Obit: Oestreich, Theresa (1865 - 1951)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
Email: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org  

Surnames: Oestreich, Meuche, Lucht, Wood, Yde, Vogel

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) January 11, 1951

Oestreich, Theresa (30 July 1865 - 4 January 1951)

Funeral services for Mrs. Theresa Oestreich, 85, a resident of Loyal for 33 years, were held on Saturday, January 6, from the funeral home. Death came on Thursday at her home in Loyal as a result of old age complications. Burial was made in the Loyal Cemetery.

Mrs. Oestreich, nee Meuche was born July 30, 1865, in Germany. She came to the United States at the age of 18 and lived with a sister in Neillsville until her marriage.

She was married near Granton on August 14, 1884, to Adolph Oestreich. After their marriage they farmed in the Town of Sherman until their retirement in 1917 when they moved to Loyal. Her husband preceded her in death in 1939.

Surviving are the following children: Frank of Loyal, Walter of Park Falls, Harry of Wisconsin Rapids, Mrs. Charles (Elsie) Lucht of Spencer, Mrs. Edna Wood of Little Rock, Ark., Mrs. Jense (Lorena) Yde of Roy, Mont., and Mrs. William (Evelyn) Vogel of Valley City, N. D. Three children preceded her in death. Also surviving are 25 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren and a sister in Germany.

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