ARNOLD J. ZANDER
(1868 - 1959)
CIVIC LEADER ARNOLD ZANDER DIES AT AGE 91
Two Rivers-Arnold J. Zander, 91, of 2316 - 14th St, early political leader, a member of one of the county's earliest families and a councilman when the city manager form of government was established here, died at 2 p.m. Sunday at Two Rivers Municipal Hospital where he had been a patient 12 days.
While Mr. Zander had been failing in health in recent months an injury to his back which he sustained in a traffic accident earlier this year aggravated his condition.
Joint services by the Two Rivers Lodge of Masons No. 200, and the Christian Science Society of Two Rivers will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Deja & Martin Funeral Chapels. Cremation will follow.
Born March 6, 1868, in the Town of Gibson, Mr. Zander was a son of the late William and Augusta Paul Zander. His father came to this country nearly 118 years ago from Germany. His mother was a native of Prussia.
Was a Saw Filer
At the age of nine Mr. Zander learned the specialized trade of saw filing from his father who operated a saw mill at the place which is now known as Zander in the Town of Gibson. A number of years later as a young man he operated a shingle, planing and feed grinding mill at Kingsbridge which was owned by his father. Later he took charge of the Falk Shingle Mill, four miles north of Two Rivers. In 1893 he came to Two Rivers and was hired by the late John Schmitt as a saw filer at the old Mann Brothers Sawmill, where he had been employed 30 years.
In 1895, Mr. Zander and his wife, the former Anna Katherine Scheuer, a member of a prominent Mishicot family, whom he married Sept. 28, 1893, moved to Nahma in Upper Michigan, where he worked in a lumber mill for several years, after which they returned to Two Rivers. Mr. Zander retired from his trade as a saw filer at 75 after he had worked for 10 years at the F. Eggers Plywood Veneer Co. and for several years earlier at Hamilton Mfg. Co.
In his retirement Mr. Zander spent considerable time transacting business involving extensive property holdings on the west end of the community's south side. Some 10 years ago Mr. Zander donated nearly 15 acres in the Boulevard Park Addition to the municipality which is now known as "Zander Park," and currently being improved as a south side recreation tract.
Imposing Figure
Deeply religious, Mr. Zander abhorred obscenity in conversation. A tall man in stature, the kindly gentleman, presented an imposing appearance in carrying a Bible in public Masonic ceremonies, in which he took an active part up to the time of his illness. Always a civic minded individual, Mr. Zander was a member of the original City Council when the city manager form of government was established in 1925. As early as 1896 he was elected an alderman. One of the organizers of the Socialist Party in Manitowoc County and maintaining his membership to his death, Mr. Zander was active after the turn of the century in the party movement. He was one of those who was instrumental in bringing poet Carl Sandburg to Two Rivers to direct a membership campaign back in 1908. In 1932 he became the Socialist Party candidate for secretary of state. He also served on numerous municipal boards, including the Two Rivers Hospital Board. Throughout the past 60 years Mr. Zander was a member of the Greenback Party of Indianapolis, Ind., an organization which advocates government borrowing of money with no interest payment. Only recently he expressed his views on the issue.
Was Masonic Head
Mr. Zander was a member of the Two Rivers Lodge No. 200, F. & A.M., which he served as its worshipful master several years later. He was also affiliated with the Barney G. Lyman Chapter No. 116, Royal Arch Masons.
Besides his wife he leaves two daughters, Mercedes, wife of City Manager George Bean of San Diego, Calif., and Miss Bernice Zander, a former school teacher in Central America, at home; three sons, Gerald S., a member of the Milwaukee City Engineering Dept., Arnold S., of Washington, D.C., international president of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees; and Eugene J. Zander of Silver Springs, Md., of George Washington University, who for a number of years was in Europe on an assignment for the U.S. Dept. of Education; two brothers, William of Grand Rapids, Mich., and Walter of the Town of Two Rivers; eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren. A daughter, Edith, preceded him in death 13 years ago.
Friends may call at the funeral chapels after 3 p.m. Tuesday.
