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	Podcast:		Local Features by WXPR
	Episode:		How Mistaken Identity Led to a 1936 Family Reunion in Tomahawk
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:03:01
	Publish Date:		2019-05-29 05:00:00
	Description:		For this week's A Northwoods Moment in History, Gary Entz tells us about something that rarely happens. Back in 1936, a case of mistaken identity led a family in Tomahawk to discover a loved one was not in fact dead, but very much alive. Hi, this is Gary Entz for WXPR’s Northwood’s moment in History The death of a beloved relative is one of the most difficult things that any family can face. Although it does not happen often, every now and again a case of mistaken identity can lead family members into believing a loved one has passed on when quite the opposite is true. Such as the case with a Tomahawk family in 1936. Joe Le Tendre was born around 1878. He was 57 in 1935, and in the winter of 1935-1936, Le Tendre left his family in Tomahawk in search of lumber work. He was unclear about where he was going and wasn’t overly concerned about anyone worrying about his whereabouts. However, as winter turned to spring and spring to summer, Le Tendre did not return home. Then in July 1936 the
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