Obit: Trachte, Martha (1884 - 1968)

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Surnames: Trachte, Lindekugel, Branc

----Source: The Loyal Tribune (Loyal, Clark County, WI ) 11 April 1968

Trachte, Martha (01 Apr 1884-09 Apr 1968)

Mrs. Martha Trachte, 84, died at 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 9, at the Heritage Nursing Home at Wisconsin Rapids where she had resided the past year.

Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Marshfield. Burial will be made in the Mound cemetery at Pittsville.

The Hansen Funeral Home in Marshfield will be in charge of the arrangements. The body will repose at the funeral home from noon Wednesday until 11 a.m. Thursday.

The former Martha Lindekugel was born April 1, 1884, at Loyal, and received her education there. She married William Trachte in 1907 at Loyal. He preceded her in death 15 years ago.
The couple farmed in the Richfield area until 1956, when they moved to Marshfield.

Survivors include a son, Walter, Neillsville; a daughter, Mrs. Dan (Nora) Branc, Wisconsin Rapids; eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.