JOHN GOETZ
(1881 - 1963)
John Goetz, 82, formerly of 1113 Division St., Manitowoc, who had been residing at St. Mary Home for the Aged, Manitowoc, died Tuesday at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, where he had been taken the day before.
Funeral services will be at 8:30 a.m. Thursday at Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, and at 9 a.m. at St. Andrew Catholic Church with the Rev. D. L. Krembs officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Goetz was born Jan. 6, 1881, in Australia, son of the late John and Mary Panosh Goetz. He came to America with his parents as a child and the family settled at Manitowoc. He was a veteran of World War I and served with the U.S. Army from June 1916 to December 1917. He was discharged as a second lieutenant. He married Mary Kasten Oc.t 20, 1920, at Manitowoc. He worked as an engineer for Rahr Malting Co. from 1924 to 1952 when he retired. He was a 50-year member of Fraternal Order of Eagles and a 62-year member of the Catholic Order of Foresters. He also belonged to the Golden Ager Club. His wife died in September of 1962. Three sisters and three brothers also preceded him in death.
Among survivors are a number of nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at the funeral home where the Rosary will be recited at 7 o'clock this Wednesday evening by the parish and Order of Foresters.
Two Rivers Reporter, Manitowoc, Wis., Wednesday, May 8, 1963 P. T-7
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EXTRA!!
FACED DEATH IN A STRANGE MISHAP, SAVED
"Jack" Goetz, Local Boy Has Thrilling Experience at Milwaukee
PRISONER UNDER WATER 3 HOURS
Milwaukee, Dec. 2 -- His head caught between two piles under water in the Milwaukee river, John Goetz, a Manitowoc man employed with the bridge crew of the Pellet & McMullen Co., of that city on Oneida Street bridge, faced death under most unusual conditions this morning and for several hours, Goetz was held prisoner, his head down, while fellow workmen failed in their efforts to release him.
Goetz has been employed with the Pellet & McMullen crew for some time and recently was permitted to do work as a diver at his own request and it was while engaged in diving this morning that he became caught between two piles and his life endangered.
Goetz was caught in such a manner that his head hung down but fortunately the accident did not interfere with the air tube and apparatus and it was possible to keep the man supplied with air and at 2 o'clock this afternoon, Goetz was said to be alive and all right and it was believed that he would be rescued without danger. However, the man's position is perilous and should there by any interference with the apparatus, he would suffocate and die. For more than three hours, Goetz was held prisoner, head downward and under water but a fellow diver succeeded in releasing him at 3 this afternoon and Goetz insisted upon continuing his work, having suffered no serious effects from his experience.
The danger to Goetz in his position while caught in the piling was that the air apparatus might go wrong or that the air tune might become disconnected through the effort to release the man in which event his death would have been almost certain. At one time, the advisability of attempting to pull out the piling in order to release the man was considered but this was abandoned as impractical because it might endanger Goetz.
Weighted down by the heavy diving suit and with his head hanging down because of the manner in which he was caught, Goetz was still able to signal for air and when a fellow diver was working in an effort to release him, Goetz held out his hand to indicate that he was all right and realized that every effort was being made to release him. It was feared however, that Goetz could not be rescued and his escape from death is considered miraculous.
Goetz is a son of Mrs. Goetz, So. 12th Street and is 25 years of age. He had been employed with the Pellet & McMullen crew at Milwaukee for some time and desired to become a diver and was given a chance. The determination of Goetz to continue work after his experience is indicative of his nerve say friends.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Wis., - Mon., Dec. 2, 1911
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GOETZ HOME, TELLS FEELING FACING DEATH
Southside Boy Who Was Near Death Has Recovered
WAS UNCONSCIOUS WHEN RESCUED
John Goetz, the Southside Boy who while employed as a diver at Milwaukee, had his head caught between two piles sat the bottom of the Milwaukee River and was held prisoner, head downward for three hours and twenty minutes and was rescued all but unconscious, had recovered sufficiently Sunday to make the journey at his home in this city and is at the home of his parents, 1122 So. Tenth Street. Mr. Goetz will remain here for a time and may later accept a position offered him by the Wm. Rahr Sons Co.
Goetz,, who passed through one of the most trying ordeals set for man, does not show any ill effects from his experience, due probably to the excellent physical condition in which he is in, but he has no desire to repeat the experience. Discussing his narrow escape, Goetz said: "I feel as though I had undergone the most horrible experience that a man can ever meet with when one sees death staring him in the face is helpless to avert it, the sensation is awful, but no word can describe my feelings. Gradually, I felt the life and energy leaving and as I relaxed I cared not whether I lived or died. Despondency overcame me. I was dying for lack of which nature gives bountifully - air. One breath of air and I will resign my life to any purpose", by brain kept buzzing.
