Obit:

Bertz, Cecilia (1914 - 1983)

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Surnames: BERTZ SCHMITZ LINDNER WARMUTH HERR HEFNER KOCHER YAEGER

 

----Source: Tribune-Record-Gleaner (Clark County, Wis.) 08/03/1983


Bertz, Cecilia (1914 - 1983)


Funeral services were conducted at 11 a.m., Thursday, July 28, 1983, at St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Loyal, for Cecilia Bertz, 68, of the Greenwood, Clark County Apartments.

Mrs. Bertz died at 2:15 a.m., Tuesday, July 26, 1983, at Memorial Hospital, Neillsville.

Officiating at the service was Rev. James Logan. Interment was in St. Anthony's Cemetery. Nephews, William Herr, Ronald Kocher, James Yaeger, Michael Yaeger, Richard Schmitz and Robert Kocher, served as pallbearers. Rink Funeral Home, Loyal, handled arrangements.

Cecilia Schmitz was born on Aug. 16, 1914, in Wisconsin to Joseph and Catherine (nee Lindner) Schmitz. She was educated at St. Mary's Parochial School in Greenwood.

On Aug. 22, 1933, she and John E. (Jack) Bertz were married at Greenwood. After their marriage, they farmed in the Town of Loyal until 1940, when they moved to the Town of Eaton. They farmed there until 1956, then moved to the City of Greenwood. Since 1971, she has been living at Black River Apartments in Greenwood.

She was a member of St. Anthony's Catholic Church and its Ladies Aid.

She is survived by two sons, Jack of Loyal and Ken of Hewitt one daughter, Mrs. Ralph (Bobbie) Warmuth of Sun Prairie one brother, Hubert (Bud) Schmitz of Greenwood four sisters, Mrs. Josephine Herr of Greenwood, Mrs. Katie Hefner of Greenwood, Mrs. Donald (Mary Ann) Kocher of Greenwood and Mrs. Burnell (Carol) Yaeger of Greenwood and seven grandchildren.

Preceding her in death beside her husband was one brother, Otto.

A Parish Council of Catholic Women rosary was said at 3:15 p.m. and a Prayer Service at 8 p.m., Wednesday evening.

 

 


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