St Wenceslaus Parish La Crosse Bohemian Center History
The Bohemian community founded St Wenceslaus Church at 936 Winnebago Street after 1855 56 roots at St Mary's. Bishop Heiss donated land. Leo Suchy first pastor in 1873. church dedicated 1874. Through 1950s leaders Blaschke Cech Till Miller guided the parish with a new school rectory and a landmark church completed 1915. Portraits courtesy Times-Review and engravings by La Crosse Tribune.
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Michael Heiss
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Local Churches List Fragment
A fragmented OCR list enumerates numerous religious congregations with street and location hints. Entries include St James Episcopal First, Christ Ninth and Main, Peter's Logan Avon Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ, and several others across Missouri Wisconsin TALC USCA and local avenues.
Local business directory fragment headline style notice
A block of local business names appears in this OCR fragment listing shops and service providers from IGA Foods through YERLY CO. The partial list includes groceries, auto shops, clothing stores, and service firms such as heating and air conditioning, tile, fuels, jewelry, and radio outlets.
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Church of Your Faith
St. Wenceslaus Church
Winnebago Street
John Seinfelder
Suchy
Francis Obermueller
St. Rose’s Convent
Weidlich
Fidelis Bannworth
Alois Heller
Kampschroer
St. Joseph
August Lang
First
Central Catholic Union
Aloysius Blaschke
Father Blaschke
George Kiefner
Francis Till
Father Till
Joseph J. Frisch
Ambrose Kolar
Adolph Miller
Ferdinand Cech
Monsignor Cech
Hebert
Alfred Hebert
William R. Hertzenberg
Adventist
Assembly of God
Calvary
Logan
Jackson St
Bible Fellowship
Losey Bivd
Holy Trinity
Christian Science
First Church of Christ
Scientist
Church of Christ
St. James
Caledonia and
Windsor
St. John the Baptist
Avon
St. Thomas More
Weston
Winnebago
Cass
Church of God
West Ave. N
Church of Open Bible
Open Bible
Episcopal
Christ
St. Peter's
Logan and Avon
Evangelical Free Bethany
Onalaska Ave
Moody
Campbell Road
Church of Jesus Christ Ywca
West Ave. and Main
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ George and Sill
Lutheran
Loomis and Livingston
Faith
Missouri
Shorewood Drive
First Evangelical
Wis
West Ave
Good Shepherd
USCA
Grace Evangelical
Immanuel Evangelical
St. Paul and Avon
Mount Calvary Evangelical
Wis . 16Th and
Park Ave
Oliver
Caroline
Our Savior's
TALC
St. Paul's
Trinity
St. Luke's Methodist
Caledonia
Wesley
King
Nazarene
Church of the Nazarene
Methodist
Asbury
Redfield
Salvation Army
Salvation Army Citadel
Sons of Abraham
United Church of Christ
St. John's
Evangelical and Reformed
West Ave. S
Losey
United Pentecostal Church
Apostolic Tabernacle
Allis-Chalmers Mfg. CO
Anderson Tire and Marine Service
Batavian National Bank
Berg Paint & Wallpaper CO
M. Berg Paint & Bldg. Supply
THE
Borden CO
IGA Foods
Buttrey’s
Cary Heating & Air
Casey’s
Cassidy Auto Body Shop
Cerise Dinner Club
Howard Colvin
Community Motors
Continental Clothiers
Cremer’s Jewelry Store
Crescent Jewelers
Cy’s Grill
Home Bakery
Dahl Motors, LA Crosse, Inc
Dolly Madison Dairies
First National Bank
Franklen Super Service
Freddie’s Super Market
Garvalia China Shop
Groves & Stein
Hoffman Trailer Sales
IPC
Lottie
North LA Crosse Lumber CO
Northern States
Holmen
Co-Op Creamery
Mader’s
Honig’s Book & Gift Shop
Maple Grove Country Club
Ray Hutson
Chevrolet, Inc
Mathy Construction CO
G.A. OF
Inland Printing CO
Johnson’s Children’s Shop
Hammond Organ
Handy Builders Supply
Palmer Hanson Heating & Air Conditioning
Harold
Harvey's Bakery
G. Heileman Brewing CO
Johnson Refrigeration CO
Keller Printing CO
Keller Super Market
Kroger
Mid-West
EQUIP
Moen Photo Service, Inc
National Oil CO
Nelson Clothing CO
Peter Nelson & Son, Inc
Ohland
Ben Franklin
Pappy
Pitzner’s
Pla Mor
Ralph
Ralph's Marine
Jack Robinson TV
W. A. Roosevelt CO
Roth's Flor-Mart, Inc
Adam Kroner Company
LA Crosse Floral Co., Inc
Nelson Funeral Home
Helke Optical Service
Hellwig
Morris
LA Crosse Mosaic Tile Co., Inc
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ASSN
Newburg’s Men’s Wear
Newburg Motor CO
Hemstock Bros. Concrete
Masonry Products, Inc
Royal Engraving CO
Rudy’s
Schumacher
Scott Burgess, Inc
New Villa
Carl B. Noelke CO
Seemann Lumber CO
Shearson Hammill & CO
Silbie’s Shoe Store
Sletten-Makee Funeral Home
Smale’s
State Bank OF LA
Stevenson’s, Inc
Tausche’s
P. G. Terpstra Fuels, Inc
Tillman Bros., Inc
Trane CO
Tom
Tri-State
Tristate Office Supply
Wkty Radio
Weisse Woodwork CO
Wettstein & Sons TV & Elect
Widgitland
Yerly Coal CO