JOHN KOBES
John J. Kobes, age 91, of 1372 Kellner St., Manitowoc, passed away on Wednesday,
Aug. 20, 2008, at the Aurora Medical Center in Two Rivers.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008, at Grace
Evangelical Lutheran Church, 2426 N. Rapids Road, in Manitowoc, with the Rev.
Steven Hahm officiating. Burial will take place in the Mishicot Public Cemetery.
John was born April 22, 1917, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton to the late
Bart and Theresa Blahnik Kobes and was baptized in Appleton, too. The family
moved to rural Denmark in Brown County shortly after John was confirmed at St.
Ann Church in Cherneyville. He graduated from the eighth grade at Lynch School
in the town of New Denmark and worked as a farmhand to several neighbors until
October of 1938, when he purchased a farm in the town of Mishicot. John married
the former Adeline E. Assmann on Nov. 20, 1940, at St. Peter's Evangelical
Lutheran Church in Mishicot, where they were members until 1976. In addition to
farming, he also worked as a sheet metalist at the Two Creeks Radar Station in
its early stages. In 1950, he also became a salesman, masoner and installer of
barn equipment for 10 years for Badger Northland of Kaukauna and then for the
Little Giant Supply Co. of Manitowoc. He also was a salesman for Ehnert Silos
of Kiel. John and Adeline (who tended the farm full time so that John could
work out) farmed until May of 1976, when they purchased their retirement home
in the city of Manitowoc and became members of Grace Lutheran Church. After his
retirement, John did carpentry and masonry work for Mike Check Builders and the
Braun Building Supply Co. of Manitowoc. Adeline preceded John in death on Jan. 30,
2006. The couple celebrated 65 years of marriage. John enjoyed playing sheepshead
and dancing to ""old-time music"" during their married life and also enjoyed
spending time with his family.
Survivors include his two daughters and sons-in-law: Carol and Reuben Stuebs, of
Kewaunee; and Audrey and Donald Grant, of Kiel; one son and daughter-in-law: Allan
and Pat Kobes, of Two Rivers; seven grandchildren: Brian (Sally) Klimesh, Bruce
and Mark Klimesh, Janice (Kenneth) Gessert, his Godchild, Karen (Chris) Spagnuolo,
Air Force Staff Sgt. David (Jennifer) Grant, Lori (Brian) Schultz; seven great-
grandchildren: Joshua, Valene and Darren Marmes, Derrick Mueller and Brett Spindler,
Noah and Luke Spagnuolo. John also is survived by his stepgrandchildren: Michelle,
Russell and his wife Pearl, Brenda and her husband Paul, and by his stepgreat-
grandchildren: Christopher, Tabitha, Joshua, Ashley and Hannah. He is further
survived by his four brothers and four sisters-in-law: Edward Kobes, Joseph (Alice)
Kobes, George (Verna) Kobes, James (Dorothy) Kobes and Jean Assmann, and by one
sister: Mary Erdman, along with numerous nieces and nephews. In additon to his
parents and his loving wife, he also was preceded in death by one sister, Ann
Kreisa, two brothers: Thomas and Frank Kobes, one daughter-in-law, Bonnie Kobes,
sisters-in-law: Cora Kobes and Toni Kobes, his brothers-in-law: Florian and Alfred
Assmann and Herbert Erdman.
Relatives and friends may call after 9 a.m. on Saturday at Grace Lutheran Church
in Manitowoc until the time of service at 11 a.m. There will be no Friday evening
visitation.
A memorial fund has been established for Grace Lutheran Church of Manitowoc.
The family wishes to express sincere thanks to the Rev. Tom Pankow for his many
home and hospital visits and to the entire staffs of the Aurora Medical Center,
Northridge Medical and Rehabilitation Center, and to Kindred Hearts Assisted
Living for all the care and concerns shown to John during his time of need. Your
kindness will always be remembered.
