Obit: Andrews, Edgar E. (1889 - 1965)

Contact: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Andrews, Christiansen, Lake, Schmidt, Gulczynski, Smith

----Source: THORP COURIER (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 25 Feb 1965

Andrews, Edgar E. (14 OCT 1889 - 13 FEB 1965)

Funeral services for Edgar E. Andrews of R. 1, Gilman, Wis., were held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Gilman Funeral Home, Rev. John Koch of Cornell, officiating. Graveside services were conducted by the American Legion at Riverside Cemetery (near the Black River), Withee, Wis., where he was laid to rest.

He was a veteran of World War I. Mr. Andrews was born Oct. 14, 1889 at Wheeler, Wis., and died Feb. 13, 1965 of exposure and exhaustion at Deer Lake in Sawyer Co., Wis.

When a small boy, the family moved to Thorp (Clark Co., Wis.), where he spent his boyhood days and attended Thorp Public Schools.

On Feb. 2, 1916 he was married to Leona Christiansen at Minneapolis, Minn. After their marriage they lived on a farm 5 1/2 miles south of Thorp for several years. Later they moved to Corona, Calif., where he owned and operated a store for several years.

He liked the sport of fishing and hunting, so in 1930 they returned to Wisconsin and bought a 120 acre farm 6 1/2 miles west of Gilman where he spent the rest of his life.

He is survived by his wife Leona; two brothers, Leonard of Lublin, Wis., and Robert of Wheeler, Wis.; three sisters, Mrs. Blanche Lake of Seattle, Wash., Mrs. Agnes Schmidt of Prairie City, Iowa, and Mrs. Gertrude Gulczynski of Thorp, Wis.

He was preceded in death by three brothers, Alfred, Elias and Dewey, and one sister, mrs. Viola Smith. Pallbearers were: Donald Raether, Frank Horvath, Henry Hagenson, Lindy Hierlmeier, Jerry O'Connell and Paul Hodowanic, all Legionnaires.