Obituaries

May 3, 2021

Mildred Agnes Lundsten, 91, of La Crosse, WI, passed away Monday, May 3, 2021, at the Benedictine Villa Assisted Living facility in La Crosse. She was born on August 21, 1929, in St. Mary’s Ridge to William and Josephine (Gronemus) Butzler. Her mother died when she was 14 and Mildred helped raise her four younger siblings.

Mildred worked as...

May 3, 2021

Michael (Mike) John Knothe, Age 41, of La Crosse, passed away peacefully and unexpectedly on May 3rd, 2021 surrounded by his loving family. He was born May 15th, 1979 to Philip (Phil) and Theresa (Terry) Knothe in La Crosse. He graduated from Aquinas High School, class of 1997, and went on to study at UW Milwaukee earning a degree in...

May 1, 2021

Apr 18, 2021

Clyde L. Skaaren, 70, of Hokah, MN, passed away on April 18, 2021 at Mayo Health Care System in La Crosse, WI. He was born in Caledonia, MN on July 28, 1950, to Clifford and Carole (Garness) Skaaren. He graduated from Kaneland High School in Maple Park, IL. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1971 and served in...

Apr 15, 2021

Kathe B. Hoeft, 93, of La Crosse, died on Thursday, April 15, 2021, in Riverside Transitional Care, La Crosse. Kathe was born in Berlin, Germany, in 1927 to Paul and Bertha (Auguste) Falk. She met Bill Apfel while working in the PX and they married in Berlin in 1948. They returned to the states and together had two children, George...

Apr 9, 2021

Dean F. Limberg, 83, of La Crosse, Wis., died on Friday, April 9, 2021 in Bethany St. Joseph Care Center. He was born in La Crosse, on February 22, 1938 to Frank and Marian (Wagner) Limberg. He married Louise Melde on August 29, 1962 in St. James the Less Catholic Church.

Dean went to St. John’s Grade School and graduated...

Apr 8, 2021

LaVonne Nelson, age 78, died peacefully at her home on April 8, 2021. She was in the company of her loving husband of 53 years, Jim.

LaVonne was born on November 16th, 1942 and raised on a farm near Dallas, Wisconsin. She received her teaching degree from the University of Wisconsin-Stout. LaVonne met her husband 55 years ago in...

Apr 7, 2021

Loving father, car enthusiast, and world’s greatest grandpa, Ambrose Francis La Fleur, Jr. of La Crosse, Wisconsin, passed away on April 7, 2021, at the age of 73. All who knew Am remember him as a kind and generous man, who would do anything to help a friend. After a lifetime of giving and receiving love, it was his big...

Apr 5, 2021

On the morning of April 5th, 2021 heaven received the perfect angel. Beth (Felde) Leis passed away at Bethany Riverside from complications of a severe stroke at the age of 88.

Beth was born on February 1st, 1933 on a farm near Red Mound, WI to Selmer and Bernice (Johnson) Felde. Beth later met and married LaVern Leis on November...

Apr 3, 2021

Lilli L. Lein, 66, of La Crosse, passed away on Saturday, April 3, 2021 in her home.

A Memorial Service will be held at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 in Blaschke & Schneider Funeral Home, 1501 West Ave. South, La Crosse. Pastor Larry Hoppe will officiate. Family and friends may visit from 12:00 (noon) until the time of...

Mar 29, 2021

Mary Catherine “Kay” Nix, 90, of La Crosse, died on Monday March 29, 2021, in Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center. Kay was born October 11, 1930 in Superior, WI. Her parents were Morris and Eleanor (Trisko) Nagle. Kay married Norbert Daley on July 17, 1954. Norbert and Kay had three children, Kim, Norbert and Mary Kay. Husband Norbert died in 1963....

Mar 24, 2021

Kelly M. Hass, 62, of La Crosse, Wis., died on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 in Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center-La Crosse. She was born in South Milwaukee on April 6, 1958 to Donald and Patricia (Keegan) Sackmaster. She married Frank Hass on April 13, 1996 in St. James the Less Catholic Church, La Crosse.

She graduated from South Milwaukee High School...

Mar 24, 2021

John R. (Jack) Wagner, 86, passed away peacefully after a long illness on March 24, 2021, at his home in Hernando, Florida with his wife and his nurse holding his hands.

A Memorial Prayer Service will be held at 11:45 AM on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, in Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 130 Losey Blvd. South, La Crosse, Wis. Rev. Peter...

Mar 22, 2021

Charles Raymond Hauser, 45, of Holmen, Wis., died on Monday, March 22, 2021. He was born on September 4, 1975 to Kenneth and Nancy (Oldenburg) Hauser. He married Heather Johnson on May 7, 2005 in Heather’s grandparents’ yard in Midway, Wis.

Charles was always a father first and loved his wife and daughters more than anything in the world....

Mar 12, 2021

Lu Lee Yang, of La Crosse, passed away peacefully at his home on March 12, 2021. Lu was born on November 13, 1957, in the Northern Region of Laos, to Nhia Long Yang and Chia Lo. During the Vietnam War, Lu was recruited by the United States Central Intelligence Agency to fight in support of U.S. forces waging America’s “Secret...

Mar 11, 2021

Cora T. Grams (Corky) was born in Stewart, MN to Peter and Bertha Kalenberg on August 10, 1923. She was always extremely proud of graduating from high school at age 15. After 22 years she ended her working career as head housekeeper for Gundersen Lutheran Hospital, a position she held with great pride.

She was preceded in death by Donald,...

Mar 11, 2021

Robert A. Honeywell, 76, of La Crosse, died on Thursday March 11, 2021, in Serenity House, Tomah, Wis.

Per Robert’s wishes, there will be no services.

Mar 10, 2021

Arline C. Schlaepfer-Martinez, known as Kari, age sixty, of Sparta, passed away on March 10, 2021. Kari was born September 4, 1960 in Oxnard, California, had lived in Wisconsin since 2004. She enjoyed reading, writing, watching westerns and true crime on TV, as well as rooting for her baseball team, the Los Angeles Dodgers. She truly enjoyed family time, especially...

Feb 28, 2021

Jeanne Marie Kneifl, 99, passed away Sunday, February 28, 2021 at Hillview HealthCare in La Crosse.

Jeanne was born November 27, 1921 in La Crosse to Marie P. (Amundson) and Charles W. Padesky. After graduation from La Crosse Central High School in 1939 Jeanne studied at La Crosse State Teachers College before taking a job at the Electric AutoLite...

Feb 21, 2021

Duane W. Calkins, 82, of La Crosse, died on Sunday February 21, 2021, in his home surrounded by his family. He was born in La Crosse on November 20, 1938 to Edward and Leona (Mitchell) Calkins. He married Donna Kimball on August 20, 1959 in La Crosse and they were happily married for 52 years.

Duane graduated from Aquinas...