Marcella M. Horihan

Marcella M Horihan, 92, of La Crosse, Wi died on Thursday December 6, at Marshfield Medical Center in Marshfield WI. She was born on July 30, 1926 in St Lucas, daughter of Martin and Gertrude Martin Kruse. Marcella married John W. Horihan on June 21, 1949 in St Lucas. John died March 5, 1995. Marcella graduated from St Francis School of Nursing in La Crosse, WI in 1948. She worked at St Francis Hospital in La Crosse until she retired in 1991.

Survivors include two daughters; Theresa [Ron] Richards of Marshfield, WI; Sheila Joswiak of Schofield, WI; two sons; Mark [Jan] Horihan of West Salem, WI; Lyle [Pam]Horihan of Cottage Grove, Mn; 12 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren; two sisters; Theresa Breuer of La Crescent, MN and Phylis [Al] Malin of Westby WI; a sister-in-law Nellie Kruse of Fort Atkinson IA; a brother-in-law, Chester Blechinger, of Bloomfield Hills Michigan.

Preceded in death by son-in-law Michael Joswiak; grandchildren, Benjamin Joswiak and Matthew Horihan; three brothers; Fr Charles Kruse, Fr Clarence Kruse, Ron Kruse and three sisters; Alice Kruse, Eileen Blechinger, and Clare Horihan; brother-in-laws; William Breuer and Donald Horihan.

The family thanks the staff at Wells Nature View Assisted Living for their kind and caring support of Marcella since she moved to Marshfield. Marcella was a wonderful mother and grandmother. She has left her legacy of love, kindness, humor and respect through the lives of her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be on Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at 10:30 AM at Holy Trinity Catholic Church. Rev. Rick Roberts will officiate. Burial will be in the Catholic Cemetery. Friends may call at the church on Tuesday from 9:00 AM until the time of services. The Schumacher-Kish Funeral & Cremation Services of La Crosse are in charge of arrangements.