Early in 1934, Bill was appointed Chairman of
the Town of Flambeau. He served in that capacity
until the late fifties. He was on several county
board committees during those years: budget,
building, fair and lastly the highway committee.
The Senior .Citizens' building and the grandstand
on the fairgrounds were two pet projects of his.
Lastly it was the Little Red School museum
remodeling.
Bill retired from construction work in Min-
neapolis in 1961. He built us a seven room house
on highway eight east of Ladysmith. We sold it
and built a small home in Ladysmith in 1972.
Because of good health Bill continued building
and maintenance carpenter work until 1977 when
he was eighty years old.
Our children married local young people so have
mostly lived quite near us. All are Wisconsinites.
Submitted by Naomi Sprague Schreiber
THE LEROY SCHROCK FAMILY
In 1941 Mrs. Jacob Summy, an Amish lady, oc-
casionally walked across Highway 73 to read the
German Bible to Mrs. Charles Kalous. When the
Summys moved away, Mrs. Kalous wondered who
would help her understand the Bible. Joe Martin
asked if she would come if a Sunday School would
be started and she said, "Yes." When the Sam
Helmuth family came from New York, they and
Joe Martin's family began a Sunday School in the
South Lawrence School house in 1942.
In May 1946 Leroy and I were asked to come from
Iowa to be their Pastor. We came with our small
son, Elwood, rented the old Sam Arnold house
(now Bob Hanson's farm) for 7 months, and in
December bought 80 acres on Highway 73 for
$2,100. It included a 14x21 ft. log cabin without
electricity, water, or telephone; five cows; a team
of horses and 25 chickens. In March Arland was
born. Soon after we moved here, the community
had a house warming for us. Many came and
brought things. We have always appreciated their
warmth.

Leroy and Esther Schrock
Aug. 1982

We held services in several old buildings and
also in our home for a time. Our log house was cold
and the roof leaked. Glen Wymore dug the base-
ment for our house and also for the church house.
Sam Helmuth donated the land for the church
house. For a while we lived in our basement and
had services in the basement church. Then some
friends came from Pennsylvania and offered to fur-
nish the labor to put up the church and our home.
Other friends came from Iowa, Kansas and Min-
nesota to assist. The Tony Lumber Yard let us
have all the building material at cost. Local people
and folks from neighboring churches also helped.
In March, the day after our tenth wedding an-
niversary, Betty was born. Although Leroy has
given much time to the church, we have always
made our living by milking cows. After we moved
into our new house, we started building a barn. In
November 1954, after painting the barn, Rita ar-
rived. We enjoyed singing as a family and our four
children often sang together.
Now Elwood married Lorene, has four children,
teaches in the Ladysmith High School and is
Pastor at Exeland. Arland married Esther, has two
children, teaches third grade and is a Pastor in
West Virginia. Betty is a secretary at Rosedale,

West Virginia Bible Institute in Ohio. Rita mar-
ried Alvin Stoll, has two girls and lives close to us.
Since Leroy retired as Pastor, we are involved in
ministering in rest homes, churches, prisons -
helping people understand the Bible. Submitted by
Esther Schrock
SCHWEIGER 1892-1981
Charles Schweiger was born at Plum City,
Wisconsin on April 13, 1863. On May 10, 1889 he
married Martha Eysnogle also of Plum City,
Wisconsin. They came to Rusk County in 1892
taking a homestead on a piece of land 31  miles
south of Ladysmith, in the Maple Center district
and became farmers.
Martha died in 1946 and Charles retired from
farming. Born to them were five children: Verna,
Frederick, Edward, Erville and Irene.
Verna became Mrs. Bill VanSoelen. She attend-
ed Ladysmith Normal School and was well known
as a teacher in Rusk and Chippewa Counties for
27 years.
Edward became a minister, Erville a steam fitter
and Irene a housewife. Fred bought a farm adjoin-
ing his parents' farm. He married Lydia Schmidt
of Phillips, Wisconsin. They both lived their lives
out in Rusk County. Fred worked for the Soo Line
Railroad for 36 years. Fred and Lydia had 4
children: Dorothy, Evelyn, Edwin and Charles.
Their sons grew up and left Rusk County. Dorothy
married Frank Andres of Dogville (Rusk County);
they farmed for many years. Evelyn married Alex
Kush of Conrath; together they owned and
operated the Clover farm store in Conrath for
many years.
There are no more Schweigers in Rusk County,
as Lydia, our last, died in September of 1981. All
of their descendants still consider Rusk County as
home and each of us hold fond memories of days
gone by. Submitted by Patricia Andres Brewer
CHARLES AND MARTHA
SCHWEIGER FAMILY
My grandfather, Charles Schweiger was born
April 13, 1868 at Plum City, Wisconsin, son of
John and Matilda Schweiger. He grew to manhood
in that vicinity and was married to Martha
Eysnogle on May 10, 1889. They came to Rusk
County in 1892, homesteading on 40 acres of land,
three and one half miles south of Ladysmith in the
Maple Center district, developing it into a fine
farm.
In 1946 with the death of his wife, Charles
retired from the farm to make his home with his
children in Ladysmith. He was a resident of Rusk
County for over 50 years, passing away February
3, 1948.
Charles and Martha had five children.
Verna married William Van Soelen who farmed
at Appollonia, near Bruce and Verna taught
school. Irene married William Coates. Fred (my
father) married Lydia Schmidt. Edward married
Myrtle Chamberlin. Edward was a minister. Er-
ville married Katherine Hypa.
Martha died on May 23, 1946. Both of my
grandparents are buried at Riverside Cemetery in
Ladysmith. Submitted    by  Charles Erville
Schweiger, grandson
THE FRED AND LYDIA
SCHWEIGER FAMILY
My father Fred Schweiger was born in the town
of Grant, Rusk County, Wisconsin on December 2,
1894. He was the son of Charles and Martha
Eysnogle Schweiger. He died June 10, 1969 at
Milwaukee. He had spent his entire life in Rusk
County. Dad married Lydia Schmidt, daughter of
Frederick and Bertha Kupfer Schmidt, on October
23, 1920 at Ladysmith. Mother was born
December 1, 1895 and passed away September 24,
1981 at the Rusk County Memorial Nursing
Home in Ladysmith. Both are buried at Riverside
Cemetery in Ladysmith, Wisconsin.

