MAX PRAGER

MAX PRAGER DEAD
Chicago Man Well Known in City, To Be Buried Here
Called to Chicago Sunday to attend his brother-in-law, Max Prager, when the latter 
underwent an operation at a hospital in that city, F. W. Meyer, returned home 
Sunday night to be followed a few hours later by a telegram announcing the death 
of Mr. Prager. The operation was apparently successful and Mr. Meyer left Chicago 
in the belief that the patient would recover speedily and the news of his death 
came as a great shock. Mr. Prager was 57 years of age and had visited here every 
summer for years and had a large circle of friends in the city. The body will be 
brought here for burial, probably Tuesday. Mr. Prager is survived by his widow, 
who was Miss Josephine Meyer of this city.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Mon., Mar. 20, 1911
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Max Prager, beloved husband of Josephine Prager, nee Meyer; brother of Eugene and 
Oscar Prager, member Electa Tent 50; K.O.T.M. And Social Council 35; Royal League 
funeral services Wednesdaay at 8 am at 5952 Carpenter Street. Thence by carriage 
to Chicago & Northwestern station and by train to Manitowoc, Wis. - Chicago Papers
The body of Mr. Prager reaches the city on the Northwestern at 4:13 this afternoon 
and the funeral will be held direct from the station to Evergreen Cemetery. Mr. 
Prager's remains will be accompanied by the widow and other relatives.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Wed., Mar. 22, 1911
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[cause: operation]


DOUGLAS C. PRAHL

Douglas C. Prahl, age 78, of 533 5th St., Menasha, died Wednesday afternoon, 
January 8, 1997, at Theda Clark Medical Center, Neenah.
Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, January 11, 1997, at the 
Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc. Officiating at the service will be Deacon 
Robert Drobka with burial at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
He was born August 7, 1918, in Berlin, Wis., son of the late Leo and Ardis May 
Prahl. He was born and raised in Berlin and then moved to Manitowoc. He married 
the former Eleanor Graczyk and was owner of the Manitowoc Dental Lab until his 
retirement in 1980. Douglas enjoyed spending time working with leather and 
traveling to arts and craft shows.
Survivor include a daughter and son-in-law, Joanne and Don Stanislawski, Menasha; 
four grandchildren, Don Stanislawski, Madison, Bob Stanislawski, Los Angeles, 
Calif., Trisha Prahl, Sister Bay, Jason Prahl, Manitowoc. He was preceded in 
death by a son, Bill Prahl.
Friends may call at the Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, from 1 p.m. Saturday 
until the time of service at 2 p.m.
Herald Times Reporter, January 9, 1997  P. A3 
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[widower of Eleanor/bur. on Joseph Graczyk lot]


ELEANORE PRAHL

Mrs. Douglas Prahl, 28, of 1129 North 18th street, died at noon today at Holy 
Family hospital following a lingering illness.
Services will be held at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Urbanek and Schlei funeral 
home and at 9 o’clock at the Holy Innocents Catholic church, with the Rev. 
E. A. Radey officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery.
Born in this city in 1921, Mrs. Prahl was the former Eleanore Graczyk. She 
graduated from Lincoln high school, and, following her marriage to Mr. Prahl, 
she and her husband had continued to make their home in Manitowoc. 
Surviving, in addition to the husband, are two young children, Joanne and 
William; her father, Joseph Graczyk; two brothers, Norbert and William Graczyk, 
and Misses Shirley and Janet Graczyk, all of Manitowoc.
Friends may call at the Urbanek and Schlei funeral home from Monday noon to the 
time of services Tuesday morning. The rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Monday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, December 10, 1949  P. 2
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[bur. 12-13-1949/age 28 yrs./bur. on Joseph Graczyk lot]


WILLIAM C. PRAHL

William C. Prahl, 42, of 2014 Rankin St., Manitowoc, died Saturday, April 16, 
1988, due to injuries caused by an automobile accident which occurred in Fulton 
County, Pennsylvania. Funeral services will be 1 pm Wednesday at Pfeffer Funeral 
Home, Manitowoc. The Rev. Leo J. Schmitt will officiate and burial will be in 
Evergreen Cemetery.
Mr. Prahl was born February 2, 1946 at Manitowoc, son of Douglas Prahl and the 
late Eleanore Graczyk Prahl. He was a graduate of Lincoln High School with the 
Class of 1964. Mr. Prahl was self employed and was affiliated with The Maritime 
Factory Outlet, Manitowoc. He was previously married to the former Virginia Koch 
of Menasha, Wisconsin.
Survivors include a son, Jason Prahl of Manitowoc; a daughter, Trisha Prahl of 
Manitowoc; his father, Douglas Prahl of Manitowoc; a sister, Mrs. Donald (Joanne) 
Stanislawski of Menasha, Wisconsin and his paternal grandparents, Leo and Ardis 
Prahl of Manitowoc.
Friends may call at Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, 5 pm to 9 pm this Tuesday and 
Wednesday prior to the time of services.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Tues., Apr. 19, 1988 page 15
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[d. 04-16-1988 in Pennsylvania/age 42 yrs.]



BLANCHE PRATT

MRS. SYDNEY PRATT DIES; ILL 2 WEEKS 
Daughter of Judge Michael Kirwan Succumbs After Brave Fight For Life 
Mrs. Sydney T. Pratt passed away Friday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the St. 
Mary’s hospital at Rochester, Minn., where she has been a patient for the 
past two weeks.
The news of the death of Mrs. Pratt was a sad shock to a host of friends in 
Manitowoc. With her at the time of her death were her sisters, Mrs. Katherine 
Hogan and Miss Emma Kirwan. They will accompany the remains of Mrs. Pratt to 
the city and will arrive here at ten o’clock tonight.
Married in 1904 
Blanche Kirway Pratt was a native of Manitowoc and was educated in the schools 
of this city. She was married to Sydney T. Pratt at Manitowoc on October 26, 
1904. Mrs. Pratt was a devoted member in the ranks of the local branch of the 
Wisconsin Anti-Tuberculosis Association, and during the World war was a vigorous 
worker in the activities of the Red Cross and other War Relief organizations in 
Manitowoc. But her chief interest was in her home where her life was ideal, and 
where she was a charming hostess. Always cheerful and happy her bright, sunny 
disposition made and kept for her a large circle of friends who mourn her 
passing.
She is survived by her husband, Sydney T. Pratt, her father, Judge Michael Kirwan, 
two sisters—Mrs. Katherine Hogan and Emma Kirwan and one brother, Dr. Edward Kirwan 
of Ludington, Mich.
Funeral arrangements have been held up pending arrival of Mrs. Hogan and Miss Emma 
Kirwan with the body this evening.
Manitowoc Herald News, November 23, 1929  P. 4
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Funeral Services For Mrs. Pratt This Afternoon
Funeral services for the late Mrs. Sydney T. Pratt, who passed away at 
Rochester, Minn., Friday afternoon, took place this afternoon at two 
o'clock, from the home, Cleveland Avenue and North Seventh street. 
Interment was at Evergreen cemetery.
Manitowoc Herald News, Manitowoc, Wis. Monday, November 25, 1929 P. 2
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[Mrs. Blanche K. Pratt/bur. 25 Nov. 1929/age 54 yrs./
cause: carcinoma of sigmoid/died at Rochester, MN/bur. on Sydney Pratt lot]


ELLEN PRATT

Mrs. Ellen Eberhardt Pratt, 719 N. Ninth St., Manitowoc, age 61, passed away 
at Theda Clark Memorial Hospital, Neenah on Tuesday, Nov. 13. She was born on 
January 31, 1912 in Manitowoc, the daughter of the late Charles and Clara 
Kurth Eberhardt. She attended Manitowoc High School and was a 1932 graduate 
of Lawrence University. She was active in Neenah-Menasha Community affairs 
from 1937-1967. 
Mrs. Pratt is survived by two sons, George N., Arlington Heights, Ill., Peter R., 
Kansas City, Mo.; a sister, Mrs. William (Jane) Strange, Encinitas, Calif.; 5 
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 10 am Friday at the First Lutheran Chapel, 
521 N. Eighth Street, Manitowoc, with Rev. Theodore J. Vinger officiating. 
Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Memorials 
may be donated to the American Cancer Socity of Winnebago County or the Kings 
Daughters of Neenah-Menasha. Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Directors were in charge 
of arrangements.
Appleton Post Crescent, Thursday, Nov. 15, 1973 page 28
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[d. 11-13-1973 at Neenah WI/age 61 yrs./bur. on Charles Eberhardt lot]


LINDA PRATT

Mrs. Arthur F. Pratt, 53, died Saturday evening at her home in Pittsburgh, Pa., 
following a lingering illness.
Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Pfeffer funeral home 
in Manitowoc, and at 10 a.m. at St. Boniface Catholic church, the Rev. Alfred 
Pritzl officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery.
Mrs. Pratt, nee Linda Isselmann was born in Manitowoc in 1897, the daughter of 
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Isselmann. She was married to Arthur F. Pratt in 1923 and they 
moved to Pittsburgh.
Survivors are the husband; two daughters, Mary and Joan, at home; two brothers, 
Edward J. Isselmann of New Cumberland, Pa., and George of Glenn Rock, N.J.; five 
sisters, Mrs. Richard Bodwin, Mrs. Norbert Lettenberger, Mrs. T. J. Wattawa, Mrs. 
Roy Pilger and Miss Marie Isselmann of Manitowoc.
Friends may call at the Pfeffer funeral home after 2 p.m. Tuesday. The rosary will 
be recited at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, February 19, 1951  P. 2
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[d. 02-17-1951 at Mt. Lebanon, PA/age 53 yrs./bur. on Frank Isselmann lot]


SIDNEY T. PRATT

Sydney(sic) Pratt, Editor and Founder of Local Printing Plant, Dies 
Succumbs At The Hospital, Where He Had Lived Retired Life Since 1931
Sydney T. Pratt, 79, founder and head of a large color printing plant here, 
and prior to that a feature and special writer on a number of metropolitan 
newspapers, died this morning at the Holy Family hospital. 
He had been living a retired life since 1930 when failing health and blindness 
forced him to dispose of his holdings here. He made his home at the hospital 
since September, 1931.
Mr. Pratt came to Manitowoc 38 years ago to take the editorship of the Manitowoc 
Pilot, a weekly newspaper, following the death of Editor John Nagle the year 
previous. After a few years in that capacity he founded the Merchants & Manufact-
urers Printing works, which he operated for more than a quarter of a century.
He was active in fraternal and civic groups and in Liberty Loan work during the 
World War. 
Born in England
Mr. Pratt was born in Liverpool, England, in 1860, one of a family of nine brothers 
and a sister. The family moved to London in Mr. Pratt’s childhood. His father was a 
wealthy merchant and close personal friend of Lord Frederick Hamilton, the author, 
and of Lord Camden, whose family in colonial days owned vast estates in New Jersey.
Mr. Pratt enjoyed all the advantages of education and travel and visited many of 
Europe’s capitals. He was familiar with the works of the world’s great authors and 
an authority on sacred and profane history of ancient and modern times, as well as 
being versed in arts and music. He was a profound student of the Bible and other 
sacred literature. He had a wonderful retentive memory and could quote at length from 
the classics. He learned to repeat, almost word for word, lectures heard on the radio 
and articles read to him from papers and magazines after he lost his eyesight.
He came to the United States in the late eighties and took employment as a reporter 
and special writer for metropolitan newspapers. He established contacts with men high 
in the ranks of politics, finance and education which enabled him to turn in stories 
that brought him to the forefront in the days before feature writing had advanced to 
the present day plane.
Friend of Ochs 
His associations included work on the New York Times, New York World, Washington Post, 
Baltimore World, Chattanooga Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, Pittsburgh Dispatch and 
Commercial Gazette, Buffalo Courier, and Rochester Democrat-Chronicle. He was a personal 
friend of Adolph Ochs, famous New York publisher and when the latter observed his 25th 
anniversary as a publisher, Mr. Pratt’s telegram of congratulation was one of those 
selected by Mr. Ochs for publication in his chain of newspapers. 
Mr. Pratt came to Manitowoc in 1901, the year after John Nagle, publisher and editor 
of the Manitowoc Pilot, died. The newspaper was taken over by a syndicate headed by 
Dr. W. H. Earles of Milwaukee. He induced Mr. Pratt to come here to take over editor-
ship of the Pilot.
After five years in this post Mr. Pratt embarked in the printing and publishing business 
here. He organized the Merchants & Manufacturers Printing works, which was established 
at a location in the Windiate? House. The business expanded until at one time more than 
30 persons were employed.
After the United States entered the World War he was an active worker in the various 
Liberty Loan drives in Manitowoc. He worked with the late George Vits, chairman of the 
Liberty Loan drives in the county, and supervised the holding of meetings in the city 
and county,. 
His affiliations included the Rotary club, Elks, and the Lakeside Country club.
Wife Died in 1929
On Oct. 26, 1904, Mr. Pratt married Miss Blanche Kirwan, daughter of the late Judge and 
Mrs. Michael Kirwan. Mrs. Pratt died in November, 1929.
Mr. Pratt continued active in the printing business until 1930 when failing eyesight 
forced him to retire, the business being taken over by two of his employes. 
His only survivor in the Untied States is a sister, Mrs. Edith Ellis, wife of the Rev. 
Hugh Ellis of Wilson, North Carolina. 
Funeral services for Mr. Pratt will be held Monday at 3 p.m. from the Frazier mortuary. 
Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery.
The body may be viewed at the funeral home after 6 p.m. Sunday, 
Manitowoc Herald Times, November 4, 1939  P. 4
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[cause: general arterio sclerosis]


STACEY LEA PRAUSA

Funeral services for Stacy Lee (sic ) Prausa, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. 
Richard Prausa, 824 N. Fifth St., Manitowoc, who died shortly after birth 
Thursday at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, were Friday morning at the 
Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home, Manitowoc.
Besides the parents, the infant is survived by a brother, four sisters, 
(names omitted for privacy), all at home; maternal grandparents, Mr. and 
Mrs. Frank Wiedeman of Wauwatosa; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry 
Prausa of Two Rivers; maternal great grandmother, Mrs. Anna Svetlik, 
Manitowoc, and paternal great grandfather, Albert Rollins of Two Rivers.
Manitowoc Herald Times, February 19, 1966  P. 14
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[stillborn/dau. of Richard H. and Janice Prausa]


ANNA PRESTON

Anna Preston died, wife of Abram W. Preston.
Manitowoc Herald, 1854 Dec 09
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[cemetery record died 12-07-1851]
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(The following is the obituary of her husband):
DEATH.-We regret to learn that Dr. A.W. Preston, late a valuable and worthy 
citizen of this village, died recently among his friends in New Hampshire.
Manitowoc Pilot, Friday, January 6, 1865 P.1
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STATE OF WISCONSIN.-COUNTY OF MANITOWOC-ss. Probate Office, Manitowoc. October 22, 
A.D. 1872. In the matter of the proof and probate of the last will and testament 
of Abram W. Preston, deceased. WHEREAS, an instrument in writing, purporting to be 
the last will and testament of Abram W. Preston, deceased, late of the County of 
Grafton, in the State of New Hampshire, has been filed in this office; and whereas 
application has been made by Charles Hall, a person interested in said will, 
praying that the same be proved and admitted to Probate according to the laws of 
this State: Therefore, it is ordered that said application be heard before me 
ta (sic) the Probate Office in the City of Manitowoc in said county, on the eighteenth 
day of November, A.D. 1872, at ten o'clock in the forenoon of that day. And it is 
further ordered, that notice shall be given to all persons interested in said will, 
of the time and place of said hearing, by publication in the Manitowoc Pilot, a 
newspaper printed in said county for three successive weeks, once each week, prior 
to the time of such hearing.
By the Court,
W.W. Waldo, County Judge.
Manitowoc Pilot, November 7, 1872 P. 3
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Tombstone in New Hampshire


N. BEATIE PRESTON

N. Beatie Preston died, wife of Abram W. Preston
Manitowoc Herald, 1861 May 2
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Formerly Miss Butler/from record of St. James Epis. ch., Manitowoc
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“N. Beatie Preston,” otherwise as N. Beattie, was married to Dr. Abram Preston 
following the death of his wife, Ann McAllister. The vital record calling out 
date and location of their marriage has not yet been located; but they were 
married before the census of 1860. Third parties call her Nancy Beatta (Butler) 
Preston, but the spelling, “Beatta” does not seem the one she used.
contributed by GeneJunky
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DIED.
In this village, on Sunday morning, the 28th ult,., N. BEATIE, wife of Dr. A. W. 
Preston, aged 31 years.
By all classes she was loved for her kind and sympathizing nature, and respected 
for her pure, consistent life, and in the dispensation of all the gentle charities, 
she had no ambition but to impart consolation and relief.-Herald.
Manitowoc Pilot, May 3, 1861  P. 2
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(The following is the obituary of her husband):
DEATH.-We regret to learn that Dr. A.W. Preston, late a valuable and worthy 
citizen of this village, died recently among his friends in New Hampshire.
Manitowoc Pilot, Friday, January 6, 1865 P.1
This has been sent to his Findagrave page:
Findagrave page


J.H. PRESTON    also WELLS PRESTON

Death notice in the Manitowoc Herald, 1856 Apr 12:
Wells Preston died in Maple Grove brother of Abram W. Preston
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Died in Maple Grove on Monday the 7th inst. J.W. Preston aged 36 years.
Manitowoc Tribune, Manitowoc, Wis. Thursday, April 17, 1856 P. 3
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Wells Preston, Dr. Abram Preston’s brother was born Joseph Wells Preston, 
and he is otherwise reported mistakenly in the Evergreen Cemetery readings 
as J. H. Preston. The Evergreen Cemetery reading reports he dec’d April 8, 1856, 
ae 35y, 8m 10d, thus b. c29 April 1820, just one day off from the VR for Joseph 
Wells Preston:
Concord, New Hampshire, Index to [New Hampshire] Births, Early to 1900; 
Film No. 1001028, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah.
JOSEPH WELLS PRESTON, Male; Birth: 28 Jul 1820; Birth Location: Rumney Twp, Grafton, NH
Father: Joseph Preston/Mother: Eliza B. Burnham
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Dr. Abram Preston is bur. West Rumney Cemetery, Rumney, Grafton Co., New Hampshire. 
contributed by GeneJunky


ALVIN PRIBEK

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Pribek, 932 North Tenth St., are mourning the death of their 
son, Alvin, aged 16 months, an only child. The babe was taken ill three weeks 
ago and death was due to bronchitis. The funeral will be held at 2:30 Sunday 
from the home.
Manitowoc Herald News, Fri., Sept. 2, 1921 page 3
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[Alvin George Pribek/bur. 09-04-1921/cause: bronchitis/bur. on Peter Pribek lot/
undertaker: JL Wattawa]


CHRISTINE PRIBEK

Mrs. Matt Pribek, 67, of Rt. 1, Mishicot, died Thursday morning 
at Memorial Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter Lutheran 
Church, Mishicot. The Rev. Herbert Kesting will officiate and burial 
will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mrs. Pribek, the former Christine Burtard, was born June 30, 1902, 
at Mishicot, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Leo Burtard. She was 
married Sept. 12, 1929, at Mishicot.
She is survived by her husband, a son (private), a daughter (private), 
and 10 grandchildren. Two sons preceded her in death.
Friends may call at Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, until 10 a.m. 
Saturday when the casket will be moved to the church where the body 
will lie in state until time of services.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. Friday, March 7, 1969 P. 3
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[d. 03-06-1969/age 67 yrs./bur. on Harold Barta lot]


EDWARD V. PRIBEK

Edward V. Pribek, age 84, of 708 Marshall St., Manitowoc, died Sunday, February 7, 
1993, at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center, Manitowoc.
Funeral Services will be 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, February 10, at the Pfeffer Funeral 
Home and 12 noon at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Manitowoc. Presiding the Mass of 
Christian Burial will be the Rev. Gerald Prusakowski O.F.M. with burial to follow 
at the Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Pribek was born March 9, 1908, at Lena, Wis. son of the late Matthew and Mary 
Pavlik Pribek. He married the former Inez Morrell on January 18, 1937, at Oconto, 
Wis. He was employed with Hamilton Industries retiring in 1971. Mr. Pribek was a 
member of the St. Boniface Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife, Inez Pribek, Manitowoc; a son and daughter-in-law, 
Charles and Brenda Pribek, Francis Creek; four daughters and sons-in-law, Joyce 
and Robert Paider, Two Rivers, Beverly and Richard Clark, Sheboygan, Joan and 
William Theodorou, Manitowoc, Lynn and Alan Zich, Manitowoc; 15 grandchildren; 7 
great great grandchildren; 2 step-great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other 
relatives and friends. He was also preceded in death by ten brothers and one sister.
Friends may call at the Pfeffer Funeral Home 4-8 p.m. Tuesday where a Prayer Service 
will be held at 6:30 p.m. by Father Jerry.
Herald Times Reporter, February 8, 1993 P. A2
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[husband of Inez Pribek]


ERNEST PRIBEK

Mr. Ernest Pribek, 70, of 2350 S. 23rd Street, Manitowoc, died unexpectedly 
Monday evening, August 15, 1988 at Holy Family Medical Center, Manitowoc. Funeral 
services will be 11 am Thursday at Jens Funeral Home. Msgr. Alfred Schneider will 
officiate with burial in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. Military graveside services 
will be conducted by VFW Post ?? of Manitowoc.
Mr. Pribek was born January 28, 1918 at Oconto, Wisconsin, son of the late Matt 
and Mary Pavlick Pribek. He attended schools in Oconto and came to Manitowoc as a 
young man with his parents. Mr. Pribek was in the Military Service in the European 
Theatre, serving from 1941 until his discharge in 1945. He served in the European, 
African and Middle Eastern Theatre. He married the former Eudora Plinske on August 31, 
1959. The couple resided in Manitowoc. Mr. Pribek was employed at Kelvinator 
Commercial Products Company for 34 years, retiring in 1983. He was a 35 year member 
of Eagle Aerie Number 706.
Survivors include his wife, Eudora; a brother and sister-in-law, Edward and Inez 
Pribek of Manitowoc; nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends survive. He 
was preceded in death by seven brothers and a sister.
Friends may call at Jens Funeral Home, Manitowoc, 5 pm to 9 pm this Wednesday and 
Thursday from 9 am until the hour of service. Eagle Aerie 706 will conduct a Memorial 
Service at 7:30 pm Wednesday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Wed., Aug. 17, 1988 page 22
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[husband of Eudora Pribek]


EUDORA A. PRIBEK

Eudora A. (Plinske) Pribek passed away Wednesday, August 3, 2011, at St. Nicholas 
Hospital in Sheboygan. Eudora, formerly of Manitowoc, currently resided at 
Countryside Manor in Sheboygan. 
She was the beloved ""Aunty Dora"" of Sharon (Ken) Differt of Sheboygan, their 
daughters, Debi (Scott) Peterson and their family of Sheboygan Falls and Denice 
(Mike) Voitek and their family of Newton. Also surviving is a nephew, Leigh 
(Cathy) Olson of Racine and their children Lance Olson and his family of Oconto 
and Christina (Rob) Biggs and their family of Evanston, IL. 
Dora was born in Manitowoc on September 24, 1923, to George and Edna (Sachse) 
Plinske. On August 21, 1959, she married Ernest Pribek who preceded her in death 
in 1988. Also, preceding her in death are her parents and her sister and brother-
in-law, Adele and Raymond Olson, formerly of Green Bay. 
Dora worked for many years at the Rathsack Hardware Store, Plumb & Nelson, and 
also at Aitken-Reed all in Manitowoc. She was a door bell ringing Avon lady in 
her later years. Dora was an avid bowler and prided herself as the first woman 
in Manitowoc to bowl a 600 series. She enjoyed spending time at their trailer at 
Chaudoirs Dock, dancing, traveling, playing Yahtzee with her friends and being 
with her family. Dora will always be remembered as someone who liked to help other 
people. Even in her death, she is still giving of herself. 
Her body has been donated to the Wisconsin Medical College in Milwaukee where she 
will be helping countless others in their quest for medical knowledge. A memorial 
celebration of Dora's life will be held for family and friends at noon on her 
birthday, September 24th, in the Upstairs Room at the Odyssey Fun Center, 100 
Hamann Drive (Highway 32N), Sheboygan Falls.
No newspaper cited


