VICTOR MIXA SAVES LIFE OF LOCAL WOMAN
Victor Mixa, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Mixa Sr., did a heroic act
Tuesday afternoon in saving Mrs. August Cochinet from drowning
while swimming at Specht’s Park at Mishicot. Mrs. Cochinet, the
wife of a local hardware dealer, somehow or other became exhausted.
Mixa, standing on the dock nearby and plunged in, clothes and all,
to bring Mrs. Cochinet to safety. Mixa had just come out of the
water and was dressed when he heard the cries for help. Mr. Mixa
is a former Navy man and capitalized on his knowledge gained while
in the service.
Manitowoc Herald News, Thursday, July 05, 1928 Page 13
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(22 Jul 1903/19 Apr 1993/SSDI).
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Victor H. Mixa, age 89, formerly of 1031 25th St., Two Rivers, died Monday evening, April 19, 1993, at the Hamilton Memorial Home, Two Rivers.
Funeral Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 22, 1993, at St. Lukes Catholic Church, Two Rivers. The Rev. Greg Smith will officiate at the Mass of Christian Burial with burial to follow at the Calvary Cemetery, Two Rivers.
He was born July 22, 1903, in Two Rivers, son of the late John and Anna Bonn Mixa. He married Genevieve Durocher on July 22, 1929, at Coleman, Wis. She preceded him in death May 17, 1989. He was employed at Hamilton Industries for 39 years retiring in 1966.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Charles D. and Corren Mixa, Two Rivers; two daughters and sons-in-law, Lois and Clarence Tittl, Two Rivers, and Judi and Harold Labensky, Kettering, Ohio; two sisters-in-law, Rosemary Mixa, Manitowoc, and Leona Samsa, Iron Mountain, Mich.; seventeen grandchildren; twenty six great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother, John Mixa, a sister, Marcella Blake, and a great grandchild.
There will be no visitation at the Klein and Stangel Funeral Home.
Herald Times Reporter, April 21, 1993 P. A2.
Victor Mixa, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Mixa Sr., did a heroic act
Tuesday afternoon in saving Mrs. August Cochinet from drowning
while swimming at Specht’s Park at Mishicot. Mrs. Cochinet, the
wife of a local hardware dealer, somehow or other became exhausted.
Mixa, standing on the dock nearby and plunged in, clothes and all,
to bring Mrs. Cochinet to safety. Mixa had just come out of the
water and was dressed when he heard the cries for help. Mr. Mixa
is a former Navy man and capitalized on his knowledge gained while
in the service.
Manitowoc Herald News, Thursday, July 05, 1928 Page 13
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(22 Jul 1903/19 Apr 1993/SSDI).
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Victor H. Mixa, age 89, formerly of 1031 25th St., Two Rivers, died Monday evening, April 19, 1993, at the Hamilton Memorial Home, Two Rivers.
Funeral Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 22, 1993, at St. Lukes Catholic Church, Two Rivers. The Rev. Greg Smith will officiate at the Mass of Christian Burial with burial to follow at the Calvary Cemetery, Two Rivers.
He was born July 22, 1903, in Two Rivers, son of the late John and Anna Bonn Mixa. He married Genevieve Durocher on July 22, 1929, at Coleman, Wis. She preceded him in death May 17, 1989. He was employed at Hamilton Industries for 39 years retiring in 1966.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Charles D. and Corren Mixa, Two Rivers; two daughters and sons-in-law, Lois and Clarence Tittl, Two Rivers, and Judi and Harold Labensky, Kettering, Ohio; two sisters-in-law, Rosemary Mixa, Manitowoc, and Leona Samsa, Iron Mountain, Mich.; seventeen grandchildren; twenty six great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother, John Mixa, a sister, Marcella Blake, and a great grandchild.
There will be no visitation at the Klein and Stangel Funeral Home.
Herald Times Reporter, April 21, 1993 P. A2.
