Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Constance "Connie" Rutz
Nov 28, 2017
Constance “Connie” Rutz passed away on Tuesday, November 28th, 2017, at the age of 56, just 19 days after her cancer diagnosis, with family by her side.
She was born in La Crosse to Robert and Harriet (Kaiser) Johnson on Easter Sunday, April 2, 1961. She married Bruce Neas in April of 1983. They together had two...
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...
Helen Louise Harms
Nov 28, 2017
Helen Louise Harms, 90, of Onalaska, died on Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at the Onalaska Care Center. She was born on July 15, 1927 in Isle, MN to Arthur and Bertha (Munkelwitz) Harms. Helen spent eight years in Africa with the Peace Corps and US AID where she taught English and music. She then worked for many years...
Norma Elaine Hammon
Nov 28, 2017
Norma Elaine Hammon, 62, died at home in La Crosse, Wisconsin, on Tuesday evening, November 28th, 2017, under hospice care and amid the help of a loyal circle of loving family and friends. Norma and husband John M. (Marty) Osmundsen had been together for 35 years. They met in Decorah, Iowa, and lived adventurously in Hawai'i for 11 years...
Carol Lee Gainer
Nov 27, 2017
On November 26, 2017, Carol Lee Wiggins Olson Gainer went joyfully to the Summerland accompanied by her beloved horse Copper King (1954-1988) in spirit. She was born in 1942 in Winona, MN to Leland Edward Wiggins and his wife, Mabel Cecilia (Johnson) Wiggins. She graduated from Winona Senior High School and attended Luther College and University of Wisconsin-Madison. She...
Charlie Smith
Nov 24, 2017
Charles “Charlie” Smith, 46, of La Crosse, died on Friday, November 24, 2017 at his home. He was born on March 16, 1971 in La Crosse to Oliver and Patricia (Stover) Smith. He married Emily Hauser on August 5, 2005 in La Crosse.
Charlie’s life was cut short, but each moment was jam-packed with love and laughter....
Judy Ann Gray
Nov 22, 2017
Judy A. Gray, 78 of Onalaska, Wis., died on Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at Hillview Health Care in La Crosse. She was born in Pontiac, Michigan on October 11, 1939 to Carl and Ruth (Harmer) Horner. Judy graduated from Walled Lake High School in Walled Lake, Michigan in 1957 and Eastern Michigan University with a degree in Education in...
Ruth M. Marnach
Nov 21, 2017
Ruth M. Marnach, 94 of La Crosse, died on Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at Bethany Riverside Nursing Facility. She was born in La Crosse on December 19, 1922 to Joseph and Helen (Kabat) Verse. She married Arnold Marnach and he preceded her in death. Ruth will be remembered as a devoted loving mother to her only child Mary Jean...
Glenn M Gerdes
Nov 20, 2017
Glenn M. Gerdes, 82, of La Crescent, MN, died on Monday, November 20, 2017 at the Gundersen Health System in La Crosse. He was born on November 27, 1934 in La Crosse to Michael and Helen (Nagle) Gerdes. Glenn married Shirley Herberg on September 7, 1963. He ran a junkyard and trailer park for many years, and then...
Howard D. Brown
Nov 20, 2017
Howard D. Brown, 62, of La Crosse died on Monday, November 20, 2017 in his home. He was born on July 9, 1955 in La Crosse, WI to Leroy and Beverly (Wensole) Brown. Howard had worked at Schilling Supply Co. retiring in 2016. He was Packer fan, an avid reader and enjoyed cycling.
He is survived by...
Howard "Howie" Mahlum
Nov 17, 2017
Howard L. “Howie” Mahlum, 85, of Onalaska, passed away at his home on Friday, November 17, 2017 surrounded by his family.
Howie was born September 23, 1932, in Ettrick, Wis., to Henry L. and Hazel (Amoth) Mahlum and was a 1951 graduate of Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau High School. He then worked briefly for the Trane Company before enlisting in...
William L. Chase
Nov 17, 2017
William L. Chase, 91 of Holmen, passed away on Friday, November 17, 2017 at his home. He was born on July 4, 1926 in La Crosse, Wi. to Bernard and Winifred (Coon) Chase. He grew up on the north side of La Crosse with his three brothers, Charlie, Dick, and Gale.
On July 3, 1944 he joined...
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