Obit: Schweke, William Fred (1884 - 1970)

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Surnames: Schweke, Luepke, Ruhbusch, Zettl, Prehn

----Source: Marshfield News Herald (Wood Co., Wis.) Friday, 27 Feb. 1970

Schweke, William Fred (23 Mar. 1884 - 26 Feb. 1970)

Spencer - William Schweke, 85, of Spencer, died Thursday morning at the Marshfield Convalescent Home.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Trinity Lutheran Church. The Rev. William H. Ruhbusch will officiate and burial will be made in St. John's cemetery at Spencer.

Friends may call at the Jasperson Funeral Home from Saturday noon until Sunday noon, and then at the church.

Mr. Schweke was born March 23, 1884, in Butternut, Wisconsin, where he received his education. He was married at Spencer April 18, 1906, to Minnie Luepke, who preceded him in death in 1963. The couple observed their 50th wedding anniversary in 1956.

After their marriage, they lived near Upson, Wisconsin, where he engaged in logging. A year later they moved to the town of Brighton. They operated a farm there until 1948, when they retired and moved into Spencer.

Mr. Schweke was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church and the Senior Citizens Club. He had served as treasurer for the town of Brighton for twenty years and as assessor for the village of Spencer for two years.

Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Lenora Zettl, Milwaukee, and Mrs. Donald (Estella) Prehn, Spencer; two sons, Alvin Schweke, Ladysmith, and Clifford Schweke, Marshfield; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two sons, two brothers and three sisters.

Social Security Death Record

First Name: William
Middle Name:
Last Name: Schweke
Name Suffix:
Birth Date: 23 March 1884
Social Security Number: 395-28-5418
Place of Issuance: Wisconsin
Last Residence: Marathon, Wisconsin
Zip Code of Last Residence: 54479
Death Date: February 1970
Estimated Age at Death: 86

1910 Federal Census, Brighton, Marathon, Wisconsin

Name: William Schweke
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Marital Status: Married
Race : White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Wisconsin
Mother's Birthplace: Wisconsin
Family Number: 109
Page Number: 8
Household Members
William Schweke M 26y
Spouse Minnie Schweke F 24y
Child Erwin Schweke M 2y
Child Alvin Schweke M y 10m

1920 Federal Census, Marathon, Wisconsin

Name: William Schweke
Estimated Birth Year: 1884
Age: 36
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Father's Birthplace: Wisconsin
Mother's Birthplace: Wisconsin
Sheet Number: 6
Household Members
William Schweke M 36y
Spouse Minnie Schweke F 34y
Child Erwin Schweke M 12y
Child Alvin Schweke M 10y
Child Rodulph Schweke M 6y
Child Lenora Schweke F 3y8m
Child Estella Schweke F 8m

1930 Federal Census, Brighton, Marathon, Wisconsin

Name: William Schweke
Gender: Male
Age: 46
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Estimated Birth Year: 1884
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Father's Birthplace: Wisconsin
Mother's Birthplace: Wisconsin
Enumeration District Number: 7
Family Number: 55
Sheet Number and Letter: 3B
Line Number: 78
Household Members
William Schweke M 46
Spouse Minnie Schweke F 44
Child Ervin Schweke M 22
Child Rudolph Schweke M 17
Child Lenora Schweke F 13
Child Estella Schweke F 10
Child Clifford Schweke M 5

WW II Draft Registration

Name: William Fred Schweke
Event: Military
Event Date: 1942
Event Place: Brighton, Marathon, Wisconsin
Residence: Brighton, Marathon, Wisconsin
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 23 Mar 1884
Film Number: 1669835
Digital Folder Number: 4250165
Image Number: 01673
 

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