Schultze, Mae Lorraine (b. 17 FEB 1922, d. ?)

Note: Surnames: SCHULTZE FRANZ JEFFERS HOSLEY
---------Source: TRIBUNE-RECORD-GLEANER (Loyal, Clark County, Wis.) 03/16/2005
--------- Franz, Mae L. (1921? 2 MAR 2005)
Mae L. (nee Schultze) Franz, 83, Sussex, died Wednesday, March 2, 2005, at Angels Grace Hospice, Oconomowoc. Following an 11:30 a.m. visitation, a celebration of her life will be held at 1 p.m., on June 11, 2005, at West Side Immanual United Church of Christ, Greenwood.
Mae and Edwin Franz ran Pleasant Ridge Cheese Factory and Store in Greenwood. In 1966, she joined her husband in South Dakota and continued to work in the cheese business in both North and South Dakota. In 1976 after losing her husband, she moved to Edgemont, S.D., and managed a bar and a restaurant, working in the bar business until she retired. In 2003, she moved to Sussex, to be with her family.
She was a loving mother to Lee (Ione) Franz, California, and Nancy (Gary) Jeffers, Sussex; and a cherished grandmother to Todd (Denise) Jeffers, Dennis (Claudia) Hosley, Debbie Hosley, Sandy Hosley and Steven Hosley. She is further survived by 12 siblings; other relatives and friends.
Preceding her in death were her husband Edwin; son, Lynn; and six siblings.

Mae Franz Obit

Mae was born February 17, 1922 in Clark County. The third child of Max and Eleanor Schultze. She joined her older brothers Willima (Pete) and Jim. The family eventually grew to 18 children.

Edwin Franz was a frequent visitor to "Greens", one of Mae's first employers. On September 2, 1943, she married Ed. They had three children, Lee, Nancy and Lynn. Ed and Mae ran several buisness during their lifetime - Tavern and cheese factory, farm and cheesefactory, cheese factory and country store. Mae also worked at the IGA in Greenwood before moving to South Dakota.

Mae moved to Sturgis, South Dakota to join Ed in about 1965. In South Dakota and North Dakota she ran a cheese store which was part of the cheese factory.

After losing her husband in 1975, Mae moved to Edmont, South Dakota and managed a bar and restaurant, "The Sagebursh Inn". During this time, she faithfully followed her younger son's racing years at the Black Hills Speedway, many wekk ends driving the 180 mile round trip to Rapid City 2-3 times a week for the big races.

One of her proudest moments was when she won the "Demolition Derby" at the Fall River County Fair, Edgemont. She finally had her own tropy to put next to Lynn's. The last years she worked, she was at Stockman's Bar in downtown Edgemont, South Dakota.

Mae lost her youghest child, Lynn, in 1986. This left her with no immediate family in South Dakota. But she had some very good friends that were very supportive. One week end, her and several friends took a trip on horseback. They took a pack mule to carry the refreshments. A good time was had by all, but Mae recieved one of the worst sun burns she ever had and didn't walk real well the next day.

She owned her own horse for a short time.

Mae wan a free trip to Disneyland. She took her grandson along with her friend Joann and her son to Disneyland in California. A few years later, Joann won a trip to Hawaii and took Mae to Hawaii. On the day she was supposed to return from Hawaii, she called about 11:00 p.m. saying they were still on the beach in Hawaii and were going to extend their stay. Lots of good stories from that trip.

Mae spent the last 15 months of her life living in Milwaukee with her daughter. She had Long Cancer, Emphysema and Diabetes. In spite of her physical conditon, she stayed very positive and very full of fun until the end. Her mind was sharp and she continued to read up until two days before she left us. She was always a trooper and never complained. A pleasure to be around.

Mae had 5 Grandchildren, six great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren. Mae was precedded in death by one sister and five brothers.

Given Name: Mae Lorraine

Change: Date: 20 FEB 2001

Given Name: Lynn

Change: Date: 29 JUL 1997

Note: 5/28/90, Meta Bolf, Verbal to Allan Wessel.
Meta rememberd having to attend English school at Decker school. When the regular school year was completed they then attended the German school at the church. They also had to attend catachism classes.
The picnic that was held each 4th of July was to celebrate the holiday and ended the German school year. Soda was 5 cents per bottle and Meta remembered packing a quart jar full of ice cream and rushing home with it so her mother, Augusta, could have some ice cream since whe was unable to attend the picnic.

Meta Franz Wedding (1941)

Immanuel Reformed Church at Greenwood was the scene of the wedding of a Greenwood couple, Miss Meta Franz, and Mike bolf, daugher and son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Franz and Mr. and Mrs. Matt Bolf, respectifely, at 2:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon, June 21. The Rev. P. H. Franzmeir performed the ceremony in a setting of roses and peonies.

The bride repeated her vows in a pale peach mousseline-de-soie gown and a poke bonnet holding her fingertip veil. She carried a colonial bouquet of Talisman roses and blue delphiniums. Light blue marquestette and matching bonnets were worn by Miss Arvilla Franz, maid of honor, sister of the bride and Miss Irma Schwarze, bridesmaid, who carried bouquest similar to that of the bride.

Theodore Wessel acted as best man for Mr. Bolf and Leondo Franz was groomsman. "O Perfect Love" was sung by Mr. and Mrs. Otto Fravert and Mrs. Franzmeir.

Immediate relatives and friends attneded a supper served at the home of the bride's parents. Covers were laid for 90 guests, and blue and peach constituted the color scheme for the decorations. mr. and Mrs. Bolf will make their home at the Pleasant Ridge Cheese Factory at Greenwood, where the groom is employed as a cheesemaker.

Guests from away included Lillian and Gilbert Stolting, Mrs. Hans Kolpanen, and Mr. and Mrs. George Mesick, all of Milwaukee and John Briski of Chicago. Mrs. R. Netzer Sochan, Goodrich.

