Surnames: Wilsmann, Schmidt, Westphal, Streubel, Johannes

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) February 15, 1951

Wilsmann, Elizabeth (8 April 1860 - 10 February 1951)

Funeral services were held Tuesday in Two Rivers for Mrs. Harry F. Wilsmann, 90, mother of William H. Wilsmann, superintendent of the Neillsville water department, and a former resident of the city.

Mrs. Wilsmann died Saturday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Fred (Margaret) Westphal, in Two Rivers. She had been in failing health for a number of years, and had been confined to bed for nearly two years. Death was due to the infirmities of old age.

Mrs. Wilsmann lived in Neillsville from 1921 to 1929 and again from 1938 until the spring of 1945, during which time the family owned and operated the Merchants Hotel.

Born Elizabeth Schmidt in Hessen, Germany, on April 8, 1860, Mrs. Wilsmann came to the United States at the age of 17. She settled in Two Rivers, where she met and married Mr. Wilsmann on April 17, 1884. The marriage ceremony took place in St. John’s Lutheran Church, whence the funeral services were conducted Tuesday.

Mr. Wilsmann, who died in 1946, at that time operated an undertaking and furniture business in Two Rivers. They left there in 1911 and went to Glidden, where Mr. Wilsmann engaged in the operation of a saw mill and in farming until the family moved here in 1921.

Five of the seven children survive. In addition to the son William and Mrs. Westphal, they are: August, Mrs. Paul (Esther) Streubel, and Mrs. Edward (Alma) Johannes, all of Two Rivers.

Mr. Wilsmann attended the funeral services, leaving Neillsville early Monday morning and returning Wednesday.

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