The Lambert-Eckert Funeral Home of Mishicot is assisting the Kobe family with
funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, August 2008
John J. Kobes, age 91, of 1372 Kellner St., Manitowoc, passed away on Wednesday,
Aug. 20, 2008, at the Aurora Medical Center in Two Rivers.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008, at Grace
Evangelical Lutheran Church, 2426 N. Rapids Road, in Manitowoc, with the Rev.
Steven Hahm officiating. Burial will take place in the Mishicot Public Cemetery.
John was born April 22, 1917, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton to the late
Bart and Theresa Blahnik Kobes and was baptized in Appleton, too. The family
moved to rural Denmark in Brown County shortly after John was confirmed at St.
Ann Church in Cherneyville. He graduated from the eighth grade at Lynch School
in the town of New Denmark and worked as a farmhand to several neighbors until
October of 1938, when he purchased a farm in the town of Mishicot. John married
the former Adeline E. Assmann on Nov. 20, 1940, at St. Peter's Evangelical
Lutheran Church in Mishicot, where they were members until 1976. In addition to
farming, he also worked as a sheet metalist at the Two Creeks Radar Station in
its early stages. In 1950, he also became a salesman, masoner and installer of
barn equipment for 10 years for Badger Northland of Kaukauna and then for the
Little Giant Supply Co. of Manitowoc. He also was a salesman for Ehnert Silos
of Kiel. John and Adeline (who tended the farm full time so that John could
work out) farmed until May of 1976, when they purchased their retirement home
in the city of Manitowoc and became members of Grace Lutheran Church. After his
retirement, John did carpentry and masonry work for Mike Check Builders and the
Braun Building Supply Co. of Manitowoc. Adeline preceded John in death on Jan. 30,
2006. The couple celebrated 65 years of marriage. John enjoyed playing sheepshead
and dancing to ""old-time music"" during their married life and also enjoyed
spending time with his family.
Survivors include his two daughters and sons-in-law: Carol and Reuben Stuebs, of
Kewaunee; and Audrey and Donald Grant, of Kiel; one son and daughter-in-law: Allan
and Pat Kobes, of Two Rivers; seven grandchildren: Brian (Sally) Klimesh, Bruce
and Mark Klimesh, Janice (Kenneth) Gessert, his Godchild, Karen (Chris) Spagnuolo,
Air Force Staff Sgt. David (Jennifer) Grant, Lori (Brian) Schultz; seven great-
grandchildren: Joshua, Valene and Darren Marmes, Derrick Mueller and Brett Spindler,
Noah and Luke Spagnuolo. John also is survived by his stepgrandchildren: Michelle,
Russell and his wife Pearl, Brenda and her husband Paul, and by his stepgreat-
grandchildren: Christopher, Tabitha, Joshua, Ashley and Hannah. He is further
survived by his four brothers and four sisters-in-law: Edward Kobes, Joseph (Alice)
Kobes, George (Verna) Kobes, James (Dorothy) Kobes and Jean Assmann, and by one
sister: Mary Erdman, along with numerous nieces and nephews. In additon to his
parents and his loving wife, he also was preceded in death by one sister, Ann
Kreisa, two brothers: Thomas and Frank Kobes, one daughter-in-law, Bonnie Kobes,
sisters-in-law: Cora Kobes and Toni Kobes, his brothers-in-law: Florian and Alfred
Assmann and Herbert Erdman.
Relatives and friends may call after 9 a.m. on Saturday at Grace Lutheran Church
in Manitowoc until the time of service at 11 a.m. There will be no Friday evening
visitation.
A memorial fund has been established for Grace Lutheran Church of Manitowoc.
The family wishes to express sincere thanks to the Rev. Tom Pankow for his many
home and hospital visits and to the entire staffs of the Aurora Medical Center,
Northridge Medical and Rehabilitation Center, and to Kindred Hearts Assisted
Living for all the care and concerns shown to John during his time of need. Your
kindness will always be remembered.
