Harvey Herb FISH

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer

Notes:

Harvey’s mother was born in Ohio.
Not a veteran.

He registered for the draft in Viroqua on June 5, 1917. At that time, he was married and had three children. He was described as of medium height and build with grey eyes and black hair.

In the 1930 census, he was a farmer in Viroqua Twp.

In the 1940 census, indexed properly in Family Search, he and his family lived in Viroqua Twp. He was a log hauler for a saw mill. Living at home were Agnes, Norman, Clinton, Rae Hope, and Eugene.

Harvey married Erma Furl OSBORN on 30 Jul 1910 in Vernon County, Wisconsin. Erma was born on 18 Apr 1895 in Kickapoo Center, Kickapoo Twp, Vernon County, Wisconsin; died on 10 Oct 1971 in Viroqua, Vernon County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Listed with her family in the 1930 census but indicated with an “ab” as absent at the time of the census. Not listed as surviving Dorothy.

Merle E. Primmer, 88, of 120 South Lincoln Avenue, Viroqua, died on Tuesday morning, Sept. 5, 2000, at the Vernon Manor Nursing Home, where she had been a resident since Aug. 17, 2000. She was born in Vernon County on March 27, 1912, to Harvey and Erma (Osborn) Fish. She grew up in the Bishop Branch area, rural Viroqua, and graduated from Viroqua High School in 1930. On Sept. 24, 1930, she married Guy O. Primmer. They farmed in the town of Viroqua until retiring to Viroqua in 1976.

She was a charter member of the Vernon County 4-H program and served as a leader for over 50 years. She was a member of the 4-H Emerald Club. She worked in food service for the Viroqua area schools when they first moved to town. In addition to her 4-H work, she taught many other young people crocheting and knitting.

In 1984, she and Guy reigned over the Vernon County Fair as Super Senior King and Queen. Guy died on April 25, 1986. Merle was an active member of the Viroqua United Methodist Church; the Rebecca Circle; Women's Alex Lowrie Relief Corps No. 18; Regina Rebekah Lodge No. 28; and held several offices in the local AARP chapter.

Merle is survived by two daughters, Betty Jean Zube of Viroqua; and Norma Joan (Tom) Hirsch of La Crosse; four sons, Orvis (Janice) Primmer of Viroqua, Loren (Jenese) Primmer of Coon Valley, Donald (Lillian) Primmer of Clintonville and Adrian (Linda) Primmer of Kenosha; 23 grandchildren; 43 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. She is also survived by three sisters, Dorothy Ekum of Westby, Agnes (Martin) Morkrid of Viroqua and Rae Hope (Bill) Pace of Clinton; two brothers, Clinton Fish of Viroqua and Dale (Mary) Fish of La Farge; and other relatives and many friends.

She was also preceded in death by a son and daughter-in-law, Leon ``Bud'' and Cleo Primmer on Aug. 12, 1997; a son-in-law, Paul Zube on July 21, 1998; one grandson, Fredrick Zube; one great-grandson, Jason Loren McCoy; one sister, Fern Morkrid; and one brother, Norman Fish.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2000, at the Viroqua United Methodist Church, with Pastor Frank Thompson officiating. Burial will be at the Brush Hollow Cemetery, rural Viroqua. Friends may call from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8 at the Thorson Funeral Home, Viroqua, where there will be a prayer service at 7 p.m. Friends may also call at the church after 10 a.m. on Saturday.

The Thorson Funeral Home, Viroqua, is assisting the family with arrangements.

Family/Spouse: Guy O PRIMMER. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Not listed in SSDI.

Birth:
Find A Grave

Fern married Martin Ira MORKRID on 2 Jul 1938. Martin was born on 21 Dec 1913 in Southam, Ramsey County, North Dakota; died on 27 Mar 2009 in Viroqua, Vernon County, Wisconsin; was buried on 31 Mar 2009 in Viroqua Cemetery, Viroqua, Vernon County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Social Security Number: 395-14-1345 Issued In WI Before 1951

Notes:

In a letter to Cora in 1983, Dorothy says that she met Cora when she and Ernie took Ernie's folks to Minneapolis in 1939 or 1940 "when our oldest daughter was about a year old."

