Obit: Dux, Martha Elizabeth (1918 - 2014)

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

Surnames: Dux, Haessig, Noeldner, Rohde, Counard, McCann, Rottjer, Wilke, Suda, Micksch, Smith, Hanson, VanderKooy, Zimmerman

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co, WI) 2/26/2014

Dux, Martha Elizabeth (12 September 1918 - 20 February 2014)

Martha E. Dux, 95, of Loyal died at the Marshfield Care Center Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014.

Martha Elizabeth Noeldner was born Sept. 12, 1918, in the Town of Loyal, rural Greenwood, the daughter of Ernst and Margaret (Haessig) Noeldner. She was raised on the family farm, received her education at Seidelman School, attended Loyal High School and graduated from Greenwood High School in 1936. Marth attended the Teacher’s College in Neillsville and graduate in 1937. She then worked as a substitute teacher in Clark County area schools until 1946. Martha was united in marriage to Erwin H. Dux June 12, 1940, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Loyal. She and her husband farmed until 1975 and then moved into Loyal. Martha went to work at Kehrberg’s Variety Store in Loyal until its closing in 1991. In their retirement, she and her husband enjoyed traveling the United States, including Alaska, Hawaii, California, the Smokey Mountains and Niagara Falls. Her husband, Erwin, died Sept. 17, 1996. Martha continued living in Loyal until the time of her death.

She was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church, where she was a Sunday school teacher, sang in the choir, was active in Adult Fellowship and the TLCW for many years and was a member of the Circle 8 Square Dancing Club and a member of the Clark County Homemakers.

She had many interests, but especially loved her church, spending time with family and friends, singing, square dancing, gardening, flowers, sewing, quilting and writing poetry.

Martha will be dearly missed by her children, Marjorie (Richard) Rohde of Greenwood, Robert (Sue) Dux of Marshfield, Sharon (Darrel) Counard of Richfield, Dennis Dux of Loyal; 10 grandchildren; two step-grandchildren, three step-great-grandchildren; one sister, Laura Dux of Abbotsford; several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Erwin; two sisters, Meta McCann and Emma Rottjer; and four brothers, Norbert, Erwin, Herman and Leonard Noeldner.

Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 24, 2014, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Loyal, with visitation from 9:30 a.m. until the time of service. Rev. Daniel Zimmerman officiated and burial followed in the Lutheran Cemetery. Pallbearers were he granddaughters, Tanya Wilke, Sonia Suda, Jennifer Micksch, Kimberly Smith, Lisa Hanson and Denise VanderKooy. Honorary pallbearers were her grandsons, Todd Rohde, Shannon Rohde, Jeffery Counard and Jason Dux.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.cuddiefh.com.  Cuddie Funeral Home, of Loyal, assisted the family with arrangements.