Obit: Yankee, Arnold (1894 - 1983)

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

Surnames: Yankee, Carskaden, Pollnow, Wolff

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 3/3/1983

Yankee, Arnold (22 September 1894 – 26 February 1983) With Flag

Arnold Yankee, 88, who served for 50 years as a rural mail carrier in the Neillsville area, passed away on Saturday morning, February 26, in St. Joseph’s Hospital, Marshfield.

Yankee was born on September 22, 1894, in Neillsville to Herman and Ida (Carskaden) Yankee. He received his education in Neillsville Schools and then entered the U.S. Army for service during World War I. he returned to Neillsville and began working as a mail carrier.

On September 16, 1925, he married Ruth Pollnow in Galena, Illinois, ceremonies. The couple made their home for the remainder of their lives; his last residence was 611 West Fifth Street. He retired from the postal service after a 50-year stint. He was a member of St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Surviving him are several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Funeral services were held on Tuesday afternoon, March 1, from St. John’s church with Vicar John Wolff officiating. Burial was made in the Neillsville City Cemetery. The Gesche Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.