ADELINA CASPER Kiel—Mrs. Adeline Casper passed away on Sunday evening at the home of her son, Paul, two miles west of Kiel. She was 68 years, 6 months and 20 days of age, being born November 18th, 1844 in Pommern, Germany. She was married to Friedrich Casper in 1873. They came to America and Kiel in 1891. Her husband passed away in 1910 and is survived by three sons, and one daughter namely; Robert in Kiel; Paul in Town New Holstein; Mrs. Henry Backhaus in Town Rhine and one son in Germany; also six grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Carl Jaschob of Rockville. The burial will be Wednesday in the Kiel Cemetery with Pastor Rech officiating. Plymouth Post, July 12, 1913 AUGUSTA CASPER Mrs. Augusta Casper, 77, of Kiel, passed away at 11:40 a.m., Thursday, at Memorial Hospital following a one year's illness. Nee Jaschob, she was born Dec. 10, 1876, in Germany, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Carl Jaschob. The family came to America, moving directly to Kiel, in 1888. On Oct. 14, 1897, she was married to Robert Casper. The couple celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1947. She was a member of the St. Peter Evangelical and Reformed Church at Kiel and a member of the church Frauen Verein. Survivors include one son, Walter, of Kiel; five grandchildren; two great- grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Mary Kanske of Sheboygan; and five brothers, Paul of Sheboygan, Carl, Frank and Otto of Kiel, and Herman of Green Bay. Her husband passed away in 1951, and one daughter also preceded her in death. Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m., Monday, at the St. Peter Evangelical and Reformed Church. The Rev. E. L. Worthman will officiate and burial will be made in the Kiel Cemetery. The body will lie in state at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home from 2 p.m., Sunday, until noon Monday, when it will be removed to the church. The Sheboygan Press - Friday, June 13, 1952 - P. 6 ********** Funeral services for Mrs. Augusta Casper, 76, widow of Robert F. Casper, 315 St. Paul St., Kiel, were held at 3:30 p.m., Monday, at St. Peter Evangelical and Reformed Church in Kiel. The Rev. E. L. Worthman officiated. During the service Mrs. Eugene Thieleke sang "Heimatsland," "In My Father's House Are Many Mansions" and "I Will Lift Mine Eyes Unto the Hills". Mrs. Roland Griebenow was organist. Pallbearers were: George Casper, Athniel, Gilbert, Gordon and Harvey Jaschob and Herbert Kanske. Members of the church Frauenverein attended in a body. The Sheboygan Press - Friday, June 20, 1952 - P. 6
FRIEDRICH CASPER Kiel—Friedrick Joachem Casper died at the home of his son, Paul Casper who lives 2 miles west of Kiel, on Tuesday evening after a two year illness of heart trouble. He was born May 8th, 1847 in Bartin, Rummelsberg, Pommern, Germany. In 1870 he was in the German Army fighting against the Austrians. In 1872 he was married to Adeline Knop and came to America with his family in 1891 and immediately settled near Kiel. For the last two years he lived with his son in Town New Holstein. His wife preceded him in death several years ago and is survived by three sons and one daughter, 13 grandchildren and two brothers. (This obit says his wife preceded him in death, but her obit follows, these are translated from German, so it could be a translation mistake, ) Plymouth Post, April 2, 1910
HELEN CASPER Mrs. Walter F. Casper, 56, of 315 St. Paul St., Kiel, died Tuesday evening at Sheboygan Memorial Hospital. She had been ill for about six months. The former Helen Meyer, she was born Sept. 14, 1900 at Thorp, Wis., a daughter of the late George and Minnie Voss Meyer. She received her education at Thorp and came to Kiel in 1915. On March 7, 1925, she was married to Walter Casper of Kiel. A member of the St. Peter Evangelical and Reformed Church in Kiel, she also served as a Sunday School teacher for 27 years, and belonged to the Women's Guild and Sewing Circle of the church. She was a member of the Kiel Frauen Verein, Eastern Star, GUG Germania Lodge and was local sales representative for Real Silk Hosiery Mills and Spirella foundation garments. (Survivors omitted for privacy) In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Saturday at St. Peter Evangelical and Reformed Church. The Rev. Vernon B. Jaberg will officiate and burial will be in Kiel Cemetery. ************ Mrs. Walter F. Casper, 56, of 315 St. Paul St., Kiel, died Tuesday night at Sheboygan Memorial Hospital following a six months illness. