STEHN, Ira

1865 - 1928  (63 years)

• Name	STEHN, Ira
  Birth	1865	Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States
  Gender	Male
  Death	Dec 1928	Mishicot, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States
  	IRA STEHN IRA STEHN DIES AT MISHICOT HOME TODAY. Former Two Rivers Contractor Passes Away Early This Morning. Ira Stehn, one of the pioneer residents of Manitowoc County, who was born in the town of Mishicot, lived at Two Rivers for a number of years where he was a carpenter contractor, and then returned to Mishicot in 1908, died there at his home at an early hour this morning. Burial will take place from the home at Mishicot on Saturday afternoon with interment there. Mr. Stehn was a son of Mr. and Mrs. August Stehn who came to this county before 1860, and after locating at Two Rivers, moved to Mishicot where they reared a family in a log cabin and cleared a section of land. Ira Stehn, after growing to manhood, located in Two Rivers and followed the carpenter trade and contracting business. He built a number of the larger buildings there including the Hamilton School building. Returns to Mishicot In 1908, he returned to the village where he opened a soft drink parlor which he continued to conduct up to the time of his death. He was married at Two Rivers to Miss Josephine Wilsman who survives him with two children, a daughter, Mrs. Hugo Holst, and a son, Randolph Stehn, both of Mishicot. Two sisters, Mrs. Lena Voelker of Mishicot, and Mrs. Louis Hoeltger of Coleman, Wis., also survive. Manitowoc Herald News, Thursday, December 20, 1928.
  Burial	Mishicot, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States
  	Address: Mishicot Public Cemetery/Holy Cross Cemetery
  Person ID	I8150	Jindra and Chaloupka Family Trees
  Last Modified	8 Feb 2025

  
  

  Father	STEHN, August,   b. 5 Mar 1827, Oldenburg, Germany d. 29 Dec 1898 (Age 71 years)
  Mother	WULF, Anna,   b. 11 Apr 1825, Oldenburg, Germany d. 7 Jun 1875 (Age 50 years)
  Family ID	F2874	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F2880	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Feb 2025