Walter Price Obituary

WALTER O. PRICE Walter Otto Price, age 93, of Menomonie, WI died Wednesday, November 12, 2003 at the Plum City Care Center in Plum City, WI. He was born July 31, 1910 in Hudson, WI to Otto and Angeline (Stubb) Price. As a child the family moved to the Tramway area. Walt married Mary Ellen Budd on June 19, 1929. Walt and Mary lived in the Menomonie area settling on a farm in the Downsville area in 1941, where they have resided since. Walt worked as a hired hand in his younger years, spent time at the Menomonie Brick yard and worked several years for Herb Flick as a farmhand. Later he took up the tile setting trade, along with his full time farming responsibilities. In his younger years Walt enjoyed playing shuffleboard and dancing, and always enjoyed fishing, hunting, horseshoes, playing cards and visiting with family and friends. Walt is survived by: His wife Mary of 74 years 3 sons Gerald (Donna) Price of Menomonie O'Jay (Kathy) Price of Menomonie David (Joyce) Price of Eau Claire 7 daughters Donna (LeRoy) Smith of St. Paul, MN Eva (Jerome) Boos of Mondovi Lois (DeWayne) Bowe of Chippewa Falls Marlys (Earl) Curtis of Campbell, MN Vicky (Anton) Forster of Elmwood Mary Kay (Mark Harwick) Wagner of Plum City Cindy (Kenny) Jennings of Wheeler A son-in-law, Donald Johnson of Lindstrom, MN 47 grandchildren 62 great-grandchildren 9 great-great-grandchildren Several nieces and nephews and other relatives and friends He was preceded in death by his parents; 2 sisters; a daughter, Betty and an infant daughter, Brenda; 1 grandchild and 3 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 PM on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2003 at Peace Lutheran Church in Menomonie, with Rev. David Whelan officiating. Burial will be in Hay River Cemetery in the Town of Hay River, Dunn County. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 8:00 PM Friday at Olson Funeral Home in Menomonie and at the church one hour prior to the service on Saturday.