Obituaries
Keith Douglas Ellison
Apr 21, 2019
Keith Douglas Ellison, 88, of La Crosse, died on April 21, 2019. He was born on July 19, 1930 to Theodore and Marguerite (Vick) Ellison in Detroit. He served in the US Army during the Korean War in the military police. Keith worked for Trane Company in La Crosse for 39 years as a design engineer. On December...
Lloyd "Red" Wuensch
Apr 21, 2019
Lloyd “Red” Edward Wuensch, 88, of Onalaska, passed away on Sunday, April 21, 2019, with his family by his side.
Lloyd was born at St. Ann’s Hospital in La Crosse on August 9, 1930 to Edwin and Elizabeth (Kreibich) Wuensch. He was the youngest of seven children.
Lloyd spent his early childhood growing up on...
Carl K. Cody
Apr 21, 2019
Carl K. Cody, 81 of La Crosse passed away at his home on Sunday, April 21, 2019. He was born August 30, 1937 in Onalaska to Cyril and Irma (Emery) Cody and attended Logan High School. On September 15, 1962 he married Mary Ann Rudolph.
Carl started working at the age of 16 with...
Matt R. Glander
Apr 19, 2019
Matt R. Glander, 73, of Onalaska, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, April 19, 2019. He was born on April 21, 1945 in Black River Falls, WI to Howard and Phyllis (Christenson) Glander. Matt married Sandy on January 17, 1969 and just recently celebrated their 50 th wedding anniversary. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, boating, camping and spending time...
Frank G. Baures
Apr 18, 2019
Frank G. Baures, 67, of Onalaska, passed away on Thursday April 18, 2019 at Gundersen Health System in Boscobel, WI. He was born on May 11, 1951 in Arcadia, Wisconsin to George H. and Antoinette S. (Grulkowski) Baures. He grew up in Winona, MN attending Cotter High School and graduated from Winona State University with a degree in Education...
Lois M. Hayek
Apr 17, 2019
Lois M. Hayek, 90, of La Crosse, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at the Bethany St. Joseph Care Center. Lois was born February 16th, 1929 in Caledonia, MN to Ervin and Mary (Stemper) Krueger. She married John Hayek on December 4th, 1976 at their home in La Crosse, WI.
She is survived by her...
Richard E. "Dick" Hepfel
Apr 17, 2019
Richard E. “Dick” Hepfel, 88 of La Crescent, MN passed away on Wednesday April 17, 2019 at the Bethany-Riverside Nursing Facility in La Crosse. He was born December 8, 1930 in Hibbing, MN to John and Grace (Belschner) Hepfel and was baptized on December 23, 1930. Dick graduated from Hibbing High School. He served in the United States...
Joan S. Wojciechowski
Apr 14, 2019
Joan Spieker Wojciechowski, 65, of Onalaska, WI, died on Sunday, April 14, 2019. She was born in Kenosha, WI, on October 19, 1953, to Roy and Ethel Spieker; she married Wayne Wojciechowski on August 4, 1979.
After graduating from St. Joseph High School in 1971, she went on to receive a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work at...
Ronald J. Fischer
Apr 14, 2019
Ronald Joseph Fischer, 91 of La Crescent, Minn., passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2019 at the Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, surrounded by loved ones.
He was born March 19, 1928 in Sheboygan, Wis., and later moved to La Crescent. He married Jean Barber in Sheboygan on August 6, 1949.
Ron is survived...
William "Billy" Jerome Silha
Apr 12, 2019
William "Billy" Jerome Silha, 52, of La Crosse, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 12, 2019 at Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse, WI. Billy was born on January 19, 1967 in Viroqua, WI. to Robert and Alice (Kaiser) Silha. He married Julie Mae Beier on September 7, 1996 at Mount Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church in La Crosse,...
Donald R. Haefs
Apr 11, 2019
Donald R. Haefs, 78, of La Crescent, MN went to his Heavenly home on Thursday, April 11, 2019. He fought a courageous battle with cancer and passed away peacefully at Hillview Health Care Center. Don was born on September 18, 1940 in La Crosse, WI to Hans and Margaret (Muenzenberger) Haefs. Don attended school in La Crescent. He married...
Carol Jeanne Bina
Apr 9, 2019
Carol Jeanne Bina, 87, of La Crosse, died on Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at the Benedictine Villa in La Crosse. She was born on November 5, 1931 in La Crosse to Lester and Annie (Knobloch) Cilley, and raised by her grandparents, Joseph and Alma Knobloch. Carol attended State Road Elementary and graduated from Aquinas High School in 1950....
Robert J. Meinertz
Apr 9, 2019
Bob (Robert) Meinertz passed away peacefully from cancer on Tuesday, April 9, 2019 in his own home surrounded by his loving family.
Bob was born on August 7, 1940, in La Crosse, to Edward and Virginia (Holberg) Meinertz. On April 23 rd , 1960, Bob married Ruth (Seidel) Meinertz in Fort Lee, Virginia. Throughout their marriage, Bob...
Dorwin "Sonny" Lord
Apr 9, 2019
Dorwin Eugene “Sonny” Lord, 90, of La Crosse died on Tuesday, April 9, 2019.
Born between Cashton and Ontario, Wis., to Walter and Anna (Gajewski) Lord on Setpember 27, 1928, Sonny was the youngest of eleven children. A true child of the depression, Sonny learned the value of hard work and family. From the stories he told;...
Ronald G. "Ron" Butzman
Apr 7, 2019
Ron Butzman, 77, of Onalaska went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, April 7, 2019 at Gundersen Health System of La Crosse, surrounded by his loving family.
He was born on August 14, 1941 to Roland and Dorothy (La Fleur) Butzman in Lacrosse. He was a 1959 graduate of Logan High School. He was...
Benjamin T. Loe
Apr 5, 2019
Ben sadly left us to be at peace with God on April 5, 2019, with his family by his side. He was born on October 31, 1974 to Gregory and Karen Loe. Anyone who knew Ben Knows about his love for fishing and the outdoors. Many summer nights were spent with his dad fishing off the docks or helping...
Jeanne M. Olson
Apr 1, 2019
Jeanne M. Olson, 81 of La Crosse passed away on Monday, April 1, 2019 at the Gundersen Health System. She was born April 1, 1938 in La Crosse to Wilbur and Edna (Herlitzka) Quain and graduated from La Crosse Central High School.
On October 19, 1957 she married Vernon Olson in La Crosse. Jeanne...
Irene C. Kiefer
Apr 1, 2019
Irene C. Kiefer, 101, of La Crosse, passed away at home on Monday, April 1, 2019.
She was born April 18, 1917, in rural Blair, Wis., to Lars and Julia (Knudtson) Orean. She attended Blair High School and then moved to La Crosse to attend Toland Business College. She then worked at Erickson Bakeries in La Crosse...
Fern M. Williams
Apr 1, 2019
Fern M. Williams, 85 of La Crescent, MN, died April 1, 2019 at her home. She was born in La Crescent on September 14, 1933 to William and Alma (Halvorson) Williams.
A celebration of Fern’s life will be held on Thursday, April 11, 2019 from 4 until 6 pm at Schumacher-Kish Funeral and Cremation Services La Crescent...
James J Schauls
Apr 1, 2019
James J. Schauls, 81 of Onalaska, passed away on Monday, April 1, 2019 at the Gundersen Health System. He was born July 30, 1937 in La Crosse to Leo and Collette (Carroll) Schauls and graduated from Aquinas High School. Jim later graduated from Marquette University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. While at Marquette, Jim was a member...
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