ALFRED BEILKE Alfred Beilke, 75, of Rt. 2, Brillion, died unexpectedly Friday at the home of a sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Labitzke. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Monday at Reedsville Funeral home, with burial in Frieden's United Church of Christ Cemetery. Survivors include a brother, Walter, of Manitowoc; three sisters, Mrs. Paul (Emma) Labitzke, of Rt. 2, Brillion, Mrs. Lillian Helm, of Brillion and Mrs. Viola Hesler, of Ormond Beach, Fla.; nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Sunday and Monday until the time of service. Herald Times Reporter, Manitowoc-Two Rivers, Wis. October 13, 1973
HERMAN BEILKE STROKE CLAIMS WORKER AS HE STARTS DAY Suffering a stroke as he came down stairs at 5:30 this morning at the Edward Strechert farm near Collins, to go to work, Herman Beilke, 64, grew rapidly worse and passed away in a short time. He had been in apparently the best of health for some time past. He resided in (?), and with his son Walter had been employed at the Strechert farm. Burial will take place Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 from the home in Reedsville and later from the Friedens Evangelical church, Rev. Kasper officiating. The deceased was born in Germany in 1866 and when a youth came to this country with his parents who settled on a farm near Collins. Thirty-seven years ago he was married to Miss Augusta Voeltz, and they removed to Antigo to reside for a time and returned to Reedsville 26 years ago where they since resided. Besides the widow, three daughters, Mrs. Lillian Fredericks, Valders, Mrs. Emma Labitsky, Brillion, Mrs. Barney Sullivan, Alabama, two sons, Alfred of Reedsville and Walter of Chilton; one sister, Mrs. Chas. Calkins, Antigo, and two brothers, Albert of Brillion, and William of Abbottsford, survive. Manitowoc Herald News, Manitowoc, Wis. Saturday, October 18, 1930 P. 2 (Note: Birth year in obit doesn't match year on stone. Possibly typo on transcription)
CAROLINE DEFFKE From Der Nord Westen, 01 Oct. 1903: Death Thurs. last week in Collins of 37-yr. old Mrs. Ernst Deffke after a short illness. She leaves her husband and 9 children. The funeral was held Sun. afternoon in Reedsville.
HARRY GOODHEW From Der Nord Westen, 20 Aug. 1908: Harry Goodhue and Mary Hardgrove of Clarks Mills were engaged to be married in September. Miss Hardgrove had to be taken to Holy Family Hospital with stomach cancer and was declared to be incurable and in danger of imminent death. When Harry was informed he borrowed a gun from a neighbor Sunday and shot himself. The young lady died 2 hours later without having been told of her fiancé’s death.
CHR. HAGENOW From Der Nord Westen, 22 July 1880: Death of Chr. Hagenow last Fri., 16 July in Reedsville. He was Postmaster, Town Clerk and Justice of the Peace. The burial took place on Sun. ******* From Der Nord Westen, 09 Sept. 1897: The body of C. Hagenow, that was buried in 1880 in the local city cemetery, was recently dug up and taken to Reedsville for reburial in the cemetery there. (NOTE: The city cem. mentioned was Evergreen in Manitowoc)
ELIZABETH HAGENOW From Der Nord Westen, 02 Sept. 1897: Death in Reedsville on Thurs. last week of Mrs. Elisabeth Hagenow, widow of the late Christian Hagenow, of old age debility at 75 yrs. 4 mos. The deceased, who leaves 5 grown children, was buried Sunday. (Note: Apparently her husband was moved to this cemetery when Elizabeth died and was buried here)
WILLIAM HAGENOW From Der Nord Westen, 01 Nov. 1900: Death of Wilhelm Hagenow of Reedsville on Thurs. last week in the mental facility in Oshkosh. The 48-yr. old man had been in the facility about 2 years. His body was brought to Reedsville for burial.
