La Crosse Tribune Obituaries

Nelma June Brown

Arthur John Melby

Shirley Mae Servais

Arnold R. Jacobson

TOMAH—Betty A. Schilhabel, age 95, died on Monday, October 9, 2023, at Touch of Home in Tomah. Betty was born on September 10, 1928, to August and Anna (Goetzka) Pergande in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She was a member of the Tomah…

TOMAH—Arnold Richard Jacobson of Tomah, Wisconsin, passed away on September 15, 2023. He was born September 8, 1931, to Richard John Jacobson and Bertha Clara (Olson) Jacobson in Viroqua, Wisconsin.

TOMAH—Lois Ann Prise, age 88, of Tomah, WI, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 10, 2023 at Touch of Home in Tomah. She was born on April 28, 1935 to Alvin and Loretta (Drowatzky) Jackson in rural Monroe County. She…

TOMAH—Robert “Bob” Edward Dechant, age 88, of Tomah, WI, passed away on Monday, October 9, 2023 in Tomah. He was born on November 12, 1934, to John and Teresa (Briggeman) Dechant at home in the Township of Portland, Cashton, Wisconsin.

MARSHFIELD/ONALASKA—Theodore J. “Ted” Lucksted, formerly of Onalaska, passed away peacefully at Wells Nature View, Marshfield, WI, where he resided since 2019. Ted was born in Newkirk, Oklahoma, March 15, 1936, to Theodore and Earline (Skaggs) Lucksted. The oldest of nine…

Arthur “Art” Lee Stein, age 59, passed away peacefully on October 6th, 2023 at his home after having cancer. He was the oldest child of Douglas and Karen Stein. He was a lifelong resident of Holmen.

STANLEY — John Julius Hatfield, 96, of Stanley died on Monday, Oct. 16, 2023, at the Homplace-Stanley under the care of St. Croix Hospice. He was born on June 11, 1927, at the family farm in Delmar, the eighth of…

CHIPPEWA FALLS — George Herman Perrenoud, 91, of Chippewa Falls died Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, at Chippewa Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation in Chippewa Falls. He was surrounded by loved ones and had been for the entirety of his stay at…

Professor Eldon C. Hirsch, affectionately known as “Mike”, “Papa”, and “Dad”, was called home to be with his Savior on Monday, October 16, 2023.

Wilbert Wayne Proksch, age 82, passed away October 17, 2023 surrounded by his family. Wilbert (known as Wilby by many) was born September 9, 1941 to Leonhard and Freida (Baudler) Proksch. Wilbert attended Grandview School through eighth grade. He was…

WESTBY—Gerda Muriel (Bagstad) Aarness, 99 of Westby passed away peacefully at Lakeview Health Center in West Salem, WI. on October 15, 2023. She was born December 8, 1923, on the farm in Timber Coulee to Gilbert and Magdalene (Bakkum) Bagstad.…

BLACK RIVER FALLS—Ruane Signe Waughtal, 82, of Black River Falls passed away on October 13, 2023. She was born on September 11, 1941 in Black River Falls, WI to Howard and Phyllis Glander. She graduated from Black River Falls High…

ONALASKA—Elroy John Kind, 93, of Onalaska, passed away Friday, October 13, 2023 at the Onalaska Care Center. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, October 28th at 11:00 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1201 Avon Street, La Crosse. Friends may…

EAU CLAIRE/LA CROSSE—John J. Boland Sr., 103, formerly of La Crosse, passed away on October 14, in Eau Claire, WI. Funeral services will be performed in Illinois. A Memorial Mass will be held in La Crosse at a later date.

ONALASKA—Nancy Lou Wilson, 81 of Onalaska, went home to be with her Lord and Savior in the early morning hours of Sunday, October 15, 2023, from complications due to Alzheimer’s. She was born on January 30, 1942, in Bucyrus, Ohio…

Hilda Marie Young (Harshman)