ST PETER & PAUL CEMETERY OBITUARIES

ADAM FAUST  (d. 1912)

Adam Faust was born in Schleswig Township in 1866. Around 1890, he was 
married to Christina Wolf, and the couple moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  
Here Adam worked at first as a streetcar driver, and later as a police 
officer. Adam and Christina had 3 children: Andrew Faust, who married 
Myrtle ???, Joseph Faust, who married Cecelia ???, and Anna Faust, who 
married Bernard Weitzel. Around 1895 the family moved to Hackett Township 
in Price County, Wisconsin, where Adam farmed. Adam died here in 1912, 
and was buried at Ss. Peter and Paul Cemetery in Kiel.
He is a brother to Jacob Faust, Jr.
(sent in by researcher/see contributors page)
(Note: His picture is in the glass negative photos)


ADAM FAUST  (d. 1961)

Adam A. Faust, 74, R. 1, Elkhart Lake, a well known Town of Rhine farmer, 
died at 3 AM today at his home. He had been in ill health for the past five 
years. 
He was born November 6, 1887, in the town of Schleswig, a son of the late Mr. 
and Mrs. Jacob Faust, pioneer settlers of that township. 
He married the former Mary Dorn of New Holstein on November 4, 1912, at Ss. 
Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel. The couple lived in Kiel for a few years 
before moving to the farm where they resided for the past 48 years. 
Mr. Faust was a member of the Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church at Kiel, the 
Holy Name Society of that church and the Catholic Knights of Wisconsin.
Survivors include his widow; seven daughters, Sr. Mary Phyllis, East Bristol, 
Wisconsin; Sr. Mary Georgene, Milwaukee; Sr. Mary Frederick, Bloomer, Wisconsin; 
Mrs. Joseph (Elizabeth) Melger, R. 2 New Holstein; Mrs. Wilfed (Gertrude) 
Heimann, Kiel, and Mrs. Ed (Margaret) Steinert and Mrs. Norman (Jane) Ludowissi, 
both of West Bend; six sons, Joseph, R. 1, Elkhart Lake, Alvis, Kiel, Benedict, 
Plymouth, Alphonse, R. 2, Elkhart Lake, and Leo and Leon, New Holstein, and 34 
grandchildren. 
He is also survived by four sisters, Mrs. Joseph Meyers, Detroit, Michigan, Mrs. 
George Diels, Sheboygan Falls, Mrs. Frank Neumann, New Holstein, and Mrs. Sylvin 
Konz, Sheboygan, and three brothers, Peter, Sheboygan, Raymond, Kiel, and Bennie, 
R. 1, Elkhart Lake. 
One son, Peter, preceded him in death in 1955. 
The Rev. Frederick M. Dorn, a brother of Mrs. Faust, will officiate at the requiem 
high mass at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church Saturday at 10 AM. Burial will be 
in the parish cemetery. 
(sent in by researcher/see contributors page)


AGNES FAUST

From Der Nord Westen, 06 Dec. 1894:  (From the correspondent in Kiel, 27 Nov.) 
Miss Agnes Faust died of consumption last Sun. in the home of her 
mother and will be buried in the morning.


ANNA FAUST

Marriage of Jacob Faust and Anna Kath. Grippes. Married 
Nov. 23, 1886 in Catholic Church, Kiel. Jacob Faust was born in Town 
of Schleswig of Jacob Faust and Kansesa Becker.  
Anna Kath. Grippes was born “Lake Superior” of Mathias Grippes and 
Barbara Klinger.
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From Manitowoc county marriage records:
Jacob Faust and Anna Kath. Grippes (v.5 p.323)
Nov. 23, 1886 in Catholic ceremony, City of Kiel
Jacob Faust
Son of Jacob Faust and Kansesa Becker
Born Town of Schleswig –farmer 
Anna Kath. Grippes
Daughter of Martin Grippes and Barbara Klinger
Born “Lake Superior”
Witnesses John Grippes, Phillip Faust, Lizzie Hertel and Kath. Faust
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From 1906 Sts. Peter and Paul church census:
Jacob Faust and Anna Krippes
Jacob Faust was born March 10, 1862 in Wisconsin. He speaks both German and 
English. He has two farms – one of 80 acres and one of 40 acres. He lives 
2.5 miles southeast of Kiel.
Anna Krippes (his wife) was born Nov. 22, 1866 in Wisconsin.
They were married Nov. 22, 1886 in Kiel by Rev. Schiefen. 
In 1906 there were 9 children –
Adam born Nov. 6, 1887
Peter born Nov. 27, 1888
Hildgegard born March 14, 1890
Rosa born June 23, 1891
Veronica born Feb. 11, 1893
Raymund born Jan. 5, 1896
Benjamin born May 14, 1897
Magdalena born Sept. 11, 1899
Dorothea born Oct. 7, 1904
[Note mentions that Concessa Faust also lives with the family. She was born Nov. 24, 1845.]
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(Note: Her picture is in the glass negative photos)


ALVIS FAUST

Alvis B. (Weasle) Faust, 68, of 104 North Street, Kiel, died Sunday morning, 
September 2, 1990 at Calumet Medical Center, Chilton, after a brief illness.
He was born March 4, 1922, son of the late Adam and Mary Dorn Faust. He 
attemded St. Peter and Paul Catholic School in Kiel.
On April 12, 1947, he married Rogene Zimmermann at Holy Trinity Church, in 
School Hill. He was employed at Kohler Company for 38 years, retiring in 1985.
He was a veteran of WWII with the 101st Airborne in the European Theatre and 
was awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, 
golfing, bowling, yard work, and service to the church.
He was a life-time member of St. Peter and Paul Church in Kiel, a member of 
the building and grounds committee of the church, the Kiel VFW Post 6707, the 
disabled American Veterans, a life-time member of the 101st Airborne division 
(Screaming Eagles) and an honorary member of the F.F.A., the Kohler Quarter 
Century Club, a former member of the Kiel Kiwanis, member of the Kiel Knights 
of Columbus, and St. Joseph Worker Council Number 5539.
(Survivors omitted for privacy)
He was preceded in death by two sisters and one brother.
(sent in by researcher/see contributors page)


BENJAMIN FAUST

Funeral services for Benjamin Faust, 66, of R. 1, Elkhart Lake, a Town of 
Schleswig farmer, will be held Monday at Kiel. 
The requiem Mass will be offered at 10 AM at Ss. Peter and Paul Church following 
brief family rites at 9:30 AM at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home. The Rev. George 
Kiefer, pastor, will officiate. 
The body will lie in state at the funeral home after 2 PM Sunday. 
Members of the Holy Name Society of the parish will hold a vigil at the funeral 
home at 8 PM Sunday, and the Catholic Knights will pray the rosary at 8:30 PM. 
Mr. Faust died Friday morning at St. Nicholas Hospital. 
He was born May 14, 1897, on the family homestead farm in the Town of Schleswig, 
a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Faust, attended public schools at Kiel, and 
was married to Josephine Thuecks of Charlesburg at St. Charles Catholic Church 
Septemeber 28, 1926. 
The couple settled on the Faust farm which has been in the family for 100 years. 
They have operated the farm since their marriage. 
Mr. Faust was a member of the Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel, the Holy 
Name Society and the Catholic Knights of Wisconsin. He was president of the 
Catholic Knights at the time of his death. 
Survivors are his wife; six daughters, four sons, and 15 grandchildren. 
Also surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Joseph Meyers of Detroit, Mrs. George Diels, 
of Sheboygan, and two brothers, Peter Faust of Sheboygan and Raymond Faust of Kiel. 
A son, Edwin, preceded him in death in 1957. 
Sheboygan Press, January 18, 1964 
(sent in by researcher/see contributors page)


CONZESSA FAUST

CALLED BY DEATH
Mrs. Concessa(sic) Faust, one of the pioneer women of the town 
of Schleswig, near Kiel, died suddenly at Milwaukee, on Sunday 
morning, of heart failure. Mrs. Faust had left for Milwaukee 
the week before, to visit her sons, and while at church last 
Sunday morning, she suddenly became ill. After being taken to 
the home of her son Philipp, where she was staying, she expired. 
The deceased was born in Eisenbach, Bavaria, Germany, October 
24th, 1842, and came to this country in 1858. In 1860 she was 
married to Jacob Faust, and the couple settled on a farm in the 
town of Schleswig, now owned by the son Jacob. Eight children 
were born of this union of whom four have died. She leaves four 
sons, namely:  Alois and Philipp of Milwaukee, Ernst of Seattle, 
Wash., and Jacob of Schleswig; also 20 grandchildren and 4 great 
grandchildren. Her husband passed away 41 years ago, and she had 
been making her home with her son Jacob for 34 years. The body 
was brought to Kiel on Monday evening, and taken to the home of 
her son Jacob. The funeral services were held on Wednesday morning, 
at St. Peter and Paul’s church, Rev. M. Rumpel officiating. 
Interment took place in the church cemetery.
September, 1920
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(St. Peter/St. Paul church record has b. Nov. 24, 1845)
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From Sheboygan county marriages:
James Faust and Concessa Becker (v.3 p.122)
Married Feb. 20, 1861 in City of Sheboygan
James Faust
Resident of Manitowoc County
Concessa Becker
[this is the only information on the record]
(Note from family researcher: Jacob and James are the same person)
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The following sent in by researcher/translated from German:
FAUST .. Born 3 Nov 1819[should be 10/25/1819] in Gernsheim, Hessen-Darmstadt, 
son of Franz Faust and Katherina Faust (Venuleth), Concessa, born in Eisenbach 
in (illegible district), 31 Aug 1842[should be 10/24/1842], from Michael Ire(?) 
Becker and Gertrudis Becker, (Rachohr coram, Margaretha Glock, Becker, Wilhelm.  
Sheboygan February 20th 1861.  Know all men by these presents that today I have 
examined James[Jacob] Faust (Faust) of Schleswig Manitowoc Co. Wis. on oath and 
find no legal impediment to his marrying Miss Concessa Becker of Sheboygan City 
and that Today I have married them. Attest EST [Signature Unreadable]


EDWIN FAUST
 
Train Kills Boy, 14, Fishing Off Bridge 
A 14 year old Town of Schleswig (Manitowoc County) farm boy was killed instantly 
early Thursday evening when struck by a Milwaukee Road passenger train, The 
Chippewa, while fishing off a railroad bridge over the Sheboygan River in the Town 
of Rhine. 
The victim is Edwin Faust, son of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Faust, whose farm home 
is on highway 67, nearly two miles south of Kiel on the Manitowoc Sheboygan county 
line. The railroad bridge where Edwin was struck by the southbound train is about 
a mile and a half southwest of his home, in Sheboygan County. 
According to Dr. Reed M. Simpson, county coroner, who was called to the scene along 
with four sheriff's deputies, the boy was struck shortly after 7 PM, as he fished 
off the railroad trestle. He had laft home about 6 o'clock, his parents said, riding 
his bicycle to the nearby home of his sister, and walking across fields another mile 
to the bridge. 
The Chippewa conductor, Edward Radue of Plymouth, said today that his engineer, 
Joseph Donkers of Green bay, first saw the boy near the north end of the bridge. He 
began running to the south away from the approaching train, which struck him toward 
the south end, throwing the body up against a concrete abutment and back onto the 
tracks. 
Deputies Use Boat 
Radue said the train was moving between 30 and 35 miles an hour at the time. The 
engineer stopped and Radue went back to the body which was found about 10 feet south
 of the south end of the trestle. The conductor stationed his flagman, Carl Matthews 
of Green Bay, beside the badly mangled body, and proceded south to Elkhart Lake where 
he notified the sheriff's department. 
The call was answered by deputies Harvey Feld, Frank Bunzel, Vernon Schauer and Henry 
Hoppert, who used rowboats to reach the bridge. There is no road nearby. The body was 
taken back to the highway by the deputies and to the Meiselwitz funeral home in the 
Kiel Ambulance. 
The boy's fish pole, his shirt, and a fish bag were found scattered along the railroad 
ties north of where the body was found. 
Dr. Simpson said the boy, who died instantly, had a skull fracture, broken legs, and 
was generally crushed about the lower part of his body. He said no inquest will be 
necessary in the accidental death. 
Funeral Friday 
Born September 29, 1942, on the Faust homestead farm in the Town of Schleswig, Edwin 
was to have entered the eighth grade at Ss. Peter and Paul school in Kiel this fall.
(Survivors omitted for privacy) 
Services will be held at 10 AM Friday at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel, 
following brief 9:30 rites at Meiselwitz Funeral Home. 
Celebrant of the requiem high Mass will be the Rev. F.X. Kheil, pastor. Burial will 
be in the parish cemetery. 
August 13, 1957 
(sent in by researcher/see contributors page)


ELSIE (SCHMAHL) FAUST

Mrs. Raymond Faust, 63, 902 Seventh St., Kiel, died early today at her home. 
The former Elsie Schmahl, was born April 13, 1895 in Town Rhine, a daughter of 
the late George and Eva Holzmann Schmahl. She attended district schools in the 
township and was married to Mr. Faust of Schleswig at Ss. Peter and Paul 
Catholic Church in Kiel on May 22, 1923. 
Survivors are her husband; two sons, Clarence and Jerome of Kiel; four grand-
children and three sisters, Mrs. Lizzie Leonard and Mrs. L.L. (Clara) Platz of 
rural Elkhart Lake, and Mrs. Edward (Laura) Brieger of Kiel. 
A brother, George, preceded her in death. 
Services will be held at 10 AM Monday at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in 
Kiel following brief rites at 9:30 AM at Meiselwitz Funeral Home. The Rev. F.X. 
Kheil, pastor, will be the celebrant of the Requiem Mass and burial will be in 
the church cemetery. 
Mrs. Faust was a member of the Christian Mothers Society of the church. 
10/29/1958 
(sent in by researcher/see contributors page)


JACOB FAUST SR.

Jacob Faust Sr. was born in 1819 in Gernsheim, Hessen, Germany. He was the 
son of Franz Faust and Katherine Hallinger. Jacob Immigrated to Wisconsin 
in 1854, arriving in Sheboygan and bought 80 acres in Schleswig Township, 
Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. In 1855 he married Barbara Brown, who died 
shortly thereafter. In 1861, Jacob married Concessa Becker. Together the 
couple had eight children together: Jacob Jr., who married Anna Krippes, 
Gertrude who married Herman Schoon, Adam who married Christina Wolf, Philip 
who married Gertrude Vosen, Ernest who married Margaretha Roeder, Anna who 
died at the age of 4, Agnes who died at age 19, and Alois who married Mary 
Lauer. Jacob died of a ruptured hernia caused from building his farmhouse, 
and was buried in Ss. Peter and Paul Cemetery in Kiel, Wisconsin. Concessa 
lived on the homestead farm in Schleswig with her son Jacob until her death 
in 1920.
He is buried in #83 (d. 1877). The baby being held is 
Gertrude Faust (b. 1866). Daughter of Jacob Faust Sr.
(from researcher/see contributors page)
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From Sheboygan county marriages:
Jacob Faust and Barbara Brown (v.1 p.125)
Married Aug. 26, 1855 in civil ceremony, Town of Rhine
Jacob Faust
Resident of Manitowoc County
Barbara Brown
[this is the only information on the record]
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The following is Jacob's second marriage..he also went by the name James:
From Sheboygan county marriages:
James Faust and Concessa Becker (v.3 p.122)
Married Feb. 20, 1861 in City of Sheboygan
James Faust
Resident of Manitowoc County
Concessa Becker
[this is the only information on the record]
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The following sent in by researcher/translated from German:
FAUST .. Born 3 Nov 1819[should be 10/25/1819] in Gernsheim, Hessen-Darmstadt, 
son of Franz Faust and Katherina Faust (Venuleth), Concessa, born in Eisenbach 
in (illegible district), 31 Aug 1842[should be 10/24/1842], from Michael Ire(?) 
Becker and Gertrudis Becker, (Rachohr coram, Margaretha Glock, Becker, Wilhelm.  
Sheboygan February 20th 1861.  Know all men by these presents that today I have 
examined James[Jacob] Faust (Faust) of Schleswig Manitowoc Co. Wis. on oath and 
find no legal impediment to his marrying Miss Concessa Becker of Sheboygan City 
and that Today I have married them. Attest EST [Signature Unreadable]
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IN PROBATE.-MANITOWOC COUNTY COURT.
In the matter of the estate of Jacob Faust, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of Konezepa Faust, of the town of Schleswig 
Manitowoc county, Wisconsin, representing among other things that Jacob 
Faust, late of said town of Schleswig, on the first day of July, A.D. 1877, at said 
town, died intestate, leaving goods, chattels and estate within this state of 
Wisconsin, and that the said petitioner is the widow of said deceased, and 
praying that administration of said estate be to her granted, it is ordered 
that said petition be heard before the Judge of this Court, on Monday, the 
3d day of September, A.D. 1877, at 10 o'clock a.m., at my office in said county.
Ordered further, that notice thereof be given to the heirs of said deceased, 
and to all persons interested, by publishing a copy of this order for three 
successive weeks prior to said day of hearing, in the Manitowoc Pilot, a 
weekly newspaper published at Manitowoc in said county.
Dated Manitowoc, the 6th day of August, A.D. 1877.
T.G. Olmsted, County Judge.
Manitowoc Pilot, August 9, 1877 P. 2
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(Note: His picture is in the glass negative photos)


