April 18, 2021
Evansville, WI - Lawton Luke Short, 88, passed away April 18, 2021 at his home in Evansville, WI. He was born March 12, 1933 in Oneonta, NY to Raphael and hazel (Smith) Short. He married his high school sweetheart, Joyce Ann Hitchcock on December 31, 1953 in Oneonta, NY. She preceded him in death on August 23, 2020. They had celebrated 66 years of marriage. Luke enlisted in the Air Force in 1952 and spent 20 years serving our country. When he retired from the air Force in 1972, he moved his family to Evansville. He was a salesman for several companies in the Madison area. He also served as Alderman for many years in the City of Evansville. He loved hunting, fishing, playing video poker and most of all bowling. As a young boy at the age of 9, he got a job setting bowling pins at his hometown bowling alley. This truly started a lifelong dedication and devotion to the sport of bowling. He bowled in numerous leagues in the many places he lived. After moving to Evansvill