Obituaries

Lois Ann Thaldorf

Lois Ann Thaldorf

Feb 16, 2015

Lois Ann Thaldorf, 82, of La Crosse passed away February 16, 2015, at Mayo Health System Hospital. She was surrounded by her loving family. She was born August 9, 1932 in La Crosse to Anton and Ann (Lepsch) Grabinski. Lois graduated from Aquinas High School in 1950. Lois married Philip Thaldorf on September 3rd, 1955 at Saint Wenceslaus in...

Geneva M. Goede

Geneva M. Goede

Feb 15, 2015

Geneva M. Goede, 96, of La Crescent, died on Sunday, February 15, 2015, at the Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse. She was born in New Hartford Township in rural Nodine, Minn., on January 19, 1919, to Edgar and Dorothy (Ready) Pagel. She married Gale Papenfuss on July 20, 1940, and he preceded her in death on April...

Gerald D. Walcker

Gerald D. Walcker

Feb 14, 2015

Gerald D. Walcker, 77 of Holmen, WI and formerly of Hokah, MN died on Saturday, February 14, 2015 at the Bethany-Riverside Nursing Facility in La Crosse. He was born December 12, 1937 in Brownsville, MN to Rudolph and Magdalena (Reinhart) Walcker. On October 19, 1957 he married Phyllis Dolle at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Hokah. Jerry was a...

Clement "Clem" Henry Steffes

Clement "Clem" Henry Steffes

Feb 13, 2015

Clement “Clem” Henry Steffes, 81, of La Crescent, died on Friday, February 13, 2015, at the Bethany-St. Joseph Care Center in La Crosse. Clem was born on April 17, 1933, in Fort Atkinson, Iowa, to Clements L. and Anna (Kipp) Steffes. He attended school in Saint Lucas, Iowa, and was later stationed in Nuremberg, Germany during the Korean War...

Donald George Stern

Donald George Stern

Feb 11, 2015

Donald G. Stern, 85, of Onalaska, died on Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at the Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center from complications of a stroke. He was born on November 30, 1929 in Wells, MN to George and Bernice (Desmond) Stern. Don served with the U.S. Army during the Korean War and served as a member of the Honor Guard in...

Clifford E. Gilbertson

Clifford E. Gilbertson

Feb 10, 2015

Clifford E. Gilbertson, 83, of Holmen, passed away Tuesday Feb. 10, 2015 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center. He was born March 7th, 1931 to Clifford and Mable (Sjuggerud) Gilbertson of Stevenstown, the 4th of 7 children. He married Joyce Holter on April 2nd, 1955 in Holmen. He attended Mindoro High School and studied woodworking and business administration at Western...

Louise Mae Young

Louise Mae Young

Feb 10, 2015

Louise Mae Young, 96, of La Crosse, passed away on Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at the Benedictine Manor of La Crosse. She was born on May 18, 1918 in La Crosse, Wisconsin to Hans and Amanda (Salverson) Johnson. She married Roscoe Young and together they enjoyed square dancing. She is survived by her children Sandra Rome, Sharon Kime and...

Imelda T. Wright

Imelda T. Wright

Feb 10, 2015

Imelda T. Wright, loving mother and wife, now rests in the arms of our Lord Jesus Christ. We celebrate her 90 years of life today upon her death on Tuesday, February 10, 2015. She was born in La Crosse, WI to Bernard and Cora (Kurtenacker) Dockendorff. Imelda is survived by her four children Steve (Mary Ellen) Wright, Greg (Ellie)...

James Houghton Wiley

James Houghton Wiley

Feb 8, 2015

James Houghton Wiley, 69 of La Crosse died on Sunday, February 8, 2015 at the Gundersen Health System. He was born November 2, 1945 in Milwaukee to Ralph and Elsie (Brekken) Wiley. He graduated from Iola-Scandinavia High School and later from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse with a degree in Parks and Recreation. Jim had co-owned and operated the...

Frank Monsoor

Frank Monsoor

Feb 8, 2015

Frank Monsoor, 82, of Onalaska passed into the presence of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday, February 8, 2015 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse. He was born May 31, 1932 in La Crosse, WI, to John and Nellie (Huzzar) Monsoor, the youngest of six children. Frank had a happy and fulfilling childhood, growing up...

