Tri State Deaths Include Donovan and Area Notables
Milwaukee Police Department member Thomas R. Donovan 37, brother of Sparta Chief Gerald Donovan, dies after illness. Kenneth A. Johnson 50 of Mabel dies. service Tuesday at Hesper Lutheran Church with burial in church cemetery. Thomas Murray 48 of Sparta dies in La Crosse hospital. funeral details to be announced. Charles E. Sanders 76 of Sparta dies after long illness. services Monday at Kirchhoff Funeral Home with burial Farmers Valley Cemetery. extensive survivors listed.
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Sparta
Wis
Milwaukee
Thomas R. Donovan
Gerald Donovan
Donovan
Milwaukee Police Department
Mabel, Minn
Hesper Lutheran Church
Kenneth A. Johnson
Virtus Stoffregen
Hesper
Mabel
American Legion of
Mabel-Canton School
Helen Foltz
Mark
Minneapolis
Rollis
Connie
Lucy Johnson
Mengis
Thomas Murray
la Crosse
Kirchoff Funeral Home
Ruth Rybold
East Ave. S
Myrick Park
Rita Graffi
Stoddard
Lutheran
Two Wisconsin obituaries announce deaths on June 6
Ronald Sommerfeldt 79 of Wilton dies after brief illness in Sparta hospital. Services at Smith Nelson Funeral Home Wilton at 1 30 p m Monday with calling after 2 p m Sunday. Survivors include daughter Arline Budde and three sons plus siblings and 11 grandchildren. Mrs Arthur Davis 77 of Trempealeau dies in La Crosse hospital. Services at Smith Mortuary Galesville with burial Trempealeau Cemetery. She was born 1891 in Red Cedar and married Arthur Davis in 1939.
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Wilton
Wis
Ronald Sommerfeldt
Sparta
Smith-Nelson Funeral Home
Sommerfeldt
Arline Budde
Gordon
Onalaska
Richard
Tomah
Anna Heintz
Gust
Avon, Mont
Emil
Trempealeau
Arthur Davis
la Crosse Hospital
Smith Mortuary
Galesville
Nolan Sucher
Trempealeau Cemtery
Davis
Martha Kitzman
Red Cedar
Lawrence Wright
3Rd Ave. S
Grace Lucille
James W. Harris
Air Force
Udorn
Thailand
Roland
Lana) Merkel
Milwaukee
William
Sandra) Leisse
Gerald
Diane) Schultz
Roy
la Crosse
Blanche) Lawrence Jr
Clarence
Dorothy) Stockers
Duane
Ruth) Seymour
de Soto
Claude Wright
Wright
Nelson Funeral Home
Lily J. Weber
Kane Sr
George
Jack F. Sr
Ora
Beverly) LaPoint
Jim
Janice) Cavadini
R. 1
George Sr
North Presbyterian Church
Frank C. Good
Notice to creditors and executor in Cronon estate
An order provisions probate of Alice H. Cronon dated August 14, 1964 and appoints time to prove will and heirship. Creditors must file claims by August 27, 1969 and all claims examined September 2, 1969 at La Crosse Wisconsin court. Judge Leonard F. Roraff presides.
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Wisconsin
la Crosse County Court
Alice H. Cronon
la Crosse
la Crosse County
City of
County of la Crosse
State of
Leonard F. Roraff
Schleiter & Kramer
Hoeschier
State of Wisconsin
Albert W. Love
Eugene A. Toepel
Ruediser
Jeanis & Gleason
Local Obituaries List Several La Crosse Area Deaths
Multiple notices report deaths in Onalaska and La Crosse, including Marie Ann Devore born 1914 in Albany New York, and Lawrence Wright a WWII veteran. Funeral services are set for June 9 at Dickinson Jackson Street Chapel and 10 a.m. at Hillview Cemetery with burial in Tucson Memorial Park for Lawrence Kinserdahl.
