Obit: Wessel, Theodore #2 (1912 - 1967)

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Surnames: Wessel, Franz, Schwarze, Tieman

----Source: Greenwood Gleaner (Greenwood, Clark Co., Wis.)   10/12/1967

Wessel, Theodore #2 (28 FEB 1912 - 2 OCT 1967)

Theodore Rudolph Wessel, 55, route 3, Greenwood (Clark Co., Wis.), died unexpectedly of heart attack at 6:45 p.m. Monday, Oct. 2, 1967, at his home.

Services were conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at Immanuel United Church of Christ here with thee Rev. David Logue officiating.

Hill Funeral Home had charge of funeral arrangements.

Mr. Wessel was born Feb. 28, 1912, at Greenwood, received his education here, and had lived in this area his entire life.  He was employed at a cheese factory in Black Creek for a time, then owned and operated a cheese factory in the town of Eaton before moving to his present farm 22 years ago.

His marriage to Avilla Franz took place May 30, 1942, at Immanuel United Church of Christ at Greenwood.

Mr. Wessel was a member of the cemetery board of Immanuel United Church of Christ at Greenwood.

In addition to his wife, survivors are two children, Allan and Lois Wessel, both of Milwaukee; two brothers, Albert and Adolph, and two sister, Mrs. Ella Schwarze and Mrs. Donald (Lydia) Tieman, all of Greenwood.

Two brothers and a sister preceded him in death.