Goetz was rescued after three hours and twenty minutes after a fire tug and two divers had been called in the effort to release him. He was removed to the hospital and recovered in a short time. Goetz is 30 years old and a son of John Goetz. He had been employed by the Pellet & McMullen Co at Milwaukee several weeks. Goetz declared that he may continued work as a diver.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Wis., - Dec. 4, 1911
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John Goetz
Death • Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997
Name John Goetz
Sex Male
Age 82
Death Date 07 May 1963
Death Place Mani, , Wisconsin
Race 1
Residence Place , Wisconsin
Certificate Number 015246
"Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997"
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John Goetz
Death • United States Social Security Death Index
Name John Goetz
State Wisconsin
Residence Place Wisconsin
Age 82
Birth Date 06 Jan 1881
Death Date May 1963
"United States Social Security Death Index"
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(1881 - 1963)
John Goetz, 82, formerly of 1113 Division St., Manitowoc, who had been residing at St. Mary Home for the Aged, Manitowoc, died Tuesday at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, where he had been taken the day before.
Funeral services will be at 8:30 a.m. Thursday at Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, and at 9 a.m. at St. Andrew Catholic Church with the Rev. D. L. Krembs officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Goetz was born Jan. 6, 1881, in Australia, son of the late John and Mary Panosh Goetz. He came to America with his parents as a child and the family settled at Manitowoc. He was a veteran of World War I and served with the U.S. Army from June 1916 to December 1917. He was discharged as a second lieutenant. He married Mary Kasten Oc.t 20, 1920, at Manitowoc. He worked as an engineer for Rahr Malting Co. from 1924 to 1952 when he retired. He was a 50-year member of Fraternal Order of Eagles and a 62-year member of the Catholic Order of Foresters. He also belonged to the Golden Ager Club. His wife died in September of 1962. Three sisters and three brothers also preceded him in death.
Among survivors are a number of nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at the funeral home where the Rosary will be recited at 7 o'clock this Wednesday evening by the parish and Order of Foresters.
Two Rivers Reporter, Manitowoc, Wis., Wednesday, May 8, 1963 P. T-7
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EXTRA!!
FACED DEATH IN A STRANGE MISHAP, SAVED
"Jack" Goetz, Local Boy Has Thrilling Experience at Milwaukee
PRISONER UNDER WATER 3 HOURS
Milwaukee, Dec. 2 -- His head caught between two piles under water in the Milwaukee river, John Goetz, a Manitowoc man employed with the bridge crew of the Pellet & McMullen Co., of that city on Oneida Street bridge, faced death under most unusual conditions this morning and for several hours, Goetz was held prisoner, his head down, while fellow workmen failed in their efforts to release him.
Goetz has been employed with the Pellet & McMullen crew for some time and recently was permitted to do work as a diver at his own request and it was while engaged in diving this morning that he became caught between two piles and his life endangered.
Goetz was caught in such a manner that his head hung down but fortunately the accident did not interfere with the air tube and apparatus and it was possible to keep the man supplied with air and at 2 o'clock this afternoon, Goetz was said to be alive and all right and it was believed that he would be rescued without danger. However, the man's position is perilous and should there by any interference with the apparatus, he would suffocate and die. For more than three hours, Goetz was held prisoner, head downward and under water but a fellow diver succeeded in releasing him at 3 this afternoon and Goetz insisted upon continuing his work, having suffered no serious effects from his experience.
The danger to Goetz in his position while caught in the piling was that the air apparatus might go wrong or that the air tune might become disconnected through the effort to release the man in which event his death would have been almost certain. At one time, the advisability of attempting to pull out the piling in order to release the man was considered but this was abandoned as impractical because it might endanger Goetz.
Weighted down by the heavy diving suit and with his head hanging down because of the manner in which he was caught, Goetz was still able to signal for air and when a fellow diver was working in an effort to release him, Goetz held out his hand to indicate that he was all right and realized that every effort was being made to release him. It was feared however, that Goetz could not be rescued and his escape from death is considered miraculous.
