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1301	Six new subscribers were added to The Age list this week, as follows: Herman Freitag, Wm. Paulson, Torsten Paulson, Aitkin; A.M. Seivert, Waldeck; James H. Strong, Howard's Creek, Kentucky and Keen Strong, Elton, Wis. The circulation of The AGE is now guaranteed the largest in the county by at least a hundred.	FREITAG, Herman J. (I904)
1302	Skwor Meat Market Skwor's Meat Market, 326 East Main Street, in Mishicot was established by Joseph Skwor. When Joseph semi-retired , Charles and Hugo entered into a partnership, and a new sign over the door said "Skwor Bros. Meat Market. In 1939, Charles moved to Milwaukee and sold his half of the business to Hugo. It then became Skwor Meat Market. Paul, son of Hugo, helped him, along with hired help. They bought livestock, butchered, retailed meat, made ring bologna, liver sausage, blood sausage, summer sausage, sultz, wieners, and bratwurst from Bohemian and Polish recipes handed down in the family. They cured and smoked their own hams and bacon. Joseph would walk down to the market every day to help. His home was about two blocks away. People would stand in line waiting for "Joe" to wait on them, as he would frequently forget the latest price and charge them for meats at the old, lower price. Joseph, Charles and Hugo could converse in Polish and Bohemian with the early settlers. In the earlier days, sawdust and wood shavings were used to cover the floor where the customers stood, to keep the floor clean and for fragrance. When mothers brought their young children into the meat shop, Joseph and Hugo would give them a cooked and smoked Weiner to eat. Before electrical refrigeration was invented, Skwor Meats used large chunks of ice to cool the meat and keep it from spoiling. Hugo invented a gasoline engine-powered saw which would cut ice from the nearby West Twin river, when it was frozen the thickest, usually between the holidays of Christmas and the New Year. The blocks were about 18" x 30" x 24" deep, and several men helped load them into a truck bed to be hauled to the ice house located near the market. Here they were covered with sawdust to keep them from melting. They cut enough ice for their own needs for a whole year, as well as selling it to customers for their ice boxes. After electric refrigerators were available, the ice business was no longer needed. Hugo built insulated containers which fit onto a pick-up truck, and with blocks of ice to keep the meat cool, both Hugo and Charles traveled regular routes throughout the county to bring their meat products to the farmers. Summer was usually a very busy time for the farmers, and they appreciated having their meat brought to them. As children, during the summer vacation, we liked to go along with our Dads to keep them company during the 5-hour trip. In the Spring, the "Mishicot" river would flood -- ice dams caused the water to rise over the banks onto Main Street, running through the building, filling the basement of the Meat Market. Everything was shut down to prevent a fire or explosion until the water subsided. Since that time, a dam has been built to regulate the level of the water. I can remember seeing Dad lead the livestock out of the holding pens to higher ground. Hugo gradually taught Paul the business, and when Hugo retired, he sold the meat market to Paul and LaVerne Skwor. Paul made many improvements in the building and areas of meat processing. He built a new smokehouse, and people from many miles away would come to buy Skwor's Ho-Made Sausages. Skwor's had their own spice recipe, developed over the years. It was never written down. As "kids" we would stop after school to watch Dad and Grandpa make sausages and wieners. After the meat was ground and the spices added, it was stuffed into natural animal casings, twisted and tied, and loaded onto carts on which were hung rows of the raw products. When the cart was full, they were pushed to another room and lowered into a huge boiler of boiling water. When they had cooked to about the right time, my sister and I remember Grandpa Joseph fishing a sausage out, holding it up to his ear and squeezing it. If it sounded "like a bullfrog", he would toss it back to cook some more. Since 1959, meat of USDA quality was purchased in quarters from nearby meat packing houses in Green Bay and Milwaukee. Slaughtering was no longer done at Mishicot. At the end of each day, the wooden chopping blocks were scraped and salted, and the saws and knives sharpened, cleaned and put away, ready for the next day's business. In 1961, Hugo retired and his son, Paul Skwor, carried on the same recipe and homemade style of sausage-making. Paul's brother, Peter Skwor, also learned the meat business and helped Paul occasionally. Peter's son, James, attended meat processing school, also learning the trade. Paul's son, Edward, during his summer breaks from studies at the University of Wisconsin, also helped in the business. Edward earned his PhD in Mechanical Engineering, and then worked for the 3M Company, Minneapolis, MN. They cured and smoked their own hams, sausages and bacon. While the smokehouse was being used, Paul got little sleep, because the fire had to be checked every fifteen minutes. Smoking was done the old fashioned way, using sweet maple wood. Paul could smell if the fire was too hot or too low from