Obituaries
Robert L. Widner
Oct 22, 2020
Robert L. Widner, 86, of Avalanche, Wisconsin passed away in his home on Thursday, October 22nd, 2020, after a long, courageous battle with cancer. Robert was born February 17th, 1934, to William Perry and Rena Florence (Clark) followed shortly by his identical twin brother, Roger. Like most twins, Robert and Roger shared a special bond. Hardworking, smart, and business-minded,...
Roger L. Widner
Oct 19, 2020
Roger L. Widner, of Avalanche, Wisconsin, passed away unexpectedly Monday, October 19, 2020, from a cardiac episode. While it is never easy to say goodbye, comfort is found knowing he went home on the bank of his treasured pond. Roger was born February 17, 1934, to William Perry and Rena Florence (Clark) Widner at their home in Avalanche. He...
Gabriella Nadia Felten
Oct 19, 2020
Gabriella Nadia Felten, age 18, of Cashton, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, October 19, 2020. She was born on December 13, 2001, in Viroqua, Wisconsin, the daughter of Alexsandro Felten and Yolanda Rivera. Gabby, as many knew her, was a beloved daughter, granddaughter, sister and friend. Gabby was beautiful inside and out. Gabby loved her sisters more than anything...
Alan Leslie Lawrence
Oct 17, 2020
Alan Leslie Lawrence, age 65, of Viroqua, died Saturday, October 17, 2020. He was born in Viroqua on June 7, 1955, to the late Leslie and Clara (Hunter) Lawrence. Alan graduated from Hillsboro High School and while in high school he took welding classes. After graduation, Alan went to have more training for his welding career and also took...
Bruce Edwin Donaldson
Oct 16, 2020
Bruce Edwin Donaldson, age 51, of Viroqua, passed away suddenly on October 16th, 2020. Bruce was born on February 22, 1969, at Vernon Memorial Hospital in Viroqua, the son of the late Gary “Butch” and Joy (Erickson) Donaldson of La Farge. Bruce was a 1987 graduate of La Farge High School. After graduation, he followed in his father’s footsteps...
Roger Herman Berns
Oct 15, 2020
Roger Herman Berns, age 82, of rural Soldiers Grove, passed away Thursday, October 15, 2020, at his home from a farm accident. He was born May 4, 1938, in Garnavillo, IA to the late Eugene and Regina (Funke) Berns. Roger loved people and had friends at all stages of his life. He had many interesting stories to tell. He...
Carol Lee Moore
Oct 15, 2020
Carol Lee Moore, 78, of rural Westby passed away Thursday, October 15, 2020, at her home. She was born on July 17, 1942, to Milford and Kathleen (Murphy) Buros in Viroqua, WI. Carol walked to and from Smith School with her siblings, and graduated from Westby High School in 1960. On July 23, 1960, she married Allen Moore in...
Martha S. Peterson
Oct 12, 2020
Martha S. Peterson, age 77, of Richland Center, born on July 7th, 1943, passed away October 12th, 2020, due to complications from COVID-19. Martha was the daughter of Thorvald and Opal (Schoville) Peterson. She graduated from Gays Mills High School and afterwards Martha moved to Janesville and started working at Parker Pen. In 1976, she moved to Madison and...
Jean E. Steiner
Oct 11, 2020
Jean E (Palmer) Steiner, age 64, of Westby and formerly of La Farge, passed away Sunday, October 11, 2020. She was born August 3, 1956, in Beloit WI. She graduated from Hononegah High School in 1974. She received a Bachelor of Library Science degree from Illinois State University and worked for many years at McDonalds and Wal-Mart. She was...
Norman G. Bolstad
Oct 10, 2020
Norman G. Bolstad, age 83, of Viroqua, passed away Saturday, October 10, 2020. He was born August 6, 1937, to the late Alfred and Ella (Anderson) Bolstad. He graduated from De Soto High School. In 1960, he was drafted into the U.S. Army where he served honorably until 1962. He was married to Gail Bolstad from 1962 to 1977....
