HERBERT BAAR Herbert Baars(sic), 29, farmer living on Highway 149 west of Cleveland was found dead by his wife late Sunday afernoon with his head pinioned between the dump box and the chassis of the dump truck he was evidently repairing. Otto Baars, the father, pried the platform of the truck upward with a post in an attempt to save this son's life, but was too late. His skull had been crushed by the force. Mr. and Mrs. Baars had been visiting the latter's sister, Mrs. Frank Mueller at the Memorial hospital in Sheboygan during the afternoon, and upon their arrival home at 4:30 p.m. Mr. Baars went outside. His body was found half an hour later by his wife. The young couple had been married on November 12, 1932, and have been residing with the deceased parents. Mr. Baars was born September 3, 1907 in the town of Meeme. He is survived by the following; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Baars, and three sisters, Mrs. Herman Kleinhans of Sheboygan and Mrs. Robert Bauer and Mrs. Harold Voss, both of the town of Meeme. Funeral services were held (today) Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. at the home and at 2 o'clock from the St. Jacobi's church at Spring Valley. The Rev. Carl Schmahl officiated and interment was made in the adjoining church cemetery. HELEN E. BOHNE MRS. BOHNE, 76, DIES SATURDAY Stroke Proves Fatal To Resident of Spring Valley Mrs. Fred C. Bohne, 76, died Saturday at her home in Spring Valley following a stroke suffered three weeks ago. Funeral services will be held from the home Tuesday afternoon at 1:30. Burial will be in St. Jacobi's Evangelical church cemetery. The deceased was born Helen Kolwey, January 3, 1858, in Mequon, Ozaukee County. She came to Meeme at the age of 5 years. On June 24, 1884 she was married to John Bohne, who died the following year. On March 13, 1887 she was married to Fred C. Bohne, who survives her. Besides her husband Mrs. Bohne is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Ben J. Robeck, Dremlin, Montana, Mrs. Louis Dill, Newotn and Mrs. Oscar C. Lutze, Cleveland; two sons, George of Newton, Iowa and Fred of Milwaukee; two sisters, Mrs. H.H. Bohne, Cleveland and Mrs. Fred Langenhahn, Meeme; one brother, August Kolwey of Valders; and seven grandchildren. Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. January 8, 1934 P. 2
HENRY BOHNE Henry F. Bohne, 72, of Spring Valley, a retired Town of Meeme farmer, died of an apparent heart attack at his home early Sunday. Mr. Bohne, long-time treasurer of the Mosel-Centerville Telephone Company, had been living on the homestead farm with his wife since retiring from active farming in 1961. He was also superintendent and secretary of St. James United Church of Christ Cemetery at Spring Valley and a life-long member of the congregation. A native of the Town of Meeme, he was born on June 20, 1898, a son of the late Herman and Anna Kolwey Bohne. Surviving are his wife; three sons, three daughters, 14 grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Emma Freis, Cleveland. (Survivors edited for privacy) - 1971 ********* Henry F. Bohne, 72 of Rt. 1, Newton, a retired Town of Meeme farmer, died Sunday at home. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. James United Church of Christ, Spring Valley. The Rev. Kenneth C. Schultz will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery. Mr. Bohne was born June 20, 1896, in the Town of Meeme, son of the late Herman and Anna Kolwey Bohne. He married Ella Simonsmeier April 2, 1923. They located on the Bohne home farm which they operated until their retirement in 1961. Mr. Bohne was a life member of St. James United Church of Christ, superintendent and secretary of the church cemetery and treasurer of the Mosel-Centerville Telephone Co. Survivors include his wife, three sons, three daughters, a sister, Mrs. Emma Freis of Cleveland and 14 grandchildren. (Survivors edited for privacy) Friends may call at Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, after 4 p.m. Tuesday until 11 a.m. Wednesday and then at the church from noon until the time of service. Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. May 24, 1971
HERMAN H. BOHNE Herman H. Bohne, 92, of Cleveland died Friday evening at Memorial Hospital, Sheboygan, where he had been confined six weeks. Funeral seervices will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at St. James Evangelical and Reformed Church, Spring Valley. The Rev. Merlin Huebschmann will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery. He was born Jan. 18, 1868, in the Town of Meeme, son of John and Anna Maede Bohne. He married Anna Kolwey May 19, 1894, and the couple resided on the Bohne homestead in Spring Valley, farming until retirement in 1929. Then the Bohnes moved to Cleveland. His wife died in September, 1941, and later he married the former Ida Langenhahn April 25, 1943. He was a lifelong member of the church at Spring Valley and served as director and treasurer of Mosel-Centerville Telephone Co. from 1910 to 1951 when he resigned. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Henry on the homestead farm and Herman Jr., of St. Paul, Minn.; daughter, Mrs. Reuben Fries of Cleveland; 11 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a daughter, three brothers and five sisters. Friends may call at Stoltenberg Funeral Chapel, Cleveland, after 2 p.m. Monday until 11 a.m. Tuesday when the body will be moved to the church to lie in state until the hour of services. Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. January 23, 1960
JOHANN BOHNE, JR. From Der Nord Westen, 30 Apr. 1885: Death in Meeme of John Bohne, Jr., son of John H. Bohne. He leaves a wife and child.
