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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1968

Page

17

Obituary Digest from Wisconsin and Minnesota Regions

Obituaries report Olaf H. Bjerkaas of Madison aged 51 who died May 2 in Madison after seven years there. Mary E. Hellickson of Caledonia age 86 who died May 4. Martha Redbird age 49 of Black River Falls died May 2. Julia Evenson age 80 of Blair died May 5. Mary Veglahn age 88 of Preston died May 5. Surviving spouses, children, and local officials noted. services and burial arrangements listed for each. Also note Fort Atkinson, Iowa refers to a historical fort claim.

Caledonia Minn Mary E. Hellickson Steffen St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Robert Stamschror Evergreen Cemetery Hellickson Mary Castor Minneapolis E. C. Hellickson Caledonia Study Club Library Board Caledonia School Board Caledonia Hospital Board John Blanche) Collier Washington, D.C Black River Falls Wis Thomas Martha) Redbird Madison Pray Jackson County Marcella) Smith Levi Elva) Smith Norman Smith Chicago Frank Mary Littlegeorge Josephine Rave Birdine Tebo Fred Whitewater Redbird Indian Mission

La Crosse Council Approves March Bills and Diverse Ordinances

Regular meeting items include approval of March expenditures totaling 3 670 394 81, reports filed on purchases and water tests, and Harborview Plaza redevelopment. Several ordinances introduced or adopted cover housing discrimination, front yard regulations, fee increases, and municipal zoning and public works matters.

Common Council Warren Loveland Director of Finance Redevelopment Authority Harborview Plaza City of la Crosse City of la Crossere Bluffview Place Wisconsin Clerks and Finance Officers Eagle River Wisconsin Beavest Board of Education Elm Grove State Road Third Street State Street la Crosse River Bridge Copeland Avenue St James Wall Street Badger Street 8Th Street Sunshine Gardens Shelby City Hall

Death Of Waukon Man Called death by own action

Harold E. Weakly 29 of Waukon was found dead in his car near Lansing on Friday May 3 from a self inflicted gunshot wound. Services were at Martin's Funeral Home Monday morning with burial in Rosamond Illinois after services in Illinois. He leaves his widow three children a 9 year old son 8 year old daughter and a 2 year old son four brothers and two sisters.

Westby Wis Olaf Ole) H. Bjerkaas Madison Bjerkaas Neesing Meat Packing Co Elizabeth Cross Roger Viroqua Haakon Bjerkaas Blair Julia Evenson Arthur Galstad K. M. Arberg Old Whitehall Cemetery Evenson Julia Bjorge Preston Minn Paul E. Veglahn Mathilda Lemke Christ Lutheran Church Walter E. Wahl Onalaska Thouwald Veglahn la Crescent Paul Veglahn Herbert Lemke Edward Houston Waukon Iowa Harold E. Weakly Lansing Martin Pana Ill Rosamond Weakly Investors’ Mutual Allamakee County Alden Wiley Allamakee Bradley Laura Marvin

New Park Opens in Lafayette County Wisconsin

Lafayette County opens its first county park near Woodford, a 159 acre site acquired in April. Trails run through the battlefield of June 16 1832 where Sac Indians clashed with 21 volunteers led by Col. Henry Dodge. Seventeen Sac died and three volunteers perished at a slough later named Bloody Lake.

Woodford Wis Lafayette County Henry Dodge Dodge Bloody Lake

Retarded Persons Get Care At Home

Gov. Warren P. Knowles said only one in sixteen mentally retarded persons in Wisconsin lives in an institution. He told the Wisconsin Association for the Mentally Retarded that most are cared for in their own communities and that three quarters of cases remain of unknown cause.

Green Bay Wisconsin Warren P. Knowles Wisconsin Association For the Knowles

Ike's Recovery Is Satisfactory

Former President Dwight D Eisenhower, age 77, continues to progress after a mild heart attack near Palm Desert. Hospital officials report he spent another good 24 hours at March Air Force Base Hospital in California.