three rooms away. Water was kept handy, and some was poured in to keep the humidity just right. Smoking of hams usually took three days. Summer sausage, bacon, wieners and bologna were smoked once a week, and were always all sold out before the next batch was made. Paul operated the business until November 23, 1984, when he suddenly passed away of a heart attack. The business was carried on by David and Laverne, Paul's son and widow. Laverne, fondly known as Susie, worked with David in the market, waiting on customers and tying wieners and sausages. They operated the business for six years, until September 1991, just three years shy of Skwor Meats 100th anniversary. Many new government regulations were being enforced, and the town of Mishicot had become more of a tourist area, causing it to be extremely difficult for a profitable business. The "Mom and Pop" businesses were being squeezed out by large-scale stores mainly in shopping centers, a trend all over the country. The Skwor Meats history, written by Victoria Skwor Kellner and Lois Skwor Vawter, 1998. Manitowoc Herald Times 1961 June 23 Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Skwor, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Skwor and children, Edward, Sherry, and David, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Skwor attended the double birthday celebration for Jeffery and Danny Kellner sons of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kellner of Two Rivers. Other guests were Mr. and Mrs. Hilbert Schumacher and Robert Garceau of Two Rivers. Mrs. Kellner is the former Victoria Skwor.	SKWOR, Hugo Stephen (I2485)
1303	SKWOR MEAT MARKET Skwor's Meat Market, 326 East Main Street, in Mishicot, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, dates back to 1879 when Adolf Grim deeded the building to Louis Levenhagan. This was the original meat market, much the same as it is now, more than 116 years later. In 1894, Levenhagan deeded the market to Joseph Skwor. Joseph and his wife, Rose, working together, built the business. Rose helped where needed. A petite but strong woman, she could carry a quarter of beef on her shoulder to where it would be trimmed into special cuts of meat. The story, passed down from Joseph Skwor, tells how Joseph actually walked several head of cattle from Mishicot to the Stockyards in Chicago and walked back to Mishicot, in order to get his meat business started. He butchered all sorts of animals and processed them into cuts of meat and sausages which he sold at retail. He established quite a big business by shipping truckloads of veal to Chicago. Joseph and Rose continued in business until their two sons, Charles and Hugo, joined in the business. It then became known as Jos. Skwor and Sons Meats. When Joseph semi-retired, Charles and Hugo entered into a partnership, and a new sign over the door said "Skwor Bros. Meat Market.	SKWOR, Joseph (I2463)
1304	At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	Private (I4483)
1305	Social Security name change to Marion J. Eickelberg	JINDRA, Marion Jane (I580)
1306	SONGSEN HUGO Death notice in Der Nord Westen, 6 Mar. 1884 24 year old Hugo Songsen (Soenksen?) died last Thurs. in Mishicot t. He was the son of Mr. Boy Songsen owner of the mill on Mishicott River. from the Manitowoc County Genealogy Site, 2manitowoc.com extracted 10/31/2 005	SOENKSEN, Hugo (I6103)
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1308	Source Information: Dalby, John. Minnesota Cemetery Inscription Index, Select Counties [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003. Original data: See cemetery name and location provided with each entry. Township: New Richland County: Waseca Name: George Eckart Birth Date: 17 Dec 1822 Death Date: 17 May 1898 Cemetery: St. Peter Comments: WITH JOHN & IDA B. Section: SE	ECKART, George (I951)
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1311	SPEVACK: (Divorce - Date?) Spevack, Frank, vs. Spevack, Catherine Married May 1874 Town of Kossuth, Manitowoc County by Rev. Joseph Maly. from Manitowoc Genealogy site www.2manitowoc.com	HERLIK, Katarina (I2262)
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1313	Spring	SPORLEDER, Clara Marie (I4478)
1314	SSDI (unknown if direct match) ELMER VITT SSN 469-40-3325 Residence: 56464 Menahga, Wadena, MN Born 7 May 1900 Died Feb 1976 Elmer VITT ZIP Code: 56464 Localities: Blueberry, Wadena, Minnesota Huntersville, Wadena, Minnesota Menahga, Wadena, Minnesota Midway, Wadena, Minnesota Runeberg, Wadena, Minnesota Shell River, Wadena, Minnesota Wife's name possibly Josephine Anna Vitt d. 1 Mar. 1967 Volume F pg 557 line 4 Newspaper: Enterprise Bulletin Date: 4/24/1930 PERHAM NEWS 1. Mr. Elmer Vitt and Miss Josephine Kluge, formerly Mrs. Will iam Zepper, were married last week.	VITT, Elmer August (I5151)
1315	SSDI shows an Eldon Jonas SS#498-07-2381 Born 7 May 1913 died August 1983 Residence 63120 Saint Louis, MO Name: Elwyn L Jonas Service Info.: S SGT US ARMY WORLD WAR II, KOREA Birth Date: 28 Jun 1928 Death Date: 23 Nov 2001 Cemetery: Oakwood Cemetery Cemetery Address: Weyauwega, WI 54983 Post Crescent (Appleton, Wisconsin) > 1965 > May > 22 Grass Fire at Fremont causes Minor Damage Weyauwega-The West Bloomfield Fire Department was called to the Elwyn Jonas farm, route 2 Fremont, at 3:30 p.m. Thursday to extinguish a grass fire. The Wisconsin Conservation Department and the Weyauwega Fire Department were also called for assistance. Damage was minor according to Norman Schoenick, fire warden. Post-Crescent, The (Appleton, WI) - November 24, 2001 Deceased Name: JONAS, Elwyn L. JONAS, Elwyn L., 73, Weyauwega. Post-Crescent, The (Appleton, WI) Date: November 24, 2001 Page: 02B Record Number: app2658195 Copyright (c) The Post-Crescent. All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of Gannett Co., Inc. by NewsBank, inc.	JONAS, Elwyn Leroy (I5316)
