Nicolaus Balz
b. 5 October 1864, d. circa 1932
- Father: Nicolaus Balz b. 18 August 1825, d. 19 June 1909
- Mother: Caroline Nagel b. 16 January 1836, d. 28 October 1899
- Nicolaus Balz was born on 5 October 1864 in Schleswig, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.
- Nicolaus Balz died circa 1932.
- He was interred at Schleswig Cemetery, Schleswig Township, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.
- The following appeared in a local newspaper: Nicholas Balz, aged 68, died at two o'clock Friday morning at the home
of his son, Walter, at Rockville, after having been ill for the past several weeks. /P/ Mr. Balz was born on a farm in the town of Schleswig, October 5, 1864, and was married to Elizabeth Rothmann of Calumetville on November 26, 1891. The couple located on a farm in Rockville, but after several years they sold it and moved to Calumetville and later to Kiel. Since the death of his wife on July 7, 1929, Mr. Balz had been making his home with his son, Walter at Rockville. /P/ Survivors are: Two daughters, Mrs. Norman Martin of Tulsa, Oklahoma; and Mrs. Alvin Page, who lives near here; three sons, Walter of Rockville, and Milford and Arno of this city; four grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. John Boege and Mrs. Carl Petzoldt and a brother John of this city. /P/ Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Balz at Rockville, with interment in the Rockville cemetery. The Rev. E. L. Worthman of the St. Peter Reformed church officiated. Pallbears were: Carl Wriedt, Charles Schmidt, Fred Voland, John Kasten, August Maurer and William Gruhle.
- Last Edited: 9 Apr 2010