Obituaries
Ronald David Phillips
Nov 18, 2025
Ronald David Phillips, 74 of Mindoro, passed away Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse. He was born June 19, 1951 in La Crosse to Donald Phillips and Joyce Bundy.
Ron always enjoyed the outdoors, camping in his younger years, fishing, canoeing, and doing yard work and gardening. He also loved going to the La Crosse...
Dr. Lee A. Johnson
Dec 6, 2025
Dr. Lee Johnson (Knoernschild), 62, of La Crosse passed through death into our Lord’s eternal care Saturday, December 6, 2025 surrounded by members of her loving family. Her last six years were a contested space between ovarian cancer and Lee’s will to love and bless her family. Today we are left with love and blessings. Lee is survived by her...
Gerald "Jerry" L. Guentz
Dec 5, 2025
Jerry was born August 22, 1934, in Winona, Minnesota, the third son of Douglas Vernon and Beatrice (Loeding) Guentz. Joining brothers Douglas and John.
The family later moved to La Crosse, WI where Jerry developed long lasting relationships. It was in high school that Jerry met Joan who would become his wife and best friend of nearly seventy-one years. They were...
Gregory R. Hamblin
Dec 4, 2025
Gregory Raymond Hamblin, 72, of Onalaska, WI, passed away on December 4th, 2025, after a long battle in hospice.
Greg was born March 30th, 1953, to Katherine Hamblin and Buck Martin in Las Vegas, NV. After graduating from high school in Mount Shasta, CA, Greg headed out to Farmington, NM. Here he met the love of his life, Carolyn Clayton, at...
Gayle "Bud" Worrell Jr.
Dec 3, 2025
Gayle "Bud" Worrell Jr., 84, passed away Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse. He was born July 26, 1941 in Mankato, MN to the late Gayle Worrell Sr. and Mildred Worrell (Drummer).
Bud graduated from high school in ‘59 from Janesville High School. After beginning his job at Continental Can Company in 1958. He transferred...
Deanna J. Swanson
Dec 1, 2025
Deanna Joan Swanson, age 87, passed away on December 1st, 2025 in Holmen, Wisconsin surrounded in love. She is the co-star of one of the greatest love stories to ever happen with our father John Swanson. Married on May 25, 1957 our dad had proposed to her asking if she wanted a ring for the wedding, or for him to...
Richard "Odie" E. Odemoe
Nov 30, 2025
Richard E. “Odie” Odemoe, 77, of Onalaska, Wisconsin, left our world for eternal glory on Sunday, November 30, 2025. He was born on April 23, 1948, in La Crosse to Edward and Clara (Olson) Odemoe. During his earlier years, he attended school in Onalaska and graduated from Onalaska High School.
For several years Odie bartended at the Scoreboard Bar in Onalaska,...
Howard Frederick Guepfer
Nov 30, 2025
Howard Frederick Guepfer of La Crosse, WI passed away suddenly on November 30th, 2025, surrounded by his family. He was born on December 14th, 1951 to Joseph and Harriet Guepfer in La Crosse, WI.
After graduating from La Crosse Central and briefly attending UW-L, he went on to earn an associate degree from Western Technical College. During school, he worked at...
Mary Carol Elsen
Nov 27, 2025
Mary Carol (Berg) Elsen (78) of La Crosse, WI passed away peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones on November 27th, 2025 after a brief battle with cancer.
Mary was born on December 14th, 1946 to John & Agnes Berg. She grew up the baby of the family of 5 on the Berg family farm in rural Coon Valley. After graduating...
Virginia H. Drievold
Nov 26, 2025
Virginia H. Drievold, 83, of Melrose, WI, passed away on November 26, 2025, in La Crosse, WI.
Virginia will always be remembered for her love of spending time around the dinner table with family and for playing cards and gambling.
