Outagamie County, WI - Biography of Rev. Paul E. HERB of South Osborne, Appleton 1880-

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SUBJECT: Biography of Rev. Paul E. HERB of South Osborne, Appleton 1880-
SUBMITTER: Janice Marasch
EMAIL: jmmarasch@aol.com
DATE SUBMITTED: Apr 16, 1999
SURNAMES: HERB, SAENGER
SOURCE: History of Manitowoc County Wisconsin, by Dr. L. Falge, v.2, p. 605-606, 1911-1912


BIOGRAPHY:
Rev. Paul E. Herb, pastor of St. Michael's congregation of the Catholic church at Whitelaw, Wisconsin, was born
May 3, 1880, at South Osborne, Outagamie county, Wisconsin, and is a son of Daniel and Thecla (Saenger) Herb,
natives of Baden, Germany, who were married in Wisconsin and today reside in Appleton. Father Herb was the ninth
of a family of ten children, and received his preliminary education in the district schools of South Osborne, later
attending St. Joseph's school in Appleton and taking the classic and philosophical courses at St. Lawrence University,
Mount Calvary, Fond du Lac county, and theology at the University of Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria, where he was
ordained August 26, 1903. Father Herb's first appointment was as assistant at St. Mary's church, Oshkosh, and in
January, 1905, he received his present appointment.
St. Michael's church was organized in 1872, the first church building being erected in 1873, and Father Adler, of
Manitowoc Rapids, blessed it and attended it as a mission until 1876, when Rev. Godfrey Nolver took charge of
Rapids, with this church as a mission. In 1881 Rev. John Rhode of Clarks Mills took charge of this, still as a mission,
and during the same year built a parochial school.
In 1882 he moved here and became the first resident pastor. Being transferred in 1896 to Hilbert, he was succeeded
by Rev. Joseph Hemmer, the latter having charge until November, 1897, when he in turn was succeeded by Rev.
Joseph Mack, who in 1903 built a new schoolhouse at a cost of four thousand dollars. This school has today ninety
pupils, taught by two sisters from St. Francis, Wisconsin. In January, 1905, Rev. Herb took charge of the
congregation, which consists of one hundred and two families, all of whom are German but six, and since that time
the new church, which cost in round numbers twenty-six thousand dollars, has been built. Father Herb is a learned and
zealous priest and is, as well, an excellent business man, being able to so conduct affairs that his parish is always
confident of financial prosperity. He is honored and revered by his people, and is highly esteemed by those outside of
his religion as well.