Obituaries

Theodore Ishihara

Theodore Ishihara

Sep 30, 2015

Theodore Masahiko Ishihara, age 84 of Genoa, Wisconsin, died Wednesday, September 30, 2015 Theodore Masahiko Ishihara, age 84 of Genoa, Wisconsin, died Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at the Bland-Bekkedal Center for Hospice in Viroqua. He was born on September 27, 1931 in Honolulu, Hawaii, the son of Shosho and Tsuruo (Nago) Ishihara, both originally from Japan. Theodore served in...

Lynn Gardner

Lynn Gardner

Sep 28, 2015

Lynn Gardner, 70, of Gays Mills, died Monday, September 28, 2015. Lynn Ernest Gardner, 70, of Gays Mills, passed away Monday, September 28, 2015 peacefully in the comfort of his home with his family. Lynn was born on April 1, 1945 to Ernest and Ruth Gardner of Soldiers Grove. He was married on October 23, 1965 to Gwendolyn K....

Carlyle Sherry

Carlyle Sherry

Sep 27, 2015

Carlyle Sherry, 92, of Viroqua, died Sunday, September 27, 2015. A. Carlyle Sherry, age 92 of Viroqua, died Sunday, September 27, 2015. He was born on February 24, 1923 in Soldiers Grove to Sidney and Ella (Wee) Sherry. On December 29, 1944 he was united in marriage to Bonnie Heal and three days later he was sent to the...

Donald Jirasek

Donald Jirasek

Sep 27, 2015

Donald Jirasek, 79, of Morrison Il, died Sunday, September 27, 2015. Donald G. Jirasek, 79, of Morrison, Illinois, died Sunday September 27th 2015 at the ManorCare Skilled Nursing Rehabilitation Center in Platteville, Wisconsin. Don was born August 5th, 1936 in Berwyn, Illinois to George and Mae (Canik) Jirasek. After graduating high school he worked for Illinois Bell Telephone starting...

Mabel Sherry

Mabel Sherry

Sep 25, 2015

Mabel Sherry, 89, of Viroqua, died Friday, September 25, 2015. Mabel Sherry, 89, of Viroqua, died Friday, September 25, 2015. Mabel Jean Sherry (Huffman) was born to Hazel Mabel Moore and Amos Huffman on August 8,1926. She married Arnie Sherry on March 29, 1944. They farmed all their married life. They retired in 1989 and built a new house...

Joan Nedrelo

Joan Nedrelo

Sep 24, 2015

Joan Nedrelo, 77, of Seneca, died Thursday, September 24, 2015. JOAN (HELGERSON) NEDRELO On Thursday, September 24, 2015, Joan Emile (Helgerson) Nedrelo, age 77, Seneca, died peacefully at Gundersen Health System after a brief battle with cancer. Joan was born March 20, 1938 in the Town of Utica, Crawford County to Emil and Johanna (Wedeberg) Helgerson. She was baptized,...

Cecil Chapin

Cecil Chapin

Sep 22, 2015

Cecil Chapin, 92, of Viroqua, died Wednesday, September 22, 2015. Cecil Chapin, 92, of rural Viroqua, passed away Wednesday, September 22, 2015. Cecil was born on January 23,1923, in the town of Douglas, near Oxford, WI. He was the only child of George and Joanna (Peterson) Chapin. Cecil attended the one room grade school near the family farm and...

Helen Stokke

Helen Stokke

Sep 18, 2015

Helen Marie Stokke, 95, of Viroqua, died on Friday, September 18, 2015 . She was born on November 21, 1919 to Theodore and Helene (Josvanger) Stokke. She was baptized in 1919 and was confirmed by O.J. Nesheim at the North West Prairie Lutheran Church. Helen graduated from the Viroqua High School in 1938. She was employed in Milwaukee for...

Daisy Dee Goss

Daisy Dee Goss

Sep 11, 2015

Daisy M. "Dee" Goss, 86 of Westby, died Friday, September 11, 2015. Daisy (Dee) Goss, age 86, of Westby, WI, passed away on Friday, September 11, 2015 at Norseland Nursing Home, Westby following a prolonged illness. Dee was born on July 7, 1929 in Moreland, IN to William Talmage Pierce and Zola Seagraves Pierce. She lost her baby sister...

Mary Crum

Mary Crum

Sep 9, 2015

Mary Joyce Crum, 81 of DeSoto, died Wednesday, September 9, 2015. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by the Vosseteig-Larson Funeral Home of Viroqua.