GEORGE HELD From Der Nord Westen, 26 Apr. 1906: Town Maple Grove resident John Held died Friday last week at age 76. He leaves 4 children, one son of whom has not been heard from in 21 years, a condition which may present difficulties in estate settlement. (Note: Date, age, township are identical..he may be George John is why the name difference.) ******* When we recently reported the death of George Held in Reedsville, we said that a son of the deceased had been missing without a trace for 20 years. Actually, we have learned from the Brillion News that the missing man has been in Enid, Oklahoma. Der Nord Westen, 10 May 1906
CATHERINE HINTZ Mrs. Catherine Hintz, 66, died this morning at her home in Reedsville after a lingering illness. Born Catherine Morrisey in Maple Grove in 1872 she was married to Charles Hintz in 1900. Mr. Hintz was a carpenter in Reedsville for many years and died 15 years ago. Mrs. Hintz taught school in the county for several years prior to her marriage. Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Paul Engel, Brillion, Louise, Reedsville; son, Charles, Reedsville; brother, Prof. Gough Morrisey, Chilton; and one grandchild. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. from the Hintz home, the Rev. William Koutnik officiating. Burial will be in the Evangelical and Reformed cemetery. Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. December 13, 1938 P. 9
ETHEL R. BACHMAN KRUEGER 1903-1968 (the following sent in by family researcher/see contributors page) Ethel Bachman (Nov. 5, 1903 - Nov. 15, 1968) taught school in Reedsville for over 25 years. She died ten days after her 65th birthday--she had planned to retire when the school year ended in June. She married Louis Krueger (Oct. 22, 1904-Sept. 7, 1959) in 1929. They had a daughter in 1931 who died before she could be named (in the Luthern Cemetery just west of Reedsville--off of County Trunk W) Ethel grew up in Wausau and went to college at La Crosse. Ethel's parents were: Moritz Bachman (1866-1910) and Alice Huckbody (1869-1932). They are buried cemetery number 53 (St. Johns - St. James Evangelico Lutheran Church Cemetery). On Jan. 7, 1914 (We think)Ethel saved a boy from drowning in the Wisconsin River. The following are replicas of articles that appeared in the Wausau Record-Herald. We have actual copies of these articles, but they have deteriorated somewhat with age (and handling). First article: Probably printed in the Wausau Record Herald on Thursday, January 7, 1914: Little Wausau Girl Saves Drowing Boy, Pulls Him Home on Sled, and Runs Away Playmate Owes Life to Quick-Thinking and Acting of 10 Year Old Ethel Bachman. ________ WAUSAU, Wis., Jan. 16--(Special).-- Wausau has a little heroine. She is Ethel Bachman, 10 years old. She saved a little playmate who was drowning. Then she drew him home on a sled and ran away. She did not want to be thanked for her brave deed. When a newspaper man called on little Miss Bachman she hung her head and hid behind her mother's skirts. Asked to tell how she saved the life of her little playmate, she shook her head. Fred Thorson, 7 years old, was coasting down a hill. His sled went further than usual,onto the ice and into the open river. The boy clung to the ice and began to cry loudly for help. Little Miss Bachman was passing nearby. She heard the cries, which were growing fainter and fainter, and ran to his assistance. Fearing if she went too near the edge of the ice it might break she pushed her sled, which she had with her to the boy, holding onto the rope. The lad grasped the end of the sled. She had a hard time pulling him out. It took her several minutes. The boy was rather weak from fright and holding onto the sled and ice, so she placed him on the sled and took him home. Miss Bachman lives with her mother and younger sister. She did not think much of the incident. ********** Second article: Probably printed in the Wausau Record Herald on Thursday, January 7, 1915: ETHEL BACHMAN GETS HERO MEDAL Ralston Purina Hero Commision Recognizes Brave Deed of School Girl SAVED A DROWNING BOY To Present Medal at Public Exercises at Grant School Friday Afternoon Wausau's little school girl heroine will receive a medal in recognition of her bravery. She is Miss Ethel Bachman, eleven years of age. She saved a little playmate who was drowning. Then she drew him home on a sled and ran away. She did not want to be even thanked for her brave deed. From the story printed in the Wausau Record-Herald, the Ralston Hero Commission of St. Louis learned of her deed. Shortly thereafter this paper received a request from the commission to secure the proper data relative to the incident, and the statement that if the act deserved recognition, a medal would be given the heroine. On Wednesday afternoon, Rev. Richard Evans, pastor of the First Methodist church received the medal. It will be presented to Miss Bachman Friday afternoon at the Grant school. A public meeting will be held at three o'clock in the gymnasium. The school children and others are invited to attend. S. B. Tobey, city Superintendent of schools, will make the presentation. Rev. Evans will give a short address, and a few musical numbers will be rendered. The bronze medal is about the size of a silver dollar. On the front side is a design of a man presenting a laural wreath to another person, who is on his knees. It is an original design, and is very pretty. Above the design is engraved "For Services to Others," and below is "Ralston Purina Hero Medal." On the reverse side, arranged in an artistic manner, is the following engraving, "Hero Medal Awarded to Ethel Bachman January 7th, 1915. Ralston Purina Hero Commission St. Louis, Mo." Story of the Act. Fred Thorson, seven years old, was coasting down a hill on the west side of the river on January 7th. His sled went further than usual and into a small pond near the ice house at the foot of Spruce street. The boy clung to the ice and began to cry loudly for help. Little Miss Bachman was passing by. She heard the cries which were growing fainter and fainter, and ran to his assistance. Fearing that if she went too near the edge of the ice it might break she pushed her sled to the boy, holding onto the rope. The lad grasped the end of the sled. She had a hard time pulling him out and it took several minutes. The boy was rather weak from fright and holding onto the sled and ice and, she placed him on the sled and took him home. She did not think much of the incident. Miss Bachman lives with her mother and younger sister at 315 North Second avenue.