HARRY M. PRIBEK

Harry M. Pribek, age 73, a former Manitowoc resident, who presently was residing 
at 926 North Cass St., Milwaukee, died Wednesday, October 21, 1992, at Glenfield 
Nursing Home, Glendale, Wis.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 24, 1992, at the Pfeffer 
Funeral Home, Manitowoc. Rev. Gerald Prusakowski O.F.M. will officiate, with 
burial to follow at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
He was born May 13, 1919, at Manitowoc, Wis., son of the late John and Elizabeth 
Hoffman Pribek. He was a Manitowoc resident, moving to Milwaukee in 1952, residing 
there since. He was employed for 32 years by the Pabst Brewery, Milwaukee, retiring 
in 1979. He was a member of Brewers Local No. 9, Milwaukee, and was a Veteran of 
World War II, serving with the United States Army.
Survivors include three brothers and two sisters-in-law, Ervin Pribek, Manitowoc, 
Vernon and Sophie Pribek, Manitowoc, Gordon and Robert Pribek, Sheboygan Falls; 
three sisters and two brothers-in-law, Olive and Roland Herman, Sheboygan, Evelyn 
and Clayton Williamson, Sheboygan, Lucille Williquette, Milwaukee; nieces, nephews, 
other relatives and friends also survive. He was also preceded in death by a brother, 
Richard Pribek.
Friends may call at the Pfeffer Funeral Home from 4-8 p.m. on Friday, where a prayer 
service will be held at 6:15 p.m. by Father Jerry.
Herald Times Reporter, October 22, 1992 P. A2
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[d. at Glendale WI/single]


INEZ M. PRIBEK

Inez M. Pribek, age 86, a resident of River’s Bend Health & Rehabilitation Center, 
Manitowoc, died Sunday evening, Sept. 16, 2001, at Bellin Hospital, Green Bay.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 21, 2001, at St. Boniface 
Catholic Church, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be the 
Rev. Camillus Janas O.F.M. with burial at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
She was born March 22, 1915, in Oconto, daughter of the late Fred and Agnes Marcia 
Morrell. On Jan. 18, 1937, she married Edward Pribek in Oconto. He preceded her in 
death Feb. 7, 193. Mrs. Pribek was a member of St. Boniface Catholic Church, 
Manitowoc.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law: Charles and Brenda Pribek, Francis 
Creek; four daughters and sons-in-law: Joyce and Robert Paider, Two Rivers; Beverly 
and Richard Clark, Sheboygan; Joan and William Theodorou, Manitowoc; Lynn and Alan 
Zich, Manitowoc; 15 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and two brothers and 
sisters-in-law: Levi and Lualla Morrell, Lena; and James and Doris Morrell, Two 
Rivers. Also surviving are nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. She was 
preceded in death by brothers and sisters.
The family will greet relatives and friends at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Manitowoc, 
from 9 a.m. Friday until the time of service at 11 a.m.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, September 19, 2001  P. A8


JAMES J. PRIBEK

James J. Pribek, 73, of Manitou Manor, Manitowoc, died unexpectedly Wednesday.
Funeral services will be at 1030 a.m. Saturday at Pfeffer Funeral Home and 11 
a.m. at St. Paul Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. Donald Schneider will 
officiate with burial in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Pribek was born May 15, 1903, at Spruce, Wis., son of the late Matthew and 
Mary Pavilik Pribek. He married Rose M. Weiter Nov. 17, 1934, at St. Wendel, 
Wis. They resided at Manitowoc after their marriage. Mrs. Pribek preceded him 
in death July 14, 1962. He owned and operated a tavern at Manitowoc and later 
was employed at Medusa Portland Cement Co., Manitowoc, until his retirement in 
1964. He was a 35-year member of Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 706 of 
Manitowoc.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Jack and Carol Pribek, of Two 
Rivers, three brothers, Frank, of Rt. 3, Manitowoc, and Edward and Ernest, of 
Manitowoc and a granddaughter, Nicole. Seven brothers and a sister preceded him 
in death.
Friends may call at Pfeffer Funeral Home from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday, where a prayer 
service will be at 8 p.m. 
Herald Times Reporter, July 8, 1976  P. 3


JOHN PRIBEK

John Pribek, 78, of 720 N. 7th St. Manitowoc, died Friday morning at Memorial 
Hospital, Manitowoc. 
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc. 
The Rev. Gervase J. Zanotti will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen 
Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Pribek was born April 3, 1892, in Oconto County, son of the late Mathew and 
Mary Pavlik Pribek. He married Elizabeth Hoffman Sept. 4, 1917, at Manitowoc. 
Prior to his retirement in 1957, he had been employed at the Burger Boat Co., 
Inc., Manitowoc.
Survivors include his wife; five sons, Harry of Milwaukee, Ervin, Richard and 
Vernon of Manitowoc and Gordon of Sheboygan Falls; three daughters, Mrs. Roland 
Herman of Sheboygan, Mrs. Clayton Williamson of Manitowoc and Mrs. Francis 
Williquette of Milwaukee; six brothers, Mathew, James, Andrew, Edward and Ernest 
of Manitowoc and Frank of Clove, and seven grandchildren. A sister and three 
brothers preceded him in death.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Sunday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, October 24, 1970  P. 15
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[d. 10-23-1970/age 78 yrs.]
(03 Apr 1892/Oct 1970/SSDI)


JOSEPH PRIBEK

FUNERAL TAKES WEDDING'S PLACE
The funeral of Joseph Pribek, aged 22, who died at Holy Family hospital
Wednesday night, suffocating with a tumor physicians attempted to 
remove as a last resort, will take place from the home of his brother
John Pribeck(sic), North Twentieth street, tomorrow afternoon with
interment at Evergreen cemetery. His parents arrived from Lena, Wis.,
last night and decided not to take the body to their home. The young
man has been a resident here for several years and was engaged to be
married soon to Miss Christine Hronek of Maribel.
Manitowoc Herald News, Friday, September 10, 1920  p.5
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[bur 09-11-1920/age 22 yrs/cause: pulmonary/bur on John Pribek lot]


MARY PRIBEK

Mrs. Mary Pribek, 83, of Rt. 5, Manitowoc, died early Saturday at the Holy 
Family Hospital, Manitowoc, after suffering a heart attack.
Funeral services will be held at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Pfeffer Funeral 
Home, Manitowoc. The Rev. Alfred Pritzl will officiate and burial will be 
in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
She was born Mary Pavlik in Stangelville in 1871 and was married to Matt 
Pribek in 1892. They located in Spruce, Wis., where her husband died in 1926. 
She moved to Manitowoc in 1942.
Surviving are eight sons, John, Andrew and Ernest of Manitowoc, Matt of 
Mishicot, James and Frank of Newton, Edward of Rt. 1, Manitowoc, and Harry 
of Milwaukee; two brothers, James of Green Bay and Andrew of Stangelville; 
sister, Mrs. Rose Carrow of Detroit; 24 grandchildren and 14 great grand-
children.
Friends may call after 2 p.m. Sunday where the Rosary will be recited at 
7 p.m. Monday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, February 12, 1955  P. 13
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[d. 02-12-1955/age 83 yrs./bur. on John Pribek lot]


MATTHEW PRIBEK

Mathew (sic) Pribek, 79, a Manitowoc County resident, died Friday at Manitowoc 
County Health Care Center.
Funeral services will be at 8:45 a.m. Monday at Pfeffer Funeral Home and at 
9:15 at Holy Family College Chapel. The Rev. James Massart will officiate and 
burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Mr. Pribek was born Feb. 4, 1894, at Oconto, son of the late Mathew and Mary 
Pribek. He married Christine Burtard Sept. 12, 1929, at Waukegan, Ill. His 
wife preceded him in death March 6, 1969. He had been employed at Manitowoc 
Shipbuilding Inc. until his retirement in 1959. Mr. Pribek was a veteran of 
World War I, serving in the Army.
Survivors include a son, Arthur, of Two Rivers, a daughter, Mrs. Norbert 
(Carol) Brefczynski, of Manitowoc, five brothers, James, Andrew, Edward and 
Ernest, of Manitowoc, and Frank of Rt. 3, Manitowoc, and 10 grandchildren. 
Two step-sons, a sister and four brothers preceded him in death.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 3 to 9 p.m. Sunday where a wake 
service will be held at 8 p.m. 
Herald Times Reporter, January 26, 1974  P. 10 
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[d. 01-25-1974/age 79 yrs./bur. on Harold Barta Estate lot]


PETER PRIBEK

Peter J. Pribek, 54, of 716-A North Tenth street, Manitowoc, a carpenter by 
trade for a number of years, died at 10:45 a.m. Thursday at his home following 
a lingering illness.
Funeral services are incomplete and will be announced Friday by the Mittnacht 
funeral home.
Born in Oconto in 1896, Mr. Pribek came to Manitowoc in 1917 where he married 
the former Julia Wondrash in 1918. He was employed as a carpenter by both the 
Hamann and Peter Kutil Construction companies. During World War I and since 1940 
the deceased worked as a carpenter for the Manitowoc Ship Building company.
He was a member of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters, local 849, and of the 
Fraternal Order of Eagles. 
Surviving are the wife; one son, Marvin of Manitowoc; eight brothers, police 
officer Andrew Pribek and Ernest of Manitowoc, James and Frank of route 3, 
Manitowoc, Edward of route 2, Manitowoc John of Lena, Matthew of Mishicot and 
Harry of Milwaukee; and four grandchildren.
Manitowoc Herald Times, October 26, 1950  P. 2
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[Peter John/d. 10-30-1950/age 54 yrs.]


ROBERT A. PRIBEK M.D.    (d. 2011)

Robert A. Pribek M.D., entered Eternal Life on September 26, 2011 at the age of 
85. Longtime resident of Fox Point, formerly of La Crosse. Beloved husband for 
55 years of the late Ruth E. Pribek (nee Broderick). Loving father of Ann 
(H. Joseph) Lynch, Dr. Thomas Pribek, Molly Pribek, John (Deena Wetzel) Pribek, 
Fr. James Pribek, S.J., Jane (Kody) Salem, and Daniel Pribek. Devoted "Grandpa" 
of John and Cecelia Lynch; Andrew, Jane, and Grace Petr; and Caitrin and Anika 
Salem. Dear brother of the late Lorraine (Harold) Steinmetz. Father-in-law of 
James Petr. Brother-in-law of James Broderick, Dolores Broderick and of the late 
Gini Broderick and John Broderick. Greatly missed by nieces, nephews, other 
relatives and many good friends and neighbors. 
Robert was born in Manitowoc on May 26th, 1926, son of the late Andrew and Frances 
(Jagodinsky) Pribek. He attended Washington Junior High School and Lincoln High 
School, where he graduated with the class of 1944. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy 
and served as a hospital corpsman in the Pacific Theater during World War II. His 
ship, the U.S.S. Sanctuary, was one of the first to land at Nagasaki after the 
bombing. From 1946 to 1949 he studied at Marquette University, and then at Marquette 
University School of Medicine, where he graduated with the class of 1953. Robert 
and Ruth, also of Manitowoc, were married on June 26th, 1953, at Gesu Church in 
Milwaukee. He took his internship in Internal Medicine at St. Mary's Hospital in 
Duluth, and his residency at the Veterans' Hospital in Wood, Wisconsin. In 1957 
he began a 33-year affiliation with the La Crosse Clinic, which later merged with 
the Skemp-Grandview Clinic. For the next ten years, he worked as a staff physician 
in the Student Health Services at UW-La Crosse and UW-Milwaukee.
Visitation will take place on Wednesday, September 28, from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at the 
Feerick Funeral Home, followed by a vigil service at 7:00 PM. Celebration of the 
Mass of Christian Burial will take place on Thursday, at 10:00 AM, at Old St. Mary 
Catholic Church, corner of N. Broadway and E. Kilbourn Ave., Milwaukee. Interment 
will take place at Evergreen Cemetery in Manitowoc on Thursday at 4:00 PM. Friends 
are welcome to join the family at the burial service. Memorials in Robert's name 
may be made to Old St. Mary Parish, 836 N. Broadway, Milwaukee, 53202 or St. Clare 
Health Mission, 916 Ferry Street, La Crosse, WI 54601.
FEERICK FUNERAL HOME, MILWAUKEE, WI (414) 962-8383.
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter, Sept. 28, 2011


ROSE M. PRIBEK

Mrs. James Pribek, 54, of 317 S. 19th St., Manitowoc, died unexpectedly at 
7:10 p.m. Saturday at the family cottage on Lake Poygan at Tustin, Winnebago 
County. She had a coronary attack.
Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Pfeffer Funeral Home, 
Manitowoc, and at 10 a.m. at St. Paul Catholic Church. The Rev. Clement P. 
Kern will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
The former Rose Marie Weiter was born March 1, 1908, at St. Wendel, daughter 
of the late Nick and Helen Klein Weiter. She was married to James Pribek at 
St. Wendel Nov. 17, 1934, and the couple established residence at Manitowoc. 
The Pribeks owned and operated a tavern in the city 12 years.
Surviving are her husband, a son, Jackie, two sisters, Mrs. May Endries, of 
Manitowoc and Mrs. Frank Pribek, of Rt. 3, Manitowoc, and nieces and nephews. 
Three brothers and two sisters preceded her in death.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Thursday where the Rosary 
will be recited at 7:30 p.m. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, July 16, 1962  P. 13
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[Rose Marie/d. 07-14-1962 at Waushara Co. WI/age 54 yrs. wife of James J. Pribek]
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Church Ceremony Marks Wedding This Morning
At 8:30 o'clock this morning, Miss Rose Weiter, daughter of Mrs. Nick Weiter, 
Cleveland route 3, became the bride of James Pribek, 817 Jay street, at a church 
ceremony at St. Wendel. Miss Agnes Muench was maid of honor, and Clarence Kocian 
was best man. The bride wore a floor-length gown of brown transparent velvet with 
brown accessories, and carried yellow chrysanthemums. Miss Muench wore a frock of 
green transparent velvet with matching accessories, and carried pale green 
chrysanthemums.
A reception was held at the home of the bride's mother after the ceremony, and 
dinner was served to 100 guests. There will be about as many for supper. A dancing 
party will be given at Tourist's Inn this evening. Mr. and Mrs. Pribeck will be at 
home immediately at 1509 Clark street.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Saturday, November 17, 1934 P. 8


RUTH BRODERICK PRIBEK

Ruth (nee Broderick) E. Pribek of Fox Point, former longtime resident of La 
Crosse, died Saturday, June 28, at the age of 82. She was the beloved wife of 
Dr. Robert A. Pribek.
(Survivors omitted for privacy.)
Ruth was born June 20, 1926, in Manitowoc, Wis., daughter of the late Ephraim 
and Cecelia Zeiss Broderick. She graduated from Manitowoc Lincoln High School 
in 1944 and from Lawrence University in 1948. Ruth taught English at schools 
in Wausau, Wis., and Muskegon, Mich., before teaching at the former Lincoln 
High School on Milwaukee's East Side. She remained a teacher at heart, and was 
a grammarian who taught her children well the finer points of the English 
language, in addition to numerous important life lessons.
She married Dr. Robert Pribek, also of Manitowoc, on June 26, 1953, at Gesu 
Church in Milwaukee. Robert and Ruth lived in Duluth, Minn., and Milwaukee 
before relocating to La Crosse, where they resided for 38 years. Although a 
physician had advised Ruth that she would never be a parent, she joyfully 
proved him wrong by having seven children. For many years while in La Crosse, 
Ruth served as a substitute teacher and a parish school board member, and 
volunteered in various capacities at the YWCA. Perhaps her favorite roles 
were as a swimming teacher of young children, and later, managing a bookstore. 
Ruth and Robert returned to Milwaukee in 1995.
Throughout her adult life, Ruth loved her bridge and book clubs, as well as 
traditional jazz and folk music, and she was a voracious reader, especially 
of mystery novels. She also loved reading the daily newspaper and had strong 
progressive political commitments. She spent much of her free time at the 
family cottage on Clark Lake in Door County. She brought her excellent tastes, 
combined with her love of a good bargain, to decorating her home, and to gift 
giving, and she never forgot a birthday or other special occasion. She loved 
hosting family gatherings, was an exceptional cook, and always enjoyed a good 
martini.
She was actively involved in Lawrence University Alumni activities, and served 
for many years as her class secretary, organizing reunions. She was a devoted 
member of Old St. Mary's Parish in Milwaukee. Ruth took great pleasure in her 
frequent trips to Ireland, where she had reconnected with relatives there.
Ruth died on an excursion to Chicago, treating her grandchildren to a day's 
shopping on the Miracle Mile.
Visitation will take place on Tuesday, July 1, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Feerick 
Funeral Home, 2025 E. Capitol Drive, Milwaukee, followed by a vigil service at 
7 p.m. The celebration of the Mass of Christian Burial will take place on 
Wednesday, at 10:30 a.m., at Old St. Mary's Catholic Church, corner of N. 
Broadway and E. Kilbourn Ave., Milwaukee. Interment will take place at Evergreen 
Cemetery, Manitowoc, on Thursday, at 11 a.m. Memorials in Ruth's name may be made 
to Old St. Mary's Parish, 836 N. Broadway, Milwaukee, 53202, or St. Clare Health 
Mission, 916 Ferry Street, La Crosse, WI 54601.
Herald Times Reporter, June 30, 2008


SOPHIE L. PRIBEK

Sophie L. Pribek, age 83, of 4213 Delta St., Manitowoc, died Saturday, May 31, 
2008, at Aurora Medical Center, Two Rivers. 
Sophie was born on Nov. 21, 1924, in Pella, Wis., daughter of the late Sylvester 
and Catherine (Wisnewski) Wagner. On June 17, 1961, she married Vernon L. Pribek 
at First Presbyterian Church, Manitowoc. Sophie was employed at Schwartz Mfg. in 
Two Rivers until her retirement. She was a member of the Manitowoc Senior Center 
and also loved fishing and tending to her vegetable gardens.
(Survivors omitted for privacy.)
She was also preceded in death by two nephews: Jerry Wagner and Kimber Wagner; 
and two brothers and sisters-in-law: Walter and Elaine Wagner, Benjamin and Rose 
Marie Wagner.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, June 4, 2008, at the 
Pfeffer Funeral Home and Cremation Care Center, Manitowoc. Officiating at the 
memorial service will be Deacon Al Boeldt. Cremation has occurred and burial of 
the cremated remains will be at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
The family will greet relatives and friends at the Pfeffer Funeral Home and 
Cremation Care Center, Manitowoc, on Wednesday, June 4, 2008, from 1 p.m. until 
the time of service at 2 p.m.
Herald Times Reporter, June 2, 2008 


VERNON L. PRIBEK

Vernon L. Pribek, age 76, of 4213 Delta St., Manitowoc, died on Tuesday evening, 
July 28, 2009 at his residence.
Vernon was born on October 7, 1932, in Lena, son of the late John and Elizabeth 
(Hoffman) Pribek. On June 17, 1961, he married Sophie Wagner at First Presbyterian 
Church, Manitowoc. She preceded him in death on May 31, 2008. Vernon was employed 
for many years at the Medusa Portland Cement Company in Manitowoc and most recently 
at Wal-Mart retiring in 1998. He was a member of the Manitowoc Senior Center, and 
enjoyed hunting and fishing.
(Survivors omitted for privacy.)
He was also preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters-in-law: Harry Pribek, 
Ervin Pribek, Richard and Delores, Alice Pribek; and one brother-in-law: Patrick 
Williquette.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009, at the Pfeffer 
Funeral Home, Manitowoc. Officiating at the memorial service will be Deacon Alan 
Boeldt. Cremation has occurred at All-Care Cremation Center, Manitowoc and Vernon 
will be laid to rest at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
The family will greet relatives and friends at the Pfeffer Funeral Home on Saturday, 
Aug. 1, 2009, from 10 a.m. until the time of the memorial service at 11 a.m.
Herald Times Reporter, July 30, 2009


ANNA PRIBIL

MRS. PRIBIL DIES SUNDAY
Lifelong Resident of County To Be Buried Wednesday
Mrs. Thomas Pribil, 80, a lifelong resident of the county and city, 
died Sunday at the home, 932 North 13th street. She had been ill for 
several months.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. from the Wattawa, 
Urbanek and Schlei funeral home. Interment will be at Evergreen 
cemetery.
The deceased whose maiden name was Annie Krainek, was born in Kossuth 
in 1855. She was married 57 years ago to Thomas Pribil and they located 
on a farm in Kossuth. Twenty-five years ago they disposed of the farm 
and moved to this city.
Survivors are the widower; a son, Edward, city; a daughter, Mrs. Rose 
Burmeister, city; a brother, Wenzel, Francis Creek; two sisters, Mrs. 
Barbara Tiegher, Milwaukee, and Mrs. Joseph Kaderabek, Route 6, 
Manitowoc; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
The body may be viewed at the funeral home from Tuesday noon on.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, August 26, 1935 P.2
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[bur. 08-28-1935/age 80 yrs./cause: myocarditis/bur. on
Thomas Pribil lot]


THOMAS PRIBIL

Thomas Pribil, 87, retired farmer, died Sunday morning at the home of his 
granddaughter, Mrs. William Swokowski, of 932 North 13th street, with whom 
he made his home. He had been seriously ill only a few days.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m., from the Wattawa, Urbanek 
and Schlei funeral home, the Rev. C. H. Phipps officiating. Burial will be 
in Evergreen cemetery.
Mr. Pribil was born in Bohemia in 1855 and came to Manitowoc county with his 
parents when a boy. The family located in Kossuth. Sixty-five years ago he 
married Miss Anna Krainik and they located on a farm in that town. Mrs. Pribil 
died many years ago. Thirty-three years ago Mr. Pribil moved to this city.
Survivors are a son, Edward, of route 3, Manitowoc; four grandchildren and six 
great-grandchildren.
The body may be viewed at the funeral home until the hour of the services.
Manitowoc Herald Times, September 28, 1942  P. 2
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[d. 09-27-1942/age 87 yrs./cause: arteria sclerosis]


JOHN L. PRICKETT

John L. Prickett Sr., 73, of 819 Chicago St., Manitowoc, died late Tuesday 
afternoon following a brief illness.
Mr. Prickett was born in 1878 at Suring, Wis. In 1903 he married Sarah Pendleton 
at Menominee, Mich., and the couple settled in Shawano, Wis., before moving to 
Manitowoc in 1919.
Funeral services will be held at 8:30 a.m. Friday at the Urbanek and Schlei 
Funeral Home, Manitowoc, and at 9 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Manitowoc, 
Rev. L.M. Schorn officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Survivors are his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Frank Haroldson of Gladwin, Mich., 
and Mrs. Artur Jensen of Appleton; son, John S. Jr., of Manitowoc; two brothers, 
T.C. Prickett of Carnegie, Okla., and Joseph Prickett of Texas; sister, Mrs. Edna 
Roebken of Cedarburg, Wis., and nine grandchildren.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 3 p.m. Thursday until the time of 
services.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Wednesday, November 7, 1951 P.18
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[bur. 11-09-1951/age 73 yrs.]


