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829.
 Freda Griggs VANDERVORT (~) was born on 4 Jul 1914 in LaGrange
Township, Monroe County, WI.176
(Second from right in picture, with, from left, her mother, Mattie; her sister,
Willeene; and her sister, Helen.) She appeared in the census in 1920 in LaGrange
Township, Monroe County, WI.281
She appeared in the census in 1930 in LaGrange Township, Monroe County, WI.287 She graduated in 1932 in Tomah,
Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.521
from Tomah High School. She died on 18 Mar 2007 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe
County, WI.26,176
Obituary Notes: "Freda G. Clay, 92, of Tomah, died Sunday, March 18, 2007,
at the Tomah Health Care Center. She was born July 4, 1914, to Rollie and Mattie
(Griggs) Vandervort in the Town of LaGrange, Monroe County. She was united in
marriage to Roland Clay on Oct. 14, 1934. He preceded her in death in 1982.
They farmed in the Town of LaGrange. She was a member of the North Tomah Homemakers
Club and 4-H Leader in the North Tomah 4-H Club for many years. Prior to retirement,
Freda worked at the Veterans Administration Medical Center as a seamstress and
at Tomah Memorial Hospital as a cook. She was an active and faithful member of
the First United Methodist Church. She enjoyed her flowers, gardening and sewing.
She was known for making the best oyster stew in town. She was a loving mother
and grandmother.
She is survived by two sons, Thomas (Patricia) and Gordon (Sue), both of Tomah;
a daughter, Kay (Stan) Standiford of Eau Claire; eight grandchildren, Mark of
Tomah, Terry (Jeff) Kreiger, Brian, and Marie Dettinger, all of Hawaii, Danny
Standiford of Madison, John (Jocelyn) Standiford of Eau Claire, Jana Wedemeier
of Tomah and Kelli (Mark) Zblewski of Sleepy Eye, MN; 10 great-grandchildren,
Annette and Lori Smith, Lindsey and Ashley Zblewski, Carlee, Kendall and Sidney
Wedemeier, Allix, Jared and Megan Standiford; two sisters-in-law, Thelma Vandervort
of Milwaukee and Virginia Clay of Tomah. She is also survived by many nieces,
nephews, other relatives and friends.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by two brothers,
Dale Vandervort and her twin brother Fred Vandervort; and two sisters, Helen
Bochardt and Willene Vroman.
Funeral services were held today (Thursday), March at 11 a.m. at the First United
Methodist Church, 1105 Butts Ave., Tomah. Pastor William F. Swan officiated.
Burial was in Oak Grove Cemetery.
Relatives and friends called at the First United Methodist Church on Thursday
from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the service. The Sonnenburg Family Funeral Home
assisted the family with the arrangements."
She was buried on 22 Mar 2007 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.176 in the Oak Grove Cemetery. Freda
Griggs VANDERVORT (~) and Roland Arthur "Red" CLAY were married on 14 Oct 1934
in Mauston, Juneau County, WI.176,311
Roland Arthur
"Red" CLAY (son of Francis "Frank" CLAY Jr. and Deda Julia "DeDe" SNOWBERRY)
was born on 5 Jul 1911 in Monroe County, WI.176,351
He appeared in the census in 1920 in LaGrange Township, Monroe County, WI.281 He graduated in 1930 in Tomah,
Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.522
from Tomah High School. He appeared in the census in 1930 in LaGrange Township,
Monroe County, WI.287 274
Newspaper Article: "a large barn and contents and a wood stave silo on
the Roland Clay farm, northwest of Tomah, were totally destroyed by fire Saturday
evening, but other buildings on the place were saved. The barn was struck by
lightning during the storm Saturday evening, which resulted in the destruction
of the barn and silo.
Clay had retired and was awakened shortly before 11 o'clock when a terrific crash
indicated that lightning had struck in the vicinity. He looked out the window
and saw the upper part of the big barn in flames. His first thought was to rescue
the horses which were in the barn, and this was accomplished before the flames
spread to the lower section of the building. The cattle were in the pasture
and no loss of livestock resulted from the fire, but the building and its contents
were totally destroyed.
Included in the loss was the season's cut of hay from the farm, which was all
in the barn except for the last two loads which could not be hauled in because
of wet weather. Fortunately, the wind which was blowing at the time was in a
favorable direction and swept the flames from the burning barn away from other
buildings on the place.
The loss to Clay will be particularly heavy, in view of the large amount of hay
in the barn and the fact that building materials are scarce and expensive at
this time."
. He died on 16 Aug 1982 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.176
Obituary Notes: "Roland Clay, 71, died Monday, August 16 in his home.
He was born July 5, 1911 in Monroe County to Frank and Deda (Snowberry) Clay.
He married Freda Vandervort on October 14, 1934. He had been a farmer and a
carpenter at Fort McCoy.
Survivors are his two sons, Thomas and Gordon, both of Tomah; one daughter, Mrs.
Sterling (Kay) Standiford of Eau Claire; eight grandchildren; four brothers,
Marion, Kenneth, Merle and Robert, all of Tomah; and one sister, Mrs. Laura Forsythe
of Tomah. He was preceded in death by one brother.
Services were held Thursday, August 19 at 2 PM at the White Funeral Home. The
Rev. Arthur Paltridge officiated, and burial was in the Oak Grove Cemetery, Tomah."
He was buried on 19 Aug 1982 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.176,403,428 in the Oak Grove Cemetery.
Freda Griggs VANDERVORT (~) and Roland Arthur "Red" CLAY had the following
children:
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