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Peter Evangelical and Reformed Church, Kiel, the Rev. Vernon Jaberg officiating. Burial will be in Kiel cemetery. Born Helen Meyer Sept. 14, 1900 at Thorp, Wis., she was the daughter of the late George and Minnie Voss Meyer. She was educated in Thorp and came to Kiel in 1915. On March 7, 1925, she was married to Walter F. Casper, a Kiel painting contractor. She was a member of the church, the Women's Guild of the church, church Sewing Circle, Kiel Frauenverein, Eastern Star and G.U.G. Germania Society. She taught Sunday School 27 years. She was also the sales representative for a hosiery firm. Survivors include her husband: daughter, and a son; two sisters, Mrs. Herman Austin of East Troy, Wis., and Mrs. Peter Turenne of Chicago; three brothers, Elmer of Traverse City, Mich., John of Detroit and Arthur of Klammath Falls, Ore.; and five grandchildren. Two sisters preceded her in death. Friends may call at the Mieselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, after 2 p.m. Friday until 11 a.m. Saturday when the body will be moved to the church where it will lie in state from noon until the time of service.
PAUL CASPER From Der Nord Westen, 25 Nov. 1909: A small child of Paul Kaspar, who lives west of Kiel, died last week and was buried Wednesday.
PAUL CASPER Funeral services for Paul C. Casper, 77, of 452 Western Ave., Fond du Lac, who died Thursday, were held Saturday afternoon at Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel. The Rev. Harvey W. Schoss, pastor of Salem Ev. United Brethren Church in Fond du Lac, officiated. Burial was in Kiel Cemetery. Pallbearers were Robert and Walter Casper, Gordon Jueter, Willis Manz, James Meyer and Robert Platz. The Sheboygan Press - Tuesday, May 27, 1958 - P. 12 ******** Paul C. Casper, 77, of Fond du Lac, died May 22. He was a former Kiel resident, coming here with his parents from Germany at the age of 10. He was born in 1891. Mr. Casper married the former Tillie Brandt of Sheboygan in 1918 and they lived in Fond du Lac most for their life, where he was employed by the Chicago Northwestern Railway until his retirement nine years ago. He is survived by his wife; two sons, and three grandchildren. Walter Casper of Kiel is a nephew. Funeral services were held Saturday at the Meiselwitz Funeral home. Burial was made in the Kiel cemetery. No Newspaper named, 1958
ROBERT CASPER Robert Casper, Prominent Kiel Resident, Is Summoned Kiel - (Special) - Robert F. Casper, former acting mayor and a veteran public official, died suddenly today at his home, 315 St. Paul street. He was 76. A resident of Kiel for 60 years, Mr. Casper was a leader in civic, community and church affairs until ill health forced his retirement in 1945. He served seven terms as an alderman, from 1929-43, was a past president of the city council and was elected acting mayor on the resignation of Mayor Elmer Berth in 1944. Because of failing health he served only the unexpired term of his predecessor. It was his efforts that were largely responsible for the Kiel City park. Born April 10, 1875, in Pommern, Germany, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Casper, he came to the United States - directly to Kiel - when he was 16 years old. A week after his arrival here Mr. Casper sought work with the Wooden Ware company, a young cheese box industry, managed by the late Adolph Mesch. Employed in the yards at first, he later was placed in the round box department and in 1910 was promoted to foreman. In the meantime he attended night school and, with the help of a young