Tri State Deaths Report Local Notables
Obituaries from Black River Falls and nearby towns list Robert Upton 57 memorial hospital maintenance chief who died of a heart attack at home. Also noted are Florence Seeley 79 Trempealeau Muske gor, Dora Lane 72 Berwyn, and Otto Oliver 70 Viroqua area with service details and survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River Falls, Wis
Robert Upton
Black River Falls Memorial Hospital
Duck crashes into windshield. driver loses eye in Wisconsin
Ernest Wopat, 42, of Hillsboro, suffered a severed eye and facial injuries after a muscovie duck shattered his windshield on Highway 33 near Wonewoc at 8 a.m. Friday. Bystander Di Hotek alerted an ambulance. Wopat was treated at St. Joseph's Hospital Hillsboro and later transferred to Madison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillsboro
Wis
Ernest Wopat
Wonewoc
Wopat
Muscovie
di Hotek
St. Joseph's Hospital
Madison Hospital
Obituary Notes for John Leisgang and Robert Blair
John Leisgang 69 of Legore's Trailer Court died in a local hospital Friday July 29 survivors include widow Stella two sons Robert D and William H fourteen grandchildren three brothers and two sisters burial in Catholic Cemetery services at Schumacher Funeral Home and St Joseph the Workman Cathedral World War I veteran Mexican Border campaign retired Standard Oil employee also Robert Blair 60 formerly of 122 S 20th St died in Springfield Illinois Friday July 29 born July 14 1906 in Fontenalle Iowa employed by FAA in La Crosse later transferred to Springfield survived by wife daughter mother two brothers and one granddaughter Christian Science services Monday 11 am at Dickinson Jackson Street Chapel burial Mormon Coulee Memorial Park
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River Falls
Wis
Dora Lane
Berwyn
Ill
Pine Hill
Jackson County
Eau Claire
Mich
Shamrock Union Church
A. M. Austen
Church
Langlois-Galston
Lane
Muriel Priebe
Sodus
Anna Burchard
Mary Brown
Oak Park
Elsie Reardon
Chicago
Henry
Albert
Alvin Rendig
John
Ethel, Wash
Galesville
Florence Seeley
Muskeg0
Trempealeau
la Crosse
Federated Church
George Anderson
Smith
Seeley
Frederick Rood
Roy Seeley
Frances Hackett
Julian
Marjorie) Rogness
Muskego
Avery Rood
Burton
Elwin Rood
Viroqua
Otto Oliver
Lower Bad Axe
Madison
Martha Woodhouse
Vernon County
Charles Woodhouse
Neal
Vera) Jeffers
Sherman (Loma) Erickson
de Soto
Lyle
Genoa
Theodore
Janesville
Robert Staats
Wilbur Woodhouse
Red Mound Methodist Church
Herbert Thompson
Walnut Mound Cemetery
Retreat
Jacobson-Vance
John Leisgang
Legore
Mormon Coulee Road
Stella
Robert D
R. 2
William H
Onalaska
Edward
Arthur
Barbara Leisgang
Minneapolis
Minn
Marie Fentress
South St. Paul
Schumacher
St. Joseph the Workman Cathedral
Msgr
John Paul
Leisgang
Standard Oil Co
Robert Blair
S. 20Th St
Springfield
Fontenalle
Iowa
Federal Aviation Agency
Katharine
Lloyd
Joan) Jenks
la Crescent
Beuna Chafa
Merle
Cedar Falls
Howard
Walnut Creek
Calif
Christian Science
Services set for Dr Eugene A Gatterdam II in Phoenix
Dr Eugene A Gatterdam II dies at 73 after a long career in medicine. A La Crosse native and Rush Medical School graduate, he practiced in Phoenix and is survived by his brother Dr Paul Gatterdam of La Crosse and a son Eugene A Gatterdam III of New York City. services Tuesday in Arizona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
Eugene A. Gatterdam II
Gatterdam
la Crosse
la Crosse State University
Rush Medical School
Chicago
E. A. Gatterdam
la Crosse den
Paul Gatterdam
Crosse
Eugene A
Earl Lucas of Sparta Dies at 61 Sport Shop Operator
Earl J. Lucas, 61, owner of Earl's Sport Shop in Sparta, died of an apparent heart attack Thursday night in a local hospital. He promoted rifle and pistol shooting, taught youths and adults, and ran a junior rifle tournament for the NRA where he was a lifetime member. He served as Sparta alderman and helped pursue a year round recreation area in Greenfield. He is survived by his widow Bernadette Selke, a sister in Michigan, three half brothers, and a half sister. Funeral and burial details followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
Earl J. Lucas
Earl’s
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Bernard Kelly
Woodlawn
Kirchoff
Mr. Lucas
Michigan
Camp McCoy
Baldwin’s Hardware
Baldwin’s
National Rifle Association
Lucas
Greenfield
Bernadette Selke
Amedius Perrier
