Obit: Lucht, Emilie #2 (1862 - 1960)

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Surnames: Lucht, Ewen, Oestrich, Voight, Zuehlke, Fisher

----Source: The Loyal Tribune (Loyal, Clark County, WI) 11 FEB 1960

Lucht, Emilie: 01 SEPT 1862-05 FEB 1960)

Mrs. Emilie Lucht, 97, Spencer, Rt. 2, died at the home of her son and daughter-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lucht Jr. at 4:10 p.m. February 5, of old age complications.

Mrs. Lucht, the former Emilie Ewan, was born in Germany September 1, 1882 and received her education there. She was 19 years of age when she came with her brothers and sisters to America and lived in Pittsburg Pa. On Sept. 20, 1882 she was married to Charles Lucht Sr., at Pittsburg. They later moved to Athens, Wis., and eight years after their marriage they moved to a farm at Spokeville. She lived here for 69 years, the past five years with her son. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Loyal, and funeral services were held there at 2 p.m. Tuesday with Rev. V. A. Ganz officiating. Burial was in the Loyal Cemetery.

Pallbearers were six grandsons, Elmer and Raymond Oestriech, Alan and James Voight, and Eugene and Gerald Lucht.

Mrs. Verland Dux and Mrs. Erwin Dux sang the hymns, “Heaver Is My Home” and :In The Hour of Trial.” Miss Jean Noeldner was organist.

Her husband died May 25, 1948. Also preceding her in death were one son, one daughter, three brothers, and three sisters.

Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Alfred (Alvina) Oestreich, Spencer; Mrs. Gus (Elizabeth) Voight, Loyal; Mrs. William (Theresa) Fisher, Spencer; and Mrs. Ed (Martha) Zuehlke, Oshkosh, and two sons, Charles Lucht Jr. and Art Lucht, Spencer. Also surviving are 16 grandchildren and 35 great grandchildren.