Obit: Christorf, Winnie (1901 – 1973)

Transcriber: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Christorf, Lewin, Fredrick, Vetterkind, McKenna

----Source: THORP COURIER (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 06 Dec 1973

Christorf, Winnie (17 Nov 1901 – 29 Nov 1973)

Mrs. Winnie Christorf, age 72, formerly of 420 Chippewa Street, died Thursday evening, November 29, 1973 at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Chippewa Falls.

She was born November 17, 1901 in Fremont, Wis., the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Lewin. When she was three weeks old she came with her parents to Clark County and they settled in the Thorp area.

She was united in marriage to Joseph Christorf of Boyd, at St. Bernard’s Church in Thorp on November 11, 1924. They farmed at Boyd until the death of her husband on December 3, 1956. She has resided with her son Russell since. She was a member of Holy Ghost Church.

Survivors include two sons, Donald of Boyd, and Russell of Chippewa Falls; two sisters, Mrs. Ed (Esther) Fredrick, Withee, and Mrs. Elmer (Ada) Vetterkind, Thorp; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, a sister, Ruth, and two brothers, Herbert and Arthur Lewin.

Funeral services were held Monday, December 3 at 10 a.m. at Holy Ghost Church, with Rev. Father Michael McKenna officiating. Burial was in St. Joseph’s Cemetery at Boyd.