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BioA: Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie (Golden - 1984)

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

Surnames: Lewis, Catlin, Sternitzky, Burdick, Scheel, Helm, Grobe, Haselberger, Laesch, Ziegler, Grobe, Moody, VandeBerg, Nopenger, Osgood, Burdick, Marcou, Sittes, French, Reigel, Lang, Sill, Atley, Stai, Mills, Seidelman, Guillaume, Koenig

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 7/12/1984

Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie (Golden – 26 June 1984)

An open house honoring Leslie and Clara Lewis of Chili, on their golden wedding anniversary was held June 30 at the Granton Sportsmen’s Club with approximately 400 attending.

A brief program included musical selections by Fern, Delores and Billy Kuester, Greenwood; Peg Scheel, Minneapolis, Bev. Helm, Chili; and Loretta and Kevin Grobe, Mason, Mich. A buffet dinner followed and the Tony Haselberger Band furnished music for an evening of dancing.

Leslie Lewis, the son of Andrew and Elva (Catlin) Lewis, was born December 17, 1913, in Richland Center. Two years later he and his parents moved to Loyal where he received his education, graduating in 1932 from the Loyal High School.

Mrs. Lewis is the former Clara Sternitzky, daughter of Louis and Martha (Burdick) Sternitzky of the Town of Lynn. She attended a Lutheran grade school and Granton High School.

On June 26, 1934, they were united in marriage at the Zion Lutheran Church with the Rev. Arthur Laesch officiating. Attendants were Amy and Melvin Sternitzky and Selma and Clarence Sternitzky. (The last three attended the anniversary.)

From 1934 to 1943 the young couple farmed in the Town of Lynn after which they moved to Detroit where both worked in defense plants. In 1946 they returned to the Town of Lynn and farmed until 1970. She worked for Weyerhaeuser in Marshfield for 13 years and also worked in supper clubs in Detroit and the Granton area. For quite a number of years the Marshfield Motorcycle Club has held its annual hill climb on their farm.

Both are active members of the Zion Lutheran Church, and she is also a member of the Lynn Birthday Club. They enjoy playing cards, fishing and traveling.

The couple has two daughters, Mrs. DuWayne (Lois) Ziegler, Redlands, Calif., and Mrs. Edward (Loretta) Grobe, Mason, Mich. A son, Ronald, died in infancy. There are also six grandchildren.

Among those attending from a distance in addition to the immediate children were Dean, Laurie, and Byron Ziegler and Shelly Rae Moody, all from California; Kevin, Justin and Eddie Grobe, Michigan; Russell and Erline VandeBerg, Nevada; Eldon, Alice and Scott Nopenger, Illinois; Thearon and Lennie Sternitzky, Wash.; and Peg and Bob Scheel, Minn.

From more distant points in Wisconsin, the following came, Mr./Mrs. Ross Osgood, Elroy; Mr./Mrs. George Burdick, Jr., Hillsboro; Mr./Mrs. George M. Marcou, Wauwatosa; George and Delphine Sittes, Bloomington; Martin and Gay French and Verna and Harry Reigel, Sun Prairie; Marvin and Laura Lang, Medford; Joe and Erma Sill, Racine; Wally and Laura Sternitzky, and Dwight and Joyce Ziegler & girls, Green Bay; Leona Atley, Milwaukee; Gloria and Nora Stai, Alma Center; Forest and Lola Mills, Stevens Point’ Harold and Helen Seidelman, New Berlin; Eldon and Mitzie Ziegler and Courtney and Chris, Wausau; Russell and Jeanette Guillaume & family, West Bend; Sara Sternitzky, Dalles; Dennis and Dorthea and Kristy Koenig, Prairie du Chien; and Marion Ziegler, Clintonville.

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BioA: Tichy, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen (Golden - 1984)

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

Surnames: Tichy, Newton, Thompson

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 7/19/1984

Tichy, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen (Golden – 26 June 1984)

The Neillsville American Legion Hall was the site on June 30 for the golden wedding anniversary celebration for Stephen and Margaret Tichy, 116 West Eleventh St., Neillsville.

Stephen was born on December 7, 1907, to Allois and Frances of Chicago. He received his education at Meadow View School and then farmed with his brother, Louis, at Humbird until his marriage.

Margaret was born on November 22, 1912, in Sherbrooke, North Dakota to Fred and Nellie Newton. She attended Van Horn Elementary School and Humbird High School. She lived and worked with her parents until marriage.

Steven Tichy and Margaret Newton were married on June 26, 1934, at an Alma Center Methodist Church. After the 1934 marriage, the couple made their home in Alma Center for eight years as farmers. From 1942 to 1962, they farmed in the Greenwood area. During this time, Steve served as a Town of York supervisor. In 1962, the couple moved to Mundelein, Illinois, where Steve worked in construction and security and Margaret as a cook in a private home. Steve retired in 1975 and the couple moved to Neillsville two years later.

