Paul Achenbach was a member of the Petoskey Rotary Club, the Petoskey Elks Club, the Petoskey-Bay View Golf Club, and the Episcopal Church He served in the army during World War II. Afterward, he participated in the American Legion, and Veterans of Foreign Wars.

He was known to many as a quiet and friendly man. Long time Petoskey resident and former Emmet County Prosecutor (1963-1969), Wayne Richard "Dick" Smith, knew Paul quite well. Paul had worked in Mr. Smith's father's insurance office prior to going out on his own. Mr. Smith said of Paul in a recent interview: "I knew Paul . . . he was a partner in my dad's insurance business for about one year . . . Paul was always neat and nicely dressed, a soft spoken gentleman . . ."

Paul owned the Achenbach Insurance Agency on 218 Park Avenue through 1958. He, his wife Gretchen, and their son Bill, enjoyed many summers at their family cottage in Bay View, Michigan.

Postscript: Burial Location Source: Rick Wiles, Historian

Name: Achenbach, Paul
Age: 65
Date of Birth: 08/16/1912
Date of Death: 03/11/1978
Cemetery: Unknown
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War: Veteran
War Memo:
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William N Achenbach
United States Census, 1930
Name William N Achenbach
Event Type Census
Event Date 1930
Event Place Chicago (Districts 1501-1750),
Cook, Illinois, United States
Gender Male
Age 49
Marital Status Married
Race White
Race (Original) White
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head
Birth Year (Estimated) 1881
Birthplace Indiana
Father's Birthplace Germany
Mother's Birthplace Germany
Sheet Letter A
Sheet Number 4

HOUSEHOLD

BIRTHPLACE

William N Achenbach Head M 49 Indiana
Clara M Achenbach Wife F 49 Indiana
Paul L Achenbach Son M 17 Indiana
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