John E. Vertz, 79, retired veteran Mishicot hardware store operator who had been making his home with his son and daughter-in-law, the Rev. and Mrs. Kenneth Vertz, at Owosso, Misch., since 1953, die at an Owosso hospital Sunday afternoon.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church, Mishicot, the Rev. Edward Zell officiating. Burial will be in Mishicot Public Cemetery.
Mr. Vertz was born Sept. 12, 1878, in the Town of Gibson, son of the late Solomon and Minnie Luedtke Vertz. After assisting on the farm for a number of years he entered the hardware business at Mishicot at the turn of the century, working for the firm of Terens & Oswald. Later, for 31 years he operated his own establishment, retiring in 1950. Nearly five years ago he left Mishicot to reside with his clergyman-son in Michigan. Mr. Vertz for years was active in affairs of St. Peter Church, serving as a member of the building committee and later for a number of years as a trustee of the congregation. He was an early member of the Mishicot Lions Club and was also a member of the Manitowoc County Fish and Game Protective Assn.
On Nov. 20, 1907, he married the former Theresa Broecker at Mishicot. She preceded him in death 26 years ago at Mishicot.
Surviving Mr. Vertz are a daughter, Mrs. Earl Ramminger of Manitowoc; the son, Rev. Kenneth Vertz; five grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Friends may call at the Specht Funeral Home, Mishicot, after 9 a.m. Thursday until 11 a.m. Friday when the casket will be taken to the church where the body will lie in state until the time of service.
Manitowoc Herald Times, January 28, 1958 p.11.
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Note the difference in the birth year. The obit is 1878 and the gravestone notes 1879.
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Marriage of John Vertz & Theresa Broecker
Theresa Broecker, daughter of Mrs. Broecker Sr., of the Town of Two Rivers, was united in marriage to John Vertz of Gibson at the Lutheran Church at Mishicot, Rev. G. Vater officiated. The wedding was celebrated at the home of Christ Broecker. Intimate relatives and friends only attended the wedding. The happy young couple will make their home at the village Mishicot where the groom will be employed at the new hardware store. The Reporter extends congratulations.
The Reporter, Sat., Nov. 23, 1907.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church, Mishicot, the Rev. Edward Zell officiating. Burial will be in Mishicot Public Cemetery.
Mr. Vertz was born Sept. 12, 1878, in the Town of Gibson, son of the late Solomon and Minnie Luedtke Vertz. After assisting on the farm for a number of years he entered the hardware business at Mishicot at the turn of the century, working for the firm of Terens & Oswald. Later, for 31 years he operated his own establishment, retiring in 1950. Nearly five years ago he left Mishicot to reside with his clergyman-son in Michigan. Mr. Vertz for years was active in affairs of St. Peter Church, serving as a member of the building committee and later for a number of years as a trustee of the congregation. He was an early member of the Mishicot Lions Club and was also a member of the Manitowoc County Fish and Game Protective Assn.
On Nov. 20, 1907, he married the former Theresa Broecker at Mishicot. She preceded him in death 26 years ago at Mishicot.
Surviving Mr. Vertz are a daughter, Mrs. Earl Ramminger of Manitowoc; the son, Rev. Kenneth Vertz; five grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Friends may call at the Specht Funeral Home, Mishicot, after 9 a.m. Thursday until 11 a.m. Friday when the casket will be taken to the church where the body will lie in state until the time of service.
Manitowoc Herald Times, January 28, 1958 p.11.
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Note the difference in the birth year. The obit is 1878 and the gravestone notes 1879.
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Marriage of John Vertz & Theresa Broecker
Theresa Broecker, daughter of Mrs. Broecker Sr., of the Town of Two Rivers, was united in marriage to John Vertz of Gibson at the Lutheran Church at Mishicot, Rev. G. Vater officiated. The wedding was celebrated at the home of Christ Broecker. Intimate relatives and friends only attended the wedding. The happy young couple will make their home at the village Mishicot where the groom will be employed at the new hardware store. The Reporter extends congratulations.
The Reporter, Sat., Nov. 23, 1907.
