Obituaries

Dec 3, 2019

BROPHY, Lydia A.

Lydia A. Brophy of Onalaska passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2019 in her home with her nephew by her side. She was born in Chicago on March 18, 1922 to Johann and Elizabeth (Egger) Stelzer. Lydia was the youngest of four children.

Upon graduation from Waller High School in Chicago, Lydia attended college and became...

Dec 3, 2019

Dec 1, 2019

Myra Kamrowski, 81, of Arcadia, Wis., died December 1, 2019, on the farm she loved. Myra was born June 18, 1938 in Galesville, Wis., to Cedric and Ingrid (Enghagen) Suttie. Baptized on July 10, 1938, in Galesville, Wis., with sponsors Mr. & Mrs. Gust Byom, Mildred (Byom) Olson and Gerald Byom; and confirming her faith on May 31, 1953. She...

Nov 29, 2019

Steven R. Tabbert, 61, of La Crosse, Wis., died August 29, 2019. He was born in La Crosse, Wis., on January 17, 1958, to Robert and Donna (Wunnecke) Tabbert.

Steve enjoyed Hunting, fishing and watching movies.

He is survived by two sisters; Laurie Tabbert of La Crosse, Wis., and Danette Tabbert of La Crosse, Wis.

He was preceded in...

Nov 24, 2019

Jon Blanchard, 53, of La Crosse, passed away on Sunday, November 24, 2019, at his home. He was born on May 18, 1966, In La Crosse Wi, to Jay and Margaret Ann (Allendorf) Blanchard.

Jon graduated from Central High School and obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Corpus Christi State University in 1992 and later received an MBA...

Nov 18, 2019

Nov 15, 2019

Vincent R. Marco, 84, of La Crosse died Friday, November 15, 2019, in Bethany St. Joseph’s Care Center.

Vincent was a faithful parishioner at St. James the Less Parish in La Crosse for his entire life. He graduated from Logan High School in 1954 and joined the United States Navy. Upon his return from service, he married Sharon L. Blank...

Nov 12, 2019

Thomas ‘Tom’ D. Scott, 66, of La Crosse, died on Tuesday, November 12, 2019, in Marinuka Manor in Galesville, Wis. He was born in Winona, Minn., on March 10, 1953 to Judson and Marcella (Philipps) Scott. He married Kathleen Dvorak in 2004 in Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in Trempealeau, Wis.

Tom worked for the City of Winona for 36 years....

Nov 11, 2019

Nov 2, 2019

Javier Ramone Hall was born on July 8th, 2001 in Chicago, Illinois to Lisa Marie Hall-Guy. Javier lived in Chicago’s Grove Heights neighborhood, and attended Schmid Elementary School until his family relocated to LaCrosse, Wisconsin. As a resident of Wisconsin, Javier continued to make frequent visits to his family and friends in Chicago.

Despite a difficult childhood, Javier was...

Oct 27, 2019

Lester W. Nicolai, 95, of La Crosse, went home to be with Jesus on October 27, 2019 at Bethany St. Joseph’s Care Center, with his stepdaughter at his side. Lester was born on August 17, 1924, in La Crosse, Wis. He was the older brother of two brothers born to Harvey and Alda (Anderson) Nicolai. His mother died at a...

Oct 25, 2019

Raette “Rae” L. (Tunison) Reynolds, 43, of Stoddard died Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, in Gundersen Health System, La Crosse. She was born on April 14, 1976, to Terry Tunison and Linda Tway. She married Ed Reynolds on February 13, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Raette was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She cherished life, whether spending time with her...

Oct 25, 2019

Richard John Larkin

Our father, Richard “Rich” John Larkin, age 85, born and raised in La Crosse, Wisconsin passed away on Thursday October 24, 2019. Loyal and brave to the end, it was ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) that took him from us.

Rich is survived by his wife, Mary Lou, daughter Laure (spouse Lynette), and sons Dan (spouse Maite)...

Oct 21, 2019

Strasser, Delores

Delores Strasser, 83, of Stoddard, died peacefully at her family farm on Monday, October 21, 2019, surrounded by family.

Delores Margaret was born on June 26, 1936, to Arthur and Mary (Bahr) Becker. She was a lifelong resident of the Coulee Region; being raised on St. Joseph’s Ridge, attending Aquinas High School in La Crosse graduating in 1954;...

Oct 19, 2019

Rachel Ann Roellich, 74, of La Crosse, WI, passed away on Saturday, October 19, 2019, at Mayo Clinic Health System-La Crosse after a long, courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Mondovi, WI on May 12, 1945 to Lonnie and Doris (Wik) Winberg. Rachel grew up in Mondovi and attended School there. She later attended cosmetology school in La...

Oct 18, 2019

Oct 14, 2019

Alice Johnson of La Crosse passed away October 14, 2019 at home surrounded by her family. She was born February 4, 1939 in Norwalk, Wisconsin.

Her family moved to La Crosse when she was a young girl. Alice attended St. John’s Grade School and graduated from Aquinas High School in 1957.

She married Edward L. Johnson in 1958,...

Oct 8, 2019

Maxine D. Garvalia, 91, of La Crosse, Wis., died Tuesday, October 8, 2019, at Gundersen Health System. She was born in Wabasha, Minn., on December 16, 1927, to William and Hazel (Baker) Counter.

After high school Maxine moved to La Crosse. While she was working as a ballroom dance teacher, she met James Garvalia at a dance while he...

Oct 6, 2019

Oct 6, 2019

Lynn Marie Lund passed away at her home in La Crosse, WI on Sunday, October 6, 2019 at the age of 71.

Lynn Marie was born in Racine, WI on June 19, 1948. She graduated from Washington Park H.S. in 1966, and went on to work with family at Motor Specialty, Inc. She then worked at Surgitek as a Human...