DALE R. BARTA Dale R. Barta, 63, of Green Bay, died unexpectedly Friday, August 9, 1991, at a local hospital. He was born October 7, 1927, in Niagara, Wis., to Sylvia (Jacobsky) Barta Siehr and the late Joseph Barta. Dale served in the U.S. Air Force from 1945 until his discharge in 1947. He married the former Jean Clayton June 23, 1951, in Two Rivers. Dale was employed by the FMC Corporation until his retirement in 1985. He was a charter member of both the Green Bay Northeast Lions Club and the Lazy Acres Hunting Club in Cooperstown. Dale was a member of St. Philip Parish. He is survived by his wife, Jean; two sons, three daughters and sons- in-law, seven grandchildren; his mother and stepfather, one brother and sister-in-law, one sister, two stepbrothers and stepsisters-in-law, one step-sister and stepbrother-in-law, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Joseph Barta; and one brother, Joseph J. Barta. Friends may call at Proko-Wall Funeral Home, 1630 E. Mason Street, from 3 to 8 p.m. this Monday and prior to funeral Tuesday. Parish wake service 7 p.m. Monday. Funeral 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Philip’s Church with the Rev. Paul DuCharme officiating. Burial in St. James cemetery, Cooperstown. In lieu of other expressions of sympathy, a memorial fund has been established in his name. Herald Times Reporter, no date
JAMES M. BARTA James M. Barta, age 56, of Two Rivers, died Thursday morning, June 10, 1993, at his home. Funeral Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 12, 1993, at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Two Rivers. The Rev. Paul Schumacher will officiate at the Mass of Christian Burial with burial following at St. James Cemetery, Cooperstown. He was born June 12, 1936, in Two Rivers, son of Sylvia Jacobosky and the late Joseph Barta. He married Marjorie Tate August 8, 1986, at Manitowoc. He was employed by the City of Two Rivers for over 15 years as a plant operator in the Water Filtration Plant. Jim enjoyed golfing, woodworking and his grandchildren. Survivors include his wife, Marjorie, Two Rivers; two sons and daughters-in-law, three daughters and sons-in-law, his mother and step-father, Sylvia and Clarence Siehr, Two Rivers; a sister, three step-sons and two step-daughters-in-law, one step-daughter and step-son-in-law, two sisters-in-law, five grand-daughters; one step-grandson; one step-granddaughter; nieces, and nephews. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Joseph and Dale Barta. Friends may call at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church from 8:30 a.m. until the time of services at 10 a.m. Saturday. The Klein and Stangel Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements. Herald Times Reporter, no date
THERESA A. BARTA Theresa A. Barta died of cancer, on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2005. A memorial service will be held at noon on Friday, June 17, 2005 at St. James Catholic Church in Cooperstown. Theresa was born on Oct. 25, 1926 in Two Rivers, the middle child of Alexander and Anna Shikowski Pliszkiewicz’s five children. She attended Sacred Heart Catholic Grade School and Washington High School in Two Rivers, graduating in 1943. Theresa married Joseph J. Barta at Sacred Heart Church in Two Rivers on Oct. 26, 1946. She worked as a shipping clerk at Paragon Electric for over 20 years until her retirement in 1982. Theresa’s husband preceded her in death on May 8, 1986. Theresa continued to live in the Two Rivers-Manitowoc area until 2003 when she moved to Champaign, Ill. Theresa especially loved the water and often spent time at Neshotah Beach, Point Beach and Peninsula State Parks as well at Kangaroo Lake in Door County, the Atlantic coast of South Carolina and the Pacific coast of Oregon. She also enjoyed reading, eating out with friends and country music. Theresa is survived by her two daughters, and two grand- daughters. She is survived by one brother. Theresa was preceded in death by her sister: Irene Kopestsky; her brother: Paul Pliszkiewicz; and her sister: Rose Cayemberg. Herald Times Reporter, March 6, 2005
MARGERETHA BARTELME From Der Nord Westen, 06 Feb. 1896: Death of Mrs. M. Bartelme of Kings Bridge, on Wed. last week, after a long and severe illness. She was born 1829 in Germany, came to America in 1851, first lived a few years in Town New Denmark, Brown County, and then moved to Town Gibson in Manitowoc County. For the past two years she cared for her quite elderly husband while living with their son-in-law Jos. Reinert, near Kings Bridge, where she died. She leaves many children and grandchildren. Burial was Sat. in the Catholic Cemetery of Cooperstown.
