Obituaries
Phillip R. Hengel, Jr.
Feb 9, 2026
Phillip Raymond Hengel, Jr. passed away in his home on February 9, 2026. Phil was born on October 18, 1956 to Phil and (Nelda) Jane Hengel in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
Phil was a master plumber who took great pride in his work and in helping others with his skills. In addition, he was an artist talented in drawing, painting, and wood-working....
Vera Irene Wensole
Feb 9, 2026
Vera Irene Wensole (94) of La Crosse, WI passed away on February 9th, 2026 after a hard fought battle with Alzheimer’s.
Vera was born on January 5th, 1932 in La Crosse, WI to Alvin & Bertha Wensole. She grew up in La Crosse, graduated from Central High School.
After graduation, she worked at Ed Phillips & Son in La Crosse then went...
Dorothy Ann Ferguson
Feb 8, 2026
Dorothy Ann Marshall Ferguson (D.A.) LA CROSSE - She approached life with the curiosity of a chemist and the spirit of an athlete. She knew how to get things done, and she had fun doing them.
Born on October 2, 1930, in Huntington, West Virginia, D.A. was the daughter of the late Mahrea Goucher Marshall and Edmund Aaron Marshall. She and...
Ethel Andrews
Feb 6, 2026
Ethel Lee Caroline Andrews, age 94, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 6, 2026, at Emplify Health (Gundersen) in La Crosse, Wisconsin, surrounded by her loving family.
Ethel was born April 28, 1931, in Chesterfield, South Carolina to Eddie and Bessie Teal. The youngest of six children, she spent the first 21 years of her life in the Carolinas, calling the...
Roger C. Hanson
Feb 6, 2026
Roger C. Hanson, formally of La Crosse passed away peacefully with family at his side at the Tomah VA on February 6, 2026. Roger was born to James and Irene (Vereide) Hanson on March 7, 1941, in Ferryville, WI.
Roger grew up on the family’s farm in Viroqua and Ferryville. Roger graduated from Viroqua High School and joined the Marines in...
George Edward Kleinhaus
Feb 6, 2026
George Edward Kleinhaus, 83, passed away on February 6, 2026, in La Crosse, Wisconsin-the city where he was born on April 25, 1942 to parents George and Gladys Kleinhaus. His life was deeply rooted in the community he called home from beginning to end.
George dedicated much of his professional life to the railroad industry, where he served as a yardmaster....
Colleen A. Welper
Feb 5, 2026
Colleen Ann Welper, 87, passed away peacefully on February 5th at Bay Harbor in La Crescent, MN. She was born on June 16th, 1938, to Jay and Bess Kane and grew up in Cascade IA. She earned her Bachelor’s degree at Clarke College in Dubuque, IA. During her first teaching assignment in New Albin, she met Delbert Welper and they...
Lynn E. Ceason
Feb 5, 2026
Lynn Edward “Butch” Ceason was born October 4, 1941, in La Crosse, Wisconsin, to Fred and Margaret (Culbert) Ceason. He died at his home on February 5, 2026.
Lynn and the love of his life, Ellen Hegenbart,h celebrated 62 years of marriage in June 2025. They built a loving family, including 4 daughters: Sandi, Kelli, Kristi, and Jodi. They managed to...
Alvin Albert Hazelton
Feb 3, 2026
Alvin Albert Hazelton passed away on February 3rd, 2026 in La Crosse, WI. He was a bus mechanic for the Barron area school district and served in the US Navy. He is preceded in death by his parents Charles & Aurillia Hazelton. He is survived by his son Joel Hazelton as well as his grandson Ryker Hazelton.
Ruth Alice Proksch
Feb 3, 2026
Ruth Ideker Proksch passed away on February 3, 2026 at her home in Bay Harbor Assisted Living in La Crescent MN (formally Springbrook). She was born November 27, 1939 to William and Pearl Ideker and was the fourth child of seven. She was raised on a farm outside of Brownsville, MN where she attended a 1-room school from grades 1-8...
Frederick Otto Mahnke
Feb 3, 2026
Frederick Otto Mahnke departed this life for eternal life in heaven on February 3rd, 2026. His time of grace upon this earth was 91 years, 5 months, and 16 days.