RUBY PRIEBE

Ruby Priebe, 400 River Drive, Wausau, died Tuesday, Sept. 17, 1991 at the Wausau 
Hospital Center, Wausau. Survivors include four daughters, Marsha Malak, Oregon, 
Marla Tobalsky, Wausau, Marna Hornung and Mary Gibson, both of Florida and two 
sons, Conway York, Milwaukee and Michael Hanna, Florida. There will be no services.
Wausau Daily Herald, Wed., Sept. 18, 1991  page 4C
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[d. at Wausau WI/cremains/bur. on Mrs. George Anderson lot]


HERMAN PRIES

Herman H. Pries, 70 of 204 N. Eighth St., Manitowoc, died late Saturday night 
at Memorial Hospital, Manitowoc. Funeral services will be at 2 pm Tuesday at 
Schneider-Mittnacht Funeral Home, Manitowoc. The Rev. George Knudson will 
officiate with burial in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Pries was born Feb. 8, 1905 at Ashland, Wis., son of the late Hans and 
Augusta Siebensohn Pries. He was educated in Ashland area schools. He married 
Viola Krumm in 1930 at Manitowoc. She preceded him in death in 1961. He was a 
carpenter employed by the City of Manitowoc and prior to his retirement in 
1969 was employed by Burger Boat Co., Inc. of Manitowoc.
Survivors include a son, Gary E. of Manitowoc; two brothers, Theodore of 
Milwaukee and Edward of California; two sisters, Mrs. Emma Schroeder and Mrs. 
Herbert (Alma) Timm, of Milwaukee; four grandchildren and a great grandson. 
Two brothers and two sisters preceded him in death.
Friends may call at Schneider-Mittnacht Funeral Home from 4 to 9 o'clock this 
Monday evening.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Mon., June 2, 1975 page 3
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Hotel Howard Damaged - State Fire Marshall Will Probe Blaze
The state fire marshall is expected to be in Manitowoc late this Tuesday 
afternoon or early Wednesday morning to investigate Monday's fire at the 
Hotel Howard at 825 S. Eighth Street., Manitowoc and verify preliminary 
findings that the fire was caused by an electrical failure, according to 
city Fire Dept. Chief, R.E. Herzog.
(snip) 
(snip-cost of damages)
Firefighters were called shortly before 4 pm and found the fourth floor filled 
with smoke. Two persons, Marian McCown, 30 and Gerald Loucks, 36, were rescued 
by firefighters with a serial ladder from the fourth floor room fronting on 
Eighth Street. Firefighters said the woman had her head and one leg hanging out 
the window before they rescued her.
The only reported injury was suffered by Herman Pries, 70, a resident who 
collapsed outside the building after being escorted by firefighters from his 
third floor room. He was taken to the hospital and released after treatment for 
a head bump.
Gary Noonen, 28, the occupant of the room where the fire started said he was 
called from a first floor restaurant by someone who smelled smoke coming from 
his room. He found the bed ablaze and attempted unsuccessfully to put out the 
spreading fire before firefighters were summoned. Most of the fire damage was 
confined to the fourth floor but there was considerable smoke damage to other 
parts of the building. Minor water damage was reported in the southeast corner 
of each floor of the building.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Tuesday, April 15, 1975 page 1
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[Herman H. Pries/d. 05-31-1975/age 70 yrs.]
(08 Feb 1905/May 1975/SSDI)


JANET M. (SKARDA) PRIES

Mrs. Janet M. Pries, 42, of Route 3, Manitowoc, died Wednesday morning in her 
home.
Private funeral services will be held Friday in Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran 
Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. Glenn Unke will officiate and burial will be in 
Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mrs. Pries, nee Janet Skarda, was born Jan. 22, 1937, in Manitowoc, daughter 
of Anton T. and Anna M. Holtz Skarda. She was married to Gary E. Pries Nov. 5, 
1955, in Manitowoc. She was a member of Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Survivors include her husband, Gary; three sons, Patrick of Manitowoc, Lanny 
and Daniel at home; a daughter, Peggy at home; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Anton 
Skarda of Manitowoc; two brothers, Ralph Skarda of Manitowoc and Norman Skarda 
of Manitowoc and Norman Skarda of Greensboro, N. Carolina; a sister, Mrs. 
Carol Berrigan of Milwaukee; and a grandson, James.
Parkside Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is in charge of arrangements. There will be 
no public visitation in the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Immanuel 
Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Herald Times Reporter, June 14, 1979 P. 3
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[bur. on Anton Skarda lot]


VIOLA A. PRIES

Mrs. Herman H. Pries, 56, of 1617 Lilac Dr., Manitowoc, died early Wednesday 
morning at Memorial Hospital, Manitowoc, after an illness of three weeks.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at First Lutheran Church Chapel, 
Manitowoc, the Rev. Paul Running officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen 
Cemetery, Manitowoc. 
Mrs. Pries was born Viola A. Krumm Aug. 21, 1904, at Manitowoc, daughter of 
the late Frnak and Sophie Rosinsky Krumm. She attended local grade school and 
high school and was married to Herman Pries Aug. 30, 1930, at Manitowoc. She 
was a member of the Altar Guild of First Lutheran Church.
Survivors include her husband; a son, (private); a sister, Mrs. Joseph Buretta, 
of Manitowoc, and three grandchildren.
Friends may call after 3 p.m. Thursday at the Ninth Street chapel entrance of 
Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home, Manitowoc, until 10:30 a.m. Friday when the 
casket will be moved to the church, where the body may be viewed from 11 a.m. 
until the time of service.
Manitowoc Herald Times, August 2, 1961   P. 15
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[d. 08-02-1961/age 56 yrs./wife of Herman H. Pries]


FRANK PRIKOP

Frank Prikop Is Buried At Evergreen In Morning 
Frank Prikop, who died at Reedsville Friday, was buried today in Evergreen 
cemetery after funeral services at the Wattawa, Urbanek and Schlei funeral 
parlors. 
He was born in Bohemia in 1842 and came to this country 50 years ago. He is 
survived by five children, Mrs. Joe Hodik, Maribel, Mrs. William Vannen Twerp 
and Mrs. Fred Sawall, Oshkosh, Charles of Kellnersville and Joseph at home. 
There are also eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Manitowoc Herald Times, May 13, 1935  P. 9 


JOSEPH PRIKOP

Joseph Prikop, a member of the 3rd division veterinary detachment, 
who has been overseas service, been thru the ruined cities and 
villages, seen air raids but did not get a chance to see the actual 
battle line, arrived home today and will again take up his residence 
at Reedsville. Private Prikop arrived in the States on December 21st 
and received his discharge at Camp Grant yesterday.
Manitowoc Herald News, Tuesday, January 21, 1919 Page 3
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Joseph Prikop, 81, of Reedsville, died Monday evening at Holy Family
Extended Care Facility of Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Friedens United Church
of Christ, Reedsville. The Rev. Helmuth Kehle will officiate and 
burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Prikop was born Dec. 20, 1893, at Rt. 1, Reedsville, son of the
late Frank and Anna Slaba Prikop. He married Mary Kolerus Dec. 13,
1933 at North Chicago, Ill. Mrs. Prikop preceded him in death.
Survivors include a son (private), and a sister, Mrs. Fred (Rose)
Sawall, of Oshkosh. Two brothers and three sisters preceded him in
death.
Friends may call at Reedsville Funeral Home, Reedsville, from 4 to 9
p.m. Wednesday and at the church Thursday from noon until the time 
of service.
Herald Times Reporter, Tuesday, February 11, 1975  p.10


MARY PRIKOP

Mrs. Joseph Prikop, 65, of Reedsville, died Thursday evening at University, 
Hospital, Madison.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Friedens United Church 
of Christ, Reedsville. The Rev. Merlin Goehrig will officiate and burial will 
be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mrs. Prikop, nee Mary Kolerus, was born Jan. 21, 1907, at Grimms, daughter of 
the late Mathew and Josephine Marek Kolerus. She was a graduate of Reedsville 
High School. She was married to Joseph Prikop Dec. 13, 1933, at North Chicago. 
She was employed at Ed Rei?ema?n and Son Elevator, Reedsville, for several 
years. She was a member of Friedens Church Ladies Aid Society.
Survivors include her husband and a son (Survivors omitted for privacy.); a 
brother, Frank, of Mount Prospect, Ill.; four sisters, Miss Anna, of Reedsville, 
Mrs. Earl J. (Rose) Mueller, of Manitowoc, Miss Betty of Chicago and Mrs. 
Everette (Emma) Miller, of Stockton, Calif.
Friends may call at Reedsville Funeral Home after 3 p.m. Sunday until 10:30 a.m. 
Monday and then at the church until the time of service.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Saturday, March 18, 1972
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[d. 03-16-1972 at Madison WI/age 65 yrs./wife of Joseph Prikop]


BEATRICE T. PRIMM

Mrs. John Kenton Primm, 39, of 1206A North 18th St., Manitowoc, died Thursday 
morning at the Holy Family Hospital, following an illness of several weeks. 
Christian Science services will be held at the Frazier Mortuary Chapel, Manitowoc, 
at 2 p.m. Saturday.
She was born Beatrice Thalia Dyer in Dover, Del., in 1912, daughter of Mr. and 
Mrs. Asa Dyer, and was graduated from the Carl Schurz High School in Chicago and 
received a bachelor’s degree from the School of Education, Northwestern University, 
Evanston. She was an organist at the Grace Lutheran Church, Elmwood, Ill., and the 
First Church of Christ, Scientist, at Riverside, Ill., before her marriage to Mr. 
Primm in 1949. They located in Manitowoc. 
Survivors are her husband; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dyer of Wilmette, Ill.; and a 
sister, Miss Roberta Dyer of Wilmette.
Friends may call at the Manitowoc funeral home after 7 p.m. Friday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, December 6, 1951  P. 2 
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[cremains/bur. on Peter Christenson lot]


CLARENCE J. PRIMM

Dispatches announcing the decoration of Lieut. Clarence J. Primm 
of this city, for bravery with the American forces in Russia, say 
that the decoration was given Lieut. Primm for daring personal 
reconnaissance on Oct. 18, after which he guided attack by French 
and American troops and took active part in driving enemy from his 
position.
Manitowoc Herald News, Friday, February 21, 1919 Page 1
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LIEUT. PRIMM, THIS CITY, WINS NEW DECORATION
Lieut. Clarence J. Primm of this city, serving with the 339th Infantry, 
Eighty-fifth division, in Russia, who was recently awarded a decoration 
by the French government has just been decorated by the Russian government 
for “gallantry in action.” He is one of seven Wisconsin men decorated. 
Lieut. Primm, with his command, had been in Russia for some time and will 
remain there until ice conditions permit the troops being recalled, 
probably next month or the month following.
Manitowoc Herald News, Saturday, April 26, 1919 Page 1
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[d. 01-11-1957/age 70 yrs./cremains/bur. on Peter Christenson lot]


JOHN PRIMM

John K. Primm, age 93, passed away peacefully on the morning of April 9, 2006 
in the presence of family at his home. John was born in the borough of Manhattan, 
New York, N.Y., to Clarence J. Primm and Marquerite Christenson. John K. Primm 
lived a full and good life in many parts of the United States including 45 years 
as a citizen of Manitowoc and the past 10 years in Ocala, Fla. A broad based 
education was gained at Illinois Institute of Technology and Georgia School of 
Technology culminating in a degree in Electrical Engineering in 1941. After 
working at the Tennessee Valley Authority and at the B-29 bomber plant in Marietta, 
Ga., he was proud to serve his country by leading the U.S. Army 26th Signal Radar 
Maintenance Unit during the latter part of World War II.  As a registered 
professional engineer for almost 60 years, he specialized in power distribution 
in schools, churches, libraries and other public buildings wherein he contributed 
several innovative designs. He played an integral part in the restoration of the 
Capitol Civic Centre, was active in many fraternal and professional organizations, 
enjoyed playing chess and had a special fondness for racing and restoring cars. 
He said the most memorable times in his life were becoming the husband of Carol 
in 1956; being father to their children, Jane Carol and John Geoffrey and being 
the grandfather of Meghan and Brendan.
He is survived by wife, Carol Mae Feiler Primm of Ocala, Fla., daughter, Jane Carol 
Primm, M.D. and partner Gail Schramm of Burlington, Vt.; son, John G. Primm, daughter-
in-law, Patricia Hallinan, Ph.D., and their children, Meghan Ruth Hallinan Primm and 
John Brendan Hallinan Primm of Madison; brother-in-law, Vernon L. Feiler and sister-
in-law, Margaret of Ocala, Fla.; sister-in-law, Maxine Feiler of Cudahy and many 
special friends and relatives.  In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the 
Salvation Army or Shriners Hospitals for Children. Cremains will be interred in the 
family plot at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc at the family's convenience.
Herald Times Reporter, April 14, 2006


MARGUERITE PRIMM

Mrs. Clarence J. Primm, 64, (photo), of 811 State St., Manitowoc, died Friday 
at the Holy Family Hospital from acute complications following an attack of 
influenza. 
Chapel services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Frazier Mortuary, 
Manitowoc. The Rev. Gervase Zanotti will officiate and burial will be in 
Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
She was born Marguerite Shogren July 27, 1890, in Manitowoc. While a child she 
was adopted by her grandparents, Capt. And Mrs. Peter Christenson, being known 
as Marguerite Christenson until her marriage to Clarence J. Primm in New York 
City in 1912. 
She was a graduate of the old North Side High School, Manitowoc, and the University 
of Chicago. She was active in musical circles for many years _______  __ Chicago 
and Michigan, and was an alto soloist in a number of large choirs.
In Michigan, Mrs. Primm became an accredited school librarian and instructress 
in library science. She retired from high school work in 1946, returning to 
Manitowoc with her husband. She was the fourth generation of the family to reside 
at the State Street home in Manitowoc, her great grandparents, the Lars Andersons, 
having settled in Manitowoc in 1854, coming to Manitowoc from Norway.
She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Manitowoc.
Surviving are her husband, Clarence J. Primm of Manitowoc, and a son, John Kenton 
Primm, a consulting engineer of Manitowoc. Friends may call at the mortuary after 
4 p.m. Sunday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, May 21, 1955  P. 15
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[d. 05-20-1955/age 64 yrs./Mrs. Clarence Primm]


HARRY S. PRINCE

From the Files of the Pilot - Forty-Four Years ago (1871)
Died - Prince
In this city on Sunday, December 31 1871, after a short but severe illness of 
thirty-six hours, Harry Squire Prince, third son of Samil G. and Alice C. Prince, 
aged 9 years, 1 month and 19 days.
"Leaves have their time to fall,
And flowers to fade at the northwinds' breath.
But thou - thou hast all seasons for Thine own, Oh Death."
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., Dec. 3, 1915
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[Unk]-[Harry Prinz, Jr./bur. 01-01-1872]


EMILY (HILL) PRITCHARD

DEATH TAKES CITY PIONEER 
Services For Mrs. Emily Pritchard on Saturday 
Mrs. Emily Pritchard, 88, of _40 North Eighth street, widow of Dr. J. F. Pritchard, 
prominent Manitowoc physician, died early today at the home. She was a lifelong 
resident of this city.
Funeral services for Mrs. Pritchard will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. From the residence 
and will be private. Interment will be in Evergreen cemetery.
Mrs. Pritchard, nee Emily Hill, was born in this city in 1853(sic), a daughter of Mr. 
and Mrs. Socrates Hill. On January 1, 1873 she was married to Dr. Pritchard, who 
located here and was surgeon for the Milwaukee Lake Shore and Western railroad and 
later for the North Western road. Dr. Pritchard also became interested in numerous 
utility properties in Wisconsin.
Mrs. Pritchard took an active interest in church work and in societies in Manitowoc. 
She was a member of the First Presbyterian church, the Daughters of the American 
Revolution and the Mayflower society.
On January 1, 1933, Dr. and Mrs. Pritchard observed their 60th wedding anniversary 
with their children and a few close friends present. Dr. Pritchard died May 17, 1936.
Survivors are three daughters, Mrs. D.C. Jones of Appleton, Mrs. A. L. Nash of this 
city, Mrs. R. H. Hubbell of River Forest, Ill., a son, J.F. Pritchard of Kansas City; 
11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Friends are requested to omit flowers.
Manitowoc Herald Times, February 6, 1941  P. 2
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[Mrs. Emily C. Pritchard/d. 6 Feb. 1941/age 88 yrs/cause: senility/bur. on
J.F. Pritchard lot]


JOHN FREDERICK PRITCHARD

J.F. Pritchard Retired Doctor Dies on Sunday
Aided Early Transportation Development In City; Funeral Tuesday
Dr. J.F. Pritchard, 89, practicing physician in this city for nearly half a 
century and identified prominently with the early transportation development 
of Manitowoc and utility expansion in nearby cities, died Sunday evening at 
the Holy Family Hospital, where he has been a patient for 10 days.
Removed to the hospital from his home, 540 North Eighth street, when his 
condition became critical Dr. Pritchard rallied for a time but his advanced 
age precluded recovery.
Aided Rail Development
Passing of Dr. Pritchard terminates the career of a pioneer whose efforts 
aided greatly in bringing railroad facilities to Manitowoc and surrounding 
territory.When the Wisconsin Central road sought entrance to the city more 
than 40 years ago Dr. Pritchard took an active part in aiding road officials 
to acquire needed land on the north and west sides.
Eighteen years ago Dr. Pritchard retired from active medical practice and 
also relinquished personal contacts with his business holdings.
Born in Canada
John Frederick Pritchard was born in Norwich, Ontario, Canada in 1846. After 
completion of his common school education he entered Toronto university and 
later enrolled in Rush Medical college, Chicago, from which he was graduated 
in 1869. He located for a time at Oakfield, Wis., and came to this city in 
1872.
On January 1, 1873 Dr. Pritchard married Miss Emily Hill of this city. In 
1933 the couple observed the 60th anniversary of their marriage at their 
home here.
When he located in Manitowoc the Milwaukee Lake Shore and Western road had 
been completed here from Milwaukee. He became chief surgeon on the line and 
when the North Western road absorbed it, continued as division surgeon. Later 
he was also named division surgeon for the Wisconsin Central, when the road 
extended to Manitowoc.
Interested in Utilities
In the closing years of the last century the Central road sought a carferry 
terminal and outlet to the east, through Manitowoc. Dr. Pritchard assisted 
agents of the line in obtaining options on needed real estate. The road, 
later taken over by the Soo line, purchased extensive holdings on the north 
side between Tenth street and the west city limits.
The veteran physician also became interested in building and operation of 
utilities in other cities. For a period of 30 years he with H.F. Whitcomb, 
Milwaukee, was one of the principal owners of the electric and gas utility 
companies in Fond du Lac and Oshkosh. These holdings included the interurban 
line between the two cities.In 1917 Dr. Pritchard sold out his utility 
holdings.
Prominent in Masonic Circles
Dr. Pritchard was prominent in fraternal circles in the city. He joined the 
Masonic order in 1869 and was one of the organizers of 
(continued on page 9)
the Manitowoc Chapter No. 16, Royal Arch Masons. He was head of the chapter 
for 20 years and was also a Knight Templar. He was a member for years of the 
Wisconsin Medical society and served a term as president.
Dr. Pritchard found time to devote to advancement of education. He served 
several terms as a member of the board of Joint School District No. 1, having 
charge of the high school and grades on the north side. He was a member of the 
First Presbyterian church.
Survivors are his widow; three daughters, Mrs. A.L. Nash, city, Mrs. R.H. 
Hubbell, River Forest, Ill., Mrs. D.C. Jones, Appleton; a son, J.F. Pritchard, 
Kansas City, Mo., 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Private funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon from the Pritchard 
home on North Eighth street. Interment will be in Evergreen cemetery. Friends 
are requested not to send flowers.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. May 18, 1936 P. 1 and 9
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[bur. 5-19-1936/age 89 yrs/cause: senility]


MARGARET L. PRITCHARD

Mrs. Margaret L. Pritchard, age 96, of 1309 Ahrens st., Manitowoc, died Tuesday, 
December 28, 1993, at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center, Manitowoc.
Funeral Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, December 31, 1993, at Holy Innocents 
Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by 
Rev. David Ruby with burial in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
She was born November 16, 1897, in the Town of Franklin, Wis., daughter of the 
late Dennis and Mary Logon Grady. She was a graduate of Manitowoc County Normal 
School and taught in several elementary schools in Manitowoc County. She married 
Robert L. Prichard, in 1920, in Osman, Wis. He preceded her in death in 1967. She 
was a member of Holy Innocents Catholic Church, Holy Innocents Christian Women, 
Catholic Womens Club, Mary Knoll Mission Society, American Legion Auxilliary (sic) 
and National Retired Teachers Association.
Survivors include two children, Mary (Ragner) Nowakowski, Richland, Wash, John 
(Mary) Pritchard, Whitefish Bay, Wis; also many grandchildren, great grandchildren, 
other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by a son, Robert Edward 
Pritchard, five brothers and four sisters.
Friends may call at Holy Innocents Catholic Church on Friday, December 31, 1993, 
from 9 a.m. until the time of services. The Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home assisted 
the family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, December 30, 1993 P. A2
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[cremains/widow of Robert L. Pritchard]
Margaret was a sister to Mary Grady Stefaniak in St Casimir's cemetery. There 
were five girls in the family (and five boys). 'The Grady Girls'....all lived 
well into their 80s and 90s except for my own grandmother Leona (Grady) Barnes 
who died in her early 60s. (sent in by researcher/see contributors page)


ROBERT E. PRITCHARD    (d. 1933)

WASH MACHINE TIPS, CHILD IS FATALLY HURT
Robert Pritchard Killed In Peculiar Accident, Dies of Hemorrhage
Robert "Buster" Pritchard Jr., age 4, was fatally injured at the home of his
parents on North Fifth street yesterday afternoon when a heavy washing machine
fell on him.
The child, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pritchard, 711 North Fifth street, died
of a cerebral hemorrhage a few minutes after the arrival of a physician. He
never regained consciousness.
He was playing in the basement alone at the time and may have grasped the
washing machine on the side which held the ringer(sic). This would have caused
the machine to become topheavy(sic) and fall on the youth.
Mrs. Pritchard, working in the kitchen at the time, was attracted to the base-
ment by the screams of her child. Death occurred before Mr. Pritchard could
arrive home from his office at the Aluminum Goods Manufacturing company.
Mrs. Pritchard was prostrated by the accident. The entire neighborhood was
grief-stricken. Although but four years of age the boy was robust and has often 
played about in the basement. It is hard to see how he could exert sufficient 
strength to topple the heavy washing machine over on himself.
Survivors are the parents, a sister (private) and a brother (private).
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. from the Sacred Heart Church,
with interment at Evergreen cemetery. There will be short services at 9:30 a.m.
at the home.
The body was removed to the home this afternoon from the Shimek and Schwartz
parlors and may be viewed there up to the hour of the funeral.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Wednesday, September 27, 1933 p.1
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[Robert Edward/bur. 09-28-1933/age 4 yrs/cause: cerebral hemorrhage sudden death/
son of Robert L. and Margaret Pritchard]


ROBERT L. PRITCHARD    (d. 1967)

R.L. Pritchard, Retired Mirro Manager, Dead
Robert L. Pritchard, 70, of 1309 Ahrens St., who served Mirro Aluminum Co. 42 
years, 20 of them as advertising manager, died Saturday morning at Holy Family 
Hospital.
Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Tuesday at Mittnacht Funeral Home and at 
9:30 a.m. at Holy Innocents Catholic Church. The Rev. E. A. Radey will officiate 
and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Mr. Pritchard was born May 21, 1897, in the Town of Meeme, Manitowoc County, son 
of the late Robert and Mary Gallagher Pritchard. He graduated from Manitowoc 
County Normal School and taught school in the U.S. Navy during World War I.  He 
began his 42 years of service at Mirro Aluminum Co. until his retirement in 1962.
Heads Committee
Mr. Pritchard headed the committee for changing the company name from Aluminum 
Goods Manufacturing Co. to Mirro Aluminum Co., in 1957.
During his lifetime he served as director of Northeastern Wisconsin Advertising 
Club, director, vice president and president of Aluminum Wares Assn. Inc. in 
1954, 1960 and 1961 respectively, a director of the Fox River Valley Advertising 
Club and a member of the Printer’s Ink Jury of Marketing Opinion.
Married at Osman 
Mr. Pritchard was also affiliated with the American Legion, the Holy Name Society 
of the church and Third and Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus. He married the 
former Margaret Grady June 23, 1920, at Osman, the couple making its home at 
Manitowoc.
She survives with a son, John R., of Milwaukee; a daughter, Mrs. R. F. (Mary) 
Nowakowski, of Richland, Wash.; a brother, William, of the Town of Meeme; two 
sisters, Mrs. W. C. Randolph and Mis Ruth, of Manitowoc; 10 grandchildren and 
two great grandchildren.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Monday where the Rosary will 
be recited at 8:30 p.m. by the Holy Name Society, Knights of Columbus members 
and the Catholic Woman’s Club. Memorials may be made to the cobalt fund of Holy 
Family Hospital.
Manitowoc Herald Times, December 23, 1967  P. 14
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[d. 12-23-1967/age 70 yrs.]
(b. 21 May 1897/d. Dec. 1967/SSDI)
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Notes from Osman:
Miss Margaret Grady and Mr. Robt. Pritchard were married at St. Isidore's 
Church, Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock, Rev. Bartelme performing the ceremony. 
Miss Sadie Grady was maid of honor and Miss Ruth Pritchard, bridesmaid. Only 
immediate relatives and friends attended the reception at the home of the 
bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Grady. Mr. and Mrs. Pritchard have gone 
on a wedding trip and upon their return will make their home in Manitowoc 
where Mr. Pritchard is employed in the office of the Aluminum Goods Company. 
The bride has been a successful teacher in the county. She is held in high 
esteem by a large circle of friends.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., June 24, 1920


