The identities of the people in the picture are: left to right -  John Kile, Sr., Eden Morrison, John Kile, Jr., Arthur Morrison, Alma Marie Kile, Kenneth Kile, Dean Kile, and Lyle Kile. Backside of photo

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Obit: Kile, John W. #3 (1898 – 1972)

Transcriber: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Kile, Olson, Blum, Bizak, Collins, Kuehl, Mattes, Tieman, Butler, Dietsche, , Audorff, Winterer, Hunt, Skrisvog, Markee

----Source: THORP COURIER (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 04 Jan 1973

Kile, John W. (4 Jul 1898 – 27 Dec 1972)

Funeral services were held Saturday, December 30 at 2 p.m. from St. Paul Lutheran Church in Thorp for John W. Kile, 74, route 3, Thorp, who died December 27, 1972 at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Marshfield.

The Reverend Robert Olson officiated at this service, with burial at Butlerville Cemetery.

Serving as pallbearers were his son, Elvin, David, Lyle, Kenneth and Dan, and grandson Arlen Blum. Honorary pallbearers were John Bizak, Ray Collins, Victor Kuehl, Wallace Kuehl, Phillips Mattes and Glenn Tieman.

Mr. Kile was born July 4, 1898 at Mt. Tabor, Wisconsin and moved to Butler Township Clark County, in 1908. He was married to Alma B. Butler at Thorp in 1918 and farmed in the Town of Butler, retiring from active farming in 1960. He was active in community affairs, serving as Town Chairman and Treasurer a number of years. He was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of Thorp.

Surviving are his wife, Alma, two daughters, Mrs. Walsh Blum (June) of Wenatchee, Washington, Mrs. Gerald Dietsche (Alma) of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and six sons, Elvin, Owen, David, Thorp, Lawrence, Pateros, Washington, Lyle, Cashmere Washington, Kenneth, Thorp, Dean, John Day, Oregon, and twenty three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Other survivors are his sisters: Mrs. Hugo Kuehl (Hattie), Mrs. Bernard Winterer (Flora, Mrs. Harold Hunt (Francis), Mrs. Norman Skrisvog (Esther), Mrs. Leroy Markee (Daisy), a half-brother, James, and a host of friends and other relatives.

 

 

 

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