, lifelong resident of the town of Cooperstown, died at his farm home last Thursday afternoon after a short illness. Funeral services were held at the St. John Ev. Lutheran Church, Maribel, at 1:30 pm Saturday. The Rev. R.G. Koch officiated and burial was in the church cemetery. The Knutson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers were Reinhardt Bruss, Walter Kempfert, Elroy Kohn, Herbert Kasten, Hilmer Radue and Art Schley. Mr. Mathies was born in Cooperstown, November 17, 1879, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Karl Mathies. He operated a farm there until his retirement in 1938. Survivors are three brothers, August of Cooperstown, Carl of Green Bay and Julius of Manitowoc. Denmark Press - Thurs., Dec. 17, 1953 - page 1
AMELIA MATTIS Notes from Cooperstown Funeral services for Mrs. Nelia Mathies were held last Wednesday at the Maribel German Lutheran Church, Rev. Kionka officiating. Deceased was born in Germany, Oct. 27, 1851 and came to this country with her parents. She has always made her home on the farm where she died. She is survived by four sons, William and August at the home place, Charles of Cooperstown and Julius of Mishicot. Her husband and one brother, Gust Hager and three half brothers, John, Constant and Anton Hager. Manitowoc Pilot - Thurs. Oct 29, 1925 ******** (1900 Town of Cooperstown Census Chas Mathies; Amelia Mathies, William, Charles, August, Julius, Mary) ******** (1910 Town of Cooperstown Census August Mathies - age 27 Julius Mathies, age 21 Emelie - mother, aged 55; widowed Mary Mathies, aged 17) ******** *Note: She was place here because her husband and daughter are here.
EUGENE G. MLEZIVA Eugene G. Mleziva, age 87, of Manitowoc and formerly of Maribel, died Monday morning, July 25, 2016 at River's Bend Health & Rehabilitation Center where he resided since March. Eugene was born on June 17, 1929 in the town of Gibson, son of the late Stephen and Bessie (Zeman) Mleziva. He attended area schools. On June 21, 1952, Eugene was married to the former Elverda J. Ollmann at St. John Ev. Lutheran Church, Maribel. The couple recently celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary. The couple farmed in the town of Cooperstown until 1987 when they moved to Manitowoc. Eugene worked for MCM in Manitowoc from 1989 until his retirement in 1994. He was a loyal and faithful member of Grace Ev. Lutheran Church, Manitowoc and former member of St. John Ev. Lutheran Church, Maribel. Survivors include his wife: Elverda J. Mleziva, Manitowoc; his four children and their spouses: Richard W. (Cindy) Mleziva, Manitowoc; Julianne (Richard A.) Rehborg, Maribel; Michael P. (Sue) Mleziva, Manitowoc; Lori (Joseph) Krcma, Maribel; ten grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; two sisters-in-law: Dorothy Mleziva, Boise, ID; Jeanette Bell, MI, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends also survive. Eugene was preceded in death by his parents: Stephen and Bessie Mleziva; his five siblings and their spouses: Lillian (Leo) Rezek; Adolph (Olive) Mleziva; Louie (Lillian) Mleziva; Rudolph (Helen) Mleziva; Robert Mleziva; one brother-in-law, Patrick Bell. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 28, 2016 at Grace Ev. Lutheran Church, 2426 North Rapids Road, Manitowoc. The Rev. Beck Goldbeck will officiate with burial at St. John Lutheran Cemetery, Maribel. Relatives and friends may call at the church on Thursday from 9:00 a.m. until the time of service at 11:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers memorial donations in Eugene's name would be appreciated for Grace Ev. Lutheran Church or Manitowoc Lutheran High School. The Reinbold & Pfeffer Family Funeral Home of Manitowoc is assisting the family. Online condolences may be expressed at www.jensreinboldandpfeffer.com The family would like to thank the staff of River's Bend Health & Rehabilitation Center of Manitowoc for their loving care and Pastor Pankow and Pastor Haag for their many visits with Eugene. Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter July 27, 2016
FRIEDERIKE D.C. OLP (From the Obituary Book of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Maribel: 28 January 1882...edited) Friederike Dorothea Charlotte Olp born Strege, wife of Ferdinand Olp, was born September 17, 1808, in Chinnow, Pommern, and baptized there. She was confirmed in Colzow in 1822. In 1832 she Ferdinand Olp. They came to America in 1849, and after a five year stay in Milwaukee, they moved here. Nine children were born, of whom eight are still alive. Five are here today at the funeral. Her age was 73 years, 4 months, 9 days. May her body then rest in peace. ******* Ferdinand and Friederike Strege Olp marriage according to the Kolzow, Usedom-Wollin, Pommern/Germany church records is actually 10-26-1833. (From researcher/see contributors page)