She goes on to say, in recalling that event, that "they (Caroline and others) had a picnic supper out at a cabin at a lake. We got lost because Geo. forgot the way and we never had our meal until about 10 o'clock that night. We lived in Viroqua - Ernie was a bookeeper for an oil company then."

[Cora describes, in her diary entry for July 27, 1941, a get-together at Lake Minnetonka "to see gang from Viroqua." Susanne would have been 3.]



Dorothy Mae Ekum

VIROQUA, Wis. - Dorothy Mae Ekum, 87, of Norseland Nursing Home in Westby, Wis., and formerly of Viroqua died Sunday, Oct. 26, 2003, at Vernon Memorial Hospital in Viroqua.

Dorothy was born in Vernon County to Harvey and Erma (Osborn) Fish on Nov. 8, 1915. On Oct. 16, 1937, she married Ernest Ekum. They farmed in the town of Franklin from 1941 until 1990 when they moved to Viroqua. She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church for more than 60 years.

Dorothy is survived by a daughter, Susanne Wedwick of Westby; a son, Leland (Lynn) Ekum of Viroqua; four grandchildren, Brad (Annette) Wedwick and Craig (Roxy) Wedwick all of Westby, Lance (Lora) Ekum of Wales, Wis., and Amy (Brian) Weaver of Winona, Minn.; seven great-grandchildren, Justin Wedwick, Abbey Wedwick, Jakob, Rebekah and Cameron Ekum and Ethan and Erik Weaver; two sisters, Agnes (Martin) Morkrid of Viroqua and Rae Hope (Bill) Pace of Clinton; two brothers, Clinton Fish of Viroqua and Dale (Mary) Fish of La Farge, Wis.

Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest on Dec. 24, 1995; one daughter, Trudy Ekum in 1982; two grandchildren, Kurt Wedwick in 1996 and Brian Ekum in 1967; one brother, Norman Fish; and two sisters, Merle Primmer and Fern Morkrid.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 29, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Viroqua. The Rev. Alice Hamm will officiate, with burial in the Viroqua Cemetery. Friends may call at Larson Funeral Home in Viroqua on Tuesday from 4 to 7 p.m., and at the church on Wednesday after 10 a.m.


Dorothy’s obit in the Winona Daily News:

Dorothy Mae Ekum


Dorothy Mae Ekum, age 87 of the Norseland Nursing Home in Westby and formerly of Viroqua, died Sunday, October 26, 2003 at Vernon Memorial Hospital in Viroqua.

Dorothy was born in Vernon County to Harvey and Erma (Osborn) Fish on November 8, 1915. On October 16, 1937 she married Ernest Ekum. They farmed in Franklin Township from 1941 until 1990 when they moved to Viroqua. She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church for over 60 years.

Dorothy is survived by a daughter, Susanne Wedwick of Westby; a son, Leland (Lynn) Ekum of Viroqua; four grandchildren, Brad (Annette) Wedwick and Craig (Roxy) Wedwick, all of Westby, Lance (Lora) Ekum of Wales, Wisconsin and Amy (Brian) Weaver of Winona, Minnesota; seven great-grandchildren, Justin Wedwick, Abbey Wedwick, Jakob, Rebekah and Cameron Ekum and Ethan and Erik Weaver; two sisters, Agnes (Martin) Morkrid of Viroqua and Rae Hope (Bill) Pace of Clinton; two brothers, Clinton Fish of Viroqua and Dale (Mary) Fish of La Farge.

Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest on December 24, 1995; a daughter, Trudy Ekum in 1982; two grandchildren, Kurt Wedwick in 1996 and Brian Ekum in 1967; a brother Norman Fish; and two sisters, Merle Primmer and Fern Morkrid.

