Leroy Alexander Dahlby

Leroy Alexander Dahlby
(1916-2010)

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Leroy Alexander Dahlby ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸

Born: 28 Dec 1916, West Salem, Lacrosse County, Wisconsin ¹ ³ ⁹ ¹⁰
Marriage: Edith Vivian Bills on 15 Dec 1944 in Hokah, MN ¹ ² ³
Died: 22 Jan 2010, La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin aged 93 ³

bullet General Notes:

Leroy enlisted in the service and served in Tokyo, Japan.

Leroy as of 9-14-98 still plays the saxophone even though he is blind. He plays at a local Tavern just 2 buildings down from where he lives. Also he has been known to play out at Schmidty's a Tavern South of LaCrosse.
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Dahlby guilty of trying to electrocute wife in bath
By BETSY BLOOM / La Crosse Tribune, October 28, 2004

The prosecuting attorney called it "the most preposterous defense I've heard in a long time."

Apparently, it didn't do much for the La Crosse County jury, either.

The panel took less than an hour Wednesday to convict William Dahlby of attempted first-degree murder for tossing a live electrical cord into his wife's bath

May 9. The swift verdict came despite Dahlby's testimony Tuesday that he only wanted to scare his wife, who he claimed was despondent, into wanting to live and remain with him. Dahlby said he took steps to ensure the shock wouldn't be lethal.

His attorney, Tim Guth, tried to bolster the defense by putting an electrician, John Graf of La Crescent, Minn., on the stand Wednesday to explain how the device Dahlby claimed to have attached to the cord, a ground fault interrupter, would cut the current when it hit water.

La Crosse Assistant District Attorney Loralee Clark later said Guth "did a good job with what he had to work with," but was saddled by his client with supporting "the most preposterous defense I've heard in a long time."

In her closing, Clark painted the scenario of a man who wanted out of his marriage after starting an admittedly "intimate" relationship with a Wausau, Wis., woman the previous summer.

Clark pointed out that Dahlby's wife, Mary, never saw the device her husband claimed to have put on the cord. She only survived the shock, Clark added, because she never touched metal as she jumped from the tub.

The jury also convicted Dahlby of intimidating a witness for trying to dissuade his wife from calling police.

La Crosse County Circuit Court Judge Michael Mulroy revoked Dahlby's bond and will sentence him at 9 a.m. Dec. 10. The maximum penalty on both counts would be 45 years in prison and 25 years of extended supervision.

bullet Medical Notes:

Blind Thru Glaucoma

bullet Noted events in his life were:

• Residence, 1930, Onalaska, La Crosse, WI. ¹²

• Residence, 1941, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, USA. ¹³

• Residence: St. Joseph Care Centre, 2010, La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin. ³

Leroy married Edith Vivian Bills, daughter of Frank W Bills and Sylvia E, on 15 Dec 1944 in Hokah, MN.¹ ² ³ (Edith Vivian Bills was born on 18 Feb 1920 in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, USA,¹ ¹⁴ ¹⁵ died on 26 Oct 1989 in La Crosse, Wisconsin ¹⁴ and was buried on 28 Oct 1989 in Onalaska Cemetery, WI ¹⁴.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• Alt. Marriage, 15 Dec 1944, Caledonia, MN. ¹⁴

1 Karl Edvard Dahlby, (Carl Dahlby) descendents of, by Kevin Stratton, Kevin Stratton, Madison Wisconsin, Karl Edvard Dahlby, (Carl Dahlby) descendents of, by Kevin Stratton (received Dec 2, 2000 by James C. Anderson).

4 Stratton, Kevin, Berg file, August 13, 2001, Stratton, Kevin, Berg file , August 13, 2001.

5 Nicoline Hanson Engelien, some of the descendents of::, Myrtle Witte, Nicoline Hanson Engelien, some of the descendents of::.

