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Newspaper

Monroe Evening Times

Location

Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1969

Page

8

Wisconsin Weather and Obituaries From The We Daily Record

Variable cloudiness with scattered thundershowers mainly east, warmer in the south. Cooler afternoon in the north with winds 12 to 22 mph turning north to northeast 15 to 25 mph. Highs 70 north and 70 to 76 south. Tonight fair and cooler with frost north, chance of showers southeast. Sunday fair and cooler. Obituaries list Henry Fieldsend 80 Warren. Heidi Eggum 3. Mrs Pedro Johnson 81 Stoughton. Ronald Weeden 12. Lillian E Peters 64 Garden Prairie. Joseph Gazietes 82 Monroe. Raymond Kreider 54 Pearl City. Ellsworth Fluegel 71 Lena. Rev Donald Iliff Mt Horeb May 21 at Madison General Hospital.

Wisconsin Heidi Eggum Bruce Eggum Horeb Pedro Johnson Stoughton Ronald Weeden Robert Weeden Monticello Lillian E. Peters Garden Prairie Ill Joseph Gazietes Monroe Raymond L. Kreider Pearl City Ellsworth Fluegel Lena

St Clare Hospital Accident and Dismissals Report

Accident and surgical cases listed for St. Clare Hospital including James Rufe nacht 23 Warren Medical Frances Karnuth Albany John Gruter Belleville Benjamin Kubly Rock Falls etc. Dismissals include Stewart Law rence Gilbert Siebecker Mathias Blumer and several others.

James Rufenacht Warren Medical Frances E. Karnuth Albany John Gruter Belleville Benjamin J. Kubly 8Th St Aaron Cummings Rock Falls Ill Burton French McHenry Bertha Miller Freeport Mary Wells Wayne Richardson Janesville John Mayo Beloit Reuben Stocker Juda Douglas Fairchild Omar G. Koehler Robert E. Dewey Rockford Stewart Lawrence Gilbert Siebecker Mathias Blumer Warren G. Saxby William E. Slocum Milo Pederson Daniel Erickson Joel Eschmann Clara Bruehlman Henry M. Chaffee Luann Fryer Ronald Wallace Willie Simmons

Airlift To Benefit March of Dimes Set This Weekend

The Penny-A-Pound Airlift begins this afternoon and runs to dusk then resumes Sunday at 9 am until dark. Sponsored by the Green County Pilots Association to aid the March of Dimes. James Roosevelt released from hospital after healing from a stab wound in a family quarrel.

March of Dimes The Green County Pilots Association Geneva James Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt

Wisconsin Cheese Group Funds Five Youths to Institute

The Wisconsin Swiss and Limburger Cheese Producers Association sponsors five boys for the Tri- State Cooperative Educational Institute at Platteville State University on June 23 and 24. Attendees include Ralph R. Zimmerman and Kenneth Zimmerman of Monticello High School, Gary Andrews of Belmont, Charles Hanson of Blanchardville, and Charles Olson of Blanchardville High School.

Wisconsin Swiss and Limburger Cheese Producers’ Association Tri- State Cooperative Educational Institute Platteville State University United States Ralph R. Zimmerman Monticello Ralph A. Zimmerman Kenneth Zimmerman Monticello High School Ralph J. Zimmerman Gary Andrews Paul Andrews Belmont Wis Belmont High School Charles Hanson Kenneth Hanson Blanchardville Blanchardville High School Charles Olson David R. Olson Hollandale Wis

Wisconsin Democrat party foe feud urged poll alternative

Carley, once a Democratic bid candidate in 1966, says costly primary battles drain party funds. He opposes convention endorsements and favors a popularity poll to avoid 1970 gubernatorial rancor and aid election victory.

Carley Wisconsin

Wisconsin Green County leads in contour strip installation

The piece lauds Green County for sod waterways and contour strips, noting high county rankings and ASCS and Soil Conservation Service efforts. It mentions the Paul Laube farm and George Nickels farm as examples and ends with a light domestic anecdote before closing the column.

Wisconsin Green County Grant Dane Soil Conservation Service ASCS Paul Laube Spring Grove Township George Nickels Washington Township

Joe Gazietes famed Alphorn carver of Monroe dies

Joe Gazietes a Monroe resident known for crafting alphorns and wooden wares died after a long life as a police guard sailor and lumberjack. He survived by siblings in Lithuania and Illinois and leaves St Victor s Church as his funeral site with burial at Calvary Cemetery. A second obituary notes Wayne Windsor 34 killed after being struck by a car on Highway 51 near South Beloit Illinois.