JOHN BOHNE (d. 1885) John H. Bohne (co. death index v.3 p.145) Husband of Helen Ernestine Rolwey July 4, 1857-April 20, 1885 Son of John H. Bohne and Anna Meda Born and died in Town of Meeme –farmer No cause of death is given Buried at St. Jakobi Cemetery, Spring Valley, Town of Meeme
JOHN H. BOHNE From Der Nord Westen, 01 March 1888 Death of John H. Bohne on 24 Feb. at his farm in Meeme. He was 77 yrs., 2 mos. of age and was buried on 28 Feb. He was elected to the Assembly in the years 1868 and '69 and also served as Chairman in town Meeme. ******* John H. Bohne (co. death index v. 3 p.261) Husband of Anna E. Mede Dec. 25, 1810-Feb. 24, 1888 No parents are listed on death record Born in Germany –farmer –died in Town of Meeme No cause of death is given Buried at “Evangelical Cemetery”
FRIEDRICKE FIEDLER Frederica Fiedler nee Harmsdorf (co. death index v.8 p.141) Widow of Frederich W. Fiedler Dec. 1, 1812-May 16, 1907 Parents are not named on death record Born Saxony, Germany –died in Town of Meeme at home Died from “bronchitis, 1 week” Buried at St. Jacob Cemetery, Spring Valley, Town of Meeme
MARGARETHA FIEDLER Margaret Dorothea Fiedler nee Bohne (co. death index v.19 p.12) Widow of Robt. Fiedler Feb. 5, 1849-Dec. 27, 1921 Daughter of John Bohne and Anna Maeda Born New York –died Town of Meeme Died from “carcinoma of gall bladder, 1 year –hemorrhage, 1 day” Buried at St. Jacobi Cemetery, Town of Meeme
ROBERT FIEDLER Robert Fiedler (co. death index v.18 p.509) Husband of Margaret [Bohne] Nov. 3, 1846-July 30, 1921 Son of William Fiedler and Fredericka Harmsdorf Born in Germany –farmer Died from “mitral aortic leakage of the heart, 1 year, 3 months –dilitation of heart” Died in Town of Meeme Buried at Bohne’s Cemetery (This is Carl Robert Fidler in the marriages)
ELLA HENSCHEL Mrs. Ella Henschel, 89, of the Town of Memee, died Monday morning at Willowdale Nursing Home, New Holstein, where she had been a patient for a year. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. James United Church of Christ, Spring Valley. The Rev. Richard Ulrich will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Henschel, nee Ella Arnnoldi(sic), was born Nov. 8, 1882, in the Town of Herman, daughter of the late Carl and Sophia Meyer Arnoldi(sic). She was married to Louis Henschel Oct. 8, 1904. The couple operated the Henschel home farm until retirement in April of 1948. Her husband preceded her in death in November of 1952. She then made her home with her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Henschel. She was a member of St. James United Church of Christ, Spring Valley, and was a charter member of the Ladies Aid Society of the church. Survivors include two sons, Leslie, of School Hill and Harvey, of Rt. 1, Newton, two daughters, Mrs. Albert (Erna) Schmitt, of Kiel and Mrs. Clarence (Verona) Stolzmann, of Cleveland; a brother, Clarence, of Howards Grove; 12 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren. A son, Herbert, preceded her in death. Friends may call at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, after 4 p.m. Tuesday until 11 a.m. Wednesday and from noon at the church until the time of service. Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. Monday, May 15, 1972 P. 3
