Obit: Brost, Norman Lambert (1925 - 1987)

Transcriber: Robert Lipprandt
bob@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Aschenbrenner, Brost, Fischer, Harsvedt, Pakosta, Stohbusch, Treichel, Weber

----Source: The McElravy-Geier Funeral Home (Ladysmith, WI) 6/26/1987

Brost, Norman Lambert (18 DEC 1925 - 23 JUN 1987)

Norman Lambert Brost, 61, Conrath, WI, owner of the Marshal Cheese Factory, died June 23, 1987 at Rusk County Memorial Hospital of cancer. He was born December 18, 1925, at Marshfield, the son of Ernest Peter and Florence E. (Weber) Brost. He and came to Rusk County in 1952.

Norman and Virginia R. Aschenbrenner were married on October 7, 1950 at Auburndale, WI. Brost made cheese all of his life. His father was a cheese maker near Marshfield.

Coming here from Marshfield in January of 1952, Norman worked as manager of Marshal Coop. In 1967, he purchased the business, now called Marshall Cheese Factory. In 1952, it was processing 5,000 pounds of milk a day and today, Marshall Cheese processes 200,000 pounds a day. The company does business all over the United States. He enjoyed cheese making and meeting with his patrons. Norman was a member of St. John 's Catholic Church of Sheldon and of the Knights of Columbus.

Survivors include his wife, Virginia; his mother, Florence; five sons; Bob of Sheldon, Dave of Butternut, Jim of Conrath, Joe of Conrath and Mark of St. Paul; two daughters; Mary Treichel of Marshfield and Cathy Brost of Milwaukee; eleven grandchildren; a brother Claude Brost of Allenton, WI; three sisters; Ruth Stohbusch of Watertown, WI, Olive Fischer of Watertown and Virjean Harsvedt of Santa Rosa Beach, FL.

Funeral services were June 25 at St John's Catholic Church in Sheldon with Father Francis Pakosta officiating. Burial was in Woodlawn Cemetery, Sheldon.

McElravy-Geier Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.