The Capital Times from Madison, Wisconsin (2024)

CAPITAL TIMES, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 1960 Obituaries: Lifelong Madison Resident Arthur C. Maisch, Painting Contractor, Dies at Age 75 C. Maisch, 75, of a lifelong died in a Madison hospiHe was a painting services will be held Friday in the Memorial funeral home, 235 King with Arthur 0. Schroeder in charge.

The Rev. F. Paul Splett, pastor of Zion Lutheran Church, officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hill cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after noon Thursday.

Mr. Maisch was a member of Zion Mr. Maisch Lutheran Church and a charter member of Painters' Union Local 802. He married the former Martha Schultz in 1907. Mr.

Maisch is survived by his wife; a daughter, Mrs. Harold Borquist, 2026 Jenifer and two Victor H. Kelley Dies at Age 84 Arthur Dunning resident, tal Tuesday. contractor. Funeral at 2 p.m.

Victor H. Kelley, 84, of 614 Schiller died here today. He was a retired machinist, having formerly been empolyed by Gisholt Mahine Co. here, and earlier by the old Madison Tool and Stamping Co. Born in 1876 in Ohio, Mr.

Kelley had been a Madison resident for the past 50 years. He was a member of Plymouth Congregational Church here. He is survived by his wife, Anna; a son, Wesley V. Kelley, 1904 Waunona Way; a sister, Mrs. Eunice McMurray, Yucca Valley, a brother, Charles Kelley, Dayton, Ohio, and a granddaughter.

The body is at the Schroeder funeral home, 3325 E. Washington ave. here. Mrs. Wilson Lorimer STOUGHTON Mrs.

Wilson Lorimer, North Hollywood, the former Wilma Havey, Stoughton area resident, died Monday at North Hollywood. Mrs. Lorimer is survived by her husband; three Mrs. Harold Hildreth, Mrs. Joseph Napolitano and Mrs.

John Kneirim, all of North Hollywood; three brothers, Willie A. Havey, Alfred E. Havey, and Ted Havey, all of Stoughton; two sisters, Mrs. Bella Wakem and Mrs. Ray Harnett, both of Madison; and six grandchildren.

Services will be Friday at North Hollywood. Mrs. Howard Myhr Funeral services for Mrs. Howard D. Myhr, 64, of 290 Woodland Circle, Maple Bluff, who died Tuesday, will be held Thursday at 10 a.m.

in the Frautschi funeral home, 120 E. Wilson st. here. The Rev. Morris Wee of Bethel Lutheran Church will officiate, and burial will be in East Lawn cemetery, Beloit, with graveside rites at 1 pm.

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Gov. Thomas J. O'Malley, died Tuesday at St. Mary's Convent, Milwaukee, after about a year's illness. Her father, the late Michael Walsh, served as sheriff of Milwaukee county in the late 1880s.

Her son, Thomas D. O'Malley, represented the Fifth Congressional District in Congress from 1932 to 1938. Her son, William J. O'Malley, is secretary of the Milwaukee Board Election Commissioners. Mrs.

O'Malley's husband, a Democrat, was elected do lieutenant governor the same year her son was elected to the House of Representatives Servicing under both Gov. Albert Schmedeman in 1932, and Gov. Philip La Follette in 1934, he died in 1934 during his second term in office. Besides her sons, Mrs. 0'Malley is survived by a third son, John Green Bay, and a sister, Mrs.

Elen Webster, San Francisco, Calif. Friends may call at the Franzen funeral home, 1334 N. 12th Milwaukee, after 3:30 p. m. Thursday.

Requiem High Mass will be offered at 9 a. m. Friday at Gesu Catholic Church, Milwaukee. Mrs. Gerhard Jull Funeral rites for Mrs.

Gerhard M. Jull, 61, of 515 S. Few a longtime Madison resident, who was a native of Prairie du Chien, will be held Thursday at 9 a. m. 3325 E.

Washington ave. here, and at 9:30 in St. Raphael's Catholic Cathedral. Msgr. Edward M.

