Otto C. Perschke, 91, of 1434 Kentucky Avenue, died Saturday evening at Sheboygan Memorial Hospital after a brief illness.
A native of the Town of Schleswig, Manitowoc County, he was born Aug 14, 1875, a son of the late Carl and Augusta Perschke. He attended district grade school and was confirmed at St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed Church, Kiel.
On Dec. 22, 1901, he married Miss Amelia Gensch, also from Manitowoc.
The couple settled in Colby, Wis., where Mr. Perschke operated a saw mill. In 1910, they moved to Unity, Wis., where Mr. Perschke owned and operated a hardware store until his retirement in 1945.
Mrs. Perschke died Feb. 13, 1934. In 1948, Mr. Perschke came to Sheboygan where he had been residing with a daughter, Miss Mildred Perschke.
Survivors include another daughter, Mrs. Robert (Leona) Binning of Fond Du Lac; three grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. at the Ballhorn Funeral Chapels. The Rev. T. Parry Jones, minister of the First Methodist Church will officiate. Committal services will be conducted at 3 p.m., Tuesday at the Colby Memorial Cemetery in Colby.
A native of the Town of Schleswig, Manitowoc County, he was born Aug 14, 1875, a son of the late Carl and Augusta Perschke. He attended district grade school and was confirmed at St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed Church, Kiel.
On Dec. 22, 1901, he married Miss Amelia Gensch, also from Manitowoc.
The couple settled in Colby, Wis., where Mr. Perschke operated a saw mill. In 1910, they moved to Unity, Wis., where Mr. Perschke owned and operated a hardware store until his retirement in 1945.
Mrs. Perschke died Feb. 13, 1934. In 1948, Mr. Perschke came to Sheboygan where he had been residing with a daughter, Miss Mildred Perschke.
Survivors include another daughter, Mrs. Robert (Leona) Binning of Fond Du Lac; three grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. at the Ballhorn Funeral Chapels. The Rev. T. Parry Jones, minister of the First Methodist Church will officiate. Committal services will be conducted at 3 p.m., Tuesday at the Colby Memorial Cemetery in Colby.
Otto C. Perschke, 91, of 1434 Kentucky Avenue, died Saturday evening at Sheboygan Memorial Hospital after a brief illness.
A native of the Town of Schleswig, Manitowoc County, he was born Aug 14, 1875, a son of the late Carl and Augusta Perschke. He attended district grade school and was confirmed at St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed Church, Kiel.
On Dec. 22, 1901, he married Miss Amelia Gensch, also from Manitowoc.
The couple settled in Colby, Wis., where Mr. Perschke operated a saw mill. In 1910, they moved to Unity, Wis., where Mr. Perschke owned and operated a hardware store until his retirement in 1945.
Mrs. Perschke died Feb. 13, 1934. In 1948, Mr. Perschke came to Sheboygan where he had been residing with a daughter, Miss Mildred Perschke.
Survivors include another daughter, Mrs. Robert (Leona) Binning of Fond Du Lac; three grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. at the Ballhorn Funeral Chapels. The Rev. T. Parry Jones, minister of the First Methodist Church will officiate. Committal services will be conducted at 3 p.m., Tuesday at the Colby Memorial Cemetery in Colby.
A native of the Town of Schleswig, Manitowoc County, he was born Aug 14, 1875, a son of the late Carl and Augusta Perschke. He attended district grade school and was confirmed at St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed Church, Kiel.
On Dec. 22, 1901, he married Miss Amelia Gensch, also from Manitowoc.
The couple settled in Colby, Wis., where Mr. Perschke operated a saw mill. In 1910, they moved to Unity, Wis., where Mr. Perschke owned and operated a hardware store until his retirement in 1945.
Mrs. Perschke died Feb. 13, 1934. In 1948, Mr. Perschke came to Sheboygan where he had been residing with a daughter, Miss Mildred Perschke.
Survivors include another daughter, Mrs. Robert (Leona) Binning of Fond Du Lac; three grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. at the Ballhorn Funeral Chapels. The Rev. T. Parry Jones, minister of the First Methodist Church will officiate. Committal services will be conducted at 3 p.m., Tuesday at the Colby Memorial Cemetery in Colby.
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