MABEL PROBERT

JEALOUS LOVER COMES HERE FROM CHICAGO FINDS WOMAN LIVING WITH ANOTHER
MAN SHOOTS WOMAN; SELF
Mrs. Mabel Probert, Chicago, Living Here With Man Giving Name of Edward J.
Gostage, Killed By Another in Whose Pockets are Letters Identifying Him as
Charles J. Danielson, of So. Chicago -- Murder and Suicide Committed in
Evergreen Cemetery at 10 A.M.
GOSTAGE AND WOMAN CAME HERE SIX WEEKS AGO AND FORMER WAS EMPLOYED AT THE
SHIP YARDS -- DIDN'T KNOW DANIELSON
When Found at Yards by Herald Reporter Gostage Admits He Never Was Married To
Woman He Was Living With. Said He had Wife in Michigan Who Had Probably Gotten
a Divorce Long Ago
Murder and suicide with the Evergreen cemetery as the setting, comprises the
nucleus of a maze of mystry(sic) that Chief of Police Groffman and his assist-
ants are attempting to ferret out today.
Early today a man and woman were seen to be making their way to the cemtery(sic)
and their actions were so unnatural that people who saw them wondered at them.
Arriving at the cemetery, the sexton and assistant noticed the two and watched
them for some time. They had been there but a short time when two reports from
a revolver rang out and the couple were seen to collapse. The police were
notified and the bodies removed. The woman was dead having been shot through
the head and the man died this afternoon, never gaining consciousness.
The theory is that the man shot the woman and then turned the weapon on him-
self. From letters found on the bodies, so far as can be ascertained the man's
name is Charles J. Danielson with his address as 9246 Baltimore avenue, South
Chicago, and the woman's name - at least the one under which she received 
letters is Mrs. E.J. Gostage or Mrs. Mabel Probert.
"Mrs. Gostage" came here six weeks ago with her husband, or a man claiming
himself to be such, and remained here a week at that time taking rooms at
908 Franklin street. She then left, the man remaining and securing work at 
the shipyards.
A few days ago the woman came back and the two continued their abode at the
same address, rooms over the Singer Sewing Machine company's office, conducted
by Mr. Frank Lehr. This morning a stranger called at the Lehr rooms and asked
for Mrs. Gostage. She went out with him. Two hours later the two were found at
the cemetery, one dead and the other still alive but unconscious. Both had
been shot in the temple with a .38 caliber revolver and their bodies lay in
such a position as to indicate that they had been in close embrace at the time
the tragedy took place. The man's arm lay around the woman, his head having 
fallen across her body and the weapon lay near his right side. The revolver, a
rusty cheap gun had two chambers empty. There were three loaded cartridges in
the gun when found.
In an interview Sexton Pasewalk stated that he had noticed the couple entering 
the cemetery grounds shortly after nine o'clock. He saw them at intervals
strolling through the grounds and considered their actions rather suspicious. 
The man had an ugly frown while the woman seemed to be supplicating. When he
saw them enter the little gully at the south end of the grounds, near what is
known as Stolze's bridge, he determined to drive them from the grounds. He and
his assistant, Arthur Radke, started in that direction when they heard the shots,
and they got there just in time to see the woman slide out of the man's arms to
the ground and the man falling across her body. The sexton then hastened to his
home to telephone the news of the tragedy to the authorities.
Arriving at the cemetery Chief of Police Groffman and Officer Christiansen took
charge and the woman was sent to the undertaking rooms of Urbanek & Wattawa 
while the ambulance was summoned and took the man to the hospital where he died 
shortly after one o'clock. He never regained consciousness and the doctors held
out no hope from the first. A gaping wound in the head where the bullet entered
showed that the latter had plowed its way through the brain. Unlike the shot
that killed the woman the bullet did not go way through the head.
Gostage, with whom the woman lived, was not apprised of the circumstances until
1 o'clock when he was at work at the ship yards. He does not come up down(sic)
to dinner and told fellow employes that someone had told him that he had been
shot this forenoon. He laughed about the rumor at the time. A reporter of the
Herald and Officer Christiansen who had been sent to the yards by the chief
were the ones to tell him of the affair.
The officer found Gostage aboard the Pere Marquette in the floating dry dock.
He was told that the chief wanted to question him. "What for," said the man.
"Your wife has been shot." said the officer and the man paled somewhat but
maintained his composure. He did not appear to be greatly shocked by the news.
He asked no questions and went away willingly. On the way to the station the
man said he had been married in Chicago. He said his wife was thirty-eight 
years of age and she had been married twice. She has, he said, two daughters,
the eldest of whom is seventeen years of age. Her name is Florence. The woman
he said went under the name of Mrs. Mabel Probert in Chicago.
Questioned at the police station, Gostage said he had been living with the
dead woman at various times the past seven years but admitted to the police
that he had never been married to her. He had a wife in Michigan, he said,
but thinks she secured a divorce from him. He has not seen her in many years.
He is being held for prosecution under the Mann act and for further questioning.
He says he knows no one by the name of Danielson but thinks he may be one of
two boarders who at one time roomed with Mrs. Probert at Chicago.
The questioning was done by Coroner Falge and Chief of Police Groffman. Their
theory is that Danielson came here from Chicago and finding the woman with
another man enticed her to the cemetery and probably asked her to leave with
him. Failing in this he shot her and then turned the gun on himself. The woman
was comely and belied her age. She was dressed in a neat fitting skirt and wore
a white shirtwaist. She had a handbag and in it were a number of little trinkets,
and many letters the most of which were written but not addressed. It appeared
as though she had written them with the intention of mailing them and had
changed her mind.
In the man's clothes were found letters in the same hand writing and signed
"Mabel." In these she addressed him at Baltimore avenue, and called him "Dearest
Sweeney." This, in all probability was a nickname. The letters were all plainly
addressed to Charles J. Danielson.
The letters had been written Danielson from this city and also from various
places in Michigan, the latter having been sent out on various dates in June.
They contained terms of endearment and in one of them she asks him whether he
had paid the rent of their flat and also for some money.
One letter sent from Grand Rapids, Mich., told of being dead broke and asking
for some money.
A letter written Danielson at South Chicago the day after the circus here reads:
"Dear Sweeney; Was at the circus yesterday, Ringling Bros., ***. Am feeling
awfully lonesome and blue. Don't worry. Please be good. If I get any mail, keep
it for me. You can open it if you want to. I expect an answer from Lottie and
Florence, too I will soon be back. Keep the letters till I get there. I want
to be there when the girls come. Address your letter to Mrs. E.J. Gostage, 809
Franklin street, Manitowoc."
Other letters in the man's pockets from the woman were along the same line. She
referred to their domestic life in Chicago and in one said she was living at
Rothbury, Mich., where she was working and earning enough money to put into a
fruit orchard. This letter written from Grand Rapids, Mich., in which the writer
refers to the woman as "My Dearest Love Mabel." This man also calls her "his
sweetheart" and says he supposes she is happy with her "other fellow" now.
One of the woman's letters is evidently from her daughter, Florence, who writes
to the Danielson address where the woman went under the name of Prevort. It is
addressed to "Dear Mamma," and tells of her happy home at Peoria since leaving
Chicago and that "dirty dog" who-you know what I mean."
One extract of the daughter's letter reads as follows: "Tell that dirty dog, if
you care to speak to him that if he comes monkeying around, I'll shoot him."
Who the girl referred to is not known as the letter does not mention the name
but mother and daughter thus had another skeleton in the domestic closet in
which the latter was the one most concerned. The girl told of joining the Catholic
faith and happy in confession and communion and of other intimate affairs.
The dead woman had four rings and a bracelet. In one ring was the inscription
"From P.S.P. to M.C.P." The rings were cheap but the one with the inscription was
evidently a wedding ring and from the statements of Gostage was probably given her
by her first husband.
Four dollars and twelve cents in two pocketbooks were contained in the blood-
stained purse the woman carried. There was also contained there-in a deck of playing
cards, hatch key, a receipt for a solid gold ring from a Chicago jeweler, a card
bearing the name of "Ella Soutlea," Vaudette theater, and another bearing the name
of Claude Pickens, 759 Division street. This was probably the Claude whose letter
was found in the purse.
The woman, though living here with Gostage, evidently wrote often to Danielson in
Chicago for among his effects were many letters from him.(sic) They all referred
to him in terms of endearment and told of coming back to him and of admonishing 
him to be good. In them the woman invariable referred to Danielson as "Sweeney."
One letter written to Danielson told of going away "with that saloon keeper."
She said she would write him in a few days and again admonish him to "be good."
She said she had not had time to iron his shirts and asked him to have the summer
kitchen fixed up for her return. The letter was signed "Your Mabel."
Among the letters on the clothes of Danielson was one from a Henry Danielson,
Necedah, Wis., Rural Route 1. Chief Groffman thinks the man is a brother of the
deceased suicide. He has been communicated with.
The authorities at South Chicago have been communicated with. Gostage is held in
custody.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Tuesday, July 14, 1914  pp.1,5
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GOSTAGE TELLS THE POLICE HE WAS COMMON LAW HUSBAND OF MABEL PROBERT
Real Husband of Probert Woman Lives at Peoria, Ill., Where Her Two Daughters
are With Him -- Danielson Has Brother at Necedah Who Has Been Notified to Come
Here and Take Charge of the Body of John-Dead Man Was Theater Employe of Chicago 
DANIELSON HAD BEEN ARRESTED IN CHICHGO(SIC) AT ONE FOR THREATENING TO KILL THE
PROBERT WOMAN
Gostage, According to Story Printed in Chicago Paper, Went Under Name of Gossick
There and His Name Here May Have Been an Alias. Gostage Left His Common Law Wife
in Chicago and Latter Then Took Up Her Abode With Danielson. A Few Weeks Ago
Gostage Urged Her to Leave Danielson and Join Him at Manitowoc Which She Did
BULLETIN
After a conference this morning between Coroner Falge, District Attorney Healy
and Chief Groffman, an inquest was ordered over the remains of Mrs. Probert and
John Danielson, the same having commenced at the court house this morning.
Testimony of three witnesses were heard being Gostage, Dr. Gleason and Sexton
Pasewalk. The former told the same story as the Herald printed yesterday about
the case; the sexton told how he had seen the Probert woman and Danielson and
had seen the shots fired. Dr. Gleason told of arriving on the scene and accomp-
anying Danielson to the hospital where he gave directions for his care. The
Jurors were: William Boenning, Simon Wehrwein, Anton Sigmund, Jos. Pfeffer, Ferd
Behn and Jos. Peterson.
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Late this afternoon a message was received from Mrs. B. Danielson, mother of the
dead man, from Necedah, Wis., where the brother, Leroy, was located by the chief
of police. Mrs. Danielson will arrive tomorrow to take charge of the body.
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Several new facts have come to light since the Danielson murder-suicide sensation
of yesterday stirred the city. In the first place it was discovered that Mrs.
Mabel Probert, the dead woman's real husband lives at Peoria, Ill. They had
separated.
The two daughters of the woman live with their father. They are Florence, aged
17 and Frances, aged 14.
Gostage and Mabel Probert had never been married and the former has a wife living
at Bay City, Mich. They have never been divorced.
Danielson's first name was John but he signed his name Chas. J. Danielson. In
Chicago he was known as John Danielson. He was connected with the theatrical busi-
ness in some way, probably as a helper at one of the theaters. He has several union
cards issued by the Chicago Theatrical Protective association, bearing his name.
Danielson told his brother that he was about to be married, this being disclosed
in a letter found in his clothes in which the brother, answering it, congratulated
him on the coming event.
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Locked up upon the refusal of a bail bond or until such time as District Attorney
Healy, who was at Milwaukee for the democratic convention, could take charge of
the case, Edward Joseph Gostage, the only living member of the three-peopled
tragedy of Tuesday, gave a statement to the police in which he throws some light
on the mystery. The fact that he did not know Danielson nor that the woman he
was keeping house with had been corresponding with him did not complete the chain
of circumstances so that a motive can be found for murder. However, it is
practically certain that Herald's deduction was a correct one. The police also
believe that it was jealousy that prompted the shooting in the cemetery and that
the shot was fired by the man, not in carrying out a suicide pact, but rather in
a premeditated way when the woman refused to go to Chicago with him.
Gostage Makes Statement-
Gostage's statement follows: "My full name is Edward Joseph Gostage. I came to
Manitowoc on May 26, 1914, and Mrs. Mabel Probert came with me. We kept house
at 809 Franklin street and I worked at the shipyards.
"Mabel Probert's real husband lives at Peoria, Ill. They have separated. His
address is 608 Garden street.
"My wife lives at Bay City, Mich., We are not divorced.
"I met Mabel at South Chicago and we lived together there as man and wife at 9138
Essex street. This was six years ago. We lived together four or five years. Then
she left me and about March 10, this year, she came back to me. About six weeks
ago we came to Manitowoc together and went to housekeeping at the address I have
already given. She was not here all the time. She recently returned from Chicago.
"Mabel's daughters live with their father at Peoria, Ill. One girl is named 
Florence. She is 17 years of age and the other girl is named Frances; she is 14.
"Mabel Probert was 36 on March 23, 1914. I will be 38 on my next birthday. I don't
know this man Danielson and have never seen him, and I did not know Mabel had been
writing to him or he to her. They had plenty of opportunity to correspond without
me knowing anything about it. I was not home during the day and did not come home
for my dinners."
The statement was signed Edward J. Gostage.
Makes Clean Breast-
Gostage is not of prepossessing appearance though there is nothing vicious looking
about him. He had some inkling of what had occurred yesterday, when Officer 
Christiansen and a reporter approached him at the yards, though he never asked a
question. When told that his wife had been shot, he betrayed no particular emotion.
Later on when the circumstances in detail were related to him the man said: "So
the ___ __ __ ___ shot her did he!" That was all. He was willing to tell everything
he knew and did not attempt to shield himself from complicity. He told enough to 
make him amenable to the law in several respects and his share as contributing in
an indirect way to the tragedy, came spontaneously and of his free will. In only
one respect did he tell different stories and that was relative to his marriage.
He told the officer and the reporter on the way up from the yards that he had mar-
ried the woman he was living with, at Chicago. Later he made a clean breast of their
illicit relationship to Chief Groffman.
Dead Woman's Husband Peorian-
That the former husband of the dead woman is a resident of Peoria was corroborated 
by Chief of Detectives Halpin of Chicago who in reply to a telegram from the chief
here sent the following message: "Mabel Probert's husband and daughters live at 608
Garden street, Peoria, Ill."
The South Chicago authorities turned the matter over to the Chicago police head-
quarters.
Chief Groffman wired the woman's children and former husband at Peoria and another
telegram was dispatched to Necedah, this state, where a brother of the dead man
lives. Both were informed briefly of the details of the tragedy and asked what dis-
position to make of the bodies, it is expected that the replies will come today.
Meantime the corpses rest at the Urbanek & Wattawa morgue.
Brother at Necedah-
The letter found in Danielson's clothes from the brother at Necedah is signed Leroy
Danielson. He gives his address on a rural route out of that village. He is working
on a farm there and makes mention of two other men, possible members of the family,
but does not give their addresses. One man who is named Fred, is mentioned as a black
sheep and his whereabouts are not known to Leroy.
Danielson had about $7 on his person when the police took his effects. Besides he had
many letters already told of and the cards showing membership in the Chicago Theatrical
Protective association. He had a small knife and on a slip of paper in a small memor-
andum book was a list of songs. They were numbered 1 to 6 and were: "Underneath the
Tango Moon," "The Ragtime Violin," "If All My Dreams Were Made of Gold, I'd Buy the
World for You," "Alexander's Ragtime Band," "Can I Live Without You," and "Snooky
Ookums."
A pressed rose in the leaves of the books was another evidence of sentimentality.
When he appeard at the Singer store and asked for Mrs. Gostage, Danielson, said Mrs.
Lehr, was well dressed. He wore a natty suit and had every appearance of being prosp-
erous. Mrs. Lehr said she did not think much about Danielson calling for the woman.
They spent an hour upstairs, she said, before they went away and then Mrs. Gostage
told Mrs. Lehr she was coming back soon. The couple must have wandered to the ceme-
tery while they were engaged in their talk. An hour later they were both dead.
Deliberately Planned Murder-
That Danielson deliberately planned the attack which yesterday ended in the death
of Mrs. Probert is revealed in a story that comes from Chicago in which Danielson
is reported to have said to a number of companions in a saloon, "If you don't see
me again I will either be in jail or dead." That was two days ago. He fulfilled
the prophecy yesterday.
Gostage An Alias-
Another feature of the case is said to be the alias under which Gostage travelled
under while here. He was known in Chicago as Edward Gossick where he appeared as
the common law husband of the Probert woman.
The Chicago dispatch is as follows: "A strange story of romance and tragedy that
began in Chicago and ended yesterday in a number and suicide in a lonely grave-
yard in Manitowoc, Wis., was revealed in a telegram to the Chicago police from the
authorities of the Wisconsin town.
"Mrs. Mabel Probert of 9246 Baltimore avenue, South Chicago, was the central figure
of the story and was one of the victims of yesterday's tragedy, when she was shot
and killed by Charles Danielson, an infatuated admirer. The slayer then turned his
revolver upon himself and ended his own life.
"Mrs. Probert was divorced from her first husband who now resides at 806 Garden
street, Peoria, ten years ago. She had custody of her two daughters, Florence, 17,
and Elizabeth, 14 years old.
Boarder Causes Trouble-
"A year later Edward Gossick came into her life and she became his wife by the rule
of the common law. Until a year ago things went smoothly with the Gossicks. Then
Danielson became a boarder at their home on Baltimore avenue. Shortly afterwards
there was a quarrel and the two girls went to their father's home in Peoria. Gossick
went to Manitowoc, where he gave his name as Gostage.
"Several weeks ago Gossick wrote to Mrs. Probert and this caused a quarrel between
her and Danielson, who then threatened to kill her. She appealed to Captain Morgan
Collins, who arrested Danielson for carrying concealed weapons. He was fined $25
on this charge.
Leaves to Join Gossick-
"Mrs. Probert told Captain Collins that she intended to join Gossick in Manitowoc
and Danielson was left alone at the flat on Baltimore avenue. Recently Mrs. Probert
wrote to him and he became morose.
Monday night he was in Frank Michau's saloon, Ninety-second street and South Chicago
avenue.
"If you don't see me again I will be in jail or dead," he said when he left.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Wednesday, July 15, 1914  p.1
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BODY OF MABEL PROBERT LAID TO REST IN UNMARKED GRAVE AT EVERGREEN 
Closing scene in the life tragedy of Mabel Probert, the Chicago woman who was 
shot a week ago by her former lover and whose body has been held in hopes that 
relatives would claim it, was enacted at Evergreen cemetery this afternoon 
when the woman was buried in the potter’s field, the remains being interred 
within a short distance of the spot where the unfortunate woman met her tragic 
death at the hands of the man who professed to love her.
The city sexton and his assistants who performed the last offices for the dead 
were the only witnesses to the burial. No flowers crowned the casket and no tears 
were shed for the woman whose end exemplified the truth of the saying, “The Wages 
of Sin is Death.” The body, in a plain casket, was lowered into the grave, covered 
over with earth and finale has been written.
The body was in charge of Urbanek & Wattawa and was in excellent state today when 
buried. The remains had been held at the undertaking rooms until last Friday and 
then removed to the vault at Evergreen. Hundreds of people have viewed the body 
since the tragedy a week ago.
Efforts to locate a sister of the dead woman, said to reside in Ohio, failed and 
it was decided by the authorities to inter the body today. 
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Tuesday, July 21, 1914  P. 8 
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[cause: homicide-shot by Danielson]


ADDIE PROCHAZKA

Miss Addie Prochazka, former Manitowoc schoolteacher, died Sunday morning at 
the Holy Family hospital after a six weeks illness. She had resided at 836 
North Ninth street. 
She was born in Reedsville and came to Manitowoc with her parents when a child. 
Graduating from local schools and from the University of Wisconsin, she taught 
at the Madison school on the north side and the old north side high school. 
Surviving is a sister, Clara of Manitowoc. Funeral services will be held at 2 
p.m. Wednesday at the Urbanek and Schlei funeral home with the Rev. F. C. St. 
Clair officiating. Burial will be in the Evergreen cemetery.
The body may be viewed at the funeral home from 3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon 
until time of service.
Manitowoc Herald Times, March 21, 1949  P. 2
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[bur. on A. Prochazka lot]


ANTON PROCHAZKA

DIES ON BIRTH DAY ANNIVERSARY
Anton Prochazka, Pioneer Machinist and Boat Builder, Is Called
Death, on the day that marked the anniversary of his birth, brought to a close 
the life of Anton Prochazka, the pioneer boat builder and machinist of the city, 
his demise due to heart failure, occuring at an early hour today. Mr. Prochazka 
had been a sufferer for many than a year. He is survived by a widow and three 
children, Addie, Clara and Henry, all of this city. There are also two brothers 
and four sisters. The funeral will be held on Sunday afternoon from the late 
home 310 North Ninth Street.
Coming to America in 1850, Mr. Prochazka was at Watertown, St. Louis, Mo., 
Reedsville and Manitowoc in turn. He learned the machinist and boat builders 
trade at Watertown and located at Reedsville in 1857, taking a position as 
engineeer in a saw mill. Coming here in 1859 he started a machine shop in 
Manitowoc and a few years later in company with Hanson and Scove built the 
revenue cutter, "Andy Johnson". He conducted the machine shop on Ninth street 
in company with A. Chloupek until 1900 when he became associated with Clarence 
Smalley in the same business. He retired in November, 1901. Mr. Prochazka was 
one of the men whose early career was lined with the progress of the city and 
though he never held public office, was closely identified with the welfare of 
the town. In him the city recognized a business man of integrity and his death 
will be deeply deplored.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Fri., Jan. 10, 1908 page 1
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Death Friday, on his birthday, of Anton Prochazka, a well-known resident of
our city from heart disease with which he had suffered many years. Prochazka
came to America from his Bohemian homeland in 1850, living successfully in
Watertown, St. Louis, Manitowoc and Reedsville. In 1859 he settled here and
established a machine shop. Later he established a shipbuilding installation 
in partnership with Hanson and Scove, and in the 60's built the cutter "Andy 
Johnson". He retired in 1901. He is survived by a widow and 3 children. The 
funeral was held Sunday afternoon.
Der Nord Westen, 16 Jan. 1908
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[Anton Prochasky/cause: celerosis]


CLARA PROCHAZKA

Miss Clara Prochazka, 89, of 836 N. Ninth St., Manitowoc, died early Tuesday 
morning at St. Mary Home, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Schneider-Mittnacht Funeral 
Home and at 11 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. William 
Zimmer will officiate with burial in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Miss Prochazka was born Nov. 28, 1886, at Manitowoc, daughter of the late Anton 
and Margaret Ewen Prochazka. She was graduated from Northside High School, 
Manitowoc, and Milwaukee Downer College. She was employed at the Manitowoc Herald-
Times for many years, retiring in 1939. She was a member of Sacred Heart Parish 
and its Altar and Rosary Society, Catholic Women’s Club and Business and 
Professional Women’s Club.
Survivors include cousins and friends.
Friends may call at Schneider-Mittnacht Funeral Home, Manitowoc, from 4 to 9 p.m. 
Wednesday where Father Zimmer will conduct a prayer service at 8 p.m. for members 
of the parish and Catholic Women’s Club.
Herald Times Reporter, August 31, 1976  P. 12
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(29 Nov 1886/Aug 1976/SSDI)
[bur. on A. Prochazka lot]


ELIZABETH PROCHAZKA

Death of Mrs. Prohazka(sic), last Saturday, wife of Alderman Prohazka. Burial
was last Monday.
Der Nord Westen, 13 July 1876
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DIED, in this city on Saturday, July 8th, Elizabeth, wife of Anton Prochaska (sic), 
and sister of Mrs. A. Chlopek, aged 33 years. The deceased, who had been suffering 
from kidney disease since the middle of January, was suddenly stricken with 
paralysis on Friday afternoon, and lingered in great pain until the time of her 
death. She was an estimable woman, a kind wife and mother, and was held in the 
highest esteem by all who knew her. Her funeral occurred on Monday, and the large 
number of our citizens who followed her remains to Evergreen Cemetery attest the 
sorrow her death occasioned and the sympathy felt for the sorrowing husband and 
their children.
Manitowoc Tribune, July 13, 1876 P. 3


DR. EMIL PROCHAZKA

Dr. Emil Prochazka died at Silver Springs, Arizona on Saturday last. 
The morning the dispatch arrived his father, A. Prochazka, received 
a letter written by Emil to his sister Addie, who is in California, 
stating that the climate of the place was doing him great good and 
that he was hopeful of favorable results. In this he was disappointed. 
He was one of a party out on a health seeking excursion and they had 
camped out in the mountains.
He was 36 years old and was born in this city, graduating in the North 
Side High School, after which he took a course in medicine and practiced 
some time in Baraboo and other cities of this state. Some years ago he 
was appointed to a position in the Government Marine Hospital Service 
and was located at various times at New York, Pennsylvania and Detroit. 
The condition of his health became such that he was given leave of 
absence.
He was a young man of fine attainments and elevated character and was 
highly esteemed wherever known. His remains arrived here on Tuesday.
The Manitowoc Pilot, April 7, 1898 
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[cause: tuberculosis]


