Gottlieb Samuel Schaedler was born on October 29, 1848 to Peter and Anna Schaedler in Olganowka, Rozyszcze, Volhynia.  He is the father and common ancestor of the Schaedler/Schadler families.  He married Wilhelmine Thielmann in Rozyszcze, Volhynia in August of 1868. [1]

 

Wilhelmine Thielmann was born in 1847 to Gottleib and Rosalia Thielmann in Bromberg, Wirsitz, Niczychowo.  She was the first wife of Gottlieb Samuel Schaedler (patriarch of the Schadler family), as well as the mother of Julius, Emil, Ludmila, and Ewald Schadler.  They married in August of 1868 in Rozyszcze, Volhynia.  Wilhelmine died on September 4, 1880 at age thirty-three.  According to church records, she was buried in Olganowka, Rozyszcze, Volhynia (now known as Ol'hanivka). [2]

 

1 Gottlieb Schadler: 1848 - 1937
  +Wilhelmine Thielmann: ~1844 - 1880
  2 Julius Carl Schaedler: 27 July 1874 - 12 Sep 1877

 

Julius Schaedler was born in Olganowka, Volhynia on June 27, 1874.[7]  According to church records, he died on September 12, 1877 in Rudno and was buried in Olganowka, Rozyszcze, Volhynia. [3]

 

 

Emil Herrmann Schaedler was born to Gottlieb and Wilhelmina (Thielmann) Schaedler in Olganowka, Volhynia on November 7, 1875.  He immigrated to America with his family in 1892.  Emil married Mathilda M. Villwock on May 13, 1905 in Michigan.  He worked as a carpenter until he retired.  Emil died at Mercy Hospital on Monday, August 13, 1962.  Funeral services for Emil H. Schadler were held on Wednesday at the Kerlikowske, Starks & Beatty Chapel.  The Rev. Hilbert Klein, pastor of the Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church, Baroda, officiated.  Charles Rakauski, Michael Muller, Earnest Mergenthaler, Charles Peige, Carl Rowe, and Bethel Wright served as casket bearers.  Emil was buried with his wife in Lakeview (City) Cemetery. [4]

 

Mathilda M. "Tillie" Villwock was born in Germany on June 3, 1882 to William and Marie (Lapinski) Villwock.  Her family might have immigrated to the United States in 1890.  On May 13, 1905 she married Emil H. Schadler in St. Joseph, Michigan.  Together they raised four daughters and a son.  A second son died in infancy.  Mathilda was admitted to Mercy Hospital for medical treatment on Friday, June 23, 1939.  She died the next day and funeral services were held the following Tuesday at the Kerlikowske funeral chapel.  The Rev. Edwin A. Irion, pastor of the Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church officiated.  Tillie was buried in Lakeview (City) Cemetery in St. Joseph. [5]

 

 

2 Emil H. Schadler: 1875 - 1962
  +Mathilda M. Villwock: 1883 - 1939
  3 Henry Ewald Schadler: 1911 - 17 Jun 1911

 

Henry Ewald Schadler was the second son of Emil and Tillie Schadler.  His exact birth date in 1911 is unknown, but he died on June 17, 1911 in St. Joseph, Michigan.  Henry was buried in Lakeview (City) Cemetery. [8]

 

2 Emil H. Schadler: 1875 - 1962
  +Mathilda M. Villwock: 1883 - 1939
  3 Evelyn B. Schadler: 3 Jan 1913 - 21 Feb 1998
    +Michael Muller: 8 Oct 1909 - 11 Feb 1969
    4 Thomas Michael Muller: 1951 - 2009
    4 Carol Jean Muller: Living

 

Evelyn B. Schadler was the eldest daughter of Emil and Tillie Schadler.  She was born on January 3, 1913 in St. Joseph, Michigan.  In the 1940 Polk City Directory, Evelyn is listed as working in the machine shop at the Auto Specialties Mfg. Co.  She married Michael Muller on February 9, 1948 in the rectory of the Catholic Church of Watervliet with her sister, Dorothy, serving as her maid of honor.  They raised a son and a daughter.  In addition to working at Auto Specialties, Evelyn worked, for a time, at Michigan Bell Telephone as an operator.  Along with her husband she co-owned and helped run the Red & White Grocery Store in Hartford and, later, the Silver Dollar Cafe in St. Joseph.  Evelyn Muller died at Lee Memorial Hospital in Dowagiac on Saturday, February 21, 1998.  Graveside services were held on Tuesday in Riverview Cemetery, St. Joseph.  The Dey-Florin Chapel, Florin Funeral Services was in charge of arrangements. [9]

