Mr. Makos was born Jan. 1, 1884, in Hungary and came to the United States at the age of 18 years. He lived in St. Louis for a time and then moved to Racine where he worked in a foundry. He then moved to Suring where he engaged in farming. Later he farmed in the Oconto area and then moved to the Town of Brazeau where he farmed until 1951. He moved to Milwaukee in 1956 after his retirement.
On May 18, 1904, he married the former Mary Sandor in St. Louis, Mo. She died in 1943.
Surviving are seven sons Steve, William and Peter of Green Bay, Michael of Argyle, Joseph, Louis and Julius of Milwaukee; five daughters, Mrs. Howard Robbins and Mrs. Arthur Lentz of Milwaukee, Mrs. Ralph Sternard of Fontana, Calif., Mrs. James Blish and Mrs. Gerald Parsons of Green Bay, 36 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren.
Services will be conducted Saturday at 11 a.m., in the Rhodes funeral
home, at Cole-man. The Rev. Byron Belanger of St. John’s Church at
Coleman will officiate. Burial will be in St. Wenceslaus Cemetery.
Klondike-- Michael A. Makos, 70, of Argyle, a former Klondike resident died unexpectedly. Funeral services were held at Adams Lutheran church there. Born in St. Louis, Mo., on July 28, 1911, he was the son of the late Michael and Mary Sanders-Makos. He married, Sigrid, Auestad in Argyle Feb. 26, 1938.
Survivors are is wife, two sons, Martin and James, a daughter Karen; four brothers, Steve, Peter and William of Green Bay and Julius of R 1, Coleman. Four sisters Irene Robbins of Port Washington, Helen Sternard of California, Mrs. Art (Alice) Lentz of Rost Lake and Viola Parson of Green Bay and six grand children.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and one sister.