Obituaries

Mar 13, 2022

Eva Mae Steinmetz, 83, of La Crosse, WI died on Sunday, March 13, 2022, at her home with her family at her side.

Eva was born on August 18, 1938, in La Farge, WI to Kermit and Florence (Coleman) Steinmetz.

She lived in La Crosse for most of her life and was a home caregiver for CCLS. Eva was also...

Mar 10, 2022

The Honorable Dennis Gene Montabon, age 78, died on March 10, 2022.

Judge Montabon was born in Tomahawk, Wisconsin, on September 30, 1943, to Frank William Montabon and Laura Elizabeth (Krubsack) Montabon.  Following graduation from Tomahawk High School in 1961, he became a Badger, earning a Bachelor of Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1965.

While working full-time as...

Mar 10, 2022

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our mother, Louise C. (Major) Heintz on March 10, 2022 at the age of 97.  Louise was born on February 19, 1925 in La Farge, WI, the oldest child of Ivan Major and Florence (DeWitt) Major.  Louise spent her early life on a family farm in Viroqua, WI.

Louise...

Mar 8, 2022

Elizabeth “Betty” Anderson, 91, of La Crosse, WI died on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at Clare Bridge Memory Care Community in La Crosse, WI.

Elizabeth Ruth Dolezel was born on November 22, 1930, in La Crosse, WI to Mathias and Elizabeth (Stangl) Dolezel. She was raised in La Crosse where she attended Holy Trinity Catholic School and was a graduate...

Mar 8, 2022

Virginia M. Sciborski, 93 of La Crosse, WI, passed away peacefully with family by her side on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. Virginia was born on May 5, 1928 to Helen and William Pohl in Prescott, WI. During her childhood she lived in Sparta, Viroqua, and La Crosse. ‘Ginny’ was a 1946 graduate of La Crosse Central H.S. She met the...

Mar 7, 2022

Mar 7, 2022

Colin Roger Carrimon (Ahupahi), 71, passed peacefully on Monday, March 7th, 2022 at home surrounded by loving family.

He was born October 29, 1950 in La Crosse to LaVerne and Lorraine (Snowball) Carrimon. Colie graduated from Logan High School and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps from 1971-1975 during the Vietnam War.

He married his loving wife, Bonnie,...

Mar 6, 2022

Rhoda E. Henson, 85, of Winona, MN, died on Sunday, March 6, 2022, in Gundersen-Lutheran Medical Center-La Crosse. She was born in Minden, NE, on November 29, 1936, to John and Josephine Garvin. She married Robert Henson on November 20, 1955, in Hastings, NE, and they later divorced.

Rhoda’s greatest joy was spending time with her family and friends in...

Mar 5, 2022

Jason T. Kamrowski, 29, of Winona, MN and formerly of Onalaska, WI died on Saturday, March 5, 2022, near Dakota, MN as the result of a motor vehicle accident.

Jason Taylor Kamrowski was born on December 19, 1992, in La Crosse, WI to Roman and Jessica (Smith) Kamrowski. Jason was a 2011 graduate of Holmen High School. Jason was currently...

Feb 22, 2022

Lisa Kay Mohr was born on April 19, 1965, in La Crosse, Wisconsin to Robert Eugene and Deborah Lynn (Gardner) Gordon. She passed away at the Lucas County Medical Center in Chariton, Iowa on February 22, 2022, at the age of 56.

Lisa grew up in La Crosse and attended Logan High School where she later graduated in 1983....

Feb 13, 2022

Joyce Mary Merten Clason of La Crosse died peacefully at Eagle Crest South on February 13, 2022, with her loving family by her side. She was born May 4, 1933, on the family farm in rural Burlington, Wisconsin to Edgar and Elizabeth Merten. She attended St. Mary’s Catholic School in Burlington and graduated 4th in her class. She married Ralph...

Feb 13, 2022

Feb 3, 2022

Mary L. Clark, 84, of La Crosse, passed away on Thursday, February 3, 2022, at her home. She was born in La Crosse, on March 14, 1937, to George and Marie (Fuchsteiner) Mekvold. She married John Clark on May 25, 1957, in St. Thomas Moore Catholic Church.

She graduated from Aquinas High School in 1955 and worked at Central High...

Jan 26, 2022

Alan Lee Lauermann, 66, of St. Francis, MN and formerly of La Crosse, WI died on Wednesday, January 26, 2022, at his daughter’s home in Elk River, MN with his family at his side.

Al was born on August 7, 1955, in St. Cloud, MN to Roger and Dorothy (Athen) Lauermann. He was raised in Saint Cloud, MN and graduated...

Jan 25, 2022

What’s in a dash? Several years ago, Reverend LeRoy Curtis Bell posed a question to his congregation at Calvary Apostolic Church in La Crosse, WI, a topic that he previously spoken on at a family funeral. He talked about the unassuming dash between the two dates on a headstone. This small, nearly imperceptible line represented the enormity of a person’s...

Jan 15, 2022

Jean Kathryn Elstad, 101, of La Crosse, died Saturday, January 15, 2022 at Bluffview Memory Care in Holmen. A Funeral Mass for Jean will be held at a later date and a complete obituary will be posted soon. Blaschke & Schneider Funeral Home is assisting the family.

Jan 15, 2022

Cheryl C. Wagner-Little, age 71, died on Saturday, January 15, 2022, at the Mayo Clinic Health System – Franciscan Healthcare in La Crosse.

She was born on August 24, 1950, to Robert and Joyce (Markee) Neumann and grew up in Onalaska, WI. She married Robert Steele on February 3, 1968, and they divorced in November 1971. She married Rollin Wagner...

Jan 14, 2022

Deacon Richard Russell Sage, age 73 of La Crosse, died peacefully at home surrounded by family on January 14th, 2022. Born in Onalaska on November 17th, 1948, where he later met, fell in love with and married Mary Margaret (Bell) Sage; his first and lifelong loving companion married for over fifty-two years. They later moved to Council Bluffs, Iowa but...

Jan 12, 2022

Jane Lynn Walz, 67, born on May 14, 1954, of Onalaska, WI, passed away on January 12th, 2022, following the diagnosis of inoperable brain cancer in December, 2021. She was surrounded by her loved ones at the time of her passing.

Jane was preceded in death by her father, Joseph Hengel. She is survived by her husband of 31 years,...

Jan 7, 2022

Lorraine Emily Millich, age 96, of La Crosse, WI died on Jan 7, 2022 at home surrounded by her children. She was born on Oct 12, 1925 in Kewaunee, WI to Emily and John Pribyl. Sadly, her mother Emily died when Lorraine was only 6 months old. She and her brothers were raised on the family farm by their Uncle...