Obituaries
Lavonne C. Mindrum
Nov 10, 2018
Lavonne C. (Mettille) (Taylor) Mindrum, of LaCrosse, WI, died on November 10th at Mayo Health Care Center. Lavonne was born on November 27, 1932 to Eugene and Marie Mettille. She graduated from Aquinas High School in 1950. In 1952, she married Donald R. Taylor. After going through a divorce, Lavonne worked full-time while raising five young children on her...
Neil C. Kleinschmidt
Nov 8, 2018
Neil C. Kleinschmidt, 90 of Onalaska passed away at his home on Thursday, November 8, 2018. He was born in La Crosse on July 22, 1928 to Charles and Elfreda (Scott) Kleinschmidt. Following his mother’s death, Neil’s father married Winifred Woodruff who became an important part in his life. Neil graduated from La Crosse Logan High School in...
Erin Ione Mathews
Nov 8, 2018
Erin Ione Mathews (Dunlap), 26, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, November 8, 2018, of a pulmonary embolism. She was born on June 4, 1992, in Elmira, NY. Erin married Ryan Mathews on September 8, 2018. She is the daughter of Shawn and Michelle (Sierzant) Dunlap.
Erin graduated from La Crescent High School...
Desiree Lynn Butterfield
Nov 6, 2018
Desiree Lynn Butterfield, of La Crosse passed away Tuesday November 6, 2018 at Mayo Health Services in La Crosse after a battle with cancer.
She was born January 14, 1958 in La Crosse to Harold Kemp and Yvonne (Matl) Kemp/Putzke. She attended school at Harry Spence, Longfellow and Central in La Crosse. She married Gary Butterfield November...
John R. Domstrich
Nov 6, 2018
John R. Domstrich, 76 of Sparta, WI. died on Tuesday, November 6, 2018 in La Crosse, WI. He was born in La Crosse on July 11, 1942 to John and Marie (Kendhammer) Domstrich. John had owned and operated the properties currently known as the Amber Inn and Shifty’s Shack in Sparta along with several rental properties.
He...
Norma Engen
Nov 5, 2018
Norma E. Engen, 85, of La Crescent, passed away on Monday, November 5, 2018, at the La Crescent Health Care Center.
She was born in Decorah, Iowa on May 4, 1933, to Floyd and Elsie (Kimber) Kipp. She married Merlin Engen and he preceded her in death.
Norma worked for the Company Store in La...
Selma "Sally" L. Kulcinski
Nov 5, 2018
Selma L. “Sally” Kulcinski, 88, of La Crosse, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 5, 2018 at the Hillview Health Care Center with family by her side. Sally was born on January 11, 1930 to Louis F. and Selma J. (Walstad) Sprain. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Church in Barre Mills, WI. After graduating from...
Eleanor M. Henry
Nov 4, 2018
Eleanor M. Henry, 100, of La Crescent, MN passed away on Sunday, November 4, 2018 at La Crescent Health Services in La Crescent. She was born on June 19, 1918 in Heron Lake, MN to Otto and Julia (Wagner) Pelzel. She married Edward Henry on July 24, 1943 in Heron Lake, MN. He preceded her in death on April...
Lillian May Smith
Nov 4, 2018
Lillian May Smith, age 95 of West Salem, WI, entered into the joys of eternal life on Sunday, November 4, 2018, at Mayo Franciscan Hospital, La Crosse. She was born on May 3, 1923, to Christian P. Rohloff and Ida Wickboldt in Nashville, Ill.
A very loving and caring wife, mother, and grandmother, Lillian worked for many...
Beldon Lowell Lorenz
Nov 3, 2018
Beldon Lowell Lorenz, 92, went with the Lord Saturday November 3, 2018 while being surrounded by his loving family at Gundersen Health System of La Crosse, WI. He was born on July 17, 1926 to Lawrence and Celia (Lorenz) Boland in Winona, MN, and raised in Cochrane-Fountain City, WI. Beldon was a sports fan and never missed a Sunday...
