JOHN D. MARKHAM (d. 1969)
Jack Markham Dies; Former City Engineer
TWO RIVERS-J.D. (Jack) Markham, 73, of 1711-24th st., retired longtime city
engineer and public works director here, and a past grand patron of the Grand
Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star of Wisconsin, died shortly after 6 p.m.
Monday at Two Rivers Municipal Hospital. A patient since Thursday he had been
in failing health for several months.
A grandson of Manitowoc's first mayor and a member of one of that community's
earliest families, Markham was a Navy veteran of World War I, and served in
the municipal engineering field for nearly 33 years, retiring in 1961. Since
his retirement, he had been engaged in private engineering consultant work.
Longtime Mason
A Mason for more than 50 years, he was affiliated with all Masonic bodies in
Manitowoc and Two Rivers, heading most of the organizations. On three occasions
he served as patron of Two Rivers Chapter No. 229, Order of Eastern Star, and
also was active in the Grand Chapter activities.
After serving as past grand sentinel, he became grand patron of the Grand Lodge
of the Order of Eastern Star of Wisconsin in 1949. He was honored for his Eastern
Star contributions on the local and state levels at a testimonial dinner here in
1960.
Widely known throughout the area as a vocal soloist and a member of the St. Paul
United Methodist Church choir at Manitowoc for many years, he was the baritone of
the old Inter-City Four male quartet of Two Rivers and Manitowoc which remained
intact for more than 25 years and included Edward Walthers, bass, and C.C.
McDermand, lead, both of Manitowoc, and Seymour S. Althen, tenor, of Two Rivers.
The quartet assisted in forming chapters of the SPEBSQSA in the early 1940s. He
also was a charter member of the former Meistersinger Guild male chorus of Two
Rivers.
A graduate of Manitowoc High School where he participated in baseball, basketball
and football and served as captain of the football team in his junior year,
Markham entered Lawrence College at Appleton and took engineering courses. His
World War I service interrupted his college education, but he later took similar
courses at the University of Wisconsin.
He came to Two Rivers in 1928 as an inspector on paving work on Lincoln Avenue
and the approaches to Two Rivers Municipal Hospital. In 1930 he was appointed
assistant city engineer under the late Norbert Hartung, and in 1934 former City
Manager E. J. Donnelly appointed him city engineer. In 1953, former City Manager
John E. Dever named him public works director. In 1955 he authored a lengthy
article for "The Municipality," official, publication of the League of Wisconsin
Municipalities, on Maintenance of Street Surfaces
Born at Manitowoc, Aug. 8, 1895, he was the son of the late Atty. Robert H. and
Alice Johnston Markham. His grandfather, Peter Johnston, was Manitowoc's, first
mayor.
Masonic Affiliations
His Masonic affiliations included membership in Manitowoc Lodge No. 65, F. & A.M.;
a charter member and high priest of Barney G. Lyman Chapter No. 116, Royal Arch
Masons of Two Rivers; past commander of Manitowoc Commandery No. 45, Knights
Templar; Manitowoc Council No. 18, Royal & Select Masters; Northeast Wisconsin
Consistory, 32nd Degree, Green Bay, and Tripoli Shrine Temple of Milwaukee as
well as a past president of the Two Rivers Shrine Club. Also, he was a member of
Two Rivers Elks Lodge No. 1380.
Markham married the former Helen Springer of Manitowoc in 1929.
Besides his wife, he leaves two sons, John D. of Manitowoc, and Robert H. of Francis
Creek; a sister, Mrs. Louis M. Steen of Manitowoc; two brothers, Robert H. of
Phoenix, Ariz., and George E. Markham of Two Rivers, and four grandchildren. A
brother, Burtt of Manitowoc, preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Paul Untied Methodist Church,
Manitowoc, the Rev. Dr. Kirst Caune officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen
Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Friends may call at Klein & Stangel, Inc., Funeral Home here after 4 p.m. Wednesday
where memorial services will be conducted by the Two Rivers chapter of the Eastern
Star order at 7 p.m. and by Manitowoc Lodge of Masons at 7:30 p.m.
Memorials may be sent to St. Paul United Methodist Church.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, August 25, 1969 P. 10
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[d. 08-25-1969/age 73 yrs.]
