La Crosse Tribune Obituaries

LA CROSSE—Austin Coy Franks, age 33, of La Crosse, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, September 28, 2023. A Celebration of Austin’s Life will be held from 2:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 6, 2023, with a funeral service…

LA CROSSE—James Kroner, Sr., of La Crosse, died at home on Thursday, October 13, 2023 among his loving family. He was born on December 27, 1926 to Edgar L. and Katharine (Kitty) Kelly in La Crosse. He grew up in…

LA CRESCENT, MN—Douglas W. Meyer, 94 of La Crescent, MN passed away on Saturday, September 30, 2023, at the Gundersen Health System in La Crosse.

LA CROSSE—Valeria I. Sandvick, 84, of La Crosse, WI passed away on Sunday, October 1, 2023 at Brookdale Villas in La Crosse.

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COCHRANE, Wis. — Frederick Louis LeDuc of Cochrane, Wisconsin, went to fish in the Crystal Sea on Sept. 20, 2023. He was born on Sept. 1, 1938, in Pana, Illinois.

WINONA — Gene Olstad, 85, of Winona passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his family, on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. Gene was born in a small farmhouse in Bratsberg, Minnesota, on Jan. 21, 1938. His family then moved to…

LINDENHURST, Ill. — Patricia (Neitzel) Howard formerly of Clover View Farm in Bloomer, passed away on March 7, 2023 in Lindenhurst, Illinois, with loving family. A funeral service was held on March 18, 2023, at the St. Mark’s Lutheran Church…

CHIPPEWA FALLS — Brenda Dawn Gaier, 71, of Chippewa Falls died peacefully at home on Sept. 23, 2023, with family by her side after a courageous, two-year battle with interstitial pulmonary fibrosis.

CHIPPEWA — Pickles, pickles, pickles! What do you think of when you hear pickles?! Some think baby dills, or maybe those tasty bread and butters? Well, if you knew my dad, you might be thinking of him! If you saw…

WEST SALEM—Patricia “Patti” Louise Hall-Sprain, 70, of West Salem, peacefully died on Thursday, September 21, 2023, after a 6 year journey with severe Osteoporosis.

With heavy hearts, we share the passing of Kelly Dale Alexander. Kelly breathed his last breath and took flight on Wednesday, September 20, 2023, surrounded by his kids. Please join us for a Celebration of Life at the Retreat Sportsman’s…

Delores M. Joten, age 97, passed away peacefully early Tuesday morning, September 26, 2023 while hospitalized at Gunderson Tri-County Hospital in Whitehall, Wisconsin.

HOLMEN—Harold Stuart Smith, 78, passed away September 27, 2023 at his home in Holmen surrounded by his family. A funeral mass will be held on Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023 at 11:00 am at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Onalaska with…

OMAHA, NE—Gary F. Jones born October 26, 1946 in La Crosse, WI passed away September 19, 2023 in Omaha, NE.

LA CROSSE—Joan Rae Yeatman, 84, of La Crosse, a Professor of Literature at UW La Crosse, passed away peacefully, September 26, 2023 in Rochester, MN.

SPARTA—Crank the front doorbell of the red-brick Victorian Italianate on North Spring Street and there will be no answer. The fuzzy-haired tenant with the round glasses is gone.

LA CROSSE—Lee Alyson Mary Pfaff, 71, of La Crosse, WI, died on Monday, September 25, 2023, at Gundersen Health System, La Crosse. A Celebration of Lee’s life will be held on Wednesday, October 11th at B’s Place Event & Venue…

Ruth Ann (Dunn) Knapp died peacefully on Saturday, September 9, 2023, at the age of 97. A Celebration of Life will be held at the First Congregational Church, Main and Losey, La Crosse at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, October 7th,…

WEST SALEM—Lydia Martha (Zellmer) Ferguson, 98, of West Salem, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 1, 2023, at Azura Memory Care, Monroe, WI.