1316	At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	Living (I622)
1317	St. Ann's Catholic Cemetery	CHALOUPKA, Nancy Kay (I1381)
1318	St. John's Cemetery	FREISS, Philipp Jacob (I841)
1319	St. John's Lutheran Church by Rev. Bendin	SPORLEDER, Ella Dorthea (I3094)
1320	St. John's Lutheran Church by Rev. M.F. Scheips	SPORLEDER, Ella Dorthea (I3094)
1321	St. John's Lutheran School, Pierce County, Nebraska	SPORLEDER, Mary Sophia (I3037)
1322	St. John's United Church of Christ, Manitowoc	FERDON, Chester (I564)
1323	St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery	HERLIK, Mary (I2217)
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1325	St. Mary's Cemetery	HERLIK, Querin Albert (I2270)
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1333	St. Wenceslaus Catholic Cemetery	KOHOUT, Jan (I1769)
1334	St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Greenstreet, sponsors Franciscus and Catharina Skwor	TUMA, Anna (I1798)
1335	St. Wenceslaus Cemetery	KOHOUT, Francis (I1719)
1336	St. Wenceslaus Cemetery	KOUBA, Maria (I1813)
1337	STANLEY ROHR Stanley J. Rohr, age 81, of 2523 11th St. Two Rivers, died Thursday evening, Sept 16, 2010, at Manitowoc Health and Rehabilitation Center, Manitowoc. Stanley was born Aug. 11, 1929, son of the late Constant and Marie (Jennerjohn) Rohr in Kewaunee. He married the former Joanne Klingeisen on June 29, 1963. Stanley was employed at Grey Iron Foundry for 40 years until his retirement in 1994. He was an avid fisherman and hunter. Stanley was a very special person to everyone that knew him. He was a very good husband and father. Stanley loved spending time with his family and loved to take his kids fishing, camping and hunting. He has touched many hearts and his memory will never be forgotten. Survivors include: his wife, Joanne Rohr; two sons and one daughter-in-law: Terry (Jean) Rohr and Tim Rohr; two daughters: Amy Rohr and Erica Rohr; nine grandchildren, three step-children, four great-grandchildren; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law: Francis and Betty Klingeisen, Mike and Arlene Klingeisen, Ronnie and Judy Klingeisen; many nieces, nephews,and other relatives also survive. Stanley is preceded in death by an infant daughter: Mary Amy Rohr; one daughter-in-law: Denise Rohr; infant granddaughter: Chasity Marie; two brothers: Louis and Robert Rohr; four sisters; Pearl Rojoski, Angeline Wondrash, Caroline Graan and Betty Rohr; five half-brothers: Henry Rohr, John Rohr, Florian Rohr, Joseph J. Rohr, Joseph H. Rohr; two half-sisters: Jule Parsons and Fanny Rohr. Funeral services for Stanley will be held Tuesday, Sept 21, 2010, at 11 am at St. Peter the Fisherman, Two Rivers. Family will greet relatives and friends Monday, Sept 20, 2010, from 4 pm until 7 pm at the Pfeffer Funeral Home,Manitowoc, and Tuesday, Sept 21, 2010, from 9:30 am until 11 am at St. Peter the Fisherman, Two Rivers. The family wishes to thank Shady Lane, St. Mary's Home and Manitowoc Health and Rehabilitation Center for their compassionate care given to Stanley and his family. The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral arrangements. Herald Times Reporter, Manitowoc ,Wis., September 19, 2010 contributor: Bev Rockwell (48241674)	ROHR, Stanley J. (I2013)
1338	Stengl (a.k.a. Bohemian) Cemetery	BLAHA, George (I2586)
1339	At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	Living (I5785)
1340	Stone in the Tisch Mills Catholic Cemetery that says Magdalena Honzik, 185 9-1919	ECKART, Magdalena Ernestina (I948)
1341	Suffered a stroke May 1998	LANGE, Anthony Joseph (I4513)
1342	Susan M. Jonas Susan M. Jonas, nee Pudil, of the town of Jackson died on Saturday, Oct. 1 9, 2002 at St. Luke's Medical Center in Milwaukee at the age of 61. She was born on Nov. 5, 1940 in Milwaukee to the late James and Charlot te (nee Krause) Pudil. After her graduation from high school, Susan was employed at Allis-Chalme rs in West Allis until her marriage. After her marriage to Ronald Jon as on May 20, 1961 in Milwaukee, the settled in Milwaukee until 1973 wh en the family came to the town of Jackson. Susan then began working for t he State of Wisconsin Job Service office in West Bend and later in Graft on and Cedarburg until illness forced her to retire in November 2001. Susan was active both in Boy and Girl Scouts while her children were in sc outing. She also taught Sunday School at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Mi lwaukee. Susan was a proud member of St. John's Lutheran Church in the to wn of Jackson, where she was a member of the Tuesday Nite Prayer Group a nd also was a member of the Sweet Adelines and the TOPS club. Survivors include her husband, Ron; three children, David (Carolyn) of Jackson, Kevin (Brenda) of Kewaskum and Jean (Mike) Nettesheim of Hartford; three grandchildren, Dalton, Hailey and Connor; one sister, Barn Scherff of Wauwatosa; a sister-in-law, Mary Pudil of Wauwatosa; nieces; nephews; other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by one son, Ronald Jr.; and one brother, John. