ADOLPH C. BEHNKE
Adolph C. Behnke, 83, of 711 Buffalo St., Manitowoc, died Saturday evening at
Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at First Reformed United Church
of Christ, Waldo Boulevard, Manitowoc. The Rev. Theodore P. Crusius will
officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Mr. Behnke was born July 29, 1894, in the Town of Rockland, son of the late
Paul and Wilhelmine Knuth Behnke, and attended schools in the Town of Rockland.
He married Ida Pickruhn Feb. 5, 1907 at Brillion. The couple operated cheese
factories at Louis Corners, Valders and Reedsville before moving to Manitowoc
in 1918 where he was employed by the Kingsbury Brewing Co. until his retirement
in 1944. The couple observed its 60th wedding anniversary in 1967.
He is survived by his wife, a son, Everett E. of Manitowoc, a daughter, Mrs.
Vernon (Baneatta) Meissner, of Rt. 2. Two Rivers, a grandchild and three great
grandchildren.
Friends may call until 11 a.m. Tuesday at Mittnacht Funeral Home, Manitowoc and
then until time of services at the church.
Manitowoc Herald Times, May 27, 1968 P. 25
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[d. 05-25-1968/age 83 yrs.]
(29 Jul 1884/May 1968/SSDI)
Adolph C. Behnke, 83, of 711 Buffalo St., Manitowoc, died Saturday evening at
Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at First Reformed United Church
of Christ, Waldo Boulevard, Manitowoc. The Rev. Theodore P. Crusius will
officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Mr. Behnke was born July 29, 1894, in the Town of Rockland, son of the late
Paul and Wilhelmine Knuth Behnke, and attended schools in the Town of Rockland.
He married Ida Pickruhn Feb. 5, 1907 at Brillion. The couple operated cheese
factories at Louis Corners, Valders and Reedsville before moving to Manitowoc
in 1918 where he was employed by the Kingsbury Brewing Co. until his retirement
in 1944. The couple observed its 60th wedding anniversary in 1967.
He is survived by his wife, a son, Everett E. of Manitowoc, a daughter, Mrs.
Vernon (Baneatta) Meissner, of Rt. 2. Two Rivers, a grandchild and three great
grandchildren.
Friends may call until 11 a.m. Tuesday at Mittnacht Funeral Home, Manitowoc and
then until time of services at the church.
Manitowoc Herald Times, May 27, 1968 P. 25
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[d. 05-25-1968/age 83 yrs.]
(29 Jul 1884/May 1968/SSDI)
ADOLPH C. BEHNKE
Adolph C. Behnke, 83, of 711 Buffalo St., Manitowoc, died Saturday evening at
Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at First Reformed United Church
of Christ, Waldo Boulevard, Manitowoc. The Rev. Theodore P. Crusius will
officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Mr. Behnke was born July 29, 1894, in the Town of Rockland, son of the late
Paul and Wilhelmine Knuth Behnke, and attended schools in the Town of Rockland.
He married Ida Pickruhn Feb. 5, 1907 at Brillion. The couple operated cheese
factories at Louis Corners, Valders and Reedsville before moving to Manitowoc
in 1918 where he was employed by the Kingsbury Brewing Co. until his retirement
in 1944. The couple observed its 60th wedding anniversary in 1967.
He is survived by his wife, a son, Everett E. of Manitowoc, a daughter, Mrs.
Vernon (Baneatta) Meissner, of Rt. 2. Two Rivers, a grandchild and three great
grandchildren.
Friends may call until 11 a.m. Tuesday at Mittnacht Funeral Home, Manitowoc and
then until time of services at the church.
Manitowoc Herald Times, May 27, 1968 P. 25
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[d. 05-25-1968/age 83 yrs.]
(29 Jul 1884/May 1968/SSDI)
Adolph C. Behnke, 83, of 711 Buffalo St., Manitowoc, died Saturday evening at
Holy Family Hospital, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at First Reformed United Church
of Christ, Waldo Boulevard, Manitowoc. The Rev. Theodore P. Crusius will
officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Mr. Behnke was born July 29, 1894, in the Town of Rockland, son of the late
Paul and Wilhelmine Knuth Behnke, and attended schools in the Town of Rockland.
He married Ida Pickruhn Feb. 5, 1907 at Brillion. The couple operated cheese
factories at Louis Corners, Valders and Reedsville before moving to Manitowoc
in 1918 where he was employed by the Kingsbury Brewing Co. until his retirement
in 1944. The couple observed its 60th wedding anniversary in 1967.
He is survived by his wife, a son, Everett E. of Manitowoc, a daughter, Mrs.
Vernon (Baneatta) Meissner, of Rt. 2. Two Rivers, a grandchild and three great
grandchildren.
Friends may call until 11 a.m. Tuesday at Mittnacht Funeral Home, Manitowoc and
then until time of services at the church.
Manitowoc Herald Times, May 27, 1968 P. 25
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[d. 05-25-1968/age 83 yrs.]
(29 Jul 1884/May 1968/SSDI)
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