La Crosse Tribune Obituaries

WHITEHALL/RHINELANDER, Wis. -- Edward J. Baxa, 89, of Whitehall formerly of Rhinelander died Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016, at Gundersen Tri-County Hospital, Whitehall. Mass of Christian burial 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Saint John’s Catholic Church, Whitehall, with visitation one hour prior,…

BANGOR -- Edwin "Ed" Emil Koskovich, 79, of Bangor passed away peacefully Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016, at Bluffview Memory Care, Holmen.

SPARTA -- Dorothy Eva Hallingstad, 94, of Sparta died Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016. Service 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Lanham-Schanhofer Funeral Home, Sparta, with visitation one hour prior, and burial in Woodlawn Cemetery.

WINONA, Minn. -- John D. Kramer, 80, of Winona died Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2016, at home. Arrangements to follow from Watkowski-Mulyck Funeral Home.

John William Deal, 60, our good friend, son and brother, passed away Saturday, June 18, 2016, in the company of friends and in the tender care of Gundersen Health System caregivers.

CAMP DOUGLAS -- Howard C. Stevens, 81, of Camp Douglas died Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016, at home. Mass of Christian Burial 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. James Catholic Church, Camp Douglas, with burial to follow in St. James Cemetery, Camp…

LA CRESCENT, Minn. -- Vicki L. Thomsen, 69, of La Crescent passed away peacefully Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016.

ETTRICK -- Mary Mavis Brady, 96, of Ettrick passed away peacefully Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016, while resting in her own bed in the home she loved.

Bette Cahill, 95, of La Crosse passed away Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016, at Benedictine Manor, La Crosse.

BLAIR -- Keith Don Everson, 59, of Blair died Monday, Aug. 22, 2016, in his home.

Dolores “Mother” Hinitt, passed away surrounded by her family Sunday, Aug. 21, 2016, after a very courageous and unprecedented five years and nine months battle with pancreatic cancer.

SPARTA -- Dorothy Eva Hallingstad, 94, of Sparta died Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016. Arrangements to follow from Lanham-Schanhofer Funeral Home, Sparta.

BLACK RIVER FALLS -- Douglas “Bumpa” James Blang, 47, of Black River Falls died Sunday, Aug. 21, 2016, at home. Per his wish, a party will be held 2 p.m. Saturday at Hideaway Bar, Black River Falls. Buswell Funeral Home,…

Renee K. Blanchard, 47, of La Crosse died Monday, Aug. 22, 2016, at Gundersen Health System, La Crosse. Arrangements to follow from Jandt-Fredrickson Funeral Homes and Crematory, Woodruff Chapel, La Crosse.

SPARTA -- Thomas Kimball, 71, of Sparta died Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016, at home. Services will be at a later date. Lanham-Schanhofer Funeral Home is assisting the family.

VIROQUA -- Otto A. Hanson, 80, died Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016, at Vernon Manor, Viroqua. Service 12:30 p.m. Friday at Vosseteig- Larson Funeral Home, Viroqua, with visitation two hours prior.

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN -- Darren Michael Quick, stillborn baby of Jessie Henson and Dylan Quick, of Prairie du Chien, died Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016, at Crossing Rivers Health, Prairie du Chien. There will be a private family service at a…

NECEDAH/CHICAGO -- Gloria Marie (Aguilar) Messina, 45, of Necedah formerly of Chicago died Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016. Services 11 a.m. Tuesday at Torkelson Necedah Family Funeral Home, with visitation one hour prior, and celebration of life to follow at Pine…

TOMAH -- Donald J. Smith Sr., 92, of Tomah died Monday, Aug. 22, 2016, at Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Tomah. Service 11 a.m. Monday at Lighthouse Assembly of God, Tomah. Burial, with military honors, in St. Mary’s Catholic…

MONONA, Iowa -- Roger A. Martin, 78, Monona died Monday, Aug. 22, 2016, at Central Community Hospital, Elkader, Iowa. Graveside service 12:30 p.m. Friday in Monona Cemetery, Monona. Visitation 2 to 7 p.m. Friday at Leonard-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation…