Obituaries
Eileen M Hanson
Aug 18, 2013
Eileen M. Hanson, 74, of La Crosse, passed away on Sunday, August 18, 2013, at the Hillview Health Care Center, following and nearly 5-year battle with cancer.Eileen was born in rural Crawford County, Wis., on January 7, 1939, to Clifford and Veronica (McEntee) Fjelstad. She was baptized in Viroqua, Wis., and later confirmed at St. Pauls Lutheran Church in...
Mary Lou Ryan
Aug 17, 2013
Mary Lou Ryan passed away peacefully at home, a book at her fingertips, on August 17, 2013 after a long and meaningful life. She was born in Austin, Minnesota to Ernest and Louise Heimer on November 19, 1930, and graduated from St. Augustine High School. She earned a bachelors degree in elementary education at the University of Minnesota and...
Darrell Robinson
Aug 17, 2013
Darrell Robinson, 84 of La Crosse died on Saturday, August 17, 2013 at the Lakeview Healthcare Center in West Salem. He was born March 27, 1929 in La Crosse to Floyd and Helen (Suesmith) Robinson. Darrell married Arlene Huetzenbuehler in La Crosse and they later divorced. He then married Dorie Peterson in La Crosse and they later divorced. Darrell...
James J Howarth
Aug 17, 2013
James J. Howarth, 91 of La Crescent, MN, passed away on Saturday, August 17th at the Golden Living Care Center in La Crescent. He was born in Dubuque, IA, on December 6, 1921 to James and Elizabeth (Radtke) Howarth. He married Jeanne L. Haffele in Darlington, WI, on May 28, 1944 and she preceded him in death on December...
Helen Ann (Gittens) Thesing
Aug 16, 2013
After graduation from Aquinas High School in 1946, Helen married Robert W. Thesing on November 24, 1947. This union was blessed with nine children. Helen devoted her life to her family. She was noted for her baking skills, including keeping the magical freezer filled with apple pie slices and chocolate chip cookies. Nothing put a smile on her face...
Gerald F Weigel
Aug 16, 2013
Gerald F. Weigel, 84, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 16, 2013. He was born April 26, 1929 in La Crosse to Albion and Lucille (Olsen) Weigel. He attended Holy Trinity Grade School where he was a member of the Holy Trinity Boys Choir. He graduated in 1947 from St. Thomas Aquinas High School. He served in the Navy...
Elizabeth A Lamprich
Aug 9, 2013
Elizabeth A. Beth Lamprich, 65, of Stoddard, WI, went to be with her Savior on Friday, August 9, 2013 at the Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center. She was born on November 8, 1947 in Detroit, Michigan to Michael and Frances (Westetd) Smith. Beth, a proud Northsider, graduated from Logan High School in 1965. She started working at the State Bank...
William H Homstad
Aug 5, 2013
William H. Homstad, 84 of La Crosse died at his home on Monday, August 5, 2013. He was born June 5, 1929 in Chaseburg, WI to Oscar and Amallia (Oium) Homstad and graduated from Viroqua High School. On October 21, 1950 he married Alice Secord at First Ev. Lutheran Church in La Crosse. Bill served proudly in the United...
Douglas Dean Littlejohn
Aug 2, 2013
He is preceded in death by his parents Warren Sr. and Delores (Hunter) Littlejohn, brothers; Howard, Warren Jr., Jeffrey, and sister Janice Johnson. He is survived by his life partner Rosalind Weigel, brothers Dale Littlejohn (Rachel) of La Crosse, and Mike Lieb of New Mexico, sisters Mary Taylor (Robert) of Onalaska, Tina Blair (John) of Bon Aqua, TN, and...
John J Hoscheit
Aug 2, 2013
John J. Hoscheit, 55 of Onalaska, beloved husband, father and friend, died unexpectedly at a Tractor pull on Friday, August 2thndth, doing what he loved. He was born on December 18, 1957 in Caledonia, MN, to Paul and Gertie (Schwartzhoff) Hoscheit. He graduated from Caledonia High School. After high school, John attended WWTC and graduated with a degree in...