priest, learned the English language. For 33 years he served as foreman in the box department, then in 1936 was appointed plant superintendent. He retired in 1940 after 55 years with the firm. Active in church affairs, Mr. Casper served as Sunday school superintendent of Ss. Peter and Paul Evangelical and Reformed church for 18 years, was a deacon and elder for many years, a member of the senior choir and the former Maennerchor. A member of the Kiel Building and Loan association, he had been president of the association since its organization 31 years ago. His marriage to Augusta Jaschob was performed at Kiel on October 14, 1897, by the late Rev. John Roeck, then pastor of Ss. Peter and Paul Evangelical Reformed church. They celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1947. Survivors are his wife; one son, Walter, Kiel; a brother, Paul, Fond du Lac; a sister, Mrs. Martha Backhaus, Howards Grove; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. A daughter, Mrs. Isadore (Edna) Klauck, preceded him in death on January 16, 1935. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Ss. Peter and Paul Evangelical and Reformed church, with the Rev. E. L. Worthman, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the Kiel cemetery. The body will lie in state at the Meiselwitz Funeral home from 2 p.m. Friday until 11 a.m. Saturday and at the church from Saturday noon until the time of the services. The Sheboygan Press - Thursday, February 15, 1951 - P. 12 ********** Funeral services for Robert F. Casper, 76, prominent Kiel resident who passed away suddenly last Thursday, were held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Ss. Peter and Paul Evangelical and Reformed church. The Rev. E. L. Worthman officiated and burial was made in the Kiel cemetery. During the services Mrs. Eugene Thieleke sang "Jerusalem, Du Hochgebaute Stadt", the Mendelssohn choir of the church sang "Jesus, Still Lead On" and "Abide With Me". Honorary bearers were Henry Mesch, Hugo Neuman, Ernst Peterson, Jerome Mahlberg, Alvin Schreiber and William Eickhoff. Active pallbearers were George Jaschob, Herbert Kanske, Harvey Jaschob, George Casper and Lester Backhaus. Attending the services were relatives and friends from Green Bay, Fond du Lac, Sheboygan, Random Lake, Howards Grove and surrounding townships. The Sheboygan Press - Tuesday, February 20, 1951 - P. 10
WALTER F. CASPER Walter F. Casper, 70, of 315 St. Paul St., Kiel, died unexpectedly Saturday night at his home. Born Nov. 24, 1902 in Kiel, he was a son of the late Robert and Augusta Jaschob Casper. He graduated from Kiel High School in 1922. On March 7, 1925 he married Helen Meyer. She died in August, 1957. On Oct. 29, 1958 he married Mrs. Eleanor Mathes Jones. The couple resided in Kiel. For 34 years he was in the painting and decorating business, retiring in 1966. He was a member of St. Peter United Church of Christ, Kiel, and a former Sunday School superintendent for 20 years, church councilman, former president of the church and the Mendelssohn Choir of the church. He also was a member of Kiel Masonic Lodge 336, F & A M. (Survivors omitted for privacy) A sister preceded him in death. - 1972 ******** Walter F. Casper, 70, of 315 St. Paul St., Kiel, died unexpectedly Saturday evening at home. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at St. Peter United Church of Christ, Kiel. The Rev. John F. Baumann will officiate and burial will be in the Kiel Cemetery. Friends may call at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, from 4 o'clock this Monday afternoon until 11 a.m. Tuesday and then at the church from noon until the time of service. Masonic service will be at 7:30 this Monday evening. Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. December 11, 1972