Kinney will officiate, and burial will be in Resurrection cemetery. Mrs. Jull died Tuesday. Friends may call at the funeral home until time of services, and the rosary will be recited there tonight at 8. William Konklin Funeral rites for William V.

Konklin, 55, of 522 N. Pinckney who died Sunday, will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Schroeder funeral home, 3325 E. Washington ave. The Rev.

Morris Wee of Bethel Lutheran Church will officiate, and buial will be in Forest Hill cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home until time of services. T. B. Fosdahl, 62, Charles Kalish Stoughton, Dies; Funeral Rites WasButtermaker Pending Here STOUGHTON Theodore B.

Fosdahl, 62, Stoughton died here Tuesday night. He was born in Stoughton, and married the former Eva Wake in 1931. He was employed as a buttermaker by the Pure Milk Association in its Stoughton creamery for 33 years, and in its Oregon creamery for 10 years. He was a member of Christ Lutheran Church, and of its Brotherhood. He is survived by his wife; three daughters, Mrs.

Donald Halverson and Mrs. Jane Hestnes, Stoughton; and Genevieve, Neenah; a son, Theodore Stoughton; five sisters, Mrs. Oscar Holte, Mrs. Gilman Burthe, Mrs. Harry Jacobson, and Mrs.

Frank Gulbranson, all of Stoughton; and Mrs. Ronald Ford, Evanston, two brothers, Oscar and Ole, Stoughton, and two grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in Christ Lutheran Church, with the Rev. A.

P. Nassen officiating. Burial will be in Stoughton's East Side Lutheran cemetery. Friends may call at the Holzhuter funeral home after 2 p.m. Thursday and until Friday noon.

Mrs. Jacob Kubly MONROE Funeral for Mrs. Jacob Kubly, 71, a lifelong Monroe resident, who resided at 517 17th Ave. here, will be held Thursday at 1:30 p. m.

in the Stuessy funeral home. Friends may call there until time of funeral rites. Mrs. Kubly died Tuesday in a local hospital following a cerebral hemorrhage. The former Mary Isabel Hogan was married in 1906.

She was a member of the Union Presbyterian Church here. Until taking ill three years ago, Mrs. Kubly was well known for her interest in gardening and flowers. She is survived by her husband; three daughters, Mrs. Robert Tschudy and Mrs.

Leon Clark, Monroe; and Mrs. Fred Mau, Cedarville, two sons, James Kenosha; and Robert Fullerton, two sisters, Mrs. Elvin Sweet, Phoenix, and Mrs. Louis Odewald, Chicago, 10 grandchildren; and three greatgrandchildren. Funeral services for Charles F.

Kalish 48, Route 1, McFarland, who was fatally shot at his home Monday night, are pending at the Gunderson funeral home, 5203 Monona dr. here. Mr. Kalish, employe of the Neuendorf Trucking Co. in Madison, moved to rural McFarland six years ago from the Muscoda area.

He was born in Boscobel. Surviving are his wife; SIX daughters, Mrs. Roger Schluter, McFarland: and Norma, Colleen. Carol, Debbie, and Janeen, all at home; a son, Dennis, at home; his father, Charles F. Kalish Muscoda; Four sisters, Mrs.

Clifford Richardson, 2709 E. Johnson Madison; Mrs. Faye Reeves, Dodgeville; Mrs. Milo Rolstad, Prairie du Sac; and Mrs. Joseph Muscoda; four brothers, Floyd, Middleton; Clyde, Dodgeville: Harold, Prairie du and Frank, Michigan; and one grandchild.

Insurance Suit Ruling Upheld The State Supreme Court Tuesday affirmed a decision of Circuit Judge Norris Maloney of Dane County denying the Safeguard Insurance Co. 4 a summary judge(ment against the Farmers Automobile Isnurance Co. The issue revolved around whether James Gage, Madison, was the owner of a car he bought from the Buick Co. of Stoughton at the time he got into an accident with Donald Engen, Madison, on April 13, 1958. The Safeguard firm maintained Gage was the owner of the car, while Farmers Mutual maintained ownership had not as yet been transferred to Gage.

