Obituaries
Gene M. Amsrud
Apr 15, 2021
Gene Amsrud, 67 of Genoa, WI passed away on Thursday, April 15, 2021 in his home. He was born on May 10, 1953 in La Crosse, WI to Milton and Mary Jane (Tevis) Amsrud. Gene graduated from Aquinas High School in 1971. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy and became an Engineman on the USS Engage minesweeper. He retired...
Terry L. Larson
Apr 13, 2021
Terry L. Larson, 74, of Sparta, WI, and formerly of La Crosse, WI, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at River Road Estate in Sparta.
Terry is survived by his wife of 25 years Geraldine Larson, step daughter Nicole (Kim) Heble, grandson Devin, Granddaughter Jada, and great granddaughter Lilly. He was preceded in death by...
Joan L. Blenka
Apr 13, 2021
Joan L. Blenka, 91 of La Crosse passed away peacefully at Riverside Transitional Care surrounded by her family on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. She was born October 20, 1929 in La Crosse to Joseph and Helen (Roth) Zeimentz and graduated from Aquinas High School and for a short time worked at Swift Co. and Electric Auto Lite. On...
Nathan Frederick Krumrie
Apr 10, 2021
Nathan Frederick Krumrie, 95, of Nodine, MN, died on Saturday, April 10, 2021 at the Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse. He was born on January 7, 1926 in Mound Prairie, MN to Adolph and Esther (Haupt) Krumrie. Nathan was a US Army veteran. He married Marion Forster on May 5, 1953 in St. John’s Ev. Lutheran...
Yvonne M. Hyde
Apr 9, 2021
Yvonne M. Hyde, 90 of La Crosse died on Friday, April 9, 2021 at Riverside Transitional Care. She was born December 28, 1930 in Chicago to George and Minnie (Koppers) Hinds. After one year at Milwaukee State Teachers College, she married William J. Hyde in Milwaukee in August of 1950. They moved to Madison, WI that fall where...
William W. Fugate, Jr.
Apr 9, 2021
William Walter Fugate, Jr., 83, of La Crosse, passed away on Friday, April 9, 2021, at Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse.
Bill was born in Clinton, Iowa, on March 5, 1938, to William Walter and Esther (Baker) Fugate, Sr. He attended Clinton schools and was a 1957 graduate of Clinton High School. Bill married Donna...
Iola "Mae" Ames
Apr 9, 2021
Iola Mae Ames, 91, died on Friday, April 9, 2021 at RBI Caring Hearts in Bangor, WI. She was born on August 22, 1929 in rural De Soto, WI to Russel and Elizabeth (Lawson) Oliver. Mae married Sam Ames on June 5, 1949. She had worked as a teacher’s aid in the La Crosse School District and as a...
Donald W. Hutschenreuter
Apr 9, 2021
Donald W. “Don” Hutschenreuter, 79, of La Crosse passed away on Friday, April 9, 2021 at Benedictine Manor in La Crosse. He was born on June 9, 1941 in La Crosse to Henry and Caroline (Krause) Hutschenreuter. After high school, Don worked at State Bank with his dad for a few years. He then worked at La Crosse Rubber...
Carleton "Pat" J. Papenfuss
Apr 9, 2021
Carleton “Pat” J. Papenfuss, 92, of rural La Crescent, passed away on Friday, April 9, 2021, at the Gundersen Health System in La Crosse.
He was born in Winona, Minn., on October 13, 1928, to William and Bernice (Clow) Papenfuss. He married Carol M. Dobrunz on June 14, 1953, in Waukon, Iowa.
Pat served in...
Mike Kearns
Apr 6, 2021
Michael “Mike” P. Kearns, 69, passed away on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at home with his family by his side, after a brief battle with acute myeloid leukemia. Mike was born on March 20, 1952 in La Crosse, WI to Charlie and LaVonne (Walcker) Kearns. He graduated from La Crescent High School in 1970 and Brown Institute of Broadcasting...
Myrna L. Zahn
Apr 5, 2021
Myrna L. Zahn, 81, of Genoa, WI, died on Monday, April 5, 2021 at Benedictine Manor in La Crosse. She was born on December 27, 1939 to Elmer and Meta (Mueller) Mundsack. She married David W. Zahn on October 27, 1962. Myrna worked as a legal secretary for Moen, Sheehan & Meyer Law Office for many years. She...
Carol F. Marshall
Apr 4, 2021
Carol F. Marshall, 99, of La Crosse, WI passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 4, 2021 with family by her side. Carol was born on September 25, 1921, in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Her parents were farmers, Carl and Ruth (Marschner) Streblow. She graduated from St Agnes School of Nursing in Fond du Lac. Her first job in nursing...
Patricia Jane Caucutt
Apr 3, 2021
Patricia Jane Caucutt (Osborne) died April 3, 2021 at Mulders Health Care Facility.
Patricia was born in Norwich, England on August 3, 1937. She married James Thomas Caucutt and they spent 20 years in the Air Force. Retiring in Wisconsin, Pat and Jim owned Pat’s Pub in Camp Douglas. Pat also had her own seamstress business in...
John R. Janis
Mar 30, 2021
John R. Janis passed away March 30, 2021 in Springfield, Illinois at the age of 54. He was born on July 22, 1966, in Newport News, VA, to Dr. and Mrs. John F. Janis.
At age of 18, John left his home in La Crosse to become a resident of the St. Coletta's School in Jefferson, Wisconsin,...
Curtis D. Arentz
Mar 28, 2021
Curtis D Arentz passed away peacefully at home Sunday morning March 28, 2021 at the age of 85 eight days short of his 86th birthday. He was born April 5 th , 1935, the son of Arthur and Rebecca (Roberts) Arentz on Fish Creek Ridge. He graduated from Cashton High School in 1953. Curtis married Bernice Dunnum June 26,1956....
Rose Mary Linzmeyer
Mar 27, 2021
Rose Mary Linzmeyer, of Onalaska passed away on March 27, 2021. She was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on January 17, 1930 to Archie and Elizabeth (Dickey) Lederle and was a 1948 graduate of Holy Angels High School. After graduating from Marquette University in 1952 she worked for JC Penny for three years during which time she visited 41 of...
Gerald T. "Jerry" Ruff
Mar 26, 2021
Gerald “Jerry” Thomas Ruff passed away unexpectedly on March 26, 2021 at the age of 66. At the time of his passing, he was surrounded by his loving wife and daughter at his country home in La Crosse, WI, where he spent years growing a family and walking the nature paths that he loved so much.
Jerry’s...
Rita R. Greene
Mar 23, 2021
Rita R. Greene, 74, of La Crosse, WI passed away on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at Sterling House in La Crosse. She was born on November 20, 1946 in La Crosse to Lawrence and Marjorie (Stahl) Ready. She married Ray Greene on April 2, 1966 in La Crosse and they later divorced. After becoming ill, Rita moved back to...
James "Pick" L. Pickett
Mar 23, 2021
James L. Pickett “Pick” died March 23 after a long illness. He was surrounded by his family. Jim was born September 12, 1962 in Eau Claire to Bonnie and Jim Pickett, and he grew up in La Crosse.
A lifelong resident of La Crosse, Jim graduated from Central High School. He was involved with youth sports as...
Marian R. Schnell
Mar 23, 2021
Marian R. Schnell, 94, of La Crosse, WI passed away on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at the Mayo Clinic Health System.
She was born on June 10, 1926 in Chippewa Falls, WI to Mathew and Alice (O'Neil) Ritter. Marian worked at Hillview Healthcare Center for 38 years, and was a member of St. John’s United Church of...
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