JOSEPH F. PIESEN , 77, of Lanark, died Tuesday evening[26 Oct 1982] at Freeport Memorial Hospital following an extended illness.
Joseph was Born April 3, 1905 in Mason, Michigan, he was the son of Francisco and Amelia Gater Piesen. He married Anna Schmidt in 1928. She died in 1937. In 1938, he married Elizabeth Zuck, who died in 1977. On March 2, 1979 he married Beulah Wilson.
Joseph attended Ball State University in Muncie, Ind., and Bethany Biblical Seminary in Chicago. He was pastor of Yellow Creek Church of the Brethren near Pearl City and the West Branch Church of the Brethren until retirement in 1979. However, he continued to serve as a part-time pastor several years for different congregations. He was a member of Lanark Lions Club and the Lanark Church of the Brethren.
Surviving are his widow; one son, David of Cleveland, Ohio; one daughter, Mrs. Evelyn (Richard) Zuck of rural Lanark; one brother Julius of Cottonwood, Ariz.; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. In addition to two wives, he was preceded in death by one brother. Service will be 1:30 p.m. Friday at Lanark Church of the Brethren with the Rev. Don Roberts, pastor, the Rev. Orville E. Cole, pastor of Lanark United Methodist Church and the Rev. Carl Myers, pastor of Elgin Church of the Brethren, officiating. Burial will be in Lanark Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Frank Funeral Home in Lanark. A memorial fund has been established.
Contributed by Alice Horner
Joseph was Born April 3, 1905 in Mason, Michigan, he was the son of Francisco and Amelia Gater Piesen. He married Anna Schmidt in 1928. She died in 1937. In 1938, he married Elizabeth Zuck, who died in 1977. On March 2, 1979 he married Beulah Wilson.
Joseph attended Ball State University in Muncie, Ind., and Bethany Biblical Seminary in Chicago. He was pastor of Yellow Creek Church of the Brethren near Pearl City and the West Branch Church of the Brethren until retirement in 1979. However, he continued to serve as a part-time pastor several years for different congregations. He was a member of Lanark Lions Club and the Lanark Church of the Brethren.
Surviving are his widow; one son, David of Cleveland, Ohio; one daughter, Mrs. Evelyn (Richard) Zuck of rural Lanark; one brother Julius of Cottonwood, Ariz.; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. In addition to two wives, he was preceded in death by one brother. Service will be 1:30 p.m. Friday at Lanark Church of the Brethren with the Rev. Don Roberts, pastor, the Rev. Orville E. Cole, pastor of Lanark United Methodist Church and the Rev. Carl Myers, pastor of Elgin Church of the Brethren, officiating. Burial will be in Lanark Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Frank Funeral Home in Lanark. A memorial fund has been established.
Contributed by Alice Horner
JOSEPH F. PIESEN , 77, of Lanark, died Tuesday evening[26 Oct 1982] at Freeport Memorial Hospital following an extended illness.
Joseph was Born April 3, 1905 in Mason, Michigan, he was the son of Francisco and Amelia Gater Piesen. He married Anna Schmidt in 1928. She died in 1937. In 1938, he married Elizabeth Zuck, who died in 1977. On March 2, 1979 he married Beulah Wilson.
Joseph attended Ball State University in Muncie, Ind., and Bethany Biblical Seminary in Chicago. He was pastor of Yellow Creek Church of the Brethren near Pearl City and the West Branch Church of the Brethren until retirement in 1979. However, he continued to serve as a part-time pastor several years for different congregations. He was a member of Lanark Lions Club and the Lanark Church of the Brethren.
Surviving are his widow; one son, David of Cleveland, Ohio; one daughter, Mrs. Evelyn (Richard) Zuck of rural Lanark; one brother Julius of Cottonwood, Ariz.; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. In addition to two wives, he was preceded in death by one brother. Service will be 1:30 p.m. Friday at Lanark Church of the Brethren with the Rev. Don Roberts, pastor, the Rev. Orville E. Cole, pastor of Lanark United Methodist Church and the Rev. Carl Myers, pastor of Elgin Church of the Brethren, officiating. Burial will be in Lanark Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Frank Funeral Home in Lanark. A memorial fund has been established.
Contributed by Alice Horner
Joseph was Born April 3, 1905 in Mason, Michigan, he was the son of Francisco and Amelia Gater Piesen. He married Anna Schmidt in 1928. She died in 1937. In 1938, he married Elizabeth Zuck, who died in 1977. On March 2, 1979 he married Beulah Wilson.
Joseph attended Ball State University in Muncie, Ind., and Bethany Biblical Seminary in Chicago. He was pastor of Yellow Creek Church of the Brethren near Pearl City and the West Branch Church of the Brethren until retirement in 1979. However, he continued to serve as a part-time pastor several years for different congregations. He was a member of Lanark Lions Club and the Lanark Church of the Brethren.
Surviving are his widow; one son, David of Cleveland, Ohio; one daughter, Mrs. Evelyn (Richard) Zuck of rural Lanark; one brother Julius of Cottonwood, Ariz.; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. In addition to two wives, he was preceded in death by one brother. Service will be 1:30 p.m. Friday at Lanark Church of the Brethren with the Rev. Don Roberts, pastor, the Rev. Orville E. Cole, pastor of Lanark United Methodist Church and the Rev. Carl Myers, pastor of Elgin Church of the Brethren, officiating. Burial will be in Lanark Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Frank Funeral Home in Lanark. A memorial fund has been established.
Contributed by Alice Horner
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