Obit: Hagedorn, Paul Max (1882 - 1965)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon

Email: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Hagedorn, Wegner, Marg, Krause, Nemitz, Grap, Quast, Oldham, Hemp, Dahl, Noeldner, Halle, Kalsow, Schlueter, Grende, Sether, Moldenhauer, Thoma, Hoffman, Henchen, Witte

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) June 3, 1965

Hagedorn, Paul Max (22 March 1882 - 1 June 1965)

Paul M. Hagedorn, 83, of Neillsville died at his home Tuesday, June 1.  Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock from Immanuel Lutheran Church in Globe.  The Rev. David Witte will officiate.  Burial will be made in the parish cemetery.

Mr. Hagedorn was born March 22, 1882, in Germany, coming to the United States with his parents when he was 18 months of age. The family located in the Globe area. Following the death of his parents, Mr. Hagedorn continued to farm. He retired in 1946 and at that time moved to Neillsville.

He served as a member of the church board and was a school board member for several terms.  On March 22, 1905, he was married in Neillsville to the former Meta Wegner.

Mr. Hagedorn is survived by his wife; six children, Mrs. Ed (Lillie) Marg of Neillsville; Herman Hagedorn of Neillsville; Julius Hagedorn of rural Neillsville; Mrs. Harvey (Evelyn) Krause of Neillsville; Mrs. Louis (Helen) Nemitz of Bloomer; and Louis Hagedorn of rural Neillsville.  Other survivors are a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Grap, of Wausau; and a brother, Richard Hagedorn of Neillsville; and 25 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

Funeral arrangements are being made by the Georgas Funeral Home.

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Hagedorn, Paul Max #2 (22 March 1882 - 1 June 1965)

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) June 10, 1965

(First lines missing) Paul M. Hagedorn, 83, Saturday included: Mr. and Mrs. Louis Nemitz and family, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nemitz of Bloomer; Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Marg and family and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Quast of Alma Center; William Oldham of Strum; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hemp of Rochester, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dux of Lancaster, Cal.; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dux, Mr. and Mrs. Verland Dux, Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Dux, Mrs. Erlin Dahl, and Mrs. Maggie Noeldner, all of Loyal.

Clarence Hagedorn and Mrs. Bruno Halle of Fond du Lac; Edward Kalsow and Mr. and Mrs. Roger Helm of Granton; Richard Schlueter of Belle Plaine, Minn.; Hartwig G. Schlueter of Lester Prairie, Minn.; and Eberhardt Schlueter of Waconia, Minn.; Mrs. Elsie Grende and Caryl Grende of Madison; Mrs. Elizabeth Grap of Wausau; Mr. and Mrs. Wally Sether of Appleton; Mrs. Melvin Moldenhauer of Taylor, and Sam and Anna Grap of Greenwood.

Pallbearers were Frank Thoma, William Hoffman, Herman Dux, Fritz Grap, Arnold Henchen and Herman Hemp.

The congregation of the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Globe (song names and organist missing)

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Hagedorn, Paul Max #3 (22 March 1882 - 1 June 1965)

---Source: Likely the Marshfield News Herald (Marshfield, WI)

Neillsville -- Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in Immanuel Lutheran Church at Globe for Paul M. Hagedorn, 83, of 305 E. Fifth Street, who died Tuesday evening at his home.  The Rev. David Witte will officiate and burial will take place in the church cemetery.

Friends may call at the Georgas Funeral Home on Fifth Street until noon Friday and then at the church.

Mr. Hagedorn was born March 22, 1882 in Germany, and came to this county with his parents at the age of 1 1/2 years.  They settled in the Globe area, where they farmed.  Mr. Hagedorn retired and moved to Neillsville in 1946.  He served on the church board and was a member of the school board for several years.  He was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church.  His marriage to Meta Wegner took place on March 22, 1905, at Neillsville.

Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Mrs. Ed Lillie) Marg, Neillsville; Mrs. Harvey (Evelyn) Krause, Neillsville and Mrs. Louis (Helen) Nemitz, Bloomer; three sons, Herman, Neillsville; Julius and Louis, both of rural Neillsville; a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Grap, Wausau; a brother, Richard Hagedorn, Neillsville; 25 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by two daughters, Erna and Ella; by one sister, Gusta; by one brother, William, and by two brothers in infancy.

Bio: Hagedorn, Paul Max (1882 - 1965)

This photo was contributed by Steve Roberts from his personal collection.

    1926, Sec. 10, Weston Twp., Clark Co., WI

Wisconsin, County Naturalization Records, 1807-1992

Paul Max Hagedorn
Naturalization Date: 26 Nov 1921
Location: Neillsville, Clark, Wisconsin, United States
Age: 39 (1882)
Spouse's Name: Metta

Children: Erna 15 yrs.: Lilly 13 yrs.: Herman 11 yrs.: Julius 4 yrs.: Evelyn 2 yrs.

1930 Federal Census, Weston, Clark, Wisconsin, United States

Household
Paul Hagedorn Head Male 48 Germany, Dairy Farmer
Mata Hagedorn Wife Female 44 Wisconsin
Herman Hagedorn Son Male 19 Wisconsin, general farm
Julius Hagedorn Son Male 13 Wisconsin
Evelyn Hagedorn Daughter Female 11 Wisconsin
Helen Hagedorn Daughter Female 7 Wisconsin
Louie Hagedorn Son Male 6 Wisconsin

BioM: Wegner, Meta (1905)

Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930

Groom: Paul Max Hagedorn, white American male b. Germany
Marriage Date: 22 Mar 1905
Location: Clark, Wisconsin, United States
Father's Name: Julius Hagedorn
Mother's Name: Maria Gaust
Bride: Meta Wegner, white female b. Pine Valley, Clark, Wis.
Father's Name: Herman Wegner
Mother's Name: Paulina Wegner