Obit: Hill, Anna #2 (1883 - 1953)

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Surnames: Hill, Schweitzer, Kalkofen, Christie, Thoma, Jenneman, Boettcher

----Source: Greenwood Gleaner (Greenwood, Clark Co., Wis.) 12 Nov 1953

Hill, Anna (24 MAY 1883 - 3 NOV 1953)

Mrs. V.J. Hill, nee Anna Schweitzer, was born May 24, 1883 at Antigo and received her education there.

On Nov. 12, 1903, in Antigo, she was united in marriage to Herman Kalkofen, a cheesemaker. They resided in Antigo for some time before coming to Greenwood (Clark Co., Wis.), where Mr. Kalkofen operated the Eaton Center Cheese Factory on the corner of Highway 73 and the 26 Road. Mr. Kalkofen passed away May 30, 1935.

Mrs. Kalkofen resided here until 1941, when she moved to Neillsville. On Sept. 17, 1943 she was married to V.J. Hill. They have resided in Chippewa Falls for some time.

Mrs. Hill passed away at St. Joseph's Hospital, Chippewa Falls, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 1953 at 9:00 a.m.

Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7 at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran church, Neillsville. The Rev. Alfred Schewe officiated. She was laid to rest in the Greenwood Cemetery.

Mrs. Hill is survived by her second husband, eight children, Mrs. Ernest (Christine) Christie, La Crosse; Orville Kalkofen, Aiken, S.C.; Mrs. Eugene (Eva) Christie, Neillsville; Lester Kalkofen, HNC, U.S. Navy, Portsmouth, N.H.; Mrs. Ervin (Lila) Thoma, Wis. Rapids; Mrs. Alice Jenneman, Chippewa Falls; Herbert Hill, Seattle, Wash.; and Eugene Hill, Bloomer; two sisters, Mrs. Antonett Boettcher and Mrs. Fred (Sophia) Kalkofen, Antigo; two brothers, Fred Schweitzer, Antigo and Julius, Winneda, Two Rivers; and 10 grandchildren. Her fist husband, three sons, two sisters and one brother preceded her in death.