Obit: Schwantes, John Fredrick (1915 - 2001)

Surnames: Schwantes, Rose, Wellnitz, Wobbig

----Source: Marshfield News Herald (Wood Co., Wis.) Feb. 2001

Schwantes, John Fredrick (15 Aug. 1915 - 3 Feb. 2001)

SPENCER - John Fredrick Schwantes, 85, of 209 W. Main St., in Spencer, died of cancer at 7 p.m. Feb. 3, 2001, at his home.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 8, at Trinity Lutheran Church with the Rev. Karl Rose officiating.

Burial will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Milton Lawns Cemetery in Janesville.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7, at Community Funeral Home and from 10 a.m. until time of service on Thursday.

He was born Aug. 15, 1915, in Spencer, Brighton Township, to George and Louise (Wellnitz) Schwantes. He was educated in Brighton School. He married Emily R. Wobbig on July 5, 1941 in Janesville.

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