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Duane H. Meyer

Duane H. Meyer

Aug 8, 2022

Duane H. Meyer, 89, of La Crosse, died on Monday, August 8, 2022 at the Mayo Clinic Health System. He was born on December 12, 1932 in La Crosse to Clarence and Laura Meyer. Duane graduated from New Lisbon High School in 1950. He served with the US Army from 1952 -1955 during the Korean War. He married...

Leslie J. "Les" Gruntzel

Leslie J. "Les" Gruntzel

Aug 8, 2022

Leslie J. “Les” Gruntzel, 62, of La Crosse, died at home surrounded by his family on Monday, August 8, 2022.

He was born August 1, 1960, in La Crosse to Velma and Orville (Julson) Gruntzel. He graduated from Logan High School in 1978. Les was awarded Athlete of the Year senior year. He enjoyed boating, golfing, fishing,...

Pauline M. Johnson

Pauline M. Johnson

Aug 7, 2022

Pauline Johnson passed from this life to eternal life in heaven on Sunday August 7, 2022, at Eagle River, WI.

Pauline was born on February 2, 1935, to Leslie and Wauneta Snyder; one of seven children.  In 1954, she married Donald Johnson and God blessed them with over 67 years of marriage.  She was further blessed with...

Warren A. Engelson

Warren A. Engelson

Aug 6, 2022

Warren A. Engelson, 96 of La Crosse, passed away on Saturday, August 6, 2022. He was born in Cannon Valley, Monroe County, Wisconsin on February 25, 1926, to Ira and Lota (Steele) Engelson and graduated from Sparta High School. Warren studied Industrial Engineering at WWTI and served in the United States Army. On October 16, 1954, he married Donna Phelps...

Kathleen E. Holman

Kathleen E. Holman

Aug 6, 2022

Katie (Jordan) Holman, 86, of La Crosse WI, died on August 6, 2022. Katie was born to Martin and Nova Jordan on August 31, 1935.

Her life journey brought her family from Raytown, MO to Edina. MN when she and her siblings were young. Katie and her family were active members of what was then the Edina...

Barbara A. Herlitzka

Barbara A. Herlitzka

Aug 6, 2022

Barbara A. (Brueggen) Herlitzka, 80 of La Crosse, passed away on Saturday, August 6, 2022, at the Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse. She was born June 30, 1942 in La Crosse to George and Ardell (Becker) Brueggen and graduated from Aquinas High School in 1960. Barb continued her education at St. Francis School of Nursing where...

Alan P. "Al" Bliss

Alan P. "Al" Bliss

Aug 5, 2022

Alan P. “Al” Bliss, 55, of LaCrosse, WI passed away in his home on Friday, August 5, 2022. Al was born to Patrick and Donna Bliss in Beloit, WI. After graduating from Beloit Catholic High School, he continued his education at UW LaCrosse, WI earning his Bachelor’s degree. Al Bliss was employed as a Health Educator...

Sacia B. Morris

Sacia B. Morris

Aug 3, 2022

Sacia B Morris, 94, of Onalaska, passed away August 3, 2022, in Greenback TN. Sacia was born on July 1, 1928, in Minot, ND, to Fred French Brewer and Phyllis Sacia Brewer. She was raised in Menominee, WI, and graduated from Carroll College in Waukesha, WI. It was there that she met the love of her life, Dave Morris,...

Richard "Dick" Francis Ghelfi

Richard "Dick" Francis Ghelfi

Aug 2, 2022

Richard Francis "Dick" Ghelfi passed away Tuesday August 2 at his home surrounded by his family. He was the last surviving child of Frank Ghelfi and Margaret Jambois. He was born on August 24, 1934 and grew up in Genoa, WI. Dick was a natural athlete and spent many hours throwing and hitting rocks into the river and playing...

Joan E. Leonard

Joan E. Leonard

Aug 1, 2022

Joan E. Leonard, 77, of West Salem, died on Monday, August 1 st , 2022 at the Mulder Health Center. She was born on April 3, 1945 in La Crosse to Roger and Anne (Poss) La Fleur. Joan was an active church member and enjoyed bible study. She was an avid golfer and enjoyed watching the Brewers and Cubs....

