Obit: Pretsch, Reinhold August (1859 - 1938)

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

Surnames: Pretsch, Sawall, Lloyd, Wells, Longenecker

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 4/13/1938

Pretsch, Reinhold August (10 February 1859 – 7 April 1938)

Reinhold August Pretsch passed away at his home in the Town of Hewett Thursday, April 7, 1938, at 9 o’clock a.m. at the age of 79, having suffered with cancer and heart trouble for the past several years.

Mr. Pretsch was born in New York state Feb. 10, 1859 and was married to Lottie Clara Sawall in Sauk County in 1893. In the fall of 1916, they came to Clark County and purchased the Berton Wells farm, where they have lived for two years. Twenty years ago, they moved onto the farm where the family still resides.

Four children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Pretsch, Fred, of the Town of Washburn, Howard of Spring Green, Reinhold Jr., at home, and Mary, Mrs. Byno Lloyd, Pine Valley.

Deceased is survived by his wife and children and one brother.

Decreased had been a farmer all his life. He was a good citizen, a loving husband and father and an excellent neighbor.

Funeral services were held at Schiller’s Funeral Home Sunday, April 10, at 1:30 o’clock p.m., Rev. G.W. Longenecker officiating. Interment took place in the South Pine Valley Cemetery.