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 | Trailer Explosion, Victim Dies - Article in Green Bay Press-Gazette on the 15th of June 1950
Partly Trailer Explosion Victim Dies; Rites To Be in Marinette
Special to Press-Gazette
OCONTO, Wis. Ervin Wiltzius, 35, who was burned in an explosion in a trailer cabin at Oconto Tuesday morning, died in the Oconto hospital Wednesday evening. Wiltzius and Emil Nelson, 35, received second and third degree burns when a cigaret was lit in the trailer which was filled with gas fumes from a partially open oven jet of a bottle gas stove. Mrs. Agnes Larson, owner of the trailer, received minor injuries.
Wiltzius was employed by the Ladish Drop Forge company of Cudahy. He was born in Marinette Oct. 1, 1914. His survivors are a son, Wayne; four brothers, Edward and Nick, Marinette, Charles and Frank. Sheboygan; and five sisters, Mrs. Frank Kloida, Mrs. James Benesh. Mrs. Clifford Metivier and Dorothy Wiltzius, all of Marinette, and Mrs. Louis Tappy, Menominee. Mich.
The body is at the McLain Funeral home in Marinette where the rosary will be said at 7:30 this evening. Funeral services will be held at 8:30 Friday morning in the funeral home, and at 9 o'clock in Our Lady of Lourdes church at Marinette. The Rev. Leo Courtney will officiate and burial will be in Forest Home cemetery. |
 | Herold -Mike- M. LeMay - Death notice in Green Bay Press-Gazette on the 10th of August 1992
Harold "Mike" M. LeMay
Harold "Mike” M. LeMay, 73, 6126 North Bay Shore Road, Oconto, died Friday evening, August 7, 1992 at St. Vincent Hospital, Green Bay.
Mike was born April 28. 1919 at Oconto to the late Thomas and Mamie (Czech) LeMay. He attended Oconto schools and lived most of his life in the Oconto area. Mike was a veteran of World War II, having served in the army. He was wounded in action in Europe and received the purple heart. He owned and operated LeMay Construction Company until retirement in 1977. He was married to the former Marie Wiltzius in 1946 at Milwaukee. She preceded him in death on October 7, 1976.
Mike is survived by one daughter, Joy M. LeMay, Santa Monica, Calif; one stepson and daughter-in-law, Wayne and Judy Gladstone, Mich.; one brother and sister-in-law, Arthur and Carol LeMay, Oconto; three sisters and one brother-in-law, Mrs. Adelaide Karbon and May Rose and Clarence Freward, all of Oconto, and Mrs. Blanche Flaulkner, Milwaukee; three stepgrandchildren; three stepgreat-grandchildren; nieces and nephews; and a close friend, Doris Peters, Oconto.
He was preceded in death by one brother, Thomas, Jr.
The family received relatives and friende at Rhodes-Charapata Funeral Home, 121 Chicago Street, Oconto, from 4.8 p.m. Sunday, August 9, 1992. Parish wake service was held at 7 p.m. Mass of Resurrection was held at 10 a.m., Monday, August 10, 1992 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Oconto, with the Rev. C. Terrence LaCombe officiating. Interment at the Oconto Catholic Cemetery. TheJones-Woodrow-Young American Legion Post #74 conducted military rites at graveside. |
 | Attorney Missing, Plaintiffs Lose Explosion Damage Plea - Article in Green Bay Press-Gazette on the 26th of January 1954
Attorney Missing, Plaintiffs Lose Explosion Damage Plea
Verdict Is Directed For Defense After Nelsons Argue Case:
Special to Press-Gazette
OCONTO, Wis. - A directed verdict in favor of the defendants ended the case of Agnes Larsen and her son, Roy Nelson, both of Marinette, plaintiffs in a circuit court action here Monday.
Mrs. Larsen and Nelson were seeking damages from the Saucier Hardware Co. of Oconto and the Kool Kitchen Bottle Gas Co. for personal injuries and property damage sustained in a house trailer explosion here June 13, 1950.
When the Milwaukee attorney for the plaintiffs failed to show up, Mrs. Larsen and Nelson decided to plead their own cases. But court procedure to the average layman is difficult to grasp. Judge Arold F. Murphy assisted the pair in their direct examinations but had to warn each repeatedly to confine their
answers to questions asked.
