Obit: Dettman, Mary (1888 - 1963)

Contact: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Dettman, Lube, Schultz, Newman, Roth, Reich, Schaefer, Olson

----Source: Tribune/Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 05/16/1963

Dettman, Mary (28 OCT 1888 - 12 MAY 1963)

Funeral services for Mrs. Conrad Dettman, 74, of Colby, were held Wednesday at 2 p.m., with the Rev. Carl Serr officiating.

Mrs. Dettman died at St. Joseph's Hospital, Marshfield, Sunday at 4:35 p.m. She had been in poor health for several years. The body lay in state at the Lulloff Funeral Home in Colby.

The former Mary Schultz was born in the town of Colby Oct. 28, 1888, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Schultz, and received her education in local schools.

On Oct. 28, 1907 she was married to Arthur Lube. The couple farmed in the town of Colby until his death in 1922, and shortly after, she moved to Colby.

Her second marriage to Conrad Dettman took place in Colby Oct. 10, 1935, at St. john's Evangelical Parsonage. She was a member of St. John's Evangelical Church.

She is survived by her husband, a son, Herbert Lube of Colby, and five daughters, Mrs. Riley (Martha) Newman of Colby, Mrs. Roland (Leona) Roth of Abbotsford, Mrs. John (Verna) Reich of Wausau, Mrs. Lester (Norma) Schaefer of Colby, and Mrs. Joe (Edna) Olson of Unity. There are also 14 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.