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Harry James Richgels

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Harry James Richgels

Birth
Ridgeway, Iowa County, Wisconsin, USA
Death
8 Jan 1966 (aged 67)
Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
Plot
E-35-1-1
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HARRY J. RICHGELS

Harry J. Richgels, 67, of 931 N. 17th St., Manitowoc, died unexpectedly at 3:50
p.m. Saturday while at Holy Innocents Catholic Church, Manitowoc. He had a heart
attack.
Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Pfeffer Funeral Home and at 10
a.m. at Holy Innocents Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. E. A. Radey will
officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Mr. Richgels was born April 14, 1898 at Ridgeway, Wis., son of the late Henry J.
and Mary Gun Richgels. He came to Manitowoc in 1921 and married Ellen J. Oas
Dec. 3, 1923. Before retiring two years ago he had been employed 40 years at
Lakeside Machine Shop Inc.
Mr. Richgels was a member of Wisconsin State Safety Council, a member and past
president of Manitowoc County Sheriff and Deputies Assn., a member and past
president of Machinists Union Local 516 and the first chairman of the City of
Manitowoc Industrial Development Committee.
Surviving are his wife, a daughter, Mrs. William E. (Mary) Winterstein of Hof,
Germany; three sons, Jack of Seattle, Wash., James of Manitowoc and Gene of West
St. Paul, Minn.; four sisters, a twin, Mrs. Carl Hollatz of Del Ray Beach, Fla.,
and Mrs. Paul Fernnessy, Mrs. Ruth Chase and Mrs. Henry Stephani of Milwaukee; a
brother, Frank Richgels of Milwaukee and 11 grandchildren. A sister preceded him
in death.
Friends may call at the funeral home where the Rosary will be recited at 7 o’clock
this Monday evening.
Manitowoc Herald Times, January 10, 1966 P. 7
HARRY J. RICHGELS

Harry J. Richgels, 67, of 931 N. 17th St., Manitowoc, died unexpectedly at 3:50
p.m. Saturday while at Holy Innocents Catholic Church, Manitowoc. He had a heart
attack.
Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Pfeffer Funeral Home and at 10
a.m. at Holy Innocents Catholic Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. E. A. Radey will
officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Mr. Richgels was born April 14, 1898 at Ridgeway, Wis., son of the late Henry J.
and Mary Gun Richgels. He came to Manitowoc in 1921 and married Ellen J. Oas
Dec. 3, 1923. Before retiring two years ago he had been employed 40 years at
Lakeside Machine Shop Inc.
Mr. Richgels was a member of Wisconsin State Safety Council, a member and past
president of Manitowoc County Sheriff and Deputies Assn., a member and past
president of Machinists Union Local 516 and the first chairman of the City of
Manitowoc Industrial Development Committee.
Surviving are his wife, a daughter, Mrs. William E. (Mary) Winterstein of Hof,
Germany; three sons, Jack of Seattle, Wash., James of Manitowoc and Gene of West
St. Paul, Minn.; four sisters, a twin, Mrs. Carl Hollatz of Del Ray Beach, Fla.,
and Mrs. Paul Fernnessy, Mrs. Ruth Chase and Mrs. Henry Stephani of Milwaukee; a
brother, Frank Richgels of Milwaukee and 11 grandchildren. A sister preceded him
in death.
Friends may call at the funeral home where the Rosary will be recited at 7 o’clock
this Monday evening.
Manitowoc Herald Times, January 10, 1966 P. 7


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