Source: (Birth)
Abbreviation: Clark County Register
Title: Clark County Register
Name: Footnote
Name: ShortFootnote
Name: BibliographyRepository:

Name: Clark County Registar of Deeds
Address: Neilsville, WI
Address1: Neilsville, WI

Page: Vol 15 ,Pg 414


Name: Page
Vol 15 ,Pg 414

Source: (Burial)
Abbreviation: Westside Cemetary, Greenwood, Clark Co., WI
Title: Westside Cemetary, Greenwood, Clark Co., WI
Name: Footnote
Name: ShortFootnote
Name: BibliographyRepository:

Name: West Side Cemetery
Address: County O
Greenwood, WI
Address1: County O
Address2: Greenwood, WI

Name: Page
Note: Westside Cemetary, Greenwood, Clark Co., WI W-Lot 24-2

Given Name: Meta Leona

Occupation: Housewife

Change: Date: 29 SEP 2008

Note: BOLF HISTORY


UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: PETITION FOR NATURALIZATION

To the Honorable Circuit Court of Clark County of Neillsville, Wisconsin the petition of MATT BOLF, hereby filed, respectfully shows:
(1) My place of residence is Greenwood, Clark Co., Wis
(2) My occupation is Farmer
(3) I was born in Dolince, Austria on March 28, 1887, My race is Croation
(4) I declared my intention to become a citizen of the United States on June 11, 1934 in the District Court of McKinley County, at Gallup, New Mexico
(5) I am married. The name of my wife is Katrine, we were married on August 14, 1911 at Allison, New Mexico; she was born at Dolince, Austria on April 12, 1891; entered the United States at New York, N.Y. on October 28, 1911 for permanent residence therein, and no resides at Greenwood, Wisconsin. I have 9 children and the name, date and place of birth, and place of residence of each of said children are as follows: Mike, Sept. 11, 1913; Katherine, Nov. 12, 1918; Mary, Mar 11, 1916; Annie, Sept. 21, 1920; Frances, May 3, 1923; Matt, Dec 10, 1926;Tony, Sept. 1, 1929; Johnny, Apr. 9, 1933; and Delores, Nov. 12, 1936. First seven born ag Gallup, New Mexico. Latter two born at Greenwood, Wi. All resides at Greenwood, Wisconsin .
(6) My last foreign residence was Dolince, Austra, I emigrated to the United States of America from Havre, France, my lawful entry for permenent residence in the United States was New York, N.Y., under the name of Matija, Bolf on Oct. 28, 1909, on the vessel SS "Chicago" as shown by the certificate of my arrival attached hereto.
(7) I am not a disbeliever in or opposed ot organized government or a member of or affiliated with any organization or body of persons teaching disbelief in or opposed to organized government. I am not a polygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy. I am attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States and well disposed to the good order and happiness of the United States. It is my intention to become a citizen of the United States and to renounce absolutely and forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign price, potentate, state or sovereignty, and particularyly to Peter II, King of Yugoslavia of whom (which) at this time I am a subject (for citizen), and it is my intention to reside permanently in the United States.
(8) I am able to speak the English language.
(9) I have resided continuously in the United States of America for the term of 5 years at least, immeddiately preceding the date of this petition, to wit, since October 28, 1909 and in the County of Clark this State, continuously next preceding the date of this petition, since April, 1931, being a residence within said county of at least 6 months next preceding the date of this petition.

I, Matt Bolf, do swear (affirm, that I know the contents of this petition for naturalization subscribed by me, that the same are true to the best of my own knowledge, except as to matters therein stated to be alleged upon information and belief, and that as to those matters, I believe them to be true, and that tis petition was signed by me with my full true name: SO HELP ME GOD.

/S/ MATT BOLF

Given Name: Matthew

Immigration: Date: 28 OCT 1911
Place: New York, United States
Note: Immigrated from Havre, France on the SS Chicago under the name of Matija Bolf.
(Note: Discreapancy on date of arrival).

Naturalization: Date: 7 DEC 1943
Place: Neillsville, Clark, Wisconsin, United States
Note: Declared intention on 11 Jun 1934, District Court of McKinley County, Gallup, New Mexico.

Occupation: Coal Miner

Change: Date: 27 SEP 2009

Given Name: Katrine

Change: Date: 15 SEP 2002

Note: Michael Bolf Obituary (1989)

Michael (Mike) Bolf, 75, Greenwood, Town of Warner, died at 6:15 pm Friday at his home. Services will be at 11 am Tuesday at Rinka Funeral Home, Greenwood, with the Rev. John Tschudy of Immanuel United Church of Christ, Greenwood, officiating.

Pall bearers will be Harold Horn, Bernard Walker, Jim Bolf, Jim Seliskar, Rober Ashbeck and Ed Gregorich. The body will be cremated.

Visitation will be at Rinka Funeral Home, Greenwood, from 10 am Tuesday until the time of the service.

He was born Sept 11, 1913, in Gallup, NM to Matt and Katherine Bolf. He attended schools in New Mexico. He married Meta Franz June 21, 1941, in Greenwood. He came to Wisconsin at the age of 18. He worked in the Conservation Corps camps. He was a cheesemaker for Pleasant Ridge Cheese Factory, Greenwood Coop, and Ashbeck;s Cheese Factory from 1936 to 1985.

He is survived by his wife; two sons, Roger and Dennis, both of Greenwood; one daughter, Mrs. Dennis (Linda) Walker of Neillsville; two brothers, Matt and John, both of Chicago; four sisters, Mrs. William (Mary) Mickett of Thorp, Mrs. Robert (Katherine) Becker of Minnesota, Mrs. Harry (Ann) Nalezny of Chicago, and Mrs. William (Delores) Benzschawel of Owen; and five grandchildren. He was predeceased by his parents, one brother and one sister.

Source: (Individual)
Abbreviation: Westside Cemetary, Greenwood, Clark Co., WI
Title: Westside Cemetary, Greenwood, Clark Co., WI
Name: Footnote
Name: ShortFootnote
Name: BibliographyRepository:

Name: West Side Cemetery
Address: County O
Greenwood, WI
Address1: County O
Address2: Greenwood, WI

Name: Page

Given Name: Michael

Occupation: Cheesemaker

Change: Date: 8 NOV 2011

Note: Baptism lists as Oskar Frederick Decker.

Note: Picture from Owen Haigh through Stan and Janet Schwarze

Given Name: Oscar Frederick

Event: Clark, Wisconsin, United States
Type: WWI Draft Reg
Date: 15 JUN 1915

Change: Date: 11 JAN 2012

Note: PRANKSTERS MAKE A BIG JOB OF CLEANING UP THE OTTO REINEKING PLACE, UNDER MORAL PERSUASION.

They Had Made It a Shambles on Halloween Night --- Seven Attended Clean-up Exercises in Contrite Spirit, Two by Invitation of Sheriff Kutsche.

Nine Halloween pranksters engaged an impromptu "clean-up campaign" last Wednesday at the Otto Reineking farm, six and one half miles northwest of Greenwood, town of Mead. Now everything is peaceful and friendly in that neighborhood of the town of Butler once again.

Seven of the nine attended the cleann-up in contrite spirit. The other two attended upon invitation of Sheriff Ray Kutsche.

It must have been that the spirit of Halloween carried away the revelers, for the list of "pranks" the nine pulled certainly required most of the evening.

And it most certainly required much longer on Wednesday to put everything to rights again.

The Reinekings left their farm Halloween evening, sometime between 8 and 9 o'clock. The attended the birthday celebration of Mrs. Reineking's cousin, Gilbert Abel, at the John Abel farm home.

They returned about midnight, in company with Otto Meinholdt, a brother of Mrs. Reineking, to find their farm closely approximating a shambles.

