ESTHER WILKE
Esther A. Wilke, age 87, formerly of Parkview Haven, Manitowoc, died Sunday,
March 27, 1994, at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center, Manitowoc.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 31, 1994, at First
German Evangelical Lutheran Church, Manitowoc. Revs. Arno Wolfgramm and Bruce
Bitter will officiate. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery.
She was born March 10, 1907, at Manitowoc, daughter of the late Charles and
Gusta Scholff Nickels. She grew up in the township of Mishicot, attending
schools in Mishcot and Two Rivers. She was married to John W. Wilke, August 15,
1927, at St. Peter's Ev. Lutheran Church, Mishicot. He preceded her in death
October 31, 1984. After their marriage they mvoed to Manitowoc to make their
home. Esther worked at Lakeside Packing Company, Manitowoc, for many years. She
loved her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She enjoyed playing cards and
listening to the Milwaukee Brewer's games. She was a member of First German Ev.
Lutheran Church, also a member of the Ladies Aide Society.
She is survived by one son and two daughters-in-law, William and Jean Wilke,
Manitowoc, Dorothy Wilke, Manitowoc; seven grandchildren, Randal Wilke, Connie
Bookwalter, Robert Wilke, Cynthia Boeckman, Nancy Prisland, David Wilke, Susan
Vogt; 15 great-grandchildren; three brothers and sisters-in-law, Alvin and
Florence Nickels, Harold and Mabel Nickels, Arthur and Audrey Nickels, all of
Manitowoc; three sisters and brothers-in-law, Ruth and Emil Kuchenbecker,
Manitowoc, Minnie and Virgil Petska, Manitowoc, Jeanette and Milton Berge,
Greendale, Wis. Also surviving are nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by one son, Russell, one great grandson, Michael Vogt,
two brothers, Carl and Harland, and one sister, Hilda Grotbeck.
Friends may call at the Reinbold-Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, from 5-8 p.m.
on Wednesday and Thursday at the church from 10 a.m. until the time of service
at 11.
Herald Times Reporter, March 29, 1994 P. A2
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[widow of John Wilke]
Esther A. Wilke, age 87, formerly of Parkview Haven, Manitowoc, died Sunday,
March 27, 1994, at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center, Manitowoc.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 31, 1994, at First
German Evangelical Lutheran Church, Manitowoc. Revs. Arno Wolfgramm and Bruce
Bitter will officiate. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery.
She was born March 10, 1907, at Manitowoc, daughter of the late Charles and
Gusta Scholff Nickels. She grew up in the township of Mishicot, attending
schools in Mishcot and Two Rivers. She was married to John W. Wilke, August 15,
1927, at St. Peter's Ev. Lutheran Church, Mishicot. He preceded her in death
October 31, 1984. After their marriage they mvoed to Manitowoc to make their
home. Esther worked at Lakeside Packing Company, Manitowoc, for many years. She
loved her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She enjoyed playing cards and
listening to the Milwaukee Brewer's games. She was a member of First German Ev.
Lutheran Church, also a member of the Ladies Aide Society.
She is survived by one son and two daughters-in-law, William and Jean Wilke,
Manitowoc, Dorothy Wilke, Manitowoc; seven grandchildren, Randal Wilke, Connie
Bookwalter, Robert Wilke, Cynthia Boeckman, Nancy Prisland, David Wilke, Susan
Vogt; 15 great-grandchildren; three brothers and sisters-in-law, Alvin and
Florence Nickels, Harold and Mabel Nickels, Arthur and Audrey Nickels, all of
Manitowoc; three sisters and brothers-in-law, Ruth and Emil Kuchenbecker,
Manitowoc, Minnie and Virgil Petska, Manitowoc, Jeanette and Milton Berge,
Greendale, Wis. Also surviving are nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by one son, Russell, one great grandson, Michael Vogt,
two brothers, Carl and Harland, and one sister, Hilda Grotbeck.
Friends may call at the Reinbold-Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, from 5-8 p.m.
on Wednesday and Thursday at the church from 10 a.m. until the time of service
at 11.