Goetz is a son of Mrs. Goetz, So. 12th Street and is 25 years of age. He had been employed with the Pellet & McMullen crew at Milwaukee for some time and desired to become a diver and was given a chance. The determination of Goetz to continue work after his experience is indicative of his nerve say friends.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Wis., - Mon., Dec. 2, 1911
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GOETZ HOME, TELLS FEELING FACING DEATH
Southside Boy Who Was Near Death Has Recovered
WAS UNCONSCIOUS WHEN RESCUED
John Goetz, the Southside Boy who while employed as a diver at Milwaukee, had his head caught between two piles sat the bottom of the Milwaukee River and was held prisoner, head downward for three hours and twenty minutes and was rescued all but unconscious, had recovered sufficiently Sunday to make the journey at his home in this city and is at the home of his parents, 1122 So. Tenth Street. Mr. Goetz will remain here for a time and may later accept a position offered him by the Wm. Rahr Sons Co.
Goetz,, who passed through one of the most trying ordeals set for man, does not show any ill effects from his experience, due probably to the excellent physical condition in which he is in, but he has no desire to repeat the experience. Discussing his narrow escape, Goetz said: "I feel as though I had undergone the most horrible experience that a man can ever meet with when one sees death staring him in the face is helpless to avert it, the sensation is awful, but no word can describe my feelings. Gradually, I felt the life and energy leaving and as I relaxed I cared not whether I lived or died. Despondency overcame me. I was dying for lack of which nature gives bountifully - air. One breath of air and I will resign my life to any purpose", by brain kept buzzing.
Goetz was rescued after three hours and twenty minutes after a fire tug and two divers had been called in the effort to release him. He was removed to the hospital and recovered in a short time. Goetz is 30 years old and a son of John Goetz. He had been employed by the Pellet & McMullen Co at Milwaukee several weeks. Goetz declared that he may continued work as a diver.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Wis., - Dec. 4, 1911
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John Goetz
Death • Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997
Name John Goetz
Sex Male
Age 82
Death Date 07 May 1963
Death Place Mani, , Wisconsin
Race 1
Residence Place , Wisconsin
Certificate Number 015246
"Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997"
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John Goetz
Death • United States Social Security Death Index
Name John Goetz
State Wisconsin
Residence Place Wisconsin
Age 82
Birth Date 06 Jan 1881
Death Date May 1963
"United States Social Security Death Index"
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JOHN GOETZ
(1881 - 1963)
John Goetz, 82, formerly of 1113 Division St., Manitowoc, who had been residing at St. Mary Home for the Aged, Manitowoc, died Tuesday at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, where he had been taken the day before.
Funeral services will be at 8:30 a.m. Thursday at Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, and at 9 a.m. at St. Andrew Catholic Church with the Rev. D. L. Krembs officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Goetz was born Jan. 6, 1881, in Australia, son of the late John and Mary Panosh Goetz. He came to America with his parents as a child and the family settled at Manitowoc. He was a veteran of World War I and served with the U.S. Army from June 1916 to December 1917. He was discharged as a second lieutenant. He married Mary Kasten Oc.t 20, 1920, at Manitowoc. He worked as an engineer for Rahr Malting Co. from 1924 to 1952 when he retired. He was a 50-year member of Fraternal Order of Eagles and a 62-year member of the Catholic Order of Foresters. He also belonged to the Golden Ager Club. His wife died in September of 1962. Three sisters and three brothers also preceded him in death.
Among survivors are a number of nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at the funeral home where the Rosary will be recited at 7 o'clock this Wednesday evening by the parish and Order of Foresters.
Two Rivers Reporter, Manitowoc, Wis., Wednesday, May 8, 1963 P. T-7
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EXTRA!!
FACED DEATH IN A STRANGE MISHAP, SAVED
"Jack" Goetz, Local Boy Has Thrilling Experience at Milwaukee
PRISONER UNDER WATER 3 HOURS
Milwaukee, Dec. 2 -- His head caught between two piles under water in the Milwaukee river, John Goetz, a Manitowoc man employed with the bridge crew of the Pellet & McMullen Co., of that city on Oneida Street bridge, faced death under most unusual conditions this morning and for several hours, Goetz was held prisoner, his head down, while fellow workmen failed in their efforts to release him.
Goetz has been employed with the Pellet & McMullen crew for some time and recently was permitted to do work as a diver at his own request and it was while engaged in diving this morning that he became caught between two piles and his life endangered.
