Obituaries

Debra L. Vogel

Debra L. Vogel

Aug 28, 2025

Debra "Debbie" Vogel (Hamburg), age 74, passed away on August 28, 2025, in Harlingen, Texas. She was born on April 23, 1951, in Reedsburg, Wisconsin, to Herb and Margaret Hamburg.

Debbie married Rick Vogel, and together they built a close family centered on faith, family, love, and the Green Bay Packers. She devoted her life to raising four rambunctious boys, later...

Warren J. Hoff

Warren J. Hoff

Sep 7, 2025

Warren J. Hoff, age 76, of Onalaska, WI, passed away on Sunday, September 7, 2025 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center. He was born February 20, 1949 in La Crosse to Gerald and Irene Hoff.

Warren graduated from Logan High School. While attending high school, he spent his free time as a member of the local rock and roll band Dynamics. His...

Gary M. Pampuch

Gary M. Pampuch

Sep 6, 2025

Gary M. Pampuch of La Crosse passed away at home on Saturday, September 6, 2026, surrounded by his family. He was born on September 25, 1947, to Roman and Helen (Killian) Pampuch. He graduated from Aquinas High School in 1965.

After college at UWL he went on to proudly serve his country as an EM3 in the U.S. Navy, serving aboard...

Stanton "Stan" R. Gould

Stanton "Stan" R. Gould

Sep 5, 2025

Stanton R. “Stan” Gould, 75, of La Crosse, passed away peacefully on September 5, 2025. Born on February 8, 1950, in Vero Beach, FL, Stan lived a life marked by adventure, humor and deep devotion to his family and faith. The son of John and Jean Gould, both now deceased, Stan grew up in a lively household surrounded by his...

Corinne “Corky” F. Martell

Corinne “Corky” F. Martell

Sep 4, 2025

Corinne(Corky) Frances Martell (Hafner) 87, of La Crosse, left our arms and went home to her Lord and Savior on Sept 4, 2025. She was surrounded by loved ones in her final days and hours and left this world full of love.

Preceded in death by her parents Leo and Francis Marie (Frappier) Hafner, her grandparents Frank and Lenna (Beech) Frappier,...

Charles Kenneth Johnson

Charles Kenneth Johnson

Sep 2, 2025

Charles Kenneth Johnson (93) passed away on September 2nd, 2025 at Creamery Creek Senior Living of Stoddard, WI. He was born on December 24th, 1931 to Morris & Georgina Johnson.

Charlie worked at Trane Co. for 26 years and afterwards kept a part-time job at Kwik Trip. He loved fishing and playing cards. One time when they were younger, he and...

John J. Lau

John J. Lau

Sep 1, 2025

John J. Lau, beloved husband, father, grandpa, great-grandpa, brother, teacher and friend, passed away peacefully on September 1, 2025, at the age of 78.

John was born on May 22, 1947, to Theodore and Viola (Dahlke) Lau, in the town of New London, WI. He was the youngest of three children. He was baptized and made a precious child of God...

Randy C. Burner

Randy C. Burner

Aug 30, 2025

Randy C. Burner, 72, of La Crosse passed away on Saturday, August 30, 2025, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse. He was born on May 18, 1953 in Crosby, ND to Robert and Shirley (Thompson) Burner. He graduated from Noonan High School in Noonan, ND.

Randy proudly served his country as a Sergeant in the United States Air Force...

Raymond H. Frentzel

Raymond H. Frentzel

Aug 30, 2025

Raymond Frentzel, age 82, of La Crosse, passed away on August 30, 2025 at his home.

Ray was born on February 24, 1943 to Raymond and Helen Frentzel in Milwaukee, WI. After graduating from Waukesha High School South in 1961, Ray went on to receive a BA in Business from UW-Milwaukee.

After graduation, Ray worked for IBM, Xerox, Josten’s and later became...

Joyce E. Novey

Joyce E. Novey

Aug 28, 2025

Joyce Eileen (Chappell) Novey, age 84, of La Crosse, WI, passed away on August 28, 2025. Joyce was born in Oelwein, Iowa, on May 29, 1941, to George and Ruth (Kamoss) Chappell. Her family resided in various locations in Iowa during her childhood years: Strawberry Point, Randall, Littleport, and McGregor. Joyce worked at the family’s Dairy Bar in McGregor during...

