Obituaries
Morris "Morrie" Arthur Severson
Sep 29, 2014
Morris "Morrie" Arthur Severson, 90, died Monday, September 29, 2014, at the Hillview Health Care Center. He was born on January 12, 1924 in Wyeville, Wisconsin to Paul Andrew and Maria (Olsen) Severson, who had emigrated to the U.S. from Norway. He spent his early years in Wisconsin, living in Adams, before settling in Tomah where he spent the...
Lois M. Engstler
Sep 28, 2014
Lois M. Engstler, 77, of La Crescent, died on Sunday, September 28, 2014 at the Golden Living Center. She was born on February 1, 1937 in La Crosse to Harold and Irma (Teff) Weise. Lois graduated from Aquinas High School and then from nursing school in Rochester, MN. She worked as a pediatric LPN at St. Francis Hospital for...
Miriam I. Tanke
Sep 28, 2014
Miriam I. Tanke, 81, of La Crosse and Onalaska died peacefully September 28th, surrounded by family at the Lakeview Health Center. She was the beloved wife of Edward C. Tanke for 62 years. Miriam was a devoted and loving mother to Steven (Suzanne) Tanke, Lynn (Dean) Tanke Woodward, Tim (Melissa) Tanke, and Scott (Jennifer) Tanke. It was her joy...
Laverne M. Hendrickson
Sep 27, 2014
LaVerne M. Hendrickson, 96, of La Crosse and formerly of Onalaska, passed away on Saturday, September 27, 2014 at the Hillview Health Care Center. She was born on September 13, 1918 to Rudolph and Elsie (Boldt) Mark. She married Kennard Hendrickson on March 22, 1941 in La Crosse. LaVerne had worked for Allis Chalmers, the University of Illinois and...
Eileen D. Wright
Sep 26, 2014
Eileen D. (Felt) Wright, 93 of La Crosse, passed away at the Bethany Riverside nursing facility on Friday, September 26, 2014. She was born in La Crosse on January 20, 1921 the daughter of Harry and Stella (Beranek) Fillner. In 1937 she married Lawrence Felt and they later divorced. In 1948 she married Roy Wright. Eileen was a loving...
Michael Edgar Albrecht
Sep 25, 2014
Michael E. Albrecht, 66, of La Crescent, entered his heavenly home on Thursday, September 25, 2014, at the Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse. He was born in La Crosse on April 24, 1948, to Hazel Scheil and Edgar “Shorty” Albrecht. He was a member of the first graduation class of La Crescent High School in 1966. Mike...
William Kenneth Declute
Sep 25, 2014
William Kenneth DeClute, of La Crosse, passed away on Thursday, September 25, 2014 at Benedictine Manor, surrounded by his family. He was born on November 14, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois to Silas Jacob and Henrietta “Sally” (Sherman) DeClute. Bill married LouElla (Strassburg) on March 17, 1950 and they later divorced. Bill served in the U.S. Navy from 1951 to...
Obadiah Jacob John Christenson
Sep 23, 2014
Obadiah Jacob John Christenson was born November 3rd, 2005 at Mayo Health System, Lake City, MN to Rev. Christian and Elizabeth Christenson. He was reborn in the Holy Spirit and made a child of the God through Holy Baptism on November 13, 2005 at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, rural Lake City, MN by his father, Rev. Chris Christenson. Obi...
Rev. Phillip J. Stein
Sep 21, 2014
Phillip J. Stein, 53 of La Crosse, was called home for his long awaited foot race with the angels on Sunday, September 21, 2014. He was born in Sandwich, Il, on April 20, 1961 to Edward and Naomi (Phelps) Stein. On September 7, 1985 he married Jodi L. Slaney in Baraboo, WI. Phil started out his career with the...
Donovan "Don" Lee
Sep 19, 2014
Donovan “Don” Lee, 76 of La Crosse passed away Friday, September 19, 2014 at Gundersen Health System with his family by his side. Don was born in La Crosse on November 1, 1937 to Orvis P. and Edna (Messlien) Lee. He grew up in Westby, WI and attended Westby schools. After graduating he worked in Rockford, IL until moving...
