Litz, Gertrude nee Schad (Jan. 22, 1922-Oct. 3, 1986 –wife of Frank Litz [married May 20, 1942 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in School Hill, Town of Meeme] –daughter of Joseph P. Schad and Theresia Meyer [Joseph and Theresa are buried at Holy Trinity Cemetery, School Hill, Town of Meeme – Joseph April 16, 1898-July 27, 1949 –Theresa Sept. 18, 1898-1982] –born at School Hill, Town of Meeme –died from “brain stem compression, hours –intracerebellar hemorrhage, hours”) –buried at St. Gregory Catholic Cemetery in St. Nazianz, Town of Eaton [buried in Section 5, Row 5, Lot 8] [marriage record Manitowoc 31-486] [death record Manitowoc 88-621]
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Mrs. Frank (Gertrude) Litz, 64, of Route 1, Valders, died Friday evening, October 5, 1986 at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Appleton. Funeral services will be 11 am Monday at Christianson-Deja Funeral Home, St. Nazianz and 11:15 am at St. Gregory Catholic Church, St. Nazianz. Rev. Cletus LaMere will officiate with burial to follow at the church cemetery.
Mrs. Litz was born January 22, 1922 at School Hill, daughter of the late Joseph and Theresa Meyer Schad. Mrs. Litz attended Holy Trinity School at School Hill. She married Frank X. Litz on May 20, 1942 at School Hill. Mrs. Litz was a member of St. Gregory Christian Mothers Society.
Survivors include son and daughter-in-law, Joseph and Leatrice Litz of rural Kiel; two daughters and sons-in-law, Cecilia and Joseph Jacobs of New Holstein and Dorothy and Joseph Prokop of Mequon, Wis., six brothers and sisters-in-law, Bernard and Lillian Schad of Butler, WI., Norman and Dolores Schal of rural Kiel, Frank and Helen Schad of rural Kiel, Alois and Lillian Schad of rural Valders, Raymond and Alice Schad of School Hill and Roman and Janice Schad of rural Kiel; four sisters and brothers-in-law, Josephine and Edwin Schaefer of School Hill, Bernie and Erv Madson of St. Nazianz, Mary and Kenny Schmitz of St. Nazianz and Anita and Glenroy Franzen of rural Kiel and 10 grandchildren also survive. She was preceded in death by a brother Alfred.
Friends may call at Christianson-Deja Funeral Home, St. Nazianz, from 5 pm to 9 pm this Sunday.
A parish prayer service will be held at 8 pm.
Manitowoc Herald Times - Sun., Oct. 5, 1986 - page 21