Third Generation

20. Emma Louise Ottilie NEMITZ was born on 10 April 1899 in Knapp Township, Jackson County, WI.²¹ She appeared in the census in 1900 in Knapp Township, Jackson County, WI.¹ She appeared in the census in 1910 in Knapp Township, Jackson County, WI.² Emma died in 1986 at the age of 87.²¹ She was buried in 1986 in Warrens, Lincoln Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁹ in the Warren Mills Cemetery.

Emma Louise Ottilie NEMITZ and George Robert BIRKHOLZ were married on 14 December 1918.^21,30,31

. George Robert BIRKHOLZ, son of August Friederick BIRKHOLZ and Pauline Ida HEELER, was born on 25 November 1894 in Lincoln Township, Monroe County, WI.³¹ He died on 19 July 1962 at the age of 67 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.³¹ He was buried in Warrens, Lincoln Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁹ in the Warren Mills Cemetery.

Emma Louise Ottilie NEMITZ and George Robert BIRKHOLZ had the following children:

Phyllis Jane BIRKHOLZ was born on 26 September 1919 in Lincoln Township, Monroe County, WI.^21,32 She died on 27 September 2006 at the age of 87 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.²¹

Obituary Notes: "Phyllis J. Birkholz, age 87, of Tomah, WI, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2006, at Tomah Memorial Hospital. She was born on Sept. 26, 1919, to George and Emma (Nemitz) Birkholz in the Lincoln Township, Monroe County, WI. She was confirmed in 1935 and was a life member of the St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church in Kirby.

Phyllis was a 1938 graduate of Tomah High School. In 1945, she started working at the post office in Warrens and served two terms as postmaster; she retired in 1972. In her spare time, she enjoyed sewing and dancing. Phyllis was a kind and gentle person and will be missed by her many friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, George and Emma; and her brothers, Raymond “Bud” and Robert.

Funeral services were held on Saturday, Sept. 30, at 1 p.m. at St. Matthew’s Church in Kirby. Pastor Phillip Enderle will officiate. Burial followed in the Warren Mills Cemetery, Warrens, WI. Family and friends were invited for visitation on Friday, Sept. 29, from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at the Torkelson Funeral Home in Tomah. Family and friends were also invited for visitation on Saturday from 11 a.m. until the time of service at the church. The Torkelson Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Memorials may be given to the St. Matthew’s Church in Kirby.

Don’t grieve for me, for now I’m free
I’m following the path God laid for me.
I took His hand when I heard him call;
I turned my back and left it all.

I could not stay another day,
To laugh, to love, to work or play.
Tasks left undone must stay that way;
I found that place at the close of day.

If my parting has left a void,
Then fill it with remembered joy.
A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss;
Ah yes, these things I too will miss.

Be not burdened with times of sorrow
I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow.
My life's been full, I savored much;
Good friends, good times, a loved one’s touch.

Perhaps my time seems all to brief;
Don’t lengthen it now with undue grief.
Lift up your heart and share with me,
God wanted me now, He set me free."

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Raymond Carl "Bud" BIRKHOLZ was born on 25 March 1922 in Warrens, Lincoln Township, Monroe County, WI.^21,32 He died on 6 July 1986 at the age of 64 in Napa, Napa County, CA.²¹

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Robert George BIRKHOLZ was born on 26 March 1927 in Lincoln Township, Monroe County, WI.^32,33 He died on 19 September 1983 at the age of 56 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.³³