HENRY PROCHAZKA

COMMUNITY IS SHOCKED BY A SAD TRAGEDY
Henry Prochazka Meets Death at Roxana, Ill.
Manitowoc has seldom experienced a greater shock or more sorrowful 
visitation than came late yesterday in the announcement of the tragic 
death at Roxana, Ill., of Henry Prochazka, son of Mrs. M. Prochazka, 
North Ninth street. Mr. Prochzaka's (sic) death was due to injuries 
received in an explosion at the plant of the Roxana Petroleum company 
while testing new apparatus which had been installed by the Univeral 
Oil company with whom he was employed as engineer. Three others were 
injured in the accident, all of whom are reported in critical condition, 
among them being C.P. Dubbs, president of the Universal Oil company and 
inventor of the apparatus of which test was being made.
News of the fatality was brought to the family here by Robert Nagel of 
Milwaukee, a chum and fellow employee of Mr. Prochzaka, to whom the sad 
task of conveying the message was assigned by his company. Mr. Nagel 
was not at Roxana but received the news at Chicago, where the company 
maintains a branch office and immediately came here to convey the news 
in person rather than send a message, arriving last evening. The body 
arrived here today on the 1 o'clock train and was taken to the grief 
stricken home.
Details are Lacking
Just how the explosion occurred is not known. The company with which Mr. 
Prochazka was employed is engaged in the extraction of gasoline by 
patented process, from the residue left after the gasoline has been taken 
therefrom. In other words, it is a salvage from the remaining waste after 
the first process of extraction has been completed.
Up to a year ago, when the Universal Oil Products corporation conceived 
the idea of reclaiming more gasoline, the by-products were considered 
waste material and were used merely as a fuel oil. The newly organized 
company, however, perfected a process of further extraction by use of 
high pressure condensation and had only been organized a short time. Up 
to this time the experiments were considered to be highly successful and 
the company was about to realize on its investment.
There are so many elements of danger connected with the elimination process 
that until full details are learned a guess can only be hazarded as to what 
occurred. It is more than probable that some of the condensory apparatus 
failed to withstand the tremendous strain to which it was subjected under 
high steam presure and gave way.
Planned visit Home
The decedent had planned to visit his mother and sisters here during the 
holidays and the tragedy of his death at this time was accentuated thereby. 
He recently had received word that he was to be stationed at Chicago and 
was only to have remained a few days longer at the plant where final 
experiments were being tried out. He had been with the Universal Oil Products 
company as an engineer for only a few months and had been making tests of 
appratus in various cities.
Was U.W. Graduate
Born in this city August 29, 1890, Mr. Prochazka was 31 years of age. He was 
a graduate of the schools here and graduated with honors at the University 
of Wisconsin in 1912 from the mechanical department of the college. Later he 
was assistant chief engineer at the Madison school and when the war broke out 
enlisted for service and was assigned to the chemical warfare division with 
which he served from August 1918 until March, 1919, being stationed near 
Willoughby, Ohio, at a secret post by the government.
Later he returned here and was engaged at Milwaukee with the Traction & Light 
company of that city until August of the present year when he became associated 
with the Universal Oil Products company at Alton, Ill, the company also 
maintaining offices at Chicago.
Was Only Son
Mr. Prochazka was the only son of Mrs. M. Prochazka and is survived by his 
mother and two sisters, Misses Adeline and Clara both of this city. The body 
upon arrival this afternoon was taken to the home and funeral services will 
be held at Sacret (sic) Heart chruch Friday morning at 10:30, the Rev. W.J. 
Luby officiating. Services will be attended by Guy Drews post of the American 
Legion. Deceased was a member of the local lodge of Elks. Pallbearers will be 
Messrs. Anton Wit, Oscar Richter, Willian (sic) Dueno, Louis Kellner, John 
Carey and Edwin Ewen.
A Beautiful Character
To have known Henry Prochazka was a rare privilege. Quiet and reserved, his 
was an exemplary and upright character that drew a large number of friends, 
staunch and abiding. Never did a mother have a son in whom she could repose 
more trust. Never was there a brother more fond of his home association and 
it was his endearing virtues that made the many occasions of his visit bright 
spots that were looked forward to in the little family circle. His one regret 
was that the nature of his work took him away from his home.
The sympathy of the entire community goes out to the stricken family but there 
is a sustaining comfort in the thought that this only son reared in a Christian 
home atmosphere, died as he lived, a moral, upright personification of true 
manhood.
Manitowoc Herald News, Wednesday, December 7, 1921 P.1
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[bur 12-09-1921/age 32 yrs/cause: killed by explosion/bur on A Prochazka lot]


JULIUS PROCHAZKA

From the Files of the Pilot - Twenty-Five Years ago - 1892
Julius Prochazka, of this city, a lieutenant in the naval service, died at 
Brooklyn, New York, on Monday of this week of pneumonia. He has been ill for 
a couple of weeks and seemed a few days ago to be improving, when his disease 
took a turn for the worse and resulted fatally.
Lieut. Prochazka was a young man who had risen to considerable distinction. A 
few years ago he graduated at the naval academy at Annapolis, Md., since which 
time he has been steadily in the service of the United States. He was a bright 
young man and destined should his life be spared to win higher rank in the 
service.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., Oct. 11, 1917
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[cause: rem. fever]
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(First publication Nov. 10, 1892. No. 77
STATE OF WISCONSIN-COUNTY COURT FOR MANITOWOC COUNTY-In Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Julius Prochazka, deceased, intestate.
On reading and filing the petition of Anton Prochazka of the city of Manitowoc in 
said county representing among other things that Julius Prochazka, an inhabitant 
of said county, on the 10th day of October, A.D., 1892, at Brooklyn N.Y. died 
intestate unmarried and without issue and leaving estate to be administered and 
that the said petitioner is the father of said deceased and praying that administration 
of said estate be to said petitioner granted.
It is ordered that said petition be heard at a regular term of said county court, to 
be held on Tuesday the 6th day of December, A.D., 1892, at 10 o'clock A.M., at the 
office of the county judge in the city of Manitowoc, in said county.
Ordered further, that notice of the time place so appointed be given to all persons 
interested, by publication hereof for three weeks successively prior to said day of 
hearing in The Manitowoc Pilot a weekly newspaper published at the city of Manitowoc, 
in said county.
Dated November 9, A.D, 1892.
By the Court,
Emil Baensch, County Judge.
Schmitz & Kirwan Atty.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thursday, December 1, 1892 P. 4


MARGARET (EWEN) PROCHAZKA

DEATH COMES TO CLOSE A USEFUL LIFE
Mrs. Prochazka Was Last Survivor of Ewen Family
Death came to Mrs. Margaret Prochazka, pioneer resident of the city 
and the last surviving member of her family-the Ewens-at her home on 
N. Ninth street at 7:30 this morning, the announcement bringing sorrow 
to many friends. Mrs. Prochazka had not been in robust health for some 
time, never having recovered from effects of an accident in which she 
suffered a fracture of her hip four years ago but up to ten days ago 
she had not been seriously ill. During the past week she had failed 
rapidly and death was not unexpected by the family.
Funeral services will be held Monday morning at 9 from Sacred Heart 
church, the Rev. W.J. Luby officiating, and burial will be at Evergreen 
cemetery.
Born in County
Mrs. Prochazka was born at Francis Creek, November 10, 1852, being 71 
years of age at her death. When a girl of thirteen she came to the city 
and made her home with her brother Stanley Ewen until her marriage to 
Mr. Prochazka in 1882, Mrs. Prochazka having attended the local schools. 
Mr. Prochazka preceded her in death in 1908 and she is survived by one 
daughter, Miss Clara and a step daughter, Miss Addie Prochazka. One son 
Henry Prochazka met death in an accident two years ago, and the shock and 
sorrow undermined the health of Mrs. Prochazka greatly. Another child 
died in infancy.
Mrs. Prochazka was one of the organizers of the St. Boniface Ladies' Aid 
society, thirty-five years ago and was active in social affairs of the 
church up to the time of her accident a few years ago.
Life An Inspiration
In reviewing the life of the deceased one cannot help but acknowledge the 
many attributes of character which so endeared her to all who knew her. Up 
to the very last week of her death she remained a participant in her church 
society participating in a semi-social organization, where a few kindred 
spirits met of an afternoon and spent the time in social intercourse. This 
was her only recreation in the past year since the injury in a fall deprived 
her of more active part.
Personally her character was inspirational, cheerful and helpful and the 
influence of her quiet unassuming life will be more telling for good than 
that of many a person whose name is more widely known.
Of her it can truly be said she rounded out a life time as God who designed 
her place on this earth, had ordained.
Manitowoc Herald News, Friday, November 30, 1923 P.2
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SOCIETY WILL ATTEND BURIAL AS A BODY
St. Ann's society of St. Boniface church of which she was one of the founders, 
will attend the funeral of the late Mrs. Margaret Prochazka in a body at Sacred 
Heart church Monday morning. The services will be conducted at 9 and burial 
will be at Evergreen.
Members of the society are older women of the congregation, the organization 
having been established many years ago. During late years the society has held 
its meetings at the home of its members and has frequently met with Mrs. 
Prochazka who up to her last illness was always greatly interested in the 
organization.
Manitowoc Herald News, Saturday, December 1, 1923 P.2
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[bur. 12-03-1923/cause: endocardtis/bur. on A Prochazka lot]


ADELINE PROELL

Mrs. Adeline Proell, 85, widow of John Proell, former county official,
died last night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Olive Vits, at 601
North Sixth street.
Mrs. Proell has been confined to her bed since February, although she
had not been in good health for more than six years.
Funeral services will be held Friday at 8:30 a.m. from the Vits home
and at 9 o'clock from the Sacred Heart church. Burial will be in
Evergreen cemetery.
Mrs. Proell was born in Germany in 1854 and came to this county when
a girl. She was married here to John Proell, who died many years ago.
Since then Mrs. Proell has made her home with her daughter.
Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Olive Vits of this city; granddaughter,
Mrs. Norman Ott of Milwaukee; and two great-grandchildren, Barbara
and Shelley Ott of Milwaukee.
The body was moved to the Vits home this afternoon from the Pfeffer
funeral home. The Alter society of the Sacred Heart church will meet
at the home Thursday at 7 p.m. to recite the rosary and will attend
the funeral in a group.
(No newspaper named, Dec. 26, 1939 handwritten on the obituary)
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Adelina Proell nee Stiefvater (Nov. 17, 1854-Dec. 26, 1939 
-wife of John Proell [married June 26, 1877 at St. Gregory] -after the 
death of her husband in 1879, she lived with her daughter Olive Vits 
in the City of Manitowoc -daughter of Lorenz Stiefvater and Francisca 
Wiesler -born Kohlerhof, Baden and baptized at St. Ulrich Catholic Church, 
Ehrenstetten, Baden -died in City of Manitowoc -residence 601 North 6th 
-died from "dilated heart with mitral  regurgitation -2 weeks -and 
paralysis agitans -8 years")
(both from researcher of St. Gregory church records/see contributors page)
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[d. 12-26-1939/age 85 yrs./cause: dilated heart with mitral regurgitation/
bur. on George Vits lot]


WILLIAM F. PROTZ, SR.

William F. Protz, Sr., age 79, of 11 Log Landing, Savannah, Ga., died Sunday, 
September 14, 1997, at home.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, September 17, 1997, at St. James 
Catholic Church, Savannah, Ga.
He was born February 2, 1918, in Milwaukee. Bill attended Lincoln High School, 
St. John's Military Academy, and the Philadelphia School of Textiles. During 
World War II, he served in the 8th Air Force as a B-17 pilot and spent a year 
as a prisoner of war in Germany. He was employed in the family business, National 
Tinsel Manufacturing retiring as Chairman of the Board in 1980. One year later he 
and his wife, Jane, moved to Savannah, Ga.
Survivors include his wife, Jane; two sons, William (Carolyn), Lake Forest, Ill., 
John (Joyce), Manitowoc two daughters, Janet (John) Mathis, Savannah, Ga., Nancy 
(Paul) Pillat, Atlanta, Ga.; and seven grandchildren. A brother, Robert, preceded 
him in death.
Memorial donations may be made to Habitat for Humanity or the American Red Cross.
Herald Times Reporter, September 15, 1997  P. A2
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[cremains]


GLADYS DORIETTE PROVOST

Gladys D. Provost, age 99, of 4216 13th Ave., N.W., Rochester, Minn., died 
Wednesday, January 13, 1999, at her residence.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Janaury 18, 1999, at St. 
John's United Church of Christ, Manitowoc. Officiating at the service will be 
Rev. Robert Meyer with burial to follow at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
She was born November 24, 1899, in Chase, Wis., daughter of the late Louis and 
Agusta Fisher Heinemann. Gladys moved to Manitowoc at age 15. On September 21, 
1929, she married Leonard C. Provost in Waukegan, Ill. He preceded her in death 
in November of 1960. They lived in Merrill from 1932 to 1936 before moving back 
to Manitowoc. In 1955, the couple moved to Wausaukee and lived their until Gladys 
moved to Rochester, Minn. in 1998. She was a homemaker along with working for 
Mirro Aluminum Company for many years.
Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Joan and Robert Bowron, Rochester, 
Minn.; seven grandchildren, four great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; 
two sisters, Norma Wernecke, Manitowoc, and Alice Mielke, Rochester, Minn. She 
was preceded in death by one son, John; four sisters and one brother.
Friends may call at the Pfeffer Funeral Home from 5-8 p.m. Sunday, and at the 
church Monday morning from 10 a.m. until the time (sic) service at 11 a.m.
Herald Times Reporter, January 16, 1999 P. A2


JOHN L. PROVOST

John L. Provost, 30, of 1703 Lilac Dr., Manitowoc, died Tuesday morning at Memorial 
Hospital, Manitowoc, where he had been a patient the past 2 1/2 weeks.
Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, 
and at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Manitowoc, the Rev. Claude LeClair 
officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Provost was born Sept. 25, 1933, at Manitowoc, son of the late Leonard Provost 
and Mrs. Gladys Heineman Provost of Manitowoc. He married the former Therese Barbier 
June 26, 1954, at Manitowoc. He was a lifelong resident of Manitowoc, attending 
Manitowoc public schools and graduating from Lincoln High School in 1951. He was a 
fireman for the Chicago-North Western Railroad. He was a member of the Brotherhood 
of Railroad Men and a veteran of the Korean Conflict, May 20, 1953 to May 19, 1955, 
serving as a corporal in Co. M, 123rd Infantry Regiment.
(Survivors omitted for privacy.)
Friends may call after 3 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home where the Rosary will 
be recited at 7:30 p.m.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. April 7, 1964 P. 20


LEONARD PROVOST

Leonard Charles Provost, 69, of the Marinette County community of Wausaukee,
was found dead today in a hunting area just outside of the village. Apparently
striken(sic) by a heart attack, he collapsed over a stump and died. He had
entered the field only 15 minutes before his body was found.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Tuesday, November 22, 1960 p.1
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Leonard C. Provost, 69, former Manitowoc resident was found dead in the woods 
near Middle Inlet, Marinette County, a short distance from the village of 
Wausaukee where he had resided the past five years. Funeral services will be 
at 1:30 pm Saturday at the Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc. The Rev. Paul H. 
Blaufuss will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Mr. Provost was born at Rudolph, Wis., son of the late Leo and Emma Curran 
Provost. He married Gladys Heineman Sept. 21, 1929 at Waukegan, Ill., and the 
couple resided at Manitowoc until five years ago when he retired as a car 
inspector for the North Western Road and Mr. and Mrs. Provost moved to 
Wausaukee.
A veteran of World War I, he was a member of Drews-Bleser American Legion Post 
of Manitowoc and the Brotherhood of Railway Car Men.
Surviving are his wife; a daughter, Mrs. Robert Bowron of Rochester, Minn.; a 
son, John and five sisters, Mrs. Ed Kopelke of Tomahawk, Wis., Mrs. Vincent 
O'Rourke of Florida, Mrs. Harry Hanson of London, Wis., Mrs. Anton Gehrke of 
Sheboygan Falls and Mrs. Kenneth Plantico of California and six grandchildren.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 pm Friday. The Legion will accord 
him full military rites.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Wed., Nov. 23, 1960 page T7
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[d. at Marinette Co. WI/bur. on John L. Provost lot]


BLANCHE PRUCHA

Mrs. Blanche Prucha, 84, formerly of 1618 S. 12th St., Manitowoc, died early 
Saturday morning, May 7, 1988 at St. Mary Nursing Home, Manitowoc. A memorial 
Mass will be 5 pm Monday at St. Andrew Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. 
James Stamborski will officiate with cremation to follow and burial at Evergreen 
Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mrs. Prucha was born June 19, 1903 at Two Rivers, Wisconsin, daughter of the 
late Omer Cauthier and Louise LaFond. She was educated in Two Rivers and later 
Manitowoc Business College. Mrs. Prucha was employed at the Register of Deeds 
Office in Manitowoc for several years. She was married to Carl J. Prucha, 
September 1, 1921 at Manitowoc and the couple residing here. Mrs. Prucha was a 
member of St. Andrew Catholic Church, The Legion Auxiliary, St. Teresa Society 
and was a member of Senior Citizens.
Survivors include her husband, a daughter and son-in-law, Marilyn and James 
Schaller of Delafield, Wisconsin; a sister, Alma Ginzl of Manitowoc; three 
grandchildren, Cynthia Eller of Hamburg, West Germany, Rebecca Schaller of 
Delafield, Wisconsin and Michael Schaller of Whitefish Bay; a great grandchild, 
Cara Gessat; other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by two 
brothers, Raymond Gauthier and Omer Gauthier Jr., and a sister, Grace Diegel.
Friends may call at the church from 4 pm Monday until the time of services. There 
will be no Sunday evening visitation at the Funeral Home. Jens Funeral Home and 
Crematory are assisting the family with funeral arrangements. In lieu of flowers 
memorials may be given to the charity of your choice.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Sun., May 8, 1988 page 17
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[cremains]
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Miss Blanche Gauthier, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Omar Gauthier of this city and 
Carl Prucha of Two Rivers were married last Thursday morning at Sacred Heart 
Church, Rev. W. J. Luby officiating. The Misses Dorothy Naplecinsky, city and 
Marcella Prucha of Two Rivers and Omar Gauthier Jr. and Roy Gauthier were the 
attendants. A wedding breakfast was served at the home of the bride's parents 
at 609 Marshall St., after which the newly weds left on a honeymoon trip to 
Milwaukee, Chicago and other cities. Upon their return, they will make their 
home at Two Rivers where the bridegoom is employed by the Aluminum Goods 
Manufacturing Company.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., Sept. 8, 1921


CARL J. PRUCHA

Mr. Carl J. Prucha, 90, formerly of 1618 S. 12th Street, Manitowoc, died Thursday, 
February 9, 1989 at Riverhills Nursing Home, Pewaukee, Wisconsin. Memorial service 
will be held at 4 pm Sunday at Jens Funera;l Home and Crematory. Rev. James 
Stamborski will officiate with burial of the cremains at Evergreen Cemetery, 
Manitowoc.
Mr. Prucha was born June 18, 1898 at Oconto, Wisconsin, son of the late James and 
Anna Prochnow Prucha. He attended schools in Oconto and later attended Business 
College in Appleton and also Lawrence University. He married the former Blanche 
Gauthier on September 1, 1921 in Manitowoc. The couple resided in Manitowoc. She 
preceded him in death in 1988. Mr. Prucha was employed at Mirro Aluminum for 19 
years, United States Post Office for 30 years and was a Real Estate Broker for 15 
years. He was a member of Manitowoc Senior Citizens, American Legion Drews Post 
Number 88 and served in World War I in the United States National Guard and the 
United States Cavalry.
Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Marilyn and James Schaller of Delafield, 
Wisconsin; a sister, Mrs. Marcella Miller of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin; three 
grandchildren and a great grandchild. He was preceded in death by two sisters, 
Evelyn O'Molley and Esther Daugs.
There will be no Saturday evening visitation at the funeral home. Memorials may be 
made to Manitowoc Humane Society or The Heart Fund. Jens Funeral Home and Crematory 
are assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Fri., Feb. 10, 1989 page B7
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[d. at Pewaukee WI/cremains/widower of Blanche Prucha]
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Miss Blanche Gauthier, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Omar Gauthier of this city and 
Carl Prucha of Two Rivers were married last Thursday morning at Sacred Heart 
Church, Rev. W. J. Luby officiating. The Misses Dorothy Naplecinsky, city and 
Marcella Prucha of Two Rivers and Omar Gauthier Jr. and Roy Gauthier were the 
attendants. A wedding breakfast was served at the home of the bride's parents 
at 609 Marshall St., after which the newly weds left on a honeymoon trip to 
Milwaukee, Chicago and other cities. Upon their return, they will make their 
home at Two Rivers where the bridegoom is employed by the Aluminum Goods 
Manufacturing Company.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., Sept. 8, 1921


FRANCES PRUE

Mrs. Frances Prue, 92, a resident of Park Lawn Home, Manitowoc, died Wednesday, 
December 23, 1987 at Holy Family Medical Center, Manitowoc. Funeral services will 
be 11 am Thursday at Pfeffer Funeral Home. Rev. Gerald Schrankler will officiate 
with burial at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mrs. Prue, nee Frances Wilfert, was born November 28, 1895, at Plymouth, Wisconsin, 
daughter of the late Fred and Anna Miller Wilfert. She married William Prue in 
Green Bay, Wisconsin. He preceded her in death in 1965. Mrs. Prue was employed for 
over 25 years at the former Tony's Grill in Manitowoc, from which she retired.
Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Joseph and Alba Prue of Manitowoc 
and Fred and Mary Beth Prue of Corpus Christi, Texas; two daughters and a son-in-
law, Margaret and Edward Salta of Manitowoc and Miss Florence Prue of Manitowoc; 
seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren also survive. She was preceded 
in death great grandson, John Shedler, two brothers and two sisters.
Friends may call at Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, 9 am Thursday morning and until 
the time of service.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Wed., Dec. 23, 1987 page 14


EARL H. PRUITT

Earl H. Pruitt, 76, of 601 Buffalo St., Manitowoc, died Sunday morning at 
Memorial Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral 
Home, Manitowoc. The Rev. Gervase Zanotti will officiate and burial will be 
in Evergreen cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Pruitt was born June 11, 1893, at Webb City, Mo., son of the late Felix 
and Addie Pruitt. He came to Manitowoc in 1947, where he operated a tavern 
until he retired in 1954. He married Frances Christoff April 11, 1955, at 
Manitowoc. He was a member of Ivanhoe Lodge No. 446 of Kansas City Masons 
and the American Legion. He also served in the U.S. Navy in World War I.
Survivors include his wife, a daughter, Mrs. Claude (Marjorie) Marek, of 
Manitowoc, and seven grandchildren.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 6 o'clock this Monday evening. 
There will be a Masonic service at 7:30 o'clock.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. February 9, 1970
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[d. 02-08-1970/age 76 yrs.]
(b. 11 June 1893/d. Feb. 1970/SSDI)


FRANCES I. PRUITT

Frances I. Pruitt, age 87, formerly of Parkview Haven, Manitowoc, died Friday, 
April 7, 1995, at Park Lawn Home, Manitowoc.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 11, 1995, 
at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Rev. William Zimmer will officiate with 
interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
Frances was born September 2, 1907, at Champaign,Ill., daughter of the late 
George A. and Ellen H. Peat Christoff. She grew up and was educated in Manitowoc. 
She was employed as a secretary at the Dick Brothers Baking Company, for many 
years until her retirement. She married Earl H. Pruitt, April 10, 1955, in 
Manitowoc. He preceded her in death February 8, 1970. She was a member of Sacred 
Heart Catholic Church.
Survivors include her daughter, Marge E. Marek, Manitowoc; grandchildren include, 
Thomas Marek, Hartford, Conn., Beth and Gary Krcma, Grafton, Christopher and 
Jennifer Marek, Wateford, Conn., Michael Marek, Manitowoc, Patrick Marek, Milwaukee, 
Margie Marek-Bruckner and her husband, Gene, Manitowoc, James Marek, Manitowoc and 
special friend, Barbara Gambucci; one brother and sisters-in-law, George and Minerva 
Christoff, North Wales, Pa.; twelve great-grandchilddren; special friends, Ruth 
Kluczinske, Manitowoc, and Nathan Spielman, Milwaukee. She was also preceded in 
death by her sister, Marjorie, and a son-in-law, Claude Marek.
Relatives and friends may call at Reinbold-Pfeffer Funeral Home from 4-8 p.m. Monday, 
where a prayer service will be held at 7 p.m., led by Sister Michael.
Herald Times Reporter, April 9, 1995 P. A2
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[widow of Earl Pruitt]


