ERNST PLEUSS (d. 1969)
Ernst Pleuss, Former Bank President, Dies
Ernst L. Pleuss, 84, veteran banker and former president and director of the
First National Bank in Manitowoc, died Tuesday evening at Holy Family Hospital
where he had been removed Monday afternoon after suffering an apparent heart
attack while driving downtown. He lived at 824 N. Eighth St.
Besides his banking activities, Pleuss had devoted much time to the city’s
civic progress.
He started as a teller in 1905 in the German-American bank. He transferred to
the then Natioonal Bank in 1907, and was named a cashier in 1931. He later
became executive vice president when the First National Bank moved its quarters
into the Manitowoc Motor Hotel building and he held the position from 1937 until
1942 when he succeeded the late F.T. Zentner as president. He retired in 1954
and continued on the board of directors.
Member of Rotary
Pleuss was a charter member of the Rotary Club, had been a member and treasurer
of the Chamber of Commerce and had been general chairman of the first Community
Fund campaign in the fall of 1931. He had also been a co-chairman of the 1941
Community Fund drive with J.E. Carey and Rolf Ristad, now both deceased. For many
years he served as president of the Schmitt Lumber Co., Two Rivers, and had been
associated with the Manitowoc Industrial development Inc. He also had been president
of group 3, Wisconsin Bankers Assn. chosen during the annual convention at Appleton
in 1936.
Pleuss was born March 9, 1885, in Town of Liberty, Manitowoc County, son of the
late Louis and Fredericka Schnell Pleuss. He came to Manitowoc in 1902, and attended
local schools and the Manitowoc Business College. He married Bertha Giese Oct. 18,
1910, at Manitowoc, and she died in 1950.
Services Friday
Survivors include a son, Frederick, and two daughters, Mrs. Paul (Anita) Oberland
and Mrs. Don (Harriet) Grall, of Manitowoc, and five grandchildren. Two brothers
and a grandson also preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church.
The Rev. Glenn Unke will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Friends may call at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home after 4 p.m. Thursday until
Friday noon and then at the church until time of services.
Memorials may be made to Immanuel Church, Memorial Hospital, Holiday House or
Manitooc County Historical Society.
Manitowoc Herald Times, October 22, 1969 P. 12
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The marriage of Miss Bertha Giese and Ernst Pleuss, well known young people of
the city, was celebrated at the home of the bride on Buffalo St. Tuesday at 5
o'clock Rev. Machmiller officiating, and the young couple departed at once on
a honeymoon trip. The bride is a adughter (sic) of Frank Giese and a popular
girl. Mr. Pleuss is an employe of the First National Bank and a young man who
has a bright future which he is capable of fulfilling. They will reside on
Buffalo street.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Wednesday, October 19, 1910 P. 1
Ernst Pleuss, Former Bank President, Dies
Ernst L. Pleuss, 84, veteran banker and former president and director of the
First National Bank in Manitowoc, died Tuesday evening at Holy Family Hospital
where he had been removed Monday afternoon after suffering an apparent heart
attack while driving downtown. He lived at 824 N. Eighth St.
Besides his banking activities, Pleuss had devoted much time to the city’s
civic progress.
He started as a teller in 1905 in the German-American bank. He transferred to
the then Natioonal Bank in 1907, and was named a cashier in 1931. He later
became executive vice president when the First National Bank moved its quarters
into the Manitowoc Motor Hotel building and he held the position from 1937 until
1942 when he succeeded the late F.T. Zentner as president. He retired in 1954
and continued on the board of directors.
Member of Rotary
Pleuss was a charter member of the Rotary Club, had been a member and treasurer
of the Chamber of Commerce and had been general chairman of the first Community
Fund campaign in the fall of 1931. He had also been a co-chairman of the 1941
Community Fund drive with J.E. Carey and Rolf Ristad, now both deceased. For many
years he served as president of the Schmitt Lumber Co., Two Rivers, and had been
associated with the Manitowoc Industrial development Inc. He also had been president
of group 3, Wisconsin Bankers Assn. chosen during the annual convention at Appleton
in 1936.
Pleuss was born March 9, 1885, in Town of Liberty, Manitowoc County, son of the
late Louis and Fredericka Schnell Pleuss. He came to Manitowoc in 1902, and attended
local schools and the Manitowoc Business College. He married Bertha Giese Oct. 18,
1910, at Manitowoc, and she died in 1950.
Services Friday
Survivors include a son, Frederick, and two daughters, Mrs. Paul (Anita) Oberland
and Mrs. Don (Harriet) Grall, of Manitowoc, and five grandchildren. Two brothers
and a grandson also preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church.
The Rev. Glenn Unke will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Friends may call at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home after 4 p.m. Thursday until
Friday noon and then at the church until time of services.
Memorials may be made to Immanuel Church, Memorial Hospital, Holiday House or
Manitooc County Historical Society.
Manitowoc Herald Times, October 22, 1969 P. 12
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The marriage of Miss Bertha Giese and Ernst Pleuss, well known young people of
the city, was celebrated at the home of the bride on Buffalo St. Tuesday at 5
o'clock Rev. Machmiller officiating, and the young couple departed at once on
a honeymoon trip. The bride is a adughter (sic) of Frank Giese and a popular
girl. Mr. Pleuss is an employe of the First National Bank and a young man who
has a bright future which he is capable of fulfilling. They will reside on
Buffalo street.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Wednesday, October 19, 1910 P. 1
ERNST PLEUSS (d. 1969)
Ernst Pleuss, Former Bank President, Dies
Ernst L. Pleuss, 84, veteran banker and former president and director of the
First National Bank in Manitowoc, died Tuesday evening at Holy Family Hospital
where he had been removed Monday afternoon after suffering an apparent heart
attack while driving downtown. He lived at 824 N. Eighth St.
