Clark County, Wisconsin Obituaries [SE - SY Surnames]
Transcribed by Marla Zwakman unless otherwise noted
Seabury, Katherine (1879? – 7 Apr. 1960)
Source: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) Thursday, 14 Apr. 1960
* Mrs. Katherine Seabury, a former Colby resident, died last week Thursday morning at Grand Rapids, Mich., at the age of 81 years, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Casper Tietma.
The body was brought to Colby and was at the Lulloff Funeral Home until Monday morning when funeral services were held at St. Mary’s Catholic church, Rev. John B. Pinion officiating and internment was made in the Colby cemetery. Nephews were pall bearers.
Mrs. Seabury was the former Katherine Gierl. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Frank Lukowicz, and remarried after his death. She was a member of the Christian Mother’s Society and Royal Neighbors of America.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Byron (Ruby) Olson of Colby and Mrs. Casper (Cecelia) Tietma of Grand Rapids; seven grand children; 11 great grand children; a brother, George Gierl, of Anoka, Minn.; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Diedrich of Milwaukee and Mrs. Hugo Dhein of Clintonville.
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Seidl, Jeanette (11 Feb. 1912 – 7 Oct. 1952)
Source: Abbotsford Tribune (Abbotsford, Clark County, Wis.) Thursday, 9 Oct. 1952
* Funeral services for Mrs. Emery Seidl, 40, who died Tuesday, will be held Friday morning at 9:30 at St. Bernard’s Catholic church, with the Rev. Raymond Schulz officiating. Burial will be made at Stratford. The rosary will be recited Thursday evening at 8:00 o’clock at the Zink Funeral Home, where the body is lying in state.
The pallbearers will be Raymond Blanger, Marvin Van Der Leest, Gordon Marohle, Eugene Seidl, Ervin Seidl, and Jerome Seidl, all nephews of the deceased, from Stratford.
Mrs. Seidl was born Jeanette Huff, Feb. 11, 1912, at Rudolph. She received her education at Stevens Point and at St. Joseph’s School of Nursing, Marshfield. Following graduation, she was employed at the Veteran’s hospital, at Wood.
Her marriage to Emery Seidl took place March 6, 1943. Eight years ago, Mr. and Mrs. Seidl came to Abbotsford where they operated the Fox Hill Tavern on Highway 13, west.
Mrs. Seidl was apparently in good health until last spring when she underwent surgery for cancer. Death came Tuesday morning at 7:45 at St. Joseph’s hospital, Marshfield, where she had been a patient since Wednesday.
Besides her husband, she is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Pouch, of Janesville, and two brothers, Kenneth Huff, Stevens Point; and Clayton Huff, address unknown.
Selby, John H. (17 Dec. 1869 – 14 July 1935)
Source: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) Thursday, 18 July 1935
* John H. Selby died at his home one mile west of Unity Sunday, cancer being the cause of his death. Funeral services were held at St. Mary’s Catholic church Tuesday morning, Rev. L. J. Lang officiating and burial was made in St. John’s cemetery.
The deceased was born in Kentucky and reached the age of sixty-three years. He was a barber by trade and lived for some time at Abbotsford but moved onto the place where he died last May. He leaves to mourn his widow and seven children.
*** Note: Mr. Selby’s date of birth is from a Colby – St. Mary’s Cemetery index. Burial was at the Colby cemetery.
Helen Sell (28 June 1882 – 7 June 1967)
Source: Marshfield News Herald (Marshfield, Wood Co., Wis.) Monday, 9 June 1967; contributed by Ron Flink (email: rlflink55@gmail.com) transcribed by Marla Zwakman
LOYAL – Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Myre Funeral Home here for Mrs. Helen Sell, 84, of Loyal, who died at 8 a.m. Saturday at the Bethel Convalescent Home in Arpin, where she had resided since June, 1966. The Rev. Paul Miller will officiate and burial will be made in the Beaver cemetery.
The former Helen Pieper was born on June 28, 1882, in Dodge County, and in the early 1900s came with her parents to Clark County. Her marriage to Herman Sell, who preceded her in death April 13, 1962, took place in 1907, in the town of Beaver, Clark County.
After their marriage, the couple made their home in the town of Beaver, where they had operated a farm.
Survivors are two sons, Fred Sell, Loyal; and Hilbert Sell, Sparta; two daughters, Mrs. Charles (Thelma) Porter, Loyal; and Mrs. Thomas (Adele) Edmundson, Cataract; a sister, Mrs. Tillie Korner, Curtiss; eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a sister and four brothers.
Herman Sell (6 July 1880 - 13 Apr. 1962)
Source: Marshfield News Herald (Marshfield, Wood Co., Wis.) Saturday, 14 Apr. 1962; contributed by Ron Flink (email: rlflink55@gmail.com) transcribed by Marla Zwakman
LOYAL – Herman Sell, 81, route 1, Loyal, died at 11:30 p.m. Friday in St. Joseph’s Hospital at Marshfield, where he was admitted Thursday.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Myre Funeral Home. The Rev. Paul Doering, pastor of the Methodist Church, will officiate and burial will be made in the town of Beaver cemetery.
The body will repose at the Myre Funeral Home beginning Monday morning.
Mr. Sell was born July 6, 1880 in Germany. He came to the United States with his parents at the age of two and settled in Oshkosh, where the family lived for a short time. They moved to the town of Beaver, Clark County. He was married to Helen Pieper on Nov. 1, 1907 in the town of Beaver.
Surviving are his wife, two sons, Fred, Loyal and Hilbert, Sparta; two daughters, Mrs. Charles (Selma) Porter, Loyal and Mrs. Thomas (Adele) Edmunson, Cataract; seven grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. Louis Warnecke, Wisconsin Rapids and Mrs. Harry Quackenbush, Antigo.
He was preceded in death by a son, Gerhart, who was killed in World War II, a brother and a sister.
Sellung, Ina (7 Sept. 1888 – 22 Dec. 1960)
Source: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) Thursday, 29 Dec. 1960
* Mrs. Francis Sellung of Colby, Route 1, died at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Marshfield, last week Thursday morning at 6:15 o’clock at the age of 72 years. Funeral services were held Saturday morning, Dec. 24, at St. Mary’s Catholic church, Rev. John B. Pinion officiating, and internment was made in St. Mary’s cemetery. Pall bearers were Bernard Dahlke, Joe Jahnke, Richard Grammer, Orville Meinke, Ralph Lord and Ruebin Hertert.
Ina Kropelin was born in Hilbert, Wis., on September 7, 1888, and moved to this area with her folks in 1903. She married Francis Sellung in Colby on February 19, 1907. They lived in Canada eight years, in Montana 10 years, in the town of Hull from 1924 to 1927, in Milwaukee from 1927 to 1951, and in the town of Hull from 1951 to 1960.
Surviving are her husband; six daughters, Mrs. Eugene (Anna) Podevels of Colby, Mrs. Webster (Marie) Godlevske of Camine, Calif., Mrs. Raymond (Lena) Jahnke of Marshfield, Route 2, Mrs. Theodore (Margaret) Grammer of Colby, Route 1, Mrs. Albert (Lorena) Gatzke of New England, N. Dak., Mrs. Leroy (Alice) Lord of Clintonville, Route 2; two brothers, Ed Kropelin of Colby, Route 1, Arno Kropelin of Colby; three sisters, Mrs. Harvey (Anna) Barts of Colby, Mrs. Herman (Meta) Podevels of Colby, Mrs. Armin (Emma) Barts of Abbotsford, 25 grand children; 27 great grand children.
Two sisters and four brothers preceded her in death.
Mrs. Sellung had the esteem of a wide circle of friends who will remember her for her fine Christian character and industrious habits. They will miss her friendly greetings.
Selves, Minnie K. (5 Sept. 1867 – 17 Sept. 1960)
Source: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) Thursday, 22 Sept. 1960
* Mrs. Minnie Selves died at the Clark County Hospital at Owen Saturday afternoon at 2:30 P.M., a heart attack being the cause of her death. Funeral services were conducted at the First Evangelical and Reformed church in Colby Tuesday afternoon, Rev. Orval Egbert of Greenwood officiating, and internment was made in the Colby cemetery. Pall bearers were George Tesmer, W. M. Barr, Arthur Wiersig, Fred Schwierske, Emil Wolk and Ervin Eggebrecht.
Minnie K. Welsch was born on September 5, 1867, in Mosel, Sheboygan county, and received her education in German School, Brown Settlement, near Hemlock, Wis. She married J. Thomas Selves in 1888 in Colby. After their marriage, they farmed in Neillsville and Green Grove before coming to Colby 60 years ago. She was a member of Rebecca Lodge and First Evangelical and Reformed church.
Surviving are a son, Harry Lester Selves and a sister, Mrs. Bert S. Barber of Minneapolis, Minn. Her husband, five brothers and three sisters preceded her in death.
Out of town people here for the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. James Crag of North Chicago, Ill., Mrs. Bert S. Barber of Minneapolis, Minn., Lee Selves, Mrs. Nick Scherer, Mrs. Ernest Snyder, Mrs. James Pudlas of Neillsville, Mrs. Al Armstrong of Abbotsford, Mr. and Mrs. Geisler of Greenwood.
Mrs. Selves was well known for her fine Christian character and her pleasant disposition with a kind word for everyone and all things.
Senkbeil, Ella (5 Dec. 1887 – 10 Mar. 1960)
Source: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) Thursday, 17 Mar. 1960
* Mrs. Henry A. Senkbeil died of a heart ailment and complications at her home last Thursday morning at the age of 72 years. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon in Zion Lutheran church, Rev. William R. Christian officiating, and internment was made in the Colby cemetery. Pall bearers were E. A. Fleischauer, Emil Laabs, Ed Kademan, J. J. Youmans, Dr. F. A. Weix and C. J. Bane.
Mrs. Senkbeil, the former Ella Plutte, was born on December 5, 1887, in the town of Green Grove and married Henry Senkbeil on June 3, 1911, in the town of Green Grove. They resided there until 1924 when they moved to Colby to operate the city bakery. Mrs. Senkbeil was known to everyone in the Colby area for her honest dealings, and, being of a congenial disposition, had many friends who will miss her.
Surviving are her husband; a daughter, Mrs. Ray (Lorraine) Wollert of Colby; two grand children; a brother, William Plutte of Curtiss; a sister, Mrs. Herman Wiedenhoeft of Colby.
One sister, Mrs. August Spann, preceded her in death.
Out-of-town people here for the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Wiedenhoeft of Chicago, Ill., Mrs. Hattie Plutte of Milwaukee, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Hueber, Mr. and Mrs. Beverly Darling, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Arndt, Mrs. Elva Seickman, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Heling of Sheboygan, and Mr. and Mrs. Gust Senkbeil of Sheboygan, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Klein and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Fenn of Millersville, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Brendel of Sheboygan Falls, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Flink and Miss Viola Spann of Marshfield, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Plutte of Curtiss, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Augustine of Stratford, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Walter of Chippewa Falls.
Severson, May (16 Dec. 1875 – 27 May 1950)
Source: Marathon County Register (Unity, Marathon County, Wis.) Friday, 2 June 1950
* Mrs. May Severson, Greenwood, passed away at her home there at 5:30 Saturday morning. She was well known in this vicinity.
Mr. and Mrs. John Fuller and Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Fuller attended the funeral which was held at 3:30 Monday afternoon at the Grace Methodist Church in Greenwood. Burial was in the Greenwood cemetery.
Mrs. Severson was the mother of eleven children, all of whom were present at the funeral. Also surviving are one brother, Chester Sheldon of Merrill; two sisters, Mrs. Leida Steck of Couer d’Alene, Idaho and Mrs. John Fuller, Unity; and one half-sister, Mrs. Emily Hollenoteiner, Seattle, Wash.