JACOB FAUST

From death record:
Jacob Faust
March 10, 1862-Aug. 14, 1930
Husband of Anna Krippes
Son of Jacob Faust (born Germany) and Concessa Becker (born Germany)
Born Town of Schleswig – farmer
Died from “hypertension –hemiphigia”
Buried at Kiel Cemetery
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Following an illness of over a year, Jacob Faust, aged 68, died
at his home a mile south of here on highway 57 Thursday evening
of last week. He died on the same farm where he was born and had
lived all his life.
The deceased, born March 10, 1862, was the son of the late Jacob
and Concessa Faust. He was married Nov. 23, 1886, to Miss Anna
Krippes of the town of Rhine, the couple making their home on the
homestead farm. To this union nine children were born, one of whom,
a daughter, Miss Veronica, died 16 years ago.
The surviving children are Mrs. Joseph Meyers of Detroit, Mrs Frank
Neumann of New Holstein, Mrs. Sylvin Konz and Mrs. George Dells of
Sheboygan Falls, Adam and Peter of Rhine, Raymond of Kiel, and
Benjamin of Schleswig. Besides his widow, his is also survived by
a brother, Alvis, of Milwaukee.
Funeral services were held Monday morning from the home, with
services at the Sts. Peter and Paul church, the Rev. Fr. A. Roder
performing the last rites. Interment was in the Sts. Peter and
Paul cemetery.
(no newspaper named, 1930)
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Marriage of Jacob Faust and Anna Kath. Grippes. Married 
Nov. 23, 1886 in Catholic Church, Kiel. Jacob Faust was born in Town 
of Schleswig of Jacob Faust and Kansesa Becker.  
Anna Kath. Grippes was born “Lake Superior” of Mathias Grippes and 
Barbara Klinger.
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From Manitowoc county marriage records:
Jacob Faust and Anna Kath. Grippes (v.5 p.323)
Nov. 23, 1886 in Catholic ceremony, City of Kiel
Jacob Faust
Son of Jacob Faust and Kansesa Becker
Born Town of Schleswig –farmer 
Anna Kath. Grippes
Daughter of Martin Grippes and Barbara Klinger
Born “Lake Superior”
Witnesses John Grippes, Phillip Faust, Lizzie Hertel and Kath. Faust
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From 1906 Sts. Peter and Paul church census:
Jacob Faust and Anna Krippes
Jacob Faust was born March 10, 1862 in Wisconsin. He speaks both German and 
English. He has two farms – one of 80 acres and one of 40 acres. He lives 
2.5 miles southeast of Kiel.
Anna Krippes (his wife) was born Nov. 22, 1866 in Wisconsin.
They were married Nov. 22, 1886 in Kiel by Rev. Schiefen. 
In 1906 there were 9 children –
Adam born Nov. 6, 1887
Peter born Nov. 27, 1888
Hildgegard born March 14, 1890
Rosa born June 23, 1891
Veronica born Feb. 11, 1893
Raymund born Jan. 5, 1896
Benjamin born May 14, 1897
Magdalena born Sept. 11, 1899
Dorothea born Oct. 7, 1904
[Note mentions that Concessa Faust also lives with the family. She was born Nov. 24, 1845.]
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(Note: His picture is in the glass negative photos)


JOSEPH J. FAUST

Joseph J. Faust, 59, a Town of Rhine farmer, R. 1, Elkhart Lake, died early 
today at his home following a brief illness.
Born on May 21, 1914 in Kiel, he was a son of the late Adam Faust and Mary 
Dorn Faust. He attended Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic School, Kiel.
On May 6, 1942, He married Cyrilla Ditter at St. Mary's Catholic Church, 
Marytown. The couple lived in the Town of Rhine their entire married life.
He was a member of the Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church and its Holy Name 
Society.
(Survivors omitted for privacy)
A brother prededed him in death.


JOSEPHINE FAUST

Josephine E. Faust, 85, of 17010 Highway 67, Elkhart Lake, died Sunday 
morning, October 8, at Willowdale Nursing Home, New Holstein, after a 
brief illness.
The former Josephine Thuecks was born August 26, 1904, at Charlesburg,
the daughter of John and Amelia Sell Thuecks. She attended St. Charles
Catholic school, Charlesburg.
On September 28, 1926, she married Benjamin Faust at St. Charles Catholic
Church, Charlesburg. The couple farmed in the Town of Schleswig, most of
their married life. Her husband died January 17, 1964. She was a member
of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel, and the Christian Mother's
Society.
Survivors include four sons, six daughters, 27 grandchildren; five step-
grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; 12 step-great-grandchildren; one
brother, Otto Thuecks of Milwaukee; and one sister, Idwina Thuecks of
Campbellsport. (Survivors edited for privacy) She was preceded in death
by one son, Edwin; one grandchild; one great grandchild; one great-
grandson; three brothers; and two sisters.
A funeral mass was held Tuesday at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church,
Kiel with the Rev. Thomas Leannah, pastor, officiating. Burial was in
the church cemetery.
(10-8-1989 handwritten on the obituary-no newspaper named)


LEO W. FAUST

Leo W. Faust, age 74, formerly of New Holstein, died Wednesday evening, 
Nov. 3, 2004 at the Calumet Homestead Rehabilitation Center in New Holstein 
where he has resided since July of 2004. 
Leo was born in Kiel on Nov. 17, 1929, son of the late Adam and Mary Dorn 
Faust. He attended Kiel Schools. 
Leo was employed as a concrete finisher for various businesses in the area 
including, Seehauer Construction, Vinton Construction and Streu Construction 
in Manitowoc until his retirement. 
He was a member of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel. 
Leo enjoyed fishing, hunting, playing cards, driving and joking around with 
his family and friends. 
(Survivors omitted for privacy)
He was preceded in death by five brothers, two sisters, one great-grandson, 
one infant child, two brothers-in-law and two sisters-in-law.
(sent in by researcher/see contributors page)


MARY (DORN) FAUST    (d. 1964)

Mrs. Mary Faust, age 73, of Route 1, Elkhart Lake, died Friday at St. Nicholas 
Hospital where she has been a patient for two weeks. Funeral services were held 
Monday at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church with the Rev. Frederick Dorn 
officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
The former Mary Dorn was born Jan. 31, 1891, at Marytown, daughter of the late 
Erhardt and Catherine Uerling Dorn. She was married to the late Adam Faust 
November 4, 1912, at Ss. Peter and Paul Church. They lived in Kiel a few years 
before moving to the Town of Rhine where they farmed. Mr. Faust died Nov. 9, 1961. 
She continued living on the home farm until her death. She was a member of St. 
Peter and Paul Church, Christian Mothers Society of the Catholic Order of 
Foresters.  
Surviving are six sons, Joseph and Alphonse of rural Elkhart Lake, Alvis of Kiel, 
Benedict of Plymouth, Leo of New Holstein and Leon of rural New Holstein; seven 
daughters, Sister M. Phyllis, SDS of Sisseton, SD., Sister M. Frederick, SDS of 
Huntsville, Ala., Sister M. Georgene SDS of Mt. Pius School, Milwaukee, Mrs. 
Joseph Melger of rural New Holstein, Mrs. Wilfred Heimann of Kiel and Mrs. Edwin 
Steinert and Mrs. Norman Ludowissi of West Bend; three brothers, the Rev. Frederick 
Dorn, SDS, Trinity College, Sioux City, Iowa, John Dorn of rural New Holstein an 
Peter Dorn of rural Kiel; three sisters, sister M. Serapia OSB, Benedictine Convent, 
Mundelein, Ill., Sister M. Landelina, FMM, Hotel Alverno, St. Louis, Mo., and Mrs. 
Elizabeth Hartman of rural New Holstein; and 37 grandchildren.  
Kiel Tri County Record – June 25, 1964
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Funeral Services for Mrs. Mary Faust, 73, of R. 1, Elkhart Lake, will be held 
at 10 AM Monday at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. 
The Rev. Frederick Dorn, SDS, of Trinity College, Sioux City, Iowa, brother of 
Mrs. Faust, will be celebrant of the solemn requiem mass. 
He will be assisted at the alter by the Rev. George Kiefer as deacon and the 
Rev. Cyril Dickrell as sub-deacon. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. 
Mrs. Faust died Friday Morning at St. Nicholas Hospital where she had been a 
patient for the past two weeks. 
The former Mary Dorn, she was born January 31, 1891, at Marytown, a daughter of 
the late Erhard and Catherine Dorn. She was married to Adam Faust of the Town of 
Schleswig on November 4, 1912, at Ss. Peter and Paul Church, Kiel. 
The couple lived at Kiel for several years before moving to the Town of Rhine 
where they operated a farm. Her husband died on November 9, 1961. 
Mrs. Faust was a member of the Ss. Peter and Paul Church, the Christian Mothers 
Society, and the Catholic Order of Foresters. 
Survivors include seven daughters, Sister M. Phyllis, SDS, Sisseton, South Dakota, 
Sr. M. Frederick, SDS, Huntsville, Alabama, Sr. M. Georgene, SDS, St. Pius School, 
Milwaukee, Mrs. Joseph Melger, R. 2, New Holstein, Mrs. Wilfed Heimann, Kiel, 
Mrs. Edwin Steinert and Mrs. Norman Ludowissi, both of West Bend, and six sons, 
Joseph and Alphonse, both of R. 1, Elkhart Lake, Elvis of Kiel, Benedict of 
Plymouth, Leo of New Holsteinand Leon of R. 2, New Holstein. 
She is also survived by 37 grandchildren; three sisters, Sr. M. Seraphia, OSB, 
Mundelein, Illinois, Sr. M. Landelina, FMM, St. Louis, Missouri, and Mrs. 
Elizabeth Hartmann, R 2, New Holstein;, and three brothers, Father Dorn, John 
Dorn, R. 2, New Holstein, and Peter Dorn, R. 2, Kiel. A son, Peter, also preceded 
her in death. 
(sent in by researcher/see contributors page)


RAYMOND J. FAUST 

Raymond J. Faust, 87, formerly of 902 Seventh St., Kiel, died Wednesday morning 
at Willowdale Nursing Home in New Holstein where he has resided for the last four 
years. 
He was born January 5, 1896 in the Town of Schleswig, son of Jacob and Anna 
Krippes Faust. He attended schools in Kiel. 
He married the former Elsie Schmahl on May 22, 1923 at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic 
Church in Kiel and the couple settled in Kiel. Mrs. Faust died in 1958. 
Mr. Faust was employed for a short time at Stoelting Brothers, Inc. dairy machinery 
manufacturing company and later at Kiel Wooden Ware. He retired in 1961. 
He was a member of the Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Chruch in Kiel and its Holy Name 
Society. He was a 50 year member of the Catholic Order of Foresters, of which he was 
a former officer and legion honor member. 
Mr. Faust was also a member of the Kiel Arion Band and the Kiel Municipal Band. He 
had played with several dance bands in the area during the 1920's. 
Surviving are two sons, 5 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. 
He was preceded in death by five sisters and three brothers. 
There will be a funeral Mass Saturday at 10 AM in the Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic 
Church. The Rev. Francis Kercher, pastor, will be celebrant. The Mass will follow 
brief family rites at 9:30 AM at Meiselwitz Funeral Home in Kiel. Burial will be 
in the church cemetery. 
11/23/1983 
(sent in by researcher/see contributors page)


ROGENE FAUST

The family of Rogene Faust celebrates the life of our mother, grandmother and 
great grandmother. On Dec. 5, 2014, Mom finished a life distinguished by 
devotion to family and service to her church and community. It began May 3rd, 
1925 when she was born to Carl and Marie (Henning) Zimmerman of Kiel. She 
attended Kiel schools and during World War II, worked at the Manitowoc Shipyards 
and eventually at Kiel's Hansen Glove Factory.
On April 12, 1947 she married Alois Faust(sic) at Trinity Church in School Hill. 
They welcomed six children, Susan (Elmer) Casper PhD, of Shakopee, MN, Andrew (Sue) 
Faust of Sun Prairie, Gary (Laurie) Faust of Valders, John (Judy) Faust of Cascade, 
Sheila (Joe) Mader of Manitowoc and Cindy (Jeff) Goebel of Sheboygan; 16 
grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren.
Mom and Dad worked annually at the VFW stand at Road America and for more than 
20 years, Mom organized and directed funeral lunches at the church. In addition, 
she worked at Tecumseh and drove a school bus for the Kiel School District.
Dad died on Sept. 2, 1990 and Mom was alone until her marriage to Clarence Faust 
(Dad's cousin) on Feb. 15, 1992. The two continued volunteer service at the church, 
volunteered at the St. Vincent de Paul store and at Road America where they ran 
the Kiwanis stand. By the time Clarence died on April 29, 2014, Mom was already a 
resident of Oak Creek Assisted Living in Kiel where she remained until her death. 
She received tender, extraordinary care during her residency at Oak Creek for which 
we are so very grateful.
She was preceded in death by her husbands, Alois Faust and Clarence Faust, her 
parents, three sisters, two brothers. She is survived by her children, 
grandchildren, great grandchildren and brothers Robert (Ruth) Zimmerman, Dale 
(Nancy) Zimmerman; sister-in-law, Betty Zimmerman; Clarence's daughter, Sandra 
Faust-Lomblo of Wauwatosa along with brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.
Visitors may greet the family on Monday, Dec. 5, 2014 from 10:00 am until 11:45 
am when we will have brief family rites at SS Peter and Paul Church (413 Fremont 
St., Kiel) followed by a 12:00 pm Mass of Christian Burial. Mom will be buried 
next to Dad in the SS Peter and Paul Cemetery. We invite all visitors to lunch at 
the church.
Two of the family's siblings spent an inordinate amount of time caring for Mom 
and Clarence. Over the years, Gary Faust has regularly dropped whatever he was 
doing to solve problems or rescue them froom whatever they were stymied or 
stranded - even as far away as Branson, MO. During the same time and in particular 
the past two years, Cindy Goebel was there on a daily basis, helping them make 
decisions taking the to appointments, working with caregivers and looking out 
for them. May the love they've shown return to bless their lives.
A memorial has been established for the SS Peter and Paul New Addition Building 
Fund. Meiselwitz-Vollstedt Funeral Home, Kiel is assisting the family.
Sheboygan Press, Dec. 7, 2014


FLORENCE FOERTSCH

Daughter of St. Ann Couple Dies At Milwaukee.  Mrs. Florence Foertsch  
of Milwaukee, aged 26, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John G. Williams of  
St. Ann, died Monday at her home.  Mrs. Foertsch was born at St. Ann  
and lived there until about six and one-half years ago, when she was  
married and moved to Milwaukee.  Besides her husband, she is survived  
by three children: a son, age 9; a daughter, age 5, and a baby born  
nine days ago (names omitted for privacy).  There are also two  
brothers, Henry and John Williams, of St. Ann.  The funeral will be  
held Thursday morning at 10 o'clock at St. Peter and Paul Catholic  
church at Kiel.  Burial will be made in the church cemetery.  The  
body will arrive in Kiel Wednesday evening.
Sheboygan Press, Tues. Jan. 31, 1933, p. 2, c. 6


GEORGE FOERTSCH

George Foertsch died at his home in the town of Schleswig, near Kiel, on Friday 
after a lingering illness. The immediate cause of his death was a stroke of 
apoplexy. 
The deceased was born in Marytown, October 29, 1860, where he grew to manhood. 
At the age of 29 he was united in marriage to Mary Braun, the couple moving to 
Hayton, where they resided 25 years. After a stay of one year at St. Nazianz the 
family moved on a farm near Kiel, where they have since made their home. 
Mr. Foertsch is survived by his wife and six children, namely; Mrs. Gregor Fleisner 
of New Holstein, Mrs. John Theren at home, Mrs. Julius Schmidt of Sherwood, Henry, 
John, and Mary at home; also two brothers and two sisters, Engelbert of Iowa, 
Balthasar of North Dakota, Mrs. Margaret Popp of Appleton and Mrs. Nic Schaefer 
of Idaho; also four grandchildren. 
The funeral was held Monday forenoon from St. Peter and Paul's church, Rev. Rumpel 
officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery.
Tri-County Record - October 23, 1919


JEFFREY FREIS

Jeffrey U. Freis, 41, of 82 East Chicago Street, Kiel, died Wednesday evening 
March 15, at his home after a courageous fight with cancer.  
He was born December 7, 1947 in Sheboygan, son of Lowell and Edythe Seiling 
Freis. He graduated from Ss. Peter and Paul Parochial School in Kiel and was 
a 1966 Kiel High School graduate. He also attended Lakeshore Technical College 
in Cleveland and Moraine Park Technical College, Fond du Lac.  
On July 18, 1971, he married Catherine Schneider at St. Isidore Catholic Church, 
Osman. He was employed at Tecumseh Products in New Holstein as a draftsman for 
the past 21 years. He was an organist at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in School 
Hill for four years and also at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel, while 
in grade school. He was an Easter Seals Child for the state in 1956. Through the 
Easter Seals Society, he attended Camp Waubeek as a youth. He was member of the 
Kiel Jaycees and a member of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel.
Survivors include his wife, Catherine, one daughter, Nicole at home; his parents, 
Lowell and Edythe, Kiel; four brothers, Gary (Lora) Sheboygan, Randal, Ted and 
Dean all of Kiel; two sisters, Cheryl (Larry) Bornemann, Fond du Lac; Heidi of 
Kiel; father and mother-in-law, Roman and Bernice Schneider, Osman. He was 
preceded in death by his maternal and paternal grandparents. 
Funeral Mass was held at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel with the Rev. 
Thomas Leannah, pastor, officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Kiel Tri-County Record – March 23, 1989