DID A THOROUGH JOB

Here's what happend:

1. Corn stocks were taken from windrows, were strewn along the drive to the front porch, and were scattered about the porch.

2. Two window screens were removed from the house, one was put under a stack of corn on the porch, in front of the fron door;

3. The house windows were well coated with paraffin;

4. The two windows from which the screens were removed, had been unlatched;

5. The refrigerator had been entered, and a bottle of pop was taken and partially drunk;

6. A farm wagon was pulled into the driveway gate and was left there with four flat tires;

7. The rack from the above wagon was strewn around the farm.;

8. A model A farm truck was backed into the driveway, midway between the road and the buildings, and was left there with the air out of two rear tires;

9. The windows -- all of them -- on the Model A truck were hewavily waxed, both inside and out;

10. Part of an old farm wagon was removed from the barn and placed on the driveway beside the truck;

11. A two-wheel trailer was pulled alongside the roadway, abreast of the truck and wagon part, thus effectively completing the roadblock;

AND HERE ARE MORE

12. Armsful of wood were scattered along the driveway to make motorized approach a little more difficult and slower.

13. Milking utensils were taken from the barn and thrown on top of the barn roof;

14. One milking machine bucket was placed atop the Reineking's "goose hut".

15. A second milking machine bucket was placed inside the goose hut;

16. Inside the barn a sackful of potatoes was dumped out in the driveway;

17. Mr. Reineking's "good" raincoat and his jackets were trampled on the driveway.

18. The three milk stoos were turned upside down and the seat survac3s were tramped into the dung and juice in the gutters;\

19. A pail used for washing down cows preparatory to milking was filled with manure;

TWENTY-THREE LISTED

20. The box stall door was opened and the nine pigs contained therein were released to roam on their own (all were recovered later).

21. Both doors of the chicken coop were opened, but it appeared that all 103 chickens remained inside.

22. All windows of the family's 1949 model augomobile were heavily coated with wax, inside and out and

23. A half-pound package of chewing tobacco, left in the car, was torn open and the contents were thorougly scattered inside the car.

There were other more or less minor pranks that were inceidental to giving the farm property a good going-over. The list, to be complete, would go on and on.

The seven who returened to participate actively, and without prompting, did not come back of their own volition. Mr. Reineking had suspicions, he went to one of them and got a confession. The he left word that if the mess was cleaned up and the farm was restored to normal he would be willing to call things square.

Recieved from Mrs. Lorraine Allchin, California. No date or paper given.

Note: Originally listed as 1894. Reformed Church baptism record is 1893.

Source: (Individual)
Abbreviation: Westside Cemetary, Greenwood, Clark Co., WI
Title: Westside Cemetary, Greenwood, Clark Co., WI
Name: Footnote
Name: ShortFootnote
Name: BibliographyRepository:

Name: West Side Cemetery
Address: County O
Greenwood, WI
Address1: County O
Address2: Greenwood, WI

Name: Page
Note: Westside Cemetary, Greenwood, Clark Co., WI W-Lot 13-4

Source: (Individual)
Abbreviation: 1930 United States Federal Census
Title: Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626,)rovo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626,.
Name: Footnoterovo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626,)
Name: ShortFootnote
Name: Bibliographyrovo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626,.Repository:

Name: Ancestry.com
Address: http://www.Ancestry.com
Address1: http://www.Ancestry.com

Given Name: Otto Heinrich (Henry)

Change: Date: 21 NOV 2009

Census: proven
Date: 21 APR 1930
Place: Mead Township, Clark County, Wisconsin, United States
Note: Reineking, Otto - Head - 36
Olga - Wife - 34
Norman - Son - 10
Elvera - Daughter - 4 1/2

Note: Mrs. Anna Franz Passes Away

Anna Decker Franz, daughter of Henry and Sophie Decker, was born on July 18th, 1870, in the town of Warner on the Decker farm which is now known as the Wm. Goeke farm and died after a prolonged illness at the home of her daughter Bertha, May 1, 1934 at 5:45 P.M.

Mrs. Franz was the first white child to be born in the West Side settlement. She was baptized September 18, 1873 and later confirmed, always being a member of the Reformed Church. On July 18, 1899, she was united in marriage with Wm. C. Franz, who preceded her in death nearly two years ago. A little daughter Lydia and one grandson also preceded her in death.

Mrs. Franz leaves to mourn her death five sons, Karl, Albert, William, Ferdinand and August; and three daughters, Bertha (Mrs. Ernest Elmer) of Greenwood; Clara (Mrs. Alfred Gray) of Loyal and Sophie of Owen, four grandchildren, Thomas and Lester Elmer and Kenneth and Laverne Gray, two sisters, Mrs. Henry Franz and Mrs. John Abel of Greenwood, four brothers, Louis of Girard, Mont; Alfred of Passaic, Wyoming; Arthur of Sayle, Montana; Gustave of Snohomish, Washington.

Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at the West Side Reformed church, Rev. Franzmeier officiating. Burial was made in the West Side cemetery.

Those from away who attended the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Otto Arnhoelter, Karl Arnhoelter, Lillian and Arnold Stoelting of Plymouth, Mrs. John Kippenhan of Appleton, Cilla Kippenhan of Neillsville and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Burkhardt of Stratford.

Source: (Individual)
Abbreviation: Westside Cemetary, Greenwood, Clark Co., WI
Title: Westside Cemetary, Greenwood, Clark Co., WI
Name: Footnote
Name: ShortFootnote
Name: BibliographyRepository:

Name: West Side Cemetery
Address: County O
Greenwood, WI
Address1: County O
Address2: Greenwood, WI

Name: Page
Note: Westside Cemetary, Greenwood, Clark Co., WI W-Lot 04-1

Given Name: Anna

Change: Date: 23 FEB 2001

Note: Obituary for Carl William Franz (1933)

Wm. Franz was born on April 25, 1870 in Franklin, Sheboygan County, WI. In his early youth he came with his parents, August and Louise Franz, to Clark County. In 1884 he became a member of the Immanuel's Reformed church by the rite of confirmation. On July 18, 1899 he was united in marriage with Anna Decker. To this union nine children were born.
Mr. Franz has been ailing for a number of years but he became seriously ill last Wednesday and was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital at Marshfield for Treatment. He was called to his final reward Friday evening at 10 O'clock. Bright's disease causes his death. He reached an age of 62 years, 2 months and 6 days.

Those who mourn his death are his widow, five sons, Carl and August at home, Ferdinand and Albert at Greenwood and Wm. Jr., at Loyal; three daughters, Mrs. Alfred Gray of Loyal, Mrs. Ernest Elmer of Greenwood and Sophie at the Clark County Hospital. Mr. Franz also leaves four grandchildren; one brother Henry and two sisters, Mrs. John Kippenhan and Mrs. Frank Able. One Daughter and grandchild preceded him in death.

Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon from the Immanuel Reformed Church on West Side, Rev. Paul Franzmier officiating. The body was laid to rest in the West Side Cemetery.

Those from away who attended the funeral were; Mrs. John Kippnhan and son of Appleton; Wm. Knoener, Gus. Arnhoelter, Ida Decker, Gilbert and Hilda Stoelting, all of Plymouth; Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Mattes of Thorp; Mrs. and Mrs. Wm. Burchardt of Stratford; Mr. and Mrs. Karl Laube of Chetek and Mrs. and Mrs. Walter Elmer of Cudahy, WI.

Note: Pictured from left to right, front row: William (Wilhelm), August, and Anna (Decker). Back row: Albert, Sophie, Bertha, Ferdinand (Fritz), William Jr., Clara, and Karl

Source: (Death)
Abbreviation: Westside Cemetary, Greenwood, Clark Co., WI
Title: Westside Cemetary, Greenwood, Clark Co., WI
Name: Footnote
Name: ShortFootnote
Name: BibliographyRepository:

Name: West Side Cemetery
Address: County O
Greenwood, WI
Address1: County O
Address2: Greenwood, WI

Name: Page

Given Name: Carl WILHELM

Change: Date: 2 DEC 2011

Note: Al Wessel has picture of Gustave & His wife and son Leonard. Death date from letter March 7, 1990 from Beatric Decker.
Birth year is listed as 1873 on Heinrich Deckers pension papers dated July 5, 1898.

Given Name: Gustave

Change: Date: 30 JUL 1997

Given Name: Louise Johanna

Change: Date: 16 MAR 2006

Note: ---------------HOME GLEANINGS.
Theo. Decker, son of Henry Decker of the West Side, died at Sacred Heart hospital, Eau Claire, Tuesday morning of hemorrhage of the lungs. The new was a shock to the relatives and friends here. The father left at once for that city and brought the remains home yesterday morning. The funeral will occur Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the West Side church.
Theodore Decker (1877-1900)
Surname: Decker, Schmalz, Vollrath, Fravert, Abel, Buker, Meier, Muller, Miller
Greenwood Gleaner, 5/4/1900

-------------------------A LARGE FUNERAL
THE REMAINS OF THEODORE DECKER LAID TO REST IN THE PRESENCE OF MANY FRIENDS
The funeral service over the remains of Theodore Decker, whose untimely death was mentioned in these columns last week, took place last Saturday afternoon at the home on the West Side and at Emanuel church, Rev. J. Schmalz officiating. The entire settlement in which deceased had always lived and was well known, was out in masse. Besides, a large delegation was over from town.
The pall bearers were: Will Vollrath, Johnnie Fravert, Fred Abel, Geo. Buker, Fred Meier and Geo. Muller.
Theodore was the sixth of ten children born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Decker and his is the first death in the family. He was born in 1877, being exactly 23 years, 3 months, and 23 days old when he died. His demise was unexpected, although he had been under the weather since last February when he came out of the woods where he had been working for Miller Brothers. Just eight days before he died he went to Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire for treatment. The day before he died Fred Buker was in Eau Claire on business and went up to call on Theodore. He was feeling much stronger than he had previously and requested Mr. Buker to so report to his parents. Before the word reached them however, the sad news of his death was telegraphed to them. He was taken Tuesday morning with a hemrrohage of the lungs and died within a short time. A large circle of friends are left to mourn the loss with the relatives.

SOURCE: Greenwood Gleaner, 5/4/1900

Note: HOME GLEANINGS--Theodore Decker (1877 - 1900)

Theo. Decker, son of Henry Decker of the West Side, died at Sacred Heart hospital, Eau Claire, Tuesday morning of hemorrhage of the lungs. The news was a shock to the relatives and friends here. The father left at once for that city and brought the remains home yesterday morning. The funeral will occur Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the West Side church.

Greenwood Gleaner, 5/4/1900

A LARGE FUNERAL


THE REMAINS OF THEODORE DECKER LAID TO REST IN THE PRESENCE OF MANY FRIENDS

The funeral service over the remains of Theodore Decker, whose untimely death was mentioned in these columns last week, took place last Saturday afternoon at the home on the West Side and at Emanuel church, Rev. J. Schmalz officiating. The entire settlement in which deceased had always lived and was well known, was out in masse. Besides, a large delegation was over from town.

The pall bearers were: Will Vollrath, Johnnie Fravert, Fred Abel, Geo. Buker, Fred Meier and Geo. Muller.

Theodore was the sixth of ten children born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Decker and his is the first death in the family. He was born in 1877, being exactly 23 years, 3 months, and 23 days old when he died. His demise was unexpected, although he had been under the weather since last February when he came out of the woods where he had been working for Miller Brothers. Just eight days before he died he went to Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire for treatment. The day before he died Fred Buker was in Eau Claire on business and went up to call on Theodore. He was feeling much stronger than he had previously and requested Mr. Buker to so report to his parents. Before the word reached them however, the sad news of his death was telegraphed to them. He was taken Tuesday morning with a hemorrhage of the lungs and died within a short time. A large circle of friends are left to mourn the loss with the relatives.


 

 

Source: (Individual)
Abbreviation: Westside Cemetary, Greenwood, Clark Co., WI
Title: Westside Cemetary, Greenwood, Clark Co., WI
Name: Footnote
Name: ShortFootnote
Name: BibliographyRepository:

Name: West Side Cemetery
Address: County O
Greenwood, WI
Address1: County O
Address2: Greenwood, WI

Name: Page

Source: (Death)
Abbreviation: Leondo Franz - Interview
Title: Leondo Franz - Interview
Note: Leondo Franz - Interview
Name: Footnote
Name: ShortFootnote
Name: Bibliography

Name: Page
Quality of data: 2

S

Source: (Death)
Abbreviation: Clark County Register
Title: Clark County Register
Name: Footnote
Name: ShortFootnote
Name: BibliographyRepository:

Name: Clark County Registar of Deeds
Address: Neilsville, WI
Address1: Neilsville, WI

Page: Vol 3, Page 76, Record 105


Name: Page
Vol 3, Page 76, Record 105
Note: DOB Dec 29, 1876
Single Farmer

Given Name: Theodore

Change: Date: 18 AUG 2011

Cause: Hemmorage of the lungs.

