Obituaries

Martha Cowan

Martha Cowan

Mar 22, 2005

Martha CowanTuesday, March 22, 2005 Martha Cowan, age 94 of Stoughton and formerly of Viola, died Tuesday, March 22, 2005 at the Don and Marilyn Anderson Hospice Care Center in Madison. She was born on January 26, 1911 to Johan and Marie (Lovstad) Martinson. On September 17, 1935 she was united in marriage to Azel Cowan. They farmed in...

Anna Mae Groves

Anna Mae Groves

Mar 18, 2005

Anna Mae GrovesMarch 18, 2005 Anna Mae Groves, 78, of Viroqua, passed away on March 18, 2005 at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in LaCrosse. She was born in Barneveld, Wisconsin to the late Merval and Emma (Engen) Strang and was preceded in death by her step-father, Gerhart Johnson, and son, Scott Groves. From being a Cub Scout Den Mother to...

Wi Howard D. Volden Of Westby

Wi Howard D. Volden Of Westby

Mar 17, 2005

Howard D. Volden, age 72 of Westby, Wis., died on Thursday, March 17, 2005 Howard D. Volden, age 72 of Westby, Wis., died on Thursday, March 17, 2005 at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center in Milwaukee. Howard was born on July 27, 1932 to Hjalmer and Palma Volden. He was united in marriage to Doris (Volden) Bakkestuen...

Lester John Heal

Lester John Heal

Mar 16, 2005

Lester John Heal,March 16, 2005 Lester John Heal, age 85 of Viola, Wis., died on Wednesday, March 16, 2005 at the Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in LaCrosse. Lester was born on April 30, 1919 to James Bernard (Bun) Heal and Alice (Pugh) Heal in the town of Kickapoo, Vernon County Wisconsin. He attended Sugar Grove Elementary School and graduated from...

Florence B. Herried

Florence B. Herried

Mar 14, 2005

Florence B. Herried, March 14, 2005 Florence B. Herried, age 82 of Viroqua, died Monday, March 14, 2005 at the Bethel Home in Viroqua where she had been a resident for the last four years. She was born on October 11, 1922 in Westby to Peder and Balma (Peterson) Nyhus. On September 17, 1946 she was united in marriage...

Blaine Allen Hall

Blaine Allen Hall

Mar 5, 2005

Blaine Allen HallMarch 5, 2005 Blaine Allen Hall, age 88 of Westby, died Saturday, March 5, 2005 at Vernon Memorial Hospital in Viroqua. He was born on November 20, 1916 in the Township of Bergen, Vernon County, Wisconsin to George W. and Laura L. (Rick) Hall. On October 5, 1940 he was united in marriage to Ida Olette Oium...

Elva White Heal

Elva White Heal

Mar 4, 2005

Elva (White) HealMarch 4, 2005 Elva (White) Heal, age 89 of Viola, WI, died Friday, March 4, 2005 at the Bethel Home in Viroqua. She was born on February 3, 1916 in Cuba City, WI, to Robert and Sadie (Murray) White. On June 1, 1938 she was married to Delbert Eddy. He preceded her in death in 1949. On...

Nellie Doerr

Nellie Doerr

Mar 3, 2005

Nellie Doerr,March 3, 2005 Nellie Doerr, age 95 of Janesville and formerly of Viroqua, died Thursday, March 3, 2005 at the home of her niece in Janesville. She was born on March 29, 1909 in Viroqua to Roy B. and Fannie R. (Tainter) Geddes, Sr. She grew up on the family farm near Liberty Pole. She always helped on...

98 Of Viroqua Ms. Palma Suiter

98 Of Viroqua Ms. Palma Suiter

Mar 2, 2005

Died Wednesday, March 2, 2005 Palma Suiter, age 98 of Viroqua, died Wednesday, March 2, 2005 at the Vernon Manor Nursing Home in Viroqua. She was born on January 28, 1907 on Nottingham Ridge to Edward and Ricka (Olson) Peterson. In 1925 she married Arthur Hogan and he died in 1938. She married Clarence Suiter in 1943 and he...

William Ertel

William Ertel

Mar 2, 2005

William ErtelMarch 2, 2005 William Ertel, 84, of Viroqua, passed away on Wednesday, March 2, 2005 at the Vernon Memorial Hospital in Viroqua. He was born in Crawford County to Sam and Ona (Taylor) Ertel. He worked for the Vernon Co. Hwy. Dept. until his retirement. Since then, he and his wife of 37 years, Virginia "Ginnie" (Sime) have...