JOSEPH CASTLE Private family services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, for Kiel High School Principal Joseph J. Castle, 52, of 16916 Lax Chapel Road, Town of Schleswig, who died Tuesday, apparently following a heart attack. Castle, who was accompanied by Dr. David Bassuener, Kiel School District administrator, collapsed at 7 a.m. in front of the New Holstein Fire Station. New Holstein Police Officer Robert Niesen and Bassuener administered cardio- pulmonary resuscitation at the scene while waiting for the ambulance. Castle was pronounced dead-on-arrival at Calumet Memorial Hospital, Chilton. He was born July 2, 1928, in Bessemer, Mich., a son of the late Joseph and Carrie Clark Castle. He graduated from Washington Park High School in Racine and Ferris State College, Mich. He received his master’s degree from Wayne State University, Detroit, and an educational specialist degree from Bolling Green University in Ohio. Mr. Castle was a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the US Army. On Aug. 20, 1955, he and Helga Strietzel of Sandusky, Mich., were married in Detroit. He taught in Detroit and served as principal at Petersburg, Mich., High School. He was director of Colegio Nueva Granada, Bogota, Colombia, and was principal at Beloit High School and Albion, Mich., High School before coming to Kiel in 1975. Mr. Castle was a member of Phi Delta Kappa, the American Association of School Administrators and the Association of Wisconsin School Administrators. Surviving are his wife; one daughter (private), and one son (private), both of Madison; three sisters (private), and one brother, (private). No newspaper named, September 16, 1980 ******** (27 Jul 1928/Sep 1980/SSDI)
LOUISE K. CERVENY Louise Kissinger Cerveny, 65, 220 Sheffield Drive, Racine, died March 28 at University Hospital in Madison, where she had been a patient for three weeks. She had been ill for several months. The daughter of William and Minnie Fritzemeier Kissinger was born February 23, 1915, in the Town of Rhine. Mrs. Cerveny graduated from Kiel High School in 1933, and was a 1937 graduate of Central State Teachers’ College, Stevens Point. She taught school in Folgers Grove and Kewaskum before moving to Racine, where she taught for 35 years. She and Dr. Franklin Cerveny were married July 4, 1966, and resided in Racine. He died in 1967. Mrs. Cerveny was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Racine, the American Association of Home Economists, Home Economists in Home Making, and the Delta Kappa Gamma sorority. Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Alfred Hingiss, and a brother, Lloyd Kissinger, both of Kiel. No newspaper named, 1980 ******* (b. 23 Feb 1915/d. Mar 1980/SSDI)
ERNA M. CHARLES Erna Charles, 78, of Route 1, Elkhart Lake, died Tuesday evening at her home. She had been in ill health for the past year. The former Erna Zenk was born June 2, 1904, in the Town of Rhine, daughter of Ludwig and Emma Klein Zenk. She attended school in Kiel. She married Ira Charles on October 16, 1926, in Kiel. The couple farmed in the Town of Rhine. Mr. Charles died in 1953. Mrs. Charles was a member of St. Peter United Church of Christ in Kiel. She was also a member of G.U.G. Germania Society and the Royal Neighbors. She is survived by one son (private), and five grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one sister. No newspaper named, June 1, 1982
IRA A. CHARLES Ira Charles, 59, town of Rhine farmer, died at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Nicholas Hospital following a lingering illness. He was born in Pound, Wis., on Nov. 16, 1894, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Charles. He came to Sheboygan County as a young man and married the former Miss Erna Zenk of Rhine on Oct. 16, 1926. The couple operated its present farm in Rhine ever since. Surviving are the wife; one son, a son, Gilbert, and two grandchildren through a previous marriage; six brothers, Orrin, Shawano, Alvin and Carl, Everett, Wash., Ezra, Sheboygan, Darwin, Appleton, and Stanley, Plymouth; three sisters, Mrs. Oliver Merrier, Seattle, Wash., Mrs. Lucinda Travis, Molbridge, S.D., and Mrs. Lola Gottschalk, State of Washington. He was a member of the St. Peter Evangelical and Reformed Church, Kiel, where services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, with the Rev. E. L. Worthman officiating. Burial will be in Kiel cemetery. Friends may call at the Meiselwitz Funeral home, Kiel, from 3 p.m. Saturday until 11:30 a.m. Sunday and at the church from noon until the time of services. The Sheboygan Press - Friday, December 11, 1953 - P. 10