Given Name: Nelma

Change: Date: 29 JUL 1997

Source: (Individual)
Abbreviation: Westside Cemetary, Greenwood, Clark Co., WI
Title: Westside Cemetary, Greenwood, Clark Co., WI
Name: Footnote
Name: ShortFootnote
Name: BibliographyRepository:

Name: West Side Cemetery
Address: County O
Greenwood, WI
Address1: County O
Address2: Greenwood, WI

Name: Page
Note: Westside Cemetary, Greenwood, Clark Co., WI E-Lot 3-07

Source: (Death)
Abbreviation: Clark County Register
Title: Clark County Register
Name: Footnote
Name: ShortFootnote
Name: BibliographyRepository:

Name: Clark County Registar of Deeds
Address: Neilsville, WI
Address1: Neilsville, WI

Page: Vol 5, Page 694


Name: Page
Vol 5, Page 694
Quality of data: 3

P

Given Name: Baby Girl

Change: Date: 21 SEP 2002

Note: Subject: Schwarze, George (1877 - 1961)
Posted by: Stan
Email: Posted4U@Charter.net
Surnames: SCHWARZE KUHLMANN

Message:

GEORGE W. SCHWARZE
b. 4/18/1877 d. 6/21/1961)
George William Schwarze, 84, lifelong resident of Greenwood, died of a heart ailment at his home Wednesday after being in ill health for several years.
Mr. Schwarze was born April 18, 1877, in the town of Warner. As a young man he was employed as a woodsman. He was married at Tony on December 26, 1901, to the former Frieda Kuhlmann. They farmed four miles northwest of Greenwood. Following his retirement in 1936 they moved to the city, where he had resided ever since.
Surviving are his wife four sons, Harvey of Owen, Ewald and Orlin of Greenwood, and Richard of Newcastle, Wyo., a daughter, Miss Eleanor Schwarze, at home a brother, Otto Schwarze of Greenwood a sister, Mrs. Sidney (Augusta) Green of Pueblo, Colo. 11 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon from the Hill Funeral Home, The Rev. Orval Egbert, pastor of the Zion United Church, officiated. Burial was made in the Greenwood cemetery.
Pallbearers were Otto and Elmer Windom, George Stark, George Buker, Guy Richmond and Louis Kebl. Mrs. Daniel Olson sang.
AT SCHWARZE FUNERAL
People from out of town who attended the funeral of George Schwarze Saturday were: Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Schwarze of Owen Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Green of Pueblo, Colo. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Kier, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schiferl, Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Wingert, Mr. and Mrs. William Gordon, and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Wingert, all of Marshfield Mrs. Amanda Swoverland, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Moser and Mrs. Frank Kudinger, all of Ladysmith Mr. and Mrs. John Erickson, Mrs. Ivan Hemminger and Mrs. Norman La Rose, all of Holcombe Mr. and Mrs. Edward Michels of Conrath Mr. and Mrs. Richard Swoverland of Duluth, Minn. Mrs and Mrs. Richard Schwarze and Mr. and Mrs. William Cattles of Newcastle, Wyo. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Krapf of West Allis Miss Ardith Schwarze and Mrs. Kathryn Marden of Milwaukee Mrs. Jack Kruger and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Schweiger, all of Loyal Mr. and Mrs. Norman Meinhardt, Mr. and Mrs. Dave Churkey and Charles and Elroy Churkey, all of Owen Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Loberg and family, Mr. and Mrs. William Gerlach, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Haigh and Mr. and Mrs. WAllace Boyer, all of Neillsville Mrs. Christiana Leonard of Elgin, Ill., Robert Lewis of Kaudeauna Mrs. Ruth Strassburg of Marion Mrs. Otto Anklam of Big Falls Mrs. Marvin Ernst and Mrs. A.L. Schwarze of Weyauwega Mr. and Mrs. Walter Leonard of Gilman Donald Schwarze of Beaver Dam Mrs. Bertha Swoverland and Mr. and Mrs. Geral Lentz of Menomonie.

SOURCE: Greenwood Gleaner 6/ /1961

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Given Name: George Wilhelm

Occupation: Woodsman and Farmer

Change: Date: 5 FEB 2009

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Date Posted: 11-01-2001
Subject: Schwarze, Frieda (1883 - 1969)
Posted by: Stan
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Surnames: SCHWARZE KUHLMANN MYHRWORLD SWOVERLAND

Message:

SERVICES HELD FOR MRS. FRIEDA SCHWARZE
Mrs. Frieda Schwarze, 86, Greenwood died at 4 p.m., Wed., July 16, 1969 at the Neillsville Memorial Nursing Home at Neillsville where she had been a resident for the past two years.
Services were held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 19, at the Hill Funeral Home, The Rev. Arvid Myhrworld, officiated and burial was made in the Greenwood cemetery.
The former Frieda Kuhlmann was born May 22, 1883, in the town of York. She was married Dec. 26, 1901, at Tony, to George Schwarze, who preceded her in death June 21, 1961. The couple observed their 50th anniversary in 1951.
After their marriage the couple farmed at Greenwood until retirement in 1936, when they moved to the city of Greenwood.
Survivors include a daughter, Miss Eleanor Schwarze, Greenwood four sons, Harvey, Owen Richard, New Castle, Wyo. and Ewald and Orlin, Greenwood 11 grandchildren 17 great-grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. Caroline Chanley, Indianapolis, Ind. and Mrs. Bertha Swoverland, Menomonie.

