Obit: Guetschow, William (1881 - 1967)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Guetschow, Converse, Schultz, Fischer, Gumz, Messar, Parrett, Schroeder, Krohn, Tolzman, Schmidtke, Kayser, Garbisch, McCormick

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 3/2/1967

Guetschow, William (6 June 1881 - 23 February 1967)

Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon from the Gilbertson Funeral Home in Granton for William Guetschow, 85, who died Thursday in the Wolff Nursing Home in Arpin, where he had been a resident for the last four years. The Rev. L. L. McCormick of chili officiated. Burial was made in Windfall Cemetery.

Mr. Guetschow was born June 6, 19881, in Manitowoc County. His marriage to the former Florence Converse took place December 4, 1923. She died in 1928. Mr. Guetschow, who was a veteran of World War I, had farmed in the Town of Sherman until his retirement.

He is survived by a sister, Mrs. Lowell Schultz of Spencer; a brother Herman Guetschow of Plymouth; and a granddaughter, Miss Charlene Fischer of Wisconsin Rapids.

The American Legion of Spencer conducted graveside rites.

Pallbearers were: Ed Gumz, A. E. Messar, Ray Parrett, Julius Schroeder, Arthur Krohn and Robert Tolzman.

Mrs. William Schmidtke and Mrs. Van L. Kayser were the singers. They were accompanied by Mrs. Lee Garbisch at the organ.