Obituaries

Carol J. Hawley

Carol J. Hawley

Apr 29, 2018

Carol Jean Hawley, loving mother and grandmother, of La Crosse, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully in her sleep and went to be with her Lord and Savior on April 29, 2018. She was born on June 14, 1935, and raised in Lancaster, Wisconsin. She married Thomas John Hawley in 1955, and they lived in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They later divorced in...

Arlene E. Schwabenbauer

Arlene E. Schwabenbauer

Apr 23, 2018

Arlene Elizabeth Mary Mathews Schwabenbauer, 74, of La Crosse, died on Monday, April 23, 2018 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center. A treasured child of God, and daughter of Harold and Elizabeth (Smithlin) Mathews was born October 19, 1943.  Arlene attended St. James School in LaCrosse, then graduated from Aquinas High in 1961.  Arlene Mathews and Joseph Schwabenbauer were married at...

Marion L. Dunn

Marion L. Dunn

Apr 16, 2018

Marion L. Kohlhaus-Dunn, 91, of La Crosse, Wis., died Monday, April 16, 2018, at Hillview Health Care Center, La Crosse, Wis. She was born in Rockland, WI, on June 19, 1926, to Adolph Jr. and Lois (Schroeder) Kohlhaus. She married Robert William Dunn on August 26, 1950 in La Crosse, WI.

She graduated from both UWL and Viterbo Colleges, where...

Steven  Wiedman

Steven Wiedman

Apr 7, 2018

 

Steven “Steve” E. Wiedman, 66, of Brownsville, Minn., died Saturday, April 7, 2018, in his home.

He was born May 5, 1951, in La Crosse, Wis., to Edward and Betty (Gunderson-Englund) Wiedman. His early days were spent in Brownsville, Minn., until the family moved when he finished 7th Grade. After a couple of moves they remained in Houston, Minnesota,...

Richard E. Shimshak

Richard E. Shimshak

Apr 3, 2018

Richard Edward “Shim” Shimshak, of La Crosse, Wisconsin passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at the age of 91, surrounded by his family’s love at the Bland Bekkedal Center for Hospice Care in Viroqua, Wisconsin. Shim was born September 3rd, 1926, in La Crosse, WI to Edward J. and Bernice (Lemke) Shimshak. He was the middle of three...

Robert  Schneyer

Robert Schneyer

Mar 30, 2018

Robert G Schneyer, 80, of La Crosse died peacefully at his home Friday, March 30, 2018, surrounded by God and folks who loved him.

Bob was born in Beaver Dam, WI in 1938 to Hubert and Helen (Pavek) Schneyer and graduated from La Crosse Aquinas High School in 1956. After High School, he attended Holy Cross Seminary for a year...

Michael D. Oehler

Michael D. Oehler

Mar 27, 2018

Michael Danny Oehler, age 32, passed away March 27, 2018. Mike was born on May 22, 1985, in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

Some of Mike’s favorite things were football, namely the Green Bay Packers, playing guitar, music (especially Pink Floyd), target shooting with his family and friends and History. Mike was very knowledgeable on the Titanic and WWII, and loved to...

Augusta L. Revels

Augusta L. Revels

Mar 23, 2018

Augusta L. Revels, 80, of the North Side of La Crosse, died on Friday, March 23, 2018, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center. She was born on June 14, 1937, in Norwalk, Wis., to Louis and Elva (Cox) Sanders. She married Vergil F. Revels on April 16, 1954, and he preceded her in death on Dec. 6, 1970. She then met...

Rosemary J. Peters

Rosemary J. Peters

Mar 21, 2018

Rosemary Julia (Moser) Peters, 92, of LaCrosse, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully in her sleep, on Wednesday, March 21, 2018, at her home. She was born on March 6, 1926, to Frederick and Barbara (Gundrum) Moser, in Washington County, Wisconsin.

Rosemary enjoyed a happy and fulfilling childhood with her loving family on their farm near St Lawrence, Wisconsin. She graduated 8th...

Madelynn A. Melby

Madelynn A. Melby

Mar 17, 2018

Madelynn Ashbaucher Melby, 95, of La Crosse passed away at her home on March 17, 2018.

She was born Madelynn Louisa on November 3, 1922 in Chicago to Herman Godfrey and Mary Lou (Brown) Ashbaucher, both formerly of Bluffton, Indiana.

She graduated from North Park Academy, Chicago in 1940, and from Northwestern University (NU) in 1944, with a Bachelor of...

