Albert Schwanke, 76, retired Cato farmer, died Sunday morning at the Holy Family hospital following a lingering illness.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Berge funeral home, Valders, and at 1:30 at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Valders.
Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery.
He was born in Rockland in 1872 and 51 years ago married Miss Martha Krueger. He was a cheesemaker at Potter and later engaged in farming in Cato.
Survivors are four sons, Ervin of Reedsville, and Gerhardt, Leroy and Orman of Cato; six daughters, Mrs. Erna Lewis and Mrs. Neona Sprang of this city, Mrs. Viola Drossart of Two Rivers, Mrs. Arvin Krumrey of Plymouth, Mrs. John McCarthy of Burbank, Calif., and Miss Linda Schwanke of Valders; 17 grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, June 6, 1949 P. 2
Albert Schwanke, 76, retired Cato farmer, died Sunday morning at the Holy Family hospital following a lingering illness.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Berge funeral home, Valders, and at 1:30 at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Valders.
Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery.
He was born in Rockland in 1872 and 51 years ago married Miss Martha Krueger. He was a cheesemaker at Potter and later engaged in farming in Cato.
Survivors are four sons, Ervin of Reedsville, and Gerhardt, Leroy and Orman of Cato; six daughters, Mrs. Erna Lewis and Mrs. Neona Sprang of this city, Mrs. Viola Drossart of Two Rivers, Mrs. Arvin Krumrey of Plymouth, Mrs. John McCarthy of Burbank, Calif., and Miss Linda Schwanke of Valders; 17 grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, June 6, 1949 P. 2
Family Members
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Linda Schwanke
1899–1954
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Ervin A Schwanke
1901–1983
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Viola E Schwanke Drossart
1903–1952
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Alwine F Schwanke
1904–1905
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Esther Emily Schwanke Ozga
1906–1971
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Marco R Schwanke
1907–1931
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Adline J Schwanke
1909–1909
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Gerhardt A Schwanke
1913–1979
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LeRoy August Schwanke
1914–1958
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Alwin Schwanke
1916–1917
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Orman Elmer Schwanke
1918–1977
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Vernetta B. Schwanke Krumrey
1920–1970
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