Maybelle �Stevie� Stephenson

Maybelle �Stevie� Stephenson

Feb 25, 2005

Maybelle "Stevie" Stephenson, February 25, 2005 Maybelle "Stevie" Stephenson, age 94 of Westby and formerly of California, passed away at Norseland Nursing Home in Westby, Wis. on February 25, 2005. She was born in Barron, WI on February 4, 1911 to Adolph and Elsie Anderson. She was united in marriage to William C. Stephenson in 1933 and they lived...

Richard E. �Snuffy� Mellem

Richard E. �Snuffy� Mellem

Feb 24, 2005

Richard E. "Snuffy" Mellem, February 24, 2005 Richard E. "Snuffy" Mellem, age 82 of Ferryville, died Thursday, February 24, 2005 at the Vernon Manor Nursing Home in Viroqua. He was born on November 20, 1922 in Ferryville, to Leonard and Alice (Sidie) Mellem. On December 19, 1945 he was united in marriage to Bernice Arnold. He lived in the...

David Alson �Al� Lane

David Alson �Al� Lane

Feb 23, 2005

David Alson "Al" Lane, February 23, 2005 David Alson "Al" Lane, age 94 of Westby, died early Wednesday morning, February 23, 2005 at the Norseland Nursing Home in Westby where he had been a resident since January, 1998. Alson was born on November 1, 1910 in Decatur County, Iowa to Edwin and Elvira (Barrett) Lane. Except for two years...

Helen C. Tallon

Helen C. Tallon

Feb 21, 2005

Helen C. Tallon, February 21, 2005 Helen C. Tallon, age 77 of Westby and formerly of Kenosha, died Monday, February 21, 2005 at the Vernon Manor Nursing Home in Viroqua. She was born on July 31, 1927 in Pittsburgh, PA. Helens father, Thomas Geyer was born in the country of Hungary and her mother Matilda Marie (Straub) Geyer was...

Emily �Lee� Oliver

Emily �Lee� Oliver

Feb 15, 2005

Emily "Lee" OliverFebruary 15, 2005 Emily "Lee" Oliver, age 81 of Viola, died at her home after a long illness on Tuesday, February 15, 2005. She was born on October 2, 1923 in Chicago to Fred and Ella (Winblad) Setinsky. On September 10, 1946 she was united in marriage to James B. Oliver and they resided in Chicago. Lee...

Gertrude Zell Hatfield Parker

Gertrude Zell Hatfield Parker

Feb 9, 2005

Gertrude Zell (Hatfield) Parker, February 9, 2005 Gertrude Zell (Hatfield) Parker, age 100 of Viola, passed away peacefully on Feb. 9th 2005 at Vernon Manor in Viroqua where she resided for the past 2 years. Gertrude, the youngest child, was born to Jesse Edward and Alice Alpharette (Waggoner) Hatfield on Aug. 6, 1904 in the Township of Stark, Vernon...

81 Of Viroqua Mr. Ross Vernon Abbey

81 Of Viroqua Mr. Ross Vernon Abbey

Feb 7, 2005

Died February 7, 2005 Ross Vernon Abbey, age 81 of Viroqua, died early Monday morning, February 7, 2005 at the Vernon Manor Nursing Home in Viroqua. He was born on September 7, 1923 to Harry and Mary (Forde) Abbey in Vernon County, Wisconsin. He lived all his life in Vernon County. On August 24, 1950 he was united in...

Ross Vernon Abbey

Ross Vernon Abbey

Feb 7, 2005

Ross Vernon Abbey, age 81 of Viroqua, died early Monday morning, February 7, 2005 Ross Vernon Abbey, age 81 of Viroqua, died early Monday morning, February 7, 2005 at the Vernon Manor Nursing Home in Viroqua. He was born on September 7, 1923 to Harry and Mary (Forde) Abbey in Vernon County, Wisconsin. He lived all his life in...

80 Wiltrout Dora Mae Barnard, Of Viroqua

80 Wiltrout Dora Mae Barnard, Of Viroqua

Feb 7, 2005

Died February 7, 2005 Dora Mae (Wiltrout) Barnard, age 80 of 409 N. Rock Street in Viroqua, died on Monday afternoon, February 7, 2005 at the Vernon Manor Nursing Home in Viroqua where she had been a resident since August of 2004. She was born on May 21, 1924 in Viola to Norman and Bernice (DeGarmo) Wiltrout, Sr. After...

Alene Rognstad

Alene Rognstad

Mar 18, 2003

Alene Rognstad, of Westby died Monday, September 13, 2010 Alene Rognstad, of Westby died Monday, September 13, 2010 in her home. She was born January 29, 1934 in Viroqua to Cyril and Ruth (Pederson) Harris, rural Genoa, Wisconsin. She graduated from Viroqua High School in 1951 and married Odell Rognstad August 16, 1952. They were married for 51 years...