Obit: Meske, Frank #4 (1891 - 1959)

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Surnames: Meske, Bojarski, Tylka, Huls, Mueller

----Source: Thorp Courier (Thorp, Clark Co., Wis.)  12/03/1959

Meske, Frank #4 (30 JUL 1891 - 20 NOV 1959)

Last rites for Frank Meske, 68, were held at St. Hedwig’s Church here on Monday, Nov. 23^rd at 10 a.m.  Father Francis Disher said the requiem Mass, assisted by Father Connie Chilicki and Father Przybylski.

Mr. Meske, a well-know cheesemaker of the Town of Reseburg (Clark Co., Wis.), passed away at his home there at one o’clock Friday morning, Nov. 20^th, 1959 of a heart attack.

The deceased was born in Chicago on July 30, 1891, and resided there as a boy.  He came to Thorp with his parents in 1903 and lived on a farm in the Town of Withee until manhood.  Starting to learn the art of cheese making at an early age, he pursued the profession for nearly fifty years and at various periods owned and operated several factories in the vicinity of Thorp.  He still owned and operated the Lone Pine Cheese Factory and store located in Reseburg at the time of death.  For a short time he operated a farm near Abbotsford.

He was united in marriage to Anna Bojarski on June 24, 1924 at St. Hedwig’s Church, Thorp.

Surviving him are his wife, Anna, one son, Joseph, two daughters, Delores, Mrs. Leon Tylka of Thorp, and Theresa, Mrs. Bob Huls of Chippewa Falls, two brothers, George and Harry Meske of Thorp, and one sister, Margaret Mueller of Chicago.

He was laid to rest in St. Hedwig’s Parish Cemetery.  Pallbearers were Casimer Bojarski, Joe Bojarski, Tony Bojarski, Stanley Bojarski, Walter Bojarski and Charles Mueller.

Following are the persons from out of town who were her to attend the funeral:  Mr. and Mrs. Frank Serocki, Mr. and Mrs. Don Palmer, all of Beardsley, Minn.; Paul Serocki, Browns Valley, Minn.; Miss Carol Bojarksi, Mrs. Gus Serocki, Mr. and Mrs. Norbert Serocki, Mrs. Victory (Tilly) Ortman, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Shepperd, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Swigon, Tony Serocki, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Serocki, Raymond Serocki, Mr. and Mrs. Al Granacki, Clay Granacki, Miss Marlene Granacki, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wisniewski, and Richard Jr., Walter Bojarski, Stanley Bojarski, George Laurance, Mrs. Margaret Mueller, Charles Mueller, George Woll, Joe Zeilinski, Leo Zeilinski, Julia Cobay, Martha Ranhowski, Bruno Kobylinski, Lester Koolodge, all of Chicago, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Przesmicki, Mrs. Victoria Sapa, Minneapolis, Minn.; Lester Benning, Marshfield; John Wuethrich, Jim Mc Duel, Greenwood; Rev. D.K. Wiler, Mr. and Mrs. Arnie Huls, Chippewa Falls; Mr. and Mrs. Peter Slowiak, Stanley; W. Beckman, Eau Claire.