ANNIE 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 more her loss. Mr. Danforth and family have the heartfelt sympathy of the entire community. 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.
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
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.
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”
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.)