Obit: Frenette, August J. (1908 – 1972)

Transcriber: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Frenette, Felix, Johnson, Bertrand, Lea, Larkowski, Connell

----Source: THORP COURIER (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 10 Feb 1972

Frenette, August J. (13 MAY 1908 – 24 JAN 1972)

August J. Frenette, age 63, of 5 North Prairie, Chippewa Falls, passed away January 24, 1972 at St. Joseph's Hospital.

He was born May 13, 1908 in Chippewa Falls, the son of Joseph Frenette and Christina Felix. He was a lifetime resident, attending Notre Dame Grade School and McDonnell High School. On April 15, 1931 he was married to Myrtle Johnson at Notre Dame Church. He was employed at the Chippewa Shoe Company for 30 years, and had also played in "The Biggest Little Band" since 1931. He was a member of the Musicians Union and Boot and Shoe Workers Union, and also a member of Notre Dame Church.

He is survived by his wife, Myrtle, two sons, Joseph J. of Eau Claire, and Robert B. Stationed with the Air Force in Saudi Arabia; one daughter, Mrs. Henry (Jacquelyn) Bertrand of Chippewa Falls; nine grandchildren; two brothers, Claude of Chippewa Falls and Bernard of Thorp; three sisters, Mrs. Harry (Blanche) Lea of route 4, Chippewa Falls, Mrs. John (Marguerite) Larkowski of Denver, Colorado, and Sister Lorraine Felix, S.S.N.D. of Greensville, Wisconsin. He was preceded in death by his parents, five brothers, William, Louis, Eugene, Felix and John Frenette, and one sister, Mrs. Angeline Connell.