Obituaries
Shirley Mae (Straight) Bosworth
Sep 3, 2014
Shirley Mae (Straight) Bosworth, 76 of French Island, passed away Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at Grand View Care Center in Blair, WI from complications of COPD and cancer. She was born April 4, 1938 in Black River Falls, WI to Arthur and Lois (Waughtal) Straight. On June 6, 1956 she married Charles Christian Bosworth in Milwaukee, WI. They moved...
Andrea K. Goudie
Sep 2, 2014
Andrea K. Goudie. 74 of La Crosse, passed away at her home on Tuesday, September 2, 2014. She was born in Minneapolis, MN on June 9, 1940 to Willis and Ruth (Andrews) Goudie, Andrea attended Roosevelt High School, graduating in 1958. She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Minnesota in 1962. Andrea earned her...
Anthony P. Balsamo
Sep 1, 2014
Anthony (Tony) Balsamo passed away at his Onalaska home on September 1, 2014 after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 69 years old. Tony was born in Madison, WI, to Pasquale and Maria Balsamo. He was a 1963 graduate of Madison Central High School. Tony was an accomplished athlete, excelling in football, basketball, and baseball. The Philadelphia...
Dallas Dalane Doss
Sep 1, 2014
Dallas Dalane Doss, 90, of La Crescent, passed away due to natural causes on Monday, September 1, 2014, at the Clara House of La Crescent. He was born in White, S. Dak., on August 28, 1924, to Christian and Mable (Friday) Doss. On July 11, 1946, he married Elnora Marzinske, and they were married for 54 years until her...
Rita Mary (Hammes) Weber
Aug 30, 2014
Rita Mary (Hammes) Weber, 88, of St. Joseph Ridge, died at her home on Saturday, August 30, 2014. Rita was born in La Crosse on February 12, 1926, to August and Caroline (Schumacher) Hammes and was a 1943 graduate of Aquinas High School. She married Donald P. Weber on July 16, 1946, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church on St....
Lola A. (Lindner) Botcher
Aug 30, 2014
Lola A. (Lindner) Botcher, 72, of La Crosse, died at the Hillview Health Care Center on Saturday, August 30, 2014. She was born in Milwaukee on November 2, 1941, to Herbert P. and Gladys B. (Tegge) Lindner. She married Don R. Botcher on April 25, 1974, in Milwaukee. Survivors include her husband, Don; sisters-in-law, Carol Lindner of Milwaukee and...
Frances "Jean" Couper
Aug 30, 2014
Frances “Jean” Couper, 91 of La Crosse passed away Saturday, August 30, 2014 at the Hillview Health Care Center. She was born August 24, 1923 in Stockton, IL to David Thomas and Mary (Robb) Wilson. At the age of 14 Jean moved with her parents back to their homeland in Scotland. On May 21, 1945 she married John Couper...
Shirley J. Cooper
Aug 29, 2014
Shirley J. Cooper, 82, of Holmen, passed away on Friday, August 29, 2014, at the Bluffview Memory Care. She was born near Norwalk, Wis., on April 23, 1932, to Eugene and Mary (Goetz) Ziegler. She attended area schools and graduated from Sparta High School. Shirley married Leonard G. Cooper on May 17, 1958, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in...
Lena A Heintz
Aug 26, 2014
Lena A. Heintz, 95 of Caledonia, MN passed away on Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at Caledonia Care and Rehabilitation, Roseview Court. She was born on March 10, 1919 in Dorchester, IA to William and Rose (Meyer) Kohnen. She was baptized May 4, 1919 at St. Luke’s United Church of Christ, Eitzen, MN. On June 10, 1943 she married Arthur...
Wayne L. Koch
Aug 23, 2014
Wayne L. Koch, 92, of La Crosse, passed away on Saturday, August 23, 2014 at Clare Bridge of La Crosse. He was born on October 12, 1921 in La Crosse to Rudolph and Minnie (Loitz) Koch. Wayne graduated from Central High School in 1939. He worked as a commercial fisherman for many years. He then spent 23 years working...
