ANNIE DOLLARD St. Ann – Funeral services for the late Mrs. Annie Dollard were held at St. Stephen’s Catholic Church at Minneapolis on Saturday and the remains were brought to St. Ann where burial took place Monday. The Rev. J. H. Schmitt officiated at the grave Monday morning. The pallbearers were Emmet Cain, P. H. Cain, Bernard Frankman, Justin Haskins, Harry Smith and George Smith. The deceased, nee Annie Traynor, was born in County Louth, Ireland, on November 15, 1840 and came to this country to the town of Russell when a child. She was married on January 6, 1856 to John Dollard at St. Ann. The survivors are eight children; four daughters, Mrs. Mary Knox, Mrs. John Roddy and Sister Mary Borromeo of St. Paul, Miss Catherine of Minneapolis; four sons, John and William of Texas, Pat of Chicago and Francis of Minneapolis. Two sisters, Mrs. Jane Gallet and Mrs. Elizabeth Minnehan of Chilton also survive. Her husband preceded her in death on June 12, 1891. Those who attended the services at St. Ann from away were; Mrs. James Dollard and son, Charles of Madison, Mrs. Joe Dunn of Milwaukee, Francis Dollard of Minneapolis and Miss Mary Brady of Milwaukee. Sheboygan Press, February 22, 1933
EDMUND DOLLARD (DOCTOR) Dr. Dollard is Dead. Prominent Member of the Medical Force at City of Neenah Succumbs after Operation. (Special to The Northwestern). Neenah, Wis., March 26 – Dr. Edward C. Dollard aged forty-two, one of the leading physicians of this city, died at the Theda Clark hospital this morning at 12:30 o’clock following an operation for appendicitis. The cause of his death is given as grippe infection, acute appendicitis and obstruction of the throat. Dr. Dollard had been suffering from a severe cold for a week and Wednesday took a patient to the hospital to perform an operation. He was taken suddenly ill just before the operation and remained at the hospital. He was in the care of Drs. Marshall of Appleton and Ozanne of this city. It is stated that Dr. Dollard never regained consciousness following the administration of the anesthetic. He is survived by a mother and five sisters all of St. Paul, the sisters being Elizabeth and Ellen Dollard, Mrs. Knox, Mrs. Frank, and Mrs. Roddy; also four brothers, James of Fond du Lac, William of Oshkosh, John of Sheboygan, and Charles of Chicago. Funeral arrangements await the arrival of the relatives. Dr. Dollard was graduate of the Jefferson Medical school, later practicing in Cascade. After a few years in that city, he went to Germany where he completed a course of study. Upon arriving home from abroad, five years ago, he came directly to this city where he has since practiced. Dr. Dollard was one of the prominent members of the Twin City Medical association and his membership in both the Menasha and Neenah clubs. Uncited Obituary ************** Dr. E.C. Dollard, who was well known in Sheboygan county, died at the Theda Clark hospital in Neenah on Friday morning, following an operation for appendicitis which had been performed on Thursday night. The remains were taken to St. Anna where the funeral was held on Monday forenoon. The remains were laid at rest in the cemetery in that village. He was a member of the Sheboygan council of the Knights of Columbus, and a number of the members attended the obsequies. Dr. Dollard, who was about forty-three years old, was born in the town of Russell. He attended the Plymouth high school and subsequently taught school. He then took a course in medicine and surgery in the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Chicago. After completing his medical course he practiced for a short time in Plymouth with Dr. C.R. Nutt. Later he established an office at Cascade, where he practiced successfully for several years. He sold his practice in that village and then spent some time in further improvement. He studied at the Jefferson Medical college, Philadelphia, and spent some time in Europe in completing his medical training. For several years past he has been in Neenah where he had acquired a large practice, and where his standing as a physician and citizen was high. Dr. Dollard was unmarried. He is survived by his mother and the following brothers and sisters: Misses Elizabeth and Ellen Dollard, Mrs. Knox, Frank and Mrs. Roddy, all of St. Paul, Minn., where the mother also resides; James of Fond du Lac, William of Oshkosh, John of Sheboygan and Charles of Chicago. The Daily Northwestern (Oshkosh WI), Fri. Mar. 26, 1915, p. 6, c. 4 ********* Dr. Dollard’s Funeral. Schedule of the Arrangment That Have Been Made Therefor – (Special to The Northwestern). Neenah, Wis., March 27. – The body of the late Dr. E.C. Dollard, who died at the hospital Friday morning following an operation, will be removed from the Sorenson undertaking parlors on Church street tomorrow morning and will be taken to the Menasha club rooms to be in state during the afternoon. Monday, the remains will be shipped to St. Ann, Sheboygan county, the former home of deceased for burial. Five sisters from St. Paul and his brothers from Sheboygan and Chicago arrived here this morning. The Daily Northwestern (Oshkosh WI), Sat. Mar. 27, 1915, p. 5, c. 4 ************* Dr. Dollard, of Neenah, Died Today. [By United Press] Neenah, Wis., Mar. 25 – Dr. Edwin C. Dollard, one of the best known physicians in this part of the state died here early today following an operation of appendicitis. He was 42 years old and unmarried. Sheboygan Press, Fri. Mar. 26, 1915, p. 1, c. 2 ************ Funeral of Dr. Dollard on Monday. Was Native of Russell and Well Known in Entire County. The funeral of Dr. Edward C. Dollard, whose death in the Theda Clark hospital, Neenah, yesterday morning was announced exclusively in The Press, will be held on Monday from the St. Anne Catholic church and a number of friends from Sheboygan will attend, including a delegation from the Knights of Columbus, Dr. Dollard being a member of the local council. Dr. Dollard was born and raised in the town of Russell, in this county, later taught school in the county for several terms. He then entered the college of Physicians and Surgeons in Chicago, where he was graduated and then took post graduate work in the Jefferson Medical college, Philadelphia. Leaving the college he located in Plymouth where for about a year he was associated with Dr. C.R. Nutt. He then went to Cascade where he successfully practiced his profession for six or eight years, but being ambitious to devote himself more to the practice of surgery, in which he had already established an enviable reputation, he went to Germany for advanced study and on his return located in Neenah five years ago and soon became one of the leading physicians and surgeons in Neenah and Menasha. Dr. Dollard had been suffering from a cold for several days. Thursday morning he took a patient to the Theda Clark hospital in Neenah for an operation but became ill himself before he could perform the operation. It was discovered that he was suffering from acute appendicitis and he instructed the surgeons to operate upon him at once. The operation was pronounced entirely successful, but the physician- patient never regained consciousness. It was stated that an abnormal obstruction in the throat caused asphyxia, and death came at an early hour on Friday morning. The remains will be shipped from Neenah on Monday morning, over the St. Paul road, probably to Kiel and from there will be taken to St. Anne where the funeral services will be held. Dr. Dollard is survived by a mother and five sisters all of St. Paul, the sisters being Elizabeth and Ellen Dollard, Mrs. Knox, Mrs. Frank, and Mrs. Roddy; also four brothers, James of Fond du Lac, William of Oshkosh, John of Sheboygan, and Charles of Chicago. The Dollard family left Russell about ten years ago and have since lived in St. Paul. Sheboygan Press, Sat. Mar. 27, 1915, p. 6, c. 5 ************ Cascade This community was greatly shocked to hear of Dr. Dolalrd’s death. He practiced in this vicinity for six years and had a very expansive acquaintance. The light has gone out and a clear, brilliant light it was. The natural process of differentiation which the man of great endowment gradually advances to positions of leadership and authority over his fellows, taking as if by right the place which nature assigned him to fill illustrated in the career of Dr. Dollard, just closed by his untimely death. During his entire life the predominant trait which distinguished Dr. Dollard from his fellows was his never failing, clear headedness. No matter what the occasion or where the …ing, the impression left upon one who came in contact with him was ever – Here is a man who is awake. Also his magnetic power of making friends and of impressing upon his friends a sense not only of his own brilliance and power, but of his personal interest in their welfare and of his absolute good faith. Those who survive are consoled in the thought that he rendered service to humanity. The family the sympathy at this time of the entire community. Sheboygan Press, April 1, 1915, p. 6, c. 8 ************ Local Notes The late Dr. Edmund C. Dollard formerly of Sheboygan, who died at Neenah March 26, lef considerable property to be divided among his heirs. Dr. Dollard died intestate, and, according to the petition for administration filed in the county court at Oshkosh, he had property valued at $40,000. The petition was made by his mother, Mrs. Anna Dollard of St. Paul and James Dollard of Fond du Lac and Judge Silas Ballard of Menasha, have been appointed administrators. Sheboygan Press, Wed. Apr. 7, 1915, p. 5, c. 3
