STANLEY W. ZIELANIS
Stanley W. Zielanis, 97, former of River Terrace, Kiel, died Monday evening, Nov. 4, 2002, at Willowdale Nursing and Rehabilitation Center,New Holstein.
He was born May 7, 1905 on a farm near Thorp, Wis., the son of the late Joseph and Katherine Giwojna Zielanis.
Stanley attended a two-room rural state graded school, Thorp high school, Eau Claire Normal school, U.W.-Stevens Point and received a M.S. degree in 1948 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
His first marriage was from September 1927 until May 1936.
On May 28, 1941, he married Mabel A. Ziemer, daughter of Herman and Henrietta Sparling Ziemer at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Medford. Mabel preceded him in death on March 15, 1991.
Stanley's 43 years in education were spent teaching in rural schools in Clark County, State Graded school in Stetsonville, high school, and as high school teacher and supervising principal in Rib Lake. He was superintendent of schools for 22 years in Kiel. While in Kiel, he worked during the rural school annexation period in the state when the Kiel school district was increased in size to its present extent.
Six building programs were completed during his tenure in Kiel with the elementary school (now part of the middle school) in 1954, the agricultural shop in 1957, the middle school in 1963, the Meeme Elementary school in 1964 and the high school in 1970.
After retiring in 1970, he served on the Manitowoc County Board for four years and 10 years in the Kiel city government, eight years as alderman and two years as mayor.
He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Kiel; Kiel Historical Society; Phi Delta Kappa; charter member of the Kiel Kiwanis Club; Kiel Community Corp.; Kiel Industrial Development Corp.; and trustee of the Calumet Medical Center. He was also a member of the Kiel Library board, Trinity Lutheran church council and many educational and administrative associations during his teaching career.
Survivors include one daughter, Lucille Zimmerman, Owen, Wis.; grandson, David (Mary) Zimmerman and great-granddaughter, Sara Ann of Medford; granddaughter, Cheryl ( Rory) Remmel, St. Paul, Minn.; three sisters, Anna Hillery, Chippewa Falls, Elvina Sommers, Thorp and Jeanette (Larry) Huff, Greenwood, Ark; and sister-in-law, Polly Zielanis, Thorp.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Leon and Alfred Zielanis; one sister, Helen Monser; and one son-in-law, Robert Zimmerman.
Friends may call at the Meiselwitz-Vollstedt Funeral Home, 815 Sixth St., Kiel, on Friday, Nov. 8 from 4 until 8 p.m. and at Trinity Lutheran Church, Kiel, on Saturday, Nov. 9 from 9 a.m. until 10 a.m. when funeral services will take place. The Rev. David Laabs, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, will officiate.
Burial will take place in the Kiel City Cemetery.
The Sheboygan Press, Nov. 6, 2002
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Stanley W. Zielanis, 97, former of River Terrace, Kiel, died Monday evening, Nov. 4, 2002, at Willowdale Nursing and Rehabilitation Center,New Holstein.
He was born May 7, 1905 on a farm near Thorp, Wis., the son of the late Joseph and Katherine Giwojna Zielanis.
Stanley attended a two-room rural state graded school, Thorp high school, Eau Claire Normal school, U.W.-Stevens Point and received a M.S. degree in 1948 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
His first marriage was from September 1927 until May 1936.
On May 28, 1941, he married Mabel A. Ziemer, daughter of Herman and Henrietta Sparling Ziemer at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Medford. Mabel preceded him in death on March 15, 1991.
Stanley's 43 years in education were spent teaching in rural schools in Clark County, State Graded school in Stetsonville, high school, and as high school teacher and supervising principal in Rib Lake. He was superintendent of schools for 22 years in Kiel. While in Kiel, he worked during the rural school annexation period in the state when the Kiel school district was increased in size to its present extent.
Six building programs were completed during his tenure in Kiel with the elementary school (now part of the middle school) in 1954, the agricultural shop in 1957, the middle school in 1963, the Meeme Elementary school in 1964 and the high school in 1970.
After retiring in 1970, he served on the Manitowoc County Board for four years and 10 years in the Kiel city government, eight years as alderman and two years as mayor.
He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Kiel; Kiel Historical Society; Phi Delta Kappa; charter member of the Kiel Kiwanis Club; Kiel Community Corp.; Kiel Industrial Development Corp.; and trustee of the Calumet Medical Center. He was also a member of the Kiel Library board, Trinity Lutheran church council and many educational and administrative associations during his teaching career.
Survivors include one daughter, Lucille Zimmerman, Owen, Wis.; grandson, David (Mary) Zimmerman and great-granddaughter, Sara Ann of Medford; granddaughter, Cheryl ( Rory) Remmel, St. Paul, Minn.; three sisters, Anna Hillery, Chippewa Falls, Elvina Sommers, Thorp and Jeanette (Larry) Huff, Greenwood, Ark; and sister-in-law, Polly Zielanis, Thorp.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Leon and Alfred Zielanis; one sister, Helen Monser; and one son-in-law, Robert Zimmerman.
Friends may call at the Meiselwitz-Vollstedt Funeral Home, 815 Sixth St., Kiel, on Friday, Nov. 8 from 4 until 8 p.m. and at Trinity Lutheran Church, Kiel, on Saturday, Nov. 9 from 9 a.m. until 10 a.m. when funeral services will take place. The Rev. David Laabs, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, will officiate.
Burial will take place in the Kiel City Cemetery.
