ANNIS DANFORTH Manitowoc Tribune December 17, 1874, Vol. 21 No. 35, Page 5 Column 6 Under Interesting Items from Tribune Correspondents. Meeme. We are called upon to chronicle the sad news of the death of Mrs. Annie Danforth, wife of Wm. Danforth, after patient suffering for three years of consumption. She breathed her last on the morning of the 10th inst. About a year ago she was partially deprived of speech, conversing only in a whisper. Her sickness baffled the skill of many physicians both at home and abroad. Everything was done by her husband for her relief, but to no avail. God saw fit to call one of his children home. She lived an exemplary Christian life, and was a dutiful wife, kind mother, and esteemed and loved by all who knew her. All those intimately acquainted with her feel that they have lost a true friend who cannot be replaced in this community. The funeral services were performed on the 12th inst. by Rev. Mr. Siers, of Plymouth. The text was chosen from Revelations, 14th chap. 13th verse: "Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord." His discourse impressed every one present of the necessity of being prepared to meet death. A large number of sympathizing friends were present, forming a procession seldom seen in this community. She leaves a husband and 3 children to mourn her loss. Mr. Danforth and family have the heartfelt sympathy of the entire community. (contributed by researcher/see contributors page) JOHN DOBBERT John Dobbert, 62, a farm laborer, died here last night. He had been ill for some time. He was born in the town of Meeme in 1872 and lived there and in the vicinity of Valders his entire life. He never married. Survivors are a sister, Mrs. August Quante of Meeme, three nephews and four nieces. Funeral services will be held Monday from the Saviors church at Valders. The body is at the Berger funeral home at Valders. Manitowoc Herald Times, June 9, 1934
JOHN L. EDWARDS and his wife MARY From Der Nord Westen, 08 July 1909: Sudden deaths, one right after the other, of Mr. and Mrs. L.J. Edwards(sic), former residents of Town Meeme, at the home of their married daughter in Waukesha where they had lived for the past several years. The bodies were transported to Meeme for burial. Mr. Edwards was 86 while his wife was 10 years younger.
PHILIP HICKMAN Philip Hickman, 87, of School Hill, died Monday at his home. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Bethlehem Untied Church of Christ, Schleswig. The Rev. Carl Fried will officiate and burial will be in the Meeme Center Cemtery. Mr. Hickman was born Aug. 7, 1880, in the Town of Meeme, son of the late Philip and Theresa Meyer Hickman, and on May 1, 1920, married Mary Koeser of the Town of Meeme at Bethel United Church of Christ. The couple located at School Hill, where he engaged in the painting profession. Survivors include the wife; a daughter, Mrs. Henry (Mabel) Plageman, of Rt. 1, Newton; two sons, Edward of Casa Grande, Ariz., and Arno of Rt. 1, Kiel; a sister, Mrs. Mary Kalk, of Rt. 1, Sheboygan, and nine grandchildren. Two grandchildren preceded him in death. Friends may call at Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, after 3 p.m. Wednesday until 11 a.m. Thursday and at the church from noon until the time of services. Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. March 11, 1968 P. 35
LUCETTE JENKINS PIONEER WOMAN OF MEENE (sic) IS BURNED TO DEATH AT HOME OF SISTER NEAR SHEBOYGAN SATURDAY Mrs. Lucetta Jenkins, one of the oldest pioneer residents of Meeme, this county, was burned to death at the home of her sister, Mrs. Zebina Holden, three miles from Sheboygan Falls Saturday night. The charred body of Mrs. Jenkins was found by Jacob DeSmith, son-in-law of Mrs. Holden, a few minutes after the tragedy. The house was not burned. Mrs. Jenkins, of late years had made her home with her sister. She was 85 years of age and feeble. Saturday evening Mrs. Holden was absent from the house with others of the family, Mr. DeSmith and Mrs. Jenkins remaining in the house. Mr. DeSmith left the house to visit the stable, to attend to some chores, Mrs. Jenkins being seated at the side of the stove. Returning 15 minutes later he found the aged woman dead on the floor, her clothing burned from the body which was charred, the lower limbs being most severely burned. Nothing is known as to how the accident happened. Physicians pronounced the woman dead, death probably having come quickly from the shock. Mrs. Jenkins located in Meeme as a girl and had been a resident there for many years. The funeral will be held from the Holden home tomorrow at 9 and the body will be taken to Meeme where services will be held at the Baptist church, Rev. F. Parsons of West Allis officiating. Manitowoc Daily Herald, Monday, June 25, 1917 P.1