J.F. FERDINAND OLP (From the Obituary Book of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Maribel: Burial on Mission and Harvest Thanksgiving Festival, 16th Sunday after Trinity, 2 October 1892...edited) Johann Friedrich Ferdinand Olp died on Friday, September 30, in the afternoon. He was born August 26, 1807, at Wollin, living later in Chinnow, Usedom—Wollin Kreis. He was a miller by trade. In 1832 he wedded Friederike Strege, who preceded him in death in 1882 after a 50—year marriage. Nine children were born to them, of whom eight are still living. In 1849 he emigrated to America, and after a five-years in Milwaukee, he settled here in Cooperstown. He was 85 years, 1 month, 4 days. ********** Death in Cooperstown last Fri. of Ferdinand Olp who was over 85 yrs. of age and was the oldest settler in Cooperstown. Burial was Sunday. Der Nord Westen, 06 Oct. 1892 ********* First publication Oct. 11th 1892. Order for Proof of Will. STATE OF WISCONSIN. COUNTY COURT FOR MANITOWOC COUNTY. In the matter of the estate of Ferdinand Olp, deceased. In probate. An Instrument in writing, purporting to be the last will and testament of Ferdinand Olp of Cooperstown in said county, deceased, having been delivered into said court: And Robert Olp of Cooperstown, in said county, having presented to said court his petition in writing duly verified, representing, among other things, that said Ferdinand Olp died testate, at Cooperstown, in said county, on the 30th day of October (sic) 1892, that said instrument is the last will of said deceased and that said petitioner is named therein as executor, and praying that said instrument be proven and admitted to probate and that letters testamentary be thereon issued to said petitioner. It is ordered: That said petition and the matters therein be heard, and proofs of said last will and testament be taken, at a special term of said county court, to be held at the probate office in the city of Manitowoc, on Tuesday, the 15th day of November 1892, at 10 o'clock A.M. And it is further ordered: That notice of the time and place of said hearing be given by publication hereof for three successive weeks, once each week, previous to the time of said hearing, in the Nord-Westen, a newspaper published in said Manitowoc county. Dated October 11th, 1892. By the Court: Emil Baensch, County Judge. Manitowoc Der Nord Westen, Thursday, October 20, 1892 P. 5 ********* Ferdinand and Friederike Strege Olp marriage according to the Kolzow, Usedom-Wollin, Pommern/Germany church records is actually 10-26-1833. (From researcher/see contributors page)
ANNA AUGUSTE EMILIE OTTO (From the Obituary Book of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Maribel: 13 May 1886) Anna Auguste Emilie Otto, born March 13, died on Thursday evening, May 11, 1886 at the age of 2 months. She is the daughter of August and Ernstine Otto.
C.L. FRIEDRICH OTTO (From the Obituary Book of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Maribel: Burial on 26 August 1883...edited) Christian Friedrich Otto was born March 8, 1824, in Klein Binz in Pommern, and baptized and confirmed there. He married Johanna Wilhelmine born Konell in 1850, and they emigrated to America the following year. The congregation elected him to the board, and he served until his death. He died last Friday, August 24, at the age of 59 years, 5 months, and 16 days. He is survived by a widow and eight children, two children already deceased.
JOHANNA WILHELMINE OTTO (From the Obituary Book of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Maribel: 4 May 1885...edited) Johanna Wilhelmine Otto born Konell, passed away on Saturday, May 2, and was born in Klein Binz in Pommern on September 27, 1824, and baptized and confirmed there. Married Friedrich Otto in 1850,and emigrated the next year. She ill many times in her life, always recovering. She also had a disturbed mind which she never recoverd from. She died at the age of 60 years, 7 months, 5 days. May her body rest in peace.
CLANCIS PAHL Clancis Pahl, 64, of Maribel, died Saturday morning in a Green Bay Hospital. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday in St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Maribel. The Rev. Armin Engel will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Mr. Pahl was born May 18, 1913 in the Town Morrison, son of the late Herman and Ella Nohr Pahl. Mr. Pahl was a grader operator for Dick Zeman Construction Co., retiring in 1976. He was a trustee on the Maribel Village Board. Mr. Pahl married Lorena Eichhorst October 29, 1935 in Morrison. Survivors include his wife; a son, Don of Maribel; three daughters, Mrs. Jean Mahnke and Mrs. Walter (Janice) P. Pautz Jr., of Manaitowoc and Mrs. Cyril (Judith) Eiles of Whitelaw; a sister, Mrs. Allen Hussong of Cooperstown and eight grandchildren. A brother, two sisters and twin grandsons preceded him in death. There will be no visitation. Knutson Funeral Home, Denmark is in charge of arrangements. Manitowoc Herald times - Saturday, Feb. 18, 1978 - page 3 ******** (18 May 1913/Feb 1978/SSDI)
