Obituaries
Larry D. Hostrawser
Jun 2, 2022
Larry Dean Hostrawser, age 78, of La Crescent, MN, went to his heavenly home on Thursday, June 2, 2022. Larry was born in Black River Falls, WI. His family later moved to the Hokah, MN area. Larry graduated from Houston MN high school on June 2, 1962.
On March 7, 1965, Larry married Rosella Kallenbach and they...
Lenore Italiano
Jun 1, 2022
Lenore Italiano, 88, went to heaven on June 1, 2022. She was born in La Crosse on June 4, 1933 to Ruth (Yanke) and Arthur Haefner. She graduated from Logan High School in 1951. Lenore and her late husband Frank were heavily active in the community through the performing arts and in their church, Grace Lutheran in La Crosse....
Kathy M. Cook
Jun 1, 2022
Kathy Mary Cook, age 68, of Galesville, WI, passed away on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, at her home. She was born on August 20, 1953, to Wally and Ruth Wunsch in Wausau, WI. On February 20, 1998, she married Gordon Cook.
Kathy worked for the USPS for 30 years. She enjoyed taking trips to...
Guy Joseph Leonard
Jun 1, 2022
Guy Joseph Leonard, 80, of La Crescent, MN., and formerly of Baker, WV., died on Wednesday, June 1, 2022. He was born on August 10, 1941 in Berwick, LA., to Harry and Alberta (Hebert) Leonard. Guy had proudly served his country in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War aboard the USS Independence achieving the rank of CWO-3 Catapult...
Marvin D. Seidel
Jun 1, 2022
Marvin Duaine Seidel, 77, of Onalaska, passed away at his home on Wednesday, June 1, 2022.
He was born in La Crosse on March 6, 1945, to Herbert and Winnifred (Werner) Seidel. He married Shirley Sisbach on June 20, 1970, at Lower Coon Valley Lutheran Church in rural Stoddard, WI.
Marv was employed as a...
Elaine Louise Tischer
May 30, 2022
Elaine Louise Tischer of La Crosse, WI., passed away Monday, May 30, 2022 at Bethany Transitional Care, La Crosse. She was born in La Crosse at her maternal grandmother’s house to parents Clarence and Myrtle (Kosbob) Benz. She married Lloyd “Bud” Tischer on October 25, 1941 in La Crescent, MN. During World War II Elaine worked inspecting shell casings...
Fae S. Ebner
May 30, 2022
Fae S. Ebner, 104, passed away on Monday, May 30, 2022 at The Orchards Care Center in Minnetonka, MN. She was born on January 17, 1918 to Joseph and Agnes Schubert. She was the first in her family to be born in a hospital, at Grandview Hospital. Fae was born during the pandemic of 1918 and died during...
Kaye D. Squier
May 29, 2022
Kaye Denise Squier, of Holmen, WI went to eternal life unexpectedly, due to a stroke on Sunday, May 29, 2022 surrounded by her family at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
She was born in La Crosse, WI to Willis and Charlotte (Schaffner) Fernholz on April 1, 1963. She graduated from Onalaska High School and went on to...
Delores "Dorie" Mae Boehlke
May 29, 2022
Delores Boehlke, 93, of La Crosse, passed away Sunday, May 29, 2022, at Riverside Transitional Care in La Crosse.
Dorie was born in the Town of Curran, Wisconsin on May 20, 1929, to Fred and Lillian (Knutson) Hansen. She graduated from Central High School in 1947. Dorie married her husband Le Roy ‘Roy’ Boehlke at English Lutheran...
William M. "Bill" Olson
May 28, 2022
William M. “Bill” Olson, 83 of Onalaska, passed away on Saturday, May 28, 2022. He was born on June 11, 1938, in Dodgeville, WI to William and Marguerite (Durand) Olson and graduated from Highland High School in Highland, WI. On September 28, 1963, Bill married Jeanette Breunig in Sauk City, WI.