 

Michael Muller was born on October 8, 1909 in North Dakota.  Michael ran the Muller IGA store in Hartford, Michigan for several years.  He married Evelyn Schadler on February 9, 1948.  In 1950 he purchased the Silver Dollar Bar in St. Joseph.  Michael was a World War II veteran.  He was a member of the St. Joseph Elks Lodge No. 541 and the Michigan Beverage Association.  Michael died from a heart attack on February 11, 1969 while ice fishing at Lower Jeptha Lake, five miles northwest of Bangor, Michigan.  He was pronounced dead on arrival at South Haven Community Hospital at 3:30 PM.  Funeral services were held at the Kerlikowske and Starks Funeral Home on the following Friday.  Burial was in Riverview Cemetery. [10]

 

2 Emil H. Schadler: 1875 - 1962
  +Mathilda M. Villwock: 1883 - 1939
  3 Dorothy A. Schadler: 16 Sep 1915 - 28 Jun 2003

 

Dorothy A. Schadler was the second daughter born to Emil and Tillie Schadler.  She was born on September 16, 1915 in St. Joseph, Michigan.  In the 1940 Polk City Directory, Dorothy is listed as working in the machine shop at the Auto Specialties Mfg. Co.  Public records indicate she lived in St. Joseph, Michigan until, at least, 2001.  Dorothy died at her home on June 27, 2003.  Her body was cremated and buried in Riverview Cemetery.  Florin Funeral Services handled the arrangements. [11]

 

2 Emil H. Schadler: 1875 - 1962
  +Mathilda M. Villwock: 1883 - 1939
  3 Helen M. Schadler: 6 Feb 1918 - Jul 1984
    +Charles A. Rakauski: 28 June 1913 - 15 Nov 1986

 

Helen M. Schadler was the third daughter of Emil and Tillie Schadler.  She was born on February 6, 1918 in St. Joseph, Michigan.  In the 1940 Polk City Directory, Helen is listed as working in the machine shop at the Auto Specialties Mfg. Co.  On October 18, 1941, at 9:00 AM, she married Charles A. Rakauski, Jr. at St. Joseph Catholic Church.  The Rev. A. H. Miller performed the ceremony.  They were married for more than 42 years.  Helen died on July 3, 1984 in her home in St. Joseph.  Her body was cremated and buried in Riverview Cemetery.  The Kerly-Starks Funeral Home handled the arrangements. [12]

 

Charles A. Rakauski, Jr. was born in Chicago on June 28, 1913 to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rakauski.  In the 1940 Polk City Directory, Charles is listed as working in the machine shop and shipping room at the Auto Specialties Mfg. Co.  He would later work as a quality control inspector and, eventually retire from the company.  Charles married Helen Schadler in St. Joseph on October 18, 1941.  He was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church.  Charles died on November 15, 1986.  His body was cremated and his ashes were buried in Riverview Cemetery. [13]

 

2 Emil H. Schadler: 1875 - 1962
  +Mathilda M. Villwock: 1883 - 1939
  3 Mabel W. Schadler: 22 Jan 1922 - 27 Sep 1983

 

Mabel W. Schadler was the fourth daughter of Emil and Tillie Schadler, appearing in the 1930 and 1940 U.S. Census records with her parents and sisters.  She was born on January 22, 1922 in St. Joseph, Michigan.  Mabel was a graduate of St. Joseph High School where she received several scholastic accolades.  In the 1940 Polk City Directory, Mabel is listed as working as a clerk at People's State Bank.  She is also mentioned as being on vacation from the same bank in a 1947 article in The News-Palladium of Benton Harbor when her father went to visit her brother in California.  Mabel died in Benton Harbor's Mercy Hospital on September 27, 1983 after a brief illness.  Graveside services were held in Riverview Cemetery with Florin Funeral Services handling the arrangements. [14]

