This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: TCMitten Surnames: Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.wisconsin.counties.shawano/16669/mb.ashx Message Board Post: State Journal-Register, The (Springfield, IL) - January 24, 2002 Deceased Name: Walter L. Read ASHLAND - Walter L. Read, 89, of Ashland, formerly of Three Lakes, Wis., died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2002, at the Menard Convalescent Center in Petersburg. He was born June 24, 1912, in Hillsboro, the son of George and Violet Christy Read. He married Ellen J. Shelley in 1937 in Mattoon, Wis. Mr. Read was a machinist at the Northern Auto Supply Store in Rhinelander, Wis., before his retirement. Survivors: wife, Ellen; a son, Wayne (wife, Jane) Read of Marble Hill, Mo.; a daughter, Faye (husband, Ronald) Shaw of Ashland; eight grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; a brother, Max Read of King, Wis.; a sister Vernis Lempea of Calumet, Mich.; and many nieces and nephews. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, Massie-Buchanan Funeral Home in Ashland. Burial will be at a later date in Three Lakes Cemetery. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.