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Sally Ann Bagniefski

Sally Ann Bagniefski

Mar 25, 2024

Sally Ann Bagniefski, 68, passed away on March 25, 2024. She was a current resident of La Crosse and a long-time resident of Fairbanks, Alaska.

Sally was born in La Crosse on January 24, 1956, to Virgil and Colleen Roberts. She grew up on the family farm in Dakota, MN, with her three sisters whom she remained...

Elaine Ann Patterson

Elaine Ann Patterson

Mar 25, 2024

Elaine Ann Patterson, 73, of La Crosse, died on Monday, March 25, 2024 at the Gundersen Health System in la Crosse. She was born on June 2, 1950 in Richland Center, WI to Herbert and Grace (Campbell) Stone. Elaine was a US Army Veteran and had worked at Northern Engraving for several years. She was a member of the...

Meridith A. Galstad

Meridith A. Galstad

Mar 24, 2024

Meridith Ames Galstad, 58, of Eau Claire, WI and formerly of Fountain City, WI, passed away after an extended illness on Sunday, March 24, 2024 at the Mayo Clinic Health System – Eau Claire Campus. She will be laid to rest at Woodlawn Cemetery in Winona, MN.

Michael W. Thesing

Michael W. Thesing

Mar 24, 2024

Michael William Thesing, 64, affectionately known as Mike, passed away on March 24, 2024, in Phoenix Arizona while vacationing. Born to Helen and Robert Thesing on August 20, 1959.

Mike was often found playing tennis, pickleball, biking, or arranging lunch dates with friends and family. Indoors, he was an avid reader keeping up on current affairs and...

Matthew G. Bena

Matthew G. Bena

Mar 23, 2024

Matthew G. Bena, 56, of Westfield, Wi, passed away on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the Gundersen Health System in La Crosse. He was born December 12, 1967, in La Crosse to Chuck and Therese (Duellman) Bena. Matt graduated from Westby High School and later from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice....

Art P. Stender

Art P. Stender

Mar 23, 2024

Art Stender, 78, of La Crescent, Minnesota, peacefully went to be with his Heavenly Father on Saturday, March 23, 2024.

Art was born in Winona, Minnesota on March 12, 1946 to Arthur and Esther (Erdmann) Stender of Ridgeway, Minnesota.  He was baptized in the name of the Triune God on March 31 of that...

Verna M. Stefanski

Verna M. Stefanski

Mar 23, 2024

Verna Mae Stefanski (Gonia), 86, passed away peacefully at Hope Stay, in Holmen, WI on 3/23/24. Verna grew up in Black River Falls, WI in 1937. From there, she ventured to Milwaukee, WI, where in 1958, she met and married the love of her life, Donald Stefanski. A year later, they were blessed with their only son, Richard (Rick)....

Rita A. Helfrich

Rita A. Helfrich

Mar 22, 2024

Rita A. (Breuer) Helfrich, our mother, went home to be with her family in heaven on March 22, 2024. She was 6 days from 97 years old, a current resident of Phoenix, Arizona, and a long-time resident of La Crosse, Wisconsin.

She was born in La Crosse on March 28, 1927, to Guido and Katharine (Rendler) Breuer....

Gary William Oldenburg

Gary William Oldenburg

Mar 20, 2024

Gary William Oldenburg, 91, of La Crescent, MN passed away Wednesday March 20, 2024 at his home. He was born in La Crescent in 1932 to Edward and Dorothy.  He was a graduate of Central High School in La Crosse, WI. He married Rita Zahn June 14, 1952 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church. Together they raised 2 sons. Gary...

June Faith (Major) Benton

June Faith (Major) Benton

Mar 16, 2024

June Faith (Major) Benton left us on Saturday, March 16, 2024, then traveled to the Beautiful Side of God's Tapestry.

June was born on June 25, 1936, in Buffalo, NY. Her parents were Kenneth K. Major and Elsie Major (Rauch), of Holland NY. Her Brother, Kenneth (Butch) Major and spouse Mary Major (Dugan) live...

