Francis Monka was born in Germany and after serving the customary three years in the German army; he came to the United States in 1867 and settled in Newton Township, Manitowoc county, where he worked as a farm hand from some time. He then purchased eighty acres of wild land, which he cleared and improved, later adding eighty acres which his sons helped to improve and bring under cultivation, and he continued to engage in agricultural pursuits during the remainder of his life, his death occurring March 10, 1911, when he was 71 years old. Mr. Monka was a well known and highly esteemed citizen of his section and was particularly well known in church circles, being a great worker in behalf of the church.
The Reporter – March 11, 1911 Deaths Franz Monka was buried here last Saturday from the Sacred Heart Church. The decedent was one of the earliest settlers in this part of the county, until about 8 months ago he owned a farm in the town of Two Rivers. The past months he has lived in the city. Mr. Monka reached the ripe old age of three score years and ten. The funeral was attended by a very large number of his friends and relatives. Two societies, one from St. Luke’s and the other from the Sacred Heart church accompanied the body to the place of interment. One by one the old settlers are rapidly moving across the “River of Time”
The Reporter – March 11, 1911 Deaths Franz Monka was buried here last Saturday from the Sacred Heart Church. The decedent was one of the earliest settlers in this part of the county, until about 8 months ago he owned a farm in the town of Two Rivers. The past months he has lived in the city. Mr. Monka reached the ripe old age of three score years and ten. The funeral was attended by a very large number of his friends and relatives. Two societies, one from St. Luke’s and the other from the Sacred Heart church accompanied the body to the place of interment. One by one the old settlers are rapidly moving across the “River of Time”
Francis Monka was born in Germany and after serving the customary three years in the German army; he came to the United States in 1867 and settled in Newton Township, Manitowoc county, where he worked as a farm hand from some time. He then purchased eighty acres of wild land, which he cleared and improved, later adding eighty acres which his sons helped to improve and bring under cultivation, and he continued to engage in agricultural pursuits during the remainder of his life, his death occurring March 10, 1911, when he was 71 years old. Mr. Monka was a well known and highly esteemed citizen of his section and was particularly well known in church circles, being a great worker in behalf of the church.
The Reporter – March 11, 1911 Deaths Franz Monka was buried here last Saturday from the Sacred Heart Church. The decedent was one of the earliest settlers in this part of the county, until about 8 months ago he owned a farm in the town of Two Rivers. The past months he has lived in the city. Mr. Monka reached the ripe old age of three score years and ten. The funeral was attended by a very large number of his friends and relatives. Two societies, one from St. Luke’s and the other from the Sacred Heart church accompanied the body to the place of interment. One by one the old settlers are rapidly moving across the “River of Time”
The Reporter – March 11, 1911 Deaths Franz Monka was buried here last Saturday from the Sacred Heart Church. The decedent was one of the earliest settlers in this part of the county, until about 8 months ago he owned a farm in the town of Two Rivers. The past months he has lived in the city. Mr. Monka reached the ripe old age of three score years and ten. The funeral was attended by a very large number of his friends and relatives. Two societies, one from St. Luke’s and the other from the Sacred Heart church accompanied the body to the place of interment. One by one the old settlers are rapidly moving across the “River of Time”
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