William Rheaume, who resided at West Palm Beach, Fla., died Monday, Feb. 18, in
St. Mary Hosptial, West Palm Beach, as a result of a heart attack.
A Masonic funeral serivce will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at Urbanek and
Schlei Funeral Home, Manitowoc. Pallbearers will be Arden A. Muchin, William F.
Granger, Elmer Traurig, Alan G. Mast, Leonard Vanden Busch and Guy L. Maertz.
Honorary pallbearers are Harry Dunn, Robert L. Anderie, Glenn L. Mast and Merle
LeBreck.
Mr. Rheaume was born in Lynn, Mass., son of the late Napoleon and Olivine Cote
Rheaume. He attended schools at Lynn.
Mr. Rheaume was chairman of the board of Directors of WaterCare Corporation and
Granger Land & Mortgage Corp. He was a co-founder of the national Water Quality
Association and also a co-founder of the Wisconsin Water Quality Association. Mr.
Rheaume donated Rheaume Park adjacent to Fleetwood Drive to the City of Manitowoc
in 1960. He came to Manitowoc in the early 1920s as the manager of E.R. Godfrey &
Sons at Manitowoc. He later became the Vice President and part owner of Iowa Soap
Company of Burlington, Iowa. Mr. Rheaume was active in real estate development of
the city of Manitowoc through the companies in which he was associated, who
developed Forest Park Subdivision, Granger Subdivision, Ridgeway Subdivision,
Forest Estates Subdivisions No. 1, 2 and 3. and he also developed various commercial
properties in the City of Manitowoc. Mr. Rheaume was one of the pioneers in the
water conditioning industry nationally. He was a life member of B.P.O.E. (Elks) of
Lynn, Mass., and was a member of Manitowoc Lodge No. 65. Free and Accepted Masons.
Survivors include his wife, Gladys (Hamilton) Rheaume, his sister, Mrs. Clara Traurig
of Manitowoc, two brothers, Arthur of Lynn, Mass., and Albert of Lakeland, Fla. Mr.
Rheaume is also surviced by his nephew and niece, William and Mary Granger of
Manitowoc, his grandnephew and nieces, William F. Granger of Manitowoc, Susan Granger
of Moortown, Vt.,and Sara Granger of Stratford, Conn.
Friends may call at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home after 11 a.m. Thursday until
the time of funeral service.
Herald Times Reporter, February 20, 1980 P.3
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[d. at West Palm Beach, FL]
William Rheaume, who resided at West Palm Beach, Fla., died Monday, Feb. 18, in
St. Mary Hosptial, West Palm Beach, as a result of a heart attack.
A Masonic funeral serivce will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at Urbanek and
Schlei Funeral Home, Manitowoc. Pallbearers will be Arden A. Muchin, William F.
Granger, Elmer Traurig, Alan G. Mast, Leonard Vanden Busch and Guy L. Maertz.
Honorary pallbearers are Harry Dunn, Robert L. Anderie, Glenn L. Mast and Merle
LeBreck.
Mr. Rheaume was born in Lynn, Mass., son of the late Napoleon and Olivine Cote
Rheaume. He attended schools at Lynn.
Mr. Rheaume was chairman of the board of Directors of WaterCare Corporation and
Granger Land & Mortgage Corp. He was a co-founder of the national Water Quality
Association and also a co-founder of the Wisconsin Water Quality Association. Mr.
Rheaume donated Rheaume Park adjacent to Fleetwood Drive to the City of Manitowoc
in 1960. He came to Manitowoc in the early 1920s as the manager of E.R. Godfrey &
Sons at Manitowoc. He later became the Vice President and part owner of Iowa Soap
Company of Burlington, Iowa. Mr. Rheaume was active in real estate development of
the city of Manitowoc through the companies in which he was associated, who
developed Forest Park Subdivision, Granger Subdivision, Ridgeway Subdivision,
Forest Estates Subdivisions No. 1, 2 and 3. and he also developed various commercial
properties in the City of Manitowoc. Mr. Rheaume was one of the pioneers in the
water conditioning industry nationally. He was a life member of B.P.O.E. (Elks) of
Lynn, Mass., and was a member of Manitowoc Lodge No. 65. Free and Accepted Masons.
Survivors include his wife, Gladys (Hamilton) Rheaume, his sister, Mrs. Clara Traurig
of Manitowoc, two brothers, Arthur of Lynn, Mass., and Albert of Lakeland, Fla. Mr.
Rheaume is also surviced by his nephew and niece, William and Mary Granger of
Manitowoc, his grandnephew and nieces, William F. Granger of Manitowoc, Susan Granger
of Moortown, Vt.,and Sara Granger of Stratford, Conn.
Friends may call at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home after 11 a.m. Thursday until
the time of funeral service.
Herald Times Reporter, February 20, 1980 P.3
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[d. at West Palm Beach, FL]
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