Obituaries

Joyce Ilene Morris

Joyce Ilene Morris

Dec 10, 2011

LA CRESCENT, MN Joyce Ilene (McLees) Morris, 80, of La Crescent, passed away Saturday, December 10, 2011. She was born November 17, 1931, in Twin Valley, MN, to Guy and Martha (Holtman) McLees. On June 16, 1951, she married Burton Morris in Stoddard and they were married 57 years. After graduating from Central High School in 1949, Joyce worked...

Patricia Lucille Swanson

Patricia Lucille Swanson

Dec 9, 2011

"" Patricia Lucille Swanson, 75, of La Crescent and formerly of Minneiska, MN, died on Friday, December 9th, 2011 in her home. She was born on October 5, 1936 to Lawrence and Lucille (Newton) Swanson. Pat had been a catholic nun for several years, affiliated with the Mother House in Rochester. She received her Master of Education in Early...

Barbara J Dickson

Barbara J Dickson

Dec 7, 2011

Barbara J. Dickson, mother, grandmother, daughter and friend, passed gracefully from us just before dawn December 7th after a two year battle with complications of heart surgery at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center. We were hoping to spend Christmas with her, but the Good Lord invited her, too.She was born to Roy E. Swett (deceased) and Norma Swett (Luedke) on...

Loretta Husmann

Loretta Husmann

Dec 7, 2011

Loretta enjoyed many pastimes during her life. She raised and showed New Zealand Red rabbits with her daughter, Linda, for many years. She enjoyed hunting and fishing with her family. Loretta loved to garden, and grew flowers and vegetables near her home. She looked forward to her weekly appointments in Hokah, where she could converse with friends and neighbors...

Prettic Lee Smith

Prettic Lee Smith

Dec 6, 2011

Prettic Lee Pookey Smith, 55 of La Crosse passed away unexpectedly at his daughters home on Tuesday, December 6, 2011. Prettic was born to Lee Collin and Mary (Collier) Smith on September 18, 1956 in Chicago. He graduated from Harper High School and attended the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse where he played football until injuring himself. He then attended...

Phillip Hake

Phillip Hake

Dec 6, 2011

Phillip (Glenn) Hake - Phillip G. Glenn Hake, 64, passed away on Tuesday, December 6, 2011, at the Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center. He was born in Jamaica, N.Y., on July 18, 1947, to Phillip A. and Lorraine (Bonney) Hake. He married Susan Ramsden in 1968 and they later divorced. He then married Jeanette Sullivan in 1986, and they also...

Mariann B Rydbom

Mariann B Rydbom

Dec 5, 2011

Mariann Bertha Rydbom, 89, of La Crescent, died on Monday, Decemebr 5, 2011 in her home surrounded by her family. She was a mother and loving wife for 66 years. She was born on April 30, 1922, one of six children, in La Crosse, WI to Frank and Olga (Blank) Otto. She married Vernon Rydbom on June 2, 1945...

Loretta M Van Gundy

Loretta M Van Gundy

Dec 4, 2011

Loretta M. Van Gundy, 72 of rural La Crescent, MN died on Sunday, December 4, 2011 at her home. She was born October 1, 1939 in Hastings, MN to Peter and Gertrude (Dummer) Leifeld and graduated from High School in Hastings. Following graduation she worked at the Regina Medical Center in Hastings before moving to La Crosse. She then...

Marie J Lockhart

Marie J Lockhart

Dec 2, 2011

Marie was a conscientious, tireless worker her whole life. She served at her parents tavern and bakery from the time she was tall enough to stand on a chair and see over the counter. Some of her happiest days were performing as a majorette in high school. Following her graduation from Parma-Schaaf High school in Cleveland she worked as...

Timothy R Valentine

Timothy R Valentine

Dec 2, 2011

He is survived by a son Nicholas Valentine of La Crescent, his parents Rick and Ellen of La Crosse, his girlfriend Heidi Thomson and her children, Leandra, Trevan and Alexa , a sister Teri Valentine and her children, Storm, Branden, and Lexis Shannon, a brother Thomas (Bria) Valentine and their children Eva and Ivan, and many aunts, uncles, cousins...

