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Frank Pivonka (93094170)
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Messages received at Tisch Mills from the War Department announce
the death overseas of Private Frank E. Pivonka, attached to the
Field Artillery. Private Pivonka died on Oct. 2, a victim of
pneumonia. he is survived by a widow and one child. the left from
Camp Grant from the Second District May 25 and sailed from new York
on Sept. 16, being ill aboard ship. Mr. Pivonka has been the teacher
at Tisch Mills the past few years.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., Dec. 5, 1918
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BODY BROUGHT HOME FOR BURIAL AT TISCH MILLS
The funeral of Frank Pivonka, of Tisch Mills, a soldier who died overseas will
be held from his old home at Tisch Mills, Friday at 10 am. Father Shimek of the
Catholic Church there will conduct the services which will be held under the
auspices of the Two Rivers Chapter of the American Legion.
Pivonka was a member of the 86th Division, which arrived in England only a short
time before the war ended. He was taken ill and was left in a hospital in England
where he died Oct. 6, 1918, less than a week before the armistice was signed.
The body was brought back to the United States under the policy of the government
to return all to parents and friends who express a desire to have them returned.
From New York, a military escort accompanied the body to Manitowoc, where it
arrived last night.
Pivonka was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pivonka of Tisch Mills. He was married
and one child survives.
Manitowoc Herald News, Thurs., Aug. 26, 1920 page 1
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REMAINS BROUGHT HERE FROM OVERSEAS
The remains of Frank Pivonka of Tisch Mills, who died in England in October,
1918, while in the government service, were brought home for burial on Thursday
last. Funeral services were held on Friday at 10:30 o'clock in the morning at
St. Mary Church, the Rev. E. Shimek officiating. Soldiers of the American Legion
from Two Rivers escorted the body and fired a salute when the body was placed at
rest in the nearby cemetery.
Frank Pivonka enlisted in the army during the middle part of the month of May,
1918. He was one of the large contingent of men who left Two Rivers for Camp
Grant on May 25. He remained at Camp Grant but a short time when he was
transferred to Camp Robinson where he was placed in the special detail division
of the Light Field Artillery. His company was a part of the Eighty-Sixth Division
which went across to France in September. While enroute to England, Mr. Pivonka
contracted pneumonia which caused his death shortly after he landed.
He was a graduate of the Two Rivers High School and the Oshkosh Normal School.
He taught school in his home district for four and one-half terms and ranked as
one of the best teachers in the county. During the summer, 1917 he married Miss
Lillian Sykora of Tisch Mills who survives him, also a son, Francis whom Mr.
Pivonka never saw. The funeral was largely attended. His sister, Marie of Green
Bay and two brothers, Mike and Edward of this city were in attendance.
The Reporter, Thurs., Sept. 2, 1920
Suggested Edit
Find A Grave contributor, Shari Milks has made the following suggested edits.
Frank Pivonka (93094170)
Suggested edit: FRANK PIVONKA
Messages received at Tisch Mills from the War Department announce
the death overseas of Private Frank E. Pivonka, attached to the
Field Artillery. Private Pivonka died on Oct. 2, a victim of
pneumonia. he is survived by a widow and one child. the left from
Camp Grant from the Second District May 25 and sailed from new York
on Sept. 16, being ill aboard ship. Mr. Pivonka has been the teacher
at Tisch Mills the past few years.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., Dec. 5, 1918
********
BODY BROUGHT HOME FOR BURIAL AT TISCH MILLS
The funeral of Frank Pivonka, of Tisch Mills, a soldier who died overseas will
be held from his old home at Tisch Mills, Friday at 10 am. Father Shimek of the
Catholic Church there will conduct the services which will be held under the
auspices of the Two Rivers Chapter of the American Legion.
Pivonka was a member of the 86th Division, which arrived in England only a short
time before the war ended. He was taken ill and was left in a hospital in England
where he died Oct. 6, 1918, less than a week before the armistice was signed.
The body was brought back to the United States under the policy of the government
to return all to parents and friends who express a desire to have them returned.
From New York, a military escort accompanied the body to Manitowoc, where it
arrived last night.
Pivonka was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pivonka of Tisch Mills. He was married
and one child survives.
Manitowoc Herald News, Thurs., Aug. 26, 1920 page 1
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REMAINS BROUGHT HERE FROM OVERSEAS
The remains of Frank Pivonka of Tisch Mills, who died in England in October,
1918, while in the government service, were brought home for burial on Thursday
last. Funeral services were held on Friday at 10:30 o'clock in the morning at
St. Mary Church, the Rev. E. Shimek officiating. Soldiers of the American Legion
from Two Rivers escorted the body and fired a salute when the body was placed at
rest in the nearby cemetery.
Frank Pivonka enlisted in the army during the middle part of the month of May,
1918. He was one of the large contingent of men who left Two Rivers for Camp
Grant on May 25. He remained at Camp Grant but a short time when he was
transferred to Camp Robinson where he was placed in the special detail division
of the Light Field Artillery. His company was a part of the Eighty-Sixth Division
which went across to France in September. While enroute to England, Mr. Pivonka
contracted pneumonia which caused his death shortly after he landed.
He was a graduate of the Two Rivers High School and the Oshkosh Normal School.
He taught school in his home district for four and one-half terms and ranked as
one of the best teachers in the county. During the summer, 1917 he married Miss
Lillian Sykora of Tisch Mills who survives him, also a son, Francis whom Mr.
Pivonka never saw. The funeral was largely attended. His sister, Marie of Green
Bay and two brothers, Mike and Edward of this city were in attendance.
The Reporter, Thurs., Sept. 2, 1920
Find A Grave
Suggested Edit
Find A Grave contributor, Shari Milks has made the following suggested edits.