Herald Times Reporter, March 29, 1994 P. A2
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[widow of John Wilke]
ESTHER WILKE
Esther A. Wilke, age 87, formerly of Parkview Haven, Manitowoc, died Sunday,
March 27, 1994, at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center, Manitowoc.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 31, 1994, at First
German Evangelical Lutheran Church, Manitowoc. Revs. Arno Wolfgramm and Bruce
Bitter will officiate. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery.
She was born March 10, 1907, at Manitowoc, daughter of the late Charles and
Gusta Scholff Nickels. She grew up in the township of Mishicot, attending
schools in Mishcot and Two Rivers. She was married to John W. Wilke, August 15,
1927, at St. Peter's Ev. Lutheran Church, Mishicot. He preceded her in death
October 31, 1984. After their marriage they mvoed to Manitowoc to make their
home. Esther worked at Lakeside Packing Company, Manitowoc, for many years. She
loved her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She enjoyed playing cards and
listening to the Milwaukee Brewer's games. She was a member of First German Ev.
Lutheran Church, also a member of the Ladies Aide Society.
She is survived by one son and two daughters-in-law, William and Jean Wilke,
Manitowoc, Dorothy Wilke, Manitowoc; seven grandchildren, Randal Wilke, Connie
Bookwalter, Robert Wilke, Cynthia Boeckman, Nancy Prisland, David Wilke, Susan
Vogt; 15 great-grandchildren; three brothers and sisters-in-law, Alvin and
Florence Nickels, Harold and Mabel Nickels, Arthur and Audrey Nickels, all of
Manitowoc; three sisters and brothers-in-law, Ruth and Emil Kuchenbecker,
Manitowoc, Minnie and Virgil Petska, Manitowoc, Jeanette and Milton Berge,
Greendale, Wis. Also surviving are nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by one son, Russell, one great grandson, Michael Vogt,
two brothers, Carl and Harland, and one sister, Hilda Grotbeck.
Friends may call at the Reinbold-Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, from 5-8 p.m.
on Wednesday and Thursday at the church from 10 a.m. until the time of service
at 11.
Herald Times Reporter, March 29, 1994 P. A2
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[widow of John Wilke]
Esther A. Wilke, age 87, formerly of Parkview Haven, Manitowoc, died Sunday,
March 27, 1994, at Holy Family Memorial Medical Center, Manitowoc.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 31, 1994, at First
German Evangelical Lutheran Church, Manitowoc. Revs. Arno Wolfgramm and Bruce
Bitter will officiate. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery.
She was born March 10, 1907, at Manitowoc, daughter of the late Charles and
Gusta Scholff Nickels. She grew up in the township of Mishicot, attending
schools in Mishcot and Two Rivers. She was married to John W. Wilke, August 15,
1927, at St. Peter's Ev. Lutheran Church, Mishicot. He preceded her in death
October 31, 1984. After their marriage they mvoed to Manitowoc to make their
home. Esther worked at Lakeside Packing Company, Manitowoc, for many years. She
loved her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She enjoyed playing cards and
listening to the Milwaukee Brewer's games. She was a member of First German Ev.
Lutheran Church, also a member of the Ladies Aide Society.
She is survived by one son and two daughters-in-law, William and Jean Wilke,
Manitowoc, Dorothy Wilke, Manitowoc; seven grandchildren, Randal Wilke, Connie
Bookwalter, Robert Wilke, Cynthia Boeckman, Nancy Prisland, David Wilke, Susan
Vogt; 15 great-grandchildren; three brothers and sisters-in-law, Alvin and
Florence Nickels, Harold and Mabel Nickels, Arthur and Audrey Nickels, all of
Manitowoc; three sisters and brothers-in-law, Ruth and Emil Kuchenbecker,
Manitowoc, Minnie and Virgil Petska, Manitowoc, Jeanette and Milton Berge,
Greendale, Wis. Also surviving are nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by one son, Russell, one great grandson, Michael Vogt,
two brothers, Carl and Harland, and one sister, Hilda Grotbeck.
Friends may call at the Reinbold-Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, from 5-8 p.m.
on Wednesday and Thursday at the church from 10 a.m. until the time of service
at 11.
Herald Times Reporter, March 29, 1994 P. A2
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[widow of John Wilke]
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