HILDEGARDE HENSCHEL (sent in by researcher/see contributors page) From the Sheboygan Press, Aug. 8, 1960 Rural Newton Woman Dies In Accident A rural Newton woman was killed and four others were injured late Sunday night in a two-car crash at a town road crossing in Manitowoc County. Mrs. Hildegarde Henschel, 49, of R. 1, Newton, was pronounced dead on arrival at St. Nicholas Hospital shortly before midnight. Injured were Mrs. Henschel's husband, Herbert, 55; Wilbert P. Adams, 36, of R. 1, Elkhart Lake, and Wayne Breckheimer, 19, and Eugene Schwartz, 26, both of R. 2, Kiel. It was Manitowoc County's second traffic fatality of the weekend. Charles F. Gibbons, 23, of Grand Rapids, Mich., a University of Wisconsin graduate student in entomology, was killed early Saturday on the Sandy Bay Rd., a mile north of Two Rivers. Raises Toll To 17 The two deaths raised Manitowoc County's 1960 traffic toll to 17, seven more than were recorded during the entire 12-month period of 1959. The accident involving cars driven by Mr. Henschel and Adams occurred at 11:27 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of County Trunk Highways A and X, four miles south of St. Nazianz. The accident scene is about four miles north of the Sheboygan-Manitowoc county line. Traffic police reported that Henschel's car, southbound on A, was struck broadside when it turned left onto County Trunk X into the path of Adams' northbound auto. The two cars were hurled into a ditch at the northeast corner of the intersection. Officers said both were "completely demolished." The injured were taken to St. Nicholas Hospital in ambulances from Kiel and Manitowoc. Mrs. Henschel died en route to the hospital. Dr. Reed M. Simpson, Sheboygan County coroner, attributed her death to a crushed skull. Her husband, driver of the car, suffered abdominal bruises and a back injury. Hospital attendants described his condition today as "fair." Also in fair condition were Breckheimer, with a fractured right arm and scalp abrasions, and Schwartz, with a possible fracture of the right hip and a lacerated right arm. Adams was not hospitalized. He was treated at a physician's office in Kiel for chest abrasions and a laceration of the upper lip. Dr. Theodore Teitgen, Manitowoc County coroner, ordered an inquest into the death. No date was set, pending the release of the injured from the hospital. Mrs. Henschel, the former Hildegarde Christel, was born May 17, 1911, at St. Nazianz, a daughter of Albert and Philomena (Minnie) Kaltenbrun Christel. She was married to Herbert Henschel at St. Gregory's Catholic Church parsonage at St. Nazianz on April 25, 1931. Funeral Thursday The couple moved from School Hill to their present farm home, a mile northwest of Spring Valley, about 23 years ago. Mrs. Henschel was a member of St. James Evangelical and Reformed Church at Spring Valley, was treasurer of the Ladies' Aid Society, and was a member of the Good Neighbors Homemaking Club. In addition to her husband, she is survived by two daughters, two sons, five grandchildren, her father, Albert Christel, St. Nazianz; a brother, William Christel, St. Nazianz, and a sister, Mrs. Lorena Groh, Manitowoc. Her mother preceded her in death. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at St. James' Church at Spring Valley with the Rev. Merlin Huebschman, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, from 3 p.m. Wednesday until 11 a.m. Thursday, and at the church from Thursday noon until the hour of services.