EDWARD DORN Edward A. Dorn, 82, of 408 4th St., Kiel, a retired Town of New Holstein farmer, died Monday afternoon at St. Nicholas Hospital where he had been a patient for three days. Born Oct. 4, 1883, at St. Anna, he was a son of the late John and Sophie Dorn. He attended St. Anna Catholic School. On Jan. 21, 1908, he married Mary Mertens of Marytown at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. The couple located on a farm in the Town of New Holstein. She died in 1918. He was married to Margaret Mueller Weber of the Town of New Holstein, May 24, 1921, at St. Mary Catholic Church, Chilton. The couple farmed in the Town of New Holstein until his retirement in 1941, when they moved to Kiel. He was a member of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel; the Holy Name Society of the church; the Catholic Knights of Wisconsin, St. Anna branch. Survivors are his wife; two brothers, Mike of Chilton and Nick of rural New Holstein; and one sister, Mrs. Margaret Meyer of rural New Holstein. Two sons preceded him in death. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m . Thursday at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic church, Kiel, the Rev. George Kiefer, celebrant of the requiem Mass. Brief funeral rites will be held at Meiselwitz Funeral Home at 9:30 a.m. Burial will be in St. Ann’s Cemetery, St. Anna. Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Wednesday until time of services. The Holy Name and parish rosary will be held at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Sheboygan Press, Tues. Aug. 9, 1966, p. 16, c. 5
ERVIN J. DORN Bathing Accident Proves Fatal at Crystal Lake. Save Girls, But St. Ann Man Dies. Ervin Dorn is Victim When he and Friends Get into Deep Water Sunday. Ervin Dorn, 20, of St. Ann died yesterday at 5:30 p.m. while he was swimming at Starck’s beach, Crystal Lake. Dr. Hansen of Glenbeulah who was called stated that he thought death was due to a heart attack since the victim sank immediately with no apparent struggle nor was any amount of water pumped from his lungs. Mr. Dorn, together with the Misses Dorothy Mertes of St. Cloud, Alvina Arenz of Marytown, and Arthur Fuhrman of St. Joseph, had gone to Crystal Lake to bathe. None of them could swim and they were playing with one of the logs in the water. Although the party had been in the shallow part which is safe for non-swimmers, they got into the deep water just west of the bath house where there is a drop which makes the lake about seven feet deep at that point. Ervin Dorn was the first to sink. Miss Dorothy Mertes tried to seize him but she went down too. Then Alvina Arenz also went under, and later when interviewed by the Press she stated, “First Erv went down, the Dorothy and then I went too, and then I don’t remember anything until I was sitting on the steps.” She and Miss Mertes were revived by artificial respiration. Spectators on the shore heard the girls’ call for help and rescued them, but no one knew that Mr. Dorn was still under the water. Mrs. J.A. Mogenson, caretaker of the bath-house at the beach who witnessed the drowning, gave the following interview to a Press reporter who was there. “I heard a call for help and saw a girl bobbing around. I didn’t know what to do, but cried for help. My assistant, Eleanor Schlytter of Wyttenberg, came and jumped in. She is no life saver, but a very good swimmer and has taken first aid at school where she is taking up physical education. She didn’t know that a man was under water. Two other men, I don’t know their names, saw Eleanor go in the water so they went too and helped her. All went in with their clothes on. Together they rescued the girls and restored them. After the girls had been gotten out of the water another man from the pier came to help and the three men then pulled out the dead man.” Not until Miss Dorothy Mertes was brought back to consciousness on the porch of the bath-house and she told them that her friend was under water, was he removed. This was about seven minutes after Mr. Dorn had gone under water. Miss Mertes, who was not as readily revived as Alvina Arenz, was carried to Louis Starck’s hotel on the island where she was treated. Dr. Hansen of Glenbeulah was summoned for Mr. Dorn. For two hours, he together with bathers and spectators, used the Schaeffer method of resuscitation, a pulmotor which was brought over from Elkhart Lake and an oxygen tank, but all were of no avail in reviving him. Soon after Mr. Dorn was brought out of the water, Father Sippel of Elkhart Lake was summoned. He administered the last sacrament, but the young man was already dead. His parents who reside in St. Ann were notified and the father, brother and a neighbor, John Franz, hastened to the scene of the tragedy. They arrived after physicians had given up hope and means of reviving him had been abandoned. The Laun Undertaking establishment of Elkhart Lake was then called where the remains were taken. Later in the evening the corpse was removed to New Holstein and will be taken to the home of the parents today. The deceased was born on January 3, 1909, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Dorn who survive with a brother, Melvin, 16. This summer Mr. Dorn had been working on a farm at St. Cloud and had not been home since the fourth of July. His parents did not know where he was when the tragedy occurred. The Press later learned that Jasper Jetzer, Jr., 1418 Huron avenue, Sheboygan; William Rietz and M.C. Diehl, 1816 N. Fifth street, Sheboygan, aided in rescuing the girls and located the drowning victim. Mr. Jetzer is the one who located the body of Mr. Dorn. Miss Schlytter worked heroically, and shares with the men for the rescue. Coroner C.N. Sonnenburg was called to the scene of the drowning to make an investigation, and he reported that the death was accidental. Sheboygan Press, Mon. July 14, 1929, p. 1, c. 8 ********** Bathing Accident Victim is Laid to Rest Wednesday. Funeral services for Ervin Dorn, 20, who was the victim of a bathing accident at Crystal Lake Sunday, were held at the St. Ann Catholic church at 10 o’clock yesterday morning. The Rev. Fathers Sippel, Dorn and Schmitt officiated. The deceased was born on January 2, 1909, at St. Ann. At the age of 12 he left St. Ann’s parish school and finished the eighth grade at the Seton school. From that time until this spring he remained living on his father’s farm. This spring he accepted a position on the farm of Henry Mertes, near St. Cloud. He was a member of the Catholic Knights of Wisconsin. Those who survive are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Dorn and a brother, Melvin, aged 16. Sheboygan Press, July 18, 1929, p. 6, c. 8
FREDERICKA DORN Mrs. Friedericka Dorn, 80, widow of the late Michael Dorn, former St. Anna resident, died early Friday morning at St. Joan Antida Home for the Aged in Milwaukee. Born Friedericka Laures in the Town of New Holstein on Sept. 16, 1873, she was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Laures. She was married to Mr. Dorn of the town of New Holstein at St. Anna’s Catholic Church on Sept. 4, 1893. The couple operated a farm one mile north of St. Anna until 1932 when they retired and moved into the village. Mr. Dorn died in August, 1943. She had been living in Milwaukee for the past year. Surviving are three sons, Herman, Mt. Calvary, and Walter and Hugo, Milwaukee; three daughters, Mrs. Clarence (Catherine) Everts, Mrs. Emil (Martha) Zramsek and Mrs. Jerome (Ida) Wettstein, all of Milwaukee; two brothers, Charles Laures, New Holstein, and Edwin Laures, Oneonto, N.Y.; 23 grandchildren and 10 great -grandchildren. She was a member of the Christian Mothers Society of St. Ann parish. Services will be held at 9:15 a.m. Monday at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, and at 10 o’clock at the St. Anna Church. The solemn requiem funeral mass will be celebrated by Father Anthony Dorn, a grandson of Mrs. Dorn, assisted by Father John M. Haen, pastor and Father Frederick Dorn, pastor of St. Gregory Church inSt. Nazianz, a nephew of the deceased. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 2 p.m. Sunday until the time of services Monday. Sheboygan Press, Fri. Dec. 18, 1953, p. 8, c. 4
