Manitowoc, Wis. June 18, 1943
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Gottfried Altergott, 71, Branch farmer, died this morning at the Holy Family
hospital. He had been ill only a week.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 1:30 p.m. from the Leschke funeral home
and two o'clock from the First German Evangelical Lutheran church, the Rev. L.H.
Koeninger officiating. Burial will be in the Branch cemetery.
Mr. Altergott was born in Russia in 1872 and in 1899 married Miss Elizabeth Eurich.
They came to America in 1907 and lived in Wyoming, Chicago and Sheboygan until 1914
when they came to Manitowoc. In 1933 they moved to a farm near Branch.
Survivors are the widow; two sons, Godfrey, of Branch, Henry of Green Bay; two daughters, Mrs. Lawrence Hokenson, of Branch and Mrs. Ottmar Schadewald, of this city; four sisters, Mrs. Adam Kaufman, Mrs. Henry Ashenbrenner, Mrs. Casper Seibel, of this city; Mrs. Edward Seibel of Newton; two brothers, Alex, of this city, Henry, of Chicago; and 12 grandchildren.
Manitowoc, Wis. June 18, 1943
Page 2
Gottfried Altergott, 71, Branch farmer, died this morning at the Holy Family
hospital. He had been ill only a week.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 1:30 p.m. from the Leschke funeral home
and two o'clock from the First German Evangelical Lutheran church, the Rev. L.H.
Koeninger officiating. Burial will be in the Branch cemetery.
Mr. Altergott was born in Russia in 1872 and in 1899 married Miss Elizabeth Eurich.
They came to America in 1907 and lived in Wyoming, Chicago and Sheboygan until 1914
when they came to Manitowoc. In 1933 they moved to a farm near Branch.
Survivors are the widow; two sons, Godfrey, of Branch, Henry of Green Bay; two daughters, Mrs. Lawrence Hokenson, of Branch and Mrs. Ottmar Schadewald, of this city; four sisters, Mrs. Adam Kaufman, Mrs. Henry Ashenbrenner, Mrs. Casper Seibel, of this city; Mrs. Edward Seibel of Newton; two brothers, Alex, of this city, Henry, of Chicago; and 12 grandchildren.
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