CLARA (BRILL) RACH
Clara (Brill) Rach
From Calumet county marriage records: Nicolaus Rach and Clara Brill (v.3 p.167) Nov. 13, 1894 at St. Anna, Town of New Holstein Nicolaus Rach Son of Nicolaus Rach and Elizabeth LaCroix Born Town of New Holstein Clara Brill Daughter of William Brill and Cath. George Born Town of New Holstein ******** From Sheboygan county death records: Clara Rach nee Brill (v.62 p.231) Dec. 30, 1874-June 8, 1953 [Wife of Nicholas Rach] Daughter of William Brill and Catherine George Born Wisconsin Died from “cerebral hemorrhage, 1 day –chronic hypertension –albuminuria” Buried at St. Anna Cemetery, Town of New Holstein ******* Clara, born 30 December 1874; died 8 June 1953 in Kiel WI. Married, 13 November 1894 in St. Anna, WI., Nicholas Rach, son of Nicolas and Elizabeth (LaCroix) Rach. Born 28 December 1869; died 13 April 1941. Buried in St. Anna, WI ******** Mrs. Clara Rach Dies at Sheboygan Monday Afternoon Mrs. Clara Rach, 78, died at St. Nicholas hospital Monday. Funeral services will be held Thursday morning at S.S. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, with the Rev. F.X. Kheil in charge. Burial will be made in the St. Anna cemetery. She was born at St. Anna, Dec. 30, 1875, the daughter of William and Catherine Brill. Her marriage to Nicholas Rach took place at St. Ann's Catholic Church Nov. 13, 1894. The couple operated a farm until their retirement. Rach preceded her in death on Feb. 13, 1941. Survivors include six daughters, Mrs. John Hubing, and Mrs. Aloys Schueller, both of Dacada; Mrs. Edward Riesterer, Chicago; Mrs. Walter Caldwell, Memphis; Mrs. Oliver Vanborg, Wheaton; and Mrs. Reinthaler; and one son Hugo, at Kiel; 36 grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren; and one brother Theodore Brill, Chilton. She was also preceded in death by two daughters, on son, four sisters and five brothers. She was a member of the Christian Mother's Society of the Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Kiel (6-11-1953 handwritten on obit-no newspaper cited.) ********** From Sheboygan county death records: Nicholas Rach (Sheb. v.46 p.215) Dec. 29, 1869-April 13, 1941 Husband of Clara Brill Son of Nicholas Rach and Elizabeth LaCroix (both born Belgium, Europe) Born Town of New Holstein, Calumet County –farmer Died from “carcinoma of the Sigmoid Colon and Ceacum” Buried at St. Anna Catholic Cemetery, Town of New Holstein, Calumet County ********** Nicholas Rach, aged 71, passed away at the St. Nicholas hospital in Sheboygan on Sunday at 5:15 p.m. following a brief illness. The deceased was born December 28, 1869, in the town of New Holstein near St. Anna, a son of Nicholas and Elizabeth Rach, and was married to Clara Brill of New Holstein on November 13, 1894. After their marriage, they resided on a farm in St. Anna, before moving to their present home, where they have lived for the past 26 years. Survivors include his wife, eight children, Mrs. John B. Hubing, and Mrs. Aloys Schueller of Belgium, Mrs. E. N. Reisterer and Miss Lorraine of Chicago, Hugo of this city, Mrs. W.E. Caldwell of Alexandria, Louisiana, Mrs. Oliver Vandbork of Wheaton, Illinois, and Mrs. George Reithaler of Sheboygan. Other survivors are 31 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren; a brother, John, of here. He was a member of the Holy Name Society of the Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic church. Funeral services were conducted this Wednesday morning at 9 a.m. at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home and at 9:30 o'clock at the Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic church with the Rev. J.J. Kadepsky officiating. Interment was made in (obit cut short) (1941 handwritten on obit-no newspaper cited) ************ Nicholas Rach Of Kiel Passes Away On Sunday Kiel. — (Special) — Nicholas Rach, 71, of 717 Chicago street, passed away at St. Nicholas hospital in Sheboygan at 5:15 p.m. Sunday following a brief illness. He was born Dec. 28, 1869, in the town of New Holstein near St. Anna, a son of Nicholas and Elizabeth Rach, and was married to Clara Brill of New Holstein on Nov. 13, 1894. After their marriage, they resided on a farm in St. Anna before coming to their present home, where they have lived for the past 26 years. Survivors include his wife, eight children, Mrs. John B. Hubbing and Mrs. Aloys Schueller, of Belgium, Wis., Mrs. E. N. Reisterer and Miss Lorraine, Chicago, Hugo, of Kiel, Mrs. W. E. Caldwell, of Alexandria, La., Mrs. Oliver Vandborg, of Wheaton, Ill., and Mrs. George Reinthaler, of Sheboygan. Also surviving him are 31 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, a brother, John, of Kiel. He was a member of the Holy Name society of St. Peter and St. Paul