6 1920 census, Onalaska City, La Crosse, WI, see notes for details. b. May 17, 1836. :
sheet 2A, family 29
Larson, Lars, Head, male, white, age 83, married, year of first marriage 1863?, born Norway, language Norwegian, parents born Norway
", Nicholena, wife, female, white, age 73, married, year of first marriage, 18??, born Norway, language Norwegian, parents born Norway

sheet 4B, family 86
Dahlby, Carl E, head, male, white, age 50?, married, born Wisconsin, parents born Norway
", Minnie, wife, female, white, age 41?, married, born Wisconsin, parents born Norway
", Marion C, daughter, female, white, age 17, single, born Wisconsin, parents born Wisconsin
', Nellie O, daughter, female, white, age 15, as above
", Chester B, son, male, white, age 10, as above
", Leroy, A, son, male, white, age 3 as above

sheet 5A, family 102
Larson, Austin, head, male, white, age 49, born Wisconsin, parents born Norway
", Minnie, wife, male, white, age 48, born Wisconsin, parents born Norway

7 1930 census, Onalaska, La Crosse, Wisconsin, see notes for details. b. May 17, 1836. :
sheet 10, family 235
Larson, Austin, head of family, owner of house, valued $1500, male, white, age 59, married, age at first married 40, born Wisconsin, parents born Norway, occupation: Painter, Own Shop
", Minnie, wife, female, white, age 57, age at first married 38, born Wisconsin, parents born Norway, occupation: Laundress, Private Families

sheet 6A, family 136
Dalby, Carl E, head of family, renter of house , valued $2000, male, white, age 60, married, born Wisconsin, parents born Norway, occupation: Carpenter, Spinning Mill, veteran: No
", Minnie J, wife, female, white, age 51?, married, born Wisconsin, parents born Norway, occupation: None
", Levi N, son, male, white, age 29, single, born Wisconsin, parents born Wisconsin, occupation: None
", LeRoy A, son, male, white, age 18, single, born Wisconsin, parents born Wisconsin, occupation: None

Onalaska, district 37
sheet 9B, family 180
Christiansen, Olmer, Head of family, owner of home, lives on a farm, male, white, age 43, single, born Wisconsin, parents born Norway, occupation: Laborer, odd jobs, not a veteran
", Agnes, sister, female, white, age 39, single, born Wisconsin, parents born Norway, occupation: Canvaser, wholesale drug co.

8 Dahlby, Carl, Obituary, 1941. :

Carl Dahlby Fatally Injured Friday

Carl E. Dahlby, the father of Mrs. Howard Westerhouse of this City, was instantly killed in a accident at Elroy, Wisconsin on Friday, when the large limb of a tree he was trimming struck him on the head.

With his son, Levi Dahlby of La Crosse, he had gone to the Melvin Fauska farm home at Elroy that morning to spend the weekend with his daughter, Mrs. Fauska and assist in the farm work while his son-in-law went deer hunting.
Mr. Dahlby was well known in Onalaska as he had been making his home with the Howard Westerhouse family here. Besides Mrs. Westerhouse and Mrs. Fauska he is survived by one other daughter, Mrs. Perry Musselman of Crystal Springs, Saskatchewan, Canada, and three sons, Levi and LeRoy of La Crosse and Chester of Galesville and one brother Ben of La Crosse, 21 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. His wife and one son preceeded him in death.
Mr. Dahlby was born September 11, 1869 in Lewis Valley in La Crosse County and had been a resident in this vicinity for the greater part of his 72 years.
Funeral services were conducted at the Howard Westerhouse home at 1:30 o'clock and at the Norwegian Lutheran church by Dr. Carl O. Pederson at 2 o'clock. Mrs. John C. Westerhouse was the soloist. Pall bearers were Ed. Larson, Harry Schilling, Charles Hanson, George Peterson, Emil Christopherson and Warren Aiken. Internment under the direction of the Smith Funeral Home was made in the Onalaska cemetery.

10 LeRoy Dahlby, statement by son, Thomas Dahlby, December 8, 2000, LeRoy Dahlby, statement by son, Thomas Dahlby, December 8, 2000, "LeRoy Dahlby was born 12/28/16".

11 1920 census, Onalaska City, La Crosse, WI, see notes for details. b. May 17, 1836.

12 1930 census, Onalaska, La Crosse, Wisconsin, see notes for details. b. May 17, 1836.

15 1930 census, LaCrosse, LaCrosse, Wisconsin, district 29. :
image 33
family 351
Bills, Frank W, Head of family , renter, value of real estate: $20, male , white, married at age 21, born Wisconsin, Father born United States, Mother born United States, occupation : shoe maker, Rubber shoe factory
Bills, Sylvia E, wife, female, white, age 29, married at age 18, born Wisconsin, father born United States, mother born United States, occupation: shoe maker, Rubber shoe factory,
Bills, Edith V, daughter, female, white, age 10 , single, born Wisconsin, parents born Wisconsin
Bills, Gloria C, daughter, female, white, age 8, single, born Wisconsin, parents born Wisconsin

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