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MY TIME FOR LIVING
Written by Caroline Kuhlman Chanely July 1974 at the age of 84 Dedicated to my children: Blanche Roberta Zeluff, Beulah Rose Cox, Helen Fern Craig and Lynn Donald Chanley.
My father, Charles August Kuhlman, was born July 27, 1856 in Mecklenburg, Germany. I believe he was a shepherd boy in his childhood. We always understood he was adopted by a family named Bastian/Bastain. After serving a term in the Army in Germany, he came to America. I do not know if he came with the Bastain family , or joined them after he got here. He was seventeen years old at the time. A bit of history about Political unrest in Europe at this time: Political unrest in Europe led to the revolution of 1848. German patriots responded by forming a National Parliament that met at Frankfurt to form a constitution for a united German empire. Because the King of Prussia, Frederick William IV refused to become the German emperor, the movement for German unity and liberty, promised to the people by his father, Frederick William III, was lost. Following this unsuccessful revolution, many Germans of ability and culture came to the United States to seek freedom of thought and action. The Bastain family settled in Brillion, Wisconsin. He had one brother, Fred, and two sisters: Sophia and Freida who remained in Germany. I know nothing of them. We did, however, have a picture of them. I do not know how my father was employed in Brillion. My mother was also born in the province of Mecklenburg, Germany on December 8, 1864. Her parents came to America when she was four years old. Her parents, too, settled in Brillion, Wisconsin. My mother's mother died when she was nine years old. Grandpa''s name was Henry Kueher - later changed to Kier. She had two brothers, Fred and Henry. When mother grew up she met and married my father in Brillion. My mother's given name was Wilhelmina(she was called Minnie). They lived in Brillion for some years. Three of her children were born there. My mother was very particular about the butter she made for her clientele, who purchased this item from her through a local store. I remember many of the beautiful butter moulds she used. Sometime around 187 they moved to Neilsville, WI. My sister Amanda, myself and my brother Aruthur were born here. After this period of time, they moved to the small town of York. I don't believe it exists any longer. I can remember living in Neilsville and also in York. My dad worked for John Hein lumber company. When my dad moved to Tony, WI, they sold their farm there. The town of Tony was named for a Tony Hein who developed the lumber industry in this area. I can Remember my parents getting us up early in the morning and I had my first train ride. I was eight years old. Was that ever a long trip We had to change trains three times at Merrilan, Eau Claire, and Cameron. It was November and raining. I know my mother had her hands full with a bunch of tired kids. Well, we finally got to Tony, but the lady we were to be with was out hunting, so we went to the local hotel and had to sit until the lady came for us. I don't remember whether or not she got a deer. We moved into a double down near deertrail creek. It seems that that our half had been used for a school room. A new school had been built and they had just moved into it. It was two rooms - one downstairs and one upstairs. My first day of school was in York. They had a teaching chart that was wound with a crank. I walked two and one half miles to school. I also remember going to school in Tony - the first day. We were a little late and we dashed into the door and took some vacant seats. How the teacher smiled. Her name was Mollie Hollis. We lived in town for two years. Then dad bought a 40 acre farm. They spend Sundays cutting down trees and trimming them and finally one Sunday the who town turned out to roll up our log house. The women helped mother served dinner under the trees. Finally we moved out to the farm. What fun Birds to sing by the thousands and wild cats, wolves and bears at night. What shivers My girlhood chums were Beatrice Burgess, who late wed a Fred Scott. Louella Sharrah, who married Frank Leonard and Ethel Gill, who married Nick Christman. My girlhood chums and I used to spend the night at each other's house once in a while - something like the slumber parties of today. The summers we were in town we had fun too. Being in lumber country, logs were piled high along Deertail Creek. We used to climb over those piles of logs and out into the creek which was full of floating logs. One log rolled With me and I fell into the water. It was no problem to get out as the creek was full of logs. I sate On long until my clothes dried before I went home. My mother would have "skinned me" if I had come home wet. My dad worked ten hours a day at the lumber mill for 1.00 per day. When he go home late at night, after supper, he and mother would go out and cut wood for the winter. My dad had a team of oxen named Turk and Jerry. In the spring we would load the whole family into the wagon to go blueberry picking about 16 miles from home. It took two days to make the trip. Cranberries grew wild in a bog about two miles from our home. When it snowed, it was fun to haul the wood on a sled to the house. In January we had what was called "January thaw". The weather thawed day times and froze at night. It was fun to walk or slide on top of the snow. We had to make our own pleasures. Winter evenings in the beautiful moonlight we played hide and seek and " run sheep run". Somewhere along the line, I forgot to mention my sister Helen, who was born on June 29th about 1894. She only lived two months, and is buried at Wilcox, WI. My brother Ewald was born in Tony on June 19, 1896 and he only lived to be six years old. Then my sister Lillie was born November 17,1899 and my youngest brother Ben was born on September 10, 1902. Things moved on - we went to school and worked at home. Saturday was always baking day at our house. We baked cakes, pies, cookies, doughnuts and bread. My mother was a wonderful cook and her freshly baked bread and homemade butter was one of our childhood treats. My first doll had a china head and when I was a little older, I remember sitting in my rocker one day sewing and accidentally rocking over my doll's head and smashing it to bits. I always loved to sew and began when I was about seven. By the time I was thirteen I was making my own clothes and clothes for others in the family. Patterns cost fifteen cents each, but all of our clothes were made from patterns of our own creation, cut from newspapers. Calico, gingham, and outting flannel were the varieties of the day. Calico was five cents per yard, the best grade costing ten cents. It took about five yards to make a dress, which was worn ankle length. My mother had a singer treadle machine which she purchased in about 1888. I am not sure what it cost, but I think it was about 25.00. It was the days before the drophead and had a protective cover over the top. I finished the ninth grade and started the tenth, but it was boring - I was the only one in the class. Teachers boarded out in the local community in those days. The town board hired teachers from written applications. When a teach married, she left her teaching career. The next thing for me was a job. There was nothing much for young girls to do in Tony except house work and I hated that. At the age of seventeen I left home. I first went to Greenwood, WI and stayed with my sister Frieda(who was then married) and got a job in town doing housework. I made two dollars a week. I soon tired of that, so moved to St. Paul, MN. I was about twenty years old. Again I did housework for a wealthy doctor - a Dr Davis and hifamily. After awhile I was promoted to cook. At first I was a maid and learned the nice way to serve meals and when I became a cook, I learned to prepare nice meals. It was good training. Upon the recommendation of some of our relatives, I thin went to Mendota, WI to work in the hospital there. I working in the superintendent department for three years. It was there I met my future Husband, George William Chanley. I was relief cook in the officers kitchen and I used to fill my huge uniform pockets with goodies and when I met George and another couple we double dated with, we ate up everything. They say that it is the way to a man's heart - "feed the brute". Before I met George I dated a boy named Tom Moore. I still haven't figured him out. Time goes on George and I were married in Jasper, IN(near his hometown) and made our first home in Birdeye, IN with his parents. My first daughter, Blache, was born on Feb 1, 1916. Things did not go so well. The barn burned and the boys lost a lot. Dad came to Indianapolis to work left me down there. I wanted to stay alone, be he wouldn't let me, so I moved in with his mother. I soon found out I didn't own anything, not even my clothes, so I went back home to visit my folks in Wisconsin until we could make some other arrangements. George went with me as far as Chicago. I stayed with my folks until June and he had rooms for us in Indianaplolis, and here we still are. He had rented rooms from a Mrs. Ooghe, whose daughter May later married an uncle of my daughter Beulah's husband. May Ooghe always loved to tell the story that when Beulah was a baby she used to come over and stay all night with me, in case I should need some help. She thought Beulah was a cute baby and wanted to Know if she could be her aunt. How strange thing work out that in later years she did become Beulah's aunt through marriage. Beulah was born here in Inidanaplolis on March 17, 1918. About this time dad got a job at the Prestolite Battery Company in Speedway City and we moved to 525 Livingston Av. Then the folks who owned the house needed the house so we hunted, or rather dad did and found a place on Somerset Av, the next block over from where we were living. Housing was so hard to find because the war had stopped all types of construction. Anyway, we moved over there and stayed for nearly forty years. There were mud streets, no sidewalks, no water, no gas and only electric lights. The woods began right across the street from us. Some people by the name of Catt were living at the Somerset Av house when we bought it. They were unable to find a place to move, so we shared this house until they could find something. This association led to a lifetime friendship with these good people. My daughter Helen was born here on Feb 4, 1921 and my son Lynn Donald was born on May 26, 1928. School 67 was right across the street from us on Walnut Street, so I did not have the problem of seeing the children off to school. All of the children attended grade school 67 and all attended George Washington High School. When Blanche was little, she had a tendency to wander off from the time she was three years old. Twice I had to call the police to help find her. One time she was located at the fire station in Haughville, which was a little village about five or six miles from home. Another time she was enjoying refreshments at the Central State Hospital, also several miles from home. Later all the children would wander and I ran my legs off. Since Don was the baby of the family, he more or less grew up by himself. Today all of the children are married. Blanche and Helen have families of their own. On Aug 31, 1947 dad died suddenly with a heart attack. Don was in Japan serving his time with the U.S. Army. I was alone and faced with the problem of earning my living. Beulah's husband, Jesse Cox was just starting out in his own business and asked me to work for him. I was gland to have a steady job. Today he has a big business and after twenty five years of working for him I am now retired. I loved my work at Aero. Five years ago the school board decided to expand their school 67 facilities and make a parking lot. Eight families were involved, I among them, so I had to move and our old family home was torn down. I felt I was too old to get involved with any more property, so here I am in Meadow brook Apts, first floor, no responsibilities and no headaches. I no longer have Mildred come in and clean, so I keep fairly active. I will be 84 on Oct 31st. My sister Bertha, who lived in Menominie, WI with her daughter passed away this past winter, leaving me as the last survivor of my immediate family. I have been going on trips form more than twenty years and have been about everywhere in the world. Each year I wonder if I will be able to go the next year. I have thoroughly enjoyed all of them and met some very nice people. I sincerely think the United States is the greatest place on Earth. We have scenery that equals, or exceeds that in any other country. Every climate and every mode of transportation - and for other countries most are friendly and I can say " I have been there". Somewhere along the line I have neglected to tell about our family Christmases. Sometime during the summer my dad used to mark a tree in the woods, and about a week before Christmas he would wade through snow almost up to his waist and chop it down and bring it home. Mother would start baking cookies. Were were home from school for Christmas vacation and mother let us help. She made cookies with a hole in the middle (made the hole with her thimble, then she iced them and sprinkled sugar on them. We put strings through the holes to hang them on the tree. We popped corn and stung it, strung cranberries, made paper chain of tissue paper. The tree was enormous to us it it was beautiful. The candles were real and were in different colors. As for gifts, we didn't get much. I usually got a wide red ribbon and was I ever proud to have two wide bows on my long braided hair. Lidllies got a doll once and Ben a sled - the others I do not remember. Once we had a turkey and once a goose. I guess the rest of the time we had chicken. There were always homemade mince meat and pumpkin pies. On Christmas Eve we always had a "Stollen" which is a big thick coffee caked baked in a bundt pan. It was marvelous. Could my mother ever bake When company came for dinner, it was the custom for the children (us and their children) to wait until the adults ate, and I always had the horrible feeling there wouldn't be anything left for us, but somehow there always was. We went to the Methodist Church and I used to get to walk with a boy down the road. His name was Leonard Kaiser. I think I was in love with him. His family later moved to South Dakota and I never have seen him again. His family eventually moved back to Tony, but he did not come with them, and by that time I was living away from home in St. Paul - such is life We had no hobbies. My mother didn't believe in anything but work. There was a travelling library in town and I used to get books. My mother didn't believe in reading and I couldn't have a light, so I stuck the book in the window and read until the printing just ran together. Church and Sunday School were the only entertainment. The church put on a Christmas program and an Easter program, and being a very small town, everyone took part. It was mostly a Catholic town. Our schools put on programs too and my class was the first to graduate there. I wrote the class prophecy which foretold the future for the graduating class. Our teachers name was Alice M. Pratt. I still have my graduation certificate. When I was about sixteen years of age I dated a Swedish boy, who also lived down the road and over the next "bump" from the Kaiser family. His home was in Chicago. This romance died a natural death also.
Retrospection and bits of philosophy Every life must have headaches and heartaches. The things I have left out of this little chronicle were done deliberately. They could serve no good purpose and hurt no one. I only mention it because, like everyone, my life was not all a bed of roses. Like everyone the point is to rise above it. So many people have been so lovely and have left so many pleasant memories, why should I worry about the very few who were not so friendly I feel no malice, and I am going to spend my declining years remembering the good things in life. I have no worries and live in comfort - even luxury. I have been blessed with wonderful children. My health is great, and I keep fairly busy. Retiring has left me with one thing - I don't have to get up so early. All in all, I have had a good life and when it is time for me to go, I probably will dry up and blow away.
God bless you all

