Obit: Reineke, Lizzie #4 (1884 – 1957)

Contact: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Reineke, Thoenas, Morrison, Danielewicz, Baures, Bowen, Hutson, Koch

----Source: Greenwood Gleaner (Greenwood, Clark Co., Wis.) 31 Jan 1957

Reineke, Lizzie (17 MAY 1884 – 20 JAN 1957)

Lizzie Thoenas Reineke, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Thoenas, was born May 17, 1884 at Woodland, Sauk County, Wis. On Dec. 16, 1903 she was united in marriage to Emil Reineke in Wonewoc, Wis., where they made their home. Twelve children were born to this union.

In 1920 they moved to the Butler Community, Clark Co., Wis., where she has since resided. Mrs. Reineke passed away Jan. 20, 1957 at the home of her daughter in Fairchild at the age of 72 years.

Surviving are eleven children, Harold, Arthur, Mildred (Mrs. Arthur Morrison), and Henrietta (Mrs. Chester Danielewicz, all of the Thorp area; Lester of Augusta; Roy with the U.S. Army in France; Luverne of Baltimore, Md.; Ethel (Mrs. Arthur Baures) of of Fairchild; Alvin of Eau Claire; Laura (Mrs. Duane Bowen) of Dowagiac, Mich., and Dorothy (Mrs. Jack Hutson) of Seattle, Wash. In addition she is survived by 37 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren, 8 sisters and 4 brothers. Her husband, one daughter and one sister preceded her in death.

Funeral services were conducted at the Thorp Funeral Home on Thursday, Jan. 24th, by Rev. Charles Koch, Greenwood. Burial was in the Butler Cemetery.