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View Tree for William (Wilhem) H. SlifeWilliam (Wilhem) H. Slife (b. July 15, 1864, d. July 24, 1937)

William (Wilhem) H. Slife (son of Johann Schlief) was born July 15, 1864 in Funsburg, Germany, and died July 24, 1937 in Town of Newton~ Marquette County. He married Anna Louise Ploetz on April 11, 1890 in St. Paul's Evangical Lutheran Church ~ Coloma, Wis. ~ Waushara County.

 Includes NotesNotes for William (Wilhem) H. Slife:
William emigrated to the United States from Bremen, Germany, on or about May 1, 1870, and arrived in the United States, at the Port of New York, May 12, 1870, vessel's name was unknown.
At the age of six years he across to America with his parents.

OBIT:
WILLIAM SCHLEIF
William Schleif was born July 15th, 1865. in Germany. At the age of six years he came across to America and settled with his parents on a farm in Newton.
He was confirmed on the 24th day of June, 1879 at Crystal Lake church.
In the year of 1890 he was united in holy wedlock with Anna Ploetz. This union was blessed with seven children, three sons and four daughters.
He was a true Christian and a very devout member of the Lutheran church at Crystal Lake.
For the last five years he has made his home with his youngest daughter, Amanda.
He has been in ill health for the past five years and on Saturday, July 24th, at 10:45 p.m., he passed peacefully away, having attained the age of 72 years, 10 days.
He leaves to mourn his departure his sorrowing wife, his three sons, Julius and Rhina of Oshkosh and Walter of Richford; four daughters, Ella Graper of Coloma, Leona Martin of Newton, Ester Schwersinski and Amanda Bartel of Wautoma; three sisters, Ida Wiley and Amelia Krueger of Hancock and Hulda Jenks of Wild Rose and one brother, Julius, of Newton; 21 grandchildren and two great grand-children, besides a host of friends.
The funeral services were held Tuesday, July 27th, from St. Paul's Lutheran church at Crystal Lake the body was laid to rest in the adjoining cemetery. A large assembly of friends and neighbors attended the services which were conducted by the Rev. Zaiser of Harrisville. Many and costly floral offerings showed the love and esteem in which the deceased was held by relatives and friends.

Card of Thanks
We wish to express our sincere thanks to all who so kindly
assisted us during the illness and death of our beloved husband
and father; to the pastor for his words of comfort, to the pallbearers,
to those who sent floral offerings and all who in any way helped
us in our time of sorrow.



FUNERAL IS HELD FOR RESIDENT AT WAUTOMA
WAUTOMA, WIS.----- (Special) ----
Funeral services were held this afternoon for William Slife, 72, who passed away Saturday after an extended illness with tuberculosis. The services were at 1:30 at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Edwin Bartel, town of Wautoma and 2:30 at the Stone church near Dakota. A Harrisville pastor was in charge and burial was in Newton cemetery where Mr. and Mrs. Slife resided until the last two or three years.

Tuesday
July 27,1937
Oshkosh Northwestern


More About William (Wilhem) H. Slife:
Burial: July 27, 1937, St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery ~ Newton Township ~ Marquette County.
Emigration: May 01, 1870, Bremen, Germany.
Immigration: April 25, 1921, Became a legal citizen..
Naturalization: December 22, 1917, Petition for Naturalization.

More About William (Wilhem) H. Slife and Anna Louise Ploetz:
Marriage: April 11, 1890, St. Paul's Evangical Lutheran Church ~ Coloma, Wis. ~ Waushara County.
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