Obit: Bartholomy, Edward (1899 – 1978)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Bartholomy, Pederson, Hendricks, Dauner

----Source: Owen Enterprise (Owen, Clark County, Wis.) 03 May1978

Bartholomy, Edward (12 Oct 1899 – 21 Apr 1978)

Edward Bartholomy, a former resident of Withee, age 79, died on April 21, 1978 in Milwaukee, where he has made his home with his sister, Mabel Pederson.

Funeral services were held Monday, April 24, 1978 at the Schmidt and Bartelt Funeral Home in Milwaukee, with the Rev. Frank A. Dauner officiating. Burial was at the Highland Memorial Park.

Edward Bartholomy was born on October 12, 1899, the son of Louis and Jennie Bartholomy, one of the pioneer families in Withee. He was educated at the old Moody School, where he walked three miles a day to attend.

The Bartholomy family moved to Withee in 1902 and first farmed nearby. The family home where Mr. and Mrs. Ted (Helen Bartholomy) Hendricks was purchased in 1917, and Louis Bartholomy lived there until his death in 1967, at the age of 96.

Edward worked out with his father as a mason, then he worked out on farms until he went to work in Milwaukee. He served in the Army in World War II from 1942 to 1944, when he was given an honorable discharge. He finally went totally blind in 1952.

He is survived by three sisters, Mabel Pederson in Milwaukee, Mrs. Ted (Helen) Hendricks, Withee, and Florence.

He was preceded in death by brothers, Robert, Walter and Frederick, and sister, Minnie.