The couple has three children, son Robert of rural Marshfield, Carlotta of Pewaukee and Elvina of Rochester, Minnesota. They also have eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

The open house featured decorated tables; a “This is Your Life” program hosted by son-in-law Richard Thompson; and a dance. Guests came from Illinois, Minnesota, Colorado, Indiana, Tennessee, Georgia and Wisconsin.

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BioM: Marriage Licenses (Jul/Aug - 1984)

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

Surnames: Dahl, Strey, Sommers, Farmwald, Yoder, Coblentz, Regalia, Skwierczynski, White, Bump, Wall, Annear, Feiten, Gutenberger, Wetzel, Riehle, Sterzinger, Awe, Pyka, Bastian

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 7/26/1984

Marriage Licenses (Jul/Aug - 1984)

Arthur Dahl, Jr., to Margaret Strey, both of Town of Loyal, to be married in Granton, July 28.

Steven Sommers, Town of Sherman, to Vera Farmwald, Town of Spencer, to be married in Spencer, Aug. 9.

Truman Yoder, to Margaret Coblentz, both of Town of Sherman, to be married in Spencer, Aug. 2.

Delbert Farmwald, Town of Spencer to Dorothy Sommers, Town of Sherman, to be married in Spencer, Aug. 7.

John Regalia, to Arlene Skwierczynski, both of Town of Pine Valley, to be married in Neillsville, July 28.

Timothy White, to Joan Bump, both of Town of Reseburg, to be married in Marshfield, Aug. 11.

Charles Wall, Town of Levis, to Barbara Annear, Mundelein, Ill., to be married in Weyauwega, Aug. 6.

Joseph Feiten, to Nancy Gutenberger, both of Town of Mayville, to be married in Colby, Aug. 3.

Kenneth J. Wetzel, to Debra Lyn Riehle, both of Neillsville, to be married in Neillsville, July 28.

Gary Sterzinger, Town of Colby, to Janice Awe, Rhinelander, to be married in Colby, Aug. 18.

Carl Pyka, to Charlene Bastian, both of Town of Hewett, married in Osseo, July 21.

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Obit: Cram, Ernest E. (1924 - 1984)

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

Surnames: Cram, Hardy, Quast, Ruedinger, Owen, Walker, Murphy

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 7/26/1984

Cram, Ernest E. (24 September 1924 - ? 1984) With Flag

Services were held on July 7 from an Oshkosh funeral home for Ernest E. Cram,59.

The deceased was born on September 24, 1924, in Neillsville to Ernest and Antoinette (Hardy) Cram. On October 17, 1946, he married Bertha Quast in Globe ceremonies.

Cram was employed by C.R. Meyer and Sons Construction for 33 years. He was also a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, serving in the Airborne.

Surviving him, besides his wife and mother, are three daughters, Mrs. Leroy (Patricia) Ruedinger, Mrs. Philip (Cynthia) Owen and Mrs. Gregory (Janice) Walker, all of Oshkosh; four sons, Ernest III and Gary, both of Oshkosh, Kenneth of Butte de Morts and Ervin of Fond du Lac; a sister, Mrs. Floyd Murphy, Greenwood; a brother, Richard, Neillsville; and ten grandchildren.

Funeral services were held from the Konrad-Behlman Funeral Home with burial made in an Oshkosh cemetery.

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

Surnames: Gerlach, Herian, Vollrath, Johnson, Speich, York

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 7/12/1984

Gerlach, Emma M. (6 November 1893 – 8 July 1984)

Emma M. Gerlach, 90, of 153 East Sixth St., Neillsville, died on Sunday evening, July 8, at Neillsville Memorial Hospital.

The deceased was born on November 6, 1893, in Greenwood to William and Ann (Herian) Vollrath. She received her education in Greenwood schools and graduated at the age of 18 from Wausau Normal School. She then taught at schools in the Greenwood, Granton and Thorp areas.

On May 30, 1917, she married William J. Gerlach in Greenwood ceremonies. The couple then operated a cheese factory in Greenwood until 1926 when they moved to Osseo to operate another cheese factory. In 1936 they moved to the Town of Weston where they farmed until retiring in 1946. The couple then moved in to Neillsville. She was a member of the United Church of Christ.

Surviving her is a son, Edward, Chippewa Falls; a daughter, Mrs. Lyman (Emmeline) Johnson, New London; a sister, Ida Speich, Neillsville; seven grandchildren; and five great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband on January 1, 1964; four brothers, George, Ernest, John and Bernard; and two sisters, Clara and Margaret.

