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Reuben A. Schwantz

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Reuben A. Schwantz

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24 Mar 1985 (aged 74)
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Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
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REUBEN SCHWANTZ

Reuben A. Schwantz, 74, of 6320 Hartlaub Lake Road, Town of Newton, died early Sunday morning, March 24, at Manitowoc Health Care Center.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Newtonburg. The Rev. Keith Haberkorn will officiate with burial to follow at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Schwantz was born October 9, 1910, in the Town of Newton, Manitowoc County, son of the late John and Anna Carstens Schwantz. Mr. Schwantz started his schooling at Manitowoc Rapids and later moving to Brillion. He graduated from Trinity Lutheran School in 1924. When he was younger, he learned the cheesemaking trade, making cheese locally at the cheese factory, now known as Pine River Dairy. Mr. Schwantz also farmed for many years in the Town of Newton, along with doing masonary work. Most recently, Mr. Schwantz worked for Mirro, Plant Number 5, retiring in 1975. He married the former Esther Weiss on June 25, 1932, at First German Evangelical Lutheran Church in Manitowoc. Mr. Schwantz was a member of St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Newtonburg.
Survivors include his wife, Esther; a son and a daughter-in-law, Eugene and Marlys Schwantz of rural Manitowoc; two daughters and sons-in-law, Marilyn and Paul Danenberg of Minneapolis, Minnesota and Karen and Robert Bohm of Placentia, California; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Frieda and Henry Bleichwehl of Brillion and Alma and Louis Bleichwehl of Milwaukee; seven grandchildren; a great grandchild, nieces and nephews and other relatives and friends also survived.
Friends may call at Parkside Funeral Home, Manitowoc, from 4 to 9 Tuesday afternoon and on Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. and then at the church from noon until the time of service. Memorials would be appreciated to St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church or Manitowoc Lutheran High School.
Herald Times Reporter, March 25, 1985 P. 3

Reuben was a son of John and Anna Carstens Schwantz and married Esther Weiss on June 25, 1932 in Manitowoc County.


REUBEN SCHWANTZ

Reuben A. Schwantz, 74, of 6320 Hartlaub Lake Road, Town of Newton, died early Sunday morning, March 24, at Manitowoc Health Care Center.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Newtonburg. The Rev. Keith Haberkorn will officiate with burial to follow at Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Schwantz was born October 9, 1910, in the Town of Newton, Manitowoc County, son of the late John and Anna Carstens Schwantz. Mr. Schwantz started his schooling at Manitowoc Rapids and later moving to Brillion. He graduated from Trinity Lutheran School in 1924. When he was younger, he learned the cheesemaking trade, making cheese locally at the cheese factory, now known as Pine River Dairy. Mr. Schwantz also farmed for many years in the Town of Newton, along with doing masonary work. Most recently, Mr. Schwantz worked for Mirro, Plant Number 5, retiring in 1975. He married the former Esther Weiss on June 25, 1932, at First German Evangelical Lutheran Church in Manitowoc. Mr. Schwantz was a member of St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Newtonburg.
Survivors include his wife, Esther; a son and a daughter-in-law, Eugene and Marlys Schwantz of rural Manitowoc; two daughters and sons-in-law, Marilyn and Paul Danenberg of Minneapolis, Minnesota and Karen and Robert Bohm of Placentia, California; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Frieda and Henry Bleichwehl of Brillion and Alma and Louis Bleichwehl of Milwaukee; seven grandchildren; a great grandchild, nieces and nephews and other relatives and friends also survived.
Friends may call at Parkside Funeral Home, Manitowoc, from 4 to 9 Tuesday afternoon and on Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. and then at the church from noon until the time of service. Memorials would be appreciated to St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church or Manitowoc Lutheran High School.
Herald Times Reporter, March 25, 1985 P. 3

Reuben was a son of John and Anna Carstens Schwantz and married Esther Weiss on June 25, 1932 in Manitowoc County.




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  • Created by: Kent Salomon
  • Added: Aug 11, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95219524/reuben_a-schwantz: accessed ), memorial page for Reuben A. Schwantz (9 Oct 1910–24 Mar 1985), Find a Grave Memorial ID 95219524, citing Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by Kent Salomon (contributor 901).