This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bahr AmEnd Minsloff Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2FC.2ACI/1763 Message Board Post: Sheboygan (WI) Press, Sat, Mar 8, 1958, p6 Mrs. Oscar Bahr Mrs. Oscar Bahr, 58, passed away at 6 p.m. Friday at her home, 3026 Kohler Memorial Dr., following a heart attack. Though she had been in ill health for the past four years, her sudden death came as a great shock to her family and all who knew her. Born in Sheboygan on Aug. 24, 1889 (sic, 1899), she was the daughter of the late William and Ida AmEnd, and has made her home in this community all her life. After attending St. Paul's Parochial and Jefferson schools, she graduated from Sheboygan High School in 1917. On Sept. 27, 1922, she was united in marriage to Oscar Bahr. The family resided in Kohler village for a period of 18 years, later moving to their present address where they have lived ever since. Mrs. Bahr was very active in church work, having been a faithful member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, where she taught Sunday School and was the church organist until the time of her illness. She was a member of the Ladies Guild of the church and also served on the Altar Guild for many years. She was treasurer of the Sheboygan Chapter of the Valparaiso Guild and a member of Kohler Womans Club. For a period of 23 years she sang with the Lutheran Chorus of Sheboygan. Besides her husband she is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Donald (Ethel) Minsloff of Marinette, two sons, William of Lombard, Ill., and Ferdinand of Cleveland, O., and her mother, Mrs. Ida AmEnd of Sheboygan, and six grandchildren. Her father preceded her in death. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church. The Rev. Robert Ehlers, pastor of the church, will officiate at the services. Burial will be in Lutheran Cemetery. Friends may call at Nickel's Funeral Home from 2 p.m. on Monday until 11 a.m. Tuesday when the body will be removed to church and lie in state from noon until the time of services. A memorial fund is being established in memory of Mrs. Bahr, for the Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer. Members of Our Redeemer Church Ladies Guild are requested to meet at the church at 1:45 p.m. on Tuesday to attend services in a body. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Funeral - Sheboygan (WI) Press, Wed, Mar 12, 1958, p16 Mrs. Oscar Bahr Funeral services for Mrs. Oscar Bahr, 58, who died at her home 3026 Kohler Memorial Drive on Friday evening, were held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church. The Rev. Robert Ehlers, pastor of the church officiated at the services, the text of his sermon being Psalm 23. Mrs. Richard Schumacher was the organist for the services. Members of Our Redeemer Ladies Guild attended the services in a body and acted as an honor guard when the casket left the church. Pallbearers were Gustave Schroeder, Ernst Pelchen, Henry Hoerz, Harry Hummitzsch, Lorenz Voight and Hans Dankwardt.