Obit: Oberholtzer,
Amos W. (1951 - 2021)
Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail:
dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Oberholtzer, Weaver, Herr, Sensenig, Martin, Huber, Hoover, Brubaker
----Source: Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home (Owen, Clark Co., WI) 11/15/2021
Oberholtzer, Amos W. (18 July 1951 – 11 November 2021) With Flag
Amos W. Oberholtzer, age 70 years, 3 months, and 24 days, of Owen, passed away
on Thursday, November 11, 2021, at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn,
IL, as a result of an automobile accident.
Amos was born on July 18, 1951, in Lebanon, PA, the son of Levi N. and Lizzie B.
(Weaver) Oberholtzer. He served two years in the selective service system as a
1-W. Amos was united in marriage to Alma W. Herr in 1972. Amos farmed in
Missouri for 10 years and then spent 9 years doing construction work in
Pennsylvania, moving to Wisconsin in 1993 to a dairy farm until his retirement
in 2011. During his retirement, he did taxi work and as a hobby had an animal
health store.
Amos loved meeting people and enjoyed being involved in community activities. He
passed his love of singing on to his family. He will be greatly missed by all.
Amos is survived by his wife Alma W. Oberholtzer of Owen, children: Rhoda
(Landis) Sensenig of Owen, Lorraine (Matthew) Weaver of Loyal, Timothy
(Kimberly) Oberholtzer of Unity, Joanna (Phillip) Martin of Colby, and Amos (Marcea)
Oberholtzer, Jr. of Withee, and 28 grandchildren. He is further survived by his
brothers: Paul (Mary Edna) Oberholtzer, Lloyd (Esther) Oberholtzer, Irvin
(Edith) Oberholtzer, and Abner (Leora) Oberholtzer, sister: Esther Huber,
brother-in-law: Edwin Hoover, and sister-in-law: Miriam Oberholtzer.
He is preceded in death by his parents: Levi and Lizzie Oberholtzer, sisters:
Anna Hoover and Grace Huber, brother: Leroy Oberholtzer, brother-in-law: Martin
Hoover, and sisters-in-law: Anna Oberholtzer and Verna Oberholtzer.
Services will be at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, November 19, 2021, at Popple Ridge
Mennonite Church in the Town of Mayville. His final resting place will be at the
church cemetery. Earl Oberholtzer, Elvin Hoover, Wilmer Oberholtzer, and Jerry
Brubaker will officiate. Pallbearers will be Timothy Oberholtzer, Amos
Oberholtzer, Jr., Landis Sensenig, Matthew Weaver, Phillip Martin, and Kenton
Sensenig. Visitation will be on Thursday, November 18, 2021, from 12:00 p.m. to
3:00 p.m. and from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the church.
The Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home of Owen is entrusted with the arrangements
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