Obituaries

Leah Marie Roberts

Leah Marie Roberts

Aug 20, 2017

WESTBY Leah Marie Roberts, age 89, died Sunday August 20, 2017. Leah Roberts, age 89, went home to the Lord on August 20, 2017, after a short stay at Vernon Manor. Leah was born on October 8, 1927 to Ole and Lois (Parr) Martinson. She attended school in both Bloomingdale and Westby. On August 3, 1946, Leah married Anthony...

Donna Torgerson

Donna Torgerson

Aug 8, 2017

DeSoto Donna Torgerson, age 88, died Tuesday August 8, 2017 at Bethany Riverside Nursing Home in LaCrosse. Donna Lea Torgerson, 88, of De Soto, passed away on Tuesday, August 8, 2017 in La Crosse, WI with her family by her side. Donna was born on July 7, 1929 in Victory, WI to Ben and Ella (Mowry) Henderson. She married...

Arlean Stefferud

Arlean Stefferud

Aug 7, 2017

Arlean Marie Stefferud, age 93 of Viroqua, died Monday, August 7, 2017. Arlean was born on June 7,1924 to Albert and Anna (Mittlebach) Larson. On November 21, 1941 she was united in marriage to Berner Stefferud. Together they farmed and raised their children. Eventually, they purchased and operated the John Deere dealership as Stefferud Equipment for many, many years...

A. Blaine Rudrud

A. Blaine Rudrud

Aug 2, 2017

A. Blaine Rudrud,97, of Westby, died Wednesday, August 2, 2017. WESTBY Arthur Blaine "Bud Rudrud, age 97 of Westby, WI, died Wednesday, August 2, 2017, at the Norseland Nursing Home in Westby. He was born September 13, 1919, in Vernon County, town of Clinton, to Hjalmar and Agatha (Mortenson) Rudrud. He attended Bloomingdale Grade and Westby High School. He...

Ronald Anthony Cina

Ronald Anthony Cina

Jul 30, 2017

VIOLA Ronald Anthony Cina, age 75, formerly of Viola died Sunday July 30, 2017 in Kerrville TX. Ron was born on June 10, 1942 in Forest Township, Viola, to Nick and Juanita (Ames) Cina. He was a graduate of Viola High School. After school Ron entered the Armed Forces serving in both the U.S. Air Force and then U.S....

Geraldine Perkins

Geraldine Perkins

Jul 29, 2017

COON VALLEY Geraldine Perkins, 73, of Coon Valley, passed away on Saturday July 29, 2017 at Benedictine Manor of La Crosse. Geraldine Perkins was born on January 23, 1944 to Charles and Joan (Fogliano) Gaglio in New York, NY. Geraldine moved to Wisconsin in 1972 where she attended and graduated from Mount Senario College in Ladysmith. She continued her...

Ida Bown

Ida Bown

Jul 26, 2017

GAYS MILLS / WESTON Ida M. Bown, age 75 of Gays Mills died Wednesday July 26, 2017 at St. Claires Hospital in Weston, WI. Ida was born in Viroqua on March 18, 1942 to Clarence and Thelma (Jacobson) Hatlan. She graduated form Soldiers Grove High School. Ida enjoyed fishing, hunting, sewing, and knitting. She did "In Home Daycare" for...

Victor Peterson

Victor Peterson

Jul 23, 2017

Victor Peterson, 87, of Viroqua, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 23, 2017. Victor was born on November 16, 1929 to John and Nora (Tollefson) Peterson. He was raised in Viroqua and graduated from Viroqua High School in 1949. He married Janice Manske on June 7, 1951. Victor had numerous jobs but his favorites were...

Richard Rick Iverson

Richard Rick Iverson

Jul 23, 2017

STODDARD / WESTBY Richard Rick Iverson, age 58, died Sunday July 23, 2017, at home surrounded by loved ones. Rick was born in LaCrosse WI on October 21, 1958 to Marvin and Vera (Baldwin) Iverson. After graduating from high school Rick enlisted and served his country in the United States Army. Upon his discharge, Rick went to work doing...

Roger Lee Chessman

Roger Lee Chessman

Jul 23, 2017

GAYS MILLS Roger Chessman, age 91, died Sunday July 23, 2017 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse. Roger was born in Itasca, Illinois in 1926, a town his family had helped settle in the early 1800s. He was the son of Stanley Chessman and Theresa Paulson and enjoyed growing up in this small town with generations of...