Susan (Clumpner) Yolton
Sep 17, 2014
Susan (Clumpner) Yolton, 75 of La Crosse died on Wednesday, September 17, 2014. She was born to G. Arthur and Inez Johnson in Ashland, WI on August 22, 1939. Susan attended Ashland High School and graduated with the class of 1957. She was the first woman nominated to be Senior Class President. Susan attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison and...
Ruth Marie Sperbeck
Sep 13, 2014
Ruth Marie Sperbeck, 86, of La Crescent, died on Saturday, September 13, 2014 at the Golden Living Center. She was born on August 11, 1928 in rural Amery, WI to Anton and Anna (Swanson) Melin. Ruth attended Shiloh School and graduated from Amery High School. Prior to her marriage she was employed by First National Bank in St. Paul...
Ruth Louise Harnish
Sep 13, 2014
Ruth Louise Harnish passed away Saturday, September 13, 2014, at Mayo Franciscan Hospital just one week and one day after her husband Harry. Ruth was born to Edward and Emily (Dey) Schreiber on May 12, 1923, in La Crosse, Wisconsin. She was baptized June 16, 1923, and confirmed March 21, 1937, at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in La Crosse....
James L. Westness
Sep 12, 2014
James Lumir Westness, 74, of Dakota, Minnesota, died peacefully on Friday, September 12, 2014 at the Golden Living Center in La Crescent, MN surrounded by his family. He was born, the youngest of 14 children, on February 20, 1940 in in La Crosse, WI to Sedor and Margaret (Ledman) Westness. Jim loved to be on the water or looking...
Christ Nick Mesoloras
Sep 11, 2014
Christ Mesoloras was born in La Crosse to Nick and Mary (Kish) Mesoloras on May 1st, 1927, and passed away on Thursday, September 11, 2014. He attended Central High School where he was a track standout and class president. After graduation in 1945, Christ enlisted in the U. S. Navy and trained as a corpsman in San Diego, Cal....
Arlene Adele Johnson
Sep 11, 2014
Arlene Adele Johnson age 95, dedicated mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, received a well-deserved reward on September 11, 2014 when she passed peacefully at her home. Arlene was born in La Crosse Wisconsin, attended school at Holy Trinity Catholic School and graduated from Aquinas High School. She married Jim Johnson, the love of her life in 1946 and lived in...
Sheila Haller
Sep 10, 2014
Sheila "Tequila" (Anderson) Haller died unexpectedly in Ettrick Wisconsin on September 10th at the age of 49. Sheila Lee is survived by estranged husband Thomas Haller, brothers Jerry Anderson, Jeffery Patterson, daughters Tarah Manning, Tessa Haller, and granddaughters Layla Lea, Sophia Lynn and Ana Rose. She is preceded in death by her father Gerald Anderson, mother Shirley Anderson-Baker and...
Harold J. Breidel
Sep 7, 2014
Harold J. Breidel, 82, of La Crosse, Wisconsin, devoted husband and loving father, passed away on Sunday, September 7, 2014 surrounded by his family. Harold was born on August 12, 1932 to Joseph and Helen (Swartz) Breidel in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Harold served with the U.S. Army and was a proud veteran of the Korean War. He was honorably...
Irene M. Thompson
Sep 6, 2014
Irene M. Thompson, 81 of La Crescent, MN and formerly of Winona, MN passed away peacefully with her family at her side on Saturday, September 6, 2014 at the Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center. She was born in Winona on June 7, 1933 to Emil and Florence (Ziemer) Roemer. On January 8, 1955 she married Orlin Thompson in Winona and...
Harry Dewayne Harnish
Sep 5, 2014
Harry DeWayne Harnish, 94 of La Crosse, passed away on Friday, September 5, 2014 at home. He was born to Harry and Ann (Miller) Harnish on November 16, 1919 in La Crosse WI. He served in the United States Army duringWorld War II from 1941 - 1945, with two years of service in the European Theater. Harry married Ruth...
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