Obituaries
Shawn M. Poellinger
Oct 31, 2017
Shawn M. Poellinger, age 35, of Madison, died Tuesday, October 31, 2017, in Madison. He was born in La Crosse, on August 22, 1982, to Bill and Susan (Mattie) Poellinger.
Shawn graduated from Logan High School in 2001, and from UW-LaCrosse with a Bachelor of Science in 2005. Most recently he was living and working in Madison. He enjoyed golfing...
Mary Jane M. Hackett
Oct 30, 2017
Mary Jane M. (Juen) Hackett, 88, passed away peacefully Monday, October 30, 2017 in Onalaska.
She was born May 30, 1929 in La Crosse, WI (Hungary Point) to the late Oscar and Mabel (Schmidt) Juen, the oldest of eight children. After surviving polio at the age of three, she went on to graduate from Aquinas High School in 1947,...
Rev. Robert J. Wagner
Oct 14, 2017
Father Robert J. Wagner, at the age of 86 and a priest for 59 years, died on Saturday, October 14, 2017 in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
Robert Wagner was born on June 18, 1931 in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and was adopted by Leo and Barbara (Eberhardy) Wagner. He attended St. Matthias Elementary School and St. Francis Minor Seminary, both in Milwaukee...
Susan K. Belopavlovich
Oct 12, 2017
Susan Kay Belopavlovich, age 65, of Madison, WI, passed away at home on Thursday, October 12, 2017, surrounded by family. She was born on January 6, 1952, to Alvin “Red” and Elizabeth “Betty” Smith. She married Robert Belopavlovich on September 17, 1983.
Susan served many veterans and their families during her 39 years of patient advocacy with the Madison VA...
Mary A. Grass
Oct 8, 2017
Mary A. Grass, 68, of La Crosse, WI, died Sunday, October 8, 2017, at Mayo Clinic Health System, Franciscan Healthcare in La Crosse, WI.
She was born in La Crosse on Sept. 27, 1949 to William and Janice (Byers) Horschak.
Mary was a lover of life. A life-long resident of La Crosse, she made it her business to get to...
Janine "Jane" Bina
Sep 13, 2017
Janine “Jane” Bina died on Wednesday, September 13, 2017, at Gundersen Health Systems
Janine was born in La Crosse, WI to Bernie and Odelia (Hundt) Bina on October 10, 1946. She graduated from Aquinas High School in 1964, and from UW-La Crosse in 1968. She went on to earn her Master’s Degree in English from UW-La Crosse in 1974.
Janine’s...
Karen G. Kaio
Sep 12, 2017
Karen G. (Swancutt) Kaio, age 82, passed away surrounded by her family members on Tuesday September 12, 2017. Karen had fought against Alzheimers and Dementia for the past several years. She was born on May 7, 1935 to Vernon and Elvina (Sime) Swancutt.
She lived in La Crosse most of her life only moving to Hawaii for a few short years...
Roy L. Franklin
Sep 11, 2017
FRANKLIN, Roy L.
Roy L. Franklin, 96, of La Crosse, Wis., died Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, in Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse, Wis. He was known as ‘Happy’ by friends. Roy was born on September 6, 1921, in La Crosse, Wis., to John E. and Bertha (Yohe) Franklin.
Roy grew up in the La Crosse area. His father worked...
John Moore
Sep 6, 2017
John Moore, 63, of Preston, MN died surrounded by his family on September 6th, 2017 from cancer.
John was born on March 6th, 1954 in Harmony, MN to Elizabeth (Long) and Elbert Moore. He graduated from Harmony High School in 1972. There was nothing John liked more than figuring out how to fix problems and decided to become an electrician....
Everett "Butch" G. Vinson
Sep 3, 2017
Everett “Butch” G. Vinson, 73, of Onalaska, Wis., died Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017, in his home with his family. He was born in La Crosse, Wis., on Dec. 12, 1943 to Orville and Ada (Kelley) Vinson. He married Mary E. Pierce on Oct. 10, 1969, in St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Rockford, Ill.
Butch served in the US Army from 1961-...
