Obituaries
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...
Sandra "Sandie" J. Howard
Sep 13, 2020
Sandra “Sandie” J. Howard, age 77, of La Farge, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020, after suffering a heart attack. She was born March 30, 1943, in rural La Farge to the late John and Doris (Dorschied) Pesik. Due to her father’s employment with Dairyland Power, Sandie attended school in numerous places in Wisconsin before returning to La...
Andrew B. Fortun
Sep 12, 2020
Andrew B. Fortun “Droid”, Age 56, of Winter, Wisconsin and formerly of Viola, Wisconsin passed away on Saturday, September 12, 2020. Andrew was born August 1, 1964, to Raymond “Popeye” and Dolly (Hatlan) Fortun. Andrew attended the Kickapoo Area Schools in Viola and after graduation, he moved to Spooner, Wisconsin. Andrew worked for his brother-in-law, Kenny Leckel, driving milk...
L. David Lewison
Sep 10, 2020
L. David Lewison, age 89, of Westby, passed away Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center. He was born June 13, 1931, in Viroqua to the late Orvie and Mamie (Ames) Lewison. He graduated from Viola High School. Following graduation, he attended short course at U.W. Madison. He served his country in the U.S. Army during the...
Gregory M. Dopson
Sep 7, 2020
Gregory M. Dopson, age 61, of Viola, passed away Monday, September 7, 2020, at Gundersen Lutheran Health System in La Crosse after a brief illness with lymphoma. He was born February 1, 1959, to Clifford and Iris (Ostrum) Dopson (Hamilton). He was a farmer, a semi-truck driver, and mainly a mechanic with his last job at Homesteader’s in Richland...
Pastor Gary L. Daines
Aug 31, 2020
Pastor Gary L. Daines was called home to the Lord on Monday, August 31, 2020, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Pastor Gary was born on August 19, 1944, to James and Evelyn (Solmonson) Daines. In 1965, he married Mary Lou Huston. They had two wonderful children, Greg and Brenda. His three granddaughters, Chelsea, Rachel, and Rebecca,...
Mary E. Riley
Aug 28, 2020
Mary E. Riley, age 60, of Rewey, WI, passed away Friday, August 28, 2020, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison. She was born January 25, 1960, to Jesse and Annabelle (Gorsuch) Riley. She went to school at Iowa-Grant High School. Following high school, she became a homemaker, and a loving mother to Tim, Travis, and Tiana. She was a...
Sarah Gibbs
Aug 25, 2020
Sarah Gibbs of Gays Mills, age 76, died at home the evening of Tuesday, August 25, 2020. Sarah was born to Walter and Charlotte Hitzemann on August 16, 1944, in Chicago Illinois. Sarah graduated from Downers Grove High School and received her Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education from Iowa State, with a special emphasis on modern dance. She taught...
Vernell J. Harris
Aug 20, 2020
Vernell J. Harris, age 92, of Viroqua, passed away Thursday, August 20, 2020. She was born December 17, 1927, at her family home in Richland County to the late Orrie and Eva (Bender) Long. She married Charles “Chub” Harris on July 18, 1945. Vernell is survived by her children: Barry (Marge) Harris, Cheryl (Tom) O’Brien and James (Arlene) Harris;...
Michael "Mike" Klekamp
Aug 18, 2020
Michael “Mike” Klekamp, 61, passed away on August 18, 2020 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born July 6, 1959, in Washington, Missouri to William and Dorothy (Straatmann) Klekamp. Mike’s early years were spent in Missouri. His family moved to Wisconsin in the 1970’s after visiting different parts of the country until they found a...
Valdene "Val" Martha Hodapp
Aug 17, 2020
Valdene Martha Hodapp, 88, died on Monday, August 17, 2020, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, WI, due to complications from a fall. Val was born on January 6, 1932, to Fred and Caroline (Tietz) Bohnsack on the family farm in Lanesburgh Township, Le Sueur County, Minnesota. She attended a one-room schoolhouse as a child, and went...
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