Jacob Jugenheimer

b. 23 March 1868
  • Jacob Jugenheimer was interred at Kiel Cemetery, Schleswig Township, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.
  • The following appeared in a local newspaper: Jacob Jugenheimer, 85, formerly of 632 St. Paul St., Kiel, died Monday night at a Manitowoc hospital following a lingering illness. /P/ Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Meiselwitz Funeral Home, Kiel. The Rev. Allen L. Bowe will officiate and burial will be in the Kiel Cemetery. /P/ Mr. Jugenheimer was born March 23, 1868, in the town of Rhine, Sheboygan County, and attended rural schools in the township. Following his marriage March 28, 1895, to Mary Diefenthaler the couple moved to Kiel. He was employed for 33 years at the plant now known as the A. A. Laun Furniture Company. Up until 15 years ago Mr. Jugenheimer was an active member of the Kiel Volunteer Fire Department. /P/ He is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Elsie Arndt, Mrs. Loraine Schreiber, Mrs. Arno Hagenow and Miss Meta Jugenheimer of Kiel, and Mrs. Norma Stevens of Milwaukee; two sons, Oscar of Elkhart Lake and Harvey of Fontana, Calif; a brother, Henry of Kiel; a sister, Mrs. Catherine Borndfeld of Kiel; 11 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. His wife died in 1942. /P/ Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Wednesday until the hour of services.
  • He was born on 23 March 1868 in Rhine, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
  • Peter Jugenheimer and Anna Maria Reichert appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Rhine, Sheboyban County, Wisconsin. Other members of the household included Jacob Jugenheimer, Elise Jugenheimer, John Jugenheimer, Henry Jugenheimer and Peter Jugenheimer.
  • He married Mary Diefenthaler, daughter of Jacob Diefenthaler and Elisabeth Weizel, on 28 March 1895.
  • The following appeared in a local newspaper: Mr. Peter Jugenheimer passed away at his home on Saturday afternoon at 2:30 PM after a long illness at the age of 73 years 2 months and 20 days. His death marks the loss of another German settler and war veteran from the town of Rhine. A well-known and honored member of the community, Mr. Jugenheimer was born on April 6, 1842 in Nierstein, Hesse Darmstadt, Germany. At the age of six years, he and his parents immigrated to America, settling in the town of Rhine. In 1861, he enlisted in the army to fight in the Civil War. He served 3 years and 2 months with the 9th Wisconsin Regiment. During his tour of duty, he contracted typhus and spent time in the hospital. In the year 1867 he married Marie Reichert and the couple settled on a farm in the Town of Rhine, where the couple lived until two years ago when they moved to Kiel. The marriage was blessed with twelve children, of which two died in their youth. The deceased leaves behind his wife, five sons and three daughters, Jacob, John, Heinrich, Peter and Philipp, Mrs. Joseph Menne, Mrs. Louis Rehm and Mrs. Julius Bornefeld, all of which reside in Kiel. Beyond that, 17 grandchildren. The burial took place on Tuesday afternoon, with numerous mourners present at the Rockville Cemetery. A few of the surviving members of the General Lytle Post of the G.A.R. to which Mr. Jugenheimer belonged, and the sons of the German war veterans gave the deceased an honorary song with an introduction by the Arion Band. Pastor Rech conducted the graveside service.
  • The following appeared on 17 March 1927 in a local newspaper: Mrs. Peter Jugenheimer, a resident of this city for the past fourteen years, passed away on Tuesday morning at her home. Death was due to the infirmities of old age. Funeral services will be held on Friday at 1:30 p.m., at the residence, followed by rites at the Refomed church. Rev. O. Saewert will be in charge. Mrs. Jugenheimer, nee Mary Reichert, was born in Guntesblum [sic] Hessendarmstedt, Germany, on March 28, 1847. She was two years old when she came to this country with her parents, who settled in the town of Rhine. She was united in marriage to Mr. Jugenheimer on April 31, 1867 [sic]. He preceded her in death twelve years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Menne, a son-in-law and daughter, have been living with her for the past two years. The following children survive her: Jacob, John, Henry, Peter and Philip, all of this city; Mrs. Jos. Menne and Mrs. L. O. Rehm of Kiel, and Mrs. Julius Bornefeld of Plymouth. There is also one sister, Mrs. Aug. Riess of Elkhart Lake; 20 grandchildren, and one great grandchild.
  • Jacob Jugenheimer became a widower at the circa 1942 death of his wife Mary Diefenthaler.
  • The following appeared in a local newspaper: Mrs. Jacob Jugenheimer, the former Mary Diefenthaler, of 632 St. Paul street passed away at the age of 66 at her home at 8:45 p.m. Monday following a long illness. /P/ She was born on November 19, 1887 [sic], in the town of Rhine as the daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth (Weitzel) Diefenthaler. /P/ On March 28, 1896, she was married to Jacob Jugenheimer and since that time the couple have made their permanent home here. /P/ Mrs. Jugenheimer is survived by her husband and nine children, Mrs. Fred (Elsie) Arndt of Kiel, Mrs. Alfred (Lydia) Luedke of Sheboygan, Mrs. Milfred (Norma) Stevens of Milwaukee, Mrs. Arno (Roma) Hagenow of Kiel, Mrs. Lorraine Schreiber and Miss Meta Jugenheimer at home, Harvey of Sheboygan, Oscar of Kiel and Arthur at home. One daughter preceded her in death in infanacy. /P/ Other survivors are eight grandchildren, and one brother, William Diefenthaler of New Holstein. Three brothers and one sister preceded her in death. /P/ Funeral services for the deceased will be held at the Meiselwitz Funeral home on Thursday at 2 o'clock. Burial will be made in the Kiel cemetery on the family lot. The Rev. Wallace Robertson of the First Presbyterian church of Sheboygan will officiate at the services.
  • Last Edited: 17 Mar 2010

Family: Mary Diefenthaler b. 18 November 1876, d. circa 1942