Obit: Ristola, Nestor (1878 - 1952)

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Surnames: Ristola, Hall, Alin

----Source: OWEN ENTERPRISE (Owen, Clark County, Wis.) 09/11/1952

Ristola, Nestor (23 AUG 1878 - 5 SEP 1952)

Nestor Ristola of Withee, Town of Hixon (Clark Co., Wis.), passed away at his home Friday morning, Sept. 5, 1952.

Nestor Ristola was born in the province of Turkee, Finland, on Aug. 23, 1878.  At the age of 19 he came to America.  In 1909 he was united in marriage to Grenillo Alin at Ishpeming, Mich.  In 1914 they settled on a wild tract of land north of With, which he cleared and developed into a farm where hr resided until his death.  He died at the age of 74 years and 13 days.

Left to mourn his passing are his wife, three sons, Wayne at home, Eino of Withee, Eugene of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, two daughters, Mrs. Herald (Ina) Hall of Chicago and Anna at home, one brother in Finland, one son-in-law, two daughters-in-law and three grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Monday, Sept. 8, from Bethany Lutheran Church in Owen, of which he was an active member.  He was laid to rest in Riverside Cemetery.  Pallbearers at the funeral were Mr. Hjalmer Heikkenen, Matt Arola, Frank Maki, Victor Mattila, Voitto Mutka, and Carl Hill.  Those in charge of flowers were Mesdames Pearl Schafer, Joyce Brandt, L. Cy Kile, Elsie Zielknis, Verna Rosenquist, Virlma Anderson.