South Beloit Ill Wayne Windsor Highway 51

Botteron Rites Are Held Here

Funeral services for Alfred Botteron Sr. 82 of 618 18th Ave were scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at Stuessy Funeral Home with Rev. Milton Petzold officiating. Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery. Coroner Wagner said death from a heart attack occurred about 5 p.m. Monday May 19 and was discovered by his daughter-in-law, Mrs Alfred Botteron Jr. of Monroe Township. He was born February 24 1887 in Switzerland and came to America in 1911 settling in Green County. He married Marie Cina March 12 1912 in Monticello. He worked in cheese making near Belleville and Lena before farming north of Monroe and retired there in 1947. He belonged to St Johns United Church of Christ and formerly Concordia NCCF lodge. He served with the Swiss Guards before immigrating and enjoyed gardening and flowers. Surviving are his daughter-in-law and two grandsons Walter and Nathan, all of Monroe Township. His wife and son Alfred Jr. are deceased. Pallbearers included Melchior Denny Robert J. Rundle John Winiger Franz R. Miller Emil Boesch and Ernest Studer. Two song selections were Til We Meet Again and In The Garden.

Alfred Botteron Sr 18Th Ave Stuessy Milton Petzold St. John’s United Church of Christ Greenwood Cemetery Richard A. Wagner Alfred Botteron Jr Monroe Township Mr. Botteron Switzerland America Green County Monticello Marie E. Cina Belleville Lena Monroe Botteron Concordia N.C.C.F. Lodge Swiss Guards

Monroe High captains named for track squad

John Deininger Joe Ripp and Stu Grendahl were elected captains of the Monroe High School track squad. The team votes on captains each year.

John Deininger Joe Ripp Stu Grendahl Monroe

Hidden Message in Butler’s Chest Reveals 19th Century Sermon

In 1839 a butler’s chest purchased at a neighbor’s auction hides a back-wall board with a long handwritten note by F. Fairchild of West Winfield New York. The message extols faith, repentance, and salvation, urging the finder to seek spiritual peace and prepare for eternity. The piece also notes a new book, The Cousin Jacks, by A L Rowse, about Cornish Americans.

Martin F. Fairchild West Winfield Herkimer Comey New York

Spring Grove Community News and Hospital Updates

Sunday visits join families from Oakley Beloit and Monroe with multiple patients at St Clair Monroe Hospital. Mrs Goecks improving plans to return home. Arnsmeier and Arnot hospital entries. Birthday dinner honored Mrs Kryder with Monroe and nearby residents attending. Thrifty want ads urged for low cost classified advertising.

Three Vehicle Mishaps Reported by City Police

City police logged three minor to moderate noninjury crashes yesterday. Anita H. Webb’s westbound car struck a utility pole on Ninth Street at 6:11 a.m., damaging wires. Madelyn DeWitt’s parked car was struck by a backing vehicle driven by Helen L. Miller on Tenth Street at 5:38 p.m., causing minor damage. Jeffrey L. Anderson’s car hit Marvin J. Espenscheid’s parked vehicle in the Dairy Queen lot at 9:25 p.m., with moderate damage.

Anita H. Webb Albany Ninth St Wisconsin Power and Light Company Webb Madelyn DeWitt Route 1 South Wayne Tenth St Helen L. Miller Monroe Dairy Queen Jeffrey L. Anderson Route 3 Marvin J. Espenscheid Argyle

Film and service notes mix of 1960s cinema and military obituary

The item cites film classifications for Three in The Attic and other titles with adult or general audience guidance. It reports Maj. Gen. Robert P. Schulz, 63, to be laid to rest Monday after dying Friday in a Veterans Administration hospital. It also notes a decency rally at Shea Stadium, postponed after organizers raised only 1500 of 40000 dollars.

Rosemary Michael Helga Milwaukee Robert P. Schulz Wisconsin 84Th Reserve Training Division Veterans Administration New York Shea Stadium

Local Social Notes Highlight Arm Strong and Blum Visit

Personal notices show Mr. Harlow Armstrong and Mrs. Armstrong of Broadview Illinois visiting Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Blum, with Armstrong a Blum cousin. Also listed are Mr. and Mrs. Leo Haugen returning to Grand Forks North Dakota after visiting Mrs. Johnson, and Mrs. Vern Adams of 2101 10th Street back from Lansing Michigan after seeing her son-in-law Gordon Stauffacher and grandchildren Kimberly and Traci.

Harlow Armstrong Broadview Bruce M. Blum Armstrong Blum Leo A. Haugen Walter A. Johnson Grand Forks N.D Vern Adams 10Th St Lansing, Mich Gordon Stauffacher Kimberly Traci

Area Man Hurt In Farm Mishap

James Rufenacht 23 of Warren was seriously injured in a tractor accident on his mother Vernita Rufenacht’s farm four miles north of Warren Wisconsin. He was rushed to St. Clare Hospital after the tractor ran over him nearly at 11:15 am and fractured his pelvis. A neighbor saw the incident and summoned an ambulance. He is married to Colleen Kubly of Monroe and the farm is operated by him.

