Obit: Neinas, Clarence A. (1895 - 1982)

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Surnames: Neinas, Guk, Harriman, Nourse, Wesenberg, Lindow, Famerand, Benjamin, Ebel, Neugart, Miller, Grimm, Meissner, Puscheck, Haslow, Spry, Anderson, Rusch, Arbelovsky, Heinbaugh

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 5/20/1982

Neinas, Clarence A. (6 February 1895 – 16 May 1982) With Flag

Funeral services were held on Tuesday afternoon, May 18, for Clarence A. Neinas, 87, of Rt. 1 Chili, who passed away on Saturday evening at his home. The Rev. Frank Heinbaugh officiated at the Chili Immanuel United Methodist Church with the Gilbertson Funeral Home of Granton in charge of arrangements.

The deceased was born on February 6, 1895, in the Town of Lynn to William and Anna (Guk) Neinas. On April 6, 1920, he married Lillian Harriman, who passed away on December 22, 1958. In 1965, Neinas married Adeline Nourse. Neinas worked for the W. J. Spry and sons of Chili for 32 years after which he became self-employed selling and repairing machinery. He was also a veteran of World War I.

Surviving him, besides his second wife, is a son, Rex, of Chili; two daughters, Mrs. Robert (Aileen) Wesenberg of Wisconsin Rapids and Mrs. Vernon (Iris) Lindow of Chili; three stepdaughters, Mrs. David Famerand and Mrs. Clyde Benjamin, both of Milwaukee, and Mrs. Jerome Ebel of Stevens Point; and two sisters, Mrs. Emma Neugart of Mesa, Arizona and Mrs. William Miller of Tucson, Arizona. He is also survived by six grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, 15 step grandchildren, and 19 step-great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother, Oscar.

Serving as pallbearers for the service were Herb Puscheck, Ervin Haslow, Donovan Spry, Victor Anderson, Otto Rusch and Joe Arbelovsky, Sr. Music was offered by Helen Grimm, Marlyn Lindow and Bonnie Meissner.

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