Obituaries

Apr 5, 2018

It is with heavy hearts and great sadness to announce the sudden passing of Chub on April 5, 2018, he was 73 years old. Lawrence (Larry) “Chub” was born on December 12, 1944 and raised in Coon Valley, WI. He was the first of two sons to Andrew and Delaine Erickson. During his youth, Chub was very ambitious, starting...

Mar 22, 2018

Linda G. Jorstad, 70, of rural Coon Valley, WI died Thursday March 22, 2018 at her home.  She was born December 17, 1947 in La Crosse to Clarence and Doris (DeGarmo) Wolfe and baptized at the Stoddard Lutheran Church.  She attended Westby High School.  Linda married Arlyn Jorstad on August 27, 1965 at the Lower Coon Valley Lutheran Church. ...

Mar 20, 2018

Joseph Dowiasch, 87, of La Crosse, died Tuesday March 20, 2018 at his home. He was born December 19, 1930 in La Crosse County to William and Verna (Bahr) Dowiasch.  On February 5, 1955 he married Vernelgene Oelke in La Crosse.  The couple farmed most of their married life in the town of Shelby.  Joseph enjoyed gardening, canning and...

Mar 14, 2018

Arlene Grace Davidson, age 93, of Esofea, passed away on Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at Vernon Memorial Hospital, in Viroqua, WI.

She was born on June 29, 1924, to Robert and Alida (Role) Skaaland, rural Chaseburg.

Before getting married, she worked in La Crosse at Trane Company.  On February 12, 1947, she married Delbert Davidson. ...

Mar 10, 2018

It is with great sadness that the family of Steven H. Kapanke announces his unexpected passing on Saturday, March 10, 2018, at the age of 45 years.

Born on August 13, 1972, in Watertown, SD near where his parents farmed, Steve spent his early years being a South Dakota farm kid. Baptized at St. Martins in Watertown,...

Mar 8, 2018

Gerald E. Lusk, 79, of rural La Crosse, died Thursday March 8, 2018 at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse.  He was born July 14, 1938 in La Crosse to Albert and Anna (Breidel) Lusk.  Gerald was in the U.S Navy from 1956 to 1959 serving on the USS Forster. He married Diane Antony on September 3, 1960.  The...

Mar 2, 2018

Carol A. Bluske, 87, of Ellsworth and formerly of La Crosse passed away Friday March 2, 2018 at Preferred Senior Living in Ellsworth.

She was born on September 7, 1930 to Henry and Ansoph (Brettingen) Johnson of Chaseburg.  Mrs. Octoberfest USA 1970 Carol Bluske has joined her festmaster DuWayne (Charlie) Bluske for the ultimate celebration. It was...

Feb 27, 2018

EvaLea F. Bolstad, 77, of La Crosse went to be with her Lord and Savior Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018 at Bethany Riverside Nursing Home Lighthouse.

EvaLea was born on April 17, 1940 in Vernon County, WI to Asa and Mildred (Schlottman) Snell.  She graduated from De Soto High School in 1958.  EvaLea married Arnold J. Bolstad on...

Feb 19, 2018

Patricia Ann (Major) Callanan, 85 of Holmen WI, on Monday, February 19, 2018 walked into paradise with her Lord and Savior, Jesus, after a long struggle with life-squelching dementia. We thank God that her journey on earth is over and we now celebrate her new life.

Pat was a native of Lake Placid, New York. She loved...

Feb 6, 2018

Greg Haugen, 41, of Chaseburg, was welcomed into the loving arms of Jesus Christ, his Savior on February 6th after suffering a heart attack. He was born August 2, 1976, adopted by James and Elaine Haugen and grew up in Bemidji, MN. He married Marie Schlichting on March 27, 1999. Together they had three beautiful daughters, Martha (16), Genevieve...

Feb 2, 2018

Ruth L. Lenser, 89, of rural Coon Valley, passed away Friday February 2, 2018 at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse. She was born February 27, 1928 to John and Laura (Schmidt) Bendel.  She married Melvin Lenser on February 12, 1946.  Ruth worked at St. Michael’s Home for Children in La Crosse for 30 years.  She was a member...

Jan 31, 2018

Bradley L. Sisbach, 40, died Wednesday evening January 31, 2018 as a result of an automobile accident.  He was born February 16, 1977 in Viroqua to Daniel and Betty (Erickson) Sisbach.  Brad was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chaseburg.  He graduated from Westby High School in 1995. Brad worked with his dad logging and...

Jan 28, 2018

Barbara L. White, 79, of Westby, passed away Sunday January 28, 2018 at the Bland-Bekkedal Center for Hospice in Viroqua. She was born September 28, 1938 in Chicago to Fred and Elenor Roeske. Barb married Earl White on November 27, 1955. In 1980, Earl, Barb and son Howard moved to their farm in Westby where she was a farm...

Jan 27, 2018

Michael (Mike) "Bulldog" L. Raasch, 61, of Coon Valley, passed away Saturday January 27, 2018 at Mayo Health System in La Crosse surrounded by family and friends. He was born July 1 1956 in Milwaukee. He was the son of Ray and Janice Raasch. Mike graduated from Westby High School in 1974 and went on to attend...

Jan 7, 2018

Linda Pearl Chambers received her Crown of Everlasting Glory on Sunday January 7th, 2018 after a long battle at the hospital recovering from heart surgery where she fought a good fight for as long as she could.

Linda was born on March 20, 1945 to Leroy and Violet (Simons) Chambers in Mount Vernon, Ohio and...

Dec 21, 2017

James Willard Johnson, 95, of Chaseburg died Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017, at Huntington Place, Janesville, Wis.

Jim was born in La Crosse, Oct. 26, 1922, to Sam and Nora (Albrechtson) Johnson. He was baptized and confirmed at Middle Coon Valley Lutheran Church. He graduated from Central High School, La Crosse. On his 20th birthday, Jim enlisted in...

Dec 17, 2017

Rena V. Theige, 89, of rural Westby, ever the loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother, went to her eternal rest Sunday December 17, 2017 at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse. She was born July 14, 1928 to Hjamler and Ellen (Nelson) Williams. She graduated from Viroqua High School in 1946 and attended school in Minneapolis where...

Dec 8, 2017

John Bentley Townsend, 89, of Coon Valley, WI, formerly a resident of Portage for many years, passed away on December 8, 2017 at Norseland Nursing Home in Westby. He graduated from Portage High School in 1946, where he excelled in boxing. John served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War. John loved the...

Dec 2, 2017

Louis Larry Franks, 75, of Viroqua, passed away Tuesday, December 2 at the Bland-Bekkedal Center from complications due to Parkinson's. He was born July 9, 1939, to Louis and Genevieve (Stout) Franks. He graduated from West Lima in 1957. Louis worked for the Viroqua school district for 31 years. He was an avid deer hunter, going out whenever he...

Oct 28, 2017

Mary Beth Stegen, 59, of Stoddard died Saturday October 28, 2017 at Mayo Franciscan Health Care in La Crosse. She was born June 4, 1958 in La Crosse to Leland and Kathryn (Knutson) Hogue. She graduated from Onalaska High School and previously worked for Kramer's in La Crosse. She was married to Rick Stegen and they were...