La Crosse Tribune Obituaries

LA CRESCENT, MN—Gary William Oldenburg, 91, of La Crescent, passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at his home.

CHIPPEWA FALLS — Darlene M. Roshell, 84, of Chippewa Falls passed away peacefully at the Chippewa Manor under the care of Mayo Home Health & Hospice on Tuesday, April 2, 2024.

ONALASKA—Howard Peter Olson, 91, of Onalaska, WI, passed away peacefully, March 31, 2024 at home, with family by his side. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 6th, 2024 at The Gathering Place, 133 Mason…

LA CROSSE—Roy L. Erickson, 68, of La Crosse, died on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at home after a courageous battle with cholangiocarcinoma. His wife of 44 years held his hand as he took his last breath. He was born on…

WEST SALEM—Steven D. Smith, 61, of West Salem, WI died on Saturday March 30, 2024 at his home. Funeral Services will be held on 11:00am on Friday, April 5, 2024, at the Fossum Funeral and Cremation Service in Onalaska, Wisconsin.…

WEST SALEM—Robert Allan Smith, 94 of West Salem, WI , passed away peacefully on March 29, 2024 at Onalaska Care Center in Onalaska WI. His memorial service will take place on Monday, April 8, 2024 at 11:30 a.m. at The…

Hazel Margaret Gebert Hintzman, age 98, passed away peacefully on February 22, 2024, at The Arboretum in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin.

DeFOREST—LeRoy R. Hall, age 84, passed away March 25, 2024 in Cary, NC. A Funeral Service will be held at 4:00 p.m., Friday, April 5, 2024 at Christ Lutheran Church, 220 S. Main St., DeForest, WI. A visitation will take…

Beverly “Becky” Jean (Dorschied) Tunks Winters

DODGEVILLE—Judith (Judy) Patricia Blum Fortney, age 77, of Dodgeville passed away Saturday, March 23, 2024. Judy was born on May 13, 1946, Mother’s Day, in Chicago, Illinois. Judy graduated from Viroqua High School in 1964. In 1965 Judy married Rodney…

Merrick “Rick” James Beron, 75, of Rockland, passed away peacefully on March 28, 2024, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse. A celebration of life with military honors is being planned and will be announced at a later date. More…

Gerald H. “Joe” Conrad, 73 formerly of Fountain City, WI, passed away Sunday, March 24, 2024, after a 30-year battle with Multiple Sclerosis, at Vernon Manor, Viroqua, WI.

CORNELL — Sharon Elaine (Strzok) Craker, age 69, of Cornell passed away on Sunday, March 31, 2024, at home surrounded by family. She was born on June 28, 1954, in Oak Park, Illinois, to Theodore and Louise (Stokosa) Strzok and…

TREMPEALEAU, Wis. — George J. Richtman, age 77, of Trempealeau, Wisconsin, passed away on Wednesday, March 27, 2024.

HOLMEN—Joyce Elaine (nee Ostendorf, Hill) Austin, age 90, a resident of Prairie Home Assisted Living in Holmen, WI, formerly of Monroe, WI passed away just four days short of her 91st birthday on March 23, 2024 at the Mayo Clinic…

THE VILLAGES, FL—James (Jim) Jay Grosch of The Villages, FL passed away on March 28, 2024, he was 77 years old.

Gerald (Jerry) Grenawalt, 95, passed away peacefully on March 27, 2024, at his home in Holmen, Wisconsin. He was born on August 14, 1928 in Footville, Wisconsin. Jerry, known to his loved ones as a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and…

Paul G. Druschke, Jr. known to many as “Bud” passed away at Gundersen Health Service in La Crosse on Wednesday, March 27, 2024.

TREMPEALEAU—George J. Richtman, age 77, of Trempealeau, WI, passed away on Wednesday, March 27, 2024.

Elaine Ann Patterson, 73, of La Crosse, died on Monday, March 25, 2024 at the Gundersen Health System in la Crosse. She was born on June 2, 1950 in Richland Center, WI to Herbert and Grace (Campbell) Stone. Elaine was…