Trudy (Gertrude) A Wieser
Aug 2, 2013
Hokah, MN Trudy (Gertrude) A. Wieser, 89 of Hokah, MN died on Friday, August 2, 2013 at the Golden Living Center in La Crescent, MN. Trudy was born in Menomonie, WI to Julius and Rose (McKanna) Lemke on March 18, 1924. She attended 1 room Hudson Road School, then St. Josephs Grade School, and graduated from Menomonie High School...
John F Pochowicz
Aug 1, 2013
John F. Pochowicz, 75, of Dresbach, Minnesota passed away on the morning of August 1, 2013 at the Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse. He was born on August 7, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois to Harry and Mary (Shortinger) Pochowicz. John was a proud veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He served his country from March 1957 to...
Carolyn I Terpstra
Jul 31, 2013
She is survived by three sons, Keith Terpstra of Onalaska and his children, Amy and Ryan, Kevin (Sarah) Terpstra of Hokah, MN and their children, Jakob, Brevin and Emalee, and Kraig (Sherry) Terpstra of Stevens Point, WI and their children Riley and Laine, a sister Marilyn Dewitt of Caledonia, MN, and two brothers, Elmer (Sandra) Snyder of Newport, FL...
Eric J Lecher
Jul 29, 2013
; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; tab-stops: 35.45pt;Eric James Lecher, 40, of La Crosse, passed away suddenly on July 29th. He was born June 4, 1973 in La Crosse to Bernard and Carol (Henke) Lecher Jr. Eric met the love of his life, Mary Jane Atchison, and married her April 23, 1999 on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. Eric was...
Mark J Von Ruden
Jul 28, 2013
Mark J. Von Ruden, 42 of La Crosse, died on Sunday, July 28th at the Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center due to complications of Leukemia. He had graduated in 1989 from Aquinas High School then attended Chippewa Valley Technical College to become a linesman. He had married Jeanette St. Sauver and they later divorced. He had worked numerous construction jobs...
Orville Frederick Hicks
Jul 27, 2013
Orville Frederick Hicks, 94, passed away on July 27, 2013 in New Richmond, WI. He was born on September 29, 1918 in Chicago, IL to Frieda (Dohse) and Henry Hicks. Orville grew up in Chicago, IL and graduated from Amundson High School in 1936. After high school Orville worked in Chicago then joined the U.S.Navy at the start of...
Jean Tesch
Jul 26, 2013
Jean Audrey (Elliott) Tesch, 91, of La Crosse, died on July 25, 2013 at Bethany Riverside Nursing Facility. Jean was born on May 23, 1922 to Bion and Lois (Leighton) Elliott in River Falls, Wisconsin. Jean lived life for her family. She worked various jobs over her lifetime. She enjoyed animals, horseback riding, sewing and reading. Jean is survived...
Therese K Kuschel
Jul 26, 2013
Therese K. Kuschel, 79 of La Crosse passed away Friday, July 26, 2013 at the Hillview Healthcare Center. She was born November 20, 1933 in La Crosse to Roy and Gertrude (Merfeld) Opdahl and attended Aquinas High School. On January 29, 1951 she married Harold Kuschel in Bossier, LA while Harold was serving in the United States Air Force....
Joseph Aaron Roraff
Jul 23, 2013
Joseph AaronRoraff, 85, of La Crosse, passed away on Tuesday, July 23, 2013 at his home. Joe (Aaron) was born in La Crosse, WI on April 20, 1928 to Joseph and Helen (Lampert) Roraff. Aaron was a life-long resident of La Crosse. He graduated from La Crosse Central High School in 1945. He began working at Benson Optical when...
Vern Grover Arnett
Jul 22, 2013
Vern Grover Arnett, 52 of rural La Crescent, passed away at his home on Monday, July 22, 2013. He was born May 2, 1961 in La Crosse to Donald and Donna (Jenkins) Arnett and graduated from La Crescent High School in 1979. Verns entire life was proudly spent working as a partner on the family farm. He was a...
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