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Schmidt Funeral Home, Jackson, with Pastor Paul Mittermaier officiating. Visitation wi ll be from 4-6:45 p.m. Memorials may be given to the American Diabetes Association or to the Building Fund at St. John's Lutheran Church, town of Jackson. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (WI) - October 21, 2002 Deceased Name: Jonas, Susan M. Jonas, Susan M. (nee Pudil) Age 61 years of Jackson, Oct. 19, 2002. Beloved wife of Ronald. Much loved mother of David (Carolyn), Kevin (Brenda), Jean (Mike) Nettesheim and the late Ronald Jr. Loving grandma of Dalton, Hailey and Connor. Dear sister of Barb Scherff and the late John. Further survived by sister-in-law Mary Pudil, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Funeral Services Tues. Oct. 22 at 7 PM at the Funeral Home. Pastor Paul Mittermaier officiating. Visitation from 4 until 6:45 PM Tues. The family prefers memorials to the American Diabetes Association or to St. John's Lutheran Church Building Fund, Jackson. SCHMIDT FUNERAL HOME N168 W20135 Main St. (Hwy 60) Jackson 262-677-4993 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (WI) Date: October 21, 2002 Edition: Final Page: 99 Record Number: 2002102021435430 Copyright (c) 2002, Journal Sentinel Inc. All rights reserved. (Note: This notice does not apply to those news items already copyrighted and received through wire services or other media.)	PUDIL, Susan Mary (I1130)
1343	Tallahassee Democrat (FL) - February 25, 1997 Deceased Name: Ruby Cecelia Schmidt Ruby Cecelia Schmidt, 72, of Tallahassee died Sunday. The service will be held at a later date in Two Rivers, Wis. A native of Wisconsin, and former resident of Dunnellon, she had lived in Tallahassee since 1995. She was a homemaker and a Jehovah's Witness. She is survived by two daughters, Joanne Gohlke of Tallahassee and Judith White of El Paso, Texas; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. (Beggs Funeral Home, Apalachee Chapel in Tallahassee, 942-2929). Tallahassee Democrat (FL) Date: February 25, 1997 Page: 4C Record Number: 9702250046 Copyright (c) 1997 Tallahassee Democrat Ocala Star-Banner (FL) - February 25, 1997 Deceased Name: TALLAHASSEE -- Ruby Cecelia Schmidt TALLAHASSEE -- Ruby Cecelia Schmidt, 72, a homemaker, died Sunday, Feb. 23, 1997, at Tallahassee Community Hospital. A native of Wisconsin, she was a former resident of Dunnellon. Mrs. Schmidt was a Jehovah's Witness. Survivors include her daughters, Joanne Gohlke, Tallahassee and Judith White, El Paso; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Beggs Funeral Home, Tallahassee, is handling arrangements. Ocala Star-Banner (FL) Date: February 25, 1997 Edition: Marion Page: 2B Record Number: 89815 Copyright (c) 1997 Ocala Star-Banner	YOUNK, Ruby Cecelia (I1871)
1344	Teacher, Gary, Indiana Public School System	JINDRA, Hilda K. (I1)
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1346	That said Minnie Jonas would have been sixty-two years of age on the first day of June, 1916, if she were living; that affiant's father and mother prior to their death lived with the affiant on his farm in the town of Two Creeks, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, where affiant has ever since resided and still resides; that affiant's father died about twenty-seven years ago and affiant's mother died about twenty-four years ago on said farm; that affiant saw his sister Minnie Jonas for the last time shortly before his father died, when she visited with the family on said farm in the town of Two Creeks. That after affiant's father died and about twenty-six years ago, affiant's mother got a letter from said Minnie Jonas from Cincinnati, Ohio, which letter was answered; that when affiant's mother took sick he wrote to his said sister Minnie at the address at Cincinnati, Ohio, which she had given in her previous letter but never received an answer, and that thereafter, both before and after affiant's mother died, he again wrote to his said sister Minnie at said address but has never heard from her and never seen her since.	SCHROEDER, Auguste Marie Sophie (I922)
1347	The 1900 Census shows the Kempfert family living in the Town of Gibson Family number 52 Emma has had 5 Children 2 remain living in 1900	BLUM, Emma Margaretha Henriette (I1025)
1348	The cavalry unit he first joined was called the First Nebraska Cavalry. Unknown Source: Name: William Plum Residence: St Louis, Missouri Age at Enlistment: 22 Enlistment Date: 10 Jan 1861 Rank at enlistment: Private State Served: Iowa Survived the War?: Yes Service Record: Enlisted in Company D, Iowa 5th Cavalry Regiment on 13 Nov 1861. Promoted to Full 4th Corporal on 01 Jul 1865. Mustered out on 08 Aug 1865 at Nashville, TN.	BLUM, Wilhelm (I1020)
1349	The company built several post office buildings in Illinois, such as within the cities of Elgin and Wheaton. In 1923, the company built the Medinah Country Clubhouse and golf ground buildings for the Shriners.The company helped build the Two Rivers Post Office in 1933. Through this work he became a master stone mason.	MEINEKE, Erhardt William (I63)
1350	At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.	Family: Living / Living (F266)

