Joseph and Elizabeth (Uthe) Wiederhold

Emma (Speaker) Wiederhold died in 1957. She was buried in the Holy Ghost church cemetery in Dickeyville, Wisconsin.

Arthur "Art" Wiederhold, formerly of Dickeyville, Wis., died Thursday morning, March 31, 1983, at the Southwest Health Center and Nursing Home in Cuba City, Wis. Visitation was from 6 to 9 p.m., Friday, April 1, at Haudenshield Funeral Home in Cuba City. Graveside services were held at the Holy Ghost cemetery in Dickeyville at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, April 2. The funeral mass was held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, April 4, at the Holy Ghost Church, also in Dickeyville.
      His wife, the former Emma Speaker, died in 1957. He was survived by one sister, Mrs. Laura Speaker, of Galena, Ill.

Joseph Speaker, 73, of Galena, Illinois, died Friday, May 7, 1965, at the Hazel Green Hospital in Hazel Green, Wisconsin. Family and friends called at the Furlong Funeral Home in Galena, where the Rosary was recited at 8 p.m., Sunday, May 9. Funeral services were at 9:30 a.m., Monday, May 10, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Galena, and burial was in the church cemetery.
      Mr. Speaker was survived by his wife, Laura; one daughter, Mrs. Frank Leifker, of Galena, Ill.; three sons, John Speaker and Ralph Speaker, both of Hanover, Ill., and George Speaker, of Stockton, Calif.; 14 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild; three brothers, William Speaker, of Harlingen, Texas; Raymond Speaker, of Green Bay, Wis., and Leo Speaker, of Fennimore, Wis.; and a sister, Mrs. Mike Sutter, of East Dubuque, Ill.

Laura K. Speaker, 88, of Galena, Illinois, died Sunday morning, June 11, 1989, at Mercy Health Center, St. Joseph's Unit, in Dubuque, Iowa. Family and friends called from 3 to 9 p.m. Monday, June 12, at the Furlong Funeral Home in Galena. Funeral services were at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 13, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Galena, and burial was in the church cemetery.
      Mrs. Speaker was survived by a son, George Speaker, of Stockton, Calif.; and 12 grandchildren, 1 stepgrandchild, 28 great-grandchildren, 2 great-great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great-stepgrandchild.

Children of Joseph and Laura (Wiederhold) Speaker:

• Bernice Speaker was born on February 19, 1922, daughter of Joseph and Laura (Wiederhold) Speaker. Bernice Speaker married Frank Leifker. Frank Leifker was born on February 24, 1916. Frank and Bernice Leifker lived at Galena, Illinois.

  Bernice Leifker, 58, died on March 4, 1980. Frank Leifker, 65, of Galena, Illinois, died in July 1982. They were buried in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery at Galena, Illinois.

• Ralph A. Speaker was born February 19, 1922, son of Joseph and Laura (Wiederhold) Speaker. Ralph Speaker married Mary I. McDonald on August 24, 1943, in Galena, Illinois. Mary McDonald was born August 9, 1924, in Kankakee, Illinois, daughter of Harlan and Isabell (Campbell) McDonald. Ralph and Mary Speaker lived at Hanover, Illinois, where they were members of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. Mary graduated from Galena High School in 1942. She was a member of St. Anne's Society and the Hanover Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary.

  Ralph Speaker, 64, of Hanover, Illinois, died Thursday, January 22, 1987, at Galena-Stauss Nursing Home in Galena, Illinois. Visitation was from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., Sunday, January 25, at Law-Jones Funeral Home in Hanover, where the Rosary was said at 8 p.m. Funeral services were at 10:30 a.m., Monday, January 26, at St. John's Catholic Church in Hanover, and burial was in Evergreen Cemetery in Hanover.
        Mr. Speaker was survived by his wife, Mary; three daughters, Mrs. Kathryn O'Haver, of Freeport, Ill., Mrs. John (Jane) Aschenbrenner, of Watertown, Wis., and Susan Speaker, of Rockford, Ill.; two sons, Robert Speaker, of Galena, Ill., and Michael Speaker, of Hanover, Ill.; 13 grandchildren; his mother, Mrs. Laura Speaker, of Galena, Ill.; and a brother, George Speaker, of Stockton, Ill. A son, Joe Speaker, died July 28, 1986.

