Obituaries and Death Notices for Marinette County, Wisconsin

Marinette County, Wisconsin
Obituaries and Death Notices

Charles Bauer
Source: "THE DAILY NORTHWESTERN", 7 May 1902, Oshkosh, Wisconsin - Sub. by Diana Morse
Charles Bauer of Marinette died of eating an Easter egg which had been colored with poisonous pigment.

GRIER and WITHERELL
Source: The Milwaukee Sentinel - Aug 25, 1926 - Sub. by K.T.

Two Women Die as Car Goes Over Cliff
MARINETTE, Wis., Aug. 24.— Mrs. Elden Grier of Dundee and Miss May Witherell of Portland, Ore., aunt of Mrs. Leo Eggouer of this city, were killed while returning to Portland from a weekend stay in Roseburg, Ore. Their automobile left the road on a curve near Eugene, Ore., plunged over a telephone pole lying on the ground, went down a sloping bank about seventy-five feet, then dropped forty feet over a cliff. Miss Witherell was killed when thrown from the car. Mrs. Grier was pinned beneath the car and burned to death. Both women were former Marinette residents.

Lewis Herrick
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, Dane Co. Wis.) Friday, 9 Sept. 1887 - Sub. by Marla Zwakman

Lewis Herrick, who was stabbed last week at Marinette, by Francis Fay, died Sunday morning from the result of his injuries.

Alvin M. Kuehnau
Source: Manitowoc Herald-Times (Manitowoc, Wis.) Friday, 3 Nov. 1950; transcribed by Marla Zwakman

Funeral services for Alvin M. Kuehnau, 62, who died suddenly of a heart attack at his home at 1421 Hawthorne avenue, Two Rivers Wednesday afternoon, will be held at the Hanson and Onion funeral home, Marinette, at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon. Burial will be in Forest Home cemetery in that city.

The body of Mr. Kuehnau, who had been in failing health for the past month, was removed to Marinette from the Klein and Stangel Inc. funeral home, Two Rivers, Thursday afternoon.

Born in Marinette county in 1888, Mr. Kuehnau resided in that county until nine years ago when he and his wife came to Two Rivers. He had been an employee of the Eggers Plywood and Veneer company since.

Surviving are his wife, the former Laddy Peanasky of Marinette, whom he married in 1930. He leaves four sons and two daughters by a previous marriage.

Mrs. Chas. Lawrence
----Source: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) Thursday, 31 Mar. 1910; transcribed by Marla Zwakman

Warren Lafee received a dispatch, last Thursday night, from Walton, Marinette county, announcing the death of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Chas. Lawrence, and on Friday left, accompanied by his son, Ress, to attend the funeral, which was held on Saturday, at Menomonee, Mich., where she died in the hospital following an operation for appendicitis. Mrs. Lawrence was known to some of the older settlers, having visited here with Mr. Lafee’s family. They returned home Monday.

Mr. Lafee informed us that his daughter Hazel, Mrs. Sawyer, was also in a hospital at Marinette and might have an operation for appendicitis. She was feeling much better when he left for home.

Edward McDuff and Hugh McDonald
Source: Badger News (19 Aug. 1887) - Sub. by Marla Zwakman

Marinette, Aug. 12. – Edward McDuff and Hugh McDonald, both unmarried, were killed by a train last night while they were driving to their homes in Peshtigo, having visited the circus at this place. The train struck them with full force, killing the horse and demolishing the buggy. The wreck of the buggy with the dead men, was carried nearly half a mile before it was discovered that they were on the cowcatcher. The young men were sober and industrious and their death will cause profound sorrow in Pestigo.

Joseph Miller
Source: Sioux City Journal (Iowa) 20 July 1895; transcribed by Marla Zwakman

Marinette, Wis., July 19. – Joseph Miller, an old resident, died last night while on his knees in prayer. He was 88 years old and leaves five sons and two daughters. Last week he predicted that he would live but a very few days longer, though he was up and about.

A. B. Munn
Source: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, Dane County, Wis.) 9 Nov. 1888 - Sub. by Marla Zwakman

The report that A. B. Munn, who died at the Briggs hotel, at Pestigo, committed suicide is denied. His death is said to have been due to apoplexy.

Arcerence Prudom
Source: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, Dane County, Wis.) 11 Jan. 1881 - Sub. by Brenda W.

Marinette Eagle: Arcerence Prudom, an employee in John Morrison's camp, was instantly killed while at work on Monday last. A falling tree struck a smaller dry tree and broke it, one piece flying and hitting Prudom on the side and back of the head, breaking his skull. Deceased was 23 years of age.

Chris. Rosner
"Wisconsin Weekly Advocate", 29 Jan 1903 - Sub. by Jan Stypula

Pound, Wis., Jan. 27, - Mrs. Chris Rosner died here of heart trouble. She was a German and mother of a large family. Her youngest daughter was married last Saturday.