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Marie Ann Devork
11Th Ave. S
Onalaska
la Crosse
Albany
N.Y
Dickinson Jackson Street
J. L. Mattes
Hillview Cemetery
Burial service set for community member. Catholic Cemetery
Burial will be in Catholic Cemetery with Lake Will officiating. Friends may call at Schumacher Funeral Home on Winnegabo Street Chapel Sunday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. and at the church Monday from 12 30 p.m. until the service. She was a member of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.
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Lake
Schumacher Funeral Home
Winnebago Street
Ladies’ Auxiliary
The
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Births listed for multiple families in Wisconsin and Minnesota
June notices report numerous births at Lutheran Hospital St Francis Hospital and St Mary's Hospital in Sparta with daughters and sons born to families including Rank Peper Bjorle Piepenhagen Twite Schlicht Schuster Duerwachter Hogden Sarver Hinch Stigen Hall Hughes and others. Locations include Winona Sparta Westby Caledonia Trempealeau and DakotaMinn.
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Joel P. Bjorle
W. King St
Winona
Minn
Marilyn J. Rogers
Douglas A. Bendel
R. 1
Stoddard
Marjorie E. Olson
Floyd A. Piepenhagen
R.1
Westby
Margie A. Hanson
St. Francis Hospital
James Martin
Onalaska
Arlene C. Meier
Richard Krause
Caledonia St
Patricia A. LaPoint
Terry Henke
Trempealeau
Patricia D. Pozanc
Byron F. Schmitz
W. Montgomery St
Sparta
Charlotte Misna
William R. Sarver
Gail Hauser
Gary W. Hinch
N. Benton St
Elda Dutton
David Stigen
E. Main St
Loretta Brevig
Ronald E. Hall
Hazel Vance
James R. Hughes
Cataract
Lois Ann Clemmerson
Multiple County Court Entries and Army General Dies
Records from La Crosse list judgments against Mahlon Lepley Floyd Mahlum Bruce Mahoney Howard Wang and others plus restitution. Circuit Court notes an appeal by Donald L Ambuehl on a drunk driving conviction. Fire Police and Ambulance activity reported in La Crosse. Lt Gen William B Bunker died at 58 in Arlington after a heart attack and was a pioneer of heavy helicopter use.
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Justin B. Hall Sr
West Salem
Credit Bureau of la Crosse-Winona
Mahlon Lepley
S. 4Th St
Floyd Mahlum
Gillette St
Bruce Mahoney
Liberty
First Federal Bldg
Robert J. Nelson
Gould St
Paul and
Paulline Wendling
N. 9Th St
Victoria Redfuss
N. 8Th St
Gary Nichols
Caledonia St
City of la
Arlington, Va
William B. Bunker
Army Materiel Command
Bunker
The
American Helicopter Society
Army
Official Finds House Gone To The Dogs
Kingston AP report says justice of the peace visits Rachel Seidenberg in Lyonsville after license lapses for 11 dogs. He discovers over 70 dogs living on the property. Most animals were taken to the SPCA kennel. she keeps five dogs with the stipulation that none are female.
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Kingston
N.Y
SPCA
Estate of Albert W Love heirs claims deadline set
Legal notices order a 1969September 2 hearing for filing claims and proving heirship in the estate of Albert W Love in La Crosse Wisconsin. The court fixes time for creditors to present claims and for proofs of heirship with attorneys Schieter Kramer and Ruediser Jeanis Gleason listed.
Translator Of Bible To Speak Here At First Free Church
Mrs. Shirley Lyon who has been translating the Bible in Mexico will speak at 7 30 p m Tuesday at the First Free Evangelical Church 2122 Campbell Road The public is invited She and her husband Don and their two sons Timmy and Toby have worked for eight years with Wycliffe Bible Translators among the Mixe Indians of southern Mexico They completed Acts and Mark and are now on John They are visiting La Crosse with her parents and plan to teach linguistics at the University of Oklahoma this summer program.
