Engel, William Carl^[1]

1873 - 1961  (88 years)

• Name	Engel, William Carl
  Born	15 Jan 1873	Douglas County, IL.
  Gender	Male
  Died	27 Mar 1961	Polk County, NE.
  Buried	Calvary Cemetery; Columbus, NE.
  Person ID	I2984	Wuerdemann Family
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2017

  
  

  Father	Engel, Johan Georg,   b. 9 May 1830, Germany ,   d. 30 Jul 1889, Platte County, NE.  (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Hoffmann, Katherina,   b. 16 Apr 1833, Gambach Hessen Darmstadt, GER. ,   d. 14 Mar 1923, Platte County, NE.  (Age 89 years)
  Married	14 Apr 1853	Cincinnati, OH.
  Family ID	F1784	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rickert, Clara,   b. 18 Dec 1875, Colfax County, NE. ,   d. 30 Oct 1969, Columbus, NE  (Age 93 years)
  Married	30 Nov 1893	St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, (Shell Creek); Columbus, NE.
  Children	+ 1. Engel, Siebert,   b. 1897, ? ,   d. 1961, ?  (Age 64 years)   2. Engel, Katherine,   b. UNKNOWN, Platte County, NE.
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2017
  Family ID	F1791	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  _P_CCINFO 2-14330 ENGEL, WILLIAM C. [Jan. 15, 1873 - Mar. 27, 1961] [The Columbus Daily Telegram, Mar. 28, 1961, pg. 5] Funeral services for William C. Engel, 88, well-known Platte county resident, will be at 1:15 p.m. Thursday at the Gass Funeral chapel and at 2 p.m. at St. John's Lutheran church, Shell Creek. The Rev. W. H. Saas will officiate. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery. The body will lie in state at the Gass chapel after 11 am. Wednesday. Mr. Engel, a resident of this community since he was a boy, died early Monday afternoon at the Social Center rest home, Osceola. Born Jan. 15, 1873 in Douglas county, Ill., he came to Nebraska at the age of six with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George C. Engel, who located on a farm seven miles northeast of Columbus. He was a lifelong member of St. John's Lutheran church, where he was confirmed, and served a number of years on the church council. He also served on the District 44 school board. On November 30, 1893 he married Clara Rickert at St. John's church, the Rev. G. F. Mueller officiating. They lived on the Engel farm until moving to Columbus in 1951. Their home is at 3017 21st Street. Mr. Engel is survived by his wife; son, Siebert of Columbus; daughter, Mrs. Otto (Katherine) Mueller of Monroe; six grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. The last of his family generation, Mr. Engel was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and three sisters. Two grandsons, Virgil and Orville Mueller are also deceased. Memorials may be given to St. John's Lutheran church, Shell Creek. [ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW] ENGEL, WILLIAM C. [Jan. 15, 1873 - Mar. 27, 1961] [The Columbus Daily Telegram, Mar. 28, 1961, pg. 5] Funeral services for William C. Engel, 88, well-known Platte county resident, will be at 1:15 p.m. Thursday at the Gass Funeral chapel and at 2 p.m. at St. John's Lutheran church, Shell Creek. The Rev. W. H. Saas will officiate. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery. The body will lie in state at the Gass chapel after 11 am. Wednesday. Mr. Engel, a resident of this community since he was a boy, died early Monday afternoon at the Social Center rest home, Osceola. Born Jan. 15, 1873 in Douglas county, Ill., he came to Nebraska at the age of six with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George C. Engel, who located on a farm seven miles northeast of Columbus. He was a lifelong member of St. John's Lutheran church, where he was confirmed, and served a number of years on the church council. He also served on the District 44 school board. On November 30, 1893 he married Clara Rickert at St. John's church, the Rev. G. F. Mueller officiating. They lived on the Engel farm until moving to Columbus in 1951. Their home is at 3017 21st Street. Mr. Engel is survived by his wife; son, Siebert of Columbus; daughter, Mrs. Otto (Katherine) Mueller of Monroe; six grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. The last of his family generation, Mr. Engel was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and three sisters. Two grandsons, Virgil and Orville Mueller are also deceased. Memorials may be given to St. John's Lutheran church, Shell Creek. @NF3173@

  
  

• Sources

  ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW Date of Import: 3 May 2008 ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW Date of Import: 3 May 2008 ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW Date of Import: 3 May 2008.