DELORIES CHRISTEL (sent in by researcher/see contributors page) From the Sheboygan Press, April 12, 1939 Young Daughter Is Laid To Rest After Last Rites Kiel, Wis. - Funeral services for Oelores(sic) Ann, 6-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Christel, who passed away at her home near Kiel last Friday evening, were held at the C. J. Meiselwitz Funeral home in this city at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday and at 2 p.m. at the St. Peter Evangelical and Reformed church. The Rev. E.L. Worthman, pastor of the church, officiated and chose a passage of Scripture from the book of Job 1, verse 21, on which to base his sermon, "The Lord Gave and the Lord Hath Taken Away." During the services, Mrs. Harry Dawurske and Mrs Athniel Raquet sang "I think when I read that sweet story of old," "Jesus Loves Me" and "In the Garden," accompanied by Mrs. A. Ronald Griebnow. Pupils of the first grade and their teacher of the Woodland Park school attended the services in a body. There were many floral tributes. Honorary pallbearers were Arno Ruh, Clarence Mangan, Eugene Christel and Clarence Rabe, and active bearers were William Christel, Joseph Krupp, Adolph Sievert and Elmer Rabe. Relatives and friend from Valders, St. Nazianz, School Hill, Meeme township, Eaton township, Schleswig township, Newton, Kiel and vicinity attended the services.
ED A. CHRISTEL Ed. A. Christel, 89, of 723 Center St. Kiel, died Wednesday at Calumet Memorial Hospital, Chilton. Mr. Christel had resided the past three weeks at Willowdale Nursing Home, New Holstein. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Peter's United Church of Christ, Kiel. The Rev. John F. Baumann will officiate with burial in Kiel Cemetery. Mr. Christel was born Dec. 25, 1885, in the Town of Eaton, son of the late Richard and Mary Stahl Christel. He received his education in area schools. He married Ida Rabe Dec. 26, 1908 at Zion Lutheran Church parsonage, Louis Corners. They operated a farm in the Town of Liberty for six years and then purchased a tavern at School HIll which they operated for 11 years. They then located on a farm in the Town of Schleswig. After their retirement 21 years ago they lived in Howards Grove for seven years before moving to Kiel. Mr. Christel was on the original committee to erect a new Liberty Pole in the Town of Meeme. Mr. and Mrs. Christel observed their golden wedding anniversary in 1958. (Survivors omitted for privacy) Three children and 12 brothers and sisters preceded him in death. Mr. Christel was the last survivor of the Richard Christel family. Friends may call at Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, after 4 p.m. Thursday until 9 a.m. Friday and at the church until the time of service. Memorials may be made to St. Peter United Church of Christ. Herald Times Reporter, May 14, 1975
REAH L. CHRISTEL Reah L. Christel, 91, of Kiel, died Monday, May 19, 1997 at Calumet Homestead and Rehabilitation Center in New Holstein where she was a resident the past six months. She is the former Reah Prahl, born Dec. 15, 1905, in Vesper, daughter of the late August and Emma Severns Prahl. She was a Chilton High School graduate. On June 16, 1934 she married Milton Christel in Elkhart Lake. He preceded her in death on March 17, 1978. She was a legal secretary for Attorney David Dillion in Kiel for approximately 10 years. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Kiel, treasurer of the Eastern Star for 25 years, secretary of the Presbyterian Women’s Circle, a Sunday School teacher, a member of the PTA and the Missionary Society and received a five-year pin with the Girl Scouts. Survivors include one son (private), one daughter (private); three grandchildren; one step granddaughter; one sister, Gladys Aschenbach of Sheboygan; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by two sisters and one brother. No newspaper named, May 19, 1997 ******** (15 Dec 1905/19 May 1997/SSDI)
