Obit: Thur, Ernest R. (1913 - 1970)
Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail:
dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Thur, Watenpuhl,
Hefty, Klatt, Janke, Hallister, Roehrs
----Source: Clark County Press
(Neillsville, Clark Co, WI) 5/21/1970
Thur, Ernest R. (3 August 1913 -
17 May 1970)
Ernest R. Thur, 56, Rt. 1 Neillsville, died Sunday, May 17,
in Wisconsin Rapids. Funeral services were held Wednesday, May 20 at 2 p.m. at
the Zion Lutheran Church in Granton, with Rev. Roland H. Roehrs officiating.
Burial was made in the Zion Lutheran Cemetery.
Mr. Thur was born August
3, 1913 at Fairchild, to Rudolph and Clara (Watenpuhl) Thur. He was educated
there and farmed most of his life time. He worked in Milwaukee for two years and
returned to the farm in the Town of York. He married Freda Hefty, in Fairchild,
October 28, 1936.
Survivors include his wife and four sons, The Rev.
Melvin Thur of Paullina, Iowa; the Rev. Richard Thur of Alice, Texas; Vicar Gary
Thur of Muskegon, Mich., and David Thur of Sturtevant. Survivors also include
three sisters and one brother, Mrs. Ethel Klatt; Mrs. Alvin (Adelia) Janke,
Gordon Thur all of Fairchild and Mrs. Blain (Darline) Hallister of Union Grove,
and six grandchildren.
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Obit: Thur, Ernest R. #2 (1913 - 1970)
Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail:
dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Thur, Hollister, Hefty, Hoffman, Beck, Howard, Hollman, Klatt,
Janke, Shipler, Bequette, Hess, Emanuel, Garbisch, Roehrs
----Source:
Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co, WI) 5/28/1970
Thur, Ernest R.
(3 August 1913 - 17 May 1970)
Funeral services for Ernest R. Thur, 56, of
Rt. 1 Neillsville, who died May 17, were held at 2 p.m. last week Wednesday from
the Zion Lutheran Church of Granton with the Rev. Roland H. Roehrs officiating.
Burial was made in the parish cemetery. Mr. Thur was a member of the Zion
Lutheran Church.
Pallbearers were Alvin and Tom Thur, Harold Holman,
Ricky Hollister, Roy Hefty and Leonard Klatt.
The congregation sang,
“Asleep in Jesus”, “I Know that My Redeemer Lives’ and “Take My Life and Let it
be”, accompanied by Mrs. Leland Garbisch.
People from out of town
attending included the Rev. Melvin Thur and family of Paullina, Ia.; Mr. and
Mrs. David Thur and family of Sturtevant; the Rev. and Mrs. Richard Thur and
family of Alice, Tex.; Vicar and Mrs. Gary Thur and family of Muskegon, Mich.;
Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Hollister, Dan and Debbie Hollister and Mr. and Mrs. Ricky
Hollister of Union Grove.
Duane Hefty of Chippewa Falls; Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Hoffman of Wausau; Mrs. Marie Hefty of Augusta; Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hefty
of Black River Falls; Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Thur of Sun Prairie; Miss Jane Thur and
David Beck of Milwaukee; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hefty and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Howard of
Wisconsin Rapids; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hollman and Mr and Mrs. Edwin Hollman of
Humbird.
Coming from Fairchild were Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Thur, Thomas
Thur, Shirley Thur, Mrs. Ethel Klatt, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Janke, Mr. and Mrs. Dan
Klatt and girls, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Klatt and family, Mr. and Mrs. Everett
Shipler, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Bequette, Harold Thur, Mrs. Gordon Hess and Mrs.
Henry Emanuel.
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