Obituaries
Janice Marie Abraham
Jan 4, 2019
Janice Marie Abraham, 82, passed away on Friday, January 4, 2019 at home surrounded by family in Onalaska. She was born on July 9, 1936 to Harry C. and Mary (Albers) Horstman on a farm located on Highway 16 between West Salem and Bangor. She was baptized on July 26, 1936, confirmed on April 5, 1950, and married...
James E. Preeshl
Jan 3, 2019
James E. Preeshl, 89, of Onalaska, died peacefully on Thursday, January 3, 2019 at the Bethany Riverside Care Center. He was born in La Crosse on February 18, 1929 to Joseph and Viola Preeshl. Jim was a US Army veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of the Roy L. Vingers American Legion Post 52 and...
Kenneth P. Hess
Jan 2, 2019
Kenneth P. Hess, 90 of St. Joseph Ridge, WI, died on Wednesday, January 2, 2019. He was born September 4, 1928 in La Crosse to William and Anna (Schams) Hess. He graduated from Aquinas High School in 1946 and attended Loras College.
Ken had farmed on St. Joseph Ridge as well as serving as...
Nick E. Von Arx
Dec 30, 2018
Nick Von Arx, 63, passed into his eternal reward on December 30, 2018 after having suffered a devastating stroke. He was born on July 26, 1955 to Walter and Rita (Bissen) Von Arx in La Crosse, WI.
Nick attended St. Peter’s grade school in Hokah and graduated from La Crescent, High School. He attended Winona Technical College...
Janet Elizabeth Gundlach
Dec 30, 2018
Janet Elizabeth Gundlach, 87, passed away December 30, 2018 at Benedictine Manor in La Crosse. She was born July 13, 1931 in Caledonia, Minnesota to Bernard and Anna (Druschke) Fiebig. Her early childhood was spent in Caledonia, but the family moved to La Crosse where she graduated from Aquinas High School.
On August 5, 1950, she married...
Adelaide A. Nichols
Dec 29, 2018
Adelaide Ann Nichols (Addie, Grandma Cutie, Mom, Sweetie Pie) passed away peacefully on December 29, 2018 at Eagle Crest South memory care facility in La Crosse, WI. She was born December 13, 1938 to her ever-loving parents Ambrose and Catherine (Brislin) Rascher, whom she absolutely cherished and adored. Her formative years were spent in Cedar Lake, Indiana until she...
Calvin C. Cronk Sr.
Dec 29, 2018
Calvin C. Cronk Sr., 93 of French Island, La Crosse, passed away on Saturday, December 29, 2018 at Gundersen Health System, La Crosse. He was born in La Crosse on August 30, 1925 to Warren and Clarissa (Chase) Cronk. He married Elizabeth Lounsbrough on February 2, 1947 in La Crosse and she preceded him in death in 2014.
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Eugene "Butch" Johnson
Dec 29, 2018
Eugene F. “Butch” Johnson, 77, passed away on Saturday, December 29, 2018, at Bethany Riverside in La Crosse principally due to complications from Parkinson’s disease.
He was born on Nov. 17, 1941, at St. Anne’s Hospital in La Crosse to Lawrence and Mary (Becker) Johnson. He grew up in La Crosse and attended Aquinas High School where...
Gary L. "Frog" Skoy
Dec 28, 2018
Gary “Frog” L. Skoy, 71 of Holmen, WI, died on Friday, December 28, 2018 at Mayo Clinic Health System, La Crosse. He was born in La Crosse, WI. on January 28, 1947 to Gordon and Vivian (Taylor) Skoy. Gary married Carol Von Ruden in Onalaska, WI on May 17, 1975.
Gary worked at various...
Lenora Stoehr Jorstad
Dec 26, 2018
Lenora (Beach) Stoehr Jorstad of La Crescent went to her heavenly home on the second day of Christmas--- Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at the age of 89 years, 3 months, and 3 days. She was the fifth child born to Earl and Stella (Luce) Beach on September 23, 1929. Lenora was raised on their family farm in rural La...