LORENA PAHL Lorena Pahl-Krieser, age 87, Denmark, died Sunday, Aug. 15, 2004 at Harmony House of Denmark. She was born April 18, 1917 in the town of Morrison, to Fredrich and Anna (Wierschke) Eichhorst. Lorena graduated from Wrightstown High School in 1935 and was valedictorian of her class. She married Clancis Pahl on Oct. 29, 1935,and he preceded her in death on Feb., 18, 1978. Lorena married Walter Krieser on April 11, 1981, and he preceded her in death on March 12, 2002. Survivors include three daughters and sons-in-law: Jean (Ted) Mehrmann, Janice (Walter) Pautz, Judith (Cyrel “Herbie”) Eiles; one son and daughter-in-law: Don (Joan) Pahl; eight grandchildren: Deborah (Mike) O’Leary, Dale (Jane) Mahnke, Susan (Glenn) Stecker, Christine Eiles, Julie (Rex) Redmon, Jeffrey (Kim) Pahl, Lynn (Gary) Markowski and Todd (Terese) Pautz; eight great-grandchildren: Megan Markowski, Ethan Markowski, Calvin Pautz, Victoria Pautz, Wesley Pautz, Andrew Mahnke, Alex Mahnke and Rachel Redmon, who was born the same day Lorena passed away, Sunday, Aug. 15; four sisters-in-law: Sylvia Eichhorst, Verona Eichhorst, Violet Eichhorst and Anita Hussong; one brother-in-law: Meinhardt Siebert; and many nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. She is preceded in death by her parents; Fredrich and Anna Eichhorst; her first husband: Clancis Pahl; her second husband: Walter Krieser; 13 brothers and sisters; and twin grandsons. Family and friends may call on Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2004 from 9 a.m. until the time of service at Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church of Denmark. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at church with the Rev. Robert Romberg officiating. Interment will follow in St. John’s Cemetery in Maribel. Immediately following the burial there will be a luncheon at Cedar Ridge in Maribel. Knutson-Cotter Funeral Home, Denmark, is handling arrangements. Herald Times Reporter, Aug. 17, 2004
AMANDA PANTZLAFF Mrs. Amanda Pantzlaff, 78, of Maribel, died Wednesday morning at Memorial Hospital, Manitowoc. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Maribel. The Rev. Armin Engel will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Pantzlaff, nee Amanda Pautz, was born Nov. 8, 1892, at Kewaunee, daughter of the late Bernhard and Alvina Kohn Pautz. She was married to Gustav Pantzlaff Sept. 28, 1911, at Maribel. Her husband preceded her in death in 1965. Survivors include two sons, Ewald, of Rt. 1, Maribel, and Hugo, of Rt. 1, Whitelaw; a daughter, Mrs. Viola Bubolz, of Reedsville; a brother, Walter, of Manitowoc; two sisters, Mrs. Leona Jaeger, of Maribel and Mrs. Elmer Lawrenz, of Greenleaf, 18 grandchildren and 32 great grandchildren. Friends may call at Knutson Funeral Home, Denmark after 2 p.m. Friday until 10:30 a.m. Saturday and then at the church from 11:30 a.m. until the time of services. Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. September 16, 1971
ELVERA PANTZLAFF Mrs. Hugo (Elvera) Pantzlaff, 59, of Rt. 1, Whitelaw, died Friday night at a Green Bay hospital. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Maribel. The Rev. Armin Engel will officiate with burial in the church cemetery. Mrs. Pantzlaff, nee Elvira Wolter, was born March 10?, 1918, at Wayside, daughter of the late Eric ahd Hilda Klug Wolter. She was married to Hugo Pantzlaff May 8, 1937, at Wayside. They resided on Rt. 1, Whitelaw, where they engaged in farming the past 40 years. Survivors include her husband, three sons, Lloyd and Ralph, of Rt. 1, Maribel, and Melroy of Rt. 2, Denmark; a daughter, Mrs. Len (Arlene) Mease, of Rt. 1, Whitelaw; two brothers, Elmer, of Solon Springs, Wis., and Donald, of Green Bay and 12 grandchildren. Two sons, Ronald and Robert, and a sister, Mrs. Alvin Schmidt, preceded her in death. Friends may call at Knutson Funeral Home, Denmark, after 3 p.m. Sunday, and at the church after 11 a.m. Monday until the time of service. Herald Times Reporter, Saturday, March 26, 1977 P. 8
EWALD PANTZLAFF Ewald Pantzlaff, age 85, a lifelong resident of Maribel, died Monday morning, July 6, 1998, at a Manitowoc Hospital. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 8, 1998, at Saint John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Maribel. Officiating will be the Rev. Thomas A. Mielke, with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Ewald was born march 6, 1913, in Cooperstown, son of the late Gustav and Amanda (Pautz) Pantzlaff. On November 14, 1935, he married the former Lillian Maertz at Reedsville Lutheran Church. Ewald farmed the family farm all of his life. Survivors include his wife, Lillian; nine children, Jeanette (Norbert) Borchardt, Wayside, Eugene (Mary Ellen) Pantzallf, Kellnersville, Lois Hansen, Shoto, Harold (Charleen) Pantzlaff, Marbel, Grace (Neal) Mills, San Diego, Calif., Earl Pantzlaff, Indianapolis, INd., Raymond Pantzalff, Manitowoc, David Pantzlaff, Denmark, Daniel (Julie) Pantzlaff, Denmark; 14 grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; nine great grandchildren; three step-great grandchildren; a brother, Hugo Pantzlaff, Maribel; one sister, Viola Bubolz, Brillion; and three sisters-in-law, Alma Schwahn, Reedsville, Verna Bruss, Maribel, and Leona Mahnke, Maribel. He was preceded in death by two infant sons; his parents; a son-in-law; two sisters-in-law; and five brothers-in-law. Friends may call from 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 8, 1998, until the time of service at 11:00 a.m. at Saint John’s Evangelical Church, Maribel. The Knutson Cotter Funeral Home, Denmark, is assisting the family. Herald Times Reporter, July 7, 1998 P. 2
