This is a Message Board Post. Reply to the message or author by clicking on the link below. *************************************************************************** MESSAGE: (#102321) John Scheffert <http://iagenweb.org/boards/clayton/obituaries/index.cgi?rev=102321> AUTHOR: Gary Sheffert DATE: 3/11/2006 at 19:03:07 Surnames: SCHEFFERT,VERHOTA,HOLLY,OLIVER,TIMENS,BLITZ,BONZER,BOHONEK SUHRADA Monona Leader--January 17, 1924 __________ OBITUARY __________ John Scheffert, of Giard Twp., died Jan. 4th, while waiting his turn in the Farmers State Bank, Monona. He had not been in good health, but his sudden death was a great shock. Mr. John Scheffert was a German by birth, having been born in Prussia, Dimien, Germany, January 18, 1861. When he was a boy 14 years of age he came to America, locating in Clayton county. For 4 years he worked on a farm. Then he was in the employment of the Milwaukee Railroad Company for 3 years. On February 13th, 1882, he was united in matrimony to Miss Mary Verhota. They started life's journey together on a farm near Froelich. 19 years later they moved on Pleasant Ridge where they had their home for 22 years. To this marriage were born 9 childen, of which two preceded him in death, having died in their infancy. He is being survived by his bereaved wife and his children. Mrs. F. Holly, of Monona, Mrs. C. Oliver and Mrs. W. Timens of Dubuque, Mrs H. Blitz and Mrs. John Bonzer of Pleasant Ridge, (P.O. McGregor, Iowa), Mrs. R. Bohonek, of Monona, Mrs M. Suhrada, Of Prairie du Chien, as well as 3 brothers, August, Frank and Charles Scheffert, of Dubuque, and 16 grand children, as well as many other relatives and a host of friends