Obituaries

Mar 9, 2016

HACKNER, Robert “Bob” B.



Robert “Bob” B. Hackner, age 94, of La Crosse, passed away peacefully on Wednesday March 9th at Hillview Healthcare Center. Bob was born November 30, 1921,in La Crosse, Wis., to Robert J. and Bernice (Groat) Hackner. He graduated from Aquinas High School and went on to Notre Dame to obtain an undergraduate degree in...

Mar 7, 2016

Dorothy Schwanbeck, age 89, of La Crosse, passed away Monday, March 7, 2016, at Hillview Health Care Center, surrounded by her family. She was born in La Crosse on August 16, 1926 to Joseph and Caroline (Schams) Arentz.

Dorothy graduated from Aquinas High School in 1944. She married her high school sweet heart Ralph Schwanbeck on September...

Mar 2, 2016

HAUSER, Frances M.

Frances M. Hauser, 87, of La Crosse, Wis., died Wednesday, March 2, 2016, in Hillview Health Care Center, La Crosse, Wis. She was born in La Crosse, Wis., on December 25, 1928, to Paul Sr. and Abbie (Fauver) Mezera. She married Steve Hauser on May 7, 1949.

Frances was a graduate of Aquinas High School, Class...

Feb 28, 2016

LAWRENCE, Beverley A.

It`s with heavy hearts that we announce that Beverly Lawrence has been called home to meet the Lord on February 28, 2016.  Never was there a better wife, mother, grandmother, or great grandmother.  Beverly was born the youngest of eight children on September 6, 1932 in La Crosse to Pearl and Clarence Helgerson.  In 1949 she married...

Feb 28, 2016

GILBERT, Patricia C.

Patricia C. Gilbert, age 82, of La Crosse, Wisconsin, died peacefully with family by her side, on Sunday, February 28, 2016. She was born in Crookston, Minnesota to Robert Carroll and Marian Flanagan Carroll on January 2, 1934. Patricia married Robert L. Gilbert on April 19, 1958, in Coronado, California.

Pat graduated from Mount Saint Clare...

Feb 25, 2016

Sally L. Pagel, Age 79 of Waunakee, WI passed away on February 25, 2016. Sally was born in Lake Geneva, WI, the daughter of Roy and Grace Osborne.



Sally grew up in Delevan WI, graduated in 1956. As a youngster she traveled all over the united states with her family and enjoyed the outdoors and wildlife. In...

Feb 23, 2016

Feb 16, 2016

Gerald “Jerry” Gleason, 80, passed away February 16, 2016.



Jerry was born August 14, 1935, to Alice (Ehrke) and Howard Gleason in Winona, Minnesota. Jerry was married to Karen (Meistad) for 47 years. They had two children Tim Gleason of Winona and Chris (Erin) Gleason of Sun Prairie. Jerry took great pleasure in his 2 grandchildren Miles and...

Feb 6, 2016

BUCKLEY, Guyal “Guy” B.

Guyal “Guy” Bruce Buckley died on Saturday, February 6th, after a courageous battle with leukemia. He passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family.

Guyal was born on March 12th, 1934 to Guyal and Agnes (Myren) Buckley on his grandparents farm in the small town of Hale, WI. He grew up in Alma...

Jan 29, 2016

KARL, Lawrence V.



Lawrence “Larry” Vincent Karl, 94, of Onalaska, greeted the Lord on Jan. 29, 2016 at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse after suffering a stroke earlier in the week.

Larry was born on Jul. 20, 1921, in Cashton, WI, to Vincent and Frances (Schmidt) Karl. The family eventually relocated to La Crosse, where Larry attended...

Jan 28, 2016

Kathleen Ann Crogan, 87, of La Crosse, died Thursday, January 28, 2016. She was born April 11, 1928 in La Crosse, Wisconsin to Otto and Anna (Grupp) Kracklauer. She graduated from Aquinas High School in 1946 after spending a year as a novice at St. Rose Convent. She married Bernard L. Crogan on October 28, 1950 in Holy Trinity...

Jan 27, 2016

Michelle Ann Mosher, age 57, passed away unexpectedly on January 27, 2016. She is preceded in death by her father, Myron Mosher, who welcomed her into heaven with open arms alongside other loved ones waiting for her at the Gates.



She is survived by her devoted mother, Maxine, caring brothers Mark (Pam), Mike (Brigit), Matt and Marty...

Jan 24, 2016

Arthur Francis Levy, born May 11, 1923, passed away on January 24, 2016. Arthur was a veteran of both WWII and the Korean Conflict, serving as an infantryman and military police officer before being called back to work on the farm. He attended school and learned auto mechanics and loved car races. Arthur was a devout Catholic and a...

Jan 20, 2016

Richard ‘Dick’ E. Volten, 86, of La Crosse, died Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at Vernon Manor in Viroqua, WI. He was born on May 20, 1929 to Rudolph and Esther (Erickson) Volten in West Allis, WI. His father died in November of 1940. In June of 1941, with his mother and sisters, he moved to La Crosse.



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Jan 18, 2016

Jeffrey “Jeff” R. Kamla, 55, of Chandler, Ariz., and formerly of La Crosse, Wis., died unexpectedly in his home, Monday, January 18, 2016, in Chandler, Ariz. He was born in La Crosse, Wis., on Sept. 23, 1960 to Joachim “Jim” and Cornelia “Cornie” (Narloch) Kamla. He married Julie Hesselberg on Sept. 25, 1982, in St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Bangor,...

Jan 16, 2016

Thelma L. Urbanek, 91, of La Crosse, Wis., went home to be with Jesus Christ her Lord and Savior on Saturday, January 16, 2016, in Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse, Wis. She was born in Viroqua, Wis., on May 18, 1924, to Alvah W. and Emma L. (Brandt) Marshall. She married Arthur E. Urbanek on Sept. 21, 1943, in...

Jan 14, 2016

Steven Mark Beranek, 54, of La Crosse died peacefully Jan 14, 2016, after fighting his battle with cancer. He was born on Jan 8, 1962, to James & Beverly (Owen) Beranek. He graduated from Logan High School in 1980, and was employed with the Onalaska school district since 1990, currently working at Irving Pertzsch Elementary School. For the past...

Jan 13, 2016

Randy “Hoppy” Hopkins, 62, passed away unexpectedly at his home on French Island, Wednesday, January 13, 2016.



Randy was born on February 18, 1953, in La Crosse, Wis., to Marion and Jerold “Hoppy” Hopkins. He was a life-long resident of French Island. He and his father built his home some 35 years ago. As a career machinist, Randy...

Jan 9, 2016

YUTUC, Sylvia

Sylvia Mae Yutuc passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by family on Saturday Jan. 9th.

She was born April 6, 1933 in Cincinnati, OH to Cecilia M. and Harry Mallory. She married Wilfrido (Fred) R. Yutuc on October 2, 1959 after falling in love with him on their first blind date. She and Fred lived a full...

Dec 28, 2015

SCHNEIDER, Kathleen T.



Kathy Schneider, 61, of La Crosse, WI passed away peacefully December 28, 2015, in her home with family. Kathy was born in Burlington, WI on October 11, 1954, later moving to La Crosse where she started her teaching career of 35 years with the La Crosse School District. She was named “Teacher of the Year”...