George Gale Oehrle
Nov 3, 2018
On November 3, 2018 Jesus called George to rest peacefully in his loving and forgiving arms. George Gale Oehrle was born in La Crosse WI on September 21, 1960 to George C and Dorothy Oehrle. He was the baby of the family and his parents’ pride and joy. This title was often a subject of debate with his older sister...
Robert Frank Boehm
Nov 3, 2018
Robert Frank Boehm “Bob” was born in La Crescent, Minnesota on March 24, 1925 to Frank Boehm and Margaret (Nagel) Boehm. He was one of the few true natives born in a small house next to the former Methodist Church, which eventually became the “Apple Tree.”
He grew up in the refurbished, rebuilt first school house in...
Elizabeth A. Spangler
Nov 1, 2018
Elizabeth Anne Spangler of Dresbach, MN was born in 1934 in Wauwatosa, WI to Evangeline Bartz and Joseph Cheney, at the age of one she was adopted by Anne and Barney Spangler of La Crosse, WI. Liz grew up in La Crosse watching her father build houses and her mother tend the garden and cherish her various collections. Liz graduated...
Joan Frances Woods
Oct 31, 2018
Joan Frances Woods, 80, died Oct. 31, 2018, succumbing to liver cancer. She was born April 8 th , 1938 to Francis and Della (Nitzel) Vreeland in Rhinelander WI. Living in Sugar Camp, WI, she attended Three Lakes High School followed by the University of Wisconsin, Whitewater. She graduated with a degree in Business Education. It was at Whitewater...
Robert Kerry Ratajczyk
Oct 31, 2018
Robert K. “Bob” Ratajczyk, 53 formerly of Holmen, WI. Died on Wednesday, October 31, 2018 in Galesville, WI. He was born in Evanston, IL. On April 6, 1965. On April 29, 1989 he married Maureen Kelly and they later divorced.
He is survived by his two children Seth Ratajczyk (Tiffany Labato), Paige Wagas (Rolly...
Colleen P. Roberts
Oct 30, 2018
Colleen P. “Coke” (Shaw) Roberts, 83, of La Crescent, passed through the Garden Gate to meet Virgil on Tuesday, October 30, 2018. She was born on January 13, 1935 in Winona, MN to Robert and Violet (Stinson) Shaw. She graduated from Aquinas High School in 1953. Colleen married Virgil D. Roberts in 1954 in Anchorage, AK during the...
Kenneth D. Meyers
Oct 27, 2018
Kenneth D. Meyers, 88, of La Crosse, died on Saturday, October 27, 2018 at the Hillview Health Care Center. He was born on February 24, 1930 in Green Bay, WI. Ken graduated from Logan High School in 1949. He married Dorothy Comstock, and they later divorced. He married Lucille Hutchinson Bjorkman on February 23, 1985 in La Crosse....
Keith A. Springer
Oct 27, 2018
Keith Springer, 65 of La Crescent, MN. died on Saturday, October 27, 2018 at Gundersen Health System La Crosse. He was born in Winona, MN. on August 1, 1953 to Donald and Nancy (Reese) Springer.
After high school he met Christine Styba and they got married on July 18 th , 1981, in a small ceremony in...
Marjorie Mae Grosskopf
Oct 25, 2018
Marjorie “Marge” Mae Grosskopf returned to her heavenly family, peacefully on Thursday October 25, 2018. She was 82 years old. Marge was born on April 26, 1936 in De Soto, Wis., to Stella and Charles Cox. She grew up in Stoddard, Wisconsin in a large and loving family of seven brothers and sisters. She attended De Soto High School...
Cynthia L. Carlson
Oct 25, 2018
Cynthia L. Carlson, 89, died peacefully on Thursday, October 25, 2018 at the Hillview Health Care Center. She was born on March 12, 1929 in La Crosse to Eric and Selma (Stueve) Frick. Cynthia married Floyd S. Carlson in June of 1950 at First Ev. Lutheran Church in La Crosse. He preceded her in death in September of...
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