The Lambert-Eckert Funeral Home of Mishicot is assisting the Kobe family with
funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, August 2008
JOHN KOBES
John J. Kobes, age 91, of 1372 Kellner St., Manitowoc, passed away on Wednesday,
Aug. 20, 2008, at the Aurora Medical Center in Two Rivers.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008, at Grace
Evangelical Lutheran Church, 2426 N. Rapids Road, in Manitowoc, with the Rev.
Steven Hahm officiating. Burial will take place in the Mishicot Public Cemetery.
John was born April 22, 1917, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton to the late
Bart and Theresa Blahnik Kobes and was baptized in Appleton, too. The family
moved to rural Denmark in Brown County shortly after John was confirmed at St.
Ann Church in Cherneyville. He graduated from the eighth grade at Lynch School
in the town of New Denmark and worked as a farmhand to several neighbors until
October of 1938, when he purchased a farm in the town of Mishicot. John married
the former Adeline E. Assmann on Nov. 20, 1940, at St. Peter's Evangelical
Lutheran Church in Mishicot, where they were members until 1976. In addition to
farming, he also worked as a sheet metalist at the Two Creeks Radar Station in
its early stages. In 1950, he also became a salesman, masoner and installer of
barn equipment for 10 years for Badger Northland of Kaukauna and then for the
Little Giant Supply Co. of Manitowoc. He also was a salesman for Ehnert Silos
of Kiel. John and Adeline (who tended the farm full time so that John could
work out) farmed until May of 1976, when they purchased their retirement home
in the city of Manitowoc and became members of Grace Lutheran Church. After his
retirement, John did carpentry and masonry work for Mike Check Builders and the
Braun Building Supply Co. of Manitowoc. Adeline preceded John in death on Jan. 30,
2006. The couple celebrated 65 years of marriage. John enjoyed playing sheepshead
and dancing to ""old-time music"" during their married life and also enjoyed
spending time with his family.
Survivors include his two daughters and sons-in-law: Carol and Reuben Stuebs, of
Kewaunee; and Audrey and Donald Grant, of Kiel; one son and daughter-in-law: Allan
and Pat Kobes, of Two Rivers; seven grandchildren: Brian (Sally) Klimesh, Bruce
and Mark Klimesh, Janice (Kenneth) Gessert, his Godchild, Karen (Chris) Spagnuolo,
Air Force Staff Sgt. David (Jennifer) Grant, Lori (Brian) Schultz; seven great-
grandchildren: Joshua, Valene and Darren Marmes, Derrick Mueller and Brett Spindler,
Noah and Luke Spagnuolo. John also is survived by his stepgrandchildren: Michelle,
Russell and his wife Pearl, Brenda and her husband Paul, and by his stepgreat-
grandchildren: Christopher, Tabitha, Joshua, Ashley and Hannah. He is further
survived by his four brothers and four sisters-in-law: Edward Kobes, Joseph (Alice)
Kobes, George (Verna) Kobes, James (Dorothy) Kobes and Jean Assmann, and by one
sister: Mary Erdman, along with numerous nieces and nephews. In additon to his
parents and his loving wife, he also was preceded in death by one sister, Ann
Kreisa, two brothers: Thomas and Frank Kobes, one daughter-in-law, Bonnie Kobes,
sisters-in-law: Cora Kobes and Toni Kobes, his brothers-in-law: Florian and Alfred
Assmann and Herbert Erdman.
Relatives and friends may call after 9 a.m. on Saturday at Grace Lutheran Church
in Manitowoc until the time of service at 11 a.m. There will be no Friday evening
visitation.
A memorial fund has been established for Grace Lutheran Church of Manitowoc.
The family wishes to express sincere thanks to the Rev. Tom Pankow for his many
home and hospital visits and to the entire staffs of the Aurora Medical Center,
Northridge Medical and Rehabilitation Center, and to Kindred Hearts Assisted
Living for all the care and concerns shown to John during his time of need. Your
kindness will always be remembered.