ALBERT KARSTAEDT Albert Karstaedt, 81, retired Meeme farmer, died Thursday at the Sheboygan Memorial hospital, following a lingering illness. In recent years he had resided with his son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Karstaedt of Osman. He was born near Sheboygan in 1866 and in 1889 married Miss Augusta Stieghorst. They located on a farm near Five Corners, in Eaton, and 49 years ago moved to a farm in Meeme. He was one of the founders and a member of the board of the Meeme Center Cemetery association. Mrs. Karstaedt died in 1919. Six children preceded him in death. Survivors are a son, Arthur, of Osman, three grandchildren and two great- grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Meiselwitz funeral home, Kiel, with burial in the Meeme Center cemetery. The body may be viewed after Saturday noon at the funeral home. Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. March 12, 1948 P. 2
EDWARD KARSTAEDT Edward H. Karsteadt, 70, retired Town of Newton farmer, died Thursday afternoon at Sheboygan Memorial Hospital. He had been ill for two months. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at St. James United Church of Christ, Spring Valley, the Rev. Merlin Huebschman officiating. Burial will be in Meeme Center Cemetery. Mr. Karsteadt was born June 6, 1892, in the Town of Eaton, son of the late Frank and Minnie Stieghorst Karsteadt, and attended district school and Manitowoc Business College. March 4, 1919, he married Lydia Heckmann of the Town of Meeme and the couple located on a farm in the Town of Newton. His wife preceded him in death Sept. 2, 1939. Oct. 23, 1948 he married Irma Pohl Heckmann of Sheboygan. He retired from farming in 1949. However, he and his wife continued to make their home on the farm. He was a member and former elder of St. James United Church of Christ and a former school board member of Newton School District No. 2. Survivors include his wife, four daughters, Mrs. LeRoy A. Olm and Mrs. Adrian Scheidt of Kiel, Mrs. Harold Tornam of Omaha, Neb., and Mrs. Wilma Schueler of Rt. 1, Clevland; a step-daughter Mrs. Richard Szczepkowski of Sheboygan; three sons, Orville of Rt. 1, Newton, and Howard and Gordon on the home farm, a sister, Mrs. Arnold Dedeering of Millersville, Sheboygan County; three brothers, Otto of Rt. 1, Newton, Oscar of Sheboygan and Frank of Rt. 1, Kiel and 12 grand- children. He was preceded in death by a brother and two sisters. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Sunday at Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, until 11 a.m. Monday when the casket will be moved to the church where the body will lie in state from noon until the time of service. A memorial fund has been established in Mr. Karsteadt's name. Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. Friday, December 28, 1962 P. 5
IDA KARSTAEDT Mrs. Otto C. Karstaedt, 77 (photo above), of Rt. 1, Newton, died Tuesday morning at home. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel. The Rev. Merlin Huebschman will officiate and burial will be in Meeme Center Cemetery. Mrs. Karstaedt, the former Ida Heckmann, was born Oct. 19, 1889, in the Town of Meeme, daughter of the late Ferdinand and Mary Lorfeld Heckmann. She attended Mineral Springs School and was married to Mr. Karstaedt Sept. 12, 1916. The couple farmed in the township until retiring in 1956. They observed their golden wedding Sept. 12. Survivors include the husband, five daughters, Mrs. Walter (Verna) Oehldrich of Millersville, Mrs. Clarence (Almira) Free of Manitowoc, Mrs. Gilbert (Dorothy) Wenzel of Rib Lake, Mrs. Elmer (Olive) Koeppen of Rt. 1, Kiel, and Mrs. Jerome (Ruth) Csida of Reedsville; three sons, Milton of Cleveland, Clinton of Rt. 1, Manitowoc, and Donald of Rt. 1, Newton; a brother, William, of Rt. 1, Sheboygan Falls; a sister, Mrs. William Voigt, of Cleveland; 23 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. As son preceded her in death. Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Thursday. Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. Wednesday, March 22, 1967 P. 20
