Obituaries

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...

Richard M. Davidson

Richard M. Davidson

Nov 10, 2008

Richard M. Davidson, age 76 of Westby, died Monday, November 10, 2008 at Gundersen Lutheran in LaCrosse. Richard M. Davidson, age 76, of Westby died on Monday, November 10, 2008 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse. He was born on January 20, 1932 to David and Josie (Volden) Davidson. He worked for Kraemer Construction as a truck...

Harley Brooks

Harley Brooks

Nov 9, 2008

Harley Brooks, age 90 of Viroqua, died Sunday, November 9, 2008. Harley M. Brooks, age 90 of Viroqua, died Sunday, November 9, 2008 at the Bethel Home in Viroqua. He was born March 10, 1918 in Sparta, WI and lived there during his early years. The family later moved to Friendship, WI, Waukegan, IL, and Viroqua, WI, where Harley...

Conrad Skrede

Conrad Skrede

Nov 8, 2008

Conrad Skrede, age 96 of LaCrosse and formerly of Westby, died Saturday, November 8, 2008. Conrad Skrede, age 96, of LaCrosse and formerly of Westby, died and went home to be with his Savior and Lord Jesus early Saturday morning, November 8, 2008 at St. Josephs Rehabilitation Center in LaCrosse. He was born on February 21, 1912 near the...

Sandra J. Grondin

Sandra J. Grondin

Nov 7, 2008

Sandra J. Grondin, age 54 of Soldiers Grove, died Friday, November 7, 2008. Sandra "Sandy" Jean Grondin, age 54 of Soldiers Grove, died Friday, November 7, 2008 at the Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in LaCrosse. She was born on December 4, 1953 in Minnesota to Richard Maskrey and Helen (Melco). She graduated from South High School in Minneapolis in...

Roger C. Sands

Roger C. Sands

Nov 5, 2008

Roger C. Sands, age 85 of Viroqua, died Wednesday, November 5, 2008. Roger Charles Sands, age 85 of Viroqua, died Wednesday, November 5, 2008. He was born in Viroqua on November 4, 1923 to Jess and Maud (Moore) Sands. He married Camilla Jones on August 18, 1948. Roger worked at Vernon Telephone for 20 years, retiring in 1986. Following...

Selma O. Sally Latimer

Selma O. Sally Latimer

Nov 1, 2008

Selma "Sally" O. Latimer, age 96 of Viroqua, died Saturday, November 1, 2008. Selma "Sally" Olene Latimer, age 96, of Viroqua passed away November 1, 2008 at Vernon Manor in Viroqua surrounded by family. Sally was born January 12, 1912 to Carl and Josephine (Olson) Berg on a farm near Belgium Ridge and grew up at a large dairy...

Kenneth E. Hanson

Kenneth E. Hanson

Oct 31, 2008

Kenneth Hanson, age 94 of Viroqua, died Friday, October 31, 2008. Kenneth E. Hanson, age 94 of Viroqua, passed away on Friday, October 31, 2008 at the Bethel Home. He was born on April 25, 1914, at Mason City, Vernon County, to Lewis and Ragnilde (Josvanger) Hanson. He attended Ole Torger Elementary School and was confirmed at North Kickapoo...

Curtis H. Volden

Curtis H. Volden

Oct 22, 2008

Curtis H. Volden, age 93 of Westby, died Wednesday, October 22, 2008. Curtis H. Volden, age 93 of Westby, died Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at the Norseland Nursing Home in Westby. He was born on November 7, 1914 in the township of Coon, Vernon County, Wisconsin to Albert and Anna (Erlandson) Volden. Curtis met his future wife, Rosie Hedegaard,...

Howard R. Hubby Steenberg

Howard R. Hubby Steenberg

Oct 7, 2008

Howard R. "Hubby" Steenberg, age 80 of Westby, died Tuesday, October 7, 2008. Howard R. "Hubby" Steenberg, age 80 of Westby, died Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at Gundersen-Lutheran in LaCrosse. He was born on October 2, 1928 to Sverre and Thelma (Bergum) Steenberg. In 1947 he graduated from Westby High School and served in the U.S. Army during the...

Marvel L. Ambrose

Marvel L. Ambrose

Oct 1, 2008

Marvel La Vita (Husker) Ambrose, age 93, of Viola, died October 1, 2008. Marvel La Vita (Husker) Ambrose, age 93, of Viola, died October 1, 2008 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse. She was born on October 2, 1914, the fourth child of John and Florence (Roberts) Husker. She was born in the log home on Husker...