Obit: Schwarze, William Joseph #2 (1875 - 1952)

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Surnames: Schwarze, Rindfleisch, Halvorsen, Mason, Wohlfeil

----Source: Greenwood Gleaner (Greenwood, Clark Co., Wis.) (10 Jan 1952)

Schwarze, William Joseph #2 (19 SEP 1875 - 4 JAN 1952)

William Joseph Schwarze was born in Plymouth, Wis. On Sept. 19, 1875, the son of John and Katherine Schwarze. He moved to this community in 1877.

He was united in marriage to Alma Rindfleisch on Dec. 24, 1908. Nine children were born to this union: Ernest of Monroe; Arnold and Harold of La Crosse; Wm. Jr. of Milwaukee; Paul of Racine; Donald of the U.S. Navy; Gertrude of Los Angeles; (Cecelia) Mrs. Lloyd Halvorsen of Hillman, Minn.; and Arlene, Mrs. Robert Mason of Delavan, Wis. In addition to the children, 11 grandchildren, two brothers, Alfred of Texas and Arthur of Greenwood, and one sister, (Clara) Mrs. Wm. Wohlfeil of Watertown, survive.

His wife preceded him in death on June 4, 1933.

Mr. Schwarze passed away Jan. 4, 1952 at Greenwood, after a lingering illness.

Funeral services wee conducted from the Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church on Tuesday, Jan. 8, at 2:00 p.m., with Rev. Charles A. Koch officiating. The Schiller Funeral Home was in charge.

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