La Crosse Tribune Obituaries

BLACK RIVER FALLS -- LaVon Shuler, 79, of Black River Falls died Wednesday, July 13, 2016, at home. Services 1 p.m. Monday, at Squaw Creek Lutheran Church, Black River Falls, with visitation two hours prior. Burial will be held at…

WAUKON, Iowa -- Donald F. Lyon, 82, of Waukon died Tuesday, July 12, 2016, at Thornton Manor, Lansing, Iowa. Services 11 a.m. Thursday, July 21, at Martin Funeral Home, Waukon, with visitation on hour prior, and burial in Oakland Cemetery,…

GALESVILLE -- LeRoy Hovell, 89, of Galesville died Wednesday, July 13, 2016, at home. Arrangements to follow from Zwickey Funeral Homes, Galesville Chapel.

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WESTBY -- Fred Constalie, 76, of Westby died July 13, 2016, at the Bland Bekkedal Center for Hospice Care.

ARCADIA -- Clarice C. (Haines) Bawek, 89, of Arcadia died Tuesday, July 12, 2016, at Gundersen Tri County Memorial Hospital, Whitehall.

CENTERVILLE -- Janet (Spittler) Ecker, 92, passed away July 9, 2016, at St. Anne’s Extended Healthcare, Winona. Janet was born May 16, 1924, in Waseca, Minn. She grew up on her parents’ farm and received her elementary education in rural…

Terri Lynn Czapiewski-Johnson, 53, of La Crosse passed away peacefully July 13, 2016, in her home.

COCHRANE -- David Schwanke, 65, of Cochrane died Wednesday, July 13, 2016, at Gundersen Health System, La Crosse. Talbot Family Funeral Homes, Cochrane, is assisting the family.

ONALASKA -- Diane K. (Sidie) La Fleur, 66, of Onalaska formerly of Viroqua died Tuesday, July 12, 2016, at Gundersen Health System, La Crosse. Blaschke & Schneider Funeral Homes are assisting the family.

WESTBY -- Fred Constalie, 76, of Westby died Wednesday, July 13, 2016, at Bland Bekkedal Center for Hospice Care. Visitation 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, at Vosseteig Funeral Home, Westby.

INDEPENDENCE -- Patricia A. Pietrek, 80, of Independence died Wednesday, July 13, 2016, at home. Arrangements to follow from Edison Funeral Home, Independence.

ARCADIA -- Clairce Bawek, 89, of Arcadia died Tuesday, July 12, 2016, at Gundersen Tri-County Memorial Hospital, Whitehall. Wozney-Killian Funeral Home is assisting the family.

Lori “Lulu” J. Heitman-Blanchard, 54, of La Crosse passed away unexpectedly Saturday, July 9, 2016, at her home.

SPARTA -- Clarence Bolstad Sr., 89, of Sparta died Tuesday, July 12, 2016, at home. Services 7 p.m. Friday, at New Life Assembly of God Church, Sparta, with visitation one hour prior. Jandt-Fredrickson Funeral Homes and Crematory, Bangor Chapel, is…

HILLSBORO -- John Jensen Jr., 71, of Hillsboro died Monday, July 11, 2016, at UW Hospital, Madison, Wis. Memorial Mass 10 a.m. Saturday, at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Hillsboro. Visitation 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, at Picha Funeral Home, Hillsboro.

BANGOR -- Clyde Orton Pierce, 99, formerly of Bangor passed away Saturday, July 9, 2016, at Mulder Health Care Facility, West Salem.

Barbara “Barb” Joan Kopp, 79, of La Crosse passed away peacefully Monday, July 11, 2016, at Marinuka Manor, surrounded by family.

WARRENS -- Edith M. Gesicki, 73, of Warrens died Wednesday, July 13, 2016, at Serenity House, Tomah. Arrangements to follow from Sonnenburg Family Funeral Home.

MADISON, Wis. -- Marcella Newburg, 101, of Madison died Monday, July 11, 2016. Mass of Christian burial 2 p.m. Friday, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Sparta, with visitation one hour prior, and burial to follow in the church cemetery. Lanham-Schanhofer…