Esther M Pertzsch

Esther M Pertzsch

Dec 2, 2011

She was born on August 5, 1922, in Groesbeck, Texas, to Joseph and Ruth (Clancy) Slaughter. She married Russell H. Pertzsch on February 24, 1946, in West Salem and he preceded her in death on July 21, 2004. Esther was a devoted farm wife and a wonderful homemaker. She loved to cook and tend to her flower and vegetable...

Victoria A Schock

Victoria A Schock

Nov 30, 2011

Victoria A. Schock, 88 of La Crosse peacefully left this life in the early morning hours of Wednesday, November 30th at the Onalaska Care Center surrounded by her loving family. She was born in rural Vernon County to Joseph and Mary (Mlsna) Hohlfeld. She married Leonard Schock in 1944 and their loving relationship lasted fifty years until his passing...

Michael Solberg

Michael Solberg

Nov 30, 2011

Michael B. Solberg, 25 of Milwaukee, died unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday, November 30th due to pulmonary complications. He was born in La Crosse on May 20, 1986 to Brad and Peggy (Davies) Solberg. He was a 2009 graduate of the University Wisconsin La Crosse and was finishing his Masters degree in Business Administration at the University of...

Stanley H Mccurdy

Stanley H Mccurdy

Nov 29, 2011

Stanley H. McCurdy Stan McCurdy, 83, of La Crosse, died on Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at the Hillview Health Care Center in La Crosse. Stan was born in La Crosse on August 19, 1928 to Myles and Leona (Otto) McCurdy. He grew up on the north side in the neighborhood of Immanuel Lutheran School. He enjoyed being with all...

Zachary F Zenk

Zachary F Zenk

Nov 29, 2011

Zachary F. Zenk, 23 of Madison and formerly of La Crosse died unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, November 29, 2011. He was born October 9, 1988 in Minneapolis, MN, the first born and only son of Karl and Belinda (Cullen) Zenk. Zach graduated from Aquinas High School in 2007 and was a senior at the University of Wisconsin-Madison....

Cindy Gunderson

Cindy Gunderson

Nov 29, 2011

margin: 0in 0in 10pt; Cindy S. Gunderson, 47, of La Crosse, passed away Monday, November 28, 2011 at the Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center. La Crosse has lost one of its prettiest smiles. She was born on January 31, 1964 in La Crosse to Robert and Shirley (Kotlarz) Hanson. Cindy graduated third in her class at Logan High School in...

Mary L Pielhop

Mary L Pielhop

Nov 28, 2011

Mary L. Pielhop, 90, of La Crosse, died on Monday, November 28, 2011 at the Hillview Health Care Center. Mary was born on September 30, 1921 in La Crosse to Martin and Alma (Stavlo) Freng. She was a graduate of Central High School. She married Alois Pielhop on June 22, 1944 in St. Pauls Lutheran Church, La Crosse. Mary...

Florence Lorraine Buncak

Florence Lorraine Buncak

Nov 28, 2011

Florence Lorraine (Friske) Buncak age 81, passed away in the early morning of November 28th at Bethany Saint Joseph Care Center (BSJ), La Crosse, WI. She was born June 24th 1930 at home on a cranberry marsh near Tomah, WI, to Harold and Christine (Parker) Friske and attended the Council Creek Country School, St. Pauls Lutheran School, and was...

Lavern P Welke

Lavern P Welke

Nov 26, 2011

She was born on June 13, 1916, in Brownsville Township, Houston County, Minnesota, to Edward and Lilly (Albrecht) Meinzer. She married Leonard G. Welke on November 18, 1937, in Brownsville, Minn. He preceded her in death on February 26, 2005. LaVern and Leonard farmed in Butterfield Valley in rural Hokah for many years before retiring in 1966 and moving...

Lisa Lynn Thomas

Lisa Lynn Thomas

Nov 26, 2011

Lisa was born in Eau Claire, Wis., on June 17, 1970, to Eric N. and Kathryn L. (Renolds) Thomas. She attended St. Pauls Lutheran School and was confirmed at St. Pauls Ev. Lutheran Church in Onalaska in 1984. Lisa was a 1988 graduate of Luther High School in Onalaska and later received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology...