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Edward J. Zeman

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Edward J. Zeman

Birth
Death
28 Sep 1965 (aged 81)
Burial
Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
Plot
E-31-3-1
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EDWARD J. ZEMAN

Edward J. Zeman, 81, of 711 N. 11th St., Manitowoc, died early Tuesday morning
at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc after a short illness.
Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral
Home and at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. Claude
LeClair will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Mr. Zeman was born at Manitowoc June 17, 1884, son of the late Frank and Anna
Wanek Zeman. He was graduated in 1903 from North Side High School and immediately
was employed by Northern Grain Co., remaining with the business until 1908. In
that year, along with a brother, Charles, and R.A. Ritchie, they launched Northern
Elevator C., with elevators at Manitowoc and Colfax, Wis. In 1950, the business
was sold to Ed Reineman of Reedsville.
Mr. Zeman had been employed at Lakeside Packing Co. where he was an officer and a
director. He was one of the original stockholders of Eastman Manufacturing Co. and
served as a director at the time it was merged with Imperial Brass Co. of Chicago.
He was also a stockholder and director or Eastman Atlantic Mfg. Co. of Wilmington,
Del., and a director of Capitol Building Corp. of Manitowoc.
Mr. Zeman married Minnie Klackner at Manitowoc Nov. 12, 1912. She died in 1964.
He was a 50-year member of Manitowoc Elks Lodge No. 687 and a member of Holy Name
Society of Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Edward Schuesseler, of Santa Rosa, Calif., Mrs.
Robert Langenfeld, of New Holstein and Mrs. William Protz Jr., of Manitowoc, two
sisters, Mrs. A. J. Vits and Mrs. Arthur Auton, of Manitowoc and nine grandchildren.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. Wednesday where the Rosary will
be recited at 8 p.m.
Manitowoc Herald Times, September 28, 1965 P. 5
EDWARD J. ZEMAN

Edward J. Zeman, 81, of 711 N. 11th St., Manitowoc, died early Tuesday morning
at Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc after a short illness.
Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral
Home and at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. Claude
LeClair will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Mr. Zeman was born at Manitowoc June 17, 1884, son of the late Frank and Anna
Wanek Zeman. He was graduated in 1903 from North Side High School and immediately
was employed by Northern Grain Co., remaining with the business until 1908. In
that year, along with a brother, Charles, and R.A. Ritchie, they launched Northern
Elevator C., with elevators at Manitowoc and Colfax, Wis. In 1950, the business
was sold to Ed Reineman of Reedsville.
Mr. Zeman had been employed at Lakeside Packing Co. where he was an officer and a
director. He was one of the original stockholders of Eastman Manufacturing Co. and
served as a director at the time it was merged with Imperial Brass Co. of Chicago.
He was also a stockholder and director or Eastman Atlantic Mfg. Co. of Wilmington,
Del., and a director of Capitol Building Corp. of Manitowoc.
Mr. Zeman married Minnie Klackner at Manitowoc Nov. 12, 1912. She died in 1964.
He was a 50-year member of Manitowoc Elks Lodge No. 687 and a member of Holy Name
Society of Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Edward Schuesseler, of Santa Rosa, Calif., Mrs.
Robert Langenfeld, of New Holstein and Mrs. William Protz Jr., of Manitowoc, two
sisters, Mrs. A. J. Vits and Mrs. Arthur Auton, of Manitowoc and nine grandchildren.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. Wednesday where the Rosary will
be recited at 8 p.m.
Manitowoc Herald Times, September 28, 1965 P. 5


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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/95225237/edward_j-zeman: accessed ), memorial page for Edward J. Zeman (17 Jun 1884–28 Sep 1965), Find a Grave Memorial ID 95225237, citing Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by Kent Salomon (contributor 901).