Obit: Keuer, Leslie Leland (1904 - 1972)

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Surnames: Keuer, Weisner, Krause, Swenson, Dahl, Zalabsky, Gault, Schier, Kier, Schultz, Zille, Loose, Witt, Kadolph, Tyler, Guk, Guenther, Moldenhauer, Broehm, Wyer, Marg, Breseman, Bass, Nitschke, Marden, Dux, Smith, Hillert, Garbisch, Eggen

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co, WI) 12/07/1972

Keuer, Leslie Leland (12 March 1904 - 1 December 1972)

A native of the Town of Lynn who retired to Neillsville nine years ago, Leslie Leland Keuer, 68, died here December 1. Services were held Monday afternoon from Zion American Lutheran Church in the Town of Grant with the Rev. Richard Eggen officiating. Burial was made in the church Cemetery. The Georgas Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Leslie Keuer, the son of Ernest and Laura (Weisner) Keuer, was born March 12, 1904, in the town of Lynn and received his early education there. He worked on the farm, graduated from mechanic’s school at Austin, Minn., then worked for Welch’s Garage for many years. Mr. Keuer later returned to the Town of Lynn where he farmed and did carpenter work until 1963 when he and his wife retired, and moved to Neillsville, and built a new home on East Second Street. His marriage to the former Adeline Krause took place October 28, 1925, at Zion American Lutheran Church, of which he was a member at the time of this death.

Survivors, in addition to his wife, include two daughters; Mrs. Lloyd (Esther) Swenson of Caledonia, Ill., and Mrs. Erlin (Irene) Dahl of Granton; two sisters, Mrs. Jerry (Arlene) Zalabsky and Mrs. Adolph (Edna) Zalabsky, both of Pittsville; two brothers Herbert Keuer of Marshfield and Raymond Keuer of Granton; and nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Louis Breseman, Leland Bass, Arnold Nitschke, Charles Marden, William C. Dux and Bergen Smith.

Martin Hillert sang “I’m But a Stranger Here,” and “What a Friend in Jesus” was sung by the congregation. Mrs. Lee Garbisch was the organist.

Those from out of town who attended the services included: Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Swenson and family and Mr and Mrs. Richard Swenson, Caledonia, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. James Gault and G. W. Gault, Superior; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Schier, Port Edwards; Mr. and Mrs. Donald Kier, Nasonville; Mr. and Mrs. John Schultz and Mrs. Beatrice Schultz, Reedsburg; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Zille, Hatfield; Mr. and Mrs. Victor Keuer, Brillion ; Wilbert Keuer, Forest Junction; Myrtle Loose, Sheboygan Falls; Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Witt and Mr. and Mrs. Hillis Kadolph, Loyal;

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Keuer, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Krause, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Tyler, Mr. and Mrs. Arno Guk, Mrs. Lydia Guenther, Elmer Guenther and La Vern Schier, Marshfield; Mr. and Mrs. Erlin Dahl and family and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Keuer, Granton; Jacqueline Zalabsky and James C. Zalabsky, Pittsville; Catherine Krause and Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Moldenhauer, Taylor; Mrs. Della Broehm, Appleton; Mr. and Mrs. Larry Kadolph, Owen; Mr. and Mrs. John Wyer, Ripon; and Norma Marg. Many friends from Neillsville, Granton and the Chili area also were in attendance.