  Mary I. Speaker, of Illinois Route 84 South, Hanover, Illinois, died Thursday, July 16, 1992, at Galena-Stauss Hospital in Galena, Illinois. Funeral services were at 11:30 a.m., Saturday, July 18, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Hanover, and burial was in Evergreen Cemetery in Hanover. The Law-Jones Funeral Home in Hanover was in charge of arrangements.
        Mrs. Speaker was survived by three daughters, Kathryn O'Haver, of Freeport, Ill., Mrs. John (Jane) Aschenbrenner, of Watertown, Wis., and Susan Speaker, of Rockford, Ill.; two sons, Robert (and JoAnna) Speaker, of Galena, Ill., and Michael (and Darcy) Speaker, of Hanover, Ill.; 13 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. Richard (Margaret) Rabe, of Dwight, Ill. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph; a son, Joseph, and an infant daughter.

  • Joseph Speaker, a son of Ralph and Mary (McDonald) Speaker, was born February 3, 1957. Joe Speaker married Beth Nedig. Joe and Beth Speaker lived at Hanover, Illinois.

    Hanover man electrocuted.
    Galena, Ill.--A Hanover, Ill., man died of electrocution Monday, July 28, 1986, while working at the Chestnut Mountain Lodge near Galena. Joe Speaker, 29, was working on a pole at the lodge when a floodlight touched a live wire on the pole, said Jo Daviess County Coroner Allen Steinke. Speaker fell to the ground. An ambulance transported Speaker to the Galena Stauss Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

    Joe Speaker, 29, of Hanover, Illinois, died Monday, July 28, 1986, at Galena-Stauss Hospital in Galena, Illinois, as the result of an accident at Chestnut Mountain Lodge in Galena. Visitation was from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., Wednesday, July 30, at Law-Jones Funeral Home in Hanover, where the Rosary was said at 8 p.m. Funeral services were at noon, Thursday, July 31, at St. John's Catholic Church in Hanover, and burial was in Evergreen Cemetery in Hanover.
          Mr. Speaker was survived by his wife, Beth; his parents, Ralph and Mary (McDonald) Speaker, of Hanover, Ill.; two brothers, Robert Speaker, of Galena, Ill., and Michael Speaker, of Hanover, Ill.; and three sisters, Mrs. Kathryn O'Haver, of Freeport, Ill., Mrs. John (Jane) Aschenbrenner, of Watertown, Wis., and Susan Speaker, of Rockford, Ill.

• John W. Speaker was born October 21, 1924, son of Joseph and Laura (Wiederhold) Speaker. John Speaker married Betty Laird. John and Betty Speaker resided in rural Galena, Illinois. John Speaker farmed all his life on the family farm and was a member of the Menominee and Vinegar Hill Insurance Company. He was also township auditor for many years.

  John W. Speaker, 61, of rural Galena, Illinois, died Saturday, December 14, 1985, at St. Joseph's Unit of Mercy Health Center in Dubuque, Iowa. Visitation was from 2 to 9 p.m., Monday, December 16, at the Furlong Funeral Chapel in Galena, where the scripture wake service was said at 7:30 p.m. Funeral services were at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, December 17, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Galena, and burial was in the church cemetery.
        Mr. Speaker was survived by his wife, Betty; three daughters, Vikki Speaker, of Platteville, Wis., Mrs. Steven (Deborah) Stodden, of Hubert, N.C., and Mrs. Brian (Patricia) Metz, of Shullsburg, Wis.; a son, Terry Speaker, of Platteville, Wis.; seven grandchildren; his mother, Laura (Wiederhold) Speaker, at home; and two brothers, George Speaker, of Stockton, Calif., and Ralph Speaker, of Hanover, Ill.

• George Speaker was born to Joseph and Laura (Wiederhold) Speaker. George Speaker lived at Stockton, California.