Obituary
Michelle Genevieve LaRoche
Michelle Genevieve LaRoche, 67, of La Crosse, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on March 2, 2016 in her home. She was born December 6, 1948 to James and Genevieve (Tibbetts) Mulheron. She married Dennis LaRoche July 3, 1981.
She enjoyed spending time with her nursing colleagues, family and friends, while enjoying sports, boating, camping, outdoor activities, traveling. Michelle gave her self selflessly as a nursing instructor at Western Technical College and as a foster parent with her husband at the Family and Children’s Center.
She is survived by her husband, Dennis; son, Matthew (Lauren); granddaughter, Madison Michelle; adopted children, Tony, James, D’andre, Jeremy, Kevin; sister, Pat (Nordahl) Haugen; nieces, Jennifer, Kelly; nephew, Robert; many great-nieces, great-nephews, relatives and friends.
She is preceded in death by her mother, father, and step-father, Harvey Twesme.
A celebration of life service will be held on Saturday, March 5th, 2016 at Noon at the Coulee Region Cremation Group and Funeral Home, 133 Mason St., Onalaska. Rev. Ted Dewald will officiate. A visitation will be held from 10:00 am until the time of the service at the funeral home. Memorials will be donated to the ALS Association in remembrance of Michelle.
Michelle will be remembered for who she was as a teacher, a friend, a sister, a wife, a mom, and most importantly, a grandmother, forever.
To view Michelle’s memorial video click on the link below:
https://www.tributeslides.com/tributes/show/MFH692RPWCY5X7LT
I am very sorry for your loss. shell was a great friend, class mate, and cous when her mom married my uncle Harvey. I will miss her.