Obit: Severson, Lillian M.
(1899 - 1982)
Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail:
dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Severson, Hoffman, Wasserburger, Sturdevant, Volkert, Kessler,
Schwellenbach, Sternitzky, Clark
----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 6/17/1982
Severson, Lillian M. (12 March 1899 – 8 June 1982)
A former employee of both the telephone company and an agribusiness in
Neillsville, Lillian M. Severson, 83, passed away in Neillsville Memorial
Hospital on June 8. In failing health, Mrs. Severson had been a resident of
Neillsville Memorial Home for several years.
On March 12, 1899, Lillian M. Wasserburger was born in Neillsville to John and
Ida (Hoffman) Wasserburger. She attended Neillsville Schools, graduating from
high school in 1917. She then worked for Claude Sturdevant as a secretary until
her March 7, 1923, married to Harvey Severson in Winona, Minnesota, ceremonies.
The couple made their home in Wausau for some time. In 1950, Mr. Severson died,
and Mrs. Severson returned to Neillsville. It was that that she worked for
Badger State Telephone Company and the Production Credit Association of
Neillsville. She also took care of her ailing mother for several years.
Mrs. Severson left no immediate survivors. She was preceded in death by her
husband and two brothers, Harry and George.
Funeral services were held on Friday afternoon, June 11, from the Gesche Funeral
Home in Neillsville. The Rev. Gary Clark of the United Church of Christ
officiated with burial made in the Neillsville City Cemetery. Serving as
pallbearers were Carl, Frank and William Hoffman, Leo Kessler, Ernest
Schwellenbach and Edwin Sternitzky. Special music for the service was provided
by Vanita Volkert.
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