RAY L. CHRISTIANSEN Ray L. Christiansen, 78, of 914 Cleveland St., Kiel, died Saturday evening, June 15, 2002 at his home following a recent struggle with cancer. He was born April 13, 1924 in Cleveland Ohio, son of the late Leslie and Ganelle Losie Christiansen. Ray was a graduate of Whitefish Bay High School, Milwaukee. He also attended the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Northwest Podiatry College, Chicago. He was a veteran of the US Army, serving during World War II. On April 13, 1949, he married Florene “Chris” Prowse. Ray was a district sales manager for Penray Automotive Chemical Co., in Elk Grove Village, Ill., from 1968 until his retirement in 1994. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Kiel, the Kiel Masonic Lodge and a past member of the Model Aircraft Association of Sheboygan. Ray enjoyed aircrafts, watching storms, radio-controlled model air-craft, “crusin” and dining out. (Survivors omitted for privacy) He was preceded in death by on granddaughter, Deedra Christiansen. The Sheboygan Press, June 17, 2002
EDGAR CONRAD Edgar J. Conrad, 90, of 115 Bruns Avenue, Plymouth, passed away Saturday evening, at Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center, where he had been a patient for one day. He was born August 8, 1898, in the Town of Russell, a son of the late Phillip and Louise Ebert Conrad. On November 8, 1922, he was married to Esther Donath in Kiel. The couple lived and farmed in the Town of Russell until 1944 when they moved to Kiel. In 1955 they moved to Plymouth. He had been assessor in the Town of Russell for five years. He then worked for Kraft Foods in Plymouth for 11 years before being employed by the Kohler Company until retiring in 1969. In retirement, he was employed for Road America for ten years. Mr. Conrad and his wife celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1972. Mrs. Conrad preceded him in death on September 10, 1973. He is a member of the Salem United Church of Christ in Plymouth. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Bernice (Willard) Ubbelohde, of the Town of Sheboygan Falls; Mrs. LaVerne (Kenneth) Fehrer, of Thiensville; six grandchildren; seven great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one granddaughter. No newspaper named, September 24, 1988 ******** (Edgar J./08 Aug 1898/24 Sep 1988/SSDI)
ESTHER CONRAD Mrs. Edgar Conrad, 72, of 115 Bruns Ave., Plymouth, died Monday evening at Sheboygan Memorial Hospital where she had been a patient the past month. The former Esther Donath, she was born July 21, 1901 in Kiel, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Donath. She graduated from Kiel High School in 1920. On Nov. 8, 1922 she was married to Mr. Conrad at Kiel. The couple farmed in the Town of Russell until 1945 when they moved to Kiel. In 1955 the couple moved to Plymouth. She was a member of the Salem United Church of Christ, Plymouth. (Survivors omitted for privacy) A grandchild preceded her in death. Funeral services will be Thursday at Salem UCC, Plymouth the Rev. Lowell Ferguson, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in the Kiel cemetery. Sheboygan Press, September 11, 1973 ******** (21 Jul 1901/Sep 1973/SSDI)
GLENN CONRAD Funeral services for Glenn L. Conrad, 26, of 801 St. Paul St., Kiel, who died Saturday evening as the result of a traffic accident, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, with the Rev. C.L. Reiter officiating. Burial will be in Kiel Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday until the time of service. Herald Times Reporter, Manitowoc-Two Rivers, Wis. April 30, 1973
