Obit: Hakola, Otto (1882 - 1961)

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Surnames: Hakola

----Source: THORP COURIER (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 10/12//1961

Hakola, Otto (13 APR 1882 - 7 OCT 1961)

Note: Birth and death dates taken from another obituary

Otto Hakola, a town of Reseburg (Clark Co., Wis.) farmer, passed away at the age of 79. Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 11 at Bethany Lutheran Church, Owen, Wis., with burial in Riverside Cemetery.

Mr. Hakola was born in Finland, coming to America at the age of 16, living in Minnesota and Michigan before settling on a farm in the town of Reseburg 46 years ago. He also was a plasterer and brick layer by trade, building many chimneys and plastering many houses in this area.

Surviving are five sons, Everett, Bloomington, Calif., George, Whitehall, Mont., Arthur, Loyal, Walfred, Veterans Hospital, Madison, Cliffert, on the home farm, seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. His wife Jenney passed away six months ago.