Tri State Deaths Wide Wisconsin Minnesota Obituaries
Obituaries from Wisconsin and Minnesota list Mrs George Hoeck 70 of Viroqua died December 13 after a long illness. Services at Viroqua Lutheran Church with burial in Viroqua Cemetery. Also Paul William Pieper 57 of Caledonia died December 13 after a long illness with services at St John s Evangelical Lutheran Church and burial Evergreen Cemetery. Helen L Rockwell 68 of Viola died December 13 in a Viroqua hospital after a long illness with services at Viola Methodist Church and burial in Viola Cemetery. Survivors listed include spouses children and grandchildren with multiple relatives named.
Death notices for Alma Drake and Carlton Harris
Alma M Drake 43 of 615 S 17th St died Dec 14 in a local hospital. She leaves two daughters, three sons, sisters, mother and eight grandchildren. Services 1:30 p.m. Saturday Sletten McKee Funeral Home with burial in Stone Church Cemetery. Carlton E Harris 77 of St Petersburg FL, formerly La Crosse, died Dec 13 in St Petersburg. A Burlington Railroad conductor and Masonic member, he is survived by his widow Ruth Amundson and one grandson. Services 1:30 p.m. Thursday Wilhelm and Thurston Funeral Home, St Petersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma M. Drake
S. 17Th St
Houston
Minn
Jack
Betty) Tostrud
Kenosha
Richard
Joyce) Koster
Winona
Duane
Galesville
Charles
la Crosse
Carl Olson
Kenneth Bjorge
Garfield Duxbury
Caledonia
Sletten-McKee
Oliver Solberg
Stone Church
Carlton E. Harris
St. Petersburg
Fla
Florida
Burlington Railroad
North la Crosse Lodge
Ruth Amundson
Morris Crouse
Wilhelm and Thurston Funeral Home
Tomah Youth Arrested After Reckless Chase
A Tomah youth was arrested at his farm home Tuesday night after a high speed chase on Highway 12. Donald Merchant, 23, of R. 1. Tomah, led patrolmen at speeds up to 85 mph for three miles before officers traced the car to his farm and took him into custody. A second chase by police ended with the quarry eluding capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomah
Wis
Donald Merchant
R. 1
Harold Lobe
Jerry Mashin
Merchant Farm
Donald
Rural Sparta Man Death Believed Self Inflicted
William C. Shefelbine 61 of Sparta was found dead December 13 behind a farm building from an apparently self inflicted gunshot wound. He was discovered by son in law Carl Brueggeman. Funeral services set for Friday in Sparta and Dorchester Iowa with burial in Dorchester Cemetery. He was born November 26 1905 in Dorchester. Survived by two daughters Mrs Carl Brueggeman and Gloria, a brother Eldred, a sister Mrs Carl Oseth and two grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
William C. Shefelbine
R. 3
Monroe County
Carl Brueggeman
Robert Page
St. John’s Methodist Church
Dorchester
Iowa
Nelson urges bold national program to save environment
Milwaukee report records Senator Gaylord Nelson warning that preserving natural resources may top America's future problems. He urged imaginative public programs to curb water and air pollution, loss of forests and minerals, and rising recreation pressures from growth and technology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
America
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Nelson
Manitowoc Two Rivers Seek Separate Vocational District
The Manitowoc and Two Rivers school boards protest placing Manitowoc County in a regional vocational and technical district with Sheboygan and Ozaukee counties. They ask the State Coordinating Committee on Higher Education to form a separate Manitowoc Two Rivers district, citing inconvenience for local industries and existing fee programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitowoc
Two Rivers
Sheboygan
Ozaukee
State Coordinating Committee On Higher Education
Manitowoc- Two Rivers
Manitowoc County
Charles Jones
Jones
Debris Seen in Atlantic Hope Identifies Air Force Plane
Wreckage of an Air Force radar picket plane that crashed November 11 with 19 crew members aboard has reportedly been found 125 miles east of Nantucket and 300 feet below the surface. A Navy salvage vessel and divers work to confirm the aircraft’s identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis Air Force Base
