AUGUST E. SEEKAMP
August E. Seekamp, 85, of 825 S. 15th St., Manitowoc, died early Monday
afternoon at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, following a brief illness.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. James Episcopal Church,
Manitowoc. The Rev. William R. Harvey will officiate and burial will be in
Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Seekamp was born March 31, 1884, in Houston County, Minn., son of the
late Henry and Matilda Ehlers Seekamp. He attended parochial school at Hart,
Minn., and operated a grocery store in Winona, Minn., for seven years. He
farmed in Minnesota and in Canada prior to coming to Manitowoc in 1926 with
the Immel Construction Co., then engaged in building the White House Milk
Co. plant. Following its completion, he remained at Manitowoc and worked for
the milk condensing concern until he retired in 1950. For several years
following he served as custodian of First Presbyterian Church. He was an
avid hunter and fisherman.
He married Christine Wilson Parkinson July 14, 1910, at Zealandia,
Saskatchewan. She preceded him in death in 1949.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Margaret Knutson and Mrs. Donald
(Florence) Storms of Manitowoc; five grandchildren; six great grandchildren
and several nieces and nephews. A daughter, Mrs. Mildred E. Pilger, and
nine sisters and brothers preceded him in death.
Friends may call at the Mittnacht Funeral Home, Manitowoc, after 4 p.m.
Wednesday.
Memorials may be given to St. James Episcopal Church.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. March 3, 1970
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[d. 03-02-1970/age 85 yrs.](31 Mar 1884/Mar 1970/SSDI)
August E. Seekamp, 85, of 825 S. 15th St., Manitowoc, died early Monday
afternoon at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, following a brief illness.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. James Episcopal Church,
Manitowoc. The Rev. William R. Harvey will officiate and burial will be in
Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Seekamp was born March 31, 1884, in Houston County, Minn., son of the
late Henry and Matilda Ehlers Seekamp. He attended parochial school at Hart,
Minn., and operated a grocery store in Winona, Minn., for seven years. He
farmed in Minnesota and in Canada prior to coming to Manitowoc in 1926 with
the Immel Construction Co., then engaged in building the White House Milk
Co. plant. Following its completion, he remained at Manitowoc and worked for
the milk condensing concern until he retired in 1950. For several years
following he served as custodian of First Presbyterian Church. He was an
avid hunter and fisherman.
He married Christine Wilson Parkinson July 14, 1910, at Zealandia,
Saskatchewan. She preceded him in death in 1949.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Margaret Knutson and Mrs. Donald
(Florence) Storms of Manitowoc; five grandchildren; six great grandchildren
and several nieces and nephews. A daughter, Mrs. Mildred E. Pilger, and
nine sisters and brothers preceded him in death.
Friends may call at the Mittnacht Funeral Home, Manitowoc, after 4 p.m.
Wednesday.
Memorials may be given to St. James Episcopal Church.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. March 3, 1970
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[d. 03-02-1970/age 85 yrs.](31 Mar 1884/Mar 1970/SSDI)
AUGUST E. SEEKAMP
August E. Seekamp, 85, of 825 S. 15th St., Manitowoc, died early Monday
afternoon at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, following a brief illness.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. James Episcopal Church,
Manitowoc. The Rev. William R. Harvey will officiate and burial will be in
Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Seekamp was born March 31, 1884, in Houston County, Minn., son of the
late Henry and Matilda Ehlers Seekamp. He attended parochial school at Hart,
Minn., and operated a grocery store in Winona, Minn., for seven years. He
farmed in Minnesota and in Canada prior to coming to Manitowoc in 1926 with
the Immel Construction Co., then engaged in building the White House Milk
Co. plant. Following its completion, he remained at Manitowoc and worked for
the milk condensing concern until he retired in 1950. For several years
following he served as custodian of First Presbyterian Church. He was an
avid hunter and fisherman.
He married Christine Wilson Parkinson July 14, 1910, at Zealandia,
Saskatchewan. She preceded him in death in 1949.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Margaret Knutson and Mrs. Donald
(Florence) Storms of Manitowoc; five grandchildren; six great grandchildren
and several nieces and nephews. A daughter, Mrs. Mildred E. Pilger, and
nine sisters and brothers preceded him in death.
Friends may call at the Mittnacht Funeral Home, Manitowoc, after 4 p.m.
Wednesday.
Memorials may be given to St. James Episcopal Church.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. March 3, 1970
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[d. 03-02-1970/age 85 yrs.](31 Mar 1884/Mar 1970/SSDI)
August E. Seekamp, 85, of 825 S. 15th St., Manitowoc, died early Monday
afternoon at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc, following a brief illness.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. James Episcopal Church,
Manitowoc. The Rev. William R. Harvey will officiate and burial will be in
Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Seekamp was born March 31, 1884, in Houston County, Minn., son of the
late Henry and Matilda Ehlers Seekamp. He attended parochial school at Hart,
Minn., and operated a grocery store in Winona, Minn., for seven years. He
farmed in Minnesota and in Canada prior to coming to Manitowoc in 1926 with
the Immel Construction Co., then engaged in building the White House Milk
Co. plant. Following its completion, he remained at Manitowoc and worked for
the milk condensing concern until he retired in 1950. For several years
following he served as custodian of First Presbyterian Church. He was an
avid hunter and fisherman.
He married Christine Wilson Parkinson July 14, 1910, at Zealandia,
Saskatchewan. She preceded him in death in 1949.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Margaret Knutson and Mrs. Donald
(Florence) Storms of Manitowoc; five grandchildren; six great grandchildren
and several nieces and nephews. A daughter, Mrs. Mildred E. Pilger, and
nine sisters and brothers preceded him in death.
Friends may call at the Mittnacht Funeral Home, Manitowoc, after 4 p.m.
Wednesday.
Memorials may be given to St. James Episcopal Church.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. March 3, 1970
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[d. 03-02-1970/age 85 yrs.](31 Mar 1884/Mar 1970/SSDI)
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