Obit: Mess, Violet (1914 - 2008)

Contact: Ken Wood

Surnames: Mess, Salzewedel, Sivertson, Johnson

----Source: Marshfield News Herald (Marshfield, Wood Co., Wis.) Saturday, 13 Dec. 2008

Mess, Violet (7 Apr. 1914 - 11 Dec. 2008)

Violet Mess, 94, of Rhinelander died Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008. She was born April 7, 1914, in Loyal, to Henry and Helma Salzwedel.

Violet was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Lawrence Mess, her two children, Jacquelyn Sivertsen and Laurence Mess; three grandchildren, three sisters and two brothers. She is survived by a sister, Buelah Johnson of Rhinelander; nine grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren, 28 great-great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008, at Grace Foursquare Church in Rhinelander. Visitation with family will be from 1 p.m. until the time of service on Sunday at the church. Inurnment will be at a later date in Hillside Cemetery in Marshfield. Carlson Funeral Home of Rhinelander is assisting the family.