EMILIE HINZ Name: Hinz, Emilie D.: 2/14/1877 B.: 10/4/1833 Reg. D.: 3/5/1877 Sex: F/W Age at Death: 43 Yrs. 4 Mo. 10 Da. B.P.: Seehausen, Germ. D.P.: Tn. Meeme Cem.: St. Jacobi Churchgrayad Ch.: Inf. & Address: J.? Holzapple, Ten. Mosel Sheb. Co. Spouse: Carl Gottfried Hinz F.: Christian Schulz M.: Sophia Schulz Cause of Death: Pg. #: v.1 p.220
CHRISTIANA KAISER From Der Nord Westen, 29 July 1909: Death Sunday in Town Meeme of Mrs. Christian Kaiser, an old resident of that town. (Note: This should probably read Christiana Kaiser)
AMANDA KOLB (Note: I believe this goes here - Amanda is mentioned toward the end) Source: "Portrait and Biographical Record - Published 1894 by Excelsior Publishing Co., Chicago" Page 349 Louis C. Koellmer, who resides on section i, Herman Township, is a son of Fred and Elizabeth (Holland) Koellmer, and was born in Oberhof, Saxony, German, February 4, 1833. After receiving a common-school education, he served an apprenticeship of three years with his father, who was then a village blacksmith. He emigrated with his parents from the Fatherland when seventeen years of age, leaving Hamburg in 1850. He went by way of Hull and Liverpool to New York, and thence to Philadelphia on a three-mast American sailing-vessel. He was one of seven hundred passengers aboard this vessel on her long journey of forty days, during which time she encountered some rather rough weather. From New York City, Mr. Koellmer continued his journey by way of the Great Lakes to Sheboygan, where he remained about a month. The father went to Mosel Township, where he bought sixty acres of timber-land, only a few acres of which were then under the plow. This property, for which he paid $475, was later sold to one of his sons. The father was born October 18, 1808, and after seeing his family grown up about him, went to live with his son Frank, where he died at the advanced age of sixty-nine years. Until reaching his majority, Mr. Koellmer remained under the parental roof, and then went to Lake Superior, where he worked at his trade for about six years. He then returned for a visit to his parents, afterward going back to Lake Superior, where he made another stay of two years. In 1876 he bought one hundred and twenty acres of land, eighty acres of which lie in the town of Herman and forty acres in the town of Meeme, Manitowoc County. The former was partially under cultivation, but the latter tract was heavily timbered. For this farm of one hundred and twenty acres, Mr. Koellmer paid $2,800. He lived in several different residences, each being better built and more modern than its predecessor. A beautiful stone dwelling, 26x40 feet, now adorns the homestead, and since its erection a wing 18x20 feet has been added. Our subject has been twice married, his first wife being Miss Bertha Thamer, a native of Saxony. One child, Bertha, was born of this union. She is now living in Sheboygan, and is the wife of Albert Droscher. On the 27th of February, 1867, Mr. Koellmer wedded Miss Pauline Dornhoefer, daughter of Paul Dornhoefer. She was born March 27, 1834, in Baireuth, Oberfranken, Germany. She braved the voyage across the stormy deep all alone. She is the mother of four children: Odelia, wife of Fred Bender, a farmer of Herman Township; Amanda, wife of Edmund Kolb, a carpenter of Manitowoc County; Gustav and Selma, who are still at home. The family of our subject are members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. In politics, he has been a life-long Republican. He has served as Road Master for one term, and as an honest, hardworking farmer commands the confidence and esteem of his neighbors. Mrs. Koellmer mourns the loss of her father, who died August 12, 1877, and of her loving mother, who departed this life in 1872, both dying abroad.
ERWIN KOLB From Der Nord Westen, 18 Nov. 1897: Mr. and Mrs. E. Kolb of Meeme lost a small child on Sat., who was buried Sunday.
