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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1959
Page
3
Obituaries list Herbert Hemerly 56 in Kendall, Otto Wurtzel 83 in Waukon, Benjamin Sander 90 in Waukon, Fred L. Fitzpatrick 76 in Hillsboro, Llewelyn Jenkins 71 in West Salem, with funeral details, burial sites, birth dates, and surviving relatives across Wisconsin and Iowa towns.
Estes Park Colorado AP reports David Eisenhower the President's 11 year old grandson started a five week vacation at a Rocky Mountain National Park ranch near the resort. The ranch owner is Jack Thompson, an uncle of David's mother Mrs John Eisenhower.
Mary recalls a Paris area house seen on her honeymoon though she has no memory of visiting France before. In July readers follow a puzzling tale by Alexander Woollcott in Reader's Digest inviting readers to explain the mystery.
John J. Schiffer 65 of 2407 Wood Street dies in a local hospital. He was born January 18, 184 and was an Auto-Lite employee, Eagles member, World War I veteran, and American Legion member. Survived by wife Elsie, siblings, and many nieces and nephews. Funeral 3:30 a.m. Thursday at North Side Blaschke Funeral Home and 9 a.m. at St. John’s Catholic Church with burial in Catholic Cemetery. Rosary 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Hakon Peterson, 72 of Route 2 Holmen dies Monday at home. Born May 4, 1887 in Mindoro. Survived by wife Rose, two sons Vincent and Raymond, two daughters Alice Humfeld and Marie Harebo, brothers Pete, Ed, Henry, sisters Anna Hendrickson and Myrtle Nickelson, and 17 grandchildren. Funeral 9:30 a.m. at Fossum Funeral Home and 10 a.m. at St. Patrick’s Church, burial in Catholic Cemetery, La Crosse. Rosary 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. Classified ad section notes in Personals.
Birth notices from Grandview Hospital and multiple local sites dated June 16 to June 22 report sons and daughters born to numerous families in La Crosse, Onalaska, West Salem, Brownsville, and surrounding towns with parental names and addresses where provided. Names include Robert Lealand Johnson, Douglas Arthur LeJeune, Steven Frank Duff, David Lee Martin, and others. locations span La Crosse County and Cashton, Victory, and Vic tory.
The June listings from La Crosse Tribune dated June 23 1959 record births and births related notices from Wisconsin and Iowa towns. Entries include newborns at Camp Douglas Viroqua Monona and Gays Mills among others, plus families in Waukon Lansing Marion and Independence with several mothers named. Additional names include veteran hospital births in Waukon and Faribault Minnesota with Jon Eric Twite as a new son.
Eligible residents may pick up surplus commodities at the city clerk office on Wednesday June 24 and Thursday June 25. Those designating another to pick up must show a written statement authorizing the person.
La Crosse lists Martin Konop and Geraldine Kubal to wed June 27. Leonard Driessen and Naomi Stetz er to marry in Onalaska. Keith Schmig and Norma Culpitt to wed in West Salem. Jerry DeLap and Karen Smith to wed in La Crosse. Howard Richert and Christine Peaslee to wed June 26 in Onalaska. Kent Wayne Thurston and Marie Weiland to wed in La Crosse. Ernest J. Mutschler and Virginia Shawley to wed in La Crosse. Harland Meseberg and Nancy Roraff to wed in La Crosse.
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