Samuel “Sam” Austin Berkich
Samuel “Sam” Austin Berkich, 27, of Onalaska, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, August, 17, 2019 in his home. He was born December 13, 1991 to Mike and Mary Berkich. Sam had a heart of gold and was one of the kindest people to touch our lives. He was a very...
Lillia Ava Rae Walsh
C.S. Lewis wrote about death in A Grief Observed. He said, “Her absence is like the sky, spread over everything.” In The Problem of Pain Lewis tells us that pain is God’s “megaphone to rouse a deaf world.” These words ring true and, God, we are listening. Give us ears...
Donald Vilas (Don) Baird
Donald Vilas (Don) Baird, of Galesville, age 83, died Friday, August 16, 2019, at home with family at his side. The youngest of four children of Irvine and Olga (Arneson) Baird, Dad was born on November 16, 1935. He married the eternal love of his life, Ruth...
James “Jim” Benjamin Halter
James “Jim” Benjamin Halter, age 77, of Onalaska, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully on August 12, 2019 at Hillview Health Care Center in La Crosse, WI. He was born on August 12, 1942 to Benjamin Halter and Esther (nee Ebelt) Halter in Sheboygan, WI. A 1960 graduate...
Thomas Mark Granum
Thomas "Tom" Granum, of La Crosse, passed away peacefully on August 11, 2019 at the Valley View Healthcare and Rehab Center in Houston, MN after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was born August 21, 1951 to the late Clarence and Helen Granum, and is survived by his...
Anna Mae Zoll
ZOLL, Anna Mae, age 96; passed away on Aug. 3, 2019 at the Veterans Affairs, Journey Home Unit, Tomah, Wisconsin. She was born on Oct. 7, 1922 in Waukon, Iowa. Ann was a strong character and often stated her personal direction - I wanted to do it differently than...
Paul E. Bodine
Paul E Bodine, 88, passed away Sunday, August 4, 2019, at Benedictine Manor in La Crosse. He was born on October 3, 1930, in Oakland CA to Paul (Sr) and Dagmar (Christophersen) Bodine. Growing up in a Salvation Army family, they moved often throughout the Western...
Mark Helming Deal
Mark Helming Deal, 61, passed away peacefully at home Saturday, August 3, 2019 surrounded by family and friends after a short battle with liver cancer. He was born on July 31, 1958 in La Crosse, Wisconsin to Marian (Luehne) and Howard Deal. Mark attended Logan High...
Elaine K. Leonard
Elaine K Leonard, 94, passed away peacefully at Hillview Care Center in La Crosse, Wisconsin on Friday, August 2, 2019. She was born in Dubuque, Iowa on February 10, 1925 to Martha and Carl Gebhard. She graduated from high school in Jacksonville, Illinois. Elaine...
Donald C. Worman
DeSoto – Donald Carl Worman 86, Passed away peacefully on July 20th, 2019 at Gundersen Health System with family at his side. He was born Nov. 14, 1932 to Carl and Ruth (Sidie) Worman and grew up on the family farm in rural DeSoto. After high school he joined the Army...
Duane J. Olson
Duane J. Olson, 83, of Holmen, passed away Thursday, August 1, 2019 at Hillview Nursing Home as a result of a stroke. He was born to Julian and Lilah (Langrehr) Olson on January 14, 1936. He was a truck driver for 37 years for Robinson Transfer, Gateway Foods, and...
Donald L. Lawson
Don Lawson, 90, died peacefully at Eagle Crest South in La Crosse, WI on Tuesday, July 30, 2019. He was born in De Soto, WI to Elva and Jake Lawson. He graduated from Cashton High School. Don married Shirley Peshak on September 1, 1950 in La Crosse, WI. He lived in...
John Nicholas Lodoen
John Nicholas Lodoen, 66, of La Crosse passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 25th at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center. John was born in Indiana, March 1953 to Bonnie Joann Clark and Milton Wesley Lodoen. John grew up in the La Crosse area, lived and worked in...
Kimberly A. Koller
Kimberly A. Koller, 61, of Millston, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 25, 2019 at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse. She was born on February 24, 1958 to John and Elizabeth Koller. Kim loved the outdoors and everything to do with it. She loved to fish and...
David “Dave” Alan Stiehm
David "Dave" Alan Stiehm, 59 of La Crosse, Wisconsin passed away (Friday July 19th) surrounded by family at Mayo Clinic Hospital in La Crosse, Wisconsin after battling cancer for over three years. Dave was born on May 26, 1960 in Oak Park Illinois to Richard Baldwin...