 

1 Gottlieb Schadler: 1848 - 1937
  +Wilhelmine Thielmann: 1847 - 1880
  2 Amelia A. Schadler: 14 Dec 1877 – 9 Dec 1954
    +Gustave A. Hinz: 17 Dec 1877 - 27 Oct 1937
    3 Herbert E. Hintz: 1904 - 1973
    3 Kenneth Carl Hintz: 1905 – 1989
    3 Grace Hintz: 1906 - 2002
    3 Mildred E. Hintz: 1907 - 1988
    3 Milton Alexander Hintz: 1909 - 1940
    3 Florence Hintz: 1917 - 2011

 

Ludmila (Amelia) Auguste Schaedler was born on December 14, 1877 to Gottlieb and Wilhelmine (Thielmann) Schaedler in Olganowka, Volhynia.  She was confirmed in Olganowka on December 26, 1877.  Amelia's mother died when she was four years old.  Her father remarried less than two years later to Wilhelmine Gersonde in Volhynia.

 

Amelia immigrated to the United States with her father, step-mother, two brothers, and several step-brothers and step-sisters.  In transit, the family name was changed to Schadler.  She married Gustav Hinz in 1903 and they raised six children.  After Gustav's death, Amelia assisted in raising four of her grandchildren when the wife of her son Kenneth died at an early age.  Amelia died in Mishawaka on December 9, 1954 and was buried with Gustav and her youngest son Milton in Fairview Cemetery. [15]

 

Gustave August Hinz was one of eleven children born to Fred and Wilhelmine Hinz.  Born on December 17, 1877 in Germany, Gustav was four years old when the family crossed the Atlantic Ocean.  In early 1903 he contracted typhoid fever, but managed to survive the illness.  He married Amelia Augusta Schadler in St. Joseph, Michigan on December 3, 1903.  At the time of his wedding, Gustave was working for the railroad.  They lived in St. Joseph until about 1912 and had four of their five children there.  They were living in Niles, Michigan when Gustav's father died.  They moved to Mishawaka, Indiana around 1913.

 

Gustav and Amelia raised five children while living in Mishawaka; Herbert, Kenneth, Grace, Mildred, Milton, and Florence.  Their children were all born in St. Joseph, Michigan except their youngest daughter Florence, who was born in Mishawaka.  Gustav worked as a laborer at the Dodge Manufacturing Corporation in Mishawaka for the last twenty-four years of his life.  An undisclosed illness, lasting eight days, took his life at age 59 in 1937.  He was buried in Fairview Cemetery in Mishawaka, Indiana. [16]

 

2 Amelia Schadler: 1877 – 1954
  +Gustave Hinz: 1877 - 1937
  3 Herbert A. Hintz: 20 Jun 1904 - 28 Jun 1973
    +Wilma Georgianna Shamo: 29 Sep 1906 – 27 Jul 1971
    4 Carol Jean Hintz: 1940 – 1991

 

Herbert E. Hintz was the eldest son of Gustav and Amelia Hinz.  Herb Hintz was born on June 20, 1904 in St. Joseph, Michigan.  He married Wilma Shamo, on 17 May 1924 in St. Joseph, Michigan.  The 1940 U. S. Census lists Herbert and Wilma living in Mishawaka with newborn daughter Carol Jean.  Herbert was a professional golfer, and was an instructor at the Eberhart-Petro municipal golf course in Mishawaka.  He played in the Mishawaka City Golf Championship at least once.  Herbert died on June 28, 1973 in the Stephens Nursing Home in Niles, Michigan.  He was buried with his wife in Fairview Cemetery. [17]

 

Wilma Georgianna Shamo was born on September 29, 1906 in Indiana.  After marrying Herbert Hintz in 1924, she had a daughter, Carole Jean, who was born in 1940.  Wilma worked forty-seven years at the Uniroyal, Inc. facility in Mishawaka, retiring in 1969.  She lived in Mishawaka and South Bend, Indiana with Herbert until her death on July 27, 1971.  They are buried together in Fairview Cemetery in Mishawaka, Indiana. [18]

