Obituaries
Kora J. Schlicht
Feb 17, 2025
Kora Jean Schlicht, 57, of Chaseburg died on February 17, 2025. She was born January 8,1968. Kora was baptized at Lower Coon Valley Lutheran Church. She attended Westby Schools through 12th grade. Kora held many jobs but her passion was in home childcare. She enjoyed her many nieces and nephews, watching them grow up. In her later years, Kora’s grandson...
Bryan "Luddy" J. Berg
Feb 12, 2025
Bryan “Luddy” J. Berg, 62, of rural Coon Valley, died peacefully Wednesday, February 12, 2025 in his home surrounded by his family. He began his Melanoma journey in 2011 but the real fight was in the last month. He was born August 25, 1962 in La Crosse to Kenneth and Yvonne (Sennes) Berg. Bryan was baptized, confirmed and raised in...
Tammy M. Logan
Feb 7, 2025
Tammy M. Logan, 62, of Viroqua, died Friday February 7, 2025. She was born March 23, 1962, in Belleville, Illinois to Rose and Byron Miller. Tammy’s father died when she was very young, and her mother, Rose married John Olstad when Tammy was eight years old. Tammy was briefly married, and they had a daughter, Becky. She moved to Viroqua...
Betty J. Sanders
Jan 30, 2025
Betty J. Sanders passed away peacefully on January 30, 2025, with her family by her side. Betty (Elizabeth) was born on February 26, 1928, in the Town of Coon, Wisconsin to Julia H. Mathison and Einar W. Anderson. She was baptized and confirmed at the Coon Valley Lutheran Church. On July 27, 1968, Betty married Earl E. Sanders of Ashland,...
Sherman V. Erlandson
Jan 30, 2025
Sherman V. Erlandson, 90, passed away peacefully on January 30, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. A devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, he was known for his wit, sense of humor, relentless work ethic, and love for his family. Sherman believed that any job you did should be done well.
Sherman was born May 24, 1934, near Esofea, WI to...
James E. Matysik
Jan 22, 2025
James “Jim” E. Matysik, 87 years, 5 months and 7 days, passed peacefully at home on January 22, 2025. He was born to Edward and Gladys Matysik in Black River Falls, WI. Jim and his wife Marilyn were married June 15, 1957 in Fairchild, WI. They moved to Waukesha, where Jim worked as the Production Manager for Engineering Products for...
Garnet C. Sandwick
Jan 7, 2025
Garnet C. Sandwick, 98, of Stoddard, passed away Tuesday January 7, 2025, at her daughter’s home with family by her side. She was born September 25, 1926, to Admiral Shelly and Ellen (Stilwell) Dennison. Garnet attended grade school at Riverside School and graduated from Lansing High School in 1945. Garnet worked a few years at the Autolite Co. in La...
Grace N. Peterson
Jan 5, 2025
Grace N. Peterson, 93, of Westby was welcomed into heaven on January 5, 2025 after living a full and blessed life.
Grace was born on the Buros Family farm in September of 1931. She was the youngest of Julia and Nordahl Buros’ five children. Grace attended South Natwick Country School before going to Westby for high school. After attending vocational school...
Phillip "Ichabod" J. Bakkestuen
Jan 3, 2025
Phillip “Ichabod” J. Bakkestuen, 61, died Friday January 3, 2025. He was born August 4, 1963 in Viroqua to Joseph and Annette “Tootsie” (Ofte) Bakkestuen. He was baptized and confirmed at Vang Lutheran Church. Phil attended Westby and Viroqua Schools. In his earlier years, he worked for Hemstock/County Block but farming was his passion. He resided at rural Westby all...
Francis "Frank" L. Mathison
Dec 19, 2024
Francis "Frank" Mathison, 79, of La Crosse passed away Thursday December 19, 2024 at Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center in Milwaukee, after a long 23-year battle with heart disease.
He was born Sept. 12, 1945 in Viroqua, the youngest of 6 children of Hjalmer and Alice (Stenslien) Mathison. The family moved from Westby to Lindvig Ridge, and then to Pumpkin Ridge,...
