Mathias Klauck

Birth: Jun. 26, 1863 Mequon Ozaukee County Wisconsin, USA Death: Apr. 17, 1941 Sheboygan Sheboygan County Wisconsin, USA

Math. Klauck Rites Held Mathew Klauck, aged 77, passed away Thursday morning at the St. Nicholas hospital in Sheboygan nine days after the death of his wife. The deceased was born in Mequon, on June 26, 1863, attended the district school and learned the blacksmith trade. He married Magdalena Junk at School Hill. The couple made their home at Louis Corners for eight years, moving to Hayton later. At both places Mr. Klauck ran a blacksmith shop. In 1904 the family moved to Sheboygan, where Mr. Klauck continued blacksmithing. For the past year and a half he was employed at the city tool house as blacksmith. He was a member of the Holy Name Society of St. Peter Claver church. His first wife died on March 21, 1926, and in 1929 he married Mrs. Amelia Jolin of Sheboygan. She died April 8. Two daughters and a son also preceded him in death. Survivors are one daughter, Mrs. Hans Nelson; a son George, a stepson, John Derler, all of Sheboygan; 12 granchildren, eight great-grandchildren; three sisters and five brothers, namely, Frank and John of Sheboygan, Henry of Withee, Bernard of Milwaukee, Nicholas of Kiel, Mrs. Frank Grott of Cleveland,Mrs. John Meinert and Mrs. Alvis Hein of Kiel. Funeral services were held on Saturday morning at 8:30 o'clock at the Ramm Funeral Home, and at 9 o'clock at the St. Peter Claver church, with the Rev. C.J. Hausner officiating. Burial was made in the Holy Cross cemetery. The following from here attended the funeral services: Mr. and Mrs. Nic.Klauck, Mrs. Alvis Hein, Mrs. John Meinert, Sr., Mrs. Walter Balz, and Raymond and Isadore Klauck.