BUSSE:
Adeline/1898-1993 (27 Feb 1898/01 Dec 1993/SSDI)
Arthur/1895-1966 (20 Jan 1895/May 1966/SSDI)
Man Crushed to Death by Farm Tractor
St. Nazianz - (Special) – A Town of Eaton man was killed instantly
Thursday afternoon when he was crushed by a tractor which got out
of control on a farm driveway grade.
Arthur L. Busse, 71, of R. 1, Kiel, who lived about 3-1/2 miles
northwest of here was crushed by the steering wheel of the tractor
which tipped as it went down the incline.
Mr. Busse was thrown from the machine which righted itself when it
got back onto level ground.
A lifelong resident of the area, Mr. Busse was born Jan. 20, 1895,
the son of John and Sophia Horstmann Busse, and was married to Adeline
Streckert at Reedsville in 1921.
He was educated in Town of Eaton schools and owned a milk route for a
number of years in addition to operating a farm.
He served as a member of the former Sunny Side school board and was a
member of the Kiel Presbyterian Church.
Surviving are his wife; twin sons, Kenneth and Kenton, both of the Town
of Eaton; two brothers, John and August, both of Manitowoc; a sister,
Mrs. William Holdorf, Manitowoc, and two grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Kiel Presbyterian
Church with the Rev. Allan Bowe, pastor, officiating. Burial will be
in the Town of Eaton Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Christianson Funeral Home, Valders, from 3 p.m.
Sunday to 1 a.m. Monday and at the church from noon to the hour of
services.
The Sheboygan Press – Friday, May 6, 1966 – P. Front Page
DRAHEIM:
Wilhelmina/Gattin von/C.H. Draheim/Gest./23 April 1872/Alter/33 Jahr 3 mon. 27 Tage
HOLDORF:
Gordon/1933-1934
Eunice/1931
Hanna/1896-1965
Mrs. Erwin Holdorf, 69, of R. 1., Kiel (Town of Eaton), died Sunday at
Calumet Memorial Hospital, Chilton.
The former Hanna Streckert was born on May 28, 1896, in Town of Eaton,
a daughter of the late Henry and Paulina Streckert. She was married to
Erwin Holdorf on Sept. 25, 1919, at Niles Presbyterian Church.
The couple engaged in farming in the township until two years ago.
Mrs. Holdorf was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Kiel.
Survivors are her husband; two sons, Lawrence of Greenwood, Ind., and
Lowell of R. 1, Kiel; seven grandchildren; two brothers, George Streckert
of rural Kiel, and Fried Streckert of rural Chilton; three sisters, Mrs.
Arthur Busse of rural Kiel, Mrs. Selmar Skatrud of rural Valders, and
Mrs. Vilas Holdorf of rural Chilton. One daughter and one son preceded
her in death.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Presbyterian
Church, Kiel. The Rev. Allen Bowe will officiate and burial will be in
Streckert Cemetery, Town of Eaton.
Friends may call at Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, from 3 p.m. Tuesday
until 11 a.m. Wednesday, and then at the church from noon until
services.
The Sheboygan Press – Monday, October 26, 1965 – P. 12, ossw:
Erwin/1894-1980 (15 Nov 1894 May 1980/SSDI)
KAUTZ:
Heinrich/Sohn von/J. & W. Kautz/gestorben June 22, 1874/Alter 3 Jahre
STRECKERT:
Hier Ruhet/Bertha W./Geb. 20 Jan 1858/Gest. 14 Sept. 1861
Michael/Geb. 29 Sept. 1803/Gest. 19 Marz 1884
Anna/Geb. 21 Dez. 1830/Gest. 11 April 1919
Johann H./Geb. 13 Juli 1862/Gest. 27 Aug. 1889
Gottlieb/April 9, 1853/Mar. 25, 1928
The following are small stones - brothers of Johann & Gottlieb)
Fred
Willie
Theodore
Edward
Caroline
L.S. (no more information)
Lydia R.E./Toch. von H & P Streckert/geb. 12 Juni 1905/gest. 5 Nov. 1905
Henry J./July 21, 1867/Feb. 26, 1935, ossw:
Paulina/Nov. 10, 1866/June 3, 1939
Anna/Nov. 6, 1907/Nov. 12, 1961
Karl W./geb. 24 Juni 1843/gest. 17 Mai 1918, ossw:
Wilhelmine/geb. 6 Okt. 1856/gest. 30 Nov. 1936
Mrs. Streckert’s Funeral Services to be Thursday
Manitowoc, Wis. – Funeral rites for Mrs. Minnie Streckert, 80, Collins,
who died here Monday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. August Busse,
will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at the home of her son, Edward, Eaton,
and at 1:45 p.m. at the Evangelical church.
Mrs. Streckert, nee Minnie Damm, was born in Kewaunee county in 1856 and
when 16 years of age accompanied her parents to a farm in Manitowoc county.
She was married to Charles Streckert and they located on a farm in Eaton.
Mr. Streckert died 20 years ago. For 10 years Mrs. Streckert made her home
in the village of Collins.
Survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Louis Rusch, Rantoul, Wis., Mrs. August
Busse, city, Mrs. Robert Dehart, Appleton; two sons, John, Long Lake, Wis.,
Edward, Eaton; four brothers, John, route 1, Valders, William, Collins, Henry,
California, Edward, Appleton; five sisters, Mrs. Bertha Etzel, Chicago, Mrs.
August Schwalbe, Sr., Eaton, Mrs. Louis Hammel, Sr., St. Nazianz, Mrs. Nick
Schroeder and Mrs. Edward Behnke, both of Collins; three half-brothers, Louis
Lemke, Collins, Adolph, California, Fred, Oshkosh; 21 grandchildren and 15
great-grandchildren.
The Sheboygan Press – Wednesday, December 2, 1936 – P. 6
Heinrich/Sohn von/C. & W. Streckert/geb. 9 Jan. 1878/gest. 18 Jan. 1878
STRUCKART:
Friedrika/geb. 25 Aug. 1865/gest. 14 Nov. 1872
Note: Draheim & Kautz: According to Mrs. Vilas Holdorf, whose maiden
name was Elsie Streckert, and Gottfried Streckert, on whose farm
the family cemetery is located, the Draheims and Kautzes are not
related to the Streckerts. They were buried in the Streckert Family
Cemetery since they did not have another "suitable place".