Obit: Putzel, John Frank #2 (1881 - 1971)

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

Surnames: Putzel, Champa, Boyce, Holt, Russ, Fanka, Rigler, Artac, Hribar, Sladich, Herrick, Fitzl, Hoeser

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co, WI) 12/23/1971

Putzel, John Frank #2 (10 December 1881 - 17 December 1971)

John Frank Putzel, 90, of Greenwood died December 17, at his home. He had been in failing health for several years.

Mr. Putzel, son of Tony and Lucee (Champa) Putzel, was born December 10 1881, 8in Austr8ia. He came to the United States in 1905 and settled in Helena, Mont. He was married there on January 29, 1908, to Fanny Boyce. They came to Greenwood February 26, 1914, and have resided the last 57 ½ years on their farm a mile and a half west of Greenwood.

Mr. Putzel is survived by his wife; four daughters, Mrs. Earl (Bertha) Holt of Greenwood, Mrs. Frank (Eleanor) Russ of East Helena, Mont., Mrs. Joseph (Freida) Hoeser of Loyal and Mrs. Eugene (Lucee) Fanka of Fenton, Mo.; a son, L. Earle Putzel of Fort Worth, Tx.; a sister, Mrs. Mary Rigler of East Helena, Mt.; also 19 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Monday at 9:30 a.m. at the Hill Funeral Home and at 10:30 a.m. from St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Greenwood. A grandson, the Rev. Jerome Hoeser of Wausau, officiated. Burial was made in the Greenwood Cemetery.

Pallbearers were: Frank Artac, Walter Hribar, Ludwig Hribar, Ignatz Sladich, Charles Herrick and George Fitzl.