Obituaries

Calvin H. Hahn

Calvin H. Hahn

Aug 8, 2009

Calvin Harold Hahn, age 77, passed away on August 8, 2009 Calvin Harold Hahn, age 77, passed away on August 8, 2009 at Don and Marilyn Anderson HospiceCare Center, Fitchburg, WI. He was born on June 25, 1932, the son of William and Alvina (Ellefson) Hahn. He graduated from Houston High School in 1950. Calvin married Myra Nelson in...

Richard D. Rhyner

Richard D. Rhyner

Aug 6, 2009

Richard D. Rhyner, age 85, of Ferryville, died on Thursday, August 6, 2009. Richard Rhyner, age 85, went to his heavenly home on Thursday, August 6, 2009. He was the son of Alfred and Ina Mae (Jones) Rhyner. He was born July 7, 1924 in Schofield, Wis. After his mothers death he was raised at St. Michaels Orphanage in...

Loren R. Mellem

Loren R. Mellem

Aug 6, 2009

Loren R. Mellem, 60, of Viroqua died on Thursday, August 6, 2009 Loren R. Mellem, age 60, of Viroqua, died on Thursday, August 6, 2009 at Vernon Memorial Hospital in Viroqua. He was born in Viroqua, WI. on October 18, 1948 to Norman and Julietta (West) Mellem. In 1966 he enlisted in the Air Force and served his country...

Mildred O. Zitzner

Mildred O. Zitzner

Jul 26, 2009

Mildred O. Zitzner, 83, of Viroqua, died July 26, 2009. Mildred Orla Zitzner, 83, of Viroqua died Sunday, July 26, 2009 at Gunderson Lutheran Hospital in LaCrosse. Mildred was born November 8, 1925 to Hilmer and Lida (Holan) Hooverson of Vernon County. On February 14, 1945, Mildred was united with Gaylord Zitzner into a marriage that would last over...

Gaylord O. Stalsberg

Gaylord O. Stalsberg

Jul 24, 2009

Gaylord O. Stalsberg, age 79 of DeSoto, died Friday, July 24, 2009. Gaylord Stalsberg age 79 of rural DeSoto, died in his home on Friday, July 24, 2009 surrounded by his loving family. Gaylord was born in Viroqua to Otis and Borghild (Holte) Stalsberg on November 5, 1929. He was raised in Victory by his foster parents Guy and...

Merlin C. Nundahl

Merlin C. Nundahl

Jul 21, 2009

Merlin C. Nundahl, 76, of Beloit, WI, died Tuesday, July 21, 2009. Merlin C. Nundahl, 76, of Beloit, WI, died Tuesday, July 21, 2009 in MercyHospital, Janesville, WI. He was born September 12, 1932 in Vernon County, the son of Carl and Mearl Crook Nundahl. Merlin was a 1950 graduate of Viroqua High School and a 1954 graduate of...

Elman Ole Helgeson

Elman Ole Helgeson

Jul 19, 2009

Elman "Ole" M. Helgeson, 82 of Genoa died on Sunday, July 19, 2009 at Vernon Manor. Elman was born on September 13, 1926 to Ernest and Martha (Volden) Helgeson. He was united in marriage to Evelyn (Wallace) Henry on October 29, 1988. He was a farmer all of his life, served in the Army during World War II and...

Edna M. Scoville

Edna M. Scoville

Jul 11, 2009

Edna Mae Scoville, age 92 of Red Mound, rural DeSoto, died Saturday, July 11, 2009. Edna May Scoville, age 92 of Red Mound, rural DeSoto, died Saturday, July 11, 2009 at St. Francis Medical Center in La Crosse. She was born May 31, 1917 to Louis and Elizabeth Borth Fradet in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. As a young woman...

Donald H. Morrison

Donald H. Morrison

Jul 6, 2009

Donald H. Morrison, age 65, of La Crosse, died on Monday, July 6, 2009. Donald Henry Morrison, age 65, of La Crosse, died on Monday, July 6, 2009 at his home. He was born October 26, 1943 to Herbert and Katherine (Mae) Morrison. Donnie followed in his dads footsteps and was a bricklayer for many years in La Crosse...

Virginia L. Lane

Virginia L. Lane

Jun 30, 2009

Virginia L. Lane, age 90 of Westby, died Tuesday, June 30, 2009 . Virginia Lane, 90, died June 30 at the Norseland Nursing Home in Westby, where she had been a resident since early 2008.Virginia Lorraine Peterson was born November 15, 1918 to James and Alma (Mau) Peterson, at her grandparents home at rural Truman, Minnesota. She was the...

