Paul H. Wisch Dies; Rites To Be Wednesday

Paul Herman Wisch, 62, of 611 Pennsylvania avenue passed away Sunday morning at 3 o'clock at St. Nicholas hospital after being confined there two days.

He was born February 5, 1875, in Germany, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Wisch.  As and infant, he came with his parents to America and resided in northern Wisconsin for a short time.  He then came here to Sheboygan and has lived here since.

Mr. Wisch was employed as a commercial fisherman for 32 years and started his  fishing career on the Fredrick Koch tug and the boat Topas.  He also served as captain of the tug, Goldie W, and later he fished on the tugs Sunbeam and Fearless until two years ago when he was taken ill.  He also was a partner in the Invincible Plating company of this city.

Funeral Wednesday

On March 3, 1900, he was united in marriage with Clara Kaemmerer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kaemmerer.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the Ballhorn Funeral Temple.  The Rev. William Czamanske will have charge of the services, and burial will be made in Wildwood cemetery.

Survivors are his widow; five daughters, Mrs. Walter Miller, Mrs. John Yurk, and Misses Gladys, Virginia, and Helen Wisch; two sons, Paul, Jr., and Gilbert; three brothers, Herman and John, both of Sheboygan, and Otto of Kenosha; and one granddaughter, Phyllis Yurk.  Two sons, Arthur and Ervin, preceded him in death.