Born in Kiel
Henry Conrad Mesch, son of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph and Wilhelmina Mesch, was born at Kiel, Wisconsin, on February 14, 1880. He was the fourth child in a family of six children of whom four sisters are living and a brother is deceased. In the Mesch home were reared also two cousins, Minnie and Adolph Zimermann, the former being the late Mrs. Carl Meiselwitz.
In an atmosphere of generosity and hospitality the children were early tutored in the ideals of Christian service. Henry was confirmed on March 29, 1896 in the Reformed church by the Rev. Mr. John Roeck. He was graduated from Kiel high school with the class of 1898. The following year he attended Green Bay Business College, accepting the position of bookkeeper in the Kiel Woodenware Company upon the completion of his course of study.
In 1902 he moved to St. Paul, Minn., where he accepted a responsible position in a railroad office.
In the autumn of the same year he was called back to Kiel because of the illness of his father. From that time until his death he carried the responsible office of manager of the Kiel Woodenware Company. During the period of his guidance the development of a constructive industry that has been characterized by its fairness and stability has grown in continued usefulness to the community of Kiel giving employment to 125 men and women.
Active in Civil Life
In his civic life Mr. Mesch was active as president of the Kiel Chamber of Commerce for a period of three years, and as a board member of the village board. At all times unassuming and modest he was a vital force for civic good and community pride.
In his home life Mr. Mesch was loved as an ideal husband and father. On August 27, 1908, he was married to Miss Berthilde von Grueningen of Sauk City, Wis.
A daughter, Marie, was born of this union. In February, 1927, the family occupied their new home on River Terrace, where the deceased went to rest in the happiness of the attachment of those who were dear to him, on the seventh of March, 1929.
He is survived by his widow and daughter and the following sisters: Miss Anna Mesch of Kiel, Mrs Alwin Hollensteiner, and Miss Bertha Mesch of Chicago, and Mr. Wallace R. Johnson of Kiel. His brother. Dr. Albert Mesch, preceded him in death at Milwaukee four years ago. The deceased was a member of the Masonic order, and one of the charter members and founders of the First Presbyterian church.
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Henry Conrad Mesch, son of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph and Wilhelmina Mesch, was born at Kiel, Wisconsin, on February 14, 1880. He was the fourth child in a family of six children of whom four sisters are living and a brother is deceased. In the Mesch home were reared also two cousins, Minnie and Adolph Zimermann, the former being the late Mrs. Carl Meiselwitz.
In an atmosphere of generosity and hospitality the children were early tutored in the ideals of Christian service. Henry was confirmed on March 29, 1896 in the Reformed church by the Rev. Mr. John Roeck. He was graduated from Kiel high school with the class of 1898. The following year he attended Green Bay Business College, accepting the position of bookkeeper in the Kiel Woodenware Company upon the completion of his course of study.
In 1902 he moved to St. Paul, Minn., where he accepted a responsible position in a railroad office.
In the autumn of the same year he was called back to Kiel because of the illness of his father. From that time until his death he carried the responsible office of manager of the Kiel Woodenware Company. During the period of his guidance the development of a constructive industry that has been characterized by its fairness and stability has grown in continued usefulness to the community of Kiel giving employment to 125 men and women.
Active in Civil Life
In his civic life Mr. Mesch was active as president of the Kiel Chamber of Commerce for a period of three years, and as a board member of the village board. At all times unassuming and modest he was a vital force for civic good and community pride.
In his home life Mr. Mesch was loved as an ideal husband and father. On August 27, 1908, he was married to Miss Berthilde von Grueningen of Sauk City, Wis.
A daughter, Marie, was born of this union. In February, 1927, the family occupied their new home on River Terrace, where the deceased went to rest in the happiness of the attachment of those who were dear to him, on the seventh of March, 1929.
He is survived by his widow and daughter and the following sisters: Miss Anna Mesch of Kiel, Mrs Alwin Hollensteiner, and Miss Bertha Mesch of Chicago, and Mr. Wallace R. Johnson of Kiel. His brother. Dr. Albert Mesch, preceded him in death at Milwaukee four years ago. The deceased was a member of the Masonic order, and one of the charter members and founders of the First Presbyterian church.
