Obituaries
Edward C. Tanke
Apr 23, 2022
Edward Tanke passed away on Saturday, April 23, 2022, with his children at his side. Ed was born on March 11, 1933, in La Crosse, WI, the oldest of three sons to Clarence (Pete) and Dorothy Tanke. Ed grew up in La Crosse, graduating from Central High School where he made numerous lifelong friends and met the love of...
Arlene Mae Ready
Apr 19, 2022
Arlene Mae Ready, 95, of La Crescent, MN., passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2022.
Arlene was born in Hokah, MN., on February 5, 1927 to George and Alice (Lorenz) Abnet. Always a Hokah girl at heart, she worked excessively hard throughout her life and enjoyed sharing in the kindness and love of her community.
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Gerald P. Humm
Apr 19, 2022
Gerald (Jerry) Humm passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2022, after a courageous battle with cancer at the age of 83. He was born in La Crosse in 1939, to Francis and Bertha Humm. Jerry graduated from Central High School in 1957. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1962 and was stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas. This is...
George J. Kannam
Apr 16, 2022
George J. Kannam, age 89, passed away on April 16, 2022, at Creamery Creek Senior Living in Viroqua, WI. A private family service was held on April 20, 2022.
Anndrea L. Olson
Apr 13, 2022
Anndrea Olson, 62, of Onalaska, WI, died from heart failure due to multiple myeloma in the Critical Care Unit at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, WI. She was born on October 9, 1959 in Pensacola, FL at the U.S. Navy Hospital. She traveled across many states in the U.S. and grew up in...
Rudolph "Rudy" F. Grimek
Apr 13, 2022
Rudolph "Rudy" Grimek, passed away on Wednesday, April 13, 2022, after a long and well-fought battle with prostate cancer. He was born on May 31, 1943, to Dora and Joseph Grimek of Onalaska, WI.
After graduation from Onalaska High School in 1961, Rudy had many jobs including police officer for the La Crosse Police Department, game warden,...
Hazel M. Lecher
Apr 13, 2022
Hazel M. Lecher, 92 of La Crescent, MN passed away on Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at the Traditions Assisted Living Facility in La Crescent. She was born May 30, 1929, in Galesville, Wisconsin to Conrad and Lucille (Flood) Amundson and graduated from Galesville High School.
Hazel had worked at the La Crosse Garment Factory...
Norma L. Pierce
Apr 13, 2022
Norma L. Pierce of Onalaska, WI passed away at 80 years of age at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center on April 13, 2022. She was born in rural Vernon County on September 26, 1941 to Carl and Mearl (Crook) Nundahl. Norma was raised in a large and loving Norwegian-English farming family. She graduated from Viroqua High School in 1959.
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Jean Marie (Lemke) Thakur
Apr 12, 2022
Jean Marie (Lemke) Thakur, 78, of La Crosse, died on Tuesday, April 12, 2022, surrounded by family at the Mulder Health Care Center in West Salem. Jean was born on October 31, 1943 in La Crescent, MN.
She worked as a Hospital Ward Secretary, County Health care provider, was a food and beverage manager at Holiday Inn...
Myleene J. (Leren) Sohaei
Apr 10, 2022
Myleene (Leren) Sohaei, beloved wife, died at home in La Crosse on Sunday, April 10 th with her husband, Parviz Sohaei, by her side. Myleene was born on April 6 th , 1940, in Lancaster, WI to Elva and Thomas (Toby) Leren. She was a 1958 graduate of Central High School. Myleene earned her bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education...
Darlene V. Dummer
Apr 9, 2022
Darlene V. Dummer, 79 of West Salem, WI., died peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, April 9, 2022, at Gundersen Health System, La Crosse. She was born to Verna and Erwin Ekhoff on November 18, 1942, in Chicago Heights, Illinois. She was baptized and confirmed in the Christian faith. On June 17, 1967, she married Donald R. Dummer.
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Maxine Shirley Ann Songer
Apr 9, 2022
Maxine Shirley Ann Songer,
of La Crescent, Minn esota
Maxine passed away on Saturday April 9th, 2022. of natural causes. at 89 years old.
She was born in Black Hammer Township, Minnesota to parents Melvin and Johanna Olafson on March 24th in 1933.
She is...
Linda M. Mueller
Apr 8, 2022
Linda M. Mueller, 60 of Dakota, MN., passed away on Friday, April 8, 2022 at Mayo Clinic Health System, La Crosse while surrounded by the love of her family.
She was born in La Crosse, WI., on March 21, 1962 to Walter and Lilah (Kramer) Bartz. In 1980, Linda graduated from Winona Senior High School and had...
Bonnie A. Mussatti
Apr 7, 2022
Bonnie A. Mussatti, 81, of La Crosse, WI passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 7 th , 2022.
She was born in Milwaukee WI to Lawrence and Mildred Oswald.
On Dec. 7, 1957, she married John A. Mussatti. Bonnie was a hard worker, employed at Curtis Industries in Milwaukee, WI...
Myrtle J. Briggs
Apr 3, 2022
Myrtle J. Briggs, 92 of La Crosse, WI., died on Sunday, April 3, 2022 in her home. She was born in La Crosse on November 9, 1929 to Charles and Frieda (Scott) Kleinschmidt. Myrtle married Ambrose J. Johnston in La Crosse on October 1, 1949 and they later divorced. On January 21, 1989 she married Samuel A. Briggs in...
Vernon E. Svendsen
Apr 1, 2022
Vernon E. Svendsen, 89, was called to his Heavenly home on Friday, April 1, 2022, at Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse, WI. He passed away peacefully with his loving wife of 62 years by his side.
Vernon, the youngest of eight, was born in Superior, Nebraska, on November 12, 1932, to Marius and Marie (Gregersen)...
Regina Marie Szyszkiewicz
Mar 31, 2022
Regina Marie Szyszkiewicz, 32 of San Antonio, TX passed away on Thursday, March 31, 2022 at Methodist Hospital in Rochester, MN. She was born on April 3, 1989 in St. Paul, MN to Thomas and Therese (Gibson) Szyszkiewicz.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 AM on Monday, April 11, 2022 at the Shrine...
Bernard J. Domke
Mar 30, 2022
Bernard J. Domke, 93, passed away in La Crosse on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. He was born February 26, 1929, in La Crosse to Bernard C. and Magdalena (Penchi) Domke. Bernard grew up on a Mound Ridge farm outside of Genoa.
He served in the United States Army from 1952 until 1954 and was...
James H. Young
Mar 29, 2022
James (Jim) Howard Young, age 84 of La Crosse has joined our heavenly father on March 29 th , 2022. He died unexpectedly due to a massive stroke.
He was born December 7, 1937 in La Crosse to Howard and Eleanor (Buelow) Young as the second of four children.
He attended Holy Trinity Grade School...
Karen Marie Nordstrom
Mar 28, 2022
Karen Marie Nordstrom, 65, of La Crosse, WI, passed peacefully into the arms of God, surrounded by family, on Monday afternoon, March 28, 2022, at Mayo Clinic – St. Mary’s Campus, in Rochester, MN. Karen triumphed over many obstacles in life, but her challenges with heart disease, in addition to rheumatoid arthritis and Hodgkin’s-lymphoma, were too much to overcome....
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