Copyright USGenNet Inc., 2017 All Rights Reserved USGenNet Data Repository Please read USGenNet Copyright Statement on this page: Transcribed and submitted by Linda Talbott for the USGenNet Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ =========================================================================== Formatted by USGenNet Data Repository Chief Archivist, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. =========================================================================== Door County News Thursday, January 17, 1918 CAPTAIN ALBERT ICKE SUMMONED Old Lake Captain and Pioneer Resident of Ellison Bay Passes Away on Friday. In the death of CAPTAIN ALBERT ICKE of Ellison Bay on Friday there passed away one of the pioneer lake masters and early settlers of Door county. CAPT. ICKE had been ailing for a year with stomach trouble, but it was only during the past month that he was confined to his bed. During his illness he was cared for by his devoted daughter HATTIE, who is a trained nurse, and his bed of suffering was made easier by her administrations. He bore his illness with resignation and cheefulness to the last and passed away surrounded by his sorrowing family. CAPT. ICKE was born in Germany on March 15, 1839, being nearly 79 years of age at the time of his death. When a young man he came to America, where he followed sailing on the Great Lakes, during which time he commanded a number of schooners in the early days. The last vessel he sailed was the schooner J. A. Travis, which he also owned. This boat was lost in the early 90's, being wrecked at Mud Bay during a storm. Shortly after he retired from active service on the lakes and took up his resi- dence at Ellison Bay. Here he had purchased a large tract of land in 1877 and had built a dock, over which he shipped wood for a number of years. During the panic of 1893 he lost considerable money, the same fall he lost his vessel and the following winter his wife died, but notwithstanding these reverses he "stuck to the ship" and weathered the storm of adversity and recuperated his losses to a large extent. Thru his efforts and enterprise the virginal forest was converted into a prosperous farm and he kept abreast of the times in the conduct of his business. CAPT. ICKE is survived by his third wife and the following children: ALBERT and FRANK of Milwaukee, RUDOLPH of Michigan, MRS. JOHN ANCLAM, of Baileys Harbor, MRS. MICHAEL ANDERSON of Ellison Bay and MISSES HATTIE and SYLVIA ICKE of the same place. Funeral services were held at the home on Sunday, being in charge of Rev. MASON. Tuesday the remains were taken to Sturgeon Bay, accom- panied by Mesdames ICKE, ANCLAM, ANDERSON and the Misses HATTIE and SYLVIA, where the train was taken Tuesday morning for Milwaukee, where the interrment was had on Wednesday in the Forest Home cemetery. AUGUST STRANDALL, a step-son of the deceased, brought the relatives as far as here and the trip was a very difficult one, owing to the terrible condition of the highways, the snow in some places being five feet deep. He returned home again on Wednesday morning. ========================================================================== If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access more of our growing collection of FREE online information by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/ ==========================================================================