Obituaries
Edna M. Anderson
May 5, 2006
Edna M. Anderson, age 86 of Viroqua, died Friday, May 5, 2006 at the Bethel Home in Viroqua. She was born on March 2, 1920 to Thomas and Inga (Nesset) Lund at home in Vernon County and was baptized in 1932 at the Upper Norwegian Lutheran Church in Coon Valley (Coon Valley Lutheran). In 1938 she graduated from Viroqua...
Lillian M. Lil Fladhammer
May 4, 2006
Lillian (Lil) M. Fladhammer, age 83, formerly of Coon Valley and Westby, passed away Thursday, May 4, 2006 at Bethany Riverside Care Center in LaCrosse. Lillian was born on April 17, 1923 in Vernon Co. to Melvin and Anna (Carlson) Hanson. She grew up in and around the Westby area. On October 30, 1940 she married Thillman "Tim" Fladhammer....
Lenora P. Robinson
May 4, 2006
Lenora P. Robinson, age 85 of Viroqua, died Thursday evening, May 4, 2006 at the Bethel Home in Viroqua where she had been a resident since January of 2004. She was born on her grandparents farm in West Virginia on September 3, 1920 to Edward and Beatrice (Wilson) Tinnell. Her mother died as a result of a house fire...
Jerry Lloyd Dewitt
May 3, 2006
Jerry Lloyd DeWitt, age 65 of rural Westby, passed away early Wednesday, May 3, 2006, at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in LaCrosse, Wi after a brave battle with cancer. He was born in Bloomingdale to Bert and LaVonne (Mossholder) DeWitt on November 19, 1940. He grew up in and around the Viroqua area and graduated from Viroqua High School. On...
Dorothy Sunset Larson
Apr 26, 2006
Dorothy Sunset Larson, age 82, formerly of Westby, died peacefully on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 at MN Masonic Homes in Bloomington, MN following months of suffering and pain. She was born on January 14, 1924 in Roseau, MN to Andrew and Hattie (Olson) Sunset. Dorothy attended the Roseau schools plus a year at the Roseau Normal School. She then...
Ardys M. Skolas
Apr 24, 2006
Ardys M. Skolas, 90, of rural Westby, passed away Monday, April 24, 2006 at the Bethel Home in Viroqua. She was born September 11, 1915 to Elias and Nettie (Walters) Tryggestad. She married Argyle Skolas April 12, 1939. Ardys and Argyle acquired the Skolas family farm in 1944, where they farmed until Argyles death in 1995 and where Ardys...
Gladys Thelma Lunde
Apr 22, 2006
Gladys Thelma Lunde, age 81 of Viroqua, passed away Saturday, April 22, 2006 at Vernon Memorial Hospital in Viroqua. She was born on March 28, 1925 to John and Mathilda (Gunderson) Torgerson in the township of Washington, LaCrosse County. She was baptized by Pastor Huland in the Coon Valley Lutheran Church and confirmed at the Skogdalen Lutheran Church. On...
Myron Nyle Braaten
Apr 20, 2006
Myron Nyle Braaten, age 80, passed away on Thursday, April 20, 2006 at the Vernon Memorial Hospital in Viroqua after a massive stroke. He was born April 9, 1926 in rural Readstown to Ole and Nora (Jackson) Braaten. He graduated from Readstown High School as salutatorian of his class in 1944. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII...
Clayton A. Oswald
Apr 14, 2006
Clayton A. Oswald, age 91, of Evansville and formerly of Viroqua, passed away on Friday, April 14, 2006, under the watchful care of family and hospice staff. He was born in Monroe County on the home farm on January 23, 1915, the son of the late John and Margaret (Ginsbach) Oswald. He served in the U.S. Army, 64th Brigade...
Alan Harold Lovstad
Apr 14, 2006
Alan Harold Lovstad, age 57, of Westby died Friday, April 14, 2006 at the Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in LaCrosse. Alan was born in LaCrosse on March 1, 1949 to Harold and Adelyn (Kamperschroer) Lovstad. He graduated from Westby High School and entered the Army. Alan served in Veitnam from December 1969 to December 1970. After serving in the Army,...
