"Gus" Augustine William Louis

August 3, 1931 - January 30, 2015

"Gus" Augustine W. Louis, age 83, of Ithaca died Friday, January 30, 2015, at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin. On August 3, 1931 he was born in Marinette County, Wisconsin the son of Henry and Catherine (Honer) Louis. Gus married Arlene M. Gruber on April 25, 1950 at St. Patrick's, Loretta. Gus owned and operated the gas station in Ithaca for 20 years, worked at Town and Country Tire for several years, drove bus for Ithaca Schools for 9 years, and retired from Cardinal Glass after working for 7 years. Gus liked fishing, hunting, spending time with his many grandchildren, gardening, making homemade wine, sauerkraut and dill pickles. Survivors include his wife Arlene Louis of Ithaca; 8 children, Angie (Norbert) Pulvermacher of Lone Rock, Rita (Vern) Acktez of Sextonville, Larry (Sue) Louis of Ithaca, Mary (Steven) Ballweg of Prairie Du Sac, Carol (Dan) Keller of Ithaca, Bonnie (Don) Kelley of Ithaca, Janet (Mike) Wittman of Plain, Brenda (John) Mueller of Ithaca; 17 grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren, 18 step grandchildren, 32 step great grandchildren; 2 brothers Bernard Louis of Sextonville, Charles (Marilyn) Louis of Marshfield; 6 sister-in-laws Agatha (Leslie) Neefe of Bear Valley, Caroline (Leslie) Mueller of Hillpoint, Mary Ann Gruber of Reedsburg, Anita Gruber of Sun Prairie, Marietta Gruber of Spring Green, Celia Gruber of Lime Ridge; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. Gus was preceded in death by his parents; son Cyril Louis; granddaughter Clarice Mueller; step grandson Jason Wittman; great granddaughter Rosalia Eberle; 2 brothers Victor (Clara) Louis, Ira (Elsie) Louis; 2 sisters Madeline Louis, Eileen (Leo) Witkowski; Sister-in-law Rita Louis; 5 brothers-in-law Wilbert Gruber, Cletus Gruber, Victor Gruber, Raymond Gruber, Alois Gruber; 3 Sons-in-law, Edward Koshatka, Ron Eberle, and Bill Burke. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at 11:00 AM at ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH in Keyesville with Fr. Kevin Louis officiating. Burial will be held in the church cemetery. Friends may call on Monday, February 2, 2015 at the CLARY MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME from 3:30 – 7:-30 where a Rosary Service will be held at 3:00 PM. Also, visitation will be held on Tuesday at church from 10:00 AM until the time of service at 11:00 AM. On line condolences can be made at www.clarymemorialfuneralhome.com