CHILD OF WILHELM LINK From Der Nord Westen, 18 Jan. 1900: The child, a few days old, of Mr. Wilhelm Link in Reedsville, died a few days after the death of the mother which we reported last week, and was buried in the same grave.
CLARA BERTHA LINK From Der Nord Westen, 11 Jan. 1900: Childbed fever took the life of Mrs. W. Link in Reedsville on Fri. The 24-yr. old deceased leaves her husband and two children. The funeral was Sun.
WILLIAM LINK William Link, 62, former president of the village of Reedsville and identified with the business life of the village for many years, died suddenly of a heart attack late Saturday at Milwaukee. He move to that city from Reedsville several years ago. Funeral services will be held at Reedsville Wednesday at 2 p.m. Mr. Link was born in Reedsville in 1875. He learned the barber trade and operated a shop for many years. He also operated a tavern in the Reedsville House. He was a trustee of the village for several terms and served three terms as village president. Mr. Link was also a member of the Reedsville voluntee fire department. Ten years ago failing health forced his retirement and he moved to Milwaukee. In 1902 he married Miss Ela Gisch. She survives with a daughter, Mrs. Dale Andrews, Kaukauna; three sons, William Jr. and Florian, Kaukauna, Roland, Green Bay; three sisters, Mary and Emma Link, and Mrs. A.J. Lemke, all of Kaukauna. The body will be brought to the home of Louis A. Busse in Reedsville Tuesday afternoon and may be viewed there until the funeral Wednesday. Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. June 20, 1938 P. 2
JOHN C. MAERTZ From Der Nord Westen, 07 June 1906: Death in Reedsville on Wednesday last week of John Maertz, a well-known business man of that village, following an illness of several months. The 40-year old deceased leaves a widow and 6 children.
GUSTAV J. OLM GUS OLM, REEDSVILLE BUTCHER DEAD AND FIVE OTHERS OF FAMILY SERIOUSLY ILL OF FEVER Gustave Olm, a well known business man of Reedsville, who died there, a victim of typhoid fever from which disease five other members of the family are suffering, some being reported in critical conditions, was buried today and the funeral attended by relatives from this city. Mr. Olm, who for years had been engaged in business at Reedsville, being interested in a meat market, garage and farm machinery enterprises, had been ill only a short time when death claimed him. He was 45 years of age and was well known in the county. Five other members of Mr. Olm’s family, including his wife are said to be suffering from typhoid fever in their home at Reedsville. Manitowoc Daily Herald, Tuesday, March 23, 1915, Page 5
ROLAND SCHAEFER MAPLE GROVE BABE LOCKED IN HOME IN ABSENCE OF ITS PARENTS, IS FATALLY BURNED Older Child Unable to Summon Aid When Babe Fires Clothing and Little One is Fatally Burned and Dies Few Hours Later. Through Miracle, House Fails to Burn Setting fire to his clothing, while locked in the home with an older child, during the absence of the parents, who were engaged in loading logs in the woods some distance away, the two year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Shaffer, residents of Maple Grove was so severely burned that death resulted a few hours later. The parents returned to find the child dying. Physicians, who were summoned could do nothing to relieve the ???? sufferer whose body was terribly burned. Mr. and Mrs. Shaffer had left the house early in the day to load some logs which had been cut in the woods and had left their two children, the boy of two and an older child in the house, locking the door when they left. The younger child while playing with matches, it is said, set fire to his clothing. Unable to summon help because of the locked door and the fact that the home is distant from the nearest neighbor who would have been able to hear the cries, the older child attempted to extinguish the flames which enveloped the babe but was unable to prevent the fatal burning of the little one and when the parents later returned they found the babe with its body a mass of burns, and in agony of suffering. The older child was not seriously injured though burned about the hands in the attempt to rescue the babe. A hurried call was dispatched for a physician who upon arrival found that nothing could be done for the injured child and the little one died the same evening. The tragedy occurred Monday and burial services for the dead child were held at Reedsville yesterday from the Friedens church. The Shaffer family resides about one-half mile from Reedsville. The house was not damaged though there was danger that the building would be fired in which event both children would have met death in the flames, being unable to escape because of the locked doors. There is a warning to parents in the fate of the Maple Grove babe, not to leave children at home alone, especially with doors locked to make impossible their escape from the building in case of fire or other accident. Mr. and Mrs. Shaffer had followed a practice that many others do and are called upon to mourn. Manitowoc Daily Herald, Friday, February 11, 1916 P.1
J. EMIL SCHULZ From Der Nord Westen, 14 Apr. 1904: Death Thurs. last week of J.E. Schulz, after suffering for a long while with a combination of illnesses. Mr. Schulz was known as one of the outstanding business men in the village of Reedsville, the entire county, as well as Manitowoc and Calumet Counties He occupied several local offices in Reedsville and represented this village for several years on the county Board of Supervisors. He reached the age of 43 and leaves a widow and several children. The funeral was held Sun. morning amid a large group of mourners.