Claim Firm Negligent
They claimed that the Saucier firm's serviceman was negligent in connecting up a replacement tank of battle gas on June 12, 1950. The explosion occurred early the next morning as Ervin Wiltzius struck a match in the trailer kitchen.
Wiltzius, former son-in-law of Mrs. Larsen, and Nelson were burned and blown out of the trailer. Mrs. Larsen was in the opposite end of the trailer and was blown out, too, but not burned. Wiltzius died 40 hours late.
No Leaks Found
Defense witnesses Fire Chief John Reed and Mead McNulty testified that checks made after the blast revealed no leaks in connections but that the oven control on the range was partly open. Both described the control as of a type that locks shut and would be unlikely to open even from an explosion. They were
the only defense witnesses called. Mrs. Larsen and Nelson were the only witnesses for themselves.
Upon completion of testimony Atorney Harold Krueger petitioned the court for a directed verdict in favor of the defendants on the grounds that negligence had not been proven. Judge Murphy granted the motion. Then he advised the plaintiffs that if they could find an attorney who would write up their case it could then be appealed to the state supreme court.
The jurors were excused until Thursday morning, Jan. 28. |
 | Mrs. Harold LeMay (Marie Nelson) - Death notice in Green Bay Press-Gazette on the 13th of October 1976
Mrs. Harold LeMay
Mrs. Harold (Marie) LeMay, 60, 415 Baldwin St., Oconto, died unexpectedly Thursday, Oct. 7, in Geneva, Switzerland. Born Sept. 13, 1916 in Marinette, the former Marie Agnes Nelsen married Harold (Mike) LeMay, in October 1949. For 17 years she was employed by John Oster Manufacturing Co. in Milwaukee, and worked at Coleman Products in Coleman for the past three years. Mrs. LeMay was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Oconto.
Survivors are her husband; one daughter, Miss Joy LeMay, LosAngeles, Calif.; one son, Wayne Wiltzius, Green Bay; her mother, Agnes Larsen, Oconto; one brother, Roy Larsen, Marinette; three grandchildren.
Friends may call at Gallagher-Pinkart Funeral Home, Oconto, after 2 p.m. Sunday. Funeral 10 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Oconto, with the Rev. Martin Fox officiating. Burial in Oconto Catholic Cemetery. |
 | Alfrida Olivia Baie (born Nilsson, 1893-1970) - Death notice in The Chicago Tribune on the 25th of March 1970
Death Notices:
Alfreda O. Baie, nee Nilsson, native of Sundsvall, Sweden, beloved wife of Harry Henry; fond mother of Herman, Nelson, John and Sally; grandmother of seven. Interment Wednesday, Oakridge cemetery, Hillside, III. information, 348-3849 |
 | Harry Henry Baie (1886-1972) - Death notice in The Chicago Tribune on the 7th of January 1972
Harry H. Baie, loving father of Harry Jr., John, Tony [Dorothy], Sally and Beverly [Ronald] Gierut; dear grandfather of nine.
Masinuc services 8 p.m. Friday, conducted by the Cornerstone Lodge, No. 875, A. F. & A. M. of Chicago, III., of which he was a member. Also member of Scottish Rite Valley of Chicago.
Cremation Saturday, Jan. 8, private. Visitation at the Patka Funeral Home, 3756 S. Paulina St. LA 3-0829. |
 | John Jacob Baie - Add For Re-Election as Direcor for Mt. Diablo Hospital District in The San Francisco Examiner on the 2. November 1988
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 | Andrew Gypp (1864-1937) - Obituary in The Escanaba Daily Press on the 3th of November 1937
Andrew Gypp, 73, Dies in Marinette
Andrew Gypp, 73, long time resident of Marinette, and father of Joseph Gypp, who formerly was located in Escanaba, passed away at 8 o’clock Monday morning at the home of a daughter, Mrs. William Barret, following a long illness.
Mr. Gypp was born in Hamburg, Germany, and was brought to this country when a baby, by his parents. The family settled first in New York City and later in Sherman, PA. When he was thirteen years of age, Mr. Gypp went to Manistique to live and his marriage to Miss Anna Grenier, who passed away in 1933, took place in that city. He had resided in Marinette since 1890.
Surviving are one son, Joseph and three daughters: Mrs. Alfred Larsen and Mrs. William Barret of Marinette and Mrs. Leo Spaude of Menominee; fifteen grandchildren and four great grandchildren, and four sisters.
Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 2 o’clock at the family home, 225 Terrace avenue, which Mr. Gypp built in 1892. Rev. G.F. Genszler of St. James Lutheran church will officiate. Burial will be in Forest Home cemetery. |
 | Anne Gypp (born Greiner, 1870-1933) - Death notice in Wausau Daily Herald on the 7th of July 1933
Gypp-Mrs. Andrew, Marinette, died July 5 after an extended illness. She was born in Louisville, Canada. Her widower, a son and three daughters survive. |
 | White Leghorn Hen Betsy Lays Huge Egg - The Sheboygan Press on the 27th May 1931
An egg 7 3/4 inches in circumference one way and 6 inches in circumference the other way was laid by Betsy, the two-year-old White Leghorn hen of Andrew Gypp, Marinette. Quality and quantity production seems to be the keynote of the Gypp flock, with Betsy leading the rest. Mr. Gypp’s twelve chickens frequently produce a dozen eggs a day. |
 | Thomas Abelson (Tellef Abelsen, 1860-1928 - Death Notice in The Standard Union (Brooklyn, New York) on the 21th of August 1928
Thomas Abelson
Thomas Abelson, a marine painter, died Saturday in Kings County Hospital. He was a life resident of Brooklyn and was a member of Local 679 of the Painters Union. He is survived by a cousin, Magnus Andrews. The funeral services will be held at 2 P. M. tomorrow at the funeral chapel of Joseph Redmond, 90 King street. Interment will be at Linden Hill Cemetery.
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 | Fred William Lindner (1886-1960) - Death notice in Chicago Tribune on the 21th of December 1960
Lindner
Fred W. Lindner, beloved husband of Jenny. nee Kloster: dear father of Paul A , William G.. and Harriet Heywood; 10 grandchildren. Services Thursday, 2 P. m,. at John M. Pedersen & Sons Funeral chapel, 4338 Fullerton avenue. Interment Mount Olive. Visiting hours at chapel. 7:30 p. m. to 9 p. m. Tuesday and Wednesday. BE 5-1610. |
 | Alice Metterhausen (born Kloster, 1902-1968) - Death Notice in Chicago Tribune on the 28th of February 1968
Metterhausen
Alice Metterhausen, Feb. 26, 1968, wife of the late Frederick; mother of Elissa M. Gronke, Laurel M. Spitzbarth, and Emil; sister of Jenny Lindner and Peter Kloster. Visitation on Wednesday 6 to 10 p. m. at John M. Pedersen and Sons Chapel, 4338 Fullerton avenue. Interment private. 235-1610. |
 | Frederick Brockmann Metterhausen (1899-1956) - Death Notice in Chicago Tribune on the 20th of April 1956
Metterhausen
F. B. Metterhausen, April 15, 1956, beloved husband of Alice, nee Kloster; dear father of Ellssa, Laurel, and Emil. Services Saturday, 3 p. m., at funeral chapel. 4336 Fullerton avenue. Interment private. Please omit flowers. BElmont 5-1610. |
 | Trondheim is correct (By Jenny Lindner) - Article in Chicago Tribune on the 30th of April 1940
Trondheim is correct
Western Springs, Ill., April 16. - Over the air and in your papers they speak and write of Trondheim: the only city I know of that sounds like that is Trondhjem. If I am right please have the pronunciation and spelling corrected. Jenny Lindner [Mrs. F. W.] |
 | Jenny Lindner (Born Kloster, 1887-1871) - Death Notice in Chicago Tribune on the 14th of January 1971
Lindner
Jenny Lindner, nee Kloster, of Rogers, Ark., beloved wife of the late Fred W.; mother of Paul, William and Harriet Heywood; grandmother of 10; greatgrandmother of 11; sister of Peter Kloster. Visitation Thursday, 7 to 9 p. m., at Merker Funeral Home, Hillqrove and Franklin, Western Springs. Service and Interment private. In lieu of flowers, make donations to the Central United Methodist Church Building Fund, Rogers, Ark. 246-1500. |
 | Peter George Kloster (1897-1980) - Death Notice in The Palm Beach Post on the 26th of April 1980
Peter G. Kloster
Age 83. of 923 Bradley Ct., West Palm Beach, died Wednesday, April 23.