ARTHUR FRIEDL

Arthur J. Friedl, 54, of 615 Fremont St., Kiel, died at his home  
Tuesday.  He was born Dec. 23, 1919 at Waupun, a son of the late Mr.  
and Mrs. Joseph Friedl.  He attended school there.  Mr. Friedl was  
employed as a guard at the State Prison at Waupun for several years.   
He was a World War II veteran and served with Battery A of the 530  
Field Artillary Battalion in the European, African and Middle Eastern  
Theaters.  On June 14, 1947 he married Grace Hess at St. Joseph  
Catholic Church, Fond du Lac.  The couple lived at Waupun and Fond du  
Lac before moving to Kiel 10 years ago.  Since March 1955 he has been  
employed at Kohler Co.  His wife died on Sept. 14, 1968.  Survivors  
are two sons, a sister, Mrs. Lester Loehr of Rosendale and a brother 
Delbert of Milwaukee.  Mr. Friedl was a member of the Kiel Fish and 
Game Association and Manitowoc Tribe 49, Improved Order of Redmen and 
the 24-hour club of the lodge.  Funeral arrangements are pending at 
Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, and will be announced in Thursday's 
Press.  Members of the lodge will meet at the funeral home at 7 p.m. 
Thursday.
Sheboygan Press, Wed. Jan. 16, 1974, p. 12, c. 5
**********
Funeral services for Arthur J. Friedl, 54, of 615 Fremont St., Kiel,  
will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home at Kiel.  The  
Rev. Francis Kerscher, pastor, of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church,  
Kiel, will officiate.  Burial will be in the parish cemetery.   
Friends may call at the funeral home after 5 p.m. today.
Sheboygan Press, Thurs. Jan. 17, 1974, p. 10, c. 5


GRACE FRIEDL

MRS. ARTHUR FRIEDL
Funeral services for Mrs. Arthur Friedl, 40, of 1115 Fremont
St., Kiel, will be held at 9 a.m. Tuesday at the Meiselwitz 
Funeral Home, Kiel, and at 9:30 a.m., at Ss. Peter & Paul 
Catholic Church, Kiel. The Rev. George Kiefer will be celebrant 
of the requiem Mass and burial will follow in the parish cemetery.
Mrs. Friedl died Saturday morning at Calumet Memorial Hospital 
in Chilton.
The former Grace Hess, she was born Jan. 15, 1928, in Milwaukee, 
the daughter of Alexander and Inez Jenz Hess. Mrs. Friedl moved 
with the family to Fond du Lac and attended St. Joseph’s Catholic 
School there.
She was married to Arthur Freidl of Waupun at St. Joseph’s Catholic 
Church in Fond du Lac on June 14, 1947. The couple lived in Waupun 
and Fond du Lac before moving to Kiel five years ago.
Mrs. Friedl is survived by her husband; two sons, John and James, 
at home; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hess, New Holstein; and three 
brothers, Warren and Robert Hess and Alex Hess Jr., all of Fond du
Lac.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. today. The rosary 
will be recited at 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. - 1967


DALE G. FRITSCH

Dale G. Fritsch, 24, of 23410 Fish & Game Road, Kiel, died Friday morning, 
July 21, 1995, at Calumet Medical Center, Chilton, from injuries sustained 
in an automobile accident.  
He was born March 27, 1971, in Sheboygan, son of Gene and Theresa Mallmann 
Fritsch. He attended Ss. Peter and Paul Grade School. Dale was employed at 
Land O’Lakes Cheese Company, Kiel, for the past 5 years. He was a member of 
Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel, and was a former member of the 
Kiel High School football team. Dale enjoyed fishing, snowmobiling and 
football.  
Survivors include his parents, Gene and Theresa Fritsch, Kiel; seven brothers, 
Steve, Kiel; Russell (Jill M.) Kiel; Gene Jr. (Renee) Kiel; Joseph (Cris) Fond 
du Lac; James (Karie) Kiel; Lee, Two Rivers; Ken, Kiel; five sisters, Mrs. 
Susan (Donald) Depies, New Holstein; Mrs. Jane (Allen) Moehn, Sherwood; Mrs. 
Jill (Donald) Ecker, Chilton; Amy and Sara, Kiel; also a special friend, Jessica 
Lisowe, New Holstein and nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his 
maternal and paternal grandparents. 
Funeral mass will be at Ss. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Kiel with the Rev. 
Loren Nys, SDS officiating. Burial will be in the parish cemetery.
No newspaper named 
*********
Dale G. Fritsch, age 24, of 23410 Fish & Game Road, Kiel, died Friday morning, 
July 21, 1995, at Calumet Medical Center, Chilton, from injuries sustained in 
an automobile accident.
Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, July 24, 1995, at S.S. Peter & 
Paul Catholic Church, Kiel. Rev. Loren Nys, S.D.S. will officiate. Preceded by 
brief family rites at 10 a.m. at Meiselwitz-Vollstedt Funeral Home, Kiel. Burial 
will be in the parish cemetery.
Dale was born March 27, 1971, in Sheboygan, son of Gene and Theresa Mallmann 
Fritsch. He attended S.S. Peter & Paul Grade School and was a graduate of Kiel 
High School. Dale was employed at Land O'Lakes Cheese Company, Kiel, the past 5 
years. He was a member of S.S. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Kiel, and was a 
former member of the Kiel High School football team.
Survivors include his parents, Gene and Theresa Fritsch, Kiel; seven brothers, 
Steve, Kiel, Russell (Jill), Kiel, Gene Jr. (Renee), Kiel, Joseph (Cris), Fond 
du Lac, James (Kari), Kiel, Lee, Two Rivers, Ken, Kiel; five sisters, Mrs. Susan 
(Donald) Depies, New Holstein, Mrs. Jane (Allan) Moehn, Sherwood, Mrs. Jill 
(Donald) Ecker, Chilton, Amy and Sara, both of Kiel. He is further survived by 
a special friend Jessica Lisowe, New Holstein, along with nieces and nephews. He 
was preceded in death by his maternal and paternal grandparents.
Friends may call at Meiselwiz-Vollstedt Funeral Home, Kiel, from 4-9 p.m. Sunday, 
July 23, 1995, and on Monday from 8 a.m. until the time of service. A wake service 
will be held at 8:30 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Dale enjoyed football, fishing and snowmobiling.
Herald Times Reporter, July 22, 1995 P. A2


GENE A. FRITSCH SR.

Gene A. Fritsch Sr., 73, of Kiel, died Wednesday morning Jan. 10, 2001 
at his home.
He was born June 14, 1927 in the town of Maple Grove, son of the late 
Leonard and Rose Koeppel Fritsch. He was a 1945 graduate of Brillion 
High School and a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in Germany during 
World War II.
On Feb. 15, 1955, he married Theresa Rose Mallmann at St. Mary’s 
Catholic Church, Chilton.
Gene farmed in Reedsville before moving to Kiel and working at Kohler 
Co. for six years. From 1958 until the present, 
Gene and Theresa Rose have been farming in the town of Schleswig.
He was a member of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel, and a member 
of the Kiel VFW Post 6707. Gene was a avid football fan, enjoyed tractor 
driving and spending time with his grandchildren.
Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Theresa; seven sons, Steve of Kiel, 
Russell (Jill M.), Kiel, Gene Jr. and fiancee, Dawn Goebel, Kiel, Joseph (Cris), 
Fond Du Lac, James (Kari), Kiel, Lee of St. Nazianz, Ken (Carrie), Kiel; five 
daughters, Susan (Donald) Depies, New Holstein, Jane (Allen) Moehn, 
Sherwood, Jill Ecker, Chilton, Amy Fritsch, Kiel and Sara (James) DeRuyter, 
Green Bay. He is further survived by 19 grandchildren; one great grandson; 
one brother, Wallace (Shirley) Fritsch, Manitowoc and numerous nieces and 
nephews. 
He was preceded in death by one son, Dale Fritsch; one son-in-law, Donald 
Ecker; and one sister, Audrey Krueger.
A funeral Mass will be held Saturday, Jan. 13, 2001 at 11 a.m. at Ss. Peter 
and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel, with the Rev. Loren Nys S.D.S. officiating.
Burial will be in the parish cemetery.
Friends may call at the Meiselwitz-Vollstadt Funeral Home, Kiel on Friday 
(TODAY) Jan. 12, 2001 from 4 until 8 p.m. and on Saturday, Jan. 13. at the 
funeral home from 9 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. when brief family rites will be 
held. A wake service will be held at 8 p.m. this evening at the funeral home.
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter, Friday, January 12, 2001 pg. A9


PAULINE FRITSCH

On Friday night the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Fritsch, about seven months 
old, died of measles. The funeral was held Monday in Kiel.
Plymouth Post, May 2, 1895


CECILIA M. FROMING

Mrs. George (Cecilia M.) Froming, 90, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 22, 
1999 after a lengthy illness. She was the eldest child born to George and Margaret 
Helf on Sept. 7, 1908 in Hilbert, Wis. She had eight siblings of whom Aurel Helf, 
Gerald Helf, Jeanne Kade survive her. She was trained as a teacher and taught for 
a number of years in Sheboygan. She raised her family of three sons, George, 
Houston, Texas; Jay, Green Bay; and Bill of San Francisco, Calif, in New Holstein, 
Wis. The family was in the electrical contracting business. She ran the retail 
store, the billing, and the household. She also loved to sew, bake, and garden. 
She was very proud of being a charter member of Daughters of Isabella.
In addition to her siblings, she is survived by her husband of 62 years, George; 
her three sons, George, Jay, and Bill and their wives, Donna, Joan, and Karen, 
respectfully. She also delighted in her grandchildren, Teresa, Debbie, Becky, George, 
David, Cheri, Chad and Colleen. There are also ten great-grandchildren, Payton, 
Madison, Trenton, Griffin, Sophie, Riley, Emily, Tucker, Kannon, and Taylor.
Friends may call from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church 
where the funeral mass will be held at 11 a.m. Burial in St. Peter and Paul Catholic 
Cemetery in Kiel, Wis. Lyndahl Funeral Home is serving the family.
The family wishes to thank the nurses and staff of San Luis Medical and Rehabilitation 
Center.
Green Bay Press Gazette, March 23, 1999  P. B4
*********
Helf-Froming Wedding Held on Saturday
Moire and velvet in rich rose and deep blue shades gave a hint of autumn to the 
wedding of Miss Cecelia M. Helf of Kiel to George H. Froming of Sheboygan in Kiel 
Saturday morning. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Helf of Kiel, wore 
a gown of ivory velvet for her wedding to the son of Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Froming of 
Mellen at St. Peter and St. Paul Church at 9:30 o'clock. The Rev. J. J. Esdepsky 
officiated.
The bride's gown which ended in a train, was softly shirred and over it she wore 
a double tulle veil, very long, caught to a cap. Her flowers were white roses and 
lilies of the valley, arranged in an arm bouquet.
Deep blue and rose moire was worn by Miss Louise Kirstein of Milwaukee, who attended 
the bride as maid of honor. Complimenting her gown she carried an arm bouquet of 
orchid and coral gladoili. A tiara of white roses was on her head.
The Misses Lillian Froming, sister of the bridegroom and Doris Helf, sister of the 
bride, who were bridesmaids, wore dresses of rose moire and headbands of white roses. 
The flowers were coral gladioli in arm bouquets. Jerome Helf attended the bridegroom 
as best man and ushers were Aurel Helf and Marcel Helf.
Sister M. Theophene played the Wedding March and the music for the nuptial mass.
At the home of the bride's parents, dinner and supper were served to about fifty 
guests. Garden flowers in fall shades were used as decorations in the home. A 
wedding dance was held at Cedar Lake. After Sept. 12, Mr. and Mrs. Froming will be 
at home at 1527 1/2 North Twelfth Street in Sheboygan.
The bride is a graduate of the Milwaukee State Teachers College and taught second 
grade at the Jefferson School in Sheboygan for the past several years. The bridegroom 
is employed at the Weinkauf Electric Company, Sheboygan.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Tues., Sept. 7, 1937 page 20


GEORGE H. FROMING

Helf-Froming Wedding Held on Saturday
Moire and velvet in rich rose and deep blue shades gave a hint of autumn to the 
wedding of Miss Cecelia M. Helf of Kiel to George H. Froming of Sheboygan in Kiel 
Saturday morning. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Helf of Kiel, wore 
a gown of ivory velvet for her wedding to the son of Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Froming of 
Mellen at St. Peter and St. Paul Church at 9:30 o'clock. The Rev. J. J. Esdepsky 
officiated.
The bride's gown which ended in a train, was softly shirred and over it she wore 
a double tulle veil, very long, caught to a cap. Her flowers were white roses and 
lilies of the valley, arranged in an arm bouquet.
Deep blue and rose moire was worn by Miss Louise Kirstein of Milwaukee, who attended 
the bride as maid of honor. Complimenting her gown she carried an arm bouquet of 
orchid and coral gladoili. A tiara of white roses was on her head.
The Misses Lillian Froming, sister of the bridegroom and Doris Helf, sister of the 
bride, who were bridesmaids, wore dresses of rose moire and headbands of white roses. 
The flowers were coral gladioli in arm bouquets. Jerome Helf attended the bridegroom 
as best man and ushers were Aurel Helf and Marcel Helf.
Sister M. Theophene played the Wedding March and the music for the nuptial mass.
At the home of the bride's parents, dinner and supper were served to about fifty 
guests. Garden flowers in fall shades were used as decorations in the home. A 
wedding dance was held at Cedar Lake. After Sept. 12, Mr. and Mrs. Froming will be 
at home at 1527 1/2 North Twelfth Street in Sheboygan.
The bride is a graduate of the Milwaukee State Teachers College and taught second 
grade at the Jefferson School in Sheboygan for the past several years. The bridegroom 
is employed at the Weinkauf Electric Company, Sheboygan.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Tues., Sept. 7, 1937 page 20


JEAN M. FROMM

Jean M. Fromm, 68, 807 Second St., Kiel, died Sunday, Oct. 1, 2000 at her home.  
She is the former Jean Walsdorf, born Feb. 29, 1932 in Kiel, daughter of the 
late Leo and Viola Rock Walsdorf. She attended grade school at Ss. Peter and 
Paul Catholic School and was a 1950 graduate of Kiel High School. On May 4, 
1957 she married William H. Fromm at SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Kiel 
and he preceded her in death on Feb. 19, 1985. 
For 22 years, Jean was employed at Lake to Lake in Kiel until her retirement in 
1995. She was a member of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in New Holstein; a 
member of the Daughters of Isabella and a member of the Kiel VFW Auxiliary. Jean 
enjoyed traveling, her flower garden and spending time with her family and many 
friends.  
Survivors include two sons, James and Marge Fromm of Kiel, Richard Fromm of Kiel, 
two grandchildren; one sister, Patricia and Al Hartmann of Kiel; three brothers, 
Daniel Walsdorf of Kiel; David and Eileen Walsdorf of Kiel; Michael and Lois 
Walsdorf of Kiel; one sister-in-law, Nancy Walsdorf of Kiel; aunts, uncles nieces 
and nephews. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Timothy and Stanley 
Walsdorf.  
A funeral Mass will be held at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in New Holstein with 
the Rev. Loren Nys SDS officiating. Burial will be in the SS. Peter and Paul 
Cemetery in Kiel.  
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter, Monday, October 2, 2000 pg. A2


