DAVID SCHEIDT Funeral services for David Scheidt, two year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Scheidt, Route 1, Cleveland, who died Tuesday of injuries received in a traffic accident, will be at the Trinity Lutheran Church, town of Liberty at 2 p.m. Saturday. Burial will be in the church cemetery. David was born in the town of Centerville Dec 29, 1948. He is survived by his parents, and two brothers, (private). The body may be viewed at the Berge Funeral Home, Valders, until 11 a.m. Saturday when thecasket will be moved to the church. David was hurt in a two car collision in the town of Newton Monday afternoon. Manitowoc Herald-Times, Friday, November 23, 1951
EMMA M. SCHMIDT Mrs. Fred Schmidt, 86, a former Chilton resident, of 545 S. 30th St., Manitowoc, died Monday morning at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. C.R. Rosenow will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Schmidt, nee Emma Leider, was born May 10, 1886, at Manitowoc Rapids, daughter of the late Gottfried and Augusta Gohike Leider. She was married to Fred Schmidt May 27, 1905, in the Town of Liberty. They resided in Sheboygan Falls, the Town of Liberty and Chilton before moving to Manitowoc in 1966. Her husband preceded her in death in 1966. Survivors include two daughters, Miss Viola and Mrs. Mepa Koepsel, of Manitowoc; a brother, Paul, of Valders; four grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Two daughters, five sisters and six brothers preceded her in death. Friends may call at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home, Manitowoc, from 3 to 9 p.m. Tuesday until noon Wednesday and then at the church until the time of service. Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. June 19, 1972
FREDRICH L. SCHMIDT Fred L. Schmidt, 88, of Rt. 4, Chilton, died Sunday at Calumet Memorial Hospital, Chilton. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Martin Lutheran Church, Chilton. The Rev. Ernst Schmidtke of Sheboygan will officiate and burial will be in Trinity Cemetery, Town of Liberty. Mr. Schmidt was born Aug. 23, 1877, in Bonduel, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schmidt. He married Emma Leider May 27, 1905, in the Town of Liberty, and for the last 38 years the couple lived at its present address. He worked for the Milwaukee Road before his retirement. Survivors are the wife, two daughters, Miss Viola, at home and Mrs. Meta Koepsel, of Manitowoc a sister, Mrs. Anna Emke, of Bonduel, four grand- children and five great grandchildren. Two daughters, three brothers and a sister preceded him in death. Friends may call at Erbe-Evjen Funeral Home, Chilton, after 3 p.m. Wednesday until 11 a.m. Thursday and after noon at the church. Manitowoc Herald Times, Tuesday, May 17, 1966
AGNES SCHNELL Mrs. Edwin (Agnes) Schnell, 83, of Rt. 1, Manitowoc, died Friday morning at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Trinity Lutheran Church, Town of Liberty. The Rev. C. R. Rosenow will officiate with burial in the church cemetery. Mrs. Schnell, nee Agnes Hecker, was born Jan. 2, 1893, in the Town of Newton, daughter of the late Ernst and Louis Born Hecker. She attended Newton schools and was a housewife. She was married to Edwin Schnell Nov. 11, 1916, at Newton. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church and its Ladies Aid Society. Survivors include her husband, two sons, Kenneth, of Cleveland and Harold, of Rt. 1, Manitowoc; a daughter, Mrs. William (Jeanette) Hochkammer, of Rt. 3, Manitowoc, 15 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren, two brothers- in-law and two sisters-in-law. Two brothers and four sisters preceded her in death. Friends may call at Christianson-Deja Funeral Home, Valders, from 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday and at the church from noon Monday until the time of service. Herald Times Reporter, Saturday, April 10, 1976
ALWINA SCHNELL Mrs. Louis J. Schnell, 84, of Liberty, died Sunday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Arthur Thiel, in the village of Manitowoc Rapids. She made her home with her daughter the past two years. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Trinity Lutheran Church, Liberty. The Rev. Samuel Kugler will officiate and burial will be in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Schnell was born Alvina Kahn in Germany in 1869 and at the age of 18 came to this country. She was married in Milwaukee in 1892 to Louis Schnell and a year later moved to the homestead farm in Liberty, where she resided for 60 years. Mr. Schnell died in 1942. Survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Arthur Thiel of Manitowoc Rapids, Mrs. Leonard Furhman of Newton and Mrs. Orley Halverson of Milwaukee; son, Walter, on the Liberty home farm; ten grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the Barge Funeral Home, Valders, after 2 p.m. Tuesday. The casket will be moved to the church at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Manitowoc Herald-Times, Monday, July 6, 1953
AUGUSTA SCHNELL MRS. AUGUSTA SCHNELL DIED YESRERDAY Mrs. Augusta Schnell, wife of Louis A, Schnell, South Fourteenth street, who moved into the city from a farm in Liberty, died at 2 o'clock p.m. yesterday after, an illness of about two months from heart trouble. Mrs. Sehnell was born in town Liberty in 1859 and celebrated her 50th birthday last Dec. 31. Her maiden name was Catherine Schnell and she was married to Louis Schnell in 1884. There are no children surviving, the couple, being childless. There are five brothers and four sisters survivlng, however. Arrangements for the funeral have not yet been completed. Manitowoc Daily Tribune, Wednesday, January 19, 1910
CARL F. SCHNELL Carl F. Schnell, 85, of Rt.1, Manitowoc, died Saturday morning at the family residence. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Trinity Lutheran Church, Town of Liberty. The Rev. C.R. Rosenow will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery. Mr. Schnell was born Oct. 24, 1889, at Eaton, son of the late Carl and Johanna Radder Schnell. He attended schools in the Town of Eaton. He married Ella Ott, Nov. 20, 1915, in the Town of Liberty. He farmed his earlier years and retired from Lakeside Packing in 1980. Survivors include his wife; a son, Harvey of School Hill; a daughter, Mrs. Edward (Mildred) Lorfeld, of Spring Valley; a sister, Mrs. Johanna Ott, of New Holstein; five grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. Two brothers and four sisters preceded him in death. Friends may call at the Christianson-Deja Funeral Home, Valders, after 4 p.m. Monday until 11 a.m. Tuesday and from noon until the time of service at the church. Herald Times Reporter, Saturday, August 23, 1975
FRED H. SCHNELL Fred H. Schnell, 69, of 1321 S. 16th St Manitowoc, died unexpectedly Thursday Morning af a heart attack at his home. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Trinity Lutheran Church, Town of Liberty. The Rev. Samuel Kugler will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery. He was born April 8, 1886, in Liberty, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Schnell, and Aug. 1, 1940, married Miss Genevieve Jones. They moved to Manitowoc in 1943. He was active in farming, assisting hie brother, John A., on Rt. 1, Manitowoc. Surviving are his wife: mother, Mrs. Mary Schnell of Manitowoc; two brothers, John A. and Edwin of Rt. 1, Manitowoc; two sisters, Mrs. John Fischer of Rt. 1, Manitowoc, and Mrs. Edmond Lippert of ???, Ariz.; and several nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, after 2 p.m. Friday. The casket will be moved to the church at 11 a.m. Saturday, to lie in state until the hour of service. Manitowoc Herald-Times, Thursday, February 16, 1956
