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Barbara L. Schulze Pettit

Barbara L. Schulze Pettit

Dec 7, 2019

Barbara L. Schulze Pettit, 84, of La Crosse, died on Saturday, December 7, 2019 at her home. She was born in Kansas on October 11, 1935. Barbara traveled with her husband Ron to every state except Hawaii because she said she would go there when they built a bridge. She loved the Green Bay Packers and enjoyed taking...

Clayton M. Mosher

Clayton M. Mosher

Dec 6, 2019

Clayton M. Mosher, 93, of La Crosse, died on Friday, December 6, 2019 at the Riverside Transitional Care Center. He was born on March 22, 1926 in La Crosse to Christ and Lillian (Forschler) Mosher. Clayton was a US Army veteran, serving in the South Pacific. He worked as an over the road trucker for many years, but...

Stanley Batker

Stanley Batker

Dec 4, 2019

Our beloved Dad and Grandpa, Stanley Batker, 97, passed away on December 4, 2019. He was born in Madison, WI to Walter and Dorothy (West) Batker. He grew up in Madison before moving to La Crosse, which he has called home for the past 53 years. He was married to his wife Mary for 67 years.

Stan...

Rose M. Blanchar

Rose M. Blanchar

Nov 30, 2019

Rose (Schneuriger) Blanchar, 84, died on November 30, 2019. She was born at the family farm on St. Joseph Ridge to Anton and Mary Schneuriger on December 7, 1934.

She was married to Edwin Blanchar in 1958, they later divorced. She worked for many years in the housekeeping department at Lutheran Hospital. Rose was a member of...

Virgil H. Meinking

Virgil H. Meinking

Nov 30, 2019

Virgil Meinking, 87 of La Crosse passed away at the Hillview Health Care Center on Saturday, November 30, 2019 with his loving family by his side.

Virgil was born February 12, 1932 to Alvin and Myrtle (Jerome) Meinking. On October 29, 1952 he married Betty Le Jeune at St. Thomas More Church in La Crosse.

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Gary Michael Johnson

Gary Michael Johnson

Nov 29, 2019

Gary Michael Johnson, 63, of Onalaska passed away suddenly November 29, 2019 at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse from a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm. Gary was born at St. Mary’s hospital in Wausau to parents Glendon and Florence (Soczka) Johnson who resided in the city of Athens, Wisconsin on December 17, 1955.

Gary graduated from Owen-Withee...

Jerome J. Papacek

Jerome J. Papacek

Nov 28, 2019

Jerome J. Papacek, 92, of La Crosse, passed away on Thursday, November 28, 2019, at Gundersen Health System.  He was born on January 29, 1927, in La Crosse to John T. and Mary (Roubik) Papacek. His brothers, Clarence, John, and George, who were all U.S. Army veterans, preceded him in death.

Jerome married Colleen...

James Carter Harrison

James Carter Harrison

Nov 26, 2019

James Carter Harrison, 72, was born on March 4, 1947 in Richland Center, Wisconsin, the son of Carter and Georgia Davis Harrison. He passed away peacefully in his sleep on November 26, 2019.

Jim loved Richland County, its people and its landscape, and it remained his lifetime retreat. He was a proud 1965 graduate of Richland Center...

Margaret "Muggs" Turner

Margaret "Muggs" Turner

Nov 26, 2019

Margaret L. “Muggs” Turner, 94, of La Crosse, died on Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at Brookdale Memory Care. She was born on May 19, 1925 in La Crosse to Alvin and Bertha (Wagner) Wensole. Muggs was an active bowler and a member of the Eagle’s Auxiliary Arie 1254. She was also an active member of Our Savior’s Lutheran...

Annette M. (Kolbo) Garner

Annette M. (Kolbo) Garner

Nov 26, 2019

Annette Maleta (Kolbo) Garner, 98, of La Crosse, passed away at the Hillview Health Care Center on Tuesday, November 26, 2019.

She was born July 9, 1921, at home in rural Melvina, Wis., the thirteenth of fourteen children born to Adolph and Dora (Johnson) Kolbo.  She grew up in Cannon Valley (Portland, Wis.), and attended Cannon Valley...

