Obit: Herman, Gustave (1878 - 1939)

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Surnames: Herman, Censink, Zillman, Smullen

----Sources: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark County, Wis.) Thurs., 23 Nov. 1939

Herman, Gustave (7 July 1878 - 16 Nov. 1939)

Gustave Herman, Colby, passed away at the Vinton Nursing home Thursday, November 16, after a long illness.

He was born in Germany July 7, 1878, and was married there in 1912 to Miss Nina Censink. Ten years later they came to America and settled in the township of Colby.

He leaves a number of cousins among them being: Mrs. William Herman, Curtiss; Mrs. E. Zillman, Colby; Mrs. Charles Smullen, Milan, and Alfred and Oscar Herman, Colby.

Funeral services were held at Colby at one o’clock Sunday, services being conducted at the Evangelical Lutheran Church. Interment was made in the Colby Cemetery.