The Sheboygan Press, Nov. 6, 2002
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STANLEY W. ZIELANIS
Stanley W. Zielanis, 97, former of River Terrace, Kiel, died Monday evening, Nov. 4, 2002, at Willowdale Nursing and Rehabilitation Center,New Holstein.
He was born May 7, 1905 on a farm near Thorp, Wis., the son of the late Joseph and Katherine Giwojna Zielanis.
Stanley attended a two-room rural state graded school, Thorp high school, Eau Claire Normal school, U.W.-Stevens Point and received a M.S. degree in 1948 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
His first marriage was from September 1927 until May 1936.
On May 28, 1941, he married Mabel A. Ziemer, daughter of Herman and Henrietta Sparling Ziemer at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Medford. Mabel preceded him in death on March 15, 1991.
Stanley's 43 years in education were spent teaching in rural schools in Clark County, State Graded school in Stetsonville, high school, and as high school teacher and supervising principal in Rib Lake. He was superintendent of schools for 22 years in Kiel. While in Kiel, he worked during the rural school annexation period in the state when the Kiel school district was increased in size to its present extent.
Six building programs were completed during his tenure in Kiel with the elementary school (now part of the middle school) in 1954, the agricultural shop in 1957, the middle school in 1963, the Meeme Elementary school in 1964 and the high school in 1970.
After retiring in 1970, he served on the Manitowoc County Board for four years and 10 years in the Kiel city government, eight years as alderman and two years as mayor.
He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Kiel; Kiel Historical Society; Phi Delta Kappa; charter member of the Kiel Kiwanis Club; Kiel Community Corp.; Kiel Industrial Development Corp.; and trustee of the Calumet Medical Center. He was also a member of the Kiel Library board, Trinity Lutheran church council and many educational and administrative associations during his teaching career.
Survivors include one daughter, Lucille Zimmerman, Owen, Wis.; grandson, David (Mary) Zimmerman and great-granddaughter, Sara Ann of Medford; granddaughter, Cheryl ( Rory) Remmel, St. Paul, Minn.; three sisters, Anna Hillery, Chippewa Falls, Elvina Sommers, Thorp and Jeanette (Larry) Huff, Greenwood, Ark; and sister-in-law, Polly Zielanis, Thorp.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Leon and Alfred Zielanis; one sister, Helen Monser; and one son-in-law, Robert Zimmerman.
Friends may call at the Meiselwitz-Vollstedt Funeral Home, 815 Sixth St., Kiel, on Friday, Nov. 8 from 4 until 8 p.m. and at Trinity Lutheran Church, Kiel, on Saturday, Nov. 9 from 9 a.m. until 10 a.m. when funeral services will take place. The Rev. David Laabs, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, will officiate.
Burial will take place in the Kiel City Cemetery.
The Sheboygan Press, Nov. 6, 2002
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Stanley W. Zielanis, 97, former of River Terrace, Kiel, died Monday evening, Nov. 4, 2002, at Willowdale Nursing and Rehabilitation Center,New Holstein.
He was born May 7, 1905 on a farm near Thorp, Wis., the son of the late Joseph and Katherine Giwojna Zielanis.
Stanley attended a two-room rural state graded school, Thorp high school, Eau Claire Normal school, U.W.-Stevens Point and received a M.S. degree in 1948 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
His first marriage was from September 1927 until May 1936.
On May 28, 1941, he married Mabel A. Ziemer, daughter of Herman and Henrietta Sparling Ziemer at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Medford. Mabel preceded him in death on March 15, 1991.
Stanley's 43 years in education were spent teaching in rural schools in Clark County, State Graded school in Stetsonville, high school, and as high school teacher and supervising principal in Rib Lake. He was superintendent of schools for 22 years in Kiel. While in Kiel, he worked during the rural school annexation period in the state when the Kiel school district was increased in size to its present extent.
Six building programs were completed during his tenure in Kiel with the elementary school (now part of the middle school) in 1954, the agricultural shop in 1957, the middle school in 1963, the Meeme Elementary school in 1964 and the high school in 1970.
After retiring in 1970, he served on the Manitowoc County Board for four years and 10 years in the Kiel city government, eight years as alderman and two years as mayor.
He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Kiel; Kiel Historical Society; Phi Delta Kappa; charter member of the Kiel Kiwanis Club; Kiel Community Corp.; Kiel Industrial Development Corp.; and trustee of the Calumet Medical Center. He was also a member of the Kiel Library board, Trinity Lutheran church council and many educational and administrative associations during his teaching career.
Survivors include one daughter, Lucille Zimmerman, Owen, Wis.; grandson, David (Mary) Zimmerman and great-granddaughter, Sara Ann of Medford; granddaughter, Cheryl ( Rory) Remmel, St. Paul, Minn.; three sisters, Anna Hillery, Chippewa Falls, Elvina Sommers, Thorp and Jeanette (Larry) Huff, Greenwood, Ark; and sister-in-law, Polly Zielanis, Thorp.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Leon and Alfred Zielanis; one sister, Helen Monser; and one son-in-law, Robert Zimmerman.
Friends may call at the Meiselwitz-Vollstedt Funeral Home, 815 Sixth St., Kiel, on Friday, Nov. 8 from 4 until 8 p.m. and at Trinity Lutheran Church, Kiel, on Saturday, Nov. 9 from 9 a.m. until 10 a.m. when funeral services will take place. The Rev. David Laabs, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, will officiate.
Burial will take place in the Kiel City Cemetery.
The Sheboygan Press, Nov. 6, 2002
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