Obit: Hake, Theodore L. (1869 - 1943)

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Surnames: Hake, Norby, Fischer, Pflanzer, Oehmichen, Dallman, Meyer, Krauter, Foster, Schorer, Thield, Schmitt, Scheel, Gutenberger, Schoelzel, Mills, Long, Stolzenberg, Setlach, Beckman, Backman, Fischer, Knorr, Miller, Boneske, Haupt, Roeck, Schuette, Marvin, Funk, Schwartz, Windeknecht, Hinke, Hintz, Rohde

----Sources: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) 05/06/1943

Hake, Theodore L. (20 June 1869 - 4 May 1943)

Theodore Hake, age 73, died of dropsy at 8:30 o’clock Tuesday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Edward Oehmichen, in the town of Hull, Wis. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock at the Looman Funeral Home in Minneapolis, Rev. Leon Norby of Minneapolis officiating. The body is lying in state at the home of his daughter.

Mr. Hake was born in Sheboygan county on June 20, 1869, and was married in Manitowoc county on October 20th, 1891, to Anna Fischer. He operated a meat market at School Hill, Wis., for 15 years, and, in 1913, came to the town of Hull where he lived on a farm.

Surviving are three children - Mrs. George (Ella) Pflanzer, Mrs. Edward (Nora) Oehmichen and Mrs. Rose Dallman, all of Colby, Wis. Also six grand children. His wife, three brothers, and four sisters preceded him in death.

----Sources: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) 05/13/1943

Funeral services for Theodore L. Hake, age 74, who passed away at his home in the town of Hull on May 4th, were held at the Lulloff Funeral Home in Colby Friday afternoon, Brother Leon Norby of Minneapolis officiating, and internment was made in the Colby cemetery.

Pallbearers were William Meyer, Arnold Krauter, Marcellus Foster, Willam Schorer, Max Thield and Paul Schmitt. Those in charge of the flowers were Marian Dallman, Doris Oehmichen, Grace Scheel, Marie Hake, Eileen Gutenberger and Darleen and Doris Schoelzel.

Out of town relatives here for the funeral were Mrs. Fred Mills, Mrs. Helen Long, Mrs. Heuben Stolzenberg and son, Earl, Mrs. Joseph Setlach, Fred Backman, Raymond, Beckman and daughter, Joyce, Mrs. Roland Beckman, Mrs. Edward Fischer and Mrs. William Gattri, all of Cleveland, Wis., Mrs. H. F. Knorr of Madison, Charles Fischer and son, Omer of Newton, Mr. and Mrs. Reuben, Jr., of Medford, Mrs. Adolph Hake, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hake and daughter, Marie, and son, Roland, Mrs. Richard Miller and Frank Scheel and daughter, Grace, all of Curtiss, William Scheel of Abbotsford, Mrs. Raymond Boneske of Athens, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Scheel of Loyal, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Haupt of Granton, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Roeck and Mrs. Martha Schuette of Unity, Lloyd Marvin and Mrs. Mabel Marvin of Owen, Mrs. George Funk and Mrs. John Schwartz of Withee, August Windeknecht of Medford, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hinke and Mr. and Mrs. August Hintz of Abbotsford, Wis.

Theo. L. Hake died May 4, 1943, at the age of 74 years, 11 months and two days. He was born on June 2, 1869, at Sheboygan. His parents, four sisters and seven brothers preceded him in death. His parents were Konrad Hake and Hermina Rohde. He was married on October 20, 1891, to Anna Fischer of Manitowoc where they lived until 1913 when they moved onto a farm in the town of Hull, Wis. He retired 15 years ago because of ill health.

Left to mourn his departure are his wife and three children - Ella Oehmichen, Nora Pflanzer and Rose Dallman. Also six grand children - Ralph, Elmer, James and Doris Oehmichen, Theo. Pflazer and Marion Dallman.