Obit of Rev. W. H. WIENER (b.1889 d.1976), Brown Co., MN
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Source: Unknown Newspaper...handwritten date Oct 1976

Rev. W. H. Wiener

Funeral services: Albright Methodist church, Marshall Tuesday afternoon
Rev. W. H. Wiener
Age: 86
Former pastor: Evangelical church, Sleepy Eye
Died: Marshall, Friday
Pastor: Minnesota Conference of the United Methodist church 
        (formerly EUB)
Served as Pastor: Mankato, Winona, Sleepy Eye, Rochester, Marshall, 
                  Worthington until 1959
After formal retirement: his ministry in churches at Cottonwood, Edgerton, 
                         Jasper, Balaton, Luverne, Steen and Garvin
Rev. and Mrs. Wiener's ministry lasted a total of 55 years
Second retirement: Sep 1,1974
Born: Oct. 26, 1889, Dysart, Iowa (eldest of 8 children)
Spouse: Emma Peterson
Married: Feb 21,1918, Duluth
Served: infantry, Europe, WW 1
Served: as chaplain, Veterans of Foreign Wars (local, district and state levels) 
        after the war
Survivors: widow: Emma, Marshall
        children: Leonard, Sun City, Ariz.
                  Chester, Marshall
                  Mrs. Thomas (Ruth) Schaefer, Worthington
                  Paul, Sioux City, Iowa
brothers and sisters: Walter, Pipestone
                      Loran, Green Valley, Ariz.
                      Mrs. John (Esther) Heesch, Tuscon, Ariz.
                      Gertrude, Tuscon, Ariz.
   eight grandchildren
   nine great grandchildren
Preceded in death: sons: Floyd
                         Robert
                   two brothers
                   one sister