He is survived by his wife, Ann, West Palm Beach; one daughter, Alice Maginnis of Portland. Oregon; five grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held 4PM Saturday at the MACK STEPHENSON FUNERAL HOME. 1004 So. Dixie Hwy, Lantana with Pastor Leo Lacy of the Wagg Memorial United Methodist Church. West Palm Beach officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home Saturday 2-4PM. |
 | A Journey Through DeKalb County - The Henry Roth House - Article in The Daily Chronicle on the 15th of January 2002
A Journey Through DeKalb County - Part 36: The Henry Roth House
Drive back to Route 30, also known as Lincoln Avenue, from Oak Knoll in Hinckley, then return to Somonauk Road and continue north on it. After about three miles, you enter Pierce Township. The name comes from U.S. President Franklin Pierce, who took office in 1853. As in the case of several other townships previously discussed, this was a vast, open prairie, with no groves of timber readily available as a source of building material.
Despite the fact that homesteading did not get started until 1847, once it did, the rich soil allowed for the growing of more wheat than in any other region of the county. The northern end of Pierce is quite undulating, while the southern end is very flat. Before being organized as a separate township in 1853, Pierce was partly in Squaw Grove and partly in Cortland Township.
Many of those who settled in Pierce during its early years were of Irish and German extraction, and staunchly Democratic. Already by 1871, the 1,008 people occupied 165 residences, there being 9,846 acres of land in cultivation. Some 22,351 acres were improved by 1885. Even in this heavily rural environment, the populace enjoyed such items of luxury and personal property as 160 carriages and wagons (requiring teams of horses to pull them), 125 watches and clocks, 102 sewing and knitting machines, six pianos, and 26 melodeons and organs. Absent from the list was billiard tables. There was simply no time for such frills when people had to earn their livelihood working the land.
The Roth House is a familier landmark
Just before arriving at Somonauk and McGirr roads, be sure to pause for a book at the Henry Roth house, on the west side of Somonauk. It has served as a familiar landmark in Pierce Township since the 1850s, and is probably the best surviving 19th-century example of Vernacular Greek Revival architecture in DeKalb County. An "I-House" in the tradition of the Elisha Foster House in DeKalb, the structure's original two-story brick portion is two rooms deep instead of one. (The I-House was a popular building type in Indiana, Iowa and Illinois, most commonly dating from the 1840s through the 1860s.)
The owner still has the original property abstract for the land, indicating that Thomas R. Greene of Cook County, Ill., purchased the 80 acres from the government on Nov. 21, 1849. Greene died on Oct. 28, 1850, and his family held ownership until Nov. 15, 1852, when Jacob Haish and his wife, Sophia, acquired the farm for $122.50. This was the same Jacob Haish who would relocate to DeKalb about a year later, going on to become wealthy as a result of the manufacture of barbed wire, banking activity, speculative building and other business ventures.
It can be assumed that the Haishes erected some kind of dwelling on the land. There was a time when it was thought that Haish was responsible for the stately brick house with which we are familiar. What gave credence to this is the fact that when Haish sold the farm —on Feb. 23, 1856 — to Henry Roth, he was paid $600 for it. An increase in value such as this generally indicates the construction of something substantial in the way of an improvement. - like a new house, for example.
A few mysteries are waiting to be discovered
The owner of the house on Somonauk has subsequently come to the conclusion that the Roths built the striking brick house themselves, probably around 1859 or 1860. His attempts over the years to determine a more precise date through researching official county records have been unsuccessful. Neighbors in the immediate area with whom he has spoken lean toward the late 1850s to early 1860s date.
In addition, there is a historical source containing a picture of the house along with a caption that makes for interesting reading. The 1917 "Reliable Directory of Farmers and Breeders of DeKalb County, Illinois," by Prairie Farmer Publishing Co. of Chicago (though misspelling the Baie family name), states: "H. H. Baier's Farm House, De Kalb, Ill. - This was the first house built in the County. It was erected in 1860." While there are any number of older homes to be found around the county — some able to boast the inclusion of rooms within their walls that originally were log cabins — it is the reference to the 1860 date that is noteworthy. This piece of information may well be something provided by the Baie family.
Henry Roth, like Jacob Haish, was one of Pierce Township's German immigrants, and according to the 1876 "Voters and Tax-Payers of DeKalb County, Illinois, " he had been born in 1813 in Hesse Darmstadt, Germany. Married in 1841 in Germany, he and his wife came to America in 1847, and to DeKalb County in 1854. Roth's land holdings grew to 120 acres by 1876 with a value of $7,000, and he enjoyed $2,000 in personal property.
