Obit: Berthold, Leonard Glyn #2 (1926 - 1959)

Contact: Dolores Mohr Kenyon

Email: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Berthold, Clintsman, Beyer, Dollasse, Griswold, Markham, Accola, Wilson, Gasser, Preston, Hoest, Carlson, Marcott, Wepfer, Schwantes, Zahoska, Schwartz, Brockhaus, Hribar, Kippenhan, Briski, Thomas, Hatton, Barnett, Scholze, O’Leary, Swanger, Halman, Topinka, Krisher, Pearson, Peckham, Williams, Behrens, Anderson, Ziegler

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) December 17, 1959

Berthold, Leonard Glyn (26 December 1926 - 9 December 1959)

Funeral services wee conducted Saturday from the Georgas Funeral Home for Leonard Glyn Berthold, 32, of Willard, Rt. 1, who died December 9, at the University Hospital at Madison.  Services were conducted by Charles Preston and Ervin Hoest of Wausau, and burial was made in the Neillsville City Cemetery.

Mr. Berthold was born December 26, 1926, in Willard, where he attended the Wildwood School. He was engaged in farming most of his life, with the exception of two years when he was employed by an implement company in Neillsville.  He was the son of Morris and Celia (Clintsman) Berthold.

He is survived by his mother, a sister, Miss Lorraine Berthold, Minneapolis, Minn.; and two brothers, Donald of Greenwood and Victor of Willard.

Pallbearers were Robert Beyer, William Dollasse, Fred Griswold, Arthur Griswold; Nathan Markham and Neal Accola.  Singers were Miss Doris Wilson and Miss Bythia Gasser of Eau Claire.

People from away here for the services were: Arvid Carlson, Mrs. LaVern Marcott, Mrs. Myron Wepfer, and Mrs. Arvid Carlson all of Abbottsford; Mr. and Mrs. John Schwantes, John H. Zahoska, Selma Schwartz and Mrs. Harold Brockhaus, Colby; Walter Hribar, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Kippenhan, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Briski, Mrs. M. Thomas, and Helen, Mr. and Mrs. E. Hatton, Walter Berthold, Edelie, Madeline and Francis Clintsman, and William Dollase, Greenwood; Warren Barnett, Jarrl Barnett, Eau Claire; Mr. and Mrs. Oswald Accola and children, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Griswold and girls, Arthur Griswold, Fred Griswold, Neal Accola, and Mrs. Fred Griswold, Pittsville; Mr. and Mrs. Louis Scholze, Mrs. Clara Scholze, and Mrs. Emma O’Leary, Humbird; and Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Swanger, Wisconsin Rapids; Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Carlson, Curtiss; Mr. and Mrs. Albert Halman, Fairchild; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Topinka and family, and Elaine Krisher, Marshfield; Mr. and Mrs. Victor Topinka and family, Mr. and Mrs. B. Pearson and Mr. and Mrs. William Peckham, Medford; Mr. and Mrs. George Topinka, Stratford; Bessie M. Williams, Thorp; Mr. and Mrs. William J. Behrens, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Anderson, Mrs. Celia Berthold, Victor Berthold, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ziegler, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ziegler, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Ziegler, Willard; and Mr. and Mrs. James Topinka, Merrillan.