Obit: Howard, Vern G. (1895- 1978)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Howard, Musil, Brown, Larson, Drescher, Adler, Short, Humke, Toburen, Bender, Krutsch, Woik, Dietrich, Stremikis, Bergemann, Dane, Zieroth, Reynolds, Ahlberg, Leischow, Matthys, Sternitzky, Stejduhar, Meinhardt, Seibold, Schwellenbach, Stetzer

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 1/05/1978

Howard, Vern G. (27 March 1895* – 29 December 1977)

Funeral services were held Saturday for Vern G. Howard, 82, who died December 29. Masonic services were held at the Georgas-Gesche Funeral Home with burial in the Town of Grant Cemetery. Mrs. Iris Musil was the organist for the service. (*Birthdate gotten from cemetery index on site.)

Pallbearers included Walter “Buster” Brown, Dennis Larson, Robert Howard, Vernon Drescher, Richard Adler and Dale Short. Honorary pallbearers included former and present Clark Electric Board Members: George Humke, Delmar Toburen, Brice Bender, David Krutsch, Ralph Woik, Rollie Dietrich, August Stremikis, Eldore Humke and Harland Bergemann.

Friends and relatives from out of town included Mrs. Lavella Dane, Park Falls; Mr/Mrs. Bob Howard, Mr./Mrs. Merton Howard, Marshfield; Mr./Mrs. Clarion Howard, Wisconsin Rapids; Mr./Mrs. Vern Howard and family, Brookfield; Mr./Mrs. William Howard and family, Granton; Lt./Mrs. James Howard and sons, Granite City, Il.; Mr./Mrs. Edward Zieroth and family, Waconia, Mn.; Mr./Mrs. Walter Reynolds and daughter, Hollandale; Mr./Mrs. Kenneth Ahlberg, Barron; Mr./Mrs. Arthur Leischow, Waupaca; Mr./Mrs. Maynard Matthys, Kay and Jane, River Falls; Mr./Mrs. Larry Sternitzky and Wendy, Fall Creek; Mr./Mrs. Fred Stejduhar and Kenneth, Madison; Mr./Mrs. Norman Meinhardt, Owen; John Seibold, Greenwood; Mr./Mrs. BGen Schwellenbach, Christie; Mr./Mrs. Russel Stetzer, Black River Falls; and many neighbors and friends from the Granton and Neillsville area.