Obit: Lemke, Theodore H. (1882 - 1964)

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Surnames: Lemke, Kanitz

----Source: Tribune/Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 31 Dec 1964

Lemke, Theodore H. (18 AUG 1882 - 24 DEC 1964)

Funeral services for Theodore Henry Lemke, Milan, were held Monday afternoon, Dec. 28, at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Milan. Burial was made in the Stetsonville Lutheran Cemetery. The Rev. F. Timler officiated. The body lay in state at the Lulloff Funeral Home, Colby from Sunday morning until late Monday morning.

Mr. Lemke died at the age of 82 at the Memorial Hospital in Wausau on Thursday, Dec. 24, 1964.

Theodore H. Lemke was born Aug. 18, 1882, at Morrison, Wis. He settled on a farm in Goodrich in 1904. In 1926 he married the former Ida Kanitz, and in 1946 the couple moved to a farm near Milan (Marathon Co., Wis.). They farmed there until their retirement in 1958. He was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church.

Survivors include his widow, who is now living at Mt. View Sanitarium at Wausau; four brothers, Benjamin of Goodrich, Richard of Iron Mountain, and Mitch and Edwin Lemke of Wauwatosa; and one sister, Mrs. Ed Lemke of Goodrich.

Mr. Lemke was preceded in death by three sisters and one brother.