Oct 1, 2019

Richard Otto Fries, 88, of Onalaska, passed away at the Hillview Health Care Center, La Crosse, Wisconsin, on Tuesday, October 1, 2019.

Richard, the son of Karl Wilhelm Fries and Hilde Schwartze Fries, was born in Mexico, Maine, on August 8, 1931.  He graduated from Rhinelander High School, served in the Army during the Korean War and...

Sep 29, 2019

Merrill E. Fricke, 86 of La Crescent, MN, died on Sunday, September 29, 2019 at Springbrook Village in La Crescent. He was born in Boscobel, WI, on January 21, 1933 to Harold and Mary (Dobson) Fricke. On October 25, 1952 he married Irma Adams in Excelsior, WI, and they later divorced.

Earlier in life, Merrill had worked...

Sep 28, 2019

Mabel M. Grant, 88 of La Crescent, MN, and formerly of Dakota, MN, passed away on Saturday, September 28, 2019 at Mayo Clinic Health System, La Crosse. She was born in La Crosse, WI, on March 3, 1931 to Edward and Gertrude (Selke) Strupp. On April 20, 1951 she married Ralph S. “Bill" Grant in Nodine, MN, and he...

Sep 27, 2019

Everett R. Servais, 80 of La Crescent, MN, passed away on Friday, September 27, 2019 at his home in La Crescent. He was born on St. Joseph Ridge, WI, on March 22, 1939 to Arthur and Anne (Dischler) Servais. He married Helen “Maureen” Duggan on September 7, 1963 and she preceded him in death on August 7, 2007. He...

Sep 26, 2019

Robert L. “Yogi” Wehrs, Sr., 78, died on Thursday, September 26, 2019 at the Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse. He was born on February 16, 1941 in La Crosse. Robert had worked at Metallics for many years. He loved fishing, hunting, especially squirrels, old spaghetti western movies, wrestling, and was an avid Packer fan. He is survived...

Sep 26, 2019

Donald Michael Schams , 92, died Thursday, September 26, 2019, at his Bartlett, IL home surrounded by loved ones. He was born September 29, 1926, in Sparta, WI to William J. and Matilda (Gilles) Schams. He married Louise Frances Paul on October 8, 1947 in St. Joseph the Workman Cathedral in La Crosse, WI. They celebrated 59...

Sep 26, 2019

Jason Matthew Pupp, 46, of La Crosse passed away suddenly on Thursday, September 26, 2019 from complications of an epileptic seizure. He was born in Marshfield, Wisconsin on March 29, 1973 to Larry and Cathleen (Arndt) Pupp. He grew up outside of Houston, Minnesota and graduated from Houston High School. He attended Winona State University. He received his CDL...

Sep 24, 2019

Troy Dwayne Oldenburg, 50, of West Salem, passed away Tuesday, September 24th, 2019, surrounded by his family after a long and hard-fought battle with cancer. Troy was born in La Crosse, WI, on November 1, 1968 to Kenneth and Sharon Oldenburg.

Troy is survived by his fiancé, Marcy Lattos of West Salem, his son Tanner, daughters Cassidy...

Sep 22, 2019

Patsy Louise (Keifer) Frederickson, 77, joined her heavenly father on Sunday, September 22, 2019 after a long battle with vascular dementia. Patsy was born in La Crosse to Kenneth and Dorothy (Worden) Keifer on September 28, 1941. She graduated in 1959 from Osseo High School, and married William “Bill” Frederickson in July of 1959. This July, they celebrated...