Obit: Lesar, John R. #3 (1901 - 1974)

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

Surnames: Lesar, Francel, Prebil, Pekol, Trunkel, Lamovec, Krultz, Meinhardt, Kaminski, Stuber, Frane, Jaran, Teclaw, Nikolai, Wilson, Langfeldt, Lindner, Voight, Neuman, Buchegar, Zorman, Plautz, Karlen, Dolan, Krembs, Knutel, Belensky, Guilina, Silko, Koschak, Erickson, Lobe, Bobb, Ternus, Tolaney, Patridge, Svete, Korbic, Dorozio, Govek, Graham, Hayden, Shumate, Schultz, Perushek, Anderson, Denk, McConnell, Bushman,

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 10/10/1974

Lesar, John Robert (19 November 1901 – 27 September 1974)

Pallbearers for the funeral service for John Robert Lesar, held Friday, were: John Francel, Anthony Prebil, Frank Pekol, Sr., John F. Trunkel, Allen Lamovec, and Louis Lesar, Jr.

Honorary pallbearers were postmasters from Clark County and members of Knights of Columbus (Fatima Council) as follows: Mike Krultz of Neillsville; Clarence Meinhardt of Greenwood; Frank Kaminski of Loyal; Mike Stuber of Colby; Howard Frane of Curtiss; Casimir Jaran of Lublin; Malin Teclaw of Thorp; Jim Nikolai of Abbotsford; Newell Wilson of Owen; and Knights of Columbus members: Max Langfeldt of Loyal, Vincent Lindner of Rt. 1 Loyal, Harold Neuman of Loyal, Edward Buchegar of Rt. 1 Greenwood, Edward Zorman of Loyal, Floyd Plautz of Greenwood, Deny Karlen of Marshfield, and Clarence Dolan of Abbotsford.

People from away who attended were: Bernie Lesar of Bletchley Bucks, England; Mr. and Mrs. Donald Lesar and family of Milwaukee; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Krembs and family of Huntsville, Ala.; Roberta Lesar of Appleton; Mr. and Mrs. Tony Knutel, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Belensky of Waukegan, Il.; Mrs. Joe Guilina, and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Silko of Chicago, Il.; Mr. and Mrs. Louis Koschak of Waukegan, Il.; Lawrence Koschak of Muskegon, Mi.; and two daughters, Mrs. John Erickson, and son of Anoka, Mn.; Robert Lesar of St. Paul, Mn., Mrs. Angela Lobe and son, Joseph, of Ely, Mn.; Bob and Don Bobb of Watertown; Frances Ternus, and Tony Tolaney of Stevens point; Mr. and Mrs. Duane Patridge of Scofield; The Rev. Augustine Svete of Rochester, Mn.; the Rev. Beno Korbic of Milwaukee; Mr. and Mrs. Nick Dorozio of Hayward; Mrs. Joseph Lesar of West Bend;

Mr. and Mrs. Nick Lesar of Palmyra; Joe Govek of Sheboygan; Mrs. Mary Graham of Ely, Mn.; Mr. and Mrs. Ed Zorman of Greenwood; Mr. and Mrs. Dena Hayden of Marshfield; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Dolan of Abbotsford; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Meinhardt of Greenwood; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Zorman of Greenwood; Mrs. George Shumate of Chicago, Il.; Mrs. Duane Schultz, and Frank Perushek of Neillsville; Mr. and Mrs. Malon Teclaw of Thorp; Mr. and Mrs. Max Langfeldt of Loyal; Mr. and Mrs. James Nikolai of Abbotsford; Allen Lamovec of Minneapolis; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lamovec of Eau Claire; Mrs. James Anderson of Eau Claire; Greg Denk of Cedarburg; Mr. and Mrs. Casimer Jaran of Lublin; Pat McConnell of Greenwood; Mr. and Mrs. Al Bushman of Loyal; Mrs. Alice Prebil of Boyceville.

Mrs. Henry Lamovec, Sr., was the organist, and the adult choir sang.

Relatives, friend, and neighbors attended the funeral services from Willard, Greenwood, Loyal, Neillsville, Granton, Curtiss, Thorp, Dorchester, Spencer, Abbotsford, and Medford.