Obituaries
Valorie J. Kolden
Jan 19, 2020
Valorie J. (Gilbertson) Kolden, 67 of La Crosse lost her longtime battle with cancer on Sunday, January 19, 2020 at River Road Estates in Sparta.
Valorie was born and raised in La Crosse and graduated from Central High School. Val spent much of her working days caring for others at Bethany St. Joseph Nursing...
Don Buchan
Jan 19, 2020
Donald G. “Don the Barber” Buchan, 91, of La Crescent, passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2020, at Gundersen Health System, La Crosse.
Don was born in Winona, Minn., on June 19, 1928, to Lawrence and Hattie (Jumbeck) Buchan. On January 11, 1951, he married Donnis Mae Carpenter in Winona and they recently celebrated their 69 th...
Bradley Jon Littlejohn
Jan 18, 2020
Bradley Jon Littlejohn, 60, of La Crosse, died on Saturday, January 18, 2020 in his home. He was born on November 27, 1959, in La Crosse to Edward and Mavis (Evenson) Littlejohn, Sr. Brad grew up in Houston, Minn., and graduated from Logan High School. He married Kimberly Erdman, his high school sweetheart, on October 8, 1983. Brad loved...
Vivian Delores Rusin
Jan 17, 2020
Vivian Delores Rusin, 92, of LaCresent, loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother went home to her Lord on Friday, January 17, 2020. She was born on Feb 2, 1927, to Josephine and Warren Johnson in Taconite, MN. She married her devoted husband, John, on Feb 2, 1946 in Marble, MN. She moved to LaCresent with her family in 1957....
Bernadette R. Thesing
Jan 16, 2020
Bernadette Thesing (Domke), of La Crescent, MN, passed away at the Golden Living Center on January 16, 2020. She was born February 26, 1929 in Genoa, WI, to Bernard and Magdalena (Penchi) Domke. She graduated Aquinas High School in 1947. She then met her true love, Roy Thesing, at the Concordia Ballroom. They were married at St. Charles Borromeo...
Joyce L. Ekern
Jan 16, 2020
Joyce L. Ekern, 93, of Galesville, died on Thursday, January 16, 2020 at the Gundersen Health System in La Crosse. She was born on March 30, 1926 in La Crosse to Helmer and Ida (Lebakken) Larson. Joyce married Stanley Ekern on December 7, 1946, while employed as a telephone operator. She was a homemaker until her children were...
Sandra L. Mitchell
Jan 16, 2020
Sandra Lea (Bacon) Mitchell of Rochester, MN died of cancer on Thursday, January 16, 2020 at Rochester West Heath Services. Her sister, the only remaining immediate family member, Susan Bacon Cope of Columbia, Maryland, survives her. Sandra was aunt to Alisha Cope of Colorado Springs, Co and Kyle Cope of Columbia, Maryland.
Sandra was born in La...
James E. Pervisky
Jan 16, 2020
James E. “Jim” Pervisky, 80, of La Crosse, passed away on Thursday, January 16, 2020, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse.
He was born in La Crosse on April 16, 1939, to George and Esther Pervisky. He married Joyce C. Lambert on July 16, 1960, in La Crosse. Joyce preceded Jim in death on November 9,...
Gerald Lloyd Storm
Jan 16, 2020
Gerald Lloyd Storm, 87, of Onalaska, WI, passed away on January 16, 2020. He was born in Merrill, Wisconsin on October 7, 1932, the son of Edgar and Elsie (Borchardt) Storm, and raised on a farm in rural Corning Township. During 1952-1954, he served in the U. S. Army. He married Carol Dahl Guerin on December 26, 1959 in...
Susan A Amundsen
Jan 14, 2020
Susan A. Amundsen, 66 of Holmen, Wis., passed away at her home on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 following a yearlong battle with cancer. She was born in La Crosse on September 17, 1953 to Arland and Janice (Albrechtson) Tronick. She married Ronald J. Amundsen in La Crosse on June 10, 1972.
After 26 years of working as...
Marilyn J. Boehm
Jan 12, 2020
In loving memory, we celebrate our mother, Marilyn “Molly” Jean Boehm as we bring her back “Home” to rest in peace with our father, Robert, and brother Pete.
Molly was born in Bellview, Iowa on September 14, 1926, to Samuel Philly McClave, and Louise Katherine Kroack. She lived in Bellview and Gordons Ferry, Iowa in her early...
Robert "Bobby" Leisgang
Jan 11, 2020
Robert “Bobby” Charles Leisgang, 67 of La Crosse, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, January 11, 2020 at his home. He was born April 30, 1952 in La Crosse to Robert and Phyllis (Olson) Leisgang and graduated from Aquinas High School in 1970. Bob joined the Army National Guard in 1971 and served for six years before being honorably...
Norma Jean Vinger
Jan 9, 2020
Norma Jean (Gillette) Vinger, 80, passed away on Thursday, January 9, 2020. She was born in La Crosse on April 12, 1939, to Norman and Jean (Martin) Gillette, Sr. On August 4, 1962, Norma married Donald Vinger.
Norma was a very kind person with strong family ties. In 1968, she donated one of her kidneys to her...
Alice D. Gady
Jan 8, 2020
Alice D. Gady, 89 of La Crescent, Minn. passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at Mayo Health System in La Crosse. Alice was born on April 2, 1930 in La Crosse to William and Martha (Frauenkron) Heyer.
On May 15, 1948 Alice was united in marriage with Ervin “Butch” Gady in Nodine,...
Verl "Curly" H. Dow
Jan 6, 2020
Verl H. “Curly” Dow, 87, of La Crosse, died on Monday, January 6, 2020 at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Sparta. He was born on August 25, 1932 to Howard and Hazel Dow in Burns, WI. Curly enjoyed growing roses, collecting hickory nuts, and was an avid Chicago Bears and White Sox fan.
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Susan A. Ellis
Jan 5, 2020
Susan A. Ellis passed peacefully from this world on January 5th, 2020 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
Born Susan Audrey Whitten on May 7th, 1944, she was a dancer when she was young. Ballet, Tap, even the Can-Can! In between dance recitals she would patrol the mean streets of Binghamton, New York on her bike...
Betty F. Billing
Jan 4, 2020
Betty F. Billing, 83, of La Crescent, died on Saturday, January 4, 2020 at the Gundersen Health System in La Crosse. She was born on December 14, 1936 to John and Violet Pugh. Betty had worked at Ben Franklin for many years. She had lived in Little Falls, MN before moving to the La Crescent area in 2009...
Carole Jane Ready
Jan 4, 2020
Carole Jane Ready, 87, of La Crescent, passed away on Saturday, January 4, 2020, at the La Crescent Health Care Center.
She was born in La Crescent on January 6, 1932, to Irvin and Nellie (Silha) Harlos. Carole attended La Crescent Elementary School and La Crosse Central High School where she graduated in 1950. She married Robert...
William Walter Larkin
Jan 3, 2020
Bill Larkin, 85, was born to eternal life on Friday, January 3, 2020. He was born July 3, 1934, in La Crosse to Francis “Frank” and Ruth (Smith) Larkin. Bill graduated from Aquinas High School in 1952. He was married to Jan for 64 years.
In addition to his wife, Jan, Bill is survived by his son,...
Michael C. Johnson
Jan 2, 2020
Michael Craig Johnson, 73, of Dresbach, MN passed away on Thursday, January 2, 2020 in his home with his loving family by his side. He was born on October 24, 1946 in Waukon, Iowa to John and Marge (Lawson) Johnson. Michael served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. He married Shirley Pierce on June 18, 1988. He...
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