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Thomas
Albert
John Lucas
Olive
Births Report From Several Families In Wisconsin and Iowa
Birth notices list July dates for several families. A daughter to Herbert M. Hickman and wife at 1307 Redfield Street. a daughter to Herbert J. Bailey at Lan sing Iowa. a son to Donald C. Hehn and wife at Cashton Wisconsin. a son to Nathan Kelley at Sparta Wisconsin. a son to Dennis A. Vian and wife at Sparta. Names include Mary Ellison Mary L Sykes Mary Ann Wiser and Alice Martin among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert M. Hickman
Redfield St
Mary 4
Cordes
William David Jr
R. 2
Mary L. Sykes
James R. Koelbl
Wood St
Joyce Y. Schraumnagel
Herbert J. Bailey
Lansing
Iowa
Mary E. Ellison
Sparta
Wis
St. Mary’s Hospital
Donald C. Hehn
R. 1
Cashton
Elenore S. Simonson
Nathan Kelley
W. Main St
Mary Ann Wiser
Dennis A. Vian
Alice Martin
Wisconsin soldiers die in Vietnam clash names listed
Two Wisconsin combat troops were killed in Vietnam. Army Private Clayton Luther, 19, of Baraboo died July 19 and Marine Lance Corporal Robin Arnold, 18, of Wisconsin Rapids died the previous Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington (Ap
Wisconsin
Viet Nam
Army
Clayton Luther
Baraboo
Marine Lance
Robin Arnold
Wisconsin Rapids
Luther
Arnold
The Power of Faith By Wood Ishmael
Dr. William P. Woodard, a missionary to Japan from 1921, worked with U S Naval Intelligence during World War II and advised the occupation government. He helped found and directs the International Institute for the Study of Religions in 1954 to promote interfaith understanding and world peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William P. Woodard
Japan
Woodard
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
United Church Board For World Ministry
American Board
U. S. Naval Intelligence
Buddhist Federation
International Institute For the Study of Religions
Institute
Americans Aim to Leave Leadership to Brazilian Church in Santarem
In Santarem Brazil Bishop James Ryan leads 38 American priests serving 300 000 residents from a small seminary with 114 boys. The goal is to develop local Brazilian clergy, teaching secular subjects and aiming to reduce American involvement as the first locally trained priest nears ordination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santarem
Brazil
Amazon
Atlantic
James Ryan
Chicago
Dome Tiago
Ryan
Bishop Ryan
Father Lee
United States
Father Juvenal
Local Marriage Licenses List Aboard Area Couples
Edward Knoebel and Avada Fay Greene to marry August 5 in Melrose. Ronald Hall and Marie Rice to wed July 31 in Sparta. Philip Yashinski and Linda Pierce to wed August 6 in Sparta. Ronald Simonson and Barbara Skrede to marry July 30 at Cashton. Lyle Witt and Joyce Reuckheim to wed August 6 in Wellington. Victor Eitschele and Marilee Jones to marry July 30 in Tomah. Michael Healy and Judy Westby to wed July 30 in Sparta. Gary Herselberg and Barbara Strand to wed July 30 in La Crosse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward F. Knoebel
Avada Fay Greene
Little Falls
Melrose
Ronald E. Hall
Portland
Cashton
Lyle
Witt
Wellington
Joyce S. Reuckheim
Sheldon
Victor A. Eitschele
Tomah
Marilee E. Jones
la Grange
Michael P. Healy
Judy Rae Westby
Sparta
Gary Lee Herselberg
Leon
Barbara Faye Strand
Shelby
la Crosse County
la Crosse
Vatican Seeks To Quiet Guessing On Pope Birth Control Decision
The Vatican urged silence on Pope Paul VI's stance on birth control. L'Osservatore Romano said no one yet knows the answer, reiterating past positions against contraception while noting anticipated public announcements by early fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican
Pope
Bennet M. Bolton
Vatican City
Paul VI
L’osservatore Romano
Paul
John XXIII
L’osservatore
Religious listings for La Crosse area churches
Directory of Adventist Seventh Day and multiple denominations with service times weekly. Includes pastors names, Sabbath times, worship, prayer meetings, youth and Bible study programs across several churches in La Crosse and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
B. G. Mohr
Bethany—North
Onalaska Ave
Bernard Hamilton
Area church calendar lists services across Onalaska and La Crosse
A long list of churches including Jehovahs Witnesses First Lutheran and Christ Episcopal feed a busy weekly schedule. Times range from morning worship at 8 a.m. to evening services with nursery care and Sunday school for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assembly OF God
