MEINEKE, Nora^{[1, 2]}

1892 - 1973  (81 years)

• Name	MEINEKE, Nora
  Birth	21 Apr 1892	Wisconsin, United States   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	Jul 1973  [1]
  	NORA MENGES Mrs. William Menges, Sr., 81, of Larrabee, Rt. 2, Two Rivers, died Monday evening at Memorial Hospital, Manitowoc. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Town of Gibson. The Rev. Percy Damrow will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Menges, nee Nora Meineke, was born April 21, 1892, in the Town of Two Rivers, daughter of the late Charles and Minnie Schmidt Meineke. She was married to William Menges June 12, 1917, at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Two Rivers. The couple operated a grocery store at Larrabee many years. Mr. Menges preceded her in death in October of 1972. She was a member of St. John Evangelical Church, Ladies Bible Class and the Larrabee Homemakers Club. Survivors include two sons and one daughter; five brothers, Raymond, Herbert and William of Mishicot and Harold and Erhardt, of Two Rivers; 27 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren, two sisters and a granddaughter preceded her in death. Friends may call at Lambert Funeral Home, Mishicot, after 4 p.m. Wednesday until noon Thursday and then at the church until the time of service. Herald Times Reporter, 1973 July 10, Edited for living ******** (b. 21 Apr. 1892/d. Jul. 1973/SSDI) Source: https://www.2manitowoc.com/30obit.html
  Person ID	I65	Jindra and Chaloupka Family Trees | Meineke Family (Mike's fraternal)
  Last Modified	21 Nov 2023

  
  

  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	MENGES, William J.,   b. 2 Dec 1889, Two Rivers, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States d. 1 Oct 1972, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	12 Jun 1917	Two Rivers, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States   [1]
  	Address: St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church
  	Miss Nora Meinecke, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Meinecke, and William Menges, of Two Rivers were married at Two Rivers today, at the Lutheran Parsonage. Rev. Doehler officiating. The bridal patr (sic) departed from this city for a wedding trip to Detroit, South Bend and other points and will make their home in the town of Two Rivers where Mr. Menges operates a cheese factory. Manitowoc Daily Herald, Tuesday, June 12, 1917 P. 3
  Children	+ 1. MENGES, Mildred Esther,   b. 18 Feb 1920, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States d. 8 May 2003, Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States (Age 83 years) + 2. MENGES, Betty M.,   b. 1 Mar 1923, Two Creeks, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States d. 22 Nov 1999 (Age 76 years) + 3. MENGES, William R. Jr,   b. 28 May 1926, Two Creeks, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States d. 8 Mar 1991, Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States (Age 64 years) + 4. Living
  Family ID	F41	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2025

  
  

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  [S416] Report - Meineke Family History, Created by Ellen Rohr from notes of Marilyn Rohr. [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.