GUSTAV PANTZLAFF Gustav Pantzlaff, 76 (photo), of Maribel, former supervisor of the town of Cooperstown, died Friday morning at home. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at St. John Lutheran Church, Maribel, the Rev. Armin Engel officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Mr. Pantzlaff was born July 15, 1888, in the Town of Cooperstown, son of the late John and Alvina Gruetzmacher Pantzlaff. He married Amanda Pautz Sept. 28, 1911, at Maribel, and the couple observed its golden wedding in 1961. The couple resided on the homestead farm in the Town of Cooperstown 40 years and retired and moved to Maribel. Mr. Pantzlaff was a veteran of 20 years on the Manitowoc County Board until resignation in 1961 and served as a director of the Maribel Grain Co. for 22 years. Survivors are the wife; two sons, Ewald and Hugo of Rt. 1, Maribel; a daughter, Mrs. John (Viola) Bubolz of Rt. 1, Reedsville; a brother, Louis, of Lark; a sister, Mrs. Gust Dahlke of Town of Montpelier; two stepbrothers, Henry and Arthur Umnus of the Town of Morrison, 18 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. Friends may call at the Knutson Funeral Home, Denmark, after 3 p.m. Saturday until 10 a.m. Sunday and after 11:15 a.m. at the church. Manitowoc Herald Times, Friday, May 14, 1965 P. 15
HUGO PANTZLAFF Hugo Pantzlaff, 80, Maribel, died Wednesday, December 22, 1999, at Wisteria Haus in Two Rivers, following a long illness. He was born on the Pantzlaff Homestead on April 25, 1919, to the late Gust and Amanda Pauta Pantzlaff. On May 8, 1937, he married Elvira Wolter in Wayside. She preceded him in death on March 25, 1977. Hugo was a member of St. John’s Lutheran, Maribel. He was on the school board when the present Lutheran School was built. He farmed for many years and also owned his own milk route. In addition he worked for Schuette Construction. Hugo was the last surviving Charter Member of the Maribel Sportsmen’s Club, which was formed in 1951. Survivors include four children and their spouses, Arlene Mease, Green Bay; Lloyd and Sandy, Maribel; Melroy and Arlene, Cato; Ralph and Kathy, Denmark; a special family friend, Tom Armstrong, Crivitz; 14 grandchildren and their spouses, Dwayne Mease, Glenside, Pa.; Brian and Jeanne Mease, Denmark; Jeffrey and Kathy Mease and Robert Mease, Green Bay; Andy and Kathy Pantzlaff, Maribel; Candy and Sean Freiberg, Milford, Mich.; Elizabeth Pantzlaff, Maribel; Gregory Pantzlaff, Maribel; and Donald and Karen Wolter, Green Bay; many nieces, nephews and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, and two sons, Ronald and Robert; a son-in-law, Leonard Mease; a brother, Ewald; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, John Bubolz, Myrtle and Alvin Schmidt, and Norma Wolter. Friends may call at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church of Maribel on Monday, December 27, 1999, from 9-11 a.m. until time of the service. Funeral service at11 a.m. with the Rev. Thomas A. Mielke officiating. Knutson/Cotter Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. The Pantzlaff family would like to extend a special “Thank You” to the caring staff of Wisteria Haus for their wonderful care given to Hugo. Herald Times Reporter, December 26, 1999 P. A2
LILLIAN PANTZLAFF Lillian Pantzlaff, 86, Denmark, was called home by God, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2003. Lillian was born July 27, 1917, the daughter of the late Fred and Bertha (Bubolz) Maertz. On Nov. 14, 1935, Lillian married Ewald Pantzlaff at Reedsville Lutheran Church. Together they farmed the family farm for over 50 years and raised their family. She is survived by nine children, Jeanette (Norbert) Borchardt, Wayside; Eugene (Mary Ellen) Pantzlaff, Kellnersville; Lois Hansen, Shoto; Harold (Charleen) Pantzlaff, Maribel; Grace (Neal) Mills, San Diego, Calif.; Earl Pantzlaff, Indianapolis, Ind.; Raymond Pantzlaff, Manitowoc; David Pantzlaff, Denmark; and Daniel (Julie) Pantzlaff, Denmark; 14 grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; four step-great-grandchildren; one sister, Alma Schwahn, Reedsville; and a sister-in-law, Viola Bubolz, Brillion. Lillian was preceded in death by her husband, two infant sons, her parents; two sisters; one brother; five brothers-in-law, and two sisters-in-law. Family and friends may call Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2003 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. (TODAY) at Knutson-Cotter Funeral Home, 536 Cty R, Denmark. Visitation will continue on Wednesday from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. at