Obituaries
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...
Eleanor A. Engh Engaas
Nov 28, 2006
Eleanor A. (Engh) Engaas, age 89 of Westby, passed away Tuesday morning, November 28, 2006 at the Old Times Assisted Living in Westby, WI. She was born in LaCrosse, WI on August 11, 1917 to Adolph and Anna (Wargin) Engh. On September 4, 1940 she was united in marriage to William O. Engaas. The couple spent most of their...
Reuben Dregne
Nov 24, 2006
Reuben Dregne, age 89 of Viroqua, entered into eternal life with his Savior on Friday, November 24, 2006 at the Bethel Home in Viroqua where he had resided for only about a week. He was born on August 23, 1917 in the township of Franklin, Vernon Co. Wisconsin to Knute and Kiah (Fortney) Dregne. He was baptized and confirmed...
Kathleen �Kathy� Jeanne Bakkestuen Buchholtz
Nov 23, 2006
Kathleen "Kathy" Jeanne (Bakkestuen) Buchholtz, age 44 died Thursday, November 23, 2006 as the result of an automobile accident. She was born on February 18, 1962 in LaCrosse to Cyrus and Lorraine (Bekkum) Bakkestuen. She graduated from Westby High School in 1980, attended WWTI in LaCrosse and graduated from the LaCrosse School of Beauty. She worked as a cosmetologist...
Catharine M. Kitty Roth
Nov 6, 2006
Catharine M. (Kitty) Roth, 95 of Viroqua, WI passed away Monday, November 6, 2006 at Vernon Manor, Viroqua, where she had been a resident for five years. She was a devoted Catholic and a member of St. Marys Catholic Church. She was born December 27, 1910 in Montreal, Canada to James and Elizabeth (Reynolds) Hayes. She was united in...
James Earl Theige
Nov 4, 2006
James Earl Theige, age 63 of Viroqua, died Saturday, November 4, 2006 at his home. He was born on February 17, 1943 in Viroqua to Earl and Lucille (Jacobson) Theige. Jim had served in the Navy at the time of the Bay of Pigs Invasion. During this time, he worked with metal and developed a keen ability for fabrication....
Donna Mae Oliphant
Oct 27, 2006
Donna Mae Oliphant age 76 of LaFarge, passed peacefully at home on Friday, Oct. 27, 2006. She was born Jan. 9, 1930 in Corning, NY to Frank & Florence (Emhke) Thrall. On Jan. 20, 1956 she was united in marriage to Darrell Oliphant in Kansas. They farmed in rural LaFarge until Darrells passing on March 14, 1985. Donna loved...
Agnes Ona Aberg Yttri
Oct 26, 2006
Agnes Ona (Aberg) Yttri, age 97 of Viroqua, passed away Thursday, October 26, 2006 at the Vernon Memorial Hospital in Viroqua. She was born March 8, 1909 to Chris and Josephine (Logan) Aberg. She was a baptized and confirmed member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, and later joined the ELCA and Rebecca circle. On March 8, 1930 she married...
Bernice Gertrude Shank
Oct 24, 2006
Bernice Gertrude Shank, age 86 of River Falls, WI and formerly of Viroqua, died Tuesday, October 24, 2006 at the River Falls Area Hospital. She was born August 17, 1920 in Tevera, WI, which is near Soldiers Grove. Her parents were Clarence and Mabel (Mickelson) Tilley. She was united in marriage to Jack Louis Shank on June 23, 1943....
Rose M. Castro
Oct 22, 2006
Rose M. Castro, age 66 of Desoto, died on Sunday, October 22, 2006 at the Vernon Manor Nursing Home in Viroqua where she had been a resident since May of 2006. Rose was born in Blue River, Wisconsin on January 17, 1940 and graduated from Blue River High School in 1959. She spent her adult life at home raising...
Margaret Joan Marge Jeffery
Oct 21, 2006
Margaret (Marge) Joan Jeffery, 78, of Viroqua died peacefully at home on Saturday, October 21, 2006. She was born March 28, 1928 in Waite Park, Minnesota to Reuben and Ingeborg (Nelson) Adamson. Marge grew up in Superior, Wisconsin and graduated from Superior State College in 1949. She married James Jeffery in Superior on December 29, 1951. Marge spent much...
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