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Judith C. Gilbertson
COON VALLEY, Wis. - Judith C. Gilbertson, 93, of Coon
Valley died Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2007, at her home.
She was born Oct. 20, 1913, to Joseph and Clara
(Strangstalien) Johnson in rural Westby, Wis. She was
baptized and confirmed at Vang Lutheran Church.
On Aug. 29, 1936, she and Louis M. Gilbertson were
married at the Lutheran parsonage in Westby. They
operated an A&W root beer business at Decorah, Iowa,
until the fall of 1942 when Louis received his army
draft notice. From 1943 to 1946, she worked in a defense
plant in Milwaukee building machine gun turret motors
for the Navy. After WWII, they returned to Coon Valley,
and she was secretary/treasurer for the family-owned
construction firm of Gilbertson Bros. Inc. until
retiring in 1973. Louis died Feb. 21, 2000.
Judith was an accomplished seamstress and maintained a
lifetime interest in fashion design and clothing
construction, textiles and needlework.
Survivors include one daughter, Jenny Gilbertson of
Union Grove, Wis.; a sister, Eva (Clinton) Gullord of La
Crosse; a brother, Thelmer Johnson of Coon Valley; and
several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband and her parents, preceding
her in death were a sister, Alida Josephine Jacobson,
and three brothers, Argyle Johnson, Jimmy Johnson and
Lloyd Johnson.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16,
in Coon Valley Lutheran Church. The Rev. Mitzi Miyamoto
will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Visitations will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Seland
Funeral Home in Coon Valley and from 12:30 p.m. until
the time of services Sunday at the church. In lieu of
flowers, memorials may be made to the Vernon Memorial
Hospice Program.