ALFRED KOHLS
Alfred A. Kohls, 85, (photo) of 2206-13th St., Two Rivers, a retired Hamilton
Mfg. Co. former department head, long active in the music circles in the area
and who was one of the organizers of the Meistersinger Guild Male Chorus, and
an early alderman, died at an early hour Friday at the Two Rivers Municipal
Hospital. He had been in failing health for several months.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Emanuel Evangelical United Brethren
Church, Two Rivers, the Rev. Karl F. Koch officiating. Burial will be in Pioneers'
Rest Cemetery.
Mr. Kohls was born April 26, 1882, at Two Rivers, a son of the late Albert and
Fredericka Grade Kohls. He married the former Amanda Leonhardt of Appleton at
Milwaukee Aug. 4, 1902, where they resided for nearly two years and he was
employed as a painter. Mrs. Kohls died March 10, 1966, at Two Rivers. In 1905
he entered the employment of the Hamilton Mfg. co., becoming foreman in the
firm's Steel Finishing Dept. In 1937 he was made an inspector in the department
and retired 25 years ago.
For two terms, 1912 to 1916, Mr. Kohls served as an alderman at Two Rivers. An
early member of the old Liederkranz Singing Society, he was a member of the old
South Side Male Quartet for 25 years, which during the period also included Louis
Ahrens of Manitowoc, and the late Peter Zinn, Arthur Zoerb and Richard Luebke of
Two Rivers. He was also a charter member and one of the founders of the Meisteer-
singer Guild Male Chorus at Two Rivers, established in 1929. A member of the
Hamilton 40-year club, he was also a lifelong member of Emanuel church.
Surviving Mr. Kohls are three daughters, Mrs. Seymour S. Altena nd Mrs. Ihler
Henrickson, both of Two Rivers, and Mrs. Frank C. Lupo of Greenvill, S.C.; two
sons, Ellis of Reedsville and Roland Kohls of Two Rivers, seven grandchildren and
15 great grandchildren. A son and a daughter preceded him in death.
Friends may call at Klein and Stangel, Inc. Funeral Home, Two Rivers, after 2 p.m.
Sunday until 11 a.m. Monday when the casket will be taken to the church where the
body will lie in state until the time of services.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Friday, June 16, 1967 P.5
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Alfred A. Kohls, 85, (photo) of 2206-13th St., Two Rivers, a retired Hamilton
Mfg. Co. former department head, long active in the music circles in the area
and who was one of the organizers of the Meistersinger Guild Male Chorus, and
an early alderman, died at an early hour Friday at the Two Rivers Municipal
Hospital. He had been in failing health for several months.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Emanuel Evangelical United Brethren
Church, Two Rivers, the Rev. Karl F. Koch officiating. Burial will be in Pioneers'
Rest Cemetery.
Mr. Kohls was born April 26, 1882, at Two Rivers, a son of the late Albert and
Fredericka Grade Kohls. He married the former Amanda Leonhardt of Appleton at
Milwaukee Aug. 4, 1902, where they resided for nearly two years and he was
employed as a painter. Mrs. Kohls died March 10, 1966, at Two Rivers. In 1905
he entered the employment of the Hamilton Mfg. co., becoming foreman in the
firm's Steel Finishing Dept. In 1937 he was made an inspector in the department
and retired 25 years ago.
For two terms, 1912 to 1916, Mr. Kohls served as an alderman at Two Rivers. An
early member of the old Liederkranz Singing Society, he was a member of the old
South Side Male Quartet for 25 years, which during the period also included Louis
Ahrens of Manitowoc, and the late Peter Zinn, Arthur Zoerb and Richard Luebke of
Two Rivers. He was also a charter member and one of the founders of the Meisteer-
singer Guild Male Chorus at Two Rivers, established in 1929. A member of the
Hamilton 40-year club, he was also a lifelong member of Emanuel church.
Surviving Mr. Kohls are three daughters, Mrs. Seymour S. Altena nd Mrs. Ihler
Henrickson, both of Two Rivers, and Mrs. Frank C. Lupo of Greenvill, S.C.; two
sons, Ellis of Reedsville and Roland Kohls of Two Rivers, seven grandchildren and
15 great grandchildren. A son and a daughter preceded him in death.
Friends may call at Klein and Stangel, Inc. Funeral Home, Two Rivers, after 2 p.m.