Mass
Air Force
Nantucket
Navy
Death of James M. Pettis in West Salem
James M. Pettis 55 of R 1 West Salem died Tuesday December 13 in a La Crosse hospital. Services will be announced later by Sletten McKee Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Pettis
R. 1
West Salem
la Crosse
Sletten-McKee Funeral Home
Obituary Notice: David Severson Dies in Madison Hospital
David C. Severson, 2, of R. 2 Holmen died in a Madison hospital on Tuesday December 13. He was born November 10, 1964 in La Crosse. He is survived by his parents Charles and [missing] Severson, one brother Ricky, maternal grandparents Carlton Casberg, paternal grandparents Leonard Severson, and two great grandfathers Martin Halvorson and Garfield Casberg. Services held Thursday at Fossum West Avenue Chapel La Crosse with Rev. N A Berntson officiating. Burial will be in Halfway Creek Lutheran Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David C. Severson
R. 2
Holmen
Madison
la Crosse
Charles Severson
Ricky
Carlton Casberg
Leonard Severson
Martin Halvorson
Garfield, Casberg
Fossum West Avenue Chapel
Rev
N. A. Berntson
Halfway Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery
Johnson proposes large cuts to federal spending to curb inflation
President Johnson announced major reductions aimed at slowing inflation by cutting $5.3 billion in long term programs and $3 billion in immediate outlays. New savings largely defer spending into fiscal 1968, with minimal immediate impact and no claimed cancellation of approved construction projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Uncle Sam
Sterling F. Green
Washington
Associated Press
Vietnam
AMC Production Cuts Hit Rambler Plants
American Motors Corp announced production cutbacks spanning next week and the following week. Losses for the year reached 12.6 million dollars as sales lagged behind 1965. Rambler bodies at Kenosha will pause next week and Milwaukee plant shutdown follows. full production of 1,600 cars daily to resume January 3 after the holiday week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
American Motors Corp
American Motors
Keno
Osha
Wis
Kenosha
Milwaukee
William V. Luneburg
AMC Group
Luneburg
AMC Puts Out Rambler Rebels Ambassadors and Marlins
Besides the American, its compact AMC also produces Rambler Rebels Ambassadors and Marlins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AMC
Tomah Names Alderman and Assessor
Tomah Wis Harry Hill was elected 1st Ward alderman by the city council to succeed the late Earl Wilson. Earl Koch who runs the Tomah Ranger Station was elected assessor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomah
Wis
Harry Hill
Earl Wilson
Earl Koch
Progress Reported In Nuclear Treaty Talks
The State Department reports progress in U S Soviet discussions on a nuclear weapons spread ban treaty. A spokesman said important issues remain and would not name the principal points of disagreement. He added talks continue on a business like basis and progress is being made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
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George Hoeck
Viroqua
Viroqua Lutheran Church
Wesley Anderson
Jacobson
Chicago
George Jr
Lake Forest
Ill
Gordon Bishop
Paul Espe
Westby
Bessie Hansen
Hillside
Edward Raveret
Los Angeles
Paul Pieper
Paul William Pieper
St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Robert Kant
Evergreen Cemetery
Potter-Haugen
Mr. Pieper
Mayville
Bernard Pieper
St. John’s Church
Minnie Pieper
Charles Schauble
Charles Keucker
Joseph Dahlberg
Violet Pieper
Emil
Arnold
Milton
Rudolph
New Albia
Alfred
Albert Lea
Helen Rockwell
Viola
Helen L. Rockwell
Viola Methodist Church
Frank Thompson
Henthorn
Rockwell
Forest
Viola High School
Clark Rockwell
Wayne
Whitewater
Brandon
Chaseburg
William Erfert
George Carmack
Beldon la Bansky
Eugene
Ore
Sen
Wisconsin
Ford
United Auto Workers Union
Donkenny Cotton
Donkenny
Herberger
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