CAPTAIN HERMAN PRUSS

After a 3 mo. long severe illness, Hermann Pruss died Mon. night. 
The deceased, who had been perfectly healthy heretofore, fell suddenly 
ill on 26 Aug. with a liver illness. The doctors were unable to stem 
the course of the disease. His loss was felt throughout the entire city 
and county. Hermann Pruss was born 27 May 1842 in Neustadt in Schleswig-
Holstein. His father was a boatman and so as soon as he finished school 
he went directly to sea. He rose from ships boy to ordinary seaman to 
helmsman, traveling to Europe, America, Asia and Africa, finally coming
to America in 1854 to New York. Later he settled in New Orleans from where 
he served on the West Indian route. During the Civil War he was drafted 
into the Confederate military. After the war he came to Manitowoc on 14 
June 1868 and served from here as captain of various sailing ships on 
the Great Lakes. In later years he gave up the sailor’s life and operated 
the “Delmonico” Tavern until his recent hospitalization. Captain Pruss 
married on 21 June 1868. He is survived by his widow and 3 daughters. 
His funeral will take place today at 2 p.m. in the city cemetery.
Der Nord Westen, 03 Dec. 1891
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[Herman Preuss/bur. 12-03-1891/age 48 yrs./cause: dropsy]
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(First publication Dec. 17, 1891.) No. 118
STATE OF WISCONSIN-COUNTY COURT FOR MANITOWOC COUNTY. In Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Hermann Pruss deceased.
An instrument in writing, purporting to be the last will and 
testament of Hermann Pruss of the city of Manitowoc, in said 
county, deceased having been delivered into said court:
And John Franz, of the city of Manitowoc in said county, having 
presented to said court his petition in writing duly verified, 
representing, among other things, that said Hermann Pruss died 
testate, at his home in said city, in said county, on the 30th 
day of November 1891; that said instrument is the last will of 
said deceased and that John Franz is named therein as executor, 
and praying that said instrument be proven and admitted to probate 
and that letters testamentary be thereon issued to John Franz.
It is ordered that said petition and the matters therein be heard 
and proofs of said last will and testament be taken, at a special 
term of said county court to be held at the probate office in the 
city of Manitowoc, on Tuesday the 12th day of January 1892, at 
10 o'clock A.M.
And it is further ordered: That notice of the time and place of 
said hearing be given by publication hereof for three successive 
weeks, once each week, previous to the time of said hearing in the 
Manitowoc Pilot a newspaper published in said Manitowoc county.
Dated December 15, 1891.
By the court.
Emil Baensch, County Judge.
Schmitz & Kirwan, Attorneys.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thursday, December 31, 1891 P. 2


GRACE P. PUCHNER

Mrs. Grace P. Puchner, 86, of 716 N. 9th Street, Manitowoc, died Wednesday, 
December 2, 1987 at St. Mary's Home, Manitowoc. Funeral services will be 3 pm 
Saturday at First Presbyterian Church, Manitowoc. Rev. William Plank will 
officiate with burial at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mrs. Puchner was born January 22, 1901 at Manitowoc, daughter of the late William 
and Emma Vits Pflueger. She attended schools in Manitowoc, graduating in 1917 and 
then attended Lawrence University and later University of Wisconsin-Madison, 
receiving a BA Degree in 1923. She married Ralph E. Puchner on December 30, 1924 
at Manitowoc. Following the couple's marriage, they resided at Edgar, Wisconsin 
until 1954 when the couple then moved to Manitowoc to make their home. Mrs. Puchner 
was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Women's Association and was a member of 
P.E.O. Mrs. Puchner was also on the Board of the Salvation Army.
Survivors include her husband, Ralph of Manitowoc; two sons and daughters-in-law, 
William P. and Karen Puchner of Hartland, Wisconsin and Dr. Peter J. and Elizabeth 
Puchner of Englewood, New Jersey; a daughter, Mary Fagan of Milwaukee; eight 
grandchildren, Ann Puchner of Hartland, Wisconsin, Mary Nelson, Fagan O'Kane, Kate 
Pasta and Miss Elizabeth Fagan, all of Chicago, Andrew Puchner, Thomas Puchner and 
Edward Puchner, all of Englewood, New Jersey and other relatives and friends survive. 
She was preceded in death by a brother, Francis Pflueger.
Friends may call at Jens Funeral Home, 6 pm to 9 pm Friday and Saturday from 9 am to 
12 noon at the funeral home and then at the church from 1 pm until the hour of service.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Thurs., Dec. 3, 1987 page 26
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[wife of Ralph Puchner]


RALPH E. PUCHNER

Mr. Ralph E. Puchner, 90, of 716 N. 9th Street, Manitowoc, died Sunday at his 
residence.
Funeral services will be held at 12 noon Wednesday from the First Presbyterian 
Church. Rev. William Plank officiating with burial at Evergreen Cemetery.
He was born July 25, 1900, in Wausau, Wis., son of the late Alfred and Arminda 
Pannebaker Puchner. He attended schools in Wausau and received a degree in 
Commerce from the Lawrence University. He married Grace Pflueger on December 30, 
1924, in Manitowoc. The couple had been residing here. He was a Salesman for 30 
years for the Alfred Puchner Hardware Store and for 17 years was with the U.S. 
Tresurey (sic) Savings Bond Division of Milwaukee. He retired in 1970. He was a 
member of the First Presbyterian Church, the Manitowoc Masonic Lodge No. 65, the 
Manitowoc Chapter No. 18, and the Manitowoc Commandry No. 45. He was also a member 
of the Manitowoc-Two Rivers Shrine Club.
Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, William and Karen Puchner of 
Hartland, Wis., and Dr. Peter and Elizabeth Puchner of Englewood, N.J.; a daughter, 
Mary Fagen of Marshfield, Wis.; eight grandchildren, Ann Puchner of Hartland, Wis., 
Mary Nelson of Rochester, N.Y., Kay and Elizabeth Fagen of Chicago, Andrew, Thomas 
and Edward Puchner of Englewood, N.J., Deborah O'Kane of Tybee Island, Ga. He was 
preceded in death by his wife in 1987 and one brother.
Friends may call at the First Presbyterian Church from 10 a.m. until the time of 
services. There will be no Tuesday evening visitation. Memorials may be made to 
the First Presbyterian Church. Jens Funeral Home is assisting the family with 
funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, March 19, 1991 P. B6
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[widower of Grace Puchner/bur. on William Pfleuger lot]


ZIGMOND PUCYLOWSKI

Zigmond Pucylowski, 73, of 714 York St., Manitowoc, died Friday at home.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral 
Home, Manitowoc. The Veterans of Foreign Wars will conduct memorial services, 
and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Pucylowski was born Sept. 18, 1896, at Ironwood, Mich., the son of the 
late Mr. and Mrs. Victor Pucylowski. He served in the U.S. Army in World War I 
and worked as a welder at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Inc., during World War II. The 
past 20 years he was maintenance man at Cape Cod Inn, Manitowoc. He was a member 
of the Otto Oas Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Survivors include a brother, Waddick, of Ironwood; three sisters, Miss Minnie 
and Mrs. Joseph Grabowski of Detroit, and Mrs. Marion Johnston of Fort Lauderdale, 
Fla.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 6 p.m. Sunday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. January 3, 1970
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[Zigmond/d. 01-02-1970/age 73 yrs.]
(Zigmond Pucylowski/18 Sep 1896/Jan 1970/SSDI) 


ROBERT L. PUESTOW

Robert L. Puestow, 38, of 917 Lincoln Blvd., Manitowoc, who for the past 4 months 
has been living at Colorado Springs, Colorado, died unexpectedly Friday afternoon, 
September 8, 1988, at a local hospital in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Reinbold-Pfeffer Urbanek and Schlei 
Funeral Home, Manitowoc. The Rev. Jeff VandenHeuvel will officiate.
Mr. Puestow was born April 28, 1950, at Oak Park, Illinois, son of Claramae Jones 
Puestow and the late Dr. Robert C. Puestow. He moved with his family as a small 
child to Manitowoc attending local schools and graduating from Lincoln High School 
in 1968 and also attended University of Wisconsin graduating from Lawrence 
University. Mr. Puestow was presently employed the past 4 months at Colorado 
Springs, Colorado.
Survivors include his mother, Claramae Puestow of Manitowoc; his maternal 
grandmother, Mrs. Mabel Cohn of Ohio; four brothers and two sisters-in-law, Dr. 
Eric C. and Barbara Puestow of Jacksonville, Florida, Frederick J. and Kristine 
Puestow of Mansfield, Ohio, Karl J. Puestow of Manitowoc and Jacob C. Puestow 
of Fish Creek, Wisconsin; a niece, Jennifer Puestow and a nephew, Eric Puestow 
both of Florida; other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his 
father, paternal grandparents and maternal grandfather.
Friends may call at Reinbold-Pfeffer Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home, Manitowoc, 
10 a.m. Wednesday until the time of services at 11 a.m.
Manitowoc Herald Times, September 12, 1988 P. 18
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(28 Apr 1950/09 Sep 1988/SSDI)


FRIEDERICKE PULLS

PLANNED OWN FUNERAL WEEK AGO, THEN DIES 
Mrs. Puls (sic), 75, Bought Coffin, Cemetery Lot, But Was Not Ill
Mrs. Fredericka Puls, 75, pioneer resident of the city who passed away at the 
hospital last night after an illness of less than a week, may have had a 
premonition that life’s pilgrimage was nearing its end, this being indicated by 
the fact that two days before she entered the hospital Mrs. Puls had completed 
all arrangements and details for her burial. On Friday of last week she purchased 
a lot at Evergreen cemetery, providing for perpetual care, paid for a tombstone 
and then visited the Vogelsang company store and purchased her coffin. 
Not Ill But Ready 
Mrs. Puls in explanation of her preparations for burial, said that she was not 
feeling ill but knew that age was upon her and that she had but a short time more 
of life and she wanted to be assured that everything was taken care of.
On Sunday, two days after completing arrangements for her own funeral Mrs. Puls 
at her own request was taken to the hospital and from her entry to the institution 
she failed rapidly and death came last night. Old age and weakness was the cause 
of death.
Came Here as Girl 
Mrs. Puls came to Manitowoc county as a young girl and had made her home here ever 
since. She was born in Germany Nov. 14, 1850. One sister, Mrs. Sophia Schaefer, 
and a brother-in-law John Hackmann, with several nieces and nephews are survivors. 
Mrs. Puls had made her home alone at 1314 So. Tenth street in the upper flat of a 
home she owned there.
Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon from the residence, the Rev. 
Machmiller officiating.
Manitowoc Herald News, September 19, 1925  P. 1
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[d.in Manitowoc, cause of death:gastro enteritis/was Pulls in printout and on stone]


ALICE D. PULS

Mrs. Alice D. Puls, 88, of 1416 Madison St., Manitowoc, died Saturday at home. 
Funeral services will be at 8:30 am Tuesday at Pfeffer Funeral Home and at 9 am 
at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. Alfred Pritzl will officiate 
and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mrs. Puls, the former Alice Donahue, was born April 4, 1878, in Town of Meeme, 
daughter of the late Thomas C. and Mary Donahue. She was married in 1901 to 
Robert Puls at Manitowoc. He died June 30, 1926.
Survivors are two sons, Earl of Manitowoc and Lester of Milwaukee; four daughters, 
Mrs. Bert (Minnie) Hunsicker of Neenah, Mrs. Eli (Odessa) Johnston of Valders and 
Miss Marcella and Mrs. Elmer (Janet) Schroeter of Manitowoc; six grandchildren and 
nine great grandchildren. Four sons preceded her in death.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 6 pm Monday where at 7:30 pm the Rosary 
will be recited.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Sat., July 2, 1966 page M9
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[d. 7-2-1966/age 88 yrs/bur. on Miss Marcella V. Puls lot]
(b. 4 Apr. 1878/d. 15 July 1966/SSDI)


HOWARD PULS

Howard R. Puls, age 72, of 3404 Memorial Drive, Two Rivers, died unexpectedly 
Sunday afternoon, Jan. 15, 2006, at the Aurora Medical Center, Two Rivers. 
Funeral services will be held at noon on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2006, at Calvary 
Lutheran Church, Two Rivers. Officiating at the service will be the Rev. Kay S. 
Richter with military rites to follow the service accorded by members of the 
Two Rivers VFW and American Legion Post. Burial will follow in Evergreen 
Cemetery, Manitowoc 
Howard was born June 17, 1933, in Two Rivers, a son of the late Fred and Cordelia 
(Fanslau) Puls. He attended school in Two Rivers and was a graduate of Washington 
High School with the class of 1952. On Oct. 29, 1952, he entered the U.S. Army, 
serving until Oct. 28, 1955. Howard married the former Shirley Holtz, Oct. 25, 
1958. He worked for Hamilton Industries for several years, and later became 
employed by Heresite Chemical Co. of Manitowoc, where he worked for 34 years 
until retiring in 1995. Howard was an avid sports fan, who was one of the best 
left-handed pitchers for the Polar Bears baseball team for many years. He also 
played with the Two Rivers Cubs, and Kellnersville baseball teams. Howie was one 
of the original organizers of the Two Rivers Rec. Horseshoe league, of which he 
was part of for 25 years. He was a member of the American Legion Post 165, AMVETS, 
Oldtimers baseball club, and an avid CUBS and Packer fan. He was also a member of 
Calvary Lutheran Church for 49 years.
Survivors include his wife: Shirley; three brothers and sisters-in-law: Fritz and 
Franny Puls, Leo and Janice Puls, Roland and Kay Puls, all of Two Rivers; and his 
mother-in-law: Lucile Holtz, Manitowoc. He is further survived by a sister-in-law: 
Lynne Holtz of California; special friends: Frank and Mary Kozlowski, Two Rivers; 
several nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother: John Puls; his father-in-law: 
Ervin Holtz; and a brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Ken and Grace Holtz. 
Friends may call at Calvary Lutheran Church, Two Rivers, after 10 a.m. Thursday, 
Jan. 19, 2006, until the time of service at noon. There will be no Wednesday 
evening visitation.
Memorials may be made to the donor's choice. 
Deja & Martin Funeral Chapels of Two Rivers is assisting the Puls family with 
funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, Jan. 17, 2006


JOHN PULS

The funeral of the late Joachum Puls, who died on the 74th anniversay 
of his birthday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Fred Schmalfeldt, 
will be held from her home at 1226 South Ninth street at 2 o'clock. 
Rev. Machmiller officiating. 
The deceased, who was a pioneer in this county, settled here in 1867. 
He is survived by his aged wife, one son, Robert, and two daughters, 
Mrs. Schmalfeldt and Mrs. John Lynch, whose home is in Port Washington.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Friday, January 14, 1916 P.2
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[cause: lagrippe with bronchitis/bur. on Robert Puls lot]
(Note: This appears to be Joachum Puls)


JOSEPH PULS

Joseph Puls
birth: 25 March 1905 Manitowoc
death: 28 March 1905 Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin
residence: 1905 Manitowoc
father: Robert Puls
mother: Alice Piels
Wisconsin, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1968
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[cause: asplexya] 


JUDITH MARIE PULS

Judith Marie Puls, three-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred A. Puls of 
1805 South Tenth street, died Sunday night at the home.
Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at the St. James church, 
the Rev. St. Clair officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery.
Survivors are the parents; a brother, (private); the grandparents, Major and 
Mrs. Frank Khail of this city and Mrs. Tillie Puls of Two Rivers; and the 
great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Khail, Sr., and Mrs. Mary Cisler of 
this city.
The body may be viewed at the Wattawa, Urbanek and Schlei funeral home from 
Tuesday noon until 1 p.m. Wednesday when it will be moved to the church.
Manitowoc Herald Times, August 28, 1944  P. 2
********
[cause: acute glomeula/daughter of Alfred and Ione Puls]


MARCELLA V. PULS

Marcella V. Puls, age 80, formerly of 1311 Hamilton St., Manitowoc, 
died early Tuesday morning, January 11, 1994, at the St. Mary's 
Home.
Private family services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, January 
12, 1994, at the Pfeffer Funeral Home. Officiating will be the Rev. 
Roman Zbieranski O.F.M. Burial will follow in the Evergreen 
Cemetery.
She was born January 27, 1913, in Manitowoc, Wis., daughter of the 
late Robert and Alice Danahue Puls. She was employed with the National 
Tinsel Factory, and Sigman's Curtain Store until her retirement in 
1978.
Survivors include one brother, Lester Puls, Milwaukee; one sister, 
Janet Schroeter, Manitowoc; one sister-in-law, Mary Puls, Manitowoc; 
nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends also survive. She was 
preceded in death by five brothers and two sisters.
There will be no public visitation.
Herald Times Reporter, January 11, 1994 P. A2
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[single]


MATHILDA PULS

Following a 3-day illness, 21-yr. old Miss Mathilde Puls died here 
on Mon. The deceased, who in addition to her parents leaves 3 sisters 
and a brother, will be buried this afternoon from the Lutheran Church.
Der Nord Westen, 29 May 1902
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Mathilda Puls
birth: 16 October 1881 Manitowoc, Wis.
death: 27 May 1902 Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin
residence: 1902 Manitowoc
father: Joe Puls
mother: Maria
Wisconsin, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1968
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[cause: aenemia]


MINNIE PULS

MINNIE PULS  cemetery #44  ** add on for a little bio.  
MRS. PULS, CITY PIONEER, DIES AT PORT WASHINGT’N 
Mrs. Minnie, pioneer resident of the city, died at the home of her daughter, 
Mrs. John Lynch, at Port Washington, where she had been making her home for 
the last four years. The end came yesterday afternoon after an illness of only 
four days. The body will be brought to this city Thursday night on the Chicago 
& North Western limited which arrives at 9:41 and will be taken to the home of 
her son-in-law, Fred Schmalfeld, 1226 South Ninth street from where the funeral 
will be held Friday afternoon at two o’clock. The Rev. Carl Machmiller will 
officiate at the funeral service and burial will be at Evergreen.
Mrs. Puls was born in Mecklenberg-Schwerin, Germany March 6, 1843 and came to 
Manitowoc in youth. She was married in this city and always made her home here 
until after the death of her husband seven years ago, moving to Port Washington 
four years ago to reside with the daughter. Besides the daughter with whom she 
made her home, one son, Robert, of this city, fourteen grandchildren and six 
great grandchildren survive Mrs. Puls.
Manitowoc Herald News, February 28, 1923  P. 1
********
Mr. and Mrs. John Lynch arrived here last night from Port Washington 
with the body of the latter’s mother, Mrs. Minnie Puls, and the 
funeral was held this afternoon from the home of Fred Schmalfeld, 
1226 South Ninth street. The Rev. Karl Machmiller officiated the 
service and burial was at Evergreen.
Manitowoc Herald News, Friday, March 02, 1923, Page 3
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[cause: general debility and old age/bur on Robert Puls lot]


RAYMOND PULS

Raymond Puls, 12_4 South 14th street, died Thursday evening after having been 
ill for several weeks. He was 33 years old.
Funeral services will be hled Monday at 9:15 a.m. from the Pfeffer Funeral Home 
and at 9:30 at St. Boniface Catholic church, the Rev. J. H. Schmitt officiating. 
Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery.
The body will lie in state at the Pfeffer Funeral Home after 7 p.m. on Saturday. 
The rosary will be recited Sunday at 7:30 p.m. 
Mr. Puls was born in Manitowoc on March 29, 1908. He had been employed as a crane 
operator at the Manitowoc Ship Building Co. He was a member of the Eagles lodge.
Survivors are his mother, Mrs. Alice Puls; two brothers, Earl and Lester, both at 
home; and four sisters, Marcella and Janet, at home, Mrs. Eli Johnston of Valders 
and Mrs. Bert Hunsicker of Neenah.
Manitowoc Herald Times, September 5, 1941  P. 2
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[d. 09-05-1941/age 33 yrs./cause: pulmonary tub./bur. on Robert Puls lot]


ROBERT PULS    (d. 1926)

ROBERT PULS PASSES AWAY AT HOSPITAL
Robert Puls, Sr., former local man and for a number of years 
proprietor of a hotel at Valders, died at the Holy Family hospital 
last night. Funeral arrangements had not been completed today and 
will be announced tomorrow.
Mr. Puls was born in this state September 20, 1874. He is survived 
by his widow and eight children, Mrs. B. Hunsicker of Lena, Wis., 
Robert Jr., whose whereabouts are unknown, Eddesa, Marcella, Raymond, 
Earl, Janet and Lester, the last six mentioned all being at home.
Manitowoc Herald News  Friday, July 2, 1926  pg. 1
********
The funeral of Robert Puls, Sr., who died Thursday evening will be 
held Monday afternoon at the Evergreen chapel at 9 o'clock, the Rev. 
Machmiller officiating.
Manitowoc Herald News  Saturday, July 3, 1926  pg. 4


ROBERT PULS JR.    (d. 1936)

Puls, Robert, Jr.—Age 32, of 1205 South 13th street, died Friday evening 
following illness of over a year. Funeral Monday 2 p.m. Pfeffer funeral home. 
Burial Evergreen cemetery. Born March 9, 1903 in Manitowoc. Survived by mother, 
three brothers, four sisters. Body at funeral parlors Sunday noon until 
services Monday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Saturday, February 8, 1936   P. 14
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[bur. 2-10-1936/age 32 yrs/cause: pulmonary tuberculosis]


ELAINE R. PULTZ

Mrs. Elaine Pultz, 62, formerly of 405 Riverview Drive, Manitowoc, died Tuesday 
evening, July 25, 1988 at the Manitowoc Health Care Center. Funeral services will 
be 1:30 pm Friday at Jens Funeral Home, Manitowoc. Rev. James Barnes will officiate 
and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mrs. Pultz was born September 14, 1925 at Milwaukee, daughter of Hedwig Schack and 
the late Joseph Benjert. She attended schools in Manitowoc and graduated from 
Lincoln High School. She was employed at Schuette Bros. Department Store for many 
years.
Survivors include her mother, Hedwig Benjert of Manitowoc; cousins; an aunt and 
uncle and special friend, Martha Raby of Manitowoc. She was preceded in death by 
a daughter, Sharon.
Friends may call at Jens Funeral Home, Manitowoc, 6 pm to 9 pm Thursday and from 
9 am Friday to the time of services. Memorials may be made to Wesley United 
Methodist Church.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Thurs., July 28, 1988 page 17
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[single]


SHARON MARIE PULTZ

Miss Sharon Pultz, 19, of 858A N. 15th St., Manitowoc, died Monday evening at 
Memorial Hospital, Manitowoc, where she was a patient seven weeks.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 
Manitowoc, the Rev. B. C. Gumz officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, 
Manitowoc.
Miss Pultz was born July 21, 1946, at Manitowoc, daughter of Mrs. Elaine Benjert 
Pultz. She attended Manitowoc elementary School and was a junior at Lincoln High 
School. She was a member of the Redeemer Church Choir.
Survivors are the mother and maternal grandmother, Mrs. Hedwig Benjert, of 
Manitowoc. 
Friends may call at Jens Funeral Home, Manitowoc, until 10:30 a.m. Thursday and 
then at the church.
Manitowoc Herald Times, September 21, 1965  P. 3
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[d. 09-20-1965/age 19 yrs./bur. on Mrs. Joseph Benjert lot]


DAVID BRUCE PURDY

David Bruce Purdy, 38, of 304 W. Ventura, Tucson, Ariz., formerly of Manitowoc, 
died Sunday, November 1, as the result of an automobile accident at Clinton, 
Okla.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at First Prebyterian Church, Manitowoc. 
The Revs. Gervase Zanotti and William Plank will officiate and burial will be in 
Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Purdy was born Nov. 2, 1942, at Appleton, Wis. He was educated in Manitowoc 
Schools, Shattuck School, Fairibault, Minn.; Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, 
Ill. (where he was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity); Wayland College, 
Plainview, Texas; Lakeland College, Sheboygan, and University of Arizona, Tucson. 
Mr. Purdy was active in the campus Crusade for Christ and had been inducted as a 
soldier in the Salvation Army. He was an active member of the Evangelical Free 
Church at Tucson and previously had been a member of First Presbyteran Church, 
Manitowoc.
Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Pritchard Nash of Manitowoc; a 
brother, James Lyman Nash of Eastchester, N.Y.; two sister, Barbara Pritchard Nash 
of Kalamazoo, Mich., and Anne Purdy Massey of Bay Village, Ohio; his maternal 
grandmother, Mrs. C.E. Chapelle of St. Petersburg, Fla.; two nephews, Robert L. 
Massey and David George Massey and a niece, Paige Chapelle Massey all of Bay 
Village, Ohio. Three uncles also survive.
Friends may call at Parkside Funeral Home, Manitowoc, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday 
and 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Thursday, and then at the church from 12:30 p.m. until the 
hour of service. 
Herald Times Reporter, November 3, 1981 P. 3
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[d. 1 Nov 1981, Clinton, OK/age 38 yrs/bur. on Archie L. Nash lot]


