Obit: Schultz, Alfred L. (1916 - 1968)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
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Surnames: Schultz, Flaig, Clawson, Massie, Fabry, Bertrang, Formaggio, Holtz, Primm, Olson, Rulland, Poernic, Palms, Sidelky, Klueckmann, Grap, Mitte, Hagen, Hagedorn, Eslinger, Burtness

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 5/09/1968

Schultz, Alfred L. (30 August 1916 - 1 May 1968)

Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon from the Georgas Funeral Home for Alfred L. Schultz, 51, who died May 1 in the Veterans Hospital in Tomah. The Rev. E. G. Burtness of Calvary Lutheran Church officiated. Burial was made in the Town of Weston Cemetery.

Mr. Schultz was born August 30, 1916, in the Town of Weston, where he attended school. He entered service in World War II October 28, 1942, and was discharged June 11, 1943, in California. Since that time he had farmed and worked in veterans’ hospitals in Sparta, Hines, Ill., and at Tomah. He had been a resident of Tomah for the last four years. He was married in 1948 in Lodi to the former Norma Flaig.

Mr. Schultz is survived by his wife; four children, John, James, Gerald and Jane. He is also survived by six sisters: Mrs. Howard (Margaret) Lawson of Neillsville, Mrs. Raymond (Lillie) Massie of Chicago, Ill., Mrs. Edward (Leona) Fabry of Chicago, Ill., Mrs. William (Mabel) Bertrang of Fairchild, Mrs. Vincent (Jeanette) Formaggio and Mrs. Kenneth (Donna) Holtz, both of Chicago, Ill.; and by two brothers, Bernard of Elmhurst, Ill., and William of Neillsville.

He was a member of the Calvary Lutheran Church in Neillsville.

Pallbearers were: Gus Hagen, Louie and Julius Hagedorn, Carl Eslinger, Fritz Grap, Sr., and Ted Mitte. “For Me to Live in Jesus” and “Abide with me,” were sung by Robert Mitte, accompanied by Mrs. E. G. Burtness.

People from out of town here for the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Massie, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Fabry, Mrs. Vincent Formaggio, Leonard Fabry, Mr. and Mrs. James Primm, Bruce Formaggio, Barbara Formaggio, and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Holtz, all of Chicago, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Schultz and Adam Schultz of Elm Grove, Ill.; Mrs. Norma Schultz, Mrs. Stanley Flaig and Mr. and Mrs. Otto Flaig of Ontario; James Schultz of Hillsboro; Mrs. Ila Olson of Westby; John Rulland of Black River Falls; Mr. and Mrs. William Bertrang and family of Fairchild; Miss Susie Poernic of Chicago, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Ray Palms of Thorp; Clarence Sidelky of Racine; Edwin Klueckmann of Eau Claire; and Sam Grap of Greenwood.