St. John Ev. Lutheran Church in Maribel. Funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday at church, with the Rev. Mark Walters officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Herald Times Reporter October 2003 ******** Lillian Pantzlaff, 86, Denmark. Visitation 10-11 a.m. today at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, 14211 S. Maribel Road, Maribel. Funeral service 11 a.m. today at the church. Survivors include three daughters, Jeanette (Norbert) Borchardt, Wayside, Lois Hansen, Shoto, Grace (Neal) Mills, San Diego, Calif; six sons, Eugene (Mary Ellen) Pantzlaff, Kellnersville, Harold (Charleen) Pantzlaff, Maribel, Earl Pantzlaff, Indianapolis, Ind., Raymond Pantzlaff, Manitowoc, David Pantzlaff, Denmark, Daniel (Julie) Pantzlaff, Denmark; 14 grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; four step-great-grandchildren; one sister, Alma Schwahn, Reedsville. Knutson-Cotter Funeral Home, 535 County R, Denmark, is assisting the family. Herald Times Reporter October 2003
ROBERT PANTZLAFF Whitelaw, Denmark Boys Die in Crash Station Wagon Slams Into Power Pole; Five Other Youths Injured DENMARK—A station wagon carrying seven Denmark High School youths slammed into a power pole eight miles southeast of Green Bay in the Town of De Pere about 12:35 a.m. Wednesday. Two of the youths were killed and the other five were hospitalized at Green Bay with injuries. Dead were Robert W. Pantzlaff of Rt. 1, Whitelaw, in Manitowoc County, and Bruce W. Gehrke of Rt. 3, Denmark, in Brown County, both 16 years old. Injured were Wayne A. Knuth, 16, of Maribel, the driver; Robert Cervenka, 18, of Rt. 1, Denmark; Eugene Petska, 16, of Rt. 1, Denmark; Eugene Dahlke, 17, of Rt. 2, Denmark and William Johnson, 16, of Rt. 3, Denmark. All five were reported in good condition at Bellin Memorial Hospital with cuts and bruises. Dahlke appeared to be the most seriously hurt with a broken leg. Brown County authorities said the 1958 model Ford nine passenger station wagon was proceeding east on County Trunk MM when it failed to make a sharp curve and struck the pole. The right rear side of the wagon where Pantzlaff and Gehrke were seated was ripped out by the impact. Both boys were thrown out and one reportedly struck the pole with his head. Attended Game The boys had attended the Denmark – Mishicot high school basketball game at Mishicot earlier in the evening and were on their way to Green Bay to get some hamburgers when the accident occurred. Another youth, Ronald Leiterman, 16, was dropped off at his home about a mile from the scene prior to the crash. A 22 year old Oconomowoc man, Richard Radtke, joined the two Denmark youths as state traffic fatalities Wednesday. Radtke was killed when the car he was riding in missed a curve on Dodge County Trunk O and struck a utility pole. The crash occurred one mile west of Ashippun. The deaths raised Wisconsin's 1964 highway toll to 29, compared with 16 on this date a year ago. The Pantzlaff boy was born in Manitowoc County Aug. 25, 1947, son of Hugo and Elvira Wolter Pantzlaff. He was a junior at Denmark High School. Funeral Services Besides his parents, he is survived by three brothers, Lloyd, of Menasha, Melroy, with the U.S. Air Force in New Jersey and Ralph, of Green Bay; a sister, Mrs. Leonard (Arlene) Mease, of Nebraska; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Gust Pantzlaff, and maternal grandparents, Erich Wolter and Mrs. Hilda Wolter. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. John Lutheran Church, Maribel. The Rev. Armin Engel will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at Knutson Funeral Home after 2 p.m. Fri- (Turn to page T-7, Col. 5) Manitowoc Herald – Reporter Crash (Continued from Page 1) Day until 10 a.m. Saturday and at the church until the time of service. Bruce Gehrke was born Sept. 28, 1947, at Green Bay, son of Marvin and Joyce Johnson Gehrke. He was a junior at Denmark High School, a member of the Luther League of Our Savior Lutheran Church, Denmark, and sang in the church choir. List Survivors He is survived by his parents, three brothers, Lane, Leon and Jay Gehrke; four sisters, Dawn, Kristine, Sue and Brenda Gehrke all at home; his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Gehrke of Denmark; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Johnson of Denmark; and maternal great grandmother, Mrs. Tena Arveson of Denmark. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Our Savior Lutheran Church, Denmark, the Rev. J. H. Thomsen officiating. Burial will be in West Danish Cemetery, New Denmark. Friends may call after 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Knutson Funeral Home, Denmark, and after 11 a.m. Friday at the church. Manitowoc Herald – Reporter,Jan. 10, 1964 pg. M-13 and T-7 Pantzlaff Funeral Funeral services for Robert Pantzlaff, 16, of Rt. 1, Whitelaw, fatally injured in an auto accident early Wednesday morning in the Town of De Pere, Brown County, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. John Lutheran Church, Maribel. The Rev. Armin Engel will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at Knutson Funeral Home, Denmark, until 10 a.m. Saturday when the casket will be moved to the church where the body will lie in state until time of service. Manitowoc Herald –Reporter, Jan. 10, 1964 P. M-13
