ADOLF S. CHLOUPEK From Der Nord Westen, 29 Mar. 1906: Death Tuesday after an illness of several months of Mishicott resident Adolph Chloupek at the age of 50. He leaves a widow and 5 children. The funeral will be held tomorrow. ********* From Der Nord Westen, 05 Apr. 1906: (From the correspondent in Mishicott, 03 Apr.) A.S. CHLOUPEK died of T.B. last Tuesday afternoon in his home here. He had been a judge here for about 10 years and was a highly respected citizen. He leaves his wife, 2 sons, 3 daughters, his mother and 2 sisters. The funeral was held Friday morning from the funeral home with many people attending, with burial in Francis Creek where the family formerly resided.
ANNA CHLOUPEK (d. 1935) ATTORNEY'S WIDOW DIES Mrs. Anna Chloupek passes At Daughter's Home Mrs. Anna Chloupek, 73, widow of Adolph Chloupek, Mishicot attorney, died at 11 a.m. today at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Blanche Cootway, Manitowoc, Route 6. She had been in poor health for several years. Funeral Friday The funeral will be held Friday at 1:30 p.m. at the Cootway residence on the Town Line road, where she had made her home since 1930. Burial will be at the Bohemian National cemetery at Francis Creek where four generations of her family are buried. The services will be in chrge of the J.C.D. lodge of which the deceased was a charter member. Mrs. Chloupek would have been 74 years old on Nov. 24. Her maiden name was Annie Tesarik. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Tesarik and was born at Francis Creek. She was married to Atty. Adolph Choupek in 1880 at Francis Creek where the couple made their home until 1895. They moved to Mishicot where Mr. Chloupek set up a law office. He died 29 years ago but Mrs. Chloupek resided at Mishicot until 1930. Three Children Survive Six children were born to the couple. One child died in infancy, Miss Olga died at the age of 19 in 1911 and Victor, the oldest son, died in 1930. Three children survive, Mrs. Louis Cootway; Mrs. George Schmidt, Two Rivers Route 2, who for seven years was county superintendent of schools; and Edwin Chloupek, Manitowoc. One sister Miss Tillie Tesarik, city, and three grandchildren, also survive. Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. Tuesday, November 12, 1935 P. 2
ANNA L. CHLOUPEK (d. 1973) Private Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Chloupek, 82, of 434 N. Lake St., Manitowoc, who died Wednesday, will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Schneider Mittnacht Funeral Home, Manitowoc, with burial in the Kossuth Cemetery, Francis Creek. Friends may call at the funeral home from 6 to 8 o'clock this Thursday evening. Herald Times Reporter, Manitowoc-Two Rivers, Wis. July 12, 1973
ANTON CHLOUPEK From Der Nord Westen, 07 Oct. 1880: Death of Anton Chloupeck on Sat. of last week in Francis Creek. He was a resident of the county since 1852 and was formerly a merchant in Kossuth involved with a mill, farming and a brewery. He had recently lost both feet by amputation. Burial took place on Sun.
EDWIN A. CHLOUPEK Edwin A. Chloupek, 79, of 434 N. Lake St., Manitowoc, died unexpectedly Saturday at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Schneider-Mittnacht Funeral Home, Manitowoc. Committal services will be held at 1:30 p.m. at Kossuth Cemetery, Francis Creek. Military graveside services will be conducted by the American Legion Drews-Bleser Post No. 88. Mr. Chloupek was born Sept. 27, 1893, at Mishicot, son of the late Adolph and Anna Tesarik Chloupek. He was in the tank corps in France during World War I. He married Anna Stupecky May 14, 1924, at Manitowoc. He was employed with the Pauly Cheese Co. until his retirement at the age of 65. Survivors include his wife and a daughter, Mrs. Charles (Bernice) Weger, of Milwaukee. A brother and three sisters preceded him in death. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday. Memorials may be made to the Heart Fund. Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. November 11, 1972
