Boy, 10, Killed In Farm Mishap
A Manitowoc County farm boy was killed Sunday morning in an accident involving a self-unloading chopper wagon. Jeffrey Karstaedt, 10, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Karstaedt of R. 1, Kiel (Town of Meeme) died after he was pulled into the chopper wagon while inspecting a malfunction of the mechanism.
The accident occurred on the Karstaedt farm located about a mile southwest of School Hill on Highway 149. Two witnesses said the boy had been operating a tractor which was pulling the chopper wagon. When the chopper malfunctioned, Jeffrey dismounted from the tractor, leaned into the chopper to check the malfunction, and was pulled head first into the machine.
Manitowoc County Coroner James Powers pronounced the boy dead at the scene.
Jeffrey was born Oct. 27, 1961 in Sheboygan. His mother is the former Delores Perl.
He was a fourth grade student at Meeme Elementary School and attended Sunday school at Zion Lutheran Church at Louis Corners.
Survivors include his parents; three sisters, Debra, Mary Beth and Kim, and two brothers, Glenn and Todd all at home; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Perl of Sheboygan; paternal grandfather, Frank Karstaedt of Kiel, and maternal great-grandmother, Mrs. Emma Perl of Sheboygan.
He was preceded in death by a sister.
Funeral Wednesday
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Zion Lutheran Church at Louis Corners. The Rev. Adalbert Schultz, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Friends may call after 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home at Kiel until 11 a.m. Wednesday and at the church from noon until time of service.
Sheboygan Press, Monday, Nov 22, 1971
∼JEFFREY KARSTAEDT
Jeffery Allen Karstaedt, 10, of Rt. 1, Kiel, died Sunday morning as the
result of a farm accident.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Zion Lutheran Church,
Louis Corners.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Zion Lutheran Church,
Louis Corners. The Rev. Adalberg Schultz will officiate and burial will
be in the church cemetery.
Jeffery Karstaedt was born Oct. 27, 1961, at Memorial Hospital, Sheboygan,
son of Ralph and Delores Perl Karstaedt. He was a fourth grade student at
Meeme Elementary School and he also attended Zion Lutheran Church Sunday
School.
Survivors include his parents, two brothers, three sisters, maternal
grandparents, paternal grandfather (Survivors omitted for privacy.); and
maternal great grandmother, Mrs. Emma Perl, of Sheboygan. A sister preceded
him in death.
Friends may call at Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, after 3 p.m. Tuesday until
11 a.m. Wednesday and at the church from noon until the time of service.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. November 22, 1971
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A Manitowoc County farm boy was killed Sunday morning in an accident
involving a self-unloading chopper wagon.
Jeffrey Karstaedt, 10 son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Karstaedt of R. 1, Kiel,
(Town of Meeme) died after he was pulled into the chopper wagon while
inspecting a malfunction of the mechanism
The accident occurred on the Karstaedt farm located about a mile southwest
of School Hill on Highway 149. Two witnesses said the boy had been operating
a tractor which was pulling the chopper wagon. When the chopper malfunctioned,
Jeffrey dismounted from the tractor, leaned into the chopper to check the
malfunction, and was pulled head first into the machine.
Manitowoc Count Coroner James Powers pronounced the boy dead at the scene.
Mother Hospitalized
His mother, Dolores suffered from shock, was treated at Sheboygan Memorial
Hospital and was expected to be released today. His father was reportedly
deer hunting at the time.
Jeffrey was born Oct. 27, 1961 in Sheboygan. His mother is the former Delores
Perl.
He was a fourth grade student a Meeme Elementary School and attended Sunday
school at Zion Lutheran Church at Louis Corners.
(Survivors omitted for privacy)
Funeral Wednesday
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Zion Lutheran Church at Louis
Corners. The Rev. Adalbert Schultz, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in
the church cemetery.