Catholic church. Services will be held Wednesday at 9 a.m. at the Meiselwitz funeral home, and at 9:30 o'clock at St. Peter and St. Paul Catholic church. The Rev. J. J. Esdepsky will officiate, and interment will be in St. Anna Catholic church cemetery. Sheboygan Press, Mon. Apr. 14, 1941, p. 4, c. 5 ********* Hold Last Rites For Nicholas Rach At Kiel Church Kiel, Wis. — (Special) — Last rites for Nicholas Rach, aged 71, who lived at 717 Chicago street in this city, who passed away at St. Nicholas hospital in Sheboygan following an operation, were conducted Wednesday morning from the Meiselwitz Funeral home and at SS. Peter and Paul Catholic at 9:30 o'clock by the Rev. Fr. J. J. Esdepsky. Interment was in St. Anna's Catholic cemetery. Pallbearers were the following nephews of the deceased: Leo Rach, Norbert Wick, Jerome, Elmer, Clarence and Norbert Brill. Attending the services were relatives from Hilbert, Marytown, St. Anna, Mishicot, Two Rivers, Sheboygan, Milwaukee, Dacada, Cascade, Fond du Lac, New Holstein, Plymouth, Chicago, Belgium, town of Rhine and Russell, Alexandria, La., and Wheaton, Ill. Sheboygan Press, Fri. Apr. 18, 1941, p. 4, c. 6
ELIZABETH (LACROIX) RACH
Elizabeth (LaCroix) Rach
From Calumet county death records:
Elizabeth Rach nee LaCroix (v.4 p.34)
Wife of Nick Rach
Aug. 1826-May 20, 1904
Daughter of Peter LaCroix and Mary Nickloy (both born Germany)
Died from “malignant janudier, one week”
Buried at St. Anna Catholic Cemetery, Town of New Holstein
(Note: She is the mother of the Rach children shown in photos.)
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From Calumet county death records:
Nicholas Rach (Calumet 4-67)
Widowed of Elizabeth LaCroix
April 2, 1826-June 7, 1905
Parents names are left blank on death record
Died from “uremia –chronic hemorrhage –nephritis”
Buried at St. Anna Catholic Cemetery, Town of New Holstein
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Children of Nicolas Rach and Elizabeth LaCroix are:
1. John Rach 1857-1943 (is in photos)
- married Barbara Meyer 1864-1913 -both buried at St. Anna
2. Anna Rach 1859-1938 (is in photos)
- married John Wick 1858-1908 -both buried at St. Anna
3. Henry Rach 1861-1924 (is in photos)
- married Sophia Hanert 1867-1950 -both buried at St. Anna
4. Peter Rach 1864-1892 (is in photos)
- likely never married -buried at St. Anna
5. Mary Rach (is in photos)
- married Nicolas Goebel -they moved to Kansas and are likely buried there
6. Nicholas Rach 1869-1941 (not in photos but his wife is in photos)
- married Clara Brill 1874-1953 -both buried at St. Anna
HENRY RACH
Henry Rach
SOPHIE (HANERT) RACH
Sophie (Hanert) Rach
From Calumet county marriage records: Henry Rach and Sophia Hanert (v.3 p.90) June 3, 1890 at St. Anna, Town of New Holstein Henry Rach Son of Nicolas Rach and Elizabeth LaCroix Born Town of New Holstein Sophia Hanert Daughter of Joseph Hanert and Joanna Thomas Born Town of Russell, Sheboygan County Witnesses are Maggie Hanert and Peter Rach ********* From the Calumet county death records: Henry Rach (v.7 p.765) Oct. 12, 1861-Sept. 30, 1924 Husband of Sophia Rach Son of Nich Rach and Elizabeth LaCroix (both born Belgium) Born Wisconsin –farmer Died from “chronic myocarditis” Buried at St. Anna, Town of New Holstein ********* Sudden Death Of Henry Rach Causes Grief At St. Ann Funeral services for Henry Rach, 63, whose sudden death at St. Ann shocked the entire community, were held Friday at St. Ann’s church with a solemn requiem mass conducted by Rev. J.H. Schmitt, assisted by Rev. Hanert of Kilbourne and Rev. Felix Sipple of Elkhart Lake. Interment was made in the family lot in St. Ann’s cemetery. Three years ago Mr. Rach had suffered a stroke of apoplexy, but for the past few years he appeared to be in good health. He was a leading resident of the town of Russell and was a devout member of St. Ann’s church and St. Joseph’s society. Mr. Rach was born in St. Ann, October 12, 1861, and on June 3, 1890, he was married to Miss Sophie Hanert. The couple settled on a farm near New Holstein where they resided for ten years. Since that time they had made their home at St. Ann. Deceased is survived by his widow, one daughter, Mrs. Mary Pickart; two brothers, Nick and John Rach of Kiel, two sisters, Mrs. Nick Goebel of Jetmore, Kansas, and Mrs. Anna Wick of Kiel; and grand-daughter, Cecelia Pickart. Sheboygan Press-Telegram, Tues. Oct. 7, 1924, p. 10, c. 6 ********* From the Calumet county death records: Sophia Gertrude Rach nee Hanert (v.12 p.540) Dec. 1, 1867-April 27, 1950 Daughter of Joseph Hanert and Janet Thomas Born Wisconsin Died from “hypostatic pneumonia, 1 week –cerebral arteriosclerosis senility –complete uterine prolapse, 10 years” Buried at St. Anna Cemetery, Town of New Holstein