----Source: Greenwood Library Scrapbook Collection, Marshfield News Herald 12/ /1965

Herrick, Jack (1878 - 1965)

GREENWOOD--Jack Herrick, 87, Willard, Clark County, died at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 28, 1965 at the Memorial Hospital in Neillsville, where he had been admitted the previous day.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Hill Funeral Home in Greenwood with the Rev. William Nikolai, pastor of Holy Family Church, Willard, officiating. Burial will be made in the Greenwood Cemetery.

The body will repose at the funeral home from Thursday until time of services. A rosary service will be conducted there at 8 p.m. Thursday.

Mr. Herrick was born July 27, 1878, in Yugoslavia, and came to the United States on July 4, 1900. He had lived in Pittsburgh, Pa., and Houston, Texas, before settling in Mineral, Kansas.

His marriage to Anna Pintar took place July 26, 1902, at Kansas, and they made their home in Kansas until 1914, when they came to Willard.

Mr. Herrick had served as supervisor of the Town of Mead for 15 years, and was a member of the Croatian Fraternal Union Lodge.

In addition to his wife, survivors include six sons, Joseph, St. John's, Newfoundland; Jack Jr., Stillwater, Minn.; Florian, Colby; Charles, Greenwood; M. Sgt. Edward, Austin, Texas; and Robert, Willard; seven daughters, Mrs. Andrew (Ann) Petkovsek, Peoria, Ill.; Mrs. David (Eve) Hallowell, Camarillo, Calif.; Mrs. Earl (Mary) Holmes, Studio City, Calif.; Mrs. Dean (Frances) Murphy, Marshal, Ill.; Mrs. Harold (Lucille) Hawley, Milwaukee; Mrs. Oliver (Donna) Smith, St. Paul; and Mrs. Cletus (John) Susa, Willard; 25 grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by two sisters and two brothers.