Surnames: Reinart, Noll, Gerard, Schultz, Turner, Lipke, Douwan, Kamp, Haefner, Pritzl, Hoefner, Ketelboeter, Beal, Kaster, Feuerhelm, Von Arx, Sauer

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) May 12, 1949

Reinart, Martin (4 July 1879 - 6 May 1949)

Martin Reinart, 69, died at 10:15 p.m. Friday, May 6 (1949). Rosary services were held Monday evening at the Georgas Funeral Home and funeral services were held Tuesday from St. Mary’s Catholic Church at 9 o’clock, Fr. John J. Pritzl officiating. Burial was made in the parish cemetery.

Mr. Reinart was born July 4, 1879, at Winona, Minn. He received his education in the rural schools there, and came to Wisconsin farming in Rusk County for 10 years. Then he moved to Washburn, in Clark County, where he farmed for 22 years, moving to 139 West 10th Street in the city about a year ago.

He was a member of the Holy Name Society of St. Mary’s Catholic Church.

On October 18, 1905, he was united in marriage to Daisy Noll at Curie, Minn. thirteen children were born to this union. One son died in infancy.

He is survived by his wife and the following children: Mrs. Ernest (Lillian) Gerard, Ladysmith; Mrs. Alfred (Susie) Schultz, Waterford; Mrs. Myron (Irene) Turner, Kirkland, Ill.; Mrs. Wade (Marie) Lipke, Neillsville; Martin, Jr., Granton; Peter, Merrillan; Clarence, Neillsville; William and Joseph, Tomah; John and George, Neillsville; and Laurence, Waterford.

The surviving brothers and sisters are: Tony, Pete and John Reinart, in Minnesota; Mrs. Elizabeth Douwan, of South Dakota; Mrs. Joseph (Lena) Kamp, Iowa; and Mrs. Maggie Haefner, Minnesota.

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----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) May 19, 1949

Funeral services were held Tuesday morning from St. Mary’s Catholic Church with the Rev. Fr. John J. Pritzl in charge. Burial was made in the parish cemetery.

Pallbearers were the eight sons of Mr. Reinart: Peter, Clarence, William, Joseph, John, George, Laurence and Martin, Jr.

Out-of-town people attending were: Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Gerard of Ladysmith; Mr. and Mrs. Martin Reinart, Granton; Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Schultz and family, Laurence Reinart, Waterford; Mr. and Mrs. Peter Reinart and family, Merrillan; Mr. and Mrs. Myron Turner, Kirkland, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hoefner, La Crosse; Mr. and Mrs. William Reinart, Joseph Reinart, Tomah.

Mr. and Mrs. E. Ketelboeter, Ephrian and Nick Noll, Currie, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. William Noll and son, Mrs. Cora Beal, Grover Noll, all of Minneapolis; Glen Kaster, Portal, N.D.; Lorenz Hoefner, Mrs. John Von Arx, Mrs. Margaret Sauer of La Crescent, Minn.; and Mrs. Robert Feuerhelm of Hokah, Minn.

(Note: The name Haefner and Hoefner are of the two different spellings in these obituaries.)