OBITUARIES:  Louise (Tanz) HAYES, Eau Claire, Eau Claire Co., WI 

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Louise (Tanz) Hayes, daughter of Albert Tanz and Nettie Kent, wife of Edwin 
Hayes

Surnames: HAYES, TANZ, KENT, BETZ, RAHN

Obituary of Louise (Tanz) Hayes, (April ??, 1996, Eau Claire Leader Telegram)

Death date was April 4, 1996

LOUISE HAYES
  "Louise A. Hayes, 98, 2120 Heights Dr., and formerly of 610 Gray St., Eau 
Claire, passed away Thursday, April 4, 1996, at The Clairemont Nursing 
Facility.

  Louise was born July 16, 1897, in Eau Claire County, to Albert and Nettie 
(Kent) Tanz. She was a 1921 graduate of the Anker School of Nursing of 
Ramsey County Hospital in St. Paul. She did postgraduate training in 
surgical nursing at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. She was a surgical nurse 
and the Eau Claire Clinic.

  Louise married Dr. Edwin Patrick Hayes Oct. 28, 1922, in St. Paul. Dr. 
Hayes was a partner in the Eau Claire Clinic. Louise was a member of First 
Congregational United Church of Christ, as well as many area organizations 
which include Family Service Association, American Red Cross since 1918, 
and a charter member of the Eau Claire Business and Professional Women's 
Club. She held 50-year membership in the Eau Claire Women's Club and the 
American Legion Auxiliary. She was also a 50-year member and past president 
of P.E.O. Sisterhood, Chapter AF.

  During World War II Louise served as advisor to the Luther Hospital 
Student Council. In 1939 she was one of the founders of Sacred Heart 
Hospital Auxiliary. Louise is survived by a nephew, Kenneth (Lucile) Betz 
and a grandniece, Sandra Betz, all of Eau Claire; a grandnephew, Thomas 
(Jane) Betz and two great-grandnephews, Daniel and Michael Betz, all of 
Hudson; a grandnephew, Roger (Sally) Rahn of Cedarburg; several cousins and 
many friends.

  She was preceded in death by her husband; a sister, Myra Betz; a nephew, 
Chauncey Betz.  Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, at 
First Congregational United Church of Christ with the Rev. James Savides 
officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery.  There will be no 
visitation.  

  Fuller-Speckien Funeral Home is assisting the family.  The family suggests 
memorials be given to First Congregational United Church of Christ, UW-Eau 
Claire Foundation, the Dr. E.P. Hayes Memorial Fund for premedical students 
or the Chippewa Valley Museum."