Obit: Kirby, Archie (1895 - 1976)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
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Surnames: Kirby, Todd, Senske, Walker, Maffett, Trachsel, Carlson, Riemenschneider, Berry, Flanagen, Hellig, Spielman, Lund, Solie, Erdman, Arndt, Ratther, Dickinsen, Trader, Larsen, Hallingsted, Lubinski, Oligney, Neyes, Green, Joos, Stallard, Laffe, Zimmerman, Hausen, Hansen, Osborne, Eberts

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 12/09/1976

Kirby, Archie (20 March 1895 – 27 November 1976) With Flag

Archie Kirby, 81, former Humbird postmaster, died November 27, 1976 in Neillsville after a long illness culminated by breaking a hip from which he did not recover.

He was born in Cherokee, Ia. March 20, 1895, to Edward and Nellie Kirby. His childhood years were spent in Minnesota. He served two years in the Army during World War I.

On December 30, 1918, he was married to Maude Todd in little Falls, Mn. During their early married life, he worked at various trades; a linotype operator, tool and die maker and was a licensed steam engineer. He was a graduate of Dunwoody Institute of Minneapolis. He later became a farmer in the Augusta and Willard areas, then moving to Humbird in 1936 he farmed awhile He became Humbird Postmaster in 1954 and retired in 1966. Mr. Kirby was active in the Masonic Lodge, No. 191, in Humbird, Eastern Star, American legion, Senior Citizens and the Community Club until ill health curbed his activities.

Survivors are his wife, Maude; three daughters, Mrs. Everett (Florence) Senske, of St. Paul, Mrs. Bud (Margaret) Walker of Fairchild, and Mrs. Richard (Marion) Maffett of Mansfield, Oh.; three sons, Patrick of Spanaway, Wa., Mike, St. Cloud, Mn., and Keith Clarksville, Tn.; 22 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren.

Services were held November (?) from the United Church of Christ. The Rev. Alvin Eberts and Rev. Ralph Walker officiated at the service, with burial in Mentor Cemetery. Masonic services were conducted by the Humbird Lodge no. 191 and Military rites were conducted by the American legion Post No. 320 of Humbird.

Pallbearers were Alton Stallard, Henry Laffe, Earl Zimmerman, Dan Hausen, Harold Hansen and Azare Osborne. Honorary pallbearers were his five grandsons, Jim, Jeff and Joe Senske, and Archie and Bruce Walker.

Among those coming from away to attend the rites were: Mr. and Mrs. Dick Trachsel and sons, Rochester, Mn., Mr. and Mrs. Jim Senske and family, New Ulm, Mn; Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Carlson and family, Stillwater, Mn.; Mr. and Mrs. Jim Riemenschneider and family, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Berry and family, Jeff and Joe Senske, St. Paul, Mn.; Mr. and Mrs. Claire Flanagen and Robert Flanagen of Ridgeland, Mo.; and Mrs. Frank Hellig, Mr. Henry Spielman of Centuria; Mrs. Ken Lund of Milwaukee; Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Solie, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Erdman, Mr and Mrs. Ninus Carlson, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Arndt, Mrs. Alvin Arndt, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Ratther, Mrs. Herman Senske, Mrs. Emma Dickinsen, all of Augusta; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Senske, Fargo, N.D.; Mr. and Mrs. Bud Trader, Marshfield; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Larsen, Pittsville; Mrs. Mayme Hallingsted, Whitehall; Mr. and Mrs. Alex Lubinski, and Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Lubinski of La Crosse; Mrs. Maynard Oligney of Black River Falls; Mr. and Mrs. Ed Neyes and Mr. and Mrs. Herb Green of Eau Claire, and Mrs. Thane Joos of Alma Center.