Obit: Seelow, Sarah (1897 - 1973)

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Surnames: Seelow, Hoensel, Pedder, Burr, Schnabel, Carl, Zink, Harrington, Snyder, Ayers, Tellier, Luebke, Kirn, Beck, Radke, DeSmidt, Hensel, Roeker, Simms, Johnson, Nelson, Erickson, Mazola, Hanson, Kaudy, Trogner, Yakesh, Warren, Glass, Opelt, Larsen, Resong, Dux, Peters, Zoutendam, Clark

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 7/19/1973

Seelow, Sarah (23 September 1897 - 11 July 1973)

Funeral services were held Saturday morning from the United Church of Christ for Mrs. William (Sarah) Seelow of Neillsville who died July 11 at the age of 75. The Rev. Gary Clark officiated and burial was made in the North Pine Valley Cemetery. The Georgas Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Sarah Seelow, the daughter of Robert L. and Ruth E. (Hoensel) Pedder, was born September 23, 1897, at La Crosse. She grew up and was educated in Arcadia and taught school there for a time. Her marriage to William Seelow took place June 16, 1921, in Minneapolis, Mn.

The Seelow’s came to the Neillsville area following their marriage and farmed until 1954 when they moved into the city. Four years later, they moved to Cudahy where she was employed at the Woolworth Store until 1965 when they retired and returned to their home in Neillsville.

Mrs. Seelow was a member of the United Church of Christ, the American Legion Auxiliary, the Women of the Moose, and the American Red Cross Volunteers (Grey Ladies), of which she was serving as treasurer at the time of her death.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by 10 children: Kenneth Seelow of Milwaukee, Mrs. Ken (Lila) Burr of Chili, Mrs. Leon (June) Schnabel, Mrs. Herman (Berdella) Carl, Russell Seelow and Frederick Seelow all of Neillsville, Mrs. Larry (Celone) Zink of Cudahy, Mrs. Richard (Janet) Harrington of Milwaukee, Mrs. Terry (Beverly) Snyder of Simpsonville, S.C., and William Seelow, Jr. of Tucson, Az. She is also survived by 29 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Bryan Glass, Elroy Johnson, Carl Opelt, Soren Larsen, Joe Resong and Art Dux. Mrs. Robert Peters was the soloist, and Mrs. Wayne Zoutendam, the accompanist.

Among those who attended the services were the following from out-of-town: Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Seelow, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Harrington and family, Mrs. Lucy Harrington, Harry Ayers, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Tellier, Mr and Mrs. Richard Seelow and son and Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Seelow and daughter, Milwaukee; Mr. and Mrs. Larry Zink and family, Diane Schnabel, George Luebke and David Zink, Cudahy; Mr. and Mrs. Terry Snyder and family, Simpsonville, S.C.; Mr. and Mrs. William Seelow, Jr., and family, Tucson, Az.; Mr. and Mrs. Ken Burr, Chili; Mr. and Mrs. Ken Kirn and family, Harry Beck and Mrs. Marvin Radke, Loyal; Mr. and Mrs. M. Kenneth DeSmidt, Kathryn Hensel, and Mrs. John Roeker, Madison;

Mrs. William Simms, Greenville, S.C.; Mrs. Morris Johnson, Wisconsin Rapids; Eugene Carl, La Crosse; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Carl, Nekoosa; Mr and Mrs. Randy Nelson and sons, Racine; Mrs. Ted Erickson, Eau Claire; Mrs. Belle Mazola, Humbird; Mr. and Mrs. Melnard Hanson and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Kaudy, Greenwood; Mr. and Mrs. John Trogner, Stoughton; Mrs. Robert Yakesh, Bloomer and Otto Warren, Seattle, Wa.

The Women of the Moose, American Legion Auxiliary and American Red Cross Volunteers attended the services in a body.
           

 

 


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