PAULINE (HEINS) LAUN
Pauline (Heins) LaunPAULINE (HEINS) LAUN
Pauline (Heins) LaunPAULINE (HEINS) LAUN
Pauline (Heins) Laun
Marriage of Jacob B. Laun and Pauline Heins. Married Sept. 10, 1891 in civil ceremony in Kiel. Jacob B. Laun was born in Mequon, Ozaukee County of Henry Laun and Catherina Zorn. Pauline Heins was born in the Town of Schleswig of Charles Heins and Dorothea Jensen. ********* From death record: Jacob Laun Aug. 5, 1863-Oct. 1, 1942 Husband of Pauline Heins Son of John H. Laun (born Germany) and Katherine Zahn (born Germantown, Washington County) Born Ozaukee County –manufacturer and merchant of lumber Died from “coronary occlusion –chronic myocarditis –diffuse arterio sclerosis –heart block” Buried at the Kiel Cemetery ********* Jacob B. Laun, Well Known Kiel Resident, Summoned Kiel- Jacob B. Laun, 79, long a business and civil leader of Kiel, died suddenly Thursday afternoon at his home after suffering a heart attack, and though he had been in ill health for some time, his death came as a shock to the community. The late president of the J.B. Laun Lumber company was born in Ozaukee county on August 5, 1863, the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Henry Laun. He received his early education in the Manitowoc Mission House college and school at Ann Arbor, Mich. He started the lumber yard at Kiel in 1884 and it was later incorporated under the name J.B. Laun company. In 1886 a lumber yard was started at Elkhart Lake with his brother, Louis, as manager and later his partner. The organization later became known as the Laun Lumber and Furniture company. Several years later a yard was started at New Holstein into which he later took his brother, A.A. Laun, as a partner. This company is now known as the A.A. Laun company. In 1893 he started a large sawmill and general store at Wausaukee, Wis., with his brother, Louis Laun, that company being known as the Laun Brothers company. He was also one of the organizers of the Kiel Furniture company, which was started in 1892 at Kiel, later with a branch factory in Milwaukee in 1909, both plants employing a total of 350 men in normal times. Mr. Laun was president of this company for many years and chairman of the board of directors. He helped organize the State Bank of Kiel in 1899, becoming a director and later its president. He was also interested in real estate, having laid out two subdivisions to Kiel, Laun's first and second additions, and later with a partner, a third subdivision was laid out known as the Laun and Schutlz addition. For many years he was active in village politics, holding the offices of village president and trustee here. He was also a member of the Manitowoc county board from 1908 to 1914, and president of the Kiel Chamber of Commerce for a number of years. He belonged to the First Presbyterian church, of which he was an elder. During his lifetime he travelled to all parts of the United States and made two trips to Europe. Bowling, travelling and over-seeing his farm near Kiel provided his main recreation. Surviving are two sons, Albert L. Laun of Kiel and Carl H. Laun of River Forest, Ill.; one daughter, Mrs. Gilbert (Lucile) Thiessen of Pittsburg, Pa.; six grandchildren; two brothers, A.A. Laun of Kiel and Henry G. Laun of Wausaukee. His wife, the former Pauline Heins, whome he married on September 10, 1891, died June 2, 1938. Another brother, Louis, also preceded him in death. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the First Presbyterian church in Kiel. Details will be in Saturday's Press. The Sheboygan Press – Friday, October 2, 1942 – P. 2 ********* Mrs. J. B. Laun Dies Thursday Services Held Monday; Taught School Here at One Time Mrs. J. B. Laun, nee Pauline Heins, died Thursday afternoon at the age of seventy-three, after an illness of a year and one-half. She was born in Kiel March 20, 1865, the daughter of Charles Hein, local pioneer merchant, and Dorothea Heins(sic). She attended the Kiel public school and the Oshkosh Normal school, and taught for several years in Kiel and Millhome. She was married to Jacob B. Laun of here September 10, 1891. Survivors include her husband; two sons, Albert of here and Carl of Chicago; one daughter, Lucile, (Mrs. Gilbert Thiessen) of Pittsburgh, Pa.; five grandchildren: two brothers, Rudolph Heins of this city and Arthur Heins of Tigerton; and one sister, Miss Minnie Heins of here. She