Obit: Steuerwald, Lena (1880 - 1943)

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Surnames: Steuerwald, Jahr, Seif, Wagner, Reichert

----Source: The Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark County, Wis.) 7 Oct. 1943

Steuerwald, Lena (2 July 1880 - 28 Sept. 1943)

The funeral of Mrs. Lena Steuerwald, Neillsville, who passed away on Tuesday, September 28, was held on Friday October 1, Christiand Science services being conducted at the Lowe Funeral Home. Burial was made in the Neillsville Cemetery.

Mrs. Steuerwald, the daughter of the late Bernard and Augsuta Jahr, was born on July 2, 1880 on Pleasant Ridge, where she grew to womanhood. She was resided in and near Neillsville all of her life, with the exception of 15 years when she and her husband lived in Loyal.

The deceased was married to Charles Steuerwald on December 12, 1900 in the church on Pleasant Ridge. Three children were born to this union: Eileen, Mrs. Harley Seif, Neillsville; Alma, Mrs. Helmuth Wagner, Cleveland, Ohio; and Marlin, Indianapolis, Ind. Mr. STeuerwald preceded his wife in death on November 21, 1923.

Besides her three chileren, Mrs. Steuerwald is survived by five grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Clara Reichert, Granton; and by five brothers, Albert Jahr, Neillsville, Edwin, Oscar and Frank Jahr, Granton, and Wesley Jahr, Sun Prairie, Wis.