Obituaries
Betty J. Riley
Apr 13, 2025
Betty Janice (Dusso) Riley, 97, of La Crosse, WI, passed away peacefully of natural causes at her residence at Brookdale Assisted Living.
Born on December 15, 1927, in La Crosse, WI, to Lyle and Betty Dusso, Betty was the sister of the late Fern Marie Blell, late Marjorie Thygesen, and late Ted Dusso. She attended Aquinas High School and later worked...
James E. Anderson
Apr 13, 2025
James E. Anderson, 81, of La Crosse, passed away on Sunday, April 13, 2025. Memorial services will be held at 1:00 pm on Monday, April 21, 2025, at Schumacher-Kish Funeral and Cremation Services of La Crosse. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. A full obituary will be available soon.
Sandra K. Elliott
Apr 12, 2025
Sandra Kay Elliott, 80, of La Crosse, WI passed away on Saturday, April 12, 2025 at Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse. She was born on June 28, 1944 and raised by her mother Shirlie Hanson and her grandfather Hollice Helland. She worked in health care for 45 years, 25 of those years spent with the Springer family, especially...
Elmer Carl Blank
Apr 11, 2025
Elmer Carl Blank, 92, of La Crosse, WI passed away on Friday, April 11, 2025 at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse. He was born on June 7, 1932 in La Crosse to Fred and Luella (Bartsch) Blank. He was baptized and confirmed at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in La Crosse. He graduated from Central High School in 1951. He...
John H. Molstad
Apr 10, 2025
John H. Molstad, 86, of La Crosse passed away April 10 with his wife by his side at Bethany St. Joseph Nursing Home after a long illness.
John was born on April 19, 1938 to Selmer and Gertrude Molstad in Galesville, WI.
He lost his mother shortly after his birth. He lived with relatives until the age of 7 at which time...
Barbara Jean Reedy
Apr 10, 2025
Barbara (Barb) Reedy passed away on Thursday, April 10, 2025. She was born in Winona, MN to Alfred and Lillian (Kiekhoefer) Amundson of Arcadia, WI on June 16, 1926. Barb attended Arcadia Public Schools and graduated as salutatorian of her high school class in 1943. After graduation, she worked at the State Bank of Arcadia for several years.
Barbara and Howard...
Janice "Jan" Larkin
Apr 8, 2025
Janice "Jan" M. Larkin, age 89 of La Crosse, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 8, 2025.
She was born October 13, 1935 to Dorothy (Jones) Hanson and Harvey Hanson in La Crosse WI and graduated from Central High School in 1953 from which she had many happy memories.
On September 24, 1955, Jan married the love of her life, Bill Larkin...
Betty Jane Voves
Apr 4, 2025
Betty Jane Voves, born on November 24, 1924, in Chaseburg, WI, passed away peacefully at the age of one hundred on April 4, 2025, at Bethany St. Joseph Care Center in La Crosse, WI. She was the youngest of the eight children of Bernard and Isabelle (Geary) Veglahn. Betty's life was marked by her dedication to her family, a deep...
Kathryn D. Bandell
Apr 1, 2025
Kathryn "Kathy" Bandell, 73, of La Crosse, WI passed away Tuesday, April 1, 2025, at Riverside Transitional Care in La Crosse. Kathy was born in Viroqua, WI on June 28, 1951, to Walter and Ellen (Hall) Melby.
She had an associate degree in Food Service Management, a diploma from Madison Area Technical College as a Food Service Assistant, and a Bachelor...
David Lyn Bouffleur
Mar 31, 2025
David Lyn Bouffleur, 89, of La Crosse passed away at home on March 31, 2025 after a short illness. David was born September 2, 1935 in La Crosse to Philip and Helen (Ekholm) Bouffleur Tichenor.
David is survived by his wife of 62 years, Judy (Burkart) Bouffleur, two sons, Scott and Beth (Dusha) Bouffleur of Wausau, Paul and Lindsey (Fluekiger) Bouffleur...
