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Richard Grimm

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Richard Grimm

Birth
Two Rivers, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA
Death
18 Oct 1959 (aged 84)
Two Rivers, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
Two Rivers, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
Plot
4-3
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Richard Grimm, 84, of 1920-27th St., Two Rivers, retired Town of Two Rivers
farmer and the last of the children of the Grimm family, pioneer in the area,
died early Sunday at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, where he had been a
patient since Thursday.
Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Klein & Stangel Inc., Funeral
Home, Two Rivers, and at 10 a.m. at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Two Rivers,
the Rev. John K. Mueller officiating. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery,
Two Rivers.
Born in the Town of Two Rivers Oct. 26, 1874, he was a son of the late Anton
and Anna Schmidt Grimm. He married the former Anna Kornely of the Town of
Kossuth at St. Anne Catholic Church, Francis Creek, June 7, 1928. The couple
resided on a farm in the Town of Two Rivers until retirement in 1927, moving
to Two Rivers. When Mr. Grimm was 28? years old he lost an arm in a hand
feedcutter on his farm. Soon after he perfected self-feed cutter. Despite the
loss of the arm he did considerable carpenter work besides his farm duties.
For a number of years he was a director of the Oakland School in the Town of
Two Rivers. He was a member of the Holy Name Society of Holy Redeemer Church.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Ralph Petri of Two Rivers and Mrs. Erwin
Rhode of Two Rivers; five grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.
Friends may call at the funeral home where the Rosary will be recited at 8:30
p.m. Monday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, October 19, 1959 P.17
Richard Grimm, 84, of 1920-27th St., Two Rivers, retired Town of Two Rivers
farmer and the last of the children of the Grimm family, pioneer in the area,
died early Sunday at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, where he had been a
patient since Thursday.
Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Klein & Stangel Inc., Funeral
Home, Two Rivers, and at 10 a.m. at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Two Rivers,
the Rev. John K. Mueller officiating. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery,
Two Rivers.
Born in the Town of Two Rivers Oct. 26, 1874, he was a son of the late Anton
and Anna Schmidt Grimm. He married the former Anna Kornely of the Town of
Kossuth at St. Anne Catholic Church, Francis Creek, June 7, 1928. The couple
resided on a farm in the Town of Two Rivers until retirement in 1927, moving
to Two Rivers. When Mr. Grimm was 28? years old he lost an arm in a hand
feedcutter on his farm. Soon after he perfected self-feed cutter. Despite the
loss of the arm he did considerable carpenter work besides his farm duties.
For a number of years he was a director of the Oakland School in the Town of
Two Rivers. He was a member of the Holy Name Society of Holy Redeemer Church.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Ralph Petri of Two Rivers and Mrs. Erwin
Rhode of Two Rivers; five grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.
Friends may call at the funeral home where the Rosary will be recited at 8:30
p.m. Monday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, October 19, 1959 P.17

Gravesite Details

On same stone with Charles and Anna



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