Married in Centerville, Manitowoc Co., 26 Apr 1878 - Martha C S Bahr to Fredk A Keilsmeier.
Mrs. Metta Kielsmeier, former resident of the town of Centerville and widow of Fred A. Kielsmeier, who operated a cheese factory and creamery here for about fifty years, died Saturday evening at the home of her son, Otto Kielsmeier, at Watseka, Ill., after a short illness. The body has been brought to the Robert H. Kroos Funeral Home where it can be viewed from tonight until 1 p.m. Tuesday when brief services are conducted there. At 2 p.m. services will be held at the Reformed church in the town of Centerville, Highway 141, on the town line. The Rev. Edward Nuss will officiate and interment will be made in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Kielsmeier was born Nov. 14, 1855, in the town of Centerville, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. August Bahr. She was married there to Fred A. Kielsmeier, who died five years ago. For the past four years, Mrs. Kielsmeier resided at Watseka, Ill., with her son, Otto. She was a faithful member of the Reformed church in the town of Centerville and enjoyed a large circle of friends in that community.
Survivors are six sons, Otto, Watseka, Ill., Rudolph and Walter, Milwaukee, Hugo, Kingston, Wis., Samuel, Ogelthorpe, Ga., and Arno, Washington, D.C., eight grandchildren, one great-grandchild, three brothers, Charles and Louis Bahr of Cleveland, and Gustave Bahr, Milwaukee, and a sister, Mrs. Adolph Grotegut, Newton. One sister preceded her in death 27 years ago.
(Aug. 8, 1936, buried Aug. 11 handwritten on obituary-no newspaper named)
Married in Centerville, Manitowoc Co., 26 Apr 1878 - Martha C S Bahr to Fredk A Keilsmeier.
Mrs. Metta Kielsmeier, former resident of the town of Centerville and widow of Fred A. Kielsmeier, who operated a cheese factory and creamery here for about fifty years, died Saturday evening at the home of her son, Otto Kielsmeier, at Watseka, Ill., after a short illness. The body has been brought to the Robert H. Kroos Funeral Home where it can be viewed from tonight until 1 p.m. Tuesday when brief services are conducted there. At 2 p.m. services will be held at the Reformed church in the town of Centerville, Highway 141, on the town line. The Rev. Edward Nuss will officiate and interment will be made in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Kielsmeier was born Nov. 14, 1855, in the town of Centerville, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. August Bahr. She was married there to Fred A. Kielsmeier, who died five years ago. For the past four years, Mrs. Kielsmeier resided at Watseka, Ill., with her son, Otto. She was a faithful member of the Reformed church in the town of Centerville and enjoyed a large circle of friends in that community.
Survivors are six sons, Otto, Watseka, Ill., Rudolph and Walter, Milwaukee, Hugo, Kingston, Wis., Samuel, Ogelthorpe, Ga., and Arno, Washington, D.C., eight grandchildren, one great-grandchild, three brothers, Charles and Louis Bahr of Cleveland, and Gustave Bahr, Milwaukee, and a sister, Mrs. Adolph Grotegut, Newton. One sister preceded her in death 27 years ago.
(Aug. 8, 1936, buried Aug. 11 handwritten on obituary-no newspaper named)
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