Obituary:  John HOLL Sr., d. 1936, Oconto Co., Wisconsin

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Information extracted from Press-Gazette - March 4, 1936

Headlines:  1st POSTMASTER PASSES FRIDAY
            Death Claims John Holl, Sr., 78;
            Had Been Ill for Past Three Years

John Holl Sr.

Cause of death:  illness of three years caused by infirmities due to 
                 old age

Age:  78

Date of death:  Feb. 28, 1936, his home

Funeral service:  March 2, 1936, requiem High Mass, St. Michael's 
                  Catholic Church, Suring

Officiant:  Rev. Fr. George Weix 

Burial:  Catholic Cemetery, Town of How

Pallbearers:  Mike and Nick Ehlinger
              Joseph Stengel
              Joseph Philippi
              Antone Otradovec
              Antone Boerschinger

Date of birth:  April 28, 1857, Town of Bellevue, Brown County 
                [Submitter's note: He is the son of Jacob Holl and 
                Margaret Dollar Holl]

Resident of Hayes, 1880-1936

[Submitter's note: In actuality, John Holl had first homesteaded a 
farm in Town of How from 1880-1886]

Employment/occupation:  farming
                        lumbering
                        conducting a sawmill 
                        operating a general merchandise store
                        Postmaster, Hayes 
                        town treasurer, assessor
                        highway superintendent
                        Justice of the Peace

[Submitter's note: also elected and served for many years on the local 
school board, helping to organize the original school system and build 
each of the schools, and was a Notary Public]

Spouse:  Veronic Kurz

Marriage date:  April 28, 1885, Shawano

Survived by:  his wife, aged 70, b. March 29, 1865, Denmark, WI 
              four daughters, Anna, at home, Mrs. Margaret (Oliver)
                   Renier of Green Bay, Mrs. Kate (Jack) Philippi of 
                   Town of How, Mrs. Elizabeth (Pete) Wagner of Green 
                   Valley
              three sons, Joseph of the Town of How, John of Appleton,
                   and Jacob of Milwaukee
              two sisters, Mrs. Kitty (J. Edward) Kaye of Green Bay, 
                   and Mrs. Anna Whitter of Alberta, Canada
              four brothers, Henry of Green Bay, Edward of Hintz, 
                   Jacob and Matt of the Town of How
              29 grandchildren 
              7 great grandchildren

Attendees of the funeral from out of town:  
     From Green Bay:
           Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Renier and family
           Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kaye
           Mr. and Mrs. Peter Holl and family
           Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dollar and sons
           Mrs. John Josten
           Mrs. Omer Rothe
           Jule Holl
           Herbert Krammer
           Fritz Renier
     From Shawano:
           Mr. and Mrs Joseph Holl
     From Hintz:
           Mr. and Mrs. Ed Holl and daughter 
     From Milwaukee:
           Mr and Mrs. Jacob Holl and son, Richard
     From Green Valley:
           Mrs. Elizabeth Wagner
     From Appleton:
           John Holl