Obit: Bredlau, Emil A. (1889 - 1961)

Contact: Dolores Mohr Kenyon

Email: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Bredlau, Bleuer, Lucht, Wirtz, Frederich, Lauby, Barker, Anliker, Carlson, Stibbs, Pagel, Hoesley, Wedekind, Roehl, Mullins, Johnson, Cline, Robertson, Brecker, Molle, Domers, Auberg, Wolfe, Stute, Anderson, Schiller, Eckes

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) May 25, 1961

Bredlau, Emil A. (7 April 1889 - 20 May 1961)

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday from the Myre Funeral Home in Loyal for Emil A. Bredlau, 72, of Rt. 2 Spencer, who died May 20, of cancer.  He had been confined to the hospital in Neillsville for several weeks.

Ralph Johnson, a lay speaker of Eau Claire, performed the funeral rites, and burial was made in the Loyal Cemetery.

A native of Clark County, Mr. Bredlau was born April 7, 1889, and had farmed all his life in the Loyal area.  He was married to Marie Bleuer on June 5, 1917, in West Bend, Ia.

He is survived by his widow and by four sons and six daughters: Mrs. Gerhardt (Emily) Lucht of Rt. 2, Spencer; Mrs. Edwin (Lucille) Wirtz of Mallard, Ia.; Mrs. Donald (Esther) Frederich of Marshfield; Mrs. Joseph (Dorothy) Lauby, of Denver, Colo.; Mrs. Ed (Arlene) Barker and Pat Bredlau, both of Madison; Robert Bredlau of Owen; Gerald of Milwaukee; and John of Manistique, Mich.

Relatives and friends from out of town attending the service included: Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bredlau, Owen; Mr. and Mrs. Pat Bredlau, and son, Madison; Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Bredlau, Milwaukee; Mr. and Mrs. Jon Bredlau, Manistique, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Wirtz and family, Mallard, Ia.; Mr. and Mrs. Donald Frederich and family Marshfield; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lauby and family, Denver, Colo.; Mr. and Mrs. Ed Barker, Madison; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bleuer and Mrs. Paul Bleuer, Rodman, Ia.; John Bleuer, Roland Bleuer, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Wirtz, West Bend, Ia.; Mrs. Delbert Anliker, Spencer, Ia.; Mr. and Mrs. Herman Carlson, St. Peter, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. Otto Stibbs, Dorchester; Mr. and Mrs. Chester Pagel, Medford; Mr. and Mrs. George Bredlau and family, Neillsville, Mrs. M. Hoesly, Mrs. Raymond Wedekind and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Roehl and family, Greenwood; Mr. and Mrs. Calton Mullins, Neillsville; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Johnson and daughter, Eau Claire; Mrs. George Cline, Greenwood; Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Robertson, Withee; Mrs. Adolph Molle and daughter, Withee; Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Domers and Mr. and Mrs. John Domers, Auburndale; Bernard Auberg, Owen; Mrs. Alma Bredlau, Spencer; Mr. and Mrs. Lon Wolfe, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wolfe and family, Auburndale; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Stute and family, Mr. and Mrs. Eric Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Schiller and family and Mrs. Lynn Eckes, all of Marshfield.