Surnames: Schaefer, Wagner, Krepsky, Von Neupert

----Source: Abbotsford Tribune (Abbotsford, Clark County, Wis.) 06/22/1944

Schaefer, Theresa (30 Aug. 1854 - 19 June 1944)

Mrs. Sam Schaefer, 89, died Monday noon at her home in Colby, following an illness of several years. The body will lie in state at the Lulloff Funeral home and burial will be made in the Colby (Colby, Clark Co. Wis.) Cemetery.

Theresa Wagner was born Aug. 30, 1854, in Beaver Dam, and was married to Sam Schaefer on Dec. 23, 1873. They came to Colby in November, 1878, when Mr. Schaefer started the first weekly newspaper and printing office in Colby, Wis. He continued in this business until his death, May 6, 1902.

Mrs. Schaefer has lived in the city of Colby ever since, and was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic church.

Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Hugo Krepsky, with whom she has made her home in Colby; one sister, Mrs. Carl Von Neupert, Stevens Point, and three grand children.