OBITUARY from Clintonville, WI newspaper:
Long Illness Claims Life of John Kluth
A resident of this city for more than half a century, John Kluth passed away Sunday, Feb. 28th at his home at 31 Sixth street, following an illness of two years, at the age of 85 years.
Born in [someone blocked out words] on Nov. 24, 1851, Mr. Kluth came to this country on Sept.. 12, 1879 with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. August Kluth and settled at Riverton, Neb. There Mr. Kluth worked on a farm until Feb. 14, 1880, when he was united in marriage to Christina Klinner at Riverton by the Rev. Schibel. In February, 1930 Mr. and Mrs. Kluth celebrated their golden Wedding anniversary and on St. Valentine's day of last month observed their 57th anniversary.
The following year they moved to Milwaukee where Mr. Kluth worked in a factory and the following year, 1882, they came to Clintonville. For a number of years Mr. Kluth was employed by the C&NW railway, but of the later years of his active life he was employed by the Four Wheel Drive Auto Co. Mr. Kluth was one of the charter members of Christus Lutheran church, but for the past several years he had been affiliated with the Full Gospel Pentecost church.
Funeral services were held at the Eberhardt funeral chapel on March 3, with Rev. Carl Trittin of Appleton officiating. Interment was made in Graceland cemetery. The pall bearers were James Peterson, Charles Lyons, Louis Krause, Chester Kasten, Louis Waite and Ferdinand Schultz.
Besides his aged widow, the deceased is survived by three daughters, Tillie (Mrs. Erwin Schweiger) of Milwaukee, Minnie (Mrs. Minnie Rynning) and Alvina (Mrs. Charles Bohn), both of Clintonville; two sons, Albert Kluth of Livingston, Mont., and Harry Kluth of Clintonville. One sister, Mrs. Anna George of Bridgeport, Wash.; three grandchildren, Mrs. Harold Bohn of Townsend, Wis., Kenneth Loose and Robert Kluth, both of this city, and four great-grandchildren, Helen Bohn and Andrea Lea Loose, both of Clintonville, Mae Jane Bohn and Joyce Bohn of Townsend, Wis., are among the survivors.
[Typed exactly as it appeared in the newspapers, including words misspelled. Note that he was born in Volhynia and was married in Amazon, NE, not Riverton.]
Long Illness Claims Life of John Kluth
A resident of this city for more than half a century, John Kluth passed away Sunday, Feb. 28th at his home at 31 Sixth street, following an illness of two years, at the age of 85 years.
Born in [someone blocked out words] on Nov. 24, 1851, Mr. Kluth came to this country on Sept.. 12, 1879 with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. August Kluth and settled at Riverton, Neb. There Mr. Kluth worked on a farm until Feb. 14, 1880, when he was united in marriage to Christina Klinner at Riverton by the Rev. Schibel. In February, 1930 Mr. and Mrs. Kluth celebrated their golden Wedding anniversary and on St. Valentine's day of last month observed their 57th anniversary.
The following year they moved to Milwaukee where Mr. Kluth worked in a factory and the following year, 1882, they came to Clintonville. For a number of years Mr. Kluth was employed by the C&NW railway, but of the later years of his active life he was employed by the Four Wheel Drive Auto Co. Mr. Kluth was one of the charter members of Christus Lutheran church, but for the past several years he had been affiliated with the Full Gospel Pentecost church.
Funeral services were held at the Eberhardt funeral chapel on March 3, with Rev. Carl Trittin of Appleton officiating. Interment was made in Graceland cemetery. The pall bearers were James Peterson, Charles Lyons, Louis Krause, Chester Kasten, Louis Waite and Ferdinand Schultz.
Besides his aged widow, the deceased is survived by three daughters, Tillie (Mrs. Erwin Schweiger) of Milwaukee, Minnie (Mrs. Minnie Rynning) and Alvina (Mrs. Charles Bohn), both of Clintonville; two sons, Albert Kluth of Livingston, Mont., and Harry Kluth of Clintonville. One sister, Mrs. Anna George of Bridgeport, Wash.; three grandchildren, Mrs. Harold Bohn of Townsend, Wis., Kenneth Loose and Robert Kluth, both of this city, and four great-grandchildren, Helen Bohn and Andrea Lea Loose, both of Clintonville, Mae Jane Bohn and Joyce Bohn of Townsend, Wis., are among the survivors.
[Typed exactly as it appeared in the newspapers, including words misspelled. Note that he was born in Volhynia and was married in Amazon, NE, not Riverton.]