Sunday until 11 a.m. Monday when the casket will be taken to the church where the
body will lie in state until the time of services.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Friday, June 16, 1967 P.5
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ALFRED KOHLS
Alfred A. Kohls, 85, (photo) of 2206-13th St., Two Rivers, a retired Hamilton
Mfg. Co. former department head, long active in the music circles in the area
and who was one of the organizers of the Meistersinger Guild Male Chorus, and
an early alderman, died at an early hour Friday at the Two Rivers Municipal
Hospital. He had been in failing health for several months.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Emanuel Evangelical United Brethren
Church, Two Rivers, the Rev. Karl F. Koch officiating. Burial will be in Pioneers'
Rest Cemetery.
Mr. Kohls was born April 26, 1882, at Two Rivers, a son of the late Albert and
Fredericka Grade Kohls. He married the former Amanda Leonhardt of Appleton at
Milwaukee Aug. 4, 1902, where they resided for nearly two years and he was
employed as a painter. Mrs. Kohls died March 10, 1966, at Two Rivers. In 1905
he entered the employment of the Hamilton Mfg. co., becoming foreman in the
firm's Steel Finishing Dept. In 1937 he was made an inspector in the department
and retired 25 years ago.
For two terms, 1912 to 1916, Mr. Kohls served as an alderman at Two Rivers. An
early member of the old Liederkranz Singing Society, he was a member of the old
South Side Male Quartet for 25 years, which during the period also included Louis
Ahrens of Manitowoc, and the late Peter Zinn, Arthur Zoerb and Richard Luebke of
Two Rivers. He was also a charter member and one of the founders of the Meisteer-
singer Guild Male Chorus at Two Rivers, established in 1929. A member of the
Hamilton 40-year club, he was also a lifelong member of Emanuel church.
Surviving Mr. Kohls are three daughters, Mrs. Seymour S. Altena nd Mrs. Ihler
Henrickson, both of Two Rivers, and Mrs. Frank C. Lupo of Greenvill, S.C.; two
sons, Ellis of Reedsville and Roland Kohls of Two Rivers, seven grandchildren and
15 great grandchildren. A son and a daughter preceded him in death.
Friends may call at Klein and Stangel, Inc. Funeral Home, Two Rivers, after 2 p.m.
Sunday until 11 a.m. Monday when the casket will be taken to the church where the
body will lie in state until the time of services.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Friday, June 16, 1967 P.5
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Alfred A. Kohls, 85, (photo) of 2206-13th St., Two Rivers, a retired Hamilton
Mfg. Co. former department head, long active in the music circles in the area
and who was one of the organizers of the Meistersinger Guild Male Chorus, and
an early alderman, died at an early hour Friday at the Two Rivers Municipal
Hospital. He had been in failing health for several months.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Emanuel Evangelical United Brethren
Church, Two Rivers, the Rev. Karl F. Koch officiating. Burial will be in Pioneers'
Rest Cemetery.
Mr. Kohls was born April 26, 1882, at Two Rivers, a son of the late Albert and
Fredericka Grade Kohls. He married the former Amanda Leonhardt of Appleton at
Milwaukee Aug. 4, 1902, where they resided for nearly two years and he was
employed as a painter. Mrs. Kohls died March 10, 1966, at Two Rivers. In 1905
he entered the employment of the Hamilton Mfg. co., becoming foreman in the
firm's Steel Finishing Dept. In 1937 he was made an inspector in the department
and retired 25 years ago.
For two terms, 1912 to 1916, Mr. Kohls served as an alderman at Two Rivers. An
early member of the old Liederkranz Singing Society, he was a member of the old
South Side Male Quartet for 25 years, which during the period also included Louis
Ahrens of Manitowoc, and the late Peter Zinn, Arthur Zoerb and Richard Luebke of
Two Rivers. He was also a charter member and one of the founders of the Meisteer-
singer Guild Male Chorus at Two Rivers, established in 1929. A member of the
Hamilton 40-year club, he was also a lifelong member of Emanuel church.
Surviving Mr. Kohls are three daughters, Mrs. Seymour S. Altena nd Mrs. Ihler
Henrickson, both of Two Rivers, and Mrs. Frank C. Lupo of Greenvill, S.C.; two
sons, Ellis of Reedsville and Roland Kohls of Two Rivers, seven grandchildren and
15 great grandchildren. A son and a daughter preceded him in death.
Friends may call at Klein and Stangel, Inc. Funeral Home, Two Rivers, after 2 p.m.
Sunday until 11 a.m. Monday when the casket will be taken to the church where the
body will lie in state until the time of services.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Friday, June 16, 1967 P.5
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