Obituary:  Frank GOTTSCHALK, 1858-1936
Posted for Jefferson County Jan. 28, 1999

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Surnames:  GOTTSCHALK, SCHLASSER, NACK, RASMUSSEN,
                   BONKER, KECKSTEIN, WAHL
Source:  Northwood Anchor, Feb. 13, 1936: (Kirchgatter Kin, 1978,
              Page 365)
Copyright:  Permission was given by Carol Whiteis to reprint obits,
weddings, and other news articles from Kichgatter Kin by Carol
Whiteis, Margaret Daleske, Jean Fridlington, and printed in Jan., 1978,
for genealogy and research.

GOTTSCHALK Rites Held at Grafton
Resident of the Vicinity for 37 Years Passes Away Friday: III Long
Term

Frank Gottschalk, 77, a resident of the Grafton vicinity for 37 years and
of the town of Grafton since 1934, died last Friday morning at his home
there, following a serious illness extending over several months. Funeral
services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Lutheran church.

Mr. Gottschalk was born September 18, 1858 at Waxfelde, Germany. He
was christened Frank Berthold Adolf Gottschalk.  He came to America
with his parents when three years of age, the family settled at Johnson’s
Creek, Wisconsin.  His parents were August Gottschalk and Flarentirea
Schlasser.  They moved to Iowa in 1870 and settled in Rock Creek, in
Mitchell County.  He was confirmed in the Rock Creek Lutheran church.

He was married to Alvina Nack on July 24, 1898.  They settled on their
farm west of Grafton where Mr. Gottschalk lived until 1934 when he
moved to Grafton where he has since lived.  His wife preceded him in
death on June 14, 1932.

Six children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Gottschalk, one of whom died in
infancy.  The five surviving children are:  Mrs. Elizabeth Rasmussen,
Buffalo, North Dakota; Mrs. Gertrude Bonker, Manly; and Misses Lena,
Dena, and Caroline Gottschalk who live at home.  There are seven
grandchildren.  Three sisters also survive:  Mrs. Minnie Keckstein,
Mitchell, Iowa; Mrs. Martha Gottschalk, Tracy, Minnesota; and Mrs. Ida
Wahl, of Grafton.

Note from transcriber:  He lived in Jefferson County from about 1861 to
1870 according to obit [Johnson’s Creek is in Jefferson County]