Obituaries

Apr 26, 2024

Arnold "Arnie" L. Martin, age 86, of Rochester and formerly of Boscobel, passed away on Friday, April 26, 2024. He was born on October 15, 1937, to the late Atley and Myrtle Adeline (Hayes) Martin in Bell Center and graduated from Boscobel High School. Arnie served in the National Guard and started out his work career at Badger Welding...

Apr 25, 2024

Diane K. Foley, age 64, of rural Yuba, passed away on Thursday, April 25, 2024. She was born on March 18, 1960, to the late Ernest and Marjorie (Steinmetz) Fanta in Richland Center. On November 29, 1980, Diane married Francis Foley in La Farge. Diane stayed home and took care of her children and the neighborhood children, making sure...

Apr 25, 2024

Jean Knutson, age 87, of Viroqua, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 25, 2024, at Bethel Oaks Memory Care. She was born on October 8, 1936, to the late Herbert and Constance (Olson) Knutson. Jean graduated from Springville Grade School, then Viroqua High School, and after graduation, she attended County Teacher’s College in Viroqua to study for her teaching...

Apr 19, 2024

Delores Mae “Roundy” (Olson) Randall, age 85, passed away at the Soldiers Grove Health Services on April 19, 2024. Born on August 16, 1938, to Osmond and Onah (Schoville) Olson, Delores was the oldest of five children.

Delores graduated from Readstown High School in 1958, and married Paul Randall on July 18, 1959. She was...

Apr 16, 2024

Dolores June (Hanson) Huffar, age 78, of Westby, formerly of Viola, passed away unexpectedly but peacefully on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center. Dolores was born on June 3, 1945, to Andrew and Verda (Geddes) Hanson on the family farm in Franklin Township. She was a hard worker, helping area farmers with tobacco. She also was...

Apr 11, 2024

Keith Tainter, age 94, of Westby, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 11, 2024, at Creamery Creek Senior Living in Viroqua. He was born on April 28, 1929, to the late Zilmer and Mabel (Glass) Tainter. After graduating from Kickapoo High School, Keith worked for Tri-State Breeders until being drafted into the United States Army where he served for...

Apr 11, 2024

Roger Dean VanRiper, age 78, of Nixa, Missouri, passed away April 11, 2024, at the Neighborhoods at Quail Creek, Springfield, Missouri, attended by CoxHealth at Home staff. He was born August 13, 1945, in La Crosse, Wisconsin, the son of Robert and Eva LaVonne (Bacon). Roger, the son of Robert VanRiper and LaVonne (Bacon) VanRiper Stussy was born August...

Apr 7, 2024

Garland, TX - Larry L Stewart was a loving husband, father, grandfather, friend, and patriot. A retired engineer at Raytheon/L3/E-Systems who cherished his leisure moments with family and friends, often by the water’s edge. Larry passed away on April 7th, 2024, at the age of 80 from natural causes, surrounded by friends and family that will continue to honor...

Apr 4, 2024

Ronald Gordon Dahl, age 88, of Viroqua passed away on Thursday, April 4, 2024. He was born on May 24,1935, on the Dahl family farm (in the little house on the now Century Farm) to Olav and Olga (Ostrem) Dahl. Ronnie was baptized, confirmed, and a lifetime member of Bethel Lutheran Church. He attended grade school at Colonel May...

Apr 3, 2024

Joseph Bernard Kearney, age 84, of Viroqua, passed away peacefully April 3, 2024, at Vernon Manor. He was born on November 21, 1939, in Viroqua to Lawrence and Ethel (Leahy) Kearney. He loved to deer hunt and spend time outdoors. Joseph worked for Chrysler Corporation for a few years before moving back to Viroqua and working for several area...

Apr 3, 2024

Jenine Jordahl, age 88, of Decorah, IA, passed away on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at St. Mary's in Rochester, MN with family by her side.

Jenine Peterson Jordahl, born in Graceville, MN, graduated from Ortonville, MN High School and Concordia College, Moorhead, MN. She worked as Director of Parish Education at Our Saviors Lutheran church,...

Mar 31, 2024

Judith “Judy” E. Paggi, age 83, of Genoa, passed away peacefully Sunday, March 31, 2024, at her home. She was born on October 31, 1940, on the family farm in Genoa to Harold and Annie (Willenberg) Woodward. Judy grew up on the family farm and helped her father on the farm. She attended school in De Soto. She married...

Mar 29, 2024

Mary Ann (Jennison) Peterson, age 78, passed away Friday, March 29, 2024. Mary Ann was born on May 7, 1945, in Oak Park, IL to George and Henrietta (Laurie) Jennison. On October 29, 1966, she was united in marriage to Raymond Peterson. She was an avid traveler and enjoyed exploring the world with her husband. Mary Ann was a...

Mar 29, 2024

Mary "Marlene" Meyer, age 90, of Soldiers Grove, formerly of Gays Mills, passed away on March 29th, 2024. She was born on December 27th, 1933, in Pueblo, Colorado.

Marlene's life was a testament to adventure, creativity, and hard work. After graduating from Central High School in Pueblo, CO, in 1951, she pursued her passion for...

Mar 28, 2024

Ruth Joanne Uglum went home to be with Jesus on March 28, 2024. Ruth was born to Henry and Nora Hansen on May 29, 1931, in De Soto, Wisconsin. She was baptized and confirmed in Freeman Lutheran Church, and in 1949, she graduated from Seneca High School. On June 9th, 1951, Ruth was married to Alec Uglum, her husband...

Mar 27, 2024

Sharon Sue (Gilman) Rose passed into eternal rest on Wednesday, March 27, 2024.

She was born on November 14, 1940, in La Farge, the seventh of ten children born to Earl and Mae Gilman. Sharon grew up on the family farm, honing a work ethic that would be the envy of any three men combined....

Mar 26, 2024

Melvin Albert Zajicek, age 100, passed away peacefully on March 26, 2024, in Soldiers Grove, Wisconsin. Melvin was born on December 8, 1923, on the Foley Farm in Steuben, Wisconsin, to John and Bessie (Kimmel) Zajicek. Melvin’s life was a testament to the enduring spirit of hard work, dedication, and the simple joys of country living.

Mar 24, 2024

Ronald “Ron” Merritt Kuhnke, 74, of Baraboo, WI passed away March 24, 2024, with his family by his side at home.

Ron, the son of Merritt and Beverly Jean (Hulbert) Kuhnke was born March 5, 1950. He was a graduate of DeSoto High School through a program with the United States Army. Ron served in...

Mar 20, 2024

Utica - Norman M. Fryseth was born to Peter and Thorene (Tena Stovey) Fryseth on September 14, 1929, at St. Ann’s Hospital in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Peter, Tena, and Norman moved to Seneca where he went to school. At the young age of 10, they moved to their beautiful farm.

He later met and married...

Mar 16, 2024

“Corey Shawn” Spencer (“Keshon” Demetrius), passed away on Saturday, March 16, 2024. Corey was born on May 13, 1997. He was the owner of 7 Ages Music Production, “All the world’s a stage.” He had a huge loving heart that showed through in his self-taught music, both playing, engineering, and creating. He learned the craft of creating guitars, including...