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Glee R. Dollum

Glee R. Dollum

Nov 19, 2016

Glee Rudolpha Dollum, 92, formerly of La Crosse, died on Saturday, November 19, 2016 at Our House Senior Living in Eau Claire, WI. She was born on February 9, 1924 in Belgrade, MN to Rudolph and Gena (Liabraaten) Quill. After high school Glee worked as a legal secretary and bailiff in Arizona, did payroll for Queen Stove Works in...

Carol D. Kneifl

Carol D. Kneifl

Nov 18, 2016

Carol Diane Kneifl (age 73) of La Crosse, WI lost her battle with Alzheimer’s disease surrounded by the love of her family on Friday, November 18, 2016. She was born in La Crosse on April 15, 1943 to Harry and Florence (Grandall) Gilboe. Carol married Ronald Kneifl on September 28, 1963 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in La Crosse....

Carol J. Blank

Carol J. Blank

Nov 18, 2016

Carol Jean Blank, 85, of La Crosse passed away Friday, November 18, 2016, at Hillview Healthcare Center, La Crosse. Carol was born January 17, 1931 in La Crosse to Frederick and Inger (Julson) Genz. She graduated from Logan High School in 1949. On June 18, 1949, she married her beloved husband Donald G. Blank and together they had three...

Lillian (Balazs) Dudkiewicz

Lillian (Balazs) Dudkiewicz

Nov 17, 2016

Lillian Eleanore (Balazs) Dudkiewicz, 80, passed away peacefully in her sleep November 17, 2016, at Benedictine Manor in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Lillian was born in Chicago, Illinois, November 16, 1936, to Hungarian immigrants John Carol Balazs and Gizella (Schnapp) Balazs. Lillian grew up in Wauconda, Illinois. She attended the University of Illinois where she met Richard Dudkiewicz. Lillian and...

Phyllis R. Schreiber

Phyllis R. Schreiber

Nov 17, 2016

Phyllis R. Schreiber, 93, of La Crosse, WI reached her heavenly home on Thursday, November 17, 2016 at Liberty Village in Tomah, WI. She was born in Zumbro Falls, MN on February 24, 1923 to Jacob and Anna (Klindworth) Schwartz. She graduated from Lake City High School and then moved to La Crosse, WI where she met her husband...

Bernice Polus

Bernice Polus

Nov 17, 2016

Bernice Polus, 81 of La Crosse, passed away on Thursday, November 17, 2016 at Hillview Health Care Center in La Crosse after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Lookout, Wis., on April 4, 1935 to Gilbert and Gladys (Abrahamson) Julson. She married Roger A. Polus on September 26, 1953. They had five children and were blessed...

Colleen Mary Collins

Colleen Mary Collins

Nov 16, 2016

Colleen Collins, 89, of La Crescent, Minnesota, passed away on November 16, 2016. Born on December 25, 1926 in Waterloo, Wisconsin, Colleen is preceded in death by her parents, Aloysius and Deborah Moore, her husband Lawrence Collins, her daughter Eileen Beach and three brothers Aloysius, Thomas and James Moore. Colleen was a homemaker and joined with her husband, Larry,...

Marilyn Louise (Manning) Clarkin

Marilyn Louise (Manning) Clarkin

Nov 15, 2016

Marilyn L. (Manning) Clarkin, 85, formerly of La Crosse, died on Tuesday, November 15, 2016 in California. Marilyn is survived by a sister Beverly Peterson of La Crosse. Graveside services will be held on Friday, December 2, 2016 at 11:00 AM at the Oak Grove Cemetery.

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Lorraine A. Helfrich

Lorraine A. Helfrich

Nov 12, 2016

Lorraine Helfrich, 89 of La Crosse passed away on Saturday, November 12, 2016 at Hillview Healthcare Center, La Crosse. She was born in La Crosse to Frank and Rose (Mickschl) Tomsicek on May 11, 1927. Lorraine graduated from Aquinas High School. She was employed as a billing clerk at Trane Company. In 1949, she married Donald J. Helfrich and...

Tamara L. Nowland

Tamara L. Nowland

Nov 12, 2016

Tamara L. “Tami” Nowland, 66, of La Crosse died on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016, at Bethany-St. Joseph Care Center after a four-year struggle with stomach cancer. She passed away peacefully with family at her side. She was born to Arthur L. and Doris (Schaffer) Scholl on Nov. 13, 1949, in La Crosse, and graduated from La Crosse’s Central High...

