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Peter J. Gregory

Peter J. Gregory

Dec 30, 2017

Peter Jay Gregory, 63, of La Crosse, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 30, 2017. He was born on October 29, 1954 in la Crosse to Harry and Betty (Bemis) Gregory. He locally owned Grime Solvers, Inc. and Sun Solvers until his retirement. His greatest accomplishment was his beloved daughter, Azure, as their bond is unbreakable. He was...

Marian Theresa Crogan

Marian Theresa Crogan

Dec 28, 2017

Marian Theresa Crogan, 94 of La Crosse passed away on Thursday; December 28, 2017 at her home in Benedictine Villa. She was born October 18, 1923 in La Crosse to Harold and Theresa (Konop) Eeg and graduated from Aquinas High School in 1941. Marian then attended Coleman Vocational Business School in La Crosse. On June 7, 1947 she...

Joyce Elaine Anthony

Joyce Elaine Anthony

Dec 27, 2017

Joyce Elaine Anthony, 88, of La Crosse, died on Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at Gundersen Health System of La Crosse. Joyce was born in Antigo, WI on July 6, 1929 to Ruben and Verna (Brush) Marquardt. She graduated from La Crosse State Teachers College with a degree in Physical Education. Joyce married Kenneth Robert Anthony on December 27,...

Jon "Jack" J. Ebner

Jon "Jack" J. Ebner

Dec 24, 2017

Jon J. “Jack” Ebner, 77, of La Crosse, died on Sunday, December 24, 2017 at the Gundersen Health System in La Crosse. He was born in La Crosse on October 10, 1940 to Jerome and Fae (Schubert) Ebner. Jack was a 1958 graduate of Central High School, and served with the US Navy in Hawaii from 1959 –...

Wayne E. Wright

Wayne E. Wright

Dec 18, 2017

Wayne E. Wright, 71, of La Crosse, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, December 18, 2017. He was born on August 16, 1946 in Ashland, WI to Henry and Leona (Gurske) Wright and the family moved to La Crosse a few months later. Wayne graduated from Central High School in 1964 and in 1968 he married his high...

Jodie Lynn (Wurm) Eckert

Jodie Lynn (Wurm) Eckert

Dec 18, 2017

Jodie Lynn (Wurm) Eckert, 51, of La Crosse, died on Monday, December 18, 2017 at the Gundersen Health System in La Crosse. She was born on February 14, 1966 in La Crosse to James and Jean (Plagge) Wurm. Jodie was a 1984 graduate of Central High School. She had worked at Eversole Motors, Toyota, Kwik Trip, and did...

Eugene "Muggs" Fanello

Eugene "Muggs" Fanello

Dec 17, 2017

Eugene “Muggs” Fanello, 83 of Trempealeau, WI passed away peacefully, at his home on Sunday, December 17, 2017. He was born July 18, 1934 in La Crosse to Antonio and Eunice (Waller) Fanello and attended school in Genoa, WI. On June 8, 1957 he married Joan Isbell at St. Charles Catholic Church in Genoa.

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Frances Ann Hauswirth

Frances Ann Hauswirth

Dec 13, 2017

Frances A. Hauswirth, 92 of La Crosse, passed away on Wednesday December 13, 2017 at Springbrook Assisted Living in Onalaska. She was born in La Crosse on August 22, 1925 to Frank E. and Eliza M. (Chisholm) Brown. She married Arthur Hauswirth on December 20, 1945 and he preceded her in death in 2005.

Frances showed an...

Lillian F. Bolton

Lillian F. Bolton

Dec 11, 2017

Lillian F. Bolton, 101, of La Crosse, died on Monday, December 11, 2017 at the Bethany-Riverside Care Center. She was born on December 26, 1915 in Council Bluffs, IA to Wladislaw “Ladis” and Lillian (Schugardt) Kinder. Lillian had worked in payroll at Swanson Blue Star in Council Bluffs. She moved to California and began working as a bookkeeper...

Sara Marie Norton

Sara Marie Norton

Dec 10, 2017

Sara M. Norton passed away early in the morning on December 10th. She went peacefully and without pain in her hospital bed. Sara was 68 years old. She was born to Christopher and Eunice Fleming on December 19th, 1949. A proud Alumni of Aquinas High School. She married Gary J. Norton on July 5th, 1975. Sara had served as...

