Obit: Seif, Grace Bell (1880 - 1951)

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Surnames: Seif, Wildish, Nulton, Foote, Foster, Frantz, Short, Svetlik, Wagner, Larson, Smith, Peters, Gerboth, Church

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) November 15, 1951

Seif, Grace Bell (8 June 1880 - 11 November 1951)

Mrs. Grace Bell Seif, age 71, of 409 W. Fourth Street, died at the Neillsville hospital on Sunday at 2:50 p.m. She entered the hospital several days ago. Death was due to complications.

Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon at two o’clock from the Bergemann Funeral Home with the Rev. Virgil Nulton officiating. Interment was made in the Neillsville City Cemetery.

Mrs. Grace Seif, nee Grace Wildish, was born in the Town of Grant, on June 8, 1880. She spent the greater part of her life in and around Neilslville. In 1903, she was married to Frank Seif and with her husband moved to Webster, Mont., making their home there until 1919, when her husband died. She then moved back to Neillsville and took up nurses’ training in Marshfield. She was employed at Gilman for several years and in 1943 she came here to make her home with her sister.

She is survived by her sister, Laura V. Wildish of Neillsville, and two brothers, George Wildish of Miles City, Mont., and Harry Wildish of Baker, Mont.

Four brothers preceded her in death.

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) November 22, 1951

Funeral Services were held on Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. for Mrs. Grace Wildish Seif at the Bergemann Funeral Home. Interment was made in the Neillsville City Cemetery with the Rev. Virgil Nulton officiating.

Pallbearers were: Oscar Foote, Leo Foster, Robert Frantz, Ed Short, Frank Svetlik, and Robert Wagner.

Mrs. Tom Larson was in charge of the floral offerings. Mrs. Helen C. Smith sang two selections accompanied by Mrs. Robert Peters.

Persons from out of town attending the rites included Mrs. Irv Gerboth and Mrs. Eugene Church of Milwaukee, and Mrs. Bertha Wildish of Highlandale, Wis.

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