IHLER H. HENRICKSON

Ihler H. (Lew) Henrickson, 61, of 2718-33rd St., Edgewood Pl., Two Rivers,
for many years chief dispatcher in the steel plant of Hamilton Mfg. Co. and
one of the outstanding all-round athletes to be produced at Washington High
School, died Wednesday afternoon at Two Rivers Municipal Hospital. He had
been ill for nearly two months.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Deja and Martin Funeral
Chapels, and at 11 a.m. at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Two Rivers, the Rev.
John K. Mueller officiating. Burial will be in Pioneers’ Rest Cemetery.
Mr. Henrickson was born April 28, 1906, at Two Rivers, son of Hugo and the
late Johanna Ammerman Henrickson. His father, now of Milwaukee, is a retired
longtime superintendent of the Hamilton firm’s wood plant.
Mr. Henrickson attended St. Luke Parochial School and was graduated with the
class of 1924 from Washington High School where he starred in basketball and
football. He was a member of the first high school basketball team, coached
by Donald C. Dean, to compete in state high school tournament at Madison in
the spring of 1924.
After attending the University of Wisconsin he returned to Two Rivers to begin
employment at the Hamilton Company for a period that extended nearly 43 years.
When the American Legion basketball team was formed by the late Dr. A. V. (Doc)
Delmore, Mr. Henrickson continued participation in the sport, playing both
forward and center. He was also a member of the original Mirro Baseball Club
in the summer of 1925, playing third base. Over the years he was one of the
standout bowlers in the community. He was an avid basketball fan attending most
of the games at Washington High School. Interested in pigeon racing, one of his
entries won a national championship some 20 years ago when he was one of the
more active members of the Two Rivers Flying Club.
One of the oldest members of the Two Rivers Owls Club, Mr. Henrickson was also
affiliated with Holy Redeemer Holy Name Society, the Hamilton Goodfellowship
Club and the Hamilton 30-Year Club. He was also a member of the Manitowoc County
Baseball Oldtimers Assn.
Surviving are his wife, the former Genevieve Kohls, whom he married at Two Rivers,
Nov. 14, 1936, his father, a sister, Mrs. Elmer (Evelyn) Schroeder, of Two Rivers,
two nieces and a nephew.
Friends may call at the funeral chapels after 3 p.m. Friday where the Rosary
will be recited at 8 p.m. The Baseball Oldtimers will also meet at the chapels
at 8 p.m.
Manitowoc Herald Times, July 6, 1967 P.13
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(28 Apr 1906/Jul 1967/SSDI)