Manitowoc Herald Times Monday, August 31, 1959, p. 2
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(1868 - 1959)
CIVIC LEADER ARNOLD ZANDER DIES AT AGE 91
Two Rivers-Arnold J. Zander, 91, of 2316 - 14th St, early political leader, a member of one of the county's earliest families and a councilman when the city manager form of government was established here, died at 2 p.m. Sunday at Two Rivers Municipal Hospital where he had been a patient 12 days.
While Mr. Zander had been failing in health in recent months an injury to his back which he sustained in a traffic accident earlier this year aggravated his condition.
Joint services by the Two Rivers Lodge of Masons No. 200, and the Christian Science Society of Two Rivers will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Deja & Martin Funeral Chapels. Cremation will follow.
Born March 6, 1868, in the Town of Gibson, Mr. Zander was a son of the late William and Augusta Paul Zander. His father came to this country nearly 118 years ago from Germany. His mother was a native of Prussia.
Was a Saw Filer
At the age of nine Mr. Zander learned the specialized trade of saw filing from his father who operated a saw mill at the place which is now known as Zander in the Town of Gibson. A number of years later as a young man he operated a shingle, planing and feed grinding mill at Kingsbridge which was owned by his father. Later he took charge of the Falk Shingle Mill, four miles north of Two Rivers. In 1893 he came to Two Rivers and was hired by the late John Schmitt as a saw filer at the old Mann Brothers Sawmill, where he had been employed 30 years.
In 1895, Mr. Zander and his wife, the former Anna Katherine Scheuer, a member of a prominent Mishicot family, whom he married Sept. 28, 1893, moved to Nahma in Upper Michigan, where he worked in a lumber mill for several years, after which they returned to Two Rivers. Mr. Zander retired from his trade as a saw filer at 75 after he had worked for 10 years at the F. Eggers Plywood Veneer Co. and for several years earlier at Hamilton Mfg. Co.
In his retirement Mr. Zander spent considerable time transacting business involving extensive property holdings on the west end of the community's south side. Some 10 years ago Mr. Zander donated nearly 15 acres in the Boulevard Park Addition to the municipality which is now known as "Zander Park," and currently being improved as a south side recreation tract.
Imposing Figure
Deeply religious, Mr. Zander abhorred obscenity in conversation. A tall man in stature, the kindly gentleman, presented an imposing appearance in carrying a Bible in public Masonic ceremonies, in which he took an active part up to the time of his illness. Always a civic minded individual, Mr. Zander was a member of the original City Council when the city manager form of government was established in 1925. As early as 1896 he was elected an alderman. One of the organizers of the Socialist Party in Manitowoc County and maintaining his membership to his death, Mr. Zander was active after the turn of the century in the party movement. He was one of those who was instrumental in bringing poet Carl Sandburg to Two Rivers to direct a membership campaign back in 1908. In 1932 he became the Socialist Party candidate for secretary of state. He also served on numerous municipal boards, including the Two Rivers Hospital Board. Throughout the past 60 years Mr. Zander was a member of the Greenback Party of Indianapolis, Ind., an organization which advocates government borrowing of money with no interest payment. Only recently he expressed his views on the issue.
Was Masonic Head
Mr. Zander was a member of the Two Rivers Lodge No. 200, F. & A.M., which he served as its worshipful master several years later. He was also affiliated with the Barney G. Lyman Chapter No. 116, Royal Arch Masons.
Besides his wife he leaves two daughters, Mercedes, wife of City Manager George Bean of San Diego, Calif., and Miss Bernice Zander, a former school teacher in Central America, at home; three sons, Gerald S., a member of the Milwaukee City Engineering Dept., Arnold S., of Washington, D.C., international president of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees; and Eugene J. Zander of Silver Springs, Md., of George Washington University, who for a number of years was in Europe on an assignment for the U.S. Dept. of Education; two brothers, William of Grand Rapids, Mich., and Walter of the Town of Two Rivers; eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren. A daughter, Edith, preceded him in death 13 years ago.
Friends may call at the funeral chapels after 3 p.m. Tuesday.
