Funeral services will be held Friday at 10 a.m. in Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic church of Tolley for William Kirsch, 55, longtime resident of Tolley who died unexpectedly Monday afternoon while at work near Grano. He was employed as a maintenance worker on the "Wheatline" of the Soo Line railroad. Death was attributed to a heart attack.
The Rev. Laurence Talty of Donnybrook will officiate and interment will be made in Sts. Peter and Paul cemetery. Pallbearers will be Clem Resch, Joseph Resch, Leonard Fink, Sam Dewing, Jim Peterson and Orlin Hyatt.
Mr. Kirsch was born July 14, 1900 at Cold Spring, Minn. He came with his parents to the Tolley community in 1901 and had lived here since. A farmer for many years, he had worked for the railroad the last few years.
Survivors include four sisters, Mrs. Anna O'Clair and Mrs. Helen Frank, both of Tolley, Mrs. Kathleen Brooks of Minot, and Mrs. Clara Backes of Chippewa Falls, Wis. There are also several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Friday at 10 a.m. in Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic church of Tolley for William Kirsch, 55, longtime resident of Tolley who died unexpectedly Monday afternoon while at work near Grano. He was employed as a maintenance worker on the "Wheatline" of the Soo Line railroad. Death was attributed to a heart attack.
The Rev. Laurence Talty of Donnybrook will officiate and interment will be made in Sts. Peter and Paul cemetery. Pallbearers will be Clem Resch, Joseph Resch, Leonard Fink, Sam Dewing, Jim Peterson and Orlin Hyatt.
Mr. Kirsch was born July 14, 1900 at Cold Spring, Minn. He came with his parents to the Tolley community in 1901 and had lived here since. A farmer for many years, he had worked for the railroad the last few years.
Survivors include four sisters, Mrs. Anna O'Clair and Mrs. Helen Frank, both of Tolley, Mrs. Kathleen Brooks of Minot, and Mrs. Clara Backes of Chippewa Falls, Wis. There are also several nieces and nephews.
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