JOHN BACKHAUS
John Backhaus, 77, retired farmer and business man, died last night at the Holy Family hospital. He had been in failing health several months at his home on route 1, Manitowoc, three miles west of the city on Highway 151.
Funeral services will be held Friday at 8:30 a.m., from the Leschke funeral home, and at nine o'clock from the St. Joseph's Catholic church at Silver Lake. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Mr. Backhaus was born in the town of Manitowoc Rapids in 1864 and when a young man followed the cheesemakers trade. He served two terms as town supervisor and for a number of years was president of the Silver Creek Telephone company.
He was a general manager of the Manitowoc Farmers Dairy in this city before it was taken over by the Sorge company and operated the Alverno Equity Exchange for some years after his retirement from farming in 1923.
Mr. Backhaus married Miss Catherine Espen in 1889. Mrs. Backhaus died in 1930.
Survivors are four sons, Jsoeph, Charles, and John Jr., of this city and Henry of St. Louis; three daughters, Mrs. Michael Heidorf, of Grand Rapids, Mich., Mrs. Oscar Roberts and Mrs. Amanda Jun, of this city; two brothers,
Nick, of St. Nazianz, Charles of Boyd, Wis.; two sisters, Mrs. Charles Neuser, of this city, Mrs. Joseph Schwoerer of Sherboygan; and 20 grand-children.
He was a member of the Holy Name society whose members will recite the rosary at the funeral home Thursday evening at 8:15. The body may be viewed at the
funeral home after 7 o'clock tonight. The funeral will be in charge of Edward L. Kohls.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. Januray 28, 1942 P. 2
John Backhaus, 77, retired farmer and business man, died last night at the Holy Family hospital. He had been in failing health several months at his home on route 1, Manitowoc, three miles west of the city on Highway 151.
Funeral services will be held Friday at 8:30 a.m., from the Leschke funeral home, and at nine o'clock from the St. Joseph's Catholic church at Silver Lake. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Mr. Backhaus was born in the town of Manitowoc Rapids in 1864 and when a young man followed the cheesemakers trade. He served two terms as town supervisor and for a number of years was president of the Silver Creek Telephone company.
He was a general manager of the Manitowoc Farmers Dairy in this city before it was taken over by the Sorge company and operated the Alverno Equity Exchange for some years after his retirement from farming in 1923.
Mr. Backhaus married Miss Catherine Espen in 1889. Mrs. Backhaus died in 1930.
Survivors are four sons, Jsoeph, Charles, and John Jr., of this city and Henry of St. Louis; three daughters, Mrs. Michael Heidorf, of Grand Rapids, Mich., Mrs. Oscar Roberts and Mrs. Amanda Jun, of this city; two brothers,
Nick, of St. Nazianz, Charles of Boyd, Wis.; two sisters, Mrs. Charles Neuser, of this city, Mrs. Joseph Schwoerer of Sherboygan; and 20 grand-children.
He was a member of the Holy Name society whose members will recite the rosary at the funeral home Thursday evening at 8:15. The body may be viewed at the
funeral home after 7 o'clock tonight. The funeral will be in charge of Edward L. Kohls.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. Januray 28, 1942 P. 2
JOHN BACKHAUS
John Backhaus, 77, retired farmer and business man, died last night at the Holy Family hospital. He had been in failing health several months at his home on route 1, Manitowoc, three miles west of the city on Highway 151.
Funeral services will be held Friday at 8:30 a.m., from the Leschke funeral home, and at nine o'clock from the St. Joseph's Catholic church at Silver Lake. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Mr. Backhaus was born in the town of Manitowoc Rapids in 1864 and when a young man followed the cheesemakers trade. He served two terms as town supervisor and for a number of years was president of the Silver Creek Telephone company.
He was a general manager of the Manitowoc Farmers Dairy in this city before it was taken over by the Sorge company and operated the Alverno Equity Exchange for some years after his retirement from farming in 1923.
Mr. Backhaus married Miss Catherine Espen in 1889. Mrs. Backhaus died in 1930.
Survivors are four sons, Jsoeph, Charles, and John Jr., of this city and Henry of St. Louis; three daughters, Mrs. Michael Heidorf, of Grand Rapids, Mich., Mrs. Oscar Roberts and Mrs. Amanda Jun, of this city; two brothers,
Nick, of St. Nazianz, Charles of Boyd, Wis.; two sisters, Mrs. Charles Neuser, of this city, Mrs. Joseph Schwoerer of Sherboygan; and 20 grand-children.
He was a member of the Holy Name society whose members will recite the rosary at the funeral home Thursday evening at 8:15. The body may be viewed at the
funeral home after 7 o'clock tonight. The funeral will be in charge of Edward L. Kohls.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. Januray 28, 1942 P. 2
John Backhaus, 77, retired farmer and business man, died last night at the Holy Family hospital. He had been in failing health several months at his home on route 1, Manitowoc, three miles west of the city on Highway 151.
Funeral services will be held Friday at 8:30 a.m., from the Leschke funeral home, and at nine o'clock from the St. Joseph's Catholic church at Silver Lake. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Mr. Backhaus was born in the town of Manitowoc Rapids in 1864 and when a young man followed the cheesemakers trade. He served two terms as town supervisor and for a number of years was president of the Silver Creek Telephone company.
He was a general manager of the Manitowoc Farmers Dairy in this city before it was taken over by the Sorge company and operated the Alverno Equity Exchange for some years after his retirement from farming in 1923.
Mr. Backhaus married Miss Catherine Espen in 1889. Mrs. Backhaus died in 1930.
Survivors are four sons, Jsoeph, Charles, and John Jr., of this city and Henry of St. Louis; three daughters, Mrs. Michael Heidorf, of Grand Rapids, Mich., Mrs. Oscar Roberts and Mrs. Amanda Jun, of this city; two brothers,
Nick, of St. Nazianz, Charles of Boyd, Wis.; two sisters, Mrs. Charles Neuser, of this city, Mrs. Joseph Schwoerer of Sherboygan; and 20 grand-children.
He was a member of the Holy Name society whose members will recite the rosary at the funeral home Thursday evening at 8:15. The body may be viewed at the
funeral home after 7 o'clock tonight. The funeral will be in charge of Edward L. Kohls.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. Januray 28, 1942 P. 2
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