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Oconto County Reporter (Oconto, WI) 
Thursday, November 3, 1927, p.1

Obit - - Fred Wickenberg died at the Northern State Hospital at Winnebago, Wis., Sunday, October 30. He had been ailing about two years, and three weeks ago he was taken to the hospital for treatment. A Cerebral Hemorrhage was given as the cause of his death. Mr. Wickenberg was born in Stockholm, Sweden, 57 years ago. He came to America with his parents when an infant, and had been living in Oconto ever since. For many years he was engaged in fishing at the North bay shore. On March 7, 1896 he was marred at Lena, Wis., to Carolina Brandt, who survives him. He is also survived by one daughter, Miss Glennie Wickenberg, his father, Frank Wickenberg of Oconto, one brother, Gust Wickenberg, of Lena, and one sister, Mrs. John Anderberg of Youngstown, Ohio. The funeral was held Thursday afternoon from his home on Sixth St. and at two-thirty o'clock from the Swedish Lutheran church. Rev. Erickson of Menominee officiated. Interment was made in the Evergreen cemetery. The Pallbearers were: Jens Hagfors, Peter Benson, John Johnson, Otto Krueger, M. Valryd and Aaron Sharpley. Mr. Wickenberg was a member of the I.O.O.F and M.W.A. lodges. N.J. Gagnon, mortician, went to the State Hospital Sunday and accompanied the remains to Oconto, where they were prepared for burial and taken to his late home, 428 - 6th St. Monday.