The Lambert-Eckert Funeral Home of Mishicot is assisting the Kobe family with
funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, August 2008
John J. Kobes, age 91, of 1372 Kellner St., Manitowoc, passed away on Wednesday,
Aug. 20, 2008, at the Aurora Medical Center in Two Rivers.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008, at Grace
Evangelical Lutheran Church, 2426 N. Rapids Road, in Manitowoc, with the Rev.
Steven Hahm officiating. Burial will take place in the Mishicot Public Cemetery.
John was born April 22, 1917, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton to the late
Bart and Theresa Blahnik Kobes and was baptized in Appleton, too. The family
moved to rural Denmark in Brown County shortly after John was confirmed at St.
Ann Church in Cherneyville. He graduated from the eighth grade at Lynch School
in the town of New Denmark and worked as a farmhand to several neighbors until
October of 1938, when he purchased a farm in the town of Mishicot. John married
the former Adeline E. Assmann on Nov. 20, 1940, at St. Peter's Evangelical
Lutheran Church in Mishicot, where they were members until 1976. In addition to
farming, he also worked as a sheet metalist at the Two Creeks Radar Station in
its early stages. In 1950, he also became a salesman, masoner and installer of
barn equipment for 10 years for Badger Northland of Kaukauna and then for the
Little Giant Supply Co. of Manitowoc. He also was a salesman for Ehnert Silos
of Kiel. John and Adeline (who tended the farm full time so that John could
work out) farmed until May of 1976, when they purchased their retirement home
in the city of Manitowoc and became members of Grace Lutheran Church. After his
retirement, John did carpentry and masonry work for Mike Check Builders and the
Braun Building Supply Co. of Manitowoc. Adeline preceded John in death on Jan. 30,
2006. The couple celebrated 65 years of marriage. John enjoyed playing sheepshead
and dancing to ""old-time music"" during their married life and also enjoyed
spending time with his family.
Survivors include his two daughters and sons-in-law: Carol and Reuben Stuebs, of
Kewaunee; and Audrey and Donald Grant, of Kiel; one son and daughter-in-law: Allan
and Pat Kobes, of Two Rivers; seven grandchildren: Brian (Sally) Klimesh, Bruce
and Mark Klimesh, Janice (Kenneth) Gessert, his Godchild, Karen (Chris) Spagnuolo,
Air Force Staff Sgt. David (Jennifer) Grant, Lori (Brian) Schultz; seven great-
grandchildren: Joshua, Valene and Darren Marmes, Derrick Mueller and Brett Spindler,
Noah and Luke Spagnuolo. John also is survived by his stepgrandchildren: Michelle,
Russell and his wife Pearl, Brenda and her husband Paul, and by his stepgreat-
grandchildren: Christopher, Tabitha, Joshua, Ashley and Hannah. He is further
survived by his four brothers and four sisters-in-law: Edward Kobes, Joseph (Alice)
Kobes, George (Verna) Kobes, James (Dorothy) Kobes and Jean Assmann, and by one
sister: Mary Erdman, along with numerous nieces and nephews. In additon to his
parents and his loving wife, he also was preceded in death by one sister, Ann
Kreisa, two brothers: Thomas and Frank Kobes, one daughter-in-law, Bonnie Kobes,
sisters-in-law: Cora Kobes and Toni Kobes, his brothers-in-law: Florian and Alfred
Assmann and Herbert Erdman.
Relatives and friends may call after 9 a.m. on Saturday at Grace Lutheran Church
in Manitowoc until the time of service at 11 a.m. There will be no Friday evening
visitation.
A memorial fund has been established for Grace Lutheran Church of Manitowoc.
The family wishes to express sincere thanks to the Rev. Tom Pankow for his many
home and hospital visits and to the entire staffs of the Aurora Medical Center,
Northridge Medical and Rehabilitation Center, and to Kindred Hearts Assisted
Living for all the care and concerns shown to John during his time of need. Your
kindness will always be remembered.
The Lambert-Eckert Funeral Home of Mishicot is assisting the Kobe family with
funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, August 2008
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