Obituaries
Robert "Bob" C. Thomsen
Aug 3, 2019
Robert (Bob) C. Thomsen, 74, of Brownsville, MN, passed away Saturday, Aug.3, 2019, at the Tomah VA medical center in Tomah, WI. Having lost his 19 year battle with prostate cancer, he is now at peace.
Bob was born in Austin, MN, on July 24, 1945 to Robert and Donna Thomsen. He graduated from high school in...
Rosemary T. Zemlo
Aug 3, 2019
Rosemary T. Zemlo was called home to her Savior on August 3, 2019. Having lost her battle with cancer, she is now at peace.
Rosemary was born on January 22, 1939 in Chicago, IL to George and Mary (Austin) Phelan. On April 26, 1969 she married Steve Zemlo. Together they raised two daughters.
Rosemary served...
William J. Roubik
Aug 2, 2019
William J. “Bill” Roubik, 88, of West Salem, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 2, 2019, at the Gundersen Health System in La Crosse.
Bill was born in La Crosse on October 22, 1930, to William and Marcella (Krismer) Roubik. He was a 1949 graduate of Aquinas High School. He served with the U.S. Army during the...
Edward Carl Wojahn
Aug 2, 2019
Edward Carl Wojahn, 96, of La Crosse, died on Friday, August 2, 2019 at the Hillview Health Care Center. He was born on December 18, 1922 in La Crosse to Arthur and Ethel (Mundstock) Wojahn. He married Irene Miller on September 16, 1948 in La Crosse. Ed was WWII US Army veteran who fought in the Battle of...
Donald Irwin Duxbury
Aug 2, 2019
Donald Irwin Duxbury of Onalaska, passed away at Brookdale Assisted Living in LaCrosse on Friday, August 2 nd . Don was born on May 9, 1932 in Black River Falls, Wisconsin to Neil and LaVerne Duxbury. Don worked at Trane Company in LaCrosse for 35 years and retired in 1996. Don also served in the Army in 1954 at...
William "Bill" Shawley
Aug 2, 2019
William "Bill" Shawley 86, of Buckeye, AZ passed away August 02, 2019. Bill was born on June 18,1933 in Hokah, MN to Harry and Ester(mauer)Shawley. Bill and Mary (Luhman) were married on July 23,1955. After their marriage, they lived in Dresbach, MN. French Island, WI. Cataract, WI. Fountain City, WI. Page, AZ and Buckeye, AZ.
He is...
Laura L. Haskell
Aug 1, 2019
Laura Lou Haskell, 91, died Thursday, August 1, 2019, at Bluffview Memory Care in Holmen, Wisconsin. She was born on February 2, 1928, in Minot, North Dakota to Max Haskell and Mary Ellen (Cloone) Haskell. She married Harvey Haskell on November 14, 1947, in Minot, North Dakota.
Laura worked as a secretary for the La Crosse School...
Beverly M. (Tuma) Potaracke
Jul 31, 2019
Beverly M. (Tuma) Potaracke 79, of La Crosse, passed away on Wednesday, July 31, 2019, at Thornton Manor in Lansing, Iowa, under the care of Hospice after a courageous struggle with her illness. Bev was born on July 9, 1940, to Al and Dorothy (Eggers) Tuma. She was a 1958 graduate of Logan High School. Bev married Kenneth Potaracke...
Kenneth Lawrence Abnet
Jul 29, 2019
Kenneth “Papa” Lawrence Abnet, who passed away on July 29, 2019 at Gundersen Health System was born on January 16, 1934 in Hokah, MN to George and Alice (Lorenz) Abnet. He was raised on the family farm in Pine Creek Valley outside of La Crescent, MN attending country school through the eighth grade. He then helped on the...
Mary E. Smith
Jul 28, 2019
Mary E. Smith, 76, of Onalaska, passed away on Sunday, July 28, 2019 in her home. She was born on December 18, 1942 in Hillsboro, WI to James and Wilma (Rezac) Smith. Mary worked as a personal banker at State Bank of La Crosse for many years. She was involved in Oktoberfest as a treasurer representing State Bank. She...
