Surnames: Puro

----Source: OWEN ENTERPRISE (Owen, Clark County, Wis.) 06/14/1951

Puro, Henry #2 (19 MAY 1881 - 11 JUN 1951)

This afternoon at one-thirty o’clock, funeral services were conducted from the Bethany Lutheran Church, Owen, for Henry Puro, 70, who passed away at his home Monday afternoon, June 11th, 1951, after a long lingering illness.

Rev. Henry T. Aukee officiated at the services and burial was made at Riverside Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were Hjalmer Heikkinen, John Rauha, Frank Maki, Mike Lampi, Andrew Kallio and Kauno Niemi. Those in charge of flowers were Ruth Hill, Laina Makkonen, Beverly Arola, Tynee Mutka, Ann Ristola and Shirley Karye.

Henry Puro was born on May 19, 1881 in Finland but had been a resident of this community (Owen, Clark Co., Wis.) for more than 40 years.

A complete obituary will appear in the Enterprise next week.