Obituaries

Louise Mae Young

Louise Mae Young

Feb 10, 2015

Louise Mae Young, 96, of La Crosse, passed away on Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at the Benedictine Manor of La Crosse. She was born on May 18, 1918 in La Crosse, Wisconsin to Hans and Amanda (Salverson) Johnson. She married Roscoe Young and together they enjoyed square dancing. She is survived by her children Sandra Rome, Sharon Kime and...

Imelda T. Wright

Imelda T. Wright

Feb 10, 2015

Imelda T. Wright, loving mother and wife, now rests in the arms of our Lord Jesus Christ. We celebrate her 90 years of life today upon her death on Tuesday, February 10, 2015. She was born in La Crosse, WI to Bernard and Cora (Kurtenacker) Dockendorff. Imelda is survived by her four children Steve (Mary Ellen) Wright, Greg (Ellie)...

James Houghton Wiley

James Houghton Wiley

Feb 8, 2015

James Houghton Wiley, 69 of La Crosse died on Sunday, February 8, 2015 at the Gundersen Health System. He was born November 2, 1945 in Milwaukee to Ralph and Elsie (Brekken) Wiley. He graduated from Iola-Scandinavia High School and later from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse with a degree in Parks and Recreation. Jim had co-owned and operated the...

Frank Monsoor

Frank Monsoor

Feb 8, 2015

Frank Monsoor, 82, of Onalaska passed into the presence of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday, February 8, 2015 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse. He was born May 31, 1932 in La Crosse, WI, to John and Nellie (Huzzar) Monsoor, the youngest of six children. Frank had a happy and fulfilling childhood, growing up...

Kathleen Reese Linder

Kathleen Reese Linder

Feb 7, 2015

Kathleen Almira (Reese) Linder, 96, of La Crosse died February 7, 2015, at Bethany Riverside. She was born in Clarksburg, West Virginia, on December 28, 1918, to Harry L. and Etta E. (Baker) Reese. Her childhood years were spent on a small farm near Bridgeport, West Virginia. She graduated from Grafton High School where she trained in secretarial and...

James Robert Gilles

James Robert Gilles

Feb 6, 2015

James (Jim) Robert Gilles, 87, of La Crescent, passed away peacefully at his home on February 6, 2015. He was born on November 22, 1927. He was a longtime furniture salesman and owned Gilles Furniture in La Crescent from 1957-1960. He served in the Air Force from 1950-1953 as a drill sergeant (and let everyone know about it until...

Charles R. Sanders

Charles R. Sanders

Feb 5, 2015

Charles R. “Chuck” Sanders, 67, of Onalaska, died at his home on Thursday, February 5, 2015. He was born in Scotts Bluff, Neb., on February 27, 1947, to Edward and Vera (Russell) Sanders and was raised, mostly, in La Crosse. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1964 prior to graduating from Central High School in 1965. He then...

Helen K. Buehler

Helen K. Buehler

Feb 5, 2015

Helen K. Buehler, 93 of La Crosse went to be with God and her husband on Thursday, February 5, 2015. She was born September 27, 1921 in Tomah, WI to Louis and Lesley (Jones) Barnes. She graduated from Tomah High School and then college in Beloit, WI. On May 31, 1952 she married Ralph Buehler in Tomah and he...

Zachary John Abramowski

Zachary John Abramowski

Feb 1, 2015

Zachary John Abramowski, 21, of La Crosse, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, February 1, 2015 at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse. He was born on June 12, 1993 in La Crosse to Eric and Amy (Abramowski) Pierce. He graduated from Central High School in 2011 and was currently attending Western Technical College. He had a passion for golf...

Linda A. Yancey

Linda A. Yancey

Jan 31, 2015

Linda A. Yancey, 57 of La Crosse died on Saturday, January 31, 2015 at the Gundersen-Lutheran Medical Center. She was born May 15, 1957 in La Crosse to Dwain and Phyllis (Lamprich) Myer. Linda graduated from Bangor High School and later from WWTI with a degree in computer programming. On October 18, 1986 she married Jack Yancey in Hokah,...