Funeral services were held Wednesday, October 29, 2003 at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Viroqua. The Rev. Alice Hamm officiated with burial in the Viroqua Cemetery. Friends called at the Larson Funeral Home in Viroqua Tuesday evening and at the church on Wednesday before the time of the services.

In her March 3, 1983, letter to Cora, Dorothy Fish Ekum describes the spring house. "You mentioned about the 'spring' down on the farm. They have built that house up in the ravine behind the spring house. I knew about the other spring, too, as the old road still shows in some places. It is so pretty along the old road in the spring when the leaves on the trees first come out. "

In a March 25, 1986, letter to Cora, Dorothy writes: "I don't know if I told you before but they have built another house in the ravine back of the spring. It's practically in the woods. It was for Mrs. Ottoson's dad. He passed away a short while ago and now they rent the house. This in on your home place Cora.”

Dorothy was apparently associated with the Vernon Memorial Hospital, perhaps as a member of the Auxiliary. She was the donor of many memorial donations and she was the memorialized subject of many donations.

Buried:
funeral through Immanuel Lutheran Church, Rev. Alice Hamm officiating

Dorothy married Ernest Theodore EKUM on 16 Oct 1937 in Viroqua, Vernon County, Wisconsin. Ernest (son of Albert M EKUM and Brita Eriksdatter (Bertha Malina) ØREN) was born on 30 Mar 1913 in Vernon County, Wisconsin; died on 24 Dec 1995 in Viroqua, Vernon County, Wisconsin; was buried on 27 Dec 1995 in Viroqua Cemetery, Viroqua, Vernon County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Perhaps Agnes Olga.

She was living in Viroqua as Agnes Morkrid at the time of her sister Rae Hope’s death in July of 2010.

Agnes O. Thompson-Morkrid, 98, passed away Monday, June 20, 2016, at Vernon Manor, Viroqua.

Agnes was born Aug. 23, 1917, to Harvey and Erma (Osborne) Fish, in Viroqua. She was baptized at Bad Axe Lutheran Church. She was a member of Viroqua United Methodist Church, where she enjoyed listening to the Sunday services on the radio. She was united in marriage to Gerald Thompson, and later divorced. Agnes then married Martin Morkrid.

Agnes lived most of her years in Vernon County, except for a few years when she lived in Madison, Wis. While in Madison, she worked for Rennebohm Drug Store, and also ran her own in-house daycare.

She is survived by two daughters, Geraldine “Gerri” Steely of Round Rock, Texas, and Linda (Dennis) Davidson of Madison; two granddaughters, Jamie (Mark) Mathison of Sun Prairie, Wis., and Heidi (Eddie) Berebitsky of Milton, Wis.; grandsons, Jeff Davidson of Westby, Matthew (Amy) Thompson of Arbor Vitae, Wis., Adam Hilgendorf of Portage, and Michael Hilgendorf of Madison; nine great-grandchildren, Miranda Ritcher, Louis, Abigail, Samantha Berebitsky, Hannah and Jared Mathison, Marilyn Karen, Maxwell and Taylor Thompson; one great-great-grandson, Carson Ritcher; brother, Dale Fish of La Farge; son-in-law, Duane Hilgendorf of Madison; brother-in-law, Bill Pace; five stepdaughters, Gloria McCarter, Karen (Theodore) Larson, Shirley (Robert) Kelsey, Diane (Bill) Brose, and Joan (the late Earl) Morkrid; many step-grand, great, and great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Agnes was preceded in death by her parents; two daughters, Marilyn Thompson and Ida Hilgendorf; one granddaughter, Sherry Arlene Davidson; her husband, Martin Morkrid; four sisters, Merle (Guy) Primmer, Fern (Martin) Morkrid, Dorothy (Ernest) Ekum and Rae Hope Pace; two brothers, Norman (Geneva) and Clinton Fish; sister-in-law, Mary Fish; and two stepsons, Earl and Kenneth Morkrid.

