HENRY KIEL (d. 1916)

DEATH CLAIMS TWO OF SAME NAME, RESIDENTS IN SAME BLOCK,
WITHIN PERIOD OF 24 HOURS; PIONEERS
MRS. HENRY KIEL, 81, DIES AT HOME ON NORTH NINTH STREET AND 24 HOURS
LATER HER NEPHEW, HENRY KIEL, AGED 71, IS SUMMONED FOUR DOORS AWAY.
LATTER RESIDENT HERE SINCE 1849
Death claimed two persons of the ???? age and related, residents of
the same block, within a twenty four hour period from Saturday night
to Sunday, in this city.
Following the death Saturday evening of Mrs. Wilhemina Kiel, widow of
Henry Kiel, and a pioneer resident of the county at her home, 836 North
9th street, her nephew, Henry Kiel, residing with his daughter, Mrs.
Herman Spoentgen in the same block, four years, from Mrs. Kiel's home,
answered the final summons Sunday evening.
Came Here in 1849
Henry William Morris Kiel was one of the oldest living settlers of
Manitowoc county, having located here in 1849 when as a boy of five
he came here with his parents. He was born at Galkenhagen, Germany,
Aug. 19, 1844.
Mr. Kiel had spent practically his entire life in farming in Manitowoc
county. His family located on a farm in Neshota and in later life Mr.
Kiel continued on the farm, retiring a few years ago to make his home
with his daughter, Mrs. Spoentgen.
Mrs. Kiel died five years ago and surviving Mrs. (sic) Kiel are three
sons and the daughter, Robert, of Kossuth, Hugo and Richard of Milwaukee
and Mrs. Spoentgent (sic), this city.
The funeral will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the
Spoentgen home on North Ninth street.
Mrs. Henry Kiel
Death came to Mrs. Henry Kiel, widowed, at her home on North Ninth street
Saturday evening, her demise being due to infirmities of age and heart
trouble from which she had suffered. Her children were at the bedside when
the end came.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Monday, January 17, 1916 P.1
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[bur. 01-19-1916/cause: disease of the heart/bur. on Herman Spoetgen lot]
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(Note: I split this article and put it with each of the deaths)