Obit: Klessig, Helmuth (1902? - 1962)

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Surnames: Klessig, Marquardt, Kobs, Mandel

----Source: OWEN ENTERPRISE (Owen, Clark County, Wis.) 11/15/1962

Klessig, Helmuth (1902? - 10 NOV 1962)

Helmuth Klessig, age 60, passed away at his home in Coeur D’ Alene, Idaho, on Saturday, Nov. 10, 1962, of a heart attack.  Helmuth, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Christ Klessig, was born on the farm in Hoard (Clark Co., Wis.), where he grew to manhood.  He was in the cheese business but retired in 1959 and moved to Idaho from Tennessee.  He is survived by his wife and two sons, Helmuth Jr. of Coeur D’ Alene, and Lyle  of Portland, ore.; three sisters, Mrs. Herman (Alma) Marquardt of Rothschild, Mrs. Ella Kobs, Marshfield, Mrs. Albert (Dorothy) Mandel, Colby; four brothers, Albert, Curtiss, William, Owen, Ray, Dorchester, and Harold Colby; and three grandchildren.

The brothers all left Sunday to attend the funeral on Tuesday afternoon at Coeur D’ Alene.