Obituaries

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...

Dec 13, 2019

Matthew Aaron Wesely, 24, of La Crosse, Wis., passed away Friday, Dec. 13, 2019, in his home.

He is survived by his parents: Gregory and Anne Wesely, one sister: Katie Wesely, two brothers: Nathan and David Wesely, and one niece: Ellie. He is also survived by maternal and paternal grandmothers: Betty Benda and Barbara Wesely.

He was preceded in death...

Dec 11, 2019

Manley Kirkeeng, 92, passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2019, at Hillview Health Care. He was born September 26, 1927, at home in Fish Creek, WI, to Emma and Mengel Kirkeeng. Manley was the fifth child of eleven consisting of two sets of twins. His parents instilled a good Christian background and faith in living every day. He was baptized and...

Dec 6, 2019

Dorothy J. Hoffman, 95, of La Crosse died peacefully at Bethany St. Joseph Nursing Home on Friday, December 6, 2019.

Dorothy was born on February 20, 1924 in Columbus OH to William and Ruby Butler. She was the second of eight children. Her family made the move to Huntington, WVA where Dorothy graduated from St. Joseph High School.

She married...

Dec 3, 2019

BROPHY, Lydia A.

Lydia A. Brophy of Onalaska passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2019 in her home with her nephew by her side. She was born in Chicago on March 18, 1922 to Johann and Elizabeth (Egger) Stelzer. Lydia was the youngest of four children.

Upon graduation from Waller High School in Chicago, Lydia attended college and became...

Dec 3, 2019

Dec 1, 2019

Myra Kamrowski, 81, of Arcadia, Wis., died December 1, 2019, on the farm she loved. Myra was born June 18, 1938 in Galesville, Wis., to Cedric and Ingrid (Enghagen) Suttie. Baptized on July 10, 1938, in Galesville, Wis., with sponsors Mr. & Mrs. Gust Byom, Mildred (Byom) Olson and Gerald Byom; and confirming her faith on May 31, 1953. She...

Nov 29, 2019

Steven R. Tabbert, 61, of La Crosse, Wis., died August 29, 2019. He was born in La Crosse, Wis., on January 17, 1958, to Robert and Donna (Wunnecke) Tabbert.

Steve enjoyed Hunting, fishing and watching movies.

He is survived by two sisters; Laurie Tabbert of La Crosse, Wis., and Danette Tabbert of La Crosse, Wis.

He was preceded in...

Nov 24, 2019

Jon Blanchard, 53, of La Crosse, passed away on Sunday, November 24, 2019, at his home. He was born on May 18, 1966, In La Crosse Wi, to Jay and Margaret Ann (Allendorf) Blanchard.

Jon graduated from Central High School and obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Corpus Christi State University in 1992 and later received an MBA...

Nov 18, 2019

Nov 15, 2019

Vincent R. Marco, 84, of La Crosse died Friday, November 15, 2019, in Bethany St. Joseph’s Care Center.

Vincent was a faithful parishioner at St. James the Less Parish in La Crosse for his entire life. He graduated from Logan High School in 1954 and joined the United States Navy. Upon his return from service, he married Sharon L. Blank...

Nov 12, 2019

Thomas ‘Tom’ D. Scott, 66, of La Crosse, died on Tuesday, November 12, 2019, in Marinuka Manor in Galesville, Wis. He was born in Winona, Minn., on March 10, 1953 to Judson and Marcella (Philipps) Scott. He married Kathleen Dvorak in 2004 in Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in Trempealeau, Wis.

Tom worked for the City of Winona for 36 years....

Nov 11, 2019

Nov 2, 2019

Javier Ramone Hall was born on July 8th, 2001 in Chicago, Illinois to Lisa Marie Hall-Guy. Javier lived in Chicago’s Grove Heights neighborhood, and attended Schmid Elementary School until his family relocated to LaCrosse, Wisconsin. As a resident of Wisconsin, Javier continued to make frequent visits to his family and friends in Chicago.

Despite a difficult childhood, Javier was...

Oct 27, 2019

Lester W. Nicolai, 95, of La Crosse, went home to be with Jesus on October 27, 2019 at Bethany St. Joseph’s Care Center, with his stepdaughter at his side. Lester was born on August 17, 1924, in La Crosse, Wis. He was the older brother of two brothers born to Harvey and Alda (Anderson) Nicolai. His mother died at a...