Agnes will be sadly missed by her family.

Funeral services for Agnes will be 1 p.m. Friday, June 24, at Vosseteig-Larson Funeral Home. Pastor Eileen Kuehnl of United Methodist Church, La Farge, will officiate, with burial immediately following the service in the Viroqua Cemetery.

Agnes married Gerald THOMPSON on 26 Jun 1943 in Viroqua Twp, Vernon County, Wisconsin, and was divorced. Gerald was born about 1917 in Vernon County, Wisconsin; died in 1988; was buried in Viroqua Cemetery, Viroqua, Vernon County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Agnes married Martin Ira MORKRID on 22 Apr 1978 in Dane County, Wisconsin. Martin was born on 21 Dec 1913 in Southam, Ramsey County, North Dakota; died on 27 Mar 2009 in Viroqua, Vernon County, Wisconsin; was buried on 31 Mar 2009 in Viroqua Cemetery, Viroqua, Vernon County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He died 4 Dec 1998, last residence Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas. That Norman married Geneva M. (1924-1993) on 16 Oct 1943. They’re both buried in Topeka Cemetery.

Birth:
or 14

Notes:

Spelled Clinten in 1930 census. Unmarried and living in Viroqua at the time of Dorothy’s death.

His obit in the Broadcaster:

Clinton William Fish Clinton William Fish, age 84 of Viroqua, died Wednesday, February 28, 2007, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse. He was born in Viroqua on November 2, 1922 to Harvey and Erma (Osborne) Fish. Clinton lived in the city of Viroqua and rural Viroqua for many years. He was employed as a road construction worker and farmed most of his life. He served in the U. S. Army during World War II and was a member of the American Legion Post #138 in Viroqua. Clinton is survived by two sisters, Agnes (Martin) Morkrid of Viroqua and Rae Hope (William) Paced of Clinton, Wisconsin; one brother, Dale Fish of La Farge. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews and a special friend, Mark Turben. In addition to his parents, Clinton was preceded in death by three sisters, Merle, Fern and Dorothy and one brother, Norman. He was also preceded in death by two brothers-in-law, Guy Primmer and Ernest Ekum and two sisters-in-law, Geneva Fish and Mary Fish. Funeral services were Monday, March 5, 2007, at Vosseteig-Larson Funeral Home in Viroqua. Pastor Ethan Larson officiated with burial in the Viroqua Cemetery. Friends called Monday before the time of the services at the Vosseteig-Larson Funeral Home in Viroqua.

Died:
Gunderson Lutheran Medical Center

Notes:

Rae H. Pace age 81, died Tuesday, July 13, 2010, in her home surrounded by her family.??Rae was born March 2, 1929, to the late Harvey and Erma (Osborne) Fish in Viroqua. She married William Pace May 26, 1951, in a double wedding. Rae was a teacher for 34 years, teaching at the Elk Run (Vernon County) one-room school for two years, the Hickory Grove (Rock County) one-room school for three years and Clinton Elementary School for 29 years. Rae was a longtime member of the Clinton United Methodist Church and volunteered for “Meals on Wheels” and “Top of the Morning”. She taught Sunday school, Church Youth Leaders and was on the 4-H Advisory Board. She was faithful to her God given gifts of helping anyone in need and loved to cook and entertain family and friends.??She is survived by her husband, William Pace; four children, Cheryl (John) Lund of McHenry, Ill., Arlana (Peter) Richardson of Clinton, Wis., Dennis (Christy) Pace of Beloit, Wis. and Jennifer (Norman) Otto of Altus, Okla.; seven grandchildren, Jonni (Dan) Fogerty of Bloomington, Ind., Deanna (Phil) Pickering of Janesville, Wis., Erika (Korey) Coffer of Davis Junction, Ill., Andrew Lund of McHenry, Ill., Isaac (Abby) Richardson of Charlotte, N.C., Jacob Richardson of Clinton, Wis. and Jennell Richardson of Clinton, Wis., two great-grandchildren, Melody Coffer of Davis Junction, Ill. and Coletrane Coffer of Davis Junction, Ill.; a sister, Agnes Morkrid of Viroqua; a brother, Dale Fish of La Farge; a brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Tom and Maxine Reimer of Capron, Ill., and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.??She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Norman and Clinton; and three sisters, Merle, Fern and Dorothy.??The family would like to thank Mercy Hospice for their wonderful care and support the last six months of her life.??Rae’s funeral service was on Saturday, July 17, 2010, at The River of Life United Methodist Church, 402 Church St., Clinton with the Rev. David Carlson officiating. Friends were received on Friday evening, July 16, 2010, at the Brian G. Mark Funeral Home in Clinton, and on Saturday at church before the time of services. Following the service, the cortege processed to Clinton Cemetery for interment.??In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The River of Life United Methodist Church or Mercy Hospice, Janesville, Wis.

