Surnames: Abel, Laube, Koch, Franz, Elmer, Wendt

----Source: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) 07/02/1953

Abel, Frank Henry (1 Jan. 1874 - 29 June 1953)

Frank Henry Abel, a resident of the Greenwood, Wisconsin area many years, died Monday evening at 10:00 o’clock at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Karl Laube, of Colby, Route 1. He had been in poor health since December when he underwent an operation. Services will be held Friday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock in the West Side Evangelical and Reformed church at Greenwood, Rev. Charles Koch officiating, and internment will be made in the West Side cemetery.

Mr. Abel was born in West Bend on January 1, 1874, and moved to Greenwood with his parents when a child. He was married to Louisa Franz of Town Warner on September 29, 1897. They celebrated their golden anniversary in 1947. She died August 11, 1949. Following her death, Mr. Abel moved from his farm at Greenwood to make his home with his daughter at Colby, Wis.

Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Laube, Mrs. Walter (Ella) Elmer of Milwaukee and Mrs. Adolph (Dlorine) Wendt of Owen; two sons, Otto and Adolph of Greenwood; three brothers, John, William and Gustave, all of Greenwood; 19 grand children and two great grand children. A brother and a sister preceded him in death and two sons died in infancy.

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                 Contact: Stan

                 Email: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

                Surnames: ABEL FRANZ ELMER WENDT LAUBE

----Source: Greenwood Library Scrapbook Collection, Marshfield News Herald 06 / /1953

Abel, Frank Henry (1874 - 1953)

GREENWOOD, CLARK COUNTY--Frank Henry Abel, a resident of this area many year, died Monday, June 29, 1953, at 10 p.m. , at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Carl Laube, Colby. He had been in poor health since December, when he underwent surgery.

Services have been set tentatively for 2 p.m. Friday in west Side Evangelical and Reformed Church. The Rev. Charles Koch will officiate and burial will be made in West Side Cemetery.
The body will repose at the Schiller funeral Home from Wednesday until Friday morning.

Mr. Abel, a native of West Bend, was born Jan. 1, 1874. He came to Greenwood with his parents as a child.

Married Sept. 29, 1897, to Louisa Franz, Town of Warner, the couple celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1947. She died Aug. 11, 1949.

Following her death, Mr. Abel moved from his farm 5 miles southwest of here to the home of his daughter in Colby.

Mrs. Laube is one of three daughters and two sons surviving him. The others are Mrs. Walter (Ella) Elmer, Milwaukee Mrs. Adolph (Florine) Wendt, Owen and Otto and Adolph, both of Greenwood. Two sons died in infancy.

Other survivors include three brothers, John, William, and Gustave, all of Greenwood, 19 grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. A brother and sister preceded him in death.

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Obit: Abel, Frank Henry #3 (1874 - 1953)

Contact: Dolores Mohr Kenyon

Email: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 
 

Surnames: Abel, Franz, Laube, Elmer, Wendt, Koch 
 

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) July 9, 1953 
 

Abel, Frank Henry (1 January 1874 - 29 June 1953) 
 

Frank Henry Abel, 79, a resident here for many years, died Monday, June 29, at the home of his daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Laube, Colby.  He had been in poor health since December, when he underwent surgery. 
 

Mr. Abel, who was born January 1, 1874, came to Greenwood with his parents shortly after birth.  He was married September 29, 1897, to Louisa Franz in the Town of Warner.  The couple celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1947.  Mrs. Abel died August 11, 1949. 
 

Following the death of his wife Mr. Abel moved from his farm 5 ½ miles southwest of Greenwood to the home of his daughter in Colby.  He is survived by three daughters and two sons: Mrs. Carl (Laura) Laube of Colby, Mrs. Walter (Ella) Elmer of Milwaukee, Mrs. Adolph (Florine) Wendt of Owen, and Otto and Adolph Abel of Greenwood.  He is also survived by three brothers: John, William and Gustave, all of Greenwood, 19 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.   
 

A brother and a sister preceded him in death and two sons died in infancy.   
 