Dad was employed by the Soo Line Railroad for
27 years, retiring in 1959. The family lived in
Ladysmith a few years before moving to an 80 acre
farm three and /2 miles south of town on "G" in
the town of Grant. They had a family of four
children. We went to grade school at Maple
Center, a one room school and attended Tony High
School.
Dorothy married Frank Andres of Conrath.
They farmed south of Conrath on "I" for a number
of years. They had two daughters, Patricia and
Linda, who attended Wilson and Willard Grade
schools and Holcombe High School. Dorothy and
Frank moved to Bensenville, Illinois, and resided
there until his death. Dorothy later married
Robert Park of Ladysmith. They now live in
Fridley, Minnesota.
Evelyn married Alex Kush of Conrath, and were
owners of the Clover Farm grocery store for a
number of years. They have one daughter, Sandra.
She attended school in Conrath prior to moving to
Woodale, Illinois, where her parents still reside.
I married Lillian Buswell, of Holcombe. We
have two children, Cheryl and Charles, and live in
Oak Creek, Wisconsin. I served two years in the
U.S. Navy Air Corps from 1943 to 1945.
Charles married Eleanor Walters, of Holcombe.
They had three children, Dorothy, Lori, and
Frederick. After Eleanor's death Charles remar-
ried and now lives with his wife Bonnie in Billings,
Montana. Charles also served in the U.S. Navy in
World War II.
We all love Rusk County and have many friends
who we try to see when we come 'home', which we
do as often as we can. Submitted by Edwin
Schweiger

Family of Fred and Lydia Schweiger: Charles, Edwin,
Dorothy, Lydia, Fred, and Evelyn - 1960
LYDIA A. SCHWEIGER
Several years ago Grandma Schweiger and I
were discussing our childhoods, feelings and what
the future held. We talked of death, including her
death and she asked me to make known some of
her wishes regarding her funeral arrangements
when the time came. She told me of those she
wanted as pallbearers, what kind of dinner she
wished served after the service and she also asked
me to write her eulogy. She talked of her death as
it should be, a part of life. She had no fear of
death, talked of dying for many years, had always
said she was ready and especially so after Grandpa
passed away. She said she had had a good, happy
and long life and had no regrets. We are gathered
here today to celebrate the last day of her life and
to share her memories. This is our final act of love
as we all usher her off to Eternity. Funerals foster
nostalgia and we are all experiencing a great deal
of nostalgia today.
Grandma was born of German immigrants on
December 1, 1895, in Beardstown, Illinois, and
given the name Lydia Agnes Schmidt. Of the
twenty children born to the Schmidt family, only
five lived to adulthood; four daughters and one son.
Soon after Grandma's birth, the family moved to
Phillips, Wisconsin, where she     grew  to
womanhood. She told me of the loving family she
was raised in and as a result of this she became a
loving person herself. Throughout life she, her
sisters and brother have maintained an excellent
relationship.
Together Lydia and Fred lived out their lives in
Ladysmith, Wisconsin, except for short stays with
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