Obituaries
Lois K. Carraux
Aug 18, 2020
Lois Kathryn Carraux departed this world August 18, 2020 at the age of 90 in LaCrosse, WI. She was born Lois Kathryn Schnoebelen on 28 June 1930 in Iowa City, Iowa to the parents of Francis W. & Irene M. Schnoebelen of Riverside, Iowa. Lois was a devoted wife and mother, caring sister and grandmother and is survived by...
Joseph Michael Gilbertson
Aug 17, 2020
Joseph (Joe) Michael Gilbertson 57 of La Crosse passed away peacefully after a short battle with cancer at Gunderson Lutheran Hospital in the early morning hours of August 17, 2020. Joe was born November 28, 1962 to Chauncey and Edna Gilbertson in La Crosse. Joe worked at the Super 8 as a housekeeper and in maintenance for many years....
Ryan L. Vue
Aug 16, 2020
CPL Ryan Lee Vue, 24, of La Crosse, WI, passed away peacefully after a very long battle with cancer, in his home Sunday morning surrounded by his loved ones. Ryan attended Central High School in La Crosse where he played on the tennis team, and also successfully bluffed his way through 3 years of playing the trumpet in band....
Joan M. Stegen
Aug 13, 2020
Joan M. Stegen, 76, of Beaver Dam, Wis., died peacefully, with her family at her side, at the Marshfield Medical Center in Beaver Dam on Thursday, August 13, 2020.
Joan was born in Lacrosse, on January 15, 1944, the daughter of Paul and Charlotte (Will) Schwabenbauer, and was a 1962 graduate of Aquinas high school. She married...
Fern E. Hauser
Aug 12, 2020
Fern E. Hauser, 91, of La Crosse, passed away on Wednesday, August 12, 2020, at the Gundersen Health System in La Crosse.
Fern was born in Hokah, Minnesota on March 8, 1929, to Le Roy and Hattie (Gollnick) Hauser. She grew up on French Island and was a graduate of Logan High School. She went on to...
Betty Lou Allen
Aug 9, 2020
Betty Lou Allen, 89, of Mauston, WI passed away at SpringBrook Village, La Crescent, MN on Sunday Aug 9, 2020.
She was born on March 28, 1931 at Belmont Hospital in Chicago, IL to Bertha and Axel Haglund. She met Robert Harry Allen at Woodside Ranch in Mauston while on vacation with a friend and they were...
Gerald W. Rausch
Aug 8, 2020
Gerald (Jerry) Rausch, 82, of La Crosse, died Saturday, August 8, 2020 at his daughter’s home in Ettrick from congestive heart failure. Jerry was born March 18, 1938, in New Hampton, Iowa to Neil and Esther (Behrens) Rausch. He married Joan Menne on Sept. 3, 1960, in Ossian, Iowa.
After earning a B.S. from Loras College in...
Robert D. Christenson
Aug 7, 2020
Robert D. Christenson, 84, of La Crosse, Wis., went to be with the Lord on Friday, August 7, 2020, at his home surrounded by his family.
He was born in La Crosse on April 14, 1936, to Elmer and Echo (Gullickson) Christenson. He was a graduate of Logan High School and served his country in the United...
Ricky Lee Arentz
Aug 7, 2020
Ricky Lee Arentz, 56 of French Island, La Crosse passed away unexpectedly of an asthma attack while riding his bike on Friday, August 7, 2020. He was born in La Crosse on November 13, 1963 to Vernon Lee and Eleanor (Paulson) Arentz. Ricky graduated from Logan High School in 1981 and later studied at WWTC for mechanical design and...
Virginia Dale Steindorf
Aug 7, 2020
Virginia Dale Steindorf, 67, of La Crosse, passed away at her home surrounded by her family on Friday, August 7, 2020.
She was born in La Crosse on February 11, 1953, to Gilbert and Irene (Ruhner) Bonnie. She attended La Crosse schools and was a 1972 graduate of Central High School. On September 22, 1973, Virginia married...
