Obit: Meinholdt, Ida (1868 - 1932)

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Surnames: MEINHOLDT DECKER REINEKING FRANZ ABEL SCHWARZE PIERCE PEPIN HORNER FRANK STOELTING MILLER FAINTER VEENKER

----Source: Greenwood Gleaner 12/ /1932, Transcribed by Pat

OBITUARY OF MRS. IDA MEINHOLDT

From the Greenwood Gleaner 12/ /1932 and from the scrapbook of Mrs. Andrews, former librarian of The Greenwood Public Library, Greenwood, Clark County, Wisconsin.

 
Ida Decker was born on December 19, 1868 in Franklin, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. When two years old she came with her parents, Henry and Sophie Decker, to live in Clark County. She was confirmed by Rev. G. Veenker on March 23, 1883.

On June 13, 1885, she was united in marriage to Theodore Meinholdt. To this union, ten children were born. Her husband preceded her in death on April 12, 1918.

Mrs. Meinholdt has been ailing for a number of years with diabetis and on December 2nd, she was taken to the hospital in Chippewa Falls. She was called to her eternal reward on Monday morning, December 5th, reaching an age of 63 years, 11 months and 16 days.

She leaves to mourn her death, eight sons and two daughters, namely Mrs. Olga Reineking, Arthur, Rudolph, August, Albert, Otto, Alma, Oscar, Lewie and Edward, all of Greenwood, Wisconsin, also four grandchildren.

She also leaves to mourn three sisters, Mrs. Wm. Franz, Mrs. Henry Franz and Mrs. John Abel of Greenwood and four brothers, Alfred and Arthur of Sayle, Montana and Gustav of Snohomish, Washington. Two brothers preceded her in death.
She leaves to mourn an aged uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Schwarze of Greenwood, Wisconsin, besides other relatives and a host of friends.

Funeral services were held from the West Side Reformed Church, Thursday afternoon and the body was laid to rest beside her husband in the West Side Cemetery.

Those from away who attended the funeral were: Theodore Tehilen of Superior, Mrs. Dave Pepin of Duluth, Minnesota Mr. and Mrs. John Miller and family of Curtiss, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Horner of Unity Gilbert and Hulda Stoelting of Plymouth Mrs. Anna Pierce and Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Frank of Humbird, and Mr. and Mrs. Milton Fainter of Stanley.