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Herman Albert Lemke

2 Feb 1878 – 3 Apr 1941

Birth	2 Feb 1878
Death	3 Apr 1941
Cemetery	Evergreen Cemetery I Medford , Taylor County , Wisconsin , USA
Added by	Pat Ellingson on 19 Jul 2009
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39617605

Bio

Herman Lemke was born in Jefferson Township, Bremer County, IA on a farm belonging to his parents, Julius and Paulina Noeske Lemke who were recent immigrants from Province of Posen in the Kingdom of Prussia. He was later brought by his parents to a homestead in Chelsea, Taylor, WI. Herman's father died in a tragic logging accident when Herman was 11. His mother was taken away, their family belongings sold at auction and he and his siblings individually given to local people who would feed and clothe them in return for work. Herman was given to a mean family who treated him badly. Herman and his brother, John, vowed not to run, but to stay together in Medford until they were old enough to be on their own. Herman was shorter, quieter and more intense than his brother, John. Herman then married a local girl, the only child of a farm family, and farmed her farm after her father died. The Star News, Medford, Taylor, WI Thursday, April 3,1941 HERMAN LEMKE, 63, TOWN MEDFORD DIES Herman Lemke, 63, town of Medford, died at his home this morning, Thursday about 4 o'clock. He had been ill since Saturday. Funeral services will be held Saturday Apr 5 at 3 o'clock from the Medford funeral home and at 3:30 from St. Paul's Lutheran Church. The Rev. F.W. Korbitz will officiate. Burial will be at the Medford Cemetery. The deceased was a retired farmer. He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church. He is survived by his wife, three sons, Alfred of Madison, Herman of the town of Medford, and Robert of Mosinee; three brothers, Charles, Swatara, MN; John, Glidden, Emil,Seattle, three sisters, Emma of Camp Douglas, Bertha of Sand Point, ID, and Minnie of Minnesota and seven grandchildren.

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Family

Parents

• Julius John Lemke 1843–1889
• Paulina Wilhelmina Noeske Lemke 1844–1927

Spouse

• Wilhelmina Caroline "Minnie" Haase Lemke 1883–1956

Siblings

• Edward Lemke 1870–1890
• Amiel "Emil" Lemke 1872–1945
• Bertha Ann Lemke Sands 1874–1959
• Johann Julius "John" Lemke 1876–1959
• Minna L Lemke Buchanan 1880–1969
• Charles Friedrich Lamke 1882–1969
• Emma Louise Lemke Olson 1885–1952

Children

• Alfred John Lemke 1898–1969
• Herman Albert Lemke 1902–1978
• Robert Albert Lemke 1905–1968

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