Mrs. Augusta Behm, 78, died early today at the family home at 1225
South 10th. She had been ill since suffering a stroke three weeks
ago.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the First German
Ev. Lutheran church, the Rev. L.H. Koeninger officiating. Burial will
be in Evergreen cemetery. The body will lie in state at the Pfeffer
Funeral Home from Friday morning until Saturday at 11 a.m., when it
will be removed to the church to lie in state there until the hour of
the funeral.
Mrs. Behm was born Augusta Groelle in the town of Newton on May 31,
1863. She was married in 1891 to Ferdinand Behm and the couple continued
to reside in the town of Newton until 1906 when they moved to Manitowoc.
Mr. Behm died 19 years ago.
Surviving Mrs. Behm are a daughter, Meta, at home; four brothers, William
Groelle of Manitowoc and Fred, Louis and Herman Groelle of Newton; and
two sisters, Emma Groelle of Newton and Mrs. Hulda Fehrmann of Manitowoc.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Thursday, September 11, 1941 P.2
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[d. 09-11-1941/age 43 yrs./cause: cerebral hemorrhage/
bur. on Ferdinand Behm lot]
Mrs. Augusta Behm, 78, died early today at the family home at 1225
South 10th. She had been ill since suffering a stroke three weeks
ago.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the First German
Ev. Lutheran church, the Rev. L.H. Koeninger officiating. Burial will
be in Evergreen cemetery. The body will lie in state at the Pfeffer
Funeral Home from Friday morning until Saturday at 11 a.m., when it
will be removed to the church to lie in state there until the hour of
the funeral.
Mrs. Behm was born Augusta Groelle in the town of Newton on May 31,
1863. She was married in 1891 to Ferdinand Behm and the couple continued
to reside in the town of Newton until 1906 when they moved to Manitowoc.
Mr. Behm died 19 years ago.
Surviving Mrs. Behm are a daughter, Meta, at home; four brothers, William
Groelle of Manitowoc and Fred, Louis and Herman Groelle of Newton; and
two sisters, Emma Groelle of Newton and Mrs. Hulda Fehrmann of Manitowoc.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Thursday, September 11, 1941 P.2
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[d. 09-11-1941/age 43 yrs./cause: cerebral hemorrhage/
bur. on Ferdinand Behm lot]
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