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- Fayette Burdick COON, 87, a
retired educator living in Milton, died at 2:30 a.m.
- Wednesday at the Rock County Hospital
where he had been a patient since February.
- The son of Edward and Annis BURDICK
COON, he was born Jan. 3, 1876, at
- Albion, Wis. He attended Albion Academy
and the Milton Junction High School and graduated from Milton
College. On Oct. 14, 1901, he was married to Berta HULL.
They celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in 1961.
- High school teaching and administration
was Fay COON's profession for 40 years in
- Wisconsin, the last 18 years of which
were spent in West Allis high school. During his teaching career
he served as a leader of youth in 4-H, Scouting and the Church.
At one time he was chairman of the Milwaukee City Beautification
Commission and was vice president of the Milwaukee Horticultural
Society. Following his retirement in 1941, he served the Rock
County school system for eight years as supervisor of the visual
education library and field service. He was a member of the
Milton Seventh Day Baptist Church.
- Surviving him are his wife; a daughter,
Genevieve JENSEN, West Allis, and a
- daughter, Margaret, at home; a son,
Garrelt, Burbank, Calif.; five granddaughters and eight great-grandchildren.
A sister, Mrs. Mary COON WOODSTOCK, preceded
him in death.
- Funeral services will be conducted
on Friday at 2 'clock in the Milton Seventh Day
- Baptist Church, the Rev. Elmo Fitz
Randolph officiating. Interment will be in the Milton Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Albrecht Funeral Home Thursday evening
(tonight) from 7 to 9 o'clock. In lieu of flowers, the family
will welcome memorial contributions for Camp Wakonda. [Thursday
edition, p. 7]
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- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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- Funeral services for Mrs. Fred CRANDALL,
82, Milton, who died unexpectedly
- Thursday, June 13, in her home were
held at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Milton Seventh Day Baptist Church,
the Rev. Elmo F. Randolph officiating. Burial was in Milton Cemetery.
- Pallbearers were Stuart and Harley
SHADEL, Allen SERNS, Byron ROOD,
- Leland SHAW and Wesley LOOFBORO.
- The former Corabell CRANDALL
was born at Dodge Center, Minn. She attended
- Milton College and was married to Fred
CRANDALL May 14, 1907 at Dodge Center. They spent most
of their married life in the Milton area.
- Surviving are her husband; three daughters,
Mrs. Paul (Cleone) VAN HORN, Milton,
- Mrs. Victor (Gwendolyn) LOOFBORO,
Milwaukee, and Mrs. Edmar (Wanda) HANSEN, Milton Junction,
and nine grandchildren.
- Surviving also are two sisters, Mrs.
Winnie SAUNDERS of Tucson, Ariz., and Mrs.
- Nettie CRANDALL of Riverside,
Calif.
- Preceding her in death were her parents,
Willette and Rhoda CRANDALL; one
- sister, Mrs. Bess BORDON and
one brother Rex CRANDALL. [Thursday edition, p. 1]
-
- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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