Frederick was born in Green Bay, WI, to Paul and Lorena (nee Bubolz) Mahnke on August 18th, 1934. He became God’s adopted and redeemed child through the sacrament of Holy Baptism...
Carol Beth Popelka
Feb 2, 2026
Carol Beth (née Coupal) Popelka died peacefully in her sleep, at her home, surrounded by loving family, on Monday, February 2nd, 2026, after a five-year battle with Frontotemporal dementia.
Carol was born May 1st, 1952, to Ruth Evelyn (Duston) Coupal and Joseph Richard Coupal Jr in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Her early years were spent there and in Maine with her parents and...
Roger "Reggie" Owen Wojahn
Feb 1, 2026
Roger "Reggie" Owen Wojahn went to rock the big ole jukebox in the sky on Sunday, February 1, 2026. Reggie graced the world with his presence on a warm summer day on the 17th of August, 1957 as the youngest boy of Avis (Gaustad) and Elmo Wojahn. To say Reggie shined from the moment he entered this world, is an...
Xavier Moseti
Jan 31, 2026
Xavier Dexter Ooga Moseti, 21 of La Crosse and Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin passed away on January 31st, 2026, unexpectedly.
Xavier was born September 14, 2004 in La Crosse, Wisconsin, the son of Jade Ann Moseti Henneman (Wisconsin, USA) and Macsborran Moseti Ooga (Nyamira, Kenya)
Xavier attended Coulee Montessori, Logan High School and graduated from Chi-Hi in 2023.
Xavier especially loved staying active and...
Thomas F. Batell, Jr.
Jan 31, 2026
Thomas F. Batell, Jr. died at home on January 31 surrounded by members of his family. He was born in Galesburg, Illinois on September 14, 1944 to Col. Thomas F. Batell, Sr. and Ethel Gottrick Batell. He grew up in Knoxville, IL where he had an idyllic childhood hunting, fishing and playing baseball and other sports.
Tom graduated from Knoxville High...
Jane A. Travis
Jan 30, 2026
Jane Ann Travis from Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, and La Crosse/Onalaska, Wisconsin, passed away January 30, 2026, in a health care facility in La Crosse. Jane Ann (Jane Ann to her family and Jane to her friends) was born October 18, 1936, in Punxsutawney, PA. Her mother was Sara Belle Chambers (Williams, Travis), and her father was Joseph Dorsey Travis, also from...
Paul J. Deininger
Jan 30, 2026
Paul John Deininger, 83, of French Island, passed away peacefully on Friday evening, January 30, 2026.
Paul was born on May 5, 1942, in Savannah, Illinois, to Johnny and Beulah (Brush) Deininger. On February 9, 1964, he married the love of his life, Shirley (Albrecht) Deininger, in Hanover, Illinois. Together, they shared nearly 62 years of marriage.
In 1971, Paul and Shirley...
Gerald H. Arenz
Jan 29, 2026
Gerald H. Arenz, age 85, of La Crosse, WI, passed away on Thursday, January 29, 2026 at his home. He was born March 4, 1940 in La Crosse, WI, the son of Ervin and Leona (Hundt) Arenz. Gerald was happily married to his best friend, Marilyn (Lehman) Arenz, for 48 years and they had three children.
Gerald graduated from Aquinas High...
Robert C. "Bob" Schleifer
Jan 29, 2026
Robert Charles Schleifer, 91, of Onalaska passed away on Thursday, January 29th, 2026, at home surrounded by family.
Bob was born June 6th, 1934, in Burr Oak, Wisconsin to Ray and Katherine (Bottjer) Schleifer, the sixth of eight children. He grew up and attended school in Burr Oak until 9th grade when the family moved to Onalaska. He graduated from Onalaska...
Nona Grace Hagel
Jan 27, 2026
Nona (Pierce) Hagel passed away peacefully on January 27, 2026, surrounded by the family she loved so deeply. To know Nona was to know kindness, humility, and a quiet strength that never sought attention, yet left a lasting impression on everyone she met.
Born on March 23, 1938, in Ellendale, North Dakota, Nona was raised on a farm just outside of...
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