Obituaries

Linda Marie Girard

Linda Marie Girard

Nov 12, 2014

Linda Marie Girard, 65, of La Crosse, died on Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at the Hillview Health Care Center. She was born on January 15, 1949 in La Crosse to Clarence and Doris (Morman) Verthein. Linda graduated from La Crescent High School. She married Lawrence “Butch” Girard on November 8, 1975 in St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Hokah. Linda was...

Adolph Trussoni, Jr.

Adolph Trussoni, Jr.

Nov 10, 2014

Adolph Trussoni, Jr., 83 of Genoa, WI died Monday, November 10, 2014 in his home, surrounded by family. He was born April 18, 1931 in La Crosse to Adolph and Wilma (Beyer) Trussoni. He attended Bad Axe Valley Grade School, Lansing Public High School for one year and then graduated from Aquinas High School of La Crosse in 1948....

Gertrude B. Groth

Gertrude B. Groth

Nov 10, 2014

It is by grace you have been saved, through faith-and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God. Ephesians 2:8 God gave the gift of faith in his Son Jesus to Gertrude Groth during her life on earth, and in death he gave her the gift of new life in heaven through Jesus. Gert peacefully entered...

Joshua H Xiong

Joshua H Xiong

Nov 9, 2014

Joshua Hli Xiong, 27 of Onalaska, WI, died on November 9,2014. He was born on December 10, 1986 in La Crosse, WI, to Vickie Stevens and Vistaa Xiong. Joshua graduated from La Crescent High School in 2005. He had worked for Empire Printing in Onalaska, WI, and was known for being high spirited, having a great sense of humor,...

Gloria Jean Reed

Gloria Jean Reed

Nov 8, 2014

Gloria Jean Reed, 68 of La Crescent, MN, passed away on November 8, 2014 due to complications during her battle with lung cancer. She was born in Spring Valley, MN, on March 30, 1946 to Erwin and Irene (Winters) Rathbun. She married Wayne Reed on May 29, 1964 in Spring Valley, MN. They lived in the Dakota, MN, area...

Louise C. Bahr

Louise C. Bahr

Nov 5, 2014

Louise C. Bahr, 85, of La Crosse, passed away on Wednesday, November 5, 2014, at The Bethany-Riverside Nursing Facility. She was born in La Crosse on December 16, 1928, to William and Matilda (Gilles) Schams. She attended La Crosse area schools and was a 1946 graduate of Aquinas High School. On May 14, 1947, Louise married Bernard P. Bahr...

Seth D. Melde

Seth D. Melde

Nov 2, 2014

Seth D. Melde, 24, of Onalaska, died Sunday, November 2, 2014, at University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison from complications related to Cystic Fibrosis. He was born September 16, 1990, in La Crosse, to David and Joni (Nixon) Melde. Seth graduated from Onalaska High School in 2009 and went on to study Emergency Medical Services at Western Technical College...

Charlotte Marie Bolwahn

Charlotte Marie Bolwahn

Oct 29, 2014

Charlotte Marie (Diehn) Bolwahn, 90 of La Crosse died on Wednesday, October 29, 2014 in her home. She was born April 19, 1924 in Minneapolis, MN and raised by Sister Fabian and the Sisters at St Michaels Orphanage in La Crosse and the loving family of Kate Tucker, Tommy and Jim Tucker in Steuben, WI. On June 21, 1947...

Harry Earl Hunter

Harry Earl Hunter

Oct 25, 2014

(Harry) Earl Hunter, 85, of West Salem, WI and formerly of La Crescent, MN died on Saturday, October 25, 2014 at his home in West Salem. He was born on July 18, 1929 in Richville, MN and lived most of his life in La Crescent. He was the son of Harry and Ella (Mahlke) Hunter of New York Mills,...

Harry Earl Hunter

Harry Earl Hunter

Oct 25, 2014

(Harry) Earl Hunter, 85, of West Salem, WI and formerly of La Crescent, MN died on Saturday, October 25, 2014 at his home in West Salem. He was born on July 18, 1929 in Richville, MN and lived most of his life in La Crescent. He was the son of Harry and Ella (Mahlke) Hunter of New York Mills,...

