Obituaries

Feb 24, 2020

James Bernard Degnan, 67 of La Crosse died Monday, February 24, 2020 in his home in La Crosse from natural causes. He was born August 23, 1952 in Lake City, Minnesota to John W. and Kathryn M. (Logelin) Degnan.

James was a carpenter and musician, playing trumpet, trombone and flugel horn as well as piano.  As a carpenter, he enjoyed continually fixing up...

Feb 24, 2020

James Degnan, 67, of La Crosse, died on Monday, February 24, 2020 in his home.

A Memorial Service will be held at 10:30 AM on Friday, March 27, 2020, in Blaschke & Schneider Funeral Home, 1501 West Ave. South, La Crosse, Wis. Rev. Rick Roberts will officiate with burial to be held in Catholic Cemetery, La Crosse, Wis. Family...

Feb 22, 2020

Cameron ‘Mort’ L. Breitung, 87, of La Crosse, died peacefully on Saturday, February 22, 2020 at Hillview Health Care Center in La Crosse. He was born in Pepin, Wis., on May 9, 1932 to Cornelius and Ethel Breitung. He married Alice Larson in November, 1955 in Waumandee, Wis. They later divorced.

Mort enjoyed dancing, especially to polka music. He also...

Feb 18, 2020

Michael Mitley Jr., 86, of La Crosse, died on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 in his home. He was born in La Crosse on August 28, 1933 to Michael and Lulabelle Mitley. He married the love of his life, Donna Jones on January 16, 1954. Michael and Donna were a beautiful example of a true love story.

Michael worked at Trane...

Feb 15, 2020

Mark L. Anderson, 55, of La Crosse, Wis., died Saturday, February 15, 2020, in his home. He was born in Milwaukee, Wis., on July 18, 1964 to Roger and Mary Jane (Fronsoe) Anderson.

Mark graduated from Onalaska High School Class of 1982. He began his career in hospitality shortly afterwards as a bartender at the former Fireside Supper Club on highway...

Feb 15, 2020

Thai Vang, 49 of La Crosse passed away peacefully Saturday, February 15, 2020 in his home. He was born in Lan Chang, Laos on May 13, 1970 to Xay Dang and Chia Lee Vang.

Thai immigrated to the US with his family when he was 10 years old to Minneapolis, MN. He lived there for 3 years and then his...

Feb 8, 2020

Linda M. (Payne) Miles, 75, of La Crosse, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Saturday, February 8, 2020 in Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center.

She was born on May 14, 1944 to Paul and Nina Payne. Linda married David Miles on May 18, 1963, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. Linda enjoyed crafting, bowling, genealogy, bible study and...

Feb 1, 2020

Steven H. Keeney, 66, of Holmen, Wis., died on Saturday, February 1, 2020 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Tomah. He was born in La Crosse on May 16, 1953, to Harold and Susanna (Eggert) Keeney.

He enjoyed the outdoors, fishing and boating. He also liked working on his classic cars and watching sports.

Steve is survived by his daughter...

Feb 1, 2020

Ellen Frances McGarty Flynn, 96, of La Crosse, died on Saturday, February 1, 2020 in her home. She was born November 13, 1923, in La Crosse, WI.

Ellen was baptized at St. Mary’s Catholic Church by Msgr. Robert Condon. She attended St. Mary’s Grade School and graduated from Aquinas High School in June 1941. Ellen graduated from Marymount college...

Jan 26, 2020

Michael E. Gabrielson, 60, of Onalaska, died on Sunday, January 26, 2020 in his home. Services will be held at a later date.

Jan 24, 2020

Miles Gale Olson, 91 of La Crosse died Friday, January 24, 2020 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center.

Miles was born in Viroqua, Wisconsin on December 22, 1928 to Grace Maude (Hill) and Tennis Olson. While a young child, the family moved to Perkins County, South Dakota where they resided for 10 years. In 1940, he moved to La Crosse...

Jan 23, 2020

Jan 15, 2020

YUTUC MD, Wilfrido R.

Wilfrido R. Yutuc passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on January 15, 2020, at Gundersen Health System.

He was born on August 16, 1934, in Angeles City, Philippines, to Rafael and Carolina Yutuc.

He married the love of his life, Sylvia Mae Yutuc, on October 2, 1959, after falling in love on their...

Jan 15, 2020

Jacob Thomas West “Big Jake” of West Salem, Wisconsin, unexpectedly decided to leave us on January 15, 2020, at the young age of 24. Little did he know how much he would be missed by his family, friends, & co-workers.

Jake was born to Shadley & Tammy West on April 6, 1995, and raised in Bangor, Wis. He graduated...

Jan 4, 2020

Kevin James Roesler, 52, of Arcadia, WI, died Saturday, January 4, 2020, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Rochester, MN. He was born in Aurora, IL, to William “Bill” and Bonnie (Rebhahn) Roesler on November 28, 1967. He married his high school sweetheart, Michele Moe, on October 27, 1990, at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Arcadia, WI.

Kevin started life very...

Jan 4, 2020

Robert “Bob” Ray Henson passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on January 4, 2020.

Bob is survived by his 5 children; Marcia Goulet, Janet (Clyde) Abts, Stan (Jeanne) Henson, Debbie (Mike) Kensmoe, Kathy (Randy) Schroeder, his sister MayAnn (Rich) Ody, and his ex-wife Rhoda. He is also survived by his “lady friend” Bay Truong and his special Vietnamese...

Jan 1, 2020

Dorothy M. Nolte, 80, of La Crosse, Wis., died Wednesday, January 1, 2020, in Brookdale Alterra Senior Living in La Crosse, Wis. She was born in La Crosse, Wis., on December 8, 1939, to Leonard and Metabelle (Hubbard) Mach. She married Donald E. Howe on April 19, 1957, in Waterloo, Iowa, and they later divorced. She then married Harry Nolte....

Dec 21, 2019

Michael “Polish Prince” S. Pavela, 60 of La Crosse, Wis., died unexpectedly in his home Saturday, December 21, 2019, in Tampa, Fla. He was born in La Crosse, Wis., on November 6, 1959, to Sigmund and Ardelle (Herrick) Pavela. He married Tina Jacobson on June 13, 1987, in St. Joseph the Workman Catholic Church in La Crosse, Wis., and they...

Dec 18, 2019

Patrick B. Maney, 61, of La Crosse, died on Wednesday, December 18, 2019, in Trempealeau County Health Care Center in Whitehall.

Pat had worked, until recently, at the Walmart on the south side of La Crosse.

He is survived by his stepmother; Audrey Maney of La Crosse, WI, two brothers; Michael (Karen) Maney of Eagan, MN, and John Maney of...

Dec 15, 2019

Sharon L. Marco, 83, of La Crosse, died Sunday, December 15, 2019, in Bethany St. Joseph’s Care Center.

Sharon was a parishioner at St. James the Less Parish in La Crosse. She graduated from Logan High School in 1954. She married Vincent R. Marco in 1957 and they enjoyed 62 years of marriage together. Sharon worked for the La...