Obituaries
Richard "Dick" Johannesen
May 27, 2021
Richard “Dick” Johannesen, age 87, of Platteville, Wis., formerly of Viola, Wis., retired quality control engineer, died May 27, 2021. Dick was born to Finn and Ruth Johannesen on March 22, 1934, in the Vernon County Hospital. He grew up in La Farge. Following an Army term, he attended UW-Platteville. On November 16, 1957, he married Darlene Marie Heal,...
David "Butch" Fortney Wintz
May 27, 2021
David “Butch” Fortney Wintz, age 81, of De Soto, passed away peacefully surrounded by the love of his family in his home on Thursday, May 27, 2021. He was born August 20, 1939, in Viroqua to the late Beuford and Priscilla (Fortney) Wintz. He attended Viroqua High School. He had a milk route in Viroqua for many years, raised...
Jack "Cowboy Jack" Williams
May 27, 2021
Jack Lee Williams, known to most as "Cowboy Jack", age 88, of Gays Mills, Wis., passed away peacefully at home on May 27, 2021, surrounded by his family. He was born in Ashland, Kansas on August 1,1932. I am about the same Jack Williams, as I was 72 years ago when I graduated from High School in Yuma, CO....
Kristina I. Hamann
May 26, 2021
Kristina I. (Holgerson) Hamann, age 53, of rural Viola, Wis., the daughter of Donald and Doretha (Macy) Holgerson, born on December 27, 1967, passed away Wednesday, May 26, 2021, at her home at the age of 53 years and 5 months. She married Mark A. Hamann on August 10, 1986. Kristina leaves to mourn her husband and ten children:...
Gladys M. Christianson
May 23, 2021
Gladys M. Christianson, age 99, of Westby, passed away peacefully Sunday, May 23, 2021, at Norseland Nursing Home. She was born June 22, 1921, in Westby to Bennie and Claudia (Berger) Kraabel. She grew up in the Coon Valley area. She married Orbeck Christianson on May 29, 1943. Together they celebrated 63 years of marriage. She farmed with Orbeck...
Elizabeth L. Bakkum Veum
May 22, 2021
Elizabeth L. Bakkum Veum, age 90, of Westby, passed away Saturday, May 22, 2021, at Norseland Nursing Home. She was born August 31, 1930, to Carl and Hazel (Melby) Larson. She graduated as class Valedictorian from Westby High School with the class of 1948. She married Raymond Bakkum on August 7,1952 and raised five children with him. She farmed...
Barbara E. Pettygrove
May 22, 2021
Barb Pettygrove, age 71, of Gays Mills, formerly of La Crosse, passed away peacefully Saturday, May 22, 2021, at Soldiers Grove Health Services. She was born in La Crosse, Wis. to the late Erlin and Margaret (Heffner) Bjergum. Barb graduated from Central High School in 1968, and afterwards, she moved to Denver, Colorado. She moved back to La Crosse,...
Kimberly Kay Gardner
May 18, 2021
Kimberly Kay Gardner, 50, of Gays Mills, passed away Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at Gundersen Health System of La Crosse, Wisconsin after a courageous battle with cancer. Kim was born as an identical twin on November 5, 1970, to Lynn and Gwendolyn Gardner of Gays Mills. She graduated from North Crawford in 1989, where she excelled in sports and...
Terrie Haugen
May 17, 2021
Terrie Haugen, age 67, of Westby passed away on Monday, May 17, 2021. Terrie was born in La Crosse, WI, on December 6, 1953, to Keith and Marian (Slette) Tainter. She graduated from Westby Area High School in 1972. Terrie was the eldest of six children. Her mother and father were both very hardworking—Marian worked at the local IGA...
Michael Charles Koenig
May 14, 2021
Michael Charles Koenig, age 61, of Westby, passed away Friday, May 14, 2021. He was born April 30, 1960, the sixth child to Miles and Patricia (Dittman) Koenig. He was raised in Caledonia, MN. He was self-employed as a painter and handyman for most of his working life. He was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed camping. Survivors include his...
