Obit: Pscheidt, Jacob (1863 - 1953)

Contact: Dolores Mohr Kenyon

Email: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 
 

Surnames: Pscheidt, Kraus, Michalski, Hergert, Dobes, Langreck, Schendel, Skroch, Wavrunek, Dolezal, Schwartz, White, Switalski, Brantmeier, Leketas  
 

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) May 28, 1953 
 

Pscheidt, Jacob (14 January 1863 - 26 May 1953) 
 

Jacob Pscheidt, 92, died Tuesday at the family home on West Seventh Street.  Funeral services have been tentatively set for Friday morning at the Catholic Church.  The body is at the Bergemann Funeral Home. 
 

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) June 4, 1953  
 

Services for Jacob Pscheidt, 90, who died Tuesday, May 26, at his home on West Seventh Street, were held Friday, May 29, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church with Father Peter Leketas officiating.  A general Rosary service was said Thursday evening at 9:00 p.m. at the Bergemann Funeral Home.  Burial was in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery. 
 

Mr. Pscheidt, was born in Austria, January 14, 1863.  He came to Menasha, Wis., when he was 17 years of age and on May 24, 1887, was married to Anna Kraus at Menasha.  They lived on a farm near there until 1912, when they moved to a farm in the Town of Levis.  They lived there until 1941 when they moved to Neillsville.  
 

He was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church of Neillsville. 
 

Surviving him besides his widow are two sons, Arthur J., Milwaukee and Roman of Arizona, and a daughter, Mrs. Andrew (Clara) Michalski of Chicago.  He also leaves a sister, Mrs. Theresa Hergert of New York. 
 

Two sons: Jacob, Jr, and Arthur are deceased. 
 

Pallbearers were Frank Dobes, Henry Langreck, Andrew Michalski, Emil Schendel, Paul Skroch and Joseph Wavrunek.  
 

Out of town relatives attending the services were: Arthur Pscheidt, Milwaukee; Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Michalski, Chicago; Mrs. Robert Dolezal and Roberta, Chicago; Mrs. Dave Schwartz and Sandra, Chicago; Mrs. George White and family, Milwaukee; Roman Pscheidt, Jr., Milwaukee; Mrs. Stanley Switalski, Milwaukee; Mrs. Margaret Pscheidt of Appleton; Mrs. Gertrude Kraus, Menasha; Alvina Kraus, Katie Kraus, Mrs. Andrew Brantmeier and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kraus of Menasha.