Given Name: Frieda

Occupation: Housewife

Change: Date: 30 JUN 2009

Note: Internment in Riverside Cemetary, Owen, Wisconsin.

Harvey L. Schwarze Obituary (1972)

Rites Held for Owen Resident

Owen - Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. today at the United church of Christ here for Harvey L. Schwarze, 68, of route 1, Owen, who died of an apparent heart attack at his home Thursday.

The Rev Hilding Peterson, pastor, officiated and burial was made in Riverside cemetery at Withee.
The Hoeper-Kraut Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.

Mr. Schwarze was born June 17, 1903, in Greenwood, and attended Greenwood schools. He was married to Martha Franz, Oct 26, 1927, in Greenwood. The couple resided in the town of Green Grove for 40 years and he had been employed at the Clark County Hospital, Owen, for over 10 years.

He was a member of the United church of Christ, and had served on the school board and the Green Grove Town Board.
Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Mrs. Henry (Beatrice) Nielsen, Greenwood; six granchildren; a sister, Miss Elanor Schwarze, Greenwood, and three brothers, Orlan and Ewald Schwarze, both of Greenwood; and Richard Schwarze, Castle, Wyo.

November 12, 1917 GREENWOOD GLEANER
"Thanks--I wish to express my thanks to all who gave me their votes and helped me win the pony, recently given away by the Greenwood Co-op Mercantine Co.-----Harvey Schwarze"
Family Note:
Harvey Lawrence Schwarze and his brother, Orlin Hugh, both won this Pony, which was named "Darling", as well as the buggy pictured below as well. At the time, "Harv" was 14 yrs. old, and his younger brother was 7yrs. old. It is Orlin who is in the buggy behind "Darling" in th1s photo. These boys were the sons of George & Freida (Kuhlmann) Schwarze who resided in Warner Township, Clark Co., WI near the town hall. They both attended the old Benjamin School which had originally been called the Herman Schwarze School. Herman and his wife, Christina, were the boys' grandparents.
Stan Schwarze

Given Name: Harve Lawrence (Harvey)

Confirmation: Date: 24 MAY 1918

Occupation: Farmer and Carpenter

Change: Date: 8 NOV 2003

Note: Martha Franz/Harvey Schwarze Marriage

Miss Martha Franz, Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Franz, was united in marriage to Mr. Harvey Schwarze at the brides home on route two (Greenwood, Clark County) Oct. 26, 1927, Rev. Vriesen officated.

