Obit: Tesmer, Louise (1877 - 1945)

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Surnames: Tesmer, Feind, Gurgel, Mueller, Biesecker, Steckhahn, Risteau, Bohnest

----Sources: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) 09/13/1945

Tesmer, Louise (22 Dec. 1877 - 31 Aug. 1945)

Mrs. John Tesmer, the former Louise Feind, passed away at a LaCrosse, Wisconsin, hospital Friday, August 31, at the age of 67 years. Funeral services were held Sept. 3 at Stetten, McKee Funeral parlors at LaCrosse, Rev. R. Gurgel officiating. Internment was made in the Fall Creek cemetery.

The deceased was born in Colby on Dec. 22, 1877. She was united in marriage to John Tesmer on Oct. 16, 1900. They lived in Colby until 1926 and then moved to Gilman, Wis. Mr. Tesmer met death suddenly while visiting in Eau Claire in Nov., 1941, and, after that, Mrs. Tesmer made her home there.

Surviving are two daughters and two sons - Mrs. Arthur Mueller of Eau Claire, Mrs. Evelyn Biesecker of LaCrosse, Arlo Tesmer of Milwaukee and Richard Tesmer of Milwaukee. Also two brothers and three sisters - Ed Feind of Colby, Carl Feind of Colby, Mrs. Al Steckhahn of Milwaukee, Mrs. Wm. Risteau of Baileys Harbor, Mrs. Anna Bohnest of Cashton. One sister and one brother preceded her in death.