Junias H. Pleuss, 90, of 2324 Michigan Ave., Manitowoc, died Thursday morning, Feb. 17, at Memorial hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday at First Lutheran Church, Manitowoc.
The Rev. Bruce W. Hanstedt will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Pleuss was born Aug. 20, 1892, in the Town of Manitowoc Rapids, son of the late Ernst and Martha Lindeman Pleuss. He grew up and was educated in schools in Manitowoc Rapids Township and attended Manitowoc Business College. He lived in Manitowoc a short time before moving to Racine. In 1917, he returned to Manitowoc where he was deputy Register of Deeds. He married Marie M. Morgan June 19, 1921, at Brookfield, Ill. In 1923, he founded the Junias H. Pleuss Realty Company, from which he had retired a few years ago. He still remained president of Pleuss Investment Corporation.
Mr. Pleuss was active in many clubs and organizations in Manitowoc and Manitowoc County. Some of his memberships include: First Lutheran Church, Manitowoc County Historical Society, Men's Garden Club, Little Gallery, Houdini Club, Rahr-West Museum, Y.M.C.A., Bay-Lakes Council Boy Scouts of America, American Association of Retired Persons, Branch River Country Club, Elks Lodge No. 687, Manitowoc County Expo, Manitowoc Senior Center, Sea Gull Club, Manitowoc-Two Rivers Chamber of Commerce, Manitowoc County Braille Club, Manitowoc Maritime Museum and Manitowoc Lions Club of which he was past president.
Survivors include his wife Marie, a sister-in-law, Lydia Pleuss of Manitowoc; a niece, Violet Toppe of Watertown and six nephews, Howard Pleuss of Appleton and Paul Pleuss and Vernon, Earl, Rueben and Lloyd Hecker of Manitowoc. Three brothers and two sisters preceded him in death.
Friends may call at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home, Manitowoc, 6 o'clock to 9 o'clock this Friday evening until 11 a.m. Saturday and then at the church from noon until the time of service. Memorials may be made to Manitowoc County Braille Club, First Lutheran Church, Memorial Hospital or to the charity of the donor's choice.
Herald Times Reporter, February 18, 1983 P. 3
Junias H. Pleuss, 90, of 2324 Michigan Ave., Manitowoc, died Thursday morning, Feb. 17, at Memorial hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday at First Lutheran Church, Manitowoc.
The Rev. Bruce W. Hanstedt will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Pleuss was born Aug. 20, 1892, in the Town of Manitowoc Rapids, son of the late Ernst and Martha Lindeman Pleuss. He grew up and was educated in schools in Manitowoc Rapids Township and attended Manitowoc Business College. He lived in Manitowoc a short time before moving to Racine. In 1917, he returned to Manitowoc where he was deputy Register of Deeds. He married Marie M. Morgan June 19, 1921, at Brookfield, Ill. In 1923, he founded the Junias H. Pleuss Realty Company, from which he had retired a few years ago. He still remained president of Pleuss Investment Corporation.
Mr. Pleuss was active in many clubs and organizations in Manitowoc and Manitowoc County. Some of his memberships include: First Lutheran Church, Manitowoc County Historical Society, Men's Garden Club, Little Gallery, Houdini Club, Rahr-West Museum, Y.M.C.A., Bay-Lakes Council Boy Scouts of America, American Association of Retired Persons, Branch River Country Club, Elks Lodge No. 687, Manitowoc County Expo, Manitowoc Senior Center, Sea Gull Club, Manitowoc-Two Rivers Chamber of Commerce, Manitowoc County Braille Club, Manitowoc Maritime Museum and Manitowoc Lions Club of which he was past president.
Survivors include his wife Marie, a sister-in-law, Lydia Pleuss of Manitowoc; a niece, Violet Toppe of Watertown and six nephews, Howard Pleuss of Appleton and Paul Pleuss and Vernon, Earl, Rueben and Lloyd Hecker of Manitowoc. Three brothers and two sisters preceded him in death.
Friends may call at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home, Manitowoc, 6 o'clock to 9 o'clock this Friday evening until 11 a.m. Saturday and then at the church from noon until the time of service. Memorials may be made to Manitowoc County Braille Club, First Lutheran Church, Memorial Hospital or to the charity of the donor's choice.
Herald Times Reporter, February 18, 1983 P. 3
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