Obit: Castner, Royal (1918 - 1954)

Contact: Dolores Mohr Kenyon

E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Castner, Copet, Roesler, Wolter, Kosmosky, Mecklenburg, Hickethier, Kenyon, Leik, Henderson, Hoffman, Winke, Breuer, Sorenson, Kleinschmidt, Morrison, Schultz, Tind, Schrieber, Bauer, Hickel

----Source: The Loyal Tribune (Loyal, Clark Co., WI.) September 30, 1954

Castner, Royal (February 1918 - 27 September 1954)

Royal Castner, 36, a former resident of Loyal, died Monday morning at 4 o’clock at the Divine Savior Hospital, Portage.

Funeral services were held at the Loyal Methodist Church at 2 p.m. Wednesday.  The Rev. W. M. Mecklenburg assisted the pastor of the Portage Methodist Church at the services.  Mr. Castner was a member of the Methodist Church of Portage.

He was born February 1918 on a farm near Loyal and lived in this vicinity until nine years ago.  He was married to Lenora Copet, June 30, 1940.  For the past nine years the couple has lived at Portage.

He is survived by his wife; a son, Bruce, 2 at home; three brothers, Forest Castner, West Allis, Harry Castner, Oshkosh and John Castner, Loyal; and three sisters: Mrs. Hugo (Hazel) Roesler, Thorp; Mrs. Dan (Nina) Wolter, Loyal, and Mrs. John (Grace) Kosmosky.

Two brothers, three sisters and his parents preceded him in death.

----Source: The Loyal Tribune (Loyal, Clark Co., WI.) October 7, 1954

Relatives and friends who attended the funeral of Royal Castner in the Methodist Church Wednesday afternoon were: Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Roesler, Thorp; Mr. and Mrs. John Kosmosky, Eau Claire; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Castner and children, Oshkosh; Mrs. Royal Castner, Mrs. Lillian Copet, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hickethier, Mr. and Mrs. John Hickethier and Mr. and Mrs. Lorian Kenyon, Portage; Mrs. George Leik and Mrs. Elwood Henderson, Sparta; Mr. and Mrs. Leon Copet, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Copet, and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hoffman, Fond du Lac; Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Winke, Glenwood City; Mr. and Mrs. Ben Breuer, Mrs. Ruth Sorenson, and Mrs. Bernard Kenyon, Unity; Mr. and Mrs. Lester Kenyon, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kenyon, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Kenyon, Mrs. Walter Kleinschmidt, and Mrs. Lester Morrison, Spencer; Mrs. William Schultz, Mrs. Orlando Tind, Greenwood; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Copet, Riplinger; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Copet, Park Falls; Mrs. Mary Schrieber, Mr. and Mrs. Nick Bauer, Mrs. Maynard Bauer, Mr. and Mrs Carl Hickel, Mrs. Thresa Hoffman and Mr. Fred Hoffman, Marshfield, besides many from Loyal and vicinity.