Floyd Burmeister Succumbs at 55
Floyd E. Burmeister, 55, of Freeport formerly Gratiot area, died Sunday in Freeport Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Born October 26, 1910 in Gratiot, he married May Campbell in 1939. He served on local school boards and fire department, moved to Freeport in 1959, worked for Crum-Foster Insurance, retired 1963. Survived by wife, two sons, one daughter, one grandson, three brothers. funeral Tuesday at Burke-Tubbs Freeport. Burial in Gratiot Methodist Cemetery.
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Floyd E. Burmeister
Avenue
B.freeport
Gratiot
Freeport Memorial Hospital
Mr. Burmeister
John
Mary Bennett Bunnell
H. W. Burmeister
May W. Campbell
Janesville
Freeport
Crum- Foster Insurance Co
St. John’s United Church of Christ of
Virgil
Indianapolis
Ind
Rollo Dow
Grand Rapids
Mich
Burke-Tubbs
C. H. Ubhlaut
St. John’s Church
Mrs Ralph Triplette to Receive MA in History
Mrs Ralph R Triplette Jr daughter of Mr and Mrs Louis A Koenig Monroe will graduate from Trinity College Hartford Conn on Sunday June 5 receiving a Master of Arts in history at the 140th annual commencement. She is a fellowship student in graduate school, a UK graduate and member of Phi Sigma Iota and Phi Alpha Theta honorary fraternities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph R. Triplette Jr
Louis A. Koenig
Monroe
Trinity College
Hartford
Soviet bottleneck blocks food distribution says Pravda
Pravda reports farms in the Soviet Union are producing more food than before but a distribution bottleneck keeps canned fruit juice jam and other products from reaching stores. Millions of cans sit in storage while Moscow and other cities face shortages.
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Moscow
Pravda
God Gave Them To Us They Started Slow But Finished Fast
Vernon and Mary Shafer of Springfield Illinois welcomed their twelfth child a set of twins Susan and Sally joining seven other children under age ten. The couple, married five years, juggle two jobs and a busy home while expressing pride in their large brood.
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Shafer
Mary Shafer
Tommy
Springfield
Ill
Jane
Jack
Kurt
Mary
Vernon
Planned Parenthood Association
Susan
Sally
Laurie
Kris
Kevin
Karen
Daniel
Mary Beth
Thomas
Shafers
Former Galena Man Killed in Cincinnati Plant Accident
Clark A. Petitgout a 38 year old former Galena funeral home operator was killed Friday in a plant accident at Acme Steel Co Cincinnati O He was associated with the Mortuary Freeport from 1958 to 1960 Survivors include his widow four children all in Cincinnati his parents Mr and Mrs Charles Petitgout and a brother Charles Jr all of Galena
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Galena
Clark A. Petitgout
Galena Funeral Home
Acme Steel Co
Cincinnati
Mortuary
Freeport
Charles Petitgout
Charles Jr
Mrs Prue Injured In Madison Car Crash
Angeline Prue 34 of New Glarus was listed in satisfactory condition at St Marys Hospital Madison after a collision at Old Sauk Road and the Beltline involving a car she rode in and another driven by Christopher Harley 16 of Hamp shire Lane. Wilbur Hess 37 of New Glarus was the other driver with his wife Olga suffering back and knee injuries but not treated.
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Angeline Prue
Route 1
New Glarus
St. Mary’s Hospital
Madison
Christopher W. Harley
Hampshire Lane
Old Sauk Rd
Civil Rights Demonstrations Planned at U S Steel Facilities
A civil rights leader says demonstrations will be staged at U S Steel Corp facilities nationwide to press for better opportunities for African Americans in the nation’s largest steel company.
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Pittsburgh
U.S. Steel Corp
Five Are Hurt In Auto Mishap
Five persons were injured in a two car head on collision on Highway 151 near Ridgeway. Robert Harris of Barneveld is in serious condition with chest injuries. Mrs Otto of Barneveld and her daughters Nancy 4 Darlene 16 and Janice 8 were in the other car with Nancy in serious condition and the sisters in satisfactory condition. Mrs Otto was treated and released.
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Dodgeville
Ridgeway
Robert Harris
Barneveld
Stanley Otto
Nancy
Darlene
Janice
Mrs. Otto
Charles H. Benoy 79 Former Dodgeville Farmer Dies
Charles H. Benoy 79 retired area farmer died yesterday after a brief illness in a hospital. He was the husband of the former Alice Gullick and father of three daughters Mrs. John Brennum Mrs. Donald Madison and Mrs. Hilding Trulen. He leaves six grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Services set for 11 a.m. Wednesday at Grace Lutheran Church with visitation after 2 p.m. tomorrow at Lulloff Funeral Home.
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Dodgeville
Charles H. Benoy
Alice Gullick
John Brennum
Donald Madison
New Auburn
Hilding Trulen
Madison
Grace Lutheran Church
Lulloff Funeral Home
Mrs. Michel Joins Drapery House In Monroe
Mrs. Marilyn Michel has joined Drapery House Inc. of Monroe as decorating consultant expanding the firm’s home furnishings and decorating services. The Michels reside at 1816 10th Street and her husband Jack W. Michel manages the appliance department at Montgomery Ward.
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Marilyn Michel
Drapery House, Inc
Monroe
Drapery House
Montgomery Ward and Co
Dear Abby columns highlight honesty and family trust
A reader asks how to handle a friend who skips school and a mother who covers for her child. Abby says such lies persist but are exceptional and urges accountability. Subsequent letters address trust within a long marriage and a daughter’s wedding choices, advising boundaries and clear communication.
Wisconsin Alumni Association elects Madison attorney president
John J. Walsh, a Madison attorney and former boxing coach at the University of Wisconsin, was elected president of the Wisconsin Alumni Association on Saturday.
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Madison
John J. Walsh
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Alumni Association
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Floyd Burmeister
Ralph Triplette
Prue
IOW
ROYAL
Economist
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Power and Light Company
Sem
Charles Benoy
Mrs. Michel
U.S
California
Fair Trade
Esay
Rath Blackhawk
Shank
Nabisco
Merry Makers
B Sociables
Plumrose
Jors
Food Club
Oscar Man
Oscar Mayer
All Meat
Wieners
Shasta
Voce
del Monte
Abby
Kathy
Carol
Bonnie
Monroe Evening Times
Los Angeles
Cal
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