Lesselyong, John - Wood-Outagamie-Racine County WI Archives Obituaries 


Marshfield News Herald - September 25, 1931  obit notice

Illness Fatal to John Lesselyong
Marshfield Resident for 45 Years to be Buried Tues. morning
John Lesselyong, 81 died about 6pm yesterday at his home at the corner of N. 
Vine and E. Arnold St. following a long illness resulting from complications of 
kidney trouble.

Father A. J.Dorrenbach will officiate at the funeral services which will be 
held Tues. at 9am from St. John's Catholic Church.  Mr. Lesselyong was born 
Oct. 14, 1850 at Luxembourg, Germany and lacked a few weeks of attaining the 
age of 81yrs.

He came to America, while a young man and on Jan. 10, 1872 he was married to 
Miss Mary Leinwander at Appleton.  he has been a resident of Marshfield for the 
past 45 yrs., operating a brickyard here until he retired in 1917.
Mrs. Lesselyong survives him as do four sons and four daughters, George, Hobart 
Mills, Calif; Jacob, Clintonville; Michael Appleton; Edward, Chicago ILL; Mrs 
John ReVoyr, Mrs. G.W. Mason and Mrs. William Scheller, all of Marshfield and 
Mr. R. F. Errington, Appleton.

Five children, three sons and two daughters, preceded Mr.Lesselyong in death.  
One son, William J was killed in service in WWI and the Marshfield Legion post 
now bears his name.
He is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. Clara Mayer, Appleton; and Mrs. Anna 
Stillman, Racine and by 13 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Mr. Lesselyong was a member of the Order of Owls and also of St. Joseph's 
Society, Appleton.

Buried at Gates of Heaven Cemetary in Marshfield, WI

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