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Gordon John Johnson

Gordon John Johnson

Mar 15, 2023

Gordon J. Johnson, 92, of La Crescent, MN., died on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at Gundersen Health System, La Crosse. He was born in the town of Farmington, WI., on August 7, 1930 to Segur and Florence (Sacia) Johnson.  He married Carla Anderson on November 5, 1955.

Gordon was a carpenter/building contractor in the area for many...

Burton "Burt" Eugene Andrus

Burton "Burt" Eugene Andrus

Mar 14, 2023

Burton “Burt” Eugene Andrus passed away peacefully at the age of 87 surrounded by loved ones, at Riverside Transitional Care in La Crosse, WI. He was born June 27, 1935 to Anna (Merrow) and Arthur Andrus. He was the second of three boys. Burton grew up on a farm in the Sparta Area. He graduated from Sparta High School....

Marilyn (Rollins) Blexrud

Marilyn (Rollins) Blexrud

Mar 14, 2023

Marilyn JoAnne Blexrud, 82 of Hokah and recently of SpringBrook Village in La Crescent, passed away on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, after a brief battle with cancer.  She was born November 4, 1940, in Prosper, Minnesota to Royal and Borghild (Narum) Rollins she was raised in Mabel, MN and graduated from Mabel High School. She met the love of...

Sharon Christine Hanson

Sharon Christine Hanson

Mar 14, 2023

Sharon Christine Hanson, 58 of La Crosse, passed away following an extended battle with breast cancer on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, with her son by her side. She was born February 2, 1965 in La Crosse to John and Paulita (Severson) Bower and graduated from Logan High School in 1983.

Sharon received her Associates...

Christina E Farrell

Christina E Farrell

Mar 13, 2023

Christina Eileen Farrell, 59, of La Crescent, formerly of Munising, MI went home to heaven on March 13, 2023 after a 4-year, hard fought battle with advanced frontal lobe dementia.

She was born, October 17, 1963 to the late Walter “Elmer” and Nancy (Stubrich) Rantanen.  She was a 1981 graduate of Mather High School, Munising Michigan. Christina...

Richard "Rick" J. Kouba

Richard "Rick" J. Kouba

Mar 13, 2023

Richard (Rick) J. Kouba, devoted husband, father, and grandfather, passed away Monday March 13 th at his home in Onalaska surrounded by his loving family. Rick was born on April 19, 1948, in Hillsboro, WI.  Following his graduation from Hillsboro High School he earned his Bachelor of Science in business administration and science at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse,...

Thomas Norton Bayer

Thomas Norton Bayer

Mar 12, 2023

Thomas N. Bayer , Ph.D.

Thomas Norton Bayer, 88, of rural Houston, Minnesota, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday morning, March 12, 2023. He was born in Elyria, Ohio on December 23, 1934 to John Alexander Bayer II and Mabel Ellen (Johnson) Bayer.

While being educated in the St. Paul Public Schools, Tom...

Kathy A. Buchholz

Kathy A. Buchholz

Mar 12, 2023

Kathy A. Buchholz, 57, of La Crescent, MN passed away on Sunday, March 12, 2023 at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse. She was born July 21, 1965, in Rochester, MN to James and Jeanne (Guidinger) Hoffman. On May 11, 1991, she married her soulmate, Dan Buchholz in Winona, MN. Kathy worked at United Building Center for 10 years...

Dawn M. Caplan

Dawn M. Caplan

Mar 9, 2023

Dawn M. Caplan, born July 14, 1971, and passed suddenly from a heart attack on March 9, 2023 at her home in La Crosse. She attended State Road Elementary, then Blessed Sacrament, followed by graduation from Aquinas High School. Dawn graduated from Echols Hotel School in Chicago and was immediately hired by the Chicago Hilton in a supervisory...

Rita F. Pfaff

Rita F. Pfaff

Mar 5, 2023

Rita F. Pfaff, 90, of La Crosse, WI., died on Sunday, March 5, 2023 at Mayo Clinic Health System, La Crosse.  She was born in La Crosse on October 4, 1932 to Alfred and Verna (Von Arx) Hutzenbuehler.  She married Robert Pfaff and he preceded her in death in 1984.

