Jack H. Hohlfeld

Dec 26, 1942

Jack H. Hohlfeld was born on July 2, 1907, on a farm in the town of Hamburg, Vernon County, Wisconsin to Ignatz and Mary (Stremcha) Hohlfeld. Jack died of pellagra on December 26, 1942, at the Cabanatuan Prison Camp in Nueva Ecija Province. Prior to Jack’s military career he married Gladys Cole in 1928 and they had one child, Elois....

George Eugene Naegle

Dec 7, 1941

Seaman 1 st Class George E. Naegle died during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, while serving aboard the USS Oklahoma.

He was born in La Crosse on September 29, 1919, to George W. and Anna Naegle.  He was a 1938 graduate of La Crosse Central High School, where he excelled on the...

Lee Ward Burgett

Feb 7, 1939

Lee Ward Burgett, 75, of La Crosse, died on Sunday, December 21, 2014 at the Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center. Private family services will be held at a later date. A complete obituary will be announced by the Schumacher-Kish Funeral & Cremation Services of La Crosse.

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Myron R "Mike" Waldow

Apr 8, 1924

Myron “Mike” R. Waldow, age 91, passed away peacefully at the Gundersen Health System of L a Crosse on Dec. 10, 2015, surrounded by his family. Myron was born on April 8, 1924, to Ernest and Melita (Rohrer) Waldow near Cochrane, WI. His family soon moved to Dakota, MN, where he enjoyed his childhood near the Mississippi River and...

Doris L Neumann

Jan 1, 1900

Doris L. Neumann, 87 of La Crosse, died on Friday August 31, 2012 at the Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse. She was born on August 13, 1925 at home in Eleva, Wi. to Henry and Mabel (Steary) Olson. She married Helmer Neumann and he preceded her in death on November 23, 1995. Together they raised eight children....