JOHANN F. SCHNELL KILLING OF PIG RESULTS IN DEATH OF MANITOWOC MAN John Schnell, a well known Manltowoc county farmer died at his home following a stroke of apoplexy which he suffered as a result of overexertion. Responsibility for Mr. Schnell's death can be laid to a pig. While engaged in butchering on the farm, one of the pigs selected for killing became refractory and Mr. Schnell while attempting to hold the animal and complete the work of dispatching it, suffered a rupture of a blood vessel in the brain from which death later resulted. Mr Schnell was 60 years of age and had enjoyed robust health all his life and his sudden death is a great shock to all who knew him. He was widely known in the section where he made his home. Besides a widow, Mr. Schnell Is survived by five chlldren, two daughters and three sons. Several brothers and sister also survive. The Sheboygan Press, Tuesday, February, 21, 1919
LOUIS A. SCHNELL (d. 1934) Louis A. Schnell, Town of Liberty Farmer, Dies Louis A. Schnell, 76, retired Town of Liberty farmer, died at 5:40 p.m Wednesday at the home of his niece. Mrs. David Stewart, 913 South 14th street, following a stroke. The body was removed to the Stewart residence late this afternoon from the Wattawa, Urbanek & Schlei funeral home. Services will be held at the residence at 2 o'clock Saturday and at the Liberty Lutheran church at 3 o'clock. The Rev. P. Hensel will officiate and burial will be in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Schnell was born July 8, 1857 in Liberty. He married Miss Augusta Schnell May 23, 1884. Twenty-six years ago they moved to Manitowoc and Mrs. Schnell died the following year. Survivors are a brother, Fred Schnell, Liberty, and two sisters, Mrs. August Lierman, Liberty, and Mrs. Frank Pleuss, Manitowoc Rapids. Manitowoc Herald Times, Thursday, June 21, 1934
LOUIS J. SCHNELL (d. 1942) Funeral Servives For Louis Schnell Held Wednesday Valders, Wis. - Funeral services for Louis Schnell, aged 83, lifelong resident of the Liberty township, who passed away Saturday afternoon, April 25, after an illness of a few days, were held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Berge Funeral home here, and at 2 o'clock at Trinity Lutheran church in Liberty township, the Rev. E. C. Schroeder officiating. He became ill while attending a funeral service for his grand-daughter, Mrs. Thomas Blacklock, at St. Wendel, Wednesday, April 22. Interment was in the church cemetery, six grandsons serving as pallbearers. Deceased was born May 29, 1858, in Liberty township, eldest of a family of five boys and five girls. He was 16 years of age when his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Adam Schnell, bought the farm on which the family have since lived. On March 9, 1892, he was married to Miss Ida Kahn of Milwaukee. For 50 years the Schnells have been a member of the Liberty Trinity Lutheran church and Mrs. Schnell has been a member of the Ladies' Aid. In March, this year, the couple celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. Survivors are the widow; one son, Walter, of Liberty township; three daughters, Mrs. Leonard Fehrman of Newton, Mrs. Art Thiel, route 4, Manitowoc, and Mrs. Orley Halverson of Milwaukee; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; three brothers, Charles and Herbert of Newton, and August of Liberty, and one sister, Mrs. Fred Kieselhorst. Sheboygan Press, Monday, May 4, 1942 ******* Mr. and Mrs. Louis Schnell celebrated their silver wedding Friday. A supper was served at 5 and a midnight supper at 11. The sermon was held at 7 oclock. There were about one hundred forty guests. The out of town guests were Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Thiel, Mrs. Bertha Beyersdorff of Milwaukee and Louis Schnell, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Schnell, Mr. Arwin Schnell, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Pleuss and Mrs. Chas. Westphal of Manitowoc. The room was decorated in green and white crepe paper and silver tinsel. All had an enjoyable time, the guests being ? there until 4 oclock in the morning. Manitowoc Daily Herald, Tuesday, March 13, 1917, Page 4 (Note: Friday would have been Mar. 9)
MARY SCHNELL Mrs. Mary Schnell, 92, of the Town of Liberty, Rt. 1, Manitowoc, died at her home Tuesday evening. Funeral services will be a 2 p.m. Friday at Trinity Lutheran Church, Town of Liberty, with the Rev. Samuel Kugler officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Schnell was born Feb. 28, 1866, on the homestead farm in the Town of Liberty where she spent her entire life, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Johann Wehausen, April 17, 1885, she was married to John Schnell and he died in 1919. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church and Ladies Aid Society. Surviving are twin daughters, Mrs. Mary Fischer of Rt. 1, Manitowoc, and Mrs. Anna Lippert of Tucson, Ariz. two sons, Edwin and John of Rt. 1, Manitowoc, eight grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. A son, Fred. preceded her in death. Friends may call at Berge Funeral Home, Valders, after 3 p.m. Thursday and after 11 a.m. at the church. Manitowoc Herald-Times, Wednesday, March 19, 1958
PASCHEN SCHNELL Name: Schnell, Paschen D.: 11/13/1871 B.: 2/20/1822 Reg. D.: 12/30/1872 Sex: MS/W Age at Death: 49 Yrs. 8 Mo. 21 Days B.P.: Mecklenburg Schwerin D.P.: Tn. Liberty Cem.: Trinity Cem. Tn. Liberty Ch.: Inf. & Address: Rev. Charles Wagner Spouse: Jane Schnell (Dec'd) F.: Joachim Schnell M.: Mary Schnell Cause of Death: Apoplexy Add Info.: Farmer Pg. #: v.1 p.138
WILLIAM A. SCHNELL BARN CAVE-IN VICTIM DIES OF INJURIES Skull Fracture and Internal Chest Injuries Prove Fatal To William Schnell William Schnell, 44, town of Liberty farmer, one of eight men injured Tuesday morning in the collapse of the framework of a barn under construction near Gjerpen, died at 10 o'clock Wednesday night at the Holy Family hospital. Schnell died of a skull fracture and serious internal chest injuries. He also had a compound fracture of one leg. He was crushed under several timbers 10 inches wide and 10 inches thick and never fully regained consciousness. Dr. Gerald Rau, county coroner, Sheriff Normnn Berkedal and Dist. Atty. John R. Cashman went to the scene of the accident this afternoon and the result of their investigation will determine whether an inquest will be held. The seven other persons hurt in the accident are all reported to be out of danger and most of them have returned to their homes. 50 WERE ON JOB Workmen who were alongside Schnell at the time of the accident said that he apparently was hit as he tried to avoid being struck by a ladder. Schnell was a member of a crew of about 50 volunteer work-men who were engaged in constructing a barn on farm property adjacent to the Grace Norwegian church and owned by the Norwegian Lutheran Synod of the American Evangelical church. Mr. Schnell was the son ot Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. Schnell who lived with him on the homestead farm in the Town of Liberty near the Liberty Lutheran church. He was born on that farm March 24, 1893. Besides his aged-parents, he is survlved by one brother, Walter of Newton, three sisters, Mrs. Arthur Thiel of Liberty, Mrs. Leonard Fehrmann of Newton and Mrs. Orley Halverson of this city, six nephews and four nieces. FUNERAL SATURDAY Funeral services will be held at the Trinity Lutheran church at Liberty Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock with the Rev. Ehrich Schroeter officiating. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery. The body will be removed to the residence Friday afternoon. Manitowoc Herald Times, Thursday, July 8, 1937 ******** William Schnell, 44, town of Liberty farmer and one of eight men men (sic) caught in the crash of the framework of a barn at the Norstead farm, north of Gjerpen Tuesday morning, died at the hospital Wednesday night. He had suffered a skull fracture and serious chest injuries. About fifty men had gathered at the farm, which is owned by the church, to raise a new barn the collapse came as one of the heavy timbers was being placed. Schnell was caught under the timbers. The others were not so seriously hurt and all are out of danger. The Schnell funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at the Trinity Lutheran church. Liberty. Survivors are his mother, Mrs. Louis J. Schnell, a brother and three sisters. Manitowoc Sun Messenger, Friday, July 9, 1937
