5. Carl (Charles) Gottfried
Ratsch(2) was born on 14 Jan 1882
in Breslau, Silesia, Prussia. He died in Jul 1973 in Rochester, Nursing Home,
National Health Ent., Rochester, Mn.. He was buried in Jul 1973 in Grandview
Memorial Gardens, Rochester, Mn.. Charles worked at various jobs such as farm
labor, in the iron ore bed, helping cut wood for fuel and helping with the butchering
at various places in the winter. At 16 years of age, he worked for 7½ months
for $100., which included room and board.
He was a Lewiston farmer and also was a chauffeur and yardman for Dr. J. Pemberton,
in Rochester, Mn.
He was married to Mary B. Boettcher on 17 Sep 1904 in Lewiston,
Mn.. Mary B. Boettcher was born on 26 Sep 1882 in
Lewiston, Mn.. She was buried in Aug 1987 in Grandview Memorial Gardens, Rochester,
Mn.. She died on 2 Aug 1987 in Rochester, Mn.. Carl (Charles) Gottfried Ratsch
and Mary B. Boettcher had the following children:
+17 i.
Hubert H. Ratsch.
+18 ii.
Hilbert Ratsch.
+19 iii.
Mildred Anna Dora Ratsch.
+20 iv.
Verda Ratsch.
+21 v.
Elden Ratsch.
+22 vi.
Harlin Martin Johann Ratsch.