ELLA BORLAND PUTNEY

Mother of Elkhart Lake Resorter Dies In Auto Accident 
Messages received here last night brought word of the death of Mrs. Ella 
Borland Putney, at Detroit, Michigan. The deceased was the mother of Mrs. 
Albert J. Vits, of Manitowoc who, with her husband, spend their summers at 
their cottage at Elkhart Lake and are well known in this vicinity.
Mrs. Putney died of injuries received when struck by an automobile at Detroit. 
Mrs. Putney visited at Manitowoc Thanksgiving and had been there a number of 
times prior to that. The remains will be brought to Manitowoc for interment in 
the Evergreen cemetery. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon.
Two daughters, one son and three sisters, survive. 
Sheboygan Press, January 11, 1930  P. 6
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STRUCK DOWN BY MOTORIST IN DETROIT
Remains of Mrs. Ella Borland Putney, 55, 
Will be Brought to Manitowoc for Burial
Messages received in the city early today told of the death at Detroit, 
Mich., last night, of Mrs. Ella Borland Putney, 55, mother of Mrs. 
Albert J. Vits, Shorewood Manor. While crossing a street intersection 
in the Michigan city, shortly before nine o'clock last night, returning 
to the home of her daughter, Mrs. C.G. Knight, with whom she was visiting, 
Mrs. Putney was run down and almost instantly killed by a passing 
motorist. The messages received her today failed to five any details of 
the accident other than the fact that the police authorities, after an 
investigation, had held the driver of the car and had ordered an inquest. 
The hearing was slated for later today.
Mrs. Putney who had made frequent trips to Manitowoc to visit her daughter, 
Mrs. Vits, was well known to local residents, who were shocked to learn of 
the fatal accident. She spent the Thanksgiving Holidays here with the Vits 
family coming to this city from Chicago where she had been making her home 
for the past two years. From here, Mrs. Putney left for Detroit to visit a 
daughter there. The remains will be brought to Manitowoc for interment at 
Evergreen Cemetery here. They will arrive here from Detroit some time 
tomorrow and funeral services will be held on Monday afternoon.
The deceased was born in Michigan, November 14, 1875 and has spent most of 
her life in that state. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. C. G. Knight 
of Detroit, Mich., and Mrs. Albert Vits of this city; one son, Mark Putney 
of Ann Arbor, Mich., and three grandchildren. Three sisters, all residing 
in the state of Washington, also survive.
More definite information regarding the funeral Monday will be given in 
the Herald News on Saturday.
Manitowoc Herald News, Jan. 10, 1930 page 1
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[bur. 1-13-1930/age 55 yrs/died at Detroit, MI/cause: cerebral hemorrhage 
fractured skull from automobile accident/bur. on Albert L. Vitts lot]


MARIE MEDAUS PUTZIER

Mrs. Fred Medaus Putzier, 75, a native of the Town of Cato, Manitowoc
County, died unexpectedly Saturday at her home at Cleveland, Ohio,
following a heart attack.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Urbanek and Schlei
Funeral Home, Manitowoc, with the Rev. Armin Roeckle officiating. 
Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
The former Mary Giese was born July 4, 1883, daughter of the late
August and Minnie Strade Giese. She was married to Fred Medaus at
Manitowoc. He died in 1922. She was married to August Putzier at
Cleveland, and he died in 1931
She is survived by a daughter, Miss Dorothy Medaus, of Cleveland,
and a sister, Mrs. Bertha Brandt, of Manitowoc.
Friends may call at the funeral home, after 6 o'clock this Monday
evening.
Two Rivers Reporter, June 23, 1958  P. 15
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[d. at Cleveland OH/age 74 yrs./bur. on Dorothy Medaus and Putzier lot]


JESSICA A. PUYLEART

Jessica Ann Puyleart, six and a half month daughter of Leonard and Debra Leist 
Puyleart of 1901 Eastman Ave., Green Bay, died Saturday.
Private funeral services were 2 o'clock this Monday afternoon in Malcore Funeral 
Home, Green Bay. The Rev. Dennis Ryan officiated and burial was in Evergreen 
Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Survivors include her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Puyleart and paternal 
grandparetns, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Puyleart of Green Bay and maternal grandmother, 
Mrs. Charles Leist of Manitowoc.
Herald Times Reporter, January 8, 1979 P. 3
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[bur. on Mrs. Charles J. Leist lot]


SUSAN QUALLER

MRS. QUALLER PASSES AWAY
Dies in Wauwatosa Friday, Was 81, Funeral on Monday
Mrs. Susan Qualler, 81, nee Susan Richdorf, died Friday noon at Wauwatosa. 
Illness resulted from her advanced age and was the cause of her death.
Funeral services will be held Monday morning at 8:30 from the Wattawa, Urbanek 
and Schlei funeral home and at 9 o'clock from the St Pauls Church. Burial will 
be made in Evergreen.
Mrs. Qualler was born in Port Washington. She moved to Cooperstown with her 
parents at the age of 7. Her husband Frank died in 1917.
Survivors include four daughters, Mary of Denver, Col., Mrs. James O'Brien of 
West Allis, Mrs. George Brixius of Manitowoc and Mrs. Harry Nielson of Youngstown, 
South Dakota; three sons, Joseph of Tomahawk, Michael of Sioux City Iowa, and 
Nick of Coalinga, Cal.; three brothers, John of Stanley, Michael of Cooperstown, 
and Matt of Boyd; and three sisters, Mrs. Anna Striet of Stanley, Mrs. Caroline 
Wellens of Green Bay and Mrs. Mary Burrough of Los Angles.
The body is at the funeral home.
Manitowoc Herald Times   Saturday, July 11, 1936  page 5
*********
[Susia/bur. 7-13-1936/cause general arterioclerosis/burial register has Susia/
her place of death listed as Manitowoc Asylum.]


ALMA QUALMAN

Mrs. Henry Qualman, 77, of 929  S. 18th St., Manitowoc, died Saturday evening 
at Holy Family Hospital, in Manitowoc, after a lingering illness.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Bethany Lutheran Church, Manitowoc. 
The Rev. Armin Roekle will officiate and burial will be in Evergren Cemetery.
Mrs. Qualman was the former Alma Bathke and was born Jan., 26, 1888 in the Town 
of Pierce, Kewaunee County, daughter of the late Henry and Fredericka Bergien 
Bathke. She was married to Mr. Qualman Nov., 25, 1909, at Algoma and the couple 
came to Manitowoc to live in 1912. They observed their golden wedding in 1959 
and he died in 1964.
Survivors are a son, George and a daughter, Mrs.Reinhold (Violet) Lemke, of 
Manitowoc, three brothers, Louis of Algoma, Henry, of Escanaba Mich., and Roland, 
of Manitowoc, 18 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. 
Friends may call at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home, Manitowoc, until Tuesday 
noon and then at the church.
Manitowoc Herald Times   Monday, January 17, 1966  page 9
*******
[d. 1-15-1966/age 77 yrs/widow of Henry Qualman]


CLARENCE A. QUALMAN

The 17 day old child of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Qualmann (sic), 910 So. 18th Street, 
died yesterday and interred at Evergreen this afternoon.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Aug. 13, 1913 page 5
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[bur. 08-13-1913/cause: premature birth]


HENRY QUALMAN

Henry Qualman, 79, of 929 S. 18th St., Manitowoc, died Wednesday evening at home.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Bethany Lutheran Church, Manitowoc, 
the Rev. Armin Roekle officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Mr. Qualman was born Oct. 24, 1884, in Door County, son of the late Henry and Ida 
Gabert Qualman. He married the former Alma Bathke at Algoma Nov. 25, 1909, and the 
couple moved to Manitowoc in 1912 when he entered the employ of Mirro Aluminum Co. 
He retired in 1953. The couple marked the anniversary of their golden wedding in 
1959.
Survivors are the wife, a son, George, and a daughter, Mrs. Reinhold Luebke, of 
Manitowoc, three brothers, Roy and John, Milwaukee and Edward, of Algoma, a sister, 
Mrs. Clara Griebling, of Manitowoc, 17 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. 
Three sons, a daughter, three sisters and a grandchild preceded him in death.
Friends may call at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home, Manitowoc, after 3 p.m. Friday 
until 11 a.m. Saturday when the casket will be removed to the church and the body 
will lie in state until time of service.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. March 5, 1964 P. 9
*********
Funeral services for Henry Qualman, 79, of 929 S. 18th St., Manitowoc, 
who died Wednesday, were at 2 p.m. Saturday at Bethany Lutheran Church, 
Manitowoc. The Rev. Armin Roekle officiated and burial was in Evergreen 
Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Edward and Melvin Qualman, Robert Mrotek, Carl Madsen, 
Lester Bathke and Robert Luebke.
Two Rivers Reporter, Sat., 7 Mar. 1964, page M-9
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[d. 3-4-1964/age 79 yrs.]
(23 Oct 1884/Mar 1964/SSDI)


SYLVESTER QUALMAN   From the Two Rivers Reporter, Monday, February 4, 1946

     FATHER DIES AFTER HE RESCUES 2 CHILDREN FROM BURNING HOME
Sylvester Qualman, 31, Manitowoc, Fatally burned; Oil Stove Exploded

A father's valiant effort to save his home from destruction by fire,
and the lives of his two small daughters, asleep at the time, proved
fatal to Sylvester Qualman, 31, of 3606 Division street, Manitowoc,
Saturday night.
Qualman, seriously burned when he carried an exploding oil stove from
the kitchen into a rear entrance, died Sunday morning at the Holy Family
hospital there at 10 o'clock.
His two daughters, Mary Jane, 6, and Jean, 4, whom he rescued from
their bed and tossed out the window before he himself dived from the
smoke-filled little one-story cottage in the Kadow addition, were not
seriously injured. The oldest sustained a cut foot, suffered from
flying glass.
Wife was Working
Mrs. Qualman was not at home at the time. She is employed on a night
shift in the kitchen at Billy's Cafe.
The home, located about 400 feet west of 35th street, which marks the
west Manitowoc city limits was not seriously damaged except for the 
seared interior of the rooms.
Qualman's call for help brought Christ Miller, who resides a half
block to the west. He found the two Qualman children, wandering around
in their bare feet in the snow in near - zero weather. Mr. Qualman
exhausted and nearly unconcious, was located near the burning home on
his hands and knees in the snow, unable to move.
Taken to the Hospital
Qualman and the two children were moved across the street to the
residence of Viggo Madsen, a brother-in-law and Dr. T.H. Rees and the
city ambulance summoned. The doctor ordered Qualman moved to the hospital.
In the meantime residents of the Kadow addition joined in controlling
the blaze in the home. While some carried water from wells, others moved
most of the furniture from the home. Officer Joseph Michel and Emil
Schultz answered the ambulance call. Later the two squad cars, manned
by Charles Saduske, Anton Glysch and Dan Langankamp, one bringing two
large fire extinguishers, reached the scene.
Under restrictions Manitowoc fire trucks and firemen are not permitted
to answer fire calls outside the city limits. The town of Manitowoc
Rapids has no fire truck.
Mrs. Qualman, summoned home from the restaurant shortly before 11 
o'clock, was driven at once to the hospital. In his moments of 
consciousness, the husband first asked about his 2 daughters and then if 
the home was saved.
Tragic End
The patient was given penicillin and oxygen through the night and 
Sunday morning, but his lungs had been so seared through inhaling the
flames and smoke that he died 12 hours after the fire.
The fire proved a tragic end to a happy family which set up the
little home in the Kadow addition, following the marriage of Mr.
Qualman to Miss Florence Masterlark in 1939. They built the cottage
just before their marriage. Mr. Qualman has been employed for years
in Plant No. 2 of the Aluminum Goods company.
Funeral services for Mr. Qualman will be held at Manitowoc at 1:30
p.m. Tuesday at the Pfeffer funeral home and at two o'clock at the
First German Evangelical Lutheran church, the Rev. L.H. Koeniger
officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery.
Mr. Qualman, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Qualman, was born in
Manitowoc in 1914 and always resided there. For a number of years he
has been employed as a press operator for the Aluminum Goods company.
He married Miss Florence Masterlark in 1939.
Survivors are his wife, two daughters, Mary Jane and Jean, parents,
a brother, and two sisters.
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Waukesha Daily Freeman (Waukesha, Wisconsin)  1946  February  4
Oil Stove Blast Fatal
Manitowoc, Wis.-Sylvester Qualman who formerly lived near Manitowoc, 
died during the week end of burns suffered when an oil stove in his 
home exploded.  Qualman's wife Florence and their two children escaped 
injury.
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[d. 02-03-1946]


MARY QUALMANN

FORMER LOCAL RESIDENT TO BE BURIED HERE.
Mrs. Mary Qualman (sic) died yesterday morning at 10 o'clock at 
Wauwatosa, her demise being due to creeping paralysis from which 
she had been a sufferer for many months. The body will be brought 
here tonight on the North Western limited and the funeral will be 
held Tuesday afternoon from the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ernst 
Neuman, Twenty-third and Washington streets. The services will be 
in charge of Rev. O.A. Menke and burial will be at Evergreen.
Mrs. Qualman, nee Wirth was born in Germany February 24, 1854 and 
was past seventy-one years of age. She came to this country at the 
age of seventeen and was married at Algoma to John Qualman. The 
family made their home at Algoma until after the death of the 
husband forty-two years ago and thirty years ago came to this city 
to reside. Mrs. Qualman remained here until a year ago when she 
left to make her home with a daughter, Mrs. George Waite, at 
Wauwatosa. During her residence she made a wide circle of friends 
to whom news of the death will cause keen regret. Surviving Mrs. 
Qualman are five daughters, Mrs. May VanBuren of Chicago, Mrs. 
George Waite, Wauwatosa, Mrs. John Haisler, Milwaukee and Mrs. 
Ernst Neuman and Mrs. J. Hasenjaeger of this city; six grand-
children and three great grandchildren, a sister, Mrs. Minnie 
Bull of this city and two sisters in Germany. One daughter, Mrs. 
George Allen preceded her mother in death eight years ago. 
Manitowoc Herald News, Saturday, September 19, 1925 P.2


CATHARINE QUEHL

The funeral of Mrs. Quehl, wife of the Lutheran minister on the South side, 
which took place last week, was one of of the largest that we have ever 
witnessed in the place.. Nearly one hundred teams were in the procession. 
Mrs. Quehl was a woman of good attainments, highly respected and esteemed by 
a large circle of friends and acquaintances who will sadly miss her.
Manitowoc Tribune  Thursday, March 4, 1869  pg. 4
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(Frau Catharina Juekl born Dussain/born in Berghofen, Hessen Darmstadt/
b. 25 Nov. 1839/d. 22 Feb. 1869/from records of First German Evangelical 
Lutheran Church)


MARIE QUEHL

(Maria Elisabeth/b. 5 Feb. 1869/6 May 1869/from records of 1st German Ev. 
Lutheran Church)
********
(birth record has b. Feb. 5, 1869)
[5/9/1869/burial register has buried the child of pastor Quahl(umlaut over a), 
no burial fee is listed]
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Name: Quehl, Maria, Elisabeth
D.: 5/6/1869
B.: 2/5/1869
Reg. D.: 7/7/1869
Sex: F/W
Age at Death: 3 Mo.
B.P.: Mtwc.
D.P.: Mtwc.
Cem.: Evergreen
Ch.:
Inf. & Address: M. H. Quehl
Spouse:
F.: M. H. Quehl
M.: Catharina Dussair
Cause of Death:
Pg. #: v.1 p.5


ALBERT QUERAM

Albert Queram died Sunday morning at the home, 814 Franklin Street. He was born 
at DePere and was forty-one years of age. He was married in 1916 to Anna Trochil 
and the family made their home in this city for the last eight years, Mr. Querman 
having held a position as foreman at the Manitowoc Foundry company. Surviving him 
are his wife and six children, Elmer, Grace, Edith, May, John Norman and a son 
born six weeks ago. The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon from the Reformed 
Church. Interment was in Evergreen Cemetery.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., Aug. 5, 1926


ANNA QUERAM

Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Queram, 53, of 520 Huron street, who died 
yesterday, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the First Reformed church, 
Ninth and Hancock strees. The Rev. A.C. Fischer will officiate with burial 
in Evergreen cemetery.
The body will lie in state at the Urbanek and Schlei funeral home until 
10 a.m. Thursday, and at the church after 10 a.m. until the time of 
services.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. Wednesday, April 30, 1947 P. 2
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[bur 05-01-1947/died 04-29-1947/age 53 yrs/bur. on Mrs Albert Queram lot]


RUSSELL A. QUERAM

Russell A. Queram, 62, of Madison, Wisconsin, died Tuesday, October 18, 1988, 
at VA Hospital, Madison.
Private funeral services will be Saturday at Reinbold Pfeffer Urbanek and Schlei 
Funeral Home. Rev. James Barnes will officiate with burial to follow at Evergreen 
Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Queram was born June 24, 1926, at Manitowoc, son of the late Albert and Anna 
Trochil Queram. He grew up and was educated in Manitowoc graduating from Lincoln 
High School. After high school he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps 
serving during World War II overseas from 1944 to 1946. After the service Mr. 
Queram moved to Madison, Wisconsin, where he made his home. He worked for the 
United States Postal Department until his retirement.
Survivors include three brothers and sisters-in-law, Elmer and Doris Queram of 
Prairie de Chien, Wisconsin, John and Mary Queram of Madison, Wisconsin and Norman 
and Molly Queram of Stevens Point, Wisconsin; two sisters and brothers-in-law, 
Grace and Martin Sparks of Scottsbluff, Nebraska and Petie and Robert Gloe of 
Manitowoc; nieces, nephews, grandnieces, grandnephews and friends also survive.
There will be no visitation at Reinbold Pfeffer Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home, 
Manitowoc.
Herald Times Reporter, October 20, 1988 P. 23
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[d. at Madison WI/bur. on Albert Queram lot]


FRANK QUICK

Frank C. Quick, 49, of 528 Westlawn Blvd., Manitowoc, died Saturday at 
Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Pfeffer Funeral Home, 
Manitowoc, and 11 a.m. Monday at St. Paul Catholic Church, with the Rev. 
Clement Kern officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
He was born May 22, 1913, at Lublin, Wis., son of the late Mr. and Mrs. 
Anthony Quick. He married Pauline Zabrowski Sept. 2, 1939, at Lublin. 
He was self employed and was a sausage maker by trade.
(Survivors edited for privacy)(other survivors): four brothers, Joseph 
and Charles of Chicago, Chester of Lublin and Maylan of Salem, Ore., 
and a sister, Mrs. Louis Malenczuk of Holcombe, Wis. A brother preceded 
him in death.
Friends may call after 3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home where the Rosary 
will be recited at 8 p.m.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. Saturday, November 24, 1962 P. 3
*******
[d. 11-24-1962/age 49 yrs./bur. on Mrs. Pauline R. Quick lot]


JOHN DOUGLAS QUICK SR.    (b. 1910)

John D. Quick Sr., 68, of 2678 S. 21st., Manitowoc, died Thursday in Holy Family 
Hospital, Manitowoc. 
Private memorial services will be held at a future date.
Mr. Quick was born July 23, 1910, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, son of the late 
Joseph and Agnes Mueller Quick. He married Millicent Bogadi Oct. 16, 1937, in St. 
Mark Episcopal Church, Milwaukee.
Survivors include his wife, Millicent, two sons and daughters-in-law, Douglas and 
Karne Quick of Manitowoc and James and Susan Quick of Galena, Ill.; two daughters 
and sons-in-law, Susan and Richard Johnson of Lincoln, Neb., and Elizabeth-Ellen 
and Bruce Baird of Somonauk, Ill., and 11 grandchildren.
Parkside Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is in charge of arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, July 5, 1979  P. 3
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[cremains]


JOHN DOUGLAS QUICK III    (b. 1970)

John Douglas Quick III, 9, of 3616 Wildwood Dr., Manitowoc, died Tuesday, 
August 28, at University Hospitals-Madison.
A memorial prayer service will be 2:30 p.m. Friday at First Lutheran Church, 
Manitowoc. The Rev. Richard Lind will officiate.
John Douglas was born March 3, 1970, at Elgin, Ill., son of Douglas and Karen 
Lund Quick.
Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Quick and two brothers, 
Jeffrey and Todd Quick at home; paternal grandmother, Mrs. John Douglas Quick 
Sr. of Manitowoc; several aunts and uncles, Jeffrey Lund of Manitowoc, Michael 
and Mary Mayberry of Newark, Del., Richard and Susan Johnson of Lincoln, Ill., 
Bruce and Betsy Baird of Bluford, Ill., Jim and Susan Quick of Galena, Ill., 
and a great aunt and uncle, Daniel and Shirley Blitz of Manitowoc. His paternal 
grandfather, John D. Quick Sr. and maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon 
Lund of Manitowoc preceded him in death.
Memorials would be appreciated to University of Wisconsin Children's Cancer 
Research Fund, University Hospitals, 600 N. Highland Ave., Madison, Wis. 53792, 
or First Lutheran Church, Manitowoc. Parkside Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is in 
charge of arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, August 30, 1979 P. 3
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[d. 28 Aug 1979, Madison, WI/cremains]
[John Douglas Quick III/d. 8-28-1979/age 9 yrs./cremains/moved from R-10-6]


MILLICENT BOGADI QUICK

Mrs. Millicent B. Quick, age 78, of 1500 N. 3rd St., Manitowoc, died Monday, 
January 25, 1993, at North Ridge Care Center, Manitowoc.
Memorial Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, January 28, 1993, at St. 
James Episcopal Church, Manitowoc. Friends may greet the famiy at the church 
from 10 a.m. Thursday until the time of services.
She was born October 28, 1914, at Numa, Iowa, daughter of the late Stephen and 
Antonija Bozic Bogadi. For many years Mrs. Quick served as the program director 
for the International Hospitality Center of Chicago. In this role she welcomed 
international visitor to the United States and traveled extensively abroad. She 
married John D. Quick, Sr. October 16, 1937 at Milwaukee. He preceded her in 
death on July 5, 1979. She is a member of St. James Episcopal Church.
Survivors include four children, Douglas (Karen) Quick, Manitowoc, Betsy (Bruce) 
Baird, Bluford, Ill., James Quick, Galena, Ill., Susan (Richard) Johnson, 
Bloomington, Ill.; three brothers, John (Myrt) Bogadi, South Milwaukee, George 
Bogadi, Denver, Colo., Frank Bogadi, Sacreamento, Calif. Also ten grandchildren, 
a great grandson, other relatives and friends.
Memorials may be made to Royce C. Lin Memorial Dialysis Center or Capitol Civic 
Center, both of Manitowoc.
Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home assisted the family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, January 26, 1993 P. A2
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[cremains/widow of John Douglas Quick Sr.]