Mr. Roth died on Jan. 27, 1908, and is buried in Miller Cemetery on Duffy Road in Squaw Grove Township, northwest of Hinckley.
"Voters and Tax-Payers" concludes its entry about him by saying he fathered four daughters. Surprisingly, none of the U.S. Censuses - 1860, 1870 or 1880 - nor any of the biographical histories — 1885, 1898 or 1907 — included information on him. Roth's absence from the Census records is particularly curious. His name is on the Pierce Township land maps in the atlases of 1871, 1892 and even 1905. Since he apparently had no sons, though, the property was handed down to daughter Minnie and her husband, Herman H. Baie, whose name is listed in conjunction with that of his father-in-law on the 1905 plat. While a few members of the Baie family are written up in 1898's "The Biographical Record of DeKalb County, Illinois," Herman H. Baie is not, nor is he mentioned in anybody else's sketch.
Although historically the residence may appropriately be called the Roth House, because of the longtime association with Baie's family, there are those who know it every bit as well as the Baie Farm. The next owners, however, were the Dellenbachs, who also had their name associated not only with this house and farm but also with other nearby parcels. |
 | Baie Family Has Reunion at Hickley - The_Daily_Chronicle on the 6th of July 1954
Baie Family Has Reunion at Hinckley
Tuesday, July 6, 1954
HINCKLEY - The 32nd annual Baie reunion was held on Sunday, July 4, 1954 at Pioneer Park with 107 members enjoying a pot luck Dinner at, noon.
It was just 100 years ago that Christian Baie and Wilhelmina Von Ohlen made the 16 week voyage in a sailboat from the Duchy of Brunswick, Germany to America. They lived at Piano for two years, then took up a claim from the government on the homestead on the farm between Hinckley and Waterman where their grandson, Clarence H. Baie and family now reside.
They were the parents of 13 children of which the following still survive: Mrs. Lena Morsch, Mrs. Emilie Troeger, Mrs. Minnie Rimsnider and Carl Baie, who have an aggregate age of 333 years and six months. Mrs. Rollin Ziegler, custodian of the family tree reported that there are now 345 blood descendants. A great-great-great-grandchild, Mary Alice Hauer, five months old was present. Honors were given to Mrs. Emilie Troeger, now 86 years old, as the oldest present; Jamie Schafman, five weeks old, the youngest; and Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Rimsnider, the couple married the longest, now 61 years.
Family historian, Mrs. Lula Anderson, read several interesing newspaper excerpts that she has collected and preserved about the pioneer ancestors. Mrs. Marcia Ziegler and son. Ricky Of Miami, Fla., who now have their passports to join their hushand and father, W. O. Richard Ziegler, helicopter pilot in Germany, and Lt. Comm. Warren E. Bale of the Navy Transport Squadron of Moutain View were those attending the reunion from the greatest distance.
Present officers are: President Orin Rimsnider, Hinckley; vice president, Mrs. Lula Anderson of Sandwich; secretary treasurer, Esther R. Bale of Hinckley. |
 | Cecil Andrew Homme (1919-1995) - Obituarie in Edmonton Journal on the 12th of April 1995
HOMME, Cecil Andrew
On Monday, April 10, 1995, Mr. Cecil Homme of Duffield, Alberta passed away at the age of 75 years. Mr. Homme served in the military for four years, part of which was spent in England.
He leaves to mourn his loss his loving wife, Mrs. June Homme; five children, Ralph (Darlene) of Burtonsville, Sandy of Drayton Valley, Wade (Judy) of Burtonsville, Myles (Janet) of Onoway, Stacey (Simon) of Calgary; ten grandchildren, Danielle, Jackie, Christopher, Jenny, Amanda, Allison, Timothy, Andrew, Jonathon and Zakary; two brothers. Mr. Lewis Homme and Mr. Melvin Homme; three sisters, Mrs. Bernice Osbak, Mrs. Lily (Dick) Wheadon, Mrs. Norma (Zolton) Petriko. Mr. Homme was predeceased by his parents, Aksel and Emma Homme; and one brother, Bill.
Funeral Services will take place at Keephills Community Hall, Keephills, Alberta on Thursday, April 13, 1995 at 1:00 p.m. with Reverend Glen Boyd officiating, and interment to follow at Burtonsville Cemetery. If desired, memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one's choice.
