Obit: Sigel, Walter "Buck" (1903 – 1975)

Transcriber: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Sigel, Mattson, Klubunde, Wohlfeil, Welch, Schick

---------Source: Owen Enterprise (Owen, Clark County, Wis.) 23 Jan 1975

Sigel, Walter "Buck" (1903 – 8 JAN 1975)

Services were held in Milwaukee Monday, January 13, 1975 for Walter "Buck" Sigel, 71, formerly of Owen (Clark Co., Wis.) and Eau Claire. Burial was made in Wisconsin Memorial Park in Milwaukee.

Mr. Sigel died January 8, 1975 at his Naples, Florida home. He was born in 1903 in Medford (Taylor Co., Wis.).

Mr. Sigel owned and operated a café here many years ago, in the early 30's, and later moved to Eau Claire, where he owned and operated Buck and Otto's Night Club for many years, retiring to Florida nine years ago. He also operated a mink ranch at his summer home near Hayward for many years after selling his interest in Buck and Otto's Night Club.

Survivors include his wife, Lillian, the former Lillian Matson of Naples; a son, James, Shawano; two daughters, Mrs. James Klubunde and Mrs. Harry Wohlfeil, both of Milwaukee; a brother, Arthur, Mellon; two sisters, Mrs. Basil Welch, Eau Claire, and Mrs. George Schick, Wisconsin Dells, and nine grandchildren, Naples.