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Personal data Carl Herman Schneck 


Household of Carl Herman Schneck

(1) He is married to Opal Groen.

They got married on August 6, 1926 at Ortonville, Big Stone Co., MN, he was 21 years old.

Carl Herman Schneck oo Opal Green née Groen

Marriage source: Johnson, Katherine(Willms), Schneck/Groen FGS, (Milbank SD, KOWJ, xxxi May MCMXCI, xxx Jan MCMXCII30 Jan MCMXCII, & xxvi Apr MCMXCIII) <>

Child(ren):

  1. (Not public)
  3. (Not public)

The couple were divorced from between January 21, 1941 and July 13, 1943 at fortasse, somewhere in SD.

Carl Herman Schneck o/o Opal Green née Groen

Divorce source: Johnson, Katherine(Willms), Schneck/Groen FGS, (Milbank SD, KOWJ, xxxi May MCMXCI, xxx Jan MCMXCII, & xxvi Apr MCMXCIII)

N.N. (Anonymous), Jennie Sleper funeral book, (Kilborn Twp., Grant Co., SD, Presb. Chr., Jan MCMXLI)

'Relatives Attending ... Mr & Mrs Carl Schneck ...'

This would indicate Carl & Opal are married still at Jennie Sleper's funeral. Carl was more closely related to Jennie by his marriage to Opal, than by his next wife. <>


(2) He is married to Elsie Emma Gustafson.

They got married on July 13, 1943 at Pastor Scheck home, Milbank, Grant Co., SD, he was 38 years old.

Carl Herman Schneck oo Elsie Emma Gustafson

Marriage source: Johnson, Katherine(Willms), Schneck/Gustafson FGS, (Milbank SD, KOWJ, xxxi May MCMXCI, xxx Jan MCMXCII, & xxvi Apr MCMXCIII)

Place KOWJ xxvi Apr MCMXCIII FGS

CHS & EEG were married in Pastor Scheck Home <>

Child(ren):

  1. (Not public)
  2. (Not public)


Notes about Carl Herman Schneck

Carl Herman Schneck

Source: Johnson, Katherine, Schneck/Groen FGS, (Milbank SD, KOWJ, xxxi May MCMXCI & xxx Jan MCMXCII)

Mrs. Johnson writes, 'All these places are kinda east of town before the Roberts line & some south.'

Christened in Luth. Chr.

Corona is very near the Grant Co. SD line. Faith=Lutheran Occupation=Farmer Carl died of a heart attack. Carl is buried in Milbank City Cem.

Residences: SD

Carl's wives: 1) Opal Green (related on the Groen line)
2) Elsie Emma Gustafson (related on the Kuper line)

Newspaper fragment, providence unknown - obituary for Carl Schneck: Hand-written at top of clipping, 'Died Sun May 7, 1978' Printed 'Carl Schneck rites planned this afternoon

Funeral services for long-time area resident and farmer Carl Herman Schneck, 73, will be held today, Wednesday, May 10 1978, at 2 p.m. at Emanuel Lutheran church in Milbank. The Rev. Reuben Wiegert will officiate and burial will be inMilbank cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Marlin Kasuske, Larry Gehrking, Orville Hilbrands, Robert Hinders, Aaron Knaus and Lloyd Grabow, Jr. Emanuels are in charge of arrangements.

Mr Schneck died at the local hospital [since I do not have the bibliographical information about the newspaper from which the obiit was cut, the phrase 'local hospital' might refer to anywhere, say Timbuctu] Sunday evening about 10:30p.m. after being stricken by a heart attack.

He was born August 25, 1904, in George, Iowa, the son of Herman and Bertha Kobs Schneck. He was educated in Kilborn township school after his parents moved to Grant county during his youth.

He was married in 1926 to Opal Green and they had two children, Harlow Schneck of Milbank and Harold Schneck of Mandan, N. D. Both survive. Survivors from his second marriage to Elsie Gustafson in 1943 are his wife Elsie and childrenDonald Schneck and Carol Schneck, both at home. There are also eight surviving grandchildren and four great-grandchildren in addition to three sisters, Mrs. Sam (Emily) Benting, Milbank; Mrs. George (Frieda) Schemm, Neosha Rapids, Kansas,and Mrs. Marie Stoick, Odessa, Minn.

He was preceded in death by a son Victor who died in 1955.'

The obituary was sent to David A. Navorska by La Rie Hull Mar. 1993.

Mrs. Hull writes, "BAPTISED IN LUTHERAN CHURCH. BURIED IN CITY CEMETERY. LUTHERAN. MARRIED ELSIE EMMA GUSTAFSON ON 07/13/1943. HAD A SON DONALD AND A DAUGHTER CAROL BY HIS SECOND MARRIAGE. WAS EDUCATED IN KILBORN TWP. DIED IN LOCALHOSPITAL. FUNERAL SERVICES AT EMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURC. OBITUARY SAYS BORN IN GEORGE, IA."

N.N. (Anonymous), Jennie Sleper funeral book, (Kilborn Twp., Grant Co., SD, Presb. Chr., Jan MCMXLI)

'Relatives Attending ... Mr & Mrs Carl Schneck ...'

Carl's parents: Herman Schneck & Bertha Kalb. <>

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Carl Herman Schneck

Bertha Kalb
1875-1946

Carl Herman Schneck
1904-1978

(1) 1926

Opal Groen
1911-1998

(Not public)
Victor James Schneck
1928-1955
(Not public)
(2) 1943

Elsie Emma Gustafson
1924-1997

(Not public)
(Not public)

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Birthday August 25, 1904

  • The temperature on August 25, 1904 was between 7.7 °C and 18.9 °C and averaged 13.0 °C. There was 9.2 hours of sunshine (65%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
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  • In the year 1904: Source: Wikipedia
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Christening day September 20, 1904

  • The temperature on September 20, 1904 was between 3.0 °C and 15.8 °C and averaged 9.2 °C. There was 10.5 hours of sunshine (85%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1904: Source: Wikipedia
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Day of marriage July 13, 1943

  • The temperature on July 13, 1943 was between 11.9 °C and 18.6 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 1.7 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 6.5 hours of sunshine (40%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
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Day of death May 7, 1978

  • The temperature on May 7, 1978 was between 10.3 °C and 14.0 °C and averaged 12.1 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
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    • The Netherlands had about 13.9 million citizens.
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Day of burial May 11, 1978

  • The temperature on May 11, 1978 was between 2.6 °C and 12.2 °C and averaged 7.8 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 11.0 hours of sunshine (71%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
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  • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
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