La Crosse Tribune Obituaries

Eileen Mabel Baumgart, 96, joined her loving husband, Ed, in heaven July 7, 2016.

Paul Viner, 61, of Park View, passed away Monday, July 11, 2016, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf, Iowa.

GALESVILLE -- George Dean Christiansen, 95, of Galesville passed away Friday, July 15, 2016, at Mulder Health Care Facility in West Salem.

STRUM, Wis. -- Alvin Skahaug, 91, of Strum died Sunday, July 17, 2016, at Clearwater Care Center, Eau Claire. Private graveside services will be held in West Beef River Lutheran Cemetery, Strum. Schiefelbein Funeral Home, Osseo, is assisting the family.

TOMAH -- Richard J. Watkins, 62, of Tomah died Wednesday, July 13, 2016, at home. Graveside service, with military honors, will be Wednesday, at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis. Sonnenburg Family Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements.

ANAMOSA, Iowa -- Lillian A. Stockton, 98, of Anamosa formerly of Waukon, Iowa died Sunday, July 17, 2016, at Pinicon Place, Anamosa. Services 2:30 p.m. Thursday, at Martin Funeral Home, Waukon, with visitation one hour prior, and burial in Oakland…

TOMAH -- Linda L. Myer, 66, of Tomah died Sunday, July 17, 2016, at Gundersen Health System, La Crosse. Services 3 p.m. Sunday, at Oasis Church, Tomah. Visitation 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, at Sonnenburg Family Funeral Home, Tomah, and…

EAU CLAIRE -- Kevin E. Ellefson, 41, of Eau Claire formerly of La Crosse died Sunday, July 17, 2016, at Mayo Health System, Eau Claire. Services 11 a.m. Saturday, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, La Crosse, with visitation one hour…

Alex C. Nichols, 30, of La Crosse died Saturday, July 16, 2016. Visitation 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, at Schumacher-Kish Funeral & Cremation Services, La Crosse. Full obituary to follow from the funeral home.

GENOA -- Edith “Edie” M. Jambois, 83, of Genoa died Saturday, July 16, 2016, at home. Arrangements to follow from Jandt-Fredrickson Funeral Homes and Crematory, Woodruff Chapel, La Crosse.

FOUNTAIN CITY -- Joseph L. Wantoch Sr., 73, of Fountain City died Sunday, July 17, 2016, at Gundersen Health System, La Crosse. Mass of Christian Burial 10:30 a.m. Friday, at Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Winona, with burial in St.…

OSSEO -- Arlene Freng, 87, of Osseo died Saturday, July 16, 2016, at Wausau Manor, Wausau. Services 11 a.m. Wednesday, at Osseo Evangelical Lutheran Church, with visitation one hour prior, and burial in Osseo Cemetery. Schiefelbein Funeral Home, Osseo, is…

John J. McClure, 100, of La Crosse formerly of North Olmsted, Ohio died Sunday, July 17, 2016, at Bethany Riverside Nursing Facility, La Crosse. Services 3 p.m. Friday, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, La Crosse, with visitation one hour prior,…

TOMAH -- James A. Bentsen, 87, of Tomah formerly of La Crosse died Sunday, July 17, 2016, at Tomah Health Care Center. Private family burial will take place in Oak Grove Cemetery. Dickinson Family Funeral Home and Crematory is assisting…

WEST SALEM -- Garnet W. Smith, 93, of West Salem formerly of Norwalk died Monday, July 18, 2016, at Mulder Health Care Facility. Arrangements to follow from Jandt-Fredrickson Funeral Homes and Crematory, Jostad Chapel, West Salem.

EXCELSIOR, Wis. — Nancy L. Bessel, 47, of Excelsior died Friday, July 15, 2016, at Mayo Clinic Health System, La Crosse. Services 3 p.m. Sunday, at Kendall Funeral Home, Boscobel, with visitation two hours prior, and burial at a later…

WEST SALEM — Michael Paul Antone, 31, died Saturday, July 16, 2016, at Gundersen Health System, La Crosse. Service 3 p.m. Thursday, at Coulee Region Cremation Group, Onalaska, with visitation one hour prior.

SPARTA — Stanley Bruce Hays, 79, of Sparta died Sunday, July 17, 2016

Marjorie M. Retzlaff, 94, of La Crosse passed away Saturday, July 16, 2016 at Spring Brook Assisted Living in Onalaska.

ABBOTSFORD, Wis./LACROSSE — Sharon L. Cronk, 76, of Abbotsford and formerly of La Crosse died Sunday, July 17, 2016, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Marshfield, Wis.