VICTOR A. CHLOUPEK LONG ILLNESS ENDS LIFE OF V. CHLOUPEK Although a long-time sufferer from lung trouble, the death shortly after 11 o'clock this morning of Victor Chloupek, 48 year old town of Mishicot farmer proved a shock to relatives and friends. The death came suddenly with members of his family not being aware of its nearness. He was a life-long resident of the county, being born on December 2, 1882. He never married and made his home with his mother, Mrs. Anna Chloupek who with a brother, Edwin of this city and two sisters, Mrs. George Schmidt and Mrs. Louis Cootway of this county survive. Mr. Chloupek attended the schools of the county, graduating at Mishicot and he later was a student at the University of Wisconsin, graduating from the short course in the College of Agriculture. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon from the family home at Mishicot and will be in charge of the Z.C.B.J. society, the deceased being a member of the Melnick branch. Burial will be at the Chloupek cemetery at Francis Creek. Manitowoc Herald News, Manitowoc, Wis. June 6, 1930 P. 2 (Note: His tombstone as b. 1881)
LADONIA CHVALA Mrs. Wencel Chvala Sr. (photo), 57, of Rt. 1, Maribel, died Saturday night at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc. She had suffered a stroke at home Wednesday. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Saur Funeral Home, Kellnersville. The Rev. Richard Schmitz of Manitowoc will officiate and burial will be in Francis Creek National Cemetery. The former Ladonia Dvorny was born in the Town of Kossuth Oct. 25, 1899, daughter of Anton and the late Emma Podrabsky Dvorny. She was married in 1938 to Mr. Chvala and the couple farmed in the vicinity of maribel. Surviving her are the hsuband, two daughters (private); three step-daughters (private); a step-son (private); father, Anton Dvorny of Maribel; two sisters, Mrs. Mildred Holly of Tisch Millsa and Mrs. Edwin Graunke of Valders; and 12 grandchildren. Her mother died in February of 1956. Friends may call at the funeral home until the hour of service. Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. Monday, June 10, 1957 P. 13
ANTON DRASNER From Der Nord Westen, 07 July 1904: Death in Town Kossuth on Fri. of 34-yr. old Anton Dreschner of kidney disease, leaving his widow and 3 children. The funeral was Monday. (Note: The surname Dreschner is in none of the cemeteries. In the microfiche death index it shows Anton Drasner d. Jul. 01, 1904.
MARIE DRASNER From Der Nord Westen, 02 May 1907: Death in Town Kossuth on Friday of 42-year old Mrs. Joseph Drasner. The deceased, whose death was totally unexpected, is survived by her husband and several children.
MARY FIERST MRS. FIERST DIES, 76 YEARS Francis Creek Resident To Be Buried Wednesday Mrs. Mary Fierst, 76, resident of Francis Creek for many years, died at the family home there Sunday afternoon. She was ill only one week. The funeral will be held at 1 p.m., Wednesday at the residence of Frank Fierst, Francis Creek, son of the deceased. The Rev. Frank Junek of Melnik will officiate and burial will be in National Cemetery, Francis Creek. The body will be removed from the Wattawa, Urbanek and Schlei Funeral home to the residence Tuesday morning. Mrs. Fierst, who was formerly Mary Albrecht, was born at Cooperstown in September, 1856. She was married there in 1875 to Emanuel Fierst. After their marriage they took up residence on a farm at Francis Creek. Mr. Fierst died in 1887. Mrs. Fierst continued to maintain the family home and in later years the farm was operated by a son, Frank. Mrs. Fierst is survived by four sons, Charles and Emanuel of Brockville, Frank and Anton of Francis Creek; one sister, Mrs. Francis Koukalik of Tisch Mills and one brother, Anton Albrecht of Maribel. There are also nine grandchildren. Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, January 23, 1933 P.2
ALBERT JELINEK Albert Jelinek, 86, of 1119 Menasha Ave., Manitowoc, died Monday morning at Family Heritage Nursing Home, Manitowoc. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Immanual Evangelical Lutheran Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. Glenn Unke will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Town of Kossuth, Manitowoc County. Mr. Jelinek was born Dec. 18, 1884, in Lincoln County, Wis., son of the late Albert and Tatheine Robinson Jelinek. He married Emily Meyer Dec. 24, 1913, at Manitowoc. She preceded him in death in 1959. Survivors include a son, Leo, of Rt. 1, Stanley, Wis., a daughter, Miss Verna Jelinek of Manitowoc and six grandchildren. A son preceded her in death. Friends may call at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home, Manitowoc, (Ninth Street entrance) after 4:30 p.m. Tuesday until 11:30 a.m. Wednesday and then at the church until the time of services. Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. April 12, 1971
MARIE JOURA From Der Nord Westen, 24 Mar. 1904: 65-yr. old Mrs. Anton Youra died in Town Kossuth. Her funeral was yesterday.