HANNAH CONRAD Mrs. Hannah Conrad, 98, of Fond du Lac, a native of the Town of Russell, died early today at the Roselind Apartments in Fond du Lac, Born Feb. 22, 1873, a daughter of the late Jacob and Mary Becker Jung, she was married to John Conrad on Oct. 8, 1896. The couple farmed in the Town of Russell until 1925 when they moved to Kiel. Mr. Conrad died Oct. 15, 1936. Mrs. Conrad made her home in Fond du Lac since 1942. Survivors include a daughter, two sons, five grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. A daughter also preceded her in death. Funeral services will be held Monday at 1:30 p.m. at the Uecker-Witt Funera1 Home, Fond du Lac, the Rev. Martin Koehler, pastor of the Church of Peace, officiating. Burial will be at the Kiel Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2 to 9 p.m. Sunday. (No newspaper named)
JOHN CONRAD John Conrad Passes Away at His Home in Kiel Today Kiel - (Special) - John Conrad, 66, died at the family residence in Kiel at 5:30 a.m. today after a lingering illness of approximately four months. The son of the late Philip and Margaret Conrad he was born Feb. 15, 1870, in the town of Russel. He was married to Miss Johanna Jung of the town of Russel Oct. 8, 1896. The couple located on a farm in the town of Russel until 1923, when the family moved to Kiel. Four children were born to the marriage. One daughter, Mrs. George Burkhardt preceded him in death Oct. 13, 1931. Survivors are his wife; one daughter, Miss Clara Conrad at home; two sons, Benjamin of Elkhart Lake and Raymond of Fond du Lac, seven grandchildren, two brothers, Valentine of Elkhart Lake and Philip of Kiel, one sister, Mrs. John Brickbauer of the town of Russel. One brother, Henry and two sisters, Mrs. Jacob Sietgmund and Mrs. Carl Schwartz preceded him in death. Private funeral services will be held at the home at 10:30 a.m. Saturday after which the body will be taken to the church where it may be viewed until services at 2 p.m. at the St. Peter's Evangelical Reformed church in Kiel. The Rev. E. L. Worthman will officiate and burial will be made in the Kiel cemetery. The Sheboygan Press - Thursday, October 15, 1936 - P. 14 ********** From Calumet county death records: John Conrad (v.10 p.46) Husband of Johanna Jung Died Oct. 15, 1936 at age 66 years and 8 months Son of Phillip Conrad and Margareth Engelmann (both born Germany) Born Town of Russell, Sheboygan County -farmer Died from "endocarditis -dropsy" Buried at Kiel Cemetery ******** (Note: There are two pictures of John Conrad in the glass negative photos. They are different people and we don't know which one this John is.)
LOUISA CONRAD From Manitowoc county death records: Louise Christine Conrad nee Ebert (v.52 p.467) Widow of Philip Conrad Feb. 16, 1871-Nov. 19, 1958 Daughter of August Ebert and Maria Evert Born Wisconsin Died from "terminal pneumonia, 1 day -fracture of left hip, 3 days -arteriosclerosis and arteriosclerotic heart disease -patient was found on floor near bed on Sat. nite Nov. 16, pneumonia developed terminally" Buried at the Kiel Cemetery ******** Mrs Louise Conrad, 87, died at Rocky Knoll sanitarium Wednesday afternoon following a heart attack. She had been a patient at Rocky Knoll about a month. Funeral services were held from St. Peter's United Church of Christ Saturday, with the Rev. Vernon Jaberg in charge. Burial was made in the Kiel cemetery. Mrs. Conrad was born February 16, 1871, in the town of Scott, Sheboygan county, the daughter of the late August and Maria Everet Ebert. She attended the Lutheran school in the township, and August 16, 1894, was married to Philip Conrad of the town of Russell. The couple operated a farm in the township until June, 1924, then retired and moved to Kiel. Mr. Conrad died in February, 1953. Mrs. Conrad was a member of the Church Frauenverein. Survivors include a son, Edgar of Plymouth; three sisters, Mrs. Marie Kohl, Marshfield; Mrs. Emma Vetter, Wisconsin Rapids, and Mrs. Henry Schultz, Kewaskum; two brothers, Edward Ebert, Lemmon, South Dakota, and Rudolph Ebert of Hampshire, Illinois; two grandchildren, and five great- grandchildren. (No newspaper named, 11-19-1958 handwritten on the obituary)
