Obit: Noah, Mathilda (1874 - 1952)

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Surnames: Noah, Pagenkopf, Nelson, Corey, Junchen, Meyers

----Source: Greenwood Gleaner (Greenwood, Clark Co., Wis.) (26 Jun 1952)

Noah, Mathilda (11 OCT 1874 - 17 JUN 1952)

Mrs. Mathilda Noah, nee Pagenkopf, was born Oct. 11, 1874 in Germany. She came to this country with her parents at the age of two and settled in Neillsville (Clark Co., Wis.).

On June 19, 1896 she was married at Neillsville to Simon Noah. They moved to a farm near Greenwood that year and resided there until 1910, when they moved to Loyal. Mr. Noah passed away in 1942.

In April of this year she went to Willard to make her home with her son Arthur. She was a patient at St. Joseph's Hospital, Marshfield, for the past few weeks.

Mrs. Noah passed away at St. Joseph's Hospital on Friday, June 17, 1952 at 7:15 p.m.

She is survived by seven sons, Herman, Spencer; Rudolph and George, Milwaukee; William Oshkosh; Alvin, Minneapolis; Arthur, Willard; and Edward, Janesville; two daughters, Mrs. Everett (Martha) Nelson, Venice, Calif. and Mrs. Howard (Lena) Corey, Greenwood; two sisters, Mrs. Ernest Junchen, Granton; Mrs. J. Meyers, California; three brothers, Herman, Neillsville; Emil, Kenosha; and Rheinhold, California; 27 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

One son also preceded her in death.

Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 21st at the Loyal Methodist Church, the Rev. Lee Holmes officiated. She was laid to rest in the Loyal Cemetery.