WILLIAM H. FROMM

William H. Fromm, 56, of 507 Second Street, Kiel, died unexpectedly at his home 
Tuesday evening, apparently of a heart attack.  
Mr. Fromm was born Nov. 21, 1928 in Kiel son of Henry and Katherine Schmidt Fromm. 
He graduated from Kiel High School in 1946. Mr. Fromm served with the Army in 
Germany from 1950 to 1952.
He married the former Jean Walsdorf on May 4, 1957, at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic 
Church in Kiel. The couple resided in Kiel, where Mr. Fromm was employed by A. A. 
Laun Lumber Co. and the Kiel Tri-County Coop for a number of years. For the past 
15 years, he was bookkeeper and secretary/treasurer of Walsdorf Roofing Co. in 
Kiel. Mr. Fromm was a member of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic church, its Holy Name 
Society and choir. He was a third and fourth degree member of Knights of Columbus, 
and was secretary/treasurer of the Kiel Area Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Fromm was 
an alderman on the city council, and formerly was a member of the Kiel Fire 
Department ambulance attendants for 26 years, and a member of VFW Post 6707 which 
he had served as past commander.  
He is survived by his wife, two sons, James and Richard, both of Kiel, two grand-
children; four sisters, Marion Jaschob and Mrs. Ronald (Carol) Pendleton, both of 
New Holstein; Deloris Sartori and Mrs. George (Joyce) Goeld, both of Chilton; and 
a brother, Roger of New Holstein.   
A concelebrated funeral Mass will be at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. The Rev. 
Francis Kerscher, Thomas Leannah and Reginald Schrimpf will be co-celebrants of the 
Mass. Burial will be in the church cemetery.  
No newspaper named – February 19, 1985
********
William H. Fromm, 56, of 807 Second St., Kiel, died unexpectedly Tuesday evening, 
Feb. 19, at home, of an apparent heart attack.
A concelebrated Funeral Mass will be 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter and St. Paul 
Catholic Church, Kiel, following brief family rites at 9:30 a.m. at Meiselwitz 
Funeral Home, Kiel. The Rev. Francis Kerscher will be celebrant of the Mass along 
with Rev. Thomas Leannah and Rev. Reginald Schrimpf and burial will be in the 
church cemetery.
Mr. Fromm was born Nov. 21, 1928, at Kiel, son of the late Henry and Katherine 
Schmidt Fromm. He was a graduate of Kiel High School with the Class of 1946. Mr. 
Fromm served with the United States Army from 1950 to 1952 in Germany. He married 
Jean Walsdorf, Mary 4, 1957, at St. Peter and St. Paul Catholic Church, Kiel. The 
couple resided in Kiel where he was employed at A.A. Laun Lumber Company and also 
Kiel Tri-County Coop. For the past 15 years he was a Bookkeeper and Secretary 
Treasurer of Walsdorf Roofing Company in Kiel, a member of St. Peter and St. Paul 
Catholic Church, Kiel, member of Holy name Society, member of the church choir, 
Third and Fourth degree  Knights of Columbus and also Secretary Treasurer of Kiel 
Area Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Fromm was Alderman on Kiel City Council, a former 
Kiel Fire Department Ambulance Attendant for 26 years and also was a member of 
V.F.W. Post 6707 of Kiel and served as Past Commander.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, James and Richard of Kiel; a brother, Roger 
of New Holstein; four sisters, Marion Jaschob and Mrs. Ronald (Carol) Pendleton 
both of New Holstein and Delores Sartori and Mrs. George (Joyce) Goeldi both of 
Chilton and two grandsons.
Friends may call at Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, after 4 p.m. Friday, where a 
wake service will be 8 p.m. A memorial has been established in his name.
Herald Times Reporter, February 20, 1985 P. 3


ANTON GAJDOSTIK

Anton Gajdostik, 88, of 313 Indian Hill Rd., Kiel, died early today  
at St. Nicholas Hospital where he had been a patient for four days.   
Born on June 11, 1887 in Czechoslovakia, he was a son of the late  
Martin and Mary Gajdostik.  He came to the United States in 1911 and  
settled in Savanna, Ill.  He married the former Mary Konecny in 1915  
at Savanna.  For 42 years he was employed by the Milwaukee Road,  
retiring in 1952.  The couple moved to Kiel in 1965.  Mr. Gajdostik  
was a member of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel, and its  
Holy Name Society.  He also was a member of the Carman Railroad  
Union.  Survivors include his widow; two daughters, Mrs. Howard  
(Lillian) Stevens, Eagle River, and Mrs. Alva (Bea) Redfield,  
Rochester, N.Y., two sons, Joseph, Albana Ga., and Tony, rural New  
Holstein; 12 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren, and a  
sister, Mrs. Anna Pavlinak, Cobleskill, N.Y.  Five brothers and two  
sisters preceded him in death.  Funeral services will be held Friday  
at 10 a.m. at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, preceded by brief  
family rites at 9:30 a.m. at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel.  The  
Rev. Francis Kerscher, pastor, will be celebrant of the requiem  
Mass.  Burial will be in the parish cemetery.  Friends may call at  
the funeral home after 4 p.m. Thursday.  A service of the wake will  
be held at 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Sheboygan Press., Wed. Apr. 30, 1975, p 10, c. 2


MARY GAJDOSTIK

Mary A. Gajdostik, 91, a former Kiel resident, died Monday evening, March 13, 
at Calumet Homestead, New Holstein where she was a resident since 1977.  
She is the former Mary Konecny born Nov. 8, 1897 in Vilfsdorf, Austria, the 
daughter of Joseph and Marie Jochova Konecny. She attended school in Austria. 
She moved to the United States in 1913.  
On August 17, 1915, she married Anton Gajdostik in Savanna, Illinois. The 
couple moved to Kiel in 1964. Her husband died April 30, 1975. She was a member 
of St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel and its Christian Mothers.  
Survivors include two sons, Tony (Pat) of rural New Holstein; Joseph (Dorothy) 
Albany, Georgia; two daughters, Lillian Stevens, Milwaukee; Bea (Al) Redfield, 
Rochester, New York; 12 grandchildren; 20 great grandchildren; and one sister, 
Mrs. Francis Smetka, Czechoslovakia. She was preceded in death by two brothers 
and one sister.  
A memorial funeral Mass will be announced at a later date.  
Kiel Tri-County Record – March 23, 1989


AGNES R. GARBE

Agnes R. Garbe, 82, formerly of 482 Fifth Street, Kiel, died Thursday morning, 
April 21, 2005 at Calumet Homestead Rehabilitation Center in New Holstein 
surrounded by her family. 
She was the former Agnes R. Mahloch, born June 9, 1922 in Kiel, daughter of the 
late John and Lydia Richter Mahloch. She attended Ss. Peter and Paul School. On 
June 17, 1939 she married Paul L. Garbe at Ss. Peter and Paul Rectory in Kiel. 
Paul preceded her in death on July 7, 2001. 
Agnes worked at the former Kiel Glove Factory and Sharpes Resort in Elkhart Lake 
for a number of years. She also worked in various homes in the area as a 
housekeeper and caregiver and a housekeeper at Ss. Peter and Paul Rectory. She 
was a crossing guard on the former of Fifth and Fremont Street for 25 years. 
She was a lifelong member of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church and a member of 
the Christian Women’s Society. She was also a member of the Swamp Edge Homemakers 
and belonged to various card clubs.  
Survivors include four daughters, Dorothy (Ralph) Manz of Kiel, Virginia (Kenneth) 
Schneider of Kiel, Rosann Dins of New Holstein and Kathryn (Ernie Jr.) Dyer of New 
Holstein; 20 grandchildren; 27 great grandchildren; and six great great grand-
children. She is further survived by two sisters, Clara Schweitzer of Kiel and 
Elsie Lemke of Chilton; one brother, Jacob Mahloch of New Holstein, Three sisters-
in-law, Rita Mahloch of Kiel, Esther Mahloch of Sheboygan Falls and Lucille Garbe 
of Denmark; and other relatives and many friends.  
She was preceded in death by one daughter, Patricia Bignell, one son, Paul R. Garbe, 
Jr., four brothers; and one sister.  
Funeral Mass will be at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Kiel with the Rev. 
Loren Nys SDS officiating. Burial will take place in the parish cemetery.
Sheboygan Press – April 22, 2005


PAUL GARBE JR    (d. 1978)

Paul R. Garbe, Jr., 30, of 1614 Drew Street, Clearwater, Florida, died 
January 12, at the Morton Plant Hospital.  
He was born in Kiel on March 26, 1947, a son of Paul L. and Agnes Mahloch 
Garbe, Kiel. He attended SS. Peter and Paul Catholic School in Kiel. Mr. 
Garbe served in the United States Navy for six years, working as a machinist. 
He lived in Phoenix, Arizona, and for the past three years at Clearwater.  
Survivors include his parents and five sisters, Mrs. Ralph Manz and Mrs. Kenneth 
Schneider both of Kiel, Mrs. Lynn Bignell, Eau Claire and Mrs. Ronald Duns and 
Mrs. Ernest Dyer, Jr. both of New Holstein.  
The funeral Mass was held at SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel. The 
Reverend Francis Kerscher, pastor, was celebrant. Burial was in the parish 
cemetery.
Kiel Tri-County Record – January 19, 1978


PAUL L. GARBE SR    (d. 2001)

Paul L. Garbe, Sr., 85, formerly of 432 5th St., Kiel, died Thursday morning, 
June 7, 2001 from Alzheimer’s disease at Calumet Homestead Rehabilitation 
Center, New Holstein, where he resided the past 3 1/2 years.
He was born May 9, 1916 in the town of Sheboygan Falls, son of the late Henry 
and Emelie Meyer Garbe. He attended school in Rockville. On June 17, 1939, 
Paul married Agnes Mahloch at Ss. Peter and Paul Rectory in Kiel.  
He was employed as a custodian at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel, a 
former church usher and a member of the Holy Name Society. Paul enjoyed gardening, 
woodworking, puzzle books, playing cards and especially spending time with his 
children and their families.  
Survivors include his wife, Agnes, a resident of Calumet Homestead Rehabilitation 
Center, New Holstein; four daughters, Dorothy (Ralph) Manz and Virginia (Kenneth) 
Schneider, both of Kiel, Rosann Dins and Kathryn (Ernie) Dyer Jr., both of New 
Holstein, 20 grandchildren, 28 great grandchildren and one great great grandson.  
He is further survived by one son-in-law, Lyn Bignell of Eau Claire; one sister, 
Dorothy Prigge of Manitowoc; sisters-in-law, Lucille Garbe of Denmark, Elsie (Emro) 
Lemke of Hilbert and Clara Schweitzer and Rita Mahloch, both of Kiel, Esther 
Mahloch, Sheboygan Falls, and one brother-in-law, Jacob Mahloch of New Holstein.  
He was preceded in death by his parents; one daughter, Patricia Bignell; one son, 
Paul R. Garbe Jr.; one infant sister; one sister, Norma Drews; six brothers, Edwin, 
Clarence, Walter, Herbert, Rueben and Arno Garbe; and in-laws, John and Lydia 
Mahloch.  
A funeral Mass will be at SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel, with the Rev. 
Loren Nys SDS officiating.  Burial will be in the parish cemetery.
Sheboygan Press – June 8, 2001

ALLISON GEBHARD

Al "Lefty" Gebhard, 85, of New Holstein, passed away Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013. He was born December 15, 1927 in Kiel. He was the son of the late Henry and Clara (Schultz) Gebhard. Lefty was united in marriage to Beatrice "Mickey" Turba Gebhard on Feb. 23, 1951.  She preceded him in death on July 26, 2012. Lefty graduated from Kiel High School in 1945 and attended Lakeland College for two years earning a degree in accounting. Lefty served in the U.S. Navy during World War II from 1945 to 1946 and again from 1950 to 1952 during the Korean War. He worked at Tecumseh Products, Lauson Engine Division, retiring in 1993 with 42 years of service.  He was a member of Holy Rosary Parish in New Holstein and a member of the New Holstein American Legion Post No. 124.
Athletics was near and dear to Lefty. He played baseball for numerous organizations including the U.S. Navy where he was "All 11th Naval District First Baseman". He played in the All Service All-Star Baseball games in Honolulu. He played for the Sheboygan Indians of the Wisconsin State League in 1946. For four years, 1946 - 1950, Lefty played professional ball for the Cleveland Indians farm system, followed by the Brooklyn Dodgers farm team in Sheboygan and later, many years for the Kiel Athletic Association. Lefty received many awards for his achievements. He was Most Valuable Player in Manitowoc County in 1957 and 1958 and Batting Champion in 1961. He had one of the longest home runs as a visiting player at the Wisconsin State Reformatory in Green Bay. He also earned the batting champ title in Kiel city softball in 1962 and had the highest batting average in the history of Kiel City softball with an average of.531.
Basketball was also another favorite, becoming the Most Valuable player in the Howards Grove Amateur basketball tournament in 1958. Lefty managed and coached for Kiel AA. Baseball and basketball, coaching the 1969 and 1970 Kiel AA Eastern Amateur basketball League champions.  He was also a member of the Kiel Athletics Association where he held positions of Vice President and President. 
Over the years he loved camping, gardening, canning, playing sheepshead, golfing, listening to Polka music, bowling and attending any sporting event both professional (Packers, Brewers, Bucks, Badgers) or cheering for his grandchildren. Lefty passed his love of athletics to his children and grandchildren, both as a teacher or supporter. 
Lefty is survived by his children, Jeff (Marlene) Gebhard of Fond du Lac, Janne (Kevin) Mey of Kiel, Julie Hansen of Sheboygan, Joann (Steve) Merritt of Watertown, eight grandchildren and ten great grandchildren; his sisters, Kathleen Tewelis of Greenfield and Ethel Schreiber of Kiel; sister-in-law, Janet Gebhard of Sheboygan, many nieces and nephews.  In addition to his parents and wife, Beatrice,Lefty was preceded in death by his brother, Ken Gebhard, sister, Laverne Kaiser, sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Dorothy and Robert Schroeder, sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Lois and Ralph Turba, brothers-in-law, John Tewelis Sr. and Frederic Schreiber Sr.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 6:30 p on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 1724 Madison Street, New Holstein, WI. Rev. Harold Berryman will officiate with Parish Director Joe Zenk assisting.  Military rites conducted by the New Holstein American Legion Post 124 will take place after the Mass. Burial will be in the Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery in Kiel.  Family and friends may call at the Sippel Funeral Home, New Holstein, WI, on Wed., Aug. 21, 2013 from 3 - 5:30 pm. A memorial fund will be established in his name. Special thanks to the Progressive Rehabilitation Center, Sharon S. Richardson Hospice, Bonnie and Linda Rabe and many others who provided comfort and care to Lefty.
Sheboygan Press - Aug. 20, 2013
******
Miss Turba & Allison Gebhard Wedded at Kiel
The marriage ceremony united Miss Beatrice Turba and Allison Gebhard was solemnized at Ss. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Kiel on Saturday morning with the Rev. F.X. Kheil celebrating the nuptial mass.  Mrs. Otto Turba, Kiel is the mother of the bride. The bridegroom's parents are Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gebhard. Attired in a gown of white satin and rose point lace fashioned with long sleeves and a jewel neckline, the bride also had a fingertip veil secured with a lace cap. Her bouquet was of red roses and white carnations.  Attendants for the bride were Miss Dorothy Turba, maid of honor, Mrs. Marvin Schueler and Mrs. John Tewellis, bridesmaids.  Best man for the ceremony was Ralph Turba. Others in the wedding party were Marvin Schueler and John Tewellis who served as groomsmen. Kenneth Gebhard and Kenneth Turba ushered.
An afternoon and evening reception was held at Kiel City Hall and a wedding dinner was served at Muellenbach's, St. Anna. After a honeymoon, the couple will reside in one of the Graceland Apartments in Kiel. Both young persons were graduated from Kiel High School. The bridegroom, who recently returned from a 16 month tour of duty with the U.S. Navy in Japan, is employed at Hart-Carter Company, New Holstein. Guests came from Chicago, Milwaukee, Fond du Lac, Sheboygan, Plymouth and New Holstein to attend the ceremony.
Sheboygan Press - Feb. 29, 1952  

JULIE GEISER

CHILTON -
A 20-year-old Sheboygan woman became Calumet County's second traffic fatality 
of the year late Friday morning in a motorcycle accident one-half mile north 
of Kiel in the Town of New Holstein.
She is Julie Geiser, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Geiser, Route 2, Garton Road, 
Sheboygan.
According to Calumet County Coroner Larry Adams, Geiser was killed instantly of 
a skull fracture, concussion and multiple fractures.
According to Calumet County authorities, the 100 CC Honda cycle, driven by Andrew 
Steffen, 19, of W1903 Fur Farm Road, New Holstein, was westbound on State Highway 
57 when the wheels went off on the north shoulder of the Kiel viaduct, causing 
him to lose control and collide with the guard rail.
Geiser, who was a passenger on the cycle was not wearing a helmet and was thrown 
from the cycle.
Steffen, who was wearing a helmet, stayed with the cycle until it finally 
overturned on the north shoulder. He is listed in satisfactory condition at 
Sheboygan Memorial Hospital with a fractured right leg.
Authorities stated that charges are pending. A conference is held with Calumet 
County District Attorney Donald Poppy today.
Calumet County had three traffic fatalities at this time a year ago.
Manitowoc Herald Times, June 15, 1985
*********
(S.S. Peter-Paul record has b. 1965/stone has b. 1964)