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Six new subscribers were added to The Age list this week, as follows: Herman Freitag, Wm. Paulson, Torsten Paulson, Aitkin; A.M. Seivert, Waldeck; James H. Strong, Howard's Creek, Kentucky and Keen Strong, Elton, Wis. The circulation of The AGE is now guaranteed the largest in the county by at least a hundred.

FREITAG, Herman J. (I904)

1302

Skwor Meat Market

Skwor's Meat Market, 326 East Main Street, in Mishicot was established by Joseph Skwor. When Joseph semi-retired , Charles and Hugo entered into a partnership, and a new sign over the door said "Skwor Bros. Meat Market.

In 1939, Charles moved to Milwaukee and sold his half of the business to Hugo. It then became Skwor Meat Market. Paul, son of Hugo, helped him, along with hired help. They bought livestock, butchered, retailed meat, made ring bologna, liver sausage, blood sausage, summer sausage, sultz, wieners, and bratwurst from Bohemian and Polish recipes handed down in the family. They cured and smoked their own hams and bacon. Joseph would walk down to the market every day to help. His home was about two blocks away. People would stand in line waiting for "Joe" to wait on them, as he would frequently forget the latest price and charge them for meats at the old, lower price.

Joseph, Charles and Hugo could converse in Polish and Bohemian with the early settlers. In the earlier days, sawdust and wood shavings were used to cover the floor where the customers stood, to keep the floor clean and for fragrance. When mothers brought their young children into the meat shop, Joseph and Hugo would give them a cooked and smoked Weiner to eat.

Before electrical refrigeration was invented, Skwor Meats used large chunks of ice to cool the meat and keep it from spoiling. Hugo invented a gasoline engine-powered saw which would cut ice from the nearby West Twin river, when it was frozen the thickest, usually between the holidays of Christmas and the New Year. The blocks were about 18" x 30" x 24" deep, and several men helped load them into a truck bed to be hauled to the ice house located near the market. Here they were covered with sawdust to keep them from melting. They cut enough ice for their own needs for a whole year, as well as selling it to customers for their ice boxes. After electric refrigerators were available, the ice business was no longer needed.

Hugo built insulated containers which fit onto a pick-up truck, and with blocks of ice to keep the meat cool, both Hugo and Charles traveled regular routes throughout the county to bring their meat products to the farmers. Summer was usually a very busy time for the farmers, and they appreciated having their meat brought to them. As children, during the summer vacation, we liked to go along with our Dads to keep them company during the 5-hour trip.

In the Spring, the "Mishicot" river would flood -- ice dams caused the water to rise over the banks onto Main Street, running through the building, filling the basement of the Meat Market. Everything was shut down to prevent a fire or explosion until the water subsided. Since that time, a dam has been built to regulate the level of the water. I can remember seeing Dad lead the livestock out of the holding pens to higher ground.

Hugo gradually taught Paul the business, and when Hugo retired, he sold the meat market to Paul and LaVerne Skwor.

Paul made many improvements in the building and areas of meat processing. He built a new smokehouse, and people from many miles away would come to buy Skwor's Ho-Made Sausages. Skwor's had their own spice recipe, developed over the years. It was never written down. As "kids" we would stop after school to watch Dad and Grandpa make sausages and wieners. After the meat was ground and the spices added, it was stuffed into natural animal casings, twisted and tied, and loaded onto carts on which were hung rows of the raw products. When the cart was full, they were pushed to another room and lowered into a huge boiler of boiling water. When they had cooked to about the right time, my sister and I remember Grandpa Joseph fishing a sausage out, holding it up to his ear and squeezing it. If it sounded "like a bullfrog", he would toss it back to cook some more. Since 1959, meat of USDA quality was purchased in quarters from nearby meat packing houses in Green Bay and Milwaukee.

Slaughtering was no longer done at Mishicot. At the end of each day, the wooden chopping blocks were scraped and salted, and the saws and knives sharpened, cleaned and put away, ready for the next day's business.

In 1961, Hugo retired and his son, Paul Skwor, carried on the same recipe and homemade style of sausage-making. Paul's brother, Peter Skwor, also learned the meat business and helped Paul occasionally. Peter's son, James, attended meat processing school, also learning the trade. Paul's son, Edward, during his summer breaks from studies at the University of Wisconsin, also helped in the business. Edward earned his PhD in Mechanical Engineering, and then worked for the 3M Company, Minneapolis, MN.

They cured and smoked their own hams, sausages and bacon. While the smokehouse was being used, Paul got little sleep, because the fire had to be checked every fifteen minutes. Smoking was done the old fashioned way, using sweet maple wood. Paul could smell if the fire was too hot or too low from three rooms away. Water was kept handy, and some was poured in to keep the humidity just right. Smoking of hams usually took three days. Summer sausage, bacon, wieners and bologna were smoked once a week, and were always all sold out before the next batch was made.

Paul operated the business until November 23, 1984, when he suddenly passed away of a heart attack. The business was carried on by David and Laverne, Paul's son and widow. Laverne, fondly known as Susie, worked with David in the market, waiting on customers and tying wieners and sausages. They operated the business for six years, until September 1991, just three years shy of Skwor Meats 100th anniversary. Many new government regulations were being enforced, and the town of Mishicot had become more of a tourist area, causing it to be extremely difficult for a profitable business. The "Mom and Pop" businesses were being squeezed out by large-scale stores mainly in shopping centers, a trend all over the country.

