Obit: Harry, William (1879 - 1960)

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Surnames: Harry, Stauber, Becker, Weber, Allar, Foster, Brill, Hoople, Reeves, Schramm, Tennis, Pohl, Yost, Schultz, Morgan, Travis, Holmes, Johnson, Baumer

----Source: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark Co., Wis.) 07/07/1960

Harry, William (13 July 1879 - 7 July 1960)

William Harry died this Thursday morning at the Clark county hospital. Funeral services will be held Monday morning in St. Mary’s church.

----Source: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark Co., Wis.) 07/14/1960

Funeral services of William Harry, who died at the age of 80 years at the Clark county hospital at Owen last Thursday, were held at St. Mary’s Catholic church last Monday morning, Rev. James Stauber officiating, and burial was made in the Colby (Colby, Clark Co. Wis.) Cemetery. Pall bearers were Wilbur Becker, Lawrence Weber, George Allar, Marc Foster, Joe Brill, John Brill.

William Harry was born on July 13, 1879, in the town of Unity, Wis. He married Lena Hoople on May 10, 1904, who died in 1930. His second marriage took place in June, 1934, when he married Neva Reeves. They engaged in farming in the town of Colby, Wis. The past five years he made his home at the county hospital.

He is survived by his wife.

Out of town people here for the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Leo Schramm of Glencoe, Ill., Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Tennis of Kimberly, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Pohl and family and Robert Pohl of Milwaukee, Mrs. Melvin Tennis, Mrs. Leon Yost, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Tennis, Mr. and Mrs. Orville Schultz of Unity, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Morgan and family of Fond du Lac, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Travis of Augusta, Mrs. Emma Holmes of Fairchild, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Reeves of Abbotsford, Mr. and Mrs. Lenard Johnson of Owen, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Baumer of Dorchester, Wis.

Mr. Harry was well known for his industrious habits and fine Christian character, and, being of a kind and congenial disposition, had many friends.

 

 


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