Darrel R. Woolley

Darrel R. Woolley

Aug 27, 2025

Darrel R. Woolley, 57, of Winona, MN passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, August 27, 2025 in his home. He was born on November 6, 1967 in La Crosse, WI to Darrel H. and Cheryl L. (Kennicott) Greeno. He was baptized and confirmed at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in La Crosse, WI. He graduated from La Crescent High School where he...

Donna Mae Engelson

Donna Mae Engelson

Aug 27, 2025

Donna Mae (Phelps) Engelson, age 93 of Onalaska, passed away on Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at Benedictine Manor. She was born to Louis and Loretta (Fordham) Phelps on February 23rd, 1932 in La Crosse. She was married to Warren Engelson on October 16th, 1952 at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in La Crosse.

Donna was an avid bowler back in the day...

Carol J. Jerome

Carol J. Jerome

Aug 25, 2025

Carol J. Jerome, 94, of La Crescent, MN passed away on Monday, August 25, 2025, at La Crescent Health Services. She was born in Sparta, WI on July 29, 1931, to Owen and Eda (Martin) Williams. Carol was a loving wife to her husband, Wayne, whom she married on March 2, 1948 in Winona, MN. Together they raised three boys....

Peter D. McCartney

Peter D. McCartney

Aug 23, 2025

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Peter Davies McCartney, 68, of La Crosse, Wisconsin. He gently departed this life in his home on August 23, 2025, surrounded by loved ones.

Pete was born in Minneapolis, MN, on March 20, 1957, to the late William and Elizabeth “Betsy” McCartney. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Economics from...

William John Meir

William John Meir

Aug 22, 2025

William (Bill) Meir, age 76, died suddenly at his home in Twin Bluffs, Minnesota, on August 22nd, 2025.

Born to George and Alyce Meir in La Crosse, Wisconsin, Bill graduated from Aquinas High School in 1966. After high school, Bill moved to New York and found employment as a phone book proofreader as well as other interesting jobs. He was proud...

Loretta Catherine Clarkin

Loretta Catherine Clarkin

Aug 21, 2025

Loretta Clarkin, 86, passed away peacefully on August 21st, 2025 in Onalaska, Wisconsin.

A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, August 30th at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in La Crosse, Wisconsin with Father John Zweber officiating. As she was a member of the Catholic Daughters, there will be a rosary at 9:15 a.m. following a visitation at...

Dolores Ann Slungaard

Dolores Ann Slungaard

Aug 21, 2025

Dolores "Lori" Ann Slungaard (91) of La Crosse, WI passed away on August 21st, 2025, at Brookdale Sterling House in La Crosse, under the care of Gundersen Hospice.

Dolores was born on March 31st,1934 to George and Catherine Yost in La Crosse, WI. After graduating from Aquinas High School in 1952, she went on to study at St. Francis Nursing School....

Richard "Butch" W. Bauer

Richard "Butch" W. Bauer

Aug 20, 2025

Richard W. “Butch” Bauer, 53, of Nodine, Minnesota, was called to his heavenly home on August 20th, 2025 surrounded by his loved ones at home, after a seven-month battle with metastatic renal cell carcinoma.

He was born on June 16, 1972, to Bob and Rosella (Proudfoot) Bauer.

On September 30, 1995, Butch was united in marriage with Bridget (Steinfeldt). He was a...

Trent D. Lau

Trent D. Lau

Aug 18, 2025

Trent D. Lau

Trent D. Lau, 55, passed away on Monday, August 18, 2025. Trent’s death has left holes in so many people’s hearts. Trent was born on March 26, 1970, to Ed and Judy (Willer) Lau. He grew up on French Island and attended Summit Elementary. Trent graduated from Logan High School in 1989 and was a member of the...

Randy Norman Michaelis

Randy Norman Michaelis

Aug 17, 2025

Randy Norman Michaelis passed away on August 17, 2025. Born on July 7, 1955, to Norman and Darlene Michaelis, Randy lived a life filled with adventure, creativity, and community spirit.

After graduating from New Auburn High School, Randy attended Mount Senario College in Ladysmith, where he earned a degree in art. His outgoing personality and optimism led to numerous career successes....