Kathleen Reese Linder

Kathleen Reese Linder

Feb 7, 2015

Kathleen Almira (Reese) Linder, 96, of La Crosse died February 7, 2015, at Bethany Riverside. She was born in Clarksburg, West Virginia, on December 28, 1918, to Harry L. and Etta E. (Baker) Reese. Her childhood years were spent on a small farm near Bridgeport, West Virginia. She graduated from Grafton High School where she trained in secretarial and...

James Robert Gilles

James Robert Gilles

Feb 6, 2015

James (Jim) Robert Gilles, 87, of La Crescent, passed away peacefully at his home on February 6, 2015. He was born on November 22, 1927. He was a longtime furniture salesman and owned Gilles Furniture in La Crescent from 1957-1960. He served in the Air Force from 1950-1953 as a drill sergeant (and let everyone know about it until...

Charles R. Sanders

Charles R. Sanders

Feb 5, 2015

Charles R. “Chuck” Sanders, 67, of Onalaska, died at his home on Thursday, February 5, 2015. He was born in Scotts Bluff, Neb., on February 27, 1947, to Edward and Vera (Russell) Sanders and was raised, mostly, in La Crosse. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1964 prior to graduating from Central High School in 1965. He then...

Helen K. Buehler

Helen K. Buehler

Feb 5, 2015

Helen K. Buehler, 93 of La Crosse went to be with God and her husband on Thursday, February 5, 2015. She was born September 27, 1921 in Tomah, WI to Louis and Lesley (Jones) Barnes. She graduated from Tomah High School and then college in Beloit, WI. On May 31, 1952 she married Ralph Buehler in Tomah and he...

Zachary John Abramowski

Zachary John Abramowski

Feb 1, 2015

Zachary John Abramowski, 21, of La Crosse, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, February 1, 2015 at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse. He was born on June 12, 1993 in La Crosse to Eric and Amy (Abramowski) Pierce. He graduated from Central High School in 2011 and was currently attending Western Technical College. He had a passion for golf...

Linda A. Yancey

Linda A. Yancey

Jan 31, 2015

Linda A. Yancey, 57 of La Crosse died on Saturday, January 31, 2015 at the Gundersen-Lutheran Medical Center. She was born May 15, 1957 in La Crosse to Dwain and Phyllis (Lamprich) Myer. Linda graduated from Bangor High School and later from WWTI with a degree in computer programming. On October 18, 1986 she married Jack Yancey in Hokah,...

Jaeden Lorraine Searle

Jaeden Lorraine Searle

Jan 30, 2015

Jaeden Lorraine Searle, age 7, our sweet little princess, went up into the clouds while asleep at home on Friday, January 30, 2015. She was born in La Crosse on December 19, 2007 to Brian Searle and Tina Karaffa. Jaeden had attended Little Angels Daycare since she was three months old until she began Kindergarten. They took wonderful care...

Jon R. Schneider

Jon R. Schneider

Jan 29, 2015

Jon R. Schneider, 47, passed away on Thursday January 29th, 2015 of respiratory failure, at his home. Jon was born in Milwaukee, WI on November 14, 1967 to Lee G. and Patricia (Brost) Schneider. He attended St. Thomas More Catholic Grade School, Aquinas High School and also Marquette University. Jon had a charismatic personality and a friendly smile and...

Shirley Ann Mysliwiec

Shirley Ann Mysliwiec

Jan 26, 2015

Shirley Ann Mysliwiec, 78, of La Crosse, died on Monday, January 26, 2015 in her home. She was born on November 7, 1936 in Green Bay, WI to Alexander and Rose (Konop) Bunker. Shirley was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Green Bay. She married Bernard J. Mysliwiec on February 9, 1957 at St....

Mitchell D Bjorkman

Mitchell D Bjorkman

Jan 26, 2015

Mitchell D. Bjorkman, 32 of Holmen, WI, passed away at his home on Monday, January 26, 2015. He was born in La Crosse on April 13, 1982 to Thomas D. and Sandra K. (Anderson) Bjorkman. When he was young, Mitch participated in wrestling and baseball. He graduated from Holmen High School in 2000. He will be remembered as a...