Obit: Hedler, Frank (1859 - 1939)

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Surnames: Hedler, Crowley, Gengler, Schmidt, Loeffler, Kazmeier

----Sources: THORP COURIER (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 05/11/1939

Hedler, Frank (7 DEC 1859 - 3 MAY 1939)

Frank Hedler, 79, died at his home in the town of Reseburg (Clark Co., Wis.) on May 3rd, 1939 of a heart attack (chronic myocarditis). He has been ailing for some time.

Mr. Hedler was one of the old timers and pioneers of Thorp, and his pleasant face and ready will be sadly missed by relatives and many friends who knew him best. He was a lover of horse and raised many of excellent breed on his farm in Reseburg. Mr. Hedler was born in Plymouth, Wis., on Dec. 7, 1859, and came to Thorp from Kiel in 1884, first running a livery barn here for five years before purchasing the farm where he lived until death. On Nov. 15, 1887 he was united in marriage to Miss Ellen Crowley of Thorp. To this union was born ten children, one of whom, Frank Jr., preceded him in death in 1921. Surviving relatives are four sons, Tom, Leo, Leland and Fred of Thorp, five daughters, (Margaret), Mrs. Nick J. Gengler of Medford, Misses Clara and Ollie Hedler, (Harriet), Mrs. Edwin Schmidt, (Nellie), Mrs. Frank J. Schmidt, all of Thorp; one brother, Wm. Hedler of Mass, Mich.; two sisters, Mrs. August Loeffler of Miland, Wis., Mrs. Clara Kazmeier of Kiel, and twenty-seven grandchildren.

Rev. A.M. Muckerheide sang the requiem high mass for the deceased at 9:30 Saturday morning at St. Bernard’s Church, and the remains were laid to rest in the parish cemetery. Pallbearers were Fred, Tom, Leo and Leland Hedler, sons of the deceased, and Frank and Edwin Schmidt, sons-in-law.

1920 Federal Census, Reseburg, Clark Co., WI

Fred Hedler Male 22 1898 WI Married White Head WI Canada
Helen Hedler Male 18 1902 WI Married White Wife Poland Poland
Steve Inigaj Male 54 1890 1866 Poland Married White Head Poland Poland
Mary Inigaj Female 48 1891 1872 Poland Married White Wife Poland Poland
Roman Inigaj Male 21 1899 IL Single White Son Poland Poland
Max Inigaj Male 12 1908 ND Single White Son Poland Poland
Frank Hedler Male 60 1860 WI Married White Head Germany Illinois
Ellen Hedler Female 49 1871 Canada Married White Wife Canada Canada
Frank Hedler, Jr Male 31 1889 WI Single White Son WI Canada
Clara Hedler Female 27 1893 WI Single White Daughter WI Canada
Ollie Hedler Female 25 1895 WI Single White Daughter WI Canada
Tom C Hedler Male 20 1900 WI Single White Son WI Canada
Harriet Hedler Female 18 1902 WI Single White Daughter WI Canada
Ellen M Hedler Female 15 1905 WI Single White Daughter WI Canada
Leland L Hedler Male 12 1908 WI Single White Son WI Canada
Leo W Hedler Male 12 1908 WI Single White Son WI Canada

[Postcard showing the Hedler Farm Destruction in 1924]

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Obit: Hedler, Thomas Charles (16 Jul 1899 - 24 Jan 1988)

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Tom Hedler
State Wisconsin
Last Place of Residence Thorp, Clark, Wisconsin
Previous Residence Postal Code 54771
Age 89
Birth Date 16 Jul 1899
Death Date 24 Jan 1988

*Burial in Riverside Cemetery.

**Spouse: Betty Dodge