Obituaries

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...

Daniel Degroodt

Daniel Degroodt

Aug 12, 2015

Daniel DeGroodt, 54, died Wednesday, August 12, 2015. Daniel Ross "Dan" DeGroodt, 54 of Viroqua, WI previously of Huntington Beach, CA passed away peacefully on August 12, 2015 at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse. Dan was born on August 1, 1961 in Pokipsy, New York to William DeGroodt and MaryPat (Thompson). Dan lived an exciting life, early on...

Audrey Hagen

Audrey Hagen

Aug 10, 2015

Audrey L. Hagen, age 90 of Westby, died on Monday, August 10, 2015 Audrey Lucille Hagen, age 90 passed away on Monday, August 10, 2015 at Norseland Nursing Home in Westby. Audrey was born Dec. 8, 1924 in LaCrosse to James Philip and Edna (Skolas) Hagen. Audrey was baptized on Christmas Eve in 1924 at her grandfather Otto Hagens...

Marie Hagen

Marie Hagen

Aug 9, 2015

Marie Hagen, 99, of Westby, died Sunday, August 9, 2015. Marie O. Hagen, 99 of Westby, died Sunday, August 9, 2015 at Norseland Nursing Home. She was born March 19, 1916 to Syver and Mabel (Hegge) Thorsgard in New England, North Dakota. In 1934 Marie came to Wisconsin and met Marvin Hagen and they were married on November 20,...

Norman Wiltrout, Jr

Norman Wiltrout, Jr

Aug 5, 2015

Norman Wiltrout Jr, 89, of Viroqua, died August 5, 2015. Norman Wiltrout, Jr., age 89 of Nottingham Road, Viroqua, died on August 5, 2015 at the Bland Bekkedal Center for Hospice Care. Junior was born on June 16, 1926 in Viroqua to Norman and Bernice (Degarmo) Wiltrout, Junior worked for the Vernon Co. Highway Dept. for 46 years. His...

Everett E. Nelson

Everett E. Nelson

Aug 4, 2015

Everett Elton Nelson age 86 of Westby, died Tuesday, August 4, 2015. He was born on October 25, 1928 to Elmer and Alida (Holte) Nelson. He was a farmer and served in the U.S. Navy. He is survived by his siblings: Julian Nelson of Alma, Ardyce (Barry) Crouse of Sullivan; brother in law, David Easterday; sister-in-law, Marian Nelson; nieces,...

Ronald Heal

Ronald Heal

Aug 1, 2015

Ronald Heal, 63, of Blue River, died Saturday, August 1, 2015. Ronald Luke Heal, 63, of Blue River, passed away in August of 2015 at Boscobel Hospital. Born to Luke Heal and Ruth Boak in October of 1951, he attended North Crawford School where he met Pat Baures. They married in June of 1972, had 4 daughters and divorced...

Howard Mathison

Howard Mathison

Jul 31, 2015

Howard Mathison, 83, of Coon Valley, died, Friday, July 31, 2015. Howard M. Mathison, age 83, of Coon Valley, died July 31, 2015. He was born on September 22, 1931 in LaCrosse to Tilford and Alice (Knutson) Mathison. He served in the U.S. Marine Corp during the Korean War and was a lifetime member of the Coon Valley American...

Ronald Evenstad

Ronald Evenstad

Jul 26, 2015

Ronald E. Evenstad, 82, of Westby, died July 26, 2015. Ronald E Evenstad, 82, of Westby, Wisconsin passed away Sunday, July 26, 2015. Ron was born July 19th, 1933 to Helen (Lium) and Earl Evenstad. Ron Graduated from Westby high school in 1951, and graduated from Luther College in Decorah Iowa in 1955. He received his masters degree from...

Johnathan Brush

Johnathan Brush

Jul 20, 2015

Johnathan Brush, 9, of Westby, died Monday, July 20, 2015. Johnathan Brush, 9, of Westby, passed on Monday, July 20, 2015. He was born on February 3, 2006, to Chad and Sharon Brush. He was welcomed into the family and in August 2009 became the son of Tammy Hogden. Johnathan was a great, kind-hearted boy and was loved by...

Diane Larson

Diane Larson

Jul 19, 2015

Diane Christine Larson, age 71, of Oregon Wisconsin, died on Sunday, July 19, 2015. OREGON Diane Christine Larson, age 71, of Oregon Wisconsin, entered eternal life on Sunday, July 19, 2015, at her home in Oregon. She was born on July 11, 1944, in Viroqua Wisconsin, the daughter of George M. and Hazel M. (Gorder) Mills. She married Gary...

Shirley Woods

Shirley Woods

Jul 14, 2015

Shirley Woods, age 89 of Westby, and formerly of Cashton, died Tuesday, July 14, 2015. Shirley J. Woods, age 89, passed away peacefully on July 14, 2015, at the Norseland Nursing Home, Westby, Wisconsin. She was born on July 27, 1925 to Rev. Wallace V. Davison and Catherine (Nuesse) Davison Markee, in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. On August 4, 1948,...

Karen Swenson

Karen Swenson

Jul 12, 2015

Karen Swenson, of Westby, died Sunday, July 12, 2015. Karen Swenson, 69 of Westby, died Sunday, July 12, 2015 at her home. She was born June 12, 1946 to Oscar and Edna Olson of Westby. Karen was a lifelong member of Westby Coon Prairie Lutheran Church. She graduated from Westby High School in 1964, and then went to Wisconsin...

Janet Halverson

Janet Halverson

Jul 11, 2015

Janet Halverson, 67, of Soldiers Grove, died Saturday, July 11, 2015 Janet R. Halverson (Skrede), age 67 of Soldiers Grove, passed away on Saturday, July 11, 2015. She was born on June 29, 1948 to Leonard and Iva (Cole) Skrede in Westby. She attended Viroqua High School and on September 4, 1966 married Gary S. Olson: He passed away...

Jacqueline Kimrey

Jacqueline Kimrey

Jul 9, 2015

Jacqueline Sue Hornby Kimrey, 63, of Concord, North Carolina died at Vernon Memorial Hospital on Thursday, July 9, 2015 after a long illness. She was born August 31, 1951 in Kenosha, WI to Alfred Jason and Helen Henrichs Hornby. She was the youngest of seven living children. When she was nine the family moved back to their home in...

Edna Stove

Edna Stove

Jul 5, 2015

Edna Stove, 89, of La Crosse, died Sunday, July 5, 2015. Edna Lucille Stove, 89, of La Crosse passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, July 5, 2015. Edna was born February 2, 1926 in Ferryville, WI, to Wilhelm and Elsa Marie (Bolstad) Fjelstad. She married Elmer A. Stove on January 11, 1951. They resided in Milwaukee, WI, for...

Melvin Young

Melvin Young

Jun 28, 2015

Melvin Young, 81, of Viroqua, died Sunday, June 28, 2015. Melvin James Young, 82, of Viroqua died Sunday, June 28, 2015 at the Vernon Manor in Viroqua, where he has been a resident for the past year. Melvin was born August 16, 1932 in Prairie du Chein to Anna Allen and Porter Young. He was raised by his mother...