James Rufenacht Route 1 Warren St. Clare Hospital Vernita Rufenacht Rufenacht Wisconsin Colleen Kubly Monroe Alex Phillips George Phillips Rufenach Rufenachts

Monroe High honors list highlights first semester scholars

Monroe High School announced academic honors for the first semester. Seniors named include James Babler, John Deininger, Mary Jo Goecks, Linda Kolb, Thomas Nondahl, Kristi Schuepp, Robert Skattum, Mary Zuhlke. juniors Chris Barth, Robert Baumann, Martha Boynton, Kathryn Benkert, Beverly Frehner, Paul Goetz, Mary Jo Urban, Mary Zupanc. sophomores include Gary Babler.

James Babler John Deininger Mary Jo Goecks Linda Kolb Thomas Nondahl Kristi Schuepp Robert Skattum Mary Zuhlke Chris Barth Robert Baumann Martha Boynton Kathryn Benkert Beverly Frehner Paul Goetz Mary Jo Urban Mary Zupanc Gary Babler Barbara Barth Lucy Funk James Hartwig Timothy Neuberger William Pfund Mark Skattum Barbara Wuetrich John Zupane Larry Buetzer James Coplien Michelle Elliott Norma Kolb Rodell Krupke Carol Lehr Mary Jo Niffenegger Deanna Purcell Mary Jo Schneider Mary Sulzer Mary Swiggum Shirley Boss Susan Burgi Cathy Bustle Joseph Drye Donna Elmer Barbara Eckstam Patricia Elmer Steven Fuchs Jo Ellen Gordee Lydia Hartwig Steven Hennager Mary Holmes Anne Lamboley Carolyn Myers Betsy Reger Mary Roth Mary Stewart Jean Sulzer Joseph Viney Dianne K. Weiss John Bauman Patricia Bober Marilyn Brecklin Susanne Burkhard Lynn Counselman John W. Deining

Fluegel 71 Dies in Freeport Hospital Lena Illinois

Ellsworth Fluegel aged 71 of Route 2 Lena Illinois died Thursday May 22 at Freeport Memorial Hospital. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Monday May 26 at Leamon Funeral Home with calling after 2 p.m. tomorrow. Survivors: Vera widow Edgar son Rockford daughter Mrs Ben Mayer Lena brother Oliver Freeport and four grandchildren.

Lena Ill Ellsworth Fluegel Freeport Memorial Hospital Leamon Funeral Home Vera Edgar Rockford Ben Mayer Oliver Freeport

Henry Fieldsend Dies at 80 in Warren Illinois

Henry Fieldsend 80 died at his Warren home after a World War I veteran who farming nearly all his life in Warren. Born May 7 1888 in England he was the son of Thomas and Mary White Fieldsend never married and leaves brothers George Warren and William Apple River and sister Miss Mary Fieldsend Warren. Services 2 p m Monday Bartell Funeral Home Warren burial Elmwood Cemetery Warren with Rev Peter Lovell of Apple River Methodist Church officiating.

Henry Fieldsend Warren England Thomas Mary White Fieldsend George William Apple River Mary Fieldsend Fieldsend Bartell Funeral Home Ill Elmwood Cemetery Peter Lovell

Also Mentioned on This Page

We Daily Record Sll Donald Iliff Mt. Horeb,son Madison General Hospital Madison Loess Chicago Great Lakes North Woods Upper Michigan Joe Gazietes St. Victor’s Catholic Church Ignasis Tony John Charles Lithuania Anna Burba Stasha Patricia St. Victor’s Church Lawrence Kieffer Calvary Cemetery Shriner- Neuschwander Funeral Alfred Botteron Clara E. Sissons New Glarus Pleasant View Nursing Home Stanley L. Johnson Shannon Rae Virgil Deininger Route 2 Brodhead Deininger Beverly Hintzman Cheryl Lynn Michelle Leigh Hattie Hintzman Ben Deininger E. M. Deininger 16Th St David Klitzkes A L. Rowse Mineral Point Rowse University of Wisconsin Spring Grove Mrs. Herbert Mohns Emil Goecks Martha Goecks Walter Ludwig Goecks Oakley E. J. Armstrong Raymond Arnsmeier Fritz Kundert Evansville Fred Kundert James Caldwell Mohns George Bridge Herman Pinnow Roger Clark Lane Pinnow Stanley Clarks Lutheran Church State Line Trinity Lutheran Curtis Erickson Arbur Marsh Howard Arnot Alfred Zweifel Earl Goodger Delores, Delavan Laverne Gadow Alfred Kryder Floyd Stuckey Daily Classified Ben Feldt Wally Feldt Square 10Th Street Hixson’s Barber Shop Herbert Mohns Maine Florida Kansas Texas Jesus Albany High School Albany Supermarket Albany, Wis Monroe High School Fluegel Goetz Veiaitlias Terral Ms Uth Passmann PATHE Felix Franchy Americas Valley of the Visigy Charlton Heston Arthur P. Jacobs
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