Obit: White, Sylvia (1913 - 1970)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: White, Johnson, Hansen, Morochnick, Tellier, Jackson, Mazola, Walker, Seelow, Prock, Mortenson, Tiedemann, Guadani, Murray, Pellinger, Ehler, Berman, Korth, Duckett, Olson, O’Brien, McBride, Brown, Rowe, Wren, Frances, Panagiotaros, Wanish, Peterson, Helwig, Kirn, Franz, Peters, Scott, Yons

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 2/26/1970

White, Sylvia (19 January 1913 - 20 February 1970)

Mrs. Sylvia White, 57, of Milwaukee, formerly of Neillsville, died at Milwaukee General Hospital February 20. Funeral services were held Monday at 1:30 p.m. from the Georgas Funeral Home with the Rev. George E. Yons, pastor of the United Church of Christ officiating. Burial was made in the Neillsville City Cemetery.

Mrs. White, daughter of Harry and Christine (Johnson) Hansen, Taylor, N. D. She moved with her family to Catawba and when she was eight they moved to Clark County, where she attended the Eaton Center and Mound Schools. Her marriage to Francis White took place at Neillsville in August, 1934. Mr. White died in 1959. She had lived the last 28 years in Milwaukee.

Survivors include her mother, Mrs. Christine Hansen of Humbird; nine children, Mrs. Martin (Joan) Morochnick of Dallas, Tex., Mrs. Jerold (Patricia) Tellier, Dixie, Carla, Cynthia, Roger, Jerry, Randy and Robert, all of Milwaukee; seven sisters, Mrs. Robert (Genevieve) Jackson of Greenwood, Mrs. Belle Mazola of Roselle, Ill., Mrs. Dewey (Evelyn) Walker of Fairchild, Mrs. Kenneth (Eleanore) Seelow of Milwaukee, Mrs. M. (Lila) Johnson of Gardiner, Mont.; and Mrs. Harold (Pearl) Prock and Mrs. Robert (Carol) Mortenson, both of Neillsville; four brothers, Melnard Hansen of Greenwood, Orbert Hansen of Gardiner, Mont., Everett Hansen of Neillsville and Leland Hansen of Granton; and six grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Eugene Seelow, Larry Hansen, Richard Seelow, Edward L. Mazola, Wayne Jackson and John Mazola, Jr. Mrs. May Peters sang, “O for a Closer Walk with Thee” and “Just As I am” accompanied by Mrs. Jess W. Scott.

Those attending from out of town included, Mr. and Mrs. Roger White, Mr. and Mrs. Jerold Tellier, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry White, Miss Dixie White, Dale Tiedemann, Carla and Cynthia White, Randy and Robert White, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Seelow, Miss Mary Guadani, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Seelow, Mr. and Mrs. John Mazola, Jr., Tom Murray, Rae Lynne Pellinger, Randy Ehler, Joe Berman, Charles Korth, Gary Duckett, Chuck Olson, Mrs. Dewayne Seelow, Mr. and Mrs. Gene O’Brien, Gary and Gregory O’Brien, and Eugene Seelow, all of Milwaukee; Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Walker and family and Mrs. Janet McBride of Fairchild; Mrs. Christine Hansen of Humbird; Mrs. Martin Morochnick and son, David, of Dallas, Tex.; Mr. and Mrs. Larry Hansen of Wausau; Mrs. Dennis Brown of Minneapolis, Minn.; Mrs. Helen Rowe of Bloomer; Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Wren of West Bend; Mrs. Edna Frances of Unity; Mrs. Belle Mazola, Mr. and Mrs. Nick Panagiotaros and daughter, and Edward Mazola of Roselle, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jackson, Wayne Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. Melnard Hansen and Marilyn Jackson of Greenwood; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Wanish and Mr. and Mrs. Arne Peterson of Catawba; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Helwig and Lerri of Elgin, Ill.; Mr and Mrs. Leland Hansen and Lorraine Hansen of Granton; Mrs. Roger Kirn of Willard and Mrs. Paul Franz of Elk Mound.