OBITUARIES: Wilfred COUTURE, Rice Lake, Barron Co., WI ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Submitted by: Kent Robarge 28 September 2003 ************************************************************************ Couture, Wilfred H. Rice Lake Chronotype Wed Jan 22, 1964 obituary (Rice Lake, Barron County, WI) HL:"Wilfred Couture, Auto Mechanic, Dies Here Monday" "Funeral services were held this morning from the Grace Episcopal church for Wilfred H. Couture, 69, long time resident of Rice Lake who died at his home Monday morning following a heart attack. Rev. Thomas Sewall read the requiem mass and burial office and interment was made in Nora cemetery. Mr. Couture was born at Shell Lake Nov. 3, 1894 and moved to Rice Lake as a boy with his parents. He was married to the former Laura Olson Feb. 3, 1917 at Minneapolis and they returned to Rice Lake 34 years ago where he worked as an auto mechanic until retiring in 1961. He was a life member of the Elks lodge here which conducted memorial services Tuesday night at Hyllengren's Funeral chapel. The litany of the dead was also recited Tuesday night by Rev. Sewall. Mr. Couture is survived by his wife, Laura; two daughters, Mrs. Frances Sievers and Mrs. Blance Ashlin of Rice Lake; a son Robert of Minneapolis; 17 grandchildren: four great-grandchildren and by three sisters, Mrs. William Burton and Miss Albertine Couture of Rice Lake and Mrs. Roy Benson of Spooner." Father: Anselm Sylvestre "Sam" Couture Mother: Deliman Morneau Date of Birth: Nov 3, 1894 (Barron County, WI) Date of Death: Jan 20, 1964 (Rice Lake, WI) © All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm