Obituaries
Joan Meredith Petersen
Aug 7, 2017
Joan Meredith (Eckerman) Petersen, 82, passed away on August 7, 2017, at Hillview Care Center, surrounded by family, after a long, courageous battle with Congestive Heart Failure. Joan was born May 18, 1935 in Superior, Wisconsin to Helen E. (Johnson) Eckerman and Gunnar K. Eckerman. She attended Superior Grade Schools, Central High School, and took various music credits...
Gerald T. "Bud" Bakalars
Aug 6, 2017
Gerald T. “Bud” Bakalars went into eternal life on Sunday August 6, 2017 with his family by his side. Gerry was born on November 5 th , 1934 in La Crosse Wisconsin to Theodore and Rudella (Burke) Bakalars. He is survived by his sons Matthew (Lynn) Bakalars of Oshkosh and Michael (Kim) Bakalars of Verona along with his grandsons...
Norma Luella Sauerbier
Aug 6, 2017
Norma Luella Sauerbier, 80, of La Crosse, died peacefully on Sunday, August 6, 2017 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born on March 14, 1937 in La Crosse to Joseph and Margaret Vance. She married Henry G. Sauerbier Jr. on August 18, 1973 in La Crosse. Norma retired from WWTC after 20 years of being...
Patrick "Pat" Ward
Aug 4, 2017
Patrick M. “Pat” Ward, 78, of La Crosse, passed away on Friday, August 4, 2017, at the Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse.
He was born in La Crosse on June 24, 1939, to Matthew and Mary (Tomshe) Ward. He married Helen (Fredrickson) Vinson on June 24, 1978, in Onalaska, Wis.
Pat worked for...
James E. Holberg
Aug 2, 2017
James Ernest “Jim” Holberg, 86, of La Crosse, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 2, 2017, at Mayo Clinic Health System of La Crosse.
He was born in La Crosse on March 24, 1931, to Ernest and Myrtle (Raatz) Holberg. At the age of 14, he began working for his dad as an auto mechanic at Holberg's...
John Honeck, Sr.
Jul 30, 2017
John L. Honeck, Sr., 80, of La Crosse, passed away at his home on Sunday, July 30, 2017.
He was born on November 29, 1936, in West Bend, Wis., to John and Anita (Fassbender) Honeck. He was a 1954 graduate of Milwaukee Rufus King High School. John moved to La Crosse where he attended UW- La Crosse. ...
David Keith Harder
Jul 30, 2017
David Keith Harder, 84, of La Crosse, passed away on Sunday, July 30, 2017 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on December 2, 1932 in La Crosse to Charles and Elizabeth (Hyde) Harder. Dave graduated from Central High School in 1950 and continued to enjoy attending his Central Class Breakfast Club.
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Esther S. Hayes
Jul 29, 2017
Esther S. Hayes, 96, of La Crosse, passed away on Saturday, July 29, 2017 with her devoted daughter by her side, at the Bethany Riverside Nursing Facility. She was born on March 29, 1921 in Beresford, S.D. to Rev. Erick and Selma (Judd) Espelien. She married James Hayes on August 30, 1942 in Madison, WI. They were married by...
Eugene 'Gene' H. Dockweiler
Jul 28, 2017
Eugene Herman ‘Gene’ Dockweiler, 83, of La Crescent, MN passed away after a long battle with prostate cancer and myelodysplastic syndrome on Friday, July 28, 2017 at La Crescent Health Services. He was born on September 29, 1933 in Rochester, Minnesota to Herman and Hedwig (Hoddap) Dockweiler. He graduated from Winona Senior High School in 1950 and from St....
Donald Lee Roetter
Jul 28, 2017
Donald Lee Roetter was born in Sauk Centre, Minnesota on June 19, 1937. He grew up in many cities but considered Minnesota his home state. His parents, Herbert & Edith (Heath) Roetter, raised him with two sisters, Betty and Ruth (Conley), and a foster sister, Sharon (Waddell).