Kathleen A. Gorsett
Mar 31, 2025
Kathleen (Kay) Ann Gorsett, 90, of Onalaska, passed away on March 31st, 2025.
Kay was born on December 15, 1934, to Fred and Mayme Scheelhaase in Anthon, IA.
Kay met Richard (Dick) in Sioux City, IA, and they wed in 1953, going on to have seven children, Mike, Deb, Sue, Rick, Lori, Paula, and infant son Michael.
She graduated from Heelan Catholic High...
Robert E. Suter
Mar 29, 2025
Robert E. Suter, age 97, of Onalaska, WI, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 29, 2025, at Onalaska Care Center. Born on March 10, 1928, in La Crosse, WI, to James and Cliffie (Wilber) Suter. Robert lived a life full of love, service, and dedication.
Robert spent his childhood on the family farm near Galesville, developing a strong work ethic and...
Danny L. Iverson
Mar 27, 2025
Danny L. Iverson, 69 of Sparta, passed away on Thursday, March 27th at Mayo Hospital in La Crosse surrounded by family.
Danny was the youngest of four children of Archie Iverson and Beverly Iverson (Bloss). After Danny graduated from Logan High School, he worked at North La Crosse Lumber Company for a short time before going to work for the La...
William A. Mormann
Mar 27, 2025
William A. “Will” Mormann, 73, of La Crescent, passed away on Thursday, March 27, 2025, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse. A memorial gathering will be held sometime in the summer with details to be announced later.
Joseph R. Jorgenson
Mar 26, 2025
Joseph Ray Jorgenson, 69, of rural La Crescent passed away on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. Joe was born on July 17, 1955, in La Crosse, WI to Alvin and Cleo (Morris) Jorgenson. He married Wanda Hill on October 2, 1976. Joe worked at Miller’s Scrap in Winona, MN for 37 years.Joe had a passion for farming. He enjoyed milking cows...
Karl Laping
Mar 25, 2025
Karl Laping, age 92, of La Crosse, WI passed away peacefully on March 25, 2025.
Born in 1932 in Mastort, Banat, which was then part of Yugoslavia, he was the son of the town judge and farmer Jakob Laping and Anna Gerhardt. He was their second son, having an older brother Jack, a younger brother Hans, and a sister Marlene. He...
William S. Rose
Mar 24, 2025
William Stefan Rose (“Will”), 41, of La Crosse, died unexpectedly at home in his sleep on March 24, 2025.
Will was born Dec. 5, 1983, the son of Elizabeth Rose (of La Crosse) and Thomas Rose Jr. (of Sparta). He graduated from Logan High School in 2002 and graduated with honors from the Western Technical College Culinary Arts program in 2017....
Charles "Chuck" J. Chihak
Mar 22, 2025
Charles "Chuck" John Chihak, age 78 of La Crescent, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on March 22nd, 2025, surrounded by love. Chuck, a proud Bohemian, was born in Lourdes, Iowa on June 1st, 1946, to Charles and Mary Ellen Chihak. He attended Our Lady of Lourdes elementary school in Lourdes, Iowa, and continued on to high school at Immaculate Conception Catholic...
Ruth Ann Lundgren
Mar 21, 2025
Ruth Ann Lundgren, 86, of West Salem, died on Friday, March 21, 2025 at the Bethany St. Joseph Care Center in La Crosse. She was born on October 29, 1938 in Onalaska, WI to Earl and Jean (Shove) Hohmann. She married Jack Lundgren on June 6, 1959 in First Lutheran Church, Onalaska. Ruth had worked as an Avon representative for...
Gerard Alexander
Mar 20, 2025
Gerard Alexander, 70, of Onalaska, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, March 20, 2025, with his girls by his side.
He was born on March 3, 1955 in La Crosse, WI to Howard Sr. and Dorothy (Spah) Alexander. Gerard was the youngest of seven siblings: Kenneth, Howard Jr., Patricia, Carol, Gary, and Gail.
On September 29, 1976, he married Wanda Orton...
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