Obituaries

May 16, 2024

Phillip R. Townsend, age 55, of Readstown, passed away Thursday, May 16, 2024, at his home. He was born on February 26, 1969, in Richland Center to Donald and Vivian (Phillips) Townsend. Phil attended Kickapoo Area Schools and later attended Western Area Tech in Viroqua. Phil held several jobs, including with the Village of Readstown, Carney’s Kickapoo Dairy Service,...

May 15, 2024

Clementine M. Tryggestad, age 97, of Viroqua, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at Norseland Nursing Home. She was born on May 10, 1927, in Urban, MN, to Bernard and Agnes (Suchy) Buerskin. She married Rayness “Boogan” Tryggestad on September 7, 1953, in Urbank, MN. They lived in Rockford, Illinois prior to moving to Bud where they...

May 15, 2024

SOMERSET & VIOLA, WI – Bill Byrne, age 71, passed away suddenly May 15, 2024, at his ‘trout fishing’ home near the Kickapoo River in the Vernon County city of Viola.

Bill was born in Elmhurst, Illinois on May 24, 1952, to Andrew & Mary (Bockman) Byrne. When he was 10 years old, his family...

May 14, 2024

Herman Casper Hall, Jr., passed away on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at Norseland Nursing Home in Westby, WI. He was 91. Junior was born to Louise (Bjornstad) and Herman Hall, Sr. on October 27, 1932. He grew up on the family dairy farm between Westby and Cashton, WI. Junior attended grade school in Newry, this is where he learned...

May 13, 2024

Marilyn Ann Everson Dahl was born September 16, 1936, in Soldiers Grove to Kenneth and Olga Molldrem Everson. She was baptized at Kickapoo Lutheran Church and confirmed at Utica Lutheran Church. Marilyn attended Mount Sterling grade school and graduated from Gays Mills High School in 1954. She graduated from the Vernon County Teachers College in 1956 and taught school...

May 12, 2024

Beverly Jean Kuhnke, age 93, of Ferryville, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Sunday, May 12, 2024, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center. Beverly was born on April 21, 1931, in Richland Center to Harold and Sarah (Walling) Hulbert. She married Merritt Kuhnke in 1949. She spent most of her life around the Burlington and De Soto, WI...

May 12, 2024

Timothy McKenney, age 74, of rural Westby, passed away on Sunday, May 12, 2024. He was born on July 18, 1949, in Milwaukee, WI, graduated from Marquette High School, and received his master’s in education from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee. Timothy married Karen Carr and they had four children: Chris, Todd, Erin Franks, and Jamie along with...

May 9, 2024

Marc Jon Hogden passed away peacefully at his home on May 9, 2024, with his family by his side, after a brave and thoughtful struggle with cancer. He was born on August 19, 1949, to Raymond and Eleanor (Unseth) Hogden, and grew up in Westby, Wisconsin. As a boy, Marc and his friends would explore the hilly, wooded pasture...

May 5, 2024

Marcella “Marcy” Louise Thorson, age 95, of Viroqua, passed away Sunday, May 5, 2024, at Soldiers Grove Health Services. She was born on April 25, 1929, to the late Leo Banks and Ann Isabelle (Tunget) Hodgeman in Garden City, KS. On August 11, 1947, she was united in marriage to George Thorson in Pontiac, IL. Together they farmed for...

May 2, 2024

Carol J. Weber, age 92, of Viroqua, passed away peacefully Thursday, May 2, 2024, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center. She was born February 14, 1932, in La Crosse to Walter and Anna (Huber) Mosser. Carol graduated from Aquinas High School in 1951. She was united in marriage to Donald Weber on May 24, 1952. Carol’s life will be remembered...

May 1, 2024

Randy Judd Johnson, age 66, of Bell Center, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. He was born on May 27, 1957, to the late Judd and Betty (Pinkham) Johnson in Richland Center. Randy graduated from North Crawford High School in 1975, where he excelled in football.

On October 27, 1979, he married the...

May 1, 2024

Marilyn Joyce Kvigne went home to be with Jesus on May 1, 2024. Marilyn was born to Elling and Esther (Anderson) Peterson on September 2, 1935. She was baptized at South Kickapoo Church and confirmed together with Stephen at Utica Lutheran Church. Marilyn graduated from Gays Mills High School in 1953. She attended Vernon County Teacher’s College in Viroqua...

Apr 26, 2024

Arnold "Arnie" L. Martin, age 86, of Rochester and formerly of Boscobel, passed away on Friday, April 26, 2024. He was born on October 15, 1937, to the late Atley and Myrtle Adeline (Hayes) Martin in Bell Center and graduated from Boscobel High School. Arnie served in the National Guard and started out his work career at Badger Welding...

Apr 25, 2024

Diane K. Foley, age 64, of rural Yuba, passed away on Thursday, April 25, 2024. She was born on March 18, 1960, to the late Ernest and Marjorie (Steinmetz) Fanta in Richland Center. On November 29, 1980, Diane married Francis Foley in La Farge. Diane stayed home and took care of her children and the neighborhood children, making sure...

Apr 25, 2024

Jean Knutson, age 87, of Viroqua, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 25, 2024, at Bethel Oaks Memory Care. She was born on October 8, 1936, to the late Herbert and Constance (Olson) Knutson. Jean graduated from Springville Grade School, then Viroqua High School, and after graduation, she attended County Teacher’s College in Viroqua to study for her teaching...

Apr 19, 2024

Delores Mae “Roundy” (Olson) Randall, age 85, passed away at the Soldiers Grove Health Services on April 19, 2024. Born on August 16, 1938, to Osmond and Onah (Schoville) Olson, Delores was the oldest of five children.

Delores graduated from Readstown High School in 1958, and married Paul Randall on July 18, 1959. She was...

Apr 16, 2024

Dolores June (Hanson) Huffar, age 78, of Westby, formerly of Viola, passed away unexpectedly but peacefully on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center. Dolores was born on June 3, 1945, to Andrew and Verda (Geddes) Hanson on the family farm in Franklin Township. She was a hard worker, helping area farmers with tobacco. She also was...

Apr 11, 2024

Keith Tainter, age 94, of Westby, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 11, 2024, at Creamery Creek Senior Living in Viroqua. He was born on April 28, 1929, to the late Zilmer and Mabel (Glass) Tainter. After graduating from Kickapoo High School, Keith worked for Tri-State Breeders until being drafted into the United States Army where he served for...

Apr 11, 2024

Roger Dean VanRiper, age 78, of Nixa, Missouri, passed away April 11, 2024, at the Neighborhoods at Quail Creek, Springfield, Missouri, attended by CoxHealth at Home staff. He was born August 13, 1945, in La Crosse, Wisconsin, the son of Robert and Eva LaVonne (Bacon). Roger, the son of Robert VanRiper and LaVonne (Bacon) VanRiper Stussy was born August...

Apr 7, 2024

Garland, TX - Larry L Stewart was a loving husband, father, grandfather, friend, and patriot. A retired engineer at Raytheon/L3/E-Systems who cherished his leisure moments with family and friends, often by the water’s edge. Larry passed away on April 7th, 2024, at the age of 80 from natural causes, surrounded by friends and family that will continue to honor...