Obituaries
Michael T. Devenport
Jul 24, 2020
Michael T. Devenport, age 50, of Holmen, WI, died on July 24 th , 2020 in Holmen. Mike was born in La Crosse, WI, to Mike and Linda Devenport on January 10, 1970. Mike was taken from us far too soon and will be forever missed by his family. If you knew Mike, you knew he enjoyed so much...
Joseph "Joe" F. Strauss
Jul 21, 2020
Joseph F. “Joe” Strauss, age 53, of La Crosse, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at Gundersen Health System. There will be a celebration of Joe’s life held at a later date. Schumacher-Kish Funeral and Cremation Service is assisting the family.
Roger M. Sawle
Jul 20, 2020
Age 84, died peacefully on July 20, 2020 at Springbrook Senior Living in La Crescent, MN with his family at his bedside. He was born on May 18, 1936 to Rowe and Esther (Gratz) Sawle at the family farm near the town of Arena, WI. He was a graduate of Arena High School class of 1954, where he enjoyed playing...
George D. Van Voorhis
Jul 18, 2020
George D. Van Voorhis, 81 of La Crosse, WI, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, July 18, 2020 at Gundersen Health System, La Crosse. He was born in La Crosse on March 28, 1939 to Abraham and Victoria (Mashak) Van Voorhis, he had one older brother Frank Van Voorhis. He grew up in La Crosse Wisconsin and loved to brag...
Trevor Michael Laughnan
Jul 18, 2020
And then there was Trevor! He was born on September 29, 1979 at 4:11 a.m. in Havre, Montana to his parents, Mike and Rhonda (Barney Minnick) Laughnan. Before his birth, all leaves on the trees were green, and upon arriving home with Trevor, all leaves had changed their colors, symbolic of how the world would change forever because of...
Delores K. Zemke
Jul 17, 2020
Delores K. Zemke, 72, of La Crosse, died on Friday, July 17, 2020, at Bethel Home in Viroqua.
Delores was born in La Crosse on January 9, 1948, to Merton and Iris (Fisher) Alexander and moved to Racine, Wis., in 1957. She married Eugene S. Zemke on July 6, 1976, in La Crosse.
Delores worked...
"Cherry" Leah Lommen
Jul 15, 2020
“Cherry” Leah Lommen, 74, passed away peacefully on July 15, 2020 with her husband Dick, her partner in life for almost 56 years, and her sons by her side. Cherry was born March 27, 1946 to Leah and William Shely, and grew up in a loving home surrounded by the beauty of La Crosse at the foot of Grandad...
Doris L. Burns
Jul 15, 2020
Doris L. Burns, 96, of La Crosse, WI, died on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at her home. She was born in La Crosse on April 5, 1924 to Emil and Elsie (Radtke) Karsten. On January 26, 1952 she married Clinton (Bill) W. Burns Jr. at First Ev. Lutheran Church in La Crosse. He preceded her in death on December...
Karla Rae De Laney
Jul 14, 2020
Karla Rae De Laney, 85, of La Crosse, died on Tuesday, July 14, 2020 in her home. She was born on October 4, 1934 in La Crosse to Louis and Gertrude (Nuttelman) Stello and was later followed by her beloved sister Cheryl. Karla graduated from Central High School and attended business school in Milwaukee. Karla worked as a...
Lorraine M. Derouin
Jul 13, 2020
Lorraine M. Derouin, 99, of La Crosse, WI died on Monday, July 13, 2020 at the Riverside Transitional Care Center in La Crosse. Lorraine was born on October 10, 1920 in La Crosse, to Louis N. and Marie B. (Satek) Alberts. She graduated from St. Wenceslaus Elementary School, in 1934, with 13 classmates and then from Central High School...
Paul E. Kolden
Jul 5, 2020
Paul E. Kolden, 75 of La Crosse passed away on Sunday, July 5, 2020 at the Bethany-Riverside Nursing Facility. He was born May 20, 1945 in La Crosse to Hans and Mildred (Phillips) Kolden. Following High School, Paul enlisted in the United States Navy where he served from 1966 until 1970. Following his discharge, Paul returned to La Crosse...
Donald W. Ness
Jul 5, 2020
Donald W. Ness, 79 of La Crosse passed away on Sunday, July 5, 2020.
He was born in La Crosse on May 2, 1941 to Albert & Veronica (Leahy) Ness. He graduated from Central H.S. class of 1959. After graduation he worked for Thermal King in Minneapolis. Later he returned to La Crosse & met Lynn Schreier...
Robert "Bob" G. Brudos
Jul 5, 2020
Robert G. “Bob” Brudos, 90, of La Crosse, died on Sunday, July 5, 2020 in his home. He was born on September 19, 1929 in La Crosse to George and Ruth (Morton) Brudos. He married Elizabeth “Betty” Storandt in 1948 and except for a short time in Milwaukee and Mindoro they lived their entire lives in La Crosse. Their...
Gordon E. Meyer
Jul 5, 2020
Gordon Edwin Meyer passed away peacefully on July 5, 2020 at Ray Hickey Hospice House in Vancouver, WA after a two-year battle with colon cancer. He was born on March 7, 1935 in Caledonia, Minnesota to Edwin and Gladys Meyer. He grew up on a farm in the beautiful Thompson Valley with his sisters, Barbara and Dorothy, and brothers,...
Dennis G. Wolf
Jul 4, 2020
Dennis G. Wolf, 79 of Holmen, WI passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 4, 2020 at his home. He was born on July 19, 1940 in Milwaukee, WI to George and Bodil (Volzgen) Wolf. He married DonnaMae Thornton on August 26, 1961 in Milwaukee. In 1962 he graduated from UW-La Crosse. Dennis was a science teacher for 51 years,...
Richard C. Schoen
Jul 3, 2020
Richard C. Schoen, 87, of La Crosse, passed away on Friday, July 3, 2020 at Clare Bridge of La Crosse. He was born on March 23, 1933 in La Crosse to John and Lillian (Grosskopf) Schoen.
Richard is survived by his wife, Jeanette “Nettie” (Klos) Schoen, his three children and their spouses; Randy (Elizabeth) Schoen, Duane (Linda)...
Rosealie J. Williams
Jun 29, 2020
Rosealie J. Williams, 78, of La Crosse, WI passed away on Monday June 29, 2020 at the home of her grandson. She was born on June 10, 1942 in La Crosse to James and Zorah (Schilling) Jackson. She married Leslie “Jack” Williams on October 21, 1961 in La Crosse. Rose enjoyed making crafts, Christmas presents and Halloween costumes. She...
Donald Frank Kaiser
Jun 28, 2020
Donald Frank Kaiser, 93, of Middle Ridge, WI, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on Sunday, June 28, 2020. He was born on January 8, 1927 to John and Margaret (Antony) Kaiser on the family farm on Middle Ridge where he farmed his entire life. He had also worked at Althoff’s Sales and Service...
Claude F. Lindeman, Jr.
Jun 27, 2020
Claude F. Lindeman, Jr., of town of Barre, La Crosse County, died Saturday, June 27, at Gundersen Heath System, La Crosse, Wisconsin. He was born to Claude F., Sr., and Catherine D. (Nugent) Lindeman May 21, 1937, in Indianapolis, Indiana. He earned a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from the State University of Iowa in 1960 and a MS...
Sharon R. Earp
Jun 26, 2020
Sharon R. Earp, of La Crosse, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Friday, June 26th, 2020, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Espanola, New Mexico on August 22, 1954 to Roy and Carol (Streblow) Marshall. Sharon graduated from La Crosse Central High School class of 1972. On July 21st, 1973,...
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