Emil J. Reuther, 75, retired printer, of 1013 N. 13th., Manitowoc,
died Friday morning at Memorial Hospital, Manitowoc, after an
illness of four months.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Mittnacht
Funeral Home, Manitowoc. The Rev. Gervaise Zanotti will officiate
and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
He was born May 15, 1879, in Sheboygan County and moved with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Reuther, to Brillion shortly after
his birth. He attended schools in Brillion and was graduated from
Brillion High School.
Mr. Reuther followed the printer's trade and was employed for a
number of years on newspapers at Chilton and Milwaukee and in North
and South Dakota. In 1932, he moved to Manitowoc where he became
associated with Color Craft Printers where he was employed until
his retirement in 1949. During World War II he was employed in the
office of the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Inc.
He married the former Flora Schlei, a Two Rivers school teacher,
in 1938 and the couple established residence at Manitowoc.
Mr. Reuther, an avid baseball fan, was past member of the Kiwanis
club and for a time coached the club's baseball team for boys.
Survivors include his wife, two sisters, Mrs. Louise Andrews of
Brillion and Mrs. Sara Reuther of Manitowoc and several nieces
and nephews.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Sunday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Friday, Feb. 11, 1955 P.13
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[d. 02-11-1955/age 75 yrs.]
Emil J. Reuther, 75, retired printer, of 1013 N. 13th., Manitowoc,
died Friday morning at Memorial Hospital, Manitowoc, after an
illness of four months.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Mittnacht
Funeral Home, Manitowoc. The Rev. Gervaise Zanotti will officiate
and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
He was born May 15, 1879, in Sheboygan County and moved with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Reuther, to Brillion shortly after
his birth. He attended schools in Brillion and was graduated from
Brillion High School.
Mr. Reuther followed the printer's trade and was employed for a
number of years on newspapers at Chilton and Milwaukee and in North
and South Dakota. In 1932, he moved to Manitowoc where he became
associated with Color Craft Printers where he was employed until
his retirement in 1949. During World War II he was employed in the
office of the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Inc.
He married the former Flora Schlei, a Two Rivers school teacher,
in 1938 and the couple established residence at Manitowoc.
Mr. Reuther, an avid baseball fan, was past member of the Kiwanis
club and for a time coached the club's baseball team for boys.
Survivors include his wife, two sisters, Mrs. Louise Andrews of
Brillion and Mrs. Sara Reuther of Manitowoc and several nieces
and nephews.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Sunday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Friday, Feb. 11, 1955 P.13
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[d. 02-11-1955/age 75 yrs.]
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