Arthur Jacob Shively And Wife Martha M. Weinkauf In Los Angeles County, California

Arthur Jacob Shively
From the collection of Steven R. Goff

Arthur Jacob Shively was born 20-May-1879 in Hastings, Barry County, MI and died 27-Sep-1962 in Los Angeles County, CA. He is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles County, CA.  Arthur Jacob Shively was the son of Jacob Shively (born ca 1830, died 12-Aug-1914 in OR) and Julia Ann Bruss (born 16-Feb-1832, died 7-Jul-1903). For more information on Jacob and Julia Shively read the Shively blog article written on 26-Aug-2016.  Arthur was married to Martha M. Weinkauf who was born 4-Jun-1880 in Marathon County, WI and died 25-Jul-1979 in Los Angeles County, CA.  Martha was the daughter of Christian Albert Weinkauf and Therase Rose Lutiatia Lemke. 

The following article was extracted from the Wausau Daily Herald, Wausau, Wisconsin, Saturday, September 29, 1962, Page 2 Column 8:

Arthur Shively

Arthur Shively, 83, Los Angeles, Calif., died in his home there Thursday night after being ill about five years.

Martha M. Weinkauf
From the collection of Steven R. Goff

He was married to Miss Martha Weinkauf, a former Wausau resident, in California in 1915. She survives, together with two sons, Arthur J., Orville, Calif., and Farnum, Los Angeles, and four grandchildren.

Mrs. Shively has a sister and a brother, Mrs. Otto Grade and Robert Weinkauf, living here and another sister, Mrs. Louis Krause, at Antigo.

The funeral and burial in Forest Home Cemetery will be in Los Angeles Monday.

The following newspaper obituary was found in the Wausau Daily Herald, Wausau, Wisconsin, Monday, October 13, 1930, Page 4, Column 3:

Christopher Weinkauf

Christopher Weinkauf, retired farmer of the town of Texas, passed away at home this morning at 1 o'clock after an illness of ten days. Funeral services are to be conducted Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the home and at 2 o'clock at St. Peter Lutheran church in the town of Wausau, the Rev. Paul Schroeder officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

The deceased was born in Germany March 15, 1843, and came to Marathon county in 1872, settling in the town of Texas. He was married in that town November 12, 1875, to Theresa Lemke who passed away December 24, 1924. He is survived by six children, Herman and Robert Weinkauf of the town of Texas, Mrs. Arthur Shively of Los Angeles, Calif., Charles Weinkauf of Florence, Ariz., Mrs. Louis Krause of Antigo and Mrs. Otto Grade of the town of Texas; a sister, Mrs. Matthew Callon of Wausau, and sixteen grandchildren.

This newspaper obituary was found in the Wausau Daily Herald, Wausau, Wisconsin, Friday, December 26, 1924, Page 4, Column 4:

Mrs. Christ Weinkauf

Funeral services for the late Mrs. Christ Weinkauf of the town of Texas will be conducted at 1:30 o'clock from the home and 2:00 o'clock Saturday afternoon at St. Peter's church in the town of Texas by the Rev. Paul Schroeder. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

The deceased was united in marriage with Mr. Weinkauf in 1857. She had lived in the town of Texas continuously since three years of age. Surviving are six children: Herman Weinkauf and Mrs. Otto Grade of the town of Texas; Charles Weinkauf of Boise, Idaho; Robert Weinkauf of this city; Mrs. Arthur Shively of Los Angeles, and Mrs. Herman Krause of Antigo; two sisters, Mrs. Herman Schultz of the town of Texas, and Mrs. Albert Bretzke of Schofield; a brother, Albert Lemke of Merrill, and sixteen grand children.

The following newspaper article was taken from the Wausau Daily Herald, Wausau, Wisconsin, Tuesday, July 31, 1934, Page 7, Column 2:

A reunion of relatives and friends was held Sunday evening at the Riverview pavilion in the town of Texas, honoring Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Shively and sons, Arthur Jr. and Farnum, of Los Angeles, Cal., who are visiting at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Grade, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Weinkauf and Mr. and Mrs. Herman Weinkauf.  Mrs. Shively is the former Martha Weinkauf. The Shively's made the trip east by car and house-trailer. A pleasant evening was spent in dancing and refreshments were served. Guests present from out-of-town included Mr. and Mrs. Louis Krause and daughters Marion and Margaret, and Mr. and Mrs. Berndard Beiersdorf and son, Bruce, of Antigo, Mr. and Mrs. August Weinkauf and daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Krahn and daughter of Edgar, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Fischer of Marathon and Mr. and Mrs. William Volkman of Schofield.

Thank you to Steven R. Goff for sharing his photos of Arthur Jacob  Shively and Martha M. Weinkauf.