Chester Barron Dahlby

Chester Barron Dahlby
(1909-1997)

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Chester Barron Dahlby ³ ⁴ ⁵

Born: 13 Feb 1909, Mindoro, Wisconsin ¹ ²
Marriage: Mae Bertha Mikshowsky on 16 Jun 1937 in Middle Ridge, Wis. ¹ ²
Died: 5 Dec 1997, La Crosse, Wisconsin aged 88 ¹
Buried: 8 Dec 1997, Mormon Coulee Memorial Cemetery, Holmen, WI ⁶

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Chester 'Chet' B. Dahlby
- Chester "Chet" B. Dahlby, 88, died Friday, Dec. 5, 1997, at Franciscan-Skemp Healthcare, La Crosse. He was born Feb. 13, 1909, in Mindoro to Carl and Minnie (Larson) Dahlby.

He married Mae B. Mikshowsky on June 16, 1937, at St. Peter's Church of Middle Ridge. Chester farmed in the La Crosse area until his retirement in 1971. He became Wisconsin's 1949 State Contour Plowing Champion, was a lifetime member of the Coulee Region Rider's Club and teh Shelby Aid Society, was a 4-H leader for many years and known as an expert horseman. A highlight for Chester was to participate in the Bicentennial Wagon Trail Pilgrimage in 1976, driving a six mule team.

Chester is survived by his daughter, Marilyn (Charles) Evans of La Crosse; three sons, James (Earlamae) of Stoddard, Gerald (Anita) Dahlby of Onalaska, Chester "Terry" (Mary) of La Crescent, Minn.; nine grandchildren, Jolene (Michael) Bautch of Sussex, Wis., Deborah (Scott) Braund of Holmen, Stacey Dahlby of Minneapolis, Minn., Angela Dahlby of Tucson, Ariz., Dawn (Gary) Jurkovich of Burnsville, Minn., Sara (Paul) Jeranek of Onalaska, John Evans of Madison, Chis Dahlby of Stoddard and Jason Dahlby of La Crescent, Minn.; two step-grandchildren, Susan (Daniel) Truax, Onalaska and Mark Bussow, Washington D. C.; two great-grandchildren, Ashley Braund and Emma Bautch; and one step-great-grandchild, Noah Truax. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mae; a son, Kenneth; three sisters; and one brother.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the Holmen Lutheran Church, with Pastors Charles Evavold and Daniel Henderson officiating. Burial will be in the Mormon Coulee Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the Dickinson Funeral Home, Holmen and from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Holmen Lutheran Church before services. Memorials may be given to the Holmen Lutheran Church and the La Crosse Boys and Girls Club.

bullet Noted events in his life were:

• Soc Sec Num, Between 1957 and 1958, Issued In Wisconsin 398-38-8000. ⁸

• Residence, 1941, Galesville, WI. ⁹

Chester married Mae Bertha Mikshowsky on 16 Jun 1937 in Middle Ridge, Wis..¹ ² (Mae Bertha Mikshowsky was born on 29 Aug 1908 in Middle Ridge, Wis.,¹ ² died on 8 Oct 1996 in La Crosse, Wisconsin ¹ ⁸ and was buried on 11 Oct 1996 in Mormon Coulee Memorial Cemetery, Mormon Coulee, WI ⁶.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Fact, 16 Jun 1937, Rev. John Pittz - St. Peters Church, Middle Ridge At 9:00Am.

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).

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

4 Nicoline Hanson Engelien, some of the descendents of::, Myrtle Witte, Nicoline Hanson Engelien, some of the descendents of::, Chester Dahlby, b 13 Feb 1909 at Mindoro, Wis. m. to Mae Mikshowsky 16 June 1937.

5 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 1920 census, Onalaska City, La Crosse, WI, see notes for details. b. May 17, 1836.

9 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.

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