John E. Vertz, 79, retired veteran Mishicot hardware store operator who had been making his home with his son and daughter-in-law, the Rev. and Mrs. Kenneth Vertz, at Owosso, Misch., since 1953, die at an Owosso hospital Sunday afternoon.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church, Mishicot, the Rev. Edward Zell officiating. Burial will be in Mishicot Public Cemetery.
Mr. Vertz was born Sept. 12, 1878, in the Town of Gibson, son of the late Solomon and Minnie Luedtke Vertz. After assisting on the farm for a number of years he entered the hardware business at Mishicot at the turn of the century, working for the firm of Terens & Oswald. Later, for 31 years he operated his own establishment, retiring in 1950. Nearly five years ago he left Mishicot to reside with his clergyman-son in Michigan. Mr. Vertz for years was active in affairs of St. Peter Church, serving as a member of the building committee and later for a number of years as a trustee of the congregation. He was an early member of the Mishicot Lions Club and was also a member of the Manitowoc County Fish and Game Protective Assn.
On Nov. 20, 1907, he married the former Theresa Broecker at Mishicot. She preceded him in death 26 years ago at Mishicot.
Surviving Mr. Vertz are a daughter, Mrs. Earl Ramminger of Manitowoc; the son, Rev. Kenneth Vertz; five grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Friends may call at the Specht Funeral Home, Mishicot, after 9 a.m. Thursday until 11 a.m. Friday when the casket will be taken to the church where the body will lie in state until the time of service.
Manitowoc Herald Times, January 28, 1958 p.11.
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Note the difference in the birth year. The obit is 1878 and the gravestone notes 1879.
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Marriage of John Vertz & Theresa Broecker
Theresa Broecker, daughter of Mrs. Broecker Sr., of the Town of Two Rivers, was united in marriage to John Vertz of Gibson at the Lutheran Church at Mishicot, Rev. G. Vater officiated. The wedding was celebrated at the home of Christ Broecker. Intimate relatives and friends only attended the wedding. The happy young couple will make their home at the village Mishicot where the groom will be employed at the new hardware store. The Reporter extends congratulations.
The Reporter, Sat., Nov. 23, 1907.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church, Mishicot, the Rev. Edward Zell officiating. Burial will be in Mishicot Public Cemetery.
Mr. Vertz was born Sept. 12, 1878, in the Town of Gibson, son of the late Solomon and Minnie Luedtke Vertz. After assisting on the farm for a number of years he entered the hardware business at Mishicot at the turn of the century, working for the firm of Terens & Oswald. Later, for 31 years he operated his own establishment, retiring in 1950. Nearly five years ago he left Mishicot to reside with his clergyman-son in Michigan. Mr. Vertz for years was active in affairs of St. Peter Church, serving as a member of the building committee and later for a number of years as a trustee of the congregation. He was an early member of the Mishicot Lions Club and was also a member of the Manitowoc County Fish and Game Protective Assn.
On Nov. 20, 1907, he married the former Theresa Broecker at Mishicot. She preceded him in death 26 years ago at Mishicot.
Surviving Mr. Vertz are a daughter, Mrs. Earl Ramminger of Manitowoc; the son, Rev. Kenneth Vertz; five grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Friends may call at the Specht Funeral Home, Mishicot, after 9 a.m. Thursday until 11 a.m. Friday when the casket will be taken to the church where the body will lie in state until the time of service.
Manitowoc Herald Times, January 28, 1958 p.11.
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Note the difference in the birth year. The obit is 1878 and the gravestone notes 1879.
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Marriage of John Vertz & Theresa Broecker
Theresa Broecker, daughter of Mrs. Broecker Sr., of the Town of Two Rivers, was united in marriage to John Vertz of Gibson at the Lutheran Church at Mishicot, Rev. G. Vater officiated. The wedding was celebrated at the home of Christ Broecker. Intimate relatives and friends only attended the wedding. The happy young couple will make their home at the village Mishicot where the groom will be employed at the new hardware store. The Reporter extends congratulations.
The Reporter, Sat., Nov. 23, 1907.
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