Obit: Lindner, Andrew Michael (1894 - 1958)

Contact: Dolores Mohr Kenyon

Email: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 
 

Surnames: Lindner, Gries, Stewart, Merkel, Hughes, Bushman, Schmitz, Denk, Novak, Hartung  
 

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) December 4, 1958 
 

Lindner, Andrew Michael (13 February 1894 - 24 November 1958) 
 

Andrew Michael Lindner of route 2, Loyal, died November 24, at the Park Falls hospital, where he was taken following a heart attack suffered that morning.  He had been hunting with his brothers at their hunting cabin, eight miles northwest of Glidden since November 13. 
 

Mr. Lindner was born February 13, 1894, at Millston, and received his education there.  He came to the Loyal area with his parents in 1910. 
 

On June 23, 1920, he was married to Katherine Gries in St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Greenwood by the Rev. John Novak.  They have lived since on their farm, 4 ½ miles east of Greenwood.  He was a member of the Loyal Town board, a member and trustee of St. Mary’s church, and belonged to the Holy Name Society and the Knights of Columbus. 
 

He is survived by his wife, four daughters, Mrs. Glenn (Rita) Stewart of Glidden, Mrs. Eugene (Theresa) Merkel and Mrs. Michael (Joan) Hughes, both of Marshfield, and Carmen Lindner, student at St. Joseph’s School Nursing at Marshfield; four sons, Robert and Andrew, Jr., of Muskego, Vincent of Loyal, and Thomas at home; 19 grandchildren; five brothers, Matt, Casper and Erhardt of Loyal, John and Anton of Greenwood; and three sisters, Mrs. Mary Bushman of Loyal, Mrs. Catherine Schmitz and Mrs. Gerold (Anna) Denk, both of Greenwood. 
 

Funeral services were held Friday morning from the St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Greenwood.  Burial was made in the parish cemetery. The Rev. Edward Hartung officiated. 
 

Pallbearers were: Herbert, Arthur and James Lindner, Donald Bushman, Hubert Schmitz and Romaine Denk.