Obit: Wolk, Herman (1872 - 1934)

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Surnames: WOLK BECKER SCHWANTES STRATHMAN STOCK FRANZ SCHMIDT ROTH DIX SABLER LARSON FRICKE FORISH GRUNEWALD KLEIN YOUNG

----Sources: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) 11/01/1934

Wolk, Herman (25 Aug. 1872 - 26 Oct. 1934)

Herman Wolk, a resident of this community the past thirty-five years, passed on to the distant shore at the Memorial hospital at Wausau, Wis., following an operation and a sudden and brief illness of four days. His death was directly caused by mesenteric thrombosis. Funeral services were held at St. John’s Ev. Church Monday afternoon, Rev. Ed. Becker officiating, and internment was made in the Colby cemetery. The pall bearers were Wm. Strathman, Wm. Schwantes, August Stock, Gust Franz, Matt Schmidt and Wm. Roth. The flower girls were Irene Dix, Dorothy Sabler, Verna Larson, Joanne Larson, Serena Sabler and Louise Fricke.

Mr. Wolk was born on the 25th day of August, 1872, in East Prussia, Germany, thus reaching the age of sixty-two years, two months and one day. He came to this country about forty-five years ago, settling at McKeesport, Penn., where he remained for ten years. It was here that on the 9th day of October, 1893, he became united in holy wedlock to Miss Julia Forish who has been his faithful wife and companion through these many years. Approximately thirty-five years ago, Mr. and Mrs. Wolk moved to Colby, Wis., and have been steady residents here ever since. Their happy union was blessed with four children, all of whom survive their father. They are: Walter Wolk of West Allis, Mrs. Oscar Dix of Colby, Mrs. Walter Larson of Wausau and Mrs. Frank Grunewald of Milwaukee.

Besides these children, the death of Mr. Wolk is mourned by his beloved wife, Mrs. Julia Wolk; his mother, Mrs. Wilhelmine Wolk, of Colby; three brothers - Fred and Emil of Colby and Charles of Spokane, Washington; three sisters - Mrs. Gustie Klein of Colorado; Mrs. Ed. Fricke of Colby; and Mrs. Julius Young of Sheboygan; six grand children - Irene Dix of Colby; Verna and Donald Larson of Wausau; Donald and Walter Junior Wolk of West Allis; and Ruth Ann Grunewald of Milwaukee. One grand child, Jeanette Wolk, preceded her grand father to the heavenly home seven years ago. His father, Fred Wolk, Sr., passed away in December, 1931.

Out of town people here for the funeral were Henry Grunewald and family of Athens, Gust Grunewald of Athens, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Grunewald of Milwaukee, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wolk and family of West Allis and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Larson and family of Wausau.

He was a faithful member of St. John’s Ev. church and his many friends testify to his Christian character. He was a man of excellent habits and fine moral character who united sound sense with strong moral convictions. He was of a very congenial disposition and the writer will also miss his kindly smile and friendly greeting for it was our good fortune to have known him long and well and the longer we knew him the more highly did we esteem him.