Obituaries
John Henry Schibbelhut
May 1, 2019
The Lord in His infinite wisdom called to Himself in heaven the soul of His servant John Henry Schibbelhut on May 1, 2019 at the age of 85 years, 2 months, and 27 days. John was granted the privilege of spending the last days of his life at home under the care of his wife Lydia, son, Tim, and...
Dorothy Barbara Voshart
Apr 26, 2019
Dorothy Barbara (Pellowski) Voshart, 95, of La Crescent, died April 26, 2019 at Springbrook Care Center. Dorothy was born February 9, 1924, in Winona to Vincent and Elizabeth Pellowski. She graduated from Cathedral High School in 1942 and married Robert Voshart, May 15, 1948.
Dorothy is survived by 3 children, James (Judy) Voshart of La Crescent, Jan...
Leo M. Harpstreith
Apr 26, 2019
Leo Michael “Mike” Harpstreith, 73, of La Crosse, died Friday, April 26, 2019, doing what he loved, working in his yard. Born May 17, 1945, in La Crosse, to Leo J. and Evelyn P (Nelson) Harpstreith, he spent his entire life in the area. Leo married Deanna A. Olson on December 3 rd , 1966, in La Crosse.
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Mable L. Knobloch
Apr 25, 2019
Mable L. (Miller) Knobloch, 97, of Holmen and formerly of Westby, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, April 25, 2019. She was surrounded by her loving family who cared for her.
Mable was born in La Crosse on January 9, 1922, to Arthur and Minnie (Manske) Miller. She married Gerald Knobloch on February 21, 1942, in...
Michael A. Grochowski
Apr 25, 2019
Michael Grochowski, 58, passed away peacefully in his Holmen, WI home on April 25, 2019 surrounded by his family. Michael, born December 31, 1960 in Milwaukee, WI, came from a family of six. He grew up on the southside of Milwaukee and graduated from South Division High School. He loved to play basketball, was a skilled pool player, and...
Joseph J. "Joe" Ready
Apr 23, 2019
Joseph J. “Joe” Ready Jr., 95 of La Crescent, MN, died on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at La Crescent Health Services. He was born in Winona County, MN, on December 10, 1923 to Joseph J. and Mary (Buehler) Ready Sr. He married Arlene M. Abnet in 1948.
Joe lived and worked his entire life in the La...
Germaine "Geri" Marsolek
Apr 22, 2019
Germaine “Geri” M. Marsolek, 72 of La Crosse, died peacefully surrounded by her three children on Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at the Hillview Healthcare Center. She was born July 22, 1946 in Austin, MN to Leo and Antoinette (Bouquet) Schiltz. She was married to David Marsolek for 20 years and they later divorced.
Geri...
Lloyd "Red" Wuensch
Apr 21, 2019
Lloyd “Red” Edward Wuensch, 88, of Onalaska, passed away on Sunday, April 21, 2019, with his family by his side.
Lloyd was born at St. Ann’s Hospital in La Crosse on August 9, 1930 to Edwin and Elizabeth (Kreibich) Wuensch. He was the youngest of seven children.
Lloyd spent his early childhood growing up on...
Carl K. Cody
Apr 21, 2019
Carl K. Cody, 81 of La Crosse passed away at his home on Sunday, April 21, 2019. He was born August 30, 1937 in Onalaska to Cyril and Irma (Emery) Cody and attended Logan High School. On September 15, 1962 he married Mary Ann Rudolph.
Carl started working at the age of 16 with...
Keith Douglas Ellison
Apr 21, 2019
Keith Douglas Ellison, 88, of La Crosse, died on April 21, 2019. He was born on July 19, 1930 to Theodore and Marguerite (Vick) Ellison in Detroit. He served in the US Army during the Korean War in the military police. Keith worked for Trane Company in La Crosse for 39 years as a design engineer. On December...
Matt R. Glander
Apr 19, 2019
Matt R. Glander, 73, of Onalaska, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, April 19, 2019. He was born on April 21, 1945 in Black River Falls, WI to Howard and Phyllis (Christenson) Glander. Matt married Sandy on January 17, 1969 and just recently celebrated their 50 th wedding anniversary. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, boating, camping and spending time...
Frank G. Baures
Apr 18, 2019
Frank G. Baures, 67, of Onalaska, passed away on Thursday April 18, 2019 at Gundersen Health System in Boscobel, WI. He was born on May 11, 1951 in Arcadia, Wisconsin to George H. and Antoinette S. (Grulkowski) Baures. He grew up in Winona, MN attending Cotter High School and graduated from Winona State University with a degree in Education...
Lois M. Hayek
Apr 17, 2019
Lois M. Hayek, 90, of La Crosse, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at the Bethany St. Joseph Care Center. Lois was born February 16th, 1929 in Caledonia, MN to Ervin and Mary (Stemper) Krueger. She married John Hayek on December 4th, 1976 at their home in La Crosse, WI.
She is survived by her...
Richard E. "Dick" Hepfel
Apr 17, 2019
Richard E. “Dick” Hepfel, 88 of La Crescent, MN passed away on Wednesday April 17, 2019 at the Bethany-Riverside Nursing Facility in La Crosse. He was born December 8, 1930 in Hibbing, MN to John and Grace (Belschner) Hepfel and was baptized on December 23, 1930. Dick graduated from Hibbing High School. He served in the United States...
Ronald J. Fischer
Apr 14, 2019
Ronald Joseph Fischer, 91 of La Crescent, Minn., passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2019 at the Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, surrounded by loved ones.
He was born March 19, 1928 in Sheboygan, Wis., and later moved to La Crescent. He married Jean Barber in Sheboygan on August 6, 1949.
Ron is survived...
Joan S. Wojciechowski
Apr 14, 2019
Joan Spieker Wojciechowski, 65, of Onalaska, WI, died on Sunday, April 14, 2019. She was born in Kenosha, WI, on October 19, 1953, to Roy and Ethel Spieker; she married Wayne Wojciechowski on August 4, 1979.
After graduating from St. Joseph High School in 1971, she went on to receive a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work at...
William "Billy" Jerome Silha
Apr 12, 2019
William "Billy" Jerome Silha, 52, of La Crosse, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 12, 2019 at Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse, WI. Billy was born on January 19, 1967 in Viroqua, WI. to Robert and Alice (Kaiser) Silha. He married Julie Mae Beier on September 7, 1996 at Mount Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church in La Crosse,...
Donald R. Haefs
Apr 11, 2019
Donald R. Haefs, 78, of La Crescent, MN went to his Heavenly home on Thursday, April 11, 2019. He fought a courageous battle with cancer and passed away peacefully at Hillview Health Care Center. Don was born on September 18, 1940 in La Crosse, WI to Hans and Margaret (Muenzenberger) Haefs. Don attended school in La Crescent. He married...
Robert J. Meinertz
Apr 9, 2019
Bob (Robert) Meinertz passed away peacefully from cancer on Tuesday, April 9, 2019 in his own home surrounded by his loving family.
Bob was born on August 7, 1940, in La Crosse, to Edward and Virginia (Holberg) Meinertz. On April 23 rd , 1960, Bob married Ruth (Seidel) Meinertz in Fort Lee, Virginia. Throughout their marriage, Bob...
Carol Jeanne Bina
Apr 9, 2019
Carol Jeanne Bina, 87, of La Crosse, died on Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at the Benedictine Villa in La Crosse. She was born on November 5, 1931 in La Crosse to Lester and Annie (Knobloch) Cilley, and raised by her grandparents, Joseph and Alma Knobloch. Carol attended State Road Elementary and graduated from Aquinas High School in 1950....
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