*** Note: Mrs. Severson’s date of birth is from another obit.
Shantini, Gilbert J. (2 Apr. 1902 – 9 Oct. 1950)
Source: Abbotsford Tribune (Abbotsford, Clark County, Wis.) Thursday, 13 Oct. 1949
* Colby – Gilbert J. Shantini, 47 years old, died at 7:40 p.m. Sunday, at his home, following an illness of three years. Death was attributed to multiple sclerosis.
Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock in the First Congregational church at Park Falls. The Rev. B. F. Schoenfledt officiated and burial was made in the Park Falls cemetery. Masonic rites were observed.
Gilbert Shantini was born April 2, in Little Black. When he was two years old his family moved to Park Falls and he received his education there. On Nov. 8, 1920, he married Eugenia Coffey, in Michigan.
Following his marriage he lived for two years in Indianapolis. In 1932 he moved to Medford and he operated a restaurant there for six years. He moved to Colby in 1940 and worked as a salesman for a candy concern. Until the time of his illness, he had been operating the Bid’s Eat Shop in Colby.
Survivors include his wife and two sons, Jack, a student at Eau Claire Teachers’ College, and Jay, 12, at home; two sisters and a brother and his mother, Mrs. Josephine Schantini, who lives at Racine.
Sheldon, Daughter (29 Oct. 1888 – 20 June 1889)
Source: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) Thursday, 27 June 1889
* The funeral of the youngest daughter of Mr. Sheldon of the town of Unity occurred last Sunday morning. The service was conducted at the house, by Rev. G. R. Chambers. Sermon from Mark 10:14. It was largely attended and quite a long line of teams attended to the cemetery.
*** Note: She is buried in the Brighton Cemetery, Unity, Marathon County, Wisconsin.
Sheldon, Oren (30 June 1879 – 5 Mar. 1949)
Source: Marathon County Register (Unity, Marathon County, Wis.) Friday, 11 Mar. 1949
* Word was received here by Mrs. J. E. Fuller of the death of her brother, Oren H. Sheldon, 69, on March 5th at Lady Minto Hospital, Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada, the result of a malignant condition. The funeral rites were conducted there on Monday.
Mr. Sheldon, a former resident of Unity, was born in Dundee, June 30, 1879 and came to Unity when a small boy. He lived on a farm about 4 miles from Unity until he attained manhood and they went to Canada 37 years ago. Two years later, he returned to Unity for a two months visit and then returned to Canada.
Surviving brothers and sisters are Mrs. Leida Steck, of Couer D’Alene, Idaho; Mrs. May Severson, Greenwood; Mrs. J. E. (Mary) Fuller, Unity, Chester, Sheldon, Merrill; and a half sister, Mrs. Emily Hollensteiner, Seattle, Washington. Three sisters and a brother preceded him in death.
Mrs. Fuller and Mr. Sheldon went to Canada befote the Christmas holidays to visit with their brother at the hospital where he had been confined for 3 ½ months prior to his death.
Shelley, Leslie Ernest (22 Feb. 1916 – 27 Aug. 1951)
Source: Marathon County Register (Unity, Clark County, Wis.) Friday, 14 Sept. 1951
* Funeral services were held at the Unity Methodist Church Friday, August 31, for Leslie Ernest Shelley, who passed away Monday evening, August 27.
The Rev. Fred Smith officiated at the services. The choir sang “I Know He Cares” and “In The Sweet Bye and Bye,” and Mr. and Mrs. Ted Domer sang “Beyond The Sunset.” Mrs. Tom Loughead was accompanist.
Pallbearers were Rex Garvis, John Widemore, Victor Anderson, Everett Capes, Laurence Neumann and Lester Bruesewitz.
In charge of the flowers were Mrs. George Drnek, Mrs. Rollin Hibling, Mrs. Gordon Musolf, Mrs. Elroy Shelley, Mrs. Hollis Harmer, Annette Shelley, LaVon Griepentrog, Mrs. Joe Rhodes, Mrs. Phillip Smith, Mrs. John Widemore, Mrs. Rex Garvis and Mrs. Frank Starich.
Mr. Shelley, son of George and Violet Shelley, was born February 22, 1916 at Unity. He attended school at Unity and Rib Lake, graduating in 1935 at Rib Lake.
On July 5, 1941 he was married to Julia Fenner of Black River Falls at Spencer and since that time they had lived at Milwaukee where he was employed by the Cornell Paper Board Products Co., as a laboratory technician.
He is survived by his wife and two small sons, Delbert, 9 and Vernon, 4 ½, his mother, and the following brothers and sisters, Mrs. John Neumann of Spencer; Mrs. E. McCarthy, Milwaukee; Herbert, Milwaukee; William, address unknown; Leon, Spencer; Mrs. Reinie Griepentrog, Pinnconning, Mich.; Dwight and Mrs. Anthony Schuh, Colby.
He was preceded in death by his father and one brother, Lyle.
Friends and relatives from away here for the funeral included Mr. and Mrs. E. McCarthy and son, Mrs. and Mrs. Herb Shelley, and family, Mr. and Mrs. Rollin Hibling and family. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Musolf and sons, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Starich and daughter, Mrs. Rose Shelley, Mr. and Mrs. Elroy Shelley, Mr. and Mrs. Rex Garvis and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Geilfuss, all of Milwaukee; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Rhodes, Crump, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Smith, Flint, Mich.; Mrs. Clara Fenney, Albert Fenney, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hibling, Mrs. Clyde Bailey, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Boehnen, Mr. and Mrs. Hollis Harmer, Elmer Borreson, of Black River Falls; Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Drnek and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Shropp, Chicago; Mrs. Ethel Shelley, Owen; Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Schindler and Louise M. Neumann, Wisconsin Rapids, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Hildebrandt, Marshfield.
Shigley, Yvette (26 Apr. 1908 – 4 Nov. 1958)
Source: Marathon County Register (Unity, Marathon County, Wis.) Friday, 7 Nov. 1958 (Contributed by Ron Flink, email: rflink55@gmail.com - Transcribed by Marla Zwakman)
* Funeral services were held at 2 P.M. Thursday at the Jasperson Funeral Home, Spencer, for Mrs. Yvette Shigley, 50, of Marshfield, who died Tuesday at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Marshfield. The Rev. Robert Langseth officiated and burial was made in Trinity Lutheran cemetery here.
The former Yvette Young was born April 26, 1908 in Browntown. She was married on October 13, 1952, in Unity to Anthony Shigley, who survives her.
Shuckhart, Mark (12 Mar. 1876 – 17 Mar. 1947)
Source: Marathon County Register (Unity, Marathon County, Wis.) Friday, 28 Mar. 1947
* Mark Shuckhart passed away at 11:20 p.m. Monday evening, March 17, at the home of his brother, Isaac Shuckhart in Beloit, Wisconsin, as the result of a sudden heart attack, though he suffered from a heart ailment for the past three years. He and his wife and daughter had been visiting in the brother’s home for several weeks, going there from Unity.
Mr. Shuckhart was born March 17, 1876 in West Lima, Richland County, Wisconsin. He was married to Leslie Snowberg of Unity, November 8, 1938 at Phillips.
Surviving relatives are the widow and daughter, Edythe Anne and brother previously mentioned, also three sons, LaVere and Ross of Sumner, Washington, Harold of Edgemont, S. Dakota and a daughter, Mrs. Mabel Arnott of Tomahawk, of a former marriage. Two sisters, Mrs. Mary Todd of Alma Center, and Mrs. Etta Schekels of Algoma, a brother, Will, of Graceville, Minnesota; twenty-two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. One daughter, Lavaina preceded him in death.
Funeral services were held at the Nick’s Funeral Home in Tomahawk Friday afternoon at 4:15 with the Rev. Cliff of the Methodist Church officiating. Two Hymns, “Face to Face,” and “Ivory Palaces” were sung by the tenor soloist of the church. Though the services were delayed in hopes that two sons who were driving from Sumner, Washington would arrive in time, it was pathetically sad to have them arrive fifteen minutes after the final service at the cemetery.
Among the relatives who attended the funeral Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Langjahr, Unity; Mr. and Mrs. Albert Seefeldt, Spencer; Mr. and Mrs. Art Schmidt, Colby; and John Olson, of Unity.
Shultz, LeRoy Lawrence (25 Feb. 1922 – 25 Feb. 1945)
Source: Marathon County Register (Unity, Marathon County, Wis.) Friday, 30 Mar. 1945
* Cpl. LeRoy Lawrence Shultz, a well known young man who had made his home in the Spencer community for ten years with his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Elliott, before entering the Marine Corps, was killed in action on Iwo Jima on Feb. 25, 1945, his 23rd birthday, according to word received from the War Department Wednesday night of last week by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Shultz of Lyons, Ill. and then called the Elliott family in Spencer the same evening.
Cpl. LeRoy L. Shultz enlisted in the Marines Sept. 17, 1942. He took part in the initial landing on Bougainville and Guam, and landed on Iwo Jima on Feb. 21. He received his basic training at San Diego, Calif. and later was stationed at Camp Elliott and then Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, Calif. He left from Camp Pendleton for overseas service, landing in New Zealand, Jan. 24, 1943. While overseas he had been in New Zealand, Guadalcanal, New Hebrides, Bougainville, Kwajalein, Eniwetok and Guam before going to Iwo Jima. He saw a lot of tough fighting on Guam where his only unruined possessions were pictures which he carried with him in a tin can.
Cpl. Shultz lived ten years with his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Elliott at Spencer and graduated from the Spencer high school with the class of 1940. After graduation he returned to Lyons, Ill., where he resided with his parents and was employed by the Marsuette Dairy Products Co. at Berwyn, Ill., until enlisting in the Marines. He was proud to be a Marine and kept his spirits high even when the going was tough. He never gave details of his experiences but always said he’d wait and tell them when he got back. In a letter to his girlfriend he referred to and asked that the 25th Psalm be read “if the Lord preferred to take him.”
The last letter received from Happy was dated Feb. 15. He looked forward to returning to the States in April and enjoying his first furlough. He was an exceptionally good basketball player and was one of the starting five during his four years in high school. This was his favorite recreation in the Service also.
Happy is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Shultz, one brother who is in the Army Air Corps; a sister and brother at home, and other close relatives.
Siegert, Andrew (18 Jan. 1887 – 20 June 1952)
Source: Abbotsford Tribune (Abbotsford, Clark County, Wis.) Thursday, 26 June 1952
* Funeral services for Andrew Siegert, 65, who died Friday evening at St. Joseph’s hospital, Marshfield, were held at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday in St. Louis’ Catholic church, Dorchester. The Very Rev. M. J. Kelnhofer officiated and burial was made in Memorial cemetery.
Mr. Siegert, who operated a tavern at the time of his death, died of a blood clot. He had been a patient at the hospital the past six weeks.
Mr. Siegert was born Jan. 18, 1887, in Greenville. His marriage to the former Anna Weber, of Gresham, took place at Appleton, Oct. 10, 1910. A member of the Foresters and the Holy Name Society, Mr. Siegert had been a resident of Dorchester the past 42 years. Before having a tavern, he operated a farm and was also a brick layer.
He is survived by his wife; five daughters, Mrs. Dale (Ethel) Stream, Barton; Mrs. Herman (Dolores) Weldon, Abbotsford; Mrs. Art (Marie) Bub, Milan; Mrs. Frank (Grace) Duellman, Colby; Mrs. Sylvester (Loretta) Sueve, St. Michael, Minn.; 11 grand children; three brothers, and a sister, who live in California.
A child and four sisters preceded him in death.
Siegrist, Henry Mrs. (? – 16 Aug. 1893)
Source: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) Thursday, 17 Aug. 1893
* Mrs. Henry Siegrist died at Spencer, yesterday, and will be buried tomorrow at that place. Mrs. Siegrist was for several years a resident of this city and numbered her friends by her acquaintances. She was of a very evenly tempered and kindly disposition, and a pang of regret ran through the hearts of her many friends here when they learned of her death. A number from this place will attend the funeral at Spencer, tomorrow.