Manitowoc Herald Times Monday, August 31, 1959, p. 2
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ARNOLD J. ZANDER
(1868 - 1959)
CIVIC LEADER ARNOLD ZANDER DIES AT AGE 91
Two Rivers-Arnold J. Zander, 91, of 2316 - 14th St, early political leader, a member of one of the county's earliest families and a councilman when the city manager form of government was established here, died at 2 p.m. Sunday at Two Rivers Municipal Hospital where he had been a patient 12 days.
While Mr. Zander had been failing in health in recent months an injury to his back which he sustained in a traffic accident earlier this year aggravated his condition.
Joint services by the Two Rivers Lodge of Masons No. 200, and the Christian Science Society of Two Rivers will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Deja & Martin Funeral Chapels. Cremation will follow.
Born March 6, 1868, in the Town of Gibson, Mr. Zander was a son of the late William and Augusta Paul Zander. His father came to this country nearly 118 years ago from Germany. His mother was a native of Prussia.
Was a Saw Filer
At the age of nine Mr. Zander learned the specialized trade of saw filing from his father who operated a saw mill at the place which is now known as Zander in the Town of Gibson. A number of years later as a young man he operated a shingle, planing and feed grinding mill at Kingsbridge which was owned by his father. Later he took charge of the Falk Shingle Mill, four miles north of Two Rivers. In 1893 he came to Two Rivers and was hired by the late John Schmitt as a saw filer at the old Mann Brothers Sawmill, where he had been employed 30 years.
In 1895, Mr. Zander and his wife, the former Anna Katherine Scheuer, a member of a prominent Mishicot family, whom he married Sept. 28, 1893, moved to Nahma in Upper Michigan, where he worked in a lumber mill for several years, after which they returned to Two Rivers. Mr. Zander retired from his trade as a saw filer at 75 after he had worked for 10 years at the F. Eggers Plywood Veneer Co. and for several years earlier at Hamilton Mfg. Co.
In his retirement Mr. Zander spent considerable time transacting business involving extensive property holdings on the west end of the community's south side. Some 10 years ago Mr. Zander donated nearly 15 acres in the Boulevard Park Addition to the municipality which is now known as "Zander Park," and currently being improved as a south side recreation tract.
Imposing Figure
Deeply religious, Mr. Zander abhorred obscenity in conversation. A tall man in stature, the kindly gentleman, presented an imposing appearance in carrying a Bible in public Masonic ceremonies, in which he took an active part up to the time of his illness. Always a civic minded individual, Mr. Zander was a member of the original City Council when the city manager form of government was established in 1925. As early as 1896 he was elected an alderman. One of the organizers of the Socialist Party in Manitowoc County and maintaining his membership to his death, Mr. Zander was active after the turn of the century in the party movement. He was one of those who was instrumental in bringing poet Carl Sandburg to Two Rivers to direct a membership campaign back in 1908. In 1932 he became the Socialist Party candidate for secretary of state. He also served on numerous municipal boards, including the Two Rivers Hospital Board. Throughout the past 60 years Mr. Zander was a member of the Greenback Party of Indianapolis, Ind., an organization which advocates government borrowing of money with no interest payment. Only recently he expressed his views on the issue.
Was Masonic Head
Mr. Zander was a member of the Two Rivers Lodge No. 200, F. & A.M., which he served as its worshipful master several years later. He was also affiliated with the Barney G. Lyman Chapter No. 116, Royal Arch Masons.
Besides his wife he leaves two daughters, Mercedes, wife of City Manager George Bean of San Diego, Calif., and Miss Bernice Zander, a former school teacher in Central America, at home; three sons, Gerald S., a member of the Milwaukee City Engineering Dept., Arnold S., of Washington, D.C., international president of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees; and Eugene J. Zander of Silver Springs, Md., of George Washington University, who for a number of years was in Europe on an assignment for the U.S. Dept. of Education; two brothers, William of Grand Rapids, Mich., and Walter of the Town of Two Rivers; eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren. A daughter, Edith, preceded him in death 13 years ago.
Friends may call at the funeral chapels after 3 p.m. Tuesday.
