Obit: Drescher, Emma (1879 - 1969)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Drescher, Jahr, Turvey, Lindow, Raine, Knoop, Van Gorden, Musil, Dushek

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 8/28/1969

Drescher, Emma (19 January 1879 - 20 August 1969)

Miss Emma Drescher, 90, a resident of Memorial Home, died Wednesday, August 20. Funeral services were held Friday at 1:30 p.m. at the Georgas Funeral Home, with the Rev. William Dushek of the United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial was made in the Town of Grant Cemetery.

Miss Drescher was born in the Town of Grant of Louie and Lena (Jahr) Drescher, on January 19, 1879. She received her education there and was employed in Milwaukee until she retired and returned to Neillsville.

She is survived by a sister, Mrs. Flarie Turvey of Baldwin Park, Cal.

She was a member of The United Methodist Church of Neillsville.

Pallbearers were: Robert Drescher, Art Drescher, Carl Drescher, Frank Knoop and Leonard Drescher. “Under His Wings” and “Jesus Savior Pilot Me,” were sung by Mrs. Heron Van Gorden, accompanied by Mrs. Jas. A. Musil.

Those attending from out of town included: Mrs. William Lindow and Mrs. Luther Lindow of Chili; Ed Jahr of Granton, and Mrs. Elsie Raine and Lela Raine of Appleton.