Obit: Adams, Aleada (1884 - 1959)

Contact: Dolores Mohr Kenyon

Email: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Adams, Hemp, Wegner, Sharratt, Stelloh, Gluch, Schlinkert, Meihak, Dux, Marden, Henning, Karnitz, Deuel, Grap, Lemke, Faulkner, Stabnow, Marg, Sternitzky, Krause,, Howard, Schecklman, Gilbride, Dux, Goldhamer, Beninga

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) October 8, 1959

Adams, Aleada (10 May 1884 - 3 October 1959)

Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon from the Zion American Lutheran Church in Pine Valley for Mrs. William (Aleada) Adams, 75, who died Saturday in Memorial Hospital. The Rev. Marvin A. Beninga officiated and burial was made in the North Pine Valley Cemetery.

Mrs. Adams, the former Aleada Wegner, was the daughter of the late August and Louise (Hemp) Wegner. She was born May 10, 1884, in Pine Valley, where she lived with the exception of 11 years.

On December 22, 1906, she was married to William Adams, and following their marriage they farmed in Illinois.  They returned to Clark County and farmed until 12 years ago, when they retired.  Mr. Adams died in 1955.

She is survived by a son, Elmer, on the home farm; a daughter, Mrs. Gordon (Viola) Sharratt, Rt. 3, Neillsville; and two sisters, Mrs. Fred (Elsie) Stelloh, Neillsville, and Mrs. Dan (Olgiene) Gluch, Neillsville.  A brother, Arthur Wegner of the Town of Seif, also survives, as do seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

The Georgas Funeral Home made funeral arrangements.

Pallbearers were: Victor Schlinkert, Albert Meihak, Art Dux, Earl Marden, Herbert Henning, and Tony Karnitz.

"Asleep in Jesus" and "I Am But a Stranger Here" were sung by Mrs. Kenneth Karnitz.

People here for the services from away were: Mr. and Mrs. Richard Deuel, Clarence Stelloh, Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Grap, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lemke, all of Milwaukee; Mrs. Theodora Faulkner, Rantoul, Ill.; Mrs. Herbert Hemp, Wisconsin Rapids; Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Adams and family, and Mrs. Carl Stabnow, Greenwood; Mr. and Mrs. Duane Marg, Mrs. Elmer Marg, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Gluch, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Sternitzky, Mrs. Clara Krause, Erwin Krause, and Mrs. M. Beninga, Granton; Mr. and Mrs. G. Herman Gluch and Mrs. Archie Howard, Marshfield; Mr. and Mrs. Albert Schecklman, Mrs. Martha Gilbride, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dux, Loyal; and Mrs. Rose Goldhamer, Milwaukee.