ALFRED AND MARY PAUTZ MARIBEL COUPLE FOUND DEAD IN CAR OVERCOME BY MONOXIDE GAS, LOCKED IN CAR Sad Fate Overtakes Alfred Pautz and Bride of Few Months Sunday Deadly carbon monoxide is believed to have been responsible for the tragedy which early Sunday morning snuffed out the lives of Alfred Pautz and his wife Mayme, bridal pair of six months who were found dead in their Ford coupe on a road near West Kewaunee, Kewaunee county. The couple resided near Maribel, this county, where they are well known. A double funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon from the home of William Pautz rural route one of Denmark, where the bodies of the two victims were taken yesterday after Kewaunee county authorities had decided that no inquest was necessary and that death was due to gas poisoning. The funeral services will be held from the Maribel church, the Rev. Kloska officiating. Car Stalled, Death. Mr. and Mrs. Pautz who since their marriage on June 25 last year had made their home with the husband’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Pautz near the Manitowoc county line, left there a week ago to visit with Mrs. Pautz’s mother, Mrs. F. Vlasck in Kewaunee county. Last Saturday the couple decided to go to Krok for a visit with an aunt there and it was while enroute there that the tragedy overtook them. The automobile, with lights on and the engine running, was discovered on the highway off the main road, near the farm of August Karl, six miles from Kewaunee, Sunday morning. Investigation revealed the presence in the car of two persons, both apparently asleep or dead and when efforts to open the door of the machine failed a call was dispatched to the authorities at Kewaunee. The district attorney and sheriff, arriving 35 minutes later, broke the glass in the door of the car and it was found that Pautz and his wife were dead, although apparently death had resulted but a short time previously. Every effort to revive the two failed and the bodies were removed to the Karl home and later taken to the Pautz home near Maribel. In Snow All Night. Mr. Karl near whose farm the car was found, said that he had heard the engine of the machine running late Saturday night and that lights were burning on the car. Later near midnight, when he was again out doors, he saw the car on the road but the engine was quiet and no lights were burning and he thought the machine becoming stalled, had been left by its owner until morning. In the early morning, however when sons of Mr. Karl left the house they heard the engine of the car and stated that the lights were burning. When the machine did not leave the spot where it was discovered, the Karls made their way to the scene to investigate and it was then that the discovery of the plight of the unfortunate occupants was learned. When an effort was made to open the door of the car, it was found that the handle had been broken off and the other door was locked from the inside. No response to their repeated rappings and calls being received, it was decided to notify the authorities at Kewaunee and upon their arrival the death of the two in the automobile was established. Theory of Officers. It is the theory of the officers that Pautz and his wife became stalled on the road late Saturday night, and that when Pautz found it impossible to proceed the couple had decided to remain in the car for the night and attempt to continue their journey in the morning. The fact that death had ensued but a short time before the bodies were found supports the belief that after spending the night in the coupe, Pautz had succeeded in starting the car but the two had been overcome by monoxide poisoning while endeavoring to get the automobile going. Near Destination at Time. Mr. and Mrs. Pautz were within a mile and one half of their destination, the home of the aunt at Krok, when their car stalled. The location is a side road off the main highway near West Kewaunee and about six miles from the city of Kewaunee. The Kewaunee county district attorney said today that there was no explanation of the double tragedy except that of poisoning from carbon monoxide. Pautz 21, Wife 19. Pautz, a son of Mr. and Mrs. William Pautz, was 21 years of age while his wife, who previous to her marriage was Mayme Melera, of Carlton, was 19, having reached this age on February 4, this year. Pautz is survived by his parents and two brothers, Aaron and Edward, both at home while Mrs. Pautz leaves her mother, Mrs. Vlasek of Ellsville and three sisters, Mrs. Wesley, Manitowoc, Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Martin, residents of Kewaunee county. The funeral at Maribel tomorrow will be a double one with the bodies of the two laid side by side in the same grave. The tragedy has cast a pall over the section where the young couple were well known and popular. Manitowoc Herald News, Tuesday, February 28, 1928, Page 2