MICHAEL BARTELME From Der Nord Westen, 17 Aug. 1905: Death Fri., after an illness of only 5 hrs., of 87-yr. old Michael Bartelme at the home of his son, Peter Bartelme, in Cooperstown. He was an old settler of our county and had a farm in Cooperstown which he turned over to his son and came to live with his daughter here, Mrs. Walter Pellett. A few days before his death, still enjoying the best of health, he had gone to Cooperstown to pay a visit to his son. He fell ill there Fri. morning and died after a few hours. In addition to a twin brother, Mr. Bartelme leaves 2 sons and 2 daughters. The funeral was held Mon. in Cooperstown.
MARY BRADLEY Name: Bradley, Mary D.: 12/13/1877 B.: Reg. D.: 1/3/1878 sex: f/w Age at death: 1/2 hr. B.P.: Cooperstown D.P.: Cooperstown Cem: Cooperstown Ch.: Inf. & Address: Rev. A.L. Rossochowitz Spouse: F.: Thomas Bradley M.: Mary Bradley Cause of Death: born before maturity Add Info.: Cert. Dt. 12/13/1877 Pg.# 253
TERRENCE BRADLEY From Der Nord Westen, 10 May 1906: Death in a Green Bay hospital from pneumonia of 45-year old farmer Torrence(sic) Bradley of Cooperstown leaving a widow and several children. A brother of the deceased died about 3 weeks ago.
THOMAS BRADLEY From Der Nord Westen, 21 Jan. 1892: Death Tues. morning of 41 yr. old Thomas Bradley in Town Cooperstown. He had become ill with the flu which advanced into pneumonia. His burial took place this morning in the Catholic Cemetery of Cooperstown
JOHN G. CENEFELT From Der Nord Westen, 23 Nov. 1899: Sat. morning in Cooperstown 23-yr. old John Cenefeldt(sic) committed suicide with a revolver, one shot in the chest and a second shot to the brain. He had recently been attending dental school in Valparaiso, Ind. He leaves his parents and several sisters.
MICHAEL CORBETT Michael/son of/P & M Corbett/Died Jan. 11, 1894/Aged 37 yrs From the Manitowoc Co. Chronicle, Two Rivers, Tue. Jan. 23, 1894: Died: Michael Corbett, at the age of 36, in the hospital at West Superior of typhoid fever. Mr. Corbett was a bright man who had gained many friends at this place where his boyhood days were spent. He formally was a public school teacher in Kewaunee Co. His body was brought to this place for interment.
DENIS DEWANE (from the Manitowoc Tribune, 14 Oct. 1875) WAS HE MURDERED? The finding of a man in the Road with his Neck Broken Last Sunday morning a man named Dennis Dewane was found dead on the public highway in front of John Arnold's store in the town of Cooperstown, this county, the circumstances of which lead to the belief that he was murdered for money. The man Dewane was a bachelor living in the Town of Franklin, Kewaunee County, who had, a few days previously, sold his farm for $2,000, receiving $1,000 in cash, which money, the mortgage, and other papers he had left in the care of a cousin of his, where they still are. On Sunday morning, about five o'clock, Dewane left his home (just over the Manitowoc county line) taking with him $2.20, for which he intended to purchase some meat at a butcher shop near Arnold's store, and at about 6 o'clock was seen to pass by a couple of farmers residing on the road. At 7 o'clock, when Mr. Arnold opened his store, he observed a man lying in the road and went to him. An examination showed that his face was bloody and that he was dead. Arnold then aroused his nearest neighbor, Adam Keifer, and the two called a priest residing near the church, a short distance south of the store. The remains were carried into the store, and later in the forenoon a jury was empanneled, which, after examining the body, gave a verdict that Dewane came to his death by a blow in the face and by having his neck broken. On Monday afternoon the remains were interred near the church. An examination of the pockets of the deceased showed that the $2.20 with which he left home had not been removed. The questions now presenting themselves are: How can the blood on his face be accounted for? and if he fell down in an apoplextic fit, how came his neck to be broken, or was the jury mistaken as to the extent of the injuries? The friends of the deceased are firm in the belief that he was killed, his murderer thinking he had the proceeds of the sale of his farm in his pocket, while others, the priest among them, think otherwise. Yesterday Mr. P.J. Pierce was sent to Cooperstown to inquire into the case, and tomorrow the District Attorney, together with the Coronor and a jury, will go there, take up the remains, and ascertain the causes which led to his death. Mr. Dewane is said to have been a very peaceable man, and it is not known that he had an enemy in the world. He was given to intoxication occasionally, but was not quarrelsome and was perfectly sober at the time of his death. The circumstance has created quite a sensation, and the facts to be gained by the inquest tomorrow are looked forward to with much anxiety, as it will then be known whether the man was murdered or not. -------------- From Der Nord Westen, 14 Oct. 1875 Discovery of a body Monday morning by Mr. John Arnold, a merchant in Cooperstown. As he opened his store he saw a body lying in the main street. With the help of Pastor Wenniger and other neighbors, the still warm body was brought into the store. Further details were provided in the 21 Oct. edition, and the murdered man was identified as Dennis Dewane, a resident of Franklin, Kewaunee Co., not far from the county line.
