Obituaries
Frances "Jean" Couper
Aug 30, 2014
Frances “Jean” Couper, 91 of La Crosse passed away Saturday, August 30, 2014 at the Hillview Health Care Center. She was born August 24, 1923 in Stockton, IL to David Thomas and Mary (Robb) Wilson. At the age of 14 Jean moved with her parents back to their homeland in Scotland. On May 21, 1945 she married John Couper...
Rita Mary (Hammes) Weber
Aug 30, 2014
Rita Mary (Hammes) Weber, 88, of St. Joseph Ridge, died at her home on Saturday, August 30, 2014. Rita was born in La Crosse on February 12, 1926, to August and Caroline (Schumacher) Hammes and was a 1943 graduate of Aquinas High School. She married Donald P. Weber on July 16, 1946, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church on St....
Shirley J. Cooper
Aug 29, 2014
Shirley J. Cooper, 82, of Holmen, passed away on Friday, August 29, 2014, at the Bluffview Memory Care. She was born near Norwalk, Wis., on April 23, 1932, to Eugene and Mary (Goetz) Ziegler. She attended area schools and graduated from Sparta High School. Shirley married Leonard G. Cooper on May 17, 1958, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in...
Lena A Heintz
Aug 26, 2014
Lena A. Heintz, 95 of Caledonia, MN passed away on Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at Caledonia Care and Rehabilitation, Roseview Court. She was born on March 10, 1919 in Dorchester, IA to William and Rose (Meyer) Kohnen. She was baptized May 4, 1919 at St. Luke’s United Church of Christ, Eitzen, MN. On June 10, 1943 she married Arthur...
Stephen T. Coady
Aug 23, 2014
Stephen T. Coady, 66, of Menomonie and formerly of La Crosse, passed away on Saturday, August 23, 2014 at the Red Cedar Medical Center in Menomonie, WI. Steve was born in La Crosse on August 5, 1948 to James and Kathleen (Bock) Coady. Steve graduated from La Crosse Logan High School in 1966. On October 11, 1975 he married...
Wayne L. Koch
Aug 23, 2014
Wayne L. Koch, 92, of La Crosse, passed away on Saturday, August 23, 2014 at Clare Bridge of La Crosse. He was born on October 12, 1921 in La Crosse to Rudolph and Minnie (Loitz) Koch. Wayne graduated from Central High School in 1939. He worked as a commercial fisherman for many years. He then spent 23 years working...
Stanley Kvam
Aug 17, 2014
Stanley Kvam, 76 of Onalaska died on Sunday, August 17, 2014. He was born May 7, 1938 in La Crosse to Gilbert and Margaret (Lewiston) Kvam. Stanley married Sharon Gollnick on Christmas Day in 1961 in the chapel at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church while on leave from the Army Air Base at the Presidio on the San Francisco Bay....
David M. Page
Aug 17, 2014
David Marvin Page, 70, passed away on Sunday, August 17, 2014, at the Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse. He was born in La Crosse on July 9, 1944, to Marvin and Evelyn (Alderman) Page. David voluntarily enlisted in the U.S. Army and served with the 221st Signal Company (Pictorial) with pride and distinction. He served in the...
Melba J Krett
Aug 13, 2014
Melba J. Krett, 90, of La Crosse, passed away on Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at the Hillview Health Care Center. She was born on September 12, 1923 in Caledonia, Minnesota to George and Jane (Wilson) Metcalf. She married Robert Krett on November 7, 1946 in La Crosse. He preceded her in death on January 5, 1992. Melba was a...
William James Schafer
Aug 13, 2014
On Wednesday, August 13th, Bill’s earthly life of 43 short years ended at home, but his eternal life with his Heavenly Father began. He is finally at peace after an eight year battle with brain cancer. We are certain of Bill’s place in heaven and he will be sorely missed by the numerous lives he touched and people he...