JOHN DORN St. Anna Resident Passes Away After a Long Illness. St. Anna. – John Dorn, well-known resident of this village, died at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at his home here, following an illness of several months’ duration. Mr. Dorn was born in Milwaukee county in 1855 and came to St. Anna with his parents when he was three years old. On November 9, 1880, he was united in marriage with Miss Margaret Nadler at St. Anna. Rev. Father Schleyer read the service. The couple lived on a farm near St. Anna for ten years and later purchased a farm near Marytown, where they lived until 1917. At that time they sold the farm to their son, Nicholas. Since then Mr. and Mrs. Dorn resided in their home in St. Anna. On November 9, 1930, the couple celebrated their fiftieth or golden wedding anniversary. Five children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Dorn, four of whom are living. Their three sons are Mike of New Holstein, Edward, who lives near St. Anna and Nick of Marytown. Mrs. Frank Mayer, who lives near St. Anna, is their only daughter. One daughter, Pauline, who was Mrs. Serva Schmitz, died about thirteen years ago. Fifteen grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Bord of Calvary and Mrs. Walber of St. Anna, and three brothers, Bartel of Chilton; Erhard of Kiel and Mike of St. Anna, also survive. The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Ann’s Catholic church. Rev. J. Schmitz, assisted by Rev. Dorn of St. Nazianz, a nephew of Mr. Dorn, and Rev. Father Sippel of Elkhart Lake will officiate. Sheboygan Press, Mon. May 4, 1931, p. 2, c. 4 ********** Hold Last Rites for John Dorn at St. Anna Church. St. Anna, Wis. – Funeral services for John Dorn, 76, who died at 2 p.m. Saturday at his home here, were held Tuesday morning in St. Ann’s Catholic church of which he was a member. Solemn high mass was sung by the Rev. Fr. Schmitt of St. Anna, assisted by Fr. Delbele of Charlestown and Fr. Dorn of St. Nazianz. The large number of relatives and friends who were present showed the high esteem in which the deceased was held. The Knights of Columbus societies of Charlestown, Marytown, New Holstein and St. Anna were well represented. Pallbearers were as follows: Alfred, Raymond, Clarence and Sylvin Meyer and Melvin Dorn, grandsons of the deceased, and Hugo Dorn, a nephew. Raymond Dorn carried the cross. Mr. Dorn was born in 1855, in Milwaukee county, and came to St. Anna in 1858. Fifty years ago he was married to Miss Sophie Nadler, whose parents came here from Germany in 1865. The young couple located in this village later buying a farm in Marytown on which they lived for about 30 years. In the fall of 1927, they disposed of the property to their son, Nic. and moved to St. Anna. Surviving are the following named children: Michael Dorn of New Holstein, Edward Dorn at St. Anna, Nic Dorn of Marytown and Mrs. Frank Meyer of St. Anna. A daughter, Mrs. Serve Schmitz, died 13 years ago. Fifteen grandchildren also survive. Sheboygan Press, Thurs. May 7, 1931, p. 2, c. 3 ********** St. Anna. – An exceedingly large funeral was held at St. Ann’s church Tuesday morning at 10 a.m. The members of the Catholic Knights of St. Anna, Marytown, New Holstein and Charlesburg, and the St. Joseph’s and Holy Name societies of St. Anna gathered at 9:30 at the home of the late John Dorn and after short services at the home they formed a procession. Each society carried their banner draped in mourning and marched to the church. At 10 a.m. a solemn requiem mass was sung by Rev. Frederick Dorn, nephew of the deceased, assisted by a Father of St. Nazianz as deacon, and Rev. J. Schmitt as sub-deacon. A funeral sermon was preached by Rev. Dorn. John Dorn, who spent almost his entire life in this community, was a member of the Catholic Knights, the Holy Name and St. Joseph’s societies. He was a kind husband and father, good neighbor, loved and respected by all who knew him. Sheboygan Press, Fri. May 8, 1931, p. 8, c. 3
JOSEPHA S. DORN Mrs. John Dorn Dies Friday Night at St. Anna Home. New Holstein. – (Special) – Mrs. John Dorn, 80, died at 11:30 o’clock Friday night at the home of her son, Ed, at St. Anna. Born in Germany April 8, 1859, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Nadler, she came to this country at the age of six. On May 9, 1880, she was married to Mr. Dorn at St. Anna and the couple made their home at the William Gross farm near St. Anna for 10 years and then moved to Marytown where they resided until 1917. For the past 22 years the family had lived at St. Anna. Mr. Dorn died on May 2, 1931. She was a member of the Christian Mothers Sodality of St. Ann’s Catholic church. Survivors are three sons, Mike of New Holstein, Ed of St. Anna, and Nick of Marytown, one daughter, Mrs. Frank Meyer, St. Anna, nine grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and a brother, Nick. One daughter, Mrs. S. Schmitz, died 22 years ago. Funeral services will be held Tuesday morning at 9:30 o’clock at St. Ann’s church, the Rev. Frederick Dorn of Milwaukee, nephew of the deceased, officiating, assisted by the Rev. Clemens Kern of St. Anna, and the Rev. Joseph Esdepski of Kiel. Interment will be in the adjoining cemetery. The body will lie in state at the home of the son Edward from tonight on. Sheboygan Press, Sat. July 29, 1939, p. 2, c. 6 ********** Solemn Rites Held on Tuesday for Mrs. Dorn. St. Anna, Wis. – A solemn requiem mass was sung by the Rev. Frederich Dorn, celebrant, assisted by the Rev. Clemens Kern as deacon and the Rev. Joseph Esdepsky as sub-deacon, for Mrs. John Dorn at 9:30 a.m., Tuesday. The Christian Mothers’ society, carrying their banner draped in mourning, met the funeral cortege and escorted the body to the church and after mass to the cemetery. Pallbearers were the following eight grandchildren of the deceased: Clarence, Alfred, Raymond and Sylvan Meyer, Raymond Dorn and Leonard Kandler. Mrs. Dorn made her home in this vicinity for many years. Eight years ago, she and her husband celebrated their golden wedding anniversary, and Mr. Dorn passed away a few months later. She was a kind neighbor, always ready to help her neighbors. She was active until this year caring for her large garden and flowers. She was an active member of the Christian Mothers’ society and a loyal and faithful member of St. Ann’s church. Included with those from far away who attended the services were: The Rev. Frederich Dorn, Mr. and Mrs. Breitenbach, Mr. and Mrs. Gregorius, Walter Dorn, Mrs. Wettstein, Mrs. Zrinsek, Mrs. Everetts and Mr. and Mrs. Neese, all of Milwaukee, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Meyer and Mr. and Mrs. Keith Waterman of Plymouth, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Kandler of Chilton, Leon Raddatz and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Derganz and family of Sheboygan, and numerous friends and relatives from New Holstein, Kiel, Marytown and Elkhart Lake. Sheboygan Press, Thurs. Aug. 3, 1939, p. 6, c. 6
MARGARET DORN Mrs. Edward A. Dorn, 82, of 409 Calumet Ave., Kiel, died Sunday evening at the Toth Nursing Home, Chilton. She entered the home Aug. 19. The former Margaret Mueller, she was born Aug. 1, 1884, in the Town of Charlestown, a daughter of the late Sigmund and Anna Mueller. She attended St. Martin Catholic School at Charlestown. On Nov. 24, 1915, she was married to Albert Weber at Charlestown. He died in December 1918. On May 24, 1921, she was married to Edward A. Dorn of the Town of New Holstein at St. Mary Catholic Church, Chilton. The couple operated a farm in the Town of New Holstein until 1941 when they moved to Kiel. He died last Aug. 8. Mrs. Dorn was a member of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel, the Christian Mothers Society of the parish and the Catholic Knights of Wisconsin, St. Anna Branch. Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Josephine Schwartz of rural New Holstein, and Mrs. Mary Franzen of New Holstein, and three brothers, Anton Mueller in California, Frank of Chilton, and George of New Holstein. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Ss. Peter and Paul Church, Kiel, with the Rev. George Kiefer, pastor, as celebrant of the solemn requiem Mass. Brief family rites will be held at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home at 9:30 a.m. Burial will be in the St. Anna Cemetery, St. Anna. Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. today. The Christian Mothers Society and parish rosary will be recited at the funeral home at 8 o’clock tonight. Sheboygan Press, Tues. Sept. 6, 1966, p. 16, c. 4
