OBITUARIES: Lulu Bertha (Butenhoff) HOLT, Earl, Washburn Co, WI ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor, or the legal representative of the contributor, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Don Hansen 13 January 2001 ==================================================================== LULU BERTHA BUTENHOFF OBIT The Spooner Advocate Thur., 02/16/1967, p7 Lulu B. Holt, 63, a long-time resident of the Earl community passed away at the Shell Lake hospital on Saturday after a short illness. Mrs. Holt was born in Dows, Iowa, the daughter of Gustive and Gertha Butenhoff. In 1916 she and her family moved to the Earl community, where on May 20, 1926, she was united in marriage to Ralph E. Holt, and to this union six children were born. Mrs. Holt was a member of Royal Neighbors, Comstock Lodge No. 8915 in Earl, the Namekagon Congregational Church and the Ladies Aid in Earl. She was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers and two sisters. Mrs. Holt is survived by her husband, Ralph; four daughters, Mrs. William Kruger (Elaine) of the town of Stone Lake, Mrs. Gene Anderson (Norma) of Earl, Mrs. Gordon Kates (Lois) of Fort Meyers, Fla., and Mrs. William Austin (Linda) of Cameron; two sons, Donovan, Spooner, and Larry, Earl; she is further survived by three brothers, Gustive Butenhoff of Minneapolis, Minn., Art Butenhoff, Trego, and Walter Butenhoff, Earl; one sister, Mrs. Earl Thomas (Martha) of Earl, plus 14 grandchildren and other relatives. Funeral services were held on Tuesday at 2 p.m. from the Namekagon Congregational Church in Earl, with Rev. Roy S. Brown officiating. Burial was in the Earl Cemetery with the Dahl Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.