Obit: Kalsow, Genevieve (1915 - 1992)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon

Surnames: Kalsow, Boll, Oldham, Hagen

----Sources: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark County, Wis.) Sept. 30,1992

Kalsow, Genevieve (5 May 1915 - 23 Sept. 1992)

Genevieve Kalsow, 77, 216 Sunset Place, Neillsville, WI died at 5:10 p.m., Wednesday, September 23, 1992 at Neillsville Memorial Home in Neillsville, Wis.

Genevieve Kalsow was born May 5,1915 to William and Emma (Boll) Oldham in the town of Pine Valley, Clark County, Wis. She was educated at town of Weston. She first was married to Vernon Hagen son of Mr. and Mrs. Gus Hagen on May 30, 1933 and they later divorced. After school she worked at Milwaukee for a short time. After returning, she married Raymond L. Kalsow on August 9, 1939, in the town of Weston, Clark County, WI. He died May 29,1989. She and her husband farmed in the town of Weston all of their married life. In the early 1950’s she purchased and operated the Globe Store at HOG corners at Globe for 15 years.

Surviving is one son Wilbur Hagen, Iron, Minn., three brothers Ray Oldham and William Oldham, both of Neillsville, and Lafayette Oldham, Helena, Ohio, 10 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, a sister, Daisy; and 2 brothers, Charles and Joseph.

Services were held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 26, 1992 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, at Globe, with the Rev. Paul Reede officiating. Karen Hoppa was the accompanist for congregational singing. Visitation was held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday evening, September 25, at Gesche Funeral Home, Neillsville, and for one hour prior to the service time at the church.

Pallbearers were Lewis Dux, Howard Schultz, Norman Poppe, Gordon Thoma, Robert Kalsow and Herb Henchen. Burial was in Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery, Globe, WI.