Obit: Mauritz, Louis A. (1887 – 1971)

Transcriber: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Mauritz, Bahrenburg, Phaneuf, Parge, Holtzhausen, Oehler, Klieforth, Nikolay, Amacher, Carlson

----Source: Tribune/Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 01 Apr 1971

Mauritz, Louis A. (2 NOV 1887 – 24 MAR 1971)

Louis A. Mauritz, 84, Abbotsford (Clark Co., Wis.), died at 10:25 a.m. Wednesday at the Marshfield Convalescent Home, where he had been a patient since 1967.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Salem Methodist Church in Dorchester, with the Rev. Henry Bahrenburg, pastor, officiating. Burial was in the Dorchester Memorial Cemetery.

Mr. Mauritz was born November 2, 1887, in Weyauwega. He was married there April 10, 1910, to Edith Parge, who preceded him in death in 1954.

He had been employed as a section foreman by the Soo Line Railroad for 30 years, after which he served as constable at Abbotsford for 10 years.

Survivors include a son, Mile Mauritz, California; a step-daughter, Mrs. Lila Phaneuf, Abbotsford; ten grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by a son, two brothers, and two sisters.

Pallbearers were Al Holtzhausen, Cecil Oehler, C.J. Klieforth, Jack Nikolay, Hans Amacher and Anton Carlson.