This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1968
Page
3
Obituaries from Tomah Waukon Melrose Black River Falls La Farge list ages, dates, burial plans and survivors. Mrs Robert Secky Denise Robin Kenneth. Semen Blagen 8. Orville Olson 74. Nellie Roberts 88. Mary Allikas 85. details include churches, funeral homes, burial sites, and survivor kin.
James H. Wing 67 of 323 E LaSalle St Mishawaka Ind and formerly of La Crosse died Tuesday May 28 in Mishawaka Services will be Friday afternoon at Bubb Funeral Home Mishawaka He is survived by his widow Myrtle A Evanson six sons Zane Payson AZ Verl Onalaska Lyle La Crosse Derle Mishawaka Len and Gregg South Bend Ind two brothers Meade California and Charles Duluth Minn three sisters Mrs Helen Rader Mrs Tina Miller and Mrs Ruth Zeil all La Crosse A brother John preceded him in death.
Mrs Josephine Lokken 78 formerly of 2236 George St died in a La Crosse nursing home Tuesday evening May 28. Services were Friday at Trinity Lutheran Church with Rev Ernest Nelson officiating. Burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. Survived by son John of La Crosse sister Stella Nelson of La Crosse five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Husband Melvin preceded her in death. Friends may call at Nelson Funeral Home after 4 p m Thursday and at the church after 12 30 p m Friday.
Robert D. Mitchell of Kaukauna was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for the February robbery of the State Bank of Howards Grove. The 38 year old ex convict pleaded guilty in April and still faces a perjury trial linked to testimony about the Silver Lake State Bank robbery in Kenosha County.
Gen Westmoreland says the war intensifies as Marines report repelling two large North Vietnamese assaults near Khe Sanh. They claim 230 enemy killed with heavy fighting around Gia Dinh and Phu Lam near Saigon and a large probe near Khe Sanh.
Weather drives about half of the 2,400 Poor People’s Campaign followers from the encampment near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. Rev. Ralph David Abernathy vows the shantytown will not be abandoned, while organizers report about 1,000 attended dinner as others left for churches and homes.
The Senate approved a 5 billion omnibus housing bill by a 67 to 4 vote, paving the way for subsidies to help low income families buy homes or rent units. It includes tax onslaughts for slum problems, urban renewal, and new flood insurance while promising 85 000 starts and 90 000 rental units next year though officials warn funds are limited and take time to materialize.
A Missouri couple, Mr and Mrs David Epperson of Independence, disappeared after departing Lamoni Iowa during a flight to Madison Wisconsin. A search began in southern Iowa after a Lamoni resident reported the aircraft did not reach Iowa City to refuel nor Madison.
In Niagara, employees of Kimberly-Clark Corp voted 328 to 281 to retain the independent Paper Mill Workers union of Niagara as their bargaining agent, choosing over the United Papermill and Allied Workers Trades division of the Teamsters.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.