Obituaries
Travis T. Brommerich
Apr 6, 2025
Travis T. Brommerich, a beloved son, brother, and friend, passed away on April 6, 2025, at the young age of 41. Born on September 19, 1983, in Winona, Minnesota, he was the cherished son of Timothy and Glenda (Washburn) Brommerich.
Growing up, Travis spent most of his childhood on the family farm with his two aunts and his Grandma Betty. He...
Colleen Margaret Anne Hoeth
Apr 21, 2025
Colleen Margaret Anne (Meier) Hoeth, 89, of La Crosse, WI passed away peacefully on Monday, April 21st, 2025. She was born February 19th, 1936 to Robert & Lila Meier in La Crosse, WI.
Rusty attended Central High School, Class of 1954. She and Merlin were married on May 16th, 1959 and lived in South Carolina during the time when Merlin was...
Thomas J. Franzini
Apr 21, 2025
)Thomas J. Franzini, age 73 of La Crosse, passed away on Monday, April 21, 2025 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center.
Tom was born in La Crosse, WI on February 9, 1952 to John and Gwendolyn Franzini.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Tom is survived by his son Daniel Franzini (Karen Adams) and their children Vada (6) and Camila (4); daughter...
Patricia Ann O'Donnell
Apr 20, 2025
Patricia Ann O’Donnell, 89, of La Crosse and formerly of Ft. Myers, FL and Madison, WI, passed away on Sunday, April 20, 2025. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 10:30 AM at La Crescent Ev. Free Church, 1675 County Road 6.
A complete obituary will be posted soon.
Gerald "Gerry" A. Dix
Apr 19, 2025
Gerald Arthur Dix, 82, passed away quietly at his home in Brownsville, Minnesota, on Saturday, April 19, 2025. Gerry was born July 5, 1942, in Madison, Wisconsin, to Clarence and Doloris (Ott) Dix. He was a graduate of Madison East High School and earned his bachelor’s degree at Lakeland College in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, where he married his college sweetheart, Nancy...
Theresa A. Schuttenhelm
Apr 18, 2025
Theresa Ann Schuttenhelm passed away peacefully on Friday, April 18th at the age of 86.
Theresa was born in Sparta, WI on July 12, 1938, to Fred and Maire (Seidel) Ryan. After graduating from Sacred Heart High School in Milwaukee (1955) she worked as a catalog proofreader for the George Worthington Co. in Cleveland, OH, and the Cleveland Art Club where...
Dorthy E. Yahnke
Apr 16, 2025
Dorthy Elizabeth (Thill) Yahnke was born July 1st, 1932, to John and Mercy Thill in New Lyme, Wisconsin. As a young child her parents moved the family to Melrose. Where she would attend grade school at the historic Little Red Schoolhouse.
Around the time of graduating as Valedictorian from both Melrose High and Hollerin’ School, she met Harlan Yahnke (1924 -...
Ronald "Ron" J. Knutson
Apr 14, 2025
Ronald J. “Ron” Knutson, 75, of Holmen, WI, passed away peacefully at Gundersen Health System ICU in La Crosse on Monday, April 14, 2025. He was born on January 2, 1950 to Orton and Leona (Tauscher) Knutson. Ron and his wife Laurel Lee both graduated from Central High School in 1969 and were married on October 11, 1969 on a...
Betty J. Riley
Apr 13, 2025
Betty Janice (Dusso) Riley, 97, of La Crosse, WI, passed away peacefully of natural causes at her residence at Brookdale Assisted Living.
Born on December 15, 1927, in La Crosse, WI, to Lyle and Betty Dusso, Betty was the sister of the late Fern Marie Blell, late Marjorie Thygesen, and late Ted Dusso. She attended Aquinas High School and later worked...
James E. Anderson
Apr 13, 2025
James E. “Jim” Anderson, 81, of La Crosse, passed away on Sunday, April 13, 2025. James was born on December 10, 1943, to Marcus and Gladys Anderson in La Crosse. He graduated from Central High school in 1962. He then went on to serve in the U.S. Army reserve 389th Engineers. On July 15, 1967, he married Madeline Neprud, they...
