PAUL A. BACKUS
Paul A. Backus, age 75, a resident of Shady Lane Nursing Care Center, Manitowoc,
and formerly of 4622 Clover Road, Manitowoc, died Sunday, Sept. 23, 2001, at
Shady Lane.
The Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at St. Casimir Catholic Church
(St. Thomas the Apostle), Northeim, by the Rev. David Beaudry on Wednesday,
Sept. 26, 2001 at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. Military
graveside rites will be accorded by Drews-Bleser American Legion Post #88.
Paul was born Aug. 24, 1926 and was a life-long resident of Manitowoc County. His
parents were the late Joseph C. and Ida Neumeyer Backhaus. On May 30, 1951 he
married Ethel Holt at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Alverno. Paul served with the
U.S. Army under Gen. Douglas MacArthur in occupied Japan from 1946 to 1948. He
then worked for 29 years for Grey-Robinson Construction Company as a crane operating
engineer. He belonged to the Manitowoc Rifle and Pistol Club and enjoyed deer and
pheasant hunting every fall. He was a member of St. Casimir Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife, Ethel; four children: Larry (Jill) Backus of Cato; Kathy
(Joe) Neumeyer of Kiel; Kristy (Jim) Parkins of Eau Claire; Paul Holt (Pam) Backus
of Valders; six grandchildren: Sarah, Travis, Amber and Courtney Neumeyer; and
Valerie and Cole Parkins; three brothers: Ray Backus, Allen (Gen) Backhaus, all of
Manitowoc; James (Darlene) Backus of Kaukauna; two sisters: Alice Eisner of Manitowoc;
Ruth (Rolland) Spatcheck of Reedsville: a sister-in-law: Carol (Lyle) of Green Bay;
a brother-in-law: Ralph (Eunice) Wedekind of Two Rivers; also nieces, nephews, other
relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother: Robert Backus; two sisters: Marie
Miller and Charlotte Ebenhoe; three brothers-in-law: Edward Ebenhoe, Henry Miller and
Paul Eisner; also his mother-in-law and father-in-law.
Friends may call at the Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home, Tuesday (TONIGHT) from 5 to
8 p.m. and Wednesday at St. Casimir Catholic Church from 10 a.m. until the time of
Mass at 11 a.m. A prayer service will be held on Tuesday evening at 7:30 p.m. led by
Brenda Korinek.
Herald Times Reporter, September 25, 2001 P. A6
Paul A. Backus, age 75, a resident of Shady Lane Nursing Care Center, Manitowoc,
and formerly of 4622 Clover Road, Manitowoc, died Sunday, Sept. 23, 2001, at
Shady Lane.
The Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at St. Casimir Catholic Church
(St. Thomas the Apostle), Northeim, by the Rev. David Beaudry on Wednesday,
Sept. 26, 2001 at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. Military
graveside rites will be accorded by Drews-Bleser American Legion Post #88.
Paul was born Aug. 24, 1926 and was a life-long resident of Manitowoc County. His
parents were the late Joseph C. and Ida Neumeyer Backhaus. On May 30, 1951 he
married Ethel Holt at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Alverno. Paul served with the
U.S. Army under Gen. Douglas MacArthur in occupied Japan from 1946 to 1948. He
then worked for 29 years for Grey-Robinson Construction Company as a crane operating
engineer. He belonged to the Manitowoc Rifle and Pistol Club and enjoyed deer and
pheasant hunting every fall. He was a member of St. Casimir Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife, Ethel; four children: Larry (Jill) Backus of Cato; Kathy
(Joe) Neumeyer of Kiel; Kristy (Jim) Parkins of Eau Claire; Paul Holt (Pam) Backus
of Valders; six grandchildren: Sarah, Travis, Amber and Courtney Neumeyer; and
Valerie and Cole Parkins; three brothers: Ray Backus, Allen (Gen) Backhaus, all of
Manitowoc; James (Darlene) Backus of Kaukauna; two sisters: Alice Eisner of Manitowoc;
Ruth (Rolland) Spatcheck of Reedsville: a sister-in-law: Carol (Lyle) of Green Bay;
a brother-in-law: Ralph (Eunice) Wedekind of Two Rivers; also nieces, nephews, other
relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother: Robert Backus; two sisters: Marie
Miller and Charlotte Ebenhoe; three brothers-in-law: Edward Ebenhoe, Henry Miller and
Paul Eisner; also his mother-in-law and father-in-law.
Friends may call at the Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home, Tuesday (TONIGHT) from 5 to
8 p.m. and Wednesday at St. Casimir Catholic Church from 10 a.m. until the time of
Mass at 11 a.m. A prayer service will be held on Tuesday evening at 7:30 p.m. led by
Brenda Korinek.