Genevieve M. Overhouse

Genevieve M. Overhouse

Oct 24, 2014

Genevieve M. Overhouse, 88, of La Crescent, MN passed away on Friday, October 24, 2014 at the Clara House in La Crescent. She was born on January 13, 1926 in La Crosse, WI to George and May (Williams) Yeager. She married Alfred Overhouse in 1944 and he preceded her in death on December 10, 1963. Genevieve had worked at...

Lois Ann Bolliger

Lois Ann Bolliger

Oct 24, 2014

Lois Ann (Doan) Bolliger, 90 of La Crosse, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 24, 2014 at the Bethany Riverside Nursing Facility in La Crosse, WI. She had been in declining health for the past several years. She was born November 1, 1923 in Escanaba, MI, to Leslie Amos and Verna (Miller) Doan. She grew up in Trenton, MI,...

Betty "Shorty" Scott

Betty "Shorty" Scott

Oct 22, 2014

Betty E. “Shorty” Scott, 87, of La Crescent, died on Wednesday, October 22, 2014, at Valley View Health Care in Houston, Minn. She was born in St. Paul, Minn., on April 10, 1927, to George and Gertie (Oevering) Heyd. She attended La Crosse schools and was a graduate of Central High School. Betty married Everett Niebeling on December 1,...

Judith Anne Feighner

Judith Anne Feighner

Oct 21, 2014

Judith Anne (McHugh) Feighner La Crescent, MN Judith Anne (McHugh) Feighner, 66 of La Crescent was called to heaven on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at the Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse. She was born October 16, 1948 in Garden City, MI to Donald Grant and Patricia Anne McHugh. Judith graduated from Garden City West High School in...

Mary Jane Fowler

Mary Jane Fowler

Oct 20, 2014

Mary Jane Fowler, 97, of La Crosse, died on Monday, October 20, 2014 in her home. She was born on January 14, 1917 in La Crosse to Erhard and Ida Mae (Williams) Stuber. Mary Jane graduated from Aquinas High School in 1934. She married Robert Fowler on September 20, 1941 in Mobile, AL. She is survived by six children,...

Sherry Ann Gillies

Sherry Ann Gillies

Oct 18, 2014

Sherry Ann (Pierce) Gillies, age 47, passed away peacefully at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse on Saturday, October 18th, 2014, after a courageous eighteen-year battle with breast cancer. Sherry was born in La Crosse, WI on December 28th, 1966 to James and Janet (McAloon) Pierce. She graduated from Logan High School in 1985. She continued her education and...

Faye M. Lejeune

Faye M. Lejeune

Oct 18, 2014

Faye M. LeJeune, 89, of Brownsville, MN, passed away on Saturday, October 18, 2014, at Valley View Healthcare in Houston, MN. She was born in Caledonia, MN, on January 15, 1925, to Charles and Leona (Hanke) Vodraska. On August 13, 1946, she married Eugene LeJeune in La Crosse. He preceded her in death on March 7, 2005. Faye had...

Jane A. Loeffler

Jane A. Loeffler

Oct 17, 2014

Jane A. Loeffler, 83 of La Crosse, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 17, 2014 at the Hillview Healthcare Center, La Crosse. She was born in La Crosse on December 28, 1930 to John J. and Frieda A. (Betz) Fuchsel. She married Eugene E. Loeffler on January 5, 1947 at First Evangelical Lutheran Church, La Crosse. Jane had worked...

Peter W. Lepsch

Peter W. Lepsch

Oct 16, 2014

Peter W. Lepsch, 75, of La Crescent, Minnesota passed away on Thursday, October 16, 2014 at his home. He was born on August 20, 1939 in La Crosse, Wisconsin to Frank and Anna (Mehren) Lepsch. He served with the U.S. Navy from November 1961 - November 1967 on the USS Little Rock. He married Sharon Schlegel on April 15,...

Barkley "Buck" Gifford Omans

Barkley "Buck" Gifford Omans

Oct 16, 2014

Barkley “Buck” Gifford Omans died Thursday October 16, 2014. He was 94 years old. He is now reunited with Ruth, his wife of 60 years. He leaves behind his children, Carole and Bradford Anderson, James and Diane Omans, Judson and Susan Omans, John and Nadine Omans, one sister, and eight grandchildren. Buck was born in Newago Michigan. He grew...