Obituaries

Nov 26, 2022

Audrey Hendricks (Gutierrez), 64, of Friendship, WI, passed away on November 26th, 2022, after a long and hard-fought battle with Multiple Sclerosis.

Audrey was born on July 15th, 1958, to Raul and Louise Gutierrez in El Paso, Texas. Audrey graduated from Cosmetology School to become a hair stylist.

Audrey met Dale...

Nov 24, 2022

Rosemary “Cookie” Kamprud, of Westby, WI, formerly of Viroqua, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 24, 2022, at the age of 77. She was born on September 26, 1945, to the late Oscar and Helen (Ellefson) Hirschfield.

Cookie married Wayne Kamprud on November 4, 1967, in Viroqua and resided in Springville. Cookie and Wayne had...

Nov 22, 2022

Virginia E. Sturdevant, age 103, of Viroqua and formerly of Retreat, died on Tuesday, November 22, 2022, at Creamery Creek in Viroqua. She was born on July 17, 1919, at her family home south of Viroqua to Andrew and Petra (Bruland) Anderson. Virginia was confirmed at Kickapoo United Lutheran Church. She graduated from Viroqua High School and later earned...

Nov 21, 2022

Bill Kappler, age 80, of La Farge and formerly of Readstown passed away on Monday, November 21, 2022. He was born on November 27, 1941.

He is survived by life-partner Lisa Ashley; son, Ben Ashley Kappler of LaFarge, 20 yrs. old; stepdaughter, Kathryn (Keith) Ashley Wright 38 yrs. of LaFarge and their four children; daughter,...

Nov 19, 2022

Lucille Ann Krause, 90, of Viroqua, passed away on Saturday, November 19, 2022, at her home. Lucille was born on April 15, 1932, to Albert and Helen (Enos) Ritter of La Crosse, WI. After graduating from Aquinas High School in 1950, she attended St. Francis School of Nursing. Lucille married Charles Krause on October 2, 1954, at Holy Trinity....

Nov 17, 2022

Florence Rae Ames, 101, of De Soto, passed away Thursday, November 17, 2022. She was born August 2, 1921, to Martin and Barbara (Ronkoske) Syverson.

Florence is survived by three daughters: Yvonne (Gary) Lysne of Mt. Sterling, Carmen Lee of Lansing, IA, and Marlene (John) Nelson of Genoa; one son, Orin (Jan) Ames of Genoa;...

Nov 11, 2022

Barbara Smith, 98, of Viroqua, formerly of Readstown, passed away peacefully on Friday morning, November 11th, 2022, at her home. Barbara was born June 25, 1924, to Harold and Nellie Weber of rural Viroqua.

After attending three years at Minnesota Bible College in Minneapolis, she married Gayle Smith on August 27, 1947. They resided on...

Nov 10, 2022

Eldon Robert Townsend, age 75, of rural De Soto, passed away Thursday, November 10, 2022. He was born on January 15, 1947, to Eldon R. Townsend Sr. and Eileen (Larson) Townsend. He graduated from De Soto High School in 1965, where he was a member of the baseball team. After graduation, he began working at the Red Mound Co-Op...

Nov 4, 2022

Margaret “Peggy” Louise Turben, age 91, of Viroqua, died Friday, November 4, 2022, at Vernon Manor with her family by her side. Peggy was born on December 14, 1930, in Soldiers Grove to Melvin and Ingeborg (Everson) Swiggum. Peggy graduated from North Crawford Schools. On March 12, 1948, she married Gilbert Turben by a ‘justice of the peace’ on...

Oct 31, 2022

Alden L. Steffy, age 103, of Soldiers Grove, died Monday, October 31, 2022. He was born April 17,1919, to Carl and Bessie (Sherman) Steffy in rural Soldiers Grove. He graduated from Soldiers Grove High School in 1937. He farmed with his father until his father passed away. Then, he continued farming on the family farm until his mother passed...

Oct 29, 2022

Judith Ann E. Derry, 80, of Lockport, New York, passed away peacefully with family by her side, on October 29, 2022, at Creamery Creek Senior Living facility in Viroqua, Wisconsin. She was born to the late Edward C. and Annie (Byrom) Emslie in Newton, Massachusetts, on August 7, 1942.

She earned a Bachelor’s degree in...

Oct 24, 2022

Gabe Gobeli, age 42, of Lynxville, WI, and formerly of Madison, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 24, 2022, at his parents' home. He was born in Monroe, WI, on June 11, 1980, to Jim and Judy (Kass) Gobeli. Following graduation from Argyle High School, he lived and worked in Madison.

Gabe loved...

Oct 23, 2022

Neil Nystrom, age 67, of Westby passed away Sunday, October 23, 2022. He was born in Waukegan, Illinois on June 9, 1955, the youngest of four sons, to Louis and Bernice (Baldwin) Nystrom. When Neil’s older three brothers were all older and married, his parents retired and moved to Westby. At their new home, they raised horses, cattle, and...

Oct 19, 2022

Norma J. Thiele, age 76, of Viroqua, passed away peacefully on October 19, 2022, at Bethel Oaks Memory Care in Viroqua, following a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s disease.

Norma was born June 19,1946, in Liberty Pole, WI, to Adeliane (Wedwick) and Lawrence Parr. She graduated from Viroqua High School in 1964 and then attended UW-Stout...

Oct 17, 2022

Audrey O. Nelson, fourth child of Marie and Rasmus Bruland, made her final journey after battling cancer.

She was very involved in her church activities – belonged to two quilting groups and ladies aide. She was a big quilter and knitter. Audrey was fortunate to make a couple of trips to Norway to see family....

Oct 13, 2022

Luanne Marie Goplin, 81, of Gays Mills, died Thursday, October 13, 2022, after several long illnesses. She was born December 19, 1940, in Boscobel, WI, to Lawrence J. Everson and Ethel Marie Gunderson Everson. Luanne was the youngest of four children.

Luanne graduated from Blue River High School in 1958, and following graduation...

Oct 12, 2022

Marvin Dittmar AKA Papa Bear, age 66, of Readstown, passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2022, at his home. He was born July 8, 1956, to the late Robert and Rita Mae (Weisler) Dittmar in Dubuque, Iowa where he lived with his mother and stepfather, Louis Werner. Marvin graduated from high school with his GED in Cedar Rapids. Marvin and...

Oct 11, 2022

Donald Lee Strait, 85, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 11, 2022, at Norseland Nursing Home in Westby, WI. Donald was born at home in rural La Farge on July 15, 1937, to Leland and Norma (Coggins) Strait. He graduated from Hillsboro High School in 1955. Donald married Joyce E. Habiger from St. Cloud, MN on April 18, 1959....

Oct 10, 2022

Mark James Heckart, the beloved son of Richard and Nanalee (Pacl) Heckart, passed away on Monday, October 10, 2022, a year after his father, at the age of 64. He was born at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Hospital in Dayton, Ohio, where his father was stationed in the U.S. Air Force. He attended Kindergarten in Fremont, Nebraska and...

Oct 10, 2022

Ellsworth Leroy Olson, age 85, of Viroqua passed away peacefully Monday, October 10, 2022, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born October 13, 1936, to the late Tilfred and Avis (Volden) Olson. Ellsworth attended Westby Schools and later enlisted into the United States Army where he served in Arkansas and Germany. On May 25, 1957, Ellsworth...