Simmons, Sadie (9 Feb. 1875 – 30 Nov. 1963)
Source: Marshfield News Herald (Marshfield, Wood Co., Wis.) Monday, 2 Dec. 1963; contributed by Ron Flink (email: rlflink55@gmail.com) transcribed by Marla Zwakman
* Mrs. Sadie Simmons, 88, of 500 E. Fourth St., died of complications Saturday afternoon at St. Joseph’s Hospital, where she had been a patient for two weeks.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Myre Funeral Home in Loyal. The Rev. Clyde Brogan, pastor of the Community Bible Center in Marshfield, will officiate and burial will be made in the Beaver township cemetery. Friends may call at the Myre Funeral Home in Loyal from Tuesday morning until time of services.
The former Sadie Dickson was born Feb. 9, 1875 in Ashtabula County in Ohio, and taught school in Ohio and Butternut, Wis., until her marriage to John P. Simmons, Dec. 25, 1903. Mr. Simmons died in 1959. After their marriage the couple lived on a farm in Beaver township for 50 years. Nine years ago the family moved to Marshfield.
Mrs. Simmons was a member of the Community Bible Center.
She is survived by a daughter, Miss Susan Simmons, Marshfield; two sons, Kenneth Simmons, Marshfield; and Raymond Simmons, address unknown, and a sister, Mrs. Maude Westcott, Ashtabula, Ohio.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a sister and two brothers.
Sims, Jos. Sr. (? – 1901)
Source: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) Thursday, 16 May 1901
* From the River Falls Normal items, in the Milwaukee Sentinel, Monday, we learn of the death of Jos. Sims, Sr., in Arkansas. The date of the death or other particulars were not given. Mr. Sims was the father of J. F. Sims, of River Falls, J. T. Sims, of Mosinee, Mrs. A. W. Moerke, of Stevens Point, and Paul Sims of Chicago. He resided here at different times, and there are many friends and acquaintances here, who will regret to learn of his death.
Smart, Alvina (21 Jan. 1874 – 27 Jan. 1935)
Source: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) Thursday, 7 Feb. 1935
* Funeral services for Mrs. Alfred Smart were held at the Colby M. E. church at 2:00 p.m. Friday, after services at the house at 1:00. Rev. C. Paul Nulton officiating, and internment was made in the Colby cemetery. Pall bearers were John Brill, Wm. Brill, Theodore Brill, Ress LaFee, Harry Harter and Henry Huber. The flower girls were Erma Guenther, Ruth Harter, Mary Ann Brill, Marie Brill, Norma Krucker and Mrs. Ray Berg. Mrs. Smart suffered a stroke on Nov. 5, 1934, and had been ill since that time. A second stroke was fatal and she passed on to the heavenly goal on Sunday, January 27th.
The deceased is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Graumann who were born in Germany. She was born in Chicago, Ill., Jan. 21, 1874, thus reaching the age of sixty-one years and six days. She came to this community in the summer of 1879 and was married to Alfred Smart on Dec. 12, 1891, in Colby. As she lived in Colby the greater part of her life, she was well known in this community and had many friends who testify to her sterling qualities. She was a good Christian, kind and gentle in her ways and always endeavored to do her duty as she saw it. She was also of a hospitable disposition and her kind and friendly greetings will long be remembered.
She is survived by her husband and seven children, namely: Ben Smart of Colby, Chas. Smart of Colby, Mrs. A. R. Maxey of Colby, Mrs. M. J. Nehring of Milan, Donald Smart, at home, and Ruth Smart, also at home. Also one brother and two sisters: Wm. Graumann of Colby, Mrs. Edward Ruppert of Colby and Mrs. M. C. Speckmann of Herrington, Kansas.
Out of town people here for the funeral services were Mrs. M. C. Speckmann of Herrington, Kansas, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Felch, Mrs. Nat Zarnke, Mrs. Frank Bradley, Mrs. Susie Smart, Mrs. Belle Marquis, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Smart and Mr. Harry Smart, all of Wausau, Mr. August Viegut and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Viegut and two children of Fenwood.
Smith Family Obituaries of Clark County Wisconsin
Theresa Soltow (8 Oct. 1939 – 4 June 2006)
Source: unknown newspaper, June 2006; contributed by Ron Flink (email: rlflink55@gmail.com) transcribed by Marla Zwakman
* COLBY – Theresa Ann Soltow, 66, of the town of Colby died Sunday, June 4, 2006, in the critical care unit of St. Joseph’s Hospital in Marshfield following a heart attack on May 27.
Services will be at 11 a.m. today at the Cuddie Funeral Home in Loyal. Burial will be in St. Anthony’s Catholic Cemetery in Loyal.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until service time today at the funeral home.
She was born Oct. 8, 1939, in Chili to Matthew and Josephine (Wiedmann) Wolf. She married Allen Degenhardt on April 11, 1959, in St. Anthony’s Catholic Church. He died Dec. 16, 1975. She and George Soltow were united in marriage on Oct. 2, 1976.
Theresa is survived by her husband, George Soltow, Colby; her children, Timothy Degenhardt, Missouri, Cindy (Kevin) Syryczuk, Lublin, Robin (Dale) Hagen, Neillsville, Valeria (William) Tlusty, Loyal, Sally Degenhardt, Missouri, Michael Degenhardt, Colby, Nicholas Degenhardt, Loyal, David Soltow, Colby, and Andrew (Tammy) Soltow, Abbotsford. She is survived by 19 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; her siblings, Dick Wolf, Pickett, Lois (Norbert) Bednarek, Ralph C. (Mary) Wolf and Alice Winkel, all of Oshkosh, and Stephen (Nitzie) Wolf, Marshfield.
Sorenson, Al (3 Sept. 1898 - 3 Feb. 1946)
Source: Marathon County Register (Unity, Marathon County, Wis.) Friday, 8 Feb. 1946
Former Spencer Resident Dies At Park Ridge, Ill.
* Al Sorenson, 47, former resident of Spencer for many years, died at Park Ridge, Ill. Sunday morning at 11 o'clock, according to report. The Sorensons had moved in 1941 to Park Ridge where Mr. Sorenson was employed by Douglas Aircraft. On Feb. 1, he fell 40 feet when a scaffold broke and fractured his back, pelvis and ribs. The body will arrive in Spencer this Thursday, and then to Loyal for funeral services this Thursday afternoon and burial will be made in the Loyal cemetery. The deceased is survived by his wife, Estelle and two sons, Allen and Harold, two brothers, John of Unity, and Arthur, stationed with the U.S. Navy in the East; two sisters, Mrs. Edwin Haslow of Loyal and Mrs. Arthur Lucht of Spokeville.
Mr. Sorenson received his education in the Spencer schools and for some time was employed by Chas. Haslow.
Source: Marathon County Register (Unity, Marathon County, Wis.) Friday, 15 Feb. 1946
Funeral Services For Albert Sorenson Feb. 7
Funeral rites were conducted last Thursday afternoon at the Loyal theater In Loyal for Albert Sorenson, aged 47, of Park Ridge, Ill., who died Sunday, Feb. 3 at St. Frances hospital in Evanston, Ill., the result of a fall on Friday, Feb. 1. Burial was made in the Loyal cemetery. On Wednesday of last week another funeral service was conducted at Des Plaines, Illinois.
Mr. Sorenson, son of the late Andrew and Marie Sorenson, was born at Spencer, Sept. 3, 1898. He worked for Charles Haslow of Spencer for about eight years in his youth and then moved to Unity. After about four or five years at Unity he moved to Phillips to operate a theater several years. From Phillips he went to Greenwood and then to Loyal, where he operated a filling station several years. In 1941 he went to Park Ridge to enter the employ of Douglas Aircraft. While working there Feb. 1 a scaffold broke and he fell 40 feet, fracturing his back, his pelvis and ribs.
In November, 1922, he was married at Marshfield to Estella Jones who taught school at Unity. She survives with two sons, Allen, 17 and Harold, both at home. Also surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Edwin Haslow of Loyal and Mrs. Arthur Lucht of Spencer, and two brothers, John Sorenson of Unity, and Lt. Arthur Sorenson of Camp Perry, Williamsburg, Va.
Sorenson, John E. (15 Aug. 1895 – 27 June 1953)
Source: Marathon County Register (Unity, Marathon County, Wis.) Friday, 3 July 1953 (Contributed by Ron Flink, email: rflink55@gmail.com - Transcribed by Marla Zwakman)
* John E. Sorenson, 57, Unity, died at 10 p.m. Saturday at his home. Death was caused by a heart attack.
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at Trinity Lutheran Church, Unity, with the Rev. Claude Vander Stoep officiating and burial was made in the Lutheran cemetery, Unity.
The body reposed at the Lulloff Funeral Home in Colby until time of services.
Active pallbearers were Orville Schultz, William Schultz Jr., Nyole Creed, Dern Larson, Harold Runge, and Mollen Talcott.
Mrs. Tom Loughead, Mrs. Elmer Carlson, Mrs. Conrad Flink and Mrs. Wm. Schultz were in charge of flowers.
Two hymns, “Asleep in Jesus” and “Beyond the Sunset” were sung by Mrs. Alfred Johnson, Mrs. George Miller Sr., Romelle Johnson and Betty Mews with Mrs. Henry Binning at the organ.
Out-of-town persons attending were Mrs. Milton Hagensick, LaSalle, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Sorenson, Marion, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Haslow and Karen, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Stevens, Loyal; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lucht, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Lucht, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Lucht, Mr. and Mrs. William Haslow, Mrs. Charles Haslow and Mrs. John Karau, Spencer; Matt Britten Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Matt Britten and children, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Britten and William Britten, Marshfield; Mr. and Mrs. Ed Baumann and children, Edgar; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hibbard, Colby; Mr. and Mrs. Byron Talcott, Wausau; Mr. and Mrs. Lavern Cutts, Christie; and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Copet, Park Falls.
*** Note: Mr. Sorenson’s date of birth is from the church records of Trinity Lutheran Church, Spencer, Marathon County. A transcription of these records are on the Genealogy Trails Marathon County, Wisconsin site.
Spence, Julie L. (17 Dec. 1919 – 10 Dec. 1969)
Source: Marshfield News-Herald (Marshfield, Wood County, Wis.) Saturday, 13 Dec. 1969
* Abbotsford – Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. today (Saturday) at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church for Mrs. Julie L. Spence, 49, who died Wednesday. The Rev. Emil Hodnick, pastor, officiated and burial was made in the Abbotsford cemetery.
Pallbearers were Walt Hopperdietzel, Mike Barnett, Gary Zuber, Kenneth Zuber, John Hutman and Jim Nehrlich.
Spencer, Joseph R. (11 June 1896 – 12 June 1960)
Source: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) Thursday, 16 June 1960
* Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon in the Assembly of God church at Abbotsford for Joseph R. Spencer who died Sunday afternoon in the Veterans Hospital at Wood, where he had been a patient for seven weeks, at the age of 64 years. The services were conducted by Mrs. Elmer Jensen and burial was made in the Evangelical Lutheran cemetery at Curtiss.
Mr. Spencer was born on June 11, 1896 in Bear Creek. He served with the U.S. Navy in World War I and was a member of the Abbotsford American Legion Post.
He married Marie Borgemoen on May 19, 1920 in Chicago, Ill. After their marriage, they lived in Chicago for two years and then moved to Milwaukee where they resided for several years. They resided in Abbotsford for 20 years before moving to Unity six years ago. He was a member of the Assembly of God church.
Surviving are his wife; one son, Robert of Medford, and two grandchildren.
