Obit: Boland, Schilling, Beschta, Weis, Fischer, Drachenberg, Schlagenhoft, Fahning, Kubs, Sazama, Rietel, Hahy, Siegel, Pfahning, Burggraf, Welsch, Giles, Dickensen, Dritel
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Surnames: Boland, Schilling, Beschta, Weis, Fischer, Drachenberg, Schlagenhoft, Fahning, Kubs, Sazama, Rietel, Hahy, Siegel, Pfahning, Burggraf, Welsch, Giles, Dickensen, Dritel

----Sources: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) 09/28/1950

Boland, Elizabeth (26 Jan. 1856 - 21 Sept. 1950)

Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Boland, who died at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. William Schilling, Thursday at 6:45 P.M., at the age of 94, of old age complications, were held at St. Mary’s Catholic church in Colby Monday morning, Rev. N. B. Beschta officiating. Burial was made in the Hillside cemetery in Marshfield. Pall bearers were Wm. Weis, John Weis, Wm. Fischer, John Drachenberg, Herman Schlagenhoft, and Edward Fahning. Flowers were in charge of Angeline Kubs, Janet Sazama, Margaret Rietel and Vergean Weis.

Mrs. Boland was born in Germany on January 26, 1856, and came to the United States at the age of 17. She lived in New York City where she was married to Jacob Boland on August 22, 1878, and where they lived until 1886 when they came to Wisconsin and settled on a farm in the town of McMillan, near Marshfield. About 13 years ago she moved to the town of Frankfort. Mrs. Boland was a member of St. John’s Altar Society in Marshfield.

One daughter survives, Mrs. Wm. (Catherine) Schilling, with whom Mrs. Boland made her home. Also eight grand children, seven great grand children and one great, great grand child. Her husband died in 1930.

Out of town people here for the funeral were Mrs. Thos. Hahy and daughter, Eileen, and Leone Schilling of Chicago, Aurelia Schilling of Milwaukee, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Siegel of Watertown, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Schilling and son, Vernon of Milladore, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Schilling of Stratford, Mrs. Lorus Pfaning, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Burggraf, Mrs. Theresa Welsch, Mr. and Mrs. John Drachenberg, Mrs. F. Giles, Peter Weis, Helen Dickensen and Mr. and Mrs. Barnard Boland of Marshfield, Mr. and Mrs. John Dritel, Mr. and Mrs. John Weis and daughter, Vergean, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Boland and Mrs. Rose Boland of Spencer.