Obit: Hemminger, Ivan E. (1890 - 1974)

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

Surnames: Hemminger, Miller, Windom, Broden, Crank, Siddons, Dawson, La Rose, Milan, Warner, Wenger

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 6/06/1974

Hemminger, Ivan E. (5 August 1890 - 01 June 1974)

Ivan E. Hemminger, 83, Greenwood, died Saturday in Neillsville.

Mr. Hemminger, son of James P. and Belle (Miller) Hemminger, was born August 5, 1890, in Earl, Ind. When he was nine years old he came with his parents from Indiana to a farm four miles north of Withee.

He was married July 1, 1922, at Neillsville to Theoline (Mary) Windom. She died November 20, 1972. After their marriage the couple lived at Wilson for 10 years and then moved to the Holcombe area, where they farmed for 37 years. They moved to Greenwood in 1970. He was a member of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church.

Surviving are three daughters: Mrs. Raymond (Marie) Broden of Burlington, Mrs. John (June) Crank, Jr., of Janesville, and Mrs. Russell (Betty) Siddons of Two Rivers; and a son, John at home. Nineteen grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren; and a brother, John Hemminger of Abbotsford, also survive.

Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon from Our Savior’s Lutheran Church. The Rev. David Wenger officiated. Burial was made in the Greenwood Cemetery.

Pallbearers were grandsons: Roger Siddons, Gary Crank, Lloyd Dawson, Myron, La Rose, Michael La Rose and Steven Milan.

The congregation sang, “What a Friend We Have in Jesus,” and “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” with Mrs. Don Warner as organist.

Relatives attending were: Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Broden and family of Burlington; Mr. and Mrs. John Crank, Jr., and family of Janesville; and Mr. and Mrs. Russell Siddons and family of Two Rivers.