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Born in Kiel
Henry Conrad Mesch, son of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph and Wilhelmina Mesch, was born at Kiel, Wisconsin, on February 14, 1880. He was the fourth child in a family of six children of whom four sisters are living and a brother is deceased. In the Mesch home were reared also two cousins, Minnie and Adolph Zimermann, the former being the late Mrs. Carl Meiselwitz.
In an atmosphere of generosity and hospitality the children were early tutored in the ideals of Christian service. Henry was confirmed on March 29, 1896 in the Reformed church by the Rev. Mr. John Roeck. He was graduated from Kiel high school with the class of 1898. The following year he attended Green Bay Business College, accepting the position of bookkeeper in the Kiel Woodenware Company upon the completion of his course of study.
In 1902 he moved to St. Paul, Minn., where he accepted a responsible position in a railroad office.
In the autumn of the same year he was called back to Kiel because of the illness of his father. From that time until his death he carried the responsible office of manager of the Kiel Woodenware Company. During the period of his guidance the development of a constructive industry that has been characterized by its fairness and stability has grown in continued usefulness to the community of Kiel giving employment to 125 men and women.
Active in Civil Life
In his civic life Mr. Mesch was active as president of the Kiel Chamber of Commerce for a period of three years, and as a board member of the village board. At all times unassuming and modest he was a vital force for civic good and community pride.
In his home life Mr. Mesch was loved as an ideal husband and father. On August 27, 1908, he was married to Miss Berthilde von Grueningen of Sauk City, Wis.
A daughter, Marie, was born of this union. In February, 1927, the family occupied their new home on River Terrace, where the deceased went to rest in the happiness of the attachment of those who were dear to him, on the seventh of March, 1929.
He is survived by his widow and daughter and the following sisters: Miss Anna Mesch of Kiel, Mrs Alwin Hollensteiner, and Miss Bertha Mesch of Chicago, and Mr. Wallace R. Johnson of Kiel. His brother. Dr. Albert Mesch, preceded him in death at Milwaukee four years ago. The deceased was a member of the Masonic order, and one of the charter members and founders of the First Presbyterian church.
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Henry Conrad Mesch, son of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph and Wilhelmina Mesch, was born at Kiel, Wisconsin, on February 14, 1880. He was the fourth child in a family of six children of whom four sisters are living and a brother is deceased. In the Mesch home were reared also two cousins, Minnie and Adolph Zimermann, the former being the late Mrs. Carl Meiselwitz.
In an atmosphere of generosity and hospitality the children were early tutored in the ideals of Christian service. Henry was confirmed on March 29, 1896 in the Reformed church by the Rev. Mr. John Roeck. He was graduated from Kiel high school with the class of 1898. The following year he attended Green Bay Business College, accepting the position of bookkeeper in the Kiel Woodenware Company upon the completion of his course of study.
In 1902 he moved to St. Paul, Minn., where he accepted a responsible position in a railroad office.
In the autumn of the same year he was called back to Kiel because of the illness of his father. From that time until his death he carried the responsible office of manager of the Kiel Woodenware Company. During the period of his guidance the development of a constructive industry that has been characterized by its fairness and stability has grown in continued usefulness to the community of Kiel giving employment to 125 men and women.
Active in Civil Life
In his civic life Mr. Mesch was active as president of the Kiel Chamber of Commerce for a period of three years, and as a board member of the village board. At all times unassuming and modest he was a vital force for civic good and community pride.
In his home life Mr. Mesch was loved as an ideal husband and father. On August 27, 1908, he was married to Miss Berthilde von Grueningen of Sauk City, Wis.
A daughter, Marie, was born of this union. In February, 1927, the family occupied their new home on River Terrace, where the deceased went to rest in the happiness of the attachment of those who were dear to him, on the seventh of March, 1929.
He is survived by his widow and daughter and the following sisters: Miss Anna Mesch of Kiel, Mrs Alwin Hollensteiner, and Miss Bertha Mesch of Chicago, and Mr. Wallace R. Johnson of Kiel. His brother. Dr. Albert Mesch, preceded him in death at Milwaukee four years ago. The deceased was a member of the Masonic order, and one of the charter members and founders of the First Presbyterian church.
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