Obit: Krause, William (1867 – 1941)

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Surnames: Krause, Kallien, Piehler, Marquardt, Tonn, Hoernke, Zell, Klaat, Klein, Marton, Dehn, Harder, Laurie, Siegert, Laabs, Ellingson, Evan, Firnstahl, Fehlhaber, Lueck, Peck, Brunner, Strade, Ziegenbein, Teicht, Tetzke, Schleck, Meckle, Schupsky, Miller, Hoelke, Dubi, Ewan, Benzman, Schmidt, Haderlein, Schreiber, Hoppa

----Source: Abbotsford Tribune (Abbotsford, Clark County, Wisconsin) Thursday, 7 Aug. 1941

----Krause, William (5 Dec. 1867 – 31 July 1941)

Funeral services for William Krause were held Sunday afternoon, Aug. 3, at two o’clock at the home and 2:15 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Milan. The Rev. Walter Piehler, Merrill, officiated. Internment was made in the Abbotsford cemetery.

The deceased was born in Germany, Dec. 5, 1867. He came to America in 1893 and settled at Sheboygan, Wis. Here he was united in marriage to Johanna Kallien, Oct. 19, 1895. In 1907 they moved to the Town of Johnson and settled on a farm. Fourteen years ago they retired and moved to Milan. He died on Thursday, July 31, at 12:45 noon of a lingering illness of about seven months. He was a charter and faithful member of the Lutheran Church at Milan.

He leaves to mourn his death besides his wife, his only daughter, Mrs. (Ella) F. F. Marquardt, Town of Frankfort, four grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Among those from a distance to attend the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Marquardt and son, Billy, Town of Frankfort; three granddaughters, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Tonn and son, Thomas, Miss Wilma Marquardt, Milwaukee; Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hoernke and son, James, Greenwood; Fred Kallien, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Zell, George Hoppa and family, Miss Dorothy Klaat, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tonn, Sr., Milwaukee; Mrs. Henry Klein, Koehler; Mrs. Hulda Kallien and daughter, Norma, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Marton, Sheboygan; Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Tonn and Mrs. Frank Tonn, Curtiss; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Tonn and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dehn, Stratford; Mr. and Mrs. Carl Harder, M. F. Laurie and family, Mrs. Andrew Siegert, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Laabs, Dorchester; A. B. Ellingson and family, Madison; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ewan, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Ewan, Miss Marion Peck, Athens; Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Firnstahl, Miss Marie Firnstahl, Colby; Mr. and Mrs. Leo Fehlhaber, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Fehlhaber, Wausau; Rev. and Mrs. Walter Piehler, Merrill; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Laabs, Colby; Mr. and Mrs. Herman Zell, Marshfield; Mr. and Mrs. Herman Lueck, Stetsonville, Wilford Brunner and family, Medford; Ben Strade and family, Lublin; Mr. and Mrs. August Ziegenbein and Mrs. Joseph Teicht, Eau Claire; Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hoernke, Sr., and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Tetzke, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Schleck and Mrs. Ernest Hoernke, Edgar; Mr. and Mrs. William Brunner and daughter, Abbotsford; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Meckle, Marshfield; Mr. and Mrs. Mike Schrupsky, Hawkins; Mr. and Mrs. Ed Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Gust Luecks; Mrs. Otto Hoelke, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Dubi, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ewan, Athens.

The pallbearers were: Paul Benzman, Charles Schmidt, John Haderlein, John Schreiber, Martin Ellingson-------------The remainder of this article was missing.