Spiegel, Heinrich Gottlieb (3 Feb. 1843 - 3 Feb. 1921)
Clark Republican and Press, Neillsville, Wisconsin, February 10, 1921 - Sub. by Sara Hemp
Henry Gottlieb Spiegel, one of the old settlers of the town of Grant, Clark County, Wis., died at his home Feb. 3, 1921 at 10:30 a.m. He was born in Germany Feb. 3, 1843, and came to America Oct. 28, 1862. On July 18, 1872 he was married to Johanna Schoengarth, who survives him. For many years he carried on his farm in the town of Grant. He was an honest hard working man, a kind husband and father and a good neighbor. He leaves besides his wife, eight children: Charles, Ida, Edward, Martha, Henry, August, Alfred and Clara. He leaves also 9 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. The funeral was held at the Congregational Church Sunday afternoon, Rev. G. W. Longenecker officiating.
Stacke, Carl Frederick (16 Aug. 1868 – 13 Dec. 1930)
Source: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) Thursday, 11 Dec. 1930
* Mr. Carl Frederick Stacke died at the Marshfield hospital Saturday, December 13th, at 9:15 A.M., cancer of the stomach of ten months duration being the cause of his departure. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, December 16th, at the Reformed church, Rev. H. K. Hartman officiating, and internment was made in the Colby cemetery.
The deceased was born in Germany August 16th, 1868, thus reaching the age of sixty-two years, four months and twenty-seven days. He came to the United States on October 9th, 1891, and came directly to Clark county. He was married to Augusta Dombrowe in Neillsville on January 10, 1896, and came to Colby nineteen years ago and engaged in the business of farming. He is survived by his wife and eleven children, namely: Mrs. Fred Krueger, Green Grove; Mrs. Frank Rieve, Racine; Emma, Chicago; Louise, Chicago; Frieda, Chicago; Herman, Adolph, William, Walter, Adeline, Ethel.
He was a member of the Reformed church and a good Christian of excellent habits, fine moral character, a practical matter of fact man and was not disposed to worry about matters. This cheerful spirit remained with him to the last and he retained his clearness of intellect up to his closing days. He was invariably a good neighbor and his family circle was a happy one.
Stall, Emma E. (20 Dec. 1852 – 9 June 1931)
Source: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) Thursday, 11 June 1931
* Mrs. Emma E. Stall died at the home of her son in law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Schilling, in Colby Tuesday, June 9th, at 6 A.M., cancer being the cause of her departure to the distant shore. Funeral services will be held at the M. E. church Thursday afternoon, at 2:00 P.M., June 11th, Rev. Blish officiating and internment will be made in the Colby cemetery. Mrs. Stall had been operated on at Chippewa Falls on March 12 and had been ill ever since.
The deceased was born in Ogle county, Illinois, Dec. 20th, 1852, thus reaching the age of seventy-eight years, five months and eleven days. She went to Iowa with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Wallace, when fifteen years of age where she spent the greater part of her life. She was married to Mr. Arlando Stall at Marshalltown, Iowa, on Jan. 1, 1874, to which union two children were born who survive her. She moved to this locality in 1920 with her daughter and son in law, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Schilling, and lived on their farm five miles east of Colby until about a year ago when they moved into the city of Colby. She belonged to the United Brethren church and always conducted her life according to the teachings of her faith. She never cared much for social honors but devoted her time to the comforts of her children. She is survived by one son, Arland Stall, and one daughter, Mrs. C. W. Schilling, both of Colby, and three grand children, Noel Schilling and the Stall twins.
Stange, Minnie (17 Sept. 1873 – 21 May 1949)
Source: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) Thursday, 26 May 1949
* Mrs. Minnie Stange, age 75, a resident of Abbotsford until two weeks ago when she went to Dorchester to live with her daughter, Mrs. Rudy Younker, died at the Younker home Saturday evening. Funeral services were conducted at the Christ Lutheran church at Abbotsford Wednesday afternoon, Rev. E. H. Sprengler officiating, and internment was made in the Abbotsford cemetery.
Mrs. Stange was born in Vernon county Sept. 17, 1873, and was married to Frank Stange, who died May 2, 1946. Her daughter, Mrs. Rudy (May) Younker, lives in the town of Mayville and her son, John, in the town of Hoard. There are eight grandchildren. They observed their golden wedding anniversary in 1941.
A brother and a sister preceded her in death.
*** Note: In the original article, the surname Stange was spelled as Strange.
Stangl, Marie A. (27 Jan. 1908 – 1 Jan. 2002)
Source: Marshfield News-Herald (Marshfield, Wood County, Wis.) Jan. 2002
* Marie A. Stangl, 93, formerly of Marshfield, died Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2002, at Continental Manor in Abbotsford, where she was admitted on Dec. 19, 2001.
Funeral services for Marie will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. John’s Catholic Church with the Rev. Charles D. Stoetzel, pastor, officiating. Suzanne Golden will be the organist for St. John’s Church Funeral Choir. Burial will be in Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the Rembs/Kundinger Chapel and from 9:30 a.m. until service time Friday at the church. St. John’s Parish Council of Catholic Women Rosary Service will be held at 4 p.m. and the Knights of Columbus Rosary Service will be held at 6:30 p.m. both today at the funeral chapel.
She was born Jan. 27, 1908, in Marshfield, to Frank Sr. and Theressie (nee Truhlar) Stauss. She married Michael A. Stangl in 1925 at St. John’s Catholic Church.
Educated at St. John’s School, Marie was a homemaker in Marshfield her entire life, living on Hinman Ave. For the past three years she resided at Northside Elder Estates in Stratford until entering the nursing home. She enjoyed crocheting and needlework. She was a member of St. John’s Catholic Church and its Parish Council of Catholic Women.
Surviving are her children, Bunnie (Ervin) Koenig of Belvediere, Ill., Jackie (William) Young of Colby, Eugene “Gene” (Arline) Stangl of Marshfield, Darlene (Wendelin) Adler of Mukwonago, Robert “Bill” (Sharon) Stangl of Leheigh Acres, Fla., Judy (Wayne) Casperson of Stratford and Patricia Carl of Stratford; 39 grandchildren, 72 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren; and her son-in-law, Melvin Schonfeldt of Marshfield.
She was predeceased by her husband on Oct. 5, 1963; her daughter, Virginia Schonfeldt; four grandchildren; her parents; two sisters, Laura Stauss and Alma Voelker, five brothers, Frank Jr., Arthur, Norman, Howard and Robert Stauss; and her son-in-law, Robert Carl.
Staples, Nellie M. (22 Oct. 1891 – 28 July 1960)
Source: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) Thursday, 4 Aug. 1960
* Miss Nellie M. Staples died last Thursday afternoon at the McDonald Nursing Home in Tomahawk at the age of 68 years. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the Polaszek Funeral Home in Abbotsford, Rev. Wallace Smith, pastor of the Presbyterian churches in Edgar and Abbotsford, officiating, and burial was made in the Colby cemetery.
Miss Staples was born Oct. 22, 1891 in Canistota, S.D. She taught rural school for many years in Markesan and in the Abbotsford and Colby areas. She lived in Abbotsford since 1915 until she entered the McDonald Nursing Home. She was a member of the Eastern Star lodge and the Presbyterian Church.
Surviving are two brothers, Ray Staples of Tomahawk and Guy Staples of Liberal, Kan. Her parents and a sister preceded her in death.
Stark, Samuel, J. (9 Sept. 1887 – 21 Feb. 1954)
Source: Marshfield News-Herald (Marshfield, Wood County, Wis.) Feb. 1954
* Unity – Final rites were conducted at the Lulloff Funeral Home in Colby Thursday afternoon for Samuel J. Stark, 66, who died at Milwaukee Feb. 21, of coronary thrombosis. The Rev. Clyde Vander Stroep officiated at the services and burial was in Trinity Lutheran cemetery.
Mr. Stark was born in Muskegon, Mich., on Sept. 9, 1887, and had been a resident of Unity since 1916.
He is survived by his wife, the former Ella Flink; by two brothers, George Stark, Grand Rapids, Mich., and John Stark, Muskegon; and two sisters, Mrs. Gertie Baker and Mrs. Pearl Spier, Muskegon. Four brothers preceded him in death.
Active pallbearers at the funeral were Theodore Dallman, Norman Uecker, Loraine Flink, Marvin Flink, Walter Flink, and Clifford Schweke, and honorary pallbearers were James Colby, Earl Salter, John Johnson, Carl Peterson, Edward Melander and Mr. Rasmussen.
Mrs. Ted Dallman, Mrs. Larson, Mrs. Norman Uecker, Mrs. Loraine Flink, and Mrs. Conrad Flink had charge of flowers and Mrs. Alfred Johnson, Mrs. George Miller, and Mrs. Ansel Messer were the singers, with Mrs. Henry Binning as accompanist.
Out-of-town people at the rites included Mr. and Mrs. William Spier, Mrs. Gertrude Baker, Mrs. Roy Carlson, Muskegon, Mich.; Mrs. William Dallman, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Dallman, Carl and Marvin Flink, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Uecker and daughter, and Mrs. Oscar Flink, Milwaukee; Mr. and Mrs. William Flink, Mr. and Mrs. Reggie Saunders, and John Flink, Minneapolis; Mr. and Mrs. Martin Falk, Mrs. Ann Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. David Flink, Mrs. Albert Huebner, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Riske, Clintonville; Clifford Schweke, Marshfield; Mrs. Charles Bauer, Abbotsford; Mr. and Mrs. James Colby and Mr. and Mrs. Felix Dietsche, Owen; Mr. and Mrs. Carl Peterson, Mr. and Mrs. Larson, and Mr. and Mrs. Rasmussen, Withee; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Obernberger, Athens; Mr. and Mrs. Loraine Flink and daughters, Milwaukee; Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Tesmer, Colby; and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Flink, Spencer.
Stecker Family Obituaries of Clark County Wisconsin
Olive Steffen (21 Sept. 1910 - Aug. 1967)
Source: Marshfield News-Herald (Marshfield, Wood County, Wis.) Monday, 14 Aug. 1967; contributed by Ron Flink (email: rlflink55@gmail.com) transcribed by Marla Zwakman
*** Note: The beginning of this obituary was cut off and not available at the time of transcription.
Burial will be made in the Gate of Heaven cemetery.
The body will repose at the Rembs Funeral Home from 8 o’clock tonight (Monday) until the time of services. The Christian Mothers Society rosary will be conducted there at 3 p.m. Tuesday and there will be a general rosary service at 8 p.m. Tuesday.
The former Olive Morrison was born Sept. 21, 1910, in the town of Lincoln, Wood county and received her education there. Her marriage to Ervine Steffen took place Sept. 25, 1930 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Bakerville.
After their marriage the couple lived in the town of Lynn, Clark County for 13 years and then moved to the town of Richfield where they had resided since.
Mrs. Steffen was a member of the Christian Mothers Society of Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
In addition to her husband, survivors are two sons, Lyle Steffen, route 5, Marshfield, and Donald Steffen, Colby; a sister, Mrs. Leonard Biechler, a brother, Gordon Morrison, her mother, Mrs. Elva Boehning, all of Marshfield, and one grandchild.
Betty Steltenpohl (12 May 1931 – 30 Dec. 2001)
Source: Marshfield News-Herald (Marshfield, Wood County, Wis.) 2001; contributed by Ron Flink (email: rlflink55@gmail.com) transcribed by Marla Zwakman
* Betty J. Steltenpohl, 70, of W6540 County Highway H in Neillsville, died at 2:50 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 30, 2001, at St. Joseph’s Palliative Care Unit in Marshfield.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Rembs/Kundinger Funeral Home with Rev. Peter K. Muschinske, pastor of Faith Lutheran Church, officiating. Burial will be in Hillside Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today and from 10 a.m. until service time Wednesday, both at the funeral home.
She was born May 12, 1931, in Easton, Colo. to Ira and Isabel (nee Rogers) Whipple. She married Elmer L. Steltenpohl on Dec. 17, 1949 in Pine City, Minn.
