Obit: Pagelsdorf, Edward #3 (1893 - 1961)

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Surnames: Pagelsdorf, Bassett

----Source: The Loyal Tribune (Loyal, Clark County, WI) 27 July 1961

Pagelsdorf, Edward (01 Jan 1893-19 July 1961)

Services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Myre Funeral Home for Edward Pagelsdorf, 68, route 1, who died unexpectedly of a heart attack at 5:30 a.m. July 19 at his home. The Rev. Ralph Koelemay, pastor of the Methodist church in Spencer officiated and burial was in the Loyal Cemetery. Mrs. Byron Zepplin accompanied James R. Colby on the organ as he sang “Jesus, Lover of My Soul” and “One Sweetly Solemn Thought.” Pallbearers were Joe Bymer, August Thurs, Vernal Haselow, Lincoln Schoolman, Dale Weyhmiller, and Donald Buger.

Honorary pallbearers were members of the town board of Sherman. They were: Lowell Schultz, Raymond Oedtreich, John Kurz, Carl Worchel & Martin Fisher.

Edward Pagelsdorf was born January 1, 1893 in Deerfield, Dane County, Wisconsin. He came to the town of Eaton with his parents as a boy. He was marrid to Sylvia Bassett on February 10, 1915 at Neillsville. Thet continued to live in the Town of Eaton until 1917 when they moved to Beloit for a year. They then moved to the Town of Sherman, Clark County where they have lived ever since. He was Assessor for the Town of Sherman for 22 years.

He is survived by his wife and two sons, Caroll Pagelsdorf of Rt. 1, and Harold Pagelsdorf who also has a farm on Rt. 1, Loyal,& four grandchildren. Two sisters, Mrs. Will (Esther) Rondorf of Marshfield & Mrs. James (Elsie) Blecha of Pasadena, California also survive.

Attending from out of town were Pfc. George Stumper, Fort Belvoir, Virginia; Mr. and Mrs. Steve Rotor and Judy, Verona; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Schmidt, Tucson, Arizona; Mr. and Mrs. Albert Degenhardt, Milwaukee; Mr. & Mrs. Jake Abbuhl, Columbus; Mr. and Mrs. Herb Adler, Humbird; Mr. and Mrs. Toney Jensen, Spencer; Mrs. Clara Luther, Spencer; Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cook, Mr. and Mrs. William Rondorf, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Rondorf and family, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Olson, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Olson, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Jensen, Mr. and Mrs. Jake Felton, Peter Felton, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Grotke & Herman Schultz all of Marshfield.