Obit: Wenzel, Elvie (1896 – 1970)

Transcriber: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Wenzel, Looker, Venet, Hansen, Marshall, Replogle, Hull, Dekker, Peterson

---------Source: OWEN ENTERPRISE (Owen, Clark County, Wis.) 15 Oct 1970

Wenzel, Elvie (1 SEP 1896 – 9 OCT 1970)

Funeral services were held on Monday at 1:00 p.m. at the Hoeper-Kraut Funeral Home for Mrs. Elvie Wenzel, age 74. Mrs. Wenzel passed away October 9, 1970 at 2:50 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Marshfield, where she had been a patient for 5 days. She had been in failing health the past year.

The former Elvie Replogle was born September 1, 1896 in Flora, Indiana, and was married to John Wenzel at Withee (Clark Co., Wis.), July 28, 1915. They farmed in the town of Hixon until 1944, when they retired and moved into Withee. She was preceded in death by her husband in March 1962, and by a son, Basil.

Survivors include a daughter, Nina (Mrs. Robert Hull) Route 3, Marshfield; a brother, Carl Replogle, Waupaca; a sister, Ethel Dekker, Flora, Indiana; 10 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren.

Hilding Petersen, pastor of the United Church of Christ, conducted the services. Pallbearers were: Cecil Looker, Mlfred Wenzel, Elmer Venet, Clifford Hansen, Francis Hansen and Donald Marshall.

Out of town friends and relatives came from Camden, Indiana, Willow rove, Pa., Dayton, Ohio, Minneapolis, Minn., Milwaukee, Cedar Grove, Waupaca, Chili, Wisconsin Rapids, Nekoosa, Marshfield, Menomonie, Altoona and Mazomanie, Wis.