Sidney "Sid" L. Otterson
Aug 10, 2014
With the sounds of Frank Sinatra playing, Sidney L. “Sid” Otterson, 85, of La Crescent, passed away on Sunday, August 10, 2014, at the Bethany-St. Joseph Care Center. He was born in Waupaca, Wis., on November 28, 1928, to John and Mabel (Buer) Otterson, and grew up in nearby Scandinavia, Wis. On June 11, 1950, Sid married Janice D....
Joyce A. Wuensch
Aug 9, 2014
Joyce A. Wuensch, 89, of La Crosse, passed away on Saturday, August 9, 2014, at the Hillview Health Care Center. She was born in La Crosse on April 25, 1925, to Phillip and Amelia (Payne) Langdon. She married Harold W. “Hal” Wuensch on October 18, 1945 in La Crosse. Hal preceded her in death on February 11, 2000. Joyce...
Richard D. Heath
Aug 9, 2014
Richard D. Heath, 67, of La Crosse, passed away on Saturday, August 9, 2014, at the Lakeview Health Center in West Salem. He was born in Eau Claire, Wis., on June 30, 1947, to Chester and Elizabeth (Smith) Heath. He grew up and worked on the family farm in rural Osseo, Wis., for many years until moving to La...
Thomas Doering
Aug 7, 2014
Thomas Richard Doering passed away Thursday, August 7, 2014. He was born February 28th, 1925, in Viroqua, WI to Kurt R. and Carol (Mork) Doering. After high school he joined the Merchant Marines and served his country in WWII. He worked on military bases on both coasts and his missions took him around the world. He maintained special friendships...
Dorothy Ann Wehrs
Aug 7, 2014
Dorothy Ann Wehrs, 72, of West Salem died Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014, at her home in West Salem, with her husband of 53 years, Merlin, at her side. Dorothy was born Jan. 16, 1942, in Sparta, Wis., to John and Florence (Jones) Raymer. She attended Walker School in rural West Salem and graduated with the West Salem High School...
Perle Harding Crary
Aug 6, 2014
Perle Harding Crary of Onalaska, WI passed away on Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at the age of 91. Perle was born August 12, 1922 to Theodore and Irene (Tryggestad) Crary. He graduated from Central High School in La Crosse and served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. He was privileged and proud to have taken part in the Freedom...
Phyllis L Bendel
Aug 6, 2014
Phyllis L. Bendel, 85, of La Crosse, passed away on Wednesday, August 6, 2014, with her family at her side. She was born October 19, 1928, in La Crosse, to Frank and Martha (Eggler) Roesler. As she was growing up, she worked on the family in rural Coon Valley. She loved being outdoors. In her early adult life, Phyllis...
Phyllis A. Kobernick
Aug 4, 2014
Phyllis A. Kobernick, 76 of La Crosse, WI passed away at her home on Monday, August 4, 2014. She was born in Rockland, WI on February 21, 1938 to Arthur and Rebecca (Roberts) Arentz. She married LaVern Kobernick in Sparta, WI on August 22, 1957 and he preceded her in death on July 3, 2003. Phyllis will be remembered...
Joann Marie Emery
Aug 3, 2014
JoAnn Marie (Kriesel) Emery, 82, of La Crosse and formerly of West Salem, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 3, 2014, at Bethany-Riverside Nursing Facility. JoAnn was born in La Crosse on May 26, 1932, to Albert and Lorchen (Bonsack) Kriesel and was raised on Brice Prairie in rural Onalaska. She had fond memories of her childhood there, where...
Laverne E. Samb
Aug 2, 2014
Laverne E. Samb, 94, of La Crosse, died on Saturday, August 02, 2014 at the Bethany St. Joseph Care Center. She was born on October 1, 1919 in Bluff Siding, WI. She married Walter Samb on October 13, 1945 in La Crosse. He preceded her in death in 1985. Laverne worked as a Health Science Librarian at La Crosse...
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