Besides his banking activities, Pleuss had devoted much time to the city’s
civic progress.
He started as a teller in 1905 in the German-American bank. He transferred to
the then Natioonal Bank in 1907, and was named a cashier in 1931. He later
became executive vice president when the First National Bank moved its quarters
into the Manitowoc Motor Hotel building and he held the position from 1937 until
1942 when he succeeded the late F.T. Zentner as president. He retired in 1954
and continued on the board of directors.
Member of Rotary
Pleuss was a charter member of the Rotary Club, had been a member and treasurer
of the Chamber of Commerce and had been general chairman of the first Community
Fund campaign in the fall of 1931. He had also been a co-chairman of the 1941
Community Fund drive with J.E. Carey and Rolf Ristad, now both deceased. For many
years he served as president of the Schmitt Lumber Co., Two Rivers, and had been
associated with the Manitowoc Industrial development Inc. He also had been president
of group 3, Wisconsin Bankers Assn. chosen during the annual convention at Appleton
in 1936.
Pleuss was born March 9, 1885, in Town of Liberty, Manitowoc County, son of the
late Louis and Fredericka Schnell Pleuss. He came to Manitowoc in 1902, and attended
local schools and the Manitowoc Business College. He married Bertha Giese Oct. 18,
1910, at Manitowoc, and she died in 1950.
Services Friday
Survivors include a son, Frederick, and two daughters, Mrs. Paul (Anita) Oberland
and Mrs. Don (Harriet) Grall, of Manitowoc, and five grandchildren. Two brothers
and a grandson also preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church.
The Rev. Glenn Unke will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Friends may call at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home after 4 p.m. Thursday until
Friday noon and then at the church until time of services.
Memorials may be made to Immanuel Church, Memorial Hospital, Holiday House or
Manitooc County Historical Society.
Manitowoc Herald Times, October 22, 1969 P. 12
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The marriage of Miss Bertha Giese and Ernst Pleuss, well known young people of
the city, was celebrated at the home of the bride on Buffalo St. Tuesday at 5
o'clock Rev. Machmiller officiating, and the young couple departed at once on
a honeymoon trip. The bride is a adughter (sic) of Frank Giese and a popular
girl. Mr. Pleuss is an employe of the First National Bank and a young man who
has a bright future which he is capable of fulfilling. They will reside on
Buffalo street.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Wednesday, October 19, 1910 P. 1
Ernst Pleuss, Former Bank President, Dies
Ernst L. Pleuss, 84, veteran banker and former president and director of the
First National Bank in Manitowoc, died Tuesday evening at Holy Family Hospital
where he had been removed Monday afternoon after suffering an apparent heart
attack while driving downtown. He lived at 824 N. Eighth St.
Besides his banking activities, Pleuss had devoted much time to the city’s
civic progress.
He started as a teller in 1905 in the German-American bank. He transferred to
the then Natioonal Bank in 1907, and was named a cashier in 1931. He later
became executive vice president when the First National Bank moved its quarters
into the Manitowoc Motor Hotel building and he held the position from 1937 until
1942 when he succeeded the late F.T. Zentner as president. He retired in 1954
and continued on the board of directors.
Member of Rotary
Pleuss was a charter member of the Rotary Club, had been a member and treasurer
of the Chamber of Commerce and had been general chairman of the first Community
Fund campaign in the fall of 1931. He had also been a co-chairman of the 1941
Community Fund drive with J.E. Carey and Rolf Ristad, now both deceased. For many
years he served as president of the Schmitt Lumber Co., Two Rivers, and had been
associated with the Manitowoc Industrial development Inc. He also had been president
of group 3, Wisconsin Bankers Assn. chosen during the annual convention at Appleton
in 1936.
Pleuss was born March 9, 1885, in Town of Liberty, Manitowoc County, son of the
late Louis and Fredericka Schnell Pleuss. He came to Manitowoc in 1902, and attended
local schools and the Manitowoc Business College. He married Bertha Giese Oct. 18,
1910, at Manitowoc, and she died in 1950.
Services Friday
Survivors include a son, Frederick, and two daughters, Mrs. Paul (Anita) Oberland
and Mrs. Don (Harriet) Grall, of Manitowoc, and five grandchildren. Two brothers
and a grandson also preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church.
The Rev. Glenn Unke will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Friends may call at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home after 4 p.m. Thursday until
Friday noon and then at the church until time of services.
Memorials may be made to Immanuel Church, Memorial Hospital, Holiday House or
Manitooc County Historical Society.
Manitowoc Herald Times, October 22, 1969 P. 12
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The marriage of Miss Bertha Giese and Ernst Pleuss, well known young people of
the city, was celebrated at the home of the bride on Buffalo St. Tuesday at 5
o'clock Rev. Machmiller officiating, and the young couple departed at once on
a honeymoon trip. The bride is a adughter (sic) of Frank Giese and a popular
girl. Mr. Pleuss is an employe of the First National Bank and a young man who
has a bright future which he is capable of fulfilling. They will reside on
Buffalo street.
Manitowoc Daily Herald, Wednesday, October 19, 1910 P. 1
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