Obit: Pecher, Viola (1901 – 1956)
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Surnames: Pecher, Pinion, Brickl, Schultz, Radke, Zettler, Calmes, Boris, Kulas, Switlick, Komarek, Heindl, Jantz, Mews, Lutzke, Knutze, Gust, Passehl, Hein, Rindt, Endries, Soczka

----Source: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) 07/19/1956

----Pecher, Viola (1901 – July 1956)

Funeral services for Mrs. Frank Pecher, whose death was reported last week, were held in St. Mary’s Catholic church in Colby last Thursday morning. A solemn requiem high mass was offered with Rev. Frank Brickl of Athens as deacon and Rev. Raymond Schultz of Abbotsford as subdeacon. Burial was made in the parish cemetery.

Pall bearers were Dennis Radke, Gerald Zettler, Theodore Calmes, Donald Pecher, Duane Zettler, and James Boris, all nephews of the deceased.

Relatives from out of town here for the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Kulas and family of Abbotsford, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Zettler, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Martin Zettler, Mr. and Mrs. Alton Zettler and family, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Zettler, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Norbert Calmes and family, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Zettler, Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord Zettler, Mr. and Mrs. James Switlick, Mr. and Mrs. John Komarek, Jr., George Heindl, Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Heindl, all of Athens.

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Radke and family of Stratford, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Zettler and family of Loyal, Mr. and Mrs. William Jantz and daughters of Milwaukee, Mrs. Robert Mews of Wisconsin Rapids, Mrs. Martha Lutzke of Sheboygan, Henry Kautze of Aniwa, Frank Gust of Stratford, Mr. and Mrs. George Pecher and family and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Passehl and family of Athens, Mr. and Mrs. John Pecher and family and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Pecher of Abbotsford, Mr. and Mrs. William Pecher of Dorchester, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pecher of Milan, Mrs. Walter Bein of Shawano, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Rindt of Stetsonville, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Endries and family of Spencer, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Soczka of Edgar and friends from Medford, Athens, Stratford, Dorchester and Menasha.

*** Note: Her date of birth and first name are from the Colby St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery Index.