(Jack/Aug 08 1896/Aug 1969/SSDI)
Jack Markham Dies; Former City Engineer
TWO RIVERS-J.D. (Jack) Markham, 73, of 1711-24th st., retired longtime city
engineer and public works director here, and a past grand patron of the Grand
Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star of Wisconsin, died shortly after 6 p.m.
Monday at Two Rivers Municipal Hospital. A patient since Thursday he had been
in failing health for several months.
A grandson of Manitowoc's first mayor and a member of one of that community's
earliest families, Markham was a Navy veteran of World War I, and served in
the municipal engineering field for nearly 33 years, retiring in 1961. Since
his retirement, he had been engaged in private engineering consultant work.
Longtime Mason
A Mason for more than 50 years, he was affiliated with all Masonic bodies in
Manitowoc and Two Rivers, heading most of the organizations. On three occasions
he served as patron of Two Rivers Chapter No. 229, Order of Eastern Star, and
also was active in the Grand Chapter activities.
After serving as past grand sentinel, he became grand patron of the Grand Lodge
of the Order of Eastern Star of Wisconsin in 1949. He was honored for his Eastern
Star contributions on the local and state levels at a testimonial dinner here in
1960.
Widely known throughout the area as a vocal soloist and a member of the St. Paul
United Methodist Church choir at Manitowoc for many years, he was the baritone of
the old Inter-City Four male quartet of Two Rivers and Manitowoc which remained
intact for more than 25 years and included Edward Walthers, bass, and C.C.
McDermand, lead, both of Manitowoc, and Seymour S. Althen, tenor, of Two Rivers.
The quartet assisted in forming chapters of the SPEBSQSA in the early 1940s. He
also was a charter member of the former Meistersinger Guild male chorus of Two
Rivers.
A graduate of Manitowoc High School where he participated in baseball, basketball
and football and served as captain of the football team in his junior year,
Markham entered Lawrence College at Appleton and took engineering courses. His
World War I service interrupted his college education, but he later took similar
courses at the University of Wisconsin.
He came to Two Rivers in 1928 as an inspector on paving work on Lincoln Avenue
and the approaches to Two Rivers Municipal Hospital. In 1930 he was appointed
assistant city engineer under the late Norbert Hartung, and in 1934 former City
Manager E. J. Donnelly appointed him city engineer. In 1953, former City Manager
John E. Dever named him public works director. In 1955 he authored a lengthy
article for "The Municipality," official, publication of the League of Wisconsin
Municipalities, on Maintenance of Street Surfaces
Born at Manitowoc, Aug. 8, 1895, he was the son of the late Atty. Robert H. and
Alice Johnston Markham. His grandfather, Peter Johnston, was Manitowoc's, first
mayor.
Masonic Affiliations
His Masonic affiliations included membership in Manitowoc Lodge No. 65, F. & A.M.;
a charter member and high priest of Barney G. Lyman Chapter No. 116, Royal Arch
Masons of Two Rivers; past commander of Manitowoc Commandery No. 45, Knights
Templar; Manitowoc Council No. 18, Royal & Select Masters; Northeast Wisconsin
Consistory, 32nd Degree, Green Bay, and Tripoli Shrine Temple of Milwaukee as
well as a past president of the Two Rivers Shrine Club. Also, he was a member of
Two Rivers Elks Lodge No. 1380.
Markham married the former Helen Springer of Manitowoc in 1929.
Besides his wife, he leaves two sons, John D. of Manitowoc, and Robert H. of Francis
Creek; a sister, Mrs. Louis M. Steen of Manitowoc; two brothers, Robert H. of
Phoenix, Ariz., and George E. Markham of Two Rivers, and four grandchildren. A
brother, Burtt of Manitowoc, preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Paul Untied Methodist Church,
Manitowoc, the Rev. Dr. Kirst Caune officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen
Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Friends may call at Klein & Stangel, Inc., Funeral Home here after 4 p.m. Wednesday
where memorial services will be conducted by the Two Rivers chapter of the Eastern
Star order at 7 p.m. and by Manitowoc Lodge of Masons at 7:30 p.m.
Memorials may be sent to St. Paul United Methodist Church.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, August 25, 1969 P. 10
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[d. 08-25-1969/age 73 yrs.]
