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Josephine <I>Schreiber</I> Behnke

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Josephine Schreiber Behnke

Birth
Death
29 Jan 1972 (aged 85)
Burial
Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
Plot
P-26-3
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Mrs. Albert J. Behnke, 85, of 836 N. 53rd St., Milwaukee, died Saturday morning at the Lutheran Home for the Aged, Milwaukee.

Funeral services will be held 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home, Manitowoc. The Rev. W.O. Press of Milwaukee, will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.

Mrs. Behnke, nee Josephine Schreiber, was born May 18 1886, in Rantoul Calumet County, daughter of the late Henry and Henrika Marquidt (sic) Schreiber. She was married to Albert Behnke Oct. 4, 1903, at Rantoul. The couple operated a cheese factory in Valders and a hardware store in Potter. They also operated stores in Greenville and Zackow. The couple moved to Manitowoc in 1927 Her husband preceded her in death June 16,1942.

Survivors include a son Elmer A., of Milwaukee; two daughters, Mrs. Louis (Esther Serwe, of Shawano, and Mrs Herbert (Josephine) Steckmesser, of Wauwatosa; a sister Mrs. Albert Hamann, of Oshkosh; five grandchildren and 1 great grandchildren. A daughter and two sisters preceded her in death.

Friends may call at the funeral home from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday until the time of service on Tuesday.

Manitowoc Herald Times - Jan 29, 1972 (pg M-13)

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Mrs. Albert J. Behnke, 85, of 836 N. 53rd St., Milwaukee, died Saturday morning at the Lutheran Home for the Aged, Milwaukee.

Funeral services will be held 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home, Manitowoc. The Rev. W.O. Press of Milwaukee, will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.

Mrs. Behnke, nee Josephine Schreiber, was born May 18 1886, in Rantoul Calumet County, daughter of the late Henry and Henrika Marquidt (sic) Schreiber. She was married to Albert Behnke Oct. 4, 1903, at Rantoul. The couple operated a cheese factory in Valders and a hardware store in Potter. They also operated stores in Greenville and Zackow. The couple moved to Manitowoc in 1927 Her husband preceded her in death June 16,1942.

Survivors include a son Elmer A., of Milwaukee; two daughters, Mrs. Louis (Esther Serwe, of Shawano, and Mrs Herbert (Josephine) Steckmesser, of Wauwatosa; a sister Mrs. Albert Hamann, of Oshkosh; five grandchildren and 1 great grandchildren. A daughter and two sisters preceded her in death.

Friends may call at the funeral home from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday until the time of service on Tuesday.

Manitowoc Herald Times - Jan 29, 1972 (pg M-13)

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