MATHILDA IDA BAHR From Der Nord Westen, 15 Dec. 1904: Death in Town Centerville at 2 a.m. Sat. of Mrs. Mathilda Bahr, nee Boettcher, a few hours after giving birth to a little boy. The deceased was born 06 June 1868 in Centerville and married Louis Bahr in 1887. In addition to her parents, she is survived by 3 brothers, a sister, her husband, 3 sons and 2 daughters.
ALFRED DEHNE From Der Nord Westen, 27 May 1909: Death Monday last week in Centerville of an 11-year old son of the Carl Dehne family from pneumonia. The funeral was held Friday afternoon at 1 o’clock from the Reformed Church in Town Centerville by Pastor Kurtz.
HEINRICH DEHNE One of the highly esteemed pioneers of Centerville, Mr. Heinrich Dehne, was called away by death on Thursday morning 2 o’clock at home with his daughter, Mrs. Herman Monk, at the age of 80 years. The deceased was born on 6th of March 1847, at Amsterdam in Holland and at the age of 6 years came to America. For 60 years he took over the farm in northern Town of Centerville, which he operated until recently. On 15th of December 1870, Mr. Dehne and Miss Louise Zurheide from Sheboygan were bound in marriage. The wife died 14 years ago and is survived by 11 children, 31 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. The children are Mrs. Ernst Grotegut, Mrs. Herman Monk, Mrs. Aug. Hintz and Mrs. Arthur Gabsch in the Town of Centerville, Mrs. William Stock in Newton, Mrs. Erwin Gabsch in Sheboygan, Charles in Centerville, Heinrich in Medford, William and Edward in Colby and Peter in Newton. The funeral took place on Sunday afternoon, 1 o’clock at the home and at 2 o’clock at the Reformed Church on the Town Line. Father Funk officiated. (translated from the German obituary/sent in by researcher/see contributors page)
FRIDA MAGDELENA GOEKE From Der Nord Westen, 31 Mar. 1904: Death in Town Newton on Fri. of the 16-yr. old daughter of Mr. Fr. Goeke, Jr., from a combination of meningitis and appendicitis. The funeral was held Tuesday.
WILHELMINE GOEKE From Der Nord Westen, 11 June 1908: Death Saturday on their farm in Town Centerville of Mrs. Wilhelmine Goeke from dropsy. The deceased, a sister of Friedrich Stockmeier in Newton, had been ill for 5 years. She reached the age of 40 yrs. 8 mos. 5 days and is survived by her husband and a daughter. Her funeral was held yesterday afternoon.
MARIA GROTEGUT Sheboygan Press: "Mrs. Grotegut Of Cleveland Passes Away Wednesday", 29 Dec 1932 Mrs. Ernst Grotegut, who was stricken with apoplexy on Friday night, died at her home at Cleveland, Route 3, at 11 p.m. Wednesday. Mrs. Grotegut, nee Marie Dehne, was born in Town Centerville, on February 2, 1877 and lived there practically all her life. Her marriage to Ernst Grotegut took place January 25, 1902. Survivors are: her husband, four daughters, and two sons, three grandchildren, five brothers, Carl Dehne, Town Centerville; Henry Dehne, Medford; William and Ed. Dehne of Colby and Peter Dehne, Town Newton; five sisters, Mrs. Hrman Monk and Mrs. August Hintz of Centerville, Mrs. William Stock of Newton, Mrs. Irvin Gabsch, Sheboygan and Mrs. Arthur Gabsch, Centerville. One child died at the age of two years. The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at St. John's Ebenezer Reformed church and the Rev. Mr. Froneberg will officiate. (sent in by researcher/see contributors page)
ERNST GROTEGUT Ernst Grotegut, 92, a retired Town of Centerville (Manitowoc County) farmer, died Sunday evening at Holy Family Hospital in Manitowoc. Mr. Grotegut, who had been residing on the home farm on the Lakeshore Road, two miles south of Newton, now operated by his son, Alvin, had been hospital- ized one week. A native of Centerville, he was born Jan. 25, 1873, a son of the late Fred and Louise Sewald Grotegut. He married Mary Dehne, Jan. 25, 1902. Following their marriage the couple operated the above-mentioned Centerville farm. His wife died in December, 1932 Mr. Grotegut was a member of Salem Ebenezer Reformed Church in the Town of Newton. Surviving, in addition to the son, Alvin, are another son, Raymond, R. 1, Newton; four daughters, Mrs. Roland Freis (Linda), Kiel, Mrs. Edgar Jacobi (Nelda), R. 1, Newton, and Miss Orma Grotegut and Mrs. Urban Jacoboski (Violet), Manitowoc; eight grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. One daughter also preceded him in death. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Salem Church, Newton, with the Rev. Norman Hoeflinger, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in St. John's Cemetery, Centerville.
ADELA GROTEGUT From Der Nord Westen, 04 Oct. 1906: A little girl in the Grotegut family in Town Centerville died Saturday of child cholera and was buried Monday. The child was 1-yr. and 11 mos. old.
AMANDA KARBATSCH From Der Nord Westen, 02 May 1901: Death Tues. last week in Newton of Mr. Karbatsch's 3-yr. old daughter Amanda from a heart weakness. The funeral took place Fri. at the Reformed Cemetery in the northern part of Town Centerville by Pastor Most.
NORMAN A. LUTZE Norman A. Lutze, 57, a Town of Newton (Manitowoc County) farmer and cattle trucker, was found dead in the cab of his truck that had run off County Trunk C west of Newton Tuesday afternoon. Dr. Theodore Teitgen, Manitowoc County coroner, attributed death to a coronary attack. He said it was not classified as a traffic accident. Mr. Lutze had driven for Gordon Karstaedt, a cattle buyer. A native of Newton, he was born September 24, 1913, a son of the late Robert and Rose Bauman Lutze. On November 25, 1938, he married Ruth Roehl in her Sheboygan County home. Mr. Lutze was an elder in Salem Ebenezer Reformed Church, Newton. (Survivors omitted for privacy) Funeral services were held Saturday in Salem Church, Newton, with the Rev. N. C. Hoeflinger, pastor, officiating. Burial was in St. John Cemetery, Town of Centerville.
ERNST W. RAUBER From Der Nord Westen, 13 Sep. 1906: Death last week in Town Newton, after a long illness, of a son of Martin Rauber.
LOUISE RAUBER From Der Nord Westen, 16 Jan. 1908: Death Saturday of 18-year old Miss Louise Rauber after a long illness. The deceased leaves her parents and (brother?). The body was taken to Centerville for burial.