Obit: Prange, Reinhold (1881 – 1966)

Contact: Dinah Reinke
Email: dinah@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Prange, Amacher, Jacobi, Kalepp, Koehler, Kramer, Meske, Yohr, Morre, Baumgart, Daellenbach, Wilcox, Pronchinske, Schultz, Hintz, Leahy

------ Source: Tribune-Phonograph (Abbotsford and Colby, Clark Co., Wis.) 11/10/1966

------ Prange, Reinhold (18 MAR 1881 – 02 NOV 1966)

Funeral services for Reinhold Prange, 85, Abbotsford, who died November 2, were held Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Polnaszek Funeral Home, Abbotsford. The Rev. F. H. Sprengler officiated at the services during which Mrs. Elmer Jensen sang “Rock of Ages” and “Beautiful Isle of Somewhere”. Mrs. Rueben Mantik was organist and accompanist.

The pallbearers for the interment which was made in the town of Holton cemetery were H. J. Amacher, Alvin Jacobi, Bill Kalepp, Edgar Koehler, Howard Kramer and Fred Meske.

Reinhold Prange was born March 18, 1881, in the town of Holton, Marathon county, and lived and farmed in this area except for 20 years when he was at Ogilvie, Minn.

His marriage to Marie Yohr took place in 1914 in the town of Holton. Mrs. Prange preceded her husband in death.

The past five years he resided at the Havenet Nursing Home at Owen where his death occurred at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2.

He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. John Moore, Mishawaka, Ind.; two sisters, Mrs. Charles (Eva) Baumgart, Fifield, and Mrs. Minnie Daellenbach, Sire, and two brothers, Chris of Owen and Herman of Mendovi, S. Dak.

A daughter preceded him in death in infancy.

Among the close relatives and friends who came for the funeral were Mrs. Minnie Daellenbach and Dan Wilcox, Siren, Mrs. Charles Baumgart, Fifield, Chris Prange of Owen, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Pronchinske and sons, Shawano, Frank and arry Schultz, Marshfield, Gust Hintz, Mrs. Della Leahy, Abbotsford, Miss Pat Leahy, Menomonie, and Leo Leahy, Medford.