Manitowoc Herald Times Monday, August 31, 1959, p. 2
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(1868 - 1959)
CIVIC LEADER ARNOLD ZANDER DIES AT AGE 91
Two Rivers-Arnold J. Zander, 91, of 2316 - 14th St, early political leader, a member of one of the county's earliest families and a councilman when the city manager form of government was established here, died at 2 p.m. Sunday at Two Rivers Municipal Hospital where he had been a patient 12 days.
While Mr. Zander had been failing in health in recent months an injury to his back which he sustained in a traffic accident earlier this year aggravated his condition.
Joint services by the Two Rivers Lodge of Masons No. 200, and the Christian Science Society of Two Rivers will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Deja & Martin Funeral Chapels. Cremation will follow.
Born March 6, 1868, in the Town of Gibson, Mr. Zander was a son of the late William and Augusta Paul Zander. His father came to this country nearly 118 years ago from Germany. His mother was a native of Prussia.
Was a Saw Filer
At the age of nine Mr. Zander learned the specialized trade of saw filing from his father who operated a saw mill at the place which is now known as Zander in the Town of Gibson. A number of years later as a young man he operated a shingle, planing and feed grinding mill at Kingsbridge which was owned by his father. Later he took charge of the Falk Shingle Mill, four miles north of Two Rivers. In 1893 he came to Two Rivers and was hired by the late John Schmitt as a saw filer at the old Mann Brothers Sawmill, where he had been employed 30 years.
In 1895, Mr. Zander and his wife, the former Anna Katherine Scheuer, a member of a prominent Mishicot family, whom he married Sept. 28, 1893, moved to Nahma in Upper Michigan, where he worked in a lumber mill for several years, after which they returned to Two Rivers. Mr. Zander retired from his trade as a saw filer at 75 after he had worked for 10 years at the F. Eggers Plywood Veneer Co. and for several years earlier at Hamilton Mfg. Co.
In his retirement Mr. Zander spent considerable time transacting business involving extensive property holdings on the west end of the community's south side. Some 10 years ago Mr. Zander donated nearly 15 acres in the Boulevard Park Addition to the municipality which is now known as "Zander Park," and currently being improved as a south side recreation tract.
Imposing Figure
Deeply religious, Mr. Zander abhorred obscenity in conversation. A tall man in stature, the kindly gentleman, presented an imposing appearance in carrying a Bible in public Masonic ceremonies, in which he took an active part up to the time of his illness. Always a civic minded individual, Mr. Zander was a member of the original City Council when the city manager form of government was established in 1925. As early as 1896 he was elected an alderman. One of the organizers of the Socialist Party in Manitowoc County and maintaining his membership to his death, Mr. Zander was active after the turn of the century in the party movement. He was one of those who was instrumental in bringing poet Carl Sandburg to Two Rivers to direct a membership campaign back in 1908. In 1932 he became the Socialist Party candidate for secretary of state. He also served on numerous municipal boards, including the Two Rivers Hospital Board. Throughout the past 60 years Mr. Zander was a member of the Greenback Party of Indianapolis, Ind., an organization which advocates government borrowing of money with no interest payment. Only recently he expressed his views on the issue.
Was Masonic Head
Mr. Zander was a member of the Two Rivers Lodge No. 200, F. & A.M., which he served as its worshipful master several years later. He was also affiliated with the Barney G. Lyman Chapter No. 116, Royal Arch Masons.
Besides his wife he leaves two daughters, Mercedes, wife of City Manager George Bean of San Diego, Calif., and Miss Bernice Zander, a former school teacher in Central America, at home; three sons, Gerald S., a member of the Milwaukee City Engineering Dept., Arnold S., of Washington, D.C., international president of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees; and Eugene J. Zander of Silver Springs, Md., of George Washington University, who for a number of years was in Europe on an assignment for the U.S. Dept. of Education; two brothers, William of Grand Rapids, Mich., and Walter of the Town of Two Rivers; eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren. A daughter, Edith, preceded him in death 13 years ago.
Friends may call at the funeral chapels after 3 p.m. Tuesday.
Manitowoc Herald Times Monday, August 31, 1959, p. 2
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