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Richard Venenga

Richard Venenga

Nov 17, 2012

Richard Dick Venenga, 69, of Onalaska, died on Saturday, November 17, 2012 at the Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse. He was born on November 5, 1943 in Sioux Falls, SD to Enno and Jennie (Dammer) Venenga. Dick was a US Air Force veteran. He married Dorothy Beelmann on November 16, 1963 in Luverne, MN. He had worked...

Palmer Johnson

Palmer Johnson

Nov 17, 2012

Palmer Johnson Jr., 87, of La Crosse died on Saturday, November 17, 2012. He was born on October 19, 1925 in Viroqua, WI to Palmer and Selma (Fortney) Johnson, Sr. Palmer was a WWII veteran and after an honorable discharge from the US Army, he joined the Wisconsin Army National Guard and retired after 37 years as Command Sgt....

William L Affeldt

William L Affeldt

Nov 16, 2012

William L. (Bill) Affeldt, Sr., 82 of La Crosse died on Friday, November 16th in his home. He was born on August 6, 1930 in La Crosse to Leonard and Adeline (Larson) Affeldt. Bill graduated from Central High School in 1948. He married Jeanne M. Dayton on June 30, 1951 in St. James the Less Catholic Church. He had...

Arthur L Kolbo

Arthur L Kolbo

Nov 13, 2012

Arthur LaVerne Kolbo, 89, of Onalaska, Wi, passed peacefully away on Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at the Onalaska Care Center, surrounded by his loving wife and family. He was born in La Crosse Wisconsin to Arthur H. Kolbo and Anna Vivian (Boisvert) Kolbo on September 26, 1923 and baptized May 31, 1924. Arthur led a rich and full life....

Edith J Netzer

Edith J Netzer

Nov 11, 2012

Edith is survived by her sister, Janice Tambeaux, her children, daughter Mary M. Steeb of Kansas City, MO, son Jon J. (Mary) Netzer of La Crescent, MN and their daughter Angela and grandchildren Nico and Dashiel, daughter Roseanne E. Netzer of La Crosse and her children, Edward, Kari and Molly, son Daniel Netzer of Oshkosh, WI and his children,...

Marjorie D Jenkins

Marjorie D Jenkins

Nov 10, 2012

She was born in the Town of Hamilton on December 15, 1925, to Harry and Clara (Miller) Garbers and later graduated from Bangor High School. On June 5, 1946, she married W. Curtis Jenkins at Christ Ev. Lutheran Church in West Salem. Curt preceded her in death on April 13, 2001. Marjorie worked at the W.A. Roosevelt Co. in...

Patricia L Fitzpatrick

Patricia L Fitzpatrick

Nov 3, 2012

God called an angel home when Patricia Pat L. Fitzpatrick, 79, of La Crosse, WI passed away at her home on Saturday, November 3, 2012. Cancer met its match with Pat. Her determination gave her 13 more years to create memories with family and friends.She was born on April 21, 1933 in La Crosse, WI as the fifth daughter...

Reta Ellen Schuette

Reta Ellen Schuette

Nov 1, 2012

Reta Ellen Schuette was born on March 13, 1924 in Reedsburg, WI to Herman and Frieda (Rose) Kutzbach. She was baptized and confirmed in St. Peters Lutheran Church. After graduating from Reedsburg High School, she worked at the Reedsburg Bank. During WWII she volunteered as a Red Cross Nurses Aide evenings and weekends. On February 3, 1951 she married...

Robert M Gassen

Robert M Gassen

Nov 1, 2012

Robert M. Gassen, 80 of La Crosse passed away peacefully, Thursday, November 1, 2012 at the Gundersen-Lutheran Medical Center. He was born April 18, 1932 in Richland Center, WI to Mathias and Jessica (Cottrill) Gassen. On November 10, 1956 he married Marcella Marcy Hays at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in La Crosse and she preceded him in death on...

Edna A Quain

Edna A Quain

Oct 30, 2012

Edna A. Quain, 94, of Onalaska, died on Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at the Onalaska Care Center. She was born on December 13, 1917 in the Town of Greenfield, La Crosse County to Edward and Nettie (Starch) Herlitzka. She married Wilbur Bill Quain on June 23, 1937 in La Crosse. She and Bill had owned and operated La Crosse...

