RUSSELL RAUL COGSWELL
Russell R. Cogswell, age 85, of 1700 S. 18th St., Manitowoc, died Friday,
Sept. 12, 2003.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, 2003, at the
Reinbold & Pfeffer Family Funeral Home, 818 State St., Manitowoc. The Rev.
Chris Schwab will officiate.
Following the services, there will be a gathering of relatives and friends at
First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall with private burial to follow at
Evergreen Cemetery.
Russell R. Cogswell was born May 30, 1918, in Manitowoc, son of the late Rual
and Alvina Lindholm Cogswell. He grew up in Manitowoc and graduated from Lincoln
High School with the class of 1936. Russell graduated from the University of
Wisconsin in 1942 and married Evelyn V. Jensen on Dec. 2, 1942, at Riverside
Church in New York City, N.Y. He served as a naval officer in the South Pacific
during World War II. Russ was employed by Hamilton Manufacturing Company in
various sales and sales management positions in Milwaukee, New York City, Two
Rivers, and Atlanta. He retired in 1982 after 35 years of service.
Russ enjoyed golf and played in his regular foursome with Joby Eggers, Charles
Webster and Ray Wiersig. He was fond of the country and spent many happy hours
at his cottage, The Horse and Apple. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church,
Manitowoc.
Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law: Rick and Darlene Jirkowic Cogswell,
Milwaukee; Tim and Kathleen Cogswell, Hartland; five grandchildren: Nick, Justin,
Khai, Ian and Lauren; one brother and sister-in-law: Rual and Jewell Cogswell,
Smithfield, N.C.; two sisters and brothers-in-law: Betty and Ralph Sixel, Haven,
Wis.; Virginia and Al Roberts, New Orleans, La.; and a sister-in-law: Alice Cogswell,
Manitowoc. Other relatives and friends also survive. Russell was preceded in death
by his wife: Evelyn; and one brother: Virgil Cogswell.
Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church, Shriners Children's Hospitals,
or the charity of the donor's choice.
The Reinbold & Pfeffer Family Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting the Cogswell
family
Herald Times Reporter, September 2003
Russell R. Cogswell, age 85, of 1700 S. 18th St., Manitowoc, died Friday,
Sept. 12, 2003.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, 2003, at the
Reinbold & Pfeffer Family Funeral Home, 818 State St., Manitowoc. The Rev.
Chris Schwab will officiate.
Following the services, there will be a gathering of relatives and friends at
First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall with private burial to follow at
Evergreen Cemetery.
Russell R. Cogswell was born May 30, 1918, in Manitowoc, son of the late Rual
and Alvina Lindholm Cogswell. He grew up in Manitowoc and graduated from Lincoln
High School with the class of 1936. Russell graduated from the University of
Wisconsin in 1942 and married Evelyn V. Jensen on Dec. 2, 1942, at Riverside
Church in New York City, N.Y. He served as a naval officer in the South Pacific
during World War II. Russ was employed by Hamilton Manufacturing Company in
various sales and sales management positions in Milwaukee, New York City, Two
Rivers, and Atlanta. He retired in 1982 after 35 years of service.
Russ enjoyed golf and played in his regular foursome with Joby Eggers, Charles
Webster and Ray Wiersig. He was fond of the country and spent many happy hours
at his cottage, The Horse and Apple. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church,
Manitowoc.
Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law: Rick and Darlene Jirkowic Cogswell,
Milwaukee; Tim and Kathleen Cogswell, Hartland; five grandchildren: Nick, Justin,
Khai, Ian and Lauren; one brother and sister-in-law: Rual and Jewell Cogswell,
Smithfield, N.C.; two sisters and brothers-in-law: Betty and Ralph Sixel, Haven,
Wis.; Virginia and Al Roberts, New Orleans, La.; and a sister-in-law: Alice Cogswell,
Manitowoc. Other relatives and friends also survive. Russell was preceded in death
by his wife: Evelyn; and one brother: Virgil Cogswell.
Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church, Shriners Children's Hospitals,
or the charity of the donor's choice.