Rita is survived by...

Walter Coaty

Walter Coaty

Mar 5, 2023

Walter (Bill) Coaty 80 of La Crosse, WI passed away in his home on March 5. 2023. Wally was born in La Crosse on September 5, 1942. He was united in Marriage with Karla Bernhoeft in 1962. Their marriage of 34 years ended with Karla's passing in 1996.

Wally's passion for Fly Fishing took him to the...

Carole J. Schroeder

Carole J. Schroeder

Mar 4, 2023

Carole J. Schroeder, 83, of Onalaska, WI passed away on Saturday, March 4, 2023 at Springbrook Village in La Crescent, MN. She was born on September 26, 1939 in Milwaukee, WI to Lester and Dorothy (Arnold) Bacher. Carole graduated from Milwaukee Lutheran High School in 1957. She also attended Prospect Hall Secretarial School in Milwaukee. On December 2, 1961...

George W. Schuster

George W. Schuster

Mar 4, 2023

George W. Schuster, age 80, of La Crosse, passed away peacefully at his home with his family by his side on Saturday, March 4, 2023. George was a kind and loving husband, father, grandpa, and great grandpa. He loved us all so much.

George loved going to his land in Chaseburg and enjoyed his...

Lavonne Beverly Zietlow

Lavonne Beverly Zietlow

Mar 4, 2023

LaVonne Beverly Zietlow was welcomed into the heavenly mansion Jesus prepared for her, on March 4, 2023.  LaVonne was born on November 22, 1934 to Earl and Emma (Stellner) Hoeth and became a child of God through the waters of Holy Baptism at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, Stoddard, on February 17, 1935.  She was confirmed in the Christian faith...

Rose M. Uehling

Rose M. Uehling

Mar 2, 2023

Rose Mary Bouzek Uehling (nee Kellogg), 85, passed away March 2, 2023, after a battle with dementia and Parkinson's disease. She was born June 18, 1937, in Prairie du Chien, WI to parents Mary Elizabeth (Valley) Kellogg and Raymond Kellogg. Rose was raised in Prairie du Chien and graduated from Prairie du Chien High School in 1954. Rose...

Doris L. Yeske

Doris L. Yeske

Mar 1, 2023

Doris L. Yeske, of West Salem, Wisconsin passed away March 1, 2023 at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, WI. Doris was born August 17, 1925 to Axel and Minnie (Rogness) Hanson in Ettrick, WI. She graduated from Blair High School in 1942 and La Crosse State Teacher’s College in 1946.  She majored in Elementary Education.  In college, Doris...

Lois A. Guggenbuehl

Lois A. Guggenbuehl

Feb 27, 2023

Lois Guggenbuehl, 92 passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving children and husband of 71 years, Larry, on Monday, February 27, 2023.

Lois Ann Fries was born two minutes before her identical twin, Doris, on July 11, 1930 to Fred and Florence (Boehm) Fries. She and her 2 sisters were lovingly raised...

Betty Jean Harlos

Betty Jean Harlos

Feb 27, 2023

Betty Jean Harlos (nee Herlitzka), 94 of La Crosse passed away peacefully on Monday, February 27, 2023 at Benedictine Living Community in La Crosse. She was born June 14, 1928 in La Crosse to Frank and Ruby (DeWitt) Herlitzka. Betty graduated from La Crosse Central High School, class of 1946.

On December 27, 1947,...

Kathryn M. Steele

Kathryn M. Steele

Feb 23, 2023

Kathryn M. Steele, 95, of La Crosse, died on Thursday, February 23, 2023 at the Hillview Health Care Center in La Crosse. She was born on September 14, 1927 in Cashton, WI to Walter and Julia (Schroeder) Brandt. Kathryn was the first queen for the Cashton Fall Festival. On June 23, 1949 she married LaVern Steele in Cashton....

Carol J. Marx

Carol J. Marx

Feb 22, 2023

Carol J. Marx, 82, of La Crosse, passed away on Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at the Brookdale Senior Living in La Crosse. She was born on September 9, 1940 in La Crosse to John and Mary (Strasser) Le Jeune. Carol graduated from La Crosse Central High School and married Gerald “Jerry” Marx on April 12, 1961 in St....

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