Dept. Chief Dies
Harry Brandenburg Rites Set Wednesday
Harry A. Brandenburg, 71, of 1112 South 13th St., chief of the County Traffic
Department for six years and a former member of the County Board, died Monday
morning at the Memorial Hospital. He was found unconscious in the bathroom of
his home last Wednesday, suffering a stroke to his left side, and moved to the
hospital by ambulance.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the First Reformed Church.
The Rev. Richard Schmitz will officiate. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Native of Chicago
Brandenburg was born in Chicago in 1882 and in 1905 married Miss Ella Willert.
They resided in Chicago three years, moving to Manitowoc in 190?. He founded
the Brandenburg Paint Shop on Washington Street and later erected a modern shop
on Franklin Street which he operated for many years, specializing in automobile
painting and refinishing.
He became an undersheriff during the term of former Sheriff Elmer Bergner and
operated the radio station at the sheriffs office for a six year span, during
the last war when no other operators were available. He was elected to the
County Board as a supervisor of the Fifth Ward, Manitowoc, serving a two year
term. In 1947 he retired from the board when he was named chief of the County
Traffic Department, when it was set up as a separate unit.
To Name Successor
Brandenburgs successor will be named later by the County Officers and Personnel
Committee of the County Board. He was a member of the Masonic order; the
Manitowoc County Deputy Sheriffs Association and the A.P.C.O. Radio Operators
Association.
Survivors are his wife; a son, Dr. Harold Brandenburg of Wauwatosa; brother,
John of North Hollywood, Calif.; sister, Mrs. Beulah Ziegler of Chicago; and two
grandchildren.
Friends may call at the Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home after Tuesday noon. The
casket will be moved to the church at 10 a.m. Wednesday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, October 12, 1953 P. 1
Harry Brandenburg Rites Set Wednesday
Harry A. Brandenburg, 71, of 1112 South 13th St., chief of the County Traffic
Department for six years and a former member of the County Board, died Monday
morning at the Memorial Hospital. He was found unconscious in the bathroom of
his home last Wednesday, suffering a stroke to his left side, and moved to the
hospital by ambulance.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the First Reformed Church.
The Rev. Richard Schmitz will officiate. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Native of Chicago
Brandenburg was born in Chicago in 1882 and in 1905 married Miss Ella Willert.
They resided in Chicago three years, moving to Manitowoc in 190?. He founded
the Brandenburg Paint Shop on Washington Street and later erected a modern shop
on Franklin Street which he operated for many years, specializing in automobile
painting and refinishing.
He became an undersheriff during the term of former Sheriff Elmer Bergner and
operated the radio station at the sheriffs office for a six year span, during
the last war when no other operators were available. He was elected to the
County Board as a supervisor of the Fifth Ward, Manitowoc, serving a two year
term. In 1947 he retired from the board when he was named chief of the County
Traffic Department, when it was set up as a separate unit.
To Name Successor
Brandenburgs successor will be named later by the County Officers and Personnel
Committee of the County Board. He was a member of the Masonic order; the
Manitowoc County Deputy Sheriffs Association and the A.P.C.O. Radio Operators
Association.
Survivors are his wife; a son, Dr. Harold Brandenburg of Wauwatosa; brother,
John of North Hollywood, Calif.; sister, Mrs. Beulah Ziegler of Chicago; and two
grandchildren.
Friends may call at the Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home after Tuesday noon. The
casket will be moved to the church at 10 a.m. Wednesday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, October 12, 1953 P. 1
Dept. Chief Dies
Harry Brandenburg Rites Set Wednesday
Harry A. Brandenburg, 71, of 1112 South 13th St., chief of the County Traffic
Department for six years and a former member of the County Board, died Monday
morning at the Memorial Hospital. He was found unconscious in the bathroom of
his home last Wednesday, suffering a stroke to his left side, and moved to the
hospital by ambulance.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the First Reformed Church.
The Rev. Richard Schmitz will officiate. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Native of Chicago
Brandenburg was born in Chicago in 1882 and in 1905 married Miss Ella Willert.
They resided in Chicago three years, moving to Manitowoc in 190?. He founded
the Brandenburg Paint Shop on Washington Street and later erected a modern shop
on Franklin Street which he operated for many years, specializing in automobile
painting and refinishing.
He became an undersheriff during the term of former Sheriff Elmer Bergner and
operated the radio station at the sheriffs office for a six year span, during
the last war when no other operators were available. He was elected to the
County Board as a supervisor of the Fifth Ward, Manitowoc, serving a two year
term. In 1947 he retired from the board when he was named chief of the County
Traffic Department, when it was set up as a separate unit.
To Name Successor
Brandenburgs successor will be named later by the County Officers and Personnel
Committee of the County Board. He was a member of the Masonic order; the
Manitowoc County Deputy Sheriffs Association and the A.P.C.O. Radio Operators
Association.
Survivors are his wife; a son, Dr. Harold Brandenburg of Wauwatosa; brother,
John of North Hollywood, Calif.; sister, Mrs. Beulah Ziegler of Chicago; and two
grandchildren.
Friends may call at the Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home after Tuesday noon. The
casket will be moved to the church at 10 a.m. Wednesday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, October 12, 1953 P. 1
Harry Brandenburg Rites Set Wednesday
Harry A. Brandenburg, 71, of 1112 South 13th St., chief of the County Traffic
Department for six years and a former member of the County Board, died Monday
morning at the Memorial Hospital. He was found unconscious in the bathroom of
his home last Wednesday, suffering a stroke to his left side, and moved to the
hospital by ambulance.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the First Reformed Church.
The Rev. Richard Schmitz will officiate. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Native of Chicago
Brandenburg was born in Chicago in 1882 and in 1905 married Miss Ella Willert.
They resided in Chicago three years, moving to Manitowoc in 190?. He founded
the Brandenburg Paint Shop on Washington Street and later erected a modern shop
on Franklin Street which he operated for many years, specializing in automobile
painting and refinishing.
He became an undersheriff during the term of former Sheriff Elmer Bergner and
operated the radio station at the sheriffs office for a six year span, during
the last war when no other operators were available. He was elected to the
County Board as a supervisor of the Fifth Ward, Manitowoc, serving a two year
term. In 1947 he retired from the board when he was named chief of the County
Traffic Department, when it was set up as a separate unit.
To Name Successor
Brandenburgs successor will be named later by the County Officers and Personnel
Committee of the County Board. He was a member of the Masonic order; the
Manitowoc County Deputy Sheriffs Association and the A.P.C.O. Radio Operators
Association.
Survivors are his wife; a son, Dr. Harold Brandenburg of Wauwatosa; brother,
John of North Hollywood, Calif.; sister, Mrs. Beulah Ziegler of Chicago; and two
grandchildren.
Friends may call at the Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home after Tuesday noon. The
casket will be moved to the church at 10 a.m. Wednesday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, October 12, 1953 P. 1
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