JOHN DREES From Der Nord Westen, 30 Nov. 1905: Death Mon. of 82-yr. old John Drees at the home of his son Peter here, from old age debility. The deceased had formerly lived in Town Cooperstown where he operated a farm for 44 yrs. before retiring 4 yrs. ago to come live with his son here. He leaves a widow and several children. The body was taken to Cooperstown and buried there yesterday.
BRIDGET FAGAN Name: Fagon, Bridged D.: 1/14/1878 B.: 1/18/1878 Reg. D.: Sex: F/W Age at Death: 53 Yrs. B.P.: Ireland D.P.: Coop. Cem.: Coop. Ch.: Inf. & Address: Rev. A. L. Rossochowitz Spouse: Patrick Fagon F.: Thomas Lee M.: Mary Kelley Cause of Death: Pg. #: 254
NICLAS FAGAN Name: Fagan, Niclas D.: 6/25/1878 B.: Reg. D.: 7/1/1878 Sex: M/W Age at Death: 21 Yrs B.P.: Mtw. Co. D.P.: Coop. Cem.: Coop. Ch.: Inf. & Address:Rev. A. L. Rossochowitz Spouse: F.: Patrick Fagon M.: Bridget Fagon Cause of Death: Pg. #: 257
MARIE FENLON From the Herald Times Reporter, Saturday, June 29, 1991: edited for the possible living people Mrs. John (Marie) Fenlong, 90, formerly of 124 Cherry Ave., Francis Creek, died Thursday evening, June 27, 1991, at North Ridge Care Center, Manitowoc. Funeral services will be 9:30 a.m. Monday at Saur Funeral Home, Kellnersville, and 10 a.m. at St. Anne's Catholic Church, Francis Creek. Rev. Donald Schneider will officiate with burial to follow in St. James Cemetery, Cooperstown. The former Marie Hessel was born August 26, 1900, in Francis Creek, daughter of the late Frank and Margaret Blummel Hessel. On October 20, 1926, she was married to John G. Fenlon at St. Anne's Catholic Church, Francis Creek. Together Mr. and Mrs. Fenlon owned and operated Fenlon's Grocery in Cooperstown from 1930, retiring in 1971. The couple moved to Francis Creek in 1977. She was a member of St. Anne's Catholic Church and St. James Christian Mothers Society, Cooperstown. Survivors include her husband, John of Francis Creek; a son and daughter-in-law, two daughters and sons-in-law, 10 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. She was also survived by brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law; nieces; nephews; other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by a grandson, Jeff Landt, four sisters and two brothers.
JACOB GEIMER From Der Nord Westen, 18 Sep. 1902: Death in Town Cooperstown of Jacob Geimer, Sr., after an illness of several months. Mr. Geimer was born 29 Sep. 1829, near Trier in the Prussian Rhineland. In 1856 he acquired a piece of land in Town Cooperstown where he lived until his death. He leaves a widow and 14 children. The funeral took place yesterday from the Catholic Church in Cooperstown. ******** (b. 21 Sep 1828, d.15 Sep 1902/b. Rheinland, Kreis Wittlich, Bruck, Prussia (Germany) Son of Christopher and Barbara (Dillenburg) Geimer m. #3, Anna Rippinger, 16 Apr 1872, St. Anne Catholic Church, Francis Creek, WI/ sent in by researcher see contributors page)
MATH GEIMER From Der Nord Westen, 19 Sep. 1901: Death on Sun. in Cooperstown of Mathias Geimer after a short illness with a brain hemorrhage. He was 24. His funeral was held yesterday from the Catholic Church in Cooperstown. ********* (Matthew Geimer, b.24 Feb 1878, d.15 Sep 1901/b. Town of Franklin, Kewaunee County, WI, Son of Jacob and Anna (Rippinger) Geimer/sent in by researcher see contributors page)
ANNA HEISER From Der Nord Westen, 04 May 1905: After having lived many years ill from the results of a stroke, Mrs. Nic. Heiser in Cooperstown has died at age 60. She leaves her husband and 11 children.
