This video was taken at Chick Zell’s funeral 4/9/2009

Family events, including camping, vacations, and birthday parties of the Roy Jindra family (including relatives), in 1969.

Footage from the 1961 celebration of the 100th Anniversary of St. Peters Lutheran Church, Mishicot, Wisconsin. Taken by Roy Jindra.

1961 video taken of Riverwood Drive when Roy Jindra was building the first house. Also surrounding Mishicot (Wisconsin) area, including what was to become Fox Hills’ north golf course. Taken by Roy.

This is Hilda Jindra’s video. The first brief clip was taken at her home in Indiana. The second longer clip was at a Jindra family July 4th picnic in 1950, at the farm near Mishicot, Wisconsin. Individuals are descendants of George and Mary Jindra, including the Zell, Stoer and other families

Pastor William George Zell was born on Oct. 19, 1922, in Mishicot, the son of Pastor Edward Zell and Alice nee Jindra. He departed this life to be with the Lord Jesus on Oct. 10, 2009, at the age of 86 years, 11 months, and 21 days.

By holy baptism he was graciously joined to his Savior on Nov. 5, 1922, and he was confirmed in the Christian faith at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church of Mishicot on Dec. 22, 1935. Bill’s formal education began across the street from home at the Mishicot Graded School. In 1936 he followed the footsteps of his father and older brother and was enrolled in the preparatory department (high school) of Northwestern College in Watertown, Wis. He finished his pre-seminary training and received his diploma from Northwestern in June 1944. Within two weeks he began his studies at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary in Thiensville, where the campus schedule was accelerated during the last months of the Second World War. Shortly after the war, Bill taught English and directed the band and choirs on an interim basis at Winnebago Lutheran Academy in Fond du Lac. He graduated from the seminary in 1947.

For his first post-seminary assignment, Bill returned to Northwestern College, this time as tutor for one year. Duties for Tutor Zell included teaching, supervising the dormitory residents and coaching. He married Marian June Griep of Two Rivers on June 27, 1948. For their honeymoon they drove to Tacoma, Wash., where Bill was ordained and installed as pastor of Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church. Four years later, he and Marian returned to the Midwest with their two children, where Pastor Zell began serving Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kolberg, Wis. In 1957, after his family had been blessed with two more children, he accepted the Lord’s call to serve at Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in St. Paul, Minn.

In the fall of 1960, Bill returned to Watertown as professor of German at his alma mater. He taught on the college level and, especially during the 1970s and 1980s, in the preparatory school. For a number of years, Professor Zell chaired the planning committee for several campus-building projects. His first love may have been coaching, and not simply because he enjoyed athletics. On the football field, basketball court and out on the golf course Coach Zell relished his opportunities to encourage young men to continue their studies to become pastors.

A God-given gift for administration was recognized by the church when in 1974 Bill was called to be the first president of Northwestern Preparatory School. In that capacity, students, their parents and faculty colleagues saw a humble man who showed them love and respect. President Zell guided the school until his retirement in 1989. All told, he had served on the Northwestern campus for 30 of his 42 years in the ministry of the gospel.

He retired with Marian to Mishicot and joined St. Peter’s Lutheran, the congregation his father had served as pastor for 47 years. For most of his retirement years Pastor Zell preached regularly at area congregations throughout Manitowoc County. With Marian’s capable assistance he also kept his house, garage, and car spotless and his yard well-groomed. This was truly an orderly man.

William Zell is survived by his wife, Marian, and by their children Peter (Teri) of Wasilla, Ala.; Sarah (Karl) Grebe of Garden Grove, Calif.; Karla (Pastor Mark) Schwertfeger of Shakopee, Minn.; and Professor Paul (Catherine) of Mequon. He was blessed with 10 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Also surviving are two sisters: Ruth Zarling of Two Rivers and Hazel (Oscar) Barthels of Mishicot; and one sister-in-law: Jayne Zell of Westland, Mich.

Bill was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters: Alice and Evelyn; one brother: Pastor Edward Zell; and his in-laws: John and Effie Griep and Pastor Waldemar Zarling.

A Christian funeral service will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 13 at 11 a.m. at St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mishicot with Pastor Robert Johannes officiating. A committal service will follow at the Mishicot Public Cemetery. The Zell family also invites friends and relatives to a Monday evening visitation from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Lambert Eckert Funeral Home of Mishicot, or they may call at the church on Tuesday from 9 a.m. until the time of the funeral service at 11 a.m.

Memorials may be directed to St. Peter’s Lutheran Church of Mishicot; to the scholarship fund of Luther Preparatory School of Watertown; or according to the donor’s choice.

