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Obit: Hein, William Frederick (1882 - 1980)
Transcriber: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon

Surnames: Hein, Phillips, Jeffrey, Jenswold, Wilson

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 5/08/1980

Hein, William Frederick (21 December 1882 – 28 April 1980)

William F. Hein, a 90-year-old resident of Humbird, died in a Scott City, Kansas, nursing home on April 28. He was 97.

The Weinmann-Price Funeral Home of Scott City arranged for cremation with interment to be in the Mentor Cemetery, at Humbird, following memorial services on May 14, at 2:00 p.m. at the Humbird United Methodist Church. The Rev. Walter Jenswold of Humbird is to officiate.

William Frederick Hein was born to Valentin and Theresa Hein at the parent’s home near the old mill on Lake Emerson, December 21, 1882. He was one of five children. He grew up helping his father and brother run the mail while attending Humbird School.

In 1907, he married Kittie Phillips and they lived on the Hein place until the old house burned in 1915. They returned when it was rebuilt a few years later. In 1911, Hein became a Humbird mail carrier, a position he held for 32 years, retiring in 1943. In earlier years, besides being a mail carrier, Hein served as a telegraph operator at the Humbird depot and also worked as a carpenter. (The Tioga School was built with his help.) He was also active in town affairs, recently donating land upon which Humbird’s lake side park is located.

He was a member of the Methodist Church and its choir, the Modern Woodmen of America and the old Humbird Cornet Band. In 1973, the Heins, due to their age, left their Humbird home to be near a daughter, Beth, in Kansas. On January 9, 1978, Mrs. Hein passed away. He is survived by a daughter, Beth Jeffrey, Scott City, Kansas; a son, Col. Neil F. Hein, Chipita Park, Colorado; two grandsons; and three great-grandchildren.

Also to be Remembered

At the service for William R. Hein, tribute will also be paid to his deceased daughter-in-law, Marion (Wilson) Hein, wife of Col. Neil F. Hein. She passed away February 27 this year. Her cremated remains will also be buried in the Town of Mentor Cemetery. Mrs. Hein was born on October 4, 1908, in Birmingham, Alabama, and was married to Col. Hein on July 19, 1936, in Denver, Colorado.

She was a member of the 99’s, an international women’s pilot organization and maintained her pilot’s license until her death. She was also a member of the Colorado College Women’s Educational Society, the Retired Officer’s Wives’ Club and the Historical Society of the Pikes Peak Region.

Her survivors include her husband, and a son Neil F. Hein, Jr., Stockton, California.

Local arrangements are being handled by the Jensen Funeral Home, Hixton.

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Obit: Hein, Kittie Luella (1886- 1978)

Transcriber: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon

Surnames: Hein, Phillips, Stanley, Jeffery, Zerbel

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 1/19/1978

Hein, Kittie Luella (2 September 1886 – 9 January 1978)

Mrs. Kittie Luella Hein, Scott City, Ks., and formerly a Humbird resident, died in the Scott County Hospital on January 9, at the age of 91 years. The Weinman-Price Mortuary of Scott City arranged for cremation. Interment of the remains will be in the Mentor Cemetery at Humbird following memorial services planned to be held in Humbird sometime in May.

Kittie Luella Phillips was born in Mr. Sterling, on September 2, 1886, one of five children. She was living with her parents, Sylvester and Rhoda Phillips, on their Jackson County farm, across the road from the Zerbel farm, when she met and married William F. Hein, of Humbird in 1907. They then lived on the Hein place near the old mill on Lake Emerson. Here they lived, except for a period pending the rebuilding of the old home, which burned in 1915, until 1973. During most of this time, William was the mail carrier on Rt. 1 Humbird.

In 1973, the rigors of old age and several years of ill health for Mrs. Hein dictated leaving Humbird to be near their daugher, Beth, in Kansas. Mrs. Hein enjoyed the years with her daughter, Beth, in Kansas, even though her health continued to deteriorate.

In her earlier years, she was a member of the Methodist Church, the Royal Neighbors and the Excelsior Club. Last October, the couple celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary and Mr. Hein’s 95th birthday in December. The couple was honored as king and queen of the Humbird Centennial Celebration in 1969.

Mrs. Hein is survived by her husband, William F. Hein, Scott City, Ks.; a sister, Cora B. Stanley, Memorial Home, Neillsville; a daughter, Beth Jeffery, Scott City, Ks., a son, Colonel (Ret.) Neil F. Hein, Chipita park, Co., two grandsons, Jim Jeffery, Scott City, Ks, and Neil F. Hein, Jr., Stockton, Ca,, and three great-grandchildren.

 Jim Jeffery, Scott City, Ks, and Neil F. Hein, Jr., Stockton, Ca,, (not confirmed)

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Obit: Hein, Kittie Luella #2 (1886 - 1978)
Transcriber: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon

Surnames: Hein, Jeffery, Jenswold

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 5/11/1978

Hein, Kittie Luella (2 September 1886 – 9 January 1978)

A Memorial service for Mrs. William F. Hein (Kittie Luella) will be held at the Humbird United Methodist Church at 2:00 p.m. May 11. Rev. Walter Jenswold will officiate. The Jensen Funeral Home is handling the arrangements including interment of cremated remains following the service. Mrs. Hein was 91 years old and had lived in Humbird since 1907. In 1973, the Heins moved to Scott City, Kansas, to be near their daughter, Beth Jeffery. Her husband, William, her daughter, Beth, and her son, Colonel Neil Hein, will attend the service.

                              Postcard sent to Kittie Hein, July, 1921

Presbyterian Church, Eau Claire, WI (postcard in the collection of Kittie Hein)