Obituaries

Mary Anna Sexauer

Mary Anna Sexauer

Feb 18, 2018

Mary Anna Sexauer, 94, of La Crosse, passed away Sunday, February 18, 2018, at her home.   She was born September 10, 1923 in La Crosse to Nicholas and Anna (Koelbl) Strasser. She grew up on a farm in rural Stoddard. She worked in La Crosse at Northern Engraving and Badger Corrugating. On March 7, 1947, she married Robert S....

Kenneth B. Anderson

Kenneth B. Anderson

Feb 15, 2018

Kenneth Bernard Anderson, 94, formerly of La Crosse, Wis., died on February 15, 2018, at Agape Acres Retirement Community in Warrens Wis., after a brief illness.   He was born on July 18, 1923, in La Crosse, to the late Carl and Nellie (Larson) Anderson.

Kenneth graduated from University of Wisconsin at Madison with a BBA Degree. He bravely served his...

Phoebe A. Sorenson

Phoebe A. Sorenson

Feb 9, 2018

Phoebe Ann Lindsay Sorenson passed away peacefully on February 9, 2018, after a long illness. Born on June 7, 1926, in Monroe, Wisconsin, to Ralph and Gertrude (Wartenweiler) Lindsay, she was a 1948 graduate of Beloit College. She attended the University of Chicago as a graduate student in Social Work and took additional graduate coursework in Psychology at UW-La Crosse.

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Jeanette L. Manske

Jeanette L. Manske

Feb 2, 2018

Beloved mother, grandma, great-grandma, sister and friend, Jeanette Lucille Manske, 93, two days before her 94th birthday, was called home to our Father in Heaven on Friday, Feb. 2, 2018.  For the past 5 years she resided at Bethany Riverside, in La Crosse, and formerly in Chipmunk Coulee.

She was born on Feb. 4, 1924, in La Crosse, to John...

Marian M. Johnson

Marian M. Johnson

Feb 1, 2018

Marian Marie Johnson of La Crosse, passed away peacefully at Clare Bridge Care Center on February 1, 2018 at the age of 94. Marian was born on January 1, 1924 at the family farm near Cashton, WI to the late John and Kathryn (Smeenk) Clements. She was the youngest of seven children and the last surviving member of her family....

Robert J. Cole

Robert J. Cole

Jan 29, 2018

Robert J Cole

Robert “Bob” John Cole, age 96, of Bangor went to be with the Lord Monday, January 29, 2018

at Eagle Crest South with his daughter, Candace, at his side.  He was born December 2, 1921 to John and Tillie (Olsen) Cole.  He was baptized in La Crosse and confirmed October 19, 1947 by Pastor Arden Stuebs at...

Jerry R. Erickson

Jerry R. Erickson

Jan 29, 2018

Jerry Ray Erickson, 58, of La Crosse, WI passed away Monday, January 29th at his home.

Jerry was born March 9, 1959 to Raymond and Gertie Erickson. He attended G-E-T High School and worked at Trane Company as a welder for many years. Most recently he worked at UWL Dining Services and was fond of all the students he encountered...

Patricia W. Sheehan

Patricia W. Sheehan

Jan 26, 2018

Patricia Watts Sheehan, 92, of La Crosse, Wis., passed away on Friday, January 26, 2018, in Benedictine Manor of La Crosse. She was born in Herkimer, New York to Walter and Anne (Gately) Watts. She graduated from Central High School, attended St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minn.  and received a BA in English from Viterbo College.  She married Leon...

James R. Lang

James R. Lang

Jan 21, 2018

James Ralph Lang “Jimmy”, age 73, died peacefully on Sunday, January 21, 2018 at Mayo Health Care Center, La Crosse. He was born on July 28, 1944, in La Crosse to Ralph and Ruth Lang. He is preceded in death by his sister Linda Miller and niece Kellie Miller.

He is survived by his brother, Gary (Karen) Lang of Onalaska,...

John G. Tischer

John G. Tischer

Jan 19, 2018

John G. Tischer, 79, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 19, 2018, at Gundersen Health System with his family by his side.

John was born May 23, 1938, to Eleanor (Sonsalla) and Gustave E. Tischer. He was a proud 1956  graduate of Aquinas High School where he met his best friend and future wife, Jacquelyn (Cookie). They married on August...

