Posted on: Wood Co. Wi Obits Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/WoodObits/255 Surname: KJELSTRAM, KNUTH, KRONSTEDT, PAPE, RINGER, SCHULTZ, WORLUND ------------------------- Simon WORLUND Obit taken from Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune, March 20, 1944 Simon WORLUND, Town of Sigel Resident, dies Simon WORLUND, 79, resident of the town of Sigel since coming to this country from Finland in 1883, died at his home at 5 A.M. today. Death was attributed to old age complications. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, March 22, at 1:30 P.M. from the Bethany Lutheran Church, Sigel, with the Rev. A.J. Hemming officiating. Interment will be in Forest Hill Cemetery here. Mr WORLUND was born in Wasa, Finland on January 21, 1865, the son of Matt and Anna WORLUND. He married Maria KJELSTRAM in the town of Sigel in 1893. One of their nine children died in infancy. Mrs WORLUND preceded her husband in death on April 10, 1910. The children are Ernest, Evelyn and Mrs Bertha PAPE, who live at home, Leonard, Mrs Carl (Dagmar) KNUTH, Mrs Clarence (Edith) SCHULTZ, Mrs Vern (ELLEN) KRONSTEDT, and Mrs Fred (Ann) RINGER. He leaves nine grandchildren. Mr WORLUND served as supervisor and chairman of the town of Sigel for more than 20 years, and was a member of his district school board from 1892 to 1925. The body will be taken to the residence Tuesday afternoon, where friends may call. Funeral arrangements are in charge of Krohn and Berard.