TOMAS JURANEK THE CECHS IN AMERICA The progressives scored a triumph when Klacel arrived in the United States, in 1869. Here was an author of distinction, a much-talked-of philospher and intimate friend of some of the greatest men and women of Bohemia. A report which preceded him from abroad that he was coming to America to found a commune of followers, added, if anything, to the magic of his name. Even men who had studied theology or were duly ordained as priests, turned against their Church. Few of these endured more for a principle than Father Thomas Juranek. Coming to America in 1848 or 1849, a backwash of revolutionary Bohemia, Juranek tried hard to get a start at something that was more to his liking than the pulpit. He drudged for a time at cigarmaking in New York. Seeing no prospects in this occupation, he made his way to Milwaukee; there he became a fruit peddler. Saving a few dollars he bought a hand-organ and with this instrument strapped to his back, he tramped along the Mississippi River to New Orleans and back to Wisconsin. He settled in Cooperstown, in Manitowoc County; there he established himself as a schoolmaster, cigarmaker, justice of the peace, and newspaper correspondent. (1) He died March 5, 1890. (1) Thomas Juranek: The Contemplations and Reflections of an Old Cech Organ-Grinder toward the Close of the Nineteenth Century. To all liberal-minded Cechs for careful perusal and investigation, dedicated by an apostate priest. Greenstreet, Wis. 1889. "The Cechs (Boehmians) In America: A Study of Their National, Cultural, Political, Social, Economic and Religious Life, by Thomas Capek, 1920, Page 130
BLANCHE MARESH (d. 1941) Mrs. Vincent Maresh, 51, of 850 North Ninth street, died suddenly of a heart attack at the home this morning. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. from the Frazier mortuary chapel, the Rev. C.H. Phipps of the First Presbyterian church officiating. Burial will be in the National cemetery, near Francis Creek. Mrs. Maresh, nee Blanche Benishek, was born at Melnik in 1889. She was married to Mr. Maresh in 1914. Survivors are the widower; two daughters, Mrs. Allan Roether, city, and Mrs. Arnold Fetzer of Madison; two sons, Robert of this city, Private Rudolph Maresh of Camp Livingston, La; three sisters, Mrs. Rose Libel of Luxemburg, Mrs. Mildred Cerny and Mrs. Helen Mifka of Virginia; four brothers, Anton of Wabeno, Wis., Frank of this city, Fred of Green Bay, Charles of Virginia; and one grandchild. The body may be viewed at the mortuary from Saturday at 4 p.m. until the time of the services. Manitowoc Herald Times, Friday, April 18, 1941 P.2
VICTOR G. MEYER Victor G. Meyer Sr., 72, of Rt. 2, Manitowoc, died Sunday afternoon at Memorial Hospital, Manitowoc, where he had been a patient three weeks. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Saur Funeral Home, Kellnersville. Burial will be in Francis Creek National Cemetery. Mr. Meyer was born Jan. 17, 1893, in the Town of Kossuth, son of the late Joseph and Rose Chloupek Meyer. He farmed in Kossuth most of his life. Surviving are two sons, Victor Jr., of Manitowoc and Leo of Albuquerque, N.M., and a daughter Mrs. Raymond Krim, of Monroe. Three brothers and a sister preceded him in death. Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Tuesday. Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, August 30, 1965 P.5 (Note: The b. date on the tombstone doesn't match the b. date on the SSDI)
MARY PECH From Der Nord Westen, 21 Feb. 1901: Death Sun. of Mrs. JOSEPH PECH of Kossuth in the state mental facility in Oshkosh. The deceased, who in addition to her husband is survived by 4 children, was in the facility for the past year. The body was brought to Kossuth for burial.
JOSEF PODRABSKY From Der Nord Westen, 16 Sept. 1909: Joseph Podrabsky died an early death under the wheels of a freight train on Thursday evening last week. He was a farmhand near Francis Creek and his mutilated body was found Friday morning. How the accident happened is unclear since there were no eyewitnesses. What is known is that the unfortunate man, who lived on his parents’ farm, helped his brother with threshing on Thursday. At sundown he visited the store of Joseph Zemans where he stayed about an hour and left for home after 9 o’clock. It is known that he was sober. The train went through the station northbound about 10 o’clock, and it must have hit the homebound man without the engineer noticing. The body was missing one arm and one leg which were found in the vicinity and the body was so mangled that identification had to be made from the clothing. District Attorney Healy and Coroner Falge are investigating.
MARIE PODRABSKY On Saturday morning at 1 o’clock Mrs. A. Podrobsky was called to rest by the death angel, after an illness of about three weeks duration. She was buried at Francis Creek the following Monday. The deceased is survived by two brothers, Messrs. Wenzel of Tisch Mills and Joseph of Branch and one sister, Mrs. M. Cenefelt of Cooperstown. A large number from here attended the funeral. Manitowoc Daily Herald, Wednesday, May 23, 1917, Page 4
VACLAV POLIVKA From Der Nord Westen, 10 Nov. 1904: Death Thurs. last week of 78-yr. old Wenzel Palivka, Sr., an old resident of Town Kossuth, in the home of his son Wenzel. The funeral was held Sun. at the Union Cemetery in Francis Creek.
ADOLF SIPEK From Der Nord Westen, 30 May 1889: Death of Adolph Sipcke(sic), former resident of Antigo, in the house of his father-inlaw John Stastny in Kossuth. The deceased was 24 yrs. old and died of consumption. He was buried yesterday in Francis Creek. (Note: his wife buried in Va. after she remarried. This information according to Mr. Walter Maresh, a nephew.)
