Henry Menne

Henry Menne

• Father: Peter Menne

• Henry Menne was born on 24 January 1861 in Rhine, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
• He married Wilhelmina Diefenthäler, daughter of Anton Diefenthäler and Anna Elisabetha Gerlach, on 23 February 1886 in Rhine, Wisconsin, or 1886.
• Henry Menne became a widower at the 1929 death of his wife Wilhelmina Diefenthäler.
• The following appeared in a local newspaper: Henry Menne, aged 83, passed away at 7:45 a.m. this Wednesday morning at his home after an illness of several months duration. /P/ Mr. Menne was born in the town of Rhine on January 24, 1861, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Menne. He was united in marriage to Wilhelmina Diefenthaler of the town of Rhine on February 23, 1886. The first few years after their marriage they lived at Millhome. For the past 45 years they have resided in this city, where he followed his trade as carpenter, and also was employed at the Kiel table factory for many years. Mrs. Menne passed away on May 24, 1929. /P/ Survivors are a daughter, Mathilda at home, and a son, John of this city; one brother, Joseph, and two sisters, Mrs. Katherine Daleiden and Mrs. Charles Guetzloe, all of this city. Two brothers and a sister preceded him in death. /P/ Funeral services will be conducted Saturday afternoon at two o'clock at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home, with interment to be made in the Kiel cemetery in the family lot.
• He was interred at Kiel Cemetery, Kiel, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.

• Last Edited: 16 Mar 2010