As a child Betty moved to the Chili area with her parents. She and her husband owned and operated the Edgetown Drive-in restaurant in Greenwood for several years. Betty enjoyed fishing, gardening and watching wildlife. She dearly loved her family and her little friend, Mitzy.
Surviving are her husband, Elmer Steltenpohl; her children Denis (Debbie) Steltenpohl of Wautoma and their children, Amy (Tim) Handel and their children, Seth and Tanner Handel and Jason Steltenpohl and his daughter, Bayley; Jerold (Diane) Steltenpohl of Gwinn, Mich., and their children, Jason and Gregory (Heather) Steltenpohl; Dabby (Dave) Marty of Marshfield and their daughter, Alanna. She is further survived by her brothers and sisters, Richard (Ardie) Whipple of Hartford, Robert (Carol) Whipple of Downers Grove, Fla., Jerry (Eldora) Whipple of Mosinee, Ronald Whipple of Texas, Louise Wagner of Hartford and Rosie Brandt of Medford; and by several nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her parents and by two brothers and two sisters.
Stelzel, Edward E. (6 Oct. 1891 – 3 Aug. 1952)
Source: Abbotsford Tribune (Abbotsford, Clark County, Wis.) Thursday, 14 Aug. 1952
* Funeral services for Edward E. Stelzel were held Wednesday, Aug. 6 at 2:00 p.m. from Holy Trinity Lutheran church, Minneapolis, with Dr. Paul H. Roth officiating. Mr. Stelzel’s death occurred at 9:00 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 3. He suffered a skull fracture and brain concussion after he fell about eight feet, at work, on Friday noon, Aug. 1. A ladder on which he was standing, broke.
Internment was made in Lakewood cemetery, Minneapolis, with Alvin and Frederick Reynolds, Wausau; George and Harold Schimacher, Waukesha; Leo Engel, Milwaukee; and Ray Walther, Minneapolis, acting as pallbearers.
Mr. Stelzel was born on Oct. 6, 1891, at Dorchester, Wisconsin. For a time the Stelzel family lived at Abbotsford.
He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth; two sons, Gerald E., and Leonard L., of Minneapolis; one daughter, Mrs. (Verna) Marks, Chippewa Falls; four grand children, Barbara and Bonnie Stelzel, Eldred and Wayne Marks; four brothers, John, Rib Lake; Alvin, Louis and Martin, Dorchester; three sisters, Miss Otielia, Colby; Mrs. Fred (Mary) Reynolds, Dorchester; and Mrs. Frank (Hattie) Wanke, Stevens Point. All children, grand children, and brothers and sisters attended the funeral.
Friends and relatives from Abbotsford, Colby, Dorchester, Athens, Wausau, Stevens Point, Manitowoc, Waukesha, Milwaukee, Baraboo, Loyal, Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls, and Minneapolis, attended the service.
Stelzl, Adolph W. & Ida (d. 12 Nov. 1976)
Source: Marshfield News-Herald (Marshfield, Wood County, Wis.) Nov. 1976
* Spencer – Mr. and Mrs. Adolph W. Stelzl, 408 W. Main St. Spencer, were pronounced dead on arrival at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Marshfield at 7 p.m. Friday. Mr. Stelzl, 88, died of an apparent stroke, and his wife, Ida, 82, died of an apparent heart attack.
Funeral services for Mrs. Stelzl will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Hansen Chapel in Marshfield, with the Rev. William H. Ruhbusch, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Spencer, officiating. Services for Mr. Stelzl will immediately follow at 2 p.m. in the Hansen Chapel, the Rev. Andrew H. Bofenkamp, pastor of Christ the King Catholic Church in Spencer will officiate. Burial will be in Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
Visitations may be made at the Hansen Chapel from 2-9 p.m. Sunday and until time of services on Monday. A general rosary for Mr. Stelzl will be recited at 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, followed by a prayer service for Mrs. Stelzl at 8:30 p.m.
Mr. Stelzl was born Oct. 9, 1888, in the town of Brighton, Marathon County, and was educated in the Spencer and Marshfield schools. He lived on the same farm at Route 2, Spencer, all his life, his parents having moved to the farm from Germany in the early 1880’s.
He was a member of Christ the King Catholic Church and the Spencer Senior Citizens Club, a former member of the Brighton School Board and also a former director on the Board of the Farmer’s Co-operative in Spencer.
Mrs. Stelzl, the former Ida Mellenthin, was born Sept. 29, 1894, in the town of Unity, Clark County, and was educated in the Spencer schools. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, its Ladies Aid Society and the Spencer Senior Citizens Club.
The couple was married Sept. 9, 1914, at St. John’s Lutheran parsonage, Route 1, Spencer. They celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in 1974. They lived and farmed at Route 2, Spencer until June 1975, when they moved to the Village of Spencer.
They are survived by four daughters, Mrs. Gerhard (Isabelle) Klein, Route 1, Spencer, Mrs. Walter (Gertrude) Stapel, Spencer, Mrs. Richard A. (Adeline) Hansen, Marshfield, and Mrs. Sylvester (Arlene) Stecker, Arpin; a son, Arnold Stelzl, Route 2, Spencer, 18 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Stelzl also is survived by a sister, Mrs. Ed (Alma) Glaman, Marshfield, and a brother, Emil Mellenthin, Route 1, Spencer. Three sisters and a brother preceded her in death.
Stephens, Ida (15 Dec. 1877 – 12 Mar. 1950)
Source: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) Thursday, 16 Mar. 1950
* Mrs. William Stephens, formerly of Curtiss, died of a heart attack at the home of her son in Marshfield Sunday evening at the age of 72 years. Funeral services were held at the Curtiss Evangelical Lutheran Church Wednesday afternoon, Rev. O. K. Odland officiating, and burial was made in the parish cemetery.
Mrs. Stephens, nee Ida Johnson, was born Dec. 15, 1877, in Norway. She came to the United States with her parents and lived at Curtiss until she married William Stephens on Dec. 25, 1896. Later the couple lived on several farms in the town of Mayville until they retired a few years ago and made their home with their son.
Surviving are her husband and the following children: Wesley and Clarence of Owen, Mrs. Howard (Nina) Durbin of Withee, Mrs. Warren (Esther) Banks of Waukesha, Mrs. Andrew Krug of Owen, Mrs. Albert (Gladys) Baldwin of Minneapolis, Chester of Random Lake and Arnold of St. Paul. Also surviving are 27 grand children, four great grand children, two brothers and four sisters.
Sternitzky, Edwin E. (25 Sept. 1910 – 1 Jan. 1991)
Source: Marshfield News-Herald (Marshfield, Wood County, Wis.) Thursday, 3 Jan. 1991
* Granton – Services for Edwin E. Sternitzky, 80, of 1017 Laurel St., formerly of Granton, who died at 8:21 p.m. Tuesday in the Emergency Room of St. Joseph’s Hospital of injuries suffered in an automobile accident, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Zion Lutheran Church, Granton.
The Revs. Herbert L. Biermann and Arthur A. Oswald of Grafton will officiate. Mrs. Sharon Nemitz will be the organist, and Mrs. Jill Martin will be the soloist. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Pallbearers will be grandsons, Jeffrey, Jay and Jim Schlinsog and Mark and Matthew Sternitzky, and a nephew, Ernst Sternitzky.
Visitation will be at Rembs-Kundinger Chapel, Marshfield, at 7 p.m. Friday and then at the church from 10 a.m. until service time Saturday.
He was born Sept. 25, 1910, in the town of Lynn, Clark County, to Edward and Elizabeth (Hillert) Sternitzky. He attended Sunbeam School in the town of Lynn.
He married Leona A. Kalsow Oct. 11, 1936, at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Neillsville. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 1986.
He farmed in the town of Lynn his entire life. While farming, he was also employed by Roddis Plywood Corp., now Weyerhaeuser Co., for 18 years. He and his wife moved to Marshfield in May 1990.
He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church.
He is survived by his wife; two sons, Allen E. of Marshfield and Gary of Granton; one daughter, Mrs. Marvin (Ann) Schlinsog of Marshfield; a twin brother, Erwin Sternitzky of Granton; and 11 granchildren.
He was predeceased by his parents, two brothers and one granddaughter, Maria Sternitzky, on June 12, 1990.
Sterzinger, George J. (3 Jan. 1871 – 22 Jan. 1936)
Source: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) Thursday, 30 Jan. 1936
* Funeral services for George J. Sterzinger, who passed away last Wednesday evening, Jan. 22, complications of ailments of six and one-half weeks duration being the cause of his death, were held at St. Mary’s Catholic church Saturday morning, Rev. L. J. Lang officiating, and internment was made in the Colby cemetery. Pall bearers were L. W. Frane, C. J. Kraus, Alphonse Bauers, Sam Yelke, Emil Pokallus and Conrad Niggemann.
The deceased was born in Bavaria, Germany, Jan. 3, 1871, thus reaching the age of sixty-five years and nineteen days. He came to the United States in 1874 and lived in Milwaukee until 1883 and then came to Colby. He was a mason by profession but worked at the Colby box factory the past eighteen years. He was married to Lena Hainzlsperger at Colby on Jan. 21, 1902. He is survived by his widow, one daughter, Mrs. Ferdinand Jicinsky of Stratford, and three sons, Frank G., of the town of Hull and George, Jr., and Arthur, at home. One daughter, Magdalene, preceded him in death. Other survivors are three sisters and three brothers, namely: Mrs. Matt Aller, Sr., of Colby, Mrs. Theresa Hart of West Allis, Wis., Mrs. Barbara Schueller of Milwaukee, Joe Sterzinger of Colby, Mike Sterzinger of Milwaukee and Frank A. Sterzinger of Colby. Also five grandchildren – Ambrose, William and Robert Sterzinger of Colby and Kenneth and Charles Jicinsky of Stratford.
Out of town relatives here for the funeral were Mrs. Barbara Schueller, Mike Sterzinger, Mrs. Frank Klies, Mrs. William Krieger, Mrs. Henry Koenigs and son, Harry, Mrs. Alvin Kern and Mr. Edwin Noll, all of Milwaukee, Mrs. Theresa Hart of West Allis, Mrs. John Sterzinger of West Allis, Mrs. Lawrence Noll of Oak Center, Wis., Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jicinsky, Sr., and son, Junior, of Stratford, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Dahlke and children and Miss Attina Dahlke of Edgar and Mrs. Henry Scheibe of Edgar.
The deceased has always been a faithful Christian, an industrious worker and at all times always considered the welfare of his family before thinking of his own comforts.
Stetter, Infant Daughter (? – 20 Mar. 1895)
Source: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) Thursday, 21 Mar. 1895
* The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Stetter died, yesterday morning, and it is reported that Mrs. Stetter herself is very low. The family will have the sympathy of the community with hopes that Mrs. Stetter will recover rapidly.
Stewart, Rovelia (31 May 1852 – 25 Nov. 1933)
Source: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) Thursday, 30 Nov. 1933
* Mrs. Rovelia Stewart, formerly of Colby and Spencer, died at Marengo, Wis., Saturday, Nov. 25th, apoplexy being the cause of her death. Mrs. Stewart reached the age of eighty-one years, five months and four days. Funeral services will be held at the Lulloff undertaking parlors Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 29th, at 2:00 and then at the Colby M. E. church, Rev. C. Paul Nulton officiating, and burial will take place in the family lot in the Colby cemetery.
*** Note: Mrs. Stewart’s date of birth is from a Colby Memorial Cemetery index.
Stieber, Roman (1 May 1896 – 12 Nov. 1949)
Source: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) Thursday, 17 Nov. 1949
* The Colby community was shocked by a tragedy which occurred Saturday morning at 9:30 o’clock. Roman Stieber, proprietor of the hardware store here and one of the aldermen of the second ward, was instantly killed when his pickup truck was struck by a south bound freight train east of the city meat market. Stieber was traveling east.