JUSTINA SCHWALM Sep. 23, 1832 - Oct. 24, 1932 From the Two Rivers Reporter, September 24, 1932: DANCE HONORS CENTENNARIAN IN REEDSVILLE Village Holds Community Dance for Mrs. Schwalm' 100th Birthday Reedsville, Wis. (Special) - Reedsville staged one of its biggest dances in years Friday night in honor of the 100th birthday of Mrs. Gustina Schwalm. Despite her advanced years, Mrs. Schwalm appeared on the dance floor several times to demonstrate her agility. The community wide celebration in honor of the centennarian was sponsored by the American Legion post, and was climaxed by the dance in the evening. Trouble has appeared in the life of Mrs. Schwalm time and again in her 100 years of life. Three times she married, but death took her husband each time. She was born in Niederserhn, province of West Prussia, Germany, and there married William Wicknick. Smallpox took Wicknick and their little son. Years later she became the bride of Ludwig Bergmann. A son and daughter were born to the couple. The daughter died of measles at the age of two. Later Bergmann followed his daughter, a victim of cancer. The son, Fred, died six years ago here. She married her third husband, Jacob Schwalm. Shortly afterwards he died of pneumonia. With her son Fred, Mrs. Schwalm then sailed for the United States, where all the members of her immediate family lived. For a while she lived in Sheboygan county, but 35 years ago she moved to Reedsville. She has a sister, Mrs. Karl Kanter, 82 in Brillion, and a son by her first marriage, Gustave, who lives in Arting, Wash. ***** 100 Year Old Resident of County Dies Mrs. Justina Schwan, who celebrated her 100th birthday on September 23, died at the home of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Fred Bergnow, at Reedsville early this afternoon. Mrs. Schwan was born in West Prussia, Germany and was married three times. One sister, Mrs. Carl Kauper, 83, of Brillion survives, as do five grandchildren and four great grandchildren. A son on the west coast also survives. Two Rivers Reporter, Monday Oct. 24, 1932
JOSEPH E. SHIMEK Joseph E. Shimek, 63, of Rt. 2, Reedsville, died Friday at Memorial Hospital, Manitowoc. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Friedens United Church of Christ, Reedsville. The Rev. T.F. Hilgemann will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery. Mr. Shimek was born June 23, 1908, in Town of Franklin, son of the late Frank and Anna Shavlik Shimek. He married Verona Reinke July 15, 1967. He resided in the Town of Franklin, moved to Taus where he was a blacksmith, then moved to Manitowoc and Brillion. He was employed at the Brillion Iron Works until March when he retired. Survivors include his wife, two sons, Larry and Rick of Manitowoc; two daughters, Mrs. Jerome (Donna) Hetue of Viega, Calif., and Mrs. Ronald (Nancy) Meyer of Phoenix, Ariz.; two step-daughters, Mrs. Harland (Darlyene) Lau, Reedsville, and Mrs. Robert (Dorothy) Schnell, Elkhart Lake; four brothers, Wencel, Maribel; Frank, Two Rivers; Victor, Whitelaw and Louis, Mishicot; and 12 grandchildren. Friends may call at the Reedsville Funeral Home, Reedsville, after 3 p.m. Sunday until 10:30 a.m. Monday and then at the church until time of services. Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. October 16, 1971
WILLIE ZAHN From Der Nord Westen, 18 Jan. 1900: 35-yr. old Wilhelm Zahn in Reedsville was found dead in his bed Sat. morning. The verdict of the coroner’s inquest established death from a heart attack. He leaves his parents and several sisters.