Friends may call after 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home at Kiel
until 11 a.m. Wednesday and at the church from noon until time of service. - 1971
A Manitowoc County farm boy was killed Sunday morning in an accident involving a self-unloading chopper wagon. Jeffrey Karstaedt, 10, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Karstaedt of R. 1, Kiel (Town of Meeme) died after he was pulled into the chopper wagon while inspecting a malfunction of the mechanism.
The accident occurred on the Karstaedt farm located about a mile southwest of School Hill on Highway 149. Two witnesses said the boy had been operating a tractor which was pulling the chopper wagon. When the chopper malfunctioned, Jeffrey dismounted from the tractor, leaned into the chopper to check the malfunction, and was pulled head first into the machine.
Manitowoc County Coroner James Powers pronounced the boy dead at the scene.
Jeffrey was born Oct. 27, 1961 in Sheboygan. His mother is the former Delores Perl.
He was a fourth grade student at Meeme Elementary School and attended Sunday school at Zion Lutheran Church at Louis Corners.
Survivors include his parents; three sisters, Debra, Mary Beth and Kim, and two brothers, Glenn and Todd all at home; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Perl of Sheboygan; paternal grandfather, Frank Karstaedt of Kiel, and maternal great-grandmother, Mrs. Emma Perl of Sheboygan.
He was preceded in death by a sister.
Funeral Wednesday
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Zion Lutheran Church at Louis Corners. The Rev. Adalbert Schultz, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Friends may call after 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home at Kiel until 11 a.m. Wednesday and at the church from noon until time of service.
Sheboygan Press, Monday, Nov 22, 1971
∼JEFFREY KARSTAEDT
Jeffery Allen Karstaedt, 10, of Rt. 1, Kiel, died Sunday morning as the
result of a farm accident.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Zion Lutheran Church,
Louis Corners.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Zion Lutheran Church,
Louis Corners. The Rev. Adalberg Schultz will officiate and burial will
be in the church cemetery.
Jeffery Karstaedt was born Oct. 27, 1961, at Memorial Hospital, Sheboygan,
son of Ralph and Delores Perl Karstaedt. He was a fourth grade student at
Meeme Elementary School and he also attended Zion Lutheran Church Sunday
School.
Survivors include his parents, two brothers, three sisters, maternal
grandparents, paternal grandfather (Survivors omitted for privacy.); and
maternal great grandmother, Mrs. Emma Perl, of Sheboygan. A sister preceded
him in death.
Friends may call at Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, after 3 p.m. Tuesday until
11 a.m. Wednesday and at the church from noon until the time of service.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. November 22, 1971
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A Manitowoc County farm boy was killed Sunday morning in an accident
involving a self-unloading chopper wagon.
Jeffrey Karstaedt, 10 son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Karstaedt of R. 1, Kiel,
(Town of Meeme) died after he was pulled into the chopper wagon while
inspecting a malfunction of the mechanism
The accident occurred on the Karstaedt farm located about a mile southwest
of School Hill on Highway 149. Two witnesses said the boy had been operating
a tractor which was pulling the chopper wagon. When the chopper malfunctioned,
Jeffrey dismounted from the tractor, leaned into the chopper to check the
malfunction, and was pulled head first into the machine.
Manitowoc Count Coroner James Powers pronounced the boy dead at the scene.
Mother Hospitalized
His mother, Dolores suffered from shock, was treated at Sheboygan Memorial
Hospital and was expected to be released today. His father was reportedly
deer hunting at the time.
Jeffrey was born Oct. 27, 1961 in Sheboygan. His mother is the former Delores
Perl.
He was a fourth grade student a Meeme Elementary School and attended Sunday
school at Zion Lutheran Church at Louis Corners.
(Survivors omitted for privacy)
Funeral Wednesday
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Zion Lutheran Church at Louis
Corners. The Rev. Adalbert Schultz, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in
the church cemetery.
