Obituaries

Mar 4, 2019

Marion R. Egan passed away peacefully on March 4, 2019, surrounded by her family at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse.  She was born June 25, 1929, in St. Cloud, Minnesota.  Marion graduated from Aquinas High School in 1946.  She graduated from the College of St. Katherine in 1951, with degrees in art, French, and education.  On November 17, 1951,...

Mar 3, 2019

HELEN I. (BIRNBAUM) PERLICH

Helen Perlich passed away on March 3, 2019. She beat breast cancer, but could not beat dementia.

Helen was born September 12, 1946 to Howard and Frances (Zink) Birnbaum. She was raised a proud Northsider, attending St. James Elementary School. She graduated from Aquinas High School in 1964 and received her Bachelor’s degree from UW-LaCrosse, after...

Mar 1, 2019

 

LYDON, Jerry Michael

Jerry Michael Lydon, 68, of Stoddard, Wis., passed away peacefully Friday, March 1, 2019 surrounded by his family at UW Medical Center in Madison.  Jerry was born in La Crosse on March 11, 1950 to Jack and Margaret (Wampach) Lydon.  He graduated from La Crosse Central High School in 1968.  After high school he joined the Army...

Feb 27, 2019

Fell, Dorothy

LaCrosse, Wis.

Dorothy Fell, 87, of La Crosse passed away peacefully on February 27, 2019 at Clare Bridge Memory Care Facility, surrounded by her family.

Dorothy was born on November 27, 1931 in Burlington, Wisconsin to George and Agnes (Becker) Krueger. She attended school in Burlington and graduated from Burlington High School in 1949.   Dorothy  left Burlington to...

Feb 19, 2019

Gary Edward Hanson, 72, of La Crosse, Wis., died Tuesday, February 19, 2019, in Mayo Health System, La Crosse, Wis.

He was born May 13, 1946, to Hilmer J. and Ruth (Fuller) Hanson.

Gary loved to play the lottery and loved the game of Football. He was known for his cooking and baking. Gary was also known by the nickname...

Feb 17, 2019

Frank Ollie Johnson, 77, of La Crosse passed away Sunday, February 17, 2019 at his home with his wife, daughter and son at his side.  He was born on February 20, 1941 to Ollie and Josephine Johnson. Frank graduated from Shadyside (Ohio) High School and later served four years in the U.S Air Force.   He graduated from UW-La Crosse...

Feb 13, 2019

SCHNICK, Len W.

Len W. Schnick, 71, of La Crosse  passed away with his son, daughter, brothers, sister, and close family by his side, on Wednesday,  February 13, 2019 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center. He was born on March 9, 1947 to Leonard and Helen (Young) Schnick.

He is survived by his son Nathan (Sarah), their son William and daughters...

Feb 11, 2019

Rudolph “Rudy” A. Jolivette, 91, of La Crosse passed away February 11, 2019 at home surrounded by his family.  He was born June 10, 1927 to Corneilus Sr. & Josephine (Lohmueller) Jolivette.  Rudy lived on French Island his whole life.

Rudy farmed with his dad until joining the United States Air Force.  He served for 4 years and in the...

Feb 10, 2019

Feb 5, 2019

 

Kay Helen (Snyder) Groth, 79 of La Crosse, WI passed away peacefully Tuesday February 5, 2019 at Hillview Healthcare Center surrounded by family.  She was born December 21, 1939 in La Crosse, WI to Lee W. and Carol I. (Gordon) Snyder and was the second oldest of ten children.

Kay graduated from Logan High School in 1957.  She then...

Feb 3, 2019

Dorothea C. Haberman, of La Crosse, died February 3, 2019 at Mayo Clinic Health System.

Thea was born in La Crosse on May 5, 1926 to Dorothy and Arnold Marking. She was a graduate of Logan High School. In January of 1952, she married Frank J. Haberman at St. Joseph’s Cathedral. After working as a stay-at-home mother for 16 years,...

Jan 21, 2019

Jan 8, 2019

Thomas Charles Wilson, 74, lived an incredible life and passed on to the next one on January 8, 2019. His last moments were filled with grace and laughs and love and music and ice cream, surrounded by his dearest friends and family—exactly how God intended.

He came into the world in Des Moines, IA as the only son of Thomas...

Jan 7, 2019

William “Bill” Charles Meyer, 89, of Onalaska passed away on Monday, January 7, 2019.

He was born April 10, 1929 to Harold and Mildred (Yeske) Meyer in Bangor, Wisconsin. He attended Vocational School in La Crosse. He was married to his wife, Eunice Gruen for 68 years. Together they had one daughter; Marla. Bill was the guy that would offer...

Dec 31, 2018

Ardith “Ardie” A. Holzer-Lezpona, 83, of Onalaska, Wis., was welcomed into Heaven by her mother, father and Jesus Christ, in the early morning hours of Dec. 31, 2018.

She was born on Jan. 30, 1935, in Plainview, Minn., to Byrl and Doris (Haney) Holzer. Ardie graduated from Aquinas High School in 1953. After graduation, Ardie moved to Milwaukee, and then...

Dec 19, 2018

Mary Margaret (Wing) Janisch, 59, passed away, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018, at Gundersen Lutheran Health System. She was born February 17, 1959, in La Crosse, to Richard and Margaret (Cowan) Wing. Mary was a graduate of Logan High School, class of ’77. She married Thomas Janisch in December of 1977. Together, they resided on French Island and raised 3 children....

Dec 18, 2018

Marilyn M. (Dummer) Dunham, 88, passed away peacefully Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at The Willows in La Crosse.

She was born April 19,1930 in La Crosse to Herbert and Mae (Roggensack) Dummer. She graduated from Central High School in 1947.

On October 21, 1950, at St. James, she married the cute boy she met at the bus stop a few...

Dec 15, 2018

Dateline; Haworth, New Jersey

Jacob John Boos was born on August 21, 1975, the third son of Joseph Boos and Carole Pauly Boos. He admired his two older brothers John and Jim, even though at times they gave him much grief! Jake attended grade school in both Eau Claire and Hayward, Wisconsin. In the summer of 1989, he moved to...

Dec 12, 2018

Obituary of Marie Steele, December 14, 2018

 

Marie Carolyn Ells Kaudy Steele (age 95) passed away 12 Dec 2018, at Bethany Riverside Nursing Home, in the presence of her oldest daughter Elizabeth Moline, and Granddaughter, Anna Moline Healy. Marie was born 6 October 1923 on a farm near Lake Beulah, WI. Her parents were Charles Wayne Ells and Carrie...

Dec 9, 2018

Linda R. (Craig) Gentry was born to William and Myrtle (Stoltz) Craig in La Crosse on January 23, 1964. She was #10 of their 15 children. She left this world surrounded by her husband and son on December 9, 2018.  Linda fought her continuous battle with cancer with strength and dignity for almost 4 years, the last 2 months while...