Ellen "Janet" Holtz
May 9, 2021
Ellen “Janet” Holtz, 94, of Seneca, Wis., formerly of Wauwatosa, fell asleep in death on Sunday, May 9, 2021. Janet was born in Green Bay on December 18, 1926, daughter of Fenton Winfield Bender and Ione A. (Storzer) Bender. Her early years on the Bender farm in Suamico had a profound influence on her life. This was reflected in...
Joseph C. Sprosty
May 3, 2021
Joseph Charles Sprosty of Soldiers Grove, formerly of Prairie du Chien, Memphis, TN, and the Seneca area passed away May 3, 2021, at Vernon Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. He was born Feb. 13, 1940, to Charles and Julia (Klema) Sprosty. He graduated from Seneca High School in 1958 and attended Farm Short Course at UW-Madison. In 1960,...
Mark L. Sandmire
May 2, 2021
Mark L. Sandmire, age 56, of La Farge, passed away peacefully in his home on Sunday, May 2, 2021. He was born February 1, 1965, to Dale and Delores (Hynek) Sandmire. He graduated from La Farge High School with the class of 1983. In high school he loved sports. Mark played basketball, baseball, was all conference in football, and...
Jody L. Duwe
Apr 27, 2021
Jody (McLees) Duwe, age 59, of Genoa, had her life tragically taken away along with her granddaughter, Nevaeh Niemyjski, due to a car accident on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. She was born in La Crosse on September 30, 1961, to the late Robert McLees and Joyce (Wolfe) Stilwell. She married Bruce Duwe on June 27, 1987 and worked at...
Nevaeh J. Niemyjski
Apr 27, 2021
Nevaeh Jolene Niemyjski, age 10, of Genoa, had her life tragically taken away along with her Nana, Jody Duwe, due to a car accident on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. She was born December 26, 2010, in La Crosse to Mike Niemyjski and Amanda Duwe. She was in the 4th grade at Stoddard Elementary School. She enjoyed arts and crafts...
Raymond S. Fortney
Apr 23, 2021
Raymond S. Fortney, age 93, of Soldiers Grove, passed away peacefully Friday, April 23, 2021, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born January 15, 1928, in rural Soldiers Grove to the late Severin and Bertha “Mala” (Hauge) Fortney. Following his mother’s death when he was a small child, his father married Esther Nelson, who helped raise...
Sharon Schroer
Apr 20, 2021
Sharon Schroer, age 81, of La Farge, passed away peacefully Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at Bethel Home in Viroqua. She was born April 3, 1940, in Stevens Point to the late Ervin and Lucille (Buss) Kopischke. She graduated from Central High School in La Crosse with the class of 1958. She married Russell Schroer on June 22, 1963 and...
Melvin Potts
Apr 19, 2021
Melvin Potts, age 81, of Winter Haven, Florida, and formerly of Soldiers Grove, Wis., entered into glory Monday, April 19, 2021. He was born in Soldiers Grove on March 7, 1940, to Loyd and Lula (Robbins) Potts. He moved from Wisconsin to Florida in 1988. After graduating from high school, Melvin joined the U.S. Army. Successfully completing boot camp...
Kenneth Lloyd Williams
Apr 14, 2021
Kenneth Lloyd Williams, age 91, of La Farge, passed away Wednesday, April 14, 2021, peacefully at Norseland Nursing Home in Westby. He was born in Sparta on February 8, 1930, the son of Lloyd and Bess (Nichols) Williams. He was a graduate of Sparta High School and did dairy and hog farming with his father and brother. Kenny was...
G. Wayne Wirts
Apr 13, 2021
G. Wayne Wirts, age 87, of rural La Farge, entered the gates of Heaven on Tuesday, April 13, 2021, at his residence. Wayne was born February 18, 1934, in his family home in Webster Township to the late Gervase and Freda (Trappe) Wirts. On June 24, 1953, he married Colene Ann Cather and together they celebrated 50 years of...
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