Frank Pivonka (93094170)
Suggested edit: FRANK PIVONKA
Messages received at Tisch Mills from the War Department announce
the death overseas of Private Frank E. Pivonka, attached to the
Field Artillery. Private Pivonka died on Oct. 2, a victim of
pneumonia. he is survived by a widow and one child. the left from
Camp Grant from the Second District May 25 and sailed from new York
on Sept. 16, being ill aboard ship. Mr. Pivonka has been the teacher
at Tisch Mills the past few years.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., Dec. 5, 1918
********
BODY BROUGHT HOME FOR BURIAL AT TISCH MILLS
The funeral of Frank Pivonka, of Tisch Mills, a soldier who died overseas will
be held from his old home at Tisch Mills, Friday at 10 am. Father Shimek of the
Catholic Church there will conduct the services which will be held under the
auspices of the Two Rivers Chapter of the American Legion.
Pivonka was a member of the 86th Division, which arrived in England only a short
time before the war ended. He was taken ill and was left in a hospital in England
where he died Oct. 6, 1918, less than a week before the armistice was signed.
The body was brought back to the United States under the policy of the government
to return all to parents and friends who express a desire to have them returned.
From New York, a military escort accompanied the body to Manitowoc, where it
arrived last night.
Pivonka was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pivonka of Tisch Mills. He was married
and one child survives.
Manitowoc Herald News, Thurs., Aug. 26, 1920 page 1
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REMAINS BROUGHT HERE FROM OVERSEAS
The remains of Frank Pivonka of Tisch Mills, who died in England in October,
1918, while in the government service, were brought home for burial on Thursday
last. Funeral services were held on Friday at 10:30 o'clock in the morning at
St. Mary Church, the Rev. E. Shimek officiating. Soldiers of the American Legion
from Two Rivers escorted the body and fired a salute when the body was placed at
rest in the nearby cemetery.
Frank Pivonka enlisted in the army during the middle part of the month of May,
1918. He was one of the large contingent of men who left Two Rivers for Camp
Grant on May 25. He remained at Camp Grant but a short time when he was
transferred to Camp Robinson where he was placed in the special detail division
of the Light Field Artillery. His company was a part of the Eighty-Sixth Division
which went across to France in September. While enroute to England, Mr. Pivonka
contracted pneumonia which caused his death shortly after he landed.
He was a graduate of the Two Rivers High School and the Oshkosh Normal School.
He taught school in his home district for four and one-half terms and ranked as
one of the best teachers in the county. During the summer, 1917 he married Miss
Lillian Sykora of Tisch Mills who survives him, also a son, Francis whom Mr.
Pivonka never saw. The funeral was largely attended. His sister, Marie of Green
Bay and two brothers, Mike and Edward of this city were in attendance.
The Reporter, Thurs., Sept. 2, 1920
Suggested Edit
Find A Grave contributor, Shari Milks has made the following suggested edits.
Frank Pivonka (93094170)
Suggested edit: FRANK PIVONKA
Messages received at Tisch Mills from the War Department announce
the death overseas of Private Frank E. Pivonka, attached to the
Field Artillery. Private Pivonka died on Oct. 2, a victim of
pneumonia. he is survived by a widow and one child. the left from
Camp Grant from the Second District May 25 and sailed from new York
on Sept. 16, being ill aboard ship. Mr. Pivonka has been the teacher
at Tisch Mills the past few years.
Manitowoc Pilot, Thurs., Dec. 5, 1918
********
BODY BROUGHT HOME FOR BURIAL AT TISCH MILLS
The funeral of Frank Pivonka, of Tisch Mills, a soldier who died overseas will
be held from his old home at Tisch Mills, Friday at 10 am. Father Shimek of the
Catholic Church there will conduct the services which will be held under the
auspices of the Two Rivers Chapter of the American Legion.
Pivonka was a member of the 86th Division, which arrived in England only a short
time before the war ended. He was taken ill and was left in a hospital in England
where he died Oct. 6, 1918, less than a week before the armistice was signed.
The body was brought back to the United States under the policy of the government
to return all to parents and friends who express a desire to have them returned.
From New York, a military escort accompanied the body to Manitowoc, where it
arrived last night.
Pivonka was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pivonka of Tisch Mills. He was married
and one child survives.
Manitowoc Herald News, Thurs., Aug. 26, 1920 page 1
*********
REMAINS BROUGHT HERE FROM OVERSEAS
The remains of Frank Pivonka of Tisch Mills, who died in England in October,
1918, while in the government service, were brought home for burial on Thursday
last. Funeral services were held on Friday at 10:30 o'clock in the morning at
St. Mary Church, the Rev. E. Shimek officiating. Soldiers of the American Legion
from Two Rivers escorted the body and fired a salute when the body was placed at
rest in the nearby cemetery.
Frank Pivonka enlisted in the army during the middle part of the month of May,
1918. He was one of the large contingent of men who left Two Rivers for Camp
Grant on May 25. He remained at Camp Grant but a short time when he was
transferred to Camp Robinson where he was placed in the special detail division
of the Light Field Artillery. His company was a part of the Eighty-Sixth Division
which went across to France in September. While enroute to England, Mr. Pivonka
contracted pneumonia which caused his death shortly after he landed.
He was a graduate of the Two Rivers High School and the Oshkosh Normal School.
He taught school in his home district for four and one-half terms and ranked as
one of the best teachers in the county. During the summer, 1917 he married Miss
Lillian Sykora of Tisch Mills who survives him, also a son, Francis whom Mr.
Pivonka never saw. The funeral was largely attended. His sister, Marie of Green
Bay and two brothers, Mike and Edward of this city were in attendance.
The Reporter, Thurs., Sept. 2, 1920
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