ALMA A. PAUTZ Alma (Loeh) Pautz, age 93, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, at a local hospital. She was born on Feb. 9, 1916, to Henry Loeh and his wife, Christina (Klindt) Loeh in the town of Gibson, Manitowoc County, Wis. She was made a child of God through Holy Baptism on Feb. 12, 1916. Alma was confirmed on Sept. 2, 1929, at St. John's Lutheran Church of Gibson. Her confirmation memory verse was Psalm 37-verse 5. "Commit Thy Way Unto the Lord; Trust Also in Him; And He shall bring it to pass." On June 3, 1936, Alma was united in marriage to Leonard William Pautz at St. John's Lutheran Church by the Rev. Paul Kionka. Six children were born to this union. They bought the Pautz Homestead in 1941, in the town of Gibson and farmed there for fifty years. Alma enjoyed being a housewife, a mother, and being a help mate to her husband on the farm. Her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren were her hearts delight. She loved her baking and cooking, gardening, flowers, sewing, making quilts, crocheting and embroidery. They were members of St. John's Lutheran Church of Maribel. During their marriage of 55 years, Leonard passed away in 1991. (Survivors omitted for privacy.) Alma was preceded in death by her husband, Leonard; one infant granddaughter; infant twin grandsons; parents, Henry and Christina Loeh; four brothers: Norman, Henry, Ervin and Alvin Loeh; and her in-laws: Henry and Mathilda Pautz; eight sisters-in-law; and five brothers-in-law. Family and friends may call Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009, from 9 to 11 a.m. at St. John's Lutheran Church, Maribel. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday at church, with the Rev. Daniel Cole officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Knutson-Cotter Funeral Home, Denmark, is handling arrangements, 863-2411. Online condolences may be expressed at www.cotterfuner alhome.com. The family extends a special thank you to the wonderful staff at Shady Lane Nursing Home. Herald Times Reporter, Nov. 13, 2009 ******** (09 Feb 1916/12 Nov 2009/SSDI)
EMILIA PAUTZ Melnik-Brockville Notes The funeral of the late Grandma Pautz who died last Wednesday was held from the late home near here at 1 pm Saturday with interment at the German Lutheran Cemetery near Maribel. The deceased was over 81 years of age at the time of her death. She was one of the early pioneer of this country, immigrating here from Germany and went through all the hardships of the early days. Grandma Pautz is survived by three daughters and three sons besides a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren. Her husband preceded her in death over 20 years ago. We extend sympathy to the surviving members of the family. Manitowoc Pilot - Thurs., Nov. 19, 1925
HEINRICH F. PAUTZ Henry Pautz birth: 8 January 1829 Germany death: 6 June 1898 Gibson, Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin burial: Cooperstown, Wis. residence: 1898 Gibson, Manitowoc Co., Wis. Wisconsin, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1968
HENRY PAUTZ Henry Pautz, of Maribel, died Thursday evening at Memorial Hospital, Manitowoc. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Maribel. The Rev. Armin Engel will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery. Mr. Pautz was born Sept. 13, 1878, in the Town of Gibson, son of the late Henry and Emelia Sturm Pautz Sr. He married Mathilda Janhnke Dec. 17, 1899, at Montpelier, Kewaunee county. He farmed in the Maribel area until his retirement in 1941. His wife preceded him in death in 1949. Survivors include seven sons, Ottmar and Erwin, of Two Rivers, Herbert, of Manitowoc, Arnold, of Kiel, Clarence, of Milwaukee, Leonard, of Rt. 1, Maribel, and Henry Jr., of Green Bay; a daughter, Mrs. Adelia Fager, of Luxemburg; 30 grandchildren; 48 great grandchildren and seven great great grandchildren. Friends may call at Knutson Funeral Home, Denmark, after 2:30 p.m. Saturday. Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. January 14, 1972
HERMANN H. PAUTZ Pautz, the young man who was accidentally killed in the yard of J.S. Anderson of this city, died on Thursday last. Manitowoc Pilot, Thursday, November 21, 1889 P. 3 ******** Death of Hermann Pautz of Gibson who was described in last week's article as being injured in an accident. He succumbed to his injuries on Thurs. evening last week. Der Nord Westen, 21 Nov. 1889 ******** (From the Obituary Book of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Maribel: 16 November 1889...edited) Hermann Heinrich August Pautz who had an accident in town and suffered for 3 and a half days, died November 14, and was the second oldest son of Heinrich and Emilie Pautz. He was born in Cooperstown January 22, 1872, and baptized February 11, confirmed on Palm Sunday 1886. He was 17 years, 9 months, 23 days. May he rest peacefully.
