Obit: Greske, William (1834 - 1935)

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Surnames: GRESKE HOFFMANN FROME KLEINFELDT BETKE FRANSWAY LENZ ADAMS RETKE LUHM SCHLEICH LEOPOLD BREHM KRAGENBRINK HERTZ JOHNSTON

----Sources: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) 06/20/1935

Greske, William (6 Aug. 1834 - 11 June 1935)

Impressive funeral services were held for Wm. Greske, whose death was reported last week, Friday afternoon at Zion Lutheran church in Colby, Rev. O. Hoffmann officiating, and intenment was made in the Colby cemetery. Grand sons acted as pall bearers and were Edwin L. Frome, Walter Kleinfeldt, Wallie Frome, Theodore Frome, Henry Frome, Jr., and Orvin A. Frome.

Out of town people here for the funeral services were Mr. and Mrs. Victor Betke, Mr. and Mrs. W. Kleinfeldt, Mr. and Mrs. Fransway, Mrs. Emma Lenz, Mrs. N. Adams, Mrs. Wm. Retke, Mrs. Al. Luhm and Mrs. C. Schleich, all of Oshkosh, Mr. and Mrs. Leopold and sons of Milwaukee, Mrs. and Mrs. Ewald Brehm of Athens, Mr. and Mrs. P. Kragenbrink and daughter of Wausau, Mr. Wm. Hertz, Mr. and Mrs. T. Hertz and Mrs. F. Johnston of Edgar.