Obituaries

Nancy L. Roth

Nancy L. Roth

Dec 10, 2017

Nancy Lea Roth, 87, of Brice Prairie, Wis., died Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017, in Bluffview Memory Care, Holmen, Wis., after losing her battle with Alzheimer’s. She was born in La Crosse, Wis., on Sept. 25, 1930, to George and Della, (Heck) Fox. She married Ferdinand L. Roth, Sr. on April 21, 1951, in St. John’s Catholic Church in La Crosse,...

Ada C. Thorud

Ada C. Thorud

Dec 3, 2017

Ada Corella Thorud, age 94, of La Crosse, Wis., died peacefully December 3, 2017 at Mayo Hospital in La Crosse, Wis.

She was born on March 18, 1923, in Westby, Wis., to Casper and Anna (Iverson) Hooverson. She married her husband, James Thorud, on March 21, 1942 in Decorah, Iowa when Jim returned from World War II. The couple made...

Helen D. Pitz

Helen D. Pitz

Nov 16, 2017

 

Helen “Honna” D. Pitz

Helen returned home to her heavenly Father on November 16, 2017. She was born to John and Lioba (Roth) Pitz on October 5, 1930 in La Crosse, WI.

Honna was a friend and helper for her family and friends all her life; first caring for her father, then living with her sister and family to...

Edward C, Quackenboss

Edward C, Quackenboss

Nov 5, 2017

Edward Charles Quackenboss, 75, of West Salem passed away on November 5, 2017 surrounded by his family.  He was born on December 31, 1941 in Plymouth, WI to Laverne (Lange) and Norbert Quackenboss.  Edward married Sharon (Allworden) on March 26, 1966 and had two sons, Michael and David Marshall.  The family moved to West Salem in 1983 from Whitefish Bay.

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Shawn M. Poellinger

Shawn M. Poellinger

Oct 31, 2017

Shawn M. Poellinger, age 35, of Madison, died Tuesday, October 31, 2017, in Madison. He was born in La Crosse, on August 22, 1982, to Bill and Susan (Mattie) Poellinger.

Shawn graduated from Logan High School in 2001, and from UW-LaCrosse with a Bachelor of Science in 2005. Most recently he was living and working in Madison. He enjoyed golfing...

Mary Jane M. Hackett

Mary Jane M. Hackett

Oct 30, 2017

 

Mary Jane M. (Juen) Hackett, 88, passed away peacefully Monday, October 30, 2017 in Onalaska.

 She was born May 30, 1929 in La Crosse, WI (Hungary Point) to the late Oscar and Mabel (Schmidt) Juen, the oldest of eight children.  After surviving polio at the age of three, she went on to graduate from Aquinas High School in 1947,...

Rev. Robert J. Wagner

Rev. Robert J. Wagner

Oct 14, 2017

Father Robert J. Wagner, at the age of 86 and a priest for 59 years, died on Saturday, October 14, 2017 in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

Robert Wagner was born on June 18, 1931 in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and was adopted by Leo and Barbara (Eberhardy) Wagner.  He attended St. Matthias Elementary School and St. Francis Minor Seminary, both in Milwaukee...

Susan K. Belopavlovich

Susan K. Belopavlovich

Oct 12, 2017

Susan Kay Belopavlovich, age 65, of Madison, WI, passed away at home on Thursday, October 12, 2017, surrounded by family. She was born on January 6, 1952, to Alvin “Red” and Elizabeth “Betty” Smith. She married Robert Belopavlovich on September 17, 1983.

Susan served many veterans and their families during her 39 years of patient advocacy with the Madison VA...

Mary A. Grass

Mary A. Grass

Oct 8, 2017

Mary A. Grass, 68, of La Crosse, WI, died Sunday, October 8, 2017, at Mayo Clinic Health System, Franciscan Healthcare in La Crosse, WI.

She was born in La Crosse on Sept. 27, 1949 to William and Janice (Byers) Horschak.

Mary was a lover of life. A life-long resident of La Crosse, she made it her business to get to...

Janine  "Jane"   Bina

Janine "Jane" Bina

Sep 13, 2017

Janine “Jane” Bina died on Wednesday, September 13, 2017, at Gundersen Health Systems

Janine was born in La Crosse, WI to Bernie and Odelia (Hundt) Bina on October 10, 1946. She graduated from Aquinas High School in 1964, and from UW-La Crosse in 1968. She went on to earn her Master’s Degree in English from UW-La Crosse in 1974.

