Obit: Horn, Caroline W. (1887 - 1966)

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Surnames: Horn, Meyer, Johnson, Danielson, Carlson, Peterson

----Source: Greenwood Gleaner (Greenwood, Clark Co., Wis.)   11/24/1966

Horn, Caroline W. (22 AUG 1887 - 11 NOV 1966)

Caroline Wilhelmina Horn, 79, City of Greenwood (Clark Co., Wis.), died Nov. 11, 1966.  She was the daughter of August and Louise Meyer.  She was born in Welcome Township, Sioux County, Iowa Aug. 22, 1887, baptized Oct. 13, 1887.  She was confirmed April 5, 1903 at Fulda, Minn.  She was married to John Horn April 28, 1908 and moved to Greenwood in 1911, where she has since resided.

She was preceded in death by her husband, one son in infancy, parents, two sisters and two brothers.  She is survived by two sons; Raymond of Loyal, Wis., Dale of Greenwood, a daughter, Mrs. Elmer (Eleanor) Johnson of Malta, Ill.; three step-daughters, Mrs. Peder (Theresia) Danielson, Woodstock, Ill.; Mrs. Erik (Edna) Carlson, Marengo, Ill. and Mrs. Clarence (Ann Peterson, Marengo, Ill.; 19 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren, a host of relatives and friends.

She was an active member of Zion United Church of Christ, Zion Ladies Guild and the Adult Fellowship.

Services were conducted on Nov. 14, 1966 at the Zion United Church of Christ with Rev. Wolfgang Koehler, Neillsville, officiating.  Burial was made in the Greenwood Cemetery.

Pallbearers were grandsons, Merlin Danielson, Bernard Danielson, Gerald Peterson, Donald Carlson, William Horn and Kenneth Johnson.

Miss Nettie Miller, accompanied at the organ by Mrs. Daniel Olson, sang "At the End of the Road" and "Jesus, Blessed Jesus."

Attending the services from away were the following: Mr. and Mrs. Peder Danielson, Mr. and Mrs. Merlin Danielson and family, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Danielson and family, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Grey and family, all of Woodstock, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Eric Carlson, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Carlson, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Peterson and son of Marengo, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Peterson and family of Rockford, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Russell Peterson of St. Charles, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Horn and son, Loyal; Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Johnson, Malta, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Davis and two sons, Cortland, Ill.; Mr. Kenneth Johnson of Genoa, Ill.; Mr. Harold Johnson of Savannah, Ill.; Mrs. Ragna Meyer, Pever, S.D.; Mr. Elmer Meyer, Wilmot, S.D.; Mr. Arnold Meyer, Beardsley, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. Wolhaupt, Wausau, Wis.; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Gosse of Abbotsford; Mrs. Hulda Thoma, Mr. August Meyer, Mr. Arac Durst, Mrs. Louie Dux, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Grube, Mrs. Louis Ziegler of Neillsville; Mr. and Mrs. Albert Wehrman, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Schmidt, Mr. and Mrs. Allie Schmidt of Loyal.