Rae married William PACE on 26 May 1951. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Called Eugene in the 1940 census.

Living in La Farge at the time of Dorothy’s death and at the time of his sister Rae Hope’s death in July of 2010.

Dale E. Fish, age 83, of La Farge, passed away on Sunday, October 4th, 2020, peacefully in his home surrounded by family. He was born in Viroqua on November 30th, 1936, the son of Harvey and Erma (Osborne) Fish. He married the late Mary F. Potter on March 7th, 1959, at La Farge Free Methodist Church. After he graduated from Viroqua High School, his career path took him on many adventures. A few were hauling milk, mechanics, mink ranching, Badger Powder Plant, Wisconsin National Guard, farming, and later in life hauling Amish.

Survivors include his loving children: daughters Dawn Parr of La Farge and Julie (Jeff) Gabel of Viola; and son David Fish of La Farge; his grandchildren: Zachary (Penny) Anderson of Sparta, Joe (Olivia) Preuss of Cazenovia, Ashley (Dan) Follendorf of Sparta, Amanda (Jeff) Stumpo of Viola; one great-grandchild James Joseph Preuss of Cazenovia and a god-daughter Louise Bjornstad of Viroqua. He is also survived by many, many nieces; nephews; cousins; in-laws; and many good friends.

He was preceded in death by his loving wife Mary; his son Mark; his parents; his parents in law Shine and Babe Potter; his siblings and spouses: Merle (Guy) Primmer, Fern (Martin) Morkrid, Dorothy (Ernie) Ekum, Agnes (Martin) Morkrid, Norman (Geneva) Fish, Clinton Fish, Rae Hope (Bill) Pace.

A private funeral service for family only will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 10, at the La Farge Free Methodist Church, 214 S. Cherry Street in La Farge. The service will be streamed live on the Vosseteig Funeral Home's Facebook page for the public. A drive by visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. and an in-door visitation will take place from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service at 11:00 a.m. Graveside services will follow at Bear Creek Cemetery with full military honors. For the safety of everyone, face masks will be required for the funeral service. Online Condolences may be expressed at www.vossfh.com.

In lieu of flowers donations can be made to La Farge Ambulance and/or La Farge Fire Department.

Dale married Mary Frances POTTER on 7 Mar 1959. Mary was born on 12 Feb 1940; died on 9 Dec 2004; was buried in Bear Creek Cemetery, Stark Twp, Vernon County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Earl Morkrid, 77, formerly of Viola, died Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse. 

Earl, the son of Martin and Fern (Fish) Morkrid, was born in Viroqua on April 16, 1935. He was baptized and confirmed at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church and graduated from Viroqua Area Schools. On Feb. 4, 1956, he was united in marriage to Joan Morrison. 

Earl worked for Fairbanks-Morse in Beloit as a machinist. He was also a dairy farmer in rural Viroqua and Viola and worked for Kirkland Enterprises Cattle Company. Later, he worked for the town of Forest in Richland County as a township patrolman until retirement. 

