Obit: Gurney, William George (1909 - 1982)

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

Surnames: Gurney, Higgins, Kauffman, Stelter, Oldham, Roberts, Woods, Adelman, Tischendorf, Ott

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 6/17/1982

Gurney, William George (4 June 1909 – 12 June 1982)

The Rev. Howard Ott of the Neillsville United Methodist Church officiated at the Tuesday afternoon, June 15, funeral services for William George Gurney. The service was held at the Gesche Funeral Home with burial in the Town of Pine Valley Cemetery. Mr. Gurney, 73, of Rt. 3 Neillsville, passed away on Saturday morning, June 12, in St. Joseph’s Hospital, Marshfield.

The deceased was born on June 4, 1909, in Taylor County to Lewis and Lucy (Higgins) Gurney. After receiving his education, he moved to Michigan with his mother and made his home there for several years. In 1934, he moved back to Wisconsin and then to Clark County.

On April 29, 1937, he married Elma Kauffman in Janesville ceremonies. The couple then made their home in northern Clark County until 1950 when they moved to the Town of Pine Valley where he farmed for several years. They then moved to Milwaukee where he worked for eight years, returning the Town of Weston in 1968 and making their home there the rest of his life. From 1968 to 1974, he was employed by Nelson Muffler.

Surviving him, besides his wife, are six sons, Charles of Burks Falls, Ontario, Eugene of Cable, Jerome of Franklin and William, Galen and Lewis, all of Neillsville; and three daughters, Nancy Stelter of Milwaukee and Mrs. Wayne (Lucille) Oldham and Mrs. Steve (Barbara) Roberts, both of Neillsville. Joining them are three sisters, Mary Woods of Lake Geneva, Mrs. Henry (Nellie) Adelman of Oswego and Eulia Gurney of Chicago; a brother, Joseph, Janesville; 32 grandchildren; and six great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by three brothers and a sister.

Serving as pallbearers were Gerald and George Tischendorf and Lewis, Robert, John and Bruce Gurney.