Mrs. William (Elizabeth May Sawvelle) Priovznik 1893-1949

MUCHOW, SAWVELLE, PRIOVZNIK, SCHUTTA

Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 2/18/2009 at 18:04:47

Mrs. William (Elizabeth May Sawvelle) Priovznik

Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Bethel Presbyterian Church in West Union for Mrs. William Priovznik, former resident of Postville, who passed away at West Union last Saturday. Interment was at West Union.

Elizabeth May (Sawvelle) Priovznik, daughter of John and Mary (Muchow) Sawvelle, was born August 14, 1893, at Waukon. She was baptized at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Postville.

Mrs. Priovznik spent the first four years of her life at Waukon. The family home was then established in Postville, where she spent the next 12 years. For the past 40 years she has been a resident of West Union.

She spent 30 years in the employ of the Northwestern Bell Telephone Company as an operator in West Union.

She was united in marriage with William Priovznik of West Union on February 10, 1944.

Mrs. Priovznik was a member of the Bethel Presbyterian Church of West Union. She was also affiliated with the Rebeccas and the Royal Neighbors.

The deceased had been ill for two or more years, and was hospitalized in West Union for slightly more than the last year of her life. She departed this life on September 17, 1949, at the age of 56 years.

She is survived by her husband; one brother, J. F. Sawvelle, of Postville; one sister, Sevena, (Mrs. Herman Schutta) of Postville; one nephew, Durwood Schutta, of Postville, and other relatives and friends.

Postville Herald newspaper clipping from my mother's obituary collection.
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