Drayton Valley Funeral Services, Tinant Funeral Directors in care of arrangements. Phone: 542-5511. |
 | Christian Lindner og Isabella Christina Neaves - Marriage Notice in The Courier and Argus (Scotland) on the 9th of August 1892
Lindtner-Neave - At the Scandinavian Church, Leith, on the 6th inst. by the Rev. H. Vasstrand, assisted by the Rev. George Boyd, M.A., Kestalrig, Christian Lindtner, of Stavanger, Norway, to Isabella Christina, daughter of James Neaves, of James Neaves & Son, Edinburgh |
 | Aksel Homme (1888-1970) - Obituary in Red Deer Advocate (Canada) on the 29th of August 1970
Pioneer, 82, Dies
A longtime resident or Burtonsville Aksel Homme died Aug. 20. He was 82.
Mr. Homme was born in Fevik, Norway in 1888 and came to Canada in 1909. He moved directly to Burtonsville where he resided until his death. He was a blacksmith and farmer and worked as a logger with sawmills around Buck Lake and on the North Saskatchewan River drives. Burtonsville is some 40 miles west of Edmonton.
He is survived by his wife Emma: four sons, William at Alix, Cecil at. Tomahawk. Lewis at Stony Plain and Melvin at Red Deer: three daughters, Mrs. Albert Osback of Warberg, Mrs. Richard Wheadon of Whitecourt and Mrs. Zoltan Petriko of Edmointon: 26 grandschildren and two great-grandchildren
Burial was at the Burtonville Cemetary. |
 | Aksel Homme (1888-1970) - Funeral Notice in Edmonton Journal on the 22th of August 1970
HOMME -- On August 20, 1970, Mr. Aksel Friis Homme of Burtonsville, Alterta, passed away. He leaves to mourn his loss besides his loving wife, Emma; four sous, William of Alix, Cecil of Burtonsville, Lewis of Stony Plain, and Melvin of Red Deer; three daughters, Mrs. Albert (Bernice) Asback of Warburg Mrs. Dick (Lilly) Wheadon of Whitecourt, and Mrs. Zoltan (Norma) Petrico of Edmomton; twenty-six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and one Brother in Norway.
Funeral services will be held on Monday at 2:00 p.m. at the Free Methodist Church in Burtonsville. Reverend George Harriman will officiate and interment will take place in the Burtonsville Cemetery. Foster and McGarvey Limited, Funeral Directors. |
 | Woman is Badly Burned At Oconto (Virginia Fratrick, born Hazen) - Green Bay Press Gazette on the 10th of August 1962
Woman Is Badly Burned At Oconto
An Oconto woman is in critical condition today after suffering third degree burns to 100 percent of her body.
Mrs. Virginia Fratrick, about 35, who lives with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Hazen, was apparently taking coffee from the stove when her clothing ignited.
She was found in her bed at 8:30 p.m. by her father when he returned from the hospital where he was visiting his wife.
Hazen told authorities that he had left home at 7 p.m. Mrs. Fratick was able to wrap a sheet around herself and get into bed.
She was later taken to the Oconto Hospital by ambulance. |
 | Virginia Fratrick (born Hazen, 1926-1962) - Obituary in the Green Bay Press Gazette on the 11th of August 1962
Mrs. Virginia Fratrick
Mrs. Virginia Fratrick, 36, 415 Gale St., Oconto, died late Friday in the Oconto Hospital from burns suffered in an accident on Thursday. Born April 26, 1926, in Oconto, she spent most of her life in the area.
Survivors are her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Hazen, Oconto; a son, James, with the U.S. Coast Guard at New York; four brothers, Robert, Milwaukee; Joseph, Avondale, Ariz., Lloyd, Oconto, and Richard, Escanaba and a sister, Mrs. John (Eudora) Beekman Jr, Oconto.
The closed casket will be at the John Crooks Funeral Home, Oconto, after noon Sunday. The Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Sunday. Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Monday at St. Peter’s Church, with the Rev. Abner Laque in charge. Burial will be in the Catholic Cemetery. |
 | Alfred Larson and Agnes Larson VS State of Wisconsin (Wisconsin State Journal on the 28th of November 1931
Alfred Larson and Agnes Larson, plaintiffs in error
Vs.