ALOIS J. GELLINGS

Alois J. Gellings, 89, a retired Town of Eaton farmer, died early today at St. Mary
Home, Manitowoc, where he had been a resident six years.
Born on July 24, 1886 at St. Nazianz, he was a son of the late John and Catherine
Mueller Gellings.
He attended St. Gregory Catholic School there.
On May 10, 1921, he married Anna Broeckert at SS Peter and Paul Cathoic Church,
Kiel.
The couple located on a farm near St. Nazianz, retiring in 1947 when they moved
to Kiel.
Mrs. Gellings died July 24, 1953.
While in Kiel, he was caretaker of the city cemetery.
He was a member of SS. Peter Paul Parish and its Holy Name Society.
Survivors are a daughter, and two grandchildren.
Two brothers preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at SS. Peter and Paul Church, the 
Rev. Francis Kerscher, pastor, celebrant of mass. Brief family rites will be
held at 9:30 a.m. at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel. Burial will be in
the parish cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. Friday where a service of the
wake will be held at 8 p.m.
(No name for newspaper)1975
********
Gellings, Alois John (also shown as John Alois and also as Alex) 
(July 24, 1886-Sept. 18, 1975 –husband of Anna Broeckert [married May 10, 1921 
at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel] –son of John Gellings and Katherine 
Mueller –born Town of Eaton –farmer –retired from the farm in 1947 and moved to 
Kiel –while living in Kiel was the caretaker for the city cemetery –residence 
504 5th Street, Kiel –died from “arterioscloratic heart disease, 5 years”) 
–buried at St. Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery, Kiel
********
(23 Jul 1886/Sep 1975/SSDI)
********
Marriage license has been issued at the county clerk's office to Alvin(sic) 
Gellings of Eaton and Anna Brockert of Kiel.
Manitowoc Herald News, April 29, 1921 P. 3
********
A beautiful and impressive wedding took place in St. Peter and Paul's church 
Tuesday morning when Miss Anna Broeckert became the wife of Mr. Alois Gellings 
of the Town of Eaton. The attendants were Miss Koenig of Evanston, Miss Alexia 
Luelloff of St. Nazianz, Mr. John Gellings, brother of the groom of Kiel and Mr. 
Endries of St. Nazianz. The little flower girl, Hilaria Brockert, niece of the 
bride, dressed all in white and carrying a basket of sweet peas and little ring 
bearer, Frederic Broeckert, carrying the rings on a white satin pillow, came 
first, followed by the bridesmaids and best man, then the bride and groom. The 
bride was beautifully dressed in a white embroidered georgette gown with veil 
and carrying a shower bouquet of roses and lilies of the valley. The bridesmaids 
appeared in white organdie dresses and large white organdie hats and wore corsage 
bouquets of pink and white sweet peas. Rev. M. Rumpel performed the ceremony. 
Special music was rendered during the service by a cousin of the groom of 
Sheboygan. Miss Broeckert has been a resident of Kiel for the last ten years 
having lived on a farm near St. Nazianz and this is where the happy couple will 
make their future home.
About 250 guests were entertained at Geigel's Hall for supper and evening. Music 
was furnished by Brills Orchestra. Aside from the large circle of relatives, out 
of town guests who attended the wedding were the following: Mrs. Geo. Scott, Mrs. 
Dr. Wm Taylor of Fond du Lac, Mrs. Hannah Douglas, Mrs. Adolph Pfister and Miss 
Calhoun of Sheboygan; Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Lindsay of Plymouth, Dr. and Mrs. 
Krohn and Mr. and Mrs. Arno Milhaupt of New Holstein, Dr. and Mrs. Gehbe of 
Manitowoc.
Kiel Tri County Record, May 12, 1921


ANNA GELLINGS

Rites Held Monday For Mrs. A. Gellings
Funeral services were held Monday morning from S.S. Peter and Paul  
Catholic church for Mrs. Alois Gellings, 70, who died at her home  
here Friday morning. She had been ill several months.
The rites were conducted by the Rev. F.X. Kheil and burial was made  
in the church cemetery.
She was born October 3, 1882, in the town of Schleswig.  Her father's  
name was Fred Broeckert and her mother's maiden name was Catherine  
Loos. May 10, 1921 she was married to Alois Gellings and they  
operated a farm in the town of Eaton until their retirement six years  
ago, when they moved to this city.
Survivors include her husband; one daughter, one grandson, Alfred; and 
two brothers, William Broeckert, rural route, Kiel, and Ed Broeckert of 
St. Nazianz. Her parents and one sister preceded her in death.
********
Gellings, Anna nee Broeckert (Oct. 3, 1882-July 24, 1953 –wife of Alois 
Gellings [married May 10, 1921 at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel] 
–daughter of Frederick Broeckert and Katherine Loos –sister of Edward 
Broeckert of St. Nazianz –born Town of Schleswig –before her marriage in 
1921, worked as a housekeeper for Dr. Nauth of Kiel –retired from the farm 
in Town of Eaton in 1947, moving to Kiel) 
–buried at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery, Kiel
********
Marriage license has been issued at the county clerk's office to Alvin(sic)
Gellings of Eaton and Anna Brockert of Kiel.
Manitowoc Herald News, April 29, 1921 P. 3
********
A beautiful and impressive wedding took place in St. Peter and Paul's church 
Tuesday morning when Miss Anna Broeckert became the wife of Mr. Alois Gellings 
of the Town of Eaton. The attendants were Miss Koenig of Evanston, Miss Alexia 
Luelloff of St. Nazianz, Mr. John Gellings, brother of the groom of Kiel and Mr. 
Endries of St. Nazianz. The little flower girl, Hilaria Brockert, niece of the 
bride, dressed all in white and carrying a basket of sweet peas and little ring 
bearer, Frederic Broeckert, carrying the rings on a white satin pillow, came 
first, followed by the bridesmaids and best man, then the bride and groom. The 
bride was beautifully dressed in a white embroidered georgette gown with veil 
and carrying a shower bouquet of roses and lilies of the valley. The bridesmaids 
appeared in white organdie dresses and large white organdie hats and wore corsage 
bouquets of pink and white sweet peas. Rev. M. Rumpel performed the ceremony. 
Special music was rendered during the service by a cousin of the groom of 
Sheboygan. Miss Broeckert has been a resident of Kiel for the last ten years 
having lived on a farm near St. Nazianz and this is where the happy couple will 
make their future home.
About 250 guests were entertained at Geigel's Hall for supper and evening. Music 
was furnished by Brills Orchestra. Aside from the large circle of relatives, out 
of town guests who attended the wedding were the following: Mrs. Geo. Scott, Mrs. 
Dr. Wm Taylor of Fond du Lac, Mrs. Hannah Douglas, Mrs. Adolph Pfister and Miss 
Calhoun of Sheboygan; Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Lindsay of Plymouth, Dr. and Mrs. 
Krohn and Mr. and Mrs. Arno Milhaupt of New Holstein, Dr. and Mrs. Gehbe of 
Manitowoc.
Kiel Tri County Record, May 12, 1921
 

PETER GELLINGS

Peter Gellings Passes Away.
Peter Gellings, aged 57, a resident of the town of Schleswig, 
two miles north of this city, passed away Thursday at 10 p.m. 
at the St. Camillus hospital at Wauwatosa, following a lengthy 
illness.
Mr. Gellings was born December 5, 1884, in St. Nazianz, the son of  
John and Catherine Mueller Gellings. He attended the parochial  
school at St. Nazianz, and in 1917 moved to the present farm home  
with his brother, John, and they have resided there since.
Survivors are two brothers, John on the homestead, and Aloys at St.  
Nazianz.
Funeral services were held on Monday at 9:30 a.m. at the C.J.  
Meiselwitz Funeral Home, and at 10 a.m. services were conducted at  
the SS. Peter and Paul Catholic church, with the Rev. Father F.X.  
Kheil officiating.
Pallbearers were John Gellings, Frank Mueller, John Endries, Ed  
Mueller, Clemens Endries and Peter Koenig. Burial was made in the  
church cemetery.
Relatives and friends from Fond du Lac, West Allis, Sheboygan, St.  
Nazianz, School Hill, Eaton, Marytown and Chilton attended the  
services.  (no newspaper named, 1942)
*********
Gellings, Peter Alois (Dec. 6, 1884-April 2, 1942 –single –son of 
John Gellings and Katharina Mueller –born Town of Eaton –in 1917 
moved to the farm of his brother John in the Town of Schleswig and 
lived and worked there the remainder of his life –“passed away at 
St. Comillus hospital in Wauwatosa, Milwaukee County, following a 
lengthy illness” –from obit) 
–buried at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery, Kiel


FRANCES GEORG

Mrs. Emil Georg, the daughter of Anton Hein died in Milwaukee 
on the 18th of October at the age of 28 years. She is survived 
by her husband and four children. 
Plymouth Post, October 24, 1901


NORMAN WALTER GIERKE

Norman Gierke, 77, 18914 Twin Bay Lane, Kiel died unexpectedly on Feb. 16, 2003 
at his home. He was born Jan. 27, 1926 in rural Kiel, a son of the late Helmuth 
and Meta Karstaedt Gierke.  
Norman served with the US Army in Germany during the Korean Conflict from 1951 
to 1953. On Feb. 24, 1954 he married Carol Lehrke in Kiel. Norman owned and 
operated Gierke’s Auto Service in Kiel and Cedar Lake from 1967 to 1988, when he 
retired.  
He enjoyed bowling and racing, both at Chilton and Plymouth. Norman was a member 
of the Eastern Wisconsin Stock Car Association and a charter member of the Louis 
Corners Snow Birds. Norman enjoyed boating and spending time on Cedar Lake.  
Survivors include his wife, Carol; his children, Jeff (Lori) Gierke, Dan (Tammie) 
Gierke, and Mark (Barb) Gierke, all of Kiel, Theresa (Craig) Lyon of Auckland, 
New Zealand, Tim (Lisa) Gierke and Tom (Sarah) Gierke of Sheboygan Falls. He is 
further survived by 11 grandchildren; one brother, Ray Gierke.
A funeral Mass will be held at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel with the 
Rev. Loren Nys, SDS officiating. Burial will take place in the parish cemetery.
Sheboygan Press – February 18, 2003


BERNETTA GILSDORF

Bernetta Lorraine Gilsdorf, 75, formerly of Kiel died Tuesday morning March 30, 
2010 at Willowdale Nursing & Rehab Center, New Holstein where she had been a 
resident for the past 9 years. She is the former Bernetta Rieth, born 
September 24, 1934 in the Town of New Holstein, daughter of the late Clemens & 
Barbara (Woelfel) Rieth. Bernetta attended St. Ann Catholic School and New 
Holstein High School. On June 17, 1953 she married David A. Gilsdorf at St. Ann 
Catholic Church in St. Anna and he preceded her in death on April 6, 2000. 
Bernetta took great pride in dedicating her life to being a wife, mother, 
grandmother and taking care of her family.
She was a member of SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Kiel as well as the 
Catholic Knights and Christian Women. In her free time she enjoyed spending time 
with her family, especially her grandchildren. She also enjoyed traveling with 
her husband, embroidery, reading, cooking and gardening.
Survivors include her children: Karen (Warren) Vandoske of Elkhart Lake, Eugene 
(Mary) Gilsdorf of Elkhart Lake, Conrad (Judy) Gilsdorf of Kiel, Kenneth (Paula) 
Gilsdorf of Kiel, Christine (John) Kubichka of Chilton, Steven (Donna) Gilsdorf 
of Kiel, Michael (Lydia) Gilsdorf of Las Cruces, NM, Debra Gilsdorf of Manitowoc, 
Mary (Brian) Andreas of Madison, Michelle (James) Fleischman of New Holstein, 
Barry (Nissa) Gilsdorf of Kiel, Julie (Jamie) Feucht of Lomira, 26 grandchildren; 
10 great grandchildren; 3 sisters: Peggy (Dave) Horn of St. Cloud, Lilly (Roger) 
Hansen of New Holstein, Evie (Al) Preissner of Pipe; sisters-in-law and brothers-
in-law: Gertie Rieth of Chilton,  Fr. Gordon Gilsdorf of Little Suamico, Richard 
(Lucy) Gilsdorf of Sheboygan Falls, Fr. Daniel Gilsdorf, Sr. Marita Gilsdorf both 
of Sherwood. Bernetta is further survived by numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. 
She was preceded in death by her husband, David; her parents; a son-in-law, Terry 
Schweitzer; a brother, Orville Rieth; sister-in-law, Jean Gilsdorf; mother and 
father-in-law, Othmar & Mathilda (Gehl) Gilsdorf. 
The funeral Mass for Bernetta will be celebrated at 11:00am on Tuesday April 6, 
2010 at SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Kiel with the Rev Loren Nys S.D.S. and 
Joe Zenk, Parish Director, officiating. Burial will be in the Parish Cemetery. 
Family and friends may call at the Meiselwitz-Vollstedt Funeral Home, 815 6th St. 
Kiel, on Monday April 5, 2010 from 4:00pm until 8:00pm and on Tuesday from 9:00am 
until 10:30am when we will have brief family rites. Parish wake service will be at 
7:30pm on Monday at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers a memorial has been established in Bernetta's name.
Bernetta's family would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to Dr. Michael Hetzner, 
the Staff at Calumet Medical Center and especially the staff at Willowdale Nursing 
Center for the compassion and care shown to Bernetta and her family.


DAVID A. GILSDORF

David A. Gilsdorf, 70, of W365 Highway 149, Kiel died unexpectedly on Thursday 
morning, April 6, 2000, at his home.
He was born March 21, 1930 in Hilbert, a son of the late Othmar and Mathilda 
Gehl Gilsdorf. He attended school in Sherwood, Wis. On June 17, 1953, he married 
Bernetta Rieth, at St. Anna Catholic Church, St. Anna. The couple farmed seven 
years in the Sherwood area, before moving to Kiel. David was employed at 
Ameriquip, formerly Arps Corp. of New Holstein, for over 30 years, retiring in 
1935. He was a member of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel; Knights of 
Columbus, Catholic Order of Foresters, Holy Name Society and the Chilton Eagles 
Club.
Survivors include his wife, Bernetta; his children, Karen and Warren Vandoske of 
Howards Grove, Eugene and Mary Gilsdorf of Kiel, Conrad and Judy Gilsdorf of Kiel, 
Kenneth and Paula Gilsdorf of Kiel, Christine and John Kubichka of Chilton, Steven 
and Donna Gilsdorf of Kiel, Michael and Lydia Gilsdorf of El Paso, Texas, Debra 
Gilsdorf of Manitowoc, Mary and Brian Andreas of Madison, Michelle and James 
Fleischman of New Holstein, Barry Gilsdorf and special friend, Nissa Wydner of Kiel, 
and Julie and Jamie Feucht of Fond du Lac. He is further survived by 24 grandchildren; 
three brothers, Fr. Gordon Gilsdorf of Little Suamico, Fr. Daniel Gilsdorf of 
Appleton and Rich and Lucy Gilsdorf of Sheboygan; one sister, Sr. Marita Gilsdorf 
of Hilbert; numerous nieces, and nephews, brothers and sisters-in-law. He was 
preceded in death by one sister-in-law, Jean Gilsdorf, one son-in-law, Terry 
Schweitzer and one nephew, Tom Gilsdorf.
A Concelebrated Funeral Mass will be held at 6 p.m. on Sunday, April 9, at Ss. Peter 
and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel, with the Rev. Loren Nys, SDS and the Rev. Gordon 
Gilsdorf and the Rev. Daniel Gilsdorf, brothers of David, officiating.
Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter, Saturday, April 8, 2000 pg. A2


ELISABETH GILSDORF    (d. 1896)

A child of Mr. Gilsdorf in Kiel, died Mon. morning 
and was buried yesterday in the Catholic Cemetery.
Der Nord Westen, 31 Dec. 1896


ELISABETH GILSDORF    (d. 1897)

Elkhart Lake—Mrs. Joseph Gilsdorf Sr., an old resident of the Town of 
Rhine, died last Sunday, the 10th of October. She had been ailing for 
a long time. 
Plymouth Post October 14, 1897


JOSEPH GILSDORF  (d. 1909)

Joseph Gilsdorf Sr. passed away at his old homestead now owned 
by his son, Joseph 
Gilsdorf Jr., last Thursday afternoon from a lingering kidney 
disease.  He was born March 11th 1838 in Preussen, Koblenz, 
Kreuswachs-Weiler at Bumgen, Germany  and came to America where 
they settled in Germantown, Washington County where he was 
employed as a carpenter before he moved to Town Rhine.  He was 
married in 1855 to Elizabeth Haeir who preceded him in death in 
1897.  They had four children of which three are still living 
namely; Heinrich of Hilbert; Joseph on the homestead and Mrs. 
Heinrich Schnell of Rockville.   
Plymouth Post, May 22, 1909


JOSEPH GILSDORF (d. 1947)

