JOSEPH KERSCHER
Joseph Kerscher, 77, of 502A York St., Manitowoc, died Frday morning at his
home.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at First German Evangelical Lutheran
Church, Manitowoc, the Rev. L.H. Koeninger officiating. Burial will be in
Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Kerscher was born July 21, 1886, in the Town of Kossuth, son of the late
Frank and Frances Sonnleitner Kerscher. Educated in Manitowoc schools, he was
employed at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Inc., as a boilermaker for 39 years,
retiring in 1952. He married the former Ida Jens Sept. 30, 1911, at Manitowoc.
They observed their 50th wedding anniversary in 1961. He was a member of First
German Church.
Surviving are his wife; two sons, Arthur Kerscher of Manitowoc and Paul
Kerscher of Two Rivers; two daughters, Mrs. Garnett Day and Mrs. Raymond
Overle of Manitowoc; a sister, Mrs. Jack Vondross of Coleman, Wis.; six
grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. A sister and two brothers preceded
him in death.
Friends may call after 4 p.m. Monday and until 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Jens
Funeral Home, Manitowoc, and after 11 a.m. at the church.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. March 14, 1964 P. 14
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[d. 3-13-1964/age 77 yrs.](21 Jul 1886/Mar 1964/SSDI)
JOSEPH KERSCHER
Joseph Kerscher, 77, of 502A York St., Manitowoc, died Frday morning at his
home.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at First German Evangelical Lutheran
Church, Manitowoc, the Rev. L.H. Koeninger officiating. Burial will be in
Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Kerscher was born July 21, 1886, in the Town of Kossuth, son of the late
Frank and Frances Sonnleitner Kerscher. Educated in Manitowoc schools, he was
employed at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Inc., as a boilermaker for 39 years,
retiring in 1952. He married the former Ida Jens Sept. 30, 1911, at Manitowoc.
They observed their 50th wedding anniversary in 1961. He was a member of First
German Church.
Surviving are his wife; two sons, Arthur Kerscher of Manitowoc and Paul
Kerscher of Two Rivers; two daughters, Mrs. Garnett Day and Mrs. Raymond
Overle of Manitowoc; a sister, Mrs. Jack Vondross of Coleman, Wis.; six
grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. A sister and two brothers preceded
him in death.
Friends may call after 4 p.m. Monday and until 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Jens
Funeral Home, Manitowoc, and after 11 a.m. at the church.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. March 14, 1964 P. 14
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[d. 3-13-1964/age 77 yrs.](21 Jul 1886/Mar 1964/SSDI)
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