The high court held there were substantial issues of fact to be decided and Maloney was right in refusing to dismiss the case. Manager Convo Hyman B. Parks, manager of the Madison agency, is attending the manager's national conference in Washington D. C. of the Prudential Insurance which is in the midst of a special effort in observation of its 85th anniversary.

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A tremendously spacious new kind of deep-well trunk that opens at bumper level for easy, short-lift loading. But look -there's actually less outer space, leaving extra inches of clearance for parking and maneuvering! Neat trick? Bless our ingenious designers and engineers. They've shaped spacious dimensions, proved performance, thrift and dependability into the most sensationally CHEVROLET sensible car you could buy. It's waiting for you at your Chevrolet dealer's right now. REEDSBURG-John C.

Junge, 193, died Tuesday. Gant funeral home, Reedsburg. Schroeder, 27, Route Platteme PLATTEVILLE Jack ville, died Monday at Dubuque, Iowa. Thomas funeral ho me, Platteville. WATERTOWN-Carl L.

Borth, 59, died Monday. Hafemeister funeral home, Watertown. FT. -Arthur Frank, 67, died Tuesday. Nitardy funeral home, Ft.

Atkinson. REEDSBURG-Otto F. Richert, 73, Route 1, Reedsburg, died Tuesday. Gant funeral home, Reedsburg. WATERTOWN Mrs.

Anna Pautz, 89, died Tuesday. af e- meister funeral home, Watertown. MINERAL POI F. Wiesen, 60, died Monday. Treweek funeral home, Mineral Point.

SOLDIERS GROVE- Lewis about 70, rural Mt. Sterling, died there today. Dommersnaes funeral home, Gays Mills. BOSCOBEL-Ever G. Olson, 86, died today.

Thoni-Godager funeral home, Boscobel. EVANSVILLE Mrs. 0. D. Lyons died today at Stoughton.

Allen funeral home, Evansville. EVANSVILLE Mrs. F. S. (Ida May) Kauth, 58, died Tuesday.

Roderick- Ward funeral home, Evansville. RIDGEWAY John Moon, 74, rural Ridgeway, died Tuesday at Dodgeville. Ayers funeral home, Ridgeway. JANESVILLE Mrs. Carl B.

Olson, formerly of Richland county, Wolfgram 'died funeral home, Janesville. WATERTOWN Milo Zoellick, 57, died Tuesday. Hafemeister funeral home, Watertown. JANESVILLE Mrs. A.

E. Johnston, 47, died Monday, Overton funeral home, Janesville. Other Area Deaths Now! Big-car comfort at small-car prices '61 CHEVY BISCAYNE 6 the lowest priced full-sized Chevrolet! Who says you have to do without big-car style, space and comfort just because you may be on a budget! Look over our '61 Biscaynes-6 or V8. You get Chevrolet quality, performance, roominess, the compartment under Station the floor. And of there are 4 new loading Cheny Corvair wagons.

wagons, 100. a net works, Parkwood 9-Passenger Wagon. One 6 easier Chevy All feature at a price that's competitive with cars that give you a whole lot less! See the new Chevrolet cars, Chevy Corvairs, and the new Corvette at your local authorized Chevrolet dealer's HULT'S CAPITAL GARAGE, Inc. 608 East Washington Avenue Madison Phone: AL 5-6721 Madison CC Admits Members The Madison Chamber of Commerce Inc. today announced 40 new members of the Chamber.

New member firms and organelizations and their officers are the following: Advent Lutheran Church, 103 Craig Rev. David A Kramer; Allen's Merchandise, 5005 W. Beltline, Dale Bender: Bowar's Downtown Service. 202 W. Washington Jerome Bowar: Briggs portation 2116 Pennsylvania TransDaniel S.

Contin: Capital Cartage, 43 N. Bryan James E. Knutson; Capitol Insurance Service, 304 W. 1004 Fitchburg R. Norman Bohlman: Champion Supply penter: Crandall's Tenderloin Inn, 2438 University Ave, Rubie H.