Jaeden Lorraine Searle

Jaeden Lorraine Searle

Jan 30, 2015

Jaeden Lorraine Searle, age 7, our sweet little princess, went up into the clouds while asleep at home on Friday, January 30, 2015. She was born in La Crosse on December 19, 2007 to Brian Searle and Tina Karaffa. Jaeden had attended Little Angels Daycare since she was three months old until she began Kindergarten. They took wonderful care...

Jon R. Schneider

Jon R. Schneider

Jan 29, 2015

Jon R. Schneider, 47, passed away on Thursday January 29th, 2015 of respiratory failure, at his home. Jon was born in Milwaukee, WI on November 14, 1967 to Lee G. and Patricia (Brost) Schneider. He attended St. Thomas More Catholic Grade School, Aquinas High School and also Marquette University. Jon had a charismatic personality and a friendly smile and...

Shirley Ann Mysliwiec

Shirley Ann Mysliwiec

Jan 26, 2015

Shirley Ann Mysliwiec, 78, of La Crosse, died on Monday, January 26, 2015 in her home. She was born on November 7, 1936 in Green Bay, WI to Alexander and Rose (Konop) Bunker. Shirley was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Green Bay. She married Bernard J. Mysliwiec on February 9, 1957 at St....

Mitchell D Bjorkman

Mitchell D Bjorkman

Jan 26, 2015

Mitchell D. Bjorkman, 32 of Holmen, WI, passed away at his home on Monday, January 26, 2015. He was born in La Crosse on April 13, 1982 to Thomas D. and Sandra K. (Anderson) Bjorkman. When he was young, Mitch participated in wrestling and baseball. He graduated from Holmen High School in 2000. He will be remembered as a...

Phillip J Dawson

Phillip J Dawson

Jan 26, 2015

Phillip J. Dawson, 83 of La Crescent, MN, passed away on Monday, January 26, 2015 at the Golden Living Center in La Crescent. He was born in Sioux Falls, SD on February 10, 1931 to Ray and Margaret (Berrier) Dawson. He married Marlene E. Bjelland at Salem Lutheran Church in Lake Mills Iowa on June 9, 1957. Phillip had...

Lucille J. Lonkoski

Lucille J. Lonkoski

Jan 24, 2015

Lucille J. Lonkoski, 101, of Onalaska, passed away on Saturday, January 24, 2015, at the Onalaska Care Center. Lucy was born April 5, 1913, in Hokah, Minn., the eleventh of twelve children born to Joseph and Clara (Tschumper) Schnedecker. She married Ray Lonkoski on September 15, 1936, at Holy Cross Church in La Crosse. They were married for 53...

Donald J. Stelloh

Donald J. Stelloh

Jan 24, 2015

Donald J. Stelloh, 86, of Onalaska, passed away on Saturday, January 24, 2015, at the Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center following a brief illness.

He was born in La Crosse on December 11, 1928, to John and Violet (McClintock) Stelloh and grew up on the family farm in Barre Mills where he worked until a young adult. He...

William J. Hyde

William J. Hyde

Jan 23, 2015

William J. Hyde, 90, of La Crosse, passed away on Friday, January 23, 2015 at the Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center. He was born on November 28, 1924 in Milwaukee, WI to William and Olga (Boettcher) Hyde. William earned a BS degree at Milwaukee State Teachers College and a MS and PhD degree from the University of Wisconsin – Madison....

Delmer J. Secord

Delmer J. Secord

Jan 23, 2015

Delmer J. Secord, 88, of La Crosse, passed away on Friday, January 23, 2015, at the Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center in Tomah.

He was born in La Crosse on January 3, 1927, to Lyle and Lillian (Stugenschmidt) Secord. He attended La Crosse schools and was a graduate of Central High School.

Delmer served in the...

Jeffrey A. Jacobson

Jeffrey A. Jacobson

Jan 19, 2015

Jeffrey A. Jacobson, 53, of Stoddard, died suddenly at his home of natural causes on Monday, January 19, 2015. Jeff was born in La Crosse on May 16, 1961, to Burton L. and Alice Mae (Wagner) Jacobson. He attended La Crosse schools and was a 1979 graduate of La Crosse Central High School. At the time of his death,...