Alfred Plinske, 76, of 1124 N. 12th St., Manitowoc, died Saturday afternoon
at home following a coronary attack.
Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in Phipps Memorial Chapel of
First Presbyterian Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. Gervase Zanoti will officiate
and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Plinske was born Nov. 15, 1891, at Sheboygan, son of the late William and
Ida Abel Plinske. He came to Manitowoc as a young man where he married Albie
Miller Nov. 24, 1921. A truck driver with Mirror Aluminum Co., Manitowoc, he
was a member of the company 25-Year Club and received a citation from the State
of Wisconsin for driving one million miles without a traffic accident. He was
named Wisconsin Truck Driver of the year in 1956, the year of his retirement.
Mr. Plinske was a veteran of World War I and was a member of Drews-Bleser American
Legion Post 88. His wife preceded him in death June 7, 1964.
Survivors include a son, (private); a daughter, (private); three sisters, Mrs.
Flora Williams of Milwaukee, Mrs. Mabel Clark of Toledo, Ohio, and Mrs. Ida Bump
of Cedarburg; and three grandchildren. A sister and three brothers preceded him
in death.
Friends may call at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home, Manitowoc, until noon Tuesday
and then at the chapel until time of services.
Manitowoc Herald Times, November 11, 1968 P. 18
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[d. 11-09-1968/age 76 yrs.](15 Nov 1891/Nov 1968/SSDI)
Alfred Plinske, 76, of 1124 N. 12th St., Manitowoc, died Saturday afternoon
at home following a coronary attack.
Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in Phipps Memorial Chapel of
First Presbyterian Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. Gervase Zanoti will officiate
and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Plinske was born Nov. 15, 1891, at Sheboygan, son of the late William and
Ida Abel Plinske. He came to Manitowoc as a young man where he married Albie
Miller Nov. 24, 1921. A truck driver with Mirror Aluminum Co., Manitowoc, he
was a member of the company 25-Year Club and received a citation from the State
of Wisconsin for driving one million miles without a traffic accident. He was
named Wisconsin Truck Driver of the year in 1956, the year of his retirement.
Mr. Plinske was a veteran of World War I and was a member of Drews-Bleser American
Legion Post 88. His wife preceded him in death June 7, 1964.
Survivors include a son, (private); a daughter, (private); three sisters, Mrs.
Flora Williams of Milwaukee, Mrs. Mabel Clark of Toledo, Ohio, and Mrs. Ida Bump
of Cedarburg; and three grandchildren. A sister and three brothers preceded him
in death.
Friends may call at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home, Manitowoc, until noon Tuesday
and then at the chapel until time of services.
Manitowoc Herald Times, November 11, 1968 P. 18
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[d. 11-09-1968/age 76 yrs.](15 Nov 1891/Nov 1968/SSDI)
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