Obit: Gorsegner, Everett #3 (1931 - 1969)

Contact: Audrey Roedl

Surnames: Gorsegner, Howard

----Source: The Loyal Tribune (Loyal, Clark County, WI) 03 Apr 1969

Giorsegner, Everett (18 Jan 1931 - 30 Mar 1969)

A snowmobiling accident claimed the life of Everett Gorsegner, 38, a Loyal attorney, Sunday afternoon.

Everett, accompanied by his father, Clarence, Terry Stutte, Robert Domine, Wayne Clouse and David Shober, were snowmobiling in the Rock Dam area. The group planned to leave the regular snowmobile trail and as Everett and Terry Stute left the trail their machines hit a hard ridge of snow. Both machines were thrown into the air with Terry being thrown from his machine. However, Everett stayed on his snowmobile and was apparently fatally injured as the machine hit the ground.

He was rushed to the Neillsville hospital but died shortly after arrival of internal injuries.

Services were held at Trinity Lutheran Church, Loyal. with the Rev. William Humlie officiating at the 2 p.m. service. Military rites were conducted by the American Legion Post 175. Burial was in the Loyal Cemetery.

Myre Funeral Home was in charge of all the arrangements.

Mr. Gorsegner was born January 18, 1931 at Stanley. He was a graduate of Greenwood High School and Eau Claire State University with a B. E. degree and from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, with a L.L.B. degree. He came to Loyal with his parents in 1950. He served in the Armed Forces during the Korean War from 1951-1953; In 1959 he returned to Loyal and was associated with is father in the Gorsegner Law Firm. He served as District Attorney of Clark County from 1960-1964. He was a member of the American Legion Post 175, Loyal Rotary Club, 40 et 8, Elk's Lodge #665, Odd Fellows Lodge of Wis., Clark County Bar Association, Wis. Bar Association.

August 20, 1955 he married Sally Howard at Mondovi.

In addition to his wife he is survived by a son, Eric, 12; two daughters, Lori, 9 and Jenni, 7; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Gorsegner, Loyal.

He was preceded in death by one daughter in infancy.
           

 

 


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