Obit: Goebel, Margaret (1913 - 1981)

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

Surnames: Goebel, Sivok, Mesar, Funtes, Parkinson, Drescher, Roache, Schlinsog, Virnig, Hillert, Winter, Dudei, Parker, Stokka

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 4/23/1981

Goebel, Margaret (13 July 1913 – 14 April 1981)

Mrs. Margaret Goebel, 67, passed away in her Granton home on Tuesday evening, April 14. A heart attack was believed the cause of death.

Mrs. Goebel was born on July 13, 1913, in Springfield, Illinois to Joe and Susie (Sivok) Mesar, Sr. She received her education in the Town of Grant. She later married Wilbert Goebel in Granton ceremonies. She was a member of the Zion ALC congregation.

Surviving her, besides her husband, are three daughters. Mrs. Jerry (Marlene) Funtes of Bloomington, CA., Mrs. Marie Parkinson of Sunnyvale, Ca., and Mrs. Stephen (Karen) Drescher of Schofield; one brother, Joe Mesar, Granton; one sister, Elsie Roache, Chicago; and one grandchild.

Funeral services for Mrs. Goebel were held on Saturday afternoon, April 18, from the Zion American Lutheran Church in the Town of Grant. The Rev. Maynard Stokka officiated, with burial made in the church cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were Emil and Ewald Schlinsog, Loren Virnig, Martin Hillert, Arno Winter, and Hubert Dudei. Jay Parker served as organist for the service. The Gilbertson Funeral Home of Granton was in charge of arrangements.