In his spare time he enjoyed camping, playing cards, hunting, fishing and most of all, spending time with friends and family.

Earl is survived by his loving wife, Joan; children, Kathleen (Thomas) Kaiser and Kay (Mark) Metcalf; grandchildren, Jennifer (Nathan) Hemmersbach, Angela Kaiser, Peter Kaiser, Amber Metcalf and Megan Metcalf; great-grandchild, Aubriell McCoy; sisters, Diane (Bill) Johnson-Bross of Viroqua, Gloria McCarter of Pleasant Prairie, Karen (Ted) Larson of Westby and Shirley (Robert) Kelsey of Greenville, S.C.; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Selma Jean; brother, Sgt. 1st Class Kenneth; brothers-in-law, Harlan Johnson and James McCarter; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Clair and Florence Morrison.

The family would like to thank the Gundersen Lutheran doctors and nurses, with special gratitude to Dr. Siddiqi.

Funeral services were held  Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, at the Vosseteig-Larson Funeral Home in Viroqua. The Rev. Lindsay Paul Jordan officiated; burial followed in Viroqua Cemetery. Friends called at the funeral home on Sunday.

Died:
Gunderson Lutheran Medical Center

Earl married Joan MORRISON on 4 Feb 1956. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Viroqua High School, class of ‘57.

An obit:

Sgt. Kenneth L. Morkrid, 31, formerly of Viroqua, fell to his death Saturday, Feb. 14, while participating in a cliff-scaling exercise at Ft. Bragg, N.C. He was a paratrooper with a Green Beret , Company C of the 6th Special Forces Group at Ft. Bragg. Sgt. Morkrid entered service April 17, 1958, and had served three years in Germany and two tours of duty in Vietnam.
He was born to M. and Mrs. Martin Morkrid Jan. 20, 1939, in Viroqua and graduated from Viroqua High School. Surviving are his widow, Karen, formerly of Readstown; three daughters, Cynthia, Teresa and Kimberly, and one son, Kenneth Jr., all of Ft. Bragg; his parents of Viroqua; one brother, Earl of Viroqua; four sisters, Mrs. Harlan Johnson of Viroqua, Mrs. James McCarter of Kenosha, Mrs. Theodore Larson of Westby and Mrs. Robert Kelsey of Viola; grandparents, Mrs. Susie Morkrid of Viroqua and Mr. And Mrs. Harvey Fish of Viroqua.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Church of Christ at Readstown. A Ft. Bragg chaplin and the Rev. George Weber will officiate. Burial will be in the Readstown Cemetery.

Family/Spouse: Karen. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Confirmation: 1 Jun 1969, Immanuel Lutheran Church, Viroqua, Vernon County, Wisconsin

Notes:

Graduated from Viroqua High School in 1972. Lived in Viroqua until her death. Never married.



In her obituary, it was noted that Trudy died of a “massive aneurism” and that she was a Sunday School teacher and worked in Viroqua at the time of her death.

The casket-bearers at her funeral were Larry McKittrick, Tom McKittrick, David Fish, Stan Zube, Earl Morkrid, and Leon Primmer.

Buried:
funeral at Immanuel Lutheran Church 7NE4

Notes:

Marilyn E. Thompson, age 62, of Madison, died Friday, June 1, 2007, at her home. She was born Aug. 26, 1944, to Gerald and Agnes Thompson. Marilyn is survived by her son, Matt (Amy) Thompson of Arbor Vitae; two grandchildren; her mother and step-father, Agnes (Martin) Morkrid of Viroqua; and two sisters, Linda (Dennis) Davidson of Madison and Gerri Steely of Round Rock, Texas. She was preceded in death by her father, Gerald Thompson and a sister, Ida Hilgendorf. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, June 6, 2007, with burial in the Viroqua Cemetery.

Buried:
shares a headstone with her father

Family/Spouse: HILGENDORF. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]