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Shirley Lyon
Mexico
First Evangelical Free Church
Campbell Road
Lyon
Don
Timmy
Tobby
Wycliffe Bible Translators
la Crosse
Walter Wiemerslage
First Free Evangelical Church
Norman
Okla
Tthe University of Oklahoma
Lutheran church delegates head to synod convention
City pastors and lay delegates from English Lutheran and Good Shepherd in La Crosse attend the Wisconsin- Upper Michigan Synod meeting at Carthage College in Kenosha from Monday to Thursday. Rev. Stefan Guttormsson leads English Lutheran with two lay delegates. Rev. J L Mattes from Good Shepherd attends with delegate C W Hammond, who seeks a synod executive post and a bid as a delegate to the 1970 LCA national convention in Minneapolis.
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Lutheran Churches In
J. L. Mattes
Good Shepherd
C. W. Hammond
Hammond
Synod
LCA
Minneapolis
Bible School To Run Two Weeks At St Pauls Lutheran
Church Bible school for children age 4 through 8th grade starts Monday at St Pauls Lutheran Church West Avenue and Division Street. Classes run 9 to 11 30 a m Monday through Friday ending June 20 with women of the congregation teaching under Rev Dean A Fodness director of parish education.
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St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
West Avenue
Division St
Dean A. Fodness
Bible School Set At Bethany Free
The vacation Bible school of Bethaney Evangelical Free Church begins Monday and runs 8 45 to 11 30 a m through Friday for kindergarten through junior high students The theme is knowing Gods word Harold Tollackson is director Registration is by calling Rev Gale McElwain at 1916 Onalaska Ave
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Bethaney Evangelical Free Church
North St
Harold Tollackson
Gale McElwain
Onalaska Ave
Forty Seven New Members to Join St Pauls Lutheran Church
Forty seven new members will be welcomed into St. Pauls Lutheran Church at 10 30 a m Sunday by Rev Arthur M Ferce senior pastor The names listed include Mr and Mrs Alex J Bullock Jennifer Mr and Mrs Michael Campbell Laurie Dawn and Steven Dr and Mrs John E Clemons Amy Ann Julie and Jane Mrs John E Donovan Karen Heinz Jan H C Intyre Mrs Stephen E Jess Stephen and Kristin Mr and Mrs Hiram E Johnson Mark Cynthia Jayne and Elizabeth Allan Luther Mr and Mrs Rodger Melba Judith Lois and Connie Dr and Mrs Edwin L Overholdt Steven Stephanie Kris and Edwin Mr and Mrs Wesley Paschke Steven and Timothy Mr and Mrs Darold Thornton John and Mr and Mrs Paul F Tyvand
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St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Arthur M. Ferce
Alex J. Bullock
Jennifer
Michael Campbell
Laurie
Dawn
Steven
John E. Clemons
Amy
Ann
Julie
Jane
John E. Donovan
Karen Heinz
Jan H. C. Intyre
Stephen E. Jess
Stephen
Kristin
Hiram E. Johnson
Mark
Cynthia
Jayne
Elizabeth
Allan Luther
Rodger Melba
Judith
Lois
Connie
Edwin L. Overholdt
Stephanie
Kris
Edwin
Wesley Paschke
Timothy
Darold Thornton
John
Paul F. Tyvand
Nun's Appreciation Night Hosted by St Francis Council
About 100 nuns from Ona laska and La Crosse attended the second annual Nun's Appreciation Night at St Pius X School hosted by the Knights of Columbus St Francis Council 5458. The Bar Harbor Singers provided entertainment before and after dinner. Ed Quillin state deputy and Tony Felber district deputy spoke.
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Knights of Columbus
St. Francis Council
Onalaska
la Crosse
St. Pius X School
Bar Harbor
Ed Quillin
Wisconsin
Tony Felber
Tomah
Executive Robert B. Murray Jr. Found Dead in Honolulu
Robert B. Murray Jr. 58, an airline executive and former Eisenhower commerce undersecretary, was found dead Thursday in his Honolulu hotel room. He served as executive vice president of Pan American World Airways Alaska division.
