Obit: Kreklau, Carl (1884 - 1956) 
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Surnames: Kreklau, Sprengler, Kieser, Kalepp, Olson, Rau, Stock, Thiede, Wojcik, Knief, Gumz, Amacher, Boss 
 

----Source: Abbotsford Tribune (Abbotsford, Clark County, Wis.) 11/15/1956  
 

Kreklau, Carl (20 Dec. 1884 - 7 Nov. 1956) 
 

Funeral services for Carl Kreklau, 71, who died Wednesday, Nov. 7, were held Saturday. Services were held at 11:00 o’clock at the Zink Funeral Home at which the family was present. The body was taken to Christ Lutheran church at 1:00 o’clock and lay in state there until 2:00 o’clock when services were conducted with the Rev. F. H. Sprengler in charge. 
 

The Misses Dorothy and Marilyn Kieser sang "Heaven Is My Home." 
 

Pallbearers were Walter Boss, Harold Kalepp, Harry Olson, George Rau, Ed Stock, and Edmund Thiede. Internment was made in the Abbotsford cemetery. 
 

The flowers were carried by the Misses Bernice and Helen Wojcik, of Ogema, Agatha Knief, Alta Vista, Ia., Betty Gumz, Dorchester, and Carol Amacher, Abbotsford. 
 

Carl Kreklau was born in Chickasaw county, Iowa, Dec. 20, 1884. He was united in marriage with Miss Amanda Knief, in Iowa, Nov. 23, 1910. 
 

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