Milwaukee Sentinel, Sept. 21, 1960. Holzem, Rev. George H. of 2827 N. 25th st. passed away Mon. Sept. 19, at the veterans administration hospital, Woods WI, at the age of 47, beloved brother of Henry, Catherine Held, Lawrence, Gertrude Laser of Waukegan IL and the late Chris Holzem, further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. In state at the funeral home of Frank A. Zwaska & Sons, corner of N. 24th and W. Center sets, Wed. from 3 p.m. until Thurs. at 2 p.m. Exports from funeral home Thurs. at 2 p.m. to St. Leo's church, N. 25th and W. Locust sets. In state at the church until time of services. Office of the dead will be recited Fri. at 10:30 a.m. Solemn requiem high mass Fri. at 11 a.m., celebrated by His Excellency Most Rev. Archbishop William E. Cousins. Interment St. Anthony's cemetery, Fussville WI. Member of VFW Alex Abler post 451 of Mt. Calvary WI., Knights of Columbus No. 604 of Fond du Lac WI, St. Joseph Benevolent society and the Catholic Knights of Wisconsin branch 216 of St. Leo's church. Societies and members of the parish will hold vigil Wed. at 8 p.m. at the funeral home and at the church Thurs. at 8 p.m. Fond du Lac papers please copy.
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OBITUARY: "Wauksha Freeman Sept 22, 1906 "FATHER GEORGE HOLZEM Funeral services will be held Friday for the Rev. George H. Holzem, 47, former pastor of St. Michael's Catholic Church at Dotyville (Fond du Lac County).
The Most Rev. William E. Cousins, archbishop of Milwaukee, will be the celebran of the solemn requiem High Mass, at 11 a.m. at St. Leo's Church, 2470 W. Locust St., Milwaukee.
The office of the dead will be recited at 10:30 a.m. Interment will be in St. Anthony's Cemetery at Fussville. Father Holzem died Monday at the Wood, Wis., Veterans' Hospital of a rare respiratory disease contracted nine years ago while serving in the South Pacific as a chaplain.
A native of Menomonee Falls, Father Holzem came to Milwaukee at the age of 11. He attended St. Leo's Catholic School and St. Francis Seminary and was ordained June 11, 1938.
He had served as chaplain at the veterans' hospital and as pastor of St. Michael's, Dotyville.
Before being forced into semiretirement because of illness, he was pastor of Holy Apostles Church, New Berlin. Father Holzem was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Alex Abler Post 454 of Mt. Calvary, the Fond du Lac Knights of Columbus, and St Joseph's Benevolent Society and the Catholic Knights of Wisconsin of St. Leo's Church.
Survivors are two sisters. Mrs. Catherine Held, Milwaukee, and Mrs. Gertrude Laser of Waukegan, Ill., and two brothers, Henry and Lawrence, both of Milwaukee. The body will lie in state at St. Leo's Church until the hour of services. A parish vigil will be held there at 8 o'clock this evening."
*WWII per St. Anthony records
(submitted by FAG Member #47366661)
OBITUARY: "Wauksha Freeman Sept 22, 1906 "FATHER GEORGE HOLZEM Funeral services will be held Friday for the Rev. George H. Holzem, 47, former pastor of St. Michael's Catholic Church at Dotyville (Fond du Lac County).
The Most Rev. William E. Cousins, archbishop of Milwaukee, will be the celebran of the solemn requiem High Mass, at 11 a.m. at St. Leo's Church, 2470 W. Locust St., Milwaukee.
The office of the dead will be recited at 10:30 a.m. Interment will be in St. Anthony's Cemetery at Fussville. Father Holzem died Monday at the Wood, Wis., Veterans' Hospital of a rare respiratory disease contracted nine years ago while serving in the South Pacific as a chaplain.
A native of Menomonee Falls, Father Holzem came to Milwaukee at the age of 11. He attended St. Leo's Catholic School and St. Francis Seminary and was ordained June 11, 1938.
He had served as chaplain at the veterans' hospital and as pastor of St. Michael's, Dotyville.
Before being forced into semiretirement because of illness, he was pastor of Holy Apostles Church, New Berlin. Father Holzem was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Alex Abler Post 454 of Mt. Calvary, the Fond du Lac Knights of Columbus, and St Joseph's Benevolent Society and the Catholic Knights of Wisconsin of St. Leo's Church.
Survivors are two sisters. Mrs. Catherine Held, Milwaukee, and Mrs. Gertrude Laser of Waukegan, Ill., and two brothers, Henry and Lawrence, both of Milwaukee. The body will lie in state at St. Leo's Church until the hour of services. A parish vigil will be held there at 8 o'clock this evening."
