Obituaries

Harold C. Hagen

Harold C. Hagen

Dec 20, 2008

Harold C. Hagen, age 96 of Westby, died Saturday, December 20, 2008 . Harold C. Hagen, age 96 of Westby, died Saturday evening, December 20, 2008 at the Vernon Memorial Hospital in Viroqua. He was born on September 27, 1912 in Vernon County, Wisconsin to Hans and Kristine (Hanson) Hagen and attended Unseth School. On June 10, 1942 he...

Marjorie K. Felde

Marjorie K. Felde

Dec 20, 2008

Marjorie K. Felde, age 95 of Viroqua, died Saturday, December 20, 2008. Marjorie Katherine (Fortney) Felde, age 95 of Viroqua died Saturday, December 20, 2008 at the Vernon Memorial Hospital in Viroqua. She was born on October 27, 1913 in Minneapolis, MN to Martin and Olene "Lena" Marie (Stegne) Fortney. In 1938 she graduated from St. Olaf College in...

Lydia N. Pederson

Lydia N. Pederson

Dec 19, 2008

Lydia N. Pederson, age 100 of Cashton, died Friday, December 19, 2008. Lydia N. Pederson, age 100 of Cashton, passed away early Friday morning, December 19, 2008 at the Norseland Nursing Home in Westby where she has been a resident since 2005. She was born on November 13, 1908 to Peter and Thea (Olsen) Hanson. On February 5, 1930...

Wanda L. Schneider

Wanda L. Schneider

Dec 14, 2008

Wanda L. Schneider, age 76 of Soldiers Grove, died Sunday, December 14, 2008. Wanda L. Lange Schneider, age 76 of Soldiers Grove, died Sunday, December 14, 2008 at Vernon Memorial Hospital in Viroqua, Wisconsin after a four year battle with rheumatoid arthritis and loss of pulmonary function. She was born February 2, 1932 in Clinton, Iowa to Marion (Tolson)...

Leona Rivera

Leona Rivera

Dec 11, 2008

Leona Rivera, age 50 of Westby, died Thursday, December 11, 2008 . Leona Rivera, age 50 of Westby and formerly of Beloit, died Thursday, December 11, 2008 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in LaCrosse. Leona was born on May 21, 1958 in Beloit to Donald and Mary Lou Schlegel. On August 27, 1981 she was united in marriage to...

Christine M. Anderson

Christine M. Anderson

Dec 8, 2008

Christine M. Anderson, age 77 of Westby, died Monday, December 8, 2008. Christine May (Johnson) Anderson, age 77 of Westby, died Monday, December 8, 2008 at the Vernon Memorial Hospital in Viroqua as the result of a stroke. Christine was born on May 19, 1931 in Westby to Charlie and Ragna (Blihovde) Johnson and was confirmed at Our Saviors...

Rolf E. Fostervold

Rolf E. Fostervold

Dec 7, 2008

Rolf E. Fostervold, age 87 of Viroqua, died Sunday, December 7, 2008. Rolf E. Fostervold, age 87 of Viroqua, died Sunday, December 7, 2008 at the Vernon Memorial Hospital in Viroqua. Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 19, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. at the Living Faith Church in Viroqua. A visitation/viewing will be Thursday from 4 to...

Robert Bob Whitney

Robert Bob Whitney

Dec 6, 2008

Robert "Bob" Whitney, age 66, died on Saturday, December 6, 2008. Robert "Bob" Whitney, age 66, formerly of DeSoto and Viroqua, passed away Saturday, December 6, 2008 at the Fair Acres Nursing Home in Du Quoin, Ill. He was born November 3, 1942 to Herschel and Ida (Baumer) Whitney in DeSoto. After high school he worked for a while...

Steven Lepley

Steven Lepley

Nov 30, 2008

Steven Lepley, age 50 of Minneapolis died Sunday, November 30, 2008. Steve Lepley, age 50, formerly of Prescott, Wisconsin died November 30th in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he had been a resident since 1987. Steve was born in Fon Du Lac, Wisconsin on June 29th, 1958. He moved to Prescott Wisconsin with his family in 1964 and spent his formative...

Lincoln V. Knutson

Lincoln V. Knutson

Nov 30, 2008

Lincoln V. Knutson, age 89 of Westby, died Sunday, November 30, 2008. Lincoln V. Knutson, 89, of Westby died peacefully surrounded by family at St. Joesphs Rehabilitation Center on November 30, 2008. Lincoln was born on October 17, 1919 at the farm home of his maternal grandparents in Timber Coulee to Irvin and Minnie (Neprud) Knutson. He grew up...