MELVIN DORN Two Killed in County Crash. Truck and Car Collide Tuesday at Intersection. Melvin Dorn and Adolph Heerndeck, Who Lived in Vicinity of Kiel, Are Killed When Cattle Truck and Pleasure Car Have Crash. Two men were killed almost instantly, two others injured, and a truckload of livestock...through a farm orchard in one of the most gruesome of recent accidents to occur in Sheboygan county. A cattle truck with 12 animals aboard turned over and a pleasure car was rocketed 20 feet off the highway into an apple orchard following the crash at the intersection of Highway 32 and County Trunk .., better known as the Union Road, shortly before 5 p.m. Tuesday. The dead and injured are: Melvin Dorn, 23, living near Kiel, was thrown from the pleasure car and died on the way to the hospital. Adolph Heerndeck, about 55, described as a “floater” who has been working at odd jobs in the vicinity of Kiel, was killed instantly when thrown from the pleasure car. Elmer Ausloos, 24, Route 2, Elkhart Lake, near Kiel, an employe in the tavern owned by his father, Lambert Ausloos and the owner and drive of the automobile, is in St. Nicholas hospital with a fractured right leg and multiple … contusions and lacerations. George Damrow, 1614 N. Twenty-first street, the driver of the cattle truck which is owned by David Axel, cattle dealer, living at 1336 Geele Avenue, was in bed at his home suffering from head lacerations and a painfully injured shoulder. A maimed cow and calf were shot by officers as the rest of the truckload which consisted of six lambs, three calves, and … cow, galloped off into the field. The highway in the vicinity of the accident immediately following the crash was the scene of great confusion. Schmit’s Ambulance Service carried Mr. Dorn and Mr. Ausloos to St. Nicholas hospital. Mr. Dorn died en route. An oil truck brought Mr. Damrow to the Sheboygan Clinic for treatment. The body of Mr. Heerndeck was allowed to lie where it had been hurled. Following the coroner’s investigation it was removed to the county morgue by the Schmitt’s ambulance to await identification. Undersheriff Richard Froehlich, County Traffic Officers Roland Gilligan and Gary Hubers, and Acting Coroner Arthur Genter were called to the intersection. Eye witnesses described the gruesome details of the injured, dead and dying men and animals strewn throughout the orchard on the Lester Calmes’ farm. The cries of the injured men could be heard above the puffing and groaning of the injured animals, they said. The livestock was allowed to scamper through the fields and marshes unheeded as the men turned their attentions to the injured humans. One cow and a calf were later captured. The cow was stabled in a neighboring farmer’s barn and the calf removed in a small truck. The six lambs, saved from injury by their wool and natural nimbleness, were nowhere in sight. Two of the calves had also disappeared. The injured cow, a large animal, in great pain from its injuries, was shot by County Officer Gilligan as it lay sprawled in the wreckage. The injured calf was taken to a butcher shop to be slaughtered. Neighbors assisted in the capture of the animals this morning. The entire truck load was being taken to the David Axel slaughter house at the time of the accident. Officers said that the large truck was traveling south on the Union road at the time of the accident. The pleasure car, a Chevrolet sedan, was proceeding northwest on Highway 32. The truck lay on its side on the west half of the road with the left front end smashed in. The automobile was tight against an apple tree in the orchard with the entire right and center front end shoved into the front seat. Lawrence LaBrec, 33, Route 1, Sheboygan, one of the first persons to arrive on the scene of the accident, said that Mr. Heerndeck’s body had evidently been thrown from the car before it came to a stop against the apple tree because it was slumped between the car and the road. Mr. LaBrec said that Mr. Dorn was lying outside of the car with his feet inside. Mr. Ausloos, he said, was wedged behind the wheel and that he and others had to extract him. His broken leg, wedged under the wheel, was hard to free, and it caused him considerable pain. The driver of the truck, Mr. Damrow, also needed assistance in being helped from the cab of his truck, Mr. LaBrec said. Mr. Damrow said later that it was lucky the auto had not struck the cab of his vehicle more squarely or he might have met with a worse fate. Some of the larger animals were still hanging from the side of the truck where they had been tethered. Others were bleating, lost along the countryside. Bottles of liquor, broken, empty, and full, were among the debris. The whiskey was en route from wholesaler to retailer being bought in Sheboygan during the day. The stock of a single-barrel shotgun was beside the car. A sales slip for a hat purchased from a Sheboygan store the same day was still sticking in the flattened hat.The three men from near Kiel had evidently been making purchases in Sheboygan during the day and were on their way home at the time of the crash. The coroner’s jury empaneled this morning by Sheriff Joseph J. Dreps, visited the scene of the tragic mishap, inspected the damaged cars and then viewed the bodies. It included Fred K. Bennett, George Resch, Alfred Steffen, Alex Adams, Hubert Zetche and Ray Herziger. The date for the inquest has not yet been set. Funeral services for Mr. Dorn will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the St. Ann Catholic church. The Rev. J.H. Schmitt of St. Ann, the Rev. Joseph Glueckstein of New Holstein, and the Rev. Leo Esdetsky of Kiel will officiate. Burial will be made in the St. Ann cemetery. Mr. Dorn was born in the town of New Holstein Jan. 5, 1913. He attended the St. Ann Catholic school and had been living at home on the farm. Mr. Dorn is the second of two brothers to meet with accidental death. His brother drowned in Crystal Lake July 14, 1929. There were only two boys in the family. His mother died Feb. 23, 1920. Survivors are his father, Edward, and a stepmother, both of the town of New Holstein. The body will be taken to the family home this evening where it will lie in state until the time of the funeral services. Harry Smith, supervisor of the town of Russell, after an intensive investigation made this morning, said that Mr. Heerndeck has a nephew living in Fort Wayne, Ind. The name of the nephew, obtained from a letter found among the deceased’s personal belongings was given by Mr. Smith as Herman Deifter, 1319 W. Jefferson street, of that city. He had been employed for approximately 30 days on the Lawrence Kobregner farm near New Holstein. One sister living in Germany survives. County Traffic Officers and Schmitt’s Ambulance Service said today that the public obeyed the sirens and red lights very well during the time of the accident, and that such conduct greatly expedites the work of the emergency vehicles. Sheboygan Press, Tues. Oct. 21, 1936, p. 1, c. 1 ********** Many Attend Last Sad Rites for Victim of Auto Crash. St. Anna. – (Special) – One of the largest funerals ever to be held at St. Anna marked the final passing of Melvin Dorn, 23, farm youth, fatally injured in an accident in which another was killed last Tuesday. The services were held with a solemn requiem mass at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Anna Catholic church. The priests officiating were the Rev. Father Frederick Dorn, celebrant, Rev. Father J.H. Schmitt, pastor, was the deacon, and the Rev. Father Joseph Glueckstein, sub-deacon. The church was filled to capacity with sorrowing friends and relatives. The pallbearers, life-long companions of the deceased were Sylvester Conrad, Clarence Meyer, Cyril Roehrig, Edwin Scherg, Ulden Gross, and Guido Gross. The Rev. Father Dorn, cousin of the deceased, gave the funeral sermon. He brought out the fact that two weeks ago, Mr. Dorn, a member of the Catholic Knights of Wisconsin, participated in the Silver Jubilee and he received communion with the society. At the hospital the last rites of the church were administered to the youth by the hospital chaplain. The St. Ann’s branch of the Catholic Knights and neighboring branches from Kiel, New Holstein, Charlestown, Charlesburg, and Marytown, and the Holy Name society of St. Ann, each organization carrying its banner draped in mourning attended the church services in a body and escorted the remains to the grave. Members of the Red Men of Kiel also attended the services in a body. The sudden death of Mr. Dorn who was born and raised in the town of New Holstein near St. Anna, was a distinct shock to all of his friends. On Thanksgiving day he was to have been married to Miss Cyrilla Dreifuerst of St. Cloud. Those from away who came to attend the services were Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Muller, Mr. and Mrs. John Mueller of Charleston; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Muc…, Mr. and Mrs. Bartel Dorn, Mr. and Mrs. John Schmitz, Mr. and Mrs. John Basler, Mrs. George Dorn, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Dorn, Mr. and Mrs. Eldridge of Chilton; Mr. and Mrs. Peter Dorn, Elkhart Lake, Mr. and Mrs. William Dorn, John and Frank Dorn, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Gilsdorf, Mr. and Mrs. N. Gilsdorf, Mr. and Mrs. Adam Faust, Mr. and Mrs. Clement Mertens, Mr. and Mrs. Art Mertens, Mr. and Mrs. Nick Schram, Nick Nadler, Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Rach and Mr. and Mrs. John Walber from Kiel; Mr. and Mrs. Claud Dreifuerst, Miss Cyrill Dreifuerst, Lester Dreifuerst of St. Cloud, Mrs. Nick Reiser, Elmer Reiser of Plymouth; Henry Puetz of Lena; … Puetz of Madison; Mr. and Mrs. Matt Mellens, Manitowoc; Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Mertens, Brothertown; Mrs. Richard Schaub, Fond du Lac, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mertens, Charles and Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Mertens and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kasper, Charles…; Mr. and Mrs. Nick Dorn and family; Mr. and Mrs. R… Roehrig, Mrs. Mike Roehrig and family, and Mr. and Mrs. Matt Schoenborn of Marytown; Mr. and Mrs. John Mertens and family of Johnsburg and Mr. and Mrs. Herman Schmitz of Johnsburg; Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Mertens of Waupun; Mr. and Mrs. Mike Dorn, Mr. and Mrs. Matt Schmitt, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Walbur, Mr. and Mrs. Henry … of New Holstein; Mr. and Mrs. J. Derganz, Mr. and Mrs. L. Platz, Miss Elfrieda Schmitz, L. Raddatz, Henry Clausen, Mr. and Mrs. Nevelde, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Loehr and Al Clausen of Sheboygan. Sheboygan Press, Tues. Oct. 27, 1936, p. 6, c. 7
