BioM: Fink, Lucille (1945)

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Surnames: FINK HASS MEINKE LUTZ HOFFMANN WEBER WIEGMAN GOSSE WIERSIG

----Sources: Marathon County Register (Unity, Clark Co. Wis.) 06/08/1945

Fink, Lucille (Marriage - 2 Jun. 1945)

On Saturday afternoon at 1 o’clock at the Zion Lutheran church at Colby occurred the marriage of Miss Lucille Fink, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis (Ida Wiegma) Fink of Colby, and Roland F. Hass, son of Mrs. Carl Meinke of Unity. The double ring ceremony was performed by the Rev. Otto Hoffmann. Music was supplied by Ervin Lutz, organist.

The bride was given in marriage by her father and wore a princess style gown of rayon taffeta with wide lace insets bordering the sweetheart neckline and in the long entrained skirt. Her fingertip veil was held in place with a coronet of white beads. She wore a gold cross, a gift of the groom and a rhinestone pin worn by her mother on her wedding day 42 years ago, and carried a blue handkerchief. Her bouquet consisted of gardenias and swansonia. Miss Esther Weber of Marshfield, a cousin of the groom, as maid of honor, wore a gown of white net over satin made with a shirred bodice and full skirt. Her white shoulder length veil was fastened to a headdress of white flowers. The bridesmaids were Miss Bernita Wiegman, cousin of the bride, and Miss Marion Gosse. Miss Wiegman wore a gown of blue net with large bows on the full skirt, and Miss Gosse’s gown of pink net was fashioned with a row of tiny pink buttons on the front of the bodice, and small flowers of net on the full skirt. Both wore matching shoulder length veils caught to matching flower headdresses. All three attendants carried colonial bouquets of mixed spring flowers and wore pins, gifts of the bride.

The groom was attended by his brothers, Frank and Reuben Hass, and LaVerne Weber of Marshfield. Rheinhart Wiersig, cousin of the groom, and Walter Fink, brother of the bride, acted as ushers. The bride’s mother wore a gray and white dress with black accessories and the groom’s mother was attired in a blue dress with white accessories. Following the ceremony, a reception was ***The rest of the article is cut off and unavailable at the time of transcription.***

1930 Federal Census, Hull, Marathon, Wisconsin, enumeration district number: 0031, family number: 172, sheet number and letter: 8B, line number: 92

Rolland F W Hass, white, single, male

Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Frank W Hass M 35 Wisconsin (d. 4 Oct 1930)
wife Esther A Hass F 30 Wisconsin
son Reuben W Hass M 10 Wisconsin
son Rolland F W Hass M 8 Wisconsin
daughter Ella L Hass F 5 Wisconsin
son Frank A Hass M 2 Wisconsin

1940 Federal Census, Colby Town, Clark, Wisconsin, United States, enumeration district number: 10-5, family number: 158, sheet number and letter: 9B, line number: 46

Roland Hass, white, single, male
residence in 1935: T Hull, Marathon, Wisconsin

Household Members
head August Spann M 55 Wisconsin
wife Lena Spann F 45 Wisconsin
daughter Lavern Spann F 16 Wisconsin
daughter Viola Spann F 19 Wisconsin
hired hand Roland Hass M 18 (1922 Wisconsin)

1940 Federal Census, Colby, Colby City, Clark, Wisconsin, United States, enumeration district number: 10-4, family number: 144, sheet number and letter: 7A, line number: 16

Lucille Fink, white, single female
residence in 1935: Same Place

Household Members
head Louis Fink M 60 Wisconsin
wife Ida Fink F 55 Wisconsin
daughter Lucille Fink F 14 (1926 Wisconsin)

1940 Federal Census, Hull Town, Marathon, Wisconsin, United States, enumeration district number: 37-30, family number: 91, sheet number and letter: 5B, line number: 5

Carl F Meinke, white, married, male
residence in 1935: Same House

Household Members
head Carl F Meinke M 56 Wisconsin
wife Esther A Meinke F 40 Wisconsin
stepdaughter Ella L Haas F 15 Wisconsin
stepson Frank A Haas M 12 Wisconsin
son Norman C Meinke M 6 Wisconsin
daughter Gertrude J Meinke F 0 Wisconsin

Social Security Death Records

Roland Hass
birth date: 22 October 1921
social security number: 397-30-4505
place of issuance: Wisconsin
last residence: Washington, Wisconsin
zip code of last residence: 53095
death date: (9) January 1985
estimated age at death: 64

Lucille F. Hass
birth date: 1 April 1926
social security number: 390-24-0745
place of issuance: Wisconsin
last residence: Washington, Wisconsin
zip code of last residence: 53095
death date: 16 January 2007
estimated age at death: 81

Obit: Hass, Lucille Fink (1926 - 2007)

----Source: Myrhum ~ Patten Funeral Home

Death: Jan. 16, 2007, West Bend, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA

Lucille F. Hass, (nee Fink), age 80, of West Bend, passed away on Tuesday January 16, 2007 at Cedar Community Health & Rehab Center. She was born on April 1, 1926 in Colby to the late Louis and Ida (nee Weigman) Fink, and graduated from Colby, Wis. High School in the class of 1944. On June 2, 1945 Lucille was united in marriage to Roland Hass at Zion Lutheran Church in Colby. Together they made their home in Abbotsford until moving to West Bend in 1966. Lucille was employed at the former Amity Leather Company for many years, until her retirement. Roland preceded her in death in 1985. Lucille was a member of Pilgrim Lutheran Church. She loved to play bingo, and also enjoyed cards, puzzles, and crocheting. She is survived by four children, Jeanette (Russell) Guillaume of West Bend, Dale (Gloria) Hass of Kewaskum, Glen Hass of West Bend, and Linda (Donald) Krizan of Horicon; 12 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren; a sister, Mabel Schulz of Colby; three sisters-in-law, Ella Rapp of Marshfield, Winnifred Herrmann of Colby, and Gertrude (John) Alexander of Medford; two brothers-in-law, Frank (Theresa) Hass of LaCrosse, and Norman Meinke of Unity; other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by a sister, Leona Fink; two brothers, Walter Fink, and Raymond Fink. Funeral services will be held on Friday January 19th at 1:00 pm at the Myrhum ~ Patten Funeral Home. Rev. Joseph Fisher will officiate and burial will follow in Washington County Memorial Park. Visitation will be on Friday at the funeral home from 11:00 am until the time of service. Memorials to the Alzheimer's Association are appreciated.