Obituaries

Jul 28, 2017

Norman L. Oliver, 70, of Coon Valley, died Friday July 28, 2017 at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse. He was born November 8, 1946 to Clifford and Myrtle (Hooverson) Oliver. He attended school in Viroqua and Westby. Norman helped farm and worked at the Chaseburg Creamery after graduation. He enlisted in the US Navy in the...

Jul 25, 2017

Helen Sofia Felde, 96, formerly of West Prairie, died Sunday, July 25 at the home of David and Toni Felde in Stoddard, Wisconsin where she had been living with them for several years. She was born at West Prairie on January 13, 1914 to Allen and Bertha (Johnson) Halverson. She was a lifetime member of Northwest Prairie Lutheran Church...

Jul 21, 2017

Jerome "Jerry" D. Trussoni, 77, of rural Genoa passed away Friday July 21, 2017 at his home. He was born December 14, 1939 in rural Genoa to Lawrence and Laurena (Beyer) Trussoni. He graduated from Aquinas High School in La Crosse. Jerry married his high school sweetheart, Judy Joseph, in 1958 at St. Charles Catholic Church in...

Jul 5, 2017

Eunice H. Albrecht, 96 of La Crescent, MN, passed away July 5, 2017 at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse. She was born July 30, 1920 to Julius and Ellen (Hanson) Rudie on the home farm on the south ridge of Coon Valley. Eunice was baptized and confirmed at the Coon Valley Lutheran Church. She was a...

Jun 20, 2017

Doris E. (Mathison) Johnson, 97, of rural Coon Valley, died Tuesday June 20, 2017 at Vernon Manor in Viroqua. She was born in the town of Coon to Peder and Karen (Ronningen) Mathison on May 7, 1920 the 9th child of 10 siblings. She lived her entire life on the family farm homesteaded by her grandfather in...

Jun 19, 2017

Angeline "Angie" A. Hagen, 88, of Chaseburg, died Monday June 19, 2017 at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse. She was born March 17, 1929 to Rudolph and Verna (Hohlfeld) Clements. Angie married Donald Hagen on July 31, 1948. The couple farmed at rural Coon Valley before moving to Chaseburg in 1973. Angie worked as a cook...

Jun 10, 2017

Annette E. Ihle, 77, of La Crosse and formerly of Coon Valley, died Saturday June 10, 2017 at Hillview Health Care Center in La Crosse. She was born August 22, 1939 in Chaseburg to Arthur and Edna (Lupie) Kuester. Annette was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Chaseburg. She graduated from Westby High School...

May 9, 2017

LaVern "Pete" A. Kerska of Coon Valley and Pettibone Marina, Dock H. LaCrosse, died honorably, Saturday, May 9th, following a recent diagnosis of cancer. He was able to enjoy several days surrounded by family and friends in the place he loved to be-on the river. He was born in Melvina, Feb 21st, 1941 to Luella and Albert...

May 8, 2017

Bruce A. Theige, 67, of Boyd and formerly of Westby, died Monday May 8, 2017 in Boyd. He was born March 31, 1950 to Arthur and Rena (Williams) Theige in Boscobel. Bruce was baptized and confirmed at the Vang Lutheran Church. He helped his dad on the farm growing up. Bruce had made his home, along with his brother...

May 6, 2017

Mathilda Evelyn Hass, 90, of Westby, passed away Saturday morning May 6, 2017 at the Bethel Home in Viroqua. She was born June 20, 1926 to Albert and Lena (Erickson) Fladhammer. She was the youngest of six children. Mathilda grew up on a farm and attended Enterprise School. At 19 she married Edward Hass at the Zion...

May 2, 2017

Rita Lorraine (Nelson) Middleman, 44 of Coon Valley, WI went home to be with the Lord on May 2, 2017. She was born on July 24, 1972 in La Crosse to Dale & Kay (Kuester) Nelson. Rita graduated from Westby High School in 1990.

She graduated from Trinity Bible College with a degree in education....

Apr 1, 2017

John "Jack" W. Berg, 88, of Coon Valley died Saturday April 1, 2017 at the Bethel Home in Viroqua after a short illness. He was born February 7, 1929 to John and Agnes (Strupp) Berg on a farm on North Ridge near Coon Valley. He was baptized and confirmed at the Coon Valley Lutheran Church where he...

Mar 20, 2017

Robert C. Kapanke, 86, of Chaseburg, died Monday March 20, 2017 at Bethany Riverside in La Crosse. He was born July 8, 1930 to Carl and Louise (Dagel) Kapanke. He was a lifelong member of the Hamburg Lutheran Church, rural Chaseburg. Robert farmed on Brinkman Ridge all of his life. He loved farming - his Holstein cattle...

Mar 13, 2017

Ora Lee Sova, 69, was called to eternal rest on Wednesday, March 13, surrounded by family at her home in Stoddard. She had been battling cancer since January.

Ora was born in DeSoto, WI, to Richard and Iona Seymour. During childhood, the family moved to California where Ora would graduate from high school...

Feb 24, 2017

Lester Ervin Wrobel, 99, of Chaseburg was called home to our Father in Heaven on February 24, 2017.

He was born September 29, 1917, in the town of Harmony, Vernon County, WI to Rudolph and Louise (Schultz) Wrobel. Lester was baptized on November 11, 1917, and confirmed on May 1, 1932, by the Rev. E.H....

Feb 15, 2017

Elaine E. DeBuhr, 93, of La Crosse and formerly of Coon Valley, passed away Wednesday, February 15, in La Crosse, WI after a brief illness. Born to Elnor and Esther (Knutson) Anderson in Coon Valley, she lived in Coon Valley and Lake Geneva in her childhood, returning to Westby where she graduated from Westby High School. She...

Feb 10, 2017

Thomas "Tom" L. Tollackson, 51, of Chaseburg, died Friday February 10, 2017 at his home of natural causes. He was born December 25, 1965 in Viroqua to Larry and Judy (Lenser) Tollackson. Tom was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chaseburg. He graduated from Westby High School in 1984. Tom worked at La...

Feb 3, 2017

David Bryce Johnson, 84, of Chaseburg, Wisconsin, passed away on February 3, 2017, surrounded by family and loved ones. David was born on Nov. 15, 1932, in LaCrosse WI and lived most of his life in Chaseburg. David married Nancy Meyer on September 20, 1952 at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Westby.

He served in...

Feb 2, 2017

Myron Curtis Storbakken 91, of rural Westby died Thursday Feb.2 at his home in the company of his children. He was born May 18, 1920 on the family farm of his parents Henry and Malla Storbakken.

Myron's life was marked by the unflinching acceptance of daunting responsibilities. He was the oldest male in a family of 7...

Jan 27, 2017

Glen Ellis Ekern, 65, died peacefully on January, 27, 2017 at Gunderson Health System.

Glen was born on September 27, 1951 in Rockford, IL. He later moved to Mauston, WI where he worked as a manager at Brunner Manufacturing for 22 years.

He is survived by his son, Garrett Ekern; daughter and son-in-law,...