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Ronald J. Strittmater

Ronald J. Strittmater

Nov 1, 2017

Obituary – Ronald J. Strittmater                     (photo)

Ronald J. Strittmater, 56, of La Crosse, passed away at his home on Wednesday, November 1, 2017.

He was born in La Crosse on April 2, 1961, to Harold and Gladys (Witt) Strittmater, Sr. He was a 1979 graduate of La Crosse Central High School and attended UW-Stout.

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Dennis M. Candahl

Dennis M. Candahl

Oct 31, 2017

Dennis M. Candahl, 74, of La Crosse, died on Tuesday, October 31, 2017 at the Gundersen Health System in La Crosse. He was born on August 31, 1943 in Owen, WI to Ernest and Edith (Colby) Candahl. Dennis served with the Army National Guard. He had worked for 27 years at G. Heileman Brewing, and then worked at...

Sharon Lintelmann

Sharon Lintelmann

Oct 30, 2017

Sharon Kay Lintelmann, 70, of La Crosse, passed away on Monday, October 30, 2017, at the Gundersen Health System in La Crosse.

Sharon was born April 26, 1947, in La Crosse, to Kenneth and Mavis (Tomkins) Lintelmann. She graduated from La Crosse Central High School in 1965 and U.W.-La Crosse in 1968 with a Bachelor of Science...

Matthew Edward Opland

Matthew Edward Opland

Oct 29, 2017

Matthew Edward Opland, 35, passed away unexpectedly at his home on October 29, 2017. He was born on March 5, 1982 to Scott and Linda (Filkowski) Opland.

Matthew grew up in Onalaska, WI and attended Onalaska High School. He recently earned a degree in Marketing and was very proud of that accomplishment.

Matthew grew up...

Bernice Theresa Langen Bernsdorf

Bernice Theresa Langen Bernsdorf

Oct 28, 2017

Bernice Theresa Langen Bernsdorf, 100 of Hokah, MN passed away on Saturday, October 28, 2017 at the Valley View Healthcare and Rehab in Houston, MN. She was born April 30, 1917 in Caledonia, MN to Otto and Anna (VonArx) Langen. Bernice married Wilbur Bernsdorf on June 30, 1947 in La Crescent, MN and he preceded her in death...

Frederick C. Brozyna, Sr.

Frederick C. Brozyna, Sr.

Oct 27, 2017

Frederick C. Brozyna, Sr. 84 of La Crosse passed away on Friday, October 27, 2017 at the Veteran’s Administration Hospital in Tomah. He was born February 15, 1933 in Chicago, Ill. Fred served in the United States Army during the Korean War.

On September 4, 1965 he married JoAnn Leto in Argo, Ill and...

Carolyn Lee Grimm

Carolyn Lee Grimm

Oct 24, 2017

Carolyn Lee Grimm, 75, left this world on October 24, 2017. She was born on January 11, 1942 in La Crosse, graduated from Aquinas high school, and Viterbo College with a music degree. After college Carolyn spent 5 years with the FSPA at St. Rose Convent teaching music.

Carolyn worked as a seamstress in the bridal industry...

Shirley Tollefson

Shirley Tollefson

Oct 22, 2017

Shirley F. Tollefson, 92, of La Crosse, died on Sunday, October 22, 2017, at Bluffview Memory Care in Holmen. She was born on September 6, 1925, in La Crosse, to Lionel and Elsie (Scheel) Gardiner. She worked in the office at Gateway Transportation for many years and then in the mailroom at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center before retiring. Shirley...

John H. Betton

John H. Betton

Oct 22, 2017

John Howard Betton died peacefully at his home in La Crosse, WI, on October 22, 2017. He was 68.

John was born in Erith, Kent, UK, to Marjorie Kovachich Betton and Aubrey Harold Betton. He attended Dartford Grammar School and Oxford Brookes University in England. For a time, he worked in the City of London and later...

Gerald A. Johnson

Gerald A. Johnson

Oct 22, 2017

Gerald A. “Jerry” Johnson, 64, of La Crosse, passed away on Sunday, October 22, 2017.

