Obit: Morneau, Alfred E. (1912 - 1978)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
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Surnames: Morneau, Leibly, Stefl, Shirek, Jillek, Mullum, McCullun, Olstrom, Rueber, Henseler

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 4/20/1978

Morneau, Alfred E. (28 February 1912 – 12 April 1978)

Funeral services were held Saturday for Alfred E. Morneau, 66, who was pronounced dead on arrival at Neillsville Memorial Hospital last Wednesday. Mr. Morneau, 1104 Bruley Street Neillsville, was born on February 28, 1912, in Rice Lake to Charles and Ida (Leibly) Morneau. He received his education in that community, also.

Mr. Morneau worked in the Rice Lake area as a cheesemaker for several years and then moved to Neillsville where he assisted Walter Rueber, again as a cheesemaker. He later worked at the Neillsville Milk Products Plant and then at Nelson Filter until his retirement in 1977. Morneau married Ann Stefl on September 3, 1946, in Rice Lake.

Surviving Morneau are his wife; two sons, Richard of Minneapolis and Ronald of Marshfield; one daughter, Margaret, Neillsville; five sisters, Mrs. Michael (Lorraine) Shirek and Mrs. Rita Jillek, both of Rice Lake, Mrs. Clarence (Bernice) Mullum of Chetek, Mrs. Peg McCullun of Flint, Mi., and Mrs. Manford (Marie) Olstrom of Minneapolis, Mn., and four brothers, Raymond of Rice Lake, Joseph of Prairie Farm, Edward of Dallas and Frank of St. Paul, Mn.; and four grandchildren.

Preceding him in death were his parents, one son, Jerome, who was one of the first Clark County youth killed in Vietnam and one sister, Violet.

Services were held Saturday morning from St. Mary’s Catholic Church with the Rev. Joseph Henseler officiating. Burial was made in the church’s cemetery. Morneau was a member of St. Mary’s Parish, the Haugen-Richmond American Legion Post and the Neillsville VFW.