The Skwor Meats history, written by Victoria Skwor Kellner and Lois Skwor Vawter, 1998.

Manitowoc Herald Times
1961 June 23

Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Skwor, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Skwor and children, Edward, Sherry, and David, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Skwor attended the double birthday celebration for Jeffery and Danny Kellner sons of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kellner of Two Rivers. Other guests were Mr. and Mrs. Hilbert Schumacher and Robert Garceau of Two Rivers. Mrs. Kellner is the former Victoria Skwor.

SKWOR, Hugo Stephen (I2485)

1303

SKWOR MEAT MARKET

Skwor's Meat Market, 326 East Main Street, in Mishicot, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, dates back to 1879 when Adolf Grim deeded the building to Louis Levenhagan. This was the original meat market, much the same as it is now, more than 116 years later. In 1894, Levenhagan deeded the market to Joseph Skwor. Joseph and his wife, Rose, working together, built the business. Rose helped where needed. A petite but strong woman, she could carry a quarter of beef on her shoulder to where it would be trimmed into special cuts of meat.

The story, passed down from Joseph Skwor, tells how Joseph actually walked several head of cattle from Mishicot to the Stockyards in Chicago and walked back to Mishicot, in order to get his meat business started. He butchered all sorts of animals and processed them into cuts of meat and sausages which he sold at retail. He established quite a big business by shipping truckloads of veal to Chicago.

Joseph and Rose continued in business until their two sons, Charles and Hugo, joined in the business. It then became known as Jos. Skwor and Sons Meats.

When Joseph semi-retired, Charles and Hugo entered into a partnership, and a new sign over the door said "Skwor Bros. Meat Market.

SKWOR, Joseph (I2463)

1304

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SONGSEN HUGO Death notice in Der Nord Westen, 6 Mar. 1884
24 year old Hugo Songsen (Soenksen?) died last Thurs. in Mishicot t. He was the
son of Mr. Boy Songsen owner of the mill on Mishicott River.
from the Manitowoc County Genealogy Site, 2manitowoc.com extracted 10/31/2 005

SOENKSEN, Hugo (I6103)

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Source Information:
Dalby, John. Minnesota Cemetery Inscription Index, Select Counties [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003. Original data: See cemetery name and location provided with each entry.
Township: New Richland
County: Waseca
Name: George Eckart
Birth Date: 17 Dec 1822
Death Date: 17 May 1898
Cemetery: St. Peter
Comments: WITH JOHN & IDA B.
Section: SE

ECKART, George (I951)

1309

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Private (I3009)

1310

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Private (I589)

1311

SPEVACK: (Divorce - Date?) Spevack, Frank, vs. Spevack, Catherine Married May 1874 Town of Kossuth, Manitowoc County by Rev. Joseph Maly. from Manitowoc Genealogy site www.2manitowoc.com

HERLIK, Katarina (I2262)

1312

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Private (I1340)

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Spring

SPORLEDER, Clara Marie (I4478)

1314

SSDI (unknown if direct match) ELMER VITT SSN 469-40-3325 Residence: 56464 Menahga, Wadena, MN Born 7 May 1900 Died Feb 1976 Elmer VITT ZIP Code: 56464 Localities: Blueberry, Wadena, Minnesota Huntersville, Wadena, Minnesota Menahga, Wadena, Minnesota Midway, Wadena, Minnesota Runeberg, Wadena, Minnesota Shell River, Wadena, Minnesota

Wife's name possibly Josephine Anna Vitt d. 1 Mar. 1967 Volume F pg 557 line 4

Newspaper: Enterprise Bulletin Date: 4/24/1930 PERHAM NEWS 1. Mr. Elmer Vitt and Miss Josephine Kluge, formerly Mrs. Will iam Zepper, were married last week.

VITT, Elmer August (I5151)

1315

SSDI shows an Eldon Jonas SS#498-07-2381 Born 7 May 1913 died August 1983 Residence 63120 Saint Louis, MO

Name: Elwyn L Jonas
Service Info.: S SGT US ARMY WORLD WAR II, KOREA
Birth Date: 28 Jun 1928
Death Date: 23 Nov 2001
Cemetery: Oakwood Cemetery
Cemetery Address: Weyauwega, WI 54983

Post Crescent (Appleton, Wisconsin) > 1965 > May > 22
Grass Fire at Fremont causes Minor Damage

Weyauwega-The West Bloomfield Fire Department was called to the Elwyn Jonas farm, route 2 Fremont, at 3:30 p.m. Thursday to extinguish a grass fire.

The Wisconsin Conservation Department and the Weyauwega Fire Department were also called for assistance.

Damage was minor according to Norman Schoenick, fire warden.

Post-Crescent, The (Appleton, WI) - November 24, 2001
Deceased Name: JONAS, Elwyn L.
JONAS, Elwyn L., 73, Weyauwega.

Post-Crescent, The (Appleton, WI)
Date: November 24, 2001
Page: 02B
Record Number: app2658195
Copyright (c) The Post-Crescent. All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of Gannett Co., Inc. by NewsBank, inc.