Inez M. Beck
Dec 7, 2024
Inez M. Beck, 90, of Onalaska and formerly of Coon Valley, died Saturday December 7, 2024 at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse after a sudden illness. She was born September 10, 1934 to Julius and Amelia (Amdahl) Olson in Norwegian Valley, Nelson, Wisconsin. She was a member and baptized at Lyster Lutheran Church, Nelson WI. She attended country school...
Eric L. Schrumpf
Nov 25, 2024
Eric L. Schrumpf, 71 of Coon Valley, died Monday November 25, 2024, at the Tomah VA Medical Center. He was born January 7, 1953, in Cleveland, Ohio to Milo and Betty (Gottschick) Schrumpf. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1979 to 1983.
No local services will be held. Private burial will be in Ohio.
Michael A. Foster
Nov 16, 2024
Michael (Mike) A. Foster, 51 of Stoddard, passed away on Saturday Nov 16, 2024.
Mike was born October 29, 1973, to Mary (Foster) Huebner in La Crosse and grew up in Stoddard. He went graduated from DeSoto High School in 1993. He worked for Krause Construction for over 20 years. Mike enjoyed spending time with his children, who brought him the...
Lynn A. Ostrem
Nov 12, 2024
Lynn A. Ostrem, 62, of Chaseburg, died Tuesday November 12, 2024, in Viroqua. She was born January 20,1962 to John and Karen (Brand) Sampson in La Crosse. Lynn married Mark Ostrem on September 18,1982. She worked at The Company Store in La Crosse for over 40 years.
Her talent for cooking and baking was enjoyed by all. Thanksgiving was her favorite...
Duane A. Faas
Oct 24, 2024
Duane A. Faas, 69, of Black River Falls, died Thursday October 24, 2024 at UW Hospital in Madison. He was born September 27, 1955 to Warren and Patricia (Hauser) Faas in La Crosse. He served in the U.S. Navy for 4 years. Following his naval service he attended Western Technical College for auto mechanics. Over the years he worked for...
Roger L. Kuester
Oct 21, 2024
Roger Lester Kuester, 85, of Chaseburg, WI, passed away peacefully on October 21, 2024 after losing his fight with Parkinson’s disease. He was born April 15, 1939 to Lester and Edna (Lenser) Kuester. He was raised on the family farm in Chaseburg and graduated from Westby High School in 1957.
After high school, he married and moved to Kenosha where he...
Theodor Habel, MD
Sep 21, 2024
Theodor (Theo/Ted) Habel, MD, 85, of La Crosse, WI, died peacefully surrounded by his family. He was born May 24, 1939, to Oswald and Maria (Fick) Habel in Siegen, Germany. He emigrated to America January 27, 1953 with his parents and 6 siblings.
After high school, he served a four-year apprenticeship in tool and die making and concurrently attended the University...
Vernon L. Urbanek
Sep 15, 2024
Vernon L. Urbanek, 85, of rural Cashton, died Sunday September 15, 2024 at his home. He was born April 4, 1939 to Albin and Julia (Bouda) Urbanek. He graduated from Cashton High School in 1957. Vernon married Ardice Scharping on February 12, 1962 at the English Lutheran Church in Viroqua. The couple farmed their entire married life on Bohemian Ridge,...
Everett G. Olson
Sep 3, 2024
Everett G. Olson, 85, passed away peacefully at his home in Viroqua, on September 3, 2024.
Everett was born in La Crosse on August 31, 1939, to Sidney and Mabel (Ambrosen) Olson. He was baptized and confirmed at Coon Valley Lutheran Church. He graduated from Cashton High School in 1957. Following graduation, Everett proudly served his country in the U.S. Marine...
Roger D. Strangstalien
Aug 25, 2024
Roger Strangstalien, 90, passed away on August 25, 2024, at Norseland Nursing Home in Westby, surrounded by family and friends, who gathered to celebrate his 90th birthday.
Roger was born on August 25, 1934, to Art and Mabel Strangstalien. He was active in farm programs during high school and graduated from Westby High School in 1952. Following graduation, Roger proudly served...
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