Winona Daily News - Winona, MN
Thursday - 3 March 1966
Page 14 - Column 2

Mrs. August Schleicher

MILLVILLE, Minn. (Special) - Mrs. August C. Schleicher, 93, Millville, died Wednesday at Good Shepherd Lutheran Home, Rushford, Minn., after an illness of two weeks.

The former Lousie Eggenberger was born July 26, 1872, at Theilman, Minn., the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Christian Eggenberger. She was married to Mr. Schleicher at Wabasha, Minn., March 3, 1891. The couple lived in Wisconsin until 1892 when they moved to Millville, where Mr. Schleicher founded the funeral home now in its third generation of family management.

Mrs. Schleicher was a member of Grace United Church of Christ, Millville, and its only surviving charter member. She was a former member of the church's Womens Guild and a past president of the Wabasha County Federation of Women's Clubs.

Survivors: One son, August R., Millville; two daughters, Mrs. E. C. (Barbara) McNulty, Waterstown, S. D., and Mrs. Leonard (Louise) Rollins, Weaver, Minn.; 14 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren, and six great-great-grandchildren. Her husband died Dec. 27, 1936, and a daughter died in 1959. Six sisters and four brothers have also died.

Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at her church in Millville, Rev. Douglas Ostlund, Eyota, officiating. Burial will be in the Millville Cemetery. Friends may call at the Schleicher Funeral Home all day Friday and Saturday until 11 a.m. and at the church from 1 to 2 p.m.

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Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002
Name: Louisa Schleicher
Birth Date: 26 Jul 1872
Death Date: 2 Mar 1966
Death County: Fillmore
Mother's Maiden Name: Von Keller
State File Number: 005695
Certificate Number: 005695
Certificate Year: 1966
Record Number: 1630429