Obituaries

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...

L. Verona Bekkedal

L. Verona Bekkedal

Jun 2, 2009

Verona "Ronsie" Bekkedal, age 97 of Tacoma, Wa, died Tuesday, June 2, 2009. Lelia Verona Bekkedal passed away June 2, 2009 in Puyallup, WA. She was born November 12, 1911 to Martin H. and Amanda (Anderson) Bekkedal in Westby, WI. She graduated from Westby High School in 1928 and LaCrosse State Teachers College in 1928. She taught English (36-38)...

Carol M. Thompson

Carol M. Thompson

May 27, 2009

Carol Marie (Fleming) Thompson, age 80 of Viroqua, died Wednesday, May 27, 2009. Carol Marie (Fleming) Thompson, age 80, entered into eternal life at Vernon Manor Nursing Home in Viroqua on May 27, 2009. Carol was born on March 15, 1929 to James Ira and Julia Ann (Strait) Fleming. Her birth took place in the house her father built...

Marie K. Yttri

Marie K. Yttri

May 24, 2009

Marie K. Yttri, 85, of DeSoto, died Sunday May 24, 2009 Marie K. Yttri, 85, of DeSoto passed away peacefully on May 24, 2009 in her Spring Hill, Florida home surrounded by her children. Marie was born on February 21, 1924 to Petra and Olai Wanberg in Ferryville, Wisconsin. She attended Ferryville Elementary School and later graduated from Lansing...

Harriet S. Thompson

Harriet S. Thompson

May 22, 2009

Harriet Thompson, age 75 of Viroqua died Friday, May 22, 2009. Harriet S. Thompson, age 75 of Viroqua, died early Friday morning, May 22, 2009 at Gundersen-Lutheran Medical Center in LaCrosse. She was born on September 12, 1933 in rural Cashton, Wisconsin to Oscar and Josephine (Running) Thompson. Harriet resided in the Skogdalen area for many years where she...

James M. Jensen

James M. Jensen

May 21, 2009

James M. Jensen, age 86 of LaFarge, died Thursday, May 21, 2009 . James M. Jensen, age 86 of LaFarge, died early Thursday morning, May 21, 2009 at the Bethel Home in Viroqua. He was born on October 28, 1922 to Ole and Mary (Vitcenda) Jensen. James is survived by a brother, Milford (Juanita) Jensen of Janesville, Wisconsin; an...

Stanley A. Buck Walleser

Stanley A. Buck Walleser

May 19, 2009

Stanley "Buck" Walleser, age 53 of DeSoto, died Tuesday, May 19, 2009. Stanley "Buck" Arthur Walleser, age 53 of rural DeSoto passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 as a result of a work accident. He was born in Waukon, Iowa on September 7, 1955 to Stanley E. and Velma (Knickerbocker) Walleser. He was a life long Catholic, served...

Gertrude W. Abelt

Gertrude W. Abelt

May 17, 2009

Gertrude W. Abelt, age 93, of the Viola/LaFarge area, died on Sunday, May 17, 2009. Gertrude W. Abelt, age 93, passed away at Vernon Manor in Viroqua, WI on Sunday, May 17, 2009. She was born November 15, 1915 in Willow Township, Richland County to Walter and Hazel (Barnes) Jones. Gertrude married Fred Abelt on December 24, 1936 in...

Alston P. Raaum

Alston P. Raaum

May 16, 2009

Alston P. Raaum, age 79, of Viroqua died Saturday, May 16, 2009 Alston P. Raaum, age 79, of Viroqua died Saturday, May 16, 2009 at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital. He was born on September 20, 1929 to Henry and Mildred (Aspenson) Raaum. He graduated from Viroqua High School in 1947. On February 23, 1952 he married Elaine B. Alexander. Alston...

Charles A. Holman

Charles A. Holman

May 14, 2009

Charles Alan " Chuck " Holman , age 58, of Acworth, Ga., died Thursday May 14, 2009. Mr. Charles Alan " Chuck " Holman , age 58, of Acworth, Ga., died Thursday May 14, 2009. Funeral service will be held Monday May 18, 2009 at 2:00pm from the Chapel of Winkenhofer Pine Ridge Funeral Home Kennesaw, Ga., with Pastor...

Ruth A. Zimmermann

Ruth A. Zimmermann

May 11, 2009

Ruth Adaline Zimmermann, age 90 of Viroqua, died Monday, May 11, 2009 . Ruth A. Zimmermann, age 90 of Viroqua, died Monday, May 11, 2009 at the Bethel Home in Viroqua. She was born on May 15, 1918 in Chicago, Ill. to Francis and Isabelle (Hoyle) Sahm. In July of 1938 Ruth married John Zimmermann and they lived in...