----Source: Greenwood Library Scrapbook Collection

MARSHFIELD NEWS HERALD 10/ /1950

MRS. CAROLINE VOLK

Greenwood--Mrs. Caroline Volk, 66, a resident of Greenwood, Clark County all her life, died at St. Joseph's Hospital, Marshfield, Monday, Oct. 23, 1950 at 5:30 p.m. following a lingering illness. She had been a patient there since Sept. 21.

The exact time of the funeral, which will be held in Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church, has not been set. The Rev. B. M. Fresenborg will officiate, and burial will be made in the Greenwood Cemetery.

Mrs. Volk, nee Werhrman, was born Sept. 10, 1884 in Greenwood. She received her education in the Greenwood Schools. She married William Volk, who preceded her in death in 1932. Mrs. Volk was a member of the Zion Evangelical and reformed Church and served as vice-president of the Ladies Aid Society of the church. She was also a member of the Greenwood Order of the Eastern Star.

Survivors include a niece, Virginia Werhrman, who made her home with Mrs. Volk, a brother, Otto Werhrman, and two sisters, Mrs. Bertha Volk, and Mrs. Gust (Mary) Abel, all of Greenwood. A brother, Fred, and a sister, Mrs. Anna Buker, preceded her in death.