Obit: Wilson, Newell
(1917 – 1978)
Transcriber: Stan
Surnames: Wilson, Yaggie, Fricke, Makinen, Capes
----Source: Owen Enterprise (Owen, Clark County, Wis.) 29 Mar 1978
Wilson, Newell (25 Jul 1917 – 26 Mar 1978)
Newell (Mickey) Wilson, age 60, former Owen Postmaster, died in his Owen home
early Sunday morning, March 26, 1978.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 29 at Nazareth
Lutheran Church in Withee, with the Rev. Lloyd Yaggie officiating. Burial
followed in River Cemetery, Withee, where the O-W VFW Post 9007 conducted
military rites. Services were provided by the Maurina Funeral Home in Owen.
Pallbearers were Paul Fricke, Toivo Makinen, Claude, Floyd and Lloyd Wilson, and
Vernon Capes.
Mr. Wilson was born and reared in Owen, Wisconsin, where he made his home. Born
on July 25, 1917, he attended school in Owen and graduated from Owen High School
in 1936.
A veteran of World War II, Mr. Wilson served with the U.S. Air Corps, and was a
member of the Owen-Withee Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9007.
He married the former Helga Makinen on September 26, 1945 in Owen. He was
employed by the Owen Post Office, and then in 1971 became postmaster, retiring
from that position in 1976.
Mickey was an avid hunter, going yearly deer hunting at the Wilson cabin at High
Bridge, and he also was a good cook, preparing much of the game food. At home he
and his wife did gardening, and he loved to can, especially dill pickles. He was
a golfer and a member of the Meadowview Country Club. Another hobby of his was
rock collecting. In front of his home he built a wall with some of the rock
inlaid, which he cut and polished.
He was a member of Nazareth Lutheran Church.
Surviving are his wife; two sons, George Wilson of Owen, and David Wilson of
Dayton, Ohio; three brothers, Claude and Floyd of Owen, and Lloyd of Spalding,
Michigan; one sister, Mrs. Vernon (Bertha) Capes of West Bend, and two
granddaughters.
He was preceded in death by one sister and one brother.
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