MICHAEL DORN Michael Dorn of St. Anna Passes Away on Sunday. Kiel. – Michael Dorn, 76, a resident of St. Anna, died Sunday morning at his home after an illness of three years. He was born on a farm a mile north of St. Anna on Oct. 10, 1866, and resided in Calumet county all his life. On Sept. 4, 1891, he was married to Fredericka Laures and they located on a farm north of St. Anna until 1931, when they moved to the village to make their home. Survivors are his wife; six children, Walter, Hugo, Mrs. Clarence (Kate) Everts, Mrs. Emil (Martha) Zrinsek, and Mrs. Jerome (Ida) Wettstein of Milwaukee, and Henry of Mt. Calvary, and 23 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. at the residence and at 10 a.m. at St. Ann’s Catholic church. Burial will be made in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the residence beginning this afternoon. Mr. Dorn was a member of the Holy Name society of St. Anna church. Sheboygan Press, Mon. Sept. 20, 1943, p. 8, c. 7 *********** Michael Dorn is Buried Wednesday Following Rites. Kiel. –Funeral services for Michael Dorn, aged 76, who passed away at his home on Sunday morning, were held on Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock at St. Ann’s Catholic church. The Rev. Clement Kern celebrated the solemn requiem mass assisted by the Rev. Father Rose of Dacada and the Rev. Fatehr Pritzl of New Holstein. Burial was made in the family lot in St. Ann’s cemetery. The pallbearers were: Hubert Ochs, John Winter, Henry Stemper, Joseph Klapperich, Claude Hoehl and William Gross. mong the floral tributes that banked the casket were the following from organizations Gridley Dairy employes and Union Local 225. Relatives and friends from Omro, Appleton, Kiel, New Holstein, Newburg, Dacada, Milwaukee, Mt. Calvary, Dotyville, Chilton, Elkhart Lake, West Bend and DePere attended the funeral services. Sheboygan Press, Sat. Sept. 25, 1943, p. 6, c. 6
EDWARD EHLENBECK Edward Ellenbeck, 58, passed away at his farm home at the east village limits early Sunday morning following a lingering illness. Born April 25, 1889, the son of John and Mary LaCroix Ellenbeck, at St. Anna, he was married Nov. 24, 1914, to Maggie Richart, and they resided on various farms in Manitowoc, Calumet and Sheboygan counties before moving to the present farm home seven years ago. Survivors are his wife; four sons, Sylvin of Plymouth, Clarence of Germantown, Martin and Robert at home; a daughter, Laverne, at home, three grandchildren; two brothers, Emil of St. Anna and Henry of Milwaukee; two sisters, Mrs. Hugo (Mollie) Halle of Neilsville and Mrs. Peter (Katie) Richart of Kiel. Mr. Ellenbeck was a member of St. George’s Catholic church of Elkhart Lake, and also a member of the Holy Name Society of that church. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. at the Raeder Funeral home in Elkhart Lake, and at 10 o’clock at St. George’s church, the Rev. Henry R. Langenfeld officiating. Interment will be made in St. Anna cemetery, St. Anna. Friends may call at the funeral home from Tuesday noon until the time of the services. Members of the Holy Name society will hold a vigil at the funeral home Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock. Sheboygan Press, Mon. Nov. 17, 1947, p. 10, c. 6 ********** Funeral services for Edward Ellenbeck, who died early Sunday morning at his home near Elkhart Lake, were held at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday at the Raeder Funeral home and at 10 o’clock at the St. George Catholic church in Elkhart Lake. The Rev. Henry R. Langenfeld conducted the requiem high mass. Burial was made in the St. Anna cemetery at St. Anna. Pallbearers were Ben Conrad, Martin Clement, John Kissinger, Leo Markow, Neil Schroeder and Walter Stemper. Among those attending the services were: Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Halle of Neillsville, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ellenbeck and Mr. and Mrs. William Ellenbeck of Milwaukee and others from Plymouth, Kiel, New Holstein and St. Anna. Sheboygan Press, Fri. Nov. 21, 1947, p. 8, c. 5
JACOB EHLENBECK Jacob Ellenbeck Dies Today as Result of Fall Tuesday. Kiel. –(Special) – As a result of injuries sustained when he fell from the roof of a neighbor’s barn last Tuesday morning, Jacob L. Ellenbeck, 57, died at 2:30 a.m. today at his home near St. Ann. He was assisting the neighbor to put a new roof on the barn when the accident happened. Mr. Ellenbeck was born October 27, 1878, in the town of New Holstein near St. Ann. He was the son of John and Katherine Ellenbeck, and was married in 1908 to Miss Clara Heimerl. After their marriage the couple located at St. Ann where Mr. Ellenbeck was engaged in the carpentry trade for 10 years. The deceased then bought a farm one mile east of St. Ann, and he and his wife and family have lived there ever since. Mr. Ellenbeck is survived by his wife; one daughter, Elfrieda at home; his aged mother; four sisters, Mrs. Joseph Possly and Mrs. Fred Dankeit, both of Fond du Lac and Mrs. William Wiskerchen and Mrs. Herbert Klug, both of Random Lake; and one brother, William of Milwaukee. Funeral services will be held Monday at 9 a.m. at the family residence and at 9:30 a.m. at the St. Ann Catholic church. The Rev. J.H. Schmitt will officiate, and burial will be in the adjoining church cemetery. The body will be taken to the home Friday afternoon where it may be viewed by relatives and friends up to the time of the funeral services Monday. Sheboygan Press, Thurs. June 4, 1936, p. 12, c. 7 ********* Jacob Ehlenbeck is Laid to Rest after Funeral Services. Random Lake. – (Special) – Jacob Ehlenbeck, Random Lake farmer who died Thursday from injuries received when he fell from a neighbor’s silo, was buried Monday after funeral services at the St. Ann Catholic church at 9:30 a.m. A large number of out-of-town friends and relatives were present. The pallbearers, all nephews, were: Clarence Possley, Hugo Huberty, Raymond and Merlin Wiskerchen, Arnold Dankert and Russell Ehlenbeck. The high esteem with which the deceased was held was shown by the great number of flowers and spiritual bouquets presented. Relatives and friends from away were: Mr. and Mrs. John Possley and son, Clarence, Mrs. Earl Adams and Mr. and Mrs. Harold DuFrane and family of North Fond du Lac; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dankeit and family, Mr. and Mrs. B. Shaub and family, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Frank, Mr. and Mrs. J. Gelling and sons, Mrs. Ann Gilenbach and family, Mr. and Mrs. R. Gneiser and son, and Mrs. Mary Rathrad, Fond du Lac; Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. John Heimerl and family of Valders, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Heimerl and daughter, Miss Theresia Koenig and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Klotz of St. Nazianz, Mrs. Frank Waniger and Mrs. L. Wollersh, Manitowoc; Mr. and Mrs. L. Koehler, Mr. and Mrs. William Dietrich, and Mrs. Ernest Loehr and daughter, Betty, of Chilton; Mr. and Mrs. M. Shmitt of Stockbridge, Mr. and Mrs. J. Heimerl, Mrs. George Heimerl, Mrs. Frank Heimerl, Sr., and Mr. and Mrs. E. Heimerl, Hilbert; Mr. and Mrs. M.J. Bolz and family and Mrs. John Miller of Hayton; Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Klug and family and Mr. and Mrs. Peter Miller and sons of Random Lake; Mr. and Mrs. William Wiskerchen and family of Cedar Dale; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Heimerl and Mr. and Mrs. N. Wiskerchen of Little Kohler; Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Wiskerchen of West Bend; Mrs. Catherine Kleson and son Adolph , of Winnetka, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. William Ehlenbeck and family, Ray Wiskerchen, and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ehlenbeck and daughter of Milwaukee, Mr. and Mrs. Al Birschbach and on of St. Peter; Miss Olive Bolz and Mrs. L. Tagge of Sheboygan, Mr. and Mrs. R. Meyer of Chrlesburg, and Arthur Gelling and Miss Sally Smith of Mt. Calvary. Sheboygan Press, Thurs. June 11, 1936, p. 10, c. 7