HILDA KOLB Mrs. Hilda Kolb, 70, of 610 Fremont St., Kiel, died Thursday morning at Calumet Memorial Hospital, Chilton. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the St. James United Church of Christ, Spring Valley. The Rev. Kenneth Schultz will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Kolb, nee Hilda Wiegand, was born June 3, 1900, in the Town of Centerville, Manitowoc County, daughter of the late Louis and Agnes Lutze Wiegand. She attended the district school in the Town of Centerville. She was married to John H. Kolb Dec. 20, 1919, at Manitowoc. The couple farmed in the Town of Meeme until 1950 when moving to School Hill where Mr. Kolb was active in the insurance business. He preceded her in death Dec. 18, 1962. Mrs. Kolb moved to Kiel last year. She was a charter member of the Ladies Aid of St. James Church. Survivors include two sons, John A. of Rt. 1, Cleveland, and Charles F. of Rt. 1, Newton; two sisters, a twin, Mrs. Elmer Brehm of Sheboygan, and Mrs. A.L. Wagner of Rt. 1, Cleveland, and five grandchildren. A grandaughter, two brothers and four sisters preceded her in death. Friends may call at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, after 3 o'clock this Friday afternoon until 11 a.m. Saturday and then at the church from noon until the time of services. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society. Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. January 8, 1971
IRMA KOLB From Der Nord Westen, 21 June A daughter of Reinhold Kolb in Meeme died last week at age 4 yrs., 11 mos., and 27 days. The funeral was Sunday.
LYDIA C. KOLB From Der Nord Westen, 15 Nov. 1900: An 11-yr. old daughter of Ernst Kolb in Town Centerville died late Thurs. night.
HENRY WILLIAM KOLWEY From Der Nord Westen, 19 Aug. 1886: Death of 62-year old Heinrich Kolwey on Wed., 18 Aug. in Town Meeme. He suffered injuries in a fall in his kitchen on the 1st of Aug., the complications from which eventually took his life. The deceased was born in Hanover (Germany), and leaves a wife and seven grown children. Burial will take place Sat. morning.
MYRTLE L. KRAEMER Myrtle L. Kraemer, 92, of Kiel, died peacefully Tuesday morning, May 4, 2004, at Theda Clark Medical Center, Neenah. She is the former Myrtle Henschel born April 27, 1912, in the Town of Meeme, daughter of the late Charles and Alvina Brandt Henschel. Myrtle attended Pigeon River School in the Town of Meeme. On August 29, 1931, she married Arno W. Kraemer at Bethel United Church of Christ, Town of Herman. Arno preceded her in death on Jan. 7, 1978. The couple resided in Newton and Osman. Myrtle moved to Kiel in 1979. Myrtle was a member of St. James UCC, Spring Valley, and a charter member of the ladies aid society. She was presently a member of St. Peter’s UCC, Kiel, and the ladies aid society and was active with the Kiel Senior Citizens. She enjoyed gardening, playing sheepshead, skat, cribbage and bingo. (Survivors omitted for privacy) She was preceded in death by two sons, Charles and Thomas; one grandson; one great-grandson; four brothers; and five sisters. Myrtle was a very special mother, mother-in-law and grandmother who will be dearly missed. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 7, at St. Peter’s United Church of Christ, Kiel, with the Rev. Raymond C. Coombs officiating. Burial will take place in St. James Cemetery, Spring Valley. Friends may call at the Meiselwitz-Vollstedt Funeral Home, 815 Sixth St., Kiel, on Thursday, May 6, from 4 until 8 p.m. and at the CHURCH on Friday from 9 a.m. until the time of service. A memorial has been established in her name. The Sheboygan Press, May 5, 2004
CECELIA LORFELD Mrs. David Lorfeld, 90, of Spring Valley, died this Wednesday morning at her home following an illness of three months. Mrs. Lorfeld was born May 7, 1872, in the town of Centerville, daughter of the late Edward and Margaret Reinemann Lutze. She was married Jan, 13, 1891, to David Lorfeld, and they resided in the town of Meeme. He died in 1935 and since 1942 she has made her home at Spring Valley. She was a member of the St. James United Church of Christ at Spring Valley. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Cranston (Elsie) Heckmann and Mr. Walter (Mattie) Berger of Spring Valley, and Mrs. Francis (Flora) Schulz of Neenah; one son, Arthur, on the homestead farm; brother, John Lutze of Cleveland; sister, Mrs. John Lorfeld of Cleveland; 21 grandchildren and 40 great grandchildren. Mrs. Lorfeld was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one daughter and two sons. Manitowoc Herald Times, January 23, 1963
HERTA LORFELD From Der Nord Westen, 30 Jan. 1908: Hertha, the daughter of David Lorfeld in Cleveland, died Wednesday last week and was buried Sunday.
