Obit: Poertner, Russell (? - 1964)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon

Email: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Poertner, Parks, Schroeder, Roleff, Cregger, Sollberger, Yndogliato

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) January 9, 1964

Poertner, Russell (? - 1 January 1964)

Word was received of the death January 1 of Russell Poertner of St. Louis, Mo., a son of the late Joseph and Anna Poertner of Columbia.

Mr. Poertner lived for a time with his parents on a farm west of Columbia, in the Town of Hewett.  He also worked for Libby, McNeil Canning Company at their receiving stations for cucumbers at Hatfield and Columbia.

After his marriage to Mildred Parks of St. Louis, Mo., they made their home in St. Louis.

Surviving are his wife, Mildred; three daughters, Mrs. Henry (June) Schroeder, Mrs. Robert (Shirley) Roleff, Mrs. John (Faith) Cregger, and three grandchild, all of St. Louis, Mo.; two brothers, Oscar Poertner of Denver, Colo., and George Poertner of Rt. 2, Neillsville; and two sisters, Mrs. Albert (Frances) Sollberger and Mrs. Thomas (Ruby) Yndogliato, both of Neillsville.