Obituaries

Dec 30, 2022

Ferryville - John Karl Hosemann, 80, passed away in the early morning hours of December 30, 2022, in the loving care of his daughter, Sharyn, and the dedicated and attentive staff of Norseland Nursing Home and St. Croix Hospice, after a lengthy journey with illness. In the months preceding his passing, John was in the care of his wife,...

Dec 30, 2022

Darlene Rae (Miller) Hysel passed away peacefully mid-afternoon December 30, 2022.

She was born June 26, 1939, to Agnes and Fay Miller who raised their family in the Ottervale area. She was a graduate of the La Farge High School’s Class of ’57. Darlene was crowned Queen of their junior prom, and married her King,...

Dec 29, 2022

Margaret Ann (Larson) Inman, 91, of Bloomingdale/rural Westby, passed away peacefully at her home with her children Cynthia and Gregory at her side on Thursday, December 29, 2022. Her son Greg did a fine job loving and caring for his mother for the last 7 ½ years. Margaret was born on November 29, 1931, in Viola, Wisconsin along with...

Dec 29, 2022

Merlin P. Kingslien, age 91, of Westby passed away Thursday, December 29, 2022.

Merlin is survived by his sister-in-law, LaVonne Kingslien; nephew, David (Suzie) Olstad; and niece, Veronica Potter.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Paul and Mildred (Hagen) Kingslien; sisters, Joyce (Lee) Marshall and Elaine (Marvin) Olstad; and...

Dec 28, 2022

Anna J. Nordin, 92, of Westby, died on December 28, 2022. She was born on March 27, 1930, to Joseph Sr. and Aleda (Larson) Young and was raised on a farm with 8 other siblings. Being the eldest of her brothers and sisters, she had the task of helping her mother feed the family, thus the beginning of being...

Dec 27, 2022

Alice “Arlene” Howell, age 99, of Readstown, passed away on Tuesday, December 27, 2022. Arlene was born on October 31, 1923, to Fred and Alice (Hayter) Kyser in rural Ontario, WI. She grew up in Vernon County and attended many rural schools. Arlene married Julian Leslie Howell on February 8, 1940, at the West Prairie parsonage and later divorced....

Dec 27, 2022

Beverly Bankes, age 91 of Viroqua, passed away on December 27, 2022 at Vernon Memorial Hospital. She was born on December 7, 1931 to Lester and Evelyn Cade in Crawford County.

Beverly graduated from Viroqua High School and worked at the bank uptown along with her sisters. She married Conrad Bankes on March...

Dec 21, 2022

Bernice completed her life’s journey on Wednesday, December 21, 2022, leaving her home in Mt. Pulaski to be welcomed into her new home prepared by her Lord Jesus Christ. Bernice was born March 22, 1923, to William and Anna Oldenburg, growing up on the Oldenburg Centennial Farm in Vernon County, Wisconsin. She attended the same grade school as most...

Dec 21, 2022

Born in Viroqua on November 17, 1938, Sharon Stoleson was the daughter of Tennis and Alice (Erlandson) Stoleson. She died on Wednesday, December 21, 2022.

Sharon's family moved to Rock Island, Illinois when she was three. After graduation from Rock Island High School, she entered Blackburn College and received her Bachelor of Arts degree in...

Dec 17, 2022

Robert E. Lee, age 77, of Mt. Sterling passed away Saturday, December 17, 2022, at the Soldiers Grove Health Center. He was born to Elmer and Thelma (Olson) Lee on January 17, 1945, in Prairie du Chien. He attended Bible School in Capernwray, England in 1965-1966. He later followed his dream and graduated from Lincoln Barber School in 1970....

Dec 17, 2022

Stella B. Schaller, 96, of Soldiers Grove, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 17, 2022, at Soldiers Grove Health Services. She was born on January 24, 1926, to Albert and Ingar (Paulson) Offerdahl. Stella lived in a few different states but Nevada and Wisconsin were her home. She owned and operated the The Dugout Café in Soldiers Grove for...

Dec 17, 2022

George Navrestad, age 93, of Westby passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 17, 2022, at Norseland Nursing Home. He was born February 22, 1929, to the late Tom and Bertha (Hooverson) Navrestad on the family farm in Vernon County. George graduated from Westby High School in 1946, and attended Farm Short Course at UW-Madison. He served in the United...

Dec 15, 2022

Wayne Goplin, 82, of Gays Mills, died Thursday, December 15, 2022, after a brief illness. He was born August 8, 1940, at the home farm near Blue River, WI, to Jesse and Irene Goplin. Wayne was the oldest of three children.

Wayne grew up on a dairy farm near Blue River and graduated from Blue...

Dec 15, 2022

Franklin Duane Meseberg, age 72, of rural La Farge, passed away at his home on Thursday, December 15, 2022. He was born on June 23, 1950, to Ernie and Hope (Blakely) Meseberg. He attended grade school in West Lima and graduated from La Farge High School in 1968. He was a good athlete in school, excelling in both football...

Dec 12, 2022

Dennis G. Hird, age 63, of Seneca, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 12, 2022, at his home with his wife by his side. He was born on March 30, 1959, in Rockford, Illinois to Gene and Delores (Coy) Hird. Dennis attended Boscobel High School. He met Barbara Foley in 1980 and were married on July 9, 1983. He...

Dec 12, 2022

Gary Theige, age 81, of Westby passed away Monday, December 12, 2022. He was born March 23, 1941, to the late Gerhard and Letha (Stefferud) Theige. Gary graduated from Westby High School in 1959, and left to attend college in Stevens Point. He was drafted into the U.S. Army and was stationed at Fort Hood.

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Dec 7, 2022

Duane Marcellus Parr, age 91, of Viola/La Farge, passed away on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at Vernon Manor. Duane was born on June 25, 1931, in Vernon County to Edmund and Pearl (Pederson) Parr. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. Following his service to our country, he married Dorothy Hammond on February 11, 1956. After...

Dec 5, 2022

Ronald P. Kading, age 52, of rural La Farge, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, December 5, 2022. He was born on February 18, 1970. Ron was welcomed into the family of Wayne and Colene Wirts at the age of 18. He graduated from Viroqua High School at the age of 21. He worked at VARC for over 30 years...

Dec 1, 2022

Karen Rita (Peterson) Rayner, 81, of Soldiers Grove, WI went to be with our Heavenly Father on Thursday, December 1, 2022.

She was born at the Schoville homestead at Trout Creek, on January 31,1941, to Thorvald and Opal (Schoville) Peterson. She married Ernest Wayne Rayner on December 12, 1959, in North Clayton, WI....

Nov 29, 2022

Ellen Jane Hall Melby, age 91, of La Crosse and formerly of Westby passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2022, at Eagle Crest South Assisted Living in La Crosse. She was born January 28, 1931, on the Deters Farm in Viroqua. At the age of 5, she moved with her family to the Hall Homestead in Westby. Ellen graduated from...