Evelyn Helgeson

Evelyn Helgeson

Sep 7, 2015

Evelyn Helgeson, 87, of rural De Soto, died Monday, September 7, 2015. Evelyn M. (Henry) Helgeson, 87, of rural De Soto, WI left our presence peacefully to be with her Lord on September 7, 2015 in her daughters home where she lived since 2009 after a long battle with Alzheimers and Dementia. She was born on July 27, 1928...

Richard M. Pond

Richard M. Pond

Aug 31, 2015

Richard M. Pond, age 87 of Ferryville, died Monday, August 31, 2015. Richard M. Pond, age 87 of Ferryville, died Monday, August 31, 2015 at Unity Point, Finley Hospital in Dubuque, Iowa. He was born on April 13, 1928 in Elroy, Wis. to Otto and Margaret (Born) Pond. Dick was the youngest of eight children and followed his father,...

Wayne A. Dr. Cook, Dds

Wayne A. Dr. Cook, Dds

Aug 25, 2015

Dr. Wayne A. Cook, DDS, age 86 of Viroqua, died Tuesday, August 25, 2015. Funeral services will be held on Monday, August 31, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Viroqua. Burial will follow in the Viroqua Cemetery. A visitation will be held on Sunday from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Vosseteig-Larson Funeral Home, 123...

Robert I. Johnson

Robert I. Johnson

Aug 25, 2015

Robert I. Johnson, age 82 of Westby, died Tuesday, August 25, 2015 Robert I. Johnson, age 82 of Westby, died Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at the Vernon Manor in Viroqua. He was born on Sept. 27, 1932 in Westby to Jalmer and Cora (Brettingen) Johnson. He attended Clockmaker Grade School and graduated from Westby High School in 1950. He...

Wesley Dale Olson

Wesley Dale Olson

Aug 25, 2015

Wesley Dale Olson, 3 month old son of Kyle and Sheena Olson of Gays Mills, died Tuesday, August 25, 2015. Wesley Dale Olson, 3 month old son of Kyle and Sheena (McCracken) Olson of Gays Mills, died Tuesday, August 25, 2015. He was born on May 9, 2015 in Viroqua. In addition to his parents, Wesley is survived by...

Fr. James H Miller

Fr. James H Miller

Aug 22, 2015

Father James H. Miller, 86, of Norwalk, died Saturday, August 22, 2015. The Rev. James H. Miller, age 86 of Norwalk, died early Saturday morning, August 22, 2015. He was born on July 6, 1929 at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac, Wis. to Amory and Amy (McCormick) Miller. As a child he moved with his family from...

Dolores Crogan

Dolores Crogan

Aug 20, 2015

Dolores Crogan, 85, of Mt. Sterling, died Thursday, August 20, 2015. Dolores Harriet Crogan (nee Rosinski) of Mt. Sterling, died peacefully in her sleep early in the morning of August 20, 2015 at the Bethel Home in Viroqua. She was born on October 14, 1929 in Chicago, Illinois. In the many years that the Lord granted her, Dolores pursued...

Lavonne Buckmaster

Lavonne Buckmaster

Aug 18, 2015

LaVonne Buckmaster, 71, of Westby, died Tuesday, August 18, 2015. LaVonne E. 'Bucky' Buckmaster, 71 of Westby, died Tuesday, August 18, 2015. He was born on October 7, 1943 at the Parker Brookside Hospital in Boscobel, WI. He was the son of Ernest and Rose (Gossen) Buckmaster. Bucky graduated from Gays Mills High School in 1961. After a brief...

Lynne A. Teach

Lynne A. Teach

Aug 18, 2015

Lynne Teach, age 56 of Gays Mills, died Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at her home. Lynne Ann Teach, 56, of Gays Mills, WI, passed away in the presence of family and friends on Tuesday, August 18 after a courageous battle with cancer. Lynne McDaniel was born in Viroqua, WI, on December 31st, 1958 to Gerald and Lucille (Phalin) McDaniel...

Vyrus Huschka

Vyrus Huschka

Aug 13, 2015

Vyrus Huschka, 89, of Viroqua, died Thursday, August 13, 2015. Vyrus "Vy" Lucille Huschka, 89, passed away on Thursday, August 13, 2015. She was born July 28, 1926 to Frank and Mary (Best) Robinson and lived in the Viroqua area all her life. She attended Viroqua High School, then worked at Ray Jacobsons restaurant and at J.C. Penneys. Vyrus...