Obit: Karau, Linda (1901 - 1962)

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Surnames: Karau, Haslow, Schlender

----- Source: Loyal Tribune (Loyal, Clark Co., Wis.) 01/11/1962

----- Karau, Linda (23 JAN 1901 - 5 JAN 1962)

Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at Trinity Lutheran Church for Mrs. John Karau, 60, who died at her home Friday, Jan. 5, 1962, after being in ill health since 1958. Mrs. Karau had been a teacher in the grades at the Loyal Public School at one time.

Rev. W.R. Krueger officiated and burial was made in the West Spencer Cemetery.

The former Linda Haslow was born Jan. 23, 1901 in the town of Sherman and was married to John Karau on June 20, 1925 in Spencer. She had lived there her entire life except from 1941 to 1943, when she resided in Minneapolis.

She taught school for 19 years in Loyal, St. Croix Falls and Spencer.

Surviving are her husband, John; a daughter, Mrs. Donald (Joan) Schlender, Brooklyn Center, Minn.; her mother, Mrs. Anna Haslow, Spencer; five grandchildren and a brother, Norman, Spencer. She is preceded in death by a sister and two brothers.

Attending the services from Loyal were: Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Haslow, Mrs. Ida Kusa and Mrs. W.I. Mack.