The Niemuth
Family -- Generation 6
-- August
Jakob Kreutzer's obituary --
- Resident of City for 65 Years Dies
- August Kreutzer, 83, died at his
home, 1127 Fifth street, Wednesday evening at 8:30 o'clock.
Death was
- due to the infirmities incident
to old age.
- Mr. Kreutzer was born in Germany,
April 12, 1851. He came to America in 1869 and had lived in
- Oshkosh or this vicinity since that
time.
- During the aldermanic form of government,
which preceded the former commission form, he was foreman
- of a crew of men who were engaged
in city improvements.
- Mr. and Mrs. Kreutzer had been married
for 52 years. They celebrated their golden wedding
- anniversary in 1922. She was Miss
Minnie Koch before her marriage.
- Survivors are his wife, six children,
Mrs. Louisa Zielke, Oshkosh; Frank Kreutzer, Oshkosh; Albert
- Kreutzer, who lives in Michigan;
John Kreutzer, a resident of Montana; Mrs. Flora Conrad, Oshkosh;
and Fred Kreutzer, of the state of Washington. Nine grandchildren
and five great grandchildren also survive. One daughter died
in 1918.
- Funeral services will be held Saturday
afternoon at the home at 3:30 o'clock. The Rev. J. C. Lenge,
- pastor of Peace Lutheran church
will officiate. Burial will be at the Doty Street Lutheran cemetery.
Friends may view the remains Friday evening and until the time
of the services at the home.
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- [Source: Oshkosh Northwestern,
Thursday, October 11, 1934, p. 4]
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