Roger J. Reinhart, Jr.
Aug 5, 2020
Roger J Reinhart Jr 56 of Desoto, WI passed away August 5, 2020 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse,WI from complications of Leukemia. He was born August 1, 1964 to Roger J. Reinhart Sr. and Jean C (Neidercorn) Reinhart. Roger served in the Army and National Guard. He worked for Potato King as an OTR delivery driver....
Therese Rose Smith
Aug 4, 2020
Therese Rose Smith, 91, formerly of Onalaska, died on Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at Benedictine Manor in La Crosse. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Onalaska. Msgr. Steven Kachel will officiate. Burial will be in the Calvary Cemetery, Arcadia, WI. Friends may call at the church...
Nancy Jean Muller
Aug 4, 2020
Nancy Jean Muller, 76, of Onalaska, passed away on Tuesday, August 4, 2020, at the Onalaska Care Center.
Nancy was born in La Crosse on August 17, 1943, to Harold W. and Ione M. (Tischer) Hefti. She attended La Crosse schools and was a 1961 graduate of Logan High School. On April 27, 1963, Nancy married Raymond...
Marion Marilyn Jackson
Aug 4, 2020
Marion Marilyn Rose Jackson, age 90, of La Crescent, MN passed away peacefully on August 4, 2020 at the Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, WI. Marion was born on March 3, 1930, in Winona, MN to Oscar Roland Rose and Blanche Lillian Ruhnke Rose. She was the firstborn of nine children. She married Harold Soren Jackson on September...
Connie J. Hammond
Aug 3, 2020
Connie J. Hammond, 90, of La Crosse, WI and formerly of Kalispell, MT, died on Monday, August 3, 2020 at Benedictine Manor, La Crosse. She was born in La Crosse on January 27, 1930 to Royal and Thelma (Lau) Fox. She was a graduate of Central High School in La Crosse.
She married Bill Esterle and together...
Marilyn L. Cass
Aug 1, 2020
Marilyn Loraine Cass 83 of Roseau, MN, passed away peacefully with her family at her side at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND, on August 1, 2020.
Marilyn was born June 30, 1937 to parents Harry and Gertrude (Loppnow) Carlson in Little Falls, MN. Marilyn moved to Roseau, MN, with her family when she was about 10...
Helen S. Wais
Aug 1, 2020
Helen S. Wais, 98, of LaCrosse, Wisconsin died August 1, 2020 at Bethany Lutheran Riverside. Helen was born in Dubuque, Iowa on December 20, 1921 to Albert Nowak and Helen Ginther Nowak. She married James Wais at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in LaCrosse on April 17, 1948. Prior to having children, Helen worked at the Employment Office and after...
Kenneth R. Vedell
Aug 1, 2020
Kenneth Raymond Vedell, 46, of Bloomington, Minn., (formerly of La Crescent) died unexpectedly on Saturday, August 1, 2020 at his home. He was born in Seoul, South Korea on August 28, 1973. He arrived in the United States on December 13, 1974 into the loving arms of his parents Thomas and Marilyn (Carlson) Vedell. He became a citizen of...
Julitta "Jetz" Hefti
Jul 30, 2020
Julitta Ann “Jetz” Hefti, 80, of La Crosse, passed away at her home on Thursday, July 30, 2020. She was born in La Crosse on September 14, 1939, to Forrest and Audrey (Franklin) Berg. She attended La Crosse schools and was a 1958 graduate of La Crosse Central High School. On June 1, 1963, Julitta married Willis Hefti at...
Michael Baskerville
Jul 30, 2020
Michael Baskerville, 66 of La Crosse passed away on Thursday, July 30, 2020. He was born August 9, 1953 in Chicago, IL.
Michael is survived by his wife, Rhonda Baskerville of La Crosse; two daughters, Chante Smith of Milwaukee and Mikera Baskerville of La Crosse along with many friends. He was preceded in death...
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