Obituaries
Arden L. McCallson
Jan 21, 2026
Arden L. McCallson, 80 of Hokah, MN passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, January 21, 2026. A Celebration of Arden's Life will be held at a later date with details to be announced when available. A full obituary will be available soon.
Vicki A. Gilbertson
Jan 20, 2026
Vicki A. Gilbertson, age 74, of Onalaska, WI, passed away on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center. She was born September 4, 1951, in La Crosse, WI, the daughter of Ronald and Dolores Roach.
Vicki graduated from La Crosse Central High School, Class of 1969, then went to Western Wisconsin Technical College, earning a degree as a dental...
Terry Lee Hicks
Jan 20, 2026
Terry Lee Hicks (79) of La Crosse, Wisconsin, peacefully passed away at his home on January 20, 2026, after a courageous four-year battle with pancreatic cancer. He was a fighter until the very end, defying the odds and blessing us with four extra years of memories.
Terry was born on December 2, 1946, to Elton & Helen (Malay) Hicks in La...
Linda L. Isler
Jan 18, 2026
Linda Lou Isler (Hilleshiem) passed away Sunday, January 18, 2026 at the Bluffview Memory Care Center in Holmen, WI. She was born May 15, 1941 in Richland Center WI, the daughter of Lowell and Genevieve Hilleshiem.
Linda had one brother, Randy Hilleshiem. In her early years Linda moved around a lot throughout Wisconsin as her father followed employment in the construction...
Margaret H. Gramling
Jan 15, 2026
Margaret Helen (Chambers) Gramling, 80, of La Crescent, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on January, 2026, surrounded by her loving family.
Margaret was born on August 17, 1945, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Russell and Laura (Shanahan) Chambers. She grew up in Springville, Iowa and Mountain View, California. After high school graduation in 1963, she attended and received her Licensed Practical Nursing...
Melany Paige Butterfield
Jan 14, 2026
Melany Paige Butterfield (71) of Holmen, WI passed away peacefully in her sleep on January 14th, 2026, after a 44-year battle with multiple sclerosis and a 6-year battle with dementia.
Melany was born on February 23rd,1954 to Morris and Carolyn Yeager in Tacoma, WA. After graduating from Curtis High School in 1973, she went on to have several careers, including a...
Mark S. Davini
Jan 13, 2026
Mark Davini, age 67, of La Crescent, MN, passed away peacefully at home on January 13, 2026, surrounded by love. Mark shared his life with his wife, Barbara Kelsey, the love of his life. He had a generous heart and a fun, irreverent sense of humor that never dimmed, even in the hardest moments. He loved making people laugh, lifting...
Russell F. Wickus
Jan 12, 2026
Russell Frank Wickus was sent to his eternal home on January 12, 2026, at the SpringBrook Assisted Living Center in La Crosse, WI. He was 90 years old. The family is deeply saddened by his death. Russ was born on November 3, 1935. Russ is survived and missed by his loving second wife, Phyllis, his children, Scott, and Jeff. Forever...
Georgia A. Stall
Jan 12, 2026
Georgia Stall, age 72, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Monday, January 12, in West Salem, Wisconsin.
She was born on February 13, 1954, in La Crosse, Wisconsin, to Henry and Joan Stall. Georgia was known by those who loved her as a kind and giving person, someone who cared deeply for others and gave what she could, often putting...
Robert "Bob" Long
Jan 12, 2026
Robert “Bob” D. Long, age 95, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family. Bob was a long-time resident of De Soto, WI and was very well known and respected around town. He served on the De Soto School Board for several years helping the district’s students. Bob was born in La Crosse, WI on July 11, 1930 to Cecil...
Daniel J. Poellinger
Jan 11, 2026
Daniel (Dan) Jerome Poellinger, age 62, passed away on Sunday, January 11, 2026, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born September 11, 1963, in La Crosse to Jerome and Dorothy (Johnson) Poellinger.
Dan was quiet and kind, generous, and known for his endless patience. He lived humbly, yet his reserved presence brought comfort to many. The loss is immeasurable,...
Ronald "Ronnie" Joseph Phelps
Jan 9, 2026
Ronald Joseph “Ronnie” Phelps, 94, of La Crosse, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully on January 9, 2026, at the Tomah VA Medical Center, after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer’s disease. We would like to thank the staff at the Memory Care Unit at Tomah VA for the loving care they gave Ron.
Born December 7, 1931, in La Crosse, Ron...
F. Lorraine Olson
Jan 7, 2026
Lorraine (Jelen) Olson, age 94, of La Crosse, WI, passed away on January 7, 2026, at Eagle Crest South. Lorraine was born in Helena, Montana, on January 27, 1931, to Edward and Genevieve (Ender) Jelen. She was also raised by her aunt, Geneva, and uncle, Frank Ender, while growing up in Westby, Wisconsin.
In her younger years, Lorraine completed her high...
Maggie Grace Servent
Jan 7, 2026
Marilyn "Maggie" Grace Servent, age 25, of Onalaska, WI, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at home with her husband by her side. She was born January 19, 2000 in Rhinelander, WI, the daughter of Jeffrey and Karen Servent.
Maggie graduated as valedictorian from Three Lakes High School, Class of 2018, then went on to UW-La Crosse, graduating with...
Warren W. Tyson
Jan 7, 2026
Warren W. “Ty” Tyson, age 84, peacefully went home to be with his Lord and Savior on January 7, 2026. He was born on February 11,1941, to Charles and Evelyn (Vold) Tyson in Little Fork, Minnesota.
His family later moved to La Crosse, Wisconsin and made it their home. He graduated from Central High school in 1959, where he excelled in...
Bruce M. Erickson
Jan 3, 2026
Bruce Michael Erickson, 64, passed away peacefully on January 3, 2026, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, WI.
Bruce was born on July 11, 1961, to Lloyd and Adeline Erickson (Kasten) of New Albin, Iowa. Bruce was 1 of 14 children and graduated from Lansing High School. Bruce was a skilled mechanic, laborer, and woodworker. He enjoyed fishing, hunting,...
Lu L. Miller Osborn
Jan 2, 2026
Lu Miller Osborn, 96, of La Crosse, passed away on Friday, January 2, 2026 at Hillview Health Care Center in La Crosse. She was born on February 1, 1929 to Oscar and Mollie (Kapanke) Miller. She married Arthur M. Osborn on April 13, 1974. They spent their married life in La Crescent, MN and La Crosse, WI. An active member...
Patrick Joseph Clements
Jan 1, 2026
Patrick Joseph Clements, 76, passed away peacefully on January 1, 2026, at Brookdale Memory Care in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
Born on March 17, 1949, to John and Minnie (Hohlfeld) Clements, Pat was the youngest of seven children. He grew up on the family farm on Brice Prairie and later on St. Joseph’s Ridge. After graduating from West Salem High School in...
Rita M. Spah
Dec 31, 2025
Rita Marie Spah, 76, of La Crosse, Wis, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on December 31, 2025.
Rita was born October 29, 1949, in La Crosse, Wis. The daughter of Glenn and Dolly Peterson. Rita married Thomas W Spah on June 17, 1972. Rita loved flowers and birds. In her early years she taught homebound children and worked as...
Arlene S. Schumacher
Dec 31, 2025
Arlene Sadie (Mark) Schumacher passed away on December 31, 2025 at 103 years 9 months and 13 days. Her children were with her when she started to journey to the Grand Reunion. She was residing at Bay Harbor of LaCrescent aka Springbrook Village in LaCrescent, MN.
She was born on March 18, 1922 to Rudy and Elsie (Boldt) Mark in Mound...
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