WALTER E. LORFELD Walter Edward Lorfeld, 48, a lifelong resident of the town of Meeme, died suddenly Saturday evening of a heart attack at his farm home near Osman. He had been in the best of health, and was just finishing the evening chores when stricken. Funeral services will be held Wednesday from the home at 1:30 and from St. James Evangelical and Reformed church in Spring Valley at 2 o'clock. The Rev. Carl Schmahl will offiicate. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be cousins of the deceased; Alfred Lorfeld, Herbert Lorfeld, George Lutze, William Heckman, Erwin Wunsch and Alfred Hauenstein. Mr. Lorfeld, the son of Mrs. Cecilia Lorfeld and the late David Lorfeld, was born on January 2, 1893, in the town of Meeme. For many years up to the time of his death he operated his farm near Osman. He married Rose A. Wippermann of the town of Mosel, Sheboygan county, on April 9, 1917, and has one child. Mrs. John Stevenson of Manitowoc. Mr. Lorfeld was for many years school clerk of District No. 3, town of Meeme, and at the time of his death was secretary of the Osman Co-operative Dairy Association. Survivors in addition ot his widow, mother, and daughter are one brother, Arthur, town of Meeme, and three sisters; Mrs. Walter J. Berger of Madison, Mrs. Cranston F. Heckman of Spring Valley and Mrs. Francis Schultz of Neenah. The body may be viewed at the Lorfeld home after 6 p.m. today. The casket will not be opened at the church. Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. Monday, October 27, 1941 P. 2
ELIZABETH MILLER From Der Nord Westen, 11 Feb. 1904: Mrs. Henry Miller died Fri. in Osman, Town Meeme. The deceased, who was 46, leaves 8 children.
EARL NEUMANN Earl Neumann, 87, formerly of Newton passed away Friday, November 24, 2006, at Sunny Ridge Nursing Home. Earl was born November 7, 1919 in Sheboygan to the late Albert and Elsie (Muetzelberg) Neumann. He attended grade school in Spring Valley and attended Central High School in Sheboygan. While in high school he lived with relatives, which enabled him to attend. On September 5, 1942, he married Helen B. Bohlman at St. Paul Ev. Lutheran Church in Howards Grove. Together the couple farmed on the family farm in the town of Meeme until their retirement in 1981. Helen preceded him in death on December 5, 1996. In that year, Earl found a special relationship with Jesus Christ. He was a member of St. James United Church of Christ in Spring Valley. Earl was involved with Lake to Lake Dairy, the Farm Bureau, DHIA, and for a number of years, he sold Behlen corn cribs and grain bins. In his retirement he enjoyed woodworking, gardening, and telling jokes. Surviving him are three daughters, a son (Survivors omitted for privacy.), eight grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren, a sister Marie Schmidt, a brother-in-law Ronald (Joyce) Bohlman of Town Mosel; two sisters-in-law; Irene Schmidt and Marion Hoard, both of Town Mosel. Also surviving are nieces and nephews. He was also preceded in death by one granddaughter. A Funeral Service for Earl will be held Tuesday, November 28, 2006, at 2:00 P.M. at St. James United Church of Christ, Spring Valley, with the Reverend William Kesting, Pastor, officiating. Friends may call on Tuesday at the church from 11:00 A.M. until the time of service. Interment will be in the Church Cemetery. A memorial fund has been established in his name. Condolences may be sent online at zimmerfuneralhome.com The Sheboygan Press November 26, 2006 (photo with obiuary
E. MINNA OEHMICHEN From Der Nord Westen, 13 Aug. 1896: The family of Adolph Oehmichen of Town Meeme is mourning the death of their daughter Mina, who died last Sat. evening of consumption. She was 21 yrs. 6 mos. of age and beloved by all. She was engaged to Mr. John Wolters, and the wedding had been postponed as a result of her illness. The funeral took place Tues. afternoon at the St. Jakob Cemetery in Meeme.
