Obituaries

Mar 22, 2023

Carol Ann Olsen, age 55, of Wauzeka passed away Wednesday, March 22, 2023, surrounded by her family. She was the strongest person known by many as she had battled the many challenges within the last four year, she was known for her “Indian feathers” through this fight. She was born July 31, 1967, to the late Lewis and Mildred...

Mar 20, 2023

Marla Jeane Fortun-Dopson gained her Angel wings on Monday, March 20, 2023, after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by her loving family.

Marla Jeane Fortun was born on November 13, 1963, in Viroqua, WI to Martin and Ronda (Pellett) Fortun. Marla attended Kickapoo Area Schools and lived in the Viola area all her life....

Mar 17, 2023

Marilyn J Aasen, age 88, of Viroqua, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 17, 2023. She was born Marilyn Ellefson on September 2, 1934. She was baptized and confirmed at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Viroqua. Marilyn graduated in 1952 from Viroqua High School. She lived in Madison, WI, for two and a half years and then met the...

Mar 16, 2023

Ilene Mae Glick, age 93, of Mauston and formerly of Readstown, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 16, 2023. She was born on April 17, 1929, in Richland Center to Leo and Iva (Adams) Dull. She graduated from Readstown High School in 1947. Following graduation, she married Gordon Glick on July 27, 1947, and they had 7 children. Ilene...

Mar 14, 2023

Paul C. Schneider, age 73, of Readstown passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, to be with Jesus. He was born July 14, 1949, to the late Harold and Dorothy (Jorgenson) Schneider in Racine. Paul graduated from J.I. Case High School in 1968, and worked for a short time before joining the United States Army in 1969.

Mar 10, 2023

Larry Gayhart Orethun was born on April 15, 1942, and went home to be with his heavenly Father on March 10, 2023. Larry was born and raised in the Soldiers Grove area. He was a dairy farmer for many years until his retirement.

Although he was a bachelor, he always had plenty of family around....

Mar 4, 2023

Joseph Young Jr., age 86, of La Farge passed away peacefully on March 4, 2023, at his home. He was born to Joseph Young Sr. and Aleda (Larson) Young in Viroqua. Joe attended elementary school at Fairview and went to high school in La Farge.

After high school, he joined the United States Air Force...

Mar 3, 2023

Beth M. Sanwick, age 69, of Viroqua, passed away on Friday, March 3, 2023. She was born on May 27, 1953, in Viroqua to Mansel and Lorraine (Jennings) Stalsberg. She graduated from Viroqua High School with the class of 1971. Following graduation, she attended beauty school and worked for Marinello Hair Salon for many years before owning her own...

Feb 24, 2023

Yvonne Lynn Skinner, age 54, of Ontario, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Friday, February 24, 2023. She was born on May 13, 1968, in York, Pennsylvania to Lester and Sherry (Aldinger) Lentz. She grew up and attended school in northern Illinois. Following her education, she became a CNA and worked at various healthcare facilities in that...

Feb 22, 2023

Harold L. Phillips, age 71, of Westby passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, February 22, 2023. He was born on September 3, 1951, to the late Lester Phillips and Ann Welker. Harold enlisted into the United States Army and was later honorably discharged and moved to Rockford, Illinois. While living in Rockford, Harold met the love of his life, Carol...

Feb 19, 2023

Merrill Gene Gardner, age 84, passed away in the presence of his loving sons, at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital, in La Crosse, WI on Sunday, February 19, 2023.

Merrill was born on March 11, 1938, in Viroqua, WI, the oldest of four children, to Ruth (Slack) and Ernest Gardner. He was a hard worker and mechanically...

Feb 19, 2023

Alma G. Miller, 88, of Viroqua, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 19, 2023, at Creamery Creek in Viroqua. She was born on April 21, 1934, in Soldiers Grove to Albert and Grace (Turner) Bolstad. Alma grew up in Towerville and attended Johnstown School. She married Ralph Schwab in Chicago, and they had three daughters. After Ralph’s death in...

Feb 18, 2023

Joan Catherine Morkrid, age 86, of Holmen, formerly of Viroqua and Viola, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Saturday, February 18, 2023. She was born on December 5, 1936, in rural Viroqua to Clair and Florence (Kinder) Morrison. Joan graduated from Viroqua High School and started her banking career shortly after graduating. She married Earl...

Feb 13, 2023

William “Jim” Hornby, age 86, of rural Viroqua, died on Monday, February 13, 2023. Jim was born on January 26, 1937, in Viroqua to Robert and Minnie (Higgins) Hornby. He graduated from Viroqua High School with the class of 1955. Following graduation, he moved to Beloit and began working as a machinist at Fairbanks-Morse. He also worked in Milwaukee...

Feb 13, 2023

Randy A. Sidie, age 60, of Viroqua, passed away on Monday, February 13, 2023, at the Mayo Hospital in La Crosse. Randy was born on July 1, 1962, in Viroqua to Larry and Sharon (Nicks) Sidie. Randy graduated from the La Farge High School in 1980. Following his graduation, he farmed for a while before moving to Madison. While...

Feb 12, 2023

Lillian Shanahan, 86, of La Farge, WI passed away quietly at her home. Lillian grew up in Hayward, WI and was the youngest of seven children. She loved the country, gardening, and raising animals. Her love of animals gave us many opportunities to have unique pets, including: a raccoon, baby deer, and a pig that barked and pulled laundry...

Feb 11, 2023

Margaret J. Sannes “Mugs", 85, of Madison and formerly of Soldiers Grove, passed away on February 11, 2023, at Meriter Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin.

She was born on February 4, 1938, at the Richland Center Hospital in Richland Center, Wisconsin, the daughter of William A. and Eda (Nederloe) Sannes.

After graduating...

Feb 10, 2023

Trygve Howard Thompson, loving husband, father, grandfather, and brother, passed away on February 10, 2023, at the age of 84. He was born to Howard and Alice (Knutson) Thompson in La Crosse on January 27, 1939. Trygve graduated from Westby High School in 1957 and married Millie (Moon) Thompson on May 16, 1964.

Trygve was...

Feb 8, 2023

Orin J. Larson, age 96, of Westby, passed away very peacefully with his family by his side on Wednesday, February 8, 2023. He was born on September 12, 1926, to Alf and Alice (Constalie) Larson. At the age of 17, Orin enlisted in the U.S. Navy and proudly served his country during WWII. While serving his country, he honorably...

Feb 7, 2023

Gerald “Gerry” Pratt, 77, of Viroqua, Wisconsin, met his God and Creator on February 7, 2023. He was born on June 5, 1945, in Colchester, VT, to Raynold John Pratt and Reseda Marion (LaReau) Pratt.

His family moved to Middlebury, VT, when he was 6. He attended Catholic grade schools and Middlebury Union High School,...