Obit: Touska, Frances (1893 - 1970)

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

Surnames: Touska, Sterba, Dusak, Dimler, Kissling, Klauer, Arthurs, Larva, Nelson

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 2/26/1970

Touska, Frances (5 March 1893 - 24 February 1970)

Mrs. Alfons (Frances) Touska, 76, of Memorial Home in Neillsville, died at the hospital Tuesday. Funeral services were to be held from the Georgas Funeral home at 10:30 a.m. today (Thursday), with the Rev. George Nelson, pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, officiating. Burial was to be made in the Neillsville City Cemetery.

Mrs. Touska, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sterba, was born March 5, 1893, in Chicago, Ill., where she received her education. She came to Clark County and lived in the Town of Washburn until 1928. She was married June 10, 1914, to Emil Dusak, who died in 1928. In 1934 she married Henry Dimler. He died in 1954. She was married, May 13, 1957, in Plainfield to Alfons Touska. They entered Memorial Home in June 1969. She also had lived for time in the Town of Levis.

Survivors include her husband; four daughters, Mrs. Theodore (Mildred) Kissling of Neillsville, Mrs. Arnold (Eleanore) Klauer of Milwaukee, Mrs. Paul (Grace) Arthurs and Mrs. Mitchell (Alice) Larva of Oak Lawn, Ill.; 12 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.