ANNA HEWITT From Der Nord Westen, 01 May 1902: Death in Cooperstown of 20-yr. old Miss Anna Hewitt of consumption. (Note: The newspaper is off on her age, this happens frequently)
JOHN E. HEWITT (here is where the Hewitt family is buried in Cooperstown, so I put this obituary here.) From the Manitowoc Pilot, January 18, 1894: John E. Hewitt died at the home of his parents in Cooperstown on Sunday January 14. He was born in Cooperstown and was 30 years old at the time of his death. He received a good common school education, but was seized with the ambition which has spurred so many young men in this county to action, to improve his education beyond what local facilities could offer. He became a teacher in the public schools and as each year increased his fund of knowledge and his efficiency as a teacher he secured a better school until he secured the principalship of the New Holstein public schools. He then quit teaching and became manager of the Williams' House of this city. He quit this position and went to Chicago but he had contracted a cold which settled on his lungs and he died of consumption after an exhibition of vitality which surprised everyone. He was a young man of most generous impulses, one on whom his friends could always count for any service which unselfish friendship might prompt. His taste for reading had the bent from which culture comes and he was a subscriber to the best magazines. Gifted with a degree of physical strength unusual in a man of average weight, he fought off impending death for a long time and never lost his interest in public matters. There is not a person who knew him whose friendship and confidence he did not enjoy. He was just to every one ernest in everything he did and though he died young he did sufficient during his lifetime to endear him to many who will learn with regret of his death.
KAREL KRIWANEK From the Manitowoc Pilot, Thursday, September 4, 1884: Died - At Cooperstown in this County on Monday Aug. 18, Charles Kriwanek. Mr. Kriwanek was born in Bohemia in 1856 and was consequently in his 29th year at the time of his death. The deceased was well known and highly respected by a large circle of friends and relatives and his untimely death will be long felt and lamented by those he leaves behind. He leaves a young wife and aged mother to mourn his loss. When quite young he learned the tinsmith trade in Green Bay, later on he opened a shop in Gibson which he ran for a few years. About six years ago he located here in Cooperstown where he opened quite an extensive dry goods and hardware establishment, he also ran his tin shop in connection with his store where he did a large business as he kept everything to be found in a country store. He was a strict honest upright business man and one that the whole community will miss. His family have the heartfelt sympathy of the whole community. H.M.K. Cooperstown Sept. 1st. 1884
ADOLPH KUNZ From Der Nord Westen, 09 Mar. 1899: Death Mon. of 25-yr. old Town Cooperstown resident Adolph Kunz of typhus. The burial was Wed.
FRANCES NACHTWEY Miss Frances Nachtwey, 79, retired secretary to the dean of Marquette University Dental Dept., Milwaukee and a former resident of St. Mary Home, Manitowoc, died Sunday afternoon at Holy Family Hospital Extended Care Unit, Manitowoc. Funeral services will be at 9:30 am Wednesday at Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot, and at 10 am at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Mishicot, the Rev. Anthony Betley officiating. Burial will be in St. James Church Cemetery, Cooperstown. Miss Nachtwey was born April 14, 1892, in the Town of Cooperstown, daughter of the late Joseph and Anna Siehr Nachtwey. She was a graduate of Holy Angel Academy at Milwaukee and was graduated with a music major from Marquette University with class of 1927. For many years later she taught piano at Mishicot, Manitowoc, Maribel and Denmark. She then returned to Milwaukee to become secretary to the dean of the Marquette University Dental Dept. retiring after serving 25 years. Surviving is a sister, Mrs. Hugo (Florence) Skwor, of Rt. 1 Mishicot. A sister, Mrs. Agatha Doyle, and a brother, Victor Nachtwey, preceded her in death. Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 pm Tuesday where memorial services will be at 8 pm. Manitowoc Herald Times, 1971 August 16
HENRY NACHTWEY From Der Nord Westen, 13 June 1895: Death in West Gibson on Sun., of Henry Nachtwey, a longtime resident of this county. The funeral was held Tues. at the Cooperstown Catholic Church.
