Obit: Mitte, Theodore Carl (1899 - 1970)

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Surnames: Mitte, Schoenherr, Hemp, Vincent, Kramer, Pemberton, Klueckmann, Neusen, Grap, Clark, Lemke, Volp, Kroll, Turenne, Newton, McDonough, Forst, Rudis, Seelow, Schlinkert, Volland, Hoppa, Scheel, Bitter

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co, WI) 11/12/1970

Mitte, Theodore Carl (13 September 1899 - 6 November 1970)

Funeral services were held Tuesday, November 10, at 1:30 ;.m. from Immanuel Lutheran Church at Globe for Theodore Carl Mitte, Rt. 3, Neillsville, who died November 6 at Riverview Hospital in Wisconsin Rapids. The rev. Robert Bitter officiated and burial was made in Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery.

Mr. Mitte was born September 13, 1899, in the Town of Weston to William and Bertha (Schoenherr) Mitte. He received his education in the Globe area and farmed tougher with his father until the time of his marriage, when he purchased the family farm. He was married to the former Clara Hemp on June 20, 1929, in Globe. They farmed until his retirement on January 1, 1970.

Mr. Mitte was a former member of the town board and also served on the school board for many years. He was also a director of the Neillsville Milk Products for a period of 12 years. He was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church.

Survivors include his wife; three children, Robert Mitte of Manitowoc, Franklin Mitte and Mrs. Jimmy (Florence) Vincent, both of Neillsville; five grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Hedwig Schoenherr, Neillsville, Mrs. Tillie Kramer, Hales Corners, Miss Bertha Mitte, Milwaukee, and Mrs. Edwina Pemberton, Portland, Ore.; and four brothers, Walter Mitte, Milwaukee, William Mitte, Jr., Dubuque, Ia., Harold Mitte, Neillsville and Edwin Klueckmann, Neillsville.

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co, WI) 11/12/1970

Funeral services for Theodore C. Mitte, 71, who died November 6, were held Tuesday, November 10 at 1:30 p.m. from Immanuel Lutheran Church at Globe. The Rev. Robert Bitter officiated and burial was made in Immanuel Cemetery.

Pallbearers were Russell Seelow, Victor Schlinkert, William Volland, Arnold Hoppa, Frederick Grap, Sr., and Gerhardt Scheel. The congregation sang the hymns, “Jerusalem, My Happy Home,” “Who Knows When Death May over take me,” and “I Lay My sins on Jesus,” accompanied by Mrs. David Hoppa.

Those who attended from out-of-town area as follows: Mr. and Mrs. Walter Mitte and Naudane, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Neusen, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Schoenherr, Lynn Schoenherr, Gerald Schoenherr, and Walter Grap, all of Milwaukee; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kramer, Hales Corners; Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Clark, Eau Claire; Mr. and Mrs. Forest Klueckmann, Fall creek; Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Grap and Mrs. Erna Lemke, Greenwood; Mrs. LaVern Volp, Omro; Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Kroll, Schofield; Mr and Mrs. Arthur Hemp and Dennis, Watertown; Mr. and Mrs. John hemp, Onalaska; Ronney Hemp, La Crosse, Mr. and Mrs. John Hemp, Merrillan; Lorraine Schoenherr, Waukesha; Donald Hemp, Hewitt; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mitte and daughters, Manitowoc; Joyce Vincent, Marshfield; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Turenne, Thorp; Kurt Schoenherr, Columbus; Mr. and Mrs. William Mitte, Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Newton, Dubuque, Ia.; Mr. and Mrs. Emmett McDonough and family, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Forst and family, and Mr. and Mrs. Tony Rudis and family all of Chicago, Ill.; Paul Hemp, Rochester, Minn.; Carl Hemp, St. Paul, Minn.; Mrs Tillie Kramer, Hales Corners.