MEINEKE, Ervin Henry^{[1, 2]}

1894 - 1961  (67 years)

• Name	MEINEKE, Ervin Henry
  Birth	18 Jun 1894	Two Rivers, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Military	World War I, He served 18 months in France.
  Death	19 Aug 1961	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States   [2, 3]
  	ERWIN H. MEINEKE Erwin H. Meineke, 67, of 2105 Byron St., Chicago, Ill., died Saturday afternoon at Ravenswood Hospital, Chicago, where he had been a patient for 24 days. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Deja and Martin Funeral Chapels, Two Rivers. The Rev. M.W. Oechler of Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church will officiate and burial will be in Forest View Cemetery, Two Rivers. Mr. Meineke was born June 18, 1894, in the Town of Two Rivers, son of the late Charles and Minnie Schmidt Meineke. He attended School District No. 1 and Washington High School, Two Rivers and the University of Wisconsin School of Agriculture Madison. For a number of years, he was manager of the Cow Testing Association in the Town of Two Rivers. In 1920 he moved to Chicago where in 1930 he formed the Builders Supply Company. He was associated with the Schmidt Brothers Construction Company of Chicago and directed the construction of the present Two Rivers Post Office. He married the former Hilda Mertens in Two Rivers on Nov. 30, 1920. She preceded him in death one year ago. Mr. Meineke was a member of the Medina Country Club Chicago, a veteran of World War I, having served 18 months in France, a second degree Mason, and a member of the Constellation Lodge No. 892 and the Medina Shrine Club of Chicago. Survivors include five brothers, Raymond, Herbert and William of Mishicot, Harold and Erhardt of Two Rivers, and two sisters, Mrs. William Menges of Larrabee, and Mrs. Dwight Holsapple of Beverly Hills, Calif. One sister preceded him in death. Friends may call at the funeral chapels. Manitowoc Herald Times, 1961 August 21 - Edited for Living
  Burial	22 Aug 1961	Two Rivers, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States   [3]
  	Address: Forest View Cemetery
  		ME-Meineke Erwin and Hilda Meineke
  Person ID	I64	Jindra and Chaloupka Family Trees | Meineke Family (Mike's fraternal)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	MEINEKE, Carl Peter,   b. 2 Sep 1861, Two Rivers Township, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States d. 23 Aug 1920, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States (Age 58 years)
  Mother	SCHMIDT, Wilhelmina Maria,   b. 23 Aug 1867, Two Rivers, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States d. 9 Mar 1937, Two Rivers, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	7 Apr 1890	Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States
  Family ID	F12	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	MERTENS, Hilda A.,   b. 1893   d. Aug 1960 (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2]
  	Two well known and highly respected young people of St. John's Lutheran Congregation were married at 7 o'clock Tuesday morning when Rev. W.G. Haase, in the presence of a few friends and relatives, performed the ceremony uniting Edwin H. Meineke, son of Mrs. Chas. Meineke of the Town of Two Rivers and Miss Hilda Mertens, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mertens, 1604 21st Street. The ceremony took place in the church, the couple attended by Herbert Meineke, a brother of the groom and Miss Edna Mertens, a sister of the bride. Immediately after the ceremony the couple left on a honeymoon sojourn to Milwaukee and Madison.They will be at home after Dec. 10 in Millidgeville, Illinois where the groom is engaged in the business of a drainage contractor. The bride, of late employed in the office of the Aluminum Goods Plant No. 1, was a type compositor in the Reporter office for several years, a position in which she unfailingly showed reliability and efficiency, a lady of high qualities. The Reporter extends its congratulations and best wishes. The Reporter, Thurs., Dec. 2, 1920
  Family ID	F107	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2025

  
  

• Photos		ME-Meineke Charles Meineke Family
  		ME-Meineke Ervin Meineke at the Meineke picnic at the Schmidt's

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Newspaper - Wisconsin - Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter - 2manitowoc.com, Charles Meineke; obituary; 26 August 1920; viewed online; 21 August 2019. Charles Meinecke(sic) passed away at Holy Family Hospital Monday morning. The misfortune experienced last week in falling from his wagon while driving to the Rangeline Cheese Factory resulted in internal injuries which caused his death. Deceased was born in 1861 in the Town of Two Rivers where he has always resided. He was held in high regard by the community as a possessor of fine qualities of manhood and good citizenship. He was a member of the town board of education and has for the past 30 years been agent for the Mishicot Fire Insurance Co. He was a trustee of St. John's Lutheran Church. The funeral was today from the home with services at St. John's Lutheran Church. Deceased leaves a widow, six sons, Erwin, Raymond, Herbert, William, Harold and Erhart and three daughters, Mrs. Alvin E. Jindra, Mrs. Wm Menges and Miss Esther. Also two sisters, Mrs. William Schaefer of Two Rivers and Mrs. John Wetencamp of California. [S416] Report - Meineke Family History, Created by Ellen Rohr from notes of Marilyn Rohr. [S41] Website - FindAGrave, viewed online; 31 January 2023; Erwin H. Meineke, memorial ID 150438812, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150438812/erwin-h-meineke. Erwin H Meineke BIRTH 1894 DEATH 1961 (aged 66–67) BURIAL Forest Home Cemetery Two Rivers, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA PLOT A-5-4 MEMORIAL ID 150438812