Third Generation

22. Benno "Ben" SCHOLZE Jr was born in 1919.¹

Benno "Ben" SCHOLZE Jr and Marcella Minnie WAGNER were married in 1945.²² Marcella Minnie WAGNER, daughter of Otto August Albrecht WAEGNER and Louisa Auguste Emilie ROSENOW, was born on 13 October 1925 in Adrian Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁷ She appeared in the census in 1930 in Adrian Township, Monroe County, WI.⁴ She died on 25 June 1969 at the age of 43 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.²²

Benno "Ben" SCHOLZE Jr and Marcella Minnie WAGNER had the following children:

53	i.	Allen A. SCHOLZE was born on 18 March 1948 in Sparta, Sparta Township, Monroe County, WI.²² He died on 21 January 2005 at the age of 56 in La Crosse, La Crosse County, WI.²² Obituary Notes: "Allen A. Scholze, 56, of Kendall, died Friday, Jan. 21, 2005, at St. Franciscan Skemp Medical Center in LaCrosse. He was born March 18, 1948, to Benno and Marcella (Wagner) Scholze at Sparta. Allen worked as a logger for Hayes and Sons. He is survived by a son, Justin (Colleen) Scholze of Norwalk, Joshua (Cody) Schultz of Farmington, MN and Andrew (Angela) Schultz of Norwalk; two daughters, Emily Scholze of Tomah and Marcie (Chuck) Harwick of Blue Mound; eight grandchildren; three brothers, Rickie of Wilton, Thomas of Tomah and Randy (Karrie) of Camp Douglas; four sisters, Sheryl (Emil) Skorik of Mauston, Dianna (Robert) Bunk of Kendall, Debbie (Richard) Popp of Kendall and Kay (Al) Steinbrink of Kendall. Services were held on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Smith-Nelson Funeral Home in Kendall. Burial was in the Glendale Cemetery in Kendall. Relatives and friends called at the funeral home on Tuesday from 4 until 7 p.m. At 7 p.m. those present were asked to share their memories of Allen's life."
54	ii.	Rickie SCHOLZE was born (date unknown).
55	iii.	Thomas SCHOLZE was born (date unknown).
56	iv.	Randy SCHOLZE was born (date unknown).
57	v.	Sheryl SCHOLZE was born (date unknown).
58	vi.	Diana SCHOLZE was born (date unknown).
59	vii.	Debbie SCHOLZE was born (date unknown).
60	viii.	Kay SCHOLZE was born (date unknown).