Obituaries

Dee Ohlrogge

Dee Ohlrogge

Jun 9, 2015

Dee Ohlrogge, 75 of Onalaska passed away on Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at the Gundersen Health System. She was born April 30, 1940 in Devils Lake, N.D. to Orel and Doris (Craig) Boyum and graduated from Brocket High School in Brocket, N.D. in 1958. In 1962 she graduated from Concordia College in Morehead, MN with a degree in English...

Allen G. Asmus

Allen G. Asmus

Jun 8, 2015

Allen G. Asmus, 77, of Holmen, passed away on Monday, June 8, 2015 at the Bluffview Memory Care with his family at his side. He was born on January 24, 1938 in West Salem to George and Adelia (Miller) Asmus. Allen was baptized, confirmed, and member of Christ Ev. Lutheran Church in West Salem for many years. He graduated...

Holly Bahr

Holly Bahr

Jun 6, 2015

Holly (Weber) Bahr of La Crosse passed away at her home on Saturday June 6, 2015. She was born in La Crosse on April 23, 1949 to John “Jack” and Estelle (Bicha) Weber. She attended St. Wenceslaus and Holy Trinity Grade Schools and graduated from Aquinas High School in 1967. After graduating from WWTC, she began her career as...

Oliver W. Owen

Oliver W. Owen

Jun 5, 2015

Oliver W. Owen, 75 of La Crosse, passed away on Friday, June 5, 2015 at the Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse. He was born in Kalamazoo, MI, on September 20, 1939 to Andrew and Hattie (Merkle) Owen. He married Beverly J. Kopplen in Chaseburg, WI, on September 9, 1961. Oliver had proudly served his country with the...

Grace Mae Herold

Grace Mae Herold

Jun 1, 2015

Grace Mae Herold, 85, of La Crosse, died on Monday, June 01, 2015 at the Bethany St. Joseph Care Center. She was born on June 29, 1929 in La Crosse to Henry and Alberta (Whitbeck) Thompson. Grace was a graduate of Logan High School. She married Robert Herold on October 9, 1950. Grace taught Sunday school at Trinity Lutheran...

Mela Jun Hiner

Mela Jun Hiner

May 31, 2015

Mela Jun Hiner, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on May 31st, 2015. Sustained by her steadfast faith in Jesus, Mela battled cancer with courage and grace, inspiring all of those around her. Mela was born on April 18, 1955 in Busan, South Korea. She raised her children in La...

Henry "Hank" J. Fillner

Henry "Hank" J. Fillner

May 29, 2015

Henry J. “Hank” Fillner, 86 of La Crescent died accidentally on Friday, May 29, 2015. He was born July 23, 1928 in O’Galle, Wisconsin to Arthur and Grace (Webb) Fillner. He graduated from Aquinas High School in 1946. On July 2, 1949 he married Patricia Mairich in Minot, ND. She preceded him in death on February 18, 2012. Hank...

Beverly J. Droog

Beverly J. Droog

May 29, 2015

Beverly “B” Joy (Goff) Droog, 89 of La Crosse passed away on Friday, May 29, 2015 at the Gundersen Health System. She was born in Eau Claire, WI to Arba E. and Cecelia M. (Hobbs) Goff on October 1, 1925. She had one older sister, Miriam “Merm”. After graduating from Eau Claire High School, “B” traveled to San Francisco...

Linda Leona Amann

Linda Leona Amann

May 29, 2015

Linda L. Amann, 84 of Onalaska died on Friday, May 29, 2015 at the Bethany-Riverside Nursing Facility. She was born September 3, 1930 in La Crosse to Charles and Leona (Hanke) Vodraska and graduated from Central High School in 1948. On July 27, 1949 she married Wayne Amann and he preceded her in death on February 23, 1994. Linda...

Laverne F. Lehmann

Laverne F. Lehmann

May 29, 2015

LaVerne F. Lehmann, 67 was born to Julius and Marcella (Meyers) Lehmann on December 9, 1947 died suddenly at his home in La Crescent, MN on Friday, May 29, 2015. LaVerne married Judy Holberg on December 11, 1971 in La Crosse. Together they had four children, Tami, Tanya, T.J. and Troy. He was very proud of serving our country...