“Then I heard a voice from heaven say, ‘Write: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on,’” (Revelation 14:13).

Herald Times Reporter

Oct. 11, 2009

Mike submitted an article to the site, entitled Skating on the East Twin. It is story of when he and his brother skated from Mishicot to Tisch Mills, Wisconsin.
You can find it as a link from the Alvin Jindra page or the Places of Interest page.
Skating On the East Twin

We have lost another family member.

I don’t know what to say. Sometimes in one’s lifetime you meet people that have an impact on your life. You don’t realize it at the time, but years later you have that aha moment that says yah…..that person had an impact on my life. Chick was one of those persons for me. Whether it be not to slide the the word peace when singing the Christmas song Silent Night (and cringing every time you hear someone do it now) or thinking about her and days gone by every time you smell anise candy. She was a lovely lady with a lot to give. She will be missed greatly by all who loved her.

Alice Ethel Zell was born in Mishicot, Wis., on April 7, 1913, the oldest child of Pastor Edward Zell and Alice nee Jindra. She departed this life to be with the Lord Jesus, her Savior and friend, on April 7, her birthday, at the age of exactly 96 years.

As an infant she was received into God’s Kingdom of Grace through Holy Baptism, and thereby also became a member of St. Peter’s Ev. Lutheran Church of Mishicot. Although her place of residence changed several times during her professional career her membership with St. Peter’s congregation remained uninterrupted throughout her lifetime. That membership included service to her Lord and to the congregation as organist for 75 years, director of a ladies choir and mixed choir for 68 years, Sunday School teacher, and member of the congregation’s Ladies Bible Hour for 70 years

Better known to friends and family as “Chick,” Alice began her education in the Mishicot State Graded School and continued it through Mishicot High School. She graduated as valedictorian of her class in 1930. After a short period of employment at the Mishicot State Bank, she attended Manitowoc County Normal School, graduating in 1932. Her teaching career included a number of years in the one-room rural schools of Manitowoc Co., first at Jambo Creek, then at Gjerpen (rural Valders), and last at Pine Grove (Steiner’s Corner),

In 1939 she enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She graduated from the university in 1942 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education and Health. Her first place of employment was at Williams Bay High School, Williams Bay, Wis. In 1943 she began her work with the Sheboygan Falls School District. Her duties included service on all grade levels as a teacher of health and physical education, coaching, and to the consternation of many but at the same time earning their respect, as unofficial and unpaid student disciplinarian. She retired from Sheboygan Falls High School in 1983 after influencing the lives of 3 generations of students over a period of 40 years.

Her service to the school and the community was recognized when in her honor the newly developed and expanded Sheboygan Falls High School athletic field and track was named “Zell Field.” It was a fitting tribute to a teacher whose diligence and faithfulness over so many years touched the lives of hundreds of pupils and students. Her reputation was that of one who practiced “tough love” before the term was even coined. Her hobby was other people’s children and her special love was teenagers.

She is survived by two sisters, Ruth Zarling, and Hazel Barthels (Oscar), and by one brother, Pastor William Zell (Marian), all of Mishicot, and by one sister-in-law, Jayne Zell of Westland, Mich. She will also be remembered and missed by many nieces, nephews, and cousins, and by their children and their grandchildren, as well as by numerous friends and acquaintances. In her lifetime as a sister and a maiden aunt she cut a wide swath. She will not be forgotten by those who knew her. She has not been forgotten by her Savior who by his perfect redemption reserved a place for her in his Father’s House.

Alice was preceded in death by one sister, Evelyn who died in infancy, by her parents, by one brother, Pastor Edward Zell, by one brother-in-law, Pastor Waldemar Zarling, and by many who over the years were very close to her. Memorials may be directed to St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Mishicot, Wis., to Manitowoc Lutheran High School, Manitowoc, Wis., or according to the donor’s choice.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 9, at St. Peter’s Ev. Lutheran Church in Mishicot, with the Reverend Robert Johannes officiating, with burial to follow in the Mishicot Public Cemetery. Relatives and friends may call after 9 a.m. at the church, until the time of service at 11 a.m. There will be no Wednesday Evening visitation. The Lambert-Eckert Funeral Home of Mishicot is assisting the Zell family with funeral arrangements.

Herald Times Reporter

April 8, 2009

Well….I finally found some time to do the long needed updates I have been accumulated.

As you can tell I updated the theme. The old theme did not work with the recent update.

We received some updates from Judy a few months back. I moved her comments so they are with her father and grandfather’s page.

The photo gallery is working now. If you have any more pictures you want to add, please let us know.

I updated Nora Meineke Menges’ page.