JONAS, Elwyn Leroy (I5316)

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Living (I622)

1317

St. Ann's Catholic Cemetery

CHALOUPKA, Nancy Kay (I1381)

1318

St. John's Cemetery

FREISS, Philipp Jacob (I841)

1319

St. John's Lutheran Church by Rev. Bendin

SPORLEDER, Ella Dorthea (I3094)

1320

St. John's Lutheran Church by Rev. M.F. Scheips

SPORLEDER, Ella Dorthea (I3094)

1321

St. John's Lutheran School, Pierce County, Nebraska

SPORLEDER, Mary Sophia (I3037)

1322

St. John's United Church of Christ, Manitowoc

FERDON, Chester (I564)

1323

St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery

HERLIK, Mary (I2217)

1324

At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.

Living (I6365)

1325

St. Mary's Cemetery

HERLIK, Querin Albert (I2270)

1326

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Living (I5997)

1327

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Living (I5997)

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Living (I5998)

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Living (I5998)

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Living (I5999)

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Living (I6000)

1332

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Living (I6001)

1333

St. Wenceslaus Catholic Cemetery

KOHOUT, Jan (I1769)

1334

St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Greenstreet, sponsors Franciscus and Catharina Skwor

TUMA, Anna (I1798)

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St. Wenceslaus Cemetery

KOHOUT, Francis (I1719)

1336

St. Wenceslaus Cemetery

KOUBA, Maria (I1813)

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STANLEY ROHR

Stanley J. Rohr, age 81, of 2523 11th St. Two Rivers, died Thursday evening, Sept 16, 2010, at Manitowoc Health and Rehabilitation Center, Manitowoc.
Stanley was born Aug. 11, 1929, son of the late Constant and Marie (Jennerjohn) Rohr in Kewaunee. He married the former Joanne Klingeisen on June 29, 1963.
Stanley was employed at Grey Iron Foundry for 40 years until his retirement in 1994. He was an avid fisherman and hunter. Stanley was a very special person to everyone that knew him. He was a very good husband and father. Stanley loved spending time with his family and loved to take his kids fishing, camping and hunting. He has touched many hearts and his memory will never be forgotten.
Survivors include: his wife, Joanne Rohr; two sons and one daughter-in-law: Terry (Jean) Rohr and Tim Rohr; two daughters: Amy Rohr and Erica Rohr; nine grandchildren, three step-children, four great-grandchildren; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law: Francis and Betty Klingeisen, Mike and Arlene Klingeisen, Ronnie and Judy Klingeisen; many nieces, nephews,and other relatives also survive. Stanley is preceded in death by an infant daughter: Mary Amy Rohr; one daughter-in-law: Denise Rohr; infant granddaughter: Chasity Marie; two brothers: Louis and Robert Rohr; four sisters; Pearl Rojoski, Angeline Wondrash, Caroline Graan and Betty Rohr; five half-brothers: Henry Rohr, John Rohr, Florian Rohr, Joseph J. Rohr, Joseph H. Rohr; two half-sisters: Jule Parsons and Fanny Rohr.
Funeral services for Stanley will be held Tuesday, Sept 21, 2010, at 11 am at St. Peter the Fisherman, Two Rivers.
Family will greet relatives and friends Monday, Sept 20, 2010, from 4 pm until 7 pm at the Pfeffer Funeral Home,Manitowoc, and Tuesday, Sept 21, 2010, from 9:30 am until 11 am at St. Peter the Fisherman, Two Rivers.
The family wishes to thank Shady Lane, St. Mary's Home and Manitowoc Health and Rehabilitation Center for their compassionate care given to Stanley and his family.
The Pfeffer Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, Manitowoc ,Wis., September 19, 2010
contributor: Bev Rockwell (48241674)

ROHR, Stanley J. (I2013)

1338

Stengl (a.k.a. Bohemian) Cemetery

BLAHA, George (I2586)

1339

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Living (I5785)

1340

Stone in the Tisch Mills Catholic Cemetery that says Magdalena Honzik, 185 9-1919

ECKART, Magdalena Ernestina (I948)

1341

Suffered a stroke May 1998

LANGE, Anthony Joseph (I4513)

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Susan M. Jonas

Susan M. Jonas, nee Pudil, of the town of Jackson died on Saturday, Oct. 1 9, 2002 at St. Luke's Medical Center in Milwaukee at the age of 61. She was born on Nov. 5, 1940 in Milwaukee to the late James and Charlot te (nee Krause) Pudil.

After her graduation from high school, Susan was employed at Allis-Chalme rs in West Allis until her marriage. After her marriage to Ronald Jon as on May 20, 1961 in Milwaukee, the settled in Milwaukee until 1973 wh en the family came to the town of Jackson. Susan then began working for t he State of Wisconsin Job Service office in West Bend and later in Graft on and Cedarburg until illness forced her to retire in November 2001.

Susan was active both in Boy and Girl Scouts while her children were in sc outing. She also taught Sunday School at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Mi lwaukee. Susan was a proud member of St. John's Lutheran Church in the to wn of Jackson, where she was a member of the Tuesday Nite Prayer Group a nd also was a member of the Sweet Adelines and the TOPS club.