was a charter member of the Kiel Frauenverein, of the Rebekah lodge, the First Presbyterian church and the Dorcas and Missionary Societies. She was active throughout her life in community affairs. Funeral services were held at the family residence at 1:30 Monday afternoon and at the First Presbyterian church at 2:00 o'clock, with interment in the Kiel cemetery. The Rev. Frank Zimmerman had charge of the services. Pallbearers were Earl Lehner, W. A. Martin, Hugo A. Neumann, A. L. Kaemmer, Roland Greve, and E. M. Duecker. The following were present at the last rites from out of town: Mrs. Gilbert Thiessen, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Mr. and Mrs. Carl H. Laun and daughters of Chicago; Arthur Heins, Tigerton; Dr. A. R. Wittman and Walter Wittman, Merrill; A. W. Dassler and Miss Althea Dassler, Amasa, Michigan; Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Buswell, Crystal Falls, Michigan; Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Puchner, Wittenberg; Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Puchner, Edgar; H. G. Laun and Miss Helen Laun, Wausaukee; Harold Laun, Chicago; Mrs. Eva Kratzsch, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Krueger, Mrs. Max Zaun, Robert G. Hayssen, Mrs. William Burch, Mr. and Mrs. H. McMicken, Miss Minnie Mohr, Miss Gerda Wittman, Mrs. M. Kalaher, Willard Kalaher, William Koehring, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Hollensteiner, Fred Wright, and Mrs. Phylis Wright Markhoff, Milwaukee; Ernst Fischer and son, Thiensville; Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Heins, Arthur Heins, and Mrs. Elmer Meyer, Green Bay; Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Schaefer, Cedarburg; Mr. and Mrs. William Guetzloe, Miss Bertha Klingholz, and Mrs. B. Richardson, Manitowoc; Mr. and Mrs. William Kohl, Mrs. Otto Kohl and Mr. and Mrs. William Heins, Sheboygan; Mrs. Adela Laun, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Laun, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Laun and Mrs. Mary Kaiser of Elkhart Lake; Arthur Imig, Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Mueller, Mrs. A. H. Hayssen and William Hayssen, Sheboygan; Mrs. Fred Stoffregan and son Donald, Fond du Lac; Mrs. George Brickbauer and Miss Marie Brickbauer of Plymouth; H. L. Meyer, Hilbert; Mrs. Charles Schnell, Mrs. Henry Kroll, Mrs. Jennie Schwalbe, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Jensen, Mr. and Mrs. Gerhard Jensen, Miss Minnie Greve, Mrs. William Paulsen, Ar (rest missing) - June 1938 ********* From death record: Pauline Laun nee Heins March 20, 1865-June 2, 1938 Wife of Jacob B. Laun Daughter of Charles Heins and Dorothea Jensen Born Kiel Died from “spastic colitis, July 1936 –myocarditis –arteriosclerosis” Buried at Kiel CemeteryMARGARET (OESAU) LAURENT
Margaret (Oesau) Laurent
Laurent, Margaret (30 Jan 1870 – 1 May 1950) Mrs. Margaret Laurent passed away on Monday morning, May 1st, 1950 at the Riverside Rest Home at Baraboo, Wis., where she has spent the past three and one-half years. Friends and neighbors extend their sympathy. (Worden Wavelets) Source: THORP COURIER (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 05/04/1950 ********** (Also, in the same edition) Mrs. Frank Laurent, 80, formerly of Thorp (Clark Co., Wis.), passed away Monday morning, May 1st at the Riverside Rest Home, Baraboo. Funeral services will be held at the Thorp Funeral Home at 2:00 on Thursday afternoon. Burial will be made in the East Thorp Cemetery. Source: THORP COURIER (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 05/04/1950
LausenMARTHA (THEDENS) LAUSEN
Martha (Thedens) Lausen
From Calumet county marriage records: Detlef Heinrich Lausen and Martha Marie Thedens (v.1 p.99) Married July 7, 1865 in religious ceremony in Town of New Hosltein Detlef Heinrich Lausen Son of Detlef Lausen and Anna Margaretha Frieberg Farmer Born Kurburg, Herzogthum, Schleswig, Germany Martha Maria Thedens Daughter of John Thedens and Christina Sievers ********** From Calumet county death records: Martha Lausen nee Thedens (v.10 p.44) Wife of Detlof Lausen Dec. 4, 1846-Dec. 31, 1936 Daughter of John Thedens and Christine Sievers (both born Germany) Am not able to read the cause of death except for two words "probably thrombosis" Buried at the New Holstein Cemetery ********** (Note: This is spelled Lauson on their stones in the cemetery)
