ROSENTHAL, Lorenzo

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He was quite a successful non-professional baseball pitcher, having pitched for the Beloit College team and also for several local Beloit, WI teams, including the Line City Baseball team. He rejected an offer to play for the Milwaukee AAA team. He entered the postal service in 1896 and rose from clerk to assistant postmaster and later postmaster. He was very interested in bowling and was the first president of the Beloit Bowling Association League. In 1974 he was inducted into the Beloit Bowling Hall of Fame. He was on the Board of Education and was a corporator of the Beloit Savings Bank. He was a trustee for St. Thomas and St. Paul Catholic Churches and was cited by Archbishop Stritch of Milwaukee for his service to St. Paul's Catholic Church, Beloit, WI. He married Nora Finn (Phinn), (9/3/1865-1937), on 9/10/1895 in Milwaukee, WI. Nora, the daughter of Daniel Finn and Mary MacDonell, was christened Honora, and born in East Troy, WI. Lorenzo and Nora are buried in Calvary Cem., Beloit, WI.

In 1893, in the Beloit Directory, Lorenzo Rosenthal was an Insurance Agent and lived at 552 South Race St, on the east side of town. This is now called St. Paul Ave.
In 1900, Lorenzao is a Postal Clerk and Living with his wife, son and a boarder at 716 Park Avenue
In 1905, Lorenzo is an Asst. Postmaster. Both he and Nora give their age as 37
In 1910, Lorenzo is still an Asst. Postmaster and living with his family at 716, Park Avenue, Beloit
In 1920, although still Assistant Postmaster, Lorenzo and his family are now at 738 Park Avenue
In 1930, Lorenzo has become Postmaster and Nora has decided to be Nora

Lorenzo married PHINN, HONORA on 10 Sep 1895. HONORA (daughter of FINN, Daniel and Macdonell, Mary) was born in Sep 1865 in East Troy, Walworth, Wisconsin, USA; died in 1951 in Beloit, Rock, Wisconsin, USA; was buried in Beloit, Rock, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. ROSENTHAL, Joseph Dewey was born on 12 May 1898 in Beloit, Rock, Wisconsin, USA; died on 22 Oct 1981 in Beloit, Rock, Wisconsin, USA.