July 6, 1999, at his residence.
Masonic Memorial Service was held on Friday, July 9, 1999. Officiating
Kenneth Beck.
He was born January 9, 1913, in Menominee, Mich., son of the late
Wilford and Amy Van Oss Alger. He attended schools in Manitowoc and
graduated from Lincoln High School with the class of 1930. He served in
the United States Army during the European Theatre, from 1942 until his
honorable discharge in 1946. He married Jane B. Brandt on August 12,
1942, in Manitowoc. He was one of the original members of the Manitowoc
Yacht Club, and a past Commodore, 50 year member of the Manitowoc Lodge
#65, Free and Accepted Masons, member of the Manitowoc Chapter of the
Royal Arch Masons #16. Jim loved sailing, classical music, and owned two
boats, the Dolphin I and Dolphin II. Jim owned and operated the J.W.
Allger Dempster Dumpster Company, which he originated in the early 1950's.
Survivors include his wife, Jane B. Allger, Manitowoc; one son, Charles
Allger, Madison; three daughters and one son-in-law, Lynn Allger,
Madison, Cynthia Allger, San Francisco, Calif., Jean and Kenneth Fines,
Virginia; one grandchild, Yael Sumberg, San Francisco; two sisters,
Edith Allger, Manitowoc, Elizabeth Gravenhorst, Gainesville, Ga. Besides
his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister, Mary Allger; one
brother-in-law, Arthur Gravenhorst.
The Jens Family Funeral Home and Crematory is assisting the family with
funeral arrangements.
The family would like to thank Holy Family Memorial Hospice, a special
thank you to our Lisa.
Herald Times Reporter, July 10, 1999 P. A2
July 6, 1999, at his residence.
Masonic Memorial Service was held on Friday, July 9, 1999. Officiating
Kenneth Beck.
He was born January 9, 1913, in Menominee, Mich., son of the late
Wilford and Amy Van Oss Alger. He attended schools in Manitowoc and
graduated from Lincoln High School with the class of 1930. He served in
the United States Army during the European Theatre, from 1942 until his
honorable discharge in 1946. He married Jane B. Brandt on August 12,
1942, in Manitowoc. He was one of the original members of the Manitowoc
Yacht Club, and a past Commodore, 50 year member of the Manitowoc Lodge
#65, Free and Accepted Masons, member of the Manitowoc Chapter of the
Royal Arch Masons #16. Jim loved sailing, classical music, and owned two
boats, the Dolphin I and Dolphin II. Jim owned and operated the J.W.
Allger Dempster Dumpster Company, which he originated in the early 1950's.
Survivors include his wife, Jane B. Allger, Manitowoc; one son, Charles
Allger, Madison; three daughters and one son-in-law, Lynn Allger,
Madison, Cynthia Allger, San Francisco, Calif., Jean and Kenneth Fines,
Virginia; one grandchild, Yael Sumberg, San Francisco; two sisters,
Edith Allger, Manitowoc, Elizabeth Gravenhorst, Gainesville, Ga. Besides
his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister, Mary Allger; one
brother-in-law, Arthur Gravenhorst.
The Jens Family Funeral Home and Crematory is assisting the family with
funeral arrangements.
The family would like to thank Holy Family Memorial Hospice, a special
thank you to our Lisa.
Herald Times Reporter, July 10, 1999 P. A2
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