FRED SMITH
Marriage of Fred/Anna (d.1950) Smith & Anna Wolff Benthein
Notes from Two Rivers:
The marriage of Mr. Fred Smith and Mrs. Anna Benthien, took place in
Milwaukee on Saturday. The couple returned to this city to make their
home Monday night. Mr. Smith has for many years held an important
position in the Hamilton plant. The couple has a large circle of friends
who extend congratulations.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., Mar. 10, 1927
~~~~~~~~~
FRED SMITH
Fred (Smitty) Smith, 82, long-time Two Rivers resident and the oldest retired
employe of the Hamilton Mfg. Co., Two Rivers, died Friday morning at Holy Family
Hospital, Manitowoc. He had been a resident of Shady Lane Home, Manitowoc, a
number of years.
Masonic funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Klein and Stangel Inc.,
Funeral Home, Two Rivers, under the auspices of the Two Rivers Lodge No. 200,
F. & A.M. with which Mr. Smith had been affiliated for more than 56 years. The
sermon will be delivered by the Rev. R. J. Wichlei while the Masonic rites at
the funeral home and at the graveside at Pioneers’ Rest Cemetery, Two Rivers,
will be directed by Heber Clayton, past master of the Masonic lodge.
Fred Smith was born in Two Rivers April 15, 1875, son of the late John and Tiena
Berger Smith. He entered the employ of the Hamilton Mfg. Co. as a boy and retired
when he was 75 with 62 years of service with the company. In his earlier years he
was one of the city’s boating enthusiasts, owning the pleasure launch Alma which
named for his first cousin, Mrs. George (Alma) Berger), ___ of Two Rivers. He was
a member of the Hamilton 30-Year-Club and the Hamilton Goodfellowship Club.
In 1925, Mr. Smith married the former Anna Benthien in Two Rivers. She died in
1950. Survivors are a half-sister, Mrs. Ellen Friedrich, of Sheboygan and six
cousins.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Sunday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, February 8, 1958 P. 9
Marriage of Fred/Anna (d.1950) Smith & Anna Wolff Benthein
Notes from Two Rivers:
The marriage of Mr. Fred Smith and Mrs. Anna Benthien, took place in
Milwaukee on Saturday. The couple returned to this city to make their
home Monday night. Mr. Smith has for many years held an important
position in the Hamilton plant. The couple has a large circle of friends
who extend congratulations.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., Mar. 10, 1927
~~~~~~~~~
FRED SMITH
Fred (Smitty) Smith, 82, long-time Two Rivers resident and the oldest retired
employe of the Hamilton Mfg. Co., Two Rivers, died Friday morning at Holy Family
Hospital, Manitowoc. He had been a resident of Shady Lane Home, Manitowoc, a
number of years.
Masonic funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Klein and Stangel Inc.,
Funeral Home, Two Rivers, under the auspices of the Two Rivers Lodge No. 200,
F. & A.M. with which Mr. Smith had been affiliated for more than 56 years. The
sermon will be delivered by the Rev. R. J. Wichlei while the Masonic rites at
the funeral home and at the graveside at Pioneers’ Rest Cemetery, Two Rivers,
will be directed by Heber Clayton, past master of the Masonic lodge.
Fred Smith was born in Two Rivers April 15, 1875, son of the late John and Tiena
Berger Smith. He entered the employ of the Hamilton Mfg. Co. as a boy and retired
when he was 75 with 62 years of service with the company. In his earlier years he
was one of the city’s boating enthusiasts, owning the pleasure launch Alma which
named for his first cousin, Mrs. George (Alma) Berger), ___ of Two Rivers. He was
a member of the Hamilton 30-Year-Club and the Hamilton Goodfellowship Club.
