Obit: Ziegler, Theodore M. (1879 - 1966)

 

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon

E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

 

Surnames: Counsel, Ziegler, Ratsch, Babbe, Hoffmann, Liebzeit, Learman, Scharf, Parker, Alger, Klueckmann, Mayer, Lehmann, Lindloff

 

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 6/16/1966

 

Ziegler, Theodore M. (15 April 1879 - 8 June 1966)

 

Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon from St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Neillsville for Theodore M. Ziegler, 87, of Memorial Home, who died here June 8.  The Rev. Norman W. Lindloff officiated and burial was made in the Neillsville City Cemetery.

 

Mr. Ziegler was born April 15, 1879, in Cedarburg. The family moved to Clark County, where Mr. Ziegler attended county schools.  He was confirmed in St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church.

 

On November 20, 1905, he was married to the former Augusta Ratsch in St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church here. They engaged in farming in the Town of Seif for 48 years, and then moved to Neillsville in 1953.  He served as a member of the Wildwood School board for 20 years.

 

Mr. Ziegler is survived by his wife and six children: Mrs. Fred (Alvina) Babbe of Whitewater, Mrs.  Fred (Arnita) Hoffmann of Crosby Minn., Mrs. William (Lillian) Hoffmann of Berwyn, Ill., Alvin Ziegler of Neillsville, Harold Ziegler of Eau Claire and Clarence Ziegler of Brookfield.  Other survivors are two brothers, George of Wausau, and Adolph of Milwaukee; 13 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

 

Pallbearers were: William F. Hoffmann, Daniel, Dennis, James, Terance and Gary Ziegler, all grandsons. Victor Lehmann, organist accompanied Mrs. Harold Mayer as she sang "Abide O Dearest Jesus" and "Rock of Ages."

 

People from away here for the funeral were: Adolph Ziegler and Mr. and Mrs. Terance Ziegler and family of Milwaukee; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ziegler and family of Brookfield; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ziegler and family of Eau Claire; Mrs. Fred Babe of Whitewater; Mrs. Fred Hoffmann of Crosby, Minn.; Mrs. William F. Hoffmann of Berwyn, Ill.; Mrs. Harvey Liebzeit, Mrs. Clara Liebzeit, Mrs. Clarence Liebzeit, and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Learman, all of Greenwood.  Mr. and Mrs. Harold Scharf of Granton; Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Parker of Black River Falls; Arthur Ziegler of Marion; Mr. and Mrs. Roy Alger of Melvina; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Babbe, and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Babbe of Minneapolis, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. Ed Klueckmann; Mr. and Mrs. Forest Klueckmann and family of Fall Creek; and George Ziegler of Wausau.

 

Bio: Ziegler, Theodore M. (15 April 1879 - 8 June 1966)

 

1930 Federal Census, Seif, Clark, Wisconsin, United States, Sheet A, # 1


Head: Theodore Ziegler, Male, Age: 51, Married, White, Birthplace: Wisconsin, Father's Birthplace: Wisconsin, Mother's Birthplace: Bohemia
Household
Husband: Theodore Ziegler Head Male 51 Wisconsin
Wife: Augusta Ziegler Wife Female 46 Germany
Alvin Ziegler Son Male 15 Wisconsin
Harold Ziegler Son Male 10 Wisconsin
Clarence Ziegler Son Male 8 Wisconsin

 

1940 Federal Census, Seif Town, Clark, Wisconsin, United States

 

 

Head: Theodore M Ziegler, White Married Male Age: 60 (1880), Birthplace: Wisconsin, Last Residence: Seif, Clark, Wisconsin
 

Household
Theodore M Ziegler Head Male 60 Wisconsin
Augusta R Ziegler Female 56 Married White Wife Germany 1884 Seif, Clark, Wisconsin
Harold T Ziegler Male 20 Single White Son Wisconsin 1920 Seif, Clark, Wisconsin
Clarence A Ziegler Male 18 Single White Son Wisconsin 1922 Seif, Clark, Wisconsin

 

Neighbors
Victor H Counsel Male 39 Married White Head Wisconsin 1901 Seif, Clark, Wisconsin
Mary Counsel Female 35 Married White Wife Norway 1905 Seif, Clark, Wisconsin
Ardith I Counsel Female 10 Single White Daughter Wisconsin 1930 Seif, Clark, Wisconsin
Margery M Counsel Female 3 Single White Daughter Wisconsin 1937
Edward A Ziegler Male 56 Married White Head Wisconsin 1884 Same Place
Ida B Ziegler Female 48 Married White Wife Germany 1892 Same Place
Louis L Ziegler Male 11 Single White Son Wisconsin 1929 Same Place
Marvin W Ziegler Male 24 Married White Son Wisconsin 1916 Same Place
Marian J Ziegler Female 21 Married White Wife Wisconsin 1919 Rural
Ronald L Ziegler Male 0 Single White Son Wisconsin 1940
Arthur E Ziegler Male 28 Married White Head Wisconsin 1912 Same Place
Marion M Ziegler Female 27 Married White Wife Poland 1913 Same Place
Erline J Ziegler Female 7 Single White Daughter Wisconsin 1933 Same Place
Duwayne E Ziegler Male 6 Single White Son Wisconsin 1934 Same Place
Eldon A Ziegler Male 0 Single White Son Wisconsin 1940

 

Obit: Ziegler, Clarence (1922 - 1993)

 

Clarence Ziegler
United States Social Security Death Index
Age 71, Birth - 30 Jan 1922, State Wisconsin
Last Place of Residence Washington, Wisconsin
Previous Residence Postal Code 53022
Event Date 29 Jan 1993

 

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Bio: Zeigler, Arthur Emil Jr. (14 May 1911 - 22 May 1984)

 

1915  New York State Census, Tusten, Sullivan, New York, United States, House Number 40, Page 17

 

Arthur E Zeigler Jr / Male / Age 4 (1911) / Relationship to Head of Household: Son / Birth Year / Years in United States 4

 

Obit: Ziegler / Zeigler Arthur Emil (1911 - 1984)

 

Wisconsin Death Record, Page 17

 

Arthur Emil Ziegler
Death Date 23 May 1984
Event Place , Waupaca, Wisconsin
Residence: Waupaca, Wisconsin
Certificate Number 012241
House Number 40


 

 

 

 


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