OTTO KARSTAEDT Otto C. Karstaedt, 84, of Rt. 1, Newton, a retired Town of Meeme farmer, died Saturday morning at Memorial Hospital, Sheboygan. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel. John Meyers of the Manitowoc office for the Jehovah Witnesses will conduct the service. Burial will be in Meeme Center Cemetery. Mr. Karstaedt was born May 21, 1887, in the Town of Mosel, son of the late Frank and Minnie Sietghorst Karstaedt. He married Ida Heckmann Sept. 12, 1916, in the Town of Meeme. The couple located on a farm in the Town of Meeme. Mr. Karstaedt retired in 1956. The couple celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in September of 1956. His wife preceded him in death March 21, 1967. He was a member of the Manitowoc County Beekeepers Assn. and a former president of the Osman Co-op. Survivors include three sons, Milton, of Cleveland and Clinton and Donald of rural Manitowoc, four daughters, Mrs. Walter (Verna) Oehldrich, of Howards Grove, Mrs. Clarence (Elmira) Free, of Manitowoc, Mrs. Gilbert (Dorothy) Wenzel, of Rib Lake, Wis., and Mrs. Jerome (Ruth) Csida, of Reedsville; a brother, Frank, of rural Kiel; a sister, Mrs. Florence Dedering, of Howards Grove; 22 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Sunday. Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. February 12, 1972
HENRY PLAGEMANN (d. 1960) Funeral services for Henry Plagemann Sr., 60, of R. 3, Manitowoc, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Stoltenberg Funeral Chapel in Cleveland. The Rev. Merlin Huebschman, pastor of St. James Evangelical and Reformed Church at Spring Valley, will officiate. Burial will be in the Meeme Center Cemetery. Mr. Plagemann, a well-known area cattle buyer, was stricken with a heart attack and died instantly early Saturday while driving a cattle truck on Highway 42 a mile north of Osman. A native of Sheboygan County, Mr. Plagemann was born May 3, 1894, on a farm in the Town of Herman, a son of the late Helmuth and Maria Kuester Plagemann. He was married to the former Elsie Ohse on Aug. 31, 1921. Since 1943, the couple made their home in the Town of Newton where Mr. Plagemann operated a farm and was associated in the cattle trucking business with his son. Only immediate survivors are the wife; the son, (private) of Osman, and four grandchildren. One brother preceded him in death. Sheboygan Press, May 16, 1960
ANN PRITCHARD From Der Nord Westen, 05 Mar. 1908: Sudden death in Town Meeme on Friday of Mrs. Pritchard at age 77-1/2. She had been sound and healthy heretofore but died suddenly from a stroke while she was washing the pots and pans.
ANNA PRITCHARD Miss Anna M. Pritchard, 69, of 614 Huron St., Manitowoc, retired county school teacher, died Monday morning at the St. Mary Convent, Milwaukee, where she had been resideing the past few years. Funeral services will be held at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home, Manitowoc, and at 9 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. L.M. Schorn will officiate and interment will be in the town of Meeme cemetery. She was born in Meeme in 1885, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pritchard Sr., and after attending rural schools, entered the Stevens Point Normal School from which she was graduated. She taught rural schools in Manitowoc County and later became a supervising teacher, retiring 10 years ago. Surviving are two brothers, Robert of Manitowoc and William of Meeme; two sisters, Mrs. W.C. Randolph and Miss Ruth Pritchard of Manitowoc; and an aunt, Miss Mary J. Pritchard of Milwaukee. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. Tuesday where the Rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. June 28, 1954 P. 17
GRIFFITH PRITCHARD Griffith Pritchard (co. death index v.9 p.665) Husband [of Frances Mathews] April 27, 1864-Feb. 23, 1909 Son of William Pritchard and Ann Owens (born Wales) Born in Wisconsin –worked as a canvasser Died from “valvular heart disease, 4 years –chronic intestinal nephritis” Buried in Town of Meeme
MARY PRITCHARD Mrs. Robert Pritchard, 81, of 614 Huron street, died this morning following a lingering illness. Mrs. Pritchard, nee Mare(sic) Gallagher, was born in Ireland, and came to this country with her parents at the age of 13 years. The family located at Escanaba and Marinette and after the death of the parents the children came to this county. She was married to Mr. Pritchard in Meeme 60 years ago. Mr. Pritchard died 28 years ago, after which she moved to this city. Survivors are three daughters, Anna Man and Ruth and Mrs. W.C. Randolph all of this city; two sons, William L., of Cleveland, Wis., Robert L. of this city; sister, Mrs. F. W. Axley, of Seymour, Wis.; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. A brother and sister preceded her in death. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 8:30 a.m. from the Wattawa, Urbanek and Schlei funeral home and at nine o'clock from the Sacred Heart church, the Rev. Louis Schorn officiating. Burial will be in a cemetery in Meeme. The body may be viewed at the funeral home from Wednesday afternoon until the hour of the services. The rosary will be recited Wednesday evening at eight o'clock at the funeral home. Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. April 11, 1944 P. 2
