Duane R. Horn, 86, La Crosse, formerly of Greenwood, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m., on Monday, Jan. 4, at First Presbyterian Church, La Crosse. Rev. Dr. J. Taylor Haley officiated. Burial with military honors was in Neshonoc Cemetery, West Salem.
Duane Horn was born on Oct. 3, 1929, in the township of Longwood, Greenwood, to Hubert M. and Anna M. (nee Myrin) Horn. Duane was a graduate of Greenwood High School and the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. He was a veteran of the United States Army, serving as a corporal in the 631st AFA during the Korean Conflict. Duane married Marilyn L. Capper on Sept. 2, 1961, at First Presbyterian Church of West Salem. He was a 50-year member of the Roy L. Vingers American Legion Post 52 of La Crosse, a member of the La Crosse Area Genealogy Society, the Sons of Norway, the Hixon Forest Nature Center, and was a deacon and recording secretary of First Presbyterian Church in La Crosse. He was an avid gardener and enjoyed reading about world history.
Survivors include his wife, Marilyn; his son, Gary (Rona) Horn, Eau Claire; two grand-daughters, Kayleigh and Bethany Horn, Eau Claire; his brother, Gerald (Faith) Horn, Loyal; his sister, Darlene Tessar, West Bend; his brother-in-law, Marvin (Shirley) Capper; his sister-in-law, Carolyn Myers; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Duane was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers-in-law, Wayland Tessar and Wayne Myers.
