Surnames: Barts, Hoffmann, Kroll, Wagner, Boeldt, Grunewald, Hehling, Strassburg, Thieme, Denzin, Merritt, Beltzinger, Smith, Bungert, Schreiber, Weidemann, Meinke, Tesmer, Lulloff

----Source: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) 02/02/1956

Barts, Mary (23 Sept. 1871 - 23 Jan. 1956)

Funeral services were held for Mrs. Fred Barts Friday afternoon at Zion Lutheran church in Colby, the Rev. O. Hoffmann officiating, and burial was made in the Colby (Colby, Clark Co. Wis.) Cemetery. Pall bearers were Arthur Weidemann, Harry Bungert, Harvey Barts, Jr., Adolph Thieme, Kenneth Merritt and Raymond Barts.

Out of town people here for the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Harold Kroll, Mrs. Arthur Wagner, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Boeldt, Paul Boeldt, Mrs. Carl Grunewald, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hehling and Wm. Strassburg, all of Sheboygan, Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Thieme and daughter, Nancy, of Jefferson, Mrs. Everett Denzin and daughters, Bonnie and Jane, of Laramie, Wyo., Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Barts, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Merritt and children, Donna, Judy, Dennis and Wayne, Mrs. Larry Beltzinger and Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Smith and son, Billy, of Milwaukee, Mrs. Martin Grunewald of Elkhart Lake, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bungert, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Schreiber of Milan, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Weidemann of Abbotsford, and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Meinke and son, Norman, of Unity.

Card of Thanks

We wish to express our sincere appreciaton for all the sympathy and kindness extended to us during the illness and death of our beloved mother, Mrs. Fred Barts. Especially do we thank Rev. Hoffmann for his kind words, the pallbearers, the ladies who served supper, Mr. Lulloff and Mr. Tesmer, and all our friends and neighbors who helped in any way.

Mr. and Mrs. Armin Barts

Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Barts, Sr.

Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Smith

Elmer Meinke

*** Mary Barts is buried in the Colby Memorial Cemetery, Colby, Wis.