Obit: Malchow, Walter (1889 – 1975)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Malchow, Saffold, Dopp, Dottke, Marlow, Zenker, Rau, Hunt

----Source: Tribune/Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 08 Oct 1975

Malchow, Walter (21 Dec 1889 – 27 Sep 1975)

Walter Malchow, 85, a native of Dorchester, died Saturday, September 27, 1975 at St. Michael’s Hospital in Stevens Point.

Funeral services were held at a funeral home there, and burial was in the Forest Cemetery, Stevens Point. The Rev. Thomas Saffold, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiated.

Mr. Malchow was born December 21, 1889 in Dorchester. He attended Dorchester schools and worked for the Soo Line Railroad as a fire watcher. Later he moved to Stevens Point and worked for the railroad, and retired as an engineer in 1958.

He was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers.

He was married in 1924 to Hazel Dopp in Stevens Point. She died in 1973.

Survivors include four sons, Clifford Malchow, North Brook, Illinois; Leland Malchow, Augusta, Georgia; Paul and Daniel, both of Stevens Point; two daughters, Jean Malchow, Milwaukee, and Mrs. James (Nancy) Dottke, New Berlin; one brother, Fred Malchow, Colby; two sisters, Mrs. Alvina Marlow, Dorchester, and Mrs. Hugo )Bertha) Zenker, Park Falls; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by one son, four brothers and two sisters.

Those from this area who attended the funeral at Stevens Point Tuesday were Mrs. Alvina Marlow, George Rau and William Rau, Dorchester, Mrs. Frank Hunt, Colby, and Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Zenker, Park Falls.