ALBERT SCHROEDER Albert Schroeder, 83, died Sunday afternoon at the Manitowoc County hospital following a lingering illness. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Evangelical Lutheran church in Liberty, the Rev. Adalbert F. W. Geiger officating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Mr. Schroeder was born in 1868 in the town of Manitowoc, and was a retired Valders farmer. He never married. Survivors are three sisters; Mrs. Ida Pohlaud of Sheboygan: Mrs. Richard Bratz of Valders; Mrs. Hulda Schuette of Sheboygan. Friends may call at the Berge funeral home in Valders from Tuesday noon until 11 a.m. Wednesday when the body will be moved to the church to lie in state until the time of services. Manitowoc Herald-Times, Monday, August 20, 1951
IRMA SCHROEDER Mrs. E. C. Schroeder, 36, wife of the pastor of the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran church in the Town of Liberty, died Friday at 6:45 p.m. at the parsonage. She had been ill for several years. Mrs. Schroeder, formerly Irma Kramer, was born in a German colony in Russia Nov. 1, 1902. The family came to the United States in I902 and established residence in Milwaukee. She was married in Milwaukee July 12, 1930. The couple moved to Liberty three and one-half years ago when the Rev. Mr. Schroeder was assigned to the Trinity church. The survivors are the widower, the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Kramer, Milwaukee, two brothers, Walter and John, and three sisters, Mrs. J. E. Devine, Mrs. Ed. Deyer and Miss Mathilda Kramer, all of Milwaukee. The body will lie at the Berge funeral home, Valders, this evening and until 9 o'clock Monday morning when it will be removed to the Trinity church. It will lie in state at the church until 2 p.m. when services will be conducted by the Rev. L. H. Koeninger, pastor of the First German Ev. Lutheran church, Manitowoc. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery. Manitowoc Sun Messenger, Saturday, November 26, 1938
BERTHA H. SCHULTZ Mrs. Bertha Schultz, 90, of Rt. 1 Manitowoc, died Sunday morning at Family Heritage Home, Manitowoc. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Trinity Lutheran Church, Town of Liberty. The Rev. C. R. Rosenow will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Schultz was born July 25, 1883, in the Town of Liberty, daughter of the late William and Wilhemina Luebke Rusch. She was married to Lewis Schultz May 18, 1905, in Town of Liberty. The couple resided in the Town of Liberty all their lives. Her husband preceded her in death in 1973 (sic). Survivors include two sons, Lester and Ralph of Rt. 1, Manitowoc, a daughter, Mrs. Don (Nathalie) Wrolson, of Rt. 1, Valders, a sister, Mrs. Marie Fritsch, of Milwaukee, 10 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. A daughter, four brothers, and five sisters and two grandchildren preceded her in death. Friends may call at the Christianson-Deja Funeral Home, Valders, from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, until 11:30 a.m. Wednesday and at the church from noon until the time of services. Herald Times Reporter, Monday - December 24, 1973
ELISA SCHULTZ Mrs. Carl Schultz, 83, lifelong town of Liberty, Manitowoc County, resident, died unexpectedly of a heart attack Tuesday morning at the farm home on Rt. 1, Manitowoc. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Trinity Lutheran Church in the town of Liberty with the Rev. Samuel Kugler officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Schultz, the former Eliza Rusch, was born Aug. 3, 1873 and in 1894 was married to Carl Schultz who died in 1946. She had resided with a son in law and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Sigwart Berg. Mrs. Schultz was a member of the Ladies Aid Society of Trinity Lutheran Church. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Berg of Rt. 1, Manitowoc, and Mrs. Walter Buehlman of Manitowoc; two brothers, William Rusch of Liberty and Reinhold Pusch of Manitowoc; four sisters, Mrs. Ida Nass and Mrs Albert Fritsch of Milwaukee and Mrs. Louis Schultz and Mrs. Henry Keiselhorst of Liberty, 10 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Friends may call at the Berge Funeral Home, Valders, from 2 p.m. Thursday until 11 a.m. Friday when the casket will be moved to the church where the bady will lie in state until the hour of service. Manitowoc Herald-Times, Tuesday, Febraury 14, 1956
CARL SCHULTZ Carl Schultz, 70, town of Liberty farmer, died at the Holy Family hospital late Sunday afternoon following a lingering illness. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 1:30 p.m. from the home and at two o'clock from the Liberty Lutheran church, the Rev. E. C. Schroeder officiating. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Schultz was born in Liberty in 1870 and spent his entire life in the county. In 1894 he married Miss Eliza Rusch. They resided with his parents 11 years after which they moved to the present farm in Liberty. Survivors are the widow; four daughters, Mrs. William Underhill of Sheboygan, Mrs. Thomas Larson of Valders, Mrs. Sigward Berg of Liberty and Mrs. Walter Buehlman of this city; brother, Lewis, of Liberty; and nine grandchildren. The body will be moved to the Schultz home Wednesday noon from the Berge funeral home. Manitowoc Herald-Times, Tuesday, September 3, 1940 ******** Plan Last Rites For Carl Schultz Funeral services for Carl Schultz, 70, Town Liberty farmer, who died at Holy Family hospital, Manitowoc, Sunday afternoon, will be held Thursday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. at the home and at 2 p.m. at Liberty Lutheran church, with burial in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Schultz was born in Town Liberty, July 27, 1870, and in 1894 was married to Eliza Rusch. Survivors are his widow, four daughters, Mrs. William Underhill, this city, Mrs. Thomas Larson, Valders, Mrs. Sigwart Berg, at home, and Mrs. Walter Buehlman, Manitowoc, nine grandchildren, and one brother, Lewis, Town Liberty. Sheboygan Press (Sheboygan, Wisconsin), Wednesday, September 4, 1940
JOACHIM SCHULTZ The flag at the G. A. R. post is flying at half-mast in honor of Joachim Schultz of Liberty, a civil war veteran, whose demise occurred Monday. Manitowoc Daily Herald, January 14, 1913
JOHANN SCHULTZ From Der Nord Westen, 28 July 1892: Death on Sat. in Town Liberty of Johann Schultz from old age debility. He was born 13 Aug. 1792 in Zehn, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, so his age was a few days short of 100. His funeral was Tues. in the Lutheran Cemetery in Liberty. ********* Johann Joachim Dietrich Schultz/b. 13 August 1792/d. 23 July 1892 leaves second wife & 9 children/cause: old age