From Sheboygan county death records:
Joseph Gilsdorf    (v.54 p.449)
Jan. 7, 1866-Oct. 14, 1947
Husband of Margaret Dorn
Son of Joseph Gilsdorf and Elizabeth Heyer (both born Germany)
Born Town of Schleswig, Manitowoc County –farmer
Died from “artereosclerosis”
Buried at “Catholic Cemetery” [St. Peter and Paul, Manitowoc co.]
***********
Joseph Gilsdorf, 81, of the town of Rhine, passed away Monday afternoon 
after a short illness.
Born Jan. 7, 1866, the son of the late Joseph and Elizabeth Gilsdorf, in 
the town of Rhine, and he operated a farm there until his retirement a 
few years ago.
He was married to Margaret Dorn on June 25, 1895 at St. Mary’s Catholic 
church at Hubert, and in 1945 the couple celebrated their golden wedding 
anniversary.
Survivors are his wife; five children, Norbert on the homestead farm, 
Arthur and George of Fond du Lac, Anthony of Muskegon, Mich., and Miss 
Cecelia of Bear Creek, Wis. Two children died in infancy.
Mr. Gilsdorf was a former member of the Kiel Branch of the Catholic Knights 
of Wisconsin and a member of the Holy Name Society of St. Peter and St. Paul 
Catholic church at Kiel.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 9 a. m. at the Meiselwitz Funeral 
home at Kiel and at 9:30 a. m. at the St. Peter and St. Paul Catholic church 
with Father F. X. Khell officiating. Burial will be made in the family lot 
in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home beginning this 
evening.
Members of the Holy Name Society of St. Peter and St. Paul Catholic church 
will recite the Rosary at the church at 7:30 p. m. Wednesday.
The Sheboygan Press, Tue., Oct. 14, 1947 pg. 8
*********
From Calumet county marriage records:
Joseph Gilsdorf and Margaret Dorn (v.3 p.176)
June 25, 1895 in Catholic ceremony, Hilbert, Town of Rantoul, Calumet Co.
Joseph Gilsdorf
Son of Joseph Gilsdorf and Elizabeth Heyer
Born Town of Rhine, Sheboygan County –farmer 
Margaret Dorn
Daughter of George Dorn and Mary Sommer
Born Hilbert, Town of Rantoul, Calumet County
********
From 1906 Sts. Peter and Paul church census:
Joseph Gilsdorf and Margaret Dorn
Joseph Gilsforf was born Jan. 7, 1866 in Wisconsin. He speaks only German. 
Joseph is a brother to Mrs. Hen. Schnell, who is also a member of St. Peter 
and Paul. Joseph lived 4 miles south of Kiel.
Margaret Dorn (his wife) was born March 16, 1874 in Hilbert, Wisconsin. She 
speaks only German.
They were married June 25, 1895 in Hilbert by Rev. Verberk. In 1906 there 
were 4 children alive:
Norbert born Dec. 22, 1888 
Arthur born Feb. 16, 1890
Anton born Jan. 2, 1903
George born Aug. 7, 1904
Plus one dead child
[Note mentions that Max Christmann also lives at this house. He was born 
Jan. 16, 1880 and is a child of Joseph Gilsdorf’s sister. Both his sister 
and her husband are dead.]
**********
(Note: His picture is in the glass negative photos)


MARGARET GILSDORF

From Sheboygan county death records:
Margaret Gilsdorf nee Dorn  (v.73 p.106)
March 26, 1874-April 14, 1959
[Wife of Joseph Gilsdorf]
Daughter of George Dorn and Mary Sommers
Born Wisconsin
Died from “cardiac failure, 18 hours –carcinoma, cecum”
Buried at Kiel Cemetery [St. Peter and Paul, Manitowoc co.]
**********
Mrs. Joseph Gilsdorf, 85, R. 1, Elkhart Lake, died at St. Agnes  
Hospital, Fond du Lac, at 7 p.m. Tuesday following a brief illness.   
The former Margaret Dorn, she was born in Hilbert March 26, 1874, a  
daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Dorn.  On June 25, 1895, she  
was married to Joseph Gilsdorf at St. Mary's Catholic Church,  
Hilbert.  They settled on a farm in the Town of Rhine and spent their  
entire married life there.  They celebrate their golden wedding  
anniversary June 25, 1945.  Mr. Gilsdorf preceded his wife in death  
Oct. 13, 1947.  Mrs. Gilsdorf was a member of Ss. Peter and Paul  
Catholic Church, Kiel, the parish Christian Mothers Society and  
Women's Catholic Order of Foresters.  Survivors include four sons,  
Norbert of R. 1, Elkhart Lake, Arthur and George of Fond du Lac and  
Anthony of Muskegan, Mich.; a daughter Miss Cecilia Gilsdorf of Bear  
Creek, Wis.; nine grandchildren and two brothers, Edward Dorn of  
Chilton and Henry Dorn of New Holstein.  A sister and two infant  
children preceded her in death.  Funeral services will be held at 10  
a.m. Friday at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel following  
brief rites at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home.  The Rev. F.X. Kheil,  
pastor, will be celebrant of the Requiem Mass.  Burial will be in the  
parish cemetery.  Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m.  
Thursday.  The rosary will be recited there Thursday, 7:30 p.m. by  
members of the Women's Catholic Order of Foresters and 8 p.m. by  
members of Christian Mothers Society.
Sheboygan Press, Wed. Apr. 15, 1959, p. 16, c. 5
********
Funeral services for Mrs. Joseph Gilsdorf, 85, of R. 1, Elkhart Lake,  
who died Tuesday, were held at 10 a.m., Friday at Ss. Peter and Paul  
Catholic Church in Kiel.  The Rev. F.X. Kheil, pastor was celebrant  
of the Requiem Mass, assisted by the Rev. Lambert Scanlan as deacon  
and the Rev. George Kiefer as sub-deacon.  Burial was in the church  
cemetery.  The Women's Catholic Order of Foresters and the Christian  
Mothers Society attended the services in a group.  They also held a  
vigil at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home Thursday evening.  Pallbearers  
were Leo and Richard Dorn, Joe and Othmar Gilsdorf, Wallace Joas and  
Joseph Schnell.
Sheboygan Press, Mon. Apr. 20, 1959, p. 10, c. 3
**********
From Calumet county marriage records:
Joseph Gilsdorf and Margaret Dorn (v.3 p.176)
June 25, 1895 in Catholic ceremony, Hilbert, Town of Rantoul, Calumet Co.
Joseph Gilsdorf
Son of Joseph Gilsdorf and Elizabeth Heyer
Born Town of Rhine, Sheboygan County –farmer 
Margaret Dorn
Daughter of George Dorn and Mary Sommer
Born Hilbert, Town of Rantoul, Calumet County
********
From 1906 Sts. Peter and Paul church census:
Joseph Gilsdorf and Margaret Dorn
Joseph Gilsforf was born Jan. 7, 1866 in Wisconsin. He speaks only German. 
Joseph is a brother to Mrs. Hen. Schnell, who is also a member of St. Peter 
and Paul. Joseph lived 4 miles south of Kiel.
Margaret Dorn (his wife) was born March 16, 1874 in Hilbert, Wisconsin. She 
speaks only German.
They were married June 25, 1895 in Hilbert by Rev. Verberk. In 1906 there 
were 4 children alive:
Norbert born Dec. 22, 1888 
Arthur born Feb. 16, 1890
Anton born Jan. 2, 1903
George born Aug. 7, 1904
Plus one dead child
[Note mentions that Max Christmann also lives at this house. He was born 
Jan. 16, 1880 and is a child of Joseph Gilsdorf’s sister. Both his sister 
and her husband are dead.]


NORBERT GILSDORF

A funeral Mass for Norbert R. Gilsdorf, 83, of Route 1, Elkhart Lake, who died 
unexpectedly Saturday morning at his home, were held Wednesday, at SS. Peter 
and Paul Catholic Church in Kiel. The Rev. Francis Kerscher, pastor, was 
celebrant. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Mr. Gilsdorf was born December 22, 1898, in the town of Rhine, son of Joseph and 
Margaret Dorn Gilsdorf. He attended SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Grade School and 
Kiel High School. He married the former Sophie Ramminger on November 17, 1934, 
in New Holstein. The couple farmed in the town of Rhine. Mrs. Gilsdorf died in 
1981. Mr. Gilsdorf was a member of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Kiel, 
Holy Name Society, Knights of Columbus, and the Catholic Foresters. 
He is survived by three daughters, Miss Rosemary Gilsdorf of rural Elkhart Lake, 
Miss Veronica Gilsdorf of Kenosha and Mrs. Sirious (Martha) Arya of Huntington, 
West Virginia; one son, Paul of rural Elkhart Lake; two grandchildren; two 
brothers, Anthony and George, both of Fond du Lac; and one sister, Miss Cecelia 
Gilsdorf, also of Fond du Lac.
Kiel Tri-County Record, April 1, 1982


SOPHIA GILSDORF

Mrs. Norbert (Sophie) Gilsdorf, 78, of Route 1, Elkhart Lake, died Saturday 
evening at St. Mary Hospital, Huntington, West Virginia.
The former Sophie Ramminger was born July 28, 1902, in the town of New Holstein, 
a daughter of Henry and Katherine Dietrich Ramminger. She attended New Holstein 
schools and Milwaukee Business College. 
She was employed at Plymouth before her marriage to Norbert Gilsdorf on November 17, 
1934, at New Holstein. The couple farmed the Gilsdorf Homestead farm in the town 
of Rhine.
She was a member of SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel, and the Christian 
Mother’s Society.
Survivors are her husband; three daughters, Rosemary Gilsdorf of rural Elkhart Lake, 
Veronica Gilsdorf of Kenosha and Mrs. Sirious Arya of Huntington, West Virginia; 
one son, Paul of rural Elkhart Lake; two grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Claudia 
Stier of rural Chilton, Edna Ramminger and Elda Ramminger, both of Madison; and two 
brothers, Joseph Ramminger of Sheboygan and Othmar Ramminger of Morrisonville, 
Wisconsin.
The funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, 
Kiel. The Reverend Francis Kerscher, pastor, will be celebrant. Family rites will be 
held at 10:00 a.m. at Meiselwitz Funeral home, Kiel. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Kiel Tri-County Record, January 8, 1981


EVELYN C. GOEBEL

Evelyn C. Goebel, 86, of Kiel, found peace with the Lord on April 10, 2003 at 
Willowdale Nursing and Rebab Center where she had been a resident for the past 
four years.  
She is the former Evelyn Konz, born Nov. 25, 1916 in the Town of New Holstein 
to the late Louis and Lena Kleinhans Konz. On Sept. 14, 1940 she married Jerome 
Goebel. He passed into eternal Life on Feb. 20, 1966. The couple resided in Kiel 
and were members of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. Evelyn spent her life at 
the important task of being a homemaker, Mother, “Grammy” and Great Grammy. She 
enjoyed gardening, quilt making, sheapshead, walking and most of all spending 
time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. 
Survivors include a daughter, Marcia (DuWayne) Ninmer of Kiel. She was Grammy to 
three grandchildren; and great grammy to six great grandchildren. She is further 
survived by one brother, Lester (Veronica) Konz of Kiel; two sisters, Elinor Bunge 
of Keil and Doris Schepherling of Milwaukee; sisters and brother-in-law, Jane Konz 
of Kiel, Marilyn Bennett of Plymouth, Dorothy Jaschob of Kiel, Vera Goebel of St. 
Cloud, and Norbert (Edith) Goebel of Sheboygan. She was preceded in death by three 
brothers and two sisters. 
A Memorial Mass will be held at St. Peter and Paul Catholic church with the Rev. 
Loren Nys SDS officiating. Burial will be in the Church Cemetery.
Sheboygan Press – April 12, 2003


JENNIE GOEBEL

Mrs. Jennie Goebel, 80, of Kiel, died Tuesday afternoon at the Anna  
M. Reiss Home, Sheboygan, where she had been a resident for four  
months.  She was born Oct. 15, 1888, at Stockbridge, the daughter of  
the late Mr. and Mrs. John Cain, and was married May 15, 1913, to  
Arthur Goebel of the Town of Schleswig.  They live in Racine, rural  
New Holstein and then operated a farm in the Town of Russell.  They  
moved to Kiel in 1930.  Her husband died in April, 1932.  Mrs. Goebel  
was a member of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, the Christian  
Mothers Society and the GUG Germania Society.  Surviving are a  
daughter, Mrs. George (Dorothy) Mueller, Kiel; three sons, Jerome of  
Kiel, Clarence of St. Cloud, and Norbert, Elkhart Lake; five  
grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Joseph  
Franzen, West Allis.  Funeral services will be held Thursday, at the  
Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, at 9 a.m. and at Ss. Peter and Paul  
Church at 9:30 with the Rev. George Kiefer, pastor, the celebrant of  
the funeral Mass.  Burial will be in the parish cemetery.  Friends  
may call at the funeral home until the time of services.  Service for  
the wake will be held at 8 o'clock this evening.
Sheboygan Press, Wed. July 2, 1969, p. 14, c. 4


JEROME W. GOEBEL

Jerome W. Goebel, 81, of 717 North Street, Kiel, died Tuesday, Feb. 20, 1996 
at Calumet Homestead Rehabilitation Center, New Holstein. 
He was born July 19, 1914 in Racine, son of the late Arthur and Jennie Cain 
Goebel. He attended school in St. Anna. On Sept. 14, 1940 he married Evelyn C. 
Konz at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic church, Kiel. He was employed at Stoelting 
Co. in Kiel. In 1948 he became a police officer for the City of Kiel, retiring 
in 1974. He was a member of the Kiel Fire Department and a member of Ss. Peter 
and Paul Catholic Church in Kiel.  
Survivors include his wife Evelyn of Kiel; one daughter, Marcia (DuWayne) Ninmer 
of Kiel; three grandchildren; a great grandson; one sister, Dorothy Jaschob of 
Kiel; one brother, Norbert (Edith) Goebel of Sheboygan; one sister-in-law, Vera 
Goebel of St. Cloud; and nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by one 
brother, Clarence Goebel of St. Cloud. 
A memorial Mass was held at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Kiel, with 
the Rev. Loren Nys, SDS officiating. His cremated remains will be laid to rest 
in Ss. Peter & Paul cemetery.
Kiel Tri-County Record – February 29, 1996 


ANNIE M. GOLLASCH

Mrs. Ann Gollasch, 80, of 2352 North 51st Street, Milwaukee, a former Kiel 
resident, died unexpectedly Saturday night at her home.  
The former Anna Spettel was born July 24, 1899 in Sheboygan, a daughter of 
Henry and Amelia Schulz Spettel. When she was a child, the family moved to 
Kiel where she attended Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic School. On July 25, 1932, 
she was married to James Gollasch in Milwaukee. The couple resided in 
Milwaukee for several years before settling in Kiel. After her husband’s death 
on February 6, 1953, Mrs. Gollasch returned to Milwaukee to make her home.  
She was a member of St. Catherine Catholic Church, Milwaukee, and the Christian 
Mother’s Society of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Kiel.  
Survivors include a son, George of Milwaukee; a grandchild, and a sister, Miss 
Verena Spettel of Milwaukee.  
The funeral Mass was held at SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel with the 
Rev. Francis Kerscher, pastor as celebrant.  Burial was in the parish cemetery.
Kiel Tri-County Record – August 9, 1979.


ARMELLA GOLLASCH

Sunday morning. The infant passed away soon after birth, and was  
buried on Tuesday morning in the SS. Peter and Paul Catholic church  
cemetery.  Mrs. Gollash, formerly was Miss Anna Spettel, daughter of  
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Spettel, with whom the couple was residing.
Tri-County Record, Thurs. Dec. 7, 1933, p. 1, c. 5


JAMES GOLLASCH

James G. Gollash (sic), 54, of 705 Seventh St., Kiel, died at 3:20 p.m.  
Friday at his home following several months illness.  He was born in  
Milwaukee and lived there until about 15 years ago when he moved to  
Kiel.  He was married July 25, 1931, in Milwaukee, to the former Ann  
Spettel of Kiel.  He enlisted in the Army during World War I and  
served until November 1918.  He was a member of the Holy Name Society  
of Ss. Peter and Paul Church, Kiel.  Survivors include his wife and a  
son of Kiel; and four sisters, Mrs. Joseph Schwall, Mrs. Edward  
Sprague, Mrs. Harold Stanke and Mrs. Arthur Lemke, all of Milwaukee.   
He was preceded in death by a daughter who died in 1933, his parents  
and a brother.  The Holy Name Society will recite the Rosary at 7:30  
p.m. Monday in the church.  Services will be held by the Rev. F.X.  
Kheil at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the church following a short service at  
9:30 a.m. in the Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel.  Burial will be in  
the church cemetery.  Friends may call at the funeral parlors after 2  
p.m. Monday.
Sheboygan Press, Sat. Feb. 7, 1953, p. 8, c. 3
*******
Funeral services for James G. Gollasch, 54, of Kiel, who died Feb. 6,  
were held Tuesday morning at SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church,  
Kiel, with the Rev. F.X. Kheil the celebrant of the requiem high  
mass.  Burial was in the church cemetery.  The mass was sung by  
children of SS. Peter and Paul School, with Sister Donald Marie as  
the organist.  The rosary was recited at the church Monday evening.   
Pallbearers included Norman, Orth, Peter N. Schaller, Herman  
Lettenberger, Gene Thielen, Roy Kretsch and Albert Gartzke.
Sheboygan Press, Thurs. Feb. 12, 1953, p. 14, c. 8