Shirlee Ann Allen
Apr 12, 2025
Shirlee Ann Allen, 84, of La Crosse, died on Saturday, April 12, 2025 in her home surrounded by her loved ones. She was born on July 9, 1940 in La Crosse to Harry and Ann (Miller) Harnish. Shirlee had worked at J.C. Penney in Minneapolis for many years and then at Mayo Clinic in La Crosse. She volunteered at RSVP,...
Sandra K. Elliott
Apr 12, 2025
Sandra Kay Elliott, 80, of La Crosse, WI passed away on Saturday, April 12, 2025 at Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse. She was born on June 28, 1944 and raised by her mother Shirlie Hanson and her grandfather Hollice Helland. She worked in health care for 45 years, 25 of those years spent with the Springer family, especially...
Lawrence D. Baeder II
Apr 11, 2025
Lawrence Donald Baeder II, 43, of Onalaska, WI, passed away on April 11, 2025, surrounded by family and friends, after a brief battle with Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), a rare and life-threatening inflammatory syndrome. Larry was born May 20th, 1981 in Corvallis, Oregon, the son of Larry and Judy(Billock) Baeder and brother of Andrea Baeder.
Larry graduated from McFarland High School in...
Carol Mae Larsen
Apr 11, 2025
Carol Mae Larsen, age 85, of Onalaska, WI, passed away peacefully on April 11, 2025.
Carol was born on May 6, 1939, in Wausau, WI, to Gordon and Mary (Jankovich) Walters. A devoted mother and grandmother, Carol was affectionately known throughout the La Crosse area for many years as “The Avon Lady.”
In her younger years, Carol loved ice skating, and later...
Elmer Carl Blank
Apr 11, 2025
Elmer Carl Blank, 92, of La Crosse, WI passed away on Friday, April 11, 2025 at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse. He was born on June 7, 1932 in La Crosse to Fred and Luella (Bartsch) Blank. He was baptized and confirmed at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in La Crosse. He graduated from Central High School in 1951. He...
John H. Molstad
Apr 10, 2025
John H. Molstad, 86, of La Crosse passed away April 10 with his wife by his side at Bethany St. Joseph Nursing Home after a long illness.
John was born on April 19, 1938 to Selmer and Gertrude Molstad in Galesville, WI.
He lost his mother shortly after his birth. He lived with relatives until the age of 7 at which time...
Barbara Jean Reedy
Apr 10, 2025
Barbara (Barb) Reedy passed away on Thursday, April 10, 2025. She was born in Winona, MN to Alfred and Lillian (Kiekhoefer) Amundson of Arcadia, WI on June 16, 1926. Barb attended Arcadia Public Schools and graduated as salutatorian of her high school class in 1943. After graduation, she worked at the State Bank of Arcadia for several years.
Barbara and Howard...
Janice "Jan" Larkin
Apr 8, 2025
Janice "Jan" M. Larkin, age 89 of La Crosse, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 8, 2025.
She was born October 13, 1935 to Dorothy (Jones) Hanson and Harvey Hanson in La Crosse WI and graduated from Central High School in 1953 from which she had many happy memories.
On September 24, 1955, Jan married the love of her life, Bill Larkin...
Betty Jane Voves
Apr 4, 2025
Betty Jane Voves, born on November 24, 1924, in Chaseburg, WI, passed away peacefully at the age of one hundred on April 4, 2025, at Bethany St. Joseph Care Center in La Crosse, WI. She was the youngest of the eight children of Bernard and Isabelle (Geary) Veglahn. Betty's life was marked by her dedication to her family, a deep...
Kathryn D. Bandell
Apr 1, 2025
Kathryn "Kathy" Bandell, 73, of La Crosse, WI passed away Tuesday, April 1, 2025, at Riverside Transitional Care in La Crosse. Kathy was born in Viroqua, WI on June 28, 1951, to Walter and Ellen (Hall) Melby.
She had an associate degree in Food Service Management, a diploma from Madison Area Technical College as a Food Service Assistant, and a Bachelor...
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