Gavin James Dums
Apr 13, 2006
Gavin James Dums, 8 month old son of Ben and Emily (Glass) Dums of Viola, died at 5:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 13, 2006 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester where he had been hospitalized since his birth with respiratory problems. Gavin was born three months premature on August 9, 2005 at Gundersen-Lutheran Medical Center in LaCrosse. He weighed...
Juan Widner
Apr 11, 2006
Juan Widner, age 88 of Avalanche, rural Viroqua, died Tuesday, April 11, 2006 at his home. He was born to Clifford and Tillie (Johnson) Widner on January 4, 1918 in Avalanche and spent his life farming there. He was confirmed at Coon Prairie Lutheran Church and graduated from Viroqua High School. He married Shirley Miller on August 26, 1941....
Esther Stokke
Apr 9, 2006
Esther Stokke, age 84 of Victory, died peacefully, surrounded by her family on Sunday, April 9, 2006. Esther was born July 3, 1921 in Springville, WI to Victor and Bertha (Hanson) Berg. She graduated from Viroqua High School in 1940. She married Earl Stokke in 1948. He died in 1973. In addition to dairy farming, she worked for the...
James I. Dahlen
Apr 7, 2006
James I. Dahlen, age 85 of rural Cashton, passed away on Friday, April 7, 2006 at the Norseland Nursing Home. James was born on March 30, 1921 in Vernon Co. to Joseph and Ida (Hentschel) Dahlen. James served in the U.S. Army during WWII and received two bronze stars. On May 18, 1946 James married Edna L. Gilbeck and...
Daniel J. Gillespie
Apr 5, 2006
Daniel J. Gillespie, age 46, died April 5, 2006, as the result of an auto accident. He was born January 12, 1960, in LaCrosse, WI, to Patrick and Shirley (Arneson) Gillespie. He was a graduate of Desoto High School where he excelled in athletics at football, baseball, and basketball, leading the Desoto basketball team to a conference championship in...
Debbie Volden
Apr 4, 2006
Debbie Volden, age 43 of rural LaFarge, after a courageous battle with cancer, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, April 4, 2006. She was born on January 28, 1963. She is survived by her husband, Randy; three children: Jeff Thompson, Shannon Thompson, and Crystal Volden; two grandchildren: Sierra and Riley; her mother, Mary...
Margaret Olive Amundson
Apr 3, 2006
Margaret Olive Amundson, age 85, died April 3, 2006 at the Vernon Manor Nursing Home in Viroqua. Margaret was born August 4, 1920 to Ole and Myrtle Paulsrud in Vernon County, Wisconsin. She married Alexander Lars Amundson January 19, 1939. They farmed in the Cashton/Westby area. Alex died July 30, 1979. Margaret suffered from dementia and had resided at...
Lorriane Hagen
Apr 1, 2006
Lorriane Hagen, age 94 of Westby, died Saturday, April 1, 2006 at Norseland Nursing Home. She was born on October 31, 1911 in the Township of Christiana to Magnus and Martha (Ballsrud) Hagen. Lorraine was a life-time member of Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Westby where she was baptized and confirmed. She graduated from Westby High School and worked...
Barbara Marie Curtis
Mar 27, 2006
Barbara Marie Curtis, age 84 of Viroqua, died on Monday, March 27, 2006 at the Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in LaCrosse. She was born October 25, 1921 in Viroqua to Albert and Gunda (Bergh) Thompson. She was baptized on December 16, 1921 and confirmed July 5, 1936 at Main Street Lutheran Church in Viroqua. On November 26, 1938 she...
Wayne 202 Hamilton
Mar 26, 2006
Wayne Hamilton (202), age 57 of Viola, died Sunday, March 26, 2006 at the Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in LaCrosse. He was born at home in Viola on March 3, 1949 to Carl and Lulu (Risen) Hamilton. He was part of the first graduating class of the new Kickapoo High School. He married Charlene Clark at St. Marys Catholic...
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