Obit: Meihak, Clara (1900 - 1972)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
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Surnames: Meihak, Meyer, Durst, Rockwood, Storm, Van de Berg, Nelson, Buchsteiner, Rordtvedt, Elmer, Beyer, Will, Anderegg, Gaier, Gustman, Marden, Karnitz, Dux, Larsen, Ball, Eggen

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co, WI) 12/21/1972

Meihack, Clara (19 March 1900 - 16 December 1972)

Funeral services for a Pine Valley native, Mrs. William (Clara) Meihak, 72, Neillsville, who died here December 16, were held Monday afternoon from Zion American Lutheran Church in the Town of Pine Valley. The Rev. Richard Eggen officiated and burial was made in the Pine Valley Cemetery. The Georgas Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Meihak, the daughter of John and Louise (Meyer) Durst, was born March 19, 1900, in Pine Valley and was educated there. Her marriage to William Meihak took place June 21, 1922, in Pine Valley. The Meihaks farmed in the area until 1968 when they retired and moved to Neillsville. Mrs. Meihak was a member of Zion American Lutheran Church and its Ladies Aid Society and of the Hilltop Homemakers club.

Survivors, in addition to her husband, include three children, Mrs. Harold (Margaret) Rockwood of Cottage Grove, Minn., Mrs. Wendel (Lorraine) Storm of Sheboygan and Roger Meihak of St. Paul, Minn.; and six grandchildren and one great-grandchild. She is also survived by a sister, Mrs. Neoma Van de Berg of Springfield, Ore.; by three brothers, Walter and Arno Durst of Neillsville and Alvin Durst of Plymouth; and by her stepmother, Mrs. Klara Durst of Augusta.

Pallbearers were Arnold Gustman, Charles Marden, Tony Karnitz, Art Dux, Walter Larsen and Samie Ball. Mrs. Richard Eggen sang “How Great Thou Art” and “The Old Rugged Cross.” Mrs. Kenneth Karnitz was the accompanist.

Those from out of town attending the services were Mr. and Mrs. Harold Rockwood and family, Cottage Grove, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Strom and family, Sheboygan; Mr. and Mrs. Roger Meihak, St. Paul, Minn.; Mrs. Gary Nelson and Dennis Buchsteiner, Madison; Alvin Durst, Melvin Rordtvedt and Ed Elmer, Plymouth; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Beyer, Tigerton; Mrs. Donald Will, Colby; Mrs. Marvin Anderegg, Loyal; and Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Gaier and Werner Meihak, Marshfield.