VACLAV TITERA Wencil Titera, 77, lifelong resident of the town of Kossuth, died last night at 7:30 at the Two Rivers municipal hospital, where he had been a patient since last Friday. Death was the result of a heart attack. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at two o'clock from the Wattawa, Urbanek and Schlei funeral home. Burial will be in the National cemetery at Francis Creek. The body will lie at the funeral home from this evening until the time of the services on Thursday. Mr. Titera was born May 10, 1860 north of the present homestead near Francis Creek. When he was four years of age he moved with his parents to the old Andrews homestead, the place on which the late Job Clark was born. In 1884 Mr. Titera was married to Elizabeth Dworak, who died in 1925. The couple farmed the old Andrews place until Mrs. Titera's death when a son, Frank, took over the farm. Mr. Titera, however, was active up to the time of his death. Some years ago Mr. Titera served as town supervisor and as a director on the school board. He was a member of the Z.C.B.J. Survivors include three sons, Frank on the homestead and Henry and Ladimir of Manitowoc; a daughter, Mrs. Joseph Carbon of Branch; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Hurdka, city, Mrs. Pauline Mendlik, Lawton, Okla., and Mrs. Emily Shara, Portland Oregon; and seven grandchildren. Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. August 17, 1937 P. 2
ADELA TROCIL FRANCIS CREEK WOMAN DIES AFTER ILLNESS OF TWO DAYS DURATION Mrs. Frank Trochill, of Francis Creek, died early this morning after an illness of but two days duration. Mrs. Trochill was taken ill Tuesday and her condition became rapidly worse and serious yesterday, death following this morning. She was 30 years of age and is survived by a husband and two children. The funeral will be held Sunday at 10 o’clock at Francis Creek. Manitowoc Daily Herald, Thursday, April 29, 1915, Page 1
JOSEPH YOURA From Der Nord Westen, 08 Mar. 1888: Joseph Joura(sic) of Kossuth died here in Manitowoc last Thurs. He had been severely injured by a falling tree.
ANNA ZEMAN (d. 1917) Miss Anna Zeman, daughter of Wencil Zeman, of this place, died Friday noon after a prolonged illness. The funeral was held Sunday morning with interment at the International cemetery at Francis Creek. Miss Zeman was 18 years of age, having been born Nov. 3, 1898. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wencil Zeman who survive her, together with two brothers, Henry of Sheboygan and Wencil of this place and four sisters, Mrs. Wencil Trocil and Mrs. Adolph Soukoup, both of Melnik and Miss Marie and Antionette of this place. The pallbearers were Adolph Spert, Edwin Popelars, Henry Vacek, Ed Skarivoda, Joe and Willie Zeman. Our sympathy is extended to the bereaved family. Manitowoc Daily Herald, Wednesday, March 14, 1917, Page 4 ================ A number from here attended the funeral of the late Miss Anna Zeman, Sunday, March 11. Interment was at the Czek National cemetery near Francis Creek. Manitowoc Daily Herald, Wednesday, March 21, 1917, Page 4
JAN ZEMAN The following sent in by a family researcher, see contributors page. From the Manitowoc Pilot newspaper dated Jan. 21 1915. Notes From Melnik Death came to John Zeman, a pioneer resident of this place while he was entertaining neighbors and was seated at a table engaged in a friendly game of cards. Mr. Zeman suffered two strokes within a few minutes and died almost instantly, the first stroke having affected his left side and the second and fatal one reaching his heart. Mr.Zeman who was about 76 years of age died at the home of his son Stephen on the farm which had been the Zeman homestead for nearly half a century, the late John Zeman having located on the farm when he came to Manitowoc county in 1866 at which time he took up a 40 acre timber tract which he cleared and added to until now the farm of 140 acres is one of the best improved farms in the county. Mr. Zeman was born in Bohemia and with his wife came here about 50 years ago. Mrs. Zeman died about 5 months ago. The couple celebrated their golden wedding April 30 1910. Ten children survive Mr. Zeman whose six sons officiated as pall bearers at the funeral Tuesday as they did at the burial of their mother a few months ago. The funeral was held from the late home last Tuesday forenoon with interment at the Czech National cemetery near Francis Creek. Our sympathy goes out to the offlicted family in their sad bereavement. Note: All words are spelled as shown in original text. John A. Zeman.
JOSEFA ZEMAN The following sent in by a family researcher, see contributors page: From the Manitowoc Pilot newspaper dated June 11 1914 Notes From Melnik Mrs. Zeman, aged 74 years, died Friday evening at her home here. She was born in Bohemia and came to this country in her youth, and with her husband located on a farm where they remained ever since although for the past several years they led a retired life. She is survived by her husband, six sons and four daughters, all well to do. The funeral was held Tuesday with intermint at the Bohemian National cemetery near Francis Creek. The correspondent and the many friends extend sympathy to the afflicted family.