Edwin John Schumacher

Edwin John Schumacher

May 26, 2015

Edwin John Schumacher went to be with the Lord on May 26, 2015. He was born on December 24, 1918 to John and Mary (Wolter) Schumacher on South Ridge in Mound Prairie Township of rural Houston, MN. He was the eighth child of nine. Ed lived all of his life on South Ridge other than when he enlisted into...

Gerry Konop

Gerry Konop

May 26, 2015

Geraldine “Gerry” Therese Konop, 77, of La Crosse, Wis., passed on to eternal life, surrounded by her family, on Tuesday, May 26, 2015. Gerry was born on October 2, 1937 in La Crosse, to Willard and Mina (Wuensch) Kubal. She graduated from Aquinas High School in 1955. She married her high school classmate, Martin Konop on June 27, 1959...

Jean A Kroner

Jean A Kroner

May 22, 2015

Jean A. Kroner, 93, of La Crosse, passed away on Friday, May 22, 2015 at the Hillview Health Care Center in La Crosse. She was born on January 9, 1922 in Omaha, NE to Edward and Agnes (Kopietz) Lindsay. Jean worked for 30 ½ years at Trane Company in La Crosse. She loved to sew and was passionate about...

Geraldine (Levi) Wolfe Sherry

Geraldine (Levi) Wolfe Sherry

May 22, 2015

Geraldine (Levi) Wolfe, Sherry, passed away peacefully on her 78th birthday, May 22, 2015 at The Woodbury Senior Living facility in Woodbury, MN. She was born in La Crosse to Alvin and Margaret (Pedretti) Levi on May 22nd 1937. They resided in Genoa, WI. She graduated from Aquinas High School. She married Charles Wolfe from Romance,WI on July 19th...

Allen M. Steenberg

Allen M. Steenberg

May 21, 2015

LA CROSSE - Allen “Al” M. Steenberg passed away peacefully Thursday, May 21, 2015, surrounded by family, after a year-long battle with cancer. He was born August 1, 1947, in La Crosse, WI to Walter and Irma (Dwyer) Steenberg. Al was a 1965 graduate of Westby Area High School, Westby, WI. On May 27, 1972, he married Mary Trinkes...

Audrey R Mccown

Audrey R Mccown

May 21, 2015

Audrey R. McCown, 93 of Onalaska, WI, passed away on Thursday, May 21, 2015. She was born in La Crosse on February 25, 1922 to George and Margaret (Nelson) Wolfe. She married John “Jack” McCown on October 10, 1953 in La Crosse. He preceded her in death on March 19, 2008. She had worked in retail sales through most...

Peter F. Follansbee

Peter F. Follansbee

May 20, 2015

Peter (Pete) F. Follansbee, 58 passed away May 20, in his home. He was born August 22, 1956, to Gail and Helen (Stephan) Follansbee. Pete worked as a county surveyor for La Crosse County for 28 years. Pete had a love of the outdoors. He was an avid fisherman. On any given weekend you could find Pete out on...

Janet J. Stilwell

Janet J. Stilwell

May 19, 2015

Janet J. (Worman) Stilwell, 80, of Genoa, passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, at the Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in rural De Soto, Wis., on January 11, 1935, to Carl and Ruth (Sidie) Worman. Janet is survived by her husband of 60 years, John “Jack” Stilwell; and seven...

Doris Ann Jorstad

Doris Ann Jorstad

May 19, 2015

Doris Ann Jorstad, 67, of Hokah, MN passed away peacefully Tuesday May 19, surrounded by her loving husband and family. Doris spent many years battling heart attacks, breast cancer, and kidney disease, but on Tuesday that fight ended with a heart filled with faith and pain free; she was happy to be going home. She was born on April...

Shirley Ann Solberg-Swenson

Shirley Ann Solberg-Swenson

May 17, 2015

Shirley Solberg Swenson died on Sunday, May 17, 2015 after a long journey with Alzheimers. She died like she lived, with quiet dignity. Shirley was born on Oct. 20, 1926. To Ruth (Holl) and Leroy Likens in Portage, Wi. She married Clayton C. Solberg in 1945. Clayton and Shirley began their married life at the Air Force base in...