In 1925, Mr. Smith married the former Anna Benthien in Two Rivers. She died in
1950. Survivors are a half-sister, Mrs. Ellen Friedrich, of Sheboygan and six
cousins.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Sunday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, February 8, 1958 P. 9
FRED SMITH
Marriage of Fred/Anna (d.1950) Smith & Anna Wolff Benthein
Notes from Two Rivers:
The marriage of Mr. Fred Smith and Mrs. Anna Benthien, took place in
Milwaukee on Saturday. The couple returned to this city to make their
home Monday night. Mr. Smith has for many years held an important
position in the Hamilton plant. The couple has a large circle of friends
who extend congratulations.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., Mar. 10, 1927
~~~~~~~~~
FRED SMITH
Fred (Smitty) Smith, 82, long-time Two Rivers resident and the oldest retired
employe of the Hamilton Mfg. Co., Two Rivers, died Friday morning at Holy Family
Hospital, Manitowoc. He had been a resident of Shady Lane Home, Manitowoc, a
number of years.
Masonic funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Klein and Stangel Inc.,
Funeral Home, Two Rivers, under the auspices of the Two Rivers Lodge No. 200,
F. & A.M. with which Mr. Smith had been affiliated for more than 56 years. The
sermon will be delivered by the Rev. R. J. Wichlei while the Masonic rites at
the funeral home and at the graveside at Pioneers’ Rest Cemetery, Two Rivers,
will be directed by Heber Clayton, past master of the Masonic lodge.
Fred Smith was born in Two Rivers April 15, 1875, son of the late John and Tiena
Berger Smith. He entered the employ of the Hamilton Mfg. Co. as a boy and retired
when he was 75 with 62 years of service with the company. In his earlier years he
was one of the city’s boating enthusiasts, owning the pleasure launch Alma which
named for his first cousin, Mrs. George (Alma) Berger), ___ of Two Rivers. He was
a member of the Hamilton 30-Year-Club and the Hamilton Goodfellowship Club.
In 1925, Mr. Smith married the former Anna Benthien in Two Rivers. She died in
1950. Survivors are a half-sister, Mrs. Ellen Friedrich, of Sheboygan and six
cousins.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Sunday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, February 8, 1958 P. 9
Marriage of Fred/Anna (d.1950) Smith & Anna Wolff Benthein
Notes from Two Rivers:
The marriage of Mr. Fred Smith and Mrs. Anna Benthien, took place in
Milwaukee on Saturday. The couple returned to this city to make their
home Monday night. Mr. Smith has for many years held an important
position in the Hamilton plant. The couple has a large circle of friends
who extend congratulations.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., Mar. 10, 1927
~~~~~~~~~
FRED SMITH
Fred (Smitty) Smith, 82, long-time Two Rivers resident and the oldest retired
employe of the Hamilton Mfg. Co., Two Rivers, died Friday morning at Holy Family
Hospital, Manitowoc. He had been a resident of Shady Lane Home, Manitowoc, a
number of years.
Masonic funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Klein and Stangel Inc.,
Funeral Home, Two Rivers, under the auspices of the Two Rivers Lodge No. 200,
F. & A.M. with which Mr. Smith had been affiliated for more than 56 years. The
sermon will be delivered by the Rev. R. J. Wichlei while the Masonic rites at
the funeral home and at the graveside at Pioneers’ Rest Cemetery, Two Rivers,
will be directed by Heber Clayton, past master of the Masonic lodge.
Fred Smith was born in Two Rivers April 15, 1875, son of the late John and Tiena
Berger Smith. He entered the employ of the Hamilton Mfg. Co. as a boy and retired
when he was 75 with 62 years of service with the company. In his earlier years he
was one of the city’s boating enthusiasts, owning the pleasure launch Alma which
named for his first cousin, Mrs. George (Alma) Berger), ___ of Two Rivers. He was
a member of the Hamilton 30-Year-Club and the Hamilton Goodfellowship Club.
In 1925, Mr. Smith married the former Anna Benthien in Two Rivers. She died in
1950. Survivors are a half-sister, Mrs. Ellen Friedrich, of Sheboygan and six
cousins.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Sunday.
Manitowoc Herald Times, February 8, 1958 P. 9
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
