This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BROOKHART, BUKOVER, FEIT, JACOBS, KRAUSE, LUCKET, NIMM, PONGRATZ Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DGC.2ACI/1562 Message Board Post: Abstracted from the Pittsville Record, Volume 93 Number 6, Thursday February 6, 2002, Page 5 (not the complete obit due to copyright restrictions) Christian J. JACOBS, 90, of Arpin, died at Marshfield February 2, 2002. Christian was born September 4, 1911 in Thorp to Charles and Mabel (LUCKET) JACOBS. He married Barbara NIMM in Arpin Dec 8 1937. She died May 7, 2000. Survivors include six daughters, Arlene (Edward) BROOKHART; Pauline KRAUSE; Christine (Richard) PONGRATZ; Marlene (Kenneth) FEIT Jr.; Kathleen (David)FEIT Sr.; Irene (Glen) BUKOVER; two sons, Chris Jr. and Richard (Mary) JACOBS; 36 grandchildren, 51 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife and three sisters, Ella, Violet and Lillian. Funeral services were February 9th at St. John's Lutheran Church in Auburndale with Rev. David Dahlke officiating. Burial was in the Arpin cemetery. Buchanan Funeral Home assisted the family. Submitter: Joan M Benner <jmbenner@tznet.com> Golden Rule Genealogy http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwood/resource/r-joanb.htm Specializing in Central Wisconsin Records Member, Association of Professional Genealogists