Friends may call after 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home at Kiel
until 11 a.m. Wednesday and at the church from noon until time of service. - 1971
Boy, 10, Killed In Farm Mishap
A Manitowoc County farm boy was killed Sunday morning in an accident involving a self-unloading chopper wagon. Jeffrey Karstaedt, 10, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Karstaedt of R. 1, Kiel (Town of Meeme) died after he was pulled into the chopper wagon while inspecting a malfunction of the mechanism.
The accident occurred on the Karstaedt farm located about a mile southwest of School Hill on Highway 149. Two witnesses said the boy had been operating a tractor which was pulling the chopper wagon. When the chopper malfunctioned, Jeffrey dismounted from the tractor, leaned into the chopper to check the malfunction, and was pulled head first into the machine.
Manitowoc County Coroner James Powers pronounced the boy dead at the scene.
Jeffrey was born Oct. 27, 1961 in Sheboygan. His mother is the former Delores Perl.
He was a fourth grade student at Meeme Elementary School and attended Sunday school at Zion Lutheran Church at Louis Corners.
Survivors include his parents; three sisters, Debra, Mary Beth and Kim, and two brothers, Glenn and Todd all at home; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Perl of Sheboygan; paternal grandfather, Frank Karstaedt of Kiel, and maternal great-grandmother, Mrs. Emma Perl of Sheboygan.
He was preceded in death by a sister.
Funeral Wednesday
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Zion Lutheran Church at Louis Corners. The Rev. Adalbert Schultz, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Friends may call after 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home at Kiel until 11 a.m. Wednesday and at the church from noon until time of service.
Sheboygan Press, Monday, Nov 22, 1971
∼JEFFREY KARSTAEDT
Jeffery Allen Karstaedt, 10, of Rt. 1, Kiel, died Sunday morning as the
result of a farm accident.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Zion Lutheran Church,
Louis Corners.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Zion Lutheran Church,
Louis Corners. The Rev. Adalberg Schultz will officiate and burial will
be in the church cemetery.
Jeffery Karstaedt was born Oct. 27, 1961, at Memorial Hospital, Sheboygan,
son of Ralph and Delores Perl Karstaedt. He was a fourth grade student at
Meeme Elementary School and he also attended Zion Lutheran Church Sunday
School.
Survivors include his parents, two brothers, three sisters, maternal
grandparents, paternal grandfather (Survivors omitted for privacy.); and
maternal great grandmother, Mrs. Emma Perl, of Sheboygan. A sister preceded
him in death.
Friends may call at Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, after 3 p.m. Tuesday until
11 a.m. Wednesday and at the church from noon until the time of service.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. November 22, 1971
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A Manitowoc County farm boy was killed Sunday morning in an accident
involving a self-unloading chopper wagon.
Jeffrey Karstaedt, 10 son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Karstaedt of R. 1, Kiel,
(Town of Meeme) died after he was pulled into the chopper wagon while
inspecting a malfunction of the mechanism
The accident occurred on the Karstaedt farm located about a mile southwest
of School Hill on Highway 149. Two witnesses said the boy had been operating
a tractor which was pulling the chopper wagon. When the chopper malfunctioned,
Jeffrey dismounted from the tractor, leaned into the chopper to check the
malfunction, and was pulled head first into the machine.
Manitowoc Count Coroner James Powers pronounced the boy dead at the scene.
Mother Hospitalized
His mother, Dolores suffered from shock, was treated at Sheboygan Memorial
Hospital and was expected to be released today. His father was reportedly
deer hunting at the time.
Jeffrey was born Oct. 27, 1961 in Sheboygan. His mother is the former Delores
Perl.
He was a fourth grade student a Meeme Elementary School and attended Sunday
school at Zion Lutheran Church at Louis Corners.
(Survivors omitted for privacy)
Funeral Wednesday
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Zion Lutheran Church at Louis
Corners. The Rev. Adalbert Schultz, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in
the church cemetery.
