Obit: Celar, Lawrence (1889 - 1961)

Contact: Dolores Mohr Kenyon

Surnames: Celar, Zavel

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) April 27, 1961

Celar, Lawrence (? - 21 April 1961)

Lawrence Celar died Friday evening of a heart attack.  He had been in poor health for a number of years.

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----Source: Greenwood Library Scrapbook Collection, Marshfield News Herald 04/ /1961

Celar, Lawrence (1889 - 1961)

GREENWOOD, CLARK COUNTY--Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Hill Funeral Home for Lawrence Celar, 71, who died of a heart attack Friday, April 21, 1961 about 6 p.m. at his home here. The Rev. Arvid Myhrwold, pastor of Our Savior's Lutheran Church, will officiate and burial will be made in the Greenwood Cemetery.

The body is reposing at the Hill Funeral Home, where friends may call until time of services.

Mr. Celar was born in Yugoslavia Aug. 10, 1889. He came to America in 1906 and settled in Chicago, Ill. He married there to the former Marion Zavel May 14, 1911. The couple came to this area in 1925 and operated farms in Willard and near Neillsville before moving to the present farm six miles southwest of Greenwood.

He was a member of the Slovanian National Benefit Society Lodge. The Celars would have observed .(some of my copy was cut off)

He was preceded in death by two sons, one who died in infancy and Lawrence in 1938 two brothers and one sister.

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Bio: Celar, Lawrence & Marian "Annie"
Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Celar, Zavrl, Lulonits, Milbrite, Schwab

----Source: Family Scrapbook

Lawrence Celar was born August 10, 1889 in Jugoslavia. Marian Zavrl was born March 5, 1891 in Tuplace, Yugoslavia. Lawrence came to America in 1906 and Marian in 1909.

They settled in Chicago where they were met by their sisters, who had come to America earlier. They both were employed in hat making shops. Lawrence and Marian were married in Chicago May 14, 1911. A few years later they moved to a rented farm in Medford. While there they heard about the Willard area from a friend, John Lulonits, who had relatives in the area.

They moved to Willard in 1925 onto the present Dan Boh farm, which they rented from Rudy Schwab. Four years later they purchased the present home farm 41/2 miles south of Willard (Hendren Twp., Sec.35) from August Milbrite. Son, Frank is living on and owns the former home farm.

There were four children born to Lawrence and Marian Celar: Lawrence Jr., deceased in 1938 at age 26; William, who is retired and living in Neillsville; Frank, on the home farm, Route 3, Neillsville; and Bernyce, who is Mrs. Fred Barr, living in the Willard-Greenwood area.

Lawrence Sr. passed away in 1961. Marian is presently living in the Greenwood Housing Apartments.

Submitted by: Bernyce Celar Barr

*Immigration Record for Marian Celar