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Charles Frederick Segelke

Birth	:	9 Oct 1874 Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA
Death	:	22 Mar 1938 Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Forest Lawn Cemetery, Seattle, King County, USA
Coordinate	:	47.5421982, -122.3666992
Description	:	From the web site: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/topic/resources/OLLibrary/Platte/pages/bios/hpcn0168.htm Charles Segelke, Jr., was born on October 9, 1874, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and came to Columbus with his parents, at the age of two. He attended grade and high school in Columbus, and at the age of seventeen, went to Omaha, Nebraska, where he was enrolled in a business college. His father founded the Segelke Bottling Works in Columbus, and also established branch plants in some of the surrounding towns. At the completion of his business course, Charles, Jr. went to David City to manage the Segelke Branch Plant there. Later, he came to Columbus to take the position... Read More	From the web site: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/topic/resources/OLLibrary/Platte/pages/bios/hpcn0168.htm Charles Segelke, Jr., was born on October 9, 1874, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and came to Columbus with his parents, at the age of two. He attended grade and high school in Columbus, and at the age of seventeen, went to Omaha, Nebraska, where he was enrolled in a business college. His father founded the Segelke Bottling Works in Columbus, and also established branch plants in some of the surrounding towns. At the completion of his business course, Charles, Jr. went to David City to manage the Segelke Branch Plant there. Later, he came to Columbus to take the position of deputy to Gustavus B. Speice, when Mr. Speice became Clerk of the District Court. He remained there for a few years and then went to Humphrey, Nebraska, where he spent a year managing another of his father's bottling plants. He sold insurance in Columbus for a time, and again, in 1902, went to Omaha, as collector for the Omaha Bottling Company. In Omaha, he met Bess Trachta, of Schuyler, who was studying nursing at the Clarkson Memorial Hospital. They were married in Schuyler, on November 7, 1904. They lived in Omaha until 1908, when they returned to Columbus, where Charles, Jr. formed a partnership with his father, in the Segelke and Son Bottling Company. After his father's death in April, 1919, Charles bought his father's interest from the Segelke estate and retained the ownership of the Bottling Company until he retired from active business, in January of 1936. He was a general favorite both in the business and the social groups of Columbus. Charles Segelke, Jr., was a charter member of the Eagles (F.O.E.) and served as its first president. He was a member of the B.P.O.E. (Elks), the Sons of Herman and the Wayside Country Club. Politically, he was a Democrat. He served one term, from 1916 to 1917, as a representative from Platte County in the State Legislature. It was during this term that Woman's Suffrage in Nebraska was enacted. He was a sports fan and attended many major league baseball games and several of the World Series games. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Segelke traveled extensively in the United States and abroad, which included all of Europe, and a Mediterranean cruise which they made in 1925, in company with Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Curry and son, William Curry, Jr. They spent Easter of that year in Rome. For many years they wintered in Florida and Cuba, where they enjoyed deep sea fishing in the surrounding waters. Charles Segelke, Jr. died March 22, 1938. Mrs. Charles Segelke lives at the Whitmoyer Apartments, in Columbus.

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Charles Frederick Segelke's memorial is located at: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Seattle, King County, USA.
When did Charles Frederick Segelke death?
Charles Frederick Segelke death on 22 Mar 1938 in Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 47.5421982
Longitude: -122.3666992

Family Members:

Parent

Carl Segelke

(1848 - 1919)

Wilhelmina “Minna” Hackelberg Segelke

(1843 - 1917)

Spouse

Bozena 'Elizabeth' “Bess” Trachta Segelke

(1881 - 1974)

Siblings

Alma Segelke Haney

(1876 - 1956)

Clara Segelke Politis

(1883 - 1968)

Eleanore Segelke

(1885 - 1968)

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