Leroy H. Ready

Leroy H. Ready

Nov 25, 2019

LeRoy H. Ready, 90, La Crescent, MN passed away Monday, November 25, 2019 at Mayo Health Systems in La Crosse, WI. LeRoy entered the Army in 1951 and served his country proudly.  He then returned home and farmed the Ready family farm.  In addition, he was employed at Heileman Brewery for thirty-eight years before retiring in 1992.  On August...

Joe Scott Colburn

Joe Scott Colburn

Nov 25, 2019

On November 25, 2019, Joe Scott Colburn, 41, entered Heaven the way he lived his life; with courage, dignity and speed. Less than two years after he was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, he took his last breath in the place he visited too often the past few months, Gundersen Health System, with the love of his life and wife,...

Theresa E. Breuer

Theresa E. Breuer

Nov 24, 2019

Theresa E. Breuer, 96, of La Crescent, died on Sunday, November 24, 2019. Theresa was the first of nine children, born March 22, 1923 to Martin and Gertrude Kruse of St. Lucas, IA. There she worked on the family farm and helped raise her brothers and sisters. Later she moved to Cedar Rapids, IA, to pursue a career as...

Dr. Ed B. Miner

Dr. Ed B. Miner

Nov 22, 2019

Edward Budd Miner, MD of La Crosse passed away on November 22, 2019 surrounded by his family at the Bethany St Joseph Care Center from complications of Parkinson’s disease. He was born to Percy L. and Esther E. (Smith) Miner on January 20,1933 in Pepin, WI where everyone had a nickname, his was Budd. He graduated from Pepin HS...

Howard E. Gloede

Howard E. Gloede

Nov 18, 2019

Howard E. Gloede passed away peacefully with his wife by his side Monday, November 18, 2019 at Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Healthcare in La Crosse.

Howard is survived by his loving and devoted wife, Kay. Their blended family includes Nicole (Justin) Piller, Ashley Myers, Brandon (Caitlyn) Hemmelman, Nicole Hemmelman, plus grandchildren Bruce, Howie, Scott, and Justin Piller...

Shirlee Mae Schams

Shirlee Mae Schams

Nov 15, 2019

Shirlee Mae Schams passed away at Brookdale-Clare Bridge memory care in La Crosse on Friday, November 15, 2019

She was born March 31, 1934, in La Crosse to Laurence and Lucille (Oldenburg) Knutson and was the eldest of 5 children. She graduated from Aquinas High School in 1952.

Shirlee married William G. Schams, her high...

Frederick "Fred" Lesher

Frederick "Fred" Lesher

Nov 13, 2019

Frederick, “Fred”, Zumdahl Lesher passed away on November 13 th , 2019. He was 83 years old. He was the husband of Jolene F. Lesher. They shared sixty years of marriage.

Fred was the son of Maurice Edwin and Iva Maude Lesher. He graduated from Clinton High School, Clinton Iowa in 1954 and went on to attend...

Jerome "Jerry" Dagendesh

Jerome "Jerry" Dagendesh

Nov 12, 2019

Jerome “Jerry” Dagendesh, 79 of La Crosse passed away on Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at the Mayo Health System in La Crosse. He was born in La Crosse on February 5, 1940 and graduated from Central High School. Jerry furthered his education at WWTC studying small engine and outboard motor repair.

On October 3,...

Raymond L. Wheeler

Raymond L. Wheeler

Nov 12, 2019

Raymond Lavern Wheeler, 94, passed away at Hillview Health Care Center on Tuesday, November 12, 2019, due to complications of Alzheimer’s dementia.  He was born June 17, 1925 – (twin to Ralph Edward), to Preston and Mary Helen Wheeler of Viola, Wis.  They were joined by Lorraine and Loretta.

Raymond first married Helen Olson.  They divorced in...

Frederick C. Bagniefski

Frederick C. Bagniefski

Nov 11, 2019

Frederick (Fred) Charles Bagniefski died peacefully at his home on Nov 11 th after a valiant fight against renal cancer. Fred was born in La Crosse on October 30, 1933 to Lawrence and Mary Bagniefski, and was a lifelong resident of La Crosse, Wisconsin.

Fred enjoyed an accomplished career as a sheet metal worker, who along with...

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