William E. Mathes, aged 74, passed away late Tuesday afternoon after suffering a stroke.
Mr. Mathes was born in the town of Rhine on October 27, 1870, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Mathes. He was married to Miss Martha Suhr of Kiel. The couple made their home on a farm in the town of New Holstein and near Kiel. During the past ten years they have been residents of New Holstein.
Among the survivors are his wife, and the following children: Mrs. Arthur (Lydia) Dedering and Mrs. Clarence (Gertrude) Strassmann of Kiel, Mrs. Norman (Eldora) Gutschow of School Hill, Mrs. Ray (Evelyn) Hass of New Holstein. Miss Luetta Mathes and Clarence Mathes of Woodstock, Illinois, Arwin Mathes of Steinthal, Lester Mathes of New Holstein, and Reuben Mathes of Kiel. Twenty-five grandchildren survive; also a sister, Mrs. George Eichhorn, and a brother, Walter Mathes of New Holstein. Four children preceded him in death, Mrs. Alvin Henschel and Edward Mathes of Kiel, and two died in infancy.
Funeral services will be held at the Meiselwitz funeral home at Kiel, Rev. A. G. Schmid, pastor of St. John's Evangelical and Reformed church will officiate and burial will be made in the Rockville cemetery.
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Mathes, William (Oct. 27, 1870-Aug. 14, 1945 –husband of Martha Suhr [married Aug. 11, 1896] –son of Jacob Mathes [1849-1902] and Dorthea Schueler [1850-1918] –born in the Town of Rhine, Sheboygan County –from Nov. 17, 1909 to June 5, 1920, John owned the 80-acre farm at 22107 Point Creek Road in Section 4, Town of Schleswig) –buried at the Rockville Cemetery, Town of Schleswig
William E. Mathes, aged 74, passed away late Tuesday afternoon after suffering a stroke.
Mr. Mathes was born in the town of Rhine on October 27, 1870, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Mathes. He was married to Miss Martha Suhr of Kiel. The couple made their home on a farm in the town of New Holstein and near Kiel. During the past ten years they have been residents of New Holstein.
Among the survivors are his wife, and the following children: Mrs. Arthur (Lydia) Dedering and Mrs. Clarence (Gertrude) Strassmann of Kiel, Mrs. Norman (Eldora) Gutschow of School Hill, Mrs. Ray (Evelyn) Hass of New Holstein. Miss Luetta Mathes and Clarence Mathes of Woodstock, Illinois, Arwin Mathes of Steinthal, Lester Mathes of New Holstein, and Reuben Mathes of Kiel. Twenty-five grandchildren survive; also a sister, Mrs. George Eichhorn, and a brother, Walter Mathes of New Holstein. Four children preceded him in death, Mrs. Alvin Henschel and Edward Mathes of Kiel, and two died in infancy.
Funeral services will be held at the Meiselwitz funeral home at Kiel, Rev. A. G. Schmid, pastor of St. John's Evangelical and Reformed church will officiate and burial will be made in the Rockville cemetery.
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Mathes, William (Oct. 27, 1870-Aug. 14, 1945 –husband of Martha Suhr [married Aug. 11, 1896] –son of Jacob Mathes [1849-1902] and Dorthea Schueler [1850-1918] –born in the Town of Rhine, Sheboygan County –from Nov. 17, 1909 to June 5, 1920, John owned the 80-acre farm at 22107 Point Creek Road in Section 4, Town of Schleswig) –buried at the Rockville Cemetery, Town of Schleswig
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Lydia Mathes Dedering
1899–1971
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Edward Mathes
1900–1937
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Arvin Rudolph Mathes
1903–1959
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Viola Helena Mathes Henschel
1904–1932
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Lester August Mathes
1907–1974
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Reuben John Mathes
1909–1984
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Gertrude Alice Mathes Strassman
1910–1989
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Clarence Robert Mathes
1912–1968
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Eldora Johanna Mathes Gutschow
1914–2004
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Evelyn Eleanor Mathes Hass
1917–2005
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Luetta Sylvia Mathes Wollersheim
1920–2015
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