JOHN REIS

COUNTY BOARD VETERAN DIES AT TWO RIVERS
John Reis, Supervisor For 23 Years, Succumbs This Afternoon; Ill One Year
John Reis, 66, member of the county board for 23 years, died at his home,
2305 Washington street, Two Rivers, at 12:35 p.m. today after a long
illness. He had been in failing health for a year and was confined to his
bed for the last eight weeks.
The body was removed to the Beduhn funeral home and may be viewed from
Thursday evening until the hour of the services. The funeral will be held
Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the funeral home with the Rev. T.A.
Hawkes officiating. Burial will be in Pioneer's Rest cemetery.
On Board 23 Years
Mr. Reis was long prominent in civic affairs. He represented the fourth
ward of the city of Two Rivers on the board of supervisors for 23 con-
secutive years. At the time of his death he was chairman of the relief
committee. For the last two years he was a member of the board of review
for the city of Two Rivers.
For 39 years Mr. Reis was a building contractor in Two Rivers and among
the larger buildings he erected were the Grace Congregational church, the
Empire block and the Sacred Heart school, all in Two Rivers. He was super-
visor of construction when the H.P. Hamilton school was built.
Born in Mishicot
He was born in the Town of Mishicot May 2, 1865, son of Nicholas and Eliza
(Fischer) Reis. He married Emma Paarman at Mishicot Jan. 5, 1895. For one
year the couple lived on the farm of the bride's parents in the Town of
Saxonburg. Forty years ago they moved to Two Rivers and for the first year
after their residence there Mr. Reis worked for the Hamilton Manufacturing
company.
Survivors are the widow, two daughters, Mrs. Wenzel Walesh and Mrs. Frank
Kochorosky, both of Two Rivers; two sisters, Mrs. August Sonntag and Mrs.
Charles Harmueller, both of Two Rivers; one brother, Edward, Town of
Saxonburg; and five grandchildren.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Wednesday, November 25, 1936 p.2
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REPORT OF THE COUNTY JUDGE ON PATIENTS COMMITTED TO WISCONSIN GENERAL HOSPITAL FOR
TREATMENT
TO THE HONORABLE CHAIRMAN AND BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF MANITOWOC COUNTY, WISCONSIN
Gentlemen:
In accordance with the duties which are provided for in the Statutes, I beg leave to
submit my report of all proceedings and hearings relative to patients committed to
the Wisconsin General Hospital for treatment since the filing of my last report up to
and including January 1, 1937.
Edward S. Schmitz, County Judge
John Reis, resident of the City of Two Rivers. Committed to Wisconsin General
Hospital on the 20th day of October, 1936. Examining physician, Dr. L.J. Moriarty.
Manitowoc Herald Times, March 31, 1937 p.17, 18
(Note: They sent seriously ill people here to be treated. The hospital was in
Madison)
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