Obit: Durni, Faune J. (1903 - 1982)

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

Surnames: Durni, Niveral, Grottke, Seitz, Green, Rambo, Donabedian, Weber, Bolster, Lindloff

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 5/13/1982

Durni, Faune J. (6 September 1903 – 10 May 1982)

Faune J. Durni, 78, of Hatfield passed away on Monday afternoon, May 10, at the Pine View Nursing Home in Black River Falls.

The deceased was born on September 6, 1903, in Ellenboro to Ira and Flora (Niveral) Durni. He received his education in Platteville and Potosi schools and then worked for several years near those communities, holding positions on the Mississippi River and in construction as swell as farming. On June 17, 1944, he married Ida Grottke in Dubuque, Iowa, ceremonies. The couple then moved to Milwaukee where he did factory work for many years.

Upon his retirement, the Durni couple moved to Hatfield. He has been a resident of the Pine View Nursing home for the past several months due to failing health. He was a member of St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Neillsville and the Hatfield Sportsmen’s Club.

Surviving him, besides his wife, is a daughter, Mrs. Donald (Deloris) Seitz, Platteville; Duane Durni, Hazel Green; two sisters, Mrs. Charles (Lenice) Rambo of Dubuque and Mrs. Lavone Donabedian of Sacramento, Calif.; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother.

Funeral services were to be held today (Thursday, May 13) at 1:30 p.m. from the Gesche Funeral Home in Neillsville. The Rev. Norman W. Lindloff of St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church was to officiate with burial in the Hatfield Cemetery. Pallbearers were to be Donald and Michael Seitz, Leonard Durni, Herb Grottke, Arnie Weber and Leonard Bolster. (Visitation at the funeral home was to be held on Wednesday from 4:00 to 9:00 p.m. and Thursday morning until time of service.)