JOHN EHLENBECK The sad news arrived here Saturday Feb. 14, that John Ehlenbeck of St. Anna departed this life from heart failure. He was one of St. Anna’s most successful farmers, had led an exemplar life and numbered his friends and acquaintances by the score. He was born near St. Anna on Dec. 23, 1856 and continued to make his home near that village until he retired from the farm some time ago, when he took up his residence in the village. After coming into young manhood he took as his partner in life Mary LaCroix who has remained an ever faithful wife. Five children came to bless their happy union, Emil of St. Anna, Mrs. Hugo Halle of Greenwood, Mrs. Peter Richards of Kiel, Ed and Henry at home, who besides the sorrowing wife remain to mourn his death. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. G. Schemmer on Wednesday morning Feb. 18 in the St. Anna church. Interment took place in the cemetery adjoining the church. Calumet County Reporter, February 21, 1914
JOSEPH EHLENBECK Kiel. – Joseph Ehlenbeck, 67, a former resident of St. Anna who later resided in Milwaukee, died suddenly on Monday afternoon at the Emil Ehlenbeck home where he had been visiting. He is survived by three brothers. Funeral services will be conducted on Thursday morning at 9 o’clock at the Meiselwitz Funeral home in Kiel. Burial will be in the St. Anna cemetery. The Rev. C.B. Kern, pastor of St. Anna Catholic church, will officiate. Sheboygan Press, Wed. Sept. 8, 1943, p. 6, c. 7
KATHERINE EHLENBECK Mrs. John Ellenbeck, nee Katherine LaCroix, 97-year-old resident of St. Anna for many years, passed away Monday evening at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fred Dankert, in Fond du Lac. She made her home there since 1937. Mrs. Ellenbeck was born in Luxembourg, Germany, on Feb. 23, 1853. She came to this country at the age of two and was married to John Ellenbeck of the town of New Holstein in 1875. He died in 1924. The deceased was a member of the Christian Mothers society of the St. Anna Catholic church. The survivors include a son, William of Milwaukee; three daughters, Mrs. Mary Posley of North Fond du Lac, Mrs. William Wiskerchen of Random Lake and Mrs. Fred Dankert of Fond du Lac; 31 grandchildren; 32 great- grandchildren; 11 great-great grandchildren. Two sons and five daughters preceded her in death. Funeral services will be held at 9:20 a.m. Thursday at the Meiselwitz Funeral home in Kiel and at 10 o’clock at the St. Anna Catholic church. The Rev. C.P. Kern will officiate and burial will be made in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2 p.m. Wednesday to the time of services on Thursday. Sheboygan Press, Tues. Feb. 21, 1950, p. 10, c. 4
LAVERNE EHLENBECK Miss LaVerne Ehlenbeck, 24, an employe of Plymouth Hospital, collapsed and died suddenly Wednesday evening at her home, 900 Reed St., Plymouth. Only immediate survivors are four brothers. (Survivors edited for privacy) The body was taken to the Gentine Funeral home, Plymouth, where services are being planned. Further particulars will be published in Friday’s edition of The Press. Sheboygan Press, Thurs. Apr. 14, 1955, p. 18, c. 4 ********** Funeral services for Miss LaVerne Ehlenbeck, 25, who roomed at 900 Reed St., Plymouth, and who died suddenly there Thursday, will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Gentine Funeral home, Plymouth, and at 9:30 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. The Rev. A.J. July, pastor, will be celebrant of the requiem mass. Burial will be in the St. Anna Catholic cemetery, St. Anna. A daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ehlenbeck, she was born Oct. 18, 1929 at St. Anna. Since 1949 she had lived in Plymouth where she had been an employe of Plymouth Hospital since 1950. Surviving are four brothers. (Survivors edited for privacy) Friends may call at the funeral home this evening and until time of services Saturday morning. Members of St. John parish will hold a vigil at the funeral home at 8 o’clock this evening. Sheboygan Press, Fri. Apr. 15, 1955, p. 8, c. 4
MARGARET EHLENBECK Mrs. Margaret Ehlenbeck, 59, passed away at 10:15 p.m. Thursday at the home of her son, Sylvan, 227 E. Mill street, Plymouth, following a lengthy illness. Born Jan. 15, 1889, in York county, Nebraska, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alvis Richards, she was married to Edward Ehlenbeck on Nov. 24, 1914, at St. Ann by the Rev. Father Schmidt. They resided at St. Ann and Elkhart Lake. Her husband passed away in 1947 and for the past year she made her home with her son at Plymouth. Survivors are four sons, Sylvan and Clarence of Plymouth, Martin of Franklin, and Robert of Elkhart Lake; a daughter, Miss Laverne of Plymouth; a brother, John Richards, of New Holstein; a sister, Mrs. Emil Ehlenbeck of St. Ann, and four grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Monday at 9 a.m. at the Gentine Funeral home at Plymouth and at 9:30 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Catholic church with the Rev. A.J. July officiating. Burial will be made in the St. Ann Catholic cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from Sunday noon until the time of the services. Members of the parish will hold a vigil at the funeral home Sunday evening at 8:30 o’clock. Sheboygan Press, Fri. Jan. 14, 1949, p. 6, c. 5
MARY EHLENBECK Mrs. Ehlenbeck Dies Tuesday at Farm Homestead. Kiel. –(Special) – Mrs. Mary Ehlenbeck, age 82, nee LaCroix, passed away at the homestead farm near St. Ann at 10:25 p.m. Tuesday following a long illness. She was born in Port Washington May 29, 1858, and on Feb. 5, 1880, was married to John W. Ehlenbeck. After their marriage, they located on the present farm three miles west of Kiel in the town of New Holstein. Her husband died Feb. 14, 1914. Survivors are three sons, Emil, at home, Edward, of Elkhart Lake and Henry, of Milwaukee; two daughters, Mrs. Hugo (Mollie) Halle, of Neilsville, Mrs. Peter (Katherine) Richart, of Kiel; two sisters, Mrs. Trina Kieson, of Chciago, and Mrs. Katherine Ehlenbeck, of Fond du Lac; 21 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Six brothers preceded her in death. Funeral services will be held Monday at 9 a.m. at the Emil Ehlenbeck farm in the town of New Holstein, and at 10 o’clock at St. Ann’s Catholic church, with interment in the church cemetery. The Rev. Fr. C.P. Kern will officiate. Friends may view the body at the homestead from Friday evening until time of services. The deceased was a member of the Christian Mothers’ society of St. Ann’s church. Sheboygan Press, Wed. Apr. 9, 1941, p. 4, c. 5
MARY EHLENBECK Mrs. Emil Ehlenbeck, 70, of the Town of New Holstein, died Monday afternoon at St. Nicholas Hospital, Sheboygan following a lingering illness. Nee Mary Richart, she was born in Bradshaw, Nebraska Feb. 2, 1886 a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Aloys Richart. When a young girl her family moved to St. Kilian, Wis., where Mrs. Ehlenbeck attended school. Feb. 21, 1911 she married Emil Ehlenbeck at St. Ann’s Catholic church, St. Anna. She was a member of the St. Ann’s Christina Mothers Society and of the Catholic Knights of Wisconsin. Funeral services will be held Thursday at St. Ann’s Catholic Church following brief rites at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel. The Rev. John M. Haen, pastor, will be celebrant of the requiem mass and will officiate at the burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Wednesday until the time of services. The rosary, led by the Rev. Father Haen, will be recited at the funeral home at 8 p.m. Wednesday. Sheboygan Press, Tues. Feb. 7, 1956, p. 10, c. 6 ************ Funeral services for Mrs. Emil Ehlenbeck, 70 years, Rt. 1, New Holstein, who passed away on Feb. 6, were held at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Ann’s Catholic Church following brief service at Meiselwitz Funeral Home at 9:30. Rev. John M. Haen was the celebrant of the requiem mass. The mass was sung by the children of the parochial school. Burial took place in the church cemetery. Bearers were Clarence, Martin, Robert and Sylvan Ehlenbeck, Elmore and Omar Richart. At the funeral home at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Rev. haen led the rosary and at 8:30 members of the Christian Mothers Society recited the rosary. They also said the rosary prior to the mass and escorted the body to the grave. Sheboygan Press, Sat. Feb. 11, 1956, p. 6, c. 6
ROGER ENGEL Roger M. Engel, 20, of R. 2, New Holstein, one of seven persons injured in a head on auto crash near St. Peter (Fond du Lac County), July 2, died at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Agnes hospital in Fond du Lac. He sustained internal injuries in the two-car accident. Engel was riding in a car driven by Franklin J. Schneider of R. 2 Chilton, which collided with the auto of Harvey W. Simon, 23, of R. 1, Malone. A son of Mr. and Mrs. Norbert J. Engel, he was born Sept 24, 1938, attended St. Ann Catholic School at St. Anna and graduated from New Holstein High School in 1956. Since then he had worked on his father’s farm in the Town of New Holstein. He was a member of the Holy Name Society of St. Ann Catholic Parish and Branch 223, Catholic Knights of Wisconsin. Surviving, in addition to his parents, are three brothers, and six sisters. The maternal grandmother is Mrs. Barbara Schmitz of Mount Calvary, and the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William J. Engel of Fond du Lac. (Survivors edited for privacy) The requiem Mass will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Ann Church with the Rev. Lawrence Loerke, pastor, celebrant. Mass will follow 9:30 family rites at the Erbe-Hoffmann Funeral Home in New Holstein. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from Sunday noon. The rosary will be recited there at 8 p.m. Sunday. Sheboygan Press, Fri. July 10, 1959, p. 6, c. 5 ********* Funeral services for Roger M. Engel, 20, R. 2, New Holstein, who died at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Agnes Hospital, Fond du Lac, from injuries sustained in an auto accident on July 2, were held Monday with brief family rites at 9:30 at the Erbe- Hoffmann Funeral Home, New Holstein, and at 10 o’clock at St. Ann’s Catholic Church, St. Anna. The Rev. Lawrence Loerke was celebrant of the Requiem High Mass. Burial was in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were David, Gerald and Robert Krupp, Lloyd Meyer, Edward Hartmann and Wilmer Mueller. Sheboygan Press, Wed. July 15, 1959, p. 10, c. 7
