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Benoit Grace Antony

Benoit Grace Antony

Mar 20, 2017

Benoit Grace Antony, 85, of La Crosse, passed away on Monday, March 20, 2017at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac, WI. She was born in La Crosse to Fredrick and Elizabeth (Ceason) Strauss on July 22, 1931.Benoit was a 1949 graduate of Central High School. She married Richard “Dick” Antony on June 24, 1950 and they were...

Jill Ann Bagniefski

Jill Ann Bagniefski

Mar 18, 2017

Jill Ann Bagniefski, 59 of La Crosse, Wis., passed away on Saturday, March 18 th 2017 after a long battle with respiratory ailments. She was a loving and devoted mother and grandmother. She was born to Frederick Charles and Rita Ann (Gates) Bagniefski, the second of seven children. In her early years, she enjoyed singing and playing guitar and...

Patricia Ann Pierce

Patricia Ann Pierce

Mar 18, 2017

Patricia A. “Pat” Pierce, 69 of Onalaska, Wis., passed away on Saturday, March 18, 2017 at the Methodist Hospital in Rochester, Minn.   She was born on August 25, 1947 in La Crosse, Wis. to Henry and Lois (Moody) Page. She married Kenneth Pierce on August 17, 1968 and he preceded her in death in 2007.

Pat was...

Raymond Deml

Raymond Deml

Mar 18, 2017

Our Dad, Raymond Deml, joined Mom in heaven, Saturday, March 18 th , at Mayo Health System of La Crosse, Wis. He was born January 31, 1925, in Vernon County to John and Lotus (Schubert) Deml. Dad was baptized at St. Charles Catholic Church, Genoa, Wis. He attended Holy Trinity and Aquinas schools in La Crosse.

Dad...

Frederic Eugene Wagner

Frederic Eugene Wagner

Mar 17, 2017

Frederic E. Wagner, 84 of La Crosse, Wis., died on Friday, March 17, 2017 at the Gundersen Health System of La Crosse. He was born in Eastman, Wis. on February 16, 1933 to George and Ellen (Bankes) Wagner. He married the love of his life Norma I. Wallin in La Crosse on October 14, 2000. Fred was an avid...

Holger Henno Vaher

Holger Henno Vaher

Mar 16, 2017

Holger H. Vaher, 87 years young, was taken to be with our Lord on March 16, 2017; due to complication of a pneumonia infection.

He was born on August 3, 1929 in Otepaa, Estonia the only child to Ferdinand and Linda Vaher.   Holger was forced to leave his homeland in 1944 during the Nazi occupation of Estonia...

Delores "Lorrie" Marie Helke

Delores "Lorrie" Marie Helke

Mar 14, 2017

The Lord called our mom, Delores (Lorrie) Marie Helke, 85, on the morning of Tuesday, March 14. She was born on July 1, 1931 in St. Paul, MN to Arthur Banick and Augusta Grosskopf. Mom was the matriarch of our Helke clan who enjoyed her flowers, rock gardens, trips, and birds. Many hours were spent sitting and watching...

Thomas E. Gillette

Thomas E. Gillette

Mar 13, 2017

Thomas E. Gillette, 81 of La Crescent, Minn., died on Monday, March 13, 2017 at the Gundersen Health System of La Crosse. He was born in La Crosse on April 8, 1935 to Bill and Margaret (Shotski) Gillette. Tom had proudly served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War. On October 29, 1960 he married...

Gertrude V. Graham

Gertrude V. Graham

Mar 12, 2017

Gertrude V. Graham, 89, of Onalaska, died on Sunday, March 12 th , 2017. She was born on August 18,1927 in Oconomowoc, WI to Paul and Florence (Hoeft) Shutt. Gert married Jesse Graham on August 19, 1950 in La Crosse, WI. She had worked at Western Union as an operator and also at Jefferson School as a cook. Gert...

Beverly Peterson

Beverly Peterson

Mar 11, 2017

Beverly J. Peterson, 89, of La Crosse, passed away on Saturday, March 11, 2017, at Brookdale Assisted Living.

Beverly was born in La Crosse on January 14, 1928, to Edgar and Emma (Hoover) Manning. She married Kenneth H. Peterson on December 5, 1947, in La Crosse. Ken preceded her in death on October 31, 2009.

