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Obit: Abrahamson, Dorothy (1899 - 1985)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Abrahamson, Dahlke, Matysik, Anason, Janke, Cassidy

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 1/31/1985

Abrahamson, Dorothy (16 November 1899 – 22 January 1985)

Dorothy Abrahamson, 85, of the Fairchild Nursing Home passed away Tuesday evening, January 22, a Neillsville Memorial Hospital.

Dorothy Abrahamson, daughter of Frank and Magdalene (Dahlke) Matysik was born November 16, 1899, in the Town of Cleveland, Jackson County. She was united in marriage to Ray Abrahamson on July 1, 1919, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Fairview. The coup[e lived all their married life in Fairchild. Since October 25, 1983, Dorothy had been a resident of the Fairchild Nursing Home.

She had been a member of St. John’s Catholic Church in Fairchild and a member of their Altar Society. She was a member of the Fairchild American Legion Auxiliary and of the Royal Neighbors. She was preceded in death by 12 brothers and sisters and by her husband.

She is survived by seven sons, Leonard of Humbird, Edwin, Charles and Lyle, all of Fairchild, Gerald of St. Paul, Alvin of Mauston and Bernard of River Falls; two daughters, Carol Anason of Neillsville and Susan Janke of Union Grove; 23 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Friday, January 25, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Fairchild with Father Cassidy officiating. Burial was in the Fairchild Cemetery. The Anderson Funeral Home in Augusta was in charge of arrangements.

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Obit: Ensor, Maude L. (1893 - 1985)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Ensor, Gillette, St. John, Haines, Dahnke

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 1/31/1985

Ensor, Maude L. (5 February 1893 – 22 January 1985)

Maude L. Ensor, a Neillsville area resident for the past six years, died in Neillsville Memorial Hospital on Tuesday, January 22. She was 91.

The deceased was born on February 5, 1893, in Brodhead to George and Dana (Gillette) St. John. After her education, she married James Ensor in June 27, 1910, Rockford, Illinois, ceremonies. The couple farmed in that area for a few years and then moved to Milwaukee where they resided for several years. Then they moved to Brodhead where they farmed for many years until the 1948 death of Mr. Ensor. In 1978, Mrs. Ensor moved to the Neillsville area to reside with her daughter.

Surviving her are two daughters, Grace Haines of Neillsville and Edith Dahnke of Oak Creek; a son, Robert, Milwaukee; a brother, Victor St. John, Neillsville; six grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and 6 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sons, Leroy and Herbert; a sister, Jessie; and four brothers, Frank, Myron, Eddie and Jesse.

Funeral services were held on Saturday early afternoon, January 26, in Brodhead. The body also was in state at the Gesche Funeral Home in Neillsville for one evening. Burial was made in the Greenwood Cemetery at Brodhead.

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Obit: Hartung, Harry P. (1901 - 1985)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Hartung, Wiederhold, Tichler, Penker, Lynch, McCammant, Naedler, Rychnovsky, Hainz, Pagenkopf, Henseler

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 1/31/1985

Hartung, Harry P. (28 October 1901 – 28 January 1985)

Henry P. Hartung, 83, a former Neillsville area resident, died on Monday, January 28, at the Clark County Health Care Center at Owen. He had been a resident of the center since 1967.

The deceased was born on October 28, 1901, in Dickeyville to John and Margaret (Wiederhold) Hartung. At the age of three months, he moved with his parents to the Town of Pine Valley. He received his education at the rural Hiawatha School and at St. Mary’s Parochial School in Neillsville. He then farmed in the Town of Pine Valley for many years until moving into the city of Neillsville in 1964. In 1967, he became a resident of the county’s care center at Owen. He was a member of St. Mary’s parish in Neillsville.

Surviving him are two sisters, Mrs. Anton (Rosalie) Richler of Neillsville and Helen a Hartung of Chicago; and three brothers, Anthony of Neillsville, Clarence of Carson City, Nevada, and Arthur of St. Louis, Missouri. He was preceded in death by five brothers, John, George, Joseph, Frank and Albert; and a sister Elizabeth.

Funeral services were to be held today, (Thursday, January 31) at 10:30 a.m. from St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Neillsville with the Rev. Joseph Henseler officiating. Cindy Penker and St. Mary’s Choir were to offer service music. Burial was to be made in the parish cemetery; pallbearers were Norman Lynch, Pete McCammant, Hilbert Naedler, Ed Rychnovsky, Ed Hainz and George Pagenkopf. (The body was to lie in state on Wednesday evening from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. and again on Thursday morning until 10 a.m. at the Gesche Funeral Home. In Neillsville.)