Alma M. Appleman

Alma M. Appleman

Nov 28, 2008

Alma M. Appleman, age 89 of Westby, died Friday, November 28, 2008. Alma M. (Brenden) Appleman was called home to be with her Lord on Friday, November 28, 2008. She was born January 28, 1919 to Adolf and Mathea (Solberg) Brenden. She was united in marriage to Jim W.Appleman on January 28 1939 and they farmed together on Sugar...

Thomas James Johnson

Thomas James Johnson

Nov 28, 2008

Thomas J. Johnson, age 48, of Viroqua, died Friday, November 28, 2008 at Franciscan Skemp Medical Center in La Crosse. He was born on March 22, 1960 to Henry and Mildred (Hammond) Johnson in Climax, Colorado. He attended WTC for Certification in Janitorial Work. He was employed at ORC in La Crosse, Bethel Home in Viroqua, and Janitor at...

Douglas Strangstalien

Douglas Strangstalien

Nov 28, 2008

Douglas Strangstalien, age 54 of Westby, died Friday, November 28, 2008. Doug Strangstalien, age 54 of Westby died peacefully at his home Friday, November 28, 2008. He was born on February 14, 1954 to Arnold and Mary (Wemette) Strangstalien. He greatly enjoyed living and working on the family farm with his children and wife. He was a loving father...

Fern J. Sturgis

Fern J. Sturgis

Nov 27, 2008

Fern J. Sturgis, age 82 of Redford, Michigan and formerly of Westby, died Thursday, November 27, 2008. Fern J. Sturgis, age 82, passed away on Thursday, November 27, 2008 in Redford Michigan following a long period of illness. She was born January 16, 1926 to Selmer and Olga (Role) Ronken in Hamburg Township, Vernon County, Wisc. She graduated from...

Ardell C. Olson

Ardell C. Olson

Nov 26, 2008

Ardell C. Olson, age 77, of Westby and formerly of Coon Valley, died Wednesday morning, November 26, 2008. Ardell C. Olson, age 77, of Westby and formerly of Coon Valley, died Wednesday morning, November 26, 2008. He was born on August 8, 1931 in a log house on Lindevig Ridge to Alf and Alida (Lee) Olson. He attended Spring...

Beverly Oium

Beverly Oium

Nov 25, 2008

Beverly Oium, age 62 of rural Westby, died Tuesday, November 25, 2008. Beverly Jean Oium, 62, of Westby passed away Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008, while at home with her family in Westby. She courageously fought cancer for over a year, never losing her spirit or faith. She was born in Viroqua, Wisc. on May 20, 1946, to Hjalmer and...

Leif Harpestad

Leif Harpestad

Nov 21, 2008

Leif Harpestad, age 90 of Viroqua and formerly of Westby, died Friday November 21, 2008. Leif O. Harpestad, age 90 of Vernon Manor, Viroqua and formerly of Westby passed away Friday, November 21, 2008. He was born September 26, 1918 to Andrew and Anna (Olson) Harpestad. Leif was a life long member of the Westby Coon Prairie Lutheran Church...

Gertrude M. Allen

Gertrude M. Allen

Nov 20, 2008

Gertrude M. Allen, age 86 of Genoa, died Thursday, November 20, 2008. Gertrude "Gert" Allen, age 86 of Genoa, passed away at Vernon Memorial Hospital in Viroqua on November 20, 2008. Gert was born to Otto and Viola (Wangen) Bluske on January 12, 1922. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Peters Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chaseburg. On July...

Edward H. Zinke

Edward H. Zinke

Nov 17, 2008

Ed Zinke, age 85 of Westby, died Monday, November 17, 2008. Edward H. Zinke, age 85 of Westby, died Monday, November 17, 2008 at Norseland Nursing Home in Westby. He was born on April 23, 1923 in Kendall, WI to Otto and Mamie (Keller) Zinke. He served in the U.S. Army from 1944 to 1946. On February 13, 1947...

Allen Lium

Allen Lium

Nov 11, 2008

Allen Lium, age 82 of Westby, died Tuesday, November 11, 2008 . Allen B. Lium, age 82, of Westby died Tuesday, November 11, 2008 at Norseland Nursing Home in Westby. He was born August 12, 1926 in Vernon County to Alf and Belva (Nyhus) Lium. He married Doris Larson on April 17, 1945. Allen farmed for several years and...