PHILIP CONRAD Philip Conrad, aged 78, passed away at his home at 3 o'clock Sunday morning after a long illness. Funeral services were held this Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home, and at 2 o'clock at the St. Peter Evangelical and Reformed church, with the Rev. E. L. Worthman officiating. Burial was made in the Kiel cemetery. Mr. Conrad was born in the town of Russell on June 17, 1864, the son of Philip and Margaret Engelmann-Conrad; He received his early education in the district schools and on October 16, 1894, was united in marriage with Miss Louise Ebert of the town of Scott. The couple lived on a farm in the town of Russell until June, 1924 when they disposed of the farm to their only son, Edgar and moved to 303 Chicago street. (no newspaper named, 2-21-1943) ******** From Manitowoc county death records: Philip Conrad (v.36 p.5) June 17, 1864-Feb. 21, 1943 Husband of Louisa Ebert Son of Philip Conrad (born Germany) and Margaret Engelman (born Germany) Born Town of Russell, Sheboygan County -farmer Died from "myocarditis and chronic nephritis due to diffuse arterio scleroisis" Buried at Kiel Cemetery (Note: His picture is in the glass negative photos)
ELIZABETH M. CURRY Elizabeth M. "Betty" Curry, age 80, of Kiel died at Willowdale Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, New Holstein. She was the former Elizabeth Bulkow,daughter of the late Clarence and Mary Jeffrey Bulkow. On August 27, 1948 she married William C. Curry Sr. at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Sheboygan. The couple shared 53 wonderful years of marriage before her husband preceded her in death on September 24, 2000. (Survivors omitted for privacy) Betty was preceded in death by her husband, William; her parents, Clarence and Mary Bulkow and her step-mother, Betty Zurheide Bulkow. Memorial services for Betty was held September 12, 2009 at First Presbyterian Church, Kiel with Rev. Cheryl LePak officiating. Burial will take place in the Kiel City Cemetery. No newspaper named, Sept. 7, 2009
WILLIAM C. CURRY News of W. C. Curry's Death Shocked Local Residents This city was grieved last Thursday evening, when residents learned of the death of William C. Curry, aged 49, of Whitewater, the son-in-iaw of C. J. Meiselwitz of this city. Mr. Curry had passed away rather unexpectedly at his home. Mr. Curry was a member of the 89th Division, Heavy Artillery, in the World War, and was a member of the Whitewater American Legion. During the war he was gassed and has suffered ill effects of this ever since. On December 31, 1921 he was married to Miss Henrietta Meiselwitz of this city, by the late Rev. William Arpke of Chilton. After their marriage he conducted a drug store in Tomah for several years, and then moved to Random Lake, where he operated a drug store. He also was employ- ed in the New Holstein drug store for some time. During the years of 1932 to 1937 he acted as postmaster in this city. For the past three years he operated a drug store in Whitewater, where he was working up an exceptionally fine business. Mr. Curry was born in Viroqua, the son of Mitchell and Margaret McCall- Curry on May 7, 1891. He is survived by his widow; a daughter, and son, his mother, Mrs. Margaret Curry; a sister, Mrs. Ed. Schoot, and a brother, Lawrence, all of Tomah. Funeral services were conducted here at 2 o'clock on Monday afternoon from the C. J. Meiselwitz Funeral Home, with the Rev. Frank Zimmermann, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, and the Rev. Frank Bahr of the Episcopal church of Whitewater officiating. Burial was made in the local cemetery. Mrs. E. M. Duecker and Melvin C. Timm rendered the selections "In the Sweet By and By," "Have Thine Own Way Lord," and 'Neath the Shadow of His Wing." Pallbearers were Norbert Miller, Winford H. Johnson, William A. Martin, Earl Lehner, Arno Keppler, and L. H. Schaar. The American Legion of this city attended the funeral in a body, and escorted the remains to the grave, where taps were observed, and a salute given by the firing squad. Relatives and friends from Chicago, Random Lake, Whitewater, and Tomah attended the last rites, and several members of the American Legion and Lions Club of Whitewater also attended.