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Janice J. Meyer

Janice J. Meyer

Mar 9, 2017

Janice J. Meyer, 84 of La Crosse died on Thursday, March 9, 2017 surrounded by her loving family. She was born December 31, 1932 in La Crosse to Edward and Vivian (Thompson) Juan and graduated from Central High School.

On December 30, 1950, she married Robert M. Meyer at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in...

Susan (Fielder) Moss

Susan (Fielder) Moss

Mar 9, 2017

Susan H. (Fielder) Moss, 70, of La Crosse, passed away on Thursday, March 9, 2017, at the Bethel Home in Viroqua. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on July 28, 1946, to Lester and Elsie (Brodsky) Moss.

Susan’s family moved to Canada in the 1950’s, and she later worked in Cole’s Bookstore in Toronto for many years....

Bonneda Lee Siebecker

Bonneda Lee Siebecker

Mar 8, 2017

Bonneda Lee Siebecker, 84, of Milwaukee, WI passed away on Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse. She was born on January 19, 1933 in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Her parents were Conrad and Mary (Belfany) Mason. Bonneda graduated from Logan High School in 1950. She married Robert Siebecker and he preceded her in death. She...

Kenneth J. Kellicut

Kenneth J. Kellicut

Mar 8, 2017

Kenneth J. Kellicut 89, peacefully went to his Heavenly home on March 8, 2017. It was his wish to be home at the time of his passing with his loving family at his side.   Ken was born July 25,1927 to Kenneth Sr. and Tressa Kellicut in Rosendale, WI. Ken graduated from Viroqua High School in 1945. He excelled in...

John Edward Schneider

John Edward Schneider

Mar 6, 2017

John E. Schneider, 83, passed away peacefully March 6, 2017 at his home in the woods in Dresbach, Minn.

John was born August 30, 1933 in Rice Lake, Wisconsin to John H. and Wilma (Strohmeyer) Schneider.  John grew up in La Crosse and graduated from Aquinas High School.  After serving his country in the...

Garnet Van Stigen

Garnet Van Stigen

Mar 6, 2017

Garnet, age 90, passed away peacefully of natural causes on Monday, March 6 th at Hillview Healthcare Center, his assisted living home in La Crosse. Nicknamed, “G.V.”, he was born in Spring Grove, Minnesota on March 3 rd , 1927 to Albert and Geneva (Olson) Stigen. After World War II, while living in La Crosse, he married Shirley Ruth...

Janet M. Zibrowski

Janet M. Zibrowski

Mar 3, 2017

Janet M. Zibrowski, 79, of Onalaska, died on Friday, March 3, 2017 in her home. She was born on May 3, 1937 in Caledonia, MN to Dewey and Lenora (Solum) Trehus. She was a 1955 graduate of Caledonia High School. Janet married Leslie Zibrowski on August 10, 1956 in La Crosse. She had worked at the Country Kitchen...

David Michael Barney

David Michael Barney

Mar 2, 2017

David Michael Barney, 54, of Denver, Colo., and formerly of La Crosse, died onThursday, March 2, 2017, at Centers at Lincoln, Parker, Colo., after a battle with cancer. He was born on May 16, 1962 in La Crosse to Larry and Vivian (Scherz) Barney.

David graduated from Central High School and was a laborer working outdoors whenever...

Fern Ruth Buchholtz

Fern Ruth Buchholtz

Mar 1, 2017

Fern Ruth (Knight) Buchholtz, 91 of La Crosse died at her home on Wednesday, March 1, 2017. She was born July 22, 1925 in La Crosse to Henry A. and Clara (Poehling) Knight. Fern lived in Galesville, WI until 1938 and attended grade school there. She attended Lincoln Middle School and Central High School in La Crosse. She...

Dale Richard Merten

Dale Richard Merten

Mar 1, 2017

Dale Richard Merten, 53, of Holmen, WI, died on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 in his home. He was born on December 29, 1963 in Sauk Centre, MN to Anthony and Rose (Wiess) Merten. He grew up in Sauk Centre, MN and graduated from Sauk Centre high school in 1982. He graduated from NDSU with a bachelor’s degree in civil...

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