JOSEPH A. BEERNTSEN
Joseph A. Beerntsen, 80, of 1817 Waldo Blvd., Manitowoc, died Monday morning at
home.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at First Lutheran Church Chapel,
Manitowoc. The Rev. George Knudson will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen
Cemetery, Manitowoc, with graveside military rites by the American Legion Drews
Bleser Post 88.
Mr. Beerntsen was born Nov. 14, 1889, at Green Bay, son of the late Henry W. and
Johanna Dennisen Beerntsen. He attended schools in Green Bay and was a candy maker
for 55 years. He started his career with his brothers in Green Bay. In 1906, he
moved to Chicago and operated his own shop. In 1921, he moved to Milwaukee, where
he had his own store, and in seven years, was the head candy maker at the Boston
Store there. He came to Manitowoc in 1933, where he started the Beerntsen
Confectionery, retiring Jan. 1, 1958.
Mr. Beerntsen married Viola Hurtig Oct. 1, 1952, at Manitowoc. He was a member of
the Eagles and the American Legion Drews Bleser Post No. 88. He served in World
War I.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, a daughter, two brothers, Henry and Theodore,
of Green Bay; a sister, Mrs. Al Thompson, of Green Bay; 11 grandchildren; seven
great grandchildren; a step-son, and two step-daughters. Two brothers and two sisters
preceded him in death. (Survivors edited for privacy)
Friends may call at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home, Manitowoc, after 4 p.m. Tuesday
and then from noon Wednesday at the chapel until time of services.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. May 25, 1970
********
[d. 05-25-1970/age 80 yrs./bur. on Viola Hurtig lot]
(b. 14 Nov 1889/d. May 1970/SSDI)
Joseph A. Beerntsen, 80, of 1817 Waldo Blvd., Manitowoc, died Monday morning at
home.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at First Lutheran Church Chapel,
Manitowoc. The Rev. George Knudson will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen
Cemetery, Manitowoc, with graveside military rites by the American Legion Drews
Bleser Post 88.
Mr. Beerntsen was born Nov. 14, 1889, at Green Bay, son of the late Henry W. and
Johanna Dennisen Beerntsen. He attended schools in Green Bay and was a candy maker
for 55 years. He started his career with his brothers in Green Bay. In 1906, he
moved to Chicago and operated his own shop. In 1921, he moved to Milwaukee, where
he had his own store, and in seven years, was the head candy maker at the Boston
Store there. He came to Manitowoc in 1933, where he started the Beerntsen
Confectionery, retiring Jan. 1, 1958.
Mr. Beerntsen married Viola Hurtig Oct. 1, 1952, at Manitowoc. He was a member of
the Eagles and the American Legion Drews Bleser Post No. 88. He served in World
War I.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, a daughter, two brothers, Henry and Theodore,
of Green Bay; a sister, Mrs. Al Thompson, of Green Bay; 11 grandchildren; seven
great grandchildren; a step-son, and two step-daughters. Two brothers and two sisters
preceded him in death. (Survivors edited for privacy)
Friends may call at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home, Manitowoc, after 4 p.m. Tuesday
and then from noon Wednesday at the chapel until time of services.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. May 25, 1970
********
[d. 05-25-1970/age 80 yrs./bur. on Viola Hurtig lot]
(b. 14 Nov 1889/d. May 1970/SSDI)
JOSEPH A. BEERNTSEN
Joseph A. Beerntsen, 80, of 1817 Waldo Blvd., Manitowoc, died Monday morning at
home.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at First Lutheran Church Chapel,
Manitowoc. The Rev. George Knudson will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen
Cemetery, Manitowoc, with graveside military rites by the American Legion Drews
Bleser Post 88.
Mr. Beerntsen was born Nov. 14, 1889, at Green Bay, son of the late Henry W. and
Johanna Dennisen Beerntsen. He attended schools in Green Bay and was a candy maker
for 55 years. He started his career with his brothers in Green Bay. In 1906, he
moved to Chicago and operated his own shop. In 1921, he moved to Milwaukee, where
he had his own store, and in seven years, was the head candy maker at the Boston
Store there. He came to Manitowoc in 1933, where he started the Beerntsen
Confectionery, retiring Jan. 1, 1958.
Mr. Beerntsen married Viola Hurtig Oct. 1, 1952, at Manitowoc. He was a member of
the Eagles and the American Legion Drews Bleser Post No. 88. He served in World
War I.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, a daughter, two brothers, Henry and Theodore,
of Green Bay; a sister, Mrs. Al Thompson, of Green Bay; 11 grandchildren; seven
great grandchildren; a step-son, and two step-daughters. Two brothers and two sisters
preceded him in death. (Survivors edited for privacy)
Friends may call at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home, Manitowoc, after 4 p.m. Tuesday
and then from noon Wednesday at the chapel until time of services.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. May 25, 1970
********
[d. 05-25-1970/age 80 yrs./bur. on Viola Hurtig lot]
(b. 14 Nov 1889/d. May 1970/SSDI)
Joseph A. Beerntsen, 80, of 1817 Waldo Blvd., Manitowoc, died Monday morning at
home.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at First Lutheran Church Chapel,
Manitowoc. The Rev. George Knudson will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen
Cemetery, Manitowoc, with graveside military rites by the American Legion Drews
Bleser Post 88.
Mr. Beerntsen was born Nov. 14, 1889, at Green Bay, son of the late Henry W. and
Johanna Dennisen Beerntsen. He attended schools in Green Bay and was a candy maker
for 55 years. He started his career with his brothers in Green Bay. In 1906, he
moved to Chicago and operated his own shop. In 1921, he moved to Milwaukee, where
he had his own store, and in seven years, was the head candy maker at the Boston
Store there. He came to Manitowoc in 1933, where he started the Beerntsen
Confectionery, retiring Jan. 1, 1958.
Mr. Beerntsen married Viola Hurtig Oct. 1, 1952, at Manitowoc. He was a member of
the Eagles and the American Legion Drews Bleser Post No. 88. He served in World
War I.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, a daughter, two brothers, Henry and Theodore,
of Green Bay; a sister, Mrs. Al Thompson, of Green Bay; 11 grandchildren; seven
great grandchildren; a step-son, and two step-daughters. Two brothers and two sisters
preceded him in death. (Survivors edited for privacy)
Friends may call at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home, Manitowoc, after 4 p.m. Tuesday
and then from noon Wednesday at the chapel until time of services.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Manitowoc, Wis. May 25, 1970
********
[d. 05-25-1970/age 80 yrs./bur. on Viola Hurtig lot]
(b. 14 Nov 1889/d. May 1970/SSDI)
Family Members
Siblings
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
