Obituaries From Wisconsin Rural Towns Mark Year End Deaths
Obituaries notice list many residents from Westby Hokah Black River Falls Elroy and nearby communities. Includes Ruth Berger Bertie Gilbertson Ella Peters Oscar Egeland Anna Boyle Charlie McMillen Florence Johnson Lester Klandrud Nora Semb George Brovold Percy Sanford and others with dates ages birth places and survivors. Church services burials and funeral home details are given for each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Berger
Westby
Wis
la Crosse
Viroqua
Berni Johnson
Elvin Berger
Bethel Lutheran Home
Brian
U.S. Navy
William
Anita
Anna C. Boyle
Elroy
Anna C Boyle
New Lisbon
John
Mary
Garrigan) Donnelly
Raymond
Janesville
Frank
Bernard
Beloit
Merrill
Mary) Thompson
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Joseph Grass
St. Therese’s Cemetery
Union Center
Zenner Funeral
Charlie McMillen
Hesper
Iowa
Spring Grove
Minn
Hesper Township
Winneshiek County
John and
Hohanna (Vongraven) McMillen
Fredericka Paulson
Hesper and
Mabel
Arthur
Dorothy) Anderson
Ralph
Leland
Milford
Ruby) Johnson
Preston
Hesper Lutheran Church
Bernhardt Polesky
Mengis
National Traffic Toll At 409 for Holiday
The Associated Press reports 409 people died in traffic on the Christmas weekend from 6 p.m. Thursday to midnight Sunday, a toll below the Safety Council forecast of 460 to 560. Snowy conditions in the Northeast and Midwest contributed to the accidents, with 397 deaths recorded last year and 720 in 1965’s three days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
National Safety Council
Midwest
Former Wisconsin Congressman John Brophy Dies in Milwaukee
John Brophy, a U S representative from Wisconsin from 1946 to 1948 and Milwaukee alderman, died Sunday of cancer at age 75. He served in Congress as a member of the Progressive party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Egeland
Onalaska
Miami
Fla
Dickinson
Onalaska Chapel
Egeland
Outers Laboratories
Metallics Industries
John McBeth
Milwaukee
John Brophy
Wisconsin
Brophy
Congress
Progressive Party
Hart Dies at 64. Michigan Senator Shaped Civil Rights
Sen. Philip A. Hart of Michigan, a three term Democrat known as the conscience of the Senate, died at his Washington home at age 64 after a battle with cancer. His career featured lobbying for civil rights legislation and consumer protection measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Philip A. Hart
U.S. Senate
Hart
Michigan
Senate
Senate Liberals
Carter
Plains
Ford
Vail
Colo
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Wisconsin Holiday Toll Reaches 934 On Weekend
Ten people died in Wisconsin over the holiday weekend as the state's road toll rose to 934. Victims include Wayne Bredel and Mary Zimmerman in a head on crash near Nekoosa, and Phillip Vanderbest in Racine County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Wisconsin
Wayne Bredel
Mary Zimmerman
Nekoosa
Phillip Vanderbest
Racine
Union Grove
Richard Zehm
Spooner
U.S
Trego
Milwaukee
Beth Bleedow
Waupun
Princeton
Green Lake
Zahara Granston
Morton Grove
Ill
Dane County
Leonard Szpera
Jefferson
Jefferson Street
Tom Eickstedt
Janesville
Mark Hanson
Baraboo
Hazel McKernan
Platteville
Dubuque
Iowa
William Baumann
Caledonia
Ogden
Utah
Winona Woman Dies In Fire Probe Opens
The Minnesota state fire marshal's office is asked to investigate the death of Frances Kulas a 60 year old Winona woman found dead in her East side residence. A relative discovered the charred body after checks when she had not been heard from for several days. The fire caused little damage. a possible ignition from burning a combustibles while cleaning in the bathroom is suspected and a cigarette may have sparked the blaze. The body lay near a telephone several feet from the bathroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona
Minn
Minnesota
Frances Kulas
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Bertie Gilbertson
Black River Falls
Gustave
Bertie) Gilbertson
Whiteville
W. Va
Joseph and
Zenna (Shephard) Ray
Gustave Gilberts
Oak Ridge
Gilbert
Evelyn Krpileon
Harold
Helen) Hendrickson
Delbert
Thelma) Schatzman
James
Barbara) Bronson
Willis
Janice) Boggs
Orville Ray
Sweet Spring
Torgerson
James A
Ella Peters
Liberty St
West Salem
Henry
Doris Meyer
June Gallagher
Pittsburgh
Elmer
Caledonia Street Chapel
John Parcher
Oak Grove Cemetery
Florence Johnson
Viola
Buena Vista
David Birch
Claron Braithwaite
Leonard Johnson
A.C
Dorothy) Harding
Santee
Calif
Ora
Edna
Lester O. Klandrud
Placid
Galesville
Key Largo
Charles Klandrud
Ellen
Buddy Price
Key West
Peggy Master
Helen Hurley
San Bernardino
Carl
Wauwautosa
Beyer Funeral
Nora Seme
Nora Semb
Odell Semb
Gale
Hardies Creek Lutheran Church
Douglas Brandt
Smith Mortuary
George P. Brovold
Kenyon
Ettrick
St. Paul
John Brovold
Pearl Martin
Blair
Ray
Russell
Clara Johnson
Whitehall
Lavina
Mont
Lawrence
Delavan
Percy
Sanford Orlando
Percy S. Sanford
Oak
Grove Cemetery
Gerald Fisher
Orlando
Nelson Funeral Home
Montgomery Ward
State ST
Inva Toy
Ute Heog
Renin
Sii
Sen
Philip Hart
St. Matthews Cathedral
Mackinac Island
Mich
St. Anne's Catholic
Harts
Donald W. Riegle
Reigle
House
Judiciary Committee
General Motors
Winonan
Midwest Home
Midwest Gas
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