LEWIS A. SCHULTZ Lewis A. Schultz, 91, of Rt. 1, Manitowoc, died Saturday afternoon at Memorial Hospital, Manitowoc. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Trinity Lutheran Church, Liberty. The Rev. Samuel Kugler will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery. Mr. Schultz was born Oct. 31, 1878, in the Town of Liberty, Manitowoc County, son of the late Joachim and Ottilia Krueger Schultz. He married Bertha Rusch, May 18, 1905, in Town of Liberty, where they resided all their lives. He was a former assessor at Liberty, school district clerk for 31 years, secretary of Newton Fire Insurance Co., director of Eastern Insurance Co., a member of the church council and a lifetime member of the church. He was also a charter member of the Men's Club, Liberty. Survivors include two sons, Lester and Ralph of Rt. 1, Manitowoc; a daughter, Mrs. Don Wrolson, of Rt. 1, Valders; 10 grandchildren and a great grandchild. Two brothers and a sister preceded in death. Friends may call at Christianson Funeral Home, Valders, after 6 o'clock this Monday evening until noon Tuesday and then at the church. Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. June 29, 1970
ERNST ADAM JOHN SCHWARZ Name: Schwarz, Ernst Adam John D.: 2/18/1873 B.: 6/1/1784 Reg. D.: 7/1/1873 Sex: M/W Age at Death: 88 Yrs 8 Mo 18 Days B.P.: Meckelburg-Schwerin D.P.: Tn. Liberty Cem.: Trinity Churchyard, Liberty Ch.: Inf. & Address: Charles Wagner Spouse: Ernstina Schwart (Dec.) F.: Joachim Schwart M.: Magdalen Schwart Cause of Death: Weakness of Old Age Pg. #: v.1 p.148
ANNA SELLE MRS. SELLE, 67, GETS SUMMONS Ill For 12 Years; Funeral Will Be Held On Tuesday Mrs. Julius Selle, 67, nee Anna Lulloff, died at her home, 1905 Franklin street, this morning following a lingering illness. Mrs. Selle had been ailing for almost 12 years. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 from the Wattawa, Urbanek and Schlei funeral home and, at 2 o'clock from the Liberty Lutheran church, town of Liberty. Burial will be in the adjoining church cemetery. Born Feb. 22, 1869, in the town of Schleswig, Anna Lulloff married Julius Selle 47 years ago. Until seven years ago the couple lived on a farm in the town of Liberty. They retired and moved to Manitowoc. Survivors include the widower, a son, Emil, on the homestead farm, a daughter, Mrs. Otto Leider of Manitowoc: three brothers, August of Vaiders. Fred of Quarry aud Albert of Kiel; two sisters, Mrs. Louis Kirchoff of Manitowoc and Mrs. Theodore Lulloff of Newton: three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The body will lie at the funeral home from Sunday noon until the time of the services Tuesday. Manitowoc Herald Times, Saturday, July 11, 1936 ******** (Note: The daughter is Mrs. Otto Seiler in the obit for Julius)
CARL SELLE Carl Selle, a well known farmer of Liberty, died at his home there last night at the age of 57 years. Mr. Selle had been a sufferer from heart trouble for two years but his death was unexpected. He is survived by a widow and four children. The funeral will be held from the late home at 1 o'clock Monday afternoon to the Liberty Lutheran church. Manitowoc Herald News, Friday, December 19, 1919
FRIEDERICKE SELLE Fredericke, widow of William Selle, pioneer resident of the town of Liberty passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Auguste Lemke, yesterday aged eight-four years, the inffirmities of age causing her death. She was born in Germany, April 7, 1836, and came to this country and county with her husband in 1866, locating in the town of Liberty. Besides Mrs. Lemke, one son, Julius Selle, survives her, also eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 1 o'clock at the house and at 2 at the church in Liberty, Rev. Toepel of the town of Newton officiating. Manitowoc Herald News, Tuesday, September 14, 1920
JULIUS SELLE JULIUS SELLE PASSES AWAY Heart Attack Proves Fatal To Retired Farmer Here Julius Selle, 70, retired farmer, died suddenly of a heart attack Monday afternoon at the home, 1905 Franklin street. Mr. Selle had been out for a walk during the afternoon. When he came home he sat down in a chair to rest and was stricken. His daughter, Mrs. Otto Leider, who was at the home, summoned a physician. Mr. Selle died in a few minutes. Funeral Thursday Funeral services will be held Thursday at 1:30 p.m., from the Wattawa, Urbanek and Schlei funeral home and at 2 o'clock from the Trinity Lutheran church, Liberty. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Selle was born in Germany, Jan. 1, 1860. While a child his family immigrated to America and located at Liberty. He took up farming, later assuming charge of the homestead farm which is now operated by a son, Emil. Forty-seven years ago Mr. Selle married Miss Anna Lulloff. Seven years ago Mr. and Mrs. Selle retired and moved to this city. Mrs. Selle died last July. Survivors are a son, Emil, Liberty; a daughter, Mrs. Otto Seiler, city; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The body may be viewed at the funeral home. Manitowoc Herald Times, Tuesday, January 5, 1937 ******** (Note: The daughter is Mrs. Otto Leider in the obit for his wife Anna)
WILHELM SELLE Charles Sell (sic), aged 87, a pioneer of the town of Libety died last night from a general breakdown. He had been sick several weeks. The funeral will be held Saturday at two o'clock. Mr. Sell prided himself upon the fact that he was never ill during his life and never needed the services of a doctor. Two sons and several daughters survive. Manitowoc Daily Herald, Thursday, September 8, 1910 ******** (Note: The b. and d. years match Wilhelm)
AGNES (MATTHIAS) SKOGLUND Mrs. Anna Skoglund, wife of John Skoglund of Milwaukee died Monday afternoon at the home of her brother, Albert Matthias, at Neenah, her demise following two months of illness during which he had been cared for at the Matthias home. The funeral will be held tomorrow, Thursday, afternoon with services at the Liberty Lutheran church, Rev. Hensel officiating and burial will be at the Liberty cemetery. Mrs. Skoglund, who was Agnes Matthias before her marriage, was born at Sheboygan, August 17, 1890 and removed to Liberty, Manitowoc county with her parents as a babe. She was married October 19, 1924 at Milwaukee and had made her home in that city since. Surviving are the husband, five sisters, Mrs. Emil Grosshuesch of Newton, Mrs. Gustave Tegen of Rockwood, Mrs. Clarence Schienele, Milwaukee, Mrs. Gustave Tollefson, Valders and Mrs. A. Baryenbruch of this city and four brothers, William Matthias of Liberty, Henry Matthias of Cleveland, Edward of Milwaukee, and Albert Neenah. Manitowoc Herald News, Wednesday, May 2, 1928 (contributed by researcher/see contributors page)
WILLIAM SONNENBURG W. F. Sonnenberg, 52, Liberty-Farmer-Dies In Sheboygan Hospital William Frederlck Sonnenberg, 52, former Newton resident and who was located in Liberty passed away Monday at the St. Nicholas hospital, Sheboygan, after a two week illness. The deceased was born in Newton Oct. 23, 1875 and was married to Miss Anna Borgwardt June 14, 1899, they removing to Liberty to reside. Besides the widow, one daughter Lillian Sonnenberg, one sister, Mrs. Carl Waack of Manitowoc Rapids and two brothers, August at Sheboygan and Herman of Newton survive. Funeral services will be held on Friday at 1 o'clock from the home in Liberty, and from there to the Liberty church, the Rev. Paul Hensel officiating. Burial will be in the Liberty cemetery. Manitowoc Herald News, Thursday, February 23, 1928
MINNA SPINKE From Der Nord Westen, 08 Sep. 1904: Death Wed. afternoon last week of 21-yr. old Mrs. Hermann Spinke after a 5-wk. illness. The deceased, who had been married just a few months ago, was the daughter of Town Liberty resident August Goetke. In addition to her husband she leaves her parents, 3 brothers and 4 sisters. The funeral was held Sat. afternoon.