Services were held on Wednesday afternoon, July 11, from the Neillsville United Church of Christ with the Rev. Alwyn York officiating. Burial was made in the Neillsville City Cemetery; the Gesche Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

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Obit: Kernz, Mary (1897 - 1984)

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

Surnames: Kernz, Kovach, Henseler

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 7/26/1984

Kernz, Mary (28 February 1897 – 11 July 1984)

Funeral services were held on Saturday morning, July 14, for former Town of York farmwife Mary Kernz. The Rev. Joseph Henseler officiated at St. Mary’s Catholic Church rites with the Gesche Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Burial was made in the parish cemetery. Grandsons were pallbearers.

Mrs. Kernz, 87, died on Wednesday, July 11, at Neillsville Memorial Home where she had been a resident for the past eight years.

The deceased was born on February 28, 1897, in Biwabik, Minnesota, to Mr. and Mrs. John Kovach. She received her education in Minnesota schools. On August 7, 1917, she married Joseph Kernz, Jr., in Gbeen, Minnesota, ceremonies.

The couple farmed for ten years then moved to Milwaukee. In 1931 they moved to Plainfield, where they farmed for four years. In 1935, they moved to the Town of York where he continued to farm until retiring in 1968. They then moved into Neillsville. She was a member of St. Mary’s parish and its Council of Catholic Women.

Surviving her are three sons, Joseph of Marshfield, Rudolph of Loyal and Tony of Neillsville; five sisters, Agnes, Helen, Josephine, Jenny and Anie, all of Minnesota; 24 grandchildren; 34 great grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild. She was preceded in death by her husband (March 28, 1977); a son, Phillip; a sister, four brothers and three grandchildren.

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Obit: Krause, Heidi M. (1962 - 1984)

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

Surnames: Krause, Kuester, Carder, Johnson, Garness

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 7/26/1984

Krause, Heidi M. (16 November 1962 – 15 July 1984)

Heidi M. Krause, 21, took her own life on Sunday, July 15, in her home in Merrillan.

She was born on November 16, 1962, in the U.S. Army Hospital in Stuggart, Germany, to Harlan and Marilyn (Kuester) Carder. The family moved to San Antonio, Texas in 1965. They also live in Colorado Springs and moved to Denver in 1968.

She was seriously injured in an auto accident which killed her father on Mary 8, 1969. The family moved to Viroqua in June 1969. She attend Viroqua High School and then married Scott Krause in La Crosse on May 1, 1982. They lived in La Crosse and Black River Falls before moving to Merrillan.

Survivors include her mother; two brothers, Harlan of Viroqua and Allen of Austin, Texas; a sister Kathryn Carder-Johnson; and her maternal grandparents, Henry and Mabel Kuester.

Services were held Thursday afternoon in the Thorson Funeral Home in Viroqua with the Rev. Keith Garness officiating. Burial was in the Viroqua Cemetery.

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Obit: Park, William A. (1895 - 1984)

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

Surnames: Park, Clark, Dresdow, Lantz

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 7/12/1984

Park, William A. (11 October 1895 – 7 July 1984)

William A. Park, 88, of Eau Claire died on Saturday, July 7, at Eau Claire’s Luther Hospital.

The deceased was born on October 11, 1896, in Yankton, South Dakota. At the age of one year, he and his parents moved to Salem. On October 14, 1913, he married Edith Clark in Waukegan, Illinois ceremonies. They farmed there for a year and then moved to the Withee area to farm and haul milk. The couple remained in that community until retiring in 1967 and then moved to Eau Claire.

Surviving him is a daughter Helen Dresdow, Eau Claire; two grandchildren, Russell Dresdow of La Crosse and Jean Lantz of Eau Claire; five great grandchildren; and two step-great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife.

The Prock Funeral Home of Eau Claire was in charge of July 10 funeral arrangements.

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Obit: Sydorowicz, Victor J. (1927 - 1984)

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

Surnames: Sydorowicz, Goska, Ranchau, Henseler

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 7/12/1984

Sydorowicz, Victor J. (22 December 1927 – 2 July 1984)

Funeral services were held on Thursday morning, July 5, from the Gesche Funeral Home in Neillsville for Victor J. Sydorowicz, 56. Mr. Sydorowicz, who made his home at Rt. 4 Neillsville, died on Monday morning, July 2, after suffering what was believed a heart attack.

The deceased was born on December 22, 1927, in Neillsville to Nicholas and Pauline (Goska) Sydorowicz. After his education he lived with his parents and farmed in the Town of Weston for many years. He later worked for Nelson Muffler in Neillsville for ten years, retiring in 1983. He never married. He was a member of St. Mary’s parish.

Surviving him is a sister, Mrs. Karl (Monica) Ranchau, Milwaukee; and three brothers, Frank of Milwaukee, Charles of Menomonie Falls and Peter of Grand Prairie, Texas. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, John and Nick.

The Rev. Joseph Henseler officiated at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church services with burial made in the parish cemetery. The Gesche Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers were Joseph, Frank, Charles and Peter Sydorowicz and Chris and Ben Ranchau.