Zuege, Eugene Richard
Eugene Richard Zuege, 75, Spencer, passed away
at 2:55 p.m. on Sunday, March 12, 2006 at The
Colonial House Nursing & Rehabilitative Center in
Colby, WI due to complications from multiple
strokes.
He was born August 30, 1930, in the Township of
Beaver, Wisconsin to Frank Martin and Elsie
(Johnson) Zuege. He grew up on the family farm in
Loyal, Wisconsin. He graduated from Loyal High
School in 1948. Stationed at Fort Leonard Wood in
Missouri, he served active duty in the United States
Army with the 813th EAB, Elmendorf AFB Unit in
Alaska from January 26, 1952 to December 23,
1953, where he was an E-4 Corporal and operated
and serviced trucks up to fifteen tons. In 1954, he
returned to Loyal to work on the family farm until
1970. Upon moving to Spencer, he was employed
at Land O’Lakes for twenty years, retiring in 1990.
Gene’s favorite pastimes included cooking on the
grill, fishing, working in the yard, and gardening. He
was mechanically-minded and was able to fix nearly
anything. He had a love for animals, as well. Gene
was a very kind-hearted man.