(Jack/Aug 08 1896/Aug 1969/SSDI)
JOHN D. MARKHAM (d. 1969)
Jack Markham Dies; Former City Engineer
TWO RIVERS-J.D. (Jack) Markham, 73, of 1711-24th st., retired longtime city
engineer and public works director here, and a past grand patron of the Grand
Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star of Wisconsin, died shortly after 6 p.m.
Monday at Two Rivers Municipal Hospital. A patient since Thursday he had been
in failing health for several months.
A grandson of Manitowoc's first mayor and a member of one of that community's
earliest families, Markham was a Navy veteran of World War I, and served in
the municipal engineering field for nearly 33 years, retiring in 1961. Since
his retirement, he had been engaged in private engineering consultant work.
Longtime Mason
A Mason for more than 50 years, he was affiliated with all Masonic bodies in
Manitowoc and Two Rivers, heading most of the organizations. On three occasions
he served as patron of Two Rivers Chapter No. 229, Order of Eastern Star, and
also was active in the Grand Chapter activities.
After serving as past grand sentinel, he became grand patron of the Grand Lodge
of the Order of Eastern Star of Wisconsin in 1949. He was honored for his Eastern
Star contributions on the local and state levels at a testimonial dinner here in
1960.
Widely known throughout the area as a vocal soloist and a member of the St. Paul
United Methodist Church choir at Manitowoc for many years, he was the baritone of
the old Inter-City Four male quartet of Two Rivers and Manitowoc which remained
intact for more than 25 years and included Edward Walthers, bass, and C.C.
McDermand, lead, both of Manitowoc, and Seymour S. Althen, tenor, of Two Rivers.
The quartet assisted in forming chapters of the SPEBSQSA in the early 1940s. He
also was a charter member of the former Meistersinger Guild male chorus of Two
Rivers.
A graduate of Manitowoc High School where he participated in baseball, basketball
and football and served as captain of the football team in his junior year,
Markham entered Lawrence College at Appleton and took engineering courses. His
World War I service interrupted his college education, but he later took similar
courses at the University of Wisconsin.
He came to Two Rivers in 1928 as an inspector on paving work on Lincoln Avenue
and the approaches to Two Rivers Municipal Hospital. In 1930 he was appointed
assistant city engineer under the late Norbert Hartung, and in 1934 former City
Manager E. J. Donnelly appointed him city engineer. In 1953, former City Manager
John E. Dever named him public works director. In 1955 he authored a lengthy
article for "The Municipality," official, publication of the League of Wisconsin
Municipalities, on Maintenance of Street Surfaces
Born at Manitowoc, Aug. 8, 1895, he was the son of the late Atty. Robert H. and
Alice Johnston Markham. His grandfather, Peter Johnston, was Manitowoc's, first
mayor.
Masonic Affiliations
His Masonic affiliations included membership in Manitowoc Lodge No. 65, F. & A.M.;
a charter member and high priest of Barney G. Lyman Chapter No. 116, Royal Arch
Masons of Two Rivers; past commander of Manitowoc Commandery No. 45, Knights
Templar; Manitowoc Council No. 18, Royal & Select Masters; Northeast Wisconsin
Consistory, 32nd Degree, Green Bay, and Tripoli Shrine Temple of Milwaukee as
well as a past president of the Two Rivers Shrine Club. Also, he was a member of
Two Rivers Elks Lodge No. 1380.
Markham married the former Helen Springer of Manitowoc in 1929.
Besides his wife, he leaves two sons, John D. of Manitowoc, and Robert H. of Francis
Creek; a sister, Mrs. Louis M. Steen of Manitowoc; two brothers, Robert H. of
Phoenix, Ariz., and George E. Markham of Two Rivers, and four grandchildren. A
brother, Burtt of Manitowoc, preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Paul Untied Methodist Church,
Manitowoc, the Rev. Dr. Kirst Caune officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen
Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Friends may call at Klein & Stangel, Inc., Funeral Home here after 4 p.m. Wednesday
where memorial services will be conducted by the Two Rivers chapter of the Eastern
Star order at 7 p.m. and by Manitowoc Lodge of Masons at 7:30 p.m.
Memorials may be sent to St. Paul United Methodist Church.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, August 25, 1969 P. 10
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[d. 08-25-1969/age 73 yrs.]