MARY J. PRITCHARD Miss Mary Jane Pritchard, 90, a native of Manitowoc County, died Thursday at Milwaukee where she had resided many years. Funeral services will be Saturday morning at Milwaukee with burial in the afternoon in the Town of Meeme Cemetery. Miss Pritchard, daguhter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Pritchard, was born Dec. 16, 1866, in the Town of Meeme. Survivors include numerous nieces and nephews, among them Robert L. Pritchard of Manitowoc and William Pritchard of Cleveland and Mrs. W.C. Randolph and Miss Ruth Pritchard of Manitowoc. Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. December 28, 1956 P. 11
ROBERT PRITCHARD MEEME MAN DIES AFTER AN OPERATION Robert Pritchard Dies at Sheboygan Hospital Robert Pritchard, a well known resident of Meeme this county, died at St. Nicholas hospital at Sheboygan yesterday following an operation for appendicitis which he underwent a few days ago. Mr. Pritchard was hurried to the hospital following a sudden attack of illness and submitted to an operation. Decedent was 63 years of age and is survived by a widow, two sons and three daughters. Miss Jeanette Pritchard, employed at the offices of the Gas Co. in this city, being a daughter. He had resided at Meeme most of his life. The funeral will be held at Meeme. Manitowoc Daily Herald, Wednesday, February 10, 1915, Page 8 ********* Captain and Mrs. C. McCauley of Milwaukee are here to attend the funeral of the late Robert Pritchard which was held at Meeme today. Manitowoc Daily Herald, Friday, February 12, 1915, Page 3
AUGUST QUANTE (d. 1949) From Manitowoc county death records: August Quante March 18, 1868-Dec. 30, 1949 (v.43 p.102) Son of August Quante and Marie(sic) Zorn Born Wisconsin –farmer Died from “arteriosclerosis general, 1 year” Buried at “Meeme Center Cemetery” ******* August Quante, Sr., 82, a retired Town Meeme dairy farmer, died early today at St. Nicholas hospital after a protracted illness. Born March 18, 1868 in the town of Schleswig, the son of Mr. and Mrs. August Quante, the deceased was married to Wilhelmina Dobbert of the town of Meeme on Feb. 9, 1892. The couple resided on the Dobbert homestead farm near Kiel since their marriage. Survivors are the widow; four daughters, Mrs. Henry (Adeline) Koeppen, Town of Meeme, Mrs. Joseph (Rose) Hoffmann, Sheboygan, Mrs. Rudolph (Minnie) Christel, St. Nazianz, and Miss Elizabeth Quante, Evansville, Ill.; three sons, Edwin of Withee, Wis., August, Manitowoc, and Rudolph, Town Cato; five grand- children; four great grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Henry Roehl of the town of Schleswig. No newspaper named, December 30, 1949
AUGUST QUANTE JR. (d. 1970) August Quante, 72, formerly of the Town of Meeme, Manitowoc County, died Sunday at Memorial Hospital, Manitowoc. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home, Manitowoc. The Rev. George Knudson will officiate and burial will be in the Town of Meeme Cemetery. Mr. Quante was born August 5, 1898, in the Town of Meeme, son of the late August and Wilhelmina Dobbert Quante. Survivors include a brother, Edwin, of Withee, Wis., and two sisters, Mrs. Minnie Christel of St. Nazianz and Miss Elizabeth Quante of Evanston, Ill. Friends may call at the funeral home after 10 a.m. Tuesday until the time of services. Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, November 30, 1970 P.15
FRED T. VOSS FRED VOSS OF MEEME LAID TO REST MONDAY Fred T. Voss, aged 59, a resident of the town of Meeme, died early Friday morning at his home, following an illness of three months duration. He was born in the town of Schleswig on Aug. 21, 1886, the son of the late Nicholas Voss and Margaret Gosse Voss. On Dec. 11, 1938, he was united in marriage with Thekla Mueller in the town of Meeme and for many years has been proprietor of the Good Will shop on Highway 159 at Mineral Springs. Survivors include his widow; 2 children, his mother, Mrs. Margaret Voss of Ada; seven brothers, Arno and William of Sheboygan, Nicholas of Cleveland, Louis of Louis Corners....(rest gone.)