A former La Crosse, Wis. city business owner Sylvester E. Strittmater, along with Frank E. Eustice, owned and operated Gateway Die & Tool Co. from 1944 to approximately 1949. This business was located at 332 Copeland Ave. on the north side of La Crosse. Strittmater then worked as a die maker and foreman for the Trane Co. from approximately 1950 to his retirement in about 1975. He died in 2000.
