WILLIAM GRADE (d. 1953)
William (Curly) Grade, 64, a veteran of World War I and a retired Great Lakes engineer who served in the maritime service on the high seas in World War II (sic) as a lieutenant, and a native of Two Rivers, died at the Lee Memorial Hospital at Fort Myers, Flordia on Friday.
Mr. Grade had been confined to the hospital at Fort Myers since early in August with a heart ailment.
Masonic funeral services with military rites will be conducted by the Two Rivers Lodge No. 200, F. & A.M. at the Klein & Stangel, Inc, Funeral Home, Two Rivers, at 2 p.m. Tuesday. Past Master Heber Clayton of the Two Rivers Masonic Lodge will direct the ritualistic rites. A firing squad of the Robert E. Burns Post 165, American Legion, will participate. Interment will be in Pioneers' Rest Cemetery, Two Rivers.
William Grade was born in Two Rivers in 1889, a son of the late William and Bertha Goldammer Grade. After receiving his elementary schooling at Two Rivers he went
west and engaged in ranching. At the outbreak of World War I he enlisted in the Navy. After the war he came back to Two Rivers from where he took employment on lake freighters, retiring in 1929 as a result of the heart ailment. Later he worked for four years at the Metal Ware Corporation and then acquired a farm at Argonne, Forest County, which he operated for 17 years. Disposing of his farm, Mr. Grade for a number years divided his time between Florida and in Manitowoc County where he took care of the pheasant farm of the Manitowoc County Fish & Game Protective Association up to two years ago. Mr. Grade, who was single, was a member of the Two Rivers Lodge of Masons and the Robert E. Burns Post, American Legion.
Surviving Mr. Grade are a niece, Mrs. Harlan Scheer of Two Rivers, and a nephew, John F. Grade of Two Rivers. Two brothers, August and Henry Grade preceded him
in death.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 p.m. Monday until the time of services.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Saturday, August 22, 1953 P. 15
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William (Curly) Grade, 64, a veteran of World War I and a retired Great Lakes engineer who served in the maritime service on the high seas in World War II (sic) as a lieutenant, and a native of Two Rivers, died at the Lee Memorial Hospital at Fort Myers, Flordia on Friday.
Mr. Grade had been confined to the hospital at Fort Myers since early in August with a heart ailment.
Masonic funeral services with military rites will be conducted by the Two Rivers Lodge No. 200, F. & A.M. at the Klein & Stangel, Inc, Funeral Home, Two Rivers, at 2 p.m. Tuesday. Past Master Heber Clayton of the Two Rivers Masonic Lodge will direct the ritualistic rites. A firing squad of the Robert E. Burns Post 165, American Legion, will participate. Interment will be in Pioneers' Rest Cemetery, Two Rivers.
William Grade was born in Two Rivers in 1889, a son of the late William and Bertha Goldammer Grade. After receiving his elementary schooling at Two Rivers he went
west and engaged in ranching. At the outbreak of World War I he enlisted in the Navy. After the war he came back to Two Rivers from where he took employment on lake freighters, retiring in 1929 as a result of the heart ailment. Later he worked for four years at the Metal Ware Corporation and then acquired a farm at Argonne, Forest County, which he operated for 17 years. Disposing of his farm, Mr. Grade for a number years divided his time between Florida and in Manitowoc County where he took care of the pheasant farm of the Manitowoc County Fish & Game Protective Association up to two years ago. Mr. Grade, who was single, was a member of the Two Rivers Lodge of Masons and the Robert E. Burns Post, American Legion.
Surviving Mr. Grade are a niece, Mrs. Harlan Scheer of Two Rivers, and a nephew, John F. Grade of Two Rivers. Two brothers, August and Henry Grade preceded him
in death.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 p.m. Monday until the time of services.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Saturday, August 22, 1953 P. 15
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WILLIAM GRADE (d. 1953)
William (Curly) Grade, 64, a veteran of World War I and a retired Great Lakes engineer who served in the maritime service on the high seas in World War II (sic) as a lieutenant, and a native of Two Rivers, died at the Lee Memorial Hospital at Fort Myers, Flordia on Friday.
Mr. Grade had been confined to the hospital at Fort Myers since early in August with a heart ailment.
Masonic funeral services with military rites will be conducted by the Two Rivers Lodge No. 200, F. & A.M. at the Klein & Stangel, Inc, Funeral Home, Two Rivers, at 2 p.m. Tuesday. Past Master Heber Clayton of the Two Rivers Masonic Lodge will direct the ritualistic rites. A firing squad of the Robert E. Burns Post 165, American Legion, will participate. Interment will be in Pioneers' Rest Cemetery, Two Rivers.
William Grade was born in Two Rivers in 1889, a son of the late William and Bertha Goldammer Grade. After receiving his elementary schooling at Two Rivers he went
west and engaged in ranching. At the outbreak of World War I he enlisted in the Navy. After the war he came back to Two Rivers from where he took employment on lake freighters, retiring in 1929 as a result of the heart ailment. Later he worked for four years at the Metal Ware Corporation and then acquired a farm at Argonne, Forest County, which he operated for 17 years. Disposing of his farm, Mr. Grade for a number years divided his time between Florida and in Manitowoc County where he took care of the pheasant farm of the Manitowoc County Fish & Game Protective Association up to two years ago. Mr. Grade, who was single, was a member of the Two Rivers Lodge of Masons and the Robert E. Burns Post, American Legion.
Surviving Mr. Grade are a niece, Mrs. Harlan Scheer of Two Rivers, and a nephew, John F. Grade of Two Rivers. Two brothers, August and Henry Grade preceded him
in death.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 p.m. Monday until the time of services.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Saturday, August 22, 1953 P. 15
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William (Curly) Grade, 64, a veteran of World War I and a retired Great Lakes engineer who served in the maritime service on the high seas in World War II (sic) as a lieutenant, and a native of Two Rivers, died at the Lee Memorial Hospital at Fort Myers, Flordia on Friday.
Mr. Grade had been confined to the hospital at Fort Myers since early in August with a heart ailment.
Masonic funeral services with military rites will be conducted by the Two Rivers Lodge No. 200, F. & A.M. at the Klein & Stangel, Inc, Funeral Home, Two Rivers, at 2 p.m. Tuesday. Past Master Heber Clayton of the Two Rivers Masonic Lodge will direct the ritualistic rites. A firing squad of the Robert E. Burns Post 165, American Legion, will participate. Interment will be in Pioneers' Rest Cemetery, Two Rivers.
William Grade was born in Two Rivers in 1889, a son of the late William and Bertha Goldammer Grade. After receiving his elementary schooling at Two Rivers he went
west and engaged in ranching. At the outbreak of World War I he enlisted in the Navy. After the war he came back to Two Rivers from where he took employment on lake freighters, retiring in 1929 as a result of the heart ailment. Later he worked for four years at the Metal Ware Corporation and then acquired a farm at Argonne, Forest County, which he operated for 17 years. Disposing of his farm, Mr. Grade for a number years divided his time between Florida and in Manitowoc County where he took care of the pheasant farm of the Manitowoc County Fish & Game Protective Association up to two years ago. Mr. Grade, who was single, was a member of the Two Rivers Lodge of Masons and the Robert E. Burns Post, American Legion.
Surviving Mr. Grade are a niece, Mrs. Harlan Scheer of Two Rivers, and a nephew, John F. Grade of Two Rivers. Two brothers, August and Henry Grade preceded him
in death.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 p.m. Monday until the time of services.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Saturday, August 22, 1953 P. 15
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