Obit: Franz, Edwin Otto (1915 - 1975)

Contact: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: FRANZ SCHULTZE JEFFERS LAUBE SCHWARZE CHURCKE HORN BOLF

----Source: Tribune-Record-Gleaner 11/12/1975

EDWARD FRANZ BURIED AT GREENWOOD

Edwin Otto Franz, 60, of Hazen, S.D., died unexpectedly at the Hazen Memorial Hospital on Wednesday evening, Nov. 6, 1975.

Edwin Franz was born May 9, 1915 in Clark County. His parents were Mr. and Mrs. Henry Franz. He attended schools in Clark Co.

He was married on Sept. 2, 1943, at Thorp, Wis. to the former Mae Schultze. She survives him.

At the time of his death, Mr. Franz was manager of the Hazen Cheese Co. Inc.

He had owned a cheese factory at Greenwood from 1937 until selling in 1961. He then was part owner of a cheese factory at Sturgis, S.D. until 1971, when he came to Hazen to manage the Hazen Cheese Co., Inc.

Funeral services were held on Monday, Nov. 10 at the United Church of Christ in Greenwood, with burial in the West Side Cemetery, Greenwood.

Pallbearers were Quinton Irvine, Leon Kuester, Leonard Jensen, Melvin Alperstett, James Petkovsek, and Alvin Wehrman.

Mrs. Alvin Albert was organist for the congregational singing.

Rinka Funeral home was in charge of arrangements.

In addition to his wife, Mr. Franz is survived by two sons, Lee, Fernedale, Calif., and Lynn, Sturgis, S.D., one daughter, Mrs. Gary (Nancy) Jeffers, Milwaukee, one grandson, two brothers, Oscar, Boulder Junction, Wis., Leondo, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., and five sisters, Mrs. Minnie Laube, Mrs. Martha Schwarze, and Mrs. Selma Churkey, all of Owen, Mrs. Harold Horn, and Mrs. Mike Bolf, both of Greenwood.

He was preceded in death by two brothers.

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Obit: Franz, Edwin Otto #2 (1915 - 1975)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
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Surnames: Franz, Decker, Schultze, Jeffers, Laube, Schwarze, Churkey, Horn, Rolf, Irvine, Kuester, Johnson, Alperstett, Petkovsek, Wehrman, Albert, Logue

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 11/13/1975

Franz, Edwin Otto (9 May 1915 – 3 November 1975)

Edwin Otto Franz, 60, Hazen, N.D., formerly of Greenwood, died November 5, at Hazen Memorial Hospital. Death was attributed to heart failure.

Mr. Franz, son of Henry and Augusta (Decker) Franz, was born May 9, 1915, in Greenwood and attended the former Decker School at Greenwood.

He was married September 2, 1943, to Mae Schultze, who survives.

He owned the Pleasant Ridge Cheese Factory here from 1937 to 1961. In 1966 he moved to Sturgis, S.D., and became part owner of a cheese factory. Since 1971 he lived in and operated a cheese factory at Hazen, N.D.

Besides his wife, he is survived by two sons, Lee of Ferndale, Ca., and Lynn of Sturgis, S.D, a daughter, Mrs. Gary (Nancy) Jeffers of Milwaukee; two brothers, Oscar Franz of Boulder Junction, Co., and Leondo Franz of Wisconsin Rapids; five sisters, Mrs. Minnie Laube, Mrs. Martha Schwarze and Mrs. Selma Churkey, all of Owen, and Mrs. Harold Horn and Mrs. Mike Rolf, both of Greenwood.

Funeral services were held Monday at 2 p.m. from Immanuel United Church. The Rev. David Logue pastor of the Zion United Church, officiated. Burial was made in the Westside Cemetery.

Pallbearers were Quentin Irvine, Leon Kuester, Leonard Johnson, Melvin Alperstett, James Petkovsek and Alvin Wehrman. Mrs. Alvin Albert was the organist.