Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 2, 1991
WILLIAM L. HALSETH
BENICIA, Calif.--A memorial mass for William L. Halseth was conducted Wednesday at St. Dominic's Church, 475 East I St., Benicia.
Halseth, 56, died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease) Monday, Oct. 28, in Benicia, Calif.
He was born Sept. 25, 1935 in Rock Springs, a son of Elmer and Anna Laibly Halseth. He graduated from the University of Colorado Medical School in 1962 and entered surgical residency, finishing with a cardiovascular thoracic residency in San Francisco in 1969.
He then returned to Denver from San Francisco and with Dr. Donald Elliott founded a practice in heart surgery in 1971.
Halseth and Elliott developed the first chest drainage device which did not require an underwater seal. He was an author and lecturer in cardiovascular surgery including valvular and coronary artery surgery.
His interests included helping other ALS patients and obtaining funding to finance further research on the disease.
Survivors include his wife, Lynn Hafford Halseth; his father, Elmer Halseth of Rock Springs; children, Cindy Knox and Cathie Halseth, both of Denver, Christina Halseth of West Virginia and David Halseth of San Francisco; two grandchildren, Brandon and Taylor Knox, both of Denver.
He was preceded in death by his mother.
WILLIAM L. HALSETH
BENICIA, Calif.--A memorial mass for William L. Halseth was conducted Wednesday at St. Dominic's Church, 475 East I St., Benicia.
Halseth, 56, died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease) Monday, Oct. 28, in Benicia, Calif.
He was born Sept. 25, 1935 in Rock Springs, a son of Elmer and Anna Laibly Halseth. He graduated from the University of Colorado Medical School in 1962 and entered surgical residency, finishing with a cardiovascular thoracic residency in San Francisco in 1969.
He then returned to Denver from San Francisco and with Dr. Donald Elliott founded a practice in heart surgery in 1971.
Halseth and Elliott developed the first chest drainage device which did not require an underwater seal. He was an author and lecturer in cardiovascular surgery including valvular and coronary artery surgery.
His interests included helping other ALS patients and obtaining funding to finance further research on the disease.
Survivors include his wife, Lynn Hafford Halseth; his father, Elmer Halseth of Rock Springs; children, Cindy Knox and Cathie Halseth, both of Denver, Christina Halseth of West Virginia and David Halseth of San Francisco; two grandchildren, Brandon and Taylor Knox, both of Denver.
He was preceded in death by his mother.
Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner, Nov 2, 1991
WILLIAM L. HALSETH
BENICIA, Calif.--A memorial mass for William L. Halseth was conducted Wednesday at St. Dominic's Church, 475 East I St., Benicia.
Halseth, 56, died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease) Monday, Oct. 28, in Benicia, Calif.
He was born Sept. 25, 1935 in Rock Springs, a son of Elmer and Anna Laibly Halseth. He graduated from the University of Colorado Medical School in 1962 and entered surgical residency, finishing with a cardiovascular thoracic residency in San Francisco in 1969.
He then returned to Denver from San Francisco and with Dr. Donald Elliott founded a practice in heart surgery in 1971.
Halseth and Elliott developed the first chest drainage device which did not require an underwater seal. He was an author and lecturer in cardiovascular surgery including valvular and coronary artery surgery.
His interests included helping other ALS patients and obtaining funding to finance further research on the disease.
Survivors include his wife, Lynn Hafford Halseth; his father, Elmer Halseth of Rock Springs; children, Cindy Knox and Cathie Halseth, both of Denver, Christina Halseth of West Virginia and David Halseth of San Francisco; two grandchildren, Brandon and Taylor Knox, both of Denver.
He was preceded in death by his mother.
WILLIAM L. HALSETH
BENICIA, Calif.--A memorial mass for William L. Halseth was conducted Wednesday at St. Dominic's Church, 475 East I St., Benicia.
Halseth, 56, died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease) Monday, Oct. 28, in Benicia, Calif.
He was born Sept. 25, 1935 in Rock Springs, a son of Elmer and Anna Laibly Halseth. He graduated from the University of Colorado Medical School in 1962 and entered surgical residency, finishing with a cardiovascular thoracic residency in San Francisco in 1969.
He then returned to Denver from San Francisco and with Dr. Donald Elliott founded a practice in heart surgery in 1971.
Halseth and Elliott developed the first chest drainage device which did not require an underwater seal. He was an author and lecturer in cardiovascular surgery including valvular and coronary artery surgery.
His interests included helping other ALS patients and obtaining funding to finance further research on the disease.
Survivors include his wife, Lynn Hafford Halseth; his father, Elmer Halseth of Rock Springs; children, Cindy Knox and Cathie Halseth, both of Denver, Christina Halseth of West Virginia and David Halseth of San Francisco; two grandchildren, Brandon and Taylor Knox, both of Denver.
He was preceded in death by his mother.
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