Louis Schweitzer

Birth: Jan. 28, 1887 Death: Jan. 3, 1961

LOUIS SCHWEITZER

Louis Schweitzer, 73, of R. 2, Kiel, died at his home today after being in ill health for several years.

He was born Jan. 28, 1887, near St. Nazianz, son of the late Carl and Magdalena (Kurzenske) Schweitzer. He attended St. Gregory's Catholic School at St. Nazianz and on July 15, 1912, married Miss Emma Stauber of St. Nazianz in St. Gregory's Catholic Church. They lived in St. Nazianz two years before moving to a farm near Steinthal in the Town of Eaton which is now operated by their son, Leo. In October, 1943, they moved to Kiel where he was employed by the Lake to Lake Dairy Cooperative and the Kiel Wooden Ware. He had been employed earlier by the Five Corners Cheese Factory in the Town of Eaton. He retired in 1954. Mr. Schweitzer was a member of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Kiel and a member of the Catholic Order of Foresters Court No. 1539 of St. Nazianz.

Survivors are his wife; three daughters, Mrs. John (Valeria) Proell of Milwaukee, Mrs. Clemens (Armella) Walber of rural New Holstein and Mrs. Richard (Alice) Beck of Sheboygan; seven sons, Leo on the home farm, Lawrence of rural Kiel, Sylvester of Little Elkhart, Robert and Bernard of Kiel, Alphonse of Frankville and Leroy of Rhine Center; two sisters, Mrs. Frank Schwab of Valders and Mrs. Joseph Mertens of Milwaukee; one brother, Ed of the State of Oregon; 43 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by four grandchildren and two sisters.