Albert Locy

1936 - 2024

Albert Locy

September 5, 1936 - December 6, 2024

Albert James Locy, La Crosse, Wis./Wilton, Calif., 88, passed away in Wilton on December 6, 2024

Al was born in Chicago, Ill., on September 5, 1936, to Albert Elmer Locy and Marie (Polodna) Locy. He married Lucille Mary Yehle on January 11, 1958, in La Crosse at St James the Less Church, and divorced in 1980, she preceded him in death on April 21, 1998. Albert was also married to Lois (2003-2018.)

Albert moved with his mom and sister Pat to Prairie Du Chein when he was two, and then to La Crosse, Wis., when he was three. His first job was at age eight as a shoe shine boy on the corner of Main and 3rd Street, and his entire life he enjoyed working and being busy in some form or another. Al attended Aquinas High School before enlisting in the U.S. Navy from 1955-1959. He was stationed on the USS Trathen DO-530 as an electrician. When he was honorably discharged he spent a year working on farms around La Crosse. He then passed the test to become a licensed electrician and went to work for Dairyland Power in Alma, Wis. for a few years before transferring to Genoa. In 1972, he moved his family to Elk Grove, Calif., where he worked as Electrical Supervisor at Rancho Seco Nuclear Power Plant. In 1985, he retired from the electrical field and started his own investment firm with offices in Lodi, Calif. and Rancho Murrieta, Calif., which he ran successfully until his passing. Al is a past Exalted Ruler of the Lodi Elks Lodge 1900.

Albert loved spending Saturday mornings having coffee with his son Andy, who lived "just over the fence." Before his passing Albert was able to do some of the things he always wanted to do. One of his highlights was going on the Freedom Honor Flight out of La Crosse. He also enjoyed exploring western history whenever his son Al came out to visit. He enjoyed Thanksgiving visiting his daughter Colleen and son Chris in Wyoming. For decades, dad loved to travel to Petersburg, Alaska, and meet up with his friends and go fishing for halibut and shrimp. Albert was a lifelong golfer and runner. He ran his last half marathon just three years ago. Al had a love history, especially western history.

Albert is survived by three sons and a daughter. Son, Albert M. (Karen) Locy, of Onalaska, Wis., daughter, Colleen M. (Joseph) Holtzclaw, of Wheatland Wyo., Andrew D. (Toni) Locy, of Wilton, Calif., and Christopher T. (Maudine) Locy, of Wheatland, Wyo. He is also survived by seven grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter; and many nieces and nephews; and his very dear friend, Sheri Gage.

He is survived by sister, Patricia (Galen) Romskog; half sisters, Bernita (Howard) Sheehan and Kathy Locy; half brothers, Doug (Lorri) Locy, Charles (Barb) Callen, John (Kim) Williams. He was preceded in death by wife, Lucille (1997); wife, Lois (2014); great-grandson, Jonathan Leroy Van Wey; half brother, Robert Locy; half sisters, Dorothy and Marie Locy; and stepbrothers, Bill and Paul Williams, Richard (Sue) Williams, Butch (Linda) Williams; and his stepfather, James L. Williams.

An announcement will come later for a Memorial Service in California in the Spring, and in Wisconsin in the Summer. Interment will be at the Minnesota Veterans Cemetery in Preston, Minn. Please send any memorial donations to the Aquinas Alumni Association in La Crosse, Wis.