Obit: Poehnlein, Gail (1918 - 1969)

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Surnames: Poehnlein, Schiller, Preston, Krauth, Shaw, Wavrunek, Krejci, Ormond, Hopfer, Ormond, Nelson

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 4/24/1969

Poehnlein, Gail (1 February 1918 - 21 April 1969)

Mrs. Joe (Gail) Poehnlein, 51, of Neillsville died at her home Monday. Funeral services will be held this (Thursday) afternoon at 2 o’clock from the Georgas Funeral Home, with the Rev. George M. Nelson officiating. The body will lie in state from noon, Wednesday, until the time of services at the Fourth Street funeral home. Burial will be made in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery.

Mrs. Poehnlein, the former Gail Preston, was born February 1, 1918, in Canada, the daughter of James and Frances (Schiller) Preston. She came to Neillsville area at the age of four. After graduation from high school she attended an Eau Claire beauty culture school. She worked at a beauty shop here for several years and also operated a shop in Colby. She was married to Jo Poehnlein on March 2, 1943, at Medford.

Mrs. Poehnlein is survived by her husband; three sons, David, Loren and Bruce, all at home; three sisters, Miss Helen Preston of Oshkosh, Miss Jean Preston and Mrs. Kathrine Krauth, both of Wauwatosa.

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 5/01/1969

Funeral services for Mrs. Joe Poehnlein, 51, were held last Thursday from the Georgas Funeral Home. The Rev. George M. Nelson of St. Mary’s Catholic Church officiated. Burial was made in St. Mary’s Cemetery.

Pallbearers were: Verland Shaw, Joe Wavrunek, Devere Krejci, John Ormond, Jr., David Hopfer and Ted Ormond.