Survivors include her husband, Ron; three children, David (Carolyn) of Jackson, Kevin (Brenda) of Kewaskum and Jean (Mike) Nettesheim of Hartford; three grandchildren, Dalton, Hailey and Connor; one sister, Barn Scherff of Wauwatosa; a sister-in-law, Mary Pudil of Wauwatosa; nieces; nephews; other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by one son, Ronald Jr.; and one brother, John.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Schmidt Funeral Home, Jackson, with Pastor Paul Mittermaier officiating. Visitation wi ll be from 4-6:45 p.m. Memorials may be given to the American Diabetes Association or to the Building Fund at St. John's Lutheran Church, town of Jackson.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (WI) - October 21, 2002
Deceased Name: Jonas, Susan M.
Jonas, Susan M. (nee Pudil) Age 61 years of Jackson, Oct. 19, 2002. Beloved wife of Ronald. Much loved mother of David (Carolyn), Kevin (Brenda), Jean (Mike) Nettesheim and the late Ronald Jr. Loving grandma of Dalton, Hailey and Connor. Dear sister of Barb Scherff and the late John. Further survived by sister-in-law Mary Pudil, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Funeral Services Tues. Oct. 22 at 7 PM at the Funeral Home. Pastor Paul Mittermaier officiating. Visitation from 4 until 6:45 PM Tues. The family prefers memorials to the American Diabetes Association or to St. John's Lutheran Church Building Fund, Jackson. SCHMIDT FUNERAL HOME N168 W20135 Main St. (Hwy 60) Jackson 262-677-4993

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (WI)
Date: October 21, 2002
Edition: Final
Page: 99
Record Number: 2002102021435430
Copyright (c) 2002, Journal Sentinel Inc. All rights reserved. (Note: This notice does not apply to those news items already copyrighted and received through wire services or other media.)

PUDIL, Susan Mary (I1130)

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Tallahassee Democrat (FL) - February 25, 1997
Deceased Name: Ruby Cecelia Schmidt
Ruby Cecelia Schmidt, 72, of Tallahassee died Sunday.

The service will be held at a later date in Two Rivers, Wis.

A native of Wisconsin, and former resident of Dunnellon, she had lived in Tallahassee since 1995. She was a homemaker and a Jehovah's Witness.

She is survived by two daughters, Joanne Gohlke of Tallahassee and Judith White of El Paso, Texas; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

(Beggs Funeral Home, Apalachee Chapel in Tallahassee, 942-2929).

Tallahassee Democrat (FL)
Date: February 25, 1997
Page: 4C
Record Number: 9702250046
Copyright (c) 1997 Tallahassee Democrat

Ocala Star-Banner (FL) - February 25, 1997
Deceased Name: TALLAHASSEE -- Ruby Cecelia Schmidt
TALLAHASSEE -- Ruby Cecelia Schmidt, 72, a homemaker, died Sunday, Feb. 23, 1997, at Tallahassee Community Hospital.

A native of Wisconsin, she was a former resident of Dunnellon. Mrs. Schmidt was a Jehovah's Witness.

Survivors include her daughters, Joanne Gohlke, Tallahassee and Judith White, El Paso; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Beggs Funeral Home, Tallahassee, is handling arrangements.

Ocala Star-Banner (FL)
Date: February 25, 1997
Edition: Marion
Page: 2B
Record Number: 89815
Copyright (c) 1997 Ocala Star-Banner

YOUNK, Ruby Cecelia (I1871)

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Teacher, Gary, Indiana Public School System

JINDRA, Hilda K. (I1)

1345

At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld.

Private (I5186)

1346

That said Minnie Jonas would have been sixty-two years of age on the first day of June, 1916, if she were living; that affiant's father and mother prior to their death lived with the affiant on his farm in the town of Two Creeks, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, where affiant has ever since resided and still resides; that affiant's father died about twenty-seven years ago and affiant's mother died about twenty-four years ago on said farm; that affiant saw his sister Minnie Jonas for the last time shortly before his father died, when she visited with the family on said farm in the town of Two Creeks.

That after affiant's father died and about twenty-six years ago, affiant's mother got a letter from said Minnie Jonas from Cincinnati, Ohio, which letter was answered; that when affiant's mother took sick he wrote to his said sister Minnie at the address at Cincinnati, Ohio, which she had given in her previous letter but never received an answer, and that thereafter, both before and after affiant's mother died, he again wrote to his said sister Minnie at said address but has never heard from her and never seen her since.

SCHROEDER, Auguste Marie Sophie (I922)

1347

The 1900 Census shows the Kempfert family living in the Town of Gibson
Family number 52
Emma has had 5 Children 2 remain living in 1900

BLUM, Emma Margaretha Henriette (I1025)

1348

The cavalry unit he first joined was called the First Nebraska Cavalry.

Unknown Source:
Name: William Plum
Residence: St Louis, Missouri
Age at Enlistment: 22
Enlistment Date: 10 Jan 1861
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Iowa
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company D, Iowa 5th Cavalry Regiment on 13 Nov 1861.
Promoted to Full 4th Corporal on 01 Jul 1865.
Mustered out on 08 Aug 1865 at Nashville, TN.

BLUM, Wilhelm (I1020)

1349

The company built several post office buildings in Illinois, such as within the cities of Elgin and Wheaton. In 1923, the company built the Medinah Country Clubhouse and golf ground buildings for the Shriners.The company helped build the Two Rivers Post Office in 1933. Through this work he became a master stone mason.

MEINEKE, Erhardt William (I63)

1350

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Family: Living / Living (F266)

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