ANITA STOCKMEIER GIRL DIES AS SHE PREPARES FOR OPERATION Miss Anita Stockmeier died Tuesday afternoon at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. William Stockmeier at Valders while under the influence of ether in preparation for an operation for removal of her tonsils. The operation was undertaken at the home where a sister, Viola, had successfully undergone a similar operation during the morning. Death is said to have been due to heart failure. Miss Anita Stockmeier was born at Valders and this fall was to havo entered at high school at Howard's Grove. She was 16 years of age and one of the popular young ladies in the younger circles at the village. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock from the home with services at the Liberty Lutheran church, the Rev. Hensel officiating and burial will he at the Liberty cemetery. Manitowoc Herald News, Wednesday, September 7, 1921
AUGUST TEESCH August Teesch, 73, Town of Cato farmer died at 2:30 o'clock this morning at the homestead, Manitowoc route 4, of a heart attack. Funeral services will be held on Monday at 1:30 p.m. from the family home and at 2 o'clock at Trinity Lutheran church, the Rev. E. C. Schroeder officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The body will be taken from the Pfeffer Funeral home to the family home on Saturday afternoon, and it will lie in state at the home until hour of the funeral. Mr. Teesch was born in DuPage county, Illinois, on June 15, 1869, and when he was six years old the family moved to this county. Mr. Teesch had lived here since. On May 31, 1900 he married Bertha Ott. She survives him, along with one daughter, Mrs. Daniel Kretsch of Manitowoc Rapids; three sons, Elmer of Cato, George of Manitowoc and Roland on the homestead; nine grandchildren; and five sisters, Mrs. Marie Drews and Mrs. Minnie Bartz of Two Rivers, Mrs. August Begalke and Mrs. Martha Luebke ot Manitowoc, and Miss Ida Teesch of Chicago. Manitowoc Herald-Times, Friday, September 26, 1941
AUGUSTA TEESCH The funeral of Mrs. Fredricka Tesch(sic) was held from the late home in Cato this afternoon. Mrs. Tesch died very suddenly of heart failure on Monday, but one day after the death of her mother-in-law, Maria Tesch, who passed away from the infirmities incident to advanced age, she having attained to her 88th year. The double bereavement to the family calls forth the sympathy of many friends. Manitowoc Daily Herald, Friday, March 22, 1901, p. 2 (Note: I believe this is Gustena b. 1832 on the 1900 Cato census)
BERTHA TEESCH Mrs. August Teesch, 70, died this morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Dan Kretsch, route 1, Manitowoc. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced tomorrow. Mrs. Teesch, nee Bertha Ott, was born in 1877 in Liberty, She was remarried to August Teesch in 1900, Mr. Teesch died six years ago. Survivors, are a daughter, Mrs. Kretsch; three sons, Elmer of Cato, George of Manitowoc and Ronald of Cato; four brothers Albert of Milwaukee, Charles of Meeme and Fred and William of Liberty: three sisters, Mrs. Emma Koeppen and Mrs. Al Kuhn of Meeme and Mrs. Charles Schnell of Newton; 10 grandchildren. Manitowoc Herald-Times, Tuesday, March 9, 1948 ******** Funeral services for Mrs. August Teesch, 70, of route 1, Manitowoc, who died yesterday, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Trinity Lutheran church in Liberty, the Rev. Mr. Geiger offiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The body may be viewed at the Pfeffer funeral home from 1 p.m. Thursday until 10 a.m. Fridaty when it will be moved to the church to lie in state until the hour of services. Manitowoc Herald-Times, Wednesday, March 10, 1948
CHRISTIAN TEESCH CATO PIONEER DEAD AT HOME THERE, AGED 79 Christian Teesch, a pioneer settler of the town of Cato, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John Drews, and funeral services were held from Liberty church. Mr. Teesch was 79 years of age and had been a resident of Manitowoc county for a long term of years. Decedent is survived by six children-August Teesch and Mrs. John Drews of Cato; Mrs. Herman Bartz, Two Rivers; Mrs. August Begalke, this city, Mrs. John Luebke, Valders, and Miss Ida Teesch, Chicago. Manitowoc Daily Herald, Monday, April 3, 1916 P.6
MARIE TEESCH The funeral of Mrs. Fredricka Tesch was held from the late home in Cato this afternoon. Mrs. Tesch died very suddenly of heart failure on Monday, but one day after the death of her mother-in- law, Maria Tesch(sic), who passed away from the infirmities incident to advanced age, she having attained to her 88th year. The double bereavement to the family calls forth the sympathy of many friends. Manitowoc Daily Herald, Friday, March 22, 1901, p. 2 (Note: I believe this is Christena b. 1813 on the 1900 Cato census)
MARY ANN THALHAMMER Name: Thalhammer, Mary Ann D.: 5/1/1870 B.: Reg. D.: 11.22.1870 Sex: F/W Age at Death: 5 Mo. B.P.: Liberty Mtwc. Co. D.P.: Liberty Mtwc. Co. Cem.: Trinity Churchyard Liberty Ch.: Inf. & Address: Spouse: F.: Joseph Thalhammer M.: Frances Ettinger Cause of Death: Convulsions Pg. #: v.1 p.83
OSCAR ULNESS Oscar E. Ulness, 83, of Rt. 1, Manitowoc, died Wednesday noon at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Trinity Lutheran Church, Town of Liberty. The Rev. C. R. Rosenow will officiate with burial in the church cemetery. Mr. Ulness was born Jan. 26, 1890, in the Town of Eaton, son of the late Ole and Regina Madson Ulness. He married Linda Jacobson Nov. 27, 1943. Survivors include his wife and a half-sister, Mrs. Ida Davis, of Eau Claire. Friends may call at Christianson Funeral Home, Valders after 4 p.m. Friday until 11 a.m. Saturday and then at the church until the time of service. Herald Times Reporter, Manitowoc-Two Rivers, Wis. March 29, 1973
BERTHA VETTER Mrs. Louis Vetter, 55. of Valders, died Thursday morning at the Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc following a lingering illness. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Grace Lutheran Church, Valders, The Rev. Paul Hensel will officiate and burial will be in the Lutheran Cemetery in Liberty. She was born Bertha Brodtke in Cato in 1898 and in 1921 was married to Louis Vetter. They located in Valders, Her husband died six years ago. Survivors are a son, (private); stepson, (private); two stepdaughters, (private); and four grandchildren. Friends may call at the Berge Funeral Home, Valders, after 2 p.m. Friday. The casket will be moved to the church at 10 a.m. Saturday. Manitowoc Herald-Times, Thursday, March 5, 1953
EDWIN F. VETTER Edwin F. Vetter, 63, Town of Liberty, died Tuesday afternoon at his home following a heart attack. He was born in the Town of Liberty in 1889. He was married May 27, 1916 to Marie Nass and the couple resided in the Town of Liberty all of their life. Vetter was a farmer, carpenter, and operated a saw mill on the farm. Survivors include his widow; three daughters, Mrs. Bernice Pluess, Valders, and Mrs. Alice Cogswell and Miss Luella Vetter, both of Manitowoc; four sons, Elroy, Vernon, and Edward of Valders Route 1, and Willard of Delhi, N.Y.; three sisters, Mrs. Alma Lippert, Valders Route 1, Mrs. William Free, Manitowoc Route 2, and Mrs. Lydia Tomeschefsky, Maribel; and three brothers, Arthur and Walter, both of Manitowoc, and John of Manitowoc Route 1. Funeral services will be held at the Trinity Ev. Lutheran Church, Liberty, Friday at 2 p.m. The Rev. Samuel Kugler will officiate. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetary. Friends may call at the Berge Funeral Home, Valders, from Thursday at 2 p.m. until Friday at 11 a.m., when the body will be moved to the church. Sheboygan Press (Sheboygan, Wisconsin), Wednesday, April 29, 1953