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Obit: Johnson, Milton and Evelyn (?? - 1985)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Johnson, Belter, Poler, Baartz, Danielson, Lee, Sletten, Hume, Harder

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 1/17/1985

Johnson, Milton and Evelyn (?? - 6 and 5 January 1985)

A double funeral service was held on January 9 in Bozeman, Montana, for Milton and Evelyn Johnson.

Mrs. Johnson was one of the Sunshine Girls, a duo of her and her sister who sang on the radio from Eau Claire in the 1940s.

Evelyn (Poler) Johnson, 68, died on Saturday, January 5, in a Bozeman nursing home. Her husband Milton, 71, died Sunday, January 6, in a Bozeman hospital after suffering a heart attack.

Mrs. Johnson was born in Hastings, Minnesota, to Ollie and Martha (Belter) Poler. She was reared in rural Wisconsin and later lived in Watertown and Neillsville before moving to Eau Claire. She married Milton Johnson on October 14, 1939. The couple moved to Montana in 1966.

Milton Johnson was born and reared in Strum. He was a carpenter. From 1949 through 1966, he was a partner in the Market and Johnson Construction Company of Eau Claire. He later owned and operated a construction firm in Bozeman. He retired in 1982.

Surviving the couple are two sons, Ray and Ron, both of Bozeman; two daughters, Marilyn Baartz of Rice Lake and Joyce Danielson of Minneapolis; and nine grandchildren. Milton also leaves a brother, Hiram, and a sister, Bernice Lee, both of Strum. Evelyn also leaves her father, Ollie Poler of Neillsville Memorial Home; three sisters, Myrtle Sletten of Eau Claire, Elaine Hume of Bozeman and Betty Harder of Watertown; and a brother, Lloyd Poler, Granton. Preceding her in death were two brothers, Robert and Edward; and her mother in 1930.

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Obit: Smith, Orval G. (1921 - 1985)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Smith, Dehmlow, Kaufman, Noyes, Nemitz, Billerbeck, Byrns, Printz, Cassidy

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 1/17/1985

Smith, Orval (6 October 1921 – 8 January 1985)

Orval G. Smith, 63, of Humbird passed away Tuesday afternoon, January 8, while stacking wood on his property just east of Humbird.

The deceased was the son of Wray and Emma (Dehmlow) Smith and was born October 6, 1921, in Mauston. He married Delores Kaufman on February 10, 1945, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Fairview. The couple farmed for 12 years in the Town of Cleveland, Jackson County, before purchasing the Hotel Bar in Humbird which they have operated for 27 years. Orval had been the Humbird Chief for 23 years.

He is survived by his wife, Delores of Humbird; a daughter, Lorene Noyes, Eau Claire; two brothers, Kenneth and William, both of Monroe; three sisters, Lorraine Nemit of Trempealeau, Shirley Billerbeck of Osseo and Millie Byrns off Merrillan; and by two grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Iola Printz.

Funeral services were held Friday, January 11, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Fairview with Father Cassidy officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. The Anderson Funeral Home in Augusta was in charge of arrangements.

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Obit: Sternitzky, Carl H. (1896 - 1985)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Sternitzky, Garbisch, Wittke, Buchsteiner, Kalbes, Kuester, Farnsworth, Flynn, Driscoll, Mayer, Nemitz, Weber

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 1/31/1985

Sternitzky, Carl H. (13 January 1896 – 24 January 1985)

Carl H. Sternitzky, 89, of 409 West Fourth St., Neillsville, died in Neillsville Memorial Home on Thursday morning, January 24.

The deceased was born on January 13, 1896, in the Town of Lynn to Albert and Louise (Garbisch) Sternitzky. He attended parochial school in Granton and then farmed in the Town of Lynn. He also sold insurance. In 1962, he moved into Neillsville.

Sternitzky was married twice. He first was married on May 14, 1924, to Blanche Wittke; a divorce later took place. On May 12, 1962, he married Elizabeth Buchsteiner.

Surviving him, besides his wife, are three sons, Duane of Neillsville, Douglas of Nekoosa and Donald of Granton; three daughters, Mrs. Edwin (Arlene) Kalbes of West Allis, Mrs. Henry (Shirley) Kuester of Waukesha and Mrs. Darryl (Patty) Farnsworth of Marshfield; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Thomas (Lorraine) Flynn of Neillsville and Mrs. Jack (Milda) Driscoll of Milwaukee; a stepson, William Buchsteiner, Milwaukee; 15 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by five brothers and two grandsons.

