Obit: Marty, Casper (1890 - 1972)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Marty, Altemus, Sternitzky, Jones, Schoen, Abley, Baumgartner, Borshart, Recksteiner, Hefty, Schneitzler, Donley, Neblock, Downer, Hohman, Hainzlsperger, Lehnherr, Francel, Roshe, Steinke, Hohenstein, Cattanach, Barth, Brisina, Hillert, Galbreath, Wildish, Fleischmann, Esselman, Beaver, Winter, Bender, Garbisch, Pietenpol, Hales, Rowe, Spry, Beeckler, Crandall, Williams, Schmidtke, Drescher, Gerhardt, Quast, Kuehn, Schlegelmilch, Langreck, Mayer, Scott, Nickel

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co, WI) 5/11/1972

Marty, Casper (14 April 1890 - 24 April 1972)

Funeral services for Casper Marty, age 82, Neillsville, who lost his life April 24 in the Black River, were held Monday, May 8 at 1:30 p.m. at the Georgas Funeral Home. The Rev. Melvin Nickel of the United Methodist Church officiated and burial was made in the Neillsville City Cemetery.

Mr. Marty, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Mathias Marty, was born April 14, 1890, in Switzerland and was educated there. He came to the United States at the age of 17 and settled at New Glarus, where he farmed. He later moved to Evansville and farmed there until his June 18, 1913 marriage to the former Emma Altemus. The Martys moved to Clark County where they operated a farm on Pleasant Ridge until they retired to Neillsville.

Survivors in addition to his wife include eight children, Walter Marty of Elkhorn, Fred Marty of Granton, Mrs. Walter (Beth) Sternitzky of Apache Junction, Az, Mrs. Esther Jones of Beloit, Jesse Marty, Mrs. Walter (Helen) Schoen and Robert Marty of Neillsville and William Marty of Elkhorn; and 37 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. He is also survived by seven sisters, Mrs. Henry (Catherine) Abley of Eau Claire, Mrs. Mary Baumgartner of Belleville, Mrs. Helen Borshart of Janesville, Mrs. Arnold (Frieda) Recksteiner of Clinton, N. Y. Mrs. Sarah Hefty and Mrs. Ana Schneitzler of Madison and Mrs. Molly Donley of Memphis, N. Y.; and by one brother, Fred Marty of Memphis, N. Y.

Pallbearers were: Leonard Drescher, Calvin Gerhardt, Frederick Quast, George Kuehn, Norbert Schlegelmilch, and Harold Langreck. Mrs. Harold Mayer sang “the Old Rugged Cross” and “Sun of My Soul,” accompanied by Mrs. Jess W. Scott.

Those from out of town who attended the services are as follows: Mr. and Mrs. Walter Marty and family, Mr. and Mrs. William Marty and Susan Marty. Elkhorn; Mrs. Esther Jones, Cheche Jones, Dan Jones and Fran Neblock, Beloit; Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Marty and family, Port Edwards; Mrs. Mary Baumgartner, Belleville; Mrs. Helen Borshart, Evansville, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Downer and Mr. and Mrs. George Hohman, Milwaukee; Mr. and Mrs. John Hainzlsperger and Mr. and Mrs. George Schneider, Colby; Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Lehnherr; Mr. and Mrs. John Abley, Fall Creek; Walter Abley and Mrs. Hilda Francel, Augusta; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Abley and Mr. and Mrs. Larry Sternitzky, Eau Claire; Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Rosh, DeForest; Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Steinke, Black River Falls; Mrs. Mary Hohenstein, Miss Barbara Cattanach and Mrs. Ray Barth, Nekoosa; Frieda Brisina and Mr. and Mrs. Werner Abley, Chippewa Falls; Mr. and Mrs. Don Hillert, Mondovi; Mrs. Earl Galbreath, Wisconsin Rapids; Mr. and Mrs. John Wildish and Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Fleischmann, Greenwood;

Mr. and Mrs. John Esselman, Mrs. Clem Esselman, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Esselman, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Esselman and Mrs. Jim Beaver, Loyal; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Marty and family, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Sternitzky, Mrs. Louis Winter, Mrs. Harold Bender, Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Garbisch, Ruth Pietenpol, Verla Hales, Mrs. Milford Rowe, Mrs. Violet Spry, Daphne Beeckler, Mrs. Doug Crandall, Mabel Williams, and Mr. and Mrs. William Schmidtke, Granton.