Richard Sachse

Richard Sachse

• Father: Christian W. Sachse b. circa 1845

• Richard Sachse was born on 29 December 1889 in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
• He married Elsie Dexheimer, daughter of William Dexheimer and Theresa Weichel, in June 1909.
• Christian W. Sachse appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Wilson, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. Other members of the household included Richard Sachse, Elsie Dexheimer.
• He was employed in a chair factory, according to the 1910 census.
• Richard Sachse registered for the draft on 4 June 1917 in Wisconsin while living with his wife and one child on Route 5, Sheboygan, and employed there by Sheboygan Chair Company.
• Elsie Dexheimer became a widow at his death.
• Richard Sachse died in September 1917 at age 27.
• The following appeared on 15 January 1971 in the Sheboygan Press: Mrs. Elsie Schmidt, 80, a resident of Sunny Ridge, died there early today after a brief illness. /P/ A former resident of 2608 South 8th St., she was born Sept. 11, 1890, in Sheboygan, daughter of William and Theresa Dexheimer. She attended local elementary schools. /P/ Mrs. Schmidt was married to Richard Sachse in June of 1909. He died in 1917. She was married to Paul Schmidt on Dec. 1918. He died in 1947. In 1966 she moved to Sunny Ridge. /P/ Survivors include a son, Richard Sachse, rural Howards Grove-Millersville; a daughter, Mrs. Carl (Clara) Dern Sr., Sheboygan; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Rudy (Irene) Gunderson, Ontario, Calif; four brothers, Walter and Norman, both Sheboygan, Ernst, Elkhart Lake, and Alvin, Lincoln Park, Mich; several grandchildren; four step-grandchildren, ans six step-great-grandchildren. /P/ She was preceded in death by a son and daughter. /P/ Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday at the Ballhorn Funeral Chapels, withe the Rev. Vernon Jaberg, pastor of St. John United Church of Christ, officiating. Burial will be in Wildwood Cemetery. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Sunday.

• Last Edited: 22 Mar 2010