PETER FAUST Peter Faust, 34, of Route 2, Elkhart Lake, a farmer in the town of Rhine, died Tuesday afternoon at St. Nicholas Hospital after an illness of several years. A son of Adam and Mary Dorn Faust, he was born March 22, 1920, in the town of Rhine, and attended Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic school at Kiel. His marriage to Seraphine Dickrell of the town of Russell was solemnized June 18, 1947, at St. Ann’s Church at St. Anna by the Rev. C.P. Kern. Since their marriage, the couple was engaged in farming in the town of Rhine. Mrs. Faust was a member of St. George Catholic Church at Elkhart Lake, the Holy Name Society of the parish, and the St. Ann branch of the Catholic Knights of Wisconsin. Survivors are the wife; a daughter, Joan, 5, and a son, Paul, 3; his parents; seven sisters, Sister Phyllis of Dickeyville, Wis., Sister Georgene of Milwaukee, Mrs. Elizabeth Melger of Town New Holstein, Miss Gertrude Faust, Town Rhine, and the Misses Margaret and Jane Faust, West Bend, and six brothers, Joseph and Alphonse, Town Rhine, Alvis and Leo, of Kiel, Benedict, of Plymouth, and Leo, of New Holstein. Funeral services will be held at 9:15 a.m. Friday at the Meiselwitz Funeral home, Kiel, and at 10 a.m. with a solemn requiem high mass at St. George Church at Elkhart Lake. The Rev. John Goebel, pastor, will be the celebrant. Burial will be in St. Ann’s cemetery at St. Anna. The body will lie in state at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Thursday. Parishioners of St. George Catholic Church at Elkhart Lake will hold a vigil at the funeral home at 8 o’clock Thursday evening. Sheboygan Press, Wed. Mar. 9, 1955, p. 16, c. 5
CLAUDE FELDNER Death Visits St. Anna. One of the sad events of the past week was the death of Claude Feldner, which occurred on Wednesday, February 4, 1920 after a weeks illness with influenza-pneumonia. The deceased reached the age of 28 years. He was born and raised in St. Cloud, which place he made his home until June 1, 1915, when he was united in marriage to Miss Mildred Burg of this village, and made St. Anna his home, becoming proprietor of the "Central House." Mr. Feldner was recognized wherever known as an excellent young man, holding the esteem and affection of the entire community. He leaves to mourn his early death his wife, one daughter, Katherine, age 3, and one son, Vernon, age 2, his parents, two sisters, and one brother. Requiem high Mass held here at St. Ann's church and the remains buried in the church cemetery, Rev. Fr. J.H. Schmitt, officiating. Undocumented Source, Feb. 1920
ENGELBERT FLATTEN Englebert Flatten, one of the pioneer settlers of St. Anna died suddenly on Monday evening. The old gentleman was 82 years of age. Shortly after retiring to his bed he complained to his aged wife that he did not feel just right and a few minutes afterward expired. Old age was the cause of his death. Chilton Times, August 1, 1896
ANN FOSTER Mrs. Gene L. Foster, 33, of 618 N. Vermillion, Streeter, Ill., died unexpectedly at the home of her brother-in-law and sister, Dr. and Mrs. James Walsdorf, at St. Anna, Sunday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Foster had been visiting at the Walsdorf home when she was stricken by an apparent asthmatic attack. The former Ann Bradley was born Jan. 21, 1930, at Columbus, Ohio, a daughter of G.D. and Mary Coughlin Bradley. She moved to Good Hope, Ill., with her parents and was a 1948 graduate of the high school there. She was a 1952 graduate of Western Illinois College at McComb. She taught at Lostant and Washburn, Ill. She was married to Gene L. Foster of Low Point, Ill., at Augusta, Ga., Aug. 31, 1957. The couple resided at Streeter, Ill., for the past four years. Mr. Foster is an instructor in the Woodland School. Surviving are her husband; a daughter, her parents of Tigerton; two sisters, three brothers. (Survivors edited for privacy) Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Ann’s Catholic Church, St. Anna, following brief rites at Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel. The Rev. Benedict H. Marx will be the celebrant of the requiem Mass and burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Wednesday. The Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Wednesday. Sheboygan Press, Mon. Dec. 30, 1963, p. 10, c. 4
BERNARD FRANKMAN Bernard Frankman, 82, of R. 2, Elkhart Lake, died Sunday night at his home after a lengthy illness. A life-long resident of Sheboygan County, he was born June 10, 1884, in the Town of Russell, the son of the late James and Catherine (Keenan) Frankman. He lived with his sister on the family farm in the Town of Russell. Mr. Frankman was not married. He was a member of St. Anna Catholic Church in St. Anna and the Holy Name Society of the parish. He is survived by his sister, Catherine, and five nieces and a nephew. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Anna Catholic Church with the Rev. Benedict H. Marx officiating. Brief family rites will be held at Meiselwitz Funeral Home in Kiel at 9:30 Wednesday morning. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Tuesday. A parish rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. and a Holy Name rosary at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Sheboygan Press, Mon. June 5, 1967, p. 16, c. 5 ********* (Bernard Frankman/10 Jun 1884/Jun 1967/SSDI)
CATHERINE FRANKMAN Town of Russell Resident Passes Away on Sunday. Elkhart Lake. – Mrs. Catherine Frankman, nee Keenan died Sunday at 10:35 p.m. at her home in Town Russell, following an illness of several months’ duration. She was born April 2, 1856, at Leroy, New York, and came to the town of Russell with her parents at the age of seven years. Later the family moved to St. John where on February 18, 1877, she was united in marriage to James Frankman of the town of Russell. Following their marriage they made their home in town of Russell, where she had been living since. Mr. Frankman died on Feb. 19, 1904. Four children survive: Thomas of the town of Russell, Mrs. Jos. Dunn of Milwaukee, and Bernard and Catherine at home. There are also eight grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Jennie Mortell of Chilton and the following named step-sons: John, James and Henry Frankman, all residents of Minneapolis, Minn. Funeral services will be held Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock at St. Ann’s’ church in St. Anna. In the absence of the Rev. Schmidt, who is in Europe, the Rev. Charles of Mt. Calvary will officiate. Burial will be made in St. Ann’s cemetery. Sheboygan Press, Mon. Sept. 8, 1930, p. 2, c. 3 ********** Hold Last Rites for Mrs. Frankman. Chilton. – The funeral of Mrs. Catherine Frankman was held at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in St. Ann at St. Anna’s Catholic church. Interment was made in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Frankman was well-known in Chilton, have been a regular visitor at the home of her sister, Mrs. Jennie Mortell, N. State street. Sheboygan Press, Fri. Sept. 12, 1930, p. 2, c. 4