State of Wisconsin, defendants in error
“I, Norman B. Langill, District Attorney for said county, hereby inform the court that on the 26th day of February, 1931, at the Town of Peshtigo, in said county, Agnes Larson and Alfred Larson did set up, operate and maintain a structure or building commonly known as the Poplar Grove on U. S. Highway 41, in the Town aforesaid, such structure or building being used for the purpose of prostitution, lewdness and assignation, and that the said Agnes Larson and Alfred Larson well knew that the said premises were being used for the purposes aforesaid, and that they knew and permitted women of lewd character to inhabit said premises and operate therein, all contrary to sec. 351.35 R S. Wis. 1929, and against the peace and dignity of the State of Wisconsin.”
"The evidence in the case showed that Poplar Grove Road House is a building located on U. S. Highway 41, in the town of Peshtigo, Marinette county, midway between the cities of Marinette and Peshtigo.
It was built by the defendants Alfred Larson and Agnes Larson in 1929. They commenced occupancy of the premises in September, 1929, I and conducted them as a road house, where beverages, intoxicating and non-intoxicating, tobacco and candy, were sold.
“They so conducted said business until June 19, 1930. On the latter date, the occupancy of the premises and management of the business were turned over by the Larsons to one Frank Smith, under some kind of an arrangement the exact nature of which was a litigated issue in this case. The evidence shows that after Frank Smith’s occupancy of the premises lewdness and prostitution were carried on therein.
"On the 28th day of February, 1931, a road on said premises was made and Frank Smith was arrested. On the 3rd day of March, 1931, Alfred Larson and Agnes Larson were arrested, charged with being the proprietors of said place. The evidence showed that after the occupancy of said premises by Smith, the Larsons lived in Marinette, but that they nevertheless spent much of their time at Poplar Grove, being there practically every day and, sometimes, well into the night.
"According to the testimony of Smith, the agreement between him and the Larsons was that he, Smith, was to run the business on a 50-50 basis—a sort of partnership agreement. Larson testified that he had leased the premises to Smith for an agreed rental of $50.00 per month His defense was that he was not the proprietor of the premises and, consequently, not guilty. |
 | Circuit Court Jury Decision Is Reversed - Marshfield News Herald on the 10th of November 1931
Circuit Court Jury Decision Is Reversed
The State supreme court today reversed the conviction of Alfred Larson and Agnes Larson who were sentenced by Circuit Judge A. F. Murphy in Marinette county on charges of keeping a house of ill repute.
Alfred Larson had been sentenced to Waupun prison for one year and Agnes Larson to the industrial school for woman at Taycheedah for 18 months.
They denied the charges and contended that the property which they tool over in Marinette county was used only as a roadhouse in which their income was chiefly from the sale of candy and tobacco. |
 | Ann Rita Foley (1832-2019) - Obituary in Green Bay Press Gazette on the 13th of February 2019
Ann Rita Foley
OCONTO - Our precious mother, Ann Rita Foley, 86, Green Bay, passed away Sunday, February 10, 2019 at St. Vincent Hospital, Green Bay. Rita was born August 6, 1932 in Oconto to the late Charles and Eleanor (VanRossom) Foley. Rita was happiest when spending time with her kids and grandkids. Family meant everything to her. She especially enjoyed lunch excursions & shopping with family, if chocolate was involved even better. After high school, Rita did some modeling in Chicago then moved to Green Bay to attend secretarial school.
She had a beautiful singing voice and even recorded a record. She passed on her love of animals to her six children. She had the most generous giving heart. At the nursing home where she most recently lived, Rita took care of the people at her dining table, making sure they had everything they needed for the meal. She even moved back to her childhood home to take care of her aging mother. She was very popular with the nursing staff who on their day off, would sometimes bring their children in to visit her. She had best sense of humor and with a twinkle in her eye could make anyone laugh.
Rita is survived by four daughters, Eileen (Steve) Fritsch, Lori (Terry) Wheeler, Bonnie Lutzow, Rosanne (Mark) Hall; two sons, Mark (Kari) Blaser, Karl (Judy Derks) Blaser; ten grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by three brothers, two sisters, one grandchild
and one great-grandchild.
The family will receive relatives and friends at the Gallagher Funeral Home, Oconto, from 2 to 3 PM Friday, February 15, 2019. Funeral services will be conducted 3PM Friday at the funeral home by Fr. Dave Schmidt. Online condolences may be expressed at www.gallagherfuneralhome.net.
In lien of flowers, a memorial fund will be established.
A special thank you to Grancare Nursing Center for their care of Rita. |
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