WAACK, John H.

1905 - 1975  (69 years)

• Name	WAACK, John H.
  Birth	21 Sep 1905	Town of Newton, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States
  Gender	Male
  Death	18 Aug 1975	Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States
  	John H. Waack, 69, of Rt. 3 Manitowoc. died Monday evening at Memorial Hospital, Manitowoc. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p. m. Thursday at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Newtonburg The Rev. Keith A. Haberkorn will officiate with burial in St John Cemetery. Mr Waack was born Sept. 21, 1905, in the Town of Newton, son of the late Ernest and Minnie Carstens Waack. He attended St. John School and was a life-long resident of the Town of Newton. He married Hertha A. Hoeffner June 6, 1928, at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church. Mr. Waack was a life member of St John Evangelical Lutheran Church and served on the church council and school board. He was elected supervisor of the Newton Town Board in the spring of 1947 and chairman in 1948, a post he held for 28 years. He also served on the Manitowoc County Board for 24 years. He was a charter member of Newton Volunteer Fire Department, serving as an active member for 20 years, after which he became an honorary affiliate. He served as president of Manitowoc County Unit of Wisconsin Towns Association and director ot the former Newton Telephone Co and had been president of Lakefield Telephone Co. since 1947. He was chairman of the Manitowoc County Agriculture and Fair Committee for several years was a member of Manitowoc County Farm Bureau and was an officer of Badger Breeders Co-op. In May of 1975 Mr Waack was cited by the Town of Newton for all his civic achievements. Survivors include his wife, a son, (private), and a daughter and son-in-law, (private), a brother, Alfred, of Rt 1, Manitowoc; a sister, Mrs. Henry (Dorothy) Streckert, of Manitowoc and eight grandchildren, (private). An infant daughter Irmgard, a brother, Erhardt, and a sister, Anna, preceded him in death. Friends may call at Urbanek and Schlei Funeral Home, State Street Chapel, from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and at the church Thursday from noon until the time of service. Herald Times Reporter, Tuesday, August 19, 1975
  Burial	Newtonburg, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States
  	Address: St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
  Person ID	I7445	Jindra and Chaloupka Family Trees
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	WAACK, Ernst Heinrich Martin,   b. 1874   d. 26 Jun 1926, Town of Newton, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States (Age 52 years)
  Mother	CARSTENS, Wilhelmina Anna,   b. 16 Mar 1882, Manitowoc Rapids, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States d. 3 Nov 1953, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	1904
  Family ID	F2560	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Family ID	F2791	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Mar 2025