M. LOUISE OEHMICHEN Name: Oehmichen, Marie Louise D.: 9/20/1877 B.: 10/13/1876 Reg. D.: 10/22/1877 sex: f/w Age at death: 11 mo. B.P.: Meeme D.P.: Meeme Cem: Meeme Ch.: Inf. & Address: Spouse: F.: Adolph Oehmichen M.: Christine Oehmichen Cause of Death: whooping cough Add Info.: The above child was very weak constitution - farmer Pg.# v.1 p.99 also v.1 p.230
W. BERTHA OEHMICHEN Name: Oehmiken, Bertha Wilh. D.: 9/5/1872 B.: 8/11/1871 Reg. D.: 12/30/1872 Sex: F/W Age at Death: 1 Yr. 25 Da. B.P.: Tn. Meeme D.P.: Tn. Meeme Cem.: St. Jacobi Tn. Meeme Ch.: Inf. & Address: John Holzapfel Spouse: F.: Adolph Oehmiken M.: Christina Oehmiken Cause of Death: Pg. #: v.1 p.135
W. EDMUND OEHMICHEN From Der Nord Westen, 20 Aug. 1896: The family of Adolph Oehmichen of Town Meeme, has been thrown into deep sadness. Only a week has gone by since their beloved 21 yr. old daughter was carried to the grave, and now the angel of death has taken their 23 yr. old son, Edmund. The young man died last Sun. of a cerebral hemorrhage. On Tues. afternoon his casket was laid beside that of his sister in St. Jakobs Cemetery.
MR. OHSE From Der Nord Westen, 15 May 1902: Death in Meeme on Sun. of 82-yr. old Mr. Ohse of old age debility. The funeral was held yesterday at the Lutheran Cemetery in Meeme. (Note: This is possibly Edmund Ohse found on the microfiche death index)
OTTILIE OHSE From Der Nord Westen, 09 July 1903: Death Fri. in Town Meeme of 34-yr. old Mrs. Edmond Ohse of a kidney illness. She leaves her husband and 6 children.
ELMER J. OSTERLOTH Elmer J. Osterloth, 61, Osman tavern owner, died Monday morning at home. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. James United Church of Christ, Spring Valley. The Rev. Reinhart Ulrich, interim pastor, will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery. Mr. Osterloth was born Nov. 30, 1911, at Milwaukee, son of the late Otto and Augusta Buschre Osterloth. He attended North Division High School, Milwaukee, and was employed at Milwaukee before his marriage. He married Goldie Potter Oct. 10, 1936, at West Bend, farming at Fillmore. In 1941, they moved to Random Lake, where they also engaged in farming. In 1955, they purchased their tavern at Osman. He was also employed as a guard at Tecumseh Products Co., New Holstein, for seven years. He was a member of St. James Church. Survivors include his wife, three sons and two daughters; two brothers, Lester, of Clintonville and Chester, of Milwaukee; two sisters, Mrs. Louis Thomack and Miss Clara Osterloth, of Milwaukee; and 22 grandchildren. Two brothers and a sister preceded him in death. Friends may call at Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, after 4 o'clock this Tuesday afternoon until 11 a.m. Wednesday and at the church from noon until the time of service. Herald Times Reporter, Manitowoc-Two Rivers, Wis. October 23, 1973
CARL G. SCHMAHL, REV. Rev. Carl G. Schmahl Dies at Home in Town of Mosel The Rev. Carl G. Schmahl, pastor of St. Mark’s Evangelical and Reformed Church in the Town of Mosel and St. James Evangelical and Reformed Church in the Town of Meeme for the past 25 years, died Saturday at his home in the Town of Mosel. He was 53. A native of the Town of Rhine, he was born June 23, 1905, a son of the late Henry and Catherine Reineck Schmahl, and was confirmed at Trinity Reformed Church in Elkhart Lake on March 31, 1918, by the Rev. Otto J. Vriesen. He received his elementary education at Lime Ridge School District No. 5 in the Town of Rhine and was graduated from Elkhart Lake High School in 1923. In the fall he enrolled in Sheboygan County Normal School and was graduated from there in May, 1924. The following year he taught at the Guenther Rural School in Marathon County. In the fall of 1925, he enrolled at Sheboygan Business College where he also served as a part-time instructor. After completing the business course in June, 1926, he accepted a position as bookkeeper at Sell Brothers Co., Sheboygan. On Nov. 8, 1926, he was stricken with polio. Helpless and