ELROY E. VETTER Farmer Killed When Board Pierces Chest Elroy E. Vetter Fatally Injured While Sowing Valders---A 39 year old farmer was killed almost instantly Wednesday afternoon when a board pieced his chest during a sawing operation. Elroy F. Vetter of Rt 1. Valders, and two other men were lifting a board during sawing operation at the sawmill on the Vetter farm when the board caught in the saw and was sent flying. The two by six board hit Vetter in the chest. Vetter was taken to Valders for treatment but Dr. Theodore Teitgen, Manitowoc County coroner believed that Vetter was killed almost instantly after the accident. The accident happened about 4:15 o'clock at the sawmill on the 100-acre Vetter farm where logs were sawed into boards for neighboring farmers. Vetter, father of five children, was working with Theodore Damm and Adam Durben at Rt. 4, Chilton, at the time of the accident. The three men were cutting boards for Durben. Doctor Teitgen said there would be no inquest. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Trinity Lutheran Church in the Town of Liberty with the Rev. Samuel Kugler officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Vetter was born Nov. 8, 1918, in the Town of Liberty, son of the late Edwin and Marie Nass Vetter of Manitowoc. He attended the University of Wisconsin agricultural short course. He served for four years in the Air Force during World War 11, including service as an aerial gunner while stationed in England and attained the rank of sergeant. On June 15, 1947, he married Karolyn Bathke. In addition to farming in the Town of Liberty, he had operated a sawmill for the past year. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church. He was also active as a bowler. Surviving are his wife, a daughter, (private), and four sons, (private), mother of Manitowoc, three brothers, Willard of Delhi, N.Y., Vernon of Valders and Edward with the Army in Germany; three sisters, Mrs. Edgar Pleuss of Valders, Mrs. Virgil Cogswell of Manitowoc and Louella Vetter of Manitowoc, and several nieces and nephews. Friends may call at Berge Funeral Home after 3 p.m. Friday. Manitowoc Herald-Times, Thursday, July 3, 1958
FRED VETTER Fred Vetter, 77, life long resident of the county, died last night at his home in Valders where he had resided for 14 years. He had been in failing health for a month and this week was strcken with a heart attack. Funeral services will be held Friday, at 1:30 p.m. from the Grace Lutheran church, Valders. Burial will be in Liberty cemetery. Mr. Vetter was born in Liberty and when a young man operated a cheese factory in the town of Manitowoc Rapids. Later he took up farming and owned farms in Cato and Liberty. In 1925 he sold his farm and retired in Valders. He married Miss Sophia Bremmer in 1883. Survivors are the widow; four sons, Louis and Freed, Jr., both of Valders, Henry, Manitowoc Rapids, Hugo, Cato; and 14 grandchildren. Three children preceded him in death The body will be moved to the home from the Berge undertaking parlors, Valders, Thursday afternoon. Manitowoc Herald, Tuesday, February 22, 1938
LOUIS F. VETTER Louis F. Vetter, 59, trustee of the village of Valders, died today at the Holy Family hospital of a heart ailment. He had been in failing health the past year. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Grace Lutheran church, Valders, the Rev. Paul Hensel officiating. Mr. Vetter was born in Manitowoc Rapids in 1880 and in 1921 married Miss Bertha Brodtke. They located in Valders where Mr. Vetter was employed for years at the Valders elevator. Four years ago he was named a member of the village board. Survivors are his wife; two daughters, (private); two sons, (private). Three brothers, Fred of Valders, Henry of Manitowoc Rapids, Hugo of Milwaukee. The body may be viewed at the Berge funeral home, Valders, after 4 p.m. on Monday and will be moved to the church at 10 a.m. Tuesday to lie in state until the hour of the services. Manitowoc Herald-Times, Saturday, February 2, 1946
LOUISA VETTER MRS. VETTER, DIES FRDAY AT HOME OF SON Mrs. August Vetter, 63, a lifelong resident of the town of Liberty, passed away on Friday at the home of her son, Edwin, in Liberty with whom she has been making her home. Funeral services will be held on Monday afternoon at 1:30 from the home and at two o'clock from the Lutheran church in the town. The deceased, whose maiden name was Louisa Luebke, was born in Liberty July 24, 1867. She was married to August Vetter in 1886. He passed away twenty-five years ago. The survivors are four sons, Edwin of Liberty and Arthur, Walter and John of this city, three daughters, Mrs. Herman Lippert of Liberty, Mrs. Wm. Free of Newton and Mrs. Oscar Tomaschefsky of this city, three sisters, Mrs. Ernst Lippert of this city. Mrs. William Lutzke and Mrs. Otto Rusch of Valders and one brother, Charles Luebke of Abrams, Wis. There are also eighteen grandchildren surviving. Manitowoc Herald News, Saturday, June 13, 1930
MARIA E. VETTER Mrs. Edwin (Maria) Vetter, 82, formerly of Rt 1, Valders, died Tuesday evening at Park Lawn Home, Manitowoc. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Trinity Lutheran Church, Valders. The Rev. C. R. Rosenow will officiate with burial in the church cemetery. Mrs. Vetter, nee Maria Nass, was born Oct. 13, 1893, in the Town of Liberty, daughter of the late Frank and Louisa Krueger Nass. She attended Liberty schools and was a housewife. She was married to Edwin Vetter May 27, 1916, at Trinity Lutheran Church. She was past president of Roselawn Homemakers and a charter member and past president of the Ladies Aid Society of the church. Survivors include three sons, Willard, of Delhi, N.Y., Vernon of Valders and Edward of Manitowoc, three daughters, Mrs. Edgar (Bernice) Pleuss, of Valders and Mrs. Virgil (Alice) Cogswell and Mrs. Vernon (Luella) Hecker, of Manitowoc; three brothers, Edmund, of Manitowoc and Arthur and Oscar, of Rt.1, Valders; three sisters, Mrs. Bertha Carstens, of Manitowoc and Mrs. Arnold (Leona) Rusch and Mrs. Lorena Zutz, of Rt. 1 Valders; 23 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Her husband, a son, three brothers and a sister proceeded her in death. Friends may call at Christianson-Deja Funeral Home, Valders, after 4 p.m. Friday until 11 a.m. Saturday and at the church from noon until the time of service. Herald-Times-Reporter, Wednesday, December 31 1975
PETER VETTER WELL KNOWN LIBERTY FARMER IS DEAD, AGE 64 Peter Vetter, a well known Liberty resident and brother of Herman, proprietor of the Waverly hotel in his city, is dead at his home in Liberty, aged 64. Death was due to stomach trouble. The funeral will be held tomorrow from the Lutheran church at Liberty. Mr. Vetter was born in Liberty and spent his life, there. He is survived by nine children. Manitowoc Daily Herald, Monday, February 5, 1917
REAKA VETTER Valders Woman Dies Mrs. Louis Vetter, a well known resident of Valders, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernst Schnell of Liberty, died at the hospital in this city, last night of flu-pneumonia. Mrs. Vetter was 30 years of age and is survived by her husband and three children. The funeral will be held from the home of her parents in Liberty Monday. Manitowoc Herald News, Saturday, December 28, 1918, Page 7
SOPHIA VETTER Mrs. Fred Vetter, Sr., 76, died last night at the home of her son, Louis in Valders. She had been ill the paat year. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Berge funeral home, Valders, the Rev. Paul Hensel officiating. Burial will be in the Liberty cemetery. Mrs. Vetter, nee Sophie Bremer, was born in Hanover, Germany, in 1863 and when a child accompanied her parents to this county. They located in Manitowoc Rapids. In 1883 she was married to Fred Vetter and they located on a farm in Cato. Fifteen years ago they retired and moved to Valders. Mr. Vetter died 2 1/2 years ago. Survivors are four sons, Louis and Fred jr., of Valders, Henry of Manitowoc Rapids, Hugo of Cato; sister, Mrs. Olaf Knutson, of Valders. The body may be viewed at the funeral home from Wednesday at 3 p.m. until the hour of the services. Manitowoc Herald-Times, Tuesday, October 1, 1940