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Honolulu
Robert B. Murray Jr
Eisenhower
Murray
Pan American World Airways
Alaska
Old rockets used as culverts in Cotts Valley
In Cotts Valley California the town bought three 35 foot Army Corporal rockets for 95 dollars each from the Federal War surplus center. City Manager Friend Stone says the retired missiles make excellent street culverts despite being obsolete.
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Cotts Valley
Calif
Army
Federal War Surplus Center
Stone
UW To Graduate Largest Class in 120 Years
The University of Wisconsin will graduate 5,600 students this weekend, the largest class in its 120-year history. Commencement is at 2 p.m. Sunday in Milwaukee Arena for UWM and 9 a.m. in Camp Randall Stadium Madison. If weather interferes, Madison will move to the fieldhouse at 10 a.m.
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Madison
University of Wisconsin
Milwaukee
UWM
Camp Randall Stadium
Three Cornered Court Battle Over Nuclear Plants Looms
In Minnesota a potential three sided fight may form over NSP standards for Monticello and Prairie Island plants. The state seeks stricter radioactivity limits than the AEC, prompting possible court action and broader federal state clashes.
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ST. Paul
Northern States Power Co
Harold LeVander
State Pollution Control Agency
Monticello
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
PCA
Prairie Island
Red Wing
Atomic Energy Commission
Glenn Sea‘borg
LeVander
AEC
Congress
Largest Minnesota graduation ceremony honors 4711 graduates
The University of Minnesota will award degrees to 4711 students in Memorial Stadium at 7 30 p m. The class includes 105 doctors and 338 masters from 92 nations. If rain disrupts, the ceremony moves to Northrop Auditorium.
Rainfall Extremes Across Cyclone Paths
A cyclone in coastal regions may bring 10 to 15 ae of rainfall, while historical records show 42 inches of rain in 24 hours at Baguio Philippines in 1911.
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Baguio
Philippines
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Kenneth Johnson
Charles Sanders
Charles E. Sanders
Kirchoff
Robert Eidser
Farmers Valley Cemetery
Mr. Sanders
William Sanders
Fennimore
Bertha Gleason
Louis W
Ernest
Charles Jr
Mindoro
Hugh
Christie
Manuel
Elroy
Marvin
Rockford, Ill
Frank
Anna) Brabant
Kenneth
Betty) Cochrane
Phoenix
Ariz
Donald
Verna) Duncan
Plovis
N.M
Ben
Reichmond
Barney
Louisville
Earl Chester
Alameda
Mrs. Arthur. Davis
le Bourget
France
T. S. MacDonald
London
Marie Ann Devore
Fred Graf
Copeland Ave
Lawrence E. Kinserdahl
E. Linden
Tucson
Jennie M
Rilla Blake
Clovis Snider
Tucson Memorial Park
Dale D. Muenzenberger
R. 1. la
Clarence Muenzenberger
Arthur
James
Coon Valley
Harold
Whitehall
Paul
R. 1. la Crosse
Austin
Ruth)Mashak
Arcadia
Grandview Hospital
Rochelle Lee
Lowell R. Rank
Winnebago St
Patricia Boma
Sandra Lee
Leland Peper
Elm
Sharon Parkinson
St. Mary’s Hospital
Donald L. Ambuehl
Bible School
Bethany Free
Anthony Guarino
New York
Parkchester General Hospital
Bronx
Guarino
NSP
M River
Twin Cities
Mississippi
John Badalich
Badalich
U. of Minnesota
la Crosse Tribune
Tima A
Steve Harris
Monroe St
Charles R. Harris
Steve
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12Th Ave
Pierce St
Schaefer Dr
Young Christian Society
Dwight Eisenhower
al Smith
J. Edgar Hoover
Bob Hope
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Walt Disney
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