Wicker Family Obituaries of Clark County Wisconsin

Wicker, Frank (28 Mar. 1871 – 12 Mar. 1949)
----Source: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) Thursday, 17 Mar. 1949

* Frank Wicker died at Colby Saturday afternoon at 4:30 o’clock at the age of 78 years of old age complications. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock at the Methodist church in Colby, Rev. F. J. Smith officiating, and internment was made in the Colby cemetery. Pall bearers were Harry Wescott, Glen Wescott, Delmer Wicker, Norman Marsh, Lawrence Patterson and Donald Patterson.

The deceased was born on March 28, 1871, in Washington county and came to Marathon county with his parents when a year old. He was married October 31, 1894, in the town of Eau Pleine to Miss Adella Wescott. They operated a farm until 1943 when they moved to Colby. He was a member of the Woodmen of the World.

Surviving are his widow and seven children – Harold Wicker of Stratford, Kenneth Wicker of Milwaukee, Vernon and Elmer Wicker, Miss Evelyn Wicker and Mrs. Earl Robertson of Colby and Mrs. Marion Erickson of Clyman. Also a sister and two brothers – Mrs. Nettie Castner of Marshfield, and George and Thomas Wicker of Colby. There are 19 grand children and three great grand children.

Out of town people here for the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Harold E. Wicker and son, Frank, of Stratford, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Wicker and daughter, Doris, of Milwaukee, Mr. and Mrs. Edval Erickson and daughters, Idella and Marion, and son, Phillip, of Clyman, Mrs. Nettie Castner and daughter, Jeanette of Marshfield, Mr. and Mrs. Orville Wickman and Mr. and Mrs. Delmer Wicker of Loyal, Mrs. Bernice Patterson, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Patterson and Donald Patterson of Medford, Harvey Wescott and Mr. and Mrs. Glen Wescott of Unity, Mrs. Anna Wescott of Spencer, Mrs. Jos. LaVigue and son of Chippewa Falls, Mrs. Myron Busche and son, Rodney and daughter, Beverly, of Wausau.

Wicker, Lydia (18 June 1877 – 7 Aug. 1960)
----Source: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) Thursday, 11 Aug. 1960

* Mrs. Thomas Wicker died Sunday morning at the Marshfield hospital at the age of 83 years. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon at the First Evangelical and Reformed church, Rev. V. O. Grosshuesch officiating, and internment was made in the Colby cemetery. Pall bearers were Ed Mueller, William Mueller, Walter Mueller, Fred Beisner, Harold Gundelach and Vernon Gundelach, all nephews.

Lydia Gundelach was born on June 18, 1877, in Lomira. After her marriage to Diedrick Mueller, they operated a farm near Colby and later moved to the city of Colby. Her husband preceded her in death. Her second marriage was to Thomas Wicker who survives her. She was a member of the Royal Neighbors of America for 50 years and was the recorder of this society for a number of years.

Also surviving are a sister, Mrs. Clara Hankwitz of Fond du Lac and a brother, Edward Gundelach of Lomira.

Out of town relatives and friends here for the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gundelach of Milwaukee, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Gundelach of Eldarado, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Beisner of Dorchester, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Mueller of Athens, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Buchholtz, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Daniels, Mrs. John Mallanis and daughter, Mrs. Karl Buchholtz and Louis Weller of Owen, Edger Smidt and Paul Belling.

Wicker, Oliver & Willie (d. Jan. 1882)
----Source: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) Thursday, 1 Feb. 1882

* Two bright little boys, sons of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Wicker, of Unity, have been taken away by that dread disease scarlet fever. The eldest, about ten years of age, was buried on Friday *** Note: The rest of the paragraph is missing.

Mr. Wicker’s two little ones died from the fatal disease after a very brief illness; we understand that little Annie is in a fair way to recover. The afflicted family has the deep sympathy of our citizens in their bereavement, and such sympathy would, without doubt, in many instances, be shown by acts of neighborly kindness, if people were not so much afraid of spreading the disease in their own families.

*** Note: The names of the Wicker sons are from the 1880 U.S. Federal Census, Hixon, Clark County, Wisconsin and the birth information is from a Colby Memorial Cemetery index.