Born 1840 - Germany Died 08/06/1925 - Tony Wisconsin Buried City of Neillsville Cemetery

----Source: Neillsville Press (Neillsville, Clark County, Wis.) 23 June 1932 Hein, Tony (27 July 1870 - 18 June 1932) Word came to friends here Sunday that Tony Hein a resident of Neillsville in his younger days, had died at Minneapolis. The body will arrive here Wednesday night and lie in state at the Schiller Funeral Home until Thursday morning at 9:00 a.m. when services will be held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. ----Source: Neillsville Press (Neillsville, Clark County, Wis.) 30 June 1932 Anton F. Hein, well known here in early life as Tony Hein, died at his home in Grand Rapids, Minn., Sunday, June 18. He was found dead in bed, having died gently in the night. He was alone at the time, his wife being in the hospital at Rochester, where she had undergone an operation. Deceased was born at Wrightstown, Brown County, Wis., July 27, 1870. In 1884 he came with the family to Greenwood and the next year they moved to Neillsville, where the father John Hein, Sr., engaged in the stave and heading business in this city and at Heintown in the town of York. Tony kept books for the firm of Hein and Beaulieu and Hein and Meyer under which names the business was carried on for some time. In 1890 he was married to Miss Maude Stafford. They continued to live here until 1897 when they moved to what is now Rusk County and established a stave and heading business and founded the village of Tony which was named after him. His wife died there in 1900 leaving two children, Joseph, now deceased, and Helene. In 1906 he married Therese Godfrey, of Hibbing, Minn., who survives him. In 1917 he moved to Grand Rapids, Minn., which was his home until he died. Mr. Hein was a man of keen business ability, alert to help the community in which he lived; upright and straight forward in all hid dealings and a good friend to all about him. He leaves his wife and one daughter, Mrs. Lyman Campbell of Stanford, Conn.; three brothers, Frank of Ladysmith, Wis.; John of Chicago; Peter of Tony, Wis.; and two sisters, Frances of Tony and Clara who is in Florida and could not attend the funeral. His wife also could not be present as she is still in the hospital. Funeral services were held Thursday morning at St. Mary’s Catholic church, Neillsville, burial taking place in the family lot in St. Mary’s cemetery. Those from way who attended the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. John Hein, Chicago; Mr. and Rms. Frank Hein, Ladysmith; Miss Frances Hein, Peter Hein and Leonard Hein of Tony; Paul Hein of Chicago; Nick J. Hein of Grand Rapids, Minn., Mrs. J. J. Cox and Mrs. Richard Mitchell of Minneapolis and Fred Underwood of Farmington, Minn. Rev. P. Weber officiated at the funeral.

----Sources: NEILLSVILLE TIMES (Neillsville, Clark County, Wis.) 8 Sep 1898 Hein, Maria (30 MAY 1844 - 2 SEP 1898) The sad news reached there Friday morning that Mrs. John Hein had passed into the great beyond, the night before, at Tony, Chippewa Co., Wis., at which place she was visiting her husband and son Anton. She had been trouble with Addison’s disease for a year or more and had taken treatment at Chicago, returning apparently much benefited. While at Tony she was taken ill again and sank rapidly until the end came, although all in the power of the best medical aid from St. Paul was done to ward off the grim destroyer. The body was brought to this city (Neillsville, Clark Co., Wis.) on Saturday morning, the funeral occurred Monday morning from the Catholic Church and the remains were interred in St. John’s Cemetery. Maria Thomas was born in Irsch, Germany, May 30, 1844, came to this country with her parents in 1856 and settled in Milwaukee County, this states, moved from there to Menasha and thence to St. John’s, Calumet Co. She was married to John Hein at DePere in 1865. The lived at Wrightstown for a time, then at Glenwood, and came to this city in 1888. Ten children, six of whom, Anton, Frances, John, Peter, Clara and Frank, with her husband, survive her. The loved ones she has left behind have the heartfelt sympathy of all in their affliction, for their’s indeed, is a great loss. She was a loving wife and mother and even when in pain herself, spared no effort to shield her loved ones from care and sorrow. Her circle of friends was wide, for to know her was to respect and love her, but her chief interest was in her husband, children and home. A number of relatives from abroad in attendance at the funeral were Herman Rather, Heron lake, Minn., Nick and Henry Thomas, Appleton, Peter Brithen, Nick and Kate Hein, Chicago, Mrs. Nick Hein, Brown Co., and Adam Guserd, Tony.

----Source: Neillsville Press (Neillsville, Clark County, Wis.) Thursday, 08/13/1925 Hein, John (1840 - 6 August 1925) JOHN HEIN, SR. IS BURIED HERE Ladysmith John Hein, 85, pioneer lumber and cooperage manufacturer, died Thursday at his home at Tony, east of here. Born in Germany in 1840, he came to this country in 1853 and located in Dodge county with his parents. Later on he was in business at Wrightstown and Greenleaf and in 1885 moved to Neillsville, where he engaged in the cooperage business for many years. In 1897 he moved his cooperage factories to what is now Tony and was one of the pioneers in Rusk County. Milwaukee Journal. Mr. Hein will be well remembered by many of the older residents here and in this vicinity. His big stave and heading plant and yards were situated on the grounds east of where the canning factory now stands, and he also had another large plant at Heintown in York, also a general store in the Northern States Power Co. building next to the power plant. He dealt with hundreds of the settlers in this region and had a reputation for fair dealing and honesty. He leaves three sons: Tony at Grand Rapids, Minnesota; Frank at Ladysmith and John in Arkansas; and two daughters, Frances and Clara at home in Tony. The remains were brought here for burial Monday, accompanied by all the children. Funeral services were held at the Catholic church Monday morning in Tony, and burial services held at the cemetery here in the afternoon, Rev. P. Weber officiating here.