Howard V. Lee

Howard V. Lee

Jun 28, 2009

Howard Lee, age 88 of Viroqua, died Sunday, June 28, 2009. Howard V. Lee, age 88 of Viroqua, died early Sunday morning, June 28, 2009 at his home with his family present, after a short illness with cancer. He was born November 30, 1920, the son of Lewis Lee and Hilda (Noboe) Lee on the home farm in Portland,...

Helen A. Crowley

Helen A. Crowley

Jun 27, 2009

Helen Ann Crowley, age 95 of Viroqua, died Saturday, June 27, 2009. Helen Ann Crowley, age 95 of Viroqua, died Saturday, June 27, 2009 at the Vernon Manor in Viroqua. Helen was born on November 10, 1913 to Fred and Elizabeth (Jacquette) Lemke. On October 2, 1948 she was united in marriage to Paul Raymond Crowley. They lived in...

Fredrick Egeness

Fredrick Egeness

Jun 25, 2009

Fredrick S. Egeness, age 67, of Viroqua, died Thursday June 25 2009. Fredrick S. Egeness, 67, of Viroqua, died Thursday morning, June 25, 2009, at Vernon Manor Nursing Home in Viroqua. He was born June 30, 1941 to Stephen Egeness and Ruby Tobias Egeness. On February 20, 1981 he married Joan Thompson Fernstaedt in Oregon, Illinois.Fred was employed as...

Gladys Gilbertson

Gladys Gilbertson

Jun 21, 2009

Gladys Gilbertson, age 89 of Viroqua, died Sunday, June 21, 2009 . Gladys Sophia Gilbertson, age 89, of Viroqua and formerly of rural Westby, passed away Sunday, June 21, 2009 at the Bethel Home with her family at her side. She was born March 10, 1920 to Severt and Anna (Olson) Virak in Viroqua Township. She was confirmed at...

Verna Berg

Verna Berg

Jun 21, 2009

Verna Berg, age 86 of Westby, died Sunday evening, June 21, 2009. Verna Berg, age 86, of Westby, died Sunday, June 21, 2009 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse. She was born January 11, 1923 to Henry and Bertha (Berger) Engh. On December 17, 1942 she was united in marriage to Olaf Alvin Berg. Verna was a...

Alma Mikkelson

Alma Mikkelson

Jun 19, 2009

Alma Mikkelson, age 104 of Westby, died Friday, June 19, 2009. Alma Mikkelson, age 104 of Westby, died Friday, June 19, 2009 at Norseland Nursing Home. She was born in the Town of Coon, Vernon County, to Albert and Anna (Bakkaugen) Storbakken. Alma attended Eid School and was a graduate of Westby High School and WBU LaCrosse. She retired...

Juddson Tom Nemec

Juddson Tom Nemec

Jun 18, 2009

Juddson Tom Nemec was stillborn on Thursday, June 18, 2009. Juddson Tom Nemec, now an angel with Jesus, was the yet unborn son of Craig and Jessica (Greenland) Nemec of LaFarge. In addition to his parents, Juddson is survived by his maternal grandparents, Phil and Julie Greenland; his paternal grandparents, Eugene "Tom" and Dawn Nemec; maternal great-grandfather, Harold Nofsinger;...

Raphie M. Knapp

Raphie M. Knapp

Jun 10, 2009

Raphie M. Knapp, age 91 of LaFarge, died Wednesday, June 10, 2009. Raphie M. Knapp, age 92, of LaFarge and formerly of Racine, Wis., died during the evening of June 10, 2009 with family at her side. She was born on March 7, 1917 to Nunziato and Mary (Caliguiri) Bosso.Surviving are son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Sherry Knapp and...

Elgin J. Smith

Elgin J. Smith

Jun 10, 2009

Elgin J. Smith, age 78 of DeSoto, died Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at his home. Elgin J. Smith, age 78 of DeSoto, died Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at his home. Funeral services will be held on Friday at 2:00 p.m. at the Elgin Smith residence, rural DeSoto. Burial will be in the DeSoto Indian Cemetery. The Vosseteig-Larson Funeral Home...

Arnold E. Kuehn

Arnold E. Kuehn

Jun 3, 2009

Arnold E. Kuehn, age 94 of Viroqua, died Wednesday, June 3, 2009 . Arnold E. Kuehn, age 94 of Viroqua, died early Wednesday morning, June 3, 2009, at the Vernon Memorial Hospital in Viroqua. He was born March 4, 1915, in Fall Creek, Wisconsin, to Edward and Erna (Kromrey) Kuehn. He graduated from Fall Creek High School and attended...