HISTORY OF MANITOWOC COUNTY


a steady growth, and is now rated among the leading concerns of Two Rivers,
the partners being men of recognized standing and ability.
Mr. Gagnon was married in i874. His wife died in i908, aged fifty-seven
years, leaving a family of fourteen children, all of whom are living. Peter
Gagnon is a republican in political matters, has served as mayor of Two Rivers
for four years, and is now a member of the water and light commissions, and
is also a notary public.
FRED C. SCHOCH.
Fred C. Schoch, one of the successful business men of Manitowoc, where he
is the manager of the largest lumber business, was born in this city, June
27,
I876, and is a son of Christ and Maria (Gerl) Schoch, natives of Germany,
who
came to this country as young people and were married in Manitowoc. His
grandfather was employed in one of the first sawmills operated in this county,
and Christ Schoch was reared to the business, in which he engaged as a young
man. He was employetd by the firm of George Pankratz & Company, lumber
dealers, in which concern he acquired an interest, and when their mill was
moved
to Sturgeon Bay, Mr. Schoch founded the business in Manitowoc which is now
conducted by his son, and which he carried on until his death in I894. He
was a
prominent man in civic affairs, serving as alderman of his ward for a number
of
terms, and was a well known member of the Concordia Singing Society. His
widow still survives and lives in Manitowoc, as do their two daughters, Ida
and
Emma.
Fred C. Schoch was given the advantages of a high-school education and
later attended business college, after leaving which he entered his father's
busi-
ness, of which he has been manager since the latter's death. This firm, the
stock
of which is all held by the members of the Schoch family, handles a full
line of
lumber, building material and milling supplies, and it is the largest business
of
its kind in the city, employing ten men, conducting a large lumberyard, and
hav-
ing a sash and door factory two stories in height, sixty by eighty feet.
Mr.
Schoch is an able business man, and under his management the business of
the
concern has increased materially.
On October 14, 1907, Mr. Schoch was married to Miss Syvina Louziar, of
Two Rivers, Wisconsin, a daughter of Mrs. Adeline Louziar. Mr. Schoch is
a
popular member of the Elks, the Eagles, the Woodmen, the Royal League and
the Freier Saengerbund.
CHARLES KULNICK.
Charles Kulnick, treasurer and general manager of the Schreihart Brewing
Company, one of the large business concerns of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, was
born
in Manitowoc county, October 2i, i870, and is a son of John and Anna (Steiner)
Kulnick, natives of Germany. The Kulnick family was founded in the United


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