Obit: Seltrecht, Vivian D. (1891 - 1971)

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

Surnames: Seltrecht, Darling, Ure, Page, Wedekind, Hopfer, Damon, Montag, Lindow, Krause, Meier, Dahnert, Bruhn, Bryan, Musil, Subke, Mathis, Scott, Yons

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co, WI) 3/11/1971

Seltrecht, Vivian D. (3 October 1891 - 8 March 1971)

Funeral services for Mrs. Vivian D. Seltrecht, 79, of Neillsville, who died March 5, were held Monday, March 8, at 1:30 p.m. from the Georgas Funeral Home with the Rev. George E. Yons of the United Church of Christ officiating. Interment was in the Neillsville City Cemetery.

Mrs. Seltrecht, the daughter of George and Madge (Darling) Ure, was born in Neillsville on October 3, 1891. She was educated in Neillsville Public Schools. Her family farmed in the Town of Lynn and at Spring Valley. Her first marriage which took place September 13, 1920, was to Milton F. Page, who died in 1957. They farmed in the Town of Pine Valley.

Her marriage to William Seltrecht took place in 1944 at Bremerton, Wash., where she was employed in the Navy ship yards. They returned to Neillsville in 1946. Mr. Seltrecht died in 1953. Mrs. Seltrecht had been in failing health since she broke her hip four years ago.

Survivors include a daughter, LaVerne, Mrs. Harry Wedekind of Neillsville; two grandchildren, Mrs. David (Susan) Hopfer of Neillsville and James Wedekind; and one great-granddaughter, Sheila Hopfer.

Mrs. Seltrecht was a member of the United Church of Christ, Golden Link Camp of the Royal Neighbors of America, the VFW Auxiliary and the American Legion Auxiliary.

Pallbearers were: Charles Meier, Herman Dahnert, Earl Bruhn, John Bryan, James Musil, and Fred Subke. Mrs. Edison Mathis sang “Beautiful Isle of Somewhere” and “Beyond the Sunset,” accompanied by Mrs. Jess W. Scott.

Those from out-of-town who attended the services included: Mrs. John Damon of Rothschild, Mr. and Mrs. Craig Montag and Cara of Augusta, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ure and Lloyd Ure of Granton, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Lindow of Chili, and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Krause of Marshfield.