He was born on June 3, 1953, in La Crosse, to Arthur and Gladys (Arneson) Johnson. He grew up in La Crescent and was a 1971 graduate of La Crescent High School. He was later united in marriage to Linda M. Lepsch....

Ruth Anderson

Ruth Anderson

Oct 20, 2017

Ruth V. Anderson, 92, of La Crosse, passed away on Friday, October 20, 2017, at the Bethany-Riverside Nursing Facility, La Crosse.

She was born March 22, 1925, in La Crosse, to John and Ida (Ziegler) Bey. She attended Central High School and graduated in June of 1943. She worked at Jupiter and Kmart for 43 years as...

Gina Maria Boisen

Gina Maria Boisen

Oct 18, 2017

Gina Maria (Muth) Boisen, 50, of La Crosse, died on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at the Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse. She was born on June 20, 1967 in La Crosse to James and Kathleen (Peterson) Boisen. Gina attended Logan High School and worked in various service related positions in the community. She loved gardening, crafts,...

Betty J. Rumsey

Betty J. Rumsey

Oct 16, 2017

Betty Jane Rumsey, 73, of Cashton, Wisconsin died on Monday, October 16, 2017 at the Bethel Home & Services in Viroqua. She was born on February 2, 1944 in La Crosse, WI to Clarence and Doris (Schneider) Roraff, the fourth child born among four. Betty had a great love for horses, hunting and the great outdoors. She was an...

Ona Belle Hammond

Ona Belle Hammond

Oct 16, 2017

Ona Belle (Happel) Hammond, 93 of Onalaska, Wis., passed away on Monday, October 16, 2017. She was born in Money Creek, Minn., on April 27, 1924 to George and Helen (Olson) McGaffey.

Ona grew up in the Money Creek area where as a child she loved to roller skate. She graduated from Houston High School in 1941....

Galo Burgos

Galo Burgos

Oct 15, 2017

Galo R. Burgos of La Crosse, formerly of Chicago and Evanston, Illinois passed away on Sunday, October 15, 2017 at Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse.   He was born in Quito, Ecuador on December 1, 1927.  He studied engineering at the Central University in Quito.  He arrived in the U.S. on Thanksgiving Day, 1952.  He completed his...

Carol J. Opdahl

Carol J. Opdahl

Oct 11, 2017

Carol J. Opdahl, 85, of La Crosse, died on Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at the Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse. She was born on May 7, 1932 in La Crosse to Irvin and Beatrice (Olson) Lawrence. She married Edward Opdahl on May 20, 1950 in St. John’s Catholic Church, La Crosse. Carol worked as a waitress...

Marilyn J. Vedell

Marilyn J. Vedell

Oct 10, 2017

Marilyn Jeanette Vedell, 79 of La Crescent, Minn., died on Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at her home. She was born in Porter Ind., on September 12, 1938 to Arvid and Ethel (Ross) Carlson. On June 22, 1963 she married Thomas D. Vedell at the Augsburg Lutheran Church in Porter, Indiana.

Marilyn graduated from Chesterton High School in...

Lorraine Mae Heyer

Lorraine Mae Heyer

Oct 9, 2017

Lorraine Mae Heyer, age 94, passed away Monday, October 9, 2017 at her home in the care of her loving family.   Lorraine was born on October 1, 1923 and baptized at her parent’s home in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. On October 21, 1950 she was united in marriage to...

Beverly Schultz

Beverly Schultz

Oct 7, 2017

Beverly J. Schultz, 95, of La Crosse, passed away on Saturday, October 7, 2017, at the Bethany-St. Joseph Care Center in La Crosse.

Beverly was born on June 6, 1922, in Hokah, Minn., to Archie and Elsie (Parmenter) Meinzer. She married Leonard Schultz on February 26, 1946, in La Crosse. She and Leonard farmed on St. Joseph...

Richard "Dick" Berry

Richard "Dick" Berry

Oct 5, 2017

Richard A. “Dick” Berry, 77 of La Crescent, Minn., died on Thursday, October 5, 2017 at Gundersen Health System of La Crosse. He was born in Muscatine, Iowa on December 27, 1939, to Cecil and Hattie (Alteneder) Berry.

Dick spent his youth in Muscatine where he graduated from high school in 1957. He moved to La Crosse...

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