Bill had worked...
Robert "Bob" J. Stigen
May 27, 2022
Robert J. “Bob” Stigen, 93, of La Crosse, died on Friday, May 27, 2022 at the Bethany St. Joseph Care Center. He was born on October 21, 1928 in Spring Grove, MN to Albert and Geneva (Olson) Stigen. Bob served with the US Army from 1950 – 1952. He married Isabelle Helstad on March 2, 1963. Bob had...
Donald J. "Don" Meyer
May 26, 2022
Donald J. Meyer, 85, of Onalaska, passed away on Thursday, May 26, 2022, at the Gundersen Health System in La Crosse.
He was born in West Salem, WI, on January 27, 1937, to Erwin and Sarah (Tompkins) Meyer. Don grew up in West Salem and, as a young man, took a trip to Illinois with his brothers,...
Richard V. Arneson
May 26, 2022
Richard Virgil Arneson, 93, passed away on Thursday May 26 th . He was born on Sept 2nd, 1928, near a fine candy store (the Sweet Shop) in North La Crosse, WI to Virgil and Matilda Arneson. Also near his childhood home was the marsh and thus began his love of fine candies and exploring natural places.
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Mary J. Key
May 26, 2022
Mary Joanne (Cooley) Key passed away at Cass Street Assisted Living on Thursday, May 26, 2022. Mary was born November 30, 1930, in Fennimore, Wisconsin to Wes I. Cooley and Mary J. Johns. Mary graduated from Fennimore High School in 1948. On September 13, 1952, she was united in marriage to Lyle D. Key at Fennimore Lutheran Church....
Carrie Jo Hoffman
May 25, 2022
Carrie Jo Hoffman, Age 63 passed away on May 25, 2022 at Methodist Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. She was born on April 28, 1959 in La Crosse WI to Gerald and Joan (Carpenter) Guentz and was a 1977 graduate of La Crosse Central High School.
Carrie attended Western Wisconsin Technical College where she became a Certified Central...
Mary Therese Smith
May 25, 2022
Mary T. Smith of La Crosse, WI, passed away unexpectedly in her home on Wednesday, May 25, 2002.
She was born on May 19, 1954, to Mona (Pedersen) Dent and Richard Dent. She came from a big family and had many siblings. She was a graduate of Aquinas High School. Mary worked at LaCro Products and retired...
Gregory A. Craig
May 24, 2022
Gregory A. Craig, 67 of West Salem, passed away on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, at the Gundersen Health System in La Crosse. He was born December 14, 1954, in La Crosse to Stanley “Budd” and Yolanda “Sis” (Osley) Craig. Greg attended West Salem schools and graduated from West Salem High School in 1974. He later graduated from WWTC...
Jacqueline Lee Range
May 22, 2022
Jacqueline “Jackie” Range (Freeman), age 72, of La Crosse, WI, passed away on Sunday, May 22 nd , 2022, at Gundersen Health System, La Crosse, surrounded by her family, after a short battle with ovarian cancer.
Jackie grew up in Brainerd, MN, with her parents, Jim and Ida Mae (Hines) Freeman, and her brother Greg. It was...
Ione J. Phillips
May 21, 2022
Our beloved mother, Ione Joyce (Engler) Phillips passed away at Gundersen Health Systems on May 21, 2022 at the age of 98 with her daughter Debbie at her side.
She was born in Alma, WI on September 25, 1923 to Joseph and Marie (Hartman) Engler. She was proud of being a “farm girl”.
She met...
Ronnie "Ron" Lynn Weldon
May 20, 2022
Ronnie Lynn Weldon (Ron) passed with dignity and grace from this world on May 20, embraced by his loving wife, LouAnn, and his sister, LaNette Zimmerman. The past two years found Ron coping with multiple health issues that became increasingly challenging and complex. He reached his repose at Mayo Hospital in La Crosse after a brief stay there.
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