The train, an extra freight No. 211, was bound from Park Falls to Stevens Point and was manned by Engineer Eli Welch and Conductor A. J. Lepinski, both of Stevens Point. They said that the train was traveling at a speed of only about nine miles an hour. It was raining at the time of the collision, and, because of the wet rails, the train could not come to a stop as quickly as usual.
The Stieber truck was pushed about a half-block from the point of impact and was crushed between the engine and a steel traffic signal post. The six-inch post was broken off. The victim, alone in the truck, fell out through the bottom of the cab but was pinned beneath it with his feet still in the cab.
The accident was investigated by Clark county officials – Coroner John Bergemann of Neillsville, Sheriff Ray Kutsche of Neillsville, District Attorney C. E. Gorsegner of Greenwood and Traffic Officer Wm. D. Nelson of Owen. They selected a coroner’s jury of Abbotsford people who will hold an inquest this Thursday afternoon. The jury consists of Lowell Dorn, Vern Marcott, Vern Stegen, Bill Kozlowski, John Bremer, Jr., and Don Armstrong.
Mr. Stieber had recently sold his hardware store to D. C. Gregory of Brookfield, Ill., and it had been arranged that Gregory take possession about January 1, 1950.
Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at St. Mary’s Catholic church, Rev. N. B. Beschta officiating, and internment was made in St. Mary’s cemetery. Nephews acted as pall bearers and were Alois Stieber, Melvin Stieber, Harold Stieber, Phillip Gassner, Arnold Gassner and Junior Volhard.
Mr. Stieber was born on May 1, 1896, at Marathon City, thus reaching the age of 53 years, six months and 11 days. A veteran of World War I, he was married to Emma Gassner at Marathon City on April 29, 1918. They operated a tavern there for two years and then he conducted a blacksmith business for nine years. They moved to Colby February 10, 1929, when he and A. Stroota purchased the Zillmann hardware store. After the death of Mr. Stroota, he purchased his partner’s interest. Two years ago, he built the Stieber Locker plant in Colby.
Mr. Stieber was a member of the Holy Name Society of St. Mary’s church, a member of the Colby Chamber of Commerce and one of the aldermen of the second ward. He was prominent in civic affairs, and, being of a congenial disposition, he had many friends who were sorry to hear of his death. In fact, a dark gloom spread over the whole community when it was whispered from one to another Saturday that “Stieber was killed by a train.”
Surviving are his wife and four grown children – Michael, Joe and David of Colby and Mrs. Joe Pech, Jr., of Unity. Also three brothers and six sisters – Ruby Stieber of Marathon; Alfred Stieber of Wausau, Fred Stieber of Wausau, Mrs. Louie Lyons of Wausau, Mrs. Joe Schuster, Mrs. Joe Schuster, Mrs. Felix Bahm, Mrs. Lena Smith, Mrs. Ed Becker, all of Milwaukee and Mrs. Conrad Kleinschmidt of Merrill.
Stinson, Lela Bell (28 Mar. 1883 – 29 Apr. 1947)
Source: Marathon County Register (Unity, Marathon County, Wis.) Friday, 23 May 1947
* Funeral services for Mrs. Lela Bell Stinson, 64, Spokane, Wash., who died of a heart attack in that city April 29, were held May 2 at the Lagen and Jager funeral home at Spokane, followed by burial in the Spokane Cemetery.
Lela Pettet was born March 28, 1883, in Unity and was graduated from the Unity High School. She was a member of the Eastern Star and of Hope Rebekah Lodge 400F, Spokane. She had lived in Spokane since 1905. Surviving are the widower, Charles Stinson; a brother, Marshal Pettet, Harrison, Idaho, and Mrs. Lulu Bell Creed, Unity, a twin sister of the deceased.
Stock, Hugo (11 Apr. 1891 – 4 May 1951)
Source: Abbotsford Tribune (Abbotsford, Clark County, Wis.) Thursday, 10 May 1951
* Funeral services for Hugo Stock, 60, who died at St. Joseph’s hospital, at Marshfield, Friday afternoon after a prolonged illness was held Tuesday afternoon at Curtiss, at the Peace Evangelical and Reformed church, with the Rev. F. Puhlmann officiating. Burial was made in the Colby cemetery.
The pallbearers were Alex Thede, John Rueden, Walter Krueger, Emil Buss, Ernest Stockmeier and George Hoff.
The floral tributes were carried by Mrs. Ernest Stockmeier, Mrs. Albert Schmidt, Mrs. Elmer Dehne and Miss Gertrude Dehne.
Hugo Stock was born April 11, 1891, in Manitowoc county. He was married to Viola Dehne, Nov. 18, 1914. For several years they lived on a farm in Taylor county, then went back to Manitowoc county where they lived until 1930. They moved to a farm near Curtiss and resided there until three years ago, when ill health made him retire, after which they made their home in Curtiss.
Mr. Stock leaves his widow and four daughters, Mrs. Henry (Gertrude) Buss, Curtiss; Mrs. L. (Edna) Rueden, Abbotsford; Mrs. Otto (Violet) Engel, Withee; and Mrs. Stanley (Lorraine) Janda, Denver, Colo. There are ten gran children; two sisters, Mrs. John Marx and Mrs. Art Wiersig, and three brothers, Rudolph and Arvin, all of Colby, and Herbert, of St. Paul.
A large number of relatives and friends attended the funeral.
Stock, Julius (? – 3 Aug. 1959)
Source: Marshfield News-Herald (Marshfield, Wood County, Wis.) Tuesday, 18 Aug. 1959 (Contributed by Ron Flink, email: rflink55@gmail.com - Transcribed by Marla Zwakman)
* Withee – Julius Stock, a former Withee resident and business man, died of a heart attack Aug. 3 in Chicago, Ill., where he had resided the past eight years. Funeral services were held there Aug. 7.
Surviving are his wife, three sons, John, Withee; Herbert, Owen; Robert, Chicago, Ill.; one daughter, Mrs. Charles (Rose) Pralguske, West Fargo, N.D.; and 13 grandchildren.
Marian Stowe (28 Feb. 1901 – 30 Sept. 1992)
Source: Marshfield News Herald (Marshfield, Wood Co., Wis.) Friday, 2 Oct. 1992; contributed by Ron Flink (email: rlflink55@gmail.com) transcribed by Marla Zwakman
LOYAL – Services for Marian Stowe, 91, Loyal, who died at 7 p.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Marshfield, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at United Methodist Church, Loyal.
The Rev. Stephen Groves will officiate. Mrs. Sharon Groves will be soloist.
Burial will be in town of Beaver Cemetery. Grandsons, Gordon and Leslie Delo, Steve and Ed Bushman and Erv and Scott Bitter, will serve as pallbearers.
Visitation will be at Rinka Funeral Home, Loyal, from 4-9 p.m. today and then at the church one hour before service time Saturday.
The former Marian Geisler was born Feb. 28, 1901, in Chicago. She was married to John Stowe April 24, 1918, in Clark County, and he died in 1974.
After her marriage, she and her husband farmed in the town of Beaver until his death. She then moved to the city of Loyal.
She was a member of United Methodist Church, Women of the Church and the Beaver Center Homemakers.
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Marjorie Delo of Loyal, Mrs. Dorothy Bushman of Greenwood and Mrs. Melvin (Carol) Bitter of Johnson Creek; 21 grandchildren and 41 great-grandchildren.
She also was predeceased by one half sister.
Stowell, Anna Frances (28 Nov. 1863 – 25 Sept. 1944)
Source: Marathon County Register (Unity, Marathon County, Wis.) Friday, 29 Sept. 1944)
* Mrs. Anna Stowell, aged 80 years, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fred Bruesewitz of the town of Brighton early Monday morning, after an illness of four weeks with complications attributed to old age. Funeral services were conducted at the Swarthout Funeral Home in Spencer at 1:40 p.m. Wednesday, followed by rites at 2:00 at St. John’s Lutheran church two miles north of Spencer with the Rev. H. C. Hinz in charge. Internment was made in Hillside cemetery at Marshfield.
Anna Frances Stowell was born in New York on Nov. 28, 1863 and was married at Antwerp, N.Y., on June 3, 1882 to W. Stowell, who died on Sept. 10, 1919. They came from Fond du Lac county to Marshfield vicinity in 1904, and she lived there until 1932, when she came to live with her daughter. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. William (Eva) Kiesling, and Mrs. Lloyd (Gertrude) Noble, both of Marshfield, and Mrs. Fred (Nellie) Bruesewitz of Spencer; by 12 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren. There are also two sisters in New York.
Source: Marathon County Register (Unity, Marathon County, Wis.) Friday, 6 Oct. 1944
Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Stowell, aged 80 years, who died Monday of last week at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fred H. Bruesewitz, north of Spencer, were conducted Wednesday afternoon from the Swarthout Funeral Home, to St. John’s Lutheran church in town of Brighton, with Rev. H. C. Hinz in charge, and burial was made in Hillside cemetery at Marshfield. The choir, Mrs. Maynard Neumann, Mrs. Rudolph Schweke, Lucille Oelrich, Erna Wachholz and Florence Bruss, accompanied by Erna Oelrich at the pipe organ, sang “Asleep in Jesus” and “Safe in the Arms of Jesus.” Pall bearers were Albert Singstock, Henry Ertl, Reinhold Schroeder, Louis Bruesewitz, Otto Bruss and Otto Krause. Flowers were in charge of Mrs. Louis Bruesewitz, Mrs. Henry Ertl, Mrs. Otto Bruss and Mrs. Henry Wachholz.
Relatives and friends from away attending the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Noble, Mr. and Mrs. Art Adney and family, Mrs. Lena Fredrick, Ole Dohm, Mrs. Louisa Singstock, and Art Woltman, all of Marshfield; Mr. and Mrs. George Kiesling of Pittsville; Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Bruesewitz of Auburndale; Mrs. Allie Kettler of Loyal; Mr. and Mrs. Otto Bruss of Greenwood; Mr. and Mrs. Ray Matson of Barron; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Behrendt and Mrs. Henry Artman of Athens and Mrs. Ada Zenner of Stratford. A daughter, Mrs. Eva Kiesling of Marshfield was unable to attend, and three grandsons in service could not attend. Pvt. Harold Bruesewitz, somewhere in France; Pvt. Wilmer Bruesewitz in Ascension Island and Elias Noble, fireman first class now in San Diego, Calif., and just returned from the Southwest Pacific; two granddaughters, Miss Myrtle Noble of the Salvation Army in Chicago, and Mrs. James Butcher of Chicago, also could not attend.
Strade, Augusta (2 Apr. 1863 – 22 May 1952)
Source: Abbotsford Tribune (Abbotsford, Clark County, Wis.) Thursday, 29 May 1952
* CURTISS - Mrs. Augusta Strade, 84, a pioneer resident of this vicinity, died Thursday morning in the Mercy hospital at Oshkosh.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday in the Evangelical and Reformed church. The Rev. Franz Puhlmann officiated and burial was made in the Pine Hill cemetery.
Mrs. Strade, the former Augusta Drake, was born April 2, 1863, in Kiel. She received her education there and was also married there on May 10, 1885, to Frederick Strade. The same year, they moved to Curtiss where they operated a farm. Mr. Strade died in February, 1912. Mrs. Strade had resided on the home farm, which is now operated by a son, Clarence, since they first came here.
She was a member of the Ladies’ Aid Society of the Evangelical and Reformed church.
Among her survivors are four daughters, Mrs. Ella Schorer, Mrs. Edna Gibson and Mrs. Peter (Hattie) Miller, Oshkosh; and Mrs. Oscar (Bertha) Dittmeyer, Sheboygan; four sons, Edwin and Clarence, Curtiss; Harry, Oshkosh; and Ben, Sheboygan; 19 grand children; and a brother, Herman Drake, of Kiel.
