Steven Luse Abbott, age 69, of Sparta, WI, died Saturday, January 17, 2009 at his home in Sparta. He was born on November 19, 1939 in St. Paul, MN to Rusty Luse and Maxine (Schultz) Luse. Steve was united in marriage to Jean Otto on July 10, 1971 at St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Tomah. He attended school at Hudson, WI, Tucson and Prescott, AZ, where he was student body president. He attended Whitman College in Walla Walla, WA. He transferred to UW Madison where he was in the 1958 marching band. Upon graduation he completed three years at Hastings College of the Law, University of California in San Francisco. He served in the Queens Royal Hussars, the United States Army Reserves and then transferred into the Wisconsin National Guard.
He practiced law with Zel Rice for thirty years. Steve also served as Sparta City Attorney, Village Attorney for the Village of Cashton, and Monroe County Court Commissioner. In 1995 he was elected Judge for Branch I Circuit Court in Monroe County and retired August 1, 2007.
Steve tenaciously fought political correctness and its oppression of freedom of speech and thought. Not surprised by his demise, he realized that life is a blessing, but we all have to go sometime.
He is survived by his wife Jean; son, Barry (Nichole) Abbott of Berlin, WI; grandson, Steven Luse Abbott of Berlin, WI; his half brother, Theodore S. Abbott III (Connie) of Boynton Beach, FL, and a sister, Barbara Deming (Romine) of Brockport, NY. His parents and stepfather Theodore S. Abbott II predeased him.
As an Anglican he attended St. Johns Episcopal Church, Sparta. A memorial service will be held at St. John's Episcopal Church in Sparta, WI, on Tuesday, January 20, 2009, at 11:00 a.m. Memorials are preferred to St. John's Episcopal Church or to the Morrow Memorial Home. A private burial service will take place at the Oak Grove Cemetery in Tomah. Torkelson Page-Smith Funeral Home in Sparta is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences are available at www.torkelsonfuneralhome.com.
He practiced law with Zel Rice for thirty years. Steve also served as Sparta City Attorney, Village Attorney for the Village of Cashton, and Monroe County Court Commissioner. In 1995 he was elected Judge for Branch I Circuit Court in Monroe County and retired August 1, 2007.
Steve tenaciously fought political correctness and its oppression of freedom of speech and thought. Not surprised by his demise, he realized that life is a blessing, but we all have to go sometime.
He is survived by his wife Jean; son, Barry (Nichole) Abbott of Berlin, WI; grandson, Steven Luse Abbott of Berlin, WI; his half brother, Theodore S. Abbott III (Connie) of Boynton Beach, FL, and a sister, Barbara Deming (Romine) of Brockport, NY. His parents and stepfather Theodore S. Abbott II predeased him.
As an Anglican he attended St. Johns Episcopal Church, Sparta. A memorial service will be held at St. John's Episcopal Church in Sparta, WI, on Tuesday, January 20, 2009, at 11:00 a.m. Memorials are preferred to St. John's Episcopal Church or to the Morrow Memorial Home. A private burial service will take place at the Oak Grove Cemetery in Tomah. Torkelson Page-Smith Funeral Home in Sparta is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences are available at www.torkelsonfuneralhome.com.
Steven Luse Abbott, age 69, of Sparta, WI, died Saturday, January 17, 2009 at his home in Sparta. He was born on November 19, 1939 in St. Paul, MN to Rusty Luse and Maxine (Schultz) Luse. Steve was united in marriage to Jean Otto on July 10, 1971 at St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Tomah. He attended school at Hudson, WI, Tucson and Prescott, AZ, where he was student body president. He attended Whitman College in Walla Walla, WA. He transferred to UW Madison where he was in the 1958 marching band. Upon graduation he completed three years at Hastings College of the Law, University of California in San Francisco. He served in the Queens Royal Hussars, the United States Army Reserves and then transferred into the Wisconsin National Guard.
He practiced law with Zel Rice for thirty years. Steve also served as Sparta City Attorney, Village Attorney for the Village of Cashton, and Monroe County Court Commissioner. In 1995 he was elected Judge for Branch I Circuit Court in Monroe County and retired August 1, 2007.
Steve tenaciously fought political correctness and its oppression of freedom of speech and thought. Not surprised by his demise, he realized that life is a blessing, but we all have to go sometime.
He is survived by his wife Jean; son, Barry (Nichole) Abbott of Berlin, WI; grandson, Steven Luse Abbott of Berlin, WI; his half brother, Theodore S. Abbott III (Connie) of Boynton Beach, FL, and a sister, Barbara Deming (Romine) of Brockport, NY. His parents and stepfather Theodore S. Abbott II predeased him.
As an Anglican he attended St. Johns Episcopal Church, Sparta. A memorial service will be held at St. John's Episcopal Church in Sparta, WI, on Tuesday, January 20, 2009, at 11:00 a.m. Memorials are preferred to St. John's Episcopal Church or to the Morrow Memorial Home. A private burial service will take place at the Oak Grove Cemetery in Tomah. Torkelson Page-Smith Funeral Home in Sparta is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences are available at www.torkelsonfuneralhome.com.
He practiced law with Zel Rice for thirty years. Steve also served as Sparta City Attorney, Village Attorney for the Village of Cashton, and Monroe County Court Commissioner. In 1995 he was elected Judge for Branch I Circuit Court in Monroe County and retired August 1, 2007.
Steve tenaciously fought political correctness and its oppression of freedom of speech and thought. Not surprised by his demise, he realized that life is a blessing, but we all have to go sometime.
He is survived by his wife Jean; son, Barry (Nichole) Abbott of Berlin, WI; grandson, Steven Luse Abbott of Berlin, WI; his half brother, Theodore S. Abbott III (Connie) of Boynton Beach, FL, and a sister, Barbara Deming (Romine) of Brockport, NY. His parents and stepfather Theodore S. Abbott II predeased him.
As an Anglican he attended St. Johns Episcopal Church, Sparta. A memorial service will be held at St. John's Episcopal Church in Sparta, WI, on Tuesday, January 20, 2009, at 11:00 a.m. Memorials are preferred to St. John's Episcopal Church or to the Morrow Memorial Home. A private burial service will take place at the Oak Grove Cemetery in Tomah. Torkelson Page-Smith Funeral Home in Sparta is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences are available at www.torkelsonfuneralhome.com.
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