CARLTON GOODRICH

Carlton "Cully" Goodrich, 86 of N6474 Harrison Rd. Hilbert, formerly of Kiel 
WI., died at his home peacefully surrounded by his family on Thursday morning, 
April 19, 2007.
He was born January 22, 1921 in Milwaukee, WI. At the age of two he moved to 
New York with his family and at the age of 12 moved to Kiel. He was the son of 
the late Jesse and Elsie (Goeres) Goodrich. 
They were members of the St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church and Cully was a 
graduate of Kiel High School in 1939.
Upon graduation he enlisted in the United States Navy and served his country in 
the South Pacific on the USS St. Louis from 1941 to 1945. His ribbons and metals 
include: The Asiatic Pacific Campaign w/a silver and 2 bronze stars, American 
Campaign, Philippine Campaign w/one bronze star, WWII Good Conduct, Ruptured 
Duck Pin, WWII Victory Medal, Purple Heart Medal, Navy Unit Commendation, Combat 
Action Medal. 
When discharged from the Navy he attended Ripon College for 3 years where he 
served as a counselor at Badger Boys State. He then attended Lakeland College 
for 2 years where he was a member of the Zeta Chi Fraternity. Throughout his years 
at Ripon he was a member of the varsity football teams. He graduated from college 
with a degree in teaching and coaching, receiving a Bachelor of Science. Following 
his college football successes he continued his football career playing semi-
professional football from 1949-1951 with the Sheboygan Red Wings.
He was united in marriage to the former Marilyn Emma Klaeser on December 26th, 
1951 at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Kiel, WI. They recently celebrated 
their 55th wedding anniversary. Cully and Marilyn resided in Kiel most of their 
married life.
After college, Cully taught school and coached sports in Arena for 1 year, 2 years 
in Wausaukee, 3 in Crandon, 2 in Weyauwega, and then returned to Kiel in 1961 where 
he taught at St. Peter and Paul Catholic School, Kiel Middle School, and finally at 
Kiel High School where he retired in 1983. During his career Cully coached basket-
ball, baseball, track, started the Kiel wrestling program, and was the Kiel Pool 
Director, Director of the Kiel Summer Swim Programs and a Pioneer of the Drug Abuse 
Program. He also coached his love, football, even into his retirement. In total 
Cully played and coached for over 50 years. Earl Mathes and he were the first 
inductees' into the Kiel Football Athletic Associations Hall of Fame in 2003. 
He continued his education with scholarships in education by attending summer school 
at the University of Superior, Milwaukee, Minnesota and San Diego.
Cully's other awards and accomplishments include: Red Cross Volunteer as well as 
being on the Board of Directors, he taught first aid and received the Clara Barton 
Award. He was on the Board of Directors for the Kiel Fish and Game Club, Vice 
Commander and Commander of the Kiel VFW Post 6707, Board of Directors for the Kiel 
Historical Society, served for the Kiel Education Association President where he 
received the Cub Scout Award for leadership and outstanding services. Cully was one 
of the first Kiel Eagle Scouts, was a First Lieutenant of the Kiel Reserve police, 
and recognized by the Kiel Kiwanis as Citizen of the year Award in 1988.
Cully along with his wife Marilyn began St. Vincent De Paul Store in 1986, and 
followed that with St Vinnies Pantry and the Christmas Cheer Program. He served as 
president of the St. Vincent De Paul Society.
Cully's hobbies included his grandchildren, fishing, hunting, gardening, playing 
cards and the Green Bay Packers.
He is survived by his wife Marilyn Klaeser Goodrich of Hilbert and 6 children, 10 
grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. Sandra Weborg and her husband Lyle of Menasha 
and their children Ryann Goodrich and his fiance Kelly Pingel both of Chilton, Kris 
Weborg and Carly of Menasha and Great Grandson Andrew, Carla Lehman her husband Mike 
of McPherson, KS and their children Abbey  of Costa Mesa, CA and Cason of Clermont, 
FL; Pamela Goodrich of Jacksonville FL; Rick Goodrich and his wife Vicki and their 
children Alex and Samantha of Hilbert; Thomas Goodrich and his wife Colleen of 
Porterfield and his daughter Nicole of Milwaukee; Steven "Reno" Goodrich and his 
wife Laurie and their children Cortnie and Amanda all of Neenah. His is also 
survived by four brothers. Joe and Marge Goodrich, Orlando Fl., Delano "Bill" and 
Diane Goodrich Orlando Fl., Godfrey and his special friend Fran of  West Palm Beach 
Fl, Leonard "Goocher" Goodrich and his special friend Betty Schneider of Green Bay, 
Sister in law, Barbara Goodrich; Family friend Lois Hartenberger, and Fred Klaeser, 
Brother-in-law. There are also many nieces, nephews and many friends.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Walter and Gilbert "Warpy" Goodrich, and 
his only sister Betty Goodrich Derozier and her husband Lee.
Funeral mass for Carlton will be held at 8:00 p.m. Saturday, April 21, 2007 at SS 
Peter & Paul Catholic Church,  413 Fremont St., Kiel with Rev. Loren Nys  S.D.S. 
officiating.
Friends may call at the CHURCH on Saturday from 5:30 p.m. until the time of service.
In lieu of flowers a memorial has been established in his name.
Cully's family would like to thank all the caregivers, friends and family for their 
help and concern in his time of need.
As Cully would say,  "Don't take any Wooden Nickels" and "Never Say Good Bye - 
just So Long for Now!"


HUGO GRAF

Kiel – A son, Hugo Jr., born to Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Graf of this city, on last 
Monday, died on Friday morning. The child was christened at SS Peter and Paul 
Catholic Church on Thursday evening. Private funeral services were held on 
Saturday morning and burial was made in the SS Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery 
near Kiel. The Rev. Father J.J. Esdepsky administered the last rites.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Tues., Sept. 26, 1933 page 19


JACK GRAF

Jack “Foozy” Graf, 65, of 904 Sixth Street, Kiel, died Monday morning at Calumet 
Memorial Hospital, Chilton, where he had been a patient for three days.  
He was born March 2, 1921, in Kiel, a son of the late Oscar and Katie Graf. He 
attended Kiel schools, graduating from Kiel High School in 1939. Mr. Graf served 
in the United States Navy during World War II in the South Pacific. On June 19, 
1946 he married Jeanette B. Wendling at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic church, Kiel. 
He was employed at A.A. Laun Co., Kiel, for 33 years, and was custodian at Kiel 
High School for 13 years, retiring in 1983. Mr. Graf was a member of Ss. Peter 
and Paul Catholic Church and its Holy Name Society, and was a charter member of 
the Kiel VFW post.  
Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Lyle (Jacklyn) Schoenborn of Kiel, 
and Charlene Heimerl of rural New Holstein; two grandchildren; a brother, Donald 
Graf and a sister, Mrs. Dorothy Hanemann, both of Sheboygan.
A funeral Mass will be at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, the Rev. Thomas 
Leannah, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in the parish cemetery.
No newspaper cited, 1986


JEANETTE GRAF

Jeanette B. Graf, 81, of 904 Sixth St. Kiel died peacefully Thursday evening, 
Dec. 15, 2005 at her home which was also the 19th anniversary of her husband, 
“Foozy’s” death was on Dec. 15, 1986.  
The former Jeanette Wendling was born Sept. 22, 1924 in Kiel, daughter of the 
late Rudolph and Elsie Kautzer Wendling. Jeanette attended SS Peter & Paul 
Catholic Church and was a graduate of Kiel High School. She married Jack “Foozy” 
Graf at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel on June 19, 1946. Jeanette was 
employed at the former Hanson Glove Factory and AA Laun Furniture Co. for a 
number of years. Prior to her retirement she was employed at Kiel High School. 
She was a member of Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel and the Christian 
Women’s Society. She also enjoyed the 3:30 p.m. Rummy Club at her sister Elsie 
Arnold’s home. Jeanette enjoyed swimming, playing rummy, cards and socializing 
with her family and friends at MC’s and the Gravel Pit after church on Saturdays.  
Survivors include her two daughters Jacklyn (Lyle) Schoenborn, Kiel and Charlene 
Graf and fiancé Brian Hannibal of rural New Holstein; two grandchildren and one 
great grandson. She is further survived by her brothers and sisters Marie (Arno) 
Kienbaum, Kiel, Delores (Tony) Kauth, Kiel, Robert (Charlotte) Dedering, Kiel, 
Butch (Janet) Wendling, Kiel, Rudy (Barbara) Wendling, Kiel, Sylvia Anhalt and 
special friend Gene, of Cedar Lake and Ariz., Nancy (Robert) Wier, El Paso, Texas, 
Diane (Tom) Twohig, Fond du Lac, Barbara ( John) Schwind, Glenbeulah, Elsie Arnold, 
Kiel; one brother-in-law, Leroy Breit, Kiel; one sister-in-law Elaine Wendling, 
Valders; numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.  
She was preceded in death by one brother, Glenroy Wendling,; one sister Georgiana 
Breit.  
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church 
with the Rev. Loren Nys, SDS officiating. Burial took place in the parish cemetery.
Kiel Tri-County Record - December 22, 2005


MARIE GRAF

Mrs. Walter J. (Denny) Graf, 53, of 615 Fremont St., Kiel, died  
Saturday at Toth Nursing Home, Chilton.  Funeral services will be at  
9:30 a.m. Monday at Meiselwitz Funeral Home and at 10 a.m. at Ss.  
Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel.  A concelebrated Mass will be  
offered by the Rev. George Kiefer and burial will be in the church  
cemetery.  Mrs. Graf, nee Marie Maltby, was born Sept. 8, 1915, at  
Stockbridge, daughter of the late Grover Maltby and Mrs. Ella Wingers  
Maltby.  She was educated in Chilton schools and was graduated from  
Chilton High School in 1933.  She was married April 10, 1939, to  
Walter Graf and the couple operated Denny's Center Tavern.  She was a  
member of the Christian Mothers, GUG, Germania Society, and a charter  
member of the Yellow Bird Council of Pochahontas.  Survivors include  
her husband; a daughter; three sons; her mother who lives at New  
Holstein; two sisters and three grandchildren (names omitted for  
privacy).  Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Sunday  
where at 8 p.m. there will be a vigil.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Sat. Mar. 22, 1969, p. M-15, c. 3


SUE ANN GRAF REICHWALD

Sue Ann (Graf) Reichwald, age 50, of 1061 Hazel St., Cleveland, died Thursday 
afternoon, August 22, 1996, at her home after a battle with cancer.
Funeral Mass will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, August 23, 1996, (TODAY) at St. 
Wendel Catholic Church, Cleveland. Rev. Gilbert Jacobs, Pastor, will officiate 
with burial in S.S. Peter and Pual (sic) Cemetery, Kiel.
She was the former Sue Ann Graf born December 28, 1945, in Sheboygan, daughter 
of the late Walter "Denny" and Marie Maltby Graf. She attended S.S. Peter and 
Paul Grade School and was a 1964 graduate of Kiel High School. On April 24, 1965, 
she married Ronald Reichwald. Sue Ann was a waitress at the Charcoal Inn South, 
Sheboygan. She was a member of St. Wendel Catholic Church, Cleveland.
Survivors include one son, Randal Reichwald, Franklin; two daughters, Renee (John) 
Griep, East Bethel, Minn., Rachel Reichwald, at home; dear friend, James Vollrath, 
Cleveland; two grandchildren, Christopher and Johanna Griep; two brothers, 
Brohter (sic) Michael Graf O.F.M. Capuchin, Detroit, Mich., James (Yolanda) Graf, 
Sheboygan. She is also survived by uncles and aunts, Robert Graf, Kiel, Harvey and 
Esther Graf, Kiel, Angeline Traas, Sheboygan; one sister-in-law, Martha Graf, 
Appleton. She was preceded in death by one brother Charles P. Graf.
Friends may call from 4 p.m. on Friday (TODAY) at the church until the time of 
service at 6 p.m.
A memorial has been established in her name.
The Meiselwitz-Vollstedt Funeral Home, Kiel, assisted the family with arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, August 23, 1996 P. A2


WALTER GRAF

Funeral services for Walter J. (Denny) Graf, 66, of 615 Fremont St.,  
Kiel, owner and operator of Denny's Center Tavern for 44 years, who  
died Tuesday morning at the Heritage Nursing Home, Sheboygan, will be  
at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel.  The Rev. Roger  
Zach, OFM Cap., will officiate. Burial will be in Ss. Peter and Paul  
Catholic Cemetery, Kiel.  He was born Dec. 2, 1908 in Kiel, a son of  
the late Albert and Emma Klauck Graf.  He attended Kiel public  
schools and graduated in 1927.  On April 10, 1939 he married Marie  
Maltby at Stockbridge.  After marriage the couple resided in Kiel.   
His wife died March 12, 1969.  On Nov. 20, 1971 he married Katherine  
Duecker at Mt. Calvary.  He was a member of the Kiel and Manitowoc  
County Tavern Leagues, Manitowoc Tribe 49 of the Improve Order of  
Redmen, an its 24-Hour Club.  He was a past great sachum of the  
Wisconsin Redmen Tribe.  Immediate survivors omitted for privacy  
reasons and two brothers, Harvey and Robert, both of Kiel.  A brother  
preceded him in death.  Friends may call at the funeral home after 4  
p.m. today where members of the Redmen Lodge will hold a memorial  
service at 7 this evening.
Sheboygan Press, Thurs. Jan. 2, 1975, p. 14, c. 5
(Note: Church record has b. date as Feb. 2, 1908/newspaper Dec. 2, 1908)


ALBIN GREGOIRE

Albin J. Gregoire, 82, formerly of W613 Highway 149, town of New Holstein, died 
Tuesday afternoon at St. Francis Hospital in Milwaukee.  
Mr. Gregoire was born December 7, 1903, in St. Anna, son of Nicholas and Mary 
Meyer Gregoire. He attended Catholic Schools at St. Anna. On June 1, 1926, he 
married the former Irene Nett at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Kiel. The 
couple farmed in the town of Russell until 1942. They farmed in the Town of New 
Holstein until retiring in 1965. Mrs. Gregoire died in 1983. Mr. Gregoire was a 
member of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Kiel, its Holy Name Society, 
Catholic Knights and Kiel Senior Citizens.  
He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Robert (Janet) Yaniak of Milwaukee; one son, 
Leroy of Minneapolis, Minnesota; four grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Sylvia 
Howard and Mrs. Cyrilla Ernst, both of Irving, Texas, Mrs. Araya Murphy of Florida 
and Mrs. Marina Escher of New Holstein; and one brother, Edmund also of New Holstein. 
He was preceded in death by two brothers.  
A concelebrated funeral Mass was held at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Kiel. 
The Rev. Frank J. Yaniak and the Rev. Daniel E. Yaniak were celebrants of the Mass. 
Burial was in the church cemetery.
Kiel Tri-County Record – March 5, 1986


IRENE GREGOIRE

Mrs. Albin Gregoire, 79, of West 613 Highway 149, Kiel, was dead on arrival 
at St. Nicholas Hospital Tuesday evening, after apparently being stricken by 
a heart attack at her home.  
The former Irene Nett, she was born April 15, 1904, in Marytown, a daughter 
of the late Arnold and Anna Pitzen Nett. She attended St Mary Catholic School, 
Marytown. On June 1, 1926, she and Albin Gregoire were married in Kiel. The 
couple farmed in the town of Russell until 1942 and then farmed in the Town of 
New Holstein until retiring in 1965. She was a member of Ss. Peter and Paul 
Catholic Church, Kiel, its Christian Mothers Society and the Kiel Senior 
Citizens. 
Surviving are her husband, one daughter, Mrs. Robert (Janet) Yaniak of Milwaukee; 
one son, LeRoy of Minneapolis; four grandchildren, and one brother, Alvin Nett 
of rural Kiel. She was preceded in death by one brother and one sister.  
Funeral Mass will be at SS. Peter and Paul Church, Kiel, with the Rev. Francis 
Kerscher, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the parish cemetery.  
No newspaper named – August 2, 1983


JAMES E. GREUEL

James E. Greuel, 54 of 110 Barkway St., Cleveland, died Tuesday evening, 
Oct. 5, 1999 at his home, after a courageous battle with cancer.  
He was born Nov. 11, 1944 in Milwaukee, son of Jean Bastian Greuel and the 
late Sylvarius Greuel. He attended Ss. Peter and Paul Grade School, Kiel. 
On Feb. 27, 1965 he married Daisy Myer at St. Peter Claver Catholic Church, 
Sheboygan. James owned and operated Black Shadow Mink Ranch in Chilton, for 
approximately 25 years and for the past 10 years, he had worked as a super-
visor at RCS Rehabilitation Center, Sheboygan. 
Survivors include his wife, Daisy; three children, Laura (Lawrence) Gloede, 
Cecil; James Greuel, Cleveland; Simon (Sarah) Greuel, Chilton; his mother, 
Jean Greuel, rural Kiel; eight grandchildren. He is further survived by 
three brothers, William (Diane) Greuel, Chilton; Joe (Marilyn) Greuel, Kiel; 
David Greuel, rural Kiel; five sisters, Barbara Greuel, Margaret Greuel, 
Mary Greuel, all of rural Kiel; Sandra (Stan) Roe, Lorraine (Randall) Schnell, 
New Holstein. He was preceded in death by his father and one brother, Kenneth.  
Funeral Mass will be at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel, with Rev. 
Loren Nys, SDS officiating.
Sheboygan Press – October 6, 1999 