Richard W. Beilke
Aug 28, 2017
Richard “Dick” W. Beilke, 85 passed away early Monday August 28, 2017 in Mayo Clinic Hospital, La Crosse, Wisconsin.
Richard was born on July 16, 1932 in Chicago, Ill. Richard was adopted by Charles and Ruth Beilke in 1932. Richard was raised as an only child on the family farm outside of Stillman Valley, Ill. In his early teens the...
Christopher John Skemp
Aug 26, 2017
Christopher John Skemp, 33, passed away at home in Lake Mary, Florida on August 26, 2017. Christopher was born in Mesa, Arizona on December 6, 1983 to Thomas and Jane (Blaschke) Skemp.
At the age of 3 his family moved from Arizona to the Orlando, Florida area. He lived for over 30 years in Florida.
In his youth Christopher was...
Margaret B. Schaefer
Aug 25, 2017
Margaret “Marg” Schaefer, age 89, of La Crosse, WI, died Friday, August 25, 2017 in La Crosse. She was a lifelong resident of La Crosse. She was born to George and Katherina (Schiesser) Schmitt. Marg was married to Bob Schaefer in 1951; they were married for 66 years.
Marg graduated from Viterbo College, was a medical technologist with St Francis...
Peggy J. Schilling
Aug 19, 2017
Peggy Jean Schilling, 51, of La Crosse, Wis., died Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017, in Mayo Health System, La Crosse, Wis. She was born in Sparta, Wis., on April 21, 1966, to Bernard and Gertrude (Foellmi) Suhr.
Peggy graduated from Sparta High School, Class of 1984, and went on to graduate from UW La Crosse. She enjoyed spending time with her...
Robert D. Dowiasch
Aug 18, 2017
Robert “Rob” Daniel Dowiasch, 59, of Onalaska, Wis., died Friday, August 18th, 2017, in Gundersen Health Care, La Crosse, Wis. He was born in Viroqua, Wis., on July 19, 1958, to Sylvester and LeIlah (Kerska) Dowiasch. He married Christine Hess on June 9th, 1979, in St Joseph Ridge Catholic Church, St Joseph’s Ridge.
Robert was a man of “Faith, Family,...
James W. Joseph
Aug 16, 2017
James W. Joseph, age 87, of La Crosse, died Wednesday, August 16, 2017 in Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center. He was born on September 21, 1929, in Cloquet, Minn., to Ruth and Walter Joseph. James married June J. Joseph on August 6, 1955, in Skokie, Ill.
James graduated from Cloquet High School in 1947, then went to the U.S. Naval Training...
Carol A. Russell
Aug 11, 2017
Carol A. Russell, age 69, of Onalaska, Wis., went to be with the Lord Friday, August 11, 2017, at Gundersen Health System, La Crosse. Carol was born to Jim and June (Prindle) Engh on June 1, 1948, in La Crosse. She married James Russell on September 1, 1971. Jim preceded Carol in death in 2007.
Carol was a nurse at...
Thomas J. Larson
Aug 9, 2017
Thomas J. Larson, 71, passed peacefully at Hillview Nursing Home after a long and courageous battle with MS, on Wednesday, August 9, 2017.
A native of La Crosse, Tom attended Central High School and served his country in the United States Air Force. He enjoyed telling stories, listening to Elvis, and the occasional trip to “the boat”. His smile and...
Marie Anita West
Aug 6, 2017
Marie Anita West, age 60, of La Crosse, died on Sunday, August 6, 2017, in her home. She was born in Madison on Nov. 17, 1956, to Kenneth and Edith (Skrenes) Kramer. She married Charlie West on May 22, 1976 in Rio, Wis.
When Marie was younger, she enjoyed working with her church and helping with youth groups. She sang...
Robert W. Clement
Aug 4, 2017
Bob died on Aug. 4, 2017, at Gundersen Lutheran at the age of 84. Bob was born on Jan. 16, 1933, to Wallace and Lenora Clement in La Crosse, WI. Bob resided the majority of his life in La Crosse with the exception later in life when he wintered in Engelwood, Fla. Bob attended St. James School until 8th grade...
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