In loving memory, The Drievolds
John Michael Oestreicher
Nov 26, 2025
John “Mike” Michael Oestreicher, age 79, passed away on November 26, 2025, at Mayo Clinic in La Crosse, WI. He shared his last breath with his daughter by his side. He was born June 22, 1946, in La Crosse to the late Alfred and Margaret (Koblitz) Oestreicher.
Mike graduated from Aquinas High School in 1964. He married the love of his...
Delores G. Soller
Nov 25, 2025
Delores G. Soller, age 89, passed away November 25, 2025 at Bethel Oaks in Viroqua, WI. She was born on September 15, 1936 in Middle Ridge, Wisconsin to the late Wenzel and Ida Kaiser.
Delores, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and a friend to all who knew her, passed away surrounded by the loved ones she spent her life...
Bobby Alan Last
Nov 23, 2025
Bobby Alan Last (lovingly known as Booby), of Sparta, WI, passed away peacefully on November 23rd, 2025 at the age of 34, surrounded by the people who loved him most.
Bobby was born on June 29th, 1991 to Joel Goessl and Wendy (Last) Staff in Manitowoc, WI. He grew up with a vibrant spirit and a kind heart that stayed with...
Elva L. Kerns
Nov 23, 2025
Our precious mother and grandmother, Elva Lorraine (Papenfuss, Erdmann) Kerns, 94, went to her eternal home on November 23, 2025 surrounded by family.
She was born March 2, 1931 to Ernest and Agnus (Gile) Papenfuss. She devoted her life to her family. Her greatest love was her family and she could never get enough time with them. She led her life...
Carole D. Myhre
Nov 22, 2025
Carole DeLane (Hanson) Myhre, age 89, of Onalaska, WI, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family, after a courageous battle with cancer.
Carole was born on March 14, 1936, in Fergus Falls, MN. She grew up on a farm just outside Battle Lake, MN. She was the second of four daughters born to Laura (Hilden) and Herbert Hanson.
She considered herself...
Gertrude V. "Gertie" Fitch
Nov 20, 2025
Gertrude Viola Fitch (Rueger), 95, of La Crosse, WI, passed away peacefully at her home on November 20, 2025. Born to Herman and Elsie (Simmons) Rueger, Gertrude grew up on a farm in Antigo, where, instead of working outside like her siblings, she often stayed indoors to help her mother cook—planting the early seeds of the quiet, nurturing spirit she...
Steven Helgeson
Nov 19, 2025
Steven J. Helgeson, 66, of Onalaska, WI, passed away unexpectedly at his home from natural causes. He was born January 21, 1959, in Milwaukee, WI, to LeRoy and Elveda Helgeson.
Steve is survived by his wife, Barbara; his daughter, Sara, and her husband, Michael; his son, Connor, and his wife, Karlie, and stepson, William. Additionally, he leaves behind his brother Kurt...
Carol J. Pesch
Nov 18, 2025
Carol J Pesch, born on July 27th 1959, at Gundersen Hospital in La Crosse, Wisconsin, was the daughter of John Papaceck and Dorothy Papaceck (Kihm). Carol lost her battle to stage 4 gastroesophageal cancer at Gundersen Hospital on November 18th, 2025. She passed peacefully while being sung ‘The Best Day’, by Taylor Swift, in the arms of her loving husband,...
Amanda J. Spielman
Nov 15, 2025
Amanda J. Spielman, 85, of Onalaska, WI, passed away on November 15, 2025.
Please direct any memorials to Pump House Regional Arts Center in La Crosse, WI. https://ci.ovationtix.com/36764/store/donations/54712
Janet H. Stearns
Nov 11, 2025
Janet “Jan” Helen Stearns, 84, of Stoddard, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, after a courageous battle with cancer.
Jan was born on August 30, 1941, in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, and grew up as an only child in Stoddard. She married her high school sweetheart, Norm Krause, in 1959. They were living in Racine, W,I when an opportunity arose to purchase...
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