John W. Scholtes 1914-1993

SCHOLTES, COLLINS, BAKEWELL, FISHER

Posted By: A. Bruce Owens (email)
Date: 2/27/2011 at 19:19:54

John W. Scholtes
LANSING, Iowa – John W. Scholtes, 78, of Lansing, died Sunday, Aug. 1, 1993, at his home. He was born on Sept. 19, 1914, to William and Mary (Bakewell) Scholtes. He was a farmer for most of his life. He married Gretta Collins on Feb. 8, 1944, in Waukon. She died Feb. 25, 1993.
He is survived by one son, Dan of Lansing; one daughter, Mary (Joe) Fisher of Onalaska; six grandchildren, Frank, David and Susan Fisher of Onalaska, and John, Sara, and William Scholtes of Lansing; one brother, James Scholtes of Lansing; and two sisters, Mary Cleta Scholtes of New York, N.Y., and Genevieve Scholtes of Minneapolis, Minn.
Also preceding him in death were two infant sons.
Funeral services will· be 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 4, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Lansing, with burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call today from 4 to 8 p.m.: at the Burke-Thornburg Funeral Home in Lansing where a Wake Scripture Service will be held at 7 p.m.
THE LA CROSSE TRIBUNE La Crosse, Wisconsin 3 August 1993