Obit: Gall, Edwin Thomas (1903 - 1970)

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

Surnames: Gall, Schuld, Weber, Vetrano, Marshall, Bauer, Bennett, Wirkuty, Hammond, Kacyrowski, Lewondowski, Violand, Schmidt , Schaefer, Stewart, Weyer, Noeldner, White, Shober, Domine, Wehe, Klimmer, Bogenski, Bunkleman, King, Kremer, Hagen, Pagenkopf, Statz, Schwellenbach, Nelson

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co, WI) 5/21/1970

Gall, Edwin Thomas (24 January 1903 - 17 May 1970)

Funeral services for Edwin Thomas Gall, 67, of Neillsville who died May 17, were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday from St. Mary’s Catholic Church with the Rev. George Nelson officiating. Burial was made in the parish cemetery. Rosary services were held Monday evening at the Georgas Funeral Home.

Mr. Gall was born January 24, 1903, to William and Rosa (Schuld) Gall, in Park Falls. The family moved to a farm in the town of York where he attended school and worked on the farm. He spent four years in Milwaukee, he then returned to the farm. On May 29, 1921, he was married to Margaret Weber at Roseville.

In 1943 they moved into Neillsville where he worked at the Neillsville Milk Products Cooperation. At the time of his death he was employed at the Auto-Test Company.

Survivors include his wife; six daughters, Mrs. Joe (Marie) Vetrano of Milwaukee; Mrs. Leroy (Viola) Marshall of Neillsville; Mrs. Harvey (Louise) Bauer of Greenwood, Mrs. Harold (Theresa) Bennett of Wisconsin Rapids, Mrs. Alvin (Alice) Wirkuty and Mrs. Joe (Jean) Wirkuty, both of Waukesha; four sons, Elmer and Thomas Gall of Milwaukee, Arthur of South Milwaukee and James Gall of Neillsville; a sister, Mrs. George (Adeline) Hammond of Loyal; two brothers, Ben of Dorchester, and Harold Gall of Brooks; 30 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers were: George Pagenkopf, Max Statz, Bennie Schwellenbach, Leo W. Hagen, Jerome Wehe and John Wehe.

People from out-of-town attending included: Mr. and Mrs. Joe Vetrano and family, Elmer Gall, Miss Patsy Gall, Mr. and Mrs. Art Gall and Tom Gall, all of Milwaukee; Mrs. Blanche Gall, Mrs. Evelyn Kacyrowski and Michael Lewondowski of West Allis; Mr. and Mrs. George Marshall of Colfax; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gall of Oxford; Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Violand and Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Gall of Dorchester; Mr. and Mrs. Louis Schmidt and son of Eau Claire; Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Schaefer of Marshfield; Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Bauer and family, Arthur T. Stewart and Mr. and Mrs. John Weyer of Greenwood; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bennett and family of Wisconsin Rapids; Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Wirkuty and family, and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wirkuty and family of Waukesha.

Mr. and Mrs. George Hammond, Mrs. Norbert Noeldner, Mrs. Clara White, Mrs. Tony Shober, Mr and Mrs. Manuel Domine, Mr. and Mrs. John Wehe and Mr. and Mrs. Anton Klimmer of Loyal; Mrs. Tomas Bogenski of Milwaukee; Mr. and Mrs. Chester Bunkleman, Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Schaefer of Athens; Ted Weber, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey King and Susie Kremer of Rozellville; Leo W. Hagen of Fond du Lac; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Weber of Marshfield and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gall of Brooks.