LEONARD W. PAUTZ Leonard W. Pautz, 76, of 8014 Pautz Road, Maribel, died unexpectedly Tuesday afternoon, June 25, 1991, at a Green Bay Hospital, as a result of a farm accident. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Church at Maribel. Rev. Michael Riley will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery. He was born August 30, 1914, in the town of Gibson, son of the late Henry and Mathilda Jahnke Pautz Sr. He married the former Alma Loeh on June 3, 1936 at St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Church by the Rev. Paul Kionka. He was a lifelong member of St. John’s Church. He farmed on the Pautz Family Farm which was homesteaded in 1864. Survivors include his wife, Alma; two daughters and sons-in-law, Nancy and Joe Jones of Wisconsin Rapids, Marilyn and Michael Kronforst of Larrabee; four sons and three daughters-in-law, Robert and Sherri of Manitowoc, Richard and Jan of Menomonee Falls, Ronald and Jessi of Mishicot, Leonard Jr. and his fiancée, Chris Tracey, of Grafton; three brothers and four sisters-in-law, Ottmor of Manitowoc, Herbert and Elfrieda of Manitowoc, Henry O. and Rahla of Green Bay, Margaret Pautz of Kiel and Laura Pautz of Green Bay; one brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Ervin and Mildred Loeh of Greenleaf; 14 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren and 5 step grandchildren. He was preceded in death by three grandchildren, three brothers, Ervin, Arnold and Clarence, two sisters, Adlia and Laura. Friends may call at the Knutson-Boettcher-Cotter Funeral Home, 53 Cty. Hwy. R., Denmark, from 6-9 p.m. Friday and after 10 a.m. Saturday at the church to the time of services. A memorial fund has been established in Mr. Pautz’s name for St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Church and Manitowoc Lutheran High School. Herald Times Reporter, June 27, 1991 P. B10
MATHILDA PAUTZ Mrs. Henry Pautz, 67, of Maribel, died at her home this morning after a lingering illness. Funeral services will be in St. John Lutheran church at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Pautz was born Mathilda Jahnke in 1882 (or 3?). She was married to Henry Pautz in 1899. They celebrated their golden wedding anniversary Dec. 19. She is survived by her husband; a daughter, Mrs. William Fager of Luxemburg; seven sons, Ottmer and Erwin of Two Rivers, __ (remainder of paragraph is overinked, not legible).__ Friends may call at the Knutson Funeral Home in Denmark from Sunday evening until 10 a.m. Tuesday when the casket will be moved to the church. Manitowoc Herald Times, Saturday, December 24, 1949 P. 2 ******** Mrs. Henry Pautz of Maribel Dies Mrs. Henry Pautz, 67, of Maribel, died at her home last Saturday morning after a lingering illness. Her body was taken to the Knutson Funeral Home in Denmark, where she lay in state from Sunday evening until 10:00 am Tuesday when it will be moved to the St. John's Lutheran Church at Maribel where funeral services were held at 1:30 in the afternoon. Burial was in the church cemetery. Mrs. Pautz was born Mathilda Jahnke in 1883. She was married to Henry Pautz in 1899. They celebrated their golden wedding anniversary Dec.19. She is survived by her husband; a daughter, Mrs William Faager of Luxemburg; seven sons, Ottmer and Erwin ofTwo Rivers, Herbert of Manitowoc, Clarence and Henry Jr., of Denmark, Arnold of Kiel and Leonard of Maribel; a sister, Mrs. William Pautz of Maribel; two brothers, August of Appleton and Albert of Adams, Wis.; 24 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Denmark Press - Thursday, Dec. 29, 1949 - page 1
FRIEDERICKE PEPER Death in Cooperstown on 12 Mar., after a long illness, of Mrs. Fredericka Peper, wife of August Peper. She was born in Pomerania and came with her family to Cooperstown in 1869. Since her arrival she has been a faithful member of the St. Johannis Evangelical Lutheran Church. She leaves her husband and 4 children, as well as two brothers – J.F. and Wm. Engelbrecht, and two sisters in Milwaukee – Mrs. Behl and Mrs. Koepsell. Der Nord Westen, 16 Mar. 1899 ******** Notes From Cooperstown: Mrs. A. Peppard died on Monday morning. She has been an invalid for twenty years, and no doubt welcomed the release which death has brought. Manitowoc Pilot, Wis., Thursday, March 16, 1899 pg. 2 ***** Fredericka Peper Wisconsin, Death Records, 1867-1907 Name: Fredericka Peper Sex: Female Age: 63y 2m 20d Death Date: 1899 Death Place: Cooperstown, Manitowoc, Wisconsin Marital Status: Married Occupation: Housework Race: W Father's Name: John Engelbrecht Residence Place: Cooperstown, Wis. Birth Date: 25 Dec 1835 Birth Year (Estimated): 1836 Birthplace: Germany Burial Place: West Cooperstown, Wis. Father's Birthplace: Germany Mother's Birthplace: Germany Spouse's Name: August Peper "Wisconsin, Death Records, 1867-1907" ******** Fredericka Piper birth: 25 December 1835 Germany death: 12 March 1899 Cooperstown, Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin burial: West Cooperstown, Wis. residence: 1899 Cooperstown, Wis. father: John Engelbrecht spouse: August Piper Wisconsin, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1968
HUGO A. PFINGSTEN Hugo Pfingsten, 54, Denmark, died Saturday morning. He was born May 19, 1927 to the late Henry and Emma (Habeck) Pfingsten. He was a past Commander of the Johnson-Hershman American Legion Post 363 and a member of the Denmark VFW Post 705. He was a veteran of World War II. Survivors include one brother and sister-in-law, Norbert and Lois Pfingsten, Sheboygan; seven nieces and one nephew. The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon at the Knutson Funeral Home with the Rev. Frank A. Tobisch officiating. Burial was in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Maribel. The VFW and American Legion Posts officiated at graveside rites. Pallbearers were Antone Rosek, Henry Kouba, Howard Nelson, Darwin Nelson, John McNellis and Lawrence Rasmussen. Denmark Press - Thurs; Apr. 22, 1982 - page 8