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Elwin H Dorshorst

Male 1924 - 2003  (79 years)


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  • Name Elwin H Dorshorst 
    Born 29 Apr 1924  Rudolph, Wood Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 05 Dec 2003  Milladore, Wood Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I435522  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 17 Sep 2014 

    Father William Dorshorst,   b. 27 Sep 1894,   d. 26 Feb 1987  (Age 92 years) 
    Mother Theresa Kersten,   b. 02 Sep 1895,   d. 13 Feb 1984, Rudolph, Wood Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 01 May 1917  Rudolph, Wood Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F51139  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Isla M Jadack,   b. 09 Sep 1924, Milladore, Wood Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 02 Jun 2015, Marshfield, Wood Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 1947 
    Children 
     1. Charles Dorshorst
     2. Diane Dorshorst
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F173414  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Elwin H. "Doggie" Dorshorst, age 79, passed Dec. 5, 2003, at House of the Dove in Marshfield. Services at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Milladore, the Rev. John A. Wisneski officiating. Burial in the parish cemetery. Martens/Kundinger Funeral Home in Junction City.

      Born April 29, 1924, in the town of Rudolph in Wood County, son of the late William and Theresa (Kersten) Dorshorst. He attended Rudolph area schools.

      Married Isla M. Jadack on Aug. 5, 1947, at SS. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Wisconsin Rapids.

      A veteran of U.S. military forces during World War II. He was one of the first artificial inseminators employed by Piper Brothers Company in Watertown. He also farmed from 1951 until retirement. Had been a 4-H Dairy Leader for Badger 4-H. Also active in the Holstein Breeders Association of Wood County.

      Survivors include his wife; one son, Charles (Donna), Junction City; one daughter, Diane (Elmer) Neises, Junction City; three sisters, Verna DeByl and Lucina (Ray) Breit, both of Wisconsin Rapids, and Noreen Zellner, Milladore; three brothers, Alois (ElMarie), Poynette, Ervin (Gwen), Wisconsin Rapids, and Duane (Theresa), Rudolph; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

      Also preceded in death by one brother, Eugene; and one sister, Margaret Marach.