Obit: Henchen, Clarence F. #2 (1899 - 1968)

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Surnames: Henchen, Minsaas, Djubenski, Diercks, Martens, Turenne, Kostick, Schecklman, Schwellenbach, Ormond, Eslinger, Barr, Rueth, Lenz

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 6/27/1968

Henchen, Clarence Florentine (6 November 1899 - 23 June 1968)

Clarence Florentine Henchen, 68, of Greenwood died Sunday afternoon in Neillsville. He had been in the hospital since suffering a stroke June 4.

Mr. Henchen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bruno Henchen, was born November 6, 1899, in the Town of Weston. He was married November 10, 1923, to Agnes Minsaas at the Lutheran parsonage in Globe. They farmed in Globe until 1949 and then lived in the area, the last three years northwest of Greenwood.

Survivors are his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Andrew (Clarabelle) Djubenski and Mrs. Victor (Doris) Diercks, both of Greenwood; five sons, Robert of Greenwood, Arthur of Marshfield, Clarence, Jr., of Loyal, Delmond and Ronald at home; two brothers, Arnold of Neillsville and Erwin of Princeton, Minn.; three sisters, Miss Clara Henchen of Neillsville, Mrs. John (Frieda) Martens of Humbird and Mrs. Joseph (Elsie) Turenne of Thorp; also 14 grandchildren.

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 7/04/1968

Pallbearers at the Clarence Henchen funeral were: Ben Schwellenbach, John Ormond, Sr., Carl Eslinger, Fred Barr, Eddie Rueth and Albert Schecklman. The congregation sang, “Abide with me” and “What a Friend we have in Jesus,” accompanied on the organ by Miss Bonnie Lenz.

People from away who attended were: Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Henchen of Princeton, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. John Martens of Humbird; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Turenne and Mr. and Mrs. Roger Kostick of Thorp; Albert Schecklman and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Henchen of Marshfield; and other relatives and friends from Loyal, Neillsville, Spencer, Globe and the Greenwood area.

 

 


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