completely paralyzed, he suffered for six months before his strength slowly began to return. It was during the following two years of recuperation that he became inspired by the miracle of his almost complete recovery and decided to enter the ministry. He enrolled at Mission House College and Seminary in February, 1930, and was graduated in June, 1934. A few days after his graduation he was ordained a minister of the Evangelical and Reformed Church at Trinity Reformed Church in Elkhart Lake. In January 1934, he accepted a call to serve at the Mosel and Meeme Evangelical and Reformed Parish following the sudden death of the Rev. William H. Leonhard. And in May of the same year, he accepted the congregation’s request to serve as pastor of both churches. He has served the two congregations since. His marriage to Miss Emelia E. Bohne of Cleveland was solemnized on Feb. 6, 1937, by the Rev. E. C. Jaberg of Sheboygan. She died four years later. On May 22, 1938, he dedicated the new St. Mark’s Church and during the past year, he guided St. James Congregation with a vast remodeling project and the construction of an additional wing to the church. Surviving are a daughter, a brother, Fred of Glenbeulah, and two sisters, Mrs. Justina Kuhn of Elkhart Lake and Miss Minnie Schmahl of Glenbeulah. Five sisters and a brother also preceded him in death. (Survivors edited for privacy) Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at St. Mark’s Church in the Town of Mosel. The Rev. E. L. Hennig of Schwartzwald, the Rev. John Scheib of Appleton, the Rev. W. C. Beckmann of Mission House Seminary, and Dr. Arthur Krueger, president of Lakeland College and Mission House Seminary, will officiate. Burial will be in St. James Cemetery in the town of Meeme. Friends may call at the Stoltenberg Funeral Chapel at Cleveland until 11 a.m. Tuesday and then at the church beginning at noon. The Sheboygan Press – Monday, February 23, 1959 – P. 12
HEINRICH WILHELM SCHNEIDER From Der Nord Westen, 26 Dec. 1889: Death of 76 yr. old Henry Schneider in Town Meeme on Tues. evening last week. He leaves a sorrowing widow and 5 grown children. He will be buried on Fri.
ANNA E. SIXEL Anna Elise Sixel nee Fiedler (co. death index v.54 p.365) Widow [of Peter Sixel] Jan. 11, 1880-May 5, 1960 Daughter of Robert Fiedler and Margaret Bohne Born in Wisconsin Died from “coronary arteriosclerotic disease, 5 years –hypertension, 5 years” Buried at St. James [United Church of Christ] Cemetery, Town of Meeme
ADRIAN F. SOHN OBITUARY – Herald Times Reporter, Tue. May 27, 1980 Adrian F. Sohn, 57, of 640 Fremont St., Kiel died Monday afternoon, May 26 at Calumet Memorial Hospital, Chilton, shortly after admittance. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel. The Rev. Charles Barnes, pastor of St. James United Church of Christ, Town of Meeme, will officiate and burial will be in St. James Cemetery. Mr. Sohn was born Nov. 11, 1922, in the Town of Newton, son of the late Julius and Ida Bebermier Sohn. He was a graduate of Lincoln High School, Manitowoc. He was a veteran of United States Army serving during World War II. He married Charlotte Herman July 10, 1958. Mr. Sohn was employed at Manitowoc Shipyards, Kohler Company, Lauson Engine Division of Tecumseh, New Holstein, and Knowles Manufacturing Company of Glenbeulah. Survivors include a son and two brothers. Friends may call at Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. until time of services. (sent in by researcher/see contributors page)
JOHANN LUDWIG SOHN From Der Nord Westen, 15 Mar. 1900: Death on Mon. of Louis Sohn of Cleveland following a cerebral stroke which he had suffered last week. He reached the age of 72. His body was brought to Meeme and laid to its final rest in the Lutheran Cemetery there.
MARIA MARGARETHE WALTERBACH From Der Nord Westen, 02 Mar. 1876: Death of Mrs. Maria Margaretha Walterbach on Sunday, 20 Feb. in the home of her son, Anton Walterbach in Meeme. She was born 13 Feb. 1798 and reached the venerable age of 78 years, 7 days.