VICTOR MIXA SAVES LIFE OF LOCAL WOMAN
Victor Mixa, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Mixa Sr., did a heroic act
Tuesday afternoon in saving Mrs. August Cochinet from drowning
while swimming at Specht’s Park at Mishicot. Mrs. Cochinet, the
wife of a local hardware dealer, somehow or other became exhausted.
Mixa, standing on the dock nearby and plunged in, clothes and all,
to bring Mrs. Cochinet to safety. Mixa had just come out of the
water and was dressed when he heard the cries for help. Mr. Mixa
is a former Navy man and capitalized on his knowledge gained while
in the service.
Manitowoc Herald News, Thursday, July 05, 1928 Page 13
********
(22 Jul 1903/19 Apr 1993/SSDI).
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Victor H. Mixa, age 89, formerly of 1031 25th St., Two Rivers, died Monday evening, April 19, 1993, at the Hamilton Memorial Home, Two Rivers.
Funeral Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 22, 1993, at St. Lukes Catholic Church, Two Rivers. The Rev. Greg Smith will officiate at the Mass of Christian Burial with burial to follow at the Calvary Cemetery, Two Rivers.
He was born July 22, 1903, in Two Rivers, son of the late John and Anna Bonn Mixa. He married Genevieve Durocher on July 22, 1929, at Coleman, Wis. She preceded him in death May 17, 1989. He was employed at Hamilton Industries for 39 years retiring in 1966.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Charles D. and Corren Mixa, Two Rivers; two daughters and sons-in-law, Lois and Clarence Tittl, Two Rivers, and Judi and Harold Labensky, Kettering, Ohio; two sisters-in-law, Rosemary Mixa, Manitowoc, and Leona Samsa, Iron Mountain, Mich.; seventeen grandchildren; twenty six great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother, John Mixa, a sister, Marcella Blake, and a great grandchild.
There will be no visitation at the Klein and Stangel Funeral Home.
Herald Times Reporter, April 21, 1993 P. A2.
Victor Mixa, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Mixa Sr., did a heroic act
Tuesday afternoon in saving Mrs. August Cochinet from drowning
while swimming at Specht’s Park at Mishicot. Mrs. Cochinet, the
wife of a local hardware dealer, somehow or other became exhausted.
Mixa, standing on the dock nearby and plunged in, clothes and all,
to bring Mrs. Cochinet to safety. Mixa had just come out of the
water and was dressed when he heard the cries for help. Mr. Mixa
is a former Navy man and capitalized on his knowledge gained while
in the service.
Manitowoc Herald News, Thursday, July 05, 1928 Page 13
********
(22 Jul 1903/19 Apr 1993/SSDI).
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Victor H. Mixa, age 89, formerly of 1031 25th St., Two Rivers, died Monday evening, April 19, 1993, at the Hamilton Memorial Home, Two Rivers.
Funeral Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 22, 1993, at St. Lukes Catholic Church, Two Rivers. The Rev. Greg Smith will officiate at the Mass of Christian Burial with burial to follow at the Calvary Cemetery, Two Rivers.
He was born July 22, 1903, in Two Rivers, son of the late John and Anna Bonn Mixa. He married Genevieve Durocher on July 22, 1929, at Coleman, Wis. She preceded him in death May 17, 1989. He was employed at Hamilton Industries for 39 years retiring in 1966.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Charles D. and Corren Mixa, Two Rivers; two daughters and sons-in-law, Lois and Clarence Tittl, Two Rivers, and Judi and Harold Labensky, Kettering, Ohio; two sisters-in-law, Rosemary Mixa, Manitowoc, and Leona Samsa, Iron Mountain, Mich.; seventeen grandchildren; twenty six great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother, John Mixa, a sister, Marcella Blake, and a great grandchild.
There will be no visitation at the Klein and Stangel Funeral Home.
Herald Times Reporter, April 21, 1993 P. A2.
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