Obit: Voight, Julius E. (1862 - 1944)
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Surnames: VOIGHT KOCHER STREMEHL

----Sources: Greenwood Gleaner (Greenwood, Clark Co., Wis.) 12/13/1944

Voight, Julius E. (5 OCT 1862 - 11 DEC 1944)

Julius E. Voight was born on Oct. 5, 1862 in the town of Farmington, Jefferson Co., near Watertown, son of Julius and Verola Stremehl Voight. At the age of eleven years he moved to Columbus with his parents where he made his home until about 1902 when he came to Greenwood (Clark Co., Wis.) where he has since lived.

On April 26, 1916 he was united in marriage to Rose Kocher of the Town of Eaton. To this union one daughter, Marion, was born.

He passed away on Dec. 11, 1944 at his farm in the Town of Eaton, having reached the age of 82 years, 2 months and 6 days.

Funeral services will be held at the home at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 14. Rev. A.J. Abbott will officiate. The songs "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere" and "God Will Take Care of You," will be sung during the service. He will be laid to rest in the Greenwood Cemetery.

Surviving are his widow, one daughter and one brother, Frank of Columbus, Wis.

The pallbearers will be John Scheuring, George Scherer Sr., Hugo Lenz, Emil Schendel, Otto Roehl, and Otto Bruss.

The flowers will be in charge of Mrs. Herbert Schendel, Mrs. Gilbert Rhode, Mrs. Geo. Scherer Jr. and Mrs. Joe Rondorf.