Obituaries
Delores D. Knight
Jan 22, 2007
Delores D. Knight, age 70 of Westby, died Monday, January 22, 2007 Delores D. Knight, age 70 of Westby, died Monday, January 22, 2007 at her home. She was born on November 27, 1936 to William and Clara (Hoover) Stellner. Delores graduated from DeSoto High School in 1954. On Feburary 12, 1955 she married Jack Knight and they later...
Verna M. Bekkedahl
Jan 19, 2007
Verna M. Bekkedahl, age 93 of Westby, died Friday morning, January 19, 2007 Verna M. Bekkedahl, age 93 of Westby, died Friday morning, January 19, 2007 at the Norseland Nursing Home in Westby. Verna was born January 16, 1914 in Vernon County to Edwin and Emma (Dahl) Jothen. She was baptized in the Coon Valley Lutheran Church and confirmed...
John A. Meyer
Jan 17, 2007
John I. Meyer, age 64 of DeSoto, died on Wednesday, January 17, 2007 John I. Meyer, age 64 of DeSoto, died on Wednesday, January 17, 2007 at his home. He was born on June 9, 1942 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to John and Monica (Phannenstil) Meyer. On December 18, 1976 he was united in marriage to Judy Falkenstern in Racine,...
Eva M. Phillips
Jan 5, 2007
Eva M. Phillips, age 92 of Viola, died January 5, 2007 Eva M. Phillips, age 92 of Viola, died January 5, 2007 at the Bethel Home in Viroqua. She was born in Jefferson Township, Vernon County, WI on January 21, 1914 to Fred and Barbara (Zogg) Knower. On December 28, 1935 she married Walter Phillips and they had two...
Robert Bestul
Jan 2, 2007
Robert Bestul, age 77 of Viroqua, died January 2, 2007 Robert Bestul, age 77 of Viroqua, died January 2, 2007 at Clare Bridge Cottage in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. Born October 27, 1929 to James and Hattie Bestul in Scandinavia, Wisconsin, Robert showed strong interest in music and scholarship from an early age. He graduated as valedictorian of the Scandinavia Union...
Clarence R. Offerdahl
Jan 1, 2007
Clarence Raymond Offerdahl, age 85 of Viroqua, died early Monday morning, January 1, 2007 Clarence Raymond Offerdahl, age 85 of Viroqua, died early Monday morning, January 1, 2007 at the Boscobel Health Care Center in Boscobel where he had been a resident since December 4, 2003. He was born on April 5, 1921 in Vernon County, Wisconsin to James...
Clara Josephine Mehlum
Dec 29, 2006
Clara Josephine Mehlum, age 82 of Westby, passed away at Vernon Memorial Hospital on December 29, 2006. She was born January 27, 1924 to Erling and Gjerda (Clement) Evenson. She was baptized and confirmed in Our Saviors Lutheran Church. She graduated from Westby High School in 1941 and from Vernon County Normal School in 1943. She taught in rural...
Ona C. Hanson
Dec 23, 2006
Ona C. Hanson, age 87 formerly of Westby, died Saturday, December 23, 2006 at the Vernon Manor Nursing Home in Viroqua. She was born on February 18, 1919, to Peter and Edna (Peterson) Goplin. She married Joslyn Hanson on June 19, 1937 and was a life-long member of Westby Coon Prairie Lutheran Church. She retired from Vernon Manor where...
Dorothy May Henry
Dec 23, 2006
Dorothy May Henry, age 96, formerly of Viroqua, WI passed away Saturday December 23, 2006 at the Koester Pavilion, Troy, OH. She was born October 18, 1910 in Boaz, WI to the late Charles H. and Martha (Spencer) Schroeder. She was married to Kermit Henry who preceded her in death in 1972. She is survived by her son and...
Bennie Leroy Opperud
Dec 21, 2006
Bennie LeRoy Opperud, age 84 of Viroqua, died early Thursday morning, December 21, 2006 at the Bethel Home in Viroqua where he had been a resident since June 3, 2004. He was born in rural LaFarge, Wis. (on Sand Hill) on September 18, 1922 to Elmer Joseph and Ingeborg Sophie (Salversen) Opperud. He was baptized and confirmed at Bethany...