March Air Force Base Calif Palm Desert Dwight D. Eisenhower Eisenhower

Woman Dies of Injuries From April Fall in New Orleans

Clara P. Nelson, 80, of Kaukauna Wisconsin died at Touro Infirmary after a hip fracture from a fall April 16 in a New Orleans hotel. She had been hospitalized since the accident.

New Orleans Clara P. Nelson Kaukauna Wis Touro Infirmary

Noxious Weeds Notice and Estate Hearing La Crosse

Notice to landowners in La Crosse Wisconsin to destroy listed noxious weeds before blooming. Also a court order for hearing final account in the estate of Marie Bluske, with date set for May 21, 1968 in La Crosse County Court Probate.

City of la Crosse County of la Crosse Wisconsin Warren Loveland State of la Crosse County Marie Bluske Marie Louise Bluske John A. Bluske J. A. Bluske John A. Biuske J. A. Biuske Eugene A. Toepel Bannen & McArdle State Bank Bidg Wis

Time to prove will and hear heirs in La Crosse estate notices

Legal notices show petitions to admit wills and appoint executors for William Carl Will Edward C Neururer and Olga Richardson in La Crosse Wisconsin with hearings set in 1968. Dates span May through August for probate, administration, heirship determinations, and creditor claims.

The Shortest Distance Between Buyer and Seller Is a Want Ad

A concise item notes a want ad bridging buyers and sellers. It highlights how classified ads connect individuals, enabling direct transactions without intermediaries. The piece underscores practical value of simple listings in local commerce.

Administration and Heirship Proceedings and Notices

Multiple probate notices in La Crosse Wisconsin list petitions for administration and heirship for Louis J Waldenberger Otto A Schwake Robert Verio Edward H Wittenberg and others with hearings and claim deadlines. A water diversion permit hearing is set for Kenneth D Smith for irrigation on La Crosse River in Burns township with a May 29 1968 public hearing in La Crosse County Court House.

State of Wisconsin la Crosse County Court Edward. H. Wittenberg Edward H. Wittenberg City of la Crosse la Crosse County County of la Crosse Eugene A. Toepel Hale Skemp Hanson, Schnurrer & Skemp Wis Division OF Resource Development Department OF Natural Resources Kenneth D. Smith Township Range Burns Madison Freeman Holmer

Estate petition for Evelyn C. Bock probate recitals June hearings

In La Crosse Wisconsin a petition seeks admission of the December 15 1952 will and appointment of Letters Testamentary for Evelyn C Bock now deceased. The matter sets a probate process with heirship adjudication and deadlines through July 23 1968. Also notice of a public hearing on the vacation of the alley between Hewitt Hass and 25th 26th Streets scheduled for June 1968. Shirley A Tomalka City Clerk ordered notice and scheduling.