Geralyn Ann Thicke
Dec 23, 2018
Geralyn Ann “Geri” Thicke, age 65, died Sunday, December 23, 2018, at La Crosse Mayo Clinic Health System. Geri was born on October 16, 1953 to William and Irma (Langen) Thicke of La Crescent.
Geri lived most of her adult life in Caledonia where she worked at ABC Works, Woodland Industries and community businesses. She lived independently,...
John F. Schumacher
Dec 21, 2018
John F. Schumacher, 95, of La Crosse passed away on Friday, December 21, 2018, at the Bethany-St. Joseph Care Center. He was born December 22, 1922, in Coon Valley to Joseph and Mary (Kaiser) Schumacher.
On his 19 th birthday, December 22, 1941, 15 days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, John, a farm...
Rosemary A. Smith
Dec 19, 2018
Rosemary A. Smith, 91 of La Crescent passed away at the home of her daughter on Wednesday, December 19, 2018. She was born January 21, 1927 in Portage, WI to Francis and Rose (Sroka) Wurm and graduated from Aquinas High School.
On May 30, 1949 she married James Smith at St. James Catholic Church...
Dr. Michael S. Garrity
Dec 18, 2018
Dr. Michael Stephen Garrity “Dr. Mike” age 86, a lifelong resident of Prairie du Chien, WI, died unexpectedly on December 18, 2018 at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse. Born February 11, 1932, to William and Elizabeth (Cull), he attended Campion Jesuit High School and graduated from Marquette Medical School. He served in the U.S. Air Force in Bangor,...
Gordon "Bert" Bateman
Dec 18, 2018
Gordon Donald “Bert” Bateman, 75, of Dresbach, Minn., went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, December 18, 2018.
Bert was born in La Crosse on January 13, 1943, to Donald and Milda (Moldenhauer) Bateman. He grew up in the Nodine, Minn. area and graduated from Winona Senior High School. He later graduated from Western...
Marie Ann Revels
Dec 17, 2018
Marie Ann Revels, 87, of La Crosse, passed away on Monday, December 17, 2018, at the Bluffview Memory Care in Holmen.
Marie was born in La Crosse on February 12, 1931, to Edward and Laura (Peaslee) Pratt. She married John S. Revels on November 20, 1948, in La Crosse. John preceded her in death on March 7,...
Rebecca "Becky" E. Lussky
Dec 16, 2018
Rebecca “Becky” E. Lussky (Madson), 59, of La Crescent, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, cousin, teacher and friend, passed away Sunday, December 16, 2018 at her home. Becky was born April 27, 1959 in Trail, Minn., the oldest of five children of Norman and Amanda Madson. She attended Lakeside Lutheran High School (Lake Mills, Wis.), Bethany Lutheran College...
Jeanette A. Elder
Dec 15, 2018
Jeanette A. (Larson) Elder, age 96, of Onalaska, passed away on Saturday, December 15, 2018, at the Onalaska Care Center.
Jeanette was born on June 3, 1922, in La Crosse County, Wisconsin to Conral and Anna (Berg) Larson. She attended school in Holmen. During her life, Jeanette had many careers. She worked in restaurants, at the Auto...
Thomas O. Rosenow
Dec 12, 2018
Thomas O. “Tom” Rosenow, 69 of Onalaska, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 12, 2018. He was a man of great faith who courageously battled cancer.
Tom was born January 26, 1949 in Winona, Mn to Oscar and Eileen (Wrobel) Rosenow. He graduated from Cochrane-Fountain City High School in 1968 where he excelled as...
Stephen C. Copps, Sr. M.D.
Dec 11, 2018
Stephen C Copps Sr. M.D. died peacefully on December 11 at his beloved Gundersen Medical Center after a short hospitalization following a heart attack. Steve was born to Clinton and Sarah Copps on April 22, 1930. At 4 pounds, 4 ounces, he started small, but this only belied the enormous personality that would come to define him. ...
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