La Crosse Tribune Obituaries

TOMAH -- Michael K. McGovern, 53, of Tomah died Tuesday, July 26, 2016, at home. Celebration of life 1 to 3 p.m. Monday at Torkelson Funeral Home, Tomah.

BLAIR -- William “Bill” L. Zabloski, 63, of Blair died Thursday, July 28, 2016, at home. Arrangements to follow from Jack Funeral Home, Whitehall.

SPARTA -- Major "Ret" Thomas J. Smith, 73, of Sparta died Friday, July 29, 2016. Arrangements to follow from Lanham-Schanhofer Funeral Home, Sparta.

VIROQUA -- Henry Joseph Hofer Jr., 53, of Viroqua died Tuesday, July 26, 2016, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6 at Readstown Church of Christ, with burial in Manning Cemetery. Visitation from…

CLEBURNE, Texas/STRUM, Wis. — Gordon Twerberg, 61, of Cleburne, formerly of Strum died Wednesday, July 27, 2016, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 5, at Chimney Rock Lutheran Church, rural Strum, with burial…

James E. Freisinger Sr., 90, of La Crosse died Thursday, July 28, 2016, at Gundersen Health System. A full obituary will be provided by Dickinson Family Funeral Home and Crematory.

John B. Weeth, 88, of La Crosse died Thursday, July 27, 2016, at Benedictine Manor. A full obituary will be provided by Dickinson Family Funeral Home and Crematory.

GAYS MILLS -- Cynthia Heal, 64, of Gays Mills died Wednesday, July 27, 2016, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse. Visitation will be 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Sime Funeral Home in Readstown. Burial will be at a…

TOMAH -- Michael K. McGovern, 53, of Tomah died July 26, 2016, at his home. A celebration of Michael’s life will be held from 1 to 8 p.m. Monday at Torkelson Funeral Home in Tomah.

ONALASKA -- Barry M. Nimtz, 65, of Onalaska died Monday, July 25, 2016, in Gundersen Health System in La Crosse. Funeral services will be at noon Thursday, Aug. 4 in the main arena of the Omni Center, Onalaska, with burial…

POSTVILLE, Iowa -- Sharon I. Miene, 77, of Postville died Tuesday, July 26, 2016, at Veterans Memorial Hospital, Waukon, Iowa. Services 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Postville, with burial in Postville Cemetery.Visitation 3 to 7 p.m. Friday…

WEST SALEM -- Joanne M. Nelson, 80, of West Salem passed away Tuesday, July 26, 2016, at Lakeview Health Care Facility.

BASCOBEL -- Margaret M. Dremsa Pettera, 91, of Boscobel died Tuesday, July 26, 2016, at Crossing Rivers Health Systems, Prairie du Chien. Mass of Christian Burial noon Monday, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Bascobel, with burial in Bascobel Cemetery. Visitation…

Ben H. Anderson MD, 85, of La Crosse died Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at home. Private family service will be held. Dickinson Family Funeral Home & Crematory is assisting the family.

PRAIRIE DU CHIEN -- Kenneth I. Johnson, 82, of Prairie du Chien passed away Tuesday, July 26, 2016, at Crossing Rivers Hospital.

TOMAH -- Jerry John Burkhalter, 29, of Tomah died Monday, July 25, 2016, as a result of a car accident.

FITCHBURG, Wis. -- Steven Ray Felts, 53, of Fitchburg died Monday, July 25, 2016. Memorial noon to 8 p.m. Saturday, at Smith Park, Brooklyn, Wis.

Colleen M. (Clark) Gleason, 91, of La Crosse died Saturday, July 23, 2016, at Mayo Clinic Health System, after a short illness. A funeral mass will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 29, at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 130 Losey Blvd.…

Myrna “Dee” (Marck) Peacock, 79, died Tuesday, July 26, 2016.

TOMAH -- Harold Ramon "Ray" Cram Jr., 84, of Tomah passed away Monday, July 25, 2016, at Gundersen Health System, La Crosse.