----Source: Tribune-Record-Gleaner (Clark County, Wis.) 10/21/1981

Wehrman, William (1894 - 1981)

Rev. Joseph R. Kraly will officiate at funeral service at 11 a.m., Friday, Oct. 23, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Loyal, for William Wehrman, 87, of 203 E. Mill, Loyal.

Mr. Wehrman died Monday afternoon, Oct. 19, 1981, at Memorial Hospital, Neillsville.

Interment will be in the Loyal Lutheran Cemetery. Full Military rites will be conducted by the Loyal American Legion.

The body will lie in state at Rinka Funeral Home, Loyal, after 3 p.m., Thursday, and after 9:30 a.m., Friday at the church.

William Wehrman was born on Aug. 16, 1894, in Greenwood, Clark County, to the late William and Henrietta (nee Klemme) Wehrman. He received his education at Decker School.

He was married to Martha Lemke on April 15, 1921, at Loyal. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 1971 and their 60th anniversary in 1981.

He farmed in the Town of Beaver for 36 years, then moved to Loyal in 1958.

He was a World War I Veteran and a member of the Loyal American Legion Post for 62 years.

He is survived by his wife eight sons, Donald of Bolingbrook, Ill., Herbert of Withee, Ray of Oshkosh, Allen of Loyal, Wilfred of Loyal, dale of Milwaukee, Victor of Memphis, Tenn., and Harvey of Houston, Texas three daughters, Mrs. Louie (Agnes) LaBarge of Arpin, Mrs. Elaine Gabrovic of Conrath and Mrs. Gerald (Alice) Kobiske of Loyal one brother, Oscar of Greenwood 42 grandchildren and 36 great-grandchildren.

Preceding him in death was one daughter, Dolores five sisters and five brothers. Rinka Funeral Home, Loyal, is handling arrangements.