SOPHIA WINKELMILLER
Mrs. Sophia Winkelmiller, 86, of 1411 Washington street, Two Rivers, died
last night of a heart attack. Active for years in musical circles of that
city Mrs. Winkelmiller had been about her room as usual on Tuesday.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Beduhn Funeral Home,
Two Rivers, with the Rev. Donald O. Mills, pastor of the Grace Congregational
church, officiating. Burial will take place in Pioneer’s Rest cemetery. The
body may be viewed at the funeral home from 3 p.m. Thursday until the hour of
services.
Mrs. Winkelmiller was born Sophia Heyroth, in 1861, on her parents’ farm in
the town of Mishicot. She attended a rural school in the township and later
elementary school in Manitowoc where she studied music. Later she lived in the
village of Mishicot where her father conducted a general store for a number of
years.
In 1884 she was married to Richard Winkelmiller Sr., in Two Rivers. Her husband
was associated with his father, the late Charles Winkelmiller, in the tanning
business until 1890 and later they operated a lumbar yard and still later the
Two Rivers Knitting company until her husband’s retirement a few years previous
to his death in 1915.
Since his death Mrs. Winkelmiller has made her home on Washington street, Two
Rivers.
Always active in the social life of the community, Mrs. Winkelmiller will be
remembered for her musical ability. She took part in many affairs where musical
entertainment was needed and as a member of the Old Settlers’ club.
Surviving are a son, Richard, and daughters, Mrs. Earl M. Lindsay and Mrs.
Victor Petersen, all of Two Rivers; a son Bruno of Chicago, and a daughter,
Mrs. William Brey of Manitowoc; 11 grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
One brother, Ferdinand Heyroth, 92, of Duluth, Minn., also survives.
Manitowoc Herald Times, July 23, 1947 P. 2
Mrs. Sophia Winkelmiller, 86, of 1411 Washington street, Two Rivers, died
last night of a heart attack. Active for years in musical circles of that
city Mrs. Winkelmiller had been about her room as usual on Tuesday.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Beduhn Funeral Home,
Two Rivers, with the Rev. Donald O. Mills, pastor of the Grace Congregational
church, officiating. Burial will take place in Pioneer’s Rest cemetery. The
body may be viewed at the funeral home from 3 p.m. Thursday until the hour of
services.
Mrs. Winkelmiller was born Sophia Heyroth, in 1861, on her parents’ farm in
the town of Mishicot. She attended a rural school in the township and later
elementary school in Manitowoc where she studied music. Later she lived in the
village of Mishicot where her father conducted a general store for a number of
years.
In 1884 she was married to Richard Winkelmiller Sr., in Two Rivers. Her husband
was associated with his father, the late Charles Winkelmiller, in the tanning
business until 1890 and later they operated a lumbar yard and still later the
Two Rivers Knitting company until her husband’s retirement a few years previous
to his death in 1915.
Since his death Mrs. Winkelmiller has made her home on Washington street, Two
Rivers.
Always active in the social life of the community, Mrs. Winkelmiller will be
remembered for her musical ability. She took part in many affairs where musical
entertainment was needed and as a member of the Old Settlers’ club.
Surviving are a son, Richard, and daughters, Mrs. Earl M. Lindsay and Mrs.
Victor Petersen, all of Two Rivers; a son Bruno of Chicago, and a daughter,
Mrs. William Brey of Manitowoc; 11 grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
One brother, Ferdinand Heyroth, 92, of Duluth, Minn., also survives.
Manitowoc Herald Times, July 23, 1947 P. 2
SOPHIA WINKELMILLER
Mrs. Sophia Winkelmiller, 86, of 1411 Washington street, Two Rivers, died
last night of a heart attack. Active for years in musical circles of that
city Mrs. Winkelmiller had been about her room as usual on Tuesday.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Beduhn Funeral Home,
Two Rivers, with the Rev. Donald O. Mills, pastor of the Grace Congregational
church, officiating. Burial will take place in Pioneer’s Rest cemetery. The
body may be viewed at the funeral home from 3 p.m. Thursday until the hour of
services.
Mrs. Winkelmiller was born Sophia Heyroth, in 1861, on her parents’ farm in
the town of Mishicot. She attended a rural school in the township and later
elementary school in Manitowoc where she studied music. Later she lived in the
village of Mishicot where her father conducted a general store for a number of
years.
In 1884 she was married to Richard Winkelmiller Sr., in Two Rivers. Her husband
was associated with his father, the late Charles Winkelmiller, in the tanning
business until 1890 and later they operated a lumbar yard and still later the
Two Rivers Knitting company until her husband’s retirement a few years previous
to his death in 1915.
Since his death Mrs. Winkelmiller has made her home on Washington street, Two
Rivers.
Always active in the social life of the community, Mrs. Winkelmiller will be
remembered for her musical ability. She took part in many affairs where musical
entertainment was needed and as a member of the Old Settlers’ club.
Surviving are a son, Richard, and daughters, Mrs. Earl M. Lindsay and Mrs.
Victor Petersen, all of Two Rivers; a son Bruno of Chicago, and a daughter,
Mrs. William Brey of Manitowoc; 11 grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
One brother, Ferdinand Heyroth, 92, of Duluth, Minn., also survives.
Manitowoc Herald Times, July 23, 1947 P. 2
Mrs. Sophia Winkelmiller, 86, of 1411 Washington street, Two Rivers, died
last night of a heart attack. Active for years in musical circles of that
city Mrs. Winkelmiller had been about her room as usual on Tuesday.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Beduhn Funeral Home,
Two Rivers, with the Rev. Donald O. Mills, pastor of the Grace Congregational
church, officiating. Burial will take place in Pioneer’s Rest cemetery. The
body may be viewed at the funeral home from 3 p.m. Thursday until the hour of
services.
Mrs. Winkelmiller was born Sophia Heyroth, in 1861, on her parents’ farm in
the town of Mishicot. She attended a rural school in the township and later
elementary school in Manitowoc where she studied music. Later she lived in the
village of Mishicot where her father conducted a general store for a number of
years.
In 1884 she was married to Richard Winkelmiller Sr., in Two Rivers. Her husband
was associated with his father, the late Charles Winkelmiller, in the tanning
business until 1890 and later they operated a lumbar yard and still later the
Two Rivers Knitting company until her husband’s retirement a few years previous
to his death in 1915.
Since his death Mrs. Winkelmiller has made her home on Washington street, Two
Rivers.
Always active in the social life of the community, Mrs. Winkelmiller will be
remembered for her musical ability. She took part in many affairs where musical
entertainment was needed and as a member of the Old Settlers’ club.
Surviving are a son, Richard, and daughters, Mrs. Earl M. Lindsay and Mrs.
Victor Petersen, all of Two Rivers; a son Bruno of Chicago, and a daughter,
Mrs. William Brey of Manitowoc; 11 grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
One brother, Ferdinand Heyroth, 92, of Duluth, Minn., also survives.
Manitowoc Herald Times, July 23, 1947 P. 2
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