Francis "Frank" Breidel

Francis "Frank" Breidel

Nov 9, 2016

Francis “Frank” Breidel, 87, of La Crosse quietly passed away Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at Bethany-St. Joseph Care Center surrounded by family members. He had been a resident there for slightly more than two years, following a severe stroke he suffered while at his job bagging groceries at Festival Foods in Onalaska. Frank was born July 17, 1929 in...

Donald Joseph Roth

Donald Joseph Roth

Nov 8, 2016

Donald J. Roth, 95, of La Crosse, passed away Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at Eagle Crest North, Onalaska. He was born May 18, 1921, in La Crosse, to Arthur and Rose (Ender) Roth. Don was a lifelong resident of La Crosse. He graduated from Aquinas High School in 1939. In WWll, he was a reconnaissance sergeant and a tank...

Kenneth L. Kearns

Kenneth L. Kearns

Nov 8, 2016

Kenneth L. Kearns, 89 of La Crosse died on Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at the Hillview Healthcare Center. He was born December 5, 1926 in La Crosse to Russell and Lucille (Schnick) Kearns and graduated from La Crosse Central High School. Kenneth served in the United States Army during WWII from 1945 until his honorable discharge in 1947. On...

Jennifer Ann (Augelli) Beitlich

Jennifer Ann (Augelli) Beitlich

Nov 8, 2016

Jennifer Ann Beitlich, 31, of La Crosse, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, at the Gundersen Health System in La Crosse. Jennifer was born in Palos Heights, Ill., on July 26, 1985, to Michael and Catherine (Bentley) Augelli. She later graduated from Viroqua High School in 2003. On August 8, 2015, Jennifer married Matthew Beitlich at St....

Edward L. Erickson

Edward L. Erickson

Nov 6, 2016

Edward L. Erickson, 71, of Onalaska, died on Sunday, November 6, 2016 at the Bethany St. Joseph Care Center. He was born on September 14, 1945 in La Crosse to James and Catherine (Moan) Erickson Sr. Ed was a 1964 graduate of Holmen High School and attended WWTI. He was a US Navy veteran serving in the Vietnam War...

Alfred C. "Ace" Stadthaus Jr.

Alfred C. "Ace" Stadthaus Jr.

Nov 6, 2016

Alfred Carl “Ace” Stadthaus, Jr., 73, of La Crosse, died peacefully Sunday, November 6, 2016, in the arms of his loving wife. Ace was born May 29, 1943, in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin to Alfred and Margarete Stadthaus. He grew up in Mayville, WI, graduating from Mayville High in 1961. He played basketball at the University of Wisconsin-Madison before transferring...

Lawrence Wittkop

Lawrence Wittkop

Nov 3, 2016

Lawrence James “Larry” Wittkop, 71, of Hokah, MN, passed away Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, WI after a long battle with lung cancer. Larry was born March 7, 1945 to Gertrude “Pat” (Clear) and Virgil Wittkop in Seattle, WA. The oldest of nine siblings, he was raised on the family farm in St....

David H. Tyink

David H. Tyink

Oct 28, 2016

Born in the very Dutch town of Zeeland, Michigan on February 16, 1937 to Jacoba (Janet) and Herman Tyink. Dave developed his love of all things mechanical and gained his strong work ethic and impeccable honesty from his loving parents. Known as a small talk enthusiast, accomplished chauffeur, long serving Scout Master and Wooden Boat Builder (the family’s traditional...

Floyd "Bud" James Sheely

Floyd "Bud" James Sheely

Oct 26, 2016

Floyd J. “Bud” Sheely, 89, of La Crosse, died on Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at the Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse. He was born on February 9, 1927 in La Crosse to Floyd and Loraine (McCauley) Sheely. Bud went to school in Adams, WI and served in the Pacific with the U.S. Army during WWII. He married...

James M. Redenbaugh

James M. Redenbaugh

Oct 23, 2016

James M. “Jim” Redenbaugh, 74 of De Soto, WI., passed away at his home while surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, October 23rd following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Dubuque, Iowa on June 18, 1942 to Donald and Olivia (Landis) Redenbaugh. He married Marilyn G. McCarthy on August 10,1973 in Dubuque ,IA. Jim was...

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