Ferry
R. Francis Jones
Hwy
Richard Cagle
WKTV
Southside
10Th and
Adams
Leland Owen
N. Salem Rd
Loomis
Lloyd Mooney
la Crescent
Minn
Michael J. Kuisle
First Church OF Christ Scientist
West Ave
King
First Church OF Christ
8Th
Cass
Willis Schmidt
Charles Street Church
Church OF Christ
Perry Hall
Missouri Synod
Shorewood Dr
Wedgewood Terrace
Andrew Frinke
Church of Lutheran Confession
ST. Mark’s Evangelical
Onalaska
Jonathan Schaller
Wisconsin Synod
Wisconsin Synod Lutheran Service
Conference of the
Wisconsin Synod Lutheran Churches of the
la Crosse
WKTY
First Evangelical
West Avenue
S. and
Cameron
Fritz Miller
Grace Evangelical
Ward Ave
S. 26Th
G. F. Albrecht
Immanuel Evangelical
St. Paul and Avon
Walter E. Gutzke
Ray Zieberl
MT. Calvary Evangelical
16Th and
Park Ave
Lloyd Lambert
Goose Island
ST. Paul’s Evangelical
Main_ St
Sand Lake Road
Ruben A. Kettenacker
Nalaska
4Th Ave. N
David A. Passet
T. Luke
West Ave. S
James H. Bell
Charles R. Houdek
North
North Salem Rd
Leonard C. Beenken
Sister Ann Patrick Assigned to Mission Duty in El Salvador
Sister Ann Patrick of St. Rose Convent La Crosse has been appointed missionary to Santa Ana El Salvador by Mother Ann Marie. She will depart Sept 15 after completing final vows Aug 9 and holding credentials as LPN with Wisconsin boards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Patrick
St. Rose Convent
la Crosse
Santa Ana
el Salvador
Central America
Ann Marie
Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration
States
The
Willows Maternity Hospital
Kansas City
Queen of the World Hospital
Wisconsin State Board of Nursing
Wisconsin State Department of Nurses
Hand Hospital
Hartley
Iowa
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Upton
Shady Glen
Hixton
Amy
Barbara
Jensen Funeral Home
Mrs
Harris C. Mooney
Christ Episcopal Church
Sussex
Kewanee
Mooney
Kewanee Jaycees
England
St. Augustine’s College
Canterbury
University of Georgia
Duck
Schneider
la C
3Rd St
Eugene Gatterdam
Earl Lucas
Lacrosse, Wis. St. Francis Hospital
Ishmael
Faith IN
AP News
By Claude E. Erbsen
U.S
Juvenal Carlson
Rock Island
Monroe County
Pope Paul
Castel Gandolfo
NSN
L.C.U
Adventist
Carl M. Lewis
Main
Floyd Harbold
7Th and Ferry
Leon Franck
Island Park
Lakeshore
James W. Phillips
ST. Joseph’s Cathedral
Robert J. Kampine
James J. Falconer
Joseph R. Sullivan
Blessed Sacrament
Losey Blvd
King St
L. B. Keegan
Michael McKenna
Lawrence B. Berger
Mother of Perpetual Help
Church OF ST. Leo the Great
West Salem
F. E. Wallace
Holy Trinity
13Th St. and
V. J. Plecity
Robert Wagner
Joseph Martinson
T. James
Caledonia St
Henry R. Hoerburger
James Barney
Richard A. Wisnewski
Francis A. Wavra
Jerome J. Kirsling
ST. Patrick’s
Joseph N. Bach
Donald Kliauke
ST. John the Baptist
Avon St
Robert Connolly
James Landy
T. Thomas More
Weston Sts
Thomas E. Mullen
Delbert J. Malin
Donald F. Wilger
ST. Wenceslaus
Winnebago
J. Floyd Dwyer
William Grevatch
ST. Pius
Francis Vv. McCaffrey
Charles E. Leisle
Newman Center
State St
George Hinger
James Biechier
Episcopal
Carl R. Dahlen
A.M.G. Moody
Evangelical Free
Campbell Road
Eugene W. Anderson
Jehovah's Witnesses
Kingdom Hall
St. Barnes
Noah Craven
Lake Shore Dr
E. Shefelbine
Holmen
Church OF Jesus Christ
1300 Liberty
Gustave Schilling
Reorganized Church OF Jesus Christ
George and Sill
Lutheran
Bethel
Livingston and Loomis
Leland Evenson
Ronald Nielsen
Stefan A Guttormsson
Robert
Manthei
Good Shepherd
Birch
J. L. Mattes
OUR Redeemer
Weston
Norman A. Nelson
Fellowship Hall
OUR Savior‘s
Roland L. Schwandt
George Alvisden
ST. Paul‘s
Arthur M. Feroe
Ronald G. A. Lande
Olivet
Bainbridge
O. S. Solberg
Methodist
Sbury
Redfield
Wayne L. Grover
Nazarene
Church OF the Nazarene
Avon and Logan
Melvin Surges
Salvation Army
David Chase
Congregation Sons OF Abraham —Temple
1820
Bernard Sharp
Unitarian Fellowship
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship OF
United Church of Christ
Melvin L. Frank
David Roberts
ST. John's Reformed
West Ave. and
Market
John Staton
United Pentecostal Church
Apostolic Tabernacle
Liberty and Sill
Arthur Mansur
St. Francis Hospital
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
St. Rose
St. Joseph Parish
Sutherland
Viterbo College
Sister Ann Patrick
Danny
Market ST
National
Don Dickinson
Jackson St
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