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Joseph Schuch
1917 - 2005
Joseph
M. Schuch, 87, of Watertown, died January 8, 2005, at
his home.
A
memorial service will be held in May.
Burial
will take place in Oak Hill
Cemetery, Watertown.
The Hafemeister Funeral Home of Watertown is in charge of
arrangements.
Joseph
was born Dec. 9, 1917, in Watertown, son of John and Catherine (Roets) Schuch. He married the
former Margaret Kleck on April 25, 1942. Joseph was a
World War II veteran, having served in the United States Army for four years,
two of which were in the Southwest Pacific Campaign. He attained the rank of
captain.
Joseph
retired from the U.S. Postal Service as assistant postmaster and had also been
employed as a real estate broker. He was a member of St. Henry’s Catholic
Church in Watertown and American Legion Post No. 189.
Surviving
are his wife, Margaret Schuch of Watertown; a son,
Jonathon J. (Patricia) Schuch of Brighton, Mich.; two
grandchildren, Joseph H. (Laura) Schuch and Jean S.
(Patrick) Rennich; his great-grandchildren, Timothy
J. Schuch, Nicholas S. Schuch,
Kristen G. Schuch, Jeremy K. Schuch,
Emily J. Rennich and Owen K. Rennich.
He was
preceded in death by his parents and five sisters, Lillian Morris, Mildred Bredow, Dorothy Werneburg, Josephine Krueger and
Agnes Justmann.
Margaret Kleck Schuch
1919 -
2013
Margaret Kleck
Schuch, age 93, of Watertown, died on Friday, Feb. 8,
2013. A private grave sight service is planned at a later
date with burial in Oak Hill
Cemetery. There will be no
visitation.
Margaret
was born on Oct. 14, 1919, in Watertown.
She was the daughter of Arthur and Alma (Buchholz) Kleck.
She married Joseph M. Schuch on April 25, 1942. She was a member of the First Congregational
United Church of Christ. Survivors
include her son, Jonathon J. (Pat) Schuch of
Brighton, Mich.; two grandchildren, Joseph H. Schuch
and Jean S. (Patrick) Rennich; and six grandchildren,
Timothy J., Nicholas S., Kristen G. and Jeremy K. Schuch
and Emily J. and Owen K. Rennich; cousins and other
relatives.
She
was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph M. Schuch;
parents and one sister, Dorothy K. Weingart.
The Hafemeister Funeral Home is serving the family.
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