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Friday at the West Side Evangelical and Reformed Church. The Rev. Charles Koch officiated.  Burial was made in West Side Cemetery. 
 

Pallbearers were: Gilbert Abel, Theodore Abel, Albert Franz, Oscar Franz, Ed Franz and Ed Abel.

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Obit: Abel, Frank #4 (1874 - 1953)

Contact: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Abel, Laube, Elmer, Wendt

----Source: Greenwood Gleaner (Greenwood, Clark Co., Wis.) 02 Jul 1953

Abel, Frank (1 JAN 1874 - 29 JUN 1953)

Frank Abel, 79, passed away at the home of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Laube at Colby on Monday evening, June 29, 1953, where he has made his home for almost four years.

He is survived by two sons, Adolph and Otto of Greenwood; three daughters, Mrs. Carl (Laura) Laube, Colby; Mrs. Walter (Ella) Elmer, Milwaukee; Mrs. Adolph (Florine) Wendt, Owen; nineteen grandchildren; three brothers, John, William and Gustave, Greenwood.

His wife, a brother and sister preceded him in death.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, July 2, 1953 at 2:00 p.m. at the West Side Evangelical and Reformed Church, with the Rev. Charles Koch officiating. Burial will be made in the West Side Cemetery.

A more complete obituary will be published next week.

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Obit: Abel, Frank #5 (1874 - 1953)

Contact: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Abel, Laube, Elmer, Wendt, Franz, Goschey, Wickenberg, Benedum, Kippenhan, Schneider, Laabs

----Source: Greenwood Gleaner (Greenwood, Clark Co., Wis.) 09 Jul 1953

Abel, Frank (1 JAN 1874 - 29 JUN 1953)

Funeral services for Frank H. Abel were held at the West Side Reformed Church on Friday, July 3, 1953 at 2:00 p.m., the Rev. Charles Koch officiated. The Senior Choir sang one German song and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Elmer Jr. sang "Does Jesus Care?" accompanied by Mrs. Leona Alberts at the Organ, Mr. Elmer is the grandson of Mr. Abel's. Interment was made in the church cemetery.

The flowers were in charge of five granddaughters: Janet Laube, Shirley Elmer, Yvonne Abel, Geraldine and Carol Wendt.

The pallbearers were nephews of the deceased: Ed, Gilbert and ted Abel, Albert, Oscar and Ed Franz.

Mr. Abel, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Frank Abel, was born Jan. 1, 1874 at West Bend, Wis.. He came to Greenwood (Clark Co., Wis.) with his parents when he was four years old.

He was married to Louise Franz on Sept. 29, 1897. They lived on the same farm west of Greenwood fro 52 years. They cut the first tree on that farm and made a beautiful farm. In 1947 they celebrated their Golden Wedding. Following Mrs. Abel's death in 1949 the farm was sold and Mr. Able moved to Colby with his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Karl Laube, where he resided until his death on Monday, June 29, 1953. He has been in poor health since December.

He is survived by two sons, Adolph and Otto of Greenwood; three daughters, Mrs. Karl (Laura) Laube, Colby; Mrs. Walter (Ella) Elmer, Milwaukee; Mrs. Adolph (Florine) Wendt, Owen; nineteen grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; three brothers, John, William and Gustave, Greenwood.

His wife, a brother and sister preceded him in death.

Out of town people who attended the funeral were Mrs. Art Benedum, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Elmer and Shirley, Milwaukee; Mrs. Nick Goschey, Mrs. Emma Darns, Mr. Fred Krause, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Abel, Mr. Walter Abel, Mr. Elmer Abel and Mr. Henry Koch, West Bend, Wis.; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schneider, Mrs. Ernest Bolts, Cadott; Miss Louise Kippenhan, Black River Falls; Mrs. Mathilda Kippenhan, Mrs. Herb Wickenberg, Appleton; Mr. and Mrs. Karl Laube and family, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Laabs, Colby; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Elmer Jr., Amery, Wis.; and other relatives and friends from Willard, Owen and Loyal.