Obituaries

Viola L. Luedtke

Viola L. Luedtke

Jul 17, 2016

Prairie du Chien Viola L. Luedtke, age 89, of Prairie du Chien passed away on Sunday, July 17, 2016 at the Vernon Memorial Hospital, in Viroqua. Viola was born October 5, 1926 in Santa Anna, Texas. The daughter of Richard and Cora (Younts) Earnhardt, she married Robert E. Luedtke on August 18,1942. She worked for 32 years at, and...

Fred Constalie

Fred Constalie

Jul 13, 2016

Fred Constalie, 76, of Westby, died July 13, 2016 at the Bland Bekkedal Center for Hospice Care. He was born June 8, 1940 to Stanley and Pauline (Oium) Constalie. After graduating from Westby High School, where he participated in sports and music, he joined the family plumbing company working with his grandfather, father, uncle, and cousin. He eventually became...

Camilla Grimsled

Camilla Grimsled

Jul 9, 2016

Camilla L. Grimsled, age 97, died Saturday July 9, 2016 at Vernon Manor in Viroqua. She was born on November 6, 1918 in Woodman WI, in Grant Co. to Jonathan and Mertie (Walker) Payne. She was united in marriage to Arnold Elmer Grimsled at Southwest Prairie Lutheran Church rural Ferryville, WI the day after her birthday on November 7,...

Ilene Mellem

Ilene Mellem

Jul 2, 2016

Ilene Mellem, 80, of Readstown, died Saturday, July 2, 2016. Ilene G. Mellem, age 80, of Readstown, died on Saturday, July 2, 2016, in the Sannes Skogdalen Heim Nursing Home, Soldiers Grove, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on December 14, 1935, in Clayton Township, the daughter of Leland and Edith (Olson) Olson. Ilene was a graduate...

Edna Eddi Blakley

Edna Eddi Blakley

Jul 2, 2016

Edna "Eddi" Blakley, 70, of Viola, died Saturday, July 2, 2016. Eddi Blakley was born in Richland Center, WI on March 22, 1946. She was raised and spent her entire childhood on the family farm on Spangler Ridge Road where she was affectionately known as Peewee by her father. She graduated as a member of the last class to...

Harriet Aspenson Delap

Harriet Aspenson Delap

Jun 30, 2016

VIROQUA, WI Harriet Aspenson DeLap, age 96, died June 30, 2016 at Vernon Memorial Hospital in Viroqua. Harriet Aspenson DeLap, 96, of Viroqua, died Thursday, June 30, 2016. She was born on April 29, 1920 to Glen and Edith (Thompson) Mullen. After graduating from Viroqua High School Harriet attended the Minnesota School of Business. She moved back to Viroqua...

Alex Everhart

Alex Everhart

Jun 21, 2016

Alex Everhart, 23, of Cashton, died Tuesday, June 21, 2016. Alex Daniel Everhart, 23, of Cashton, passed away at his home on Tuesday, June 21, 2016. He was born on May 13, 1993 in Viroqua to Kimberly (Bekkum) and Kevin Everhart. In 2011 he graduated from Cashton High School. He worked at the family business, K&K Cheese, from the...

Agnes Morkrid

Agnes Morkrid

Jun 20, 2016

Agnes O. Thompson-Morkrid, age 98, passed away Monday June 20, 2016 at Vernon Manor in Viroqua. Agnes was born August 23, 1917 to Harvey and Erma (Osborne) Fish in Viroqua. She was baptized at Bad Axe Lutheran Church. She was a member of the Viroqua United Methodist Church where she enjoyed listening to the Sunday services on the radio....

Marvalene Burt

Marvalene Burt

Jun 17, 2016

Marvalene Burt, 93, of Viroqua, died Friday, June 17, 2016. Marvalene M. Burt, 93, of Viroqua, passed away Friday morning at Gundersen Health Facility in La Crosse surrounded by the family she loved so much. She was born Nov. 7, 1922 near West Lima, rural Vernon County, to Burrell and Glennye (Braithwaite) Coy. Marvalenes father died when she was...

Audrey Berg

Audrey Berg

Jun 16, 2016

Audrey R.B. Berg, 90 of Westby, passed away on Thursday, June 16, 2016 at Norseland Nursing Home. Audrey was born September 17, 1925 in the Town of Coon to Alf and Ella (Fredrickson) Barstad. She graduated from Westby High School in 1943. On May 29, 1945 she was united in marriage to Orbin Berg. They farmed the first three...

