Obit: Asplin, Craig L. (1918 - 1978)

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

Surnames: Asplin, Hatton, Beyer, Scherer, Armitage, Ampe, Musil, Hatton, Goettl, Wake, Weisensel, Bielsinski, Turnquist, Shaw, Noble

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 1/19/1978

Asplin, Craig L. (30 October 1918 – 11 January 1978)

Craig L. Asplin, 59, Rt. 1 Prophetstown, Il., died January 11 at the Morrison Community Hospital, Morrison, Il. He was born October 30, 1918, in the Town of Weston, to Clinton and Zella Asplin, and received his education in Clark County. Asplin was married March 9, 1940, to Eva Hatton in Neillsville. He owned and operated the East Pleasant Ridge Dairy of Neillsville for fifteen years. He moved to Lena, Il., in 1959, then to Rock Island, Il., in 1966, and then to Prophetstown, Il., in 1972. He passed away following a lingering illness.

He is survived by his wife, one daughter, Mrs. Eugene (Kathy) Beyer of Prophetstown, his mother, Mrs. Zella Asplin, Greenwood; three sisters, Mrs. Carol Scherer, Greenwood, Mrs. Dale (Bethel) Armitage, Neillsville, and Mrs. Ray (Jet) Ampe, Marshfield; and two grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his father and one brother.

Funeral services were held Saturday at 1:30 p.m., with burial in the Neillsville City Cemetery, with the Rev. William Noble pastor of the Neillsville and Granton United Methodist Churches, officiating. The arrangements were made by the Georgas-Gesche Funeral Home.

Mrs. Corrine Armitage sang “How Great Thou Art” and “Just As I Am,” accompanied by Mrs. Iris Musil. The pallbearers included Donald Hatton, Kirk Asplin, Robert Armitage, Thomas Armitage, Larry Ampe and Richard Scherer.

Those attending the services, from out of town were Mr./Mrs. Donald Hatton, Mr./Mrs. Donald Hatton, Jr., Mrs. Donald Goettl and son, Tommy, and Dennis Hatton and friend, Mr./Mrs. Thomas Armitage, of St. Paul Mn.; Mr./Mrs. Robert Wake, Sun Prairie; Mrs. Henry Weisensel, Columbus; Mrs. Florence Asplin, Georgetown, Mn.; Kirk Asplin, St. Charles, Mn.; Mrs. Frank Hatton, Radcliff, Ky.; Robert Armitage, Chaska, Mn.; Br. Larry Ampe, Mt. Calvary; Mr./Mrs. Len Bielsinski, Wautoma; Mr./Mrs. Doug Ampe and Mr. Chuck Ampe, of Marshfield; Mr./Mrs. Dick Scherer and Mr./Mrs. Chet Turnquist, Greenwood; Mr./Mrs. Louis Shaw, Black River Falls and Mr./Mrs. James Asplin, Marshfield.