Michael Possley (1887 - 1973)
Margaretha Petesch (1894 - 1986)

Michael2 Possley (Jehu Nicholas1) was born 17 January 1887 at Town of _________ Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, the son of Jehu Nicholas and Margaret (Becker (or Beuher) Possley. See Ozaukee County death records, v 32, no. 80. His birth is not recorded in Ozaukee County birth records.

He died 26 November 1973, age 86, of pulmonary embolism due to artheriosclerosis, diabetes, and hypertension, at St. Alphonsus Hospital at Port Washington, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin. He was buried 29 November 1973 at St. Rose of Lima Cemetery at Fredonia, Ozaukee County. His death is recorded in Ozaukee County death records, v 32, no. 80.

He married Margarethe Petesch 10 November 1914 at ________________ Roman Catholic Church, Fredonia. Reverend P. K. Flasch presided. Witnesses were Nicholas Petesch and Clara Schmitz, both of the Town of Fredonia. The marriage is recorded in the marriage register of the church. See also Ozaukee County marriage records, v 8, no. 882.

She was born 7 December 1894 at Town of Fredonia, the daughter of John Baptist and Katherine (Depiesse) Petesch. See Ozaukee County death records, v 46, no. 301. She died 4 April 1986, age 91, of congestive heart failure due to arteriosclerosis, at Lasata Nursing Home, W76, N677 Wauwatosa Road, Cedarburg, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin. She is buried in St. Rose of Lima Cemetery at Fredonia. Her death is recorded in Ozaukee County death records, v 46, no. 301.

According to her death certificate, Michael Possley was a retired cheese maker, residing in the Village of Fredonia.

The Possleys had at least three children:

Raymond Nicholas Possley = Leola Meuschke
Herbert John Possley = Josephine Mary Port
= Bernadine Julianne Augustine-Hoffman
Mildred Mary Possley = Vincent George Caporali

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