Loschel Pierringer (1925 -
Ruth Gertrude Hansen (1926 -

Loschel2 Pierringer (Leo Henry1), nicknamed "Schmoot" was born 14 November 1925 at Port Washington, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, the son of Leo Henry and Rosalia Mary (Rodesch) Pierringer. His birth is recorded in Ozaukee County birth records, v 18, no 463. He was baptized __ ___ ____ at St. Mary's Roman Catholic church at 117 East Van Buren Street, Port Washington. His sponsors were Henry Freitag and Catherine (Pierringer) Weller. See the baptism records of the church.

He married Ruth Gertrude Hansen 3 September 1949 at St. Mary's Roman Catholic church at Port Washington. Reverend Monsignor Peter Hildebrand and the Reverends Bastynes and Gundrum presided. Witnesses were Marvin H. Huiras and Esther F. Hansen Bley. The marriage is recorded in the marriage register of the church. See also Ozaukee County marriage records, v 16, no. 41.

Ruth Gertrude Hansen was born 14 August 1926 at Port Washington, the daughter of Mathias Michael and Martha Anna Margaret (Klein) Hansen. Her birth is recorded in Ozaukee County birth records, v 18, p 670. She was baptized 22 August 1926 at St. Mary's Roman Catholic church at Port Washington. Her sponsors were Alex Klein and Gertrude Beck. See the baptism records of the church.

Loschel attended La Crosse State Teachers College and then graduated from Marquette University 16 March 1951 with a Bachelor of Electrical Engeneering.

Pierringer served in the U. S. Navy as a radioman from January 1943 to 20 December 1946. He was appointed an ensign in the United States Navel Reserve 26 November 1951 and was discharged 27 July 1961.

From May 1951 to March 1956 he worked at Prochaska Electric. In March 1956 he started working for Olsen Electric until November 1957. From August 1958, he was an instructor at Milwaukee Area Technical College, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin until his retirement 23 December 1987.

The Pierringer’s reside at Port Washington, Wisconsin.

The Pierringers had 10 children:

Mary Jacinta Pierringer = 1) Denes Doyle Harms
2) Tom George Kajtna
Thomas Gerard Pierringer = Cynthia Kay Anderson
Judith Ann Pierringer = Everett Steven Cole
David Gerard Pierringer = Mary Katherine Cole
Jane Lee Pierringer = Brian Ronald Love
Daniel Gerard Pierringer = Tammie Margaret Nickel
Dawn Rachel Pierringer = Kim James Brophy
Chris Gerard Pierringer = JoAnn Patrice Lange
Brian Gerard Pierringer = Kim Marie Klopp
Joel Gerard Pierringer

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