Obit: Humboldt, Cora Rose (1882 - 1959)

Contact: Dolores Mohr Kenyon

Email: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Humboldt, Lother, Halbrader, Dux, Lange Seif, Walker, Laib, Van Horn, Freund, Tyler, Greeler, Peterson, Meredith, Tolaney, Ziegler, Beilke, Holmes

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) December 31, 1959

Humboldt, Cora Rose (3 February 1882 - 25 December 1959)

Funeral services were conducted Monday from the Georgas Funeral Home for Mrs. Cora Rose Humboldt, 77, who was found dead in her bed Christmas morning at her home in Neillsville. The Rev. Virgil Holmes, pastor of the Methodist Church, officiated, and burial was made in the Neillsville City Cemetery.

Mrs. Humboldt, the former Cora Halbrader, was born February 3, 1882, in Jefferson County, daughter of the late August and Amelia (Lother) Halbrader.  She received her education in the Jefferson schools, and on October 16, 1900, was married to William Humboldt, who died in 1942.

Following their marriage they came to Clark County, locating on a farm in the Town of Seif, where they cleared the land and built the farm buildings.  They resided on this farm for 52 years. Since the death of her husband she had resided in Neillsville.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Estella Dux of Neillsville, and a son, Lyle, of Rt. 1, Willard.  Six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren also survive.

Pallbearers were: Frank Lange, John Seif, Bernard Walker, Herbert Laib, Frank Van Horn and Edwin Freund.

Mrs. Roger Tyler and Miss Janice Greeler, accompanied by Mrs. Erwin Greeler, sang two hymns, "Abide with me" and "I’m But a Stranger Here."

People from away here for the services were: Mr. and Mrs. Manley Walker and family, Junction City; Clarence H. Peterson, Rockford, Ill.; Miss Rose Meredith and Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Halbrader, Greenwood; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Tolaney, Jane Tolaney, Marvin Ziegler, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Walker, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Halbrader, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ziegler, Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Humboldt, Herbert Laib, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Van Horn, all of Willard; Harry Beilke and Harold Beilke, Granton.