PAULINE R. QUICK

Mrs. Pauline R. Quick, age 75, a resident of St. Mary's Home and formerly of 
2114 Emerson St., Manitowoc, died Saturday, February 12, 1994, at St. Mary's 
Home, Manitowoc.
Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, February 15, 1994, at the 
Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home and 11 a.m. at Holy Innocents Catholic Church, 
Manitowoc. The Mass of Christian Burial will be concelebrated by Rev. David 
Ruby and Rev. Tom Wojciechowski. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, 
Manitowoc.
She was born March 30, 1918, in Stanley, Wis., daughter of the late Frank and 
Helen Balcer Zaborowski. She married Frank Quick on September 2, 1939, in 
Lublin, Wis. He preceded her in death on November 24, 1962. Mrs. Quick and her 
husband Frank, owned Quick's Delicatessen for 14 years in Chicago. After selling 
this business they moved to Manitowoc in 1962. She then became employed at St. 
Mary's Home for 25 years, retiring in 1990. She was a member of Holy Innocents 
Catholic Church.
Survivors include two sons and one daughter-in-law, Richard Quick, Manitowoc, 
Robert and Claudia Quick, Marshall, Wis.; a daughter, Miss Paulette Quick, 
Madison, Wis.; a brother and sister-in-law, Tony and Emily Zaborowski, Thorp, 
Wis.; six sisters and four brothers-in-law, Mary Kiel, Manitowoc, Theresa and 
Tony Ponick, Eau Claire, Estelle and James Ignasiak, Stanley, Wis., Florence 
and Marcus Heidorf, Manitowoc, Margaret and Fred Levendusky, Manitowoc, Lillian 
Felber, Manitowoc; two grandchildren, Cassandra and Megan Quick, also nieces, 
nephews, along with other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by 
her husband, Frank, two brothers and two sisters.
Friends may call at the Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home, Manitowoc, from 5-8 p.m. 
on Monday evening (TODAY) with a prayer service being held at 7 p.m. led by Father 
Tom.
Memorials would be appreciated to St. Mary's Home.
Herald Times Reporter, February 14, 1994 P. A2
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[widow of Frank C. Quick]


ALOYSIUS BLAINE QUINN

A. Blaine Quinn, age 83, of 2217 Knuell street, Manitowoc, died Friday morning, 
September 27, 2002, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. 
Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2002, at First Lutheran Chapel, 521 N. Eighth St., Manitowoc. 
The Rev. Steven Solberg will officiate, with burial of his cremated remains to 
take place at Evergreen Cemetery.
Aloysius was born Oct. 1, 1918 in Cable, Wi., son of the late James and Ada 
Stockman Quinn. He grew up in Stone Lake, Wi., attending local schools. Aloysius 
graduated from Superior High School. He enlisted in the U.S. Army April 10, 1941, 
serving overseas in the Pacific theater until his discharge on July 30, 1945. He 
married Pearl Seng on May 29, 1947 in Chicago, Ill. The couple moved to Manitowoc 
in 1948 to make their home. Aloysius worked at F.C. Heiden Company, and later 
worked and retired from Foster Needle Company. After retirement, he and his wife 
enjoyed spending winters in Arizona.
Survivors include his wife, Pearl, Manitowoc; one son, James Quinn, Hilbert, Wi.; 
one daughter and son-in-law, Debra Severson and her husband Elliot Rosenwald, 
Arlington Heights, Ill.; five grandchildren: David and James Kuchenbecker; Adam, 
Karen, and Shawn Quinn; one son-in-law, Gary Kuchenbecker, Tigerton, Wi.; one 
sister-in-law, Rosemary Quinn, Stone Lake, Wi. Nieces, nephews, other relatives 
and friends also survive.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one daughter: Catherine Kuchenbecker; one 
brother, Lincoln Quinn; three sisters, Audrey Yonke, Mildred Bean, and Lois Pederson.
Relatives and friends may call on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2002, at First Lutheran Chapel 
from 11 a.m. until the time of service at 1 p.m.
The Jens Family Funeral Hoome and Crematory is assisting the family.
Special thanks to Dr. Edward Barylak, Dr. Andrew Yetter, their staff, and all the 
nurses at Aurora Medical Center, Two Rivers; for the care and compassion shown 
to A. Blaine.
Herald Times Reporter, September 29, 2002  P. A6


CATHERINE QUIRK

Mrs. Catherine Quirk, 74, formerly of 1411 N. Fourth St., Manitowoc, died 
Sunday morning at St. Joseph on the Flambeau Rest Home, Ladysmith, where 
she had been a patient seven months.
Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Pfeffer Funeral Home 
and at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Mnaitowoc. The Rev. Claude 
LeClair will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
The former Catherine McGaughey was born Dec. 11, 1890, at Logansport, Ind., 
daughter of the late Cornelius and Mary Dwyer McGaughey. She was married to 
William Quirk Sr., April 21, 1915, at Logansport and the couple lived at 
Kokomo, Ind. They came to Manitowoc in 1920 where her husband was stereotype 
department foreman for The Manitowoc Herald Times, He died March 1, 1963.
Mrs. Quirk is survived by a son William Quirk of Manitowoc, a daughter, Mrs.
N.A. Eidsmoe, of Rice Lake, Wis., a brother, Nicholas McGaughey, of LaCrosse, 
Wis., a sister, Mrs. Mary Halloran, of Manitowoc and eight grandchildren. A 
daughter, Mary, preceded her in death Dec. 23, 1950.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Tuesday where the Rosary 
will be recited at 8 p.m.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. Monday, December 28, 1964 P. 11


JEFFERY M. QUIRK

Military funeral services for Sp-4 Jeffery Quirk, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. 
William M. Quirk of 725 Flambeau St., Manitowoc, who was killed May 8 by 
enemy fire in Vietnam, will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Pfeffer Fuenral 
Home and at 11 a.m. at St. Andrew Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. 
D.L. Krembs will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, 
Manitowoc.
A firing squad and military unit from the Fifth Army headquarters at Fort 
Sheridan, Ill., will conduct graveside rites.
Quirk was a member of Amvet Post No. 99.
Friends may call at the funeral home, after 3 p.m. Sunday where at 7 p.m. 
the Rosary will be recited. Members of the Amvets will assemble at the 
funeral home at 6 p.m. to pay their respects.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. Friday, May 24, 1968 P. 16
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[d. in Vietnam/Jeffrey Quirk (died 1968) was moved from section T, block 39, 
lot 13, space 6 in Evergreen and re-buried in section E, block 8, lot 4, 
space 5.]


LEO W. QUIRK

Leo W. Quirk, 61, of 816 Forest Cir., Manitowoc, died Monday morning 
at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Pfeffer Funeral 
Home and at 11 a.m. at St. Paul Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. 
Duane Dionne will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, 
Manitowoc.
Mr. Quirk was born Dec. 23, 1912, son of the late William and Mrs. 
Quirk. He was graduated from Valders High School with the Class of 
1930 and also attended Spencerian Business College at Milwaukee for 
two years. He married Marjorie Rank Oct. 12, 1940, at Brillion, 
residing at Manitowoc. He held a Wisconsin realtor's license and also 
had been an agent for Mutual Trust Life Insurance Co. He was presently 
employed as a bridge tender for the City of Manitowoc. He was a member 
of the Catholic Knights of Wisconsin.
Survivors include his wife, two daughters (Survivors omitted for 
privacy.); his mother, Mrs. Emma Quirk Erickson, a brother, Herbert J., 
and a sister, Mrs. Joseph (Irene) Trainor, of Manitowoc and two 
grandsons, (private.)
Friends may call at Pfeffer Funeral Home from 4 to 9 o'clock this 
Tuesday afternoon, where a wake service will be held at 7 o'clock.
Herald Times Reporter, Tuesday, May 28, 1974 P.18
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[d. 05-27-1974/age 61 yrs./bur. on Mrs. Marjorie Quirk lot-his wife]


MARGARET I. QUIRK

Margaret I. Quirk, age 83, of 1418 Hempton Lake Road, Cato, died Monday, 
February 1, 1999, peacefully at her daughter and son-in-law's residence.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, February 4, 1999, 
at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Officiating will be Rev. William Zimmer. 
Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery.
Margaret was born February 18, 1915, in Brillion, Wis., daughter of the late 
Louis and Mary Pritzl Rank. Margaret married Leo Quirk on October 12, 1940, 
in Brillion, Wis. He preceded her in death in 1974. She was a member of Sacred 
Heart Catholic church and a volunteer for many years at the Manitowoc Senior 
Center.
Margaret is survived by one daughter and two sons-in-law, Julie and Dr. M.J. 
Sciortino, Cato, Wis., Terrance Skarda, Manitowoc; three brothers and three 
sisters-in-law, Tony and Mae Rank, Westfield, Wis., Louis and Dixie Rank, 
Wausau, John Rank, Hilbert, Wis., Georgia Rank, Texas; two sisters and one 
brother-in-law, Eunice Clark, Oshkosh, Jean and Charles Wilda, Manitowoc; four 
grandchildren, Randy Skarda and Ron Skarda, both of Manitowoc, Tina Sciortino, 
Toni Sciortino; one great-granddaughter, Tara Jean Skarda; one great-great-
grandson, Quinn Michael. Nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends also 
survive. Besides her parents and husband Leo, she was preceded in death by one 
daughter Jean, in 1998; one brother, Francis; two sisters, Monica and Marion.
Relatives and friends may call at the Jens Family Funeral Home from 5-7 p.m. 
on Wednesday (TONIGHT). A Prayer Service will be held at 7 p.m. led by Rev. 
William Zimmer. Relatives and friends may also call from 10 a.m. until the 
time of service at 11 a.m. on Thursday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established in her name.
Herald Times Reporter, February 3, 1999 P. A2


MARY C. QUIRK

Miss Mary Kathryn Quirk, 33, of 941 North Eight street, Manitowoc, died 
Friday morning at a northern Wisconsin hospital following a lingering 
illness.
Funeral arrangements will be announced later by the Pfeffer funeral home, 
Manitowoc.
Miss Quirk was born in Logansport, Ind., in 1916, and moved to Manitowoc 
with her parents in 1920.
Survivors are the parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Quirk Sr., of 941 North 
Eighth street, Manitowoc; brother, William Jr., of Manitowoc; sister, 
Mrs. Nolan Eidsmoe of Rice Lake.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. Friday, December 22, 1950 P. 2
*******
[d. 12-22-1950 at Lafayette-Chippewa Co., WI/age 34 yrs./bur.
on William M. Quirk Sr. lot]


NEIL P. QUIRK

Neil P. Quirk, age 61, of 2809 University Avenue, Green Bay, died on Friday 
night, June 21, 2013 at St. Vincent Hospital, Green Bay.
Neil was born on May 14, 1952 in Manitowoc, son of the late William M. Quirk 
and Elaine J. (Nelson) Quirk. He attended St. Andrew Parochial grade school 
and later graduated from Manitowoc Lincoln High School with the class of 1970. 
Neil then attended U. W. Green Bay and later attended L.T.C. where he received 
his diploma as an optical technician. 
Survivors include his mother: Elaine Quirk, Manitowoc; one sister: Connie Quirk, 
Green Bay; one brother: Shawn Quirk, Fullerton, CA; Nieces and nephews: Molly, 
Catherine, Patrick and Jack Ryan, all of California; two special family friends: 
Jane Paluch and Dianne Mooren. He was also preceded in death by one brother: 
Jeff Quirk.
Cremation has taken place at All-Care Cremation Center, Manitowoc, and a grave 
side service will take place at Evergreen Cemetery at a later date.
Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family by visiting 
www.pfefferfuneralhome.com
The Pfeffer Funeral Home and All-Care Cremation Center, Manitowoc, is assisting 
the family with funeral arrangements. 
Neil enjoyed music, playing and restoring guitars, duck and deer hunting and 
fishing. He also was passionate about his sports car restoration and ownership 
over the years.
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter, June 24, 2013 


WILLIAM M. QUIRK SR.    (d. 1963)

William M. Quirk Sr., 74, of 1411 N. Fourth St., Manitowoc, died at 1:45 p.m. 
Friday at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, 
and at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. The Rev. Claude LeClair will 
officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Mr. Quirk was born May 5, 1898, at Boston, Mass., son of the late William M, 
and Louisa Quirk. He married Katherine McGaughey April 21, 1915, at Logansport, 
Ind., and after marriage the couple moved to Kokomo, Ind.
He began his newspaper career in the mechanical department of the Logansport 
paper in 1903 and when he retired as pressroom and stereotype department foreman 
of The Herald-Times, Manitowoc, in June of 1956 he had completed a 53 year span 
of activity in the production phase of publishing newspapers.
When the Quirks moved to Kokomo Mr. Quirk became foreman of the pressroom at 
the Kokomo Tribune and remained in that capacity until coming to Manitowoc in 
1920. He was a member of Holy Name Society of Sacred Heart Church. 
Surviving him are his wife, a daughter, Mrs. N.A. Eidsmoe, of Rice Lake, Wis., 
a son, William M. Quirk Jr., of Manitowoc, a brother, Lawrence Quirk of Logansport, 
three sisters, Miss Mayme Quirk, of Lincoln, Nebr., Mrs. S.C. Coghill, of Fort 
Lauderdale, Fla., and Mrs. A.J. Ginnini, of Chicago and eight grandchildren. A 
daughter, Mary Katherine, died Dec. 23, 1950.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Monday where the Rosary will 
be recited at 8 p.m. by Holy Name Society members of Sacred Heart Church.
Two Rivers Reporter, March 2, 1963 P. M-9
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[d. 03-01-1963/age 74 yrs.]


CONSTANCE E. QUISTORF

Constance E. Quistorf, age 77, of 1014 S. 20th Street, Manitowoc, died unexpectedly 
Thursday afternoon, November 13, 1997, at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center, 
Manitowoc.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, November 17, 1997, at the 
Pfeffer Funeral Home and 11 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Manitowoc. 
Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be Rev. William Zimmer with 
burial to follow at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
She was born December 22, 1919, in Two Rivers, daughter of the late William and 
Constance Napiecinski Krueger. She was a graduate of Washington High School, Two 
Rivers and continued her education at St. Vincent Nursing School in Chicago 
graduating as a nurse. Constance was a Veteran of the United States Army WACS 
serving from 1942-1943. On October 21, 1950, she married Lester J. Quistorf at 
St. Mark Catholic Church, Two Rivers. Mrs. Quistorf was a member of Sacred Heart 
Catholic Church and loved to bowl, golf, and play bridge.
Survivors include her husband, Lester Quistorf, Manitowoc, four sons and daughters-
in-law, Thomas and Jean Quistorf, Two Rivers, Michael and Sue Quistorf, Manitowoc, 
Robert and Janice Quistorf, Kellnersville, Richard and Terri Quistorf, Manitowoc; 
one daughter and son-in-law, Mary and Greg Sievert, Manitowoc; 16 grandchildren; one 
brother and sister-in-law, William J. and Virginia Krueger, Hays, Kansas; two sisters, 
Phyllis Fox, Grants Pass. Ore., Mildred Eaton, New Orleans, La. Also surviving are 
nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.
Friends may call at the Pfeffer Funeral Home from 4-8 p.m. Sunday where a prayer 
service will be at 7 p.m. by Rev. William Zimmer.
Herald Times Reporter, November 15, 1997 P. A2


LESTER JOHN QUISTORF

Lester J. Quistorf, age 88, a resident of Shady Lane Nursing Care Center, 
Manitowoc, died Wednesday morning, June 7, 2006, at Shady Lane, surrounded 
by his family. 
He was born June 26, 1917, in Manitowoc, son of the late Richard and Marie 
(Goetz) Quistorf. Lester was a graduate of Manitowoc Lincoln High School, class 
of 1936. He also served in the U.S. Army. On Oct. 21, 1950, he married the 
former Constance E. Krueger at St. Mark Catholic Church, Two Rivers. She preceded 
him in death on Nov. 13, 1997. Lester was employed with Manitowoc Engineering 
Company as a machinist for 46 years, retiring in 1982. He also was a member of 
Local 516 where he served as secretary and treasurer for many years. Lester was 
a lifetime member of AmVets Post 99. He also played for Galloping Gaels Football 
Team of Manitowoc from 1936 to 1939. In 1995, Lester was inducted into Manitowoc 
Chiefs Hall of Fame. He was also a member of Eagles Aerie 706. 
Survivors include four sons and daughters-in-law: Thomas and Patti Quistorf Sr., 
Two Rivers; Michael and Susan Quistorf, Manitowoc; Robert and Janice Quistorf, 
Kellnersville; Richard and Terri Quistorf, Manitowoc; a daughter and son-in-law: 
Mary and Greg Sievert, Manitowoc; 16 grandchildren: Jill (Keith) Dawson, Tom Jr. 
(Jennifer) Quistorf, Christina (Mark) Simmer, Nicole (Richard) Firth, David 
Quistorf, Peter (Nan) Quistorf, Jamie, Melissa (and fiance Dan Augustine), Mark, 
Noelle and Lacey Quistorf, Jennifer Quistorf (and fiance Nate LeDuc), Nick (Katie) 
Brull, Rachel Quistorf, Amanda Sievert and Elizabeth Sievert; and 10 great-
grandchildren: Alexis, Keagan, Hailey, Reese, Bella, Brett, Jasmine, Austin, 
Izabella and Alexis. Also surviving is a brother and two sisters-in-law: Richard 
(Margaret) Quistorf, Arlington, Va.; Charlotte Quistorf, Manitowoc; a sister: 
Florence Krause, Manitowoc; two sisters-in-law and one brother-in-law; and a 
special family friend: Jeanette Quistorf. Nieces, nephews, other relatives and 
friends also survive. He was also preceded in death by a brother: Charles. 
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, June 9, 2006, at St. Francis of 
Assisi on Marshall, Manitowoc. Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will 
be the Rev. Dave Hoffman with burial at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. Graveside 
Military Rites will be accorded by AmVets Post 99. 
The family will greet relatives and friends at St. Francis of Assisi on Marshall, 
Manitowoc, from 9:30 a.m. Friday until the time of service at 11 a.m. 
The Pfeffer Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Manitowoc, is assisting the 
family with funeral arrangements. 
The family would like to thank the staff at Shady Lane for the wonderful loving 
care they gave Dad.
Herald Times Reporter, June 2006


MARY QUISTORF

Mrs. Richard Quistorf, 74, of 1409 Washington St., Manitowoc, died 
a day before her birthday Thursday afternoon at Manitowoc County 
Hospital following a lingering illness.
Funeral services will be at 8:30 a.m. Monday at Leschke and Bergner 
Funeral Home, Manitowoc, and 9 a.m. at St. Boniface Catholic Church, 
the Rev. Alfred Pritzl officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen 
Cemetery.
She was born Mary Goetz July 4, 1884, at Manitowoc, daughter of the 
late Mr. and Mrs. John Goetz. She was married to Mr. Quistorf in 
1916 in Milwaukee.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Edward Donahue of Manitowoc; three 
sons, Lester and Charles of Manitowoc, and Richard of Arlington, Va.; 
two brothers, Anton and John of Manitowoc, and 13 grandchildren. Her 
husband preceded her in death in 1944.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 1 p.m. Sunday where the 
rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. 
Manitowoc Herald Times, Saturday, July 5, 1958 P.9
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[d. 07-03-1958/age 73 yrs./widow of Richard Quistorf]
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THEY KEPT THE SECRET WELL
Married at Milwaukee October 13, 1916, Miss Marion Goetz of this city and Richard 
Quistorf of Mishicot kept the wedding a secret until Saturday when announcement 
of the marriage made by Mr. and Mrs. John Goetz, parents of the bride, came to 
friends as a complete surprise. The young couple will make their home here for 
the present residing at 1010 Columbus street. The marriage of Miss Goetz and Mr. 
Quistorf was celebrated at the parsonage of St. Thomas Church by Rev. J. Blackwell. 
It was originally planned by the couple to wed in September but Miss Goetz, who 
was employed as a millner at the Taushek store, desired to complete her season 
and the wedding was deferred and later quietly celebrated at Milwaukee, only 
relatives of the couple were taken into their confidence. Miss Goetz is a daughter 
of Mr. and Mrs. John Goetz, 1122 Columbus Street and is well known and popular on 
the Southside. Mr. Quistorf, whose home is at Mishicot is employed with the Hamilton 
Manufacturing Company at Two Rivers. - Manitowoc Herald
The Reporter, Fri., Feb. 2, 1917


RICHARD QUISTORF

Richard Quistorf Sr., 70, general foreman of the sheet metal department 
of the Manitowoc Shipbuilding company, died Monday evening at his home 
1409 Washington street, after a lingering illness.
Friends may call to pay their respects at the Pfeffer funeral home after 
7 o'clock this evening. The Odd Fellows lodge will have charge of the 
funeral services set for 2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Interment 
will be in Evergreen cemetery.
Mr. Quisdorf was born in Mishicot on May 7, 1874. He was married October 
30, 1916, his wife being the former Mary Goetz.
Survivors include the wife, one daughter, Miss Florence, home; three 
sons, Lester, home; Charles, city; and Pvt. Richard Quisdorf Jr., whose 
home is in Arlington, Va., but is now with the signal corps in England; 
three sisters, Mrs. Ida Cranston, city; Mrs. Nancy Larson and Mrs. Ed 
Flentje, both of Mishicot.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Tuesday, August 15, 1944 P.2
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[d. 08-14-1944/age 70 yrs./cause: cancer/bur. on Mrs. Mary
Quistorf lot-his wife]
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THEY KEPT THE SECRET WELL
Married at Milwaukee October 13, 1916, Miss Marion Goetz of this city and Richard 
Quistorf of Mishicot kept the wedding a secret until Saturday when announcement 
of the marriage made by Mr. and Mrs. John Goetz, parents of the bride, came to 
friends as a complete surprise. The young couple will make their home here for 
the present residing at 1010 Columbus street. The marriage of Miss Goetz and Mr. 
Quistorf was celebrated at the parsonage of St. Thomas Church by Rev. J. Blackwell. 
It was originally planned by the couple to wed in September but Miss Goetz, who 
was employed as a millner at the Taushek store, desired to complete her season 
and the wedding was deferred and later quietly celebrated at Milwaukee, only 
relatives of the couple were taken into their confidence. Miss Goetz is a daughter 
of Mr. and Mrs. John Goetz, 1122 Columbus Street and is well known and popular on 
the Southside. Mr. Quistorf, whose home is at Mishicot is employed with the Hamilton 
Manufacturing Company at Two Rivers. - Manitowoc Herald
The Reporter, Fri., Feb. 2, 1917


ANNA QUISTORFF

DIES VISITING AT DAUGHTER'S ILLINOIS HOME
Stroke Believed to Be Cause for Passing of Mrs. August Quistorff
Mrs. Anna Quistorff, wife of August Quistorff of this city, was found 
unconscious in the home of a daughter, Mrs. William Ludtke, at Joliet, 
Ill., Sunday morning by members of that family and was pronounced dead 
a short time later. Mrs. Quistorff was preparing to return to her home 
here after spending two weeks at the Ludtke home. She was in the best 
of health and as far as relatives can determine, a stroke or heart 
failure was the cuase of death. News of the death is received as a 
shock to relatives and friends. Mr. Quistorff despite her 63 years, 
was physically fit, it being supposed that heat for the most part was 
accountable for the death.
Body Arrives Today
The body is expected to arrive this afternoon over the C. and N.W. 
railway in company of Mr. and Mrs. Ludtke. Funeral services will be 
held Wednesday afternoon from the Quistorff home at 832 North Fifth 
street, the Rev. Menke officiating, and burial will take place in 
Evergreen. Mrs. Quistorff was a member of the Maccabees, which 
organization will attend the funeral ceremonies.
Mrs. Quistorff, who was Anna Starr before her marriage to August 
Quistorff at Knowles, Wis., November 27, 1888, was born at Leroy, Wis., 
where she lived to be a young lady, then removing to Milwaukee and after 
the marriage in Ashland where Mr. Quistorff had business interest. The 
home was made at Ashland for 39 years, 7 years ago the family removing to 
Manitowoc where they have since lived.
Many Survivors
Besides her husband, Mrs. Quistorff is survived by four daughters, Mrs. 
William Ludtke of Joliet, Ill, and Amy, Erina, and Loretta, all at home; 
two sons, Charles, of Aurora, Ill, and Otto of Los Angeles; two brothers, 
George of Milwaukee and Louis of Knowles and three sisters, Mrs. Andrew 
Bachhuber of Mayville, Mrs. John Burelbach of Beaver Dam and Mrs. E. Ewald 
of Milwaukee. Two grandchildren also survive.
Manitowoc Herald News, Manitowoc, Wis. July 11, 1927 P. 2
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[bur. 7-13-1927/age 64 yrs/cause: chronic endocarditis/bur. on 
August H. Quistorff lot]


AUGUST QUISTORFF

August Quistorff, 85, of 832 North 5th street, died late yesterday following 
a lingering illness. He was a retired shipyard worker.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Pfeffer funeral home, 
the Rev. Paul Blaufuss officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery.
Mr. Quistorff was born in 1861 in Mishicot and came to Manitowoc in 1920. He 
married Anna Starr 59 years ago, and she preceded him in death 20 years ago.
Survivors are four daughters, Mrs. William Ludtke of Joliet, Ill., Mrs. Francis 
Monroe of Milwaukee, Mrs. J.C. Phalen of Manitowoc, and Mrs. Ted Anderson of 
Chicago; two sons, Charles of Aurora, Ill., and Otto of Los Angeles, Calif.; 
one sister, Mrs. Helen Wuellner of Manitowoc; 11 grandchildren and one great-
grandchild.
The body may be viewed at the funeral home from 2 p.m. Sunday until time of 
services on Monday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. February 7, 1947 P. 2
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[d. 02-06-1947/age 85 yrs]