EXHIBIT 99.4



                            EMCLAIRE FINANCIAL CORP.
                                 612 MAIN STREET
                             EMLENTON, PENNSYLVANIA
                         SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

                                  July 30, 1998

         The  undersigned  hereby  appoints  the Board of  Directors of Emclaire
Financial Corp. ("Emclaire"), or its designee, with full powers of substitution,
to act as  attorneys  and  proxies  for the  undersigned,  to vote all shares of
capital stock of PSFC which the  undersigned  is entitled to vote at the Special
Meeting of Stockholders  ("Meeting"),  to be held at 612 Main Street,  Emlenton,
Pennsylvania  16373, on August 27,  1998 at 4:00 p.m. local time, and at any and
all adjournments thereof, as follows:

                                                          FOR   AGAINST  ABSTAIN
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1. To consider and vote upon a proposal to approve an
   Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated April 7,
   1998 (the "Reorganization Agreement") by and
   between Emclaire and The Farmers National Bank of
   Emlenton ("Farmers National"), and Peoples Savings
   Financial Corporation ("PSFC"), a Pennsylvania
   corporation and the holding company for Peoples
   Savings Bank, a Pennsylvania chartered savings bank
   ("Peoples Bank") and Peoples.  Pursuant to the
   Reorganization Agreement, PSFC will be merged with
   and into Emclaire, and as soon as practicable
   thereafter, Peoples Bank will be merged with and into
   Farmers National (together, the "Merger").  According
   to the terms of the Reorganization Agreement,
   shareholders of PSFC may elect, subject to certain
   election and allocation procedures, to exchange their
   shares of PSFC common stock for $26.00, payable in     |_|     |_|      |_|
   the aggregate form of 45% cash and 55% Emclaire
   common stock.




   The Board of Directors recommends a vote "FOR" the above listed proposition.

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THIS  SIGNED  PROXY  WILL BE  VOTED  AS  DIRECTED,  BUT IF NO  INSTRUCTIONS  ARE
SPECIFIED,  THIS SIGNED PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THE PROPOSITION  STATED.  IF ANY
OTHER  BUSINESS IS PRESENTED AT THE MEETING,  THIS SIGNED PROXY WILL BE VOTED BY
THOSE NAMED IN THIS PROXY IN THEIR BEST JUDGMENT. AT THE PRESENT TIME, THE BOARD
OF DIRECTORS KNOWS OF NO OTHER BUSINESS TO BE PRESENTED AT THE MEETING.
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                THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

         Should the undersigned be present and elect to vote at the Meeting,  or
at any adjournments  thereof, and after notification to the Secretary of PSFC at
the Meeting of the stockholder's  decision to terminate this proxy, the power of
said  attorneys and proxies shall be deemed  terminated  and of no further force
and effect.  The undersigned may also revoke this proxy by filing a subsequently
dated proxy or by  notifying  the  Secretary  of PSFC of his or her  decision to
terminate this proxy.

         The undersigned  acknowledges  receipt from PSFC prior to the execution
of this  proxy of  Notice of the  Meeting,  a Proxy  Statement/Prospectus  dated
July 30, 1998, and an Election Form/Letter of Transmittal.


                                        Please check here if you
Dated:                  , 1998          plan to attend the Meeting         |_|
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PRINT NAME OF STOCKHOLDER                   PRINT NAME OF STOCKHOLDER


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SIGNATURE OF STOCKHOLDER                    SIGNATURE OF STOCKHOLDER


Please sign  exactly as your name  appears on this Proxy card.  When  signing as
attorney,  executor,  administrator,  trustee or guardian, please give your full
title. If shares are held jointly, each holder should sign.


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PLEASE  COMPLETE,  DATE,  SIGN AND MAIL  THIS  PROXY  PROMPTLY  IN THE  ENCLOSED
POSTAGE-PREPAID ENVELOPE.
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