The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-09-21
TWO PIONEERS GONE
Conrad Muntzenberger Passed to the
Great Beyond on Last Sat
urday Evening.
A SOLDIER IN FRENCH ARMY

John Martin Hansis Another Pioneer.
Settler of the County, Died This Morn
ing at His Home in the Town of Pleas
ant Prairie Both Had Devoted Their
Lives to Their Country in Times of
War and Peace.
Conrad Muntzenberger, one of the
early pioneer settlers of thia city, and
one of the most highly hohored and
respected citizens of the county, passed
away last Saturday evening at his
home on Lake avenue. The deceased
had been i'll for some time, but his
death was unexpected. The funeral
will be held from the family residence
tomorrow Tuesday at 8 o'clock P. m.
The death of Conrad Muntzenberge
marks the passing of one of the men
who have been very closely connected
with the development of Kenosha. AT
the time of his death he was eighty
seven years of age, and over fifty
years of this time had been spent IN
Kenosha. In this half century he has
taken a great interest IN the develop
ment of the home town. For years he
served as a member of the common
council, and for sixteen years he assist
ed in advancing the cause OF education
in Kenosha, by his work as a member
of the board of education.
The deceased was German by birth.
He was born on the Rhine in Germany
Aug. II, 1912. His parents were both
natives of Germany, and spent their
entire time in that country. The de-
ceased Kenosha pioneer was reared to
manhood in his native land, and in
the German schools he acquired good
education. Early in life he learned
the brewers trade, but this was not to
his liking, and in 1886 he went to
Africa where he enlisted as soldier IN
the French army. He was IN the nu-
merous campaigns with his regiment,
and returned to Europe and took part
in the stirring times which made the
name of Louis Philippe famous in the
history of France.
He returned to his home in Germany
in 1910, and soon after he left for the
New World, landing in this city in
1847, after he had resided for a short
time in Cincinnati and Milwaukee.
Soon after he came to this city he
opened brewery and carried on the
business successfully until 1875, when
he rented the brewery to his son. Soon
after his arriva1in Southport he made
investments in real estate which made
him fortune.
While he was living in Cincinnati he
was married to Miss Elizabeth Rahke,
also a native of Germany. To this
union nine children were born and
three of them survive the father.
They are Pauline, who is the wife of
Peter Funck, of Chicago; Rosa, who is
the wife of William F. Fisher, of this
city, and Ado1ph Muntzenberger, of
Chicago, ggwho is we'll known to every
citizen of the city.
IN political sentiment Mr.. Munt-
zenberger was Democrat and he has
always been very active in the sup
port of the party to which he was af-
fi1iated. He has been a standard
bearer in many hard fought CAM
paign and has always borne his part
with honor to himself and to the party
which he represented. His work on
the School Board was careful and con-
scientious and much of the prosperity
of the Kenosha schools today may be
traced to the broad foundations which
were laid under his direction. He has
taken an active interest in all that per-
tains to the welfare of the city and her
citizens, and in the death of Conrad
Muntzenberger the city will feel loss
which nothing can repay. He was a
Mason of high degree and the funeral
will be held under the direction of the
Masonic fraternity.