ELDA WALKER Mrs. Edwin Walker Is Dead, Funeral Thursday Mrs. Edwin Walker, 26, Arhens, Wisconsin, former Town of Liberty girl, died at the St. Joseph's hospital in Marshfield early this morning. Death was caused by a ruptured appendix. Services will be held Thursday from the home of her parents in Liberty at 1:30 p.m. Burial will take place in the Liberty cemetery, Rev. Rueter will officiate. Additional services will be held Tuesday at the Athens Lutheran church. The deceased was born Elda Schultz, in the Town of Liberty in 1907. In 1929 she married Edwin Walker. Besides her husband and parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Schultz, the deceased is survived by a sister, Nathalie, and two brothers, Lester and Ralph, all at home. The body will be brought to the Schultz home on Wednesday of this week. Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, September 11, 1933
EMILY E.C. WALLSCHLAEGER Name: Wallschlaeger, Emma Emily D.: 9/29/1869 B.: 10/9/1868 Reg. D.: 12/22/1869 Sex: F/W Age at Death: 11 Mo. 20 Da. B.P.: D.P.: Tn. Liberty Cem.: Trinity Church Yard Ch.: Inf. & Address: Spouse: F.: Augustus Wallschlaeger M.: Augusta (Selle) Wallschlaeger Cause of Death: Convulsions Add Info.: Third Given Name - Christiana Pg. #: v.1 p.70
ADOLPH WEHAUSEN Adolph Wehausen, 63, lifelong county resident, died Monday at the Holy Family Hospital, following a lingering illness. He was born in Liberty in 1885 and in 1913 married Miss Linda Fischer. They located on a farm in Liberty. Seven months ago he disposed of the farm to his son, Paul, and moved to Newton. He was treasurer of the Baryenbruch Telephone company for 20 years and secretary of the Cemetery association of the Trinity Lutheran church of Liberty. Survivors are his wife; a son, Paul, and daughter-in-law Doris of Liberty; five brothers, John, Herbert and Henry of Milwaukee and Louis and Emil of Liberty; two sisters, Mrs. Arnold Habermann of Brillion and Mrs. Carl Roedig of route 5, Manitowoc. The body may be viewed at the Berge funeral home after Wednesday noon and will be moved to the Trinity Lutheran church, Liberty at 10:30 a.m. Thursday where services, in charge of the Rev. A. M. Geiger, will be held at 2 o'clock. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Manitowoc Herald-Times, Tuesday, June 1, 1948
ELLA WEHAUSEN PASSES AWAY AT MILWAUKEE, IS BURIED HERE The body of Miss Ella Wehausen, 24, who died at Milwaukee where she had been receiving treatment after a short illness, was brought here and buried from the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wehausen at Liberty. The funeral services were held from the Lutheran church. Miss Wehausen is survived by her parents and six brothers and two sisters, Adolph, Emil, Louis and Henry at Liberty, John and Herbert at Milwaukee, Mrs. Emma Habermann of Brillion and Mrs. Irene Roedig. Miss Wehausen had been employed at the Van Dyne Knitting Mills for several years Manitowoc Herald News, Saturday, March 12, 1927
EMIL ERNST WILHELM WEHAUSEN Emil Ernst Wilhelm Wehausen, son of Henry and Johanna nee Carstens Wehausen, born on 25 April 1896, baptized 17 May 1896, confirmed 20 March 1910 at Trinity Lutheran, Town Liberty, married to Marie Hertha Margaretha Pleuss on 16 May 1917 at Trinity Lutheran, Town Liberty, died on 21 July 1982, buried 24 July 1982, service at Trinity Lutheran, Liberty, in church cemetery; (sent in by researcher/see contributors page)
ERNST WEHAUSEN Town Of Liberty Man Passes Away Manitowoc. - Ernst Wehausen, 71, passed away at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Reinhold Bauch in the town of Liberty, Wednesday morning. Mr. Wehausen was born in town of Liberty in 1860 and was married there in 1882 to Christine Carstens in the town of Newton. Mrs. Wehausen passed away in 1910 and a year later Mr. Wehausen moved to Brillion where he lived on a farm until 1927 when he returned to reside with his daughter. He is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Reinhold Bauch, Liberty, Mrs. Adolph Lippert, Mrs. Elmer Schwanke of Brillion and Mrs. Erwin Zeddies, Manitowoc; three sons Fred, Rev. Martin Wehausen of Johnson, Minnesota; and Alfred of Brillion; two sisters, Mrs. John Schnell of Liberty and Mrs. Anna Carstens of Newton; and one brother, Henry of Liberty. Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at the home in Liberty. Sheboygan Press (Sheboygan, Wisconsin), Thursday - December 31, 1931
FRED C. WEHAUSEN Fred Wehausen, 67, of Manitowoc, retired cheesemaker and farmer, died Sunday morning following a lingering illness. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Trinity Lutheran Church, Liberty. The Rev. A. Geiger will officiate and burial will be in the adjoining cemetery. He was born in Liberty in 1883 and for years engaged in cheesemaking and farming in the county. He never married. Survivors are four sisters, Mrs. Adolph Lippert of Brillion, Mrs. Elmer Schwanke of Potter and Mrs. Reinhold Bauch and Mrs. Erving Zeddies of Manitowoc; two brothers, the Rev. Martin Wehausen of Le Suerer, Minn., and Alfred of Golden, Colo. Friends may call at the Urbanek and Schlei funeral home, Manitowoc. The casket will be moved to the church at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Manitowoc Herald-Times, Tuesday, December 26, 1950
HELEN WEHAUSEN Miss Helen Wehausen, 25, of Rt. 1, Valders, died Sunday afternoon at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, where she had been confined five days with pneumonia. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Trinity Lutheran Church, Town of Liberty. The Rev. Samuel Kugler will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery. Miss Wehausen was born March 22, 1939, in the Town of Liberty, daughter of Louis and Hildegard Schreiber Wehausen. She is survived by her parents, two brothers, (private), and three sisters, (private). A sister preceded her in death. Friends may call at Farley Funeral Home, Valders, after 3 p.m. Tuesday until 11:30 a.m. Wednesday when the casket will be moved to the church where the body will lie in state from noon until time of service. Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, February 8, 1965
HENRY L. WEHAUSEN Henry Wehausen Sr., 75, lifelong resident of Liberty, died early today at the farm home. He had been ill a month. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 1 :30 p.m. from the home, which adjoins the Trinity Lutheran church, and at two o'clock from the church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Mr. Wshausen was born at Liberty and spent his life in farming. In 1884 he married Miss Johanna Carstens. They located on the present homestead. She died 10 years ago. Survivors are six sons, Adolph, Louis, Emil and Henry, Jr., all of Liberty. John and Herbert, both of Milwaukee; two daughters Mrs. Carl Roedig, city, Mrs. Arnold Habermann of Brillion; sister, Mrs. John Schnell of Liberty. The body is at the Berge funeral home, Valders, and will be moved to the Wehausen home Tuesday afternoon. Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, April 17, 1939
HILDEGARD WEHAUSEN Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church, Town of Liberty, for Mrs. Louis Wehausen, 63, of R. 1, Valders, who died unexpectedly at her home Monday afternoon. Mrs. Wehausen, the former Hildegard Schreiber, was born Oct. 5, 1904, in the Town of Meeme, a daughter of the late August and Helene (Schneider) Schreiber. She married Louis Wehausen on Jan. 28, 1925, at St. John Lutheran Church, Town of Herman. The couple farmed in the Town of Liberty until 1962 when they retired and moved to their present home in the Town of Valders. Mrs. Wehausen was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church Ladies Aid Society. She is survived by her husband; two sons (private); three daughters (private); two brothers, August of Kiel, and Hugo of R. 1, Two Rivers; five sisters, Mrs. Carl Schrank of Manitowoc, Mrs. Leslie Reinke of R. 1, Cleveland, Mrs. Lester Luebke of R. 1, Cleveland, Mrs. Henrietta Lutze of Valders, and Mrs. Edward Evens, Sheboygan, and 18 grandchildren. Two daughters and a brother preceded her in death. Friends may call at the Christianson Funeral Home in Valders until Thursday noon and then at the church until time of services. The Sheboygan Press - Wednesday, November 29, 1967 - P. 12
