Santos T. Luna

Cuba City, Wisconsin Santos T. Luna, 81, of Cuba City, Wisconsin, died Saturday, August 30, 2014, at home. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, September 4, 2014, at St. Rose of Lima Church in Cuba City with Rev. David Flanagan officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, with military rites accorded. Friends may call from 3-8 p.m. Wednesday at Casey Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Cuba City. Friends may also call from 9-9:45 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home before the service. Santos was born on May 11, 1933, in Chloride, New Mexico, the son of Santos V. and Rafealita (Trujillo) Luna. He married Elizabeth M. Webster on December 23, 1955, in Waukegan, Illinois. He served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict. Santos worked at John Deere Dubuque Tractor Works. Santos loved to hunt and fish and enjoyed horses. Music was everything to Santos and he played in numerous bands. He enjoyed being with family at all of their get-togethers. Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth, of Cuba City; four daughters, Carla M. (Dennis) Dahl, of Andrew, Iowa, Laurie A. (Don) Christiansen, of Wyoming, Iowa, Angela A. Foreyt, of Lancaster, and Christine M. (Jerry) Richter, of Kieler; four sons, Kelvin (Rita) Luna, of Cuba City, Kevin (Donna) Luna, of Dougherty, Iowa, Charles (Carrie) Luna, of Cochrane, Wisconsin, and Craig (Jean) Luna, of Clarksville, Tennessee; three brothers, Amado Luna, of Winston, New Mexico, and Flor (Olivia) Luna and Donald (Elsie) Luna, both of Chloride, New Mexico; 28 grandchildren; and 31 great-grandchildren with one on the way. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Flavio Luna; four sisters, Simona Fletcher, Caroline Standly, Jenny Lucero and Hermania Luna; two sons, Larry and Andrew Luna; an infant great-granddaughter, Jada Luna; and a sister-in-law, Libby Luna. A Santos T. Luna Memorial Fund has been established. Thank you to Hospice of Dubuque and a special thanks to Mary G.