OBITUARY: Menomonee Falls News Sept 15, 1949 "WM. GESSERT PASSES INTO ETERNAL SLEEP. William Gessert, 81, a building contractor here for more than 50 years, passed away at his home here on Thursday evening while sleeping in his chair. He was the son of the late Phillip and Eva Genrich Gessert, born Nov. 27, 1868 on the homestead farm two miles North of Menomonee Falls on Highway 41. He started the carpenter trade at the age of 18 years with his brother, George and later managed the Connell-Whittaker Lumber Co. here. For a few years he worked with his brother-in-law Charles Dippold in Chicago coming back to Menomonee Falls to start a business for himself. Many homes and places of business in Menomonee Falls and surrounding territory were built by Mr. Gessert during his years of carpentry. Among the outstanding edifices he built were the St. Mary's parsonage and the St. Mary's school in 1906, the addition to the High School (later destroyed by fire) and the Held Recreation Parlor in 1924. In 1897 he married Miss Anna Michels with whom he celebrated his Golden Wedding in 1947. For the past several years they have enjoyed happy years of retirement. Surviving are his wife, Anna; 3 daughters, Mrs. Katherine Thiesen, Mrs. Isabel Pierce, Mrs. Margaret Horn and 1 son, Raymond Gessert. funeral services were held at 9:30 a.m. Monday at the A. A. Schmidt & Sons Funeral Home and at 10 o'clock at St. Mary's church. Interment was at St. Mary's cemetery."
OBITUARY: Menomonee Falls News Sept 15, 1949 "WM. GESSERT PASSES INTO ETERNAL SLEEP. William Gessert, 81, a building contractor here for more than 50 years, passed away at his home here on Thursday evening while sleeping in his chair. He was the son of the late Phillip and Eva Genrich Gessert, born Nov. 27, 1868 on the homestead farm two miles North of Menomonee Falls on Highway 41. He started the carpenter trade at the age of 18 years with his brother, George and later managed the Connell-Whittaker Lumber Co. here. For a few years he worked with his brother-in-law Charles Dippold in Chicago coming back to Menomonee Falls to start a business for himself. Many homes and places of business in Menomonee Falls and surrounding territory were built by Mr. Gessert during his years of carpentry. Among the outstanding edifices he built were the St. Mary's parsonage and the St. Mary's school in 1906, the addition to the High School (later destroyed by fire) and the Held Recreation Parlor in 1924. In 1897 he married Miss Anna Michels with whom he celebrated his Golden Wedding in 1947. For the past several years they have enjoyed happy years of retirement. Surviving are his wife, Anna; 3 daughters, Mrs. Katherine Thiesen, Mrs. Isabel Pierce, Mrs. Margaret Horn and 1 son, Raymond Gessert. funeral services were held at 9:30 a.m. Monday at the A. A. Schmidt & Sons Funeral Home and at 10 o'clock at St. Mary's church. Interment was at St. Mary's cemetery."
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