Alice Kramer

Alice Kramer

Dec 10, 2017

Alice Marie Kramer, 90, of Onalaska, passed away on Saturday, December 10, 2017, at the Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse.

She was born February 4, 1927, in La Crosse, to Arthur and Blanche Marcus. She married Elmer Vern Kramer on July 29, 1944.

Survivors include her son, Tony (Jane); daughters, Patricia (Goodwin) Hass...

Carol Kaiser

Carol Kaiser

Dec 9, 2017

Carol J. Kaiser passed away on Saturday, December 9, 2017 at the Gundersen Health System in La Crosse.

She was born to Ray and Marie (Klahn) Lichtie on October 30, 1932, at St. Ann’s hospital in La Crosse. Carol married Bernard “Fritz” Kaiser on August 31, 1949, at St. Joseph’s Cathedral and they were blessed with 6...

Verna Stange

Verna Stange

Dec 8, 2017

Verna Stange passed away peacefully on Friday, December 8, 2017, at Bethany-Riverside. She was born in Blair, Wisconsin to Ansel and Leona (Niedfeldt) Ustby. She graduated from Blair High School in 1956. She met her future husband, John “Jack” Stange, when they both worked at the Bodega Restaurant in downtown La Crosse. They married on June 10, 1961. Jack...

Arthur "Art" Engh

Arthur "Art" Engh

Dec 7, 2017

Arthur “Art” LeRoy Engh, 76, of La Crosse, passed away at his home on Thursday, December 7, 2017.

Art was born July 22, 1941, to Oscar and Alida (Lunde) Engh on the family farm in rural Westby. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church in Viroqua and spent his childhood in the Viroqua area, attending...

Wendy Kay Hart

Wendy Kay Hart

Dec 4, 2017

Wendy K. Hart, 41 of La Crosse, died unexpectedly from complications of Pneumonia and Sepsis on Sunday, December 3, 2017 at the Gundersen Health System, La Crosse. She was born in La Crosse on December 7, 1975 to Leslie E. and Anita M. (Dick) Hart III.

Wendy graduated from Onalaska High School in 1995. She enjoyed singing...

Raymond C. Hengel

Raymond C. Hengel

Dec 4, 2017

Raymond C. Hengel, 84, passed away on December 4, 2017. He was born January 3, 1933, in La Crosse to Raymond N. and Dorothy (Love) Hengel. Raymond served in the Army from 1953 until his discharge in 1955.

He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. On July 14, 1956, Raymond married Jean Hilmoe at...

Robert "Bob" L. Klapper

Robert "Bob" L. Klapper

Dec 4, 2017

Robert L. (Bob) Klapper died peacefully at Gundersen Health System on Dec. 4, 2017 in La Crosse, Wisconsin at the age of 72.

Bob is survived by his beloved wife and best friend, Nance; daughters, June (Jerry) Schumacher and Lori (Jeff) Merkes; stepchildren, Anne Streckenbach and special friend, Dan, and Joseph (Kerry) Dereszynski; grandchildren, Brooklynn Allen, Brandon...

Richard L. Elsen

Richard L. Elsen

Dec 1, 2017

Dick was born to Richard J. and Hermina (Mayer) Elsen on June 4, 1927. He died on Friday, December 1, 2017 at the age of 90. He attended Logan High School in La Crosse. He left Wisconsin in his senior year to enlist in the U. S. Marine Corps for four years during WWII. He met his future wife...

Virginia L. Williams

Virginia L. Williams

Nov 29, 2017

Virginia L. Williams, 84 of Brainerd, Minn., and formerly of La Crescent, Minn., died Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at the Good Samaritan Society Bethany Home in Brainerd. Virginia was born January 16, 1933 in La Crescent, Minnesota to Edward and Louise Spangler and grew up in La Crescent along with her four brothers; Stanley, Donald, Robert and James. She...

Stephen "Steve" Sprehn

Stephen "Steve" Sprehn

Nov 28, 2017

November 22, 1947, twin boys born to Bill and Dorothy! November 28, 2017, Steve, just 70, died peacefully in his home with his wife of 49 years close by. Steve married his high school sweet heart, Sue Lovold, on August 31, 1968. They together journeyed through thin and thick, poorer and richer, health and sickness. Steve loved his family...

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