Obit: Young, James V. (1885 - 1967)

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

Surnames: Young, Eysnogle, Sweeney, Thurber, Davis, Crossett, Zink, Wickershiem, Wellman, Guinn, Kuehlung, Verhalen, Rogstad, Fensome, Butterbrodt, Larsen, Degenhardt, Clouse, Keefer, Hartenstein, Wiehrouch, Kerrigan, Strauss, Moser, Deetz, Jones, Piggot, Dill, Visgar, Lawrence, Schmidtke, Kayser, Johnson, Berg, Hales, Spry, Kronberger, Benedict, Eibergen, Free, Heck, Roberts, York, Jefferson, Fitch, Mrotek, Schaeffner, Snyder, Musil, Fleming, Dushek

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 10/12/1967

Young, James V. (26 December 1885 - 9 October 1967)

Funeral services will be held this (Thursday) afternoon from the Neillsville Methodist Church for James V. Young, 81, of Rt. 2, Neillsville, who died here Monday. The Rev. William Dushek of Neillsville and the Rev. Raymond Fleming of Marshfield will officiate. Burial will be made in the Neillsville City Cemetery.

Mr. Young was born December 26, 1885, in LaFayette County. He received his education in the schools of LaFayette and Adams counties. His family moved to Taylor County, where they farmed from 1915 to 1924. From 1924 to 1945 Mr. Young farmed in the Town of York. After retiring from farming he was employed by the Wisconsin Conservation department as a fire warden for 12 years in the Willard area.

Retiring from active work, the Young family purchased a cottage on Black River and for several years had spent the winters in Arizona.

His marriage to the former Zettie Eysnogle took place October 21, 1922.

Surviving are his wife; two sisters, Mrs. John (Wilda) Sweeney of Bonita Springs, Fla., and Mrs. George (Clara) Thurber of Peoria, Ill.

Funeral arrangements are being made by the Georgas Funeral Home.

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 10/19/1967

Funeral services were held last Thursday afternoon for James V. Young, 81, of rural Neillsville, who died here October 9. The Rev. William Dushek of the Methodist Church and Rev. Raymond Fleming of Marshfield officiated at services from the Neillsville Methodist Church. Burial was made in the Neillsville City Cemetery.

Pallbearers were Herbert Thurber, Calvin young, Joe Davis, Bernard Davis, Halan Davis and Wilbur Schaeffner.

The 23rd Psalm was sung by Mrs. William Schmidtke and Mrs. Van Kayser, accompanied by Mrs. Jas. A. Musil. “O God Our help in Ages Past” was sung by the congregation.

People from away here for the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. Merton Davis of Cameron; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Davis, Charlotte and Scotty of Stevens Point; Mr. and Mrs. E. Crossett of Marshfield; Mr. and Mrs. Halan Davis and family of Mundelein, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Davis of Plainfield, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Young, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Zink and Mr. and Mrs. Lester Wickershiem of Marshfield; Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Wellman of Wisconsin Rapids; Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Guinn of Thorp; Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Davis of Whitewater; Mr. and Mrs. William Davis of St. Paul, Minn.; Claudette Kuehlung of Unity.

Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Verhalen, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Rogstad, Dennis Rogstad, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Fensome, Mr. and Mrs. William Butterbrodt and Janet; R. C. Larsen, Mrs. Frank Degenhardt and Mrs. Bernard Clouse, all of Loyal; Mr. and Mrs. Louis Keefer, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hartenstein and Mr. and Mrs. Chris Wiehrouch of Hannibal; Mr. and Mrs. Ray Kerrigan and Mr. and Mrs. William Strauss of La Crosse; Mrs. Gaylord Moser, Mrs. Clement Moser, Mr. and Mrs. Bufort Deetz and Mrs. Verlin Jones, all of Richland Center; Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Deetz and Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord Deetz of Bloom City; Mr. and Mrs. Harland Piggott of Chili; Mrs. Bert Young of Loyal; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dill and Mr. and Mrs. Reinhold Young of Black River Falls; Mr. and Mrs. Bud Visgar of Beloit; Theron and Wilfred Moser of Richland Center; and Mr. and Mrs. Gifford Moser of Gotham.

People from Granton attending were: Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Lawrence; Mr. and Mrs. William Schmidtke, Mrs. Van L. Kayser, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Johnson, Mrs. Ethel Berg, Mrs. Verla Hales, Mrs. Lloyd Spry, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Kronberger, Mr. and Mrs. Rollie Benedict, Mr. and Mrs. William Eibergen and Mr. and Mrs. Herb Free; Mrs. Vera Heck and Mrs. Erwin Heck of Greenwood; Mr. and Mrs. Ross Roberts and Mr. and Mrs. Irwin York and Joe Jefferson of Arkdale; Mrs. Dorothy Fitch of Decorah, Ia.; Mrs. Clair Mrotek of Rochester, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Schaeffner of Minneapolis, Minn., and Mr. and Mrs. Turon Snyder of La Crosse.