Elizabeth "Liz" J. Warren
Oct 5, 2020
Elizabeth “Liz” Jane Warren, age 81, of Viola, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 5, 2020, at Creamery Creek Senior Living in Viroqua. She was born February 27, 1939, in Milwaukee to Wesley and Virginia (Anderson) Sturdevant. She graduated from De Soto High School with the class of 1957. Following high school, she was a nursing assistant in Viroqua....
David Howard Nyhus
Oct 5, 2020
On Monday, October 5, 2020, David Howard Nyhus, loving Husband, Father, Grandfather, and Great-Grandfather, passed on to Heaven at the age of 83. David was born January 18, 1937, in Westby, Wisconsin to Palmer and Hazel (Hansen). He grew up in the Westby area alongside his twin sister Dorothy and brother Kenneth. After serving our nation in the Army...
Dale E. Fish
Oct 4, 2020
Dale E. Fish, age 83, of La Farge, passed away on Sunday, October 4th, 2020, peacefully in his home surrounded by family. He was born in Viroqua on November 30th, 1936, the son of Harvey and Erma (Osborne) Fish. He married the late Mary F. Potter on March 7th, 1959, at La Farge Free Methodist Church. After he graduated...
Lorraine Davig
Oct 1, 2020
Lorraine Davig, age 92, of Soldiers Grove, passed away peacefully on October 1, 2020. She was born July 1, 1928, in Soldiers Grove to Tillman and Beatrice (Hoffland) Knutson. She was baptized and confirmed at the South Kickapoo Church. She graduated from Soldiers Grove High School in 1946. She graduated from Cosmetology School in 1947 then worked at two...
Walter F. Benck Jr.
Sep 26, 2020
Walter Frederick Benck Jr., age 67, of Viroqua, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, September 26, 2020, after suffering a heart attack. He was born February 14, 1953, to the late Walter and Phyllis (Boecker) Benck. He was confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Crete, IL, and graduated in 1971 from Crete-Monee High School in Illinois. He worked as a...
Ivan A Olson
Sep 25, 2020
Ivan A. Olson, age 87, of Westby, passed away Friday, September 25, 2020. He was born on August 23, 1933, to the late Alf and Alida Olson in Vernon County. He married Gloria Hooverson in 1959. Ivan was drafted into the U.S. Navy in 1955 and served with service craft in Newport, RI and then later was transferred to...
Dolores M. Havlik
Sep 25, 2020
Dolores Marie Havlik, age 91, of Westby, died September 25, 2020. She was born on September 22, 1929, in Hillsboro. She graduated from Hillsboro High School in 1947. On June 9, 1951, she was united in marriage to Arley Havlik. They moved to Westby in 1965. Dolores worked at the bank in Hillsboro prior to moving to Westby where...
William "Bill" Bender
Sep 25, 2020
William “Bill” E. Bender, age 79, of Soldiers Grove and formerly of Viola, passed away unexpectedly but peacefully at his home on Friday, September 25, 2020. He was born on June 1, 1941, at his family home in the Township of Kickapoo to the late Ival and Verda (Harris) Bender. He graduated from Viola High School where he played...
Frank I. Burns
Sep 17, 2020
Frank I. Burns, age 65, passed away Thursday, September 17, 2020. He was born May 3, 1955, in Madison to the late Benjamin and Virginia (Dalton) Burns. Frank loved fishing, hunting and visiting with family and friends. He graduated from Madison East High School and worked for Oscar Mayer until his retirement. He was a kind and generous man...
Jerry A. Fredrickson
Sep 14, 2020
Jerry Alfred Fredrickson passed away peacefully at Vernon Manor on Monday, September 14th 2020, at the age of 77. He was the youngest of four children, born on January 10th, 1943, to Alfred “Babe” and Hannah (Thurin) Fredrickson. He was confirmed at the Zion Lutheran Church and graduated from Viroqua High School in 1961. On June 29th, 1963, he...
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