Joseph F Marco

He was born in La Crosse County on October 11, 1929, to Wilfred T. and Genevieve (Flynn) Marco. He married the former Ruth E. Mosher on June 18, 1951, in Waukon, Iowa.

Joe served in the U.S. Army prior to the Korean War and was a member of American Legion Post 336 of Onalaska. He worked for the Milwaukee Railroad for 37 years before retiring in 1984.

Joe is survived by his wife, Ruth; two daughters, Deborah Koss of Rochester, Minn., and Rachel (Gary) Senn of La Crescent; four grandchildren, Rebekah (Lee) Kirgis of Rochester, Leah (Neil) Nathan of New York, N.Y., Sara (Paul) Wagner of La Crescent, and Andrew (Kasey) Senn of Onalaska; and eight great grandchildren, Nora and Owen Kirgis of Rochester, Taylor, Mason, Tia, and Jaxon Wagner of La Crescent, and Ava and Noah Senn of Onalaska. He is further survived by a sister, Vera Feunger of Holmen; a brother, Jim (Vera) Marco of Phoenix, Ariz.; and nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Rose Marco.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, April 12th, at 11:00 a.m., at the Schumacher-Kish Funeral Home, 907 Sand Lake Road, in Onalaska. Rev. Kathleen Charles will officiate. Burial, with military honors, will follow in the Onalaska City Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service.

The family would like to extend their heartfelt thanks for the staff at the Mayo Clinic Health System Hospice for their wonderful care.