Selma "Sally" L. Kulcinski

January 11, 1930 — November 5, 2018

Selma L. “Sally” Kulcinski, 88, of La Crosse, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 5, 2018 at the Hillview Health Care Center with family by her side. Sally was born on January 11, 1930 to Louis F. and Selma J. (Walstad) Sprain. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Church in Barre Mills, WI. After graduating from West Salem High School in 1947 she moved to La Crosse. There she met her future husband, Steven “Putter” Kulcinski. They were married on January 15, 1949 at Mt. Calvary Ev. Lutheran Church. Together they raised three children. Sally was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother.
Some of Sally’s favorite thing to do included collecting family history and memorabilia along with the history of Barre Mills, West Salem and La Crosse. She loved concerts in the park and at the Southside Neighborhood Center. She enjoyed “Wheel of Fortune” and word search puzzles. Sally was an avid baker and cook for her family, always remembering what was each person’s favorite. You didn’t go home from Grandma’s without date nut bread, banana bread, or your favorite cookies. For many years, as a volunteer, she baked for Holiday Fair as an ARC La Crosse fundraiser and the Neighbor’s Day volunteers.
Sally is survived by her three children, Barbara Fjerestad of Estelline, SD, Steven Kulcinski and Sandra Herold of La Crosse, her grandchildren and great grandchildren, Mark Fjerestad of Estelline, SD, Heather (Jon) Neff and their children Jackson, Lily, and Owen of Brookings, SD, Mirian (Paul) Young and their children Ashton and Elijah of Brown Deer, WI, and Cole Herold of La Crosse. She is also survived by a brother Arden “Sonny” Sprain, a sister-in-law Charlene Kulcinski, and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Steven, a son-in-law Robert Fjerestad, her sisters, Margaret Tumaniec and Darlene Bartz, five brothers-in-law, Ed Tumaniec, Donald Bartz, Harold, Vernon, and Wayne Kulcinski, two sisters-in-law, Barbara Sprain and June Kulcinski, a niece and two nephews.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at 11:00 AM at Mt. Calvary Ev. Lutheran Church. Pastor Robert Wassermann will officiate. Burial will be in the Woodlawn Cemetery. Friends may call at the Schumacher-Kish Funeral & Cremation Services of La Crosse on Monday from 4:00 – 7:00 PM and at the church on Tuesday from 10:00 AM until the time of services. Memorials may be given to the West Salem Historic Society or a charity of your choice.

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Tuesday, November 13, 2018

10:00 - 11:00 am

Mt. Calvary Ev. Lutheran Church

1411 16th Street South, La Crosse, WI 54601

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