(Jack/Aug 08 1896/Aug 1969/SSDI)
Jack Markham Dies; Former City Engineer
TWO RIVERS-J.D. (Jack) Markham, 73, of 1711-24th st., retired longtime city
engineer and public works director here, and a past grand patron of the Grand
Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star of Wisconsin, died shortly after 6 p.m.
Monday at Two Rivers Municipal Hospital. A patient since Thursday he had been
in failing health for several months.
A grandson of Manitowoc's first mayor and a member of one of that community's
earliest families, Markham was a Navy veteran of World War I, and served in
the municipal engineering field for nearly 33 years, retiring in 1961. Since
his retirement, he had been engaged in private engineering consultant work.
Longtime Mason
A Mason for more than 50 years, he was affiliated with all Masonic bodies in
Manitowoc and Two Rivers, heading most of the organizations. On three occasions
he served as patron of Two Rivers Chapter No. 229, Order of Eastern Star, and
also was active in the Grand Chapter activities.
After serving as past grand sentinel, he became grand patron of the Grand Lodge
of the Order of Eastern Star of Wisconsin in 1949. He was honored for his Eastern
Star contributions on the local and state levels at a testimonial dinner here in
1960.
Widely known throughout the area as a vocal soloist and a member of the St. Paul
United Methodist Church choir at Manitowoc for many years, he was the baritone of
the old Inter-City Four male quartet of Two Rivers and Manitowoc which remained
intact for more than 25 years and included Edward Walthers, bass, and C.C.
McDermand, lead, both of Manitowoc, and Seymour S. Althen, tenor, of Two Rivers.
The quartet assisted in forming chapters of the SPEBSQSA in the early 1940s. He
also was a charter member of the former Meistersinger Guild male chorus of Two
Rivers.
A graduate of Manitowoc High School where he participated in baseball, basketball
and football and served as captain of the football team in his junior year,
Markham entered Lawrence College at Appleton and took engineering courses. His
World War I service interrupted his college education, but he later took similar
courses at the University of Wisconsin.
He came to Two Rivers in 1928 as an inspector on paving work on Lincoln Avenue
and the approaches to Two Rivers Municipal Hospital. In 1930 he was appointed
assistant city engineer under the late Norbert Hartung, and in 1934 former City
Manager E. J. Donnelly appointed him city engineer. In 1953, former City Manager
John E. Dever named him public works director. In 1955 he authored a lengthy
article for "The Municipality," official, publication of the League of Wisconsin
Municipalities, on Maintenance of Street Surfaces
Born at Manitowoc, Aug. 8, 1895, he was the son of the late Atty. Robert H. and
Alice Johnston Markham. His grandfather, Peter Johnston, was Manitowoc's, first
mayor.
Masonic Affiliations
His Masonic affiliations included membership in Manitowoc Lodge No. 65, F. & A.M.;
a charter member and high priest of Barney G. Lyman Chapter No. 116, Royal Arch
Masons of Two Rivers; past commander of Manitowoc Commandery No. 45, Knights
Templar; Manitowoc Council No. 18, Royal & Select Masters; Northeast Wisconsin
Consistory, 32nd Degree, Green Bay, and Tripoli Shrine Temple of Milwaukee as
well as a past president of the Two Rivers Shrine Club. Also, he was a member of
Two Rivers Elks Lodge No. 1380.
Markham married the former Helen Springer of Manitowoc in 1929.
Besides his wife, he leaves two sons, John D. of Manitowoc, and Robert H. of Francis
Creek; a sister, Mrs. Louis M. Steen of Manitowoc; two brothers, Robert H. of
Phoenix, Ariz., and George E. Markham of Two Rivers, and four grandchildren. A
brother, Burtt of Manitowoc, preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Paul Untied Methodist Church,
Manitowoc, the Rev. Dr. Kirst Caune officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen
Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Friends may call at Klein & Stangel, Inc., Funeral Home here after 4 p.m. Wednesday
where memorial services will be conducted by the Two Rivers chapter of the Eastern
Star order at 7 p.m. and by Manitowoc Lodge of Masons at 7:30 p.m.
Memorials may be sent to St. Paul United Methodist Church.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, August 25, 1969 P. 10
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[d. 08-25-1969/age 73 yrs.]
(Jack/Aug 08 1896/Aug 1969/SSDI)
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