Obituaries
Irma Lee Koonce
Apr 23, 2023
Irma Lee Koonce, 86 of West Salem, WI passed away on Sunday, April 23, 2023, at the Gundersen Health System in La Crosse. She was born February 20, 1937, in St. Paul, MN to Alvin and Bertha (Berquist) Wisdom and graduated from St. Paul Central High School on June 17, 1955.
On...
Paul Wellington Kish
Apr 22, 2023
Paul Wellington Kish, 89 of La Crosse, WI, passed peacefully in the afternoon of Saturday, April 22, 2023 at Brookdale Assisted Living, La Crosse. He was born in La Crosse on May 21, 1933 to Earl and Mary (Lampartur) Kish Sr. Paul graduated from Central High School in La Crosse then enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. During his...
Eleanor Marie Redlin
Apr 22, 2023
Eleanor Marie Redlin passed away Saturday, April 22, 2023, at home with family in Plano, Texas.
She was born July 8, 1924 in La Crosse to Wilbur and Nora (Foss) Albrechtson, graduated from Central High...
Charles L. Bubbers
Apr 21, 2023
Charles Leland Bubbers, born July 7, 1946 to Carl and Lucille (Lommen) Bubbers passed away peacefully on Friday, April 21, 2023 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse.
Charlie was in the US Army from 1965-1967, he was an Army scout that served in Vietnam from September 30, 1966 until September...
Robert R. "Bob" Sundboom, Jr.
Apr 20, 2023
Robert R. “Bob” Sundboom, Jr., age 67, of La Crosse, formerly of Bloomington, MN, passed away on Thursday, April 20, 2023, at Eagle Crest South in La Crosse. A celebration of life will be held at a later date.
Bob is survived by his daughters, Heather Sundboom and Nicole Sundboom; grandchildren, Jasper,...
Sharon L. Norris
Apr 18, 2023
Sharon Lee (Nanscawen) Norris, age 76, of La Crosse died at her home, in peace, after fighting a pulmonary auto-immune disease, with no found cure, for over a year. She passed in the presence of her 24 hour care giving daughters Rebecca, Sarah and Sam, and with her husband Larry holding her hand.
Sharon...
Shirley Mae Zessin
Apr 16, 2023
Shirley Mae Zessin, 86, of rural La Crescent, Minnesota, passed away at her home on Sunday, April 16, 2023, due to breast cancer. She was born in Sparta, Wisconsin, to Glenn and Fern (Anderson) Steele.
She and her husband owned and operated Crescent Electronics, an appliance business, for many years, as well as remodeling...
Rodney Cameron Mowbray
Apr 16, 2023
Rodney Cameron Mowbray, 78, of La Crosse, WI, went to his heavenly home on April 16, 2023. Rod was born on November 8, 1944, and grew up in Duluth, MN. He graduated from Central High School, the University of Minnesota Duluth, and finally Iowa State University with a master’s degree and doctorate in developmental biology. He taught at the...
Robert R. Gray
Apr 15, 2023
Robert R. Gray, 86, of Onalaska, died on Saturday, April 15, 2023 at his home. He was born on January 21, 1937 in Cumberland, MD to William and Merla Gray. Robert graduated from Ypsilanti High School in Michigan in 1955. He received his bachelor’s degree from Eastern Michigan University and his master’s degree from the University of Michigan....
Gregory A. "Greg" Loe
Apr 15, 2023
Gregory "Greg" Loe of La Crosse, passed away on Saturday, April 15th, 2023. He was born on September 15th, 1951 to Elaine and Emil Loe. At the young age of 19, he married Karen Zillmer, with who he shared 53 years of marriage. Together, they had 3 children, Jodi, Angela, and Benjamin. Around 1981, they moved to La...
Anthony "Tony" P. Tschumper
Apr 14, 2023
Anthony P. “Tony” Tschumper, 81 of La Crescent, MN passed away on Friday, April 14, 2023, at the Mayo Clinic Health Services in La Crosse. He was born June 21, 1941, in La Crosse to Anton and Bertha (Roraff) Tschumper. Tony had worked for Old Hickory Apple Orchard in La Crescent for many years. He was proud to...
Clair J. Welch
Apr 14, 2023
Clair J. Welch, 84 of rural La Crescent, MN., passed away on Friday, April 14, 2023. He was born in Waukon, IA., on July 28, 1938 to Thomas and Venetta (Waters) Welch. He married Jane A. Anderson.
Clair was a lifelong farmer and enjoyed making the daily rounds to go chat with the neighbors always lending a...
Virginia M. "Ginny" Dockweiler
Apr 14, 2023
Ginny was born on September 24 th , 1934, in La Crosse to Joseph and Valeria Gittens. Ginny graduated from Aquinas High School in 1952. She went on to study elementary education at UWL. She received 2 master’s degrees: the first in special education from UW-Madison and UWL, and the second in Learning Disabilities from UWL. She taught...
Eugene John Cahalan
Apr 12, 2023
Eugene J. Cahalan, 93, died on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at the Bluffview Memory Care in Holmen. Private family services will be held. Eugene’s family would like to thank the staffs at Bluffview Memory Care, Mayo Hospice, My Choice Family Care and the Hearten House for their wonderful care
David J. Strasser
Apr 12, 2023
David J. Strasser, 68, of La Crosse, WI passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, with his family by his side. He was born on June 4, 1954 in La Crosse to Nicholas and Lucy (Semke) Strasser.
David is survived by his wife of 38 years, Margaret, stepson Chad...
David John Veglahn
Apr 9, 2023
David John Veglahn, 74, of La Crescent, MN., died on Sunday, April 9, 2023 at Gundersen Health System, La Crosse. He was born in La Crosse on January 13, 1949 to Burton and Evelyn (Zemlo) Veglahn.
On May 6, 1972, he married Jeanine Marie Isler. David was a member of the Plumbers and Steamfitters Union, Local 434...
Michael "Mike" R. Pitsch
Apr 7, 2023
Michael R. Pitsch, 78, of La Crosse, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 7, 2023, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse. He was born December 7, 1944, in La Crosse to Robert and Stella (Savord) Pitsch. Mike attended Holy Trinity Grade School and graduated from Aquinas High School in 1963.
On July 20, 1968, he married...
Gary L. Stephans
Apr 6, 2023
Gary L. Hisamoto Stephans, age 77, of St. Paul, MN, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 6, 2023, at his home in Onalaska, WI. He was born on March 29, 1946, to Wallace and Velma (Danielson) Hisamoto in La Crosse, WI. The couple later divorced. Velma then married James Stephans.
Gary graduated from Del...
Jere L. Siegersma
Apr 3, 2023
Jere L. Siegersma, age 80, passed away at home, Monday, April 3, 2023. Jere was born in Milaca, MN on December 4, 1942 to Peter and Louise (Kiel) Siegersma. He grew up on a dairy farm, went to a one-room-school for much of his education, and graduated from Milaca High School in 1960. Jere joined the Navy when he...
Paul John Schmidt
Apr 2, 2023
Paul John Schmidt, 56, of Central City, Iowa, died April 2nd, 2023, in his sleep due to heart failure.
Paul was born on May 7th, 1966, in La Crosse, Wisconsin to Ed and Judy Schmidt. He attended Aquinas High School and graduated in 1984. From a young age, Paul showed an aptitude for mechanics and electronics. From...
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