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Josephine D <I>Wilsmann</I> Stehn

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Josephine D Wilsmann Stehn

Birth
Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA
Death
30 Dec 1954 (aged 83)
Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
Mishicot, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
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JOSEPHINE STEHN

­­­­­­­­Mrs. Josephine Stehn, 83, widow of Ira Stehn, early Manitowoc County
general contractor, and a resident of Mishicot for many years, died
at 8:30 a.m. Thursday at the home of her granddaughter, Mrs. Anthony
Schultz, of 735 N. Fifth St., Manitowoc, with whom she had made her
home for several years. She had been in failing health for several
months.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Peter Evangelical
Lutheran Church at Mishicot, the Rev. Edward Zell officiating. Interment
will be in the Mishicot Public Cemetery.
Mrs. Stehn, nee Josephine Wilsmann, was born on a farm in the Town of
Mishicot in 1871, a daughter of the late Ernest and Sophia Wilsmann.
She was married to Ira Stehn at Mishicot 60 years ago. After the marriage,
the couple took up residence in Two Rivers where Mr. Stehn was engaged as
a general contractor for 12 years before returning to Mishicot where he
operated a tavern for many years. While at Two Rivers, he erected the
H. P. Hamilton School, now the City Hall Vocational School, and Hotel
Hamilton. Mr. Stehn died at Mishicot 20 years ago.
Surviving Mrs. Stehn are a daughter, Mrs. Hugo Holst of Mishicot; a son,
Randolph Stehn of Manitowoc; a granddaughter, Mrs. Anthony Schultz; and
two great-grandchildren, (private).
Friends may call at the Specht Funeral Home at Mishicot from 2 p.m. Friday
until 11 a.m. Saturday when the casket will be taken to the church where
the body will lie in state until the time of services.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Thursday, December 30, 1954.
JOSEPHINE STEHN

­­­­­­­­Mrs. Josephine Stehn, 83, widow of Ira Stehn, early Manitowoc County
general contractor, and a resident of Mishicot for many years, died
at 8:30 a.m. Thursday at the home of her granddaughter, Mrs. Anthony
Schultz, of 735 N. Fifth St., Manitowoc, with whom she had made her
home for several years. She had been in failing health for several
months.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Peter Evangelical
Lutheran Church at Mishicot, the Rev. Edward Zell officiating. Interment
will be in the Mishicot Public Cemetery.
Mrs. Stehn, nee Josephine Wilsmann, was born on a farm in the Town of
Mishicot in 1871, a daughter of the late Ernest and Sophia Wilsmann.
She was married to Ira Stehn at Mishicot 60 years ago. After the marriage,
the couple took up residence in Two Rivers where Mr. Stehn was engaged as
a general contractor for 12 years before returning to Mishicot where he
operated a tavern for many years. While at Two Rivers, he erected the
H. P. Hamilton School, now the City Hall Vocational School, and Hotel
Hamilton. Mr. Stehn died at Mishicot 20 years ago.
Surviving Mrs. Stehn are a daughter, Mrs. Hugo Holst of Mishicot; a son,
Randolph Stehn of Manitowoc; a granddaughter, Mrs. Anthony Schultz; and
two great-grandchildren, (private).
Friends may call at the Specht Funeral Home at Mishicot from 2 p.m. Friday
until 11 a.m. Saturday when the casket will be taken to the church where
the body will lie in state until the time of services.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Thursday, December 30, 1954.


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