Goetz was caught in such a manner that his head hung down but fortunately the accident did not interfere with the air tube and apparatus and it was possible to keep the man supplied with air and at 2 o'clock this afternoon, Goetz was said to be alive and all right and it was believed that he would be rescued without danger. However, the man's position is perilous and should there by any interference with the apparatus, he would suffocate and die. For more than three hours, Goetz was held prisoner, head downward and under water but a fellow diver succeeded in releasing him at 3 this afternoon and Goetz insisted upon continuing his work, having suffered no serious effects from his experience.
The danger to Goetz in his position while caught in the piling was that the air apparatus might go wrong or that the air tune might become disconnected through the effort to release the man in which event his death would have been almost certain. At one time, the advisability of attempting to pull out the piling in order to release the man was considered but this was abandoned as impractical because it might endanger Goetz.
Weighted down by the heavy diving suit and with his head hanging down because of the manner in which he was caught, Goetz was still able to signal for air and when a fellow diver was working in an effort to release him, Goetz held out his hand to indicate that he was all right and realized that every effort was being made to release him. It was feared however, that Goetz could not be rescued and his escape from death is considered miraculous.
Goetz is a son of Mrs. Goetz, So. 12th Street and is 25 years of age. He had been employed with the Pellet & McMullen crew at Milwaukee for some time and desired to become a diver and was given a chance. The determination of Goetz to continue work after his experience is indicative of his nerve say friends.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Wis., - Mon., Dec. 2, 1911
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GOETZ HOME, TELLS FEELING FACING DEATH
Southside Boy Who Was Near Death Has Recovered
WAS UNCONSCIOUS WHEN RESCUED
John Goetz, the Southside Boy who while employed as a diver at Milwaukee, had his head caught between two piles sat the bottom of the Milwaukee River and was held prisoner, head downward for three hours and twenty minutes and was rescued all but unconscious, had recovered sufficiently Sunday to make the journey at his home in this city and is at the home of his parents, 1122 So. Tenth Street. Mr. Goetz will remain here for a time and may later accept a position offered him by the Wm. Rahr Sons Co.
Goetz,, who passed through one of the most trying ordeals set for man, does not show any ill effects from his experience, due probably to the excellent physical condition in which he is in, but he has no desire to repeat the experience. Discussing his narrow escape, Goetz said: "I feel as though I had undergone the most horrible experience that a man can ever meet with when one sees death staring him in the face is helpless to avert it, the sensation is awful, but no word can describe my feelings. Gradually, I felt the life and energy leaving and as I relaxed I cared not whether I lived or died. Despondency overcame me. I was dying for lack of which nature gives bountifully - air. One breath of air and I will resign my life to any purpose", by brain kept buzzing.
Goetz was rescued after three hours and twenty minutes after a fire tug and two divers had been called in the effort to release him. He was removed to the hospital and recovered in a short time. Goetz is 30 years old and a son of John Goetz. He had been employed by the Pellet & McMullen Co at Milwaukee several weeks. Goetz declared that he may continued work as a diver.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Wis., - Dec. 4, 1911
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John Goetz
Death • Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997
Name John Goetz
Sex Male
Age 82
Death Date 07 May 1963
Death Place Mani, , Wisconsin
Race 1
Residence Place , Wisconsin
Certificate Number 015246
"Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997"
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John Goetz
Death • United States Social Security Death Index
Name John Goetz
State Wisconsin
Residence Place Wisconsin
Age 82
Birth Date 06 Jan 1881
Death Date May 1963
"United States Social Security Death Index"
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(1881 - 1963)
John Goetz, 82, formerly of 1113 Division St., Manitowoc, who had been residing at St. Mary Home for the Aged, Manitowoc, died Tuesday at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, where he had been taken the day before.
Funeral services will be at 8:30 a.m. Thursday at Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, and at 9 a.m. at St. Andrew Catholic Church with the Rev. D. L. Krembs officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Goetz was born Jan. 6, 1881, in Australia, son of the late John and Mary Panosh Goetz. He came to America with his parents as a child and the family settled at Manitowoc. He was a veteran of World War I and served with the U.S. Army from June 1916 to December 1917. He was discharged as a second lieutenant. He married Mary Kasten Oc.t 20, 1920, at Manitowoc. He worked as an engineer for Rahr Malting Co. from 1924 to 1952 when he retired. He was a 50-year member of Fraternal Order of Eagles and a 62-year member of the Catholic Order of Foresters. He also belonged to the Golden Ager Club. His wife died in September of 1962. Three sisters and three brothers also preceded him in death.
Among survivors are a number of nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at the funeral home where the Rosary will be recited at 7 o'clock this Wednesday evening by the parish and Order of Foresters.