Delores Cornforth

Delores Cornforth

Aug 1, 2022

Sophie Delores “Tootie” Cornforth passed away 8/1/22 at the age of 97 while at Benedictine Nursing home in La Crosse, Wisconsin. She was born on the family farm in Sheldon, Minnesota on December 24, 1924 to Henry and Alma (Swenson) Johnson. She was the 6 th child of 7 children and all her siblings preceded her in death. Her...

Tracey A. Johnson

Tracey A. Johnson

Jul 31, 2022

Tracey A. Johnson, 65 of La Crosse, passed away unexpectedly at home on Sunday, July 31, 2022. She was born November 16, 1956, in La Crosse to Michael and Donna (Jones) Mitley.

On December 5, 1992, she married the love of her life, Carl Johnson. The two of them had the deepest of loves and were inseparable....

Paula J. Gunn

Paula J. Gunn

Jul 30, 2022

Paula J. Gunn

Paula J. Gunn, 59, of Onalaska, WI passed away on Saturday, July 30, 2022 at Gundersen Health System surrounded by her loving family, after a courageous battle with cancer. Paula also suffered from MS (Multiple Sclerosis) for about 28 years. Paula was born on June 23, 1963 in Madison, WI to Richard...

Verna R. Rossow

Verna R. Rossow

Jul 30, 2022

Verna R. Rossow, 102 of La Crosse, WI passed away peacefully at Eagle Crest South on Saturday, July 30, 2022. She was born on October 27, 1919, in La Crescent, MN to John and Lydia (Mades) Walters. She married Gustav R. Rossow on September 24, 1938, in La Crescent, MN.

Before retiring, Verna worked at Northern Engraving...

Keith R. Krause

Keith R. Krause

Jul 30, 2022

Keith Krause, 84, of Onalaska passed away on Saturday, July 30th, 2022 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester after a short illness. He was born on October 11, 1937 in La Crosse, WI to George and Minnie Nottingham Krause. He graduated from Central High School in 1956. Following high school, he began working for Red Owl grocery store. On...

Janet J. Mccann

Janet J. Mccann

Jul 29, 2022

Janet “Janice” J. (Fillner) Ferguson / McCann passed away on July 29, 2022.

Our Beautiful Mother was born October 21, 1929 to Arthur and Grace (Webb) Fillner and attended Blessed Sacrament Elem. and Aquinas High School. She married Donald Ferguson on November 15, 1947 and had five children together, daughters Debra (Gary) Heyroth, Christine (Joseph) Bolwahn, Cindy...

Doris M Rood

Doris M Rood

Jul 28, 2022

Doris Mae Rood was born to Lillian and Harris Hammersberg on May 15, 1927 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She had one older sister, Shirley, who welcomed her into the family.

Her family moved to La Crosse, WI where she graduated from Logan High School in 1945.  While still in high school she met Clair when he “accidentally” kept...

Theresa D. Wilkes

Theresa D. Wilkes

Jul 28, 2022

Theresa D. Wilkes, 90, of Hokah, MN, died on Thursday, July 28, 2022 at her home. She was born in Hokah, on October 5, 1931 to Theodore and Anna (Feldmeier) Hafner. She married Francis R. Wilkes on February 14, 1953 at St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Hokah. Theresa had worked as a nurse before moving with Francis to their...

John A. Ray

John A. Ray

Jul 27, 2022

John A. Ray, 76 of La Crosse, WI., died on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. He was born in Sparta, WI., on April 5, 1946, the youngest of 9 children born to George and Addie (Edmison) Ray. Following his graduation from Central High School in 1964, he attended Western Wisconsin Technical Institute and was trained as an LPN receiving his certification...

Ida E. Luhm

Ida E. Luhm

Jul 25, 2022

Ida Luhm, 98, passed away on Monday, July 25, 2022 at Our House Memory Care in Eau Claire, Wi. Ida was born Jan. 2 in North Dakota to John and Molly Kolesnick. She would always joke that no one remembered her birthday because it was the day after New Years.

Ida graduated high school and secretarial school....

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