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. History of Milwaukee, city and county . his deathplaced Charles S. Utz in a prominent position among the representatives of commercialand industrial activity in Milwaukee, his native city. He early came to a realizationof the fact that industry and energy are among the most potent forces in life and heemployed these to good advantage in the attainment of success. Born in 1859, he wasa son of Frederick and Eliza (Ries) Utz. who were natives of Switzerland. The fathercrossed the Atlantic in 1852, settling in New York city, and in 1854 the voyage wasmade by his wife and three children who joine
. History of Milwaukee, city and county . his deathplaced Charles S. Utz in a prominent position among the representatives of commercialand industrial activity in Milwaukee, his native city. He early came to a realizationof the fact that industry and energy are among the most potent forces in life and heemployed these to good advantage in the attainment of success. Born in 1859, he wasa son of Frederick and Eliza (Ries) Utz. who were natives of Switzerland. The fathercrossed the Atlantic in 1852, settling in New York city, and in 1854 the voyage wasmade by his wife and three children who joined him there. In September, 1S56, theyremoved to Milwaukee and Frederick Utz, who was a pattern maker by trade, heresecured employment along that line of work, devoting his entire life thereto. Charles S. Utz acquired his education in the public schools of his native city,which lie attended to the age of fourteen years, when the father died, leaving a largefaffiily. The mother had been a student under Priedrich Froebel, the noted scholar. CHARLES S. UTZ HISTORY OF MILWAUKEE 327 of Switzerland and the promoter of the Froebel educational system. Charles S. Utztook up the printers trade at an early age and for twenty-three years was in theemploy of George Brumder of the Germania. He steadily acquainted himself withvarious phases of the business and worked his way upward step by step. When almosta quarter of a century had passed, through the assistance of Mr. Brumder he engagedin the manufacture of printers rollers, becoming president and manager of a companydevoted to that line of business. Mr. Utz continued at tlie head of the undertakinguntil his demise, which occurred May 18. 1921. He liad been an employer who enjoyedin the fullest measure the respect and confidence of employes and the goodwill andhigh regard of his colleagues in the business. Mrs. Utz is now vice president andtreasurer of the company. It was on the 15th of October. 1884. that Mr. Utz was married to Miss Nettie
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