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.St. Mark Evangelical
Lutheran Church
Spruce built 1892  Highway A at West River Drive Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synoid (WELS) Church and Cemetery  Photo above courtesy of: Find A Grave Joanne Morehouse 9/03/2012 Many of the original families of St. Mark congregation in Spruce first came to Wisconsin from the Providence of Pomerania, Prussia, (now Germany) initially settling in Brown County, Wisconsin in the 1860s. As the children born in Germany reached maturity, some began farming in town of Spruce, Oconto County, Wisconsin. These were the families that built St. Mark Evangelical Lutheran Church in 1892. Their surnames include: Behringer, Berg, Bergmann, Christensen, Gudwer, Hertwig, Krueger, Michaelis, Pagel, Schrader, Schweiberg, Sieckmann, Strache.
The steeple is being repaired in 2012 after being struck by lightning.
St. Mark's Ev. Luth. Church
Records thought to be kept at:
St Paul Evangelical Lutheran 301 S. Chestnut Ave. Oconto Falls, WI 54154 Phone:  920-846-2196 |
