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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...

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...

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...

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....

Joyce Elaine Ruetten

Joyce Elaine Ruetten

Jul 25, 2022

Joyce E. Ruetten, 91, passed away on Monday, July 25, 2022, at Brookdale Villas in La Crosse.

She was born January 29, 1931 in Sauk County, WI to Bernard and Rhoda (Murray) Miller. She married Robert J. Ruetten Sr. on September 25, 1948, in Wonewoc, WI. He preceded her in death on February 16, 2009.

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Richard "Dick" J. Lietz

Richard "Dick" J. Lietz

Jul 25, 2022

Richard (Dick) Lietz was born November 23, 1946 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Alice and Harvey Lietz. He was the first son born after two sisters (Susan & Cathy) with one brother (Tom) to follow.

Richard worked on a dairy farm during his senior year of high school in Suring, Wisconsin and served four years in the United...

Rita A. Johnson

Rita A. Johnson

Jul 23, 2022

Rita A. Johnson, 93, died Saturday, July 23, 2022 at Riverside Transitional Care in La Crosse after a brief battle with cancer.  She was born on February 17, 1929, to Clarence and Catherine (Keefe) Sexton in Winsted, Minnesota.  She was one of nine children. Her siblings were Lucille, Delores, Marvin, Eileen, Leo, Erwin, Patricia and Delbert.

She...

Larry Wayne Trulson

Larry Wayne Trulson

Jul 21, 2022

Larry Wayne Trulson, 82, known to many as Toby, passed away July 21 st , 2022 at his home with his wife, Susan, by his side.  Larry was born at home on November 24, 1939 in Houston, MN to Lawrence and Fern (Engelhart) Trulson.  He graduated from Houston High School in 1957.  He was united in marriage to Susan...

Maxine T. Erdmann

Maxine T. Erdmann

Jul 21, 2022

Maxine T. Erdmann, 88, of Nodine, MN., passed away on July 21 st , 2022, at Winona Health surrounded by the love of her family. Maxine Theoline was born June 22 nd , 1934, to Louie and Clara (Olstad) Roalsvig in Watford City, ND. She was raised on a farm near Arnegard ND. She graduated from Arnegard High School...

Kenneth K. Keller

Kenneth K. Keller

Jul 21, 2022

Kenneth K. Keller, 68, of La Crosse, passed away on Thursday, July 21, 2022, at the Wisconsin Veterans Home in King, WI, where he had resided for the past 10 years.

He was born in La Crosse on February 20, 1954, to Raymond and Mary (Volk) Keller.  He attended La Crosse schools and later graduated from Central...

Hans Pierce Anderson

Hans Pierce Anderson

Jul 20, 2022

Hans Pierce Anderson died after long illness at the age of 84 on July 20, 2022 in La Crosse, WI. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Margaret; his daughters Jennifer (Steven) Anderson-Meger, Lydia (Steve) Anderson, and Mary (Patrick) Dupont; and 8 grandchildren William, Frances, and Henry Meger; Loretta and Irina Anderson; Anthony, Juliet, and Margot Dupont....

William G. Colclough, Jr.

William G. Colclough, Jr.

Jul 20, 2022

William George Colclough, Jr., 90 of Winona & La Crosse, died on July 20, 2022 at Riverside Transitional Care.  Bill was born in Newark, NJ on August 12, 1931, the only child of William and Louise (Becht) Colclough, Sr.  Bill graduated from Benards High School in 1949 and earned a B.S. degree in Chemistry from Lehigh University in 1953,...

Robert "Bob" J. Hill

Robert "Bob" J. Hill

Jul 20, 2022

Robert J. Hill (Bob) died from AML at his home in Caledonia, MN July 20, 2022.   He was born February 24, 1942 in Minneapolis, MN.

He is survived by his wife, Patricia, 2 sons; Robert Jr. of Minneapolis and Jeffrey/Michelle of Mahtomedi, daughter; Julie/Darin Pellegrino of Pittsford, NY. Grandchildren; Maddie Alcon, Joshua and Justine Hill, Aidan, Anna...

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