Obit: Elmer, Bertha (1904 - 1995)

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Surnames: ELMER FRANZ DECKER

 

----Source: TRG - Greenwood Library Scrapbook Collection,, 4/ /1993


BERTHA ELMER (1904-1995)


Bertha Elmer, 90, formerly of Greenwood, Clark County, died Monday, April 3, 1995, at Neillsville Memorial Medical Center.


Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 6, 1995, at Zion United Church of Christ, Greenwood. Rev. Robert Stauffer will officiate. Burial will be in the Greenwood City Cemetery.


Pallbearers will be Bruce Elmer, Arthur Franz, Tim Wendland, Charles Franz, Randy Schiferl and Arlen Eskildsen.


Visitation will be from 5-9 p.m. on Wednesday, April 5, at Rinka Funeral Home in Greenwood and on Thursday from 10 a.m. until the time of the service.


Bertha Franz was born on May 26, 1904, in the town of Warner, to William C. and Anna (nee Decker) Franz. She received her education at Braun Settlement School in the town of Warner. After School, she did domestic work in the Greenwood area and four years in Wauwatosa. She married Ernest Elmer on June 23, 1926, in the town of Warner. They farmed in the town of Warner until retiring in 1958. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 1976 and their 60th in 1986. Her husband died on Dec. 4, 1987. She moved into Greenwood and resided there until entering the nursing home in October of 1993. She was a member of Seventh Day Adventist Church, Marshfield, where she was very active, serving as a teacher and holding vrious offices. She held a Liver Life membership in the Clark County Historical Society. She sang with the Clark County Choraliers for many years and was also a member of the Come and Know Homemakers Club.


Survivors include two sons, Thomas (Marlene) Elmer, Greenwood and Lester (Faye) Elmer, Albuquerque, N.M. four grandchildren 12 great-grandchildren and one sister, Sophie Franz, Owen.


She was preceded in death by her husband her parents one son, Milton in infancy five brothers and two sisters.
Rinka Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements.

 

 

 

 

 

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