Patricia Elaine Rood

Patricia Elaine Rood

Jul 20, 2017

Patricia Elaine Rood, age 74, of Viroqua died Saturday April 28, 2018. Patricia was born in Viroqua on November 23, 1943 to Alden and Bernice (Beffa) Berg. She graduated from Viroqua High School in 1963. She later married Norman Rood who passed away last year on July 20, 2017. They met while both working at Vernon Manor, Norman continued...

Norman F. Rood

Norman F. Rood

Jul 20, 2017

VIROQUA Norman Floyd Rood, age 90, died Thursday July 20, 2017 at Gundersen Medical Center in La Crosse. Norman was born in Viroqua on April 14, 1927 to Alfred and Edna (Best) Rood. He was raised and spent most of his childhood in the Newton Valley of Harmony Township. It was in Newton Creek that he shared much of...

Lorraine Tryggestad

Lorraine Tryggestad

Jul 18, 2017

VIROQUA Lorraine Tryggestad, age 88, died Tuesday July 18, 2017 at Bland Bekkedal Center for Hospice Care in Viroqua. Lorraine Hope Tryggestad, age 88, of Viroqua, died Tuesday, July 18, 2017. She was born on August 30, 1928 to Anton and Ruby (Wilson) Henden. Lorraine graduated from Viroqua High School and Vernon County Normal School. She married Merlin Tryggestad...

John Pesik, Sr

John Pesik, Sr

Jul 14, 2017

John Joseph Pesik Sr, 95, died on Friday, July 14, 2017. John Joseph Pesik, age 95 passed away Friday, July 14, 2017 at the Bethel Home in Viroqua. John was born May 4, 1922 in Dilly, Wisconsin to Rudolph and Elizabeth (Stanek) Pesik. He married Doris Dorschied on November 22, 1943 in Dell, and they had 6 children. In...

Sandra Olson

Sandra Olson

Jul 14, 2017

Sandra L Olson, 55, of Westby, died Friday, July 14, 2017. Sandra was born on August 18, 1961 to Kenneth and Lois (Larson) Olson. She graduated from Westby High School in 1980. Sandra enjoyed gardening and making crafts. She liked watching Nascar races and cooking. Her love of travel was great, as she often went with her sisters, and...

De Verne Struxness

De Verne Struxness

Jul 11, 2017

De Verne Struxness, 70, of Westby, died Tuesday, July 11, 2017. DeVerne Stanley Struxness, age 70 of rural Westby, died Tuesday, July 11, 2017. He was born on September 6, 1946 the son of Stanley and Eva (Dahlen) Struxness. DeVerne farmed and enjoyed playing softball. He was instrumental in the development of the Snowflake Golf Course where he continued...

Gerald M. Gary Volden

Gerald M. Gary Volden

Jul 6, 2017

VIROQUA / WESTBY Gerald M. 'Gary' Volden, age 72 of Viroqua, died Thursday July 6, 2017. Gerald M. Gary Volden left this world Thursday July 6, 2017 to join his heavenly family. Gary was born in La Crosse, WI on November 5, 1944 to Hjalmer and Palma (Hanson) Volden. After graduating from High School Gary started his career in...

Paula Howard

Paula Howard

Jun 29, 2017

Paula Howard, 67, of La Farge, died Thursday, June 29, 2017. Paula J. Howard, 67 of LaFarge, died early Thursday, morning, June 29, 2017. She was born on March 22, 1950 in Viroqua, to Virgil "Jim" and Ruth (Coleman) Muller. Paula graduated from LaFarge High School and had earned her Masters in Counseling degree. She served in the U.S....

Sheree Ann Thompson

Sheree Ann Thompson

Jun 27, 2017

DeSOTO / HUNTSVILLE, AL Sheree Ann Thompson (Mueller), age 60 formerly of the DeSoto area, died Tuesday June 27, 2017. Sheree was born on May 1, 1957 to Dale and Darlene (Sandvick) Mueller Sr. She graduated from De Soto High School. Sheree earned her Bachelors degree in business and management from the University of Maryland University College and her...

Nora V. Weltzin

Nora V. Weltzin

Jun 27, 2017

VIROQUA Nora V. Weltzin, age 94, died Tuesday June 27, 2017. Nora Virginia Kjesbu Weltzin was born on October 26, 1922 near Mossyrock, Washington. Her parents were Niel and Ollie Kjesbu and Nora was the oldest of four children along with Alice, Arnold, and Norman. Noras family attended a Community Church in Mossyrock since there wasnt a Lutheran church...