Obit: Ristola, Gunilla (1880 – 1966)

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Surnames: Ristola, Hall

---------Source: OWEN ENTERPRISE (Owen, Clark County, Wis.) 10 Feb 1966

Ristola, Gunilla (25 APR 1880 – 4 FEB 1966)

Services were conducted at 1:30 on Monday from the Bethany Lutheran Church for Mrs. Gunilla Ristola, 85, of Owen (Clark Co., Wis.), who died Friday at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Marshfield. The Rev. H. Wilksman of Minnesota officiated, and burial as made in Riverside Cemetery at Withee.

Pallbearers included Kauno Niemi, Elmer Vent, Voitto Mutka, Mr. Maki, Frank Karye and Emil Potocnik.

Mrs. Ristola was born April 25, 1880 in Finland. Her marriage to Nestor Ristola, who preceded her in death in 1952, took place at Ishpeming, Mich. In 1914 they came to Withee and resided on a farm north of there until 1963, when she moved to the village of Withee.

Survivors include two sons, Wayne, Owen; Eugene, Cedar Rapids, Ia.; two daughters, Mrs. Harold (Ina) Hall, Savanna, Ill., and Miss Anna Ristola, Owen; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.