Surnames: WITT MATTHIAS SCHUELKE NIDY ROLCZSKI MARKS ZEUHL WITTER

----Source: Tribune-Record-Gleaner (Clark County, Wis.) 11/27/1985

Witt, Leonora (27 AUG 1896 - 23 NOV 1985)

Leonora Witt, 89, formerly of Abbotsford, died at Memorial Home, Neillsville, early Saturday evening, Nov. 23, 1985.

Services were held Tuesday, Nov. 26, 1985, at Christ Lutheran Church, Abbotsford, at 11 a.m. Rev. Daniel Ahrens officiated and burial was in St. Martin's Lutheran Cemetery, Clintonville.

Leonora Matthias was born to Charles and Bertha (nee Schuelke) Matthias on Aug. 27, 1896. She received her education in Waupaca County.

On Sept. 17, 1917 she and Alexander Witter were married in Big Falls. After their marriage, they moved to Loyal, Clark County, where they owned and operated five cheese factories, one in Grand View, two in Loyal, one in Ingram and one in Greenwood. Later they moved to Abbotsford, where her husband went into business with their son Julius at A J Wrecking, which is now Abbotsford Auto, Inc.

She has been at the nursing home for 2 years. She was a member of Christ Lutheran Church, Abbotsford, an honorary member of the Ladies Aid, and a member of Pure Willow Lake Sportsman's Club.

She is survived by two daughters, Doris Nidy of Milwaukee and Frieda Rolczski of Sommerville, N.J. 15 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren two sisters, Mrs. Andrew (Lydia) Marks of Manawa and Mrs. Howard (Frieda) Zeuhl of Marian.

Preceding her in death were her husband in 1945 one daughter one son her parents and four brothers.

Rux Funeral Home, Colby, handled the arrangements.