Francis J. Curti
WEST SALEM — Francis J. Curti, 84, of West Salem died Saturday, July 19, 2008, at Franciscan Skemp Medical Center, La Crosse. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Jostad-Jandt Funeral Home, West Salem.
Margie A. Knutson
SPARTA — Margie A. Knutson, 89, of Sparta died Friday, July 18, 2008, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse. She was born on June 1, 1919, in Middle Ridge, Wis., to Joseph and Margaret (Arentz) Strittmatter. She grew up in Middle Ridge and moved to La Crosse when she was 18 years old. Margie worked as a housekeeper and cook at the Blaschke Funeral Home. While in La Crosse she met George Knutson. They were married on July 17, 1940.
After marriage, they lived in Irish Coulee, Wis. They farmed on several farms until they moved to Rockland, Wis. They lived in Rockland for six years and then moved to Sparta in 1968. Margie worked as a nurses aid at Mulder Healthcare, West Salem, Wis., and then at Rolling Hills Nursing Home, Sparta until she retired in 1981.
She is survived by her children, Jeanette (William) Fisher of Sparta, Bonnie (Larry) Dempsey of Sparta and Patricia (Roger Suhr) Ziegler of Sparta; six grandchildren, Kim (Paul) Knoll of Sparta, Richard (Jann) Fisher of St. Charles, Minn., Jeff (Anita) Fisher of Sparta, Dawn (Paul Mahlum) Ziegler of Holmen, Wis., Michael (Loretta) Ziegler II of La Crosse, and Mark Ziegler of Shreveport, La.; and five great grandchildren, Josh, Brady, Calle, Andrew and Ava.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, George on April 11, 1972; a son, Ronald on June 29, 1999; and three brothers, Joseph, Lawrence and Everette.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Trinity Lutheran Church, Sparta, with the Rev. Matthew E. Toso officiating. Burial will be in Burns Cemetery, rural Bangor, Wis.
Friends may call from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Lanham-Miller Funeral Home, Sparta and at the church from 10 a.m. Wednesday until the time of services. Online condolences may be offered at www.lanham-miller.com
Lanham-Miller Funeral Home, Sparta, is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
