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Wabeno – Mrs. Eva Yuenger, 64, passed away early Sunday morning at Marinette General hospital.  Death was caused from a heart ailment from which she had suffered for about  a year.

Additional obituary information available.

The Forest Republican, January 24, 1957

Two Rivers – Edward P. Strohm, 68, of Two Rivers, retired local police officer, died Jan. 12 at the Municipal hospital here where he had been a patient since he was stricken with a heart attack at his home tow weeks previous.

Additional obituary information available.

The Forest Republican, January 24, 1957

Rev. G. Willard Gary officiated at funeral services for Percy Dailey, 81, at the First Presbyterian church at 1:30 p.m. Dec. 22.

Additional obituary information available.

The Forest Republican, January 10, 1957

Mary Mann, 40, of Soperton, was found dead early Saturday morning in the grounds adjoining the Standard Oil bulk plant.

Additional obituary information available.

The Forest Republican, January 10, 1957

Services Saturday for John Groenes

John Groenes, 73, of Laona, died last Thursday at the NuRoc Nursing Home, Blackwell.  Burial was in the Laona cemetery.

Deceased was born Sept 17, 1880, in Lithuania.  He came to America in 1903 and for the past 30 years has lived in Forest County where he was a woodsworker for the Connor Lumber and Land company.

He was single and had no known relatives.

Mountain Woman Called by Death

Suring, Wis. – Mrs. Dorothy Louise Isaacson, 37, of Mountain, died in the University hospital at Madison, Friday after a year’s illness.

The former Dorothy Krause was born at Crivitz June 19, 1916, and married Oswald Isaacson at Lakewood in March 1937.

She is survived by her husband; a daugher, Ann Louise, 9 months old; two sons, Harold, 15, and Larry, 11; two brothers, Vernon Krause, Crivitz, and Richard McEwen, St. Paul, Minn., a sister, Mrs. Elmer Jacobson, Rockford, Ill., and a grandmother, Mrs. William Bednarz, Pound.

The Forest Republican – May 27, 1954

Wabeno – Edward Hess, 61, of Cavour, dies at 10:45 Saturday night at the Ovitz hospital, Laona, as the result of injuries suffered earlier that day when a team of horses became frightened and ran away.

He and his companion, Charles Bouck, were thrown from the wagon which passed over him causing fatal internal injuries.  Mr. Bouck was less seriously injured and has been released from the hospital.

Mr. Hess was born April 23, 1893, at Two Rivers and with his parents moved to Cavour in 1903.  He was married Aug. 21, 1923, at Laona, to Bertha Bouck, who preceded him in death.

Survivors are a son, Byron, of Cavour, three daughters, Mrs. Virginia Barnes of Klamath Falls, Ore., Mrs. Vivian Gruman of Laona and Miss Sharon Hess of Green Bay; three brothers, Albert of Cavour, Frank of Milwaukee and Leonard of Laona; three sisters, Mrs. Hulda Elmquist of Cavour, and Mrs. Loretta Kazmierczak and Mrs. Amanda Kohn of Milwaukee and seven grandchildren.  His wife, four brothers and his father and mother have preceded him in death.

The body was in state at the residence, where Rev. Sylvester Stern offciated at last rites, and gradeside services at the Cavour cemetery at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday where Mr. Hess was laid to rest.

The Forest Republican – June 3, 1954

Wabeno – John Scheuren, 71, of Townsend, died at his home last Thursday evening following a heart attack.  Deceased was born Dec. 31, 1883 at Green Bay and had lived in the Townsend vicinity for about 10 years.

The body was in state Friday p.m. at the Boyle Funeral home where prayers for the dead were recited Saturday at 9 a.m. with burial in the Townsend cemetery.

Pallbearers were Gus Werth, Tony Bagocus, Wilford Ouelette, John Uelman, Elton Sheppard and Joseph Schalz.

Deceased is survived by a sister, Mrs. Alex Hujet of Green Bay and several nieces and nephews.

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