Funeral se3rvcies were held Saturday afternoon, January 26, from St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Neillsville with the Rev. Richard Weber officiating. Burial was made in the Neillsville City Cemetery; the Gilbertson Funeral Home of Granton was in charge of arrangements. Grandsons were pallbearers; music at the service was offered by Janice Mayer and Sharon Nemitz.

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Obit: Tesmer, Helen (1896 - 1985)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Tesmer, Weber, Nagel, Winkel, Weber

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 1/31/1985

Tesmer, Helen (22 May 1896 - 23 January 1985)

Helen Tesmer, 88, died in Neillsville Memorial Home on Wednesday, January 23. She had been a resident of the Home for the past 2 1/2 years.

The deceased was born on May 22, 1896, in Curtiss to Otto and Frieda (Weber) Nagel. She received her education in Curtiss schools and on July 31, 1917, she married Herman L. Tesmer in Colby ceremonies. The couple resided in the Colby area until 1932 when they moved to the Town of Weston. In 1950, they moved into Neillsville. She was a member of St. John’s Congregation.

Surviving her are four sons, Robert and Eldred, both of Phillips, Raymond of Humbird and Milford of Neillsville; a sister, Emma Winkel, Marshfield; two brothers, Alfred Nagel of Land O’Lakes and Arthur Nagel of Colby; 15 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband (March 28, 1984); two brothers August and Udo; a sister, Esther; and a daughter in infancy.

Funeral services were held on Saturday morning, January 26, from St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Neillsville with the Rev. Richard Weber officiating. The Gesche Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements; burial was made in Colby Memorial Cemetery.

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Obit: Urlaub, Mary J. (1918 - 1985)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Urlaub, Hansen, Mueller, Gannon, Kincaid, McCarty, Zank, Voll

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 1/31/1985

Urlaub, Mary J. (17 October 1918 – 22 January 1985)

Mary J. Urlaub, a retired teacher who last made her home in Neillsville, died on Tuesday afternoon, January 22, in St. Joseph’s Hospital, Marshfield. Mrs. Urlaub, who resided at 307 West St., Neillsville, was 66. She succumbed to cancer after a long illness.

A memorial service was held on Friday afternoon, January 25, from the Neillsville United Church of Christ with the Rev. Mark Voll officiating. Organist was Eileen Zank. The Gesche Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. The body was to be cremated.

The deceased was born in Robinsdale, Minnesota, to William and Ella (Hansen) Mueller on October 17, 1918. She received her education through high school in Minnesota schools and then attended Mrs. Woods’ Academy in Minneapolis. She then moved to Neillsville where she taught school for several years.

On August 12, 1943, she married Joseph Urlaub in Robbinsdale ceremonies. In 1956, the couple moved to California where she taught in the San Bernardino City Schools for 20 years. After retiring, they returned to Neillsville in 1981. She was a member of the United Church of Christ.

Surviving her, besides her husband and mother, is a son, Joe, San Diego, California; and four daughters, Mrs. Bob (Billie) Gannon of San Bernardino, Mrs. Jim (Darlene) Kincaid of Perris, California, Mrs. Pat (Judy) McCarty of Overland Park, Kansas, and Elizabeth Urlaub of San Diego. Joining them is a brother, John, Robbinsdale; and seven grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her father and a brother, William.

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Obit: Van Dreser, Louisa (1893 - 1985)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Van Dreser, Nelson, Haigh

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 1/17/1985

Van Dreser, Louisa (17 April 1893 - ? January 1985)

Mrs. Louisa Van Dreser, 91, recently died in a Stevens Point area nursing home, where she had been a resident for the past 18 months. Two funeral services were held; one in Stevens Point and the other at the United Methodist Church in Hallie.

The deceased was born April 17, 1893, in Eau Claire to Mr. and Mrs. Louis Nelson. She attended Eau Claire schools. In January of 1918, she married Jerome Van Dreser in Eau Claire ceremonies and farmed in the Hallie area until he died in 1952. She then lived in the Neillsville area before moving to Stevens Point about five years ago.

She was a member of the Hallie UMC congregation and circles in that church as well as the Neillsville and Stevens Point United Methodist Churches.

Surviving her are two sons, Roy of Stevens Point and Rober of Lombard, Illinois; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Mrs. Owen (Nancy) Haigh of Neillsville, and a brother and a sister.

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