Two Rivers Reporter, Manitowoc, Wis., Wednesday, May 8, 1963 P. T-7
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EXTRA!!
FACED DEATH IN A STRANGE MISHAP, SAVED
"Jack" Goetz, Local Boy Has Thrilling Experience at Milwaukee
PRISONER UNDER WATER 3 HOURS
Milwaukee, Dec. 2 -- His head caught between two piles under water in the Milwaukee river, John Goetz, a Manitowoc man employed with the bridge crew of the Pellet & McMullen Co., of that city on Oneida Street bridge, faced death under most unusual conditions this morning and for several hours, Goetz was held prisoner, his head down, while fellow workmen failed in their efforts to release him.
Goetz has been employed with the Pellet & McMullen crew for some time and recently was permitted to do work as a diver at his own request and it was while engaged in diving this morning that he became caught between two piles and his life endangered.
Goetz was caught in such a manner that his head hung down but fortunately the accident did not interfere with the air tube and apparatus and it was possible to keep the man supplied with air and at 2 o'clock this afternoon, Goetz was said to be alive and all right and it was believed that he would be rescued without danger. However, the man's position is perilous and should there by any interference with the apparatus, he would suffocate and die. For more than three hours, Goetz was held prisoner, head downward and under water but a fellow diver succeeded in releasing him at 3 this afternoon and Goetz insisted upon continuing his work, having suffered no serious effects from his experience.
The danger to Goetz in his position while caught in the piling was that the air apparatus might go wrong or that the air tune might become disconnected through the effort to release the man in which event his death would have been almost certain. At one time, the advisability of attempting to pull out the piling in order to release the man was considered but this was abandoned as impractical because it might endanger Goetz.
Weighted down by the heavy diving suit and with his head hanging down because of the manner in which he was caught, Goetz was still able to signal for air and when a fellow diver was working in an effort to release him, Goetz held out his hand to indicate that he was all right and realized that every effort was being made to release him. It was feared however, that Goetz could not be rescued and his escape from death is considered miraculous.
Goetz is a son of Mrs. Goetz, So. 12th Street and is 25 years of age. He had been employed with the Pellet & McMullen crew at Milwaukee for some time and desired to become a diver and was given a chance. The determination of Goetz to continue work after his experience is indicative of his nerve say friends.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Wis., - Mon., Dec. 2, 1911
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GOETZ HOME, TELLS FEELING FACING DEATH
Southside Boy Who Was Near Death Has Recovered
WAS UNCONSCIOUS WHEN RESCUED
John Goetz, the Southside Boy who while employed as a diver at Milwaukee, had his head caught between two piles sat the bottom of the Milwaukee River and was held prisoner, head downward for three hours and twenty minutes and was rescued all but unconscious, had recovered sufficiently Sunday to make the journey at his home in this city and is at the home of his parents, 1122 So. Tenth Street. Mr. Goetz will remain here for a time and may later accept a position offered him by the Wm. Rahr Sons Co.
Goetz,, who passed through one of the most trying ordeals set for man, does not show any ill effects from his experience, due probably to the excellent physical condition in which he is in, but he has no desire to repeat the experience. Discussing his narrow escape, Goetz said: "I feel as though I had undergone the most horrible experience that a man can ever meet with when one sees death staring him in the face is helpless to avert it, the sensation is awful, but no word can describe my feelings. Gradually, I felt the life and energy leaving and as I relaxed I cared not whether I lived or died. Despondency overcame me. I was dying for lack of which nature gives bountifully - air. One breath of air and I will resign my life to any purpose", by brain kept buzzing.
Goetz was rescued after three hours and twenty minutes after a fire tug and two divers had been called in the effort to release him. He was removed to the hospital and recovered in a short time. Goetz is 30 years old and a son of John Goetz. He had been employed by the Pellet & McMullen Co at Milwaukee several weeks. Goetz declared that he may continued work as a diver.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Wis., - Dec. 4, 1911
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John Goetz
Death • Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997
Name John Goetz
Sex Male
Age 82
Death Date 07 May 1963
Death Place Mani, , Wisconsin
Race 1
Residence Place , Wisconsin
Certificate Number 015246
"Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997"
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John Goetz
Death • United States Social Security Death Index
Name John Goetz
State Wisconsin
Residence Place Wisconsin
Age 82
Birth Date 06 Jan 1881
Death Date May 1963
"United States Social Security Death Index"
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