Obituaries

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Jul 24, 2014

Jul 24, 2014

Lilah F. Temp, 93, of La Crosse, Wis., died Thursday, July 24, 2014, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center after a short battle with cancer.



She was born on February 3, 1921 to Herman & Julia (Johnson) Anderson in La Crosse, and graduated from Central High School in 1940.



On October 25, 1941, she married Elmer “Cappy”...

Jul 18, 2014

SONSALLA, Judith (Beirne) (Bjorge)

Judith Rae (Beirne) (Bjorge) Sonsalla of Arcadia passed away suddenly on Friday, July 18th at Gundersen Hospital in LaCrosse. Her family had the honor of being at her side and walking her home.

Judy was born in Galesville, WI on September 2nd, 1945 to Smith & Inez (Hegge) Beirne of Ettrick. She graduated from...

Jul 18, 2014

 

PRZYWOJSKI, Lois E.

 

She attended nursing school at Mercy Medical Center Hospital in Dubuque, Iowa.  Lois graduated as an R.N. in 1973 and began working at St. Francis Hospital in the Special Care Unit later to be named the I.C.U.

 

Lois worked 40 years in the Intensive Care Unit offering kind and loving care to all of...

Jul 12, 2014

DEGNAN, Kathryn “Kay” M.

Kathryn (Kay) M. Degnan, 86, of La Crosse, WI died on July 12, 2014. She was born on November 16, 1927 in Minneapolis, MN to Joseph B. and Catherine M (Widmer) Logelin. She married John W. Degnan on June 12, 1948 in Winona, MN.

She was a member of Holy Trinity St. Anne’s Society....

Jun 27, 2014

KEMP, Mary Ellen

Mary Ellen Kemp, 88, of La Crosse, Wis., died Friday, June 27, 2014, in Benedictine Living Community, La Crosse, Wis. She was born in Sparta, Wis., on August 13, 1925, to Cleo and Alice (Chambers) Jeffers. She married Le Roy W. Kemp May 14, 1946, in St. Joseph the Workman Cathedral in La Crosse, Wis.

She is...

Jun 22, 2014

On Sunday morning, June 22, 2014, our mother at the age of 83 passed away in her home, where she lived for over 60 years. Shirley Mae (Dummer) Fortner was escorted by angels into heaven, where she was not only met by Jesus, but also the many loved ones gone on before her, whom she has missed very much.

She...

Jun 18, 2014

Thomas “Tom” P. Padesky, 84, of La Crosse, Wis., died Wednesday, June 18, 2014, at Mayo Health System, La Crosse, Wis. He was born the youngest of four siblings in La Crosse, Wis., on September 6, 1929, to Charles and Marie (Amundson) Padesky. He married Nancy Baum on September 15, 1956, in St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, La Crosse, Wis....

Jun 11, 2014

TICHY, Barbara

Barbara Tichy, 93, of La Crosse, Wis., died peacefully at Gundersen Lutheran Health System on Wednesday, June 11, 2014. She was born in Pittsville, Wis., on October 3, 1920 to Frank and Christine (Krivanek) Sojka. She was married to Charles Tichy on August 31, 1940, in Neillsville, Wis. Charles preceded her in death on August 3, 1999.

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Jun 2, 2014

Dorothy H. Krug, 95, of La Crosse, Wis., died Monday, June 2, 2014, in Hillview Health Care Center, La Crosse, Wis.

Burial will be held in Bay Pine National Cemetery, St. Petersburg, Florida.

May 31, 2014

Howard (Sackie) George Sackmaster Sr., 85, of La Crosse, WI passed away peacefully at the Tomah VA Medical Center on Saturday, May 31, 2014.

He was born January 14, 1929 in La Crosse, WI to Laura (Ogen Jenks) and Joseph Sackmaster.

Howard attended school until the 8th grade. In those days, boys left school early to enter the...

May 30, 2014

Daniel J. Kohner, of La Crosse, died at his home on May 30, 2014 of Multiple Sclerosis. He was born on January 28, 1952.

Dan graduated from St. James the Less Grade School and Aquinas High School. He became an electrician in Houston, Texas with an emphasis and passion for computers. He was later recognized by the New York...

May 27, 2014

May 25, 2014

Edward C. Hayek, 100, of La Crosse, Wis., died Sunday, May 25, 2014, in Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse, Wis. He was born in La Crosse, Wis., on Oct. 24, 1913, to Frank and Ida (Westphal) Hayek. He married Murilla J. Reinertz on May 29, 1937, in St. James the Less Catholic Church, La Crosse, Wis.

He is...