Obit: Gengler, Donald N. (1933 - 1965)

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Surnames: Gengler, Wudi, Thums, Fisher

----Source: THORP COURIER (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 01/21/1965

Gengler, Donald N. (6 AUG 1933 - 14 JAN 1965)

Funeral services for Donald N. Gengler, 31, town of Medford (Taylor Co., Wis.) were held at 10 a.m. Monday at the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Medford, the Right Rev. Msgr. Leo Block officiating. Burial was in the Medford Catholic Cemetery.

Mr. Gengler was killed in a traffic accident in Marathon Co. early Thursday morning. He was born at Medford on Aug. 6, 1933, and attended the Holy Rosary Parochial School and the Medford High School. For the past five years he had been employed at Weathershield Corp. in Medford. He was a member of the Medford Rough Riders Riding Club.

Surviving him are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nick Gengler, formerly of Thorp (Clark Co., Wis.); two brothers, Harold and Arnold of Medford; three sisters, Mrs. Joe (Josephine) Wudi Jr., Medford; Mrs. George (Margaret) Thums, Rib Lake, and Mrs. Donovan (Joyce) Fisher, Madison. A brother, Jerome, preceded him in death.