Orland Joel Gehrhardt Helgeson
Dec 18, 2006
Orland Joel Gehrhardt Helgeson passed away December 18, 2006 at Bethel Home and Services in Viroqua, WI where he had lived for the past two years. He was 98 years old. Orland was born February 15, 1908 to Theodore and Josephine Helgeson on a farm in Crawford County outside Soldiers Grove, WI. He graduated from high school in Soldiers...
Phillip L. Sgt. Compton
Dec 18, 2006
Westby, Wis. Sgt. Phillip L. Compton, age 22 of Westby died early Monday morning, December 18, 2006 near Winona, MN as the result of an automobile accident. Sgt. Compton was born in Viroqua on May 3, 1984 to Andy and Linda (Kolbo) Compton. He graduated from Westby High School on May 25, 2002 where he had received the LaCrosse...
Walter �Walt� Griffin
Dec 16, 2006
Walter "Walt" Griffin, age 65, of Westby, died Saturday morning, December 16th, 2006, at home, after a battle with cancer. He was born June 6, 1941 to Walter and Ruth (Gill) Griffin who previously passed. He was a pilot and enjoyed flying and reading books. He served in the Army from 1961-64 then farmed for many years. He was...
Storey L. Meyer
Dec 15, 2006
Storey L. Meyer, age 36 of Viroqua, died Friday, December 15, 2006 at a LaCrosse hospital due to health complications. Our beautiful Storey Lisa Meyer was born on August 25th 1970 to Leon and Joan (Becwar) Meyer. She was the 7th of eleven children and was preceded in death by her older brother, Kevin. Part of Storeys childhood was...
David Robert Hoskinson
Dec 14, 2006
David Robert Hoskinson, 83, of Viola and formerly of Westby, passed away on Dec. 14, 2006, at the Bethel Home in Viroqua on the day of his 61st wedding anniversary to his wife, Norma. He was born January 11, 1923 in Stafford, Kansas to JC and Emily (Myrick) Hoskinson. On Dec. 14, 1945, he was united in marriage to...
Erik Tomas Haugen
Dec 11, 2006
Erik Tomas Haugen, age 30 of Westby, died Monday, December 11, 2006 as the result of an automobile accident. Erik was born in Viroqua on September 18, 1976 to Arne and Terrie (Tainter) Haugen. He was baptized at North Coon Prairie Lutheran Church and confirmed at Westby Coon Prairie Lutheran Church. He graduated from Westby High School in 1995...
Charlotte Marie Jones Kotthaus
Dec 9, 2006
Charlotte Marie (Jones) Kotthaus, age 92 of Viola, died Saturday, December 9, 2006 at the Bethel Home in Viroqua. She was born on May 9, 1914 in Colfax, Wisconsin, the daughter and only child of Nellie Jones. On June 27, 1935 she was united in marriage to Carl Kotthaus in Colfax, Wisconsin. They lived in Richland Center until 1939...
Leroy B. Haugen
Dec 1, 2006
LeRoy B. Haugen, age 76 of Westby, died Friday evening, December 1, 2006 at the Parkside Care Center in Little Chute, Wisconsin where he had resided for a little over a month. He was born on November 17, 1930 to Adolph and Mabel (Dunnum) Haugen. LeRoy was a truck drive and had worked for Sloane Bros. for many years....
Valerie Joyce Davidson Phillips
Nov 30, 2006
Valerie Joyce (Davidson) Phillips, age 45 of Janesville, WI passed away unexpectedly at her home on Thursday, November 30, 2006. She was born on April 12, 1961 in LaCrosse, WI to Melvin and Barbara (Fiers) Davidson. She was the fourth of five daughters. On June 23, 1984 she was united in marriage to Joel Phillips. Having no children, she...
Braelyn Brook Fleming
Nov 28, 2006
Westby/Coon Valley, Wis. Braelyn Brook Fleming, was stillborn on Tuesday, November 28, 2006. She is survived by her proud parents, Jason and Jenny (Hole) Fleming; two brothers, Brenton and Cade Fleming; maternal grandparents, Ron and Liz Hole of Coon Valley; paternal grandparents, Jim and Barb Fleming of Westby; paternal great-grandparents, Ted and Hilda Ollendick; two uncles: Bryan Hole (Stacy...
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