The bride was attended by Miss Selma Franz as maid of honor and Mr. Orlin Schwarze attended the groom as man of honor.
The young couple will reside on the groom's parents farm near Greenwood. Their many friends wish them many years of happy wedded life.

Greenwood Gleaner (Nov 3, 1927)

Martha L Schwarze Obituary (1981)

Martha L. Schwarze, 78, of Greenwood died at 7 p.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph's Hospital, Marshfield. Death was due to an apparent heart attck.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Satureay at United Church of Christ, Owen. The Rev. Margaret Shepherd will officate and burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Withee.

Friends may call after 4 p.m. Friday at Maurina Funeral Home, Owen.

Martha Franz was born April 20, 1903 in Greenwood. She was married to Harvey Schwarze in October 1927 in Greenwood. Afer marriage she and her husband farmed in the township of Warner near Greenwood and then farmed in the twonship of Green Grove, near Owen. She worked at Clark County Health Care Center from 1956-58.

She had lived with sister, Minnie Laube in Owen until 1977 when she moved to Greenwood.

She was a member of United Church of Christ in Owen and the Sunsine Club, township of Green Grove.

Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Henry (Beatrice) Neilsen of Greenwood; four sisters, Mrs. Minnie Laube and Mrs. Selma Churkey, both of Owen, and Mrs. Mike (Meta) Bolf and Mrs. Harold (Arvilla) Horn, both of Greenwood; one brother, Leondo Franz of Wisconsin Rapids; six grandchildren; and three great grandchildren.
She was predeceased by her husband in January 1972 and four brothers.

Pallbearers will be five grandsons and one grandson-in-law.

Source: (Birth)
Abbreviation: Clark County Register
Title: Clark County Register
Name: Footnote
Name: ShortFootnote
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Name: Clark County Registar of Deeds
Address: Neilsville, WI
Address1: Neilsville, WI

Page: Vol 3, Page 200


Name: Page
Vol 3, Page 200
Note: 1:30 AM, Monday. Twin is Minnie.

Given Name: Martha Louise

Confirmation: Date: 20 MAR 1917

Occupation: Housewife

Change: Date: 5 NOV 2003

Note: Beatrice Schwarze Wedding (1949)

June 25, 1949

White satin with a lace-trimmed yoke, long sleeves and a lace-edged train, was worn by the bride. Her lace edged finger-tip veil was attached to a crown of seed pearls and rhinestones. She carried a bouquet of pink roses.
Mrs. Louie Neilsen, Milwaukee, sister-in-law of the groom was matron of honor in a yellow taffeta gown with a peplum in the back.

Orchid and green dresses, fashioned with hoop skirts and net yokes were worn by the other bridal aides, Mrs. Harvey Behringer, Marshfield, and Miss Lila Richmond, Greenwood. They had matching headdresses and all carried mixed colonial bouquets. Nancy Franz, Greenwood, cousin of the bride was flower girl in a frock identical to those of the bridal aides.
Louis Nielsen, Milwaukee, was best man for his brother. Other attendants of the groom were Harvey Behringer and Theodore Schlinsog, Loyal. Ushers were Augie Nielsen, Greenwood, brother of the groom, and Harold Laube, Owen, cousin of the bride. Wayne Nielsen, Greeenwood, was ring bearer.

Dinner was served to 150 people at Ted Wessels, Greenwood.

The Bride is a graduate of Owen High School. Mr. Nielsen is engaged in farming at Greenwood where the couple will live.
Included among the out-of-town guests were Mr. and Mr. Harold Monty and son, John, Watertown; Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Laberg and family, Neillsville; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Schlinsog and son, Dick and bud Schlinsog, Loyal; Fran Jensenovec and Miss Mary Sloga, North Chicago, Ill; Bud Behringer, Marshfield; Mr. and Mrs. Niels Nielsen and son, David, Miss Patsy Nelson and Howard Nielsen, Milwaukee; Miss Eleanore Schwarze, Highland Park, Ill; and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Stumpner, Holcombe.
The Gleaner joins their many friends in extending congratulations and best wishes for many years of happy wedded life.

BioM: Schwarze, Beatrice E. (1949)
Posted By: Stan
Date: Monday, 8 January 2007, at 6:46 p.m.
Surnames: NIELSEN SCHWARZE BEHRINGER RICHMOND FRANZ SCHLINSON LAUBE
----- Source: : Greenwood Gleaner (Greenwood, Clark Co., Wis.) 07/??/1949
----- Schwarze, Beatrice E. (25 JUN 1949)
Now on a northern Wisconsin honeymoon are Mr. and Mrs. Henry Nielsen, who were married Saturday, June 25, 1949, at the United Lutheran Church, Greenwood (Clark Co., Wis.).
The bride is the former Beatrice Eleanor Schwarze, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Schwarze, Owen. Mr. and Mrs. John Nielsen, greenwood, are the parents of the groom. Officiating at the service was the Rev. (some of my copy was cut off)
White satin with a lace-trimmed yoke, long sleeves and lace-edged train, was worn by the bride. Her lace-edged finger-tip veil was attached to a crown of seed pearls and rhinestones. She carried a bouquet of pink roses.
Mrs. Louie Nielsen, Milwaukee, sister-in-law of the groom, was matron of honor in a yellow taffeta gown with a peplum in the back.
Orchid and green dresses, fashioned with hoop skirts and net yokes, were worn by the other bridal aides, Mrs. Harvey Behringer, Marshfield, and Miss Lila Richmond, Greenwood. They had matching headdresses and all carried mixed colonial bouquets. Nancy Franz, Greenwood, cousin of the bride, was flower girl in a frock identical to those of the bridal aides.
Louie Nielsen, Milwaukee, was best man for his brother. Other attendants of the groom wer e Harvey Behringer and Theodore Sclingsog, Loyal. Ushers were Augie Nielsen, Greenwood, brother of the groom, and Harold Laube, Owen, cousin of the bride. Wayne Nielsen, Greenwood, was ring bearer.
Dinner was served to 150 people at the Ted Wessels, Greenwood.
The bride is a graduate of Owen High School. Mr. Nielsen is engaged in farming at Greenwood where the couple will live.
Included among the out of town guests were Mr. and Mrs. Harold Monty and son, John, Watertown; Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Loberg and family, Neillsville; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Schlinsog and son, Dick and bud Schlinsog, Loyal; Frank Jesenovec and Miss Mary Sluga, North Chicago, Ill.; Bud Behringer, Marshfield; Mr. and Mrs. Niels, Nielsen and son, David, Miss Patsy Nelson and Howard Nielsen, Milwaukee; Miss Eleanor Schwarze, Highland Park, Ill.; and Mr. and Mrs. Emil Strempner, Holcombe.
The Gleaner joins their many friends in extending congratulations and best wishes for many y ears of happy wedded life.

Given Name: Beatrice Eleanor

Confirmation: Date: 12 OCT 1946

Change: Date: 16 SEP 2002