Obit: Wechlacz, Charles (1881 - 1965)

Contact: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Wechlacz, Stroinski, Glanz, Rosecrans, Rohde, Zwierzynski

----Source: THORP COURIER (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 08 Apr 1965

Wechlacz, Charles (12 APR 1881 - 28 MAR 1965)

Charles Wechlacz, 83, passed away at the County Hospital on Sunday, March 28, 1965.

Last rites were conducted by Rev. Edward Masalewicz on Thursday, April, 1, ten o'clock at St. Hedwig's Chapel. Burial took place in the parish cemetery.

Mr. Wechlacz was born April 12, 1881 in Taunov, Neb. He married the former Josephine Stroinski on Sept. 28, 1910. He farmed in the Town of Withee (Clark Co., Wis.) for many years and retired to the city of Thorp.

Surviving him are his wife, Joseph Wechlacz of Thorp, 4 sons, Ted and Victor of Mt. Prospect, Ill., Louis of El Monte, Calif., Edwin of Thorp, four daughters, Mrs. Ed (Elizabeth) Glanz, Addison, Ill., Mrs. Les (Virginia) Rosecrans, Mrs. Ernest (Emily) Rohde, Franklin Park, Ill., Mrs. Vlad (Clara) Zwierzynski, Los Angles, Calif., also 14 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.

The pallbearers were: Ted, Victor, Louis, Edwin Wechlacz, Victor Jr. Wechlacz and Malen Teclaw.

Relatives and friends attending the funeral were from Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Withee and Stanley.

He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother Joe, three sisters, Mary, Pauline and Helen.