Obituaries

Irene J.  Pierce

Irene J. Pierce

Sep 26, 2014

Irene J. Pierce, 88, of Onalaska, Wis., died Friday, September, 26, 2014, at Bethany St. Joseph Care Center, La Crosse, Wis. She was born in La Crosse, Wis., on July 16, 1926, to Ferdinand and Ruth (Granke) Roth. She married Charles H. Pierce on May 6, 1947, at St. Johns Catholic Church, La Crosse, Wis.

Irene was a loving...

Rose Marie  Dworak

Rose Marie Dworak

Sep 25, 2014

  She is survived by three daughters; Patricia Dworak of La Crosse, Wis., Paula M. (Scott) Andersen of La Crosse, Wis., and Shelia Rose Dworak of La Crosse, Wis. two grandchildren; Trent (friend Sarah Thorson and her son Aiden) Marking, and Elizabeth (Cory) Gilles. Four-great grandchildren; Hunter and Corbin Kaiser and Owen and Evan Gilles.  She is further survived by...

Elmer  Oehler

Elmer Oehler

Sep 17, 2014



OEHLER, Elmer

Elmer Oehler, 90, of Holmen, Wis., died Wednesday September 17, 2014, at Mayo Health Systems, Franciscan Skemp, La Crosse after a brief illness. Elmer was born on the family farm in Moe Coulee on December 21, 1923, to George and Helen (Niessen) Oehler. Elmer went to school at Long Coulee School, a one room schoolhouse. Elmer remained...

Mary Jo  Felsheim

Mary Jo Felsheim

Sep 13, 2014



Felsheim, Mary Jo

Mary Jo Felsheim, 86, lifelong resident of La Crosse, died Saturday, September 13, 2014 at Mayo Clinic Health Systems in La Crosse, Wis.

She was born on Feb. 24, 1928 to Henry and Mae (Welch) Streicher. She married John Felsheim on Sept. 5, 1960 at St. Joseph the Workman Cathedral in La Crosse.

She was best...

Patsy Lu� L. O’Neill  Patricia “Pat

Patsy Lu� L. O’Neill Patricia “Pat

Sep 13, 2014

Patricia “Pat, Patsy Lu” L. O’Neill, age 87, of La Crosse, Wis., died September 13, 2014, in Bethany Riverside. She was born in Merrill, Wis., on March 17, 1927, to John and Lucille Hartz. She married James O’Neill, and they were later divorced.

Her interests include reading, dancing, driving her car everywhere and anywhere, playing piano, Theatre, baking, playing scrabble...

Greg R.  Kabat

Greg R. Kabat

Sep 9, 2014



Greg R. Kabat, age 66, of La Crosse, died on Tuesday Sep. 9, 2014 at his home. He was born in La Crosse to Jim and Betty (Wecker) Kabat. He married Vicky Sherry in 1968 at The Roncalli Newman Center in La Crosse.

Greg had many hobbies such as hunting, restoring cars, and going to car shows and swap...

Albert W.  Bott

Albert W. Bott

Sep 5, 2014

Albert Willis Bott, age 89, of La Crosse Wis. and La Crescent, Minn. passed away September 5, 2014, at Gundersen Hospital. He was born in 1925, the oldest son of Willis Lucas Bott and Helen Gertrude (Poehling) Bott of La Crosse. He was preceded in death by his brother Lawrence Bott and his wife of 62 years, Harriet Carolyn (Netzel)...

Edward D.  Reget

Edward D. Reget

Sep 4, 2014

REGET, Edward D.

Edward D. Reget, 78, of La Crosse, Wi., died Thursday, September 04, 2014, in Hillview Health Care Center, in La Crosse, Wi., surrounded by his family. He was born in La Crosse, Wi., on July 9, 1936, to Robert and Susanna (Fancher) Reget. He married Patricia Mackie on April 28, 1956, in St. James the Less Catholic...

Roger A.  Waldera

Roger A. Waldera

Sep 2, 2014



WALDERA, Roger A.

Roger A. Waldera, 66, of Onalaska, Wis., died Tuesday, September 2, 2014, in His home surrounded by his family. He was born in Arcadia, Wis., on January 28, 1948 to Alfred “Fritz” and Loraine (Fonfara) Waldera. He married Carol J. Mueller on May. 20, 1972 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Arcadia, Wis.  He graduated from Logan High School Class of...