la Crosse City of la Crosse Health Department Paul Loomis Clarence C. Schmitt Copeland Avenue Robinsdale Avenue Losey Blvd 26Th Street Onalaska 2Nd Avenue Lutheran Hospital Houska Park 6Th Street Cass Jackson Street Milwaukee Road Liberty Street Gerrard Realty Corporation Mormon Coulee Road Gerald Drier South 29Th Street Redfield Green Bay 20Th Green Island Market Winnebago la Crosse Telephone Corporation Badger Street Civic Center Holy & Henge Coleman Technical Institute Main Street Elim Grove Hass, Hewitt 25Th 26Th la Crosse University Board of Education Jefferson School Park Board 4Th Sth Market and Ferry Horton and Weston East Avenue Jackson and Johnson Jackson, Johnson Losey Boulevard Farnam Cottage Grove Cottage Grove Avenue Ferry Cass and Madison King and Main St Jackson Mississippi Park Avenue Valley Pine and Crowley Place State Street 7Th Vine Street Pine Street 7Th Street Éth Street State la Crosse Street Diagonal Road Elm Grove 29Th Street Jane Street 28Th Street James Street Highland Street 25Th St 2Éth Street Leonard Street Birch Street Cb&q 25Th Street Highland Hewitt Street 27Th Street Carr Street Caledonia Street Board of Public Works Airport Lard 1St Green Meadows 6Th Division Streets Cameron Avenue 15Th St 15Th Place Horton Street Redfield Street West Avenue Division Street 10Th Street Cass Street 13Th Street Harborview Plaza City of la Campbell Hiawatha Keenes Delinquency Control Institute University of Wisconsin At Madison Wisconsin Aviation Board Sgeieten Inspection Department Institute of Wisconsin Atlanta Georgia National American Society of Planning Officials San Francisco Calif Director of Public Works Street Department Wisconsin Rapids Heath Department Reom Wisconsin Association of Sanitarians Green Bay Street Park Department weeTing At & Resolution Bruce Municipal Equipment Co Elgin Flexible Pipe Tool Company Sewer Department Ray Hutson Chevrolet State Department of Agriculture Baler Landscape Nursery George Street Rubice Street Campbell Street Frank Construction Company Leonard St Hass Street 26Th St 27Th St 28Th St 29Th St Pipeline Construction, Inc 21St Street Racine Travis Street Travis St Jansky Place Nelson Place Kenneth M. Niedbalski Redevelopment Authority James W. Hoeschier St. John’s Holy Name Society Avon Street Gordon D. Quisel Madison Street Borge Knutson 5Th Avenue Cavalier Inn Lincoln Avenue Glendale Avenue 32Nd Street New Isle la Plume Bridge 33Rd Street 1St Addition Tird Street Wall Street Kane Street King Street Charles Kane Ward Avenue Highway 14 Sunshine Gardens 1St Place South Avenue Board of Park Commissioners Pettibone Beach Shirley A. Tomalka City of County of la Crosse State of Eugene A. Toepel Jale Skemp Hanson, Schnurrer & Skemp State Bank Bidg Wis la Crosse County Court Edward C. Neururer la Crosse County Frank R. Schneider Losshard, Sunder & Doyle Hoeschler RDER Olga Richardson Olga T. Richardson Olsa Richardson Cour Eugene A " Toepel Bosshard, Sander & Doyle Hoeschier Theodore M. Miller Na Crosse Judee. Steele, Smyth, Klos & Flynn Lynne Tower Evelyn C. Bock Evelyn Bock Ruediger and Jeanis Shelby Hewitt Hass Highways Committee Common Council

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Olaf Bjerkaas Mary Hellickson Thomas Redbird Mrs Fort Atkinson Jake Ike Arenz Louis J. Waldenberger Hamilton Cameron & Stoltz Otto A. Schwake Otto Schwake Steele, Smyth, Klos & Flynn Robert Verio State Bank Russell C. Schroeder Farnam la Crosse St. Charles Winona Rochester Arrow Alfred Nienow Alvin Konner Minnesota Land and Auction Service North Side Elevator City of Loyal E. A. Bremer Construction Loyal Thorp Sales Corp Thorp, Wis Wedgewood Drive Wedgewood Valley Highway B. W Pat) Ingli Russell Schroeder Monroe Finance Co Allis-Chalmers Bangor Middle Ridge Tavern I.H Independence Richland Center Osmond Ozzie” Olson Jerry Wilkinson John Kooiman Tri-County Finance Inc Homelite Oregon Huntington Garage Genoa Max’s Causeway Madison Silo Vernon Klum Stoddard LaCrosse Tribune Barre Mills George H. Jonas Galesville Tomah Fred G. Rabuck New Lisbon Mike Burns Rt. 1 Joe Bond Farm Services Francis Feed Co Holmen D. L. Kowalke, T.I.M Sparta W. Oak la Crosse Woolen Mills Co George St Lakelawn Keith Barney Suncrest Nursery Parkview Nursery Medary Garden Center Federal Deposit Insurance Corp Bank OF F.D.J.C Don Meyers Memoriam James Armato Sr God Fossum Funeral Homes Ettrick Travel Highway 33 Florida Setchell Carlson Westinghouse Curtis Mathes Hutch Petri Argus Vic Bakke Monroe Finance CO Loden Burgundy Blue Casual Shop Arenz Pear Tri-County Auction Soldiers Grove H. D. Sorenson Readstown Circle Oliver McDeering Fox Chopper John Deere IHC Frank and Dick Armstrong George Williams Tri-County Finance, Inc
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