Lorenzo "Sonny" D. Slayton

July 25, 1939 - August 20, 2017

Lorenzo "Sonny" D. Slayton age 78, of Lugerville, died on Sunday August 20, 2017 at Howard Young Medical Center in Woodruff. He was born on July 25, 1939 in Park Falls, the son of Aaron and Mina (Gallenbeck) Slayton. His early life and schooling were in Park Falls, where he graduated from high school in 1957. Sonny lived in Iowa for fourteen years before returning home in 1974. He was a logger, a truck driver for Rich Morrison, Rudy Kundinger, Phillips Plastics and others. He loved working on old machinery, his sawmill and working on the farm. He is survived by: His soulmate Judy Sleck of Lugerville (5)children: Debbie (Tim) Jones of Albia, Iowa Barb (Chance) Meredith of Libby, Montana Mary Craver of Centerville, Iowa John Slayton of Mystic, Iowa Aaron (Stephanie Hinze) Slayton of Fifield (5)step-children: Carla (Lloyd) Binford of Green Bay Bill (Connie) Erickson of Decatur, Tennessee Mitch Voda of Park Falls Michael (Cheri) Voda of Kenosha Tammy (Jay) Schmidt of Edgar and many grandchildren and great-grandchilddren (2)sisters: Evelda Anderson of Spooner Norma Wagner of Park Falls his former wives Pat of Mystic Iowa and Sharon of Antigo and many nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents. Funeral services will be held on Friday August 25, 2017 at 1:00pm from the Fifield Fire Station Firehouse in Fifield. Pastor Paul Dischler will officiate. A visitation will be held on Thursday from 3:00pm until 7:00pm at the Novitzke Funeral Home in Park Falls and on Friday at the Fifield Firehouse from 12:00pm until the hour of the service. Private Interment will take place at a later date.