James D.  Luhm

James D. Luhm

Aug 25, 2014



James D. Luhm, age 89, of Onalaska, passed away peacefully on August 25, 2014. He was born to Anthony and Leona (Bonk) Luhm on June 11, 1925, in Chicago, Ill. He lived with his family in Eau Claire WI, and graduated high school at the age of 16 and joined the U.S. Navy at age 17. He attended NROTC...

Frances E. (Keyes) O’Leary

Frances E. (Keyes) O’Leary

Aug 21, 2014

Frances E. (Keyes) O’Leary, 77, passed peacefully at home surrounded by her family on August 21, 2014. Born on November 16, 1936 to Albert and Edith Keyes in South Milwaukee, WI where she grew up and graduated from Marquette University College of Nursing in 1958.

She married her childhood sweetheart William O’Leary in 1959, and recently celebrated their 55th Wedding...

Catherine A.  Overson

Catherine A. Overson

Aug 17, 2014

Catherine Ann Overson, 71, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 17, 2014, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, in the presence of her family. Cathy was born on June 14, 1943, at St. Ann’s Hospital, to Donald and Leone (Hinytzke) McKillip. She graduated from Aquinas High School in 1961, and soon married Roger Overson Sr. of La Crosse on September 9,...

John (Jack) E.  White

John (Jack) E. White

Aug 15, 2014



John (Jack) Edward White of La Crosse died at home on Friday, August 15, 2014.







Jack was born in Eldora, Iowa on December 26th 1933. His parents were Edward and Ruth White. He graduated from St. Martin’s High School in Cascade, Iowa and Loras College in Dubuque. He served two years in the United States Army...

Neil J.  Kane

Neil J. Kane

Aug 7, 2014



Neil J. Kane, Jr., of La Crosse passed away peacefully on August 7, 2014 at Gundersen Health System, La Crosse.

Neil was born on December 5, 1924 in Prairie du Chien, Wis. to Neil and Pearl (Canty) Kane. He was the oldest of 5 children and grew up in Seneca, Wis. He graduated in 1942 from Seneca High School,...

Ronald N.  Barnes

Ronald N. Barnes

Aug 5, 2014



Ronald “Ronnie” Barnes, 89, passed away Tuesday Aug. 5, 2014 at Hillview Healthcare Center in La Crosse, Wis.

Ronnie was born April 14, 1925 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He was the only child of Carl and Lillian (Halla) Barnes. His family moved east like many families did in the late 20’s and early 30’s. The Great Depression had...

Thomas (TR)  Reinert

Thomas (TR) Reinert

Aug 4, 2014



REINERT, Thomas “TR” David

Thomas David “TR” Reinert, 72, passed away peacefully after a courageous battle with cancer on Monday August 4, 2014, with his wife at his side. 

Tom was born in Hammond, Indiana on November 18th, 1941 to Rose and Joseph Reinert.  God created a one-of-a-kind when he created Tom. He had five sisters and one...

Mary P.  Felker

Mary P. Felker

Aug 1, 2014

Mary Philomena Felker, 84, of La Crosse, died August 1, 2014, at Bethany St. Joseph Care Center, La Crosse. She was born November 25, 1929, in Stevens Point, WI to Victor J. and Ramona K. (Grabowski) Bukolt.  She attended St. Joseph Academy in Stevens Point, and started her college career at St. Mary`s College in South Bend, IN.  After meeting the love...

Gleason. Jay Guy

Gleason. Jay Guy

Jul 28, 2014

Jay Guy “Jaybo” Gleason, 51, of La Crosse, passed away on July 28th, 2014. He died of an apparent heart attack in his houseboat on the Mississippi River. He was born in La Crosse on February 1, 1963, to George B and Colleen (Clark) Gleason, and attended Blessed Sacrament Grade School and Aquinas High School.

Jay is survived by his...

Kim L. (Delegrave)  Birdsong

Kim L. (Delegrave) Birdsong

Jul 25, 2014

Kim L. (Delagrave) Birdsong, age 57, passed away unexpectedly on July 25, 2014, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

She will be sadly missed by her son, Justin Wagner (wife Tara and son Zeb), her parents Gene and Jeannette Delagrave, two brothers, Wayne (Amy) Delagrave and Todd (Deb) Delagrave, and two sisters, Terrie (Ron) Rothering and Nancy (Jon) Ebner, many nieces...

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