The Reinbold & Pfeffer Family Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting the Cogswell
family
Herald Times Reporter, September 2003
RUSSELL RAUL COGSWELL
Russell R. Cogswell, age 85, of 1700 S. 18th St., Manitowoc, died Friday,
Sept. 12, 2003.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, 2003, at the
Reinbold & Pfeffer Family Funeral Home, 818 State St., Manitowoc. The Rev.
Chris Schwab will officiate.
Following the services, there will be a gathering of relatives and friends at
First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall with private burial to follow at
Evergreen Cemetery.
Russell R. Cogswell was born May 30, 1918, in Manitowoc, son of the late Rual
and Alvina Lindholm Cogswell. He grew up in Manitowoc and graduated from Lincoln
High School with the class of 1936. Russell graduated from the University of
Wisconsin in 1942 and married Evelyn V. Jensen on Dec. 2, 1942, at Riverside
Church in New York City, N.Y. He served as a naval officer in the South Pacific
during World War II. Russ was employed by Hamilton Manufacturing Company in
various sales and sales management positions in Milwaukee, New York City, Two
Rivers, and Atlanta. He retired in 1982 after 35 years of service.
Russ enjoyed golf and played in his regular foursome with Joby Eggers, Charles
Webster and Ray Wiersig. He was fond of the country and spent many happy hours
at his cottage, The Horse and Apple. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church,
Manitowoc.
Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law: Rick and Darlene Jirkowic Cogswell,
Milwaukee; Tim and Kathleen Cogswell, Hartland; five grandchildren: Nick, Justin,
Khai, Ian and Lauren; one brother and sister-in-law: Rual and Jewell Cogswell,
Smithfield, N.C.; two sisters and brothers-in-law: Betty and Ralph Sixel, Haven,
Wis.; Virginia and Al Roberts, New Orleans, La.; and a sister-in-law: Alice Cogswell,
Manitowoc. Other relatives and friends also survive. Russell was preceded in death
by his wife: Evelyn; and one brother: Virgil Cogswell.
Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church, Shriners Children's Hospitals,
or the charity of the donor's choice.
The Reinbold & Pfeffer Family Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting the Cogswell
family
Herald Times Reporter, September 2003
Russell R. Cogswell, age 85, of 1700 S. 18th St., Manitowoc, died Friday,
Sept. 12, 2003.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, 2003, at the
Reinbold & Pfeffer Family Funeral Home, 818 State St., Manitowoc. The Rev.
Chris Schwab will officiate.
Following the services, there will be a gathering of relatives and friends at
First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall with private burial to follow at
Evergreen Cemetery.
Russell R. Cogswell was born May 30, 1918, in Manitowoc, son of the late Rual
and Alvina Lindholm Cogswell. He grew up in Manitowoc and graduated from Lincoln
High School with the class of 1936. Russell graduated from the University of
Wisconsin in 1942 and married Evelyn V. Jensen on Dec. 2, 1942, at Riverside
Church in New York City, N.Y. He served as a naval officer in the South Pacific
during World War II. Russ was employed by Hamilton Manufacturing Company in
various sales and sales management positions in Milwaukee, New York City, Two
Rivers, and Atlanta. He retired in 1982 after 35 years of service.
Russ enjoyed golf and played in his regular foursome with Joby Eggers, Charles
Webster and Ray Wiersig. He was fond of the country and spent many happy hours
at his cottage, The Horse and Apple. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church,
Manitowoc.
Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law: Rick and Darlene Jirkowic Cogswell,
Milwaukee; Tim and Kathleen Cogswell, Hartland; five grandchildren: Nick, Justin,
Khai, Ian and Lauren; one brother and sister-in-law: Rual and Jewell Cogswell,
Smithfield, N.C.; two sisters and brothers-in-law: Betty and Ralph Sixel, Haven,
Wis.; Virginia and Al Roberts, New Orleans, La.; and a sister-in-law: Alice Cogswell,
Manitowoc. Other relatives and friends also survive. Russell was preceded in death
by his wife: Evelyn; and one brother: Virgil Cogswell.
Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church, Shriners Children's Hospitals,
or the charity of the donor's choice.
The Reinbold & Pfeffer Family Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting the Cogswell
family
Herald Times Reporter, September 2003
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