MARY NACHTWEY From the Manitowoc Co. Chronicle, Two Rivers, May 24, 1892: Last Tuesday afternoon, after a long and suffering illness, Mrs. H. Nachtwey was called away from her many friends on earth, to join those on that echoless shore, aged 77 years. Her funeral took place Thursday afternoon and was the largest ever seen here. Many people from the surrounding country were present to pay their last tribute of love and remembrance to the dead. She leaves a husband, several sons and daughters to mourn over her death. The public is in profound sympathy with the sorrowing relatives. ********* From Der Nord Westen, 26 May 1892: Death of 76 yr. old Mrs. H. Nachtwey in Cooperstown on Tues., last week, after a long illness. The funeral took place Thursday.
NICOLAUS NETZER From Der Nord Westen, 07 June 1900: Death Fri. in St. Mary’s Hospital here of Nicolaus Netzer, a prominent farmer of Town Cooperstown. He was born in Paris, France in 1815 and came to Manitowoc County in 1851 where he has resided ever since. He is survived by 5 children. His body was taken to Cooperstown and buried there on Mon.
ANNA POEST Name: Poest, Anna D.: 12/21/1877 B.: Reg. D.: 12/26/1877 Sex: F/W Age at Death: 14 Yrs. 9 Mo. B.P.: Coop. D.P.: Coop. Cem.: Coop. Ch.: Inf. & Address: Rev. Rossochowitz Spouse: F.: Thomas Poest M.: Mary Driscoll Cause of Death: Measles Pg. #: v.1 p.237
JANE POEST Name: Poest, Jane D.: 12/12/1877 B.: Reg. D.: 12/17/1877 Sex: F/W Age at Death: 19 Yrs. (9 July) B.P.: Coop. Wis. D.P.: Coop. Cem.: Coop. Ch.: Inf. & Address: Rev. A. L. Rossochowitz Spouse: F.: Thom. Poest M.: Mary Driscol Cause of Death: Measles Add Info.: Farmer Pg. #: v.1 p.234
REBECK POST Name: Poest, Rebeck D.: 12/19/1877 B.: Reg. D.: 12/26/1877 Sex: F/W Age at Death: 12 1/2 Yrs. B.P.: Coop. D.P.: Coop. Cem.: Coop. Ch.: Inf. & Address: Rev. Rossochowitz Spouse: F.: Thomas Poest M.: Mary Driscol Cause of Death: Measles Pg. #: v.1 p.236
JAMES REEDY/READY From county records, vol.#10, pg.#607 James Ready Male/white Occupation: Retired farmer/widowed d: 16 March 1911 at 9 a.m., at Cooperstown twp., Manitowoc co. age: 86 yrs., cause of death: Iropsy - Brights disease parents: no names, both born in Ireland ********** "Notes from Maribel" Death came to relieve from suffering James Reedy, Sr., at an early hour Thursday. His demise being due to the infirmities incident to advanced age. Born in County Claire (sic), Ireland, Mr. Reedy had reached the advanced age of 86 years, fifty-five of which had been spent as a well to do farmer of this vicinity. Until recently Mr. Reedy had enjoyed excellent health, his last illness dating back only two weeks. He had a wide acquaintance and despite his advanced age, evinced, to the last an interest in current affairs. Mr. Reedy is survived by one son, Mr. James Reedy, at home, and three daughters, Mrs. Charles Johnson, Mrs. Thomas Hogan, and Mrs. Frank Mott, all of whom reside in Red Lodge, Montana. The funeral was held at 10 o'clock from St. James church in Cooperstown, with interment in adjoining cemetery. The funeral was attended by the largest concourse of people ever attending a funeral in the vicinity. Manitowoc Herald, March 1911, edition (from researcher, see contributors page)
JAMES REEDY JR. "Dies on farm where he spent his life" James Reedy, one of the best known farmers in Manitowoc county, died at 7:30 last evening at the family home at Maribel after an illness of three months, the death occurring on the same farm where he was born and had made home all of his life. The funeral will be held Monday morning with a solemn high mass service at St. James Catholic church at Cooperstown at 10:30. Father Jacobs officiating. Born March 17, St. Patrick's day, 1860, Mr. Reedy was sixty-four at his last birthday. He was married forty years ago at Green Bay to Miss Catherine Hickey, the widow who with seven children survives to mourn his death. The children are John, Peter, Martin, Michael, and Miss Anna, all of Maribel, Mrs. Gustav Ceaglske of this city, and Mrs. Joseph J. Wotruba of Maribel. Two sisters, Mrs. Mary Johnson of Red Lodge and Mrs. Kate Mott of Billings, Montana also survive him. Mr. Reedy took a great pride in his farm which was recognized as one of the best kept in the county. He was active in his community and a member of the Holy Name Society. Essentially a home man, Mr. Reedy nevertheless made a wide circle of friends in the county to whom news of his death will come as a shock as his condition was not generally known. January 1925 edition of the Manitowoc Herald. (from researcher, see contributors page)