KATHERINE FRANKMAN Mrs. Frankman of Town Russell Called to Rest. Elkhart Lake. – Mrs. Thomas Frankman of Town Russell passed away on Thursday afternoon at 1:00 o’clock in Plymouth hospital. She was born on October 2, 1885 in Town Brothertown. For four years Mrs. Frankman, the former Katherine Dignin taught school in Calumet county. She was married in Holy Trinity church in Jericho to Thomas Frankman by the Rev. Mr. Huhn Since their marriage the couple lived on a farm five miles northeast of Elkhart Lake in Town Russell. Surviving are her husband, three daughters, Mrs. Ted (Ione) Neuser of Town Russell, Mrs. Henry (Grace) Schwartz of Elkhart Lake and Mrs. Wilber (Janet) Richter of Sheboygan Falls; five grandchildren, three sisters, Mrs. Martha M…han of New York; Mrs. W. I. Strong of Antigo; Mrs. Alice Miller of Rochester, Minn., and three brothers, Ed. Dignin of Cascade, Mont., John Dignin of Baker, Ore; and William Dignin of Chilton. Funeral services will be conducted on Monday morning at 9:30 o’clock at the Meiselwitz Funeral home in Kiel. At 10 o’clock the requiem high mass will be celebrated at St. Ann’s Catholic church in St. Ann. The members of St. Ann’s Christian Mothers society of which Mrs. Frankman was a member, will attend in a body. Burial will be in the adjoining church cemetery. The body may be viewed from Saturday noon until the time of the services. Sheboygan Press, Fri. May 7, 1943, p. 2, c. 8 ********** Mrs. Frankman of Town Russell Laid to Rest Monday. Elkhart Lake. – Funeral services for Mrs. Thomas Frankman of town Russell who died at the Plymouth hospital Thursday afternoon were held Monday at 9:30 a.m. at the Meiselwitz funeral home at Kiel and at 10 a.m. at St. Ann’s Catholic church at St. Anna, with the Rev. Clemens Kern officiating. The Christian Mother’s Society of that parish, of which the deceased was a member, attended the funeral in a body, and burial was made in the adjoining church cemetery. Pallbearers were Patrick Cain, Justin Harkins, Bernard Schmidt, George Smith, Leo and Vincent Walsdorf. Among those from away who attended the services were Mrs. Alice Miller of Rochester, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. W.I. Strong of Antigo; William Heirsdorf of DePere; Dr. William Strong of Ontonagan, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Heirsdorf and family, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Dunn, Miss Lowens and Miss Viola Heirsdorf, Mr. Ted Gradey and Miss Genevieve Strong of Milwaukee; Mrs. Anna Neuser, Mr. and Mrs. William Neuser and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Neuser of Manitowoc; Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Richter, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Scribner of Sheboygan Falls; William Dignin and Mr. and Mrs. Nick Schomisch of Chilton; Mr. and Mrs. Jim Christi of Stockbridge; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schwartz of Elkhart Lake and many others from Kiel and vicinity. Sheboygan Press, Tues. May 11, 1943, p. 4, c. 5
THOMAS FRANKMAN Thomas Frankman, 77, R. 2, Elkhart Lake, died Wednesday evening at St. Nicholas Hospital where he had been a patient for the past five months. He was born in the town of Russell on Feb. 26, 1879, the son of the late James and Catherine Keenan Frankman, and attended St. Anna Parochial School. On Nov. 10, 1909, he married the former Katherine Dignin of Calumetville at Jericho Catholic Church. The couple located near Russell where they farmed. Mrs. Frankman died in May, 1943. He was also preceded in death by an infant son. Survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Ted (Ione) Neuser of Francis Creek, Mrs. Henry (Grace) Schwartz and Mrs. Wilbur (Janet) Richter, both of Sheboygan Falls; 13 grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Joseph Denn of Milwaukee, Miss Catherine Frankman of Town Russell, and a brother, Bernard, of Town Russell. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Anna Catholic Church following brief rites at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, at 9:30 a.m. The Rev. John M. Haen will be the celebrant of the requiem mass and burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Friday. The rosary will be recited at the funeral home at 8 p.m. Friday. Sheboygan Press, Thurs. Sept. 20, 1956, p. 22, c. 4 ************ Funeral service for Thomas Frankman, 77, of Town Russell, retired farmer who passed away on Wednesday at St. Nicholas Hospital, were held at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Ann Catholic Church, St. Anna, following brief services at Meiselwitz Funeral Home. The Rev. John M. Haen was celebrant of the requiem mass. Burial took place in the church cemetery. Bearers were P.H. Cain, Joseph Grasser, Justin Harkins, Edward Hoehl, George and Harry Smith. The Rev. Haen lead the rosary at the funeral home on Friday evening at 8 o’clock and members of the Holy Name Society recited the rosary at 9 p.m. with Clifford Heus leading. Sheboygan Press, Mon. Sept. 24, 1956, p. 20, c. 6 ********** Among those from away who came to attend the funeral of the late Thomas Frankman Saturday were Mr. and Mrs. Justin Grogan, Appleton, Dr. and Mrs. William Strong, Ontonagen, Mich., Mrs. Lucy Brill, Fond du Lac, John Heisdorf, Chicago, Miss Viola Heisdorf, Madison, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Christie, Stockbridge, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Neuser and Mr. and Mrs. Victor Feift, Francis Creek, Mrs. Charles Solberg, Minneapolis, Joe Smith, Norwalk, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Dunn, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dunn and family, Mr. and Mrs. S.B. Cook and family, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Dunn and family, Mr. and Mrs. Willard Clark, Nick Heisdorf, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Grogan and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Garbe and many from Sheboygan, Sheboygan Falls, Kohler, Plymouth, Glenbeulah, Kiel and New Holstein. Sheboygan Press, Thurs. Sept. 27, 1956. p. 20, c. 5
JOHN FREUND John J. Freund, 80-year-old Town Russell farmer, passed away at his farm home, one mile south of St. Anna, at 12:15 a.m. Thursday. He was born at Johnsburg, Fond du Lac county, on March 27, 1873, the son of John and Catherine Frein Freund. His marriage to Miss Mary Stephani of Johnsburg took place on Nov. 27, 1900. They resided in the town of New Holstein for nine years and for the past 44 years they resided at the present farm home in the town of Russell. The couple observed their golden wedding anniversary in 1950. The survivors include his wife; six daughters, Mrs. Paul (Leona) Miller of Chilton, Mrs. Oscar (Alma) Meyer of Town Russell, Miss Mel Freund of Milwaukee; Mrs. Fred (Marcella) Sippel of Dotyville, Mrs. Tony (Lalie) Schaffer of Hilbert and Mrs. Ambrose (Hattie) Wagner of Stockbridge; two sons, Prosper of Milwaukee and Ervin of Town Russell; 24 grandchildren; 6 great grand- children; two brothers, Fred of Wisconsin Rapids and Ferdinand of West Palm Beach, Fla.; two sisters, Miss Eva and Miss Julia Freund of Wichita, Kans. Funeral services will be held at 9:15 a.m. Saturday at the Meiselwitz Funeral home in Kiel and at 10 o’clock at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in St. Anna. The Rev. John Haen will be the celebrant of the requiem mass. Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 p.m. Thursday until the time of services. Mr. Freund was a member of the Holy Name Society of St. Ann’s Catholic Church. The rosary will be recited at the funeral home at 8 p.m. Friday. Sheboygan Press, Thurs. Nov. 19, 1953, p. 20, c. 7 ********* Funeral services for John J. Freund, 80 years, of town Russell who died at his home early Thursday morning, were held Saturday at 9:15 at Meiselwitz Funeral home, Kiel, and at 10 a.m. at St. Ann Catholic Church. The Rev. John M. Haen was the celebrant of the requiem mass. The Rev. Ermin J. Freund, a nephew of Mr. Freund knelt in the sacristy. Burial was made in the church cemetery. The mass was sung by the children of St. Ann’s school. Sister Marcianna was the organist. Pallbearers were Richard Freund, Maurice and Roland Meyer, Clayton and Clifford Schaffer and James Sippel, all grandsons, members of the Holy Name Society of the church recited the rosary at the funeral home on Friday and attended the funeral in a body. Sheboygan Press, Mon. Nov. 23, 1953, p. 12, c. 6 MARY FREUND Mrs. Mary A. Freund, 82, of R. 2, Elkhart Lake, died suddenly Thursday in an ambulance of the Schinderle Funeral Home, Stockbridge, enroute to the Calumet Memorial Hospital, Chilton. She was born Nov. 20, 1877 in Johnsburg, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Stephany. Survivors are two sons, Prosper of Milwaukee and Erwin of Plumb City; six daughters, Mrs. Paul Miller, Chilton, Mrs. Oscar Meyer of St. Anna, Miss Mel Freund of Milwaukee, Mrs. Fred Sippel of Dotyville, Mrs. Anthony Schaffer of Hilbert and Mrs. Ambrose Wagner of Stockbridge; one brother, Peter Stephany, Fond du Lac; one sister, Mrs. Tillie Wagner, Oshkosh; 28 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in St. Anna, following brief family rites at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home in Kiel. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Friends may call at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home after 10 a.m. Sunday. Sheboygan Press, Fri. Apr. 15, 1960, p. 6, c. 6 ********** Funeral services for Mrs. Mary A. Freund, 82, of the Town of Russell, who died Thursday morning, were held at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in St. Anna, following brief rites at Meiselwitz Funeral Home in Kiel. The Rev. Benedict Marx, pastor, was celebrant of the requiem Mass. Burial took place in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were Richard Freund, Maurus and Howard Meyer, Clayton and Clifford Schaffer and James Sippel. The Christian Mothers Society of the church recited the rosary at the funeral home Sunday night and attended the funeral in a group. The Rev. Ermin Freund officiated at the grave. Sheboygan Press, Tues. Apr. 19, 1960, p. 10, c. 3