Friends may call after 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home at Kiel
until 11 a.m. Wednesday and at the church from noon until time of service. - 1971
A Manitowoc County farm boy was killed Sunday morning in an accident involving a self-unloading chopper wagon. Jeffrey Karstaedt, 10, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Karstaedt of R. 1, Kiel (Town of Meeme) died after he was pulled into the chopper wagon while inspecting a malfunction of the mechanism.
The accident occurred on the Karstaedt farm located about a mile southwest of School Hill on Highway 149. Two witnesses said the boy had been operating a tractor which was pulling the chopper wagon. When the chopper malfunctioned, Jeffrey dismounted from the tractor, leaned into the chopper to check the malfunction, and was pulled head first into the machine.
Manitowoc County Coroner James Powers pronounced the boy dead at the scene.
Jeffrey was born Oct. 27, 1961 in Sheboygan. His mother is the former Delores Perl.
He was a fourth grade student at Meeme Elementary School and attended Sunday school at Zion Lutheran Church at Louis Corners.
Survivors include his parents; three sisters, Debra, Mary Beth and Kim, and two brothers, Glenn and Todd all at home; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Perl of Sheboygan; paternal grandfather, Frank Karstaedt of Kiel, and maternal great-grandmother, Mrs. Emma Perl of Sheboygan.
He was preceded in death by a sister.
Funeral Wednesday
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Zion Lutheran Church at Louis Corners. The Rev. Adalbert Schultz, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Friends may call after 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home at Kiel until 11 a.m. Wednesday and at the church from noon until time of service.
Sheboygan Press, Monday, Nov 22, 1971
∼JEFFREY KARSTAEDT
Jeffery Allen Karstaedt, 10, of Rt. 1, Kiel, died Sunday morning as the
result of a farm accident.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Zion Lutheran Church,
Louis Corners.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Zion Lutheran Church,
Louis Corners. The Rev. Adalberg Schultz will officiate and burial will
be in the church cemetery.
Jeffery Karstaedt was born Oct. 27, 1961, at Memorial Hospital, Sheboygan,
son of Ralph and Delores Perl Karstaedt. He was a fourth grade student at
Meeme Elementary School and he also attended Zion Lutheran Church Sunday
School.
Survivors include his parents, two brothers, three sisters, maternal
grandparents, paternal grandfather (Survivors omitted for privacy.); and
maternal great grandmother, Mrs. Emma Perl, of Sheboygan. A sister preceded
him in death.
Friends may call at Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel, after 3 p.m. Tuesday until
11 a.m. Wednesday and at the church from noon until the time of service.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. November 22, 1971
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A Manitowoc County farm boy was killed Sunday morning in an accident
involving a self-unloading chopper wagon.
Jeffrey Karstaedt, 10 son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Karstaedt of R. 1, Kiel,
(Town of Meeme) died after he was pulled into the chopper wagon while
inspecting a malfunction of the mechanism
The accident occurred on the Karstaedt farm located about a mile southwest
of School Hill on Highway 149. Two witnesses said the boy had been operating
a tractor which was pulling the chopper wagon. When the chopper malfunctioned,
Jeffrey dismounted from the tractor, leaned into the chopper to check the
malfunction, and was pulled head first into the machine.
Manitowoc Count Coroner James Powers pronounced the boy dead at the scene.
Mother Hospitalized
His mother, Dolores suffered from shock, was treated at Sheboygan Memorial
Hospital and was expected to be released today. His father was reportedly
deer hunting at the time.
Jeffrey was born Oct. 27, 1961 in Sheboygan. His mother is the former Delores
Perl.
He was a fourth grade student a Meeme Elementary School and attended Sunday
school at Zion Lutheran Church at Louis Corners.
(Survivors omitted for privacy)
Funeral Wednesday
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Zion Lutheran Church at Louis
Corners. The Rev. Adalbert Schultz, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in
the church cemetery.
Friends may call after 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home at Kiel
until 11 a.m. Wednesday and at the church from noon until time of service. - 1971
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