Herald Times Reporter, September 25, 2001 P. A6
PAUL A. BACKUS
Paul A. Backus, age 75, a resident of Shady Lane Nursing Care Center, Manitowoc,
and formerly of 4622 Clover Road, Manitowoc, died Sunday, Sept. 23, 2001, at
Shady Lane.
The Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at St. Casimir Catholic Church
(St. Thomas the Apostle), Northeim, by the Rev. David Beaudry on Wednesday,
Sept. 26, 2001 at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. Military
graveside rites will be accorded by Drews-Bleser American Legion Post #88.
Paul was born Aug. 24, 1926 and was a life-long resident of Manitowoc County. His
parents were the late Joseph C. and Ida Neumeyer Backhaus. On May 30, 1951 he
married Ethel Holt at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Alverno. Paul served with the
U.S. Army under Gen. Douglas MacArthur in occupied Japan from 1946 to 1948. He
then worked for 29 years for Grey-Robinson Construction Company as a crane operating
engineer. He belonged to the Manitowoc Rifle and Pistol Club and enjoyed deer and
pheasant hunting every fall. He was a member of St. Casimir Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife, Ethel; four children: Larry (Jill) Backus of Cato; Kathy
(Joe) Neumeyer of Kiel; Kristy (Jim) Parkins of Eau Claire; Paul Holt (Pam) Backus
of Valders; six grandchildren: Sarah, Travis, Amber and Courtney Neumeyer; and
Valerie and Cole Parkins; three brothers: Ray Backus, Allen (Gen) Backhaus, all of
Manitowoc; James (Darlene) Backus of Kaukauna; two sisters: Alice Eisner of Manitowoc;
Ruth (Rolland) Spatcheck of Reedsville: a sister-in-law: Carol (Lyle) of Green Bay;
a brother-in-law: Ralph (Eunice) Wedekind of Two Rivers; also nieces, nephews, other
relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother: Robert Backus; two sisters: Marie
Miller and Charlotte Ebenhoe; three brothers-in-law: Edward Ebenhoe, Henry Miller and
Paul Eisner; also his mother-in-law and father-in-law.
Friends may call at the Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home, Tuesday (TONIGHT) from 5 to
8 p.m. and Wednesday at St. Casimir Catholic Church from 10 a.m. until the time of
Mass at 11 a.m. A prayer service will be held on Tuesday evening at 7:30 p.m. led by
Brenda Korinek.
Herald Times Reporter, September 25, 2001 P. A6
Paul A. Backus, age 75, a resident of Shady Lane Nursing Care Center, Manitowoc,
and formerly of 4622 Clover Road, Manitowoc, died Sunday, Sept. 23, 2001, at
Shady Lane.
The Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at St. Casimir Catholic Church
(St. Thomas the Apostle), Northeim, by the Rev. David Beaudry on Wednesday,
Sept. 26, 2001 at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc. Military
graveside rites will be accorded by Drews-Bleser American Legion Post #88.
Paul was born Aug. 24, 1926 and was a life-long resident of Manitowoc County. His
parents were the late Joseph C. and Ida Neumeyer Backhaus. On May 30, 1951 he
married Ethel Holt at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Alverno. Paul served with the
U.S. Army under Gen. Douglas MacArthur in occupied Japan from 1946 to 1948. He
then worked for 29 years for Grey-Robinson Construction Company as a crane operating
engineer. He belonged to the Manitowoc Rifle and Pistol Club and enjoyed deer and
pheasant hunting every fall. He was a member of St. Casimir Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife, Ethel; four children: Larry (Jill) Backus of Cato; Kathy
(Joe) Neumeyer of Kiel; Kristy (Jim) Parkins of Eau Claire; Paul Holt (Pam) Backus
of Valders; six grandchildren: Sarah, Travis, Amber and Courtney Neumeyer; and
Valerie and Cole Parkins; three brothers: Ray Backus, Allen (Gen) Backhaus, all of
Manitowoc; James (Darlene) Backus of Kaukauna; two sisters: Alice Eisner of Manitowoc;
Ruth (Rolland) Spatcheck of Reedsville: a sister-in-law: Carol (Lyle) of Green Bay;
a brother-in-law: Ralph (Eunice) Wedekind of Two Rivers; also nieces, nephews, other
relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother: Robert Backus; two sisters: Marie
Miller and Charlotte Ebenhoe; three brothers-in-law: Edward Ebenhoe, Henry Miller and
Paul Eisner; also his mother-in-law and father-in-law.
Friends may call at the Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home, Tuesday (TONIGHT) from 5 to
8 p.m. and Wednesday at St. Casimir Catholic Church from 10 a.m. until the time of
Mass at 11 a.m. A prayer service will be held on Tuesday evening at 7:30 p.m. led by
Brenda Korinek.
Herald Times Reporter, September 25, 2001 P. A6
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