JOHANNA WEHAUSEN TOWN LIBERTY PIONEER DIES AT AGE OF 64 Mrs. Henry Wehausen, aged 64 years, a native of this county who suffered a stroke a year ago, passed away yesterday afternoon at the family home in the town of Liberty. Her maiden name was Johanna Carstens and she was born in the town of Newton. Funeral services will be held on Sunday afternoon at two o'clock from the family home with interment in the Liberty cemetery. Besides the husband, two daughters, Mrs. A. Haberman of Brillion and Mrs. Carl Roedig of Four Corners, six sons, Adolph, Emll, Louis and Henry Jr., at home and Herbert and John at Milwaukee and sixteen grand children survive. There are also five sisters surviving. Manitowoc Herald News, Thursday, August 22, 1929
LOUIS WEHAUSEN Louis Wehausen, 81, of R 1, Valders, died Thursday at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc. He was born July 23, 1894, in the Town of Liberty, a son of Henry and Johanna Carstens Wehausen. He married Hildegard Schreiber of Sheboygan County on Jan. 28, 1925. She died in 1967. Mr. Wehausen was a retired farmer. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in the Town of Liberty. Survivors are two sons, (private); three daughters, (private); one brother, Emil of R. 1, Manitowoc; one sister, Mrs. Charles (Irene) Roedig of Manitowoc; and 21 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, two daughters, two sisters, and six brothers. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Liberty, the Rev. C. R. Rosenow, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the Christianson-Deja Funeral Home in Valders from 4-9 p.m. Saturday, and Sunday from 1 p.m. until time of services. The Sheboygan Press, Friday, January 23, 1976
MARIA WEHAUSEN Funeral services for Mrs. Emil Weyhausen, 63, of Rt. 1, Manitowoc, who died Tuesday afternoon, were at 2 p.m. Friday at Trinity Lutheran Church, Town of Liberty. The Rev. Samuel Kugler officiated and burial was in the church cemetery. (Pallbearers omitted for privacy) Manitowoc Herald Times, Saturday, April 22, 1961 page 11
AUGUSTE WENZEL Name: Wenzel, Auguste D.: 7/5/1870 B.: 12/26/1851 Reg. D.: 12/23/1870 Sex: F/W Age at Death: 18 Yrs. 6 Mo. 9 Da. B.P.: Kingdom of Prussia D.P.: Liberty Cem.: Trinity Church Cem. Ch.: Inf. & Address: Spouse: F.: Gottfried Wenzel M.: Jane Wenzel Cause of Death: Consumption Pg. #: v.1 p.98 *************** (Auguste Wenzel, daughter of Gottfried Wenzel & Johanna nee Ramthun, b. 26 December 1851 in Harmsdorf, District Cammin, Pomerania/d. 5 July 1870 of consumption/Trinity Lutheran ch.)
HANNA WENZEL Manitowoc county death record: v.#6, p.#120 Name:Hannah Wenzel(nee Rarmstam) Color/Sex:White Female Occ: born:Nov 15, 1819 died:Dec,7,1898 cause:old age Date Of Onset:-- Father:--- Mother:--- Certification: Married Place Of Death:Liberty manitowoc county Residence: Name Of Physician: Name Of Informant: Place Of Burial: Date Of Burial: Date Of Registration: Test Confirmed Diagnosis: Autopsy: (Note: Hannah was born in Germany married a man named Gotfried Wenzel..she was 79 years of age at death the name of her husband was hard to read there were no parents listed)
FRIEDRICKA WIENKE From Der Nord Westen, 29 Aug. 1889: Mrs. Friederika Wienke died Mon., 26 Aug. at 5 in the afternoon in Town Liberty. She was 65 yrs., 3 mos. and 3 days of age. The funeral took place this morning, Thurs., 29 Aug. in the Lutheran Cemetery in Town Liberty. (Note: Tombstone says d. 1890 but same day as obit)
FREDRICKA ZASTROW MRS. ZASTROW PASSES AWAY Patient In Hospital 8 Weeks; Funeral Services Thursday Mrs. Frederlcka Zastrow, 79, died early today at the hospital, where she has been a patient for eight weeks. She has been making her home with a brother, Chris Schimmelpfennlg, 1201 Division street. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 1:30 p.m. from the Wattawa, Urbanek and Schlei funeral home and at 2:30 o'clock from the Liberty Lutheran church. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery. Born in Germany Mrs. Zastrow, whose maiden name was Frederlcka Schimmelpfennig, was born in Germany in 1856 and when a child accompanied her parents to this city. She married Ferdinand Zastrow here in 1877 and they located on a farm in Liberty. Mr. Zastrow died 20 years ago after which the widow lived with a daughter, Mrs. Ella Garlock at Waukesha. Three years ago she returned to this city to make her home with her brother. Survivors are a son, Albert, Fond du Lac; two daughters, Mrs. Garlock, Waukesha, and, Mrs. Anna Bratz, Reedsville; a brother, Chris Schimmelpfenning, city; a sister, Mrs. Emily Lorberblati, city; 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The body may be viewed at the Wattawa, Urbanek and Schlei funeral home from Tuesday evening until the hour of the services Thursday. Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, August 31, 1936
WILHELM ZASTROW The Angel of Death entered the home of Mrs. Zastrow near Valders and claimed her beloved son. He underwent an operation on Saturday and died the next Wednesday. He was 28 years of age. His early death is mourned by this mother, two brothers, Albert and August, and two sisters, Mrs. Frank Nass of Valders and Mrs. Louis Wicke of Manitowoc. The funeral took place at the Ev. Lutheran church at Liberty Sunday afternoon Rev. Hensel officiating. Manitowoc Daily Herald, Tuesday, March 12, 1918, Page 2
WILHELMENE ZASTROW From Der Nord Westen, 15 July 1897: Death at the advanced age of 84 yrs. a few days ago of Mrs. Wilhelmine Zastrow in Liberty of old age. She was the mother of Ferdinand Zastrow, very well known here. The deceased was buried Sunday.
HENRY ZUNKER Funeral services for Henry Zunker, 65, of Manitowoc Rapids, who died yeaterday, will be held Saturday at 1:30 p.m. from the home and at 2 from the Liberty Lutheran church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The body will be moved to the Zunker home tonight from the Berge undertaking parlors. Manitowoc Herald Times, Friday, July 21, 1939
LILLY ZUNKER MRS. ZUNKER DIES FRIDAY Funeral Services Will Be Held Monday Afternoon Mrs. Henry Zunker, 57, died Friday at the farm home at Manitowoc Rapids. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon from the home and at 2 o'clock from the Liberty Lutheran church. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Zunker, whose maiden name was Bertha Meyer, was born at Meeme, the daughter of Christian and Bertha Meyer. She married Henry Zunker in 1906 and they located on the homestead farm. Survivors are the widower: seven daughters, Mrs. John D. Trapani, Milwaukee, Mrs. Edward Koch, Two Rivers, Mrs. Roy Savasta, Detroit, Viola, city, Eldora, Lucille and Laverne, at home; two sons, Oscar, and Raymond, at home; a sister, Elda Milwaukee; four brothers Walter amd Fred, Sheboygan, John, Fond du Lac, August, Steinthal; and two grandchildren. The body will be removed to the home Sunday from the Berge undertaking [parlor]. Manitowoc Herald Times, Saturday, September 19, 1936 ******** Mrs. Henry Zunker, 57, died at the farm home, Manitowoc Rapids, last Friday, and was buried Monday afternoon with services at the Liberty Lutheran church. Survivors are the husband, seven daughters, two sons, four brothers and a sister. Manitowoc Sun Messenger, Sunday, September 25, 1936 ******** (NOTE: This appears to be the obituary for Lilly as the dates and ages match. It's possible her middle name was Lilly or Bertha was the middle name/the marriage records show Henry married to a Llly Meyer)