Obituaries

Nov 10, 2009

Sandra "Sandy" K. Mathison, 67, of Coon Valley and formerly of Chaseburg died Tuesday November 10, 2009 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse from injuries following a fall in her home. She was born February 16, 1942 to Martin and Alma (Myhre) Ostrem in Chaseburg. She graduated from Westby High School in 1960. Sandy married Richard Mathison...

Nov 5, 2009

Orville M. Lehrke, 90, of

f Chaseburg, died Tursday November 5, 2009 at his home. He was born May 16, 1919 to Arthur and Emma (Kuester) Lehrke in Hamburg Township, Vernon County. His mother died in 1921 and his father then married Esther Schuster in 1934. Orville was baptized, confirmed and a lifelong member of St. Peter's...

Nov 3, 2009

Nora F. Peterson, 93, of La Crosse, died Tuesday November 3, 2009 at Lakeview Health Center in West Salem. She was born October 4, 1916 to Fred and Olga (Hellerud) Peterson in Hamburg Township, Vernon County. Nora was baptized, confirmed and a life long member of Middle Coon Valley Lutheran Church, rural Chaseburg. She worked for many years as...

Oct 22, 2009

Albert "Al" Schwartz, 84, of Viroqua, died Thursday October 22, 2009 at his home. He was born August 20, 1925 in Monroe, Wis. to Albert and Mary (Westgard) Schwartz. He was U.S. Army World War II veteran. On April 1, 1949 Albert married Carol DeBoth in Dubuque, Iowa. The couple lived in Milwaukee and raised a family until 1980...

Oct 22, 2009

Alice Jergena Schlicht, 86 of rural Chaseburg died Thursday October 22, 2009 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born July 26, 1923 to John H. and Amanda (Gabrielson) Ostrem in Jefferson Township, Vernon County. She married Edmund Schlicht on September 28, 1946. The couple farmed their married life on...

Oct 6, 2009

Archie M. Brye, 73, of rural Westby, died Tuesday October 6, 2009 at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse. He was born March 5, 1936 to Arthur and Judith (Vatland) Brye in La Crosse. Archie was baptized and confirmed at the Coon Valley Lutheran Church. He graduated from Westby High School in 1954 and served in the U.S....

Jul 15, 2009

Dorothy A. Hohlfeld, 66, of Chaseburg, died Wednesday July 15, 2009 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester. She was born September 23, 1942 to Albert and Audra (Wheeler) Dalsasso in La Crosse. She attended Westby High School. Dorothy married Sylvester Hohlfeld on August 8, 1959 and together they farmed the home farm until 1993. Sylvester died April 28, 2007....

May 17, 2009

Richard A. Berg, 71, of Coon Valley died Sunday May 17, 2009 at his home. He was born December 25, 1937 to John and Agnes (Strupp) Berg Sr. in La Crosse. He was baptized and confirmed at the Coon Valley Lutheran Church. Richard married Rachel Bjornstad on June 27, 1959 at Westby Coon Prairie Lutheran Church. The couple lived...

Dorothy "Dottie" R. Seivertson, 85, passed away at her home at Hillview Terrace in La Crosse surrounded by her loving family, as well as Hillview Terrace staff, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born December 3, 1928, to Arthur and Mabel (Lindevig) Strangstalien in the Town of Coon, Vernon County, Wisconsin. Dorothy was baptized, confirmed...

Isabell May Carl and Gwyneth Marie Carl, premature infant daughters of Matt and Seri (Nerison) Carl died at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. They were born November 23, 2011 in Rochester. Isabell died November 30 and Gwyneth died December 1.

Survivors include their parents Matt and Seri of rural La Crosse; a brother Archer...

Bonnie E. Kielas, 50, passed away in Madison. She was born October 5, 1966 in Minneapolis, MN to Joseph Kielas and Karon Althaus. She graduated from GET High School in 1985. Survivors include her mother Karon (Ken McClurg) Althaus of Coon Valley; her father Joseph (Salli) Kielas of Wilcox, AZ; 3 sisters, Bernadette Valenzuela of Chocise, AZ, Bridget (Gordon)...

Leon V. Minor, 86, of rural Westby - today is a great day of sadness as Leon Vern Minor passed from our presence. He was a loving husband, father, step-father and most of all a friend. He was born March 7, 1931 to John C. and Aldona (Moen) Minor at Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse. He was...

Fox William Marshall was born December 16th, 2021 at 10:23am, thirty-two minutes after his twin sister, Liana. Fox was an immediate and absolute source of joy for to his parents, Paul and Sarah, big sister, Evangeline, grandparents, Bill and Sue Lockwood, Darlene and Monte Torgerson, and William Marshall, as well as several aunts, uncles, and cousins.

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