Laura Finseth Scott

Laura Finseth Scott, 27, of Holmen, died on Saturday, December 20, 2014, of injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

She was born on August 28, 1987, in Rochester, Minn., to Loren and Mary (Halweg) Finseth, and grew up on her family’s farm in rural Fountain, Minn. She was a 2006 graduate of Chatfield High School and received her degree in Nursing from the Viterbo University School of Nursing in 2011. On September 10, 2011, Laura married Hunter Scott at English Lutheran Church in La Crosse. Laura had been working as a nurse in the Family Birth Place at Franciscan Healthcare of La Crosse.

Laura is survived by her husband, Hunter; her parents, Loren and Mary, of Fountain, Minn.; her two sisters, Rachel Genz, and her husband, Josh, and their children, Sawyer, Faith, and Owen, of Holmen, and Rebecca Eisenman and her husband, Seth, and their son, Abel, of Rochester; her paternal grandmother, Pearl Finseth, of Fountain; her father and mother-in-law, Rev. Richard and Peggy Scott of Chatfield; many aunts, uncles and cousins; and numerous friends and colleagues. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandfather, Vernon Finseth; and her maternal grandparents, Roger and Winifred Halweg.

A service in celebration of Laura’s life will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, December 28th, at English Lutheran Church, 1509 King St., La Crosse. Rev. Melinda Pupillo will officiate. A gathering for family and friends will be held from 3:00 until 6:00 p.m., Saturday, December 27th, at Schumacher-Kish Funeral and Cremation Services, 200 West Ave. So., La Crosse. Friends may also call on the family at the church on Sunday from 1:00 p.m. until the time of service. There will be a reception following the service at the church. Online condolences may be submitted at www.caringbridge.org/visit/hunterlaurascott
In lieu of flowers, the family would prefer contributions to the Laura Finseth Scott Nursing Scholarship fund.