Obit: Linster, Katherine (1891 - 1953)

Contact: Dolores Mohr Kenyon

Email: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 
 

Surnames: Linster, Schwellenbach, Prock, Gilmore, Wepfer, Leketas, Bofenkamp, Feuerstein, Schield, Skroch, Schwellenbach, Zilk, Seitz, Casper, McConnell, Scherer, Bodoh, Grebel   
 

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

Linster, Katherine (29 May 1891 - 1 June 1953) 
 

Mrs. N. J. Linster, 62, of 10 Hewett Street, Neillsville, died June 1, 1953, at Sacred Heart Hospital, Eau Claire, where she had been ill since last February.  Death was attributed to a heart ailment.   
 

Funeral services will be held today Thursday, June 4, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church with Fr. Peter Leketas officiating.  Interment will be in the St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery. 
 

Mrs. Linster was born May 29, 1891, in the Town of Weston to Michael and Mary (Schwellenbach) Prock and lived all her life in the Neillsville vicinity with the exception in 1914 when she worked in Sparta at the state school for under privileged children.  She came back to Neillsville in 1916 and had resided here since that time, working as a clerk in various stores in town.  Katherine Prock was married July 5, 1916, to Nick Linster of Neillsville. One daughter, Genevieve, was born to them. 
 

She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church and a member of the Christian Mother’s Society of the church. 
 

The body is lying in state at the Bergemann Funeral Home until time of service.  A general Rosary will be held Wednesday evening at 9:00 p.m. at the funeral home. 
 

She leaves her husband, Nick Linster, and the daughter, Mrs. George (Genevieve) Gilmore of Hustisford, Wis., one sister, Mrs. Bertha Wepfer, Madison; and two brothers, Linus Prock, Globe and Ed Prock of Owen. 
 

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) June 11, 1953 
 

Funeral services were held last Thursday morning at 9 a.m. for Mrs. Nick Linster, 62, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church.  Fr. Andrew Bofenkamp officiated at the church.  Interment prayers were said by Fr. Peter Leketas at the cemetery. 
 

The Christian Mothers Society attended the services in a body. 
 

Pallbearers were: Martin Feuerstein, Joseph Schield, Everett Skroch, Paul Skroch, William Schwellenbach and Joseph Zilk. 
 

Out of town relatives and friends attending the services were: Mr. and Mrs. George Gilmore, Hustisford; Mrs. Bertha Wepfer and daughter, Madison; Dr. Joseph Wepfer, Milwaukee; Edward Prock, Owen; William Prock, Rice Lake; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Seitz and son, Tomah; Anna and Cecelia Seitz, Tomah; John Casper, Tomah; Mrs. James McConnell, Greenwood; Mr. and Mrs. Martin Prock, Eau Claire; William Linster, Fairchild; Mrs. M. C. Scherer, La Crosse; Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Bodoh, Marshfield; Mr. and Mrs. John Grebel, Randolph.