Obit: Dittner, Sarah (1891 - 1957)

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Surnames: Dittner, Cole, Walker, Steinhaus, Boechman, Johnson

----Source: THORP COURIER (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 12/19/1957

Dittner, Sarah (10 JUL 1891 - 14 DEC 1957)

Funeral services were held in Eau Claire Monday afternoon for a former Thorp (Clark Co., Wis.) resident, Mrs. Henry Dittner, 66, who died Saturday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Gordon Walker, in Osseo.

The former Sarah Cole was born July 10, 1891, in West Lima, the daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. B. A. Cole.  Later the family moved to the Town of Butler, where she was married to Mr. Dittner June 11, 1919, at her parent’s home.  The couple resided in various towns in Clark, Chippewa and Eau Claire counties after their marriage.

Survivors include the widower; three children, Mrs. Margaret Walker, Osseo; Maynard and Norman Dittner, both of Eau Claire; three sisters, Mrs. George (Mary) Steinhaus, Cornell, Mrs. Bethel Boechman, Eau Claire, and Mrs. Leonard (Lois) Johnson, Greenwood; and nine grandchildren.  One brother, Bird Cole, preceded her in death.

Interment was made in Rest Haven Garden, Eau Claire, following rites at the Conservation Bible Church.