Obituaries recount O'Connell Tjerstad and Larson deaths
Obituaries from Sparta Ettrick and Arcadia detail the deaths of F J O Connell and Elton S Tjerstad and Stelmer Larson. O Connell, a longtime Monroe County soil conservationist and Red Cross chair, died December 6 in Sparta. Tjerstad died December 7 at his Blair area home from a heart attack. Larson, age 89, died December 8 in Arcadia. Each notice lists survivors, birth dates, previous occupations, and funeral arrangements.
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Sparta
Wis
F.J
Pat” O'Connell
North St
Monroe County
Marquette County
Patrick T. O'Connell
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Red Cross Blood Program
Philomene
Alfred
Alison) English
Sioux Falls
Warren
Kathleen) Grienenberger
Kenilworth
Ill
Patrick
LaGrange Park
Elton S. Tjerstad Ettrick
Elton S. Tjerstad
Ettrick
Julius
Hilda Tjerstad
Bessie Knuts
Blair
David
Bette) Rod
Seguin
Tex
John Molstad
la Crosse
Lawrence
Black River Falls
Orville
Amy) Olstad
Taylor
Selmer
Hazel) Knutson
Spencer
Verna) Steine
Percy
Esther) Thompson
Faith Lutheran Church
North Beaver Creek
Herman Madland
Jack
Stelmer Larson
Arcadia
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Andrew and
Johnanna Larson
Tamarack
Eva Wakeen 99 remembered for warm smile and Lebanese cooking
Eva Wakeen of La Crosse died at 99. She ran a Caledonia Street grocery with husband John J. Wakeen for 35 years and welcomed neighbors with Lebanese dishes. She loved music, dancing Lebanese folk dances, and played cards at local churches. Her family notes she called everyone sweetheart in English and Arabic.
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Eva Wakeen
la Crosse
St. Joseph's Nursing Home
Caledonia Street
Samuel
Tomers
Sam Wakeen
Wakeen
St. James Catholic Church
Caledonia Street Methodist Church
St. Luke's United Methodist Church
Parents Plan Recreation For Wilton Teens
Wilton Wisconsin residents discuss creating teen recreation programs with the Village Board. Plans include a supervised skating rink and using Village Hall as a site. A student survey will guide offered activities and reduce street idleness. The effort is led by St John’s Social Action Committee.
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Wilton
Wis
St. John’s Catholic Church
Transit Aid Defeated by Wisconsin Finance Committee
The Wisconsin Joint Finance Committee rejected a $3 million request for urban mass transit aid. Gov. Patrick J. Lucey and the Department of Transportation sought state funding to cover up to two thirds of operating deficits for urban bus systems.
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Madison, Wis
Patrick J. Lucey
State Department of Transportation
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