----Source: GREENWOOD GLEANER (Greenwood, Wis.) 06/14/1917

Wessel, Anna (25 FEB 1875 - 8 JUN 1917)

Mrs. Adolph Wessel died at her home in the town of Mead, Clark County, Wis., Friday morning, June 8, 1917, the cause of her death being due to a paralytic stroke.

Anna Auerbach was born Feb. 25, 1875, at Chemnitz, Germany. On Aug. 13, 1898, she was united in marriage to Mr. Adolph Wessel, the marriage taking place at Greenwood. Nine children were born to this union, of which three died in infancy.

Deceased was a kind and loving wife and mother, and will be a great loss to the bereaved family.

She leaves to mourn her loss, her husband and the following children, Ella, Walter, Albert, Lydia, Adolph and Theodore, all at home, also one sister, Mrs. Ernest Weichelt of Marshfield.

The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon from Salem Church at the Braun Settlement, Rev. Hall officiating.

Those who attended the funeral from out of town were, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Weichelt of Marshfield, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wessel of Elkhart Lake, and Mrs. Wm. Tohl and daughter of Sheboygan Falls.

The bereaved family has the sympathy of their many friends.