 

 

Kenneth worked for, and retired from, the Studebaker Corporation in South Bend, Indiana.  He died on February 17, 1989 and was buried with his family in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Mishawaka following funeral services held at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. [19]

 

Florine Marie Accoe was born on February 23, 1905 in Mishawaka, Indiana to Serafin and Marie (Bracke) Accoe.  Her family had immigrated to the United States from Eeklo, Belgium only about one year before her birth.  On August 28, 1928 she married Kenneth Carl Hintz in South Bend, Indiana.  They would have six children but two would not survive beyond a very early age.  She died abruptly on August 26, 1941 after a short illness, leaving a family of four small children.  After funeral services at St. Joseph's Catholic Church she was buried in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Mishawaka with her daughters, Shirley and Joanne. [20]

 

Anna Wolowicz Hay was the second wife of Kenneth Hintz.  She was born in Warren, Massachusetts on May 24, 1903 but spent most of her life in the Mishawaka, Indiana area.  Anna worked for the Studebaker Corporation for several years.  She married Kenneth Carl Hintz on November 20, 1956,  Anna died in St. Paul's Health Care Center in South Bend, Indiana on Wednesday, June 24, 1987.[*]  Following a service at the Hahn De Vos Funeral Home in Mishawaka she was buried in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Mishawaka. [21]

 

2 Amelia Schadler: 1877 – 1954
  +Gustave Hinz: 1877 - 1937
  3 Grace Hintz: 30 Jul 1906 - 24 Sep 2002
    +Theodore Roosevelt Zopf: 17 Nov 1904 - 12 Jan 1982
    4 Charles Theodore Zopf: 1931 - 1956

 

Grace Hintz was born on July 31, 1912 in Saint Joseph, Michigan.  She and Theodore Zopf were united in marriage on January 1, 1930.  The 1940 U. S. Census lists them living in Mill Creek, La Porte County, Indiana with their one son, Charles Theodore Zopf and Ted's father, Edward.  Tragedy struck in 1956 when their only son died after contracting Bulbar Polio.  He left behind a wife and infant daughter.  Grace died on September 24, 2002 in the Santa Cruz Health Center, Santa Cruz, California.  She was buried with Ted in St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park in Granger, Indiana. [22]

 

Theodore “Ted” Roosevelt Zopf was born on November, 17, 1904 in Axtel, Kansas.  Ted was the son of Edward "Pappy" Zopf of Dixon, Illinois (28 August 1875 - 30 September 1951).  He married Grace Hintz on January 1, 1930 in the parsonage of the First Presbyterian Church in Mishawaka, Indiana by Rev. Burnett.  According to the 1940 U. S. Census, Ted owned a Bar/Tavern that he, his wife and father operated.  In 1974, he retired as the head maintenance man for New Prairie Schools.  Ted was a DeMolay Dad and a member of the Terre Coupe Masonic Lodge.  He was also a Worthy Patron of the Order of the Eastern Star of New Carlisle.  Ted died at the Desert Samaritan Hospital on Tuesday, January 12, 1982 while vacationing in Mesa, Arizona.  After an Eastern Star service at the Orvis-Palmer Funeral Home on Friday, he was buried in St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger, Indiana.  The Rev. Robert Heckaman, pastor of the Lydick United Methodist Church officiated the funeral. [23]

 

2 Amelia Schadler: 1877 – 1954
  +Gustave Hinz: 1877 - 1937
  3 Mildred E. Hintz: 7 May 1907 - 21 May 1988
    +Robert L. Syester: 28 Jan 1897 – 2 Oct 1975

 

Mildred Hintz was born on May 7, 1907 in Saint Joseph, Michigan.  She and Robert Syester were wed on December 16, 1933 in Mishawaka, Indiana.  Mildred lived in Niles, Michigan for twenty-seven years.  She was a member of the Messiah White Shrine 10 of South Bend and the Order of the Eastern Star in Niles.  Mildred died on May 21, 1998, having moved to Mishawaka to live with her sister Grace just three weeks before her death.  After services at the Hollis-Palmer Funeral Home, officiated by the Rev. Dan Crosley, she was buried with Robert in St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park. [24]

