KUNZ, George Charles

1877 - 1935  (58 years)

• Name	KUNZ, George Charles
  Birth	28 Oct 1877	Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States
  Gender	Male
  Death	23 Nov 1935	Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States
  	Address: home
  	George Kunz, Brew Master Passes Today Was once Brewmaster of the Kunz-Bleser Plant at Neighbor City Manitowoc - George C. Kunz, former brewmaster at the Kunz-Bleser plant here, and later engaged in the malt syrup business here and at other Wisconsin cities, died early today at the home, 909 Hancock street. He was 58. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. from the home and will be private. Interment will be in Evergreen cemetery. The deceased was born in this city Oct. 28, 1877, the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Kunz. After obtaining his schooling here he joined his father in the Kunz-Bleser company and advanced to the position of brewmaster of the plant, which he filled for 24 years. Following the advent of prohibition . Kunz engaged in the malt syrup business locating first at Sheboygan and then coming to Manitowoc to establish the Lake Shore Products company in 1925. Later he opened similar plants at Wausau and La Crosse and became interested in the Bartel brewery at La Crosse. Mr. Kunz disposed of his outside interests a little over a year ago and returned to this city. Herald-Times-Reporter Sat, Nov 23, 1935 ·Page 2 George C. Kunz GEORGE C. KUNZ (d. 1935) GEORGE KUNZ DIES AT HOME AT AGE OF 58 Former Brewmaster And Malt Syrup Business Man To Be Buried Monday George C. Kunz, former brewmaster at the Kunz-Bleser plant and later engaged in the malt syrup business here and at other Wisconsin cities, died early today at the home, 909 Hancock street. He was 58. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. from the home and will be private. Interment will be in Evergreen cemetery. Born Here in 1877 The deceased was born in this city Oct. 28, 1877, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Kunz. After obtaining his schooling here he joined his father in the Kunz-Bleser company and advanced to the position of brewmaster of the plant, which he filled for 24 years. Following the advent of prohibition Mr. Kunz engaged in the malt syrup business, locating first in Sheboygan and then coming to Manitowoc to establish the Lake Shore Products company in 1925. Later he opened similar plants in Wausau and La Crosse, and became interested in the Bartel brewery in La Crosse. Mr. Kunz disposed of his outside interests a little over a year ago and returned to this city. Widow Survives In 1907 the deceased was married in this city to Miss Anna Engel. Survivors are the widow; two sons, Frederick and Orion; father, Louis; a brother, Erwin; and a sister, Mrs. James W. Alder, Wilmette, Ill. The body will be removed to the Kunz residence Monday morning from the Vogelsang funeral home. Manitowoc Herald Times, November 23, 1935 P. 4 ******* [age 58 yrs./cause: cerebral hemorrhage/bur. on Louis Kunz lot]
  Person ID	I7559	Jindra and Chaloupka Family Trees
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2024

  
  

  Father	KUNZ, James Louis,   b. Jul 1853, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany d. 9 Mar 1936 (Age 82 years)
  Mother	KUNZ, Mary,   b. 26 Mar 1856, Cleveland, Ohio, United States d. Jan 1925, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	28 Nov 1876	Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States
  Family ID	F2621	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F2631	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Aug 2024