Obit: Niemi, Emil W. Sr. (1901 – 1972)

Transcriber: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Niemi, Brandt, Eisvold, Rewis, Lueko, Pykenen, Weeks

---------Source: OWEN ENTERPRISE (Owen, Clark County, Wis.) 29 Jun 1972

Niemi, Emil W. Sr. (27 JAN 1901 – 18 JUN 1972)

Emil William Niemi Sr. passed away June 18, 1972 at the Skokie Memorial Hospital, Skokie, Illinois.

He had undergone successful hip surgery, but late suffered a heart attack, from which he failed to recover.

He was born January 27, 1901 in Waukegan, Illinois. September 17, 1925 he married the former Ida Brandt. In 1956 they moved from the Withee (Clark Co., Wis.) area to Lake Worth, Florida.

The funeral was held at the Lake Side Chapel, Lake Worth, Florida, and burial was in Memory Gardens, with Pastor Eisvold of Our Savior's Lutheran Church officiating.

Survivors include his widow, Ida, a son, Emil Jr., and a little grandson, Michael, who was such a joy to Emil, and his daughter-in-law, Sue. Also a host of friends from the Withee and Lake Worth areas.