Patricia J.  Levenick

Patricia J. Levenick

Mar 9, 2018

Patricia J. Levenick, 91, of La Crosse, Wis., died Friday, March 9, 2018, at her home. She was born on June 1, 1926, in Merrill Wis., to Harry and Mildred (Brifogel) Ament. She married Vernon Levenick on June 21, 1948, in St. Bernard’s Catholic Church, Madison, Wis.

She is survived by one daughter; Terri (Chuck) Hamilton of Brentwood, Tenn., three...

Donald E. Webb

Donald E. Webb

Mar 4, 2018

Donald E. Webb, age 92, died Sunday, March 4, 2018, at Hillview Health Care Center with family at his side. Don was born in Colo, Iowa to Clarence and Lillian Webb on June 18, 1925.

Don graduated from Nevada, Iowa High School in 1943. After high school, Don enlisted in the military and served time in the Army. After his...

John  Belling

John Belling

Feb 28, 2018

 

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John A. Belling, 50, of La Crosse, Wis., died Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, in La Crosse, Wis. His struggles ended when he passed away peacefully while visiting his friend Monte. John was born in La Crosse, Wis., on July 4, 1967, to William and Irene (Slama) Belling.

John served our country in the United States Naval...

Daniel R. Vinson

Daniel R. Vinson

Feb 26, 2018

Daniel “Dano” R. Vinson, 48, of La Crosse, Wis., died Monday, Feb. 26, 2018, at Mayo Health System, La Crosse, Wis.

He was surrounded by his family and friends. He was born in La Crosse, Wis., on March 5, 1969, to Jody Betz. Dano married his childhood sweetheart, Dawn La Fleur on June 14, 2003, in Madison, Wis. They have...

Thomas H. Bracken

Thomas H. Bracken

Feb 21, 2018

Thomas ‘Tom’ H. Bracken, 88, of La Crosse, Wis., died Wednesday, February 21, 2018, in Mayo Health System, La Crosse, Wis. He was born on September 14, 1929, to George and Mercedes (Helgeson) Bracken. He married Mary Hackner on June 28, 1952, in Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church.

Tom graduated from Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa and received a law degree...

Betty  Buchner

Betty Buchner

Feb 19, 2018

Betty Buchner, age 90, of La Crosse WI, returned home to her heavenly Father on February 19, 2018.  She was born to John and Lioba (Roth) Pitz on February 14, 1928 in La Crosse, WI.

Betty passed away in her home, which her and her late husband Robert (Bob) Buchner put their heart and soul into building over 67 years...

Mary Anna Sexauer

Mary Anna Sexauer

Feb 18, 2018

Mary Anna Sexauer, 94, of La Crosse, passed away Sunday, February 18, 2018, at her home.   She was born September 10, 1923 in La Crosse to Nicholas and Anna (Koelbl) Strasser. She grew up on a farm in rural Stoddard. She worked in La Crosse at Northern Engraving and Badger Corrugating. On March 7, 1947, she married Robert S....

Kenneth B. Anderson

Kenneth B. Anderson

Feb 15, 2018

Kenneth Bernard Anderson, 94, formerly of La Crosse, Wis., died on February 15, 2018, at Agape Acres Retirement Community in Warrens Wis., after a brief illness.   He was born on July 18, 1923, in La Crosse, to the late Carl and Nellie (Larson) Anderson.

Kenneth graduated from University of Wisconsin at Madison with a BBA Degree. He bravely served his...

Phoebe A. Sorenson

Phoebe A. Sorenson

Feb 9, 2018

Phoebe Ann Lindsay Sorenson passed away peacefully on February 9, 2018, after a long illness. Born on June 7, 1926, in Monroe, Wisconsin, to Ralph and Gertrude (Wartenweiler) Lindsay, she was a 1948 graduate of Beloit College. She attended the University of Chicago as a graduate student in Social Work and took additional graduate coursework in Psychology at UW-La Crosse.

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Jeanette L. Manske

Jeanette L. Manske

Feb 2, 2018

Beloved mother, grandma, great-grandma, sister and friend, Jeanette Lucille Manske, 93, two days before her 94th birthday, was called home to our Father in Heaven on Friday, Feb. 2, 2018.  For the past 5 years she resided at Bethany Riverside, in La Crosse, and formerly in Chipmunk Coulee.

She was born on Feb. 4, 1924, in La Crosse, to John...