SYLVIA 0. (BARTA) SIEHR Sylvia 0. (Barta) Siehr, age 98, who was born in Algoma on Dec. 5, 1903, died Dec. 21, 2001 in Seattle, Wash., of complications from recurrent colon cancer. She had many chapters in her long and fruitful life. In 1925 she married Joseph F. Barta and raised four children. In 1975, seven years after Joe’s death, she married Clarence Siehr of Larabee, and enjoyed being grandma to grandchildren of both families. Clarence’s death in 1996 brought Sylvia to Seattle where she lived with her daughter. She is survived by her daughter, step-daughter, stepsons and their spouses, and daughters-in-law, a niece, also 10 nieces and nephews, 23 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her sister: Leah of Casco; and brothers: Hilmore Jacobosky of Two Rivers; and Evan Jaco- bosky of Algoma; and by her three sons: Joseph and James, both of Two Rivers; and Dale of Green Bay. Funeral Mass and burial will be held Saturday, Jan. 26, 2002 at 10:30 a.m. at St. James Catholic Church in Cooperstown. Herald Times Reporter, Jan. 23, 2002
CHARLES STEINBRECHER From Der Nord Westen, 12 Nov. 1891: Death on Tues. evening at 6 p.m., of Town Gibson resident Charles Steinbrecher, widely known in Manitowoc County. The deceased, who reached the age of 56 yrs. 10 mos., died of pneumonia. He served several terms as Town Supervisor and several other civic offices. Burial will take place Sat. morning in the Catholic Cemetery in Cooperstown.
EDWARD STEINBRECHER From Der Nord Westen, 03 Dec. 1891: Sudden death of 20 yr. old Eddie Steinbrecher in Gibson on Tuesday afternoon, 01 Dec. (Article incorrectly says “Nov.”) He is the son of Charles Steinbrecher and has suffered from epilepsy which may have contributed to his death. Tues. afternoon he went into the stable to do some work and was found a few minutes later lying dead on his face. The burial took place on Sat.
HENRY STEINBRECHER From Der Nord Westen, 11 Dec. 1902: A boiler explosion Mon. in a sawmill at Bruce's Crossing, Michigan, took the lives of 3 Manitowoc men who were working there. Their names are Henry Steinbrecher, stepson of widow Mrs. Steinbrecher in Cooperstown, Henry Hawes of Kossuth, and Walter Kind, son of Charles Kind in Larrabee. Henry Steinbrecher was one of the owners of the sawmill, together with J. Schmitt, also of our county. Steinbrecher was 30, Hawes 22, and Kind 23. It is reported that the explosion occurred because the boiler had run out of water. From Der Nord Westen, 18 Dec. 1902: On Thurs. the bodies arrived here of the 3 men killed in the boiler explosion that we reported last week as having occurred in Bruce Crossing, Michigan. The bodies were claimed by their families at the railroad station.
ELIZABETH A. VOSBURGH From Der Nord Westen, 16 Jan. 1902: Death in Cooperstown on Thurs. of Mrs. W.H. Vossburg, the 24-yr. old wife of Dr. Vossburg there with whom she had been married for slightly over a year. Although the deceased had been ill for some time no one anticipated that her end was near, so her death was unanticipated and a severe blow for her husband. The funeral was held Monday. *********** (the following sent in by a family researcher/see contributors page) Elizabeth Anna (Schmitt) Vosburgh/b. 19 Oct. 1876/d. 9 Jan. 1902/wife of Dr. Wallace H. Vosburgh, M.D./dau. of Michael and Dorothy (Haws) Schmitt/cause of death: self inflicted drug overdose (morphine) but "not with suicidal intent". She was addicted to drugs.
FRANK WANISH From Der Nord Westen, 04 Oct. 1906: After a long illness FRANK WANISCH died last Thursday in Holy Family Hospital here. He was a resident of Cooperstown where he has operated a store for many years. He was born in Bohemia, but came to this country as a boy. He leaves 6 children. The body was taken to Cooperstown and buried there Saturday.
KATHAREN WEGNER From Der Nord Westen, 04 Oct. 1900: Death Sat. of Mrs. John Wegner at her residence about 5 miles from Two Rivers. She was the mother of 17 children of whom 14 survive her.