A daughter and two sons also preceded her in death.
Strebe, Libbie Bell (8 Jan. 1892 – 13 May 1953)
Source: Abbotsford Tribune (Abbotsford, Clark County, Wis.) Thursday, 14 May 1953
* Funeral services for Mrs. Abe Strebe, 61, of Wausau, who died Wednesday evening, will be held Saturday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock at the Presbyterian church at Abbotsford. The body is at the Zink Funeral Home.
Burial will be made in the Abbotsford cemetery.
Source: Abbotsford Tribune (Abbotsford, Clark County, Wis.) Thursday, 21 May 1953
Funeral services for Mrs. Abe Strebe of Wausau, a former resident here, who died Wednesday, were held Saturday afternoon in the Presbyterian church at 2:00 o’clock. The Rev. Arthur Oates, D.D., of Marshfield, officiated and burial was made in the Abbotsford cemetery.
Pallbearers were Harold Goelden, Duane Strebe, Robert and Vilas Strebe, Richard Brown and Richard Jacobus.
Nancy Rindfleisch, Marlene and Judy Strebe, Darlene Moore, Mary Hart, Janice Goetz, Mrs. William Goetz, Mrs. Robert Kilty, and Mrs. Robert Bergman were in charge of floral arrangements.
Among those who came here for the services were Miss Mary Jane Junod, Eau Claire; Mr. and Mrs. Ed Garrow, and Mrs. Frank Johnson, Ogema; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Strebe, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Strebe, Vilas and Clarence Strebe, Mr. and Mrs. Karl Domrow, George Strebe, and Emil Schade, all of Sheridan; Mr. and Mrs. Obed Moore, Darlene, and Dallas Moore, Marinette;
Mr. and Mrs. Ward Brown, Menominee, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hart, Stevens Point; Miss Mary Hart, West Allis; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Moore, Mr. and Mrs. James Berlin, and Mrs. Leonard Tuxharn, Wisconsin Rapids;
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Moore, Mrs. James Berryman, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Carlson, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Eichsteadt, and Mr. and Mrs. Delno Stewart, Port Edwards; Mr. and Mrs. Matt Brown, Mr. and Mrs. August Lenhard, Mrs. Ida Lenhard, Mrs. Joyce Bergmann, Athens; Kenneth Strebe, Madison;
Marlene Strebe, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Strebe, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Forrell, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Zell, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Pacourek, Marshfield; Mr. and Mrs. Eldred Strebe and Kit and Judy, and Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Stadler, Owen; Mrs. Ted Hoeft, Chippewa Falls; Mr. and Mrs. Edgard Lenhard, Athens; and Mr. and Mrs. William Rindfleisch, Nancy and Billy, and Mr. and Mrs. William Goetz and Janice of Spencer.
Mrs. Strebe, the former Libbie Bell Moore, was born Jan. 8, 1892, in the town of Hull, Marathon county, and received her education there.
Her marriage to Abe Strebe, of Abbotsford took place Sept. 30, 1908, in the town of Hull. After their marriage, they operated a farm for 28 years in the town of Holton, Marathon county. They also resided for eight years at Fairchild, and for nine years at Marshfield. For the past nine months, they lived at Wausau.
She was a member of the Women’s Benefit Association of Abbotsford, for 33 years.
Survivors include her husband, two sons, Clyde, Marshfield, and Eldred, Owen; two daughters, Mrs. Edgar (Laura) Lenhard, Athens; and Mrs. William (Ethel) Rindfleisch, Spencer; 17 grand children; three great grand children; four brothers, Joseph, Wisconsin Rapids; Roy, Port Edwards; John, Everett, Wash.; and Obed, Marinette; five sisters, Mrs. Joseph (Lizzie) Hart, Stevens Point; Mrs. Charles (Gladys) Brown, and Mrs. Strebe’s twin sister, Mrs. George (Liddie) Brown, Abbotsford; Mrs. Ward (Pearl) Brown, Menominee, Mich.; and Mrs. Charles (Beatrice) Hebert, Yakima, Washington.
Strebe, Ralph (17 Jan. 1898 – 8 Jan. 1934)
Source: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) Thursday, 18 Jan. 1934
* Funeral services for Ralph Strebe, whose death was reported last week, were conducted at the Presbyterian church at Abbotsford Friday afternoon, Rev. L. C. Smith officiating, and internment was made in the Abbotsford cemetery. The Abbotsford lodge F. & A.M. was in charge of the burial and the Order of the Eastern Star in charge of the flowers. Miss Jessie Merrill, Mrs. A. J. Folstad, the Rev. Mr. Smith and S. J. Paynter sang. Pallbearers were Benjamin Wing, Harold Hoffman, Kenneth Ingersoll, Martin Anderson, Harry Ketcham and Harry Garbisch.
The deceased was a member of the Abbotsford Masonic lodge and is survived by his father, August Strebe, of Abbotsford, two sisters, Mrs. Gertrude McIntyre, of Chinnacum, Wash., and Mrs. Ida Provinski of Milan, four brothers, Frank of Sheridan, Abraham, of Milan, George of Goodrich, Perle of New Jersey. Miss Dally Junod of Eau Claire and Mr. and Mrs. Max Vogl and son, Donald, of Marinette, Miss Bertha Vogle of Milwaukee, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Farley of Weyauwega, Mrs. Ward Brown and daughter, Ell, of Menominee, Mich., Mr. and Mrs. Frank Strebe and daughter, Estelle, of Sheridan attended the funeral. The postal clerks’ union of Milwaukee of which the deceased was a member was represented by John Fehring.
Stringham, Charles (? – 13 Jan. 1904)
Source: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wisconsin) Thursday, 7 Jan. 1904
* Chas. Stringham, who resides near Unity, and whose death occurred last Wednesday night, committed suicide by taking poison. The examination made Saturday evening and Sunday by District Attorney F. W. Genrich and Sheriff W. R. Chellis clearly established this fact.
Stringham resided with his son William and family, having a room separate from those used by them. The old gentleman became despondent and decided to take his own life. He purchased a bottle of chloroform at Colby and a bottle of aconite at Marshfield. Before taking the fatal dose he wrote a letter to his son, announcing that he *** Note: The rest of the article was cut off and was not available at the time of transcription.
Strohman, Linda (19 Mar. 1902 – 8 Feb. 1961)
Source: Marshfield News-Herald (Marshfield, Wood County, Wis.) Thursday, 9 Feb. 1961
* Mrs. George Strohman, 512 E. Second St., suffered a fatal heart attack Wednesday afternoon and was pronounced dead on entrance to St. Joseph’s Hospital. She was 58 years of age.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Missionary Alliance Church with the Rev. Donald E. Merrill officiating. Burial will be made in Hillside Cemetery.
The former Linda Ewert was born in Unity March 19, 1902. She received her education in Unity and lived there until her marriage to George Strohman in Marshfield April 5, 1923. She was a member of the Missionary Alliance Church.
Survivors include her husband; a son, Robert, Marshfield; a daughter, Mrs. Norman (Phyllis) Ennett, Wisconsin Rapids; three brothers, Edwin Ewert, Wausau, Walter Ewert, Unity, and Myron Ewert, Pardeeville; a sister, Mrs. Harvey (Irene) Bessert, Wausau; and one grandson.Source: Marshfield News-Herald (Marshfield, Wood County, Wis.) Monday, 13 Feb. 1961
Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at the Missionary Alliance Church for Mrs. George Strohman, 58, who died of a heart attack Wednesday afternoon. The Rev. Donald E. Merrill officiated and burial was made in Hillside Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Laverne Reigel, Harland Reigel, John Nelson, Fred Ennema, Marvin Strohman and Dwight Wade.
Mrs. Leonard Hildebrandt, accompanied by Mrs. Elmer Johnson at the organ, sang “Face to Face” and “Beyond the Sunset.”
Attending the services from out of town were Mr. and Mrs. Norman Ennett and son, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Minch and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Ennett, Wisconsin Rapids; Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Bessert and Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Ewert, Wausau; Walter Ewert, Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Lynn and family, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Korntved and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Anton Korntved and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Carlson, Unity.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kaiser and sons, Stratford; Mr. and Mrs. Myron Ewert, Pardeeville; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wedeward and Mrs. Joseph Budicac and daughter, Milwaukee; Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Witte and family, and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ennett, Arpin; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Witte, Colby; Mr. and Mrs. Burton Wagner and family, St. Paul, Minn.; Mrs. Earl Ringquist and Ardella, Spencer; Mr. and Mrs. Martin Blief, Vesper; and Mr. and Mrs. John Johnson, Stanley.
*** Note: The Ennett surname was misspelled as Ennema throughout the original article.
Stroota, Albert (9 Nov. 1863 – 23 Oct. 1931)
Source: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) Thursday, 29 Oct. 1931
* Albert Stroota, one of the widest known pioneers and a resident of the city of Colby the past year, died of organic heart disease at 3:10 o’clock Friday afternoon at his home in Colby after an illness of two days. Funeral services were held Monday morning at 9:30 A. M., Rev. H. Lachnit officiating, assisted by Rev. Wm. Reading of Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., who delivered the last address, which was a beautiful tribute to the life of the deceased, who was loved by every one who knew him. The funeral procession was led by eighteen honorary pall bearers, Mayor James E. Lyons leading the procession from the home to St. Mary’s church. The pall bearers were C. J. Kraus, J. E. Allar, A. M. Steinwand, Victor Frane, Wm. Will, Jr., and Conrad Niggemann. The honorary pall bearers were Mayor James E. Lyons, Chas. Kesler, Wm. Will, Sr., Gust Meyers, Walter Jackson, Theodore Hoeft, Gustave Hoeft, Sr., Nick Skervin, Fred Meske, Sr., Theodore Wehrmann, Gustave Strebe, Edward Sybelden, Edwin Scheibe, John Schefsick, Joe Sterzinger, Edward Zillmann, McK. Andrews, Matt Allar, Sr., Gustav Franz, Paul Firnstahl.
The deceased was born November 9th, 1863, at Ostburg, Wis., thus reaching the age of sixty-seven years, eleven months and fourteen days. He grew to manhood in the community where he was born. He was married to Margaret Henk at Alma Center, Wis., on November 18, 1884, which union was blessed with five children.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Margaret Stroota, and his five children, Mrs. Clara Decker of Dorchester, Wis., Mr. Arnold Stroota of this city, Miss Rosalind Stroota of Chicago, Mr. Oscar Stroota of Marathon, Wisconsin, and Mrs. Cora C. Keene of Chicago, Illinois, and six grandchildren, Rosalind, Adelbert, Myron, Marguerite, Bernard and Delores Decker of Dorchester, Wis., Mrs. Chas. Davis of McGregor, Iowa, who did not attend, and a brother in law, Kasper Henk.
Relatives from out of the city were Mr. and Mrs. Chris Grasse, Mr. Herman Grasse and son, Wilbur, Mr. John Grasse and son, Theodore, all of Sister Bay, Wis., Mr. Martin Grasse and son in law, Mr. Sueco, of Ripon, Wis., half brother of the deceased, Mrs. Lucy Bodeman, half sister who did not attend, Mrs. Henry Hebing, son Cecil, and daughter, Mrs. Hannah Kroenwetter of Baldwin, Wis., Mr. and Mrs. Henry Heiden of Sheboygan, Wis., Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jacobi and family of Abbotsford, Wis., Mrs. Augusta Knoener of Sheboygan, Wis., Mr. Wm. Wirth of Wausau, Wis., Mr. and Mrs. Helmuth Worth of Holton, Wis. Friends from out of the city were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Merget and Mr. Ferdinand Jacoby of Sheboygan Falls, Wis., Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Young, Mr. and Mrs. Will Johnson of Stevens Point, Mr. and Mrs. Fox of Mellen, Wis., Mr. and Mrs. George Small of Tomahawk and his many, many friends throughout the Marathon and Clark counties.
