Julius Eis, 82, of route 1, Two Rivers, retired farmer, died Tuesday at the
Two Rivers municipal hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday at the St. Lukes church, Two
Rivers, with burial in Calvary cemetery there.
He was born in Austria in 1867 and came to this country when a boy. He married
Miss Martha Benzinger in 1894. He was a member of the Oakland school board and
director of the Two Rivers Cooperative.
Survivors are seven sons, Henry and Frank on the home farm, Oscar and Walter of
the town of Two Rivers, Harold, Elmer and Roy of Mishicot; two daughters, Mrs.
Joseph Hoffman of Two Rivers, Mrs. Lawrence Wagner of Mishicot.
The body may be viewed at the Klein and Stangel Inc. funeral home, Two Rivers
after 7 p.m. Thursday, where the rosary will be recited at 7:45 p.m. Friday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Wednesday, October 5, 1949 P. 2
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Julius Eis' Married for Half-Century
Over 100 guests called at the Julius Eis home, route 1, Two Rivers, Tuesday to
felicitate Mr. and Mrs. Eis on their golden wedding anniversary. Among those
present at the dinner served last evening were the couple's two daughters, Mrs.
Veronica Hoffman and Mrs. Esther Wegner, and their seven sons, Oscar, Elmer,
Harold, Walter, Ray, Frank and Harvey, and their 23 grandchildren, and the open
house followed.
The jubilarians were married at Holy Cross church in Mishicot. Mrs. Eis being
the former Martha Benzinger, who was born in the town of Mishicot in 1876. Her
husband was born in Austria in 1867, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Eis, and
emigrated to America when an infant settling with his parents on the homestead
in the town of Two Rivers. Mr. Eis operated the farm until a year ago when the
two youngest sons, Frank and Harvey, took over the management. For ten years he
has also served the township as school treasurer.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Wednesday, November 15, 1944 P. 6.