Obit: Henning, Mary Caroline #2 (1879 - 1951)

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Surnames: Henning, Boy, Freid, Kollas, Jensen, Zuelke, Kohnke, Nemitz, Ebert, Lueck, Hagedorn, Meihack, Galstad, Karnitz, Sharratt, Dux, Domke, Kier, Cook, Bylander, Zank, Orth, Pavelski, Pathas, Wagner, Kemnitz, Krueger, Groskreutz, Johnson, Staff, Zellmer, Gelgin, Ranspies, Belter, Kalas

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) December 13, 1951

Henning, Mary Caroline (3 December 1879 - 7 December 1951)

Mrs. Ernest Henning, age 72, died at her home on Court Street on December 7, at 10:40 a.m., following an illness of three years.

Funeral services were conducted on Monday at 1:30 p.m. at the Georgas Funeral Home, and at 2:15 p.m. from the Zion American Lutheran Church in Pine Valley, the Rev. Leonard Domke officiating. Interment was made in the Neillsville City Cemetery.

Mrs. Henning, nee Mary Caroline Boy, was born December 3, 1879 to Charles and Augusta Boy in the Town of Newton, Marquette County. She received her education at Westfield and was married there on December 2, 1898 to Ernest Henning. They moved to a farm in the Town of Weston, where they resided for 30 years. They moved to the city three years ago.

Mrs. Henning was a member of the Zion American Lutheran Church.

She is survived by her husband and the following children, Arthur Henning, Libertyville, Ill.; Mrs. Walter (Anna) Freid, Eau Claire; Mrs. John (Ella) Kollas of Eau Clarie; Alfred Henning, Montesano, Wash.; Mrs. Walter (Emma) Jensen, Racine, and Herbert Henning on the home farm; two sisters, Mrs. Ella Zuelke, Montello, Wis., and Mrs. Tillie Kohnke of Westfield. Twelve grandchildren and three great-grandchildren also survive.

One daughter, Edna, and two sisters and two brothers preceded her in death.

Pallbearers were: Louis Nemitz, Arnold Ebert, William Lueck, Herman Hagedorn, Alvin Meihack and Antone Meihack.

Wilfred Galstad, the soloist, was accompanied at the piano by Miss Lois Karnitz.

Floral offerings were in charge of Mrs. Gordon Sharratt, Mrs. Tony Karnitz, Mrs. Arnold Ebert, and Mrs. Art Dux.

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) December 20, 1951

Funeral services were conducted on Monday afternoon for Mrs. Henning from the Georgas Funeral Home and the Zion Lutheran Church in Pine Valley, with the Rev, Leonard Domke o9fficating. Interment was made in the Neillsville City Cemetery.

Wilfred Galstad sang tow selections accompanied by Lois Karnitz at the organ.

Floral offerings were in charge of Mrs. Arthur Dux, Mrs. Arnold Ebert, Mrs. Louis Nemitz, Mrs. Tony Karnitz and Mrs. Gordon Sharratt.

Pallbearers were: Tony Meihack, Arnold Ebert, Louis Nemitz, William Lueck, Herman Hagedorn and Alvin Meihack.

Persons from out of town attending the rites included: Donna Rae Kier of Rice Lake, Doris Kier of Appleton, Ed Kier, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Cook, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bylander, Mrs. Rose Zank, Mrs. Augusta Orth, Mrs. Frank Pavelski, James Pavelski, Sophia Pathas, William Henning, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Orth, Harvey Wagner, Mrs. Dudolph Kemnitz, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Kohnke, Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Krueger, Mrs. Ed Groskreutz and Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Johnson, all of Eau Claire, Mrs. Louise Staff, Virginia, Minn., Mrs. Evelyn Kohnke, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Zellmer, Gust Gelgin, Mrs. Ray Ranspies of Montello, Wis., Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Ewald Henning, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Henning of Cleghorn, Wis., Mr. and Mrs. Herman Belter of Granton, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Henning of Libertyville, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Fried and daughter of Eau Clarie, Mr. and Mrs. John Kalas, Eau Claire, and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Jensen of Racine.

 

 


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