Obituaries

Mable L. Knobloch

Mable L. Knobloch

Apr 25, 2019

Mable L. (Miller) Knobloch, 97, of Holmen and formerly of Westby, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, April 25, 2019. She was surrounded by her loving family who cared for her.

Mable was born in La Crosse on January 9, 1922, to Arthur and Minnie (Manske) Miller. She married Gerald Knobloch on February 21, 1942, in...

Joseph J. "Joe" Ready

Joseph J. "Joe" Ready

Apr 23, 2019

Joseph J. “Joe” Ready Jr., 95 of La Crescent, MN, died on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at La Crescent Health Services. He was born in Winona County, MN, on December 10, 1923 to Joseph J. and Mary (Buehler) Ready Sr. He married Arlene M. Abnet in 1948.

Joe lived and worked his entire life in the La...

Germaine "Geri" Marsolek

Germaine "Geri" Marsolek

Apr 22, 2019

Germaine “Geri” M. Marsolek, 72 of La Crosse, died peacefully surrounded by her three children on Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at the Hillview Healthcare Center. She was born July 22, 1946 in Austin, MN to Leo and Antoinette (Bouquet) Schiltz. She was married to David Marsolek for 20 years and they later divorced.

Geri...

Keith Douglas Ellison

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...