OBITUARY from Clintonville, WI newspaper:
Long Illness Claims Life of John Kluth
A resident of this city for more than half a century, John Kluth passed away Sunday, Feb. 28th at his home at 31 Sixth street, following an illness of two years, at the age of 85 years.
Born in [someone blocked out words] on Nov. 24, 1851, Mr. Kluth came to this country on Sept.. 12, 1879 with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. August Kluth and settled at Riverton, Neb. There Mr. Kluth worked on a farm until Feb. 14, 1880, when he was united in marriage to Christina Klinner at Riverton by the Rev. Schibel. In February, 1930 Mr. and Mrs. Kluth celebrated their golden Wedding anniversary and on St. Valentine's day of last month observed their 57th anniversary.
The following year they moved to Milwaukee where Mr. Kluth worked in a factory and the following year, 1882, they came to Clintonville. For a number of years Mr. Kluth was employed by the C&NW railway, but of the later years of his active life he was employed by the Four Wheel Drive Auto Co. Mr. Kluth was one of the charter members of Christus Lutheran church, but for the past several years he had been affiliated with the Full Gospel Pentecost church.
Funeral services were held at the Eberhardt funeral chapel on March 3, with Rev. Carl Trittin of Appleton officiating. Interment was made in Graceland cemetery. The pall bearers were James Peterson, Charles Lyons, Louis Krause, Chester Kasten, Louis Waite and Ferdinand Schultz.
Besides his aged widow, the deceased is survived by three daughters, Tillie (Mrs. Erwin Schweiger) of Milwaukee, Minnie (Mrs. Minnie Rynning) and Alvina (Mrs. Charles Bohn), both of Clintonville; two sons, Albert Kluth of Livingston, Mont., and Harry Kluth of Clintonville. One sister, Mrs. Anna George of Bridgeport, Wash.; three grandchildren, Mrs. Harold Bohn of Townsend, Wis., Kenneth Loose and Robert Kluth, both of this city, and four great-grandchildren, Helen Bohn and Andrea Lea Loose, both of Clintonville, Mae Jane Bohn and Joyce Bohn of Townsend, Wis., are among the survivors.
[Typed exactly as it appeared in the newspapers, including words misspelled. Note that he was born in Volhynia and was married in Amazon, NE, not Riverton.]
Long Illness Claims Life of John Kluth
A resident of this city for more than half a century, John Kluth passed away Sunday, Feb. 28th at his home at 31 Sixth street, following an illness of two years, at the age of 85 years.
Born in [someone blocked out words] on Nov. 24, 1851, Mr. Kluth came to this country on Sept.. 12, 1879 with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. August Kluth and settled at Riverton, Neb. There Mr. Kluth worked on a farm until Feb. 14, 1880, when he was united in marriage to Christina Klinner at Riverton by the Rev. Schibel. In February, 1930 Mr. and Mrs. Kluth celebrated their golden Wedding anniversary and on St. Valentine's day of last month observed their 57th anniversary.
The following year they moved to Milwaukee where Mr. Kluth worked in a factory and the following year, 1882, they came to Clintonville. For a number of years Mr. Kluth was employed by the C&NW railway, but of the later years of his active life he was employed by the Four Wheel Drive Auto Co. Mr. Kluth was one of the charter members of Christus Lutheran church, but for the past several years he had been affiliated with the Full Gospel Pentecost church.
Funeral services were held at the Eberhardt funeral chapel on March 3, with Rev. Carl Trittin of Appleton officiating. Interment was made in Graceland cemetery. The pall bearers were James Peterson, Charles Lyons, Louis Krause, Chester Kasten, Louis Waite and Ferdinand Schultz.
Besides his aged widow, the deceased is survived by three daughters, Tillie (Mrs. Erwin Schweiger) of Milwaukee, Minnie (Mrs. Minnie Rynning) and Alvina (Mrs. Charles Bohn), both of Clintonville; two sons, Albert Kluth of Livingston, Mont., and Harry Kluth of Clintonville. One sister, Mrs. Anna George of Bridgeport, Wash.; three grandchildren, Mrs. Harold Bohn of Townsend, Wis., Kenneth Loose and Robert Kluth, both of this city, and four great-grandchildren, Helen Bohn and Andrea Lea Loose, both of Clintonville, Mae Jane Bohn and Joyce Bohn of Townsend, Wis., are among the survivors.
[Typed exactly as it appeared in the newspapers, including words misspelled. Note that he was born in Volhynia and was married in Amazon, NE, not Riverton.]
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