The son of Louis Henry Meseke and Mathilda Wilhelmina "Tillie" Willenburg, "Louie" was born and raised on the family farm in Calhoun County, Illinois. He was baptized on 22 Feb 1903 at St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Brussels, Illinois. His sponsors were Karl Kinder and Albert Willenburg.
Louie married Mrs. Esther Louise (nee Knollman) Lutton on 10 May 1941 at Zion Lutheran Church in Ferguson, St. Louis County, Missouri.
Like all the Meseke boys, he helped his father run the farm. Louie left home in his early 20's and moved to St. Louis where he did carpentry work in Overland.
Louie and his younger brother, George, then owned and operated a small grocery store in Ferguson for many years. Located on the northeast corner of Chambers Road and Ames Place, he ran it with the help of his wife. George had a barber chair set up in the rear of the store where he cut hair. Louie eventually bought George's share of the business when his brother opened his own barber shop at Chambers Road and Jacobi.
After his retirement from the grocery business, Louie did carpentry and handyman work for a company that built new houses in north St. Louis County.
Louie was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Ferguson, Missouri.
Esther passed away in 1989.
After her death, Louie continued to live in his home in north St. Louis County for several years. Due to declining health, he eventually went into a nursing home for a short time.
When he died at DePaul Health Center in Bridgeton, Missouri, Louie was 94 years, 10 months and 24 days old. He was survived by 1 brother, George Meseke of St. Louis, Missouri; and 1 sister, Freda Robeen of Hardin, Illinois; and numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.
Visitation was held from 4 to 9 p.m. on 05 Dec 1997 at Styger and Son Funeral Home in St. Louis County, Missouri. Funeral services were conducted there at 11 a.m. the following morning. Louie was buried next to his wife.
Children: None.
Louie's siblings:
Henry August "Heinie" Meseke
George William Meseke
Bertha Marie Meseke Arnold
Oscar Fred Meseke
Otto Horace "Bud" Meseke
Oleta Dorothy Meseke Freand
Freda Rose Meseke Robeen
Louie married Mrs. Esther Louise (nee Knollman) Lutton on 10 May 1941 at Zion Lutheran Church in Ferguson, St. Louis County, Missouri.
Like all the Meseke boys, he helped his father run the farm. Louie left home in his early 20's and moved to St. Louis where he did carpentry work in Overland.
Louie and his younger brother, George, then owned and operated a small grocery store in Ferguson for many years. Located on the northeast corner of Chambers Road and Ames Place, he ran it with the help of his wife. George had a barber chair set up in the rear of the store where he cut hair. Louie eventually bought George's share of the business when his brother opened his own barber shop at Chambers Road and Jacobi.
After his retirement from the grocery business, Louie did carpentry and handyman work for a company that built new houses in north St. Louis County.
Louie was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Ferguson, Missouri.
Esther passed away in 1989.
After her death, Louie continued to live in his home in north St. Louis County for several years. Due to declining health, he eventually went into a nursing home for a short time.
When he died at DePaul Health Center in Bridgeton, Missouri, Louie was 94 years, 10 months and 24 days old. He was survived by 1 brother, George Meseke of St. Louis, Missouri; and 1 sister, Freda Robeen of Hardin, Illinois; and numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.
Visitation was held from 4 to 9 p.m. on 05 Dec 1997 at Styger and Son Funeral Home in St. Louis County, Missouri. Funeral services were conducted there at 11 a.m. the following morning. Louie was buried next to his wife.
Children: None.
Louie's siblings:
Henry August "Heinie" Meseke
George William Meseke
Bertha Marie Meseke Arnold
Oscar Fred Meseke
Otto Horace "Bud" Meseke
Oleta Dorothy Meseke Freand
Freda Rose Meseke Robeen
The son of Louis Henry Meseke and Mathilda Wilhelmina "Tillie" Willenburg, "Louie" was born and raised on the family farm in Calhoun County, Illinois. He was baptized on 22 Feb 1903 at St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Brussels, Illinois. His sponsors were Karl Kinder and Albert Willenburg.
Louie married Mrs. Esther Louise (nee Knollman) Lutton on 10 May 1941 at Zion Lutheran Church in Ferguson, St. Louis County, Missouri.
Like all the Meseke boys, he helped his father run the farm. Louie left home in his early 20's and moved to St. Louis where he did carpentry work in Overland.
Louie and his younger brother, George, then owned and operated a small grocery store in Ferguson for many years. Located on the northeast corner of Chambers Road and Ames Place, he ran it with the help of his wife. George had a barber chair set up in the rear of the store where he cut hair. Louie eventually bought George's share of the business when his brother opened his own barber shop at Chambers Road and Jacobi.
After his retirement from the grocery business, Louie did carpentry and handyman work for a company that built new houses in north St. Louis County.
Louie was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Ferguson, Missouri.
Esther passed away in 1989.
After her death, Louie continued to live in his home in north St. Louis County for several years. Due to declining health, he eventually went into a nursing home for a short time.
When he died at DePaul Health Center in Bridgeton, Missouri, Louie was 94 years, 10 months and 24 days old. He was survived by 1 brother, George Meseke of St. Louis, Missouri; and 1 sister, Freda Robeen of Hardin, Illinois; and numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.
Visitation was held from 4 to 9 p.m. on 05 Dec 1997 at Styger and Son Funeral Home in St. Louis County, Missouri. Funeral services were conducted there at 11 a.m. the following morning. Louie was buried next to his wife.
Children: None.
Louie's siblings:
Henry August "Heinie" Meseke
George William Meseke
Bertha Marie Meseke Arnold
Oscar Fred Meseke
Otto Horace "Bud" Meseke
Oleta Dorothy Meseke Freand
Freda Rose Meseke Robeen
Louie married Mrs. Esther Louise (nee Knollman) Lutton on 10 May 1941 at Zion Lutheran Church in Ferguson, St. Louis County, Missouri.
Like all the Meseke boys, he helped his father run the farm. Louie left home in his early 20's and moved to St. Louis where he did carpentry work in Overland.
Louie and his younger brother, George, then owned and operated a small grocery store in Ferguson for many years. Located on the northeast corner of Chambers Road and Ames Place, he ran it with the help of his wife. George had a barber chair set up in the rear of the store where he cut hair. Louie eventually bought George's share of the business when his brother opened his own barber shop at Chambers Road and Jacobi.
After his retirement from the grocery business, Louie did carpentry and handyman work for a company that built new houses in north St. Louis County.
Louie was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Ferguson, Missouri.
Esther passed away in 1989.
After her death, Louie continued to live in his home in north St. Louis County for several years. Due to declining health, he eventually went into a nursing home for a short time.
When he died at DePaul Health Center in Bridgeton, Missouri, Louie was 94 years, 10 months and 24 days old. He was survived by 1 brother, George Meseke of St. Louis, Missouri; and 1 sister, Freda Robeen of Hardin, Illinois; and numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.
Visitation was held from 4 to 9 p.m. on 05 Dec 1997 at Styger and Son Funeral Home in St. Louis County, Missouri. Funeral services were conducted there at 11 a.m. the following morning. Louie was buried next to his wife.
Children: None.
Louie's siblings:
Henry August "Heinie" Meseke
George William Meseke
Bertha Marie Meseke Arnold
Oscar Fred Meseke
Otto Horace "Bud" Meseke
Oleta Dorothy Meseke Freand
Freda Rose Meseke Robeen
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