The history of Mauel's Dairy is a story of family and dairy products. The company was founded in 1919 in Owen, Wisconsin by Henry "Pa" Mauel, Sr. Taking the knowledge he had gained making cheese for his father, William Mauel, began making his own cheese in a plant he purchased in Owen, Wisconsin. With the advent of freezers he used the knowledge he had gained at the University of Wisconsin and began making ice cream. Later he began bottling milk. He sold his interest in the dairy in 1960 to his son Henry Mauel, Jr. but continued working until 1981 when he had turned 87 years old.
When his son...