Wilma Terry Hoesly

Wilma Terry Hoesly

Jun 8, 2016

Wilma Inez Hoesly, also known as "Terry", 98, of 185 Elmwood Lane, Naples, Florida died at 3:51 A.M. on Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at the Hidenwood Retirement Community in Newport News, Virginia. Mrs Hoesly was born in Rockford, Illinois on December 17, 1917 to William and Ina Frailey of Byron, Illinois. Graduating from Rockford College in Rockford, Illinois, she...

Darlene Dickman

Darlene Dickman

Jun 5, 2016

VIROQUA Darlene Joan Dickman, age 74, died Sunday June 5, 2016 at the Bland Bekkedal Center for Hospice Care. Darlene Joan Dickman, 74, of Viroqua passed away peacefully surrounded by family Sunday, June 5, 2016, at the Bland Bekkedal Center for Hospice Care after a short illness. Born March 30, 1942 in rural Viroqua, she was the daughter of...

Cindy Mcgrath

Cindy Mcgrath

Jun 5, 2016

Cindy McGrath, 59, of Westby died Sunday, June 5, 2016. Cindy McGrath, 59, of Westby, passed away at her home on Sunday, June 5, 2016. She was born on February 3, 1957 to Raymond and Elaine (Poellinger) Stratman. She married Earl McGrath on June 7, 1980 in La Crosse WI. Together they had five children and later moved to...

Frances Smith

Frances Smith

Jun 3, 2016

Frances Smith, 80, of Viroqua, died on Friday, June 3, 2016. Funeral Arrangements are pending and will be announced by the Vosseteig-Larson Funeral Home of Viroqua.

Charlene Pederson

Charlene Pederson

May 31, 2016

Charlene Pederson, age 76 of Westby, died Tuesday, May 31, 2016. Charlene Pederson, age 76 of Westby, died Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at Norseland Nursing Home. She was born on July 8, 1939 in Westby to Lillian (Steenberg) Pederson. Her father, Chester Pederson died just prior to Charlenes birth. Lillian married Harold Hagen and Harold raised Charlene as his...

Janet E. Quinn

Janet E. Quinn

May 26, 2016

WESTBY Janet Elizabeth (Thomas) Quinn, age 75 of Holmen and formerly of Ellsworth, died Thursday, May 26, 2016 at Lakeview Health Center in West Salem. She was born on April 19, 1941 in Galesville to William and Gertrude (Steiger) Thomas. In 1959 she graduated from Gale-Ettrick High School and then attended U.W. LaCrosse. She married Larry Quinn and they...

Elinor Jensen

Elinor Jensen

May 24, 2016

Elinor Jensen, 79, of Westby, died Tuesday, May 24, 2016. Elinor L. Jensen, 79, of Westby, WI and formerly of Ames, IA and Story City, IA, passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2016 surrounded by her loving family at Bethel Nursing Home in Viroqua, WI after a battle with Alzheimers. She was born on November 20, 1936 to Ellen and...

Carol Cookie Damman

Carol Cookie Damman

May 16, 2016

Carol "Cookie" J. (Sime) Damman, age 69 of LaCrosse, formerly of Gays Mills, died Monday, May 16, 2016. Carol "Cookie" J. (Sime) Damman, age 69 of LaCrosse, formerly of Gays Mills, died Monday, May 16, 2016 at Gundersen Lutheran in LaCrosse. She was born on December 16, 1946 in Viroqua to Kermit and Virginia (Dowell) Sime. Cookie struggled with...

Heath J. Erlandson

Heath J. Erlandson

May 14, 2016

Heath J. Erlandson, age 38 of Westby, died on Saturday, May 14, 2016 as the result of addiction. Heath J. Erlandson, age 38 of Westby, died on Saturday, May 14, 2016 as the result of addiction. He was born on September 3, 1977 in LaCrosse to Kris Erlandson and Frances (Hansen). He attended Westby Area Schools and graduated from...

Blair Mcclurg

Blair Mcclurg

May 13, 2016

VIROQUA Blair McClurg, age 93, died Friday May 13, 2016 at Bethel Home in Viroqua. Blair was born on August 15, 1922 in rural Viroqua to Walter and Laura (Heasty) McClurg. He was a graduate of Viroqua High School. Blair was married to Eunice Egeness on May 17, 1942 and enjoyed 68 years together before she died on April...