Janine’s...

Karen G. Kaio

Karen G. Kaio

Sep 12, 2017

Karen G. (Swancutt) Kaio, age 82, passed away surrounded by her family members on Tuesday September 12, 2017.  Karen had fought against Alzheimers and Dementia for the past several years. She was born on May 7, 1935 to Vernon and Elvina (Sime) Swancutt.

She lived in La Crosse most of her life only moving to Hawaii for a few short years...

Roy L. Franklin

Roy L. Franklin

Sep 11, 2017

FRANKLIN, Roy L.

Roy L. Franklin, 96, of La Crosse, Wis., died Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, in Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse, Wis. He was known as ‘Happy’ by friends. Roy was born on September 6, 1921, in La Crosse, Wis., to John E. and Bertha (Yohe) Franklin.

Roy grew up in the La Crosse area. His father worked...

John  Moore

John Moore

Sep 6, 2017

John Moore, 63, of Preston, MN died surrounded by his family on September 6th, 2017 from cancer.

John was born on March 6th, 1954 in Harmony, MN to Elizabeth (Long) and Elbert Moore. He graduated from Harmony High School in 1972.  There was nothing John liked more than figuring out how to fix problems and decided to become an electrician....

Everett "Butch" G. Vinson

Everett "Butch" G. Vinson

Sep 3, 2017

Everett “Butch” G. Vinson, 73, of Onalaska, Wis., died Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017, in his home with his family. He was born in La Crosse, Wis., on Dec. 12, 1943 to Orville and Ada (Kelley) Vinson. He married Mary E. Pierce on Oct. 10, 1969, in St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Rockford, Ill.

Butch served in the US Army from 1961-...

Richard W. Beilke

Richard W. Beilke

Aug 28, 2017

Richard “Dick” W. Beilke, 85 passed away early Monday August 28, 2017 in Mayo Clinic Hospital, La Crosse, Wisconsin.

Richard was born on July 16, 1932 in Chicago, Ill. Richard was adopted by Charles and Ruth Beilke in 1932. Richard was raised as an only child on the family farm outside of Stillman Valley, Ill. In his early teens the...

Christopher John Skemp

Christopher John Skemp

Aug 26, 2017

Christopher John Skemp, 33, passed away at home in Lake Mary, Florida on August 26, 2017. Christopher was born in Mesa, Arizona on December 6, 1983 to Thomas and Jane (Blaschke) Skemp.

At the age of 3 his family moved from Arizona to the Orlando, Florida area.  He lived for over 30 years in Florida.

In his youth Christopher was...

Margaret B. Schaefer

Margaret B. Schaefer

Aug 25, 2017

Margaret “Marg” Schaefer, age 89, of La Crosse, WI, died Friday, August 25, 2017 in La Crosse. She was a lifelong resident of La Crosse.  She was born to George and Katherina (Schiesser) Schmitt.  Marg was married to Bob Schaefer in 1951; they were married for 66 years.

Marg graduated from Viterbo College, was a medical technologist with St Francis...

Peggy J. Schilling

Peggy J. Schilling

Aug 19, 2017

Peggy Jean Schilling, 51, of La Crosse, Wis., died Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017, in Mayo Health System, La Crosse, Wis. She was born in Sparta, Wis., on April 21, 1966, to Bernard and Gertrude (Foellmi) Suhr.

Peggy graduated from Sparta High School, Class of 1984, and went on to graduate from UW La Crosse. She enjoyed spending time with her...

Robert D. Dowiasch

Robert D. Dowiasch

Aug 18, 2017

Robert   “Rob” Daniel Dowiasch, 59, of Onalaska, Wis., died Friday, August 18th, 2017, in Gundersen Health Care, La Crosse, Wis. He was born in Viroqua, Wis., on July 19, 1958, to Sylvester and LeIlah (Kerska) Dowiasch. He married Christine Hess on June 9th, 1979, in St Joseph Ridge Catholic Church, St Joseph’s Ridge.

Robert was a man of “Faith, Family,...

James W.  Joseph

James W. Joseph

Aug 16, 2017

James W. Joseph, age 87, of La Crosse, died Wednesday, August 16, 2017 in Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center. He was born on September 21, 1929, in Cloquet, Minn., to Ruth and Walter Joseph. James married June J. Joseph on August 6, 1955, in Skokie, Ill.

James graduated from Cloquet High School in 1947, then went to the U.S. Naval Training...

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