Individual Details

Otto Peter Kirschbaum

(11 Mar 1899 - 14 Dec 1956)

Madison Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, Wisconsin, Sunday, December 16, 1956, Page 32, Col. 1: Cassville---Funeral services for Otto P. Kirschbaum,58, who died suddenly Friday in his home here, will be held at 9:30 a.m. Monday in St. Charles Catholic Church in Platteville. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Dennis and Kenneth, both at home; three brothers, John and Edward, both of Bloomington, and Albert, Glen Haven; Five sisters, Mrs. Joseph Fischer, Bagley, Mrs. Leo Myers, Bloomington, Mrs. Frances Zach, Glen Haven, Mrs. Morel Yost, Mauston, and Mrs. Harry Gordon, Prairie du Chien and his mother, Mrs. Amelia Matt Kirschbaum, Cassville. Mr. Kirschbaum was born in Cassville and lived here all his life. He was a member of St. Charles Church and of the parish Holy Name Society. He was married to the former Retha Mary Schuelz*. Friends may call after 3 p.m. today at the family home. The rosary will be recited at 7:30 tonight in St. Charles Church.

*findagrave.com shows Retha and her parents spell their last name as Schmelz.


Events

Birth19 Nov 1889Wisconsin
Birth1890Wisconsin
Birth11 Mar 1899Cassville, Grant Co., Wisconsin
Residence1900Peru Township, Dubuque Co., Iowa
Residence1 Jun 1905Marital Status: Single; Relation: Son - Cassville, Grant Co., Wisconsin
Residence1910Age in 1910: 20; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - Cassville, Grant Co., Wisconsin
Residence5 Jun 1917World War I Draft Registration - Grant Co., Wisconsin
Residence1920Age: 30; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - Cassville, Grant Co., Wisconsin
Marriage1 Sep 1923Dubuque Co., Iowa - Nelle Augusta Billings
Marriage1 Sep 1923Dubuque, Dubuque Co., Iowa - Nelle Augusta Billings
Residence1930Platteville, Grant Co., Wisconsin
Residence1935Platteville, Grant Co., Wisconsin
Residence1 Apr 1940Age: 50; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - Platteville, Grant Co., Wisconsin
Residence1942Platteville, Grant Co., Wisconsin
Death14 Dec 1956Cassville, Grant Co., Wisconsin
Alt nameOtto Kirshbaum
civilWisconsin
BurialSaint Charles Catholic Church Cemetery, Cassville, Grant Co., Wisconsin

Families

SpouseNelle Augusta Billings (1895 - 1973)
SpouseRetha Mary Schmelz (1924 - 2003)
ChildKenneth Kirschbaum ( - )
ChildDennis J. Kirschbaum (1950 - 2018)

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