Marikaye S. Robers

Marikaye S. Robers

Jan 15, 2018

Marikaye S. Robers, 96, formerly of La Crosse, Wis., passed away in San Antonio, Texas, with family at her side on Monday, January 15, 2018.  Marikaye was born Oct. 6, 1921, in Chicago, Illinois.  She was the first child of Francis Edward and Mary Cremin Smith.

Marikaye worked as a model for Macy’s fashions in New York City during WWll. ...

Vikki L. Aarsvold

Vikki L. Aarsvold

Jan 13, 2018

Vikki Lynn Aarsvold, 59, of Harmony, Minn., died Saturday January 13, 2018, in Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, Wis. She was born in Rochester, Minn., on May 27, 1958, to Glenn and Nona (Mihm) Jensen. She married Theodore Aarsvold and they later divorced.

Vikki loved her family and her friends, spending time on the family farm, animals, and...

Elizabeth M. Hutzenbuehler

Elizabeth M. Hutzenbuehler

Jan 9, 2018

Betty Hutzenbuehler passed away on January 9th at her home. Betty was born on January 19, 1931, at her grandparents farm in Westby. As a small child she lived on her grandparents farm and later lived with her Aunt Inga in La Crosse. She married Robert Hutzenbuehler.

She worked at the Bodega and Gundersen Lutheran. She spent many years caring...

Margaret E. Dineen

Margaret E. Dineen

Jan 7, 2018

Margaret (Powers) Dineen, 76, passed away peacefully January 7th, 2018, at her apartment at Bethany on Cass, after a 10-month battle with ovarian cancer. She was born to Gerald and Catharine (Miers) Powers on August 13th, 1941, in Milwaukee, Wis. She graduated high school from Holy Angels, attended UW-Madison, where she met her husband of 46 years, Dick Dineen, and...

Clarence V. Geier

Clarence V. Geier

Jan 6, 2018

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GEIER, Clarence Vernon

Clarence Vernon Geier, passed away on January 6, 2018, at Benedictine Manor, La Crosse, Wis.

He was born in Pine Hollow, rural Cashton, Wis., on August 30, 1919, to William Apolonia (Schreier) Geier. He was the 3rd eldest of 13 children and attended Pine Hollow School until the 8th grade and worked the family farm.

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Thomas J. Nordengren

Thomas J. Nordengren

Dec 29, 2017

Thomas (Tom)  Joseph Nordengren, 89, of Muskego, died on Friday, December 29, 2017 in the Muskego Healthcare Center. He was born December 24, 1928 to Fred and Linda Nordengren in LaCrosse Wis.

After high school Tom served in the Korean War. On November 14, 1953 Tom was united in marriage to June Rood at St. Joseph’s Cathedral in LaCrosse. During...

Marie B. Kabat

Marie B. Kabat

Dec 28, 2017

Marie B. (Lien) Kabat, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, mentor and friend passed away on December 28, 2017 with her family at her side.

Marie was born to Edward and Gertrude (Stafne) Lien in Prairie Farm, Wisconsin on September 27, 1918. The second eldest of eight children, she grew up in Rib Lake, WI and was a graduate of Rib...

Mary  Furlong

Mary Furlong

Dec 25, 2017

Furlong, Mary L. Robinson

Mary Louise Robinson Furlong, mother, nana, and great nana, died gently Christmas morning, December 25, 2017, at 102 ½ years old, in Hillview Healthcare Center. She was an incredibly kind, generous, funny and beautiful lady who kept her sense of humor, smile—and hats—until the day she died.

Mary was born August 16, 1915, in Racine, Wis.,...

James P. Maney Sr.

James P. Maney Sr.

Dec 25, 2017

James P Maney Sr. went to live with the Lord on Christmas Day at the age of 96. He lived a long life that was full and devoted to God and helping those in need. He gave both his time and treasures to help people in the La Crosse Community and abroad.

He was born to James C. and Margaret...

Shirley A. Bergum

Shirley A. Bergum

Dec 23, 2017

BERGUM, Shirley A.

Shirley A. Bergum 79, of Holmen and formerly of Arcadia, Wis., passed away peacefully with her family at her side at Mayo Hospital in La Crosse, Wis., on Saturday, December 23, 2017.

Shirley was born on October 24, 1938, to John and Elizabeth (Field) Losic. Shirley was born and raised in Hillsboro, Wis., on the family farm...

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