He graduated from Patrick Henry High School, Minneapolis, Minnesota in...
Violet Young
Jul 27, 2017
Violet M. Young, 92, of La Crosse, passed away on Thursday, July 27, 2017, at the Hillview Health Care Center.
She was born in La Crosse on October 2, 1924, to Charles and Ida (Miller) Gollnick. She married Robert Young on September 11, 1954, at St. John’s United Church of Christ in La Crosse.
Early...
Maria Jane Gartner
Jul 25, 2017
Maria Jane Gartner, 26, of West Salem, formerly of La Crosse, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, July 25, 2017, due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
She was born May 7, 1991, in La Crosse, to John and Cindy (Heintz) Gartner. Maria was a graduate of Central High School and Western Technical College, both in La...
Eugene Robert Hollnagel
Jul 23, 2017
Eugene R. “Gene” Hollnagel, 84 of Onalaska, Wis., passed away peacefully at his home with his wife by his side on Sunday, July 23, 2017. He was born in La Crosse, Wis. on November 11, 1932 to Robert and Agnes (Gutweiler) Hollnagel. Following his high school graduation in 1951, Gene proudly served his country in the United States Navy...
Jean Ellen Moldenhauer
Jul 22, 2017
Jean Ellen Moldenhauer, 88 of La Crescent, MN passed away peacefully at La Crescent Heath Services on Saturday, July 22, 2017 surrounded by her loving family after a long battle with Parkinson's disease and dementia.
Jean was born on August 16, 1928 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and was adopted a few days later by George and Evelyn...
George Edward Haug
Jul 19, 2017
George Edward Haug, aka Jammin' George, 53 of La Crosse passed away peacefully on the morning of July 19, 2017.
George is the son of Dr. Stephen and Rose Mary (Fitzpatrick) Haug. He was born on January 1, 1964 in Iowa City, Iowa. He attended St. Thomas More grade school and was a graduate of Aquinas High...
Joann T. Derouin
Jul 16, 2017
Joann T. Derouin, 60, died on Sunday, July 16, 2017 at the Lakeview Health Care Center in West Salem. She was born on October 12, 1956 in La Crosse to Joseph and Lorraine (Alberts) Derouin. Joann graduated from Logan High School Special Education Class of 1972. Joann made violins while at Logan, loved music, needlework, painting, and coloring....
Lavonne (Heyer) Cairns
Jul 16, 2017
LaVonne D. (Heyer) Cairns, 87, of rural Dakota, Minn., died on Sunday, July 16, 2017, at the Gundersen Health System of La Crosse.
LaVonne was born in Winona on July 4, 1930, to Melvin and Amanda (Papenfuss) Feller. She married Rodney Heyer on May 29, 1948. She was a long-time member of the American Legion Auxiliary.
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Francis Hollowitch
Jul 14, 2017
Francis Hollowitch, 86, of La Crosse, passed away on Friday, July 14, 2017, at the Gundersen Health System in La Crosse. He was born December 4, 1930, to Caroline Hollowitch. Francis enjoyed life and loved to laugh about everything. He was a hard worker and always had a smile on his face. As a young man, Francis went to...
Adam Kendhammer
Jul 13, 2017
Adam G. Kendhammer passed away unexpectedly on July 13, 2017, as the result of injuries sustained in a car crash. He was born September 25, 1984, in La Crosse, Wis., to Jeannie (Derouin) and Tom Kendhammer. Adam was the fifth of five children, born 12 years after his closest sibling. As a child, he was bright, curious, friendly, and...
John Mueller
Jul 12, 2017
John Jay Mueller, 91, of La Crescent, passed away on Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at La Crescent Health Care Center.
He was born in La Crosse on May 25, 1926, to John and Helen (Haas) Mueller. He attended St. Mary’s Grade School and was a 1943 graduate of Aquinas High School. On August 5, 1950, John was...
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