JEAN GREUEL

Jean V. Greuel, 81, of N836 Seven Corners Road, Kiel died Saturday evening, 
May 17, 2003, at Calumet Homestead Rehabilitation Center, New Holstein, where 
she was a resident the past three weeks.  
The former Jean Bastian was born April 2, 1922, in Milwaukee, daughter of the 
late Erich and Mildred Meyer Bastian. Jean attended Milwaukee Lutheran Grande 
School and graduated in 1940 from Washington High School, Milwaukee. On May 1, 
1943, Jean married Sylverius Greuel at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, 
Milwaukee. Jean was a homemaker and mother who raised 10 children with her 
husband, and also farmed with Sylverius in the Town of New Holstein.  
Her husband, Sylverius preceded her in death on May 15, 1983. Jean was a member 
of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Kiel and the Christian Women’s Society. 
She enjoyed reading, crossword puzzles and baseball.  
Survivors include her children, Barbara of Kiel, William (Diane) of Chilton, 
Margaret of Kiel, Sandra (Stanley) Roe of New Holstein, Lorraine (Randall) 
Schnell of Kiel, Joseph (Marilyn) of Kiel, David of Kiel, Mary of Kiel, one 
daughter-in-law, Daisy Greuel of Cleveland; one sister, Eileen Olson of New 
Berlin; one brother, Elroy (Audrey) Bastian of Plymouth; one brother-in-law, 
Vernon Wachter of Greenfield; and one sister-in-law, Ruth Greuel of New Holstein. 
She is further survived by 11 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and numerous 
nieces and nephews.  
She was preceded in death by two sons, James and Kenneth; her sister, Louis Wachter; 
and an infant granddaughter.  
Funeral mass will be at Ss. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Kiel with the Rev. 
Loren Nys, S.D.S. officiating.  
Sheboygan Press, May 19, 2003
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(nee Bastian)


SCOT GREUEL

Graveside funeral services were held at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery in 
Kiel for Scot Greuel, infant son of Jeffrey and Debra Greuel, Kenosha.
Scot was still-born Thursday, May 23, at St. Catherine Hospital, Kenosha. 
The Rev. Thomas Leannah, pastor of Sts. Peter and Paul, officiated at the 
services.
He is survived by his parents, his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Luke, 
Minnetowka, Minnesota; his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Vern Greuel, Kiel; 
and his maternal great grandmother, Mrs. Eleanor Schaller, Kiel.
Chilton Times Journal, May 30, 1985


SYLVERIUS GREUEL

Sylverius H. Greuel, 65, Kiel, died Sunday Morning at his home after suffering 
a heart attack at his home.  
He was born July 27, 1917 in St Joe, a son of the late Joseph and Mary Vogt 
Greuel. He attended New Holstein Schools.
On May 1, 1943, he married Jean Bastian in Milwaukee. The couple lived in Kiel 
until 1946, when they farmed in the Town of New Holstein. He served in the US 
Army during World War II.
Mr Greuel was a member of Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel and its Holy 
Name Society.
Survivors include his wife, five daughters, Barbara, Margaret, Sandra, and Mary, 
all at home, and Mrs. Randall (Lorraine) Schnell of Kiel; five sons, James, 
Route 4, Chilton, William, of Charlesburg, Joseph, of Elkhart Lake, David and 
Kenneth both at home; nine grandchildren, and a brother Roland Greuel, of rural 
New Holstein. He was preceded in death by a granddaughter and two brothers.
A funeral mass will be at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, the Rev. Francis 
Kerscher, pastor, will officiate. Burial in Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery, 
Kiel. 
No newspaper named


SANDRA A. GRIES

Sandy A Gries, age 40, went to her eternal resting place on March 10, 2004 at 
her home surrounded by her loving family.  
Sandy was born on Sept. 5, 1963, in Sheboygan, daughter of Roger and Audrey 
Koeser Zorn.  Raised in the city of Kiel, Sandy attended Ss. Peter and Paul 
Catholic Grade School and was a 1981 graduate of Kiel High School. Sandy 
started working as an Engineering Technician in 1981 at Stoelting Bros., Kiel, 
until December of 2003.  
Sandy married her high school sweetheart, Dennis Gries on April 9, 1983, at Ss. 
Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel. They have four wonderful sons; Tony, 20, 
Chris, 18, Ben, 15, and Brandon, 11. Sandy’s favorite past-times were watching 
her children’s sporting events, donuts with her mother and sister, Jeanne on 
Saturday mornings; and sitting on her deck reading a good book. 
Sandy is survived by her husband, Dennis, and four sons, Tony and Chris, both 
attended Marquette University, Milwaukee, Ben a freshman at Kiel High School 
and Brandon, a sixth grader at Kiel Middle School. She is further survived by 
her parents, Audrey and Roger Zorn of Kiel; three brothers, Cal (Sharon) Zorn 
of Kiel, Todd (Rachelle) Zorn of New Berlin, and Kenny (Bonnie) Zorn of Kiel; 
one sister, Jeanne (Ken) Heberlein of Kiel; her mother-and father-in-law, 
Dorothy and Ralph Gries of Kiel; nieces, nephews, sisters- and brothers-in-law.  
She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Ludwina and Raymond Zorn, Katherine 
and Louis Koeser; two uncles, Louis Koeser Jr. and Jerry Zorn, and close friends, 
Keith Kienbaum, Cory Schmidt and Andrew Voland.  
Sandy would want everyone to remember her for her unbelievable strength, faith 
and love for her family. Sandy became ill with brain cancer in August of 2002. 
Her motto during her entire bout with cancer was; no crying, no tears, no feeling 
sorry for I am not afraid. Sandy will be greatly missed by the many lives she 
touched.  
Funeral Mass will be held at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel, on Saturday, 
March 13 with the Rev. Loren Nys SDS officiating. Burial will take place in the 
church cemetery.
Sheboygan Press – March 12, 2004


LEROY G. GROSSHEIM

LeRoy G. Grossheim, 75, of 306 N. Highland Avenue, Apt. 226, Plymouth, passed 
away early Friday morning, May 2, 1997, at his home after a courageous battle 
with cancer.  
He was born in Greenbush, a son of the late Walter and Hilda Kraemer Grossheim. 
He attended Garfield School in the Town of Rhine. He worked on the family 
farmstead for a few years.  
On Oct. 20, 1945, he married Priscilla Schmahl in Plymouth. The couple resided 
in the Plymouth area since their marriage. He was employed at Kraft Food Co. in 
Plymouth for ten years and for the last 35 years worked at Kohler Co. in Kohler, 
until retiring in 1985. He was a member of Kohler Quarter Century Club at Kohler. 
He was also a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Plymouth and was 
an usher in the church. He also belonged to the Holy Name Society in the church. 
He was a member of Plymouth Historical Society and an assistant scout leader in 
Plymouth.
Survivors include his wife, Priscilla, Plymouth; three sons, David (Ann) Grossheim, 
Valencia, Calif.; Kevin (Linda) Grossheim, Franksville, Wis.; and Brian (Diana) 
Grossheim, Huntington Beach, Calif.; one daughter, Janet (David) Schram, Plymouth; 
six grandchildren; one sister, Arlene (Norman) Reichardt, Kiel. He was preceded 
in death by one brother, Raymond.  
Funeral mass will be at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Plymouth. The Rev. 
Wayne Bittner, pastor of the church, will officiate. Burial will be in St. Peter 
and Paul Catholic Cemetery in Kiel, Wis.
No newspaper named – May 2, 1997

ARLENE C. GUELIG

Funeral services for Arlene C. Guelig of El Reno will be held at 10 am Tuesday in Wilson Funeral Chapel with the Rev. William Prouix of Victoria First Church of the Nazarine in Victoria, Texas officiating. Mrs.Guelig, died Thursday in St. Anthony's Hospital in Oklahoma City. She was born December 28, 1942 in Stockbridge, Wis. She was a graduate of Stockbridge High School and attended Southern Technical School in Oklahoma City. Arlene Zahringer married Guelig on Oct. 27, 1962 in Stockbridge. They came o Yukon in 1981, then to El Reno in 1984. Arlene worked in the medical field and for Albertson's Grocery in Yukon.
She is survived by her husband, James (Jim) Guelig of the home; a son, Scott Guelig of El Reno, daughters, Mrs. Glenn (Sheila) Cowart of El Reno, Mrs. Tim (Shelly) Cox of Wichita, Kan., and Mrs. Chris (Stacey) Hill of El Reno; sisters, Sister Carolyn Zahringer of Green Bay, Mary Rautmann and June Mueller, both of Chilton; brothers, Richard Zahringer and Harvey Zahriger, both of Hilbert and James Zahringer of Stockbridge and two grandchildren.
Sheboygan Press - June 1, 2002

ELEANOR GUELIG

Mrs. Eleanor A. Guelig, 82, of 1047 Seventh St., Kiel, died at her home this 
morning after an apparent heart attack.  
The former Eleanor Steffen, she was born Nov. 24, 1902 at St. Joe, Fond du Lac 
County, the daughter of Christ and Mary Wehner Steffen. She attended St. Joseph 
Catholic School. She was married to John Guelig on Aug. 24, 1930 at St. Joseph 
Catholic Church, St. Joe. After marriage the couple operated the homestead farm 
at St. Joe until 1968 when they moved to Kiel. Mr. Guelig died in 1975. Mrs. 
Guelig was a member of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel.  
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Floyd (Mary Ann) Tonn of St. Peter and Mrs. 
Leo (Elaine) Anhalt of Kiel; two sons, Edward of Plymouth and James of Elreno, 
Okla; 14 grandchildren and six great grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. Appie 
Mueller of Mount Calvary. She was preceded in death by two grandchildren, two 
sisters and a brother.  
A funeral Mass will be at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. The Rev. Thomas 
Leannah, pastor, will be celebrant. Burial will be in the parish cemetery.
No newspaper named – November 14, 1985


EDWARD A. GUELIG

Edward A. Guelig, age 71, of 436 E. Main St., Plymouth, died unexpectedly Monday, 
Oct. 10, 2005, at his home.
He was born June 5, 1934, in St. Joe, a son of the late John and Eleanore Steffen 
Guelig. He attended school in St. Joe.
Ed worked on the family farm until being employed at Feldner Chevrolet in St. 
Cloud.
He then enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving during the Korean Conflict.
In 1957 he married Lillian Mueller. The couple lived in Plymouth. Ed had worked 
on the Silver Springs Mink Farm and for Orlando Thiel on his horse farm, as well 
as operating the Sportsmans Bar in Plymouth several years.
He was employed at the Kohler Co. for 27 years before retiring. On February 1, 
1992 he was married to Dorothea Verbic Lisowe. She preceded him in death April 21, 
1999.
Survivors include one son, Steven (Janice) Guelig of Cascade; one daughter, Kelly 
Guelig of Sheboygan; five step-children, Peggy (Allen) Berchem of Sheboygan, Mary 
(Andy) Russo of Plymouth, Charles (Luella) Lisowe of Hillman, Mich., Joe (Debi) 
Lisowe and Allen (Mary) Lisowe both of Plymouth; one brother, James Guelig, El 
Reno, Okla.; and two sisters, Elaine (Leo) Anhalt of Kiel and Mary Ann Tonn of 
St. Cloud.
Following cremation, a memorial service will be held Friday, Oct. 14, 11 a.m. at 
the Wittkopp Funeral Home in Plymouth. The Rev. Dennis Van Beek, pastor of St. 
John The Baptist Catholic Church, will officiate. Inurnment will take place in 
St. John The Baptist Cemetery. Friends may call at the Wittkopp Funeral Home from 
10 a.m. Friday until the hour of service. The Ladwig-Zingraf American Legion Post 
will conduct graveside military rites.
Sheboygan Press, October 12, 2005  P. A4


JOHN J. GUELIG

John J. Guelig, 68, of 907 Sixth Street, Kiel, died Wednesday afternoon at his 
home. Born on June 24, 1907 at Mount Calvary, he was a son of Matt and Margaret 
Andrew-Guelig. He attended the parochial school in Mt. Calvary. On August 24, 
1930 he married the former Eleanor Steffen at St. Joseph Catholic church, St. 
Joe. The couple operated the homestead farm at St. Joe until 1956 when they 
moved to Kiel. Mr. Guelig was subsequently employed at the Kestell Furniture 
Company, New Holstein. He was a member of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, 
Kiel and its Holy Name Society.  
Survivors include his widow, two daughters, Mrs. Mary Ann Tonn, St. Peter, and 
Mrs. Leo Anhalt of Kiel, two sons, Edward of Plymouth and James of rural Newton.
14 grandchildren and three great grandchildren, four sisters, Mrs. John Koenigs 
of Oshkosh, Mrs. Anthony Sevenick of Brillion, Mrs. Val Kohlman of Johnsburg, 
Mrs. Ben Bleuel of Mt. Calvary and three brothers, Sylvester of Fond du Lac, 
Steven and Hubert of Mt. Calvary, also survive.  
Funeral services were held at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, the Reverend 
Francis Kerscher, Pastor, officiating. Burial will in the parish cemetery.
No newspaper named.  


JOSEPH PAUL GUENVEUR, DR.

Dr. Joseph Paul Guenveur went to his eternal reward at 5:01 a.m. on Monday, 
June 21, 2010, after spending Father's Day surrounded by his loving family. 
He was 88.
Doc was born May 1, 1922 in Charleston, South Carolina, to Joseph Paul and 
Mae Montgomery Guenveur. He has five brothers and sisters: Ray who was a Mount 
Horeb optometrist for many years, Virginia, Dorothy and Norma who now live in 
Syracuse, New York and Leslie (Rosemary) Guenveur of Arlington Heights, 
Illinois.
Doc attended St. Joseph Grade School and graduated from Immaculate Conception 
High School in Charleston with the Class of 1940. He served his country as a 
captain in the army's ordinance division during World War II. 
On May 31, 1947 he married Margaret Furhman of Chicago. He then graduated from 
the Illinois College of Optometry in 1949 and moved to Kiel where they were 
warmly welcomed. He served his community as an optometrist for 58 years until 
retirement in 2007 when he was 85.
The Church was very important to this avid supporter of Catholic education. He 
left his warm smile, handshake and "high fives" to many a SPPS student at 
morning Mass. Doc did the early morning weekday Communion Service and was a 
lector and Eucharistic Minister and catechist. He was involved in the Knights 
of Columbus since its founding in 1964 and has served as Grand Knight. He was 
on the Parish Council for countless years, served as president, and then remained 
on in an advisory position to share his "vision."
"J.P." has also been involved in this community he loved serving on countless 
advisory boards, the American Legion, and the Kiel Kiwanis Club. He and his wife 
Margaret are the parents of three children: Margaret Guenveur and her partner, 
Joan McDonald of Haddonfield, New Jersey, Elizabeth Muhs and her husband Michael 
of Kiel, and Dr. Paul Guenveur and his wife Kathy of Menomonee Falls. He was also 
the proud 
"Papa" of six grandchildren: Michael Joseph Muhs, Kate Muhs Anderson and her 
husband Mitch, and Shelby, Ryan, John and Ashley Guenveur.
Please join the family for visitation from 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at Meiselwitz-
Vollstedt Funeral Home, 815 6th St., Kiel on Thursday, June 24, 2010 followed by 
the Mass of Christian Burial at 6:30 p.m. at SS Peter & Paul Catholic Church, 413 
Fremont St., Kiel.
Rev Loren Nys S.D.S., Rev James Jugenheimer, Deacon Pat Knier and Joe Zenk will 
officiate.
Kiel VFW Post #6707 will conduct military services at the cemetery.
"Doc", Paul, "J.P", Papa.. Thank you for the gifts you have shared with us. Well 
done, Good and Faithful Servant!
A special thank you to the wonderful sisters and staff at Villa Loretto in Mount 
Calvary who have taken such great care of Dad and our family these last three 
years.


MARGARET F. GUENVEUR

Margaret F. Guenveur, 67, of 616 North Street, Kiel Wis., died Sunday morning, 
November 1, 1992, at Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center. She had been a patient 
for the past month.
The former Margaret Fuhrman was born April 8, 1925 in Chicago, Ill., a daughter 
of the late Peter and Bragassa Fuhrman. She was a graduate from St. Scholastica 
Academy in Chicago. She also studied drama at Goodman Theater of the Arts, 
Chicago. She married Dr. J. P. Guenveur on May 31, 1947 in Chicago. The couple 
moved to Kiel in 1949. Margaret and Mrs. AA Laun established the Marathon Bridge 
Club, in Kiel, which continues today.  
She was also active in Girl Scouting, as well as, the American Field Service. 
She was a member of St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel; the Christian 
Mothers Society, and the Kiel American Legion Auxilary Post No. 99.  
Survivors include her husband, one son, Dr. Paul (Kathy) of Menomonee Falls, 
Wis.; two daughters, Margaret Mae Guenveur of Worcester, MS; Elizabeth (Michael) 
Muhs, of Kiel; five grandchildren; one brother, Peter  (Barbara) Fuhrman of 
Germantown, Wis., also a lovely lady, Catherine McCarthy, who helped raise her 
and her brother after their mother died, when she was ten years old.  
Funeral mass will be at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Kiel. The Rev. 
Thomas Leannah, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
No newspaper named
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(married May 31, 1947/nee Fuhrman)