*WWII per St. Anthony records
Milwaukee Sentinel, Sept. 21, 1960. Holzem, Rev. George H. of 2827 N. 25th st. passed away Mon. Sept. 19, at the veterans administration hospital, Woods WI, at the age of 47, beloved brother of Henry, Catherine Held, Lawrence, Gertrude Laser of Waukegan IL and the late Chris Holzem, further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. In state at the funeral home of Frank A. Zwaska & Sons, corner of N. 24th and W. Center sets, Wed. from 3 p.m. until Thurs. at 2 p.m. Exports from funeral home Thurs. at 2 p.m. to St. Leo's church, N. 25th and W. Locust sets. In state at the church until time of services. Office of the dead will be recited Fri. at 10:30 a.m. Solemn requiem high mass Fri. at 11 a.m., celebrated by His Excellency Most Rev. Archbishop William E. Cousins. Interment St. Anthony's cemetery, Fussville WI. Member of VFW Alex Abler post 451 of Mt. Calvary WI., Knights of Columbus No. 604 of Fond du Lac WI, St. Joseph Benevolent society and the Catholic Knights of Wisconsin branch 216 of St. Leo's church. Societies and members of the parish will hold vigil Wed. at 8 p.m. at the funeral home and at the church Thurs. at 8 p.m. Fond du Lac papers please copy.
(submitted by FAG Member #47366661)
OBITUARY: "Wauksha Freeman Sept 22, 1906 "FATHER GEORGE HOLZEM Funeral services will be held Friday for the Rev. George H. Holzem, 47, former pastor of St. Michael's Catholic Church at Dotyville (Fond du Lac County).
The Most Rev. William E. Cousins, archbishop of Milwaukee, will be the celebran of the solemn requiem High Mass, at 11 a.m. at St. Leo's Church, 2470 W. Locust St., Milwaukee.
The office of the dead will be recited at 10:30 a.m. Interment will be in St. Anthony's Cemetery at Fussville. Father Holzem died Monday at the Wood, Wis., Veterans' Hospital of a rare respiratory disease contracted nine years ago while serving in the South Pacific as a chaplain.
A native of Menomonee Falls, Father Holzem came to Milwaukee at the age of 11. He attended St. Leo's Catholic School and St. Francis Seminary and was ordained June 11, 1938.
He had served as chaplain at the veterans' hospital and as pastor of St. Michael's, Dotyville.
Before being forced into semiretirement because of illness, he was pastor of Holy Apostles Church, New Berlin. Father Holzem was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Alex Abler Post 454 of Mt. Calvary, the Fond du Lac Knights of Columbus, and St Joseph's Benevolent Society and the Catholic Knights of Wisconsin of St. Leo's Church.
Survivors are two sisters. Mrs. Catherine Held, Milwaukee, and Mrs. Gertrude Laser of Waukegan, Ill., and two brothers, Henry and Lawrence, both of Milwaukee. The body will lie in state at St. Leo's Church until the hour of services. A parish vigil will be held there at 8 o'clock this evening."
*WWII per St. Anthony records
(submitted by FAG Member #47366661)
OBITUARY: "Wauksha Freeman Sept 22, 1906 "FATHER GEORGE HOLZEM Funeral services will be held Friday for the Rev. George H. Holzem, 47, former pastor of St. Michael's Catholic Church at Dotyville (Fond du Lac County).
The Most Rev. William E. Cousins, archbishop of Milwaukee, will be the celebran of the solemn requiem High Mass, at 11 a.m. at St. Leo's Church, 2470 W. Locust St., Milwaukee.
The office of the dead will be recited at 10:30 a.m. Interment will be in St. Anthony's Cemetery at Fussville. Father Holzem died Monday at the Wood, Wis., Veterans' Hospital of a rare respiratory disease contracted nine years ago while serving in the South Pacific as a chaplain.
A native of Menomonee Falls, Father Holzem came to Milwaukee at the age of 11. He attended St. Leo's Catholic School and St. Francis Seminary and was ordained June 11, 1938.
He had served as chaplain at the veterans' hospital and as pastor of St. Michael's, Dotyville.
Before being forced into semiretirement because of illness, he was pastor of Holy Apostles Church, New Berlin. Father Holzem was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Alex Abler Post 454 of Mt. Calvary, the Fond du Lac Knights of Columbus, and St Joseph's Benevolent Society and the Catholic Knights of Wisconsin of St. Leo's Church.
Survivors are two sisters. Mrs. Catherine Held, Milwaukee, and Mrs. Gertrude Laser of Waukegan, Ill., and two brothers, Henry and Lawrence, both of Milwaukee. The body will lie in state at St. Leo's Church until the hour of services. A parish vigil will be held there at 8 o'clock this evening."
*WWII per St. Anthony records
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