The deceased was a pioneer resident of the town of Holton, coming here in 1883, and settled on a farm in the town of Holton. Here he underwent many hardships with all the other pioneers. He held the office of town assessor from 1890 to 1900 *** Note: The rest of the article was cut off and not available at the time of transcription.
Studer, Rosa (27 Aug. 1877 – 14 July 1934)
Source: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) Thursday, 19 July 1934
* Mrs. John Studer died at her home in the town of Hull Saturday morning, dropsy being the cause of her departure to the distant shore. Funeral services were held at the Studer home at 1:30 P.M. Tuesday and at the Zion Ev. Lutheran church at 2:00 P.M., Rev. O. Hoffmann officiating, and internment was made in the Colby cemetery. The pall bearers were Fred Strathman, Jr., Elmer Larson, Oscar Case, Alvin Brotherton, Will Yost and Will Beaver. The flower girls were Wilma Lenz, Stella Amundson, Edna Wandry, Marie Girl, Stella Sonnemann and Gertrude Dehne.
The deceased was born in Eggiwil, Canton Bern, Switzerland, August 27, 1877, thus reaching the age of fifty-six years, ten months and seventeen days. She was married to John Studer at Luzern, Switzerland, on Feb. 10th, 1906, and, the same year, came to the United States and lived at Waukesha until September, 1919, when they came to the town of Hull.
She is survived by her husband and a daughter, Miss Rose, at home. Also three sisters and a brother, namely: Mrs. Katherine Henseler of Loyal, Wis., Anna, Elsie and John in Switzerland.
Mrs. Studer was a faithful member of the Zion Ev. Lutheran church and of the church sewing circle. She was a good Christian and her retiring nature led her to hide her best qualities from public gaze but they were revealed to those who enjoyed her acquaintance, yet it was in her home that her true worth was most conspicuous for the members of her family realized that she always performed her duties as she saw them.
The out of town people here for the funeral were Mrs. Jno. Rufner, Mrs. Ernest Stucke and Mrs. Carl Bruni of Hartford, Fred Stucke of Iron Ridge, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bueshli of Cambria, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Feutz and son, Werner of Waterloo, Mrs. Will Feutz of London, Mrs. Theo. Polzin, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hopp and daughter, Lenore and son, Lester, and Frank Yaroch of Beaver Dam, Mr. and Mrs. Jno von Allmann and family of Mineral Point, Gerhard Osterman of Nashua, Ia., Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Preisig and Rev. Mohr of Stratford, Chris Skilbret of Dorchester, Mrs. Art. Genenz and Katherine Henseler of Evanston, Ill., Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hein of Wausau, Mrs. Werner Gambeler, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Henseler, Sr., and daughter, Elsie, and Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Henseler, Jr., of Loyal.
Sturner, Otto A. (13 Nov. 1882 – 24 Dec. 1933)
Source: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) Thursday, 28 Dec. 1933
* Otto A. Sturner, prominent Curtiss merchant and president of the Curtiss State Bank, dropped dead on Christmas Eve as the result of a heart attack. He and his wife returned from a visit at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ostensen, east of Curtiss. The couple had driven home and Mr. Sturner had placed his car in the garage at the rear of the store building in which they made their home. When he crossed the threshold he fell dead.
Funeral services will be held this Thursday afternoon at the Norwegian Lutheran church at Curtiss at 2:00 o’clock, Rev. W. L. Anderson officiating. Brothers and brother-in-laws will act as pall bearers.
The deceased was born at Lowell, Wis., Nov. 13, 1882, thus reaching the age of fifty-one years, one month and eleven days. He was a traveling salesman for the Salt Lake City Hardware Company for four years and then moved to Curtiss where he engaged in the merchantile business. He was married to Carla Ostensen on October 24, 1922. He was president of the Curtiss State Bank at the time of his death and a member of the Modern Woodmen. He had also served as president and also treasurer of Curtiss.
He is survived by his wife and the following brothers and sisters: Hugo Sturner, St. Paul; Mrs. Anna Nelander, Curtiss; John Sturner, Holcombe; Hobert Sturner, Holcombe; Mrs. Ben Riplinger, Colby; Oscar Sturner, Colby; Edward Sturner, Salt Lake City; Miss Arva Sturner, Milwaukee; Emil Sturner, Lowell.
Stutte, Carol (4 Jan. 1940 – 24 Nov. 1981)
Source: Marshfield News-Herald (Marshfield, Wood County, Wis.) Wednesday, 25 Nov. 1981 (Contributed by Ron Flink, email: rflink55@gmail.com - Transcribed by Marla Zwakman)
* Loyal – Services for Mrs. Terrance (Carol) Stutte, 41, Loyal, will be at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Loyal. Mrs. Stutte died Tuesday morning at the home of her sister at 1334 S. Hills Drive, West Covina, Calif. Death followed a lingering illness.
The Rev. James Logan, pastor, will officiate. Cremation will follow.
Pallbearers will be Ronald Domine, Harvey Degenhardt, Wayne Brecht, Clarence Henchen, Darwin Braiser and Larry Noeldner.
Friends may call after 3 p.m. Sunday at the Rinka Funeral Home in Loyal, where the Parish Council of Catholic Women will recite a rosary at 3:15 p.m., Sunday and a prayer service will be at 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
The former Carol O’Black was born Jan. 4, 1940 at Willard to Mr. and Mrs. Paul (Irene Zager) O’Black. She attended Loyal grade and high schools and worked for 15 years for Marshfield Homes until January of this year.
She was married to Terrence Stutte Jan. 10, 1959 at Loyal. He survives.
She was a member of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Steven (Faith) Slizewski, Wausau; a brother, William O’Black, Wausau; two sisters, Mrs. Carlton (Shirley) Beaver, West Covina, Calif. and Mrs. John (Peggy) McAvoy, Moose, Wyo., and a grandson.
She was predeceased by her parents.
Svoboda, Albert Mrs. (26 Nov. 1878 – 11 Sept. 1950)
Source: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) Thursday, 21 Sept. 1950
* Mrs. Albert Svoboda of Chicago died Monday, Sept. 11, 1950, at the St. Anthony Hospital after a short illness. Funeral services were held at the Marik Funeral Home, 25th Pl. and Pulaski Rd., Chicago, and internment was made in the Woodlawn cemetery, west of Chicago.
Born in Bohemia Nov. 26, 1878, she came to the United States with her husband in 1905 and settled in Chicago. In 1931, she and her husband, and son, Alfred, purchased the Ed Zillman farm, two and one-half miles east of Colby on County Trunk N. She made her home there until 1941, moving back to Chicago with her husband. She made many friends in the Colby area during her residence here and will be missed by those who knew her.
Surviving are her husband, Albert, two daughters, Mrs. B. Rada and Mrs. S. Marek, both of Chicago, and son, Alfred, of Colby. Also six grandchildren and two sisters in Austria.
Swan, Abel (1835? – 4 Apr. 1906)
Source: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) Thursday, 5 Apr. 1906
* Mr. Abel Swan, an old-time resident of Colby, died at Glidden, Wednesday, April 4th, and the funeral will be there Friday. Abe made Colby his headquarters for the past thirty years and was one of the best all-round saw-mill men on the line. He was working for Schraufnagle Bros & Umhoefer at the time of his death.
*** Note: Mr. Swan’s estimated year of birth is from the 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Colby, Clark County, Wisconsin.
Swan, Edna (1880? – 29 Dec. 1946)
Source: Marathon County Register (Unity, Marathon County, Wis.) Friday, 10 Jan. 1947
Mrs. Edna Swan Passes Away
* We are saddened to hear of the sudden death of Mrs. Edna Swan, mother of Melvin Swan, who is the school principal.
Mrs. Swan visited recently in the home of her son and ? learned to respect her sweet personality as we had occasion to meet.
She passed away at the home of her daughter in Whitewater, December 29th at the age of 67.
The funeral services were held last Thursday afternoon.
Our sincere sympathy is extended to Mr. and Mrs. Swan at this time.
Swenson, Eda Marie (13 Mar. 1874 – 12 Apr. 1932)
Source: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) Thursday, 14 Apr. 1932
* Mrs. John Swenson passed away Tuesday morning at 10:30 at her home three and one-half miles west of Colby at the age of fifty-eight years and one month. Short funeral services will be held at the home on Thursday and Saturday. F. W. Lulloff, funeral director, will take the body to Rockford, Ill., where funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon and where burial will take place. Obituary will be published next week.
Source: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) Thursday, 21 Apr. 1932
Funeral services for Mrs. John Swenson, whose death was chronicled in the Phonograph last week, were held at the home last Thursday afternoon by Rev. Zimmerman and Rev. Olson of Unity. Internment was made in the Rockford, Ill. Cemetery Saturday, April 16th. Mr. John Swenson and son, Evar, grand children, Ernest and Erlan, Mrs. Victor Frane and F. W. Lulloff, funeral director, attended the funeral at Rockford.
Mrs. John Swenson, whose maiden name was Eda Marie Carlson, was born March 13, 1874, thus reaching the age of fifty-eight years and one month. She was married to John Swenson in 1894 and they came to the United States in 1900, moving directly to Rockford, Ill. They came to this locality in 1919. During the time Mrs. Swenson lived here, she was a practical nurse and had a large number of friends. There were two children but one died in 1918 at the age of twenty-one years. Besides her husband her death – which occurred April 12, flu being the cause of her departure to the distant shore – is mourned by one son, Evar, four sisters and one brother, namely: Mrs. H. T. Sward, Beloit; Mrs. R. Leksell, Mrs. A. Umlander, Mrs. O. Fait, Rockford, Illinois; Mr. Ernest Franseen, Chicago. Also five grand children.
The deceased was of a strong Christian character and spent most of her time for the benefit of her family. Well may her children cherish her memory as a precious legacy and we fain would say a word of comfort to the stricken one but can only point them to the promise, “At eventide it shall be light.”
Sybeldon, Edward (30 Apr. 1868 – 21 Feb. 1935)
Source: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) Thursday, 28 Feb. 1935
* Funeral services for Edward Sybeldon, who died at his home at Abbotsford Thursday after an illness of rheumatism and heart trouble, were held at St. Bernard’s Catholic church at Abbotsford Monday morning, Rev. John Novak officiating, and internment was made in the Abbotsford cemetery.
The deceased was born in Dunkirk, N.Y., April 30, 1868, and was married at Bessemer, Mich., November 24, 1889, to Miss Pauline Kropidloski. They moved to Abbotsford from Hurley thirty-one years ago. The deceased is survived by his widow, five daughters, Miss Clara Sybeldon of Chippewa Falls, Miss Helen Sybeldon of Chicago, Mrs. Joseph Fischer of Dorchester, Mrs. Richard Montgomery and Mrs. Agnes Lester of Chicago, two sons, Henry Sybeldon of Racine and Edward of Cable, a sister, Mrs. C. C. Hoppa of Stevens Point, four brothers, Steve Sybeldon of Coolin, Idaho, Joseph of Hurley, John Portland of Portland, Ore., and Frank of Hatley and nine grandchildren.
Sylvester, Cora (1872? – 18 Aug. 1933)
Source: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) Thursday, 24 Aug. 1933
* Cora Prosser Sylvester passed away at the home of her daughter in Chicago, Ill., Aug. 13th, 1933, at the age of sixty-one years. Mrs. Sylvester was the daughter of the late Frank Prosser, one of Colby’s earliest settlers, and a sister of Roy E. Prosser of Grant’s Pass, Oregon.
Besides her brother, she leaves to mourn her death her husband, G. H. Sylvester, two daughters, Mrs. Walter Spear of Chicago, Ill., and Mrs. Hugh Sly of Eau Claire, Wis., seven grand children and her step mother, Mrs. Frank Prosser of St. Paul, Minn., who was with her at the time of her death. Burial took place at Chicago August 16th, 1933.
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