Obit: Wallmuth, Fred Albert (1887 - 1963)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon

Email: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Wallmuth, Henise, Schaeffer, Bookens, Hanby, Subke, Cash, Koehler

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) July 18, 1963

Wallmuth, Fred Albert (19 July 1887 - 14 July 1963)

Funeral services were to be held Wednesday from the Georgas Funeral Home for Fred Albert Wallmuth, 75, of Merrillan, who died Sunday in a Marshfield hospital. The Rev. W. C. Koehler of the United Church was to officiate and burial was to be made in the Hatfield Cemetery.

Mr. Wallmuth was born July 19, 1887, in Elgin, Ill., and received his education there.  He worked at the Silver Plate factory for a few years and came to Clark County in 1913.

On May 6, 1908, he was married to the former Lillian Henise in Elgin. They resided in the Town of Dewhurst and he served that town as treasurer for 22 years.

He was an employee of the Clark County Highway Department for 25 years, and operated a tavern (at Hatfield) until 13 years ago, when he retired. 

Mr. Wallmuth is survived by his wife and six children: Mrs. Ralph (Mildred) Schaeffer of Black River Falls; Mrs. Elmer (Ruth) Bookens of Merrillan; George Wallmuth of Merrillan; Fred Wallmuth of Evansville; Mrs. Richard (Alice) Hanby of Black River Falls; and Mrs. John (Laura) Subke of Neillsville.  Other survivors are a sister, Mrs. Emma Cash of Elgin, Ill.; 14 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.