Stephen T. Coady
Aug 23, 2014
Stephen T. Coady, 66, of Menomonie and formerly of La Crosse, passed away on Saturday, August 23, 2014 at the Red Cedar Medical Center in Menomonie, WI. Steve was born in La Crosse on August 5, 1948 to James and Kathleen (Bock) Coady. Steve graduated from La Crosse Logan High School in 1966. On October 11, 1975 he married...
Stanley Kvam
Aug 17, 2014
Stanley Kvam, 76 of Onalaska died on Sunday, August 17, 2014. He was born May 7, 1938 in La Crosse to Gilbert and Margaret (Lewiston) Kvam. Stanley married Sharon Gollnick on Christmas Day in 1961 in the chapel at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church while on leave from the Army Air Base at the Presidio on the San Francisco Bay....
David M. Page
Aug 17, 2014
David Marvin Page, 70, passed away on Sunday, August 17, 2014, at the Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse. He was born in La Crosse on July 9, 1944, to Marvin and Evelyn (Alderman) Page. David voluntarily enlisted in the U.S. Army and served with the 221st Signal Company (Pictorial) with pride and distinction. He served in the...
William James Schafer
Aug 13, 2014
On Wednesday, August 13th, Bill’s earthly life of 43 short years ended at home, but his eternal life with his Heavenly Father began. He is finally at peace after an eight year battle with brain cancer. We are certain of Bill’s place in heaven and he will be sorely missed by the numerous lives he touched and people he...
Melba J Krett
Aug 13, 2014
Melba J. Krett, 90, of La Crosse, passed away on Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at the Hillview Health Care Center. She was born on September 12, 1923 in Caledonia, Minnesota to George and Jane (Wilson) Metcalf. She married Robert Krett on November 7, 1946 in La Crosse. He preceded her in death on January 5, 1992. Melba was a...
Sidney "Sid" L. Otterson
Aug 10, 2014
With the sounds of Frank Sinatra playing, Sidney L. “Sid” Otterson, 85, of La Crescent, passed away on Sunday, August 10, 2014, at the Bethany-St. Joseph Care Center. He was born in Waupaca, Wis., on November 28, 1928, to John and Mabel (Buer) Otterson, and grew up in nearby Scandinavia, Wis. On June 11, 1950, Sid married Janice D....
Joyce A. Wuensch
Aug 9, 2014
Joyce A. Wuensch, 89, of La Crosse, passed away on Saturday, August 9, 2014, at the Hillview Health Care Center. She was born in La Crosse on April 25, 1925, to Phillip and Amelia (Payne) Langdon. She married Harold W. “Hal” Wuensch on October 18, 1945 in La Crosse. Hal preceded her in death on February 11, 2000. Joyce...
Richard D. Heath
Aug 9, 2014
Richard D. Heath, 67, of La Crosse, passed away on Saturday, August 9, 2014, at the Lakeview Health Center in West Salem. He was born in Eau Claire, Wis., on June 30, 1947, to Chester and Elizabeth (Smith) Heath. He grew up and worked on the family farm in rural Osseo, Wis., for many years until moving to La...
Dorothy Ann Wehrs
Aug 7, 2014
Dorothy Ann Wehrs, 72, of West Salem died Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014, at her home in West Salem, with her husband of 53 years, Merlin, at her side. Dorothy was born Jan. 16, 1942, in Sparta, Wis., to John and Florence (Jones) Raymer. She attended Walker School in rural West Salem and graduated with the West Salem High School...
Thomas Doering
Aug 7, 2014
Thomas Richard Doering passed away Thursday, August 7, 2014. He was born February 28th, 1925, in Viroqua, WI to Kurt R. and Carol (Mork) Doering. After high school he joined the Merchant Marines and served his country in WWII. He worked on military bases on both coasts and his missions took him around the world. He maintained special friendships...
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