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Services were held Saturday at the Laona cemetery masoleum for John Groenes, 73, of Laona, who died last Thursday at the NuRoc Nursing Home.

Deceased was born Sept 17, 1880, in Lithuania.  He came to America in 1903.

The Forest Republican – Dec 10, 1953

Services were held Saturday for Leonard Mattius Johnson, 61, of Hustisford, formerly of Crandon, who died Nov 24, 1954.

Deceased was born July 13, 1893, in Negaunee, Mich.

Survived by daughter, son, sister and a brother.

The Forest Republican – Dec 2, 1954

Albert Carl Kelm, 72, of Townsend, passed away early Sunday.

Survived by wife and son.

The Forest Republican – Dec 2, 1954

Mr. and Mrs. Nightingale of Minneapolis were killed in a head-on collision on an icy highway at Hudson, Wis., on the afternoon of Nov 28.

Mr. Nightingale was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Nightingale, who lived in Crandon from 1901 to 1919.

Survivors include a daughter, 2 sons, and three sisters.

The Forest Republican – Dec 2, 1954

Mrs. Pelagia Ruski, 86, passed away at the Laona hospital Friday night.

Deceased was born in Germany Dec 13, 1868 and has resided in Wabeno for a number of years.

Survivors are her husband Frank Ruski, one daughter, two step-daughters, and one brother.

The Forest Republican – Nov 25, 1954

Deceased was born in Poland June 22, 1867 and came to the states 53 years ago.

In 1908 he married Anna Ostrowski.  Survived by his wife, three sons, and four daughters.

The Forest Republican – Nov 18, 1954

Rhinelander – Delbert C. Fletcher died Thursday at St Mary’s hospital here.

Born Mar 21, 1878 in Oshkosh, WI.   He never married.

Survived by a brother and three sisters.

The Forest Republican – Nov 11, 1954

William Karl Peter, 83, of Crandon, died Saturday morning.

Deceased was born Nov 27, 1807 in Warsaw, Poland, and was married to Albertina Bolster in 1892.

Surviving are a daughter, son, and a stepson; a half-brother and a nephew.

Deceased was born Mary Andy Jessepe on Mar 1, 1918, in Soperton, the daughter of Joe and Helen Andy.

The Forest Republican – Nov 11, 1954

Claude John Colburn, 69, died suddenly in sleep at his home at Pine Lake.

Deceased was born Jan 25, 1885, in Stiles, Oconto county.  He married Florence Dixon on Aug 17, 1910.

Survivors include his wife, a son, and five sisters.

The Forest Republican – Nov 11, 1954

Wabeno – Mrs. Agnes Carney, 84 passed away Friday at the Milwaukee County hospital.

Deceased was born in Bohemia, Europe, in January, 1870, and then a child came to America.

Survived by son and daughter.

Nov 5, 1954

Deceased was born Nov 9, 1870, at Hustiford.  She came to Argonne in 1890 and resided there until seven years ago when she moved to Crandon.  She married William Turk in 1903.

The Forest Republican – Nov 4, 1954

Wabeno – Rev. Paul Gilbert officiated at last rites for James Nemetz, 69, who passed away on Tuesday.

Deceased was born at Nahma, MI, in 1885 and came to Wabeno from Menominee, MI in 1905.

The Forest Republican – Oct 28, 1954

Mr. & Mrs. James H. Feight, of Crandon, have been married 64 years. If all goes well with them they will celebrate their anniversary of 65 years on Jan. 11, 1955.

The Forest Republican – Oct 28, 1954

Laona – Funeral services were conducted at 2 o’clock in the Presbyterian church for Louis Eli Beaudin, 48, a Laona business man.

Deceased was born Mar. 31, 1906, in Rhinelander.  He married Mercedes Starks on Feb. 9, 1928.

The Forest Republican – Oct 28, 1954

Wabeno – James Nemetz, 69, a resident of Wabeno, passed away at the Outagamie hospital Tuesday.

The Forest Republican – Oct 21, 1954

Services were conducted at 9 o’clock yesterday morning in St. Joseph’s Catholic church at Crandon for Joseph White, 74, of Mole Lake.

Deceased was born Jan 15, 1880 in Montreal, Canada.  He came to Crandon in 1924.  He has no known relatives.

The Forest Republican – Oct 21, 1954

Mrs. Andrew Baken, 68, of Wisconsin Dells, died Saturday at a Baraboo hospital after a long illness.

Surviving are her husband, Andrew; six sons, four sisters, and two brothers.

The Forest Republican – Oct 14, 1954

Green Bay – Dan Raymond, 71, of 1101 Thrush St., died in a local hospital Saturday after a short illness.

He worked in the lumber business with his father at Crandon until 1918 when he went to Florida to join his brother in a real estate firm.

The Forest Republican – Oct 14, 1954

Funeral services for John Otis Starks were held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Presbyterian church in Laona, with the Rev. Paul Gilbert officiating.

The Forest Republican – Oct 14, 1954

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