Harold A. Motschenbacher ^{2 3 4}

  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 2 May 1930. ²

1930 US Census
Sheet 4B, Roll 2614, District 61-24, Household 106
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
House rented, $10
Harold Motschenbacher..Son..8..WI
(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in Onalaska, WI on 5 April 1940. ³

1940 US Census
Sheet 2A, Roll 4491, District 32-41, Family 26
Onalaska, La Crosse County, Wisconsin
26 South Second Street; rent $25
Residence in 1935: West Salem, La Crosse, Wisconsin
Harold A. Motschenbacher..Son..18..WI..12th grade..Auto Service Station Attendant
(Living with parents.)
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• His obituary was published in the La Crosse Tribune on 25 January 2007 in La Crosse, WI.

Harold Motschenbacher, 85, of Trempealeau died Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2007, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse. Funeral arrangements are pending with Zwickey Funeral Homes, Galesville, Wis., Chapel.

(Source: La Crosse Tribune, Thursday, January 25, 2007)
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• He was buried on 27 January 2007 in the Onalaska City Cemetery in Onalaska, WI.

Find A Grave Memorial #17715593
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• His obituary was published in the La Crosse Tribune on 27 January 2007 in La Crosse, WI.

⁵ Harold A. Motschenbacher, 85, of Trempealeau died Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2007, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse.

Harold was born Oct. 6, 1921, to Eli and Martha (Hanson) Motschenbacher in Trempealeau. Harold graduated from Trempealeau High School. He also graduated from college earning a master's degree in science and education. On Dec. 8, 1941, Harold enlisted in the U.S. Army. He served in the European Theater in the 4th Armored Division and in the 126th Armored Battalion under Gen. George S. Patton. Harold was discharged from the Army on March 29, 1946.

Harold was a member of the Towner Littlebear Arnold VFW Post 1915 in Trempealeau. Harold also was a member of St. Bartholomew's Catholic Church in Trempealeau. On Aug. 22, 1947, Harold married Theresia Schwarz in La Crosse.

He is survived by his wife; a son, Eric of Virginia; a daughter, Rita (Russell) Peterson of Stoddard, Wis.; four grandchildren, Misha, Nicholas, Alexander and Melanie; and a brother, Norman Motschenbacher of Trempealeau. Harold was preceded in death by his parents; and a daughter, Sieglinda.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. today, Jan. 27, at St. Bartholomew's Catholic Church in Trempealeau. The Rev. Arul Joseph will officiate. Burial, with full military honors, will follow in the Onalaska Cemetery, Onalaska, Wis. Friends may call from 10 until 11 a.m. today at St. Bartholomew's Catholic Church. Zwickey Funeral Homes, Galesville (Wis.) chapel, assisted the family.

(Source: La Crosse Tribune, La Crosse, WI, 27 Jan 2007)
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Harold married Theresia Marie Schwarz, daughter of Adelbert Schwarz and Marie Worschech, on 22 August 1947 in La Crosse, WI.¹ (Theresia Marie Schwarz was born on 28 November 1927 in Leska, , Czechoslovakia,^{1 6} died after 15 May 1950 and was buried after 15 May 1950 in Onalaska, WI ⁶.)