Mary J. Koske

Mary J. Koske

Mar 9, 2024

Mary J. Koske, 67, of Holmen passed away on Saturday, March 9, 2024, in her home surrounded by family. She was born in Milwaukee, WI on June 23, 1956, to George and Joy Sattler. Mary and Skip Koske were married on June 23, 1984, and settled in the Coulee Region to raise their family.

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Lois Arlene Bashaw

Lois Arlene Bashaw

Mar 8, 2024

Lois Arlene (Erickson) Bashaw was called to her Heavenly Father on Friday, March 8 th , 2024. Lois was born on July 31st, 1936, to Rudolph and Florence (Mades) Erickson. She was delivered by her grandmother, Lydia Mades, in her childhood home, in La Crescent, MN. She grew up on her family’s farm and later married John Walsky,...

Lorraine "Butch" Marie Beal

Lorraine "Butch" Marie Beal

Mar 8, 2024

Lorraine Marie “Butch” Beal, 93, of La Crosse, passed away on Friday, March 8, 2024 at the Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse. She was born on November 30, 1930 in Bangor, WI to William and Eleanor (Hansen) Clements. Lorraine graduated from Bangor High School and received her nursing degree from the St. Francis School of Nursing. She...

Sean Arena

Sean Arena

Mar 6, 2024

Sean Arena, 57, of La Crosse, WI passed away on Wednesday, March 6, 2024 at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse. He was born on January 12, 1967 in Libertyville, IL to James and Mary (Gilheaney) Arena. He attended elementary and high school – both private and public – in Kenosha, WI. He worked at a variety of jobs,...

Jarvis "Doc" Leroy Brudos

Jarvis "Doc" Leroy Brudos

Mar 6, 2024

Jarvis Leroy (Doc) Brudos, age 98 of La Crosse, WI passed away peacefully on March 6th, 2024, surrounded by family. He was a loving husband, dad, grandpa, brother, and friend to many. His sharpness and wit were with him until the end, joking with his grand kids the night before his passing.

He was born in Hudson,...

Audrey J. Hanson

Audrey J. Hanson

Mar 5, 2024

Audrey J. (Solberg) Hanson, 89 of La Crosse, passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. She was born December 28, 1934, in La Crosse to William and Esther (Larson) Solberg.

On October 9, 1965, she married Donald Hanson at First Ev. Lutheran Church in La Crosse and he preceded her in death on February 5, 2000. Audrey...

Rita E. Andrus

Rita E. Andrus

Mar 1, 2024

Rita Elizabeth (Ray) Andrus passed away peacefully at the age of 84 surrounded by loved ones at Riverside Transitional Care in La Crosse on Friday, March 1, 2024. She was born January 14, 1940 to Addie (Edmison) and George Ray. She was the seventh of eight surviving siblings.

Rita spent her primary years in...

Patricia A. Kendhammer

Patricia A. Kendhammer

Mar 1, 2024

Patricia A. (Derouin) Kendhammer, 79, of Onalaska died at Black River Memorial Hospital on Friday, March 1st, 2024. After a brief battle with pneumonia, she was ready to join her husband Pete and Our Father Almighty in a better place.

She married Peter M. Kendhammer on September 4th, 1965 in La Crosse, WI. They...

Konrad R. Oehler

Konrad R. Oehler

Feb 29, 2024

Konrad Roy Oehler passed away unexpectedly on February 29, 2024 at his place of employment. He was the ninth of nine children born to Leona (Hummel) and Earle Oehler on November 27, 1967 at St. Francis Hospital, La Crosse, WI. For most of his life, Konrad resided in Moe Coulee outside of Holmen WI.  For the last 15 years,...

Ervin Francis Dwyer

Ervin Francis Dwyer

Feb 28, 2024

Ervin Francis Dwyer passed away peacefully on February 28th at Springbrook Assisted Living in Onalaska. He was born on November 7th, 1928, to Lydia (Silha) and Ervin Dwyer, in Middle Ridge, Wisconsin.

Ervin is survived by one sister, Rose Basham, of Boulder, Colorado. He was preceded in death by his wife of seventy years, Betty Jean (Knudtson),...

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