Raymond J. Houska
Jul 27, 2019
Raymond J. Houska, 99, of La Crosse, died on Saturday, July 27, 2019 at Benedictine Manor in La Crosse. He was born on November 26, 1919 in La Crosse to Frank and Theresa (Franz) Houska. Ray was a U.S. Navy veteran and had worked as a plumber for many years. He married Irene Lachelt in 1948 and she...
Leslie K. Voss
Jul 26, 2019
Leslie K. Voss, 67, of La Crosse, WI passed away on Friday, July 26, 2019 at Gundersen Health System. He was born on May 18, 1952 in La Crosse to Frank and Jane (Walters) Voss. Leslie graduated from La Crescent High School in 1971. He served in the U.S. Air Force. He worked at Gundersen Lutheran as a Central...
Carol Ann (Sexauer) Pahl
Jul 26, 2019
Carol Ann (Sexauer) Pahl was peacefully released from this earth into her savior’s loving arms and everlasting life on July 26, 2019. Heaven is a better place today, to have her soaring with the angels.
She is fondly remembered by her children for the example she set as a mother and for the education-first life path and...
Julie Lyn Pool
Jul 24, 2019
Julie Lyn Libke Pool, 51, passed away July 24, 2019 at the home of her sister and brother-in-law in Hinckley, MN, with her family by her side after a five-year battle with cancer.
Julie was born on March 24, 1968 to James and Sandra (Wendorf) Libke, the second of three children. Julie was baptized and confirmed in...
Oscar M. Hagen
Jul 22, 2019
Oscar M. Hagen, 93, of La Crosse, Wisconsin passed away peacefully on July 22, 2019 at the Gundersen Health System in La Crosse.
He was born June 7, 1926 in Dunseith, ND to John and Agnes (Aasness) Hagen. He married Emmeline Hansen in 1954. Oscar served as a United States Marine during WWII. He received his Bachelor...
Margaret M. Simon
Jul 21, 2019
Margaret M. Simon, 92, of La Crosse, WI was reunited with her husband on Sunday, July 21, 2019. Sunday’s were a day of family gatherings at Marge’s home. This Sunday was no exception as she had her family by her side. Marge’s faith and Irish heritage were dominant in her life and she passed along that faith to her...
Terrence (Terry) Ott
Jul 18, 2019
It is with sadness we announce the unexpected passing of Terrence (Terry) Ott on Thursday July 18, 2019 in Marquette, Michigan.
Terry was born in Saginaw, Michigan, the son of Thomas and Barbara Ott. Following graduation from high school, he attended Lake Superior State College, obtaining a Bachelors’ degree in Biology. He worked for the U.S. Fish...
Carol A. Lee
Jul 18, 2019
Carol A. Lee, 71 of La Crosse passed away on Thursday, July 18, 2019 at the Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse. She was born June 25, 1948 in La Crosse to Robert and Genevieve “Marie” (Gillitzer) Secord. As a child, Carol contracted rheumatic fever which caused into heart valve complications. Eventually her heart problems became so...
Joan Irene Arneson
Jul 13, 2019
Joan Irene Arneson, 88, passed away on Saturday, July 13 th at the Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, WI. She was born on June 7 th , 1931, on a dairy farm on St. Joseph’s Ridge, Wisconsin to William and Matilda Schams.
She attended Aquinas High School in La Crosse, graduated in 1949 and worked as...
Robertia "Bobbie" Rose Hecht
Jul 12, 2019
Robertia Rose “Bobbie” Hecht (nee Heath) was born September 4, 1941 in Arkansas, WI, along with her twin brother Robert, to Grant Arthur and Ruth Emma Heath (nee Tubbs). She graduated from LaCrosse Central High School in 1959 and then worked as a secretary for various companies in the Twin Cities and LaCrosse.
On November 20, 1965...
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