 

Robert Lawry Syester was born on January 28, 1897 in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana to Hewell and Hester Syester.  He is listed with his parents and a sister, Lola, and brother, Ira, in the 1900 U. S. Census.  Robert's life, however, was not easy.  Records place him at the Rose Orphan's Home in Terre Haute in the 1900's and at the Clay County, Knightsville Orphanage in 1904.  On November 27, 1919, Robert married Lucinda Derf in Mishawaka, Indiana.  They appear in the 1920 U. S. Census living with her parents, Robert and Flora Derf.  The 1930 U. S. Census lists Robert L. Syester as a roomer within a household in Peoria, Illinois, possibly working while away from the family as the depression took hold.  Lucinda died in 1932 and was buried in Fairview Cemetery in Servia, Wabash County, Indiana.  Robert married Mildred Hintz on December 16, 1933.  The couple appears in the 1940 U. S. Census in Mishawaka, Penn Township, Indiana with four daughters from Robert's marriage to Lucinda.  Robert and Mildred later moved to Niles, Michigan.  Robert was a member of the Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem in Niles.  He held several offices within the order throughout his later years.  Robert died on October 2, 1975 in Buchanan, Michigan and was buried in St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger, Indiana. [25]

 

 

2 Amelia Schadler: 1877 – 1954
  +Gustave Hinz: 1877 - 1937
  3 Florence M. Hintz: 10 Aug 1917 - 2 Mar 2011
    +Hiram E. Stauffer: 8 Aug 1913 - 19 Aug 1997
    4 Ronald Stauffer: Living
    4 Susan Stauffer: Living

 

Florence M. Hintz was the youngest daughter of Gustave and Amelia.  She was born on August 10, 1917 in Mishawaka, Indiana.  She married Hiram Eugene Stauffer and they had a son and a daughter.  Florence served in the WACs (Women's Army Corps) during World War II as an aerial photograph interpreter.  She and her husband were stationed in Great Britain when their son Ronald was born.  Florence died on March 2, 2011 in Washougal, Washington and her remains were cremated.  Services were held in Pennsylvania. [27]

 

Hiram Eugene Stauffer was born on August 8, 1913 in Dumore County, Pennsylvania.  He married Florence Hintz.  During World War II, Eugene was a Staff Sargent stationed in Great Britain.  He retired as a veteran after thirty years of service in the U. S. Army Air Corps (U. S. Air Force).  Hiram died in Las Vegas, Nevada on August 19, 1997.  Services were held in Pennsylvania. [28]

 

1 Gottlieb Schadler: 1848 - 1937
  +Wilhelmine Thielmann: 1847 - 1880
  2 Ewald Ludwig Schadler: 11 Jul 1879 - 15 Jul 1964
    +Marie Hoehn: 12 Feb 1873 - 25 Aug 1948

 

Ewald Ludwig Schadler was born to Gottlieb and Wilhelmina (Thielmann) Schaedler in Volhynia on July 11, 1879.  He immigrated to America with his family in 1892.  Ewald married Marie Hoehn and had a daughter.  But Ewald's life was not easy.  He was committed to the Kalamazoo State Hospital on the grounds of incompetence.  His name appears in the 1920 U. S. Census as an inmate in the main building.  His entry also lists his status as married.  He lived most of the rest of his life at the hospital, later as an employee rather than an inmate.  In 1945 a final account of his estate was held in the Berrien County Probate Court with the Honorable Malcolm Hatsfield, Judge of Probate, presiding over the hearing.  Ewald died on July 15, 1964 and was buried in the Kalamazoo City Cemetery. [29]

 

Marie Hoehn was born on February 12, 1873 in Germany.  She married Ewald Schadler and they had a daughter, Frieda.  Sometime after their marriage, Marie had Ewald committed to the Kalamazoo State Hospital on the grounds of incompetence.  She then moved to St. Louis, Missouri, taking her daughter Frieda with her.  On August 25, 1948, Marie committed suicide by strangulation while she was a patient in the mental ward of the city infirmary in St. Louis.  She had been a patient in the ward for the three years prior.  Marie was buried in St. Matthew Cemetery on August 28, 1948. [30]