Patricia A Schlicht

Patricia A Schlicht

Oct 30, 2012

" style="text-indent: 0.5in; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;Patricia is survived by her son Michael (Sharon) and grandson Zachary of Portland, OR; Rebecca (Steven) Hoglund and grandchildren Alexis and Adam of Minneapolis, MN; sister Ruth Snodgrass of La Crosse; sister Helen Kunzi of Utah; brother Paul Meyer of Onalaska; and many nieces and nephews. Patricia graduated from Logan High School in...

David M Dayton

David M Dayton

Oct 30, 2012

He is survived by five sons, Christopher (Tracy) and their children Heather, Andrew and Timmy of La Crosse, Jeffery (Erin) and their children Cody and Alyssa of Eau Claire, Patrick (Anne) and their son Nolan of La Crosse, Edward (Christine) and their children Addison and Josephine of St. Paul, and Stephen (Stacey) and their son Harvey of Eau Claire,...

Elizabeth Ann Hennes

Elizabeth Ann Hennes

Oct 28, 2012

She was born in Winona, Minn., on December 11, 1925, to Iver and Isabelle (Berg) Odegaard. She grew up in Winona and graduated from Winona High School. Elizabeth married Raymond M. Hennes on June 26, 1948 in Winona. Ray served in the Marines and US Army as a career soldier which allowed them to experience living in an abundant...

Ann Marie Olson

Ann Marie Olson

Oct 28, 2012

Ann Marie Olson, 89 of Onalaska, passed away to her heavenly reward on Sunday, October 28, 2012 at the Gundersen-Lutheran Medical Center. She was born in La Crescent, MN on March 21, 1923 to Lorenz and Magdalena Lena (Hollis) Hafner. She was baptized at St. Peters Catholic Church in Hokah, MN where she attended school. Anns family including two...

Jerilyn J Newman

Jerilyn J Newman

Oct 25, 2012

Jerilyn J. Newman, 69 of Onalaska, died Thursday, October 25, 2012 at the Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse. She was born July 6, 1943 in Viroqua Wisconsin to and preceded in death by Kenneth and Marian (Klein) Newman. The first of eleven children, she spent much of her childhood with her grandfather, Rev. Chareles Klein where she...

Mary Alice Dobbs

Mary Alice Dobbs

Oct 23, 2012

She is survived by her husband Ray, three daughters, Susan (Neil) Thompson, Sandy Krenn, and Cathy (Thomas) Gross, two sons, Steve Dobbs and Leonard (Susan) Dobbs, sixteen grandchildren, twenty-four great-grandchildren, and one great-great- grandchild, her brothers and sisters, Peter (Carolyn) Flock, Helen Pedretti, Louise (Larry) Kelsey, Edward (Barbara) flock, Thomas (Pam) Flock, Marion Hill, and Theresa (Robert) Walchak, two...

Genevieve O Snodgrass

Genevieve O Snodgrass

Oct 23, 2012

Genevieve O. Gen Snodgrass, 85, of La Crosse, passed away on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at the Bethany St. Joseph Care Center after a six year battle with cancer. She was born on January 31, 1927 in Westby, WI to Nordahl and Amanda (Vold) Nelson. Gen was baptized and confirmed at Coon Prairie Lutheran Church and graduated from Westby...

Margaret 'Peggy' Mezera

Margaret 'Peggy' Mezera

Oct 22, 2012

Margaret 'Peggy' Mezera - Margaret A. Peggy Mezera, 66, of La Crosse, died on Monday, October 22, 2012, at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born on June 8, 1946, in La Crosse to Lloyd O. and Martha M. (Shawley) Carlson. Peggy was a wonderful homemaker. She was a member of the West Salem First Responders for...

Donna M Reihl

Donna M Reihl

Oct 22, 2012

Donna M. Reihl, 81 of La Cresent, MN, passed away on Monday, October 22, 2012 at the Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse. She was born in La Crosse on April 8, 1931 to Arnold and Margaret (Kuschel) Lintelman. She married Robert Reihl at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in La Crescent on August 12, 1950. Donna had worked...

Mary Lou Geiwitz-Meyer

Mary Lou Geiwitz-Meyer

Oct 20, 2012

Mary Lou Geiwitz Meyer, 73 of West Salem, WI. and formerly of La Crescent and Hokah MN., died peacefully at her home on October 20, 2012. She was born in La Crosse on June 11, 1939 the daughter of Arnold and Florence (Huebner) Kroack. When she was 14, the family moved to Hokah, MN, a place that became very...

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