Obit: Madsen, Mats (? - 1963)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon

Email: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Madsen, Knudsen, Carlesen, Hansen, Sorensen, Rabska, Bakke, Carlson, Kidder, Religh, Finup, Stanton, Schultz, Eddy, Weyhmiller, Paulson, Hagen, Kallas, Koehler, Nielsen, Anderson

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) October 31, 1963

Madsen, Mats (? - 15 October 1963)

Funeral services were held October 23, from the Nazareth Lutheran Church in Withee for Mats Madsen, 68, of Neillsville, who died October 15, in Sawyer County while on a hunting trip. The Rev. Beryl Knudsen officiated.  Burial was made in the Nazareth Cemetery.

Pallbearers were: Thorwald Carlesen, Emil A. Hansen, Pete Madsen, Sig Sorensen, E. H. Hansen and Richard Rabska.  Flowers were carried by Mrs. E. H. Hansen, Mrs. Pete Madsen, Mrs. Thorwald Carlesen, Mrs., V. A. Hansen and Mrs. H. Bakke.

"Children of the Heavenly Father" and "Nearer My God to Thee" were sung by Mrs. Beryl Knudsen, accompanied by Louise Hansen.

People from away attending the funeral were: Al C. Carlson and Rev. Kidder of New Richmond; John Jack Religh of Somerset; Mrs. August Finup of Wisconsin Rapids; Mrs. William Stanton, Jr., of Arpin; Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Schultz of Spencer; Mrs. Lulu Eddy of Black River Falls; Otto Weyhmiller and Agnes Paulson of Loyal; Mr. and Mrs. Chris Madsen of Chicago, Ill.; Mrs. Christine (blotch) of Racine; Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Hagen and family of Osseo; Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Madsen and family and John Madsen of Mt. Clemens, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Kallas of Eau Claire; Mr. and Mrs. John Koehler and family of Milwaukee; Emil Nielsen of Hancock; Edward Kallas of Beloit; and Mr. and Mrs. Inar Anderson of Mauston.