ROSENTHAL, Lorenzo^[1]

1867 - 1935  (68 years)

• Name	ROSENTHAL, Lorenzo
  Born	4 Aug 1867	Neenah, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  _FSFTID	K2FC-82Q
  _UID	292FCBE93478444D8C30D4096E3720751C1C
  Buried	1935  [3]
  Died	13 Nov 1935	Beloit, Rock, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I4335	We Are Three Lakes - the people file
  Last Modified	12 Aug 2011

  
  

  Family	PHINN, HONORA,   b. Sep 1865, East Troy, Walworth, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 1951, Beloit, Rock, Wisconsin, USA  (Age ~ 85 years)
  Married	10 Sep 1895
  Children	1. ROSENTHAL, Joseph Dewey,   b. 12 May 1898, Beloit, Rock, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 22 Oct 1981, Beloit, Rock, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Last Modified	15 Jul 2024
  Family ID	F1318	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Lorenzo Rosenthal

  
  

• Notes

  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

  
  

• Sources

  [S286] Obituary column for Lorenzo Rosenthal. Source of biographical notes [S47] 1900 U.S. Census. [S286] Obituary column for Lorenzo Rosenthal.