Crandall; Cycles 5201A University Arthur Redmond: Fairway Variety Store, State William J. Smith; Fisher and Fischer Builders 4730 Waukesha Fisher; Franklin Life Insurance 4426 Na. koma L. T. Bergstrom; Hamacher 5101 University W.

P. Abel: Helleckson Service Station, 1002 Park Dwain Helleckson; House of Wisconsin Cheese, 102 N. Hamilton James Peschel; Household Renovating University Sidney G. Reuter; JoGarden Center, 3300 Beltline, Charles Johannsen; Court Jorgensen, Courtlyn Re2434 University Jorgensen; John M. Kelly Agency, 16 N.

Carroll John M. Kelly; R. A. Lippitt Sons. Inc 3009 University Roger Lippitt; Lowell Hall, 610 Langdon st.

Robert Levine; M. I. P. 5236 E. Beltline Ralph H.

Pederson; Mobil McFarland, Maynerd Sharer: NUclear Data 911 Regent William J. Buffo; Optical Dispensary, 1 S. Pincknev Lyle Matthews; Print and Frame Shop, 3351 W. Beltline, Donald H. Koser; Rundell's E.

Main Edward B. Rundell; Sager Travel Agency, 122 W. Washington Sager: William F. Schiefelbein Jr. Agency, 111 S.

Hamilton, William Schiefelbein Jr Swartz Copy Machines and Supplies, 3586. E. Washington McBair: Drs. Taborsky and Lange, 1 S. Pinckney Dr.

C. R. and Dr. R. D.

Lange: Thysse Printing Service, 101 Linden Jonn Thysse; Rd Topp Electric Inc, 4319 Robert Topp; Top Value Enterprises, 119 E. Washington Ave.r S. Davidson: Towne Realty 1701 Cottage Grove Parker Rosefelt; Towne Club, 306 W. Mifflin Maurice Bosch; Twin Gables Motel, 3115 E. Washinston, TV, Robert Bigood; WKOW and WKOW- Mid-Continent Broadcasting Co.

of Wisconsin, 215 W. Washington Tony Moe; Weber's Restaurant, State John Byrne: Wisland 119 W. Main Robert Voss. FALLS OFF LADDER Levi French, 73, of 2501 E. Johnson was treated in the East Madison Clinic Tuesday for head cuts received when he fell off a ladder in his home while washing windows.

Flowers Bring light into our darkest hour Flowers Test Kelliher Infant Eight persons, including two from Madison, will take the examination for the American Registry of X-ray Technicians at the Quisling Clinic here at 8 a.m. Saturday. The examination will be given by Drs. W. M.

Rounds and Joyce Kline, radiologists, to Shirley M. Escher, 1717 Regent Josephine M. Judkins, 1016 Garfield Barbara A. Aeby, Freeport, Judith M. Becker, Two Rivers; Janice H.

Claw son, Cottage Grove: Jilleen A. Jones, Janesville; Mrs. Mary J. Koehler, Monroe, and Mrs. Donna J.

Ward, Janesville. Hospital Party The new auditorium, decorated for Halloween, was the scene of a dancing party for the patients of the Dane County Hospital, Verona, Monday evening. Armond Huseboe's Orchestra, furnished I by a grant from the Trust Fund of the Recording Industries, and tained through the co-operation of Local 166, American Federation of Musicians, provided the music. Refreshments were served by the hospital staff. Graveside services for the infant son of Mr.

and Mrs. Lawrence Kelliher, 833 Hughes Madison, were held Tuesday in St. Mary's cemetery at Oregon. Survivors in addition to the pare ents are the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.

Alfred Barger, Route 2, Oregon, and the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kelliher, Blue Mounds. MANAGER DIES CHICAGO (UPI)- Perry Ball, 62, manager of the Public Service Department of the Chicago Tribune, was found dead Tuesday in his home. BUYING CEMETERY LOT? READ "Questions You Should Ask About Cemetery Lot Promotions" Published by Association of Better Business Bureaus Inc.

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The Capital Times from Madison, Wisconsin (2024)

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