Obit: Rondorf, Joseph (1855 - 1939)
Poster:  Steven Lavey
Email:  leavysg@earthlink.net

LAST NAME: Rondorf

FIRST NAME: Joseph

DATE: January 19, 1939

NEWSPAPER: The Loyal Tribune

CITY: Loyal

STATE: Wisconsin

TRANSCRIBED TEXT:

Joseph Rondorf was born in Dane County, Wisconsin, August 16, 1855 and passed away at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Archie Dorn, in the Town of Loyal, on January 8, 1939, being 83 years, 4 months old. The cause of his death was old age complications. In June 1860, his parents and family moved to Monroe County, Wisconsin where he was married on May 18, 1880 to Miss Odelia Algra of Melvina, Wisconsin. They lived in Monroe County two years, then moved in 1882 to Clark County and settled ion a piece of land in the Town of York. There the deceased lived until 1935 when he went to live with his daughter. Mr. Rondorf's wife died on January 21, 1913. In 1922 he was married to Mrs. Ella Richardson who died a few years later. The deceased is survived by two children, Mamie, Mrs. Archie Dorn, Loyal and Rella Rondorf, Mound, Minnesota, three grandchildren, Dale, Lowell, and Lucille Dorn, and one brother, Matt Rondorf, Greenwood, Wisconsin. He was preceded in death by three brothers and one sister and two children who died in infancy. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 1:00 P.M. form the home of his daughter and 2:00 o'clock at the M.E. Church at York Center, the Rev. R. J. Fleming of Loyal conducting the services. He was laid to rest in the family lot in the York Center Cemetery. The pall bearers were Walter Rowe, R.A. Zickert, Henry Grosnick, John Davis, Abie Turner and Jesse Mortimer all of York Center. The flower girls were Doris and Helen Anderson, Arlene and Vera Buchholz, Evelyn Smith and Bernadine Roth. Among the relatives attending the funeral from away were Mr. & Mrs. R. J. Rondorf, Mound, Minnesota; Mr. & Mrs. Hilarius Rondorf, Shawno; Mr. & Mrs. F. W. Schmitz, Sparta; Mr. William Rondorf, Thief River Falls, Minnesota; Mr. Casper H. Schmitz, Mrs. Peter Seiger, Mr. Henry Trinkes and Mr. William Trinkes, all of LaCrosse; Mr. & Mrs. Matt Rondorf